[expert] Apache
I don't see a line for httpd or apache in my inetd.conf file. Where do I start Apache from? Zulfiqar Naushad [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 6001618
[expert] Misbehaving "ls" error in console
Dear friends: I am experiencing a strange bash error IN THE CONSOLE ONLY, that is in the real console, NOT in xterm. At the user prompt (even after reboot), I type pwd, and I get the correct answer: $/home/sher But when I type "ls" I get a long series of similar lines listing all the contents of my home directory as follows: [home/sher]$ls bash: 34mDesktop: command not found bash: command not found bash: lynx_bookmarks.html: command not found bash: command not found bash: 34mwp80 command not found bash: command not found etc. etc. Every file or directory in my home/sher directory is listed. Some have a number plus "m" prefixed to them (usually 34m or 31m) and others just list the file name. I don't have the faintest idea what this means. Could someone please enlighten me on this. Thank you so much. Benjamin -- Benjamin and Anna Sher [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sher's Russian Web http://www.websher.net
Re: [expert] NIC installation - 3COM 900 series
Sevatio Octavio wrote: > > Hi, > I read that Mdk supports the 3Com 900 series NICs. But it is not in one of the >selections when using Linuxconf in Mdk 6.1. Where > and how would I get Mdk 6.1 to see my NIC? > > Seve It's in there, unless you're thinking of a PCMCIA card like the 3c589. If that's the case, it isn't in linuxconf's menu but it will still work if you type in 3c589_cs.o Jack
Re: [expert] KDM login
Hello Axalon, <> > > That's about it. I did encounter one strange thing though: I couldn't > > change my login background color or bitmap in GDM; but when I ran KDE > > (solely for the purpose of bringing up the KDE Desktop Manager applet to > > change the background of __it's__ login screen), it actually changed the > > background color for GDM's login window. Any idea why that would happen? > > I was happy to get the tile background to change for GDM, but I don't like > > mysterious fixes. > > > > Hope my info is useful to you. And please let me know if you understand > > the strange KFM/GDM background mystery. > > > > Tim > > less /etc/X11/xdm/Xsetup_0 > > it's not the smartest script in the world but eh.. I am not sure I am following here...GDM starts up with a blue background. I stop GDM, start KDE, launch KDE Desktop Manager, chage the login screen background tile, stop KDE, restart GDM...now GDM has the background selected for the KDE login screen. Are you saying 'kdedesktop' is somehow involved in the Xsetup_0 file? Thanks, Tim
Re: [expert] getting "set prompt=$p$g" functionality in bash
in /etc/bashrc, look for the line that says PS1 and set it to the following: PS1="\u \w> " That will give you something like: jsmith /etc/rc.d> _ the next time you login. -id y
Re: [expert] 7.0 AIR - odd directory permissions, and security levelquestions
Axalon Bloodstone wrote: > > On Tue, 25 Jan 2000, Todd Pfaff wrote: > > > after doing an expert install of linux-mandrake 7.0 air, i have noticed > > that the mode of some system directories is 751 or 711. the directories > > on which i have noticed this are: > > > > /bin > > /sbin > > /usr/X11R6 > > /usr/bin > > /usr/sbin > > > > this means programs in these directories are not found in the path of > > non-root users so they would have to type the full path to execute any > > of these programs. > > > > when i did the install, i chose the default security level 'high'. > > is this a side-affect of the high security level, > > not a side effect, a feature. > > > or is it a bug, > > or does it sound like i messed something up during the installation or > > after? > > > > on a related note... > > where do i find details about what each of these security levels does? > > /usr/doc/msec*/* > > > is there a simple way to change security levels after installation? > > There should be an option in Drakconf. or manualy run the init.sh > > -- > MandrakeSoft http://www.mandrakesoft.com/ > --Axalon It would be nice if the options in DrakConf gave you _all_ the security options. As far as I could tell, if you decide later that you want Paranoid, you wouldn't be able to change to that from DrakConf. Monte
Re: [expert] A couple of questions
Lyle wrote: > > I just installed LM 6.0 and had a couple of questions. I know these sound > like newbie questions, but I am not getting any answers over there. > > I just cann't quite figure out security. I am used to Netware and WinNT > file system security and just cann't figure how it works in linux. Any good > reading or FAQ's? I tried to set rights high in the directory tree and the > rights don't seem to flow down or am I missing something? And group rights > just don't work the way I would suspect based on my background with Netware > & WinNT. > It's tough to get started -- info chown and info chmod will help, also look over www.linuxdocs.org. Rights don't flow automatically, the best way to do an entire tree is to chmod -R [who][action][right] tree, or chown -R [user]:[group] tree. NetWare security was the best, I wouldn't mind if they made a comeback :-). Midnight commander is a good way to see what's going on with permissions and change them, type mc in a term and enjoy. > Also FTP rights. I want to allow r/w rights for FTP to the default Apache > directory and just cann't put my finger on where to set that. FTP is very tough - so many cracks have been done with FTP that it's a bitch to configure and always tries to fail safe. To do what you want, you'd add ftpuser and apacheuser to the same group, then give that group permissions to the directory with chown -R :servergroup /home/httpd/html/ and chmod -R g+rw /home/httpd/html/. You'd also have to change the default users for apache and ftp since neither has write access anywhere IIRC. > > Pointers to a good book or a good FAQ would also be most welcome. > > Thanks in advance, > Lyle
Re: [expert] Home LAN: RJ45, phone or AC ?
