Re: Xsession doesn't use umask setting from /etc/login.defs
At Thu, 14 Oct 2004 00:14:58 +0200, Tomas Fasth wrote: > > /etc/login.defs explicitly indicates that it is "Configuration > > control definitions for the login package", and many of its > > parameters are inapplicable to display managers, or already > > implemented in parallel (e.g., how long do wait after a failed > > login before displaying the prompt/greeter again?). > > I believe that /etc/login.defs _is_ the right place to define the > default umask property. It's just my wishlist, but I think it's good idea to provide a summary that describes what file affects the bootstrap configuration in debian, by a professional of this kind of area... Regards, -- gotom
Re: review wanted of new Debian X FAQ entry
At 04 Mar 2003 20:18:00 +0100, Wouter Verhelst wrote: > > Op ma 03-03-2003, om 23:45 schreef Branden Robinson: > > On Mon, Mar 03, 2003 at 11:15:03AM +0100, Xavier Bestel wrote: > > > Le lun 03/03/2003 ? 01:36, Branden Robinson a ?crit : > > > > > > >To date, no kernels with the feature of sending Linux keycodes exist > > > > for > > > >m68k-based Macintoshes. > > > > > > You should perhaps indicate the date and kernel version this refers to. > > > > If someone could clarify the situation with kernel 2.4 on m68k, I'd > > appreciate it. > > There are actually some 2.4 kernels available for m68k, but due to an > issue related to glibc[1] that started somewhere in the glibc-2.2 area, > they don't boot. > > There used to be a bug report on glibc regarding that issue, which was > rather quickly reassigned to the kernel-patch-2.4.7-m68k package. Since, > to date, nobody ever solved the issue, the latter package has now been > removed from the archive. > > [1] note that I'm not pointing fingers here, I'm not skilled enough in > that area to tell who's "fault" it is. I don't know such an issue, but glibc-2.3.1 also causes the problem? Regards, -- gotom
Re: review wanted of new Debian X FAQ entry
At 04 Mar 2003 20:18:00 +0100, Wouter Verhelst wrote: > > Op ma 03-03-2003, om 23:45 schreef Branden Robinson: > > On Mon, Mar 03, 2003 at 11:15:03AM +0100, Xavier Bestel wrote: > > > Le lun 03/03/2003 ? 01:36, Branden Robinson a ?crit : > > > > > > >To date, no kernels with the feature of sending Linux keycodes exist for > > > >m68k-based Macintoshes. > > > > > > You should perhaps indicate the date and kernel version this refers to. > > > > If someone could clarify the situation with kernel 2.4 on m68k, I'd > > appreciate it. > > There are actually some 2.4 kernels available for m68k, but due to an > issue related to glibc[1] that started somewhere in the glibc-2.2 area, > they don't boot. > > There used to be a bug report on glibc regarding that issue, which was > rather quickly reassigned to the kernel-patch-2.4.7-m68k package. Since, > to date, nobody ever solved the issue, the latter package has now been > removed from the archive. > > [1] note that I'm not pointing fingers here, I'm not skilled enough in > that area to tell who's "fault" it is. I don't know such an issue, but glibc-2.3.1 also causes the problem? Regards, -- gotom -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
