Re: [CentOS] Odd failure of smbd to start from init.d - CentOS 5.4
On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 6:39 PM, Whit Blauvelt wrote: >> Maybe try "rpm -V samba" to verify all the samba files. You get any >> output then you have problems. > > I take it this output: > > # rpm -V samba > S.5T c /etc/rc.d/init.d/smb > S.5T c /etc/samba/smbusers > ...T c /etc/sysconfig/samba --- I'm not sure but I really think you have the wrong permissions on the files ""S"" Correct them then try the service command and not by init.d. If that want work gice the whole smb.conf and samba version. John ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Configure Webcam in centos 5.4
No it does not in that sense.. Please start another thread on that... John On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 4:20 PM, Michael Klinosky wrote: > Max Hetrick wrote: >> The Logitech QuickCam Pro just plugs and plays too. > > I'm interested in setting up a webcam, but have _zero_ experience. (I'm > just continuing this thread - I hope that I'm not hijacking it!) > > Does 'plug and play' here mean that I wouldn't need extra software to > stream the video & audio to a remote box (which also has CentOS), and > that the remote knows what to do with the stream? > > Either way, what utilities or services are used? Or, are there websites > to explain this stuff? No it does not in that sense.. Please start another thread on that... John ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] help fdisk and dd
On 3/15/10, Scott Silva wrote: > on 3-5-2010 3:03 PM JohnS spake the following: >> On Fri, 2010-03-05 at 22:33 +, David G.Miller wrote: >>> writes: >>> > m.r...@... wrote: > > [...] > >> Alternatively, the answer on another techie mailing list I'm on is >> that >> you could disassemble the disks and use thermite. > Just a hammer, no need to disassemble the case. > I dunno, a buddy who was in army intel back in the early eighties told me, about 10 years ago, that they could flatten out the platters and read some data. Thermite not only melts the platters, but will hit the Curie point. mark "and make nice flames and melting metal" >>> Over the years I've ended up with a pile of old hard drives. Some are >>> unreliable; some won't even spin up and some are just REALLY old (e.g., >>> 100s >>> of MB size). I also inherited a couple of rifles (M-1 Garand and M-1 >>> Carbine). I'm thinking write /dev/urandom to ones that will spin but then >>> >>> take the whole lot out in the country for some target practice. It may >>> be >>> possible to scape a little data off of what's left after the drive gets >>> hit >>> with a round from the Garand but I doubt if anyone will want to go to the >>> trouble. It could also be fun. >> >> Since most are about 5" x 3-1/2" that makes a perfect MOA target at 1000 >> yards with 165gr 308. It just goes into pieces of dust. >> >> John > Gonna be hard to SEE a hard drive with the Garand's iron sights at 1000 yds, > much less HIT one. Yeap, to bad it has Open Sights on it. That's a bummer. John ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Python Script Issue
On Sat, Feb 27, 2010 at 5:56 PM, Joseph L. Casale wrote: >>Sorry about that... >> >>http://www.python.org/doc/2.5.2/lib/module-atexit.html >> >>Which I forgot to post but Benjamin already linked it to you, opps. > > Well after rereading it I see that the second note of recommended things not > to do > has been done:) Given I don't python, I dare not criticize:) Hopefully the > cluster > list has some suggestions, there are people running some variant of it, and > it's a > perfect solution for my need:( > > Digressing a bit, but what's python got over Perl, anything? I am not sure > how much > work is involved, but I might have a look at writing something fast in Perl, > all I > need to do is drop a port on a procurve to fence IO using snmp v3. SNMP::Util > looks > pretty basic? > > Given I don't need broad support, I can probably just hack something as I > only use > procurves. > --- Check this out this looks pretty easy at least to me: src.rpm Module: http://pysnmp.sourceforge.net/ Link on how to use the Module. http://www.python.org/pyvault/SRPMS/repodata/repoview/python-snmp-0-3.4.3-1.html John ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] OT? File order on CentOS/Samba server -- SOLVED (kind of...)
On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 2:43 PM, Miguel Medalha wrote: > >> http://code.google.com/p/samba-dirsort-vfs/ >> Did you try that? I think someone recommended it to you. > Well, I did try to compile it but make fails on all the Linux computers > I have access to. They all run CentOS 5.2. It would be nice to have a > .rpm... I am a sysadmin, not a programmer, I am not able to solve most > compile errors. I will have a hack at compiling it later on because I am very interested in it. If I manage to get it rolling I will send out a mail to you and update the thread here on the list. I have had great success with the clamav vfs module. JohnStanley ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