Current home phone networking cards are 2Mps. The Home Phone Networking Alliance just standard on the next version of specs which will allow 10Mps. You may see 10Mps cards by the spring is what I've been told. At 04:56 PM 1/26/00 -0600, Audrey Beck wrote: > >>>Posted for Dan Woods<< > Subject: Home LAN: RJ45, phone or AC ? > Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 15:56:22 -0700 > From: Dan Woods <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Organization: U of Calgary > Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.networking > >I was trying to decide the best approach for connecting >my old computer to the new one to share my (not yet installed) >cable modem, and printer. > >I know Linux supports two network cards and RJ45 wiring between >them (with or without a hub). Does Linux support the options >that allow you to connect thru your phone lines or AC outlets ? >Do these options really work, and what speed do you experience ? > >I understand that the network cards will be the most reliable, >but wiring RJ45 lines would not be simple where I the computers >are. I believe that Diamond now has a 5 Mbps telephone line >option and this seems to be a viable option, since it allows >a PC to be anywhere near existing phone jacks. > >What are your opinions or suggestions on this issue ? > >Thanks... Dan. -- Jason Bodnar + Tivoli Systems = [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [expert] getting "set prompt=$p$g" functionality in bash
On Thu, 27 Jan 2000, Andy Thomas fingered: > Hi, > Where would I put the Linux equivalent to the above dos statement in order > to get a prompt showing the current directory ($p) and the greater than > ($g) symbol? Is there some documentation as to all of the options I can > put into my bash prompt? I use tcsh. Try man tcsh. I have mine set up as follows: set prompt = "[%T][%d] %B%n%b@%m %B%h%b [%c] % " I have my prompt displaying time, day, user@host, history no, present directory and a % sign. A little excessive, but I get everything in one go. If you change the last "%" sign to a ">" you should get what you want. However, for your working directory, you only get the last branch. Good luck -- Ronald
Re: [expert] Problems starting httpd
Stephen Boulet wrote: > > Here's the error I get when trying to start httpd: > > [root@tolstoy /root]# /usr/sbin/httpd > Syntax error on line 1 of /etc/httpd/conf/addon-modules/midgardphp3.conf: > Cannot load /usr/lib/apache/midgardphp3.so into server: /usr/lib/libgd.so.1: >undefined symbol: png_set_dither > > Anyone know what causes it? > > -- Stephen stab in the dark, but undefined symbol usually means you're trying to plug a module compiled from one source into a program compiled from another source. Jack
Re: [expert] getting "set prompt=$p$g" functionality in bash
David Nordlund wrote: > On Wed, 26 Jan 2000, Andy Thomas wrote: > > Where would I put the Linux equivalent to the above dos statement in order > > to get a prompt showing the current directory ($p) and the greater than > > ($g) symbol? Is there some documentation as to all of the options I can > > put into my bash prompt? > > (you can get detailed information from typing "man bash" but it's quite > extensive) > > to get the prompt you want, you would type the command: > export PS1='$PWD> ' > > That will only be effective for that shell session though. > To make it happen all the time, add that command to your .bashrc > file in your home directory. That file is a shell script is run every > time you log in (kind of like your own personal autoexec.bat) > Or you could add that line to /etc/bashrc if you want it to take effect > for all users' logins. > > Alternatively, you can also use > export PS1='\w> ' ## it will display ~ in place of your home directory > or > export PS1='\W> ' ## prints the current dir name, but not the whole path > > And if you're new to this, "export" is used by bash to set an environment > variable, and PS1 is the environment variable that determines the prompt. > > - David Nordlund For some really great prompts check out the BashPrompt Home Page: http://bash.current.nu/ Also go to Gary's Encyclopedia and search in the Linux area: http://members.aa.net/~swear/pedia/index.html Larry
[expert] Misbehaving "ls" in console -- footnote
Dear friends: Forgot to mention that other commands in the console seem to be working fine, e.g. "lynx" brings up lynx, "minicom" bring up the minicom communications program, "pwd" brings up the working directory. It's just "ls" that's gone haywire. Benjamin -- Benjamin and Anna Sher [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sher's Russian Web http://www.websher.net
Re: [expert] Home LAN: RJ45, phone or AC ?
Audrey Beck wrote: > > >>Posted for Dan Woods<< > Subject: Home LAN: RJ45, phone or AC ? > Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 15:56:22 -0700 > From: Dan Woods <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Organization: U of Calgary >Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.networking > > I was trying to decide the best approach for connecting > my old computer to the new one to share my (not yet installed) > cable modem, and printer. > > I know Linux supports two network cards and RJ45 wiring between > them (with or without a hub). Does Linux support the options > that allow you to connect thru your phone lines or AC outlets ? > Do these options really work, and what speed do you experience ? > > I understand that the network cards will be the most reliable, > but wiring RJ45 lines would not be simple where I the computers > are. I believe that Diamond now has a 5 Mbps telephone line > option and this seems to be a viable option, since it allows > a PC to be anywhere near existing phone jacks. > > What are your opinions or suggestions on this issue ? > > Thanks... Dan. I think "Home LAN" is the Next Big Thing, which means 90% vaporware wrapped around 8% inflated-need and 2% technology. Installing Cat 5 is not that difficult, anyone who can use a screwdriver will do at least as good a job as the cable TV installer. Doing that will be a lot less trouble and expense for a lot more bandwidth and reliability, with no phone or AC interference. Jack
Re: [expert] FAT Bread
At 09:16 PM 1/26/00 -0500, Ronald J. Yacketta wrote: >You have a low-cal bread? > >On Wed, 26 Jan 2000, Zulfiqar Naushad wrote: > > > What exactly does Fat Bread failed mean? yuk yuk. i believe it means Block Read. e.g. some kind of I/O error?
