Vic....I'd suggest a new hobby. :-)
Alan
Vic wrote:
>
> Well what if someone is so p*ssed off that they are
> smashing things because they don't know what to do
> I have done a re-install and I am not ashamed to admit it,
> I was smashing things and punching holes in my walls here
> because I was so F-ing P**sed off that I could s***,
> and I was running out of wallboard.
>
> On Wed, 31 May 2000, flupke wrote:
> > rharvey wrote:
> > >
> > > I setup a linux box with the server choice and high security. I finally
> > > found the place to turn on the web service. http web services are running
> > > now. The ftp seems to be installed. all the info I have found says its all
> > > set up but I can't ftp into the server. I need ftp to upload my web pages.
> > > I also want telnet. It does not work either. i can ping the server. I can
> > > go from the server to other computers thru telnet.
> > First, make sure you have the telnet-server package installed.
> > Then, enable the telnet and ftp servers in /etc/inetd.conf. I think you
> > just should uncomment the lines corresponding to the servers.
> > After you have done that, I think that it should be ok.
> >
> > But if you care about security, I think you'd better forget about telnet
> > and install ssh instead.
> >
> > >
> > > Is it the security level?
> > maybe the servers are not enabled with the high-security level (this
> > would not be surprizing. And even rather normal. telnet is NOT
> > secure!!!)
> >
> > > do i need to re-install and set the secutity level down?
> > Even if you decide to change the security level, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO
> > REINSTALL LINUX! In fact, in theory, YOU NEVER HAVE TO REINSTALL
> > LINUX!!!! Everybody should be aware of that. I see too often people
> > saying "It didn't work so I reinstalled". Sorry, but that is NOT the
> > solution. We are here in a unix environnement. Forget about the BAD BAD
> > EVIL habits you had with Mikr0$oft.
> > (sorry for the shouting, but I really want to focus everybody's
> > attention about this point)
> >
> > The security levels are handled by the msec package. Read the files in
> > /usr/doc/msec<version>/ for details about security levels and how to
> > change it.
> >
> > > How do I get access to the services.. ( I do not have the gui auto loading.
> > > i can startx but i can't get any of the gui's to run..kde...gnome..ect...)
> > To access a graphical login from a root command prompt, type "init 5".
> > To automatically load the GUI login screen at startup, change the line
> > id:3:initdefault:
> > to
> > id:5:initdefault:
> > in your /etc/inittab file.
> >
> > No window manager comes when you start X because (I think that) they are
> > not installed in the server installation. Install them from the mdk CD.
> >
> > > so I guess any info sent on how to fix this will have to be no-gui commands.
> > Not anymore... :-)
> >
> > >
> > > thanks in advance
> > > Robert
> >
> > HTH
> > Flupke