RE: [expert] NIC installation - 3COM 900 series
I have always had to use expert mode install and the config tries to tell me I had a 3c59x and I select the 3c90x Boomarang instead and the install proceeds just fine. Lyle -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2000 8:23 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [expert] NIC installation - 3COM 900 series Hi, I read that Mdk supports the 3Com 900 series NICs. But it is not in one of the selections when using Linuxconf in Mdk 6.1. Where and how would I get Mdk 6.1 to see my NIC? Seve
Re: [expert] FAT Bread
LOL!! At 09:16 PM 26/01/00 , you wrote: >You have a low-cal bread? > >On Wed, 26 Jan 2000, Zulfiqar Naushad wrote: > > > What exactly does Fat Bread failed mean? > > Zulfiqar Naushad [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 6001618
Re: [expert] getting "set prompt=$p$g" functionality in bash
On Wed, 26 Jan 2000, Andy Thomas wrote: > Where would I put the Linux equivalent to the above dos statement in order > to get a prompt showing the current directory ($p) and the greater than > ($g) symbol? Is there some documentation as to all of the options I can > put into my bash prompt? (you can get detailed information from typing "man bash" but it's quite extensive) to get the prompt you want, you would type the command: export PS1='$PWD> ' That will only be effective for that shell session though. To make it happen all the time, add that command to your .bashrc file in your home directory. That file is a shell script is run every time you log in (kind of like your own personal autoexec.bat) Or you could add that line to /etc/bashrc if you want it to take effect for all users' logins. Alternatively, you can also use export PS1='\w> ' ## it will display ~ in place of your home directory or export PS1='\W> ' ## prints the current dir name, but not the whole path And if you're new to this, "export" is used by bash to set an environment variable, and PS1 is the environment variable that determines the prompt. - David Nordlund
[expert] samba printing
Her are some of the errors that I get trying to print This is a print from the text editor: Your printer job (filewdkCNn) was not printed because it was not linked to the original file This is from the test using DrakConf Your printer job (testpage.asc) was not printed because it was not linked to the original file ray
[expert] A couple of questions
I just installed LM 6.0 and had a couple of questions. I know these sound like newbie questions, but I am not getting any answers over there. I just cann't quite figure out security. I am used to Netware and WinNT file system security and just cann't figure how it works in linux. Any good reading or FAQ's? I tried to set rights high in the directory tree and the rights don't seem to flow down or am I missing something? And group rights just don't work the way I would suspect based on my background with Netware & WinNT. Also FTP rights. I want to allow r/w rights for FTP to the default Apache directory and just cann't put my finger on where to set that. Pointers to a good book or a good FAQ would also be most welcome. Thanks in advance, Lyle
Re: [expert] FAT Bread
You have a low-cal bread? On Wed, 26 Jan 2000, Zulfiqar Naushad wrote: > What exactly does Fat Bread failed mean? > > > > > > Zulfiqar Naushad > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ICQ: 6001618 >
[expert] Problems starting httpd
Here's the error I get when trying to start httpd: [root@tolstoy /root]# /usr/sbin/httpd Syntax error on line 1 of /etc/httpd/conf/addon-modules/midgardphp3.conf: Cannot load /usr/lib/apache/midgardphp3.so into server: /usr/lib/libgd.so.1: undefined symbol: png_set_dither Anyone know what causes it? -- Stephen
[expert] getting "set prompt=$p$g" functionality in bash
Hi, Where would I put the Linux equivalent to the above dos statement in order to get a prompt showing the current directory ($p) and the greater than ($g) symbol? Is there some documentation as to all of the options I can put into my bash prompt? Without the currentdir in my prompt, it's disorienting at times. I believe I asked this on [newbie] awhile back but never heard anything. TIA Andy
[expert] FAT Bread
What exactly does Fat Bread failed mean? Zulfiqar Naushad [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 6001618
Re: [expert] Printing to windows 98
Here's a reply I received from Jeff Stewart that will fix the Samba printing problem. His fix worked for me. Good luck. Darrin > I've found a fix for this, although it's probably not the "Best way" (tm) to do it. After comparing an lm6.1 machine (that works w/ an SMB printer), and the lm7.0 (that doesn't), I found that /var/spool/lpd/lp/.config was mode 644 on the 6.1 machine. Obviously not good. The .config on the 7.0 box was 640, root.root. Changed the .config on the 7.0 machine to 644 and printing thru smb works. Didn't like having .config world-readable, so I changed it back to 640, root.lp. This works. I've just noticed that if you run printtool and rebuild the .config, it sets it back to root.root. DrakConf will leave the owner.group perms the same as they were originally, root.lp in this case. Bottom line, the .config should be owner-root, group-lp. -- _/_/_/ _/_/_/ _/_/_/ Jeff Stewart _/ _/ _/ Computer Sciences Corporation _/ _/_/_/ _/Corporate Technology Center _/ _/ _/ 3170 Fairview Park Drive _/_/_/ _/_/_/ _/_/_/ Falls Church, VA 22042 703.641.3317 / [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Thu, 20 Jan 2000, dagnir wrote: > I've experience a number of weird things installing Mandrake 7.0 and > have gone through the install 3 times and have managed to get past all but > one problem. I can't get an SMB printer to work. I've tried the Mandrake > configuration as well as Printtool. The printer is an HP600C that has > worked fine with ever flavor of linux I've tried until now. > The lpd daemon initalizes at boot. I've get the following > response with lpc: > > [root@localhost /root]# lpc status > lp: > queuing is enabled > printing is enabled > no entries > no daemon present > > I type lpd at the command line followed by ls > /dev/lp0 and it just sits > there. I've checked the lpd, lpc,lpr and lpq permissions. The printcap > file is identical to a functional version on a backup. Samba is definately > running and I can smbumount shared drives. Any help or direction is > appreciated. > > Thanx Darrin > > - Original Message - From: Ray Carlino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2000 8:06 AM Subject: [expert] Printing to windows 98 > I am trying to print to a windows 98 share using samba from a Mandrake 7.0 > machine. The printer is a HP 720c. I ran drakeconf and setup the printer but > nothing ever gets to the printer or win98 queue. I have done the sane thing > with ver 6.1 to a HP laserjet printer and everything worked just fine. Is it > the printer driver or is there a problem with 7.0? > > Ray
Re: [expert] Mandrake 7.0 printer weirdness?
I appreciate your help. This fixed the printing problem. Unfortunately, I blew out my 7.0 install and reinstalled 6.1 and when I reinstalled 7.0 to try your fix it screwed up being able to mount shared drives. This was a problem I had with my 2nd install. Oh well, maybe the 5th times a charm, at least I can print now. Thanx a bunch. DA - Original Message - From: Jeff Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: dagnir <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 24, 2000 6:31 AM Subject: Re: [expert] Mandrake 7.0 printer weirdness? > I've found a fix for this, although it's probably not the "Best > way" (tm) to do it. After comparing an lm6.1 machine (that works w/ an > SMB printer), and the lm7.0 (that doesn't), I found that > /var/spool/lpd/lp/.config was mode 644 on the 6.1 machine. Obviously not > good. The .config on the 7.0 box was 640, root.root. Changed the .config > on the 7.0 machine to 644 and printing thru smb works. Didn't like having > .config world-readable, so I changed it back to 640, root.lp. This works. > I've just noticed that if you run printtool and rebuild the > .config, it sets it back to root.root. DrakConf will leave the > owner.group perms the same as they were originally, root.lp in this case. > > Bottom line, the .config should be owner-root, group-lp. > > -- > _/_/_/ _/_/_/ _/_/_/ Jeff Stewart >_/ _/ _/ Computer Sciences Corporation > _/ _/_/_/ _/Corporate Technology Center > _/ _/ _/ 3170 Fairview Park Drive > _/_/_/ _/_/_/ _/_/_/ Falls Church, VA 22042 > 703.641.3317 / [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On Thu, 20 Jan 2000, dagnir wrote: > > > I've experience a number of weird things installing Mandrake 7.0 and > > have gone through the install 3 times and have managed to get past all but > > one problem. I can't get an SMB printer to work. I've tried the Mandrake > > configuration as well as Printtool. The printer is an HP600C that has > > worked fine with ever flavor of linux I've tried until now. > > The lpd daemon initalizes at boot. I've get the following > > response with lpc: > > > > [root@localhost /root]# lpc status > > lp: > > queuing is enabled > > printing is enabled > > no entries > > no daemon present > > > > I type lpd at the command line followed by ls > /dev/lp0 and it just sits > > there. I've checked the lpd, lpc,lpr and lpq permissions. The printcap > > file is identical to a functional version on a backup. Samba is definately > > running and I can smbumount shared drives. Any help or direction is > > appreciated. > > > > Thanx Darrin > > > > >
Re: [expert] managing numerous passwords
On Wed, 26 Jan 2000, you wrote: > Harondel J. Sibble wrote: > > > > (curious) what methods > > > people use to keep the password list from growing out of hand. Also > > > especially when you are admining/maintaining a network of co-located > > > machines. Do you use say a few passwords that are randomly distributed > > > between machines, a different password for each machine, or what. > > > > Phil Edwards replied: > > > Although I can't claim to know a great deal about it, the usual solution in > > cases like this is to designate one of your machines as an NIS server > > I think the low-tech method is best. Get too fancy, NIS, rsync > and other stuff, and if something breaks, it all falls down like > a string of dominoes. I think that passwords should be kept in > one of three places: your head, a 3x5 card in the safe, or a > laminated card in your wallet. > > It also helps if YOUR non-root accounts, regardless of the > username > have the same password. YOu may wish to have the root passwords > all the same, or follow some scheme that is obvious only to you. > Howver, all this is moot if you have a wallet-size card. > What really helps is if you use a small number of passwords for all machines (one to three) using SSH... and limit allowed ssh connections to a few specific machines. :-) Then, you really only need to know a couple or three passwords. :-) John
Re: [expert] xawtv
Hi Svante, Svante Signell wrote: > xawtv: > This is xawtv-3.03, running on Linux/i686 (2.2.13-22mdk) > visual: id=0x22 class=4 (TrueColor), depth=16 > x11: 1280x1024, 16 bit/pixel, 2560 byte/scanline, DGA, VidMode > waitpid: No child processes > waitpid: No child processes > v4l: 1280x1024, 16 bit/pixel, 2560 byte/scanline > WARNING: v4l and dga disagree about the framebuffer base > WARNING: Is v4l-conf installed correctly? > ov_fbuf.base=(nil), base=0x4200 > WARNING: overlay mode disabled > wmhooks: kde This looks like v4l-conf which xawtv runs isn't in your path and so cant be executed.. Bye, Torben
Re: [expert] MDK7, somne small issues...
Is the AUREAL drivers SMP compliant? I heard somewhere that they aren't. Was the 2.2.13 kernel that you had uniprocessor kernel? At 06:59 PM 26/01/00 , you wrote: >Another thing, which may not be an issue with mandrake, but I tried to >compile the mx300 (Vortex2) drivers from Aureal with the mandrake >2.2.14-15mdksmp kernel installed, I didn't succeed, I ended up with missing >symbols. ;( >It worked fine with the 2.2.13 kernel I used before. >So... anyone got this working? :) Zulfiqar Naushad [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 6001618
Re: [expert] Oh.. Sorry for postong in HTML.
- Original Message - From: Darin Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2000 12:06 AM Subject: [expert] Oh.. Sorry for postong in HTML. > Forgot to turn it off after the Ghost restore.. > A nice,useful program. A GPL GNU/Linux version would be nice . . . Hoyt
[expert] MDK7, somne small issues...
Hi... Just installed MDK7.0 today.. it went about fine, tho' I noticed something that got on my nerves, backspace and/or doesn't seem to work in nxterm properly. Might be other things too, but this is what Í noticed. [root@betty /root]# rm foo rm: remove `foo'? I can't delete if I make a typo when typing yes or no on that question... it always end up something like ^H or ^[7~m when I press backspace or delete ... it didn't happen before. I guess I can change the term variable to something but that shouldn't be necsseary. Any ideas? I also noticed that licq instantly set me in N/A mode after going online... and I can't get the N/A mode go away. MIGHT be due to config files from my own compiled licq I used before, but it was the same version and all so I doubt it. (my own compiled version died on my cause it was missing some lib after the upgrade, so I had to replace it) Any ideas on this one... or should I just do rm -rf ~/.licq? Another thing, which may not be an issue with mandrake, but I tried to compile the mx300 (Vortex2) drivers from Aureal with the mandrake 2.2.14-15mdksmp kernel installed, I didn't succeed, I ended up with missing symbols. ;( It worked fine with the 2.2.13 kernel I used before. So... anyone got this working? :) Well... Maybe Mandrake 7.0 was a little rushed out... or maybe it's just me, but many people seem to have problems with it. I think MDK 6.1 worked like a charm... I'm sure 7.0 do to.. but it's the little bugs that kills... less of those, and it would have been even better. /* END OF RANT */ Thanks, Rickard.
[expert] Gnome-media features missing?
I've just moved over to linux mandrake 7.0 from RedHat 6.1. One thing I noticed that RedHat's version of gnome had was a control panel option to auto play audio cds, auto unmount on pressing eject, auto mount a data cd and bring up gmc, etc. Under mandrake it's not so. I tried downloading RH 6.1 SRPMS for gnome-core, gnome-media, and control-panel and recompiling but didn't get these options. I even tried just using RH's RPMS instead but no go. Anyone have any ideas on how to get these options back and where they came from? Also, on an unrelated note. Does the gcc that comes with mandrake default to pentium optimizations or does egcs need to be installed for that? Thanks! Ti
[expert] Latest Opera gets better!
Try this one out An improvement over last release More beta than alpha this time. http://www.operasoftware.com/linux/ William Bouterse
Re: [expert] Printing to windows 98
Ray Carlino wrote: > I am trying to print to a windows 98 share using samba from a Mandrake 7.0 > machine. The printer is a HP 720c. I ran drakeconf and setup the printer but > nothing ever gets to the printer or win98 queue. I have done the sane thing > with ver 6.1 to a HP laserjet printer and everything worked just fine. Is it > the printer driver or is there a problem with 7.0? > > Ray I need to see the outputted smb.conf file and the /var/spool/lpd/lp/.conf files to be sure, but I think I can guess the problem. Also, I need to know if in the Win98 Registry HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\VNETSUP has a Dword Value entitled "EnablePlainTextPassword" with a value of 1D or not. There are three or four possibilities. I doubt this is broken, most likely a difference in configuration. I have an ugly workaround if nothing else suffices, but I don't use it any longer. Civileme
[expert] Re: Filter on MAC
- Original Message - From: Richard Potter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2000 5:11 PM Subject: [expert] RE:Replace MAC Address/Filter on MAC > Just to follow on that would it be possible to allow/deny access based > on the clients MAC address? I now allow access to our Intranet based on > IP, but many of the clients are on cable modems and their ip changes > periodically. > > It seems ipchains doesn't support this, for sure hosts_access doesn't, > apache doesn't, so I guess the answer is no. :-) > > It would be cool, if it could be done. > I have heard that some ISP's restrict access based on you MAC address, so it's possible. Does Mandrake contain the tools to do it? Hoyt
[expert] Home LAN: RJ45, phone or AC ?
>>Posted for Dan Woods<< Subject: Home LAN: RJ45, phone or AC ? Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 15:56:22 -0700 From: Dan Woods <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Organization: U of Calgary Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.networking I was trying to decide the best approach for connecting my old computer to the new one to share my (not yet installed) cable modem, and printer. I know Linux supports two network cards and RJ45 wiring between them (with or without a hub). Does Linux support the options that allow you to connect thru your phone lines or AC outlets ? Do these options really work, and what speed do you experience ? I understand that the network cards will be the most reliable, but wiring RJ45 lines would not be simple where I the computers are. I believe that Diamond now has a 5 Mbps telephone line option and this seems to be a viable option, since it allows a PC to be anywhere near existing phone jacks. What are your opinions or suggestions on this issue ? Thanks... Dan.
Re: [expert] RE:Replace MAC Address/Filter on MAC
Not really. The mac address only applies to local ip's. Your router would sub for all the other ip's, so the only mac address you get is the router's address for your cable modem customers. On Wed, 26 Jan 2000, Richard Potter wrote: > On Wed, 26 Jan 2000, Scott Brightwell wrote: > > > Just append a line for the MAC address you want: > > MACADDR=00:08:00:01:23:45 > > to the file: > > /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 > > (or whatever card config file you want) > > > Just to follow on that would it be possible to allow/deny access based > on the clients MAC address? I now allow access to our Intranet based on > IP, but many of the clients are on cable modems and their ip changes > periodically. > > It seems ipchains doesn't support this, for sure hosts_access doesn't, > apache doesn't, so I guess the answer is no. :-) > > It would be cool, if it could be done. > > > Cheers!, > -- > Richard Potter > Re/Max Team ideal Realty Inc. > Kingston, ON CANADA http://www.kingstonhouses.com >
[expert] RE:Replace MAC Address/Filter on MAC
On Wed, 26 Jan 2000, Scott Brightwell wrote: > Just append a line for the MAC address you want: > MACADDR=00:08:00:01:23:45 > to the file: > /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 > (or whatever card config file you want) Just to follow on that would it be possible to allow/deny access based on the clients MAC address? I now allow access to our Intranet based on IP, but many of the clients are on cable modems and their ip changes periodically. It seems ipchains doesn't support this, for sure hosts_access doesn't, apache doesn't, so I guess the answer is no. :-) It would be cool, if it could be done. Cheers!, -- Richard Potter Re/Max Team ideal Realty Inc. Kingston, ON CANADA http://www.kingstonhouses.com
[expert] ANNOUNCE: KDE2 prealpha RPM's available
Hello! I have built a new set of binary distributions based on a CVS snapshot at 8:00am EST 1-25-2000. I have created both a RPM and a -BIN.TAR.GZ distribution. To those who have downloaded QTCOPY dated 01-19-2000 - You do not need to update this. Continue using the same qt copy. (file name qtcopy-01192000). This should save you some download time. These binaries are ALPHA code so the only guarantee you have is that they will take up hard drive space. Please read the README in the FTP / HTTPD directory before downloading anything. These binaries are know to work on Redhat 6.1, Mandrake 6.1, and SuSe 6.3, and I think someone got them working on Caldera (no idea which build). If you get them working on something else other than what I just listed, please let me know so I can add them to the list. You MUST install: Qtcopy (or leave it installed) KDESUPPORT KDELIBS KDEBASE And then whatever else you desire. RPM - You will most likely need to use the --nodeps flag and the --force flags. Make sure you install qt copy first. For those upgrading from my last distribution: To be safe you make want to: Mv /opt/kde2 /opt/kde2.old Prior to doing this install. That way you still have your last version. Of course you can do what I do and just over-write it or delete it. So, where do you find this great stuff? ftp://nebsllc.com/kde2/current or http://www.nebsllc.com and follow the links for kde2 alpha code. I monitor the kde users list (mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) and (mailto:kde- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) if you need help. I can not reply to all the personal emails that I get, please write to the list first.
Re: [expert] Replace MAC Address
> > -Original Message- > > From: AS T [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: 26 January 2000 15:18 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [expert] Replace MAC Address > > > > > > I have read somewhere before that you can replace the > > MAC address on all packets leaving your machine. Any > > idea on how to do that?? If you want to change your network card's MAC address use the following two commands: ifconfig ethx down ifconfig ethx ether hw aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff Where ethx represents your network card (eth0, eth1, eth2, etc.), and the colon seperated list represents the new MAC address. Now just rerun your networking startup script or reboot. Hoyt
Re: [expert] Upgrade to 7.0?
On Tue, 25 Jan 2000, you wrote: > I've never had the experience of "Upgrading". It seems that a complete reinstall is >recommended to eliminate the reported > anomalies. When you do a complete reinstall over a previous version, would you have >to reinstall all of the non-distro software? > Or is there a trick that would reinstate the software you had prior to the complete >reinstall? > Reinstall non-distro softwareor make backups of the relevant installed. You MAY be able to salvage your /home directory tree if it's a separate partition and not just a directory under /. John
Re: [expert] Laptop installation problems, part 2
On Tue, 25 Jan 2000, you wrote: > forgot a command to run.. > > 3) chroot /mnt /bin/bash > > > Then, it *should* work, I think... > > John > > > Thanks...I've never had to do thatit just automagically worked for me... :-) John
RE: [expert] Replace MAC Address
Just append a line for the MAC address you want: MACADDR=00:08:00:01:23:45 to the file: /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 (or whatever card config file you want) 'is as simp'ul as 'dat -- Scott Brightwell Systems Engineer CTSinc.net On Wed, 26 Jan 2000, you wrote: > You can hack your kernel (the ethernet module) to do that, I imagine. > > But I wonder if it wouldn't be possible to do it straightly in the card, > because I've been told that the MAC address was copied from ROM to RAM when > the network card is powered on, but I've no proof about that and I've never > tried to check... > > Mathieu > > > -Original Message- > > From: AS T [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: 26 January 2000 15:18 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [expert] Replace MAC Address > > > > > > I have read somewhere before that you can replace the > > MAC address on all packets leaving your machine. Any > > idea on how to do that?? > > Thanks > > > > __ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. > > http://im.yahoo.com > >
Re: [expert] Want to Move HD to new system
I was once running a Cyrix 233MX processor on a Biostar TX board, then went to a DFI VIA Apollo board with an AMD K62-400 processor, and had no problems with a Mandrake 6.0 install. That is, the install from the 233 worked on the 400 as well. (Of course Windows had to be reinstalled, but) I too use loadlin, which is much less picky (in my experience) than lilo, and encountered no problems there either. I think Windows gives users problems because it configures itself pretty well to the hardware it runs on, whereas Linux is designed (more or less) to run on anything. On 26 Jan 00, at 11:33, Klar Brian D Contr MSG/SWS wrote: > I have Mandrake 6.1 installed on what is now a dual boot system (98, MDK). > My second HD has a win partition on it (FAT 16) for storing of files, and > the rest is Linux'd. My system is currently a P233mmx (Gigabyte board). My > new board is a Gigabyte BX chipset. CPU will be a PII 450. I am (for now) > going to take all the parts out of the 233 to make the new system runable. > So the question is: > > Since I have Linux installed on it's own drive, can I just pull the drive > out and install it in new machine with successful bootup? I don't use lilo > now, I use loadlin. Will this be a problem? What problems will I encounter > in this swap out ?? > > Brian D. Klar - CVE > OTS > WPAFB > (937)257-5773 > 937-973-3125 (Pager) >
RE: [expert] Want to Move HD to new system
It should work. Same IDE devices, video card, etc. The IRQ for the modem may change but that is all stuff you can fix nothing major like the computer not booting up that I can think off. Fred > -Original Message- > From: Klar Brian D Contr MSG/SWS [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2000 11:34 AM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: [expert] Want to Move HD to new system > > > I have Mandrake 6.1 installed on what is now a dual boot > system (98, MDK). > My second HD has a win partition on it (FAT 16) for storing > of files, and > the rest is Linux'd. My system is currently a P233mmx > (Gigabyte board). My > new board is a Gigabyte BX chipset. CPU will be a PII 450. I > am (for now) > going to take all the parts out of the 233 to make the new > system runable. > So the question is: > > Since I have Linux installed on it's own drive, can I just > pull the drive > out and install it in new machine with successful bootup? I > don't use lilo > now, I use loadlin. Will this be a problem? What problems > will I encounter > in this swap out ?? > > Brian D. Klar - CVE > OTS > WPAFB > (937)257-5773 > 937-973-3125 (Pager) >
Re: [expert] Printing to windows 98
Ray Carlino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I am trying to print to a windows 98 share using samba from a Mandrake 7.0 > machine. The printer is a HP 720c. I ran drakeconf and setup the printer but > nothing ever gets to the printer or win98 queue. I have done the sane thing > with ver 6.1 to a HP laserjet printer and everything worked just fine. Is it > the printer driver or is there a problem with 7.0? What spool name have you used ? Can you send me back the files when $LP=your spool name (lp by default): /etc/printcap /var/spool/lpd/$LP/postscript.cfg /var/spool/lpd/$LP/general.cfg /var/spool/lpd/$LP/textonly.cfg If you have tried the 7.0 beta, printer configuration was buggy with some printers. So delete it and add it again with a true 7.0 if not already done. Note HP720c is not directly supported for instance by our current GPL release of ghostscript, try using deskjet driver or djet500 driver if you not already done so. I hope it will help you. > > Ray François.
Re: [expert] TV card - Mandrake-7.0
Adrian Saidac wrote: > > Andrea, > You are nit given the full picture > What is "upgrade" - we assume is a script !!! > > > > 2) In 6.1 i was using my tv-card using bttv (launching the bttv-script > > "upgrade" and kwintv ). > > Now kudzu has been able to recognize the card but, if I launch > > "upgrade", it says "the kernel is not modular" and stops and > > kwintv doesn't work. > > Can I see Tv without recompiling the kernel? > > Somebody says kernel-2.2.x support for tv-cards is not good. Then they suggest to use the the bttv package "by hand" The procedure is to compile a new own tv-module and to install it using the script "update" who is enclosed in the bttv-0.6.4h.tar.gz package. In my opinion the more important lines of "update" are: == # ... and load the new ones xinsmod videodev xinsmod i2c verbose=1 scan=1 i2c_debug=1 test -f i2c_chardev.o && xinsmod i2c_chardev xinsmod tuner debug=0 type=0 xinsmod msp3400 debug=1 simple=0x20 xinsmod bttvradio=1 === I did that successfully with Mandrake-6.1, but it doesn't work with Mandrake-7.0 bye, Andrea
[expert] Want to Move HD to new system
I have Mandrake 6.1 installed on what is now a dual boot system (98, MDK). My second HD has a win partition on it (FAT 16) for storing of files, and the rest is Linux'd. My system is currently a P233mmx (Gigabyte board). My new board is a Gigabyte BX chipset. CPU will be a PII 450. I am (for now) going to take all the parts out of the 233 to make the new system runable. So the question is: Since I have Linux installed on it's own drive, can I just pull the drive out and install it in new machine with successful bootup? I don't use lilo now, I use loadlin. Will this be a problem? What problems will I encounter in this swap out ?? Brian D. Klar - CVE OTS WPAFB (937)257-5773 937-973-3125 (Pager)
Re: [expert] Suspected FS corruption bug
> > In practically ever case of problems similar to what you described I have > > found the cause to be bad ram. About 1 of every 10 PC100 SDRAMS we have > > received from our vendor have been bad. They would pass the short POST at > > power-on but hey raised hell after words in a number of subtle ways. OK. I ran the ram check and your right. The ram has gone bad. Sucks. Thanks, Sheldon. -- == Sheldon Lee Wenhttp://members.xoom.com/Lycadican "Superstition is a word the ignorant use to describe their ignorance." -- Sifu. ==
RE: [expert] Replace MAC Address
You can hack your kernel (the ethernet module) to do that, I imagine. But I wonder if it wouldn't be possible to do it straightly in the card, because I've been told that the MAC address was copied from ROM to RAM when the network card is powered on, but I've no proof about that and I've never tried to check... Mathieu > -Original Message- > From: AS T [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 26 January 2000 15:18 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [expert] Replace MAC Address > > > I have read somewhere before that you can replace the > MAC address on all packets leaving your machine. Any > idea on how to do that?? > Thanks > > __ > Do You Yahoo!? > Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. > http://im.yahoo.com >
Re: [expert] My 7.0 installation experience and a few questions
On Tue, 25 Jan 2000, Darin wrote: > Then, I go to set up my 28.8 external modem to dial up to my ISP. KPPP looks the >same as it has for some time now. I enter the DNS settings, etc and tell KPPP to >dial. I get connected and logged into my ISP normally.. Thats were the trouble >begins. > I tried to open Konsole to try some traceroutes and pings. For some reason, Konsole >wont open. I tried opening X-Chat to get on to IRC.. No go.. X-Chat also refuses to >open. > I can, however, open Netscape and use it with no problems. > > As soon as I close KPPP, I can open as many Konsole and X-Chat copies as I want. >But, as long as I am connected to my ISP, there are very few programs that I can >open. This more than anything has me seriously confused. I've tried fiddling with >all the settings in KPPP and the one thing I found out is that if I dont set up any >DNS or default gateways, applications will open fine. As soon as I set those things >up, very few applications will open. > > If anyone has any ideas, I'm open to them. It's a KDE bug. Start KPPP and clk on 'setup'. Hi-lite your account, and choose 'edit'. On the 'ip' tab, make sure 'Auto- configure hostname from this ip' is UNchecked. -- .. Tom Brinkman[EMAIL PROTECTED] .
[expert] Replace MAC Address
I have read somewhere before that you can replace the MAC address on all packets leaving your machine. Any idea on how to do that?? Thanks __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com
[expert] Printing to windows 98
I am trying to print to a windows 98 share using samba from a Mandrake 7.0 machine. The printer is a HP 720c. I ran drakeconf and setup the printer but nothing ever gets to the printer or win98 queue. I have done the sane thing with ver 6.1 to a HP laserjet printer and everything worked just fine. Is it the printer driver or is there a problem with 7.0? Ray
Re: [expert] Upgrade or Update?
if this is connected to the internet, upgrade! (Or at least install the updates from the redhat site.) Otherwise, if it isn't broke, don't fix it. On 25 Jan 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Opinion Time! > > Background: > I've set up a linux system where I work to act as an > small, staff-only, Email server. About 10months ago > I installed RedHat 5.2 and manually compiled/installed > the services I needed to use (Sendmail 8.9.3, Fetchmail > 5.03, Bind 8.2.1 *which I think has been exploited*, > WU IMAP/POP3 4.6beta, kernel 2.2.12). All of this > installed on a 486-turned-Cyrix M2 PR266MHz, 64Megs > SDRAM, and a 4.3Gig UDMA EIDE HD. > > Should I ... > Update the services I use (Bind, Fetchmail, IPOP3, > and kernel)? > OR > Upgrade to a different/new distribution? > > Any thoughts/warnings/issues I should know about before > performing either function? > > NOTE: MAYBE, as a project for slow working periods, I > might set up a way to allow web access to a persons > email. > > Thanks to all your help! > > Peter Verhagen > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > __ > Make A Buck Or Two @ TheMail.com - Free Internet Email > Sign-up today at http://www.themail.com/ref.htm?ref=23808 > > >
Re: [expert] netscape 128 bit encryption
On Mon, 24 Jan 2000, you wrote: > Hi, > > Can anyone tell me again where I can get that program that > automatically updated netscape to 128 bit > encryption? Someone posted about it a while ago and I need it now but > can't remember where to find it. > BTW, just checked and noticed you're in Canada. I believe you should be permitted to D/L the US encryption version. John
Re: [expert] wu-ftpd
On Mon, 24 Jan 2000, you wrote: > G'day, > > I'm getting the following error trying to login as "anonymous", whe my email > address is sent as password??? > Because that's the standard way of logging in. To get around that, put in a bogus email address. :-) John
Re: [expert] netscape 128 bit encryption
On Mon, 24 Jan 2000, you wrote: > Hi, > > Can anyone tell me again where I can get that program that > automatically updated netscape to 128 bit > encryption? Someone posted about it a while ago and I need it now but > can't remember where to find it. > www.fortify.net. But, if you're in the US, you might as well just download the 128-bit US encryption version. John
Re: [expert] managing numerous passwords
Harondel J. Sibble wrote: > > (curious) what methods > > people use to keep the password list from growing out of hand. Also > > especially when you are admining/maintaining a network of co-located > > machines. Do you use say a few passwords that are randomly distributed > > between machines, a different password for each machine, or what. > > Phil Edwards replied: > Although I can't claim to know a great deal about it, the usual solution in > cases like this is to designate one of your machines as an NIS server I think the low-tech method is best. Get too fancy, NIS, rsync and other stuff, and if something breaks, it all falls down like a string of dominoes. I think that passwords should be kept in one of three places: your head, a 3x5 card in the safe, or a laminated card in your wallet. It also helps if YOUR non-root accounts, regardless of the username have the same password. YOu may wish to have the root passwords all the same, or follow some scheme that is obvious only to you. Howver, all this is moot if you have a wallet-size card. -- Ramon Gandia = Sysadmin == Nook Net http://www.nook.net[EMAIL PROTECTED] 285 West First Avenue tel. 907-443-7575 P.O. Box 970 fax. 907-443-2487 Nome, Alaska 99762-0970 Alaska Toll Free. 888-443-7525
Re: [expert] PCMCIA
Have you startet the PCMCIA Service ? and is APMD up ? Interrupt conflict ? Soundcard is a possible reason ... Fred Frigerio wrote: > I installed 7.0 on a Toshiba laptop that was running 6.0 It was clean > (format the HD) install so nothing was carried over (Except for /home). > In 6.0 the PCMCIA modem was working in 7.0 it isn't. I looked a little > bit deeper into it and it looks like the whole PCMCIA subsystem is not > working. cardmgr gives me nothing. Does anybody know what may be > happening? > > Thanks
Re: [expert] One silly question
In /etc/fstab, you need to add "user" to the mount options. -Matt Stegman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On Wed, 26 Jan 2000, Lasse Kristian Gustafsson wrote: > How can i give mount access/permission to a normal user ?
Re: [expert] 7.0 Air => XFS Dead Twice in 1 Week!
> On Mon, 24 Jan 2000, michael chopek wrote: > > Upon looking in /var/log/messages as Axalon suggested...you see the > > following.. > > > > xfs: xfs startup successful > > xfs: fatal font server error > > xfs: can not establish any listening sockets On Mon, 24 Jan 2000, Axalon Bloodstone scribed: > Ahh finaly log entrys from someone with the problem (anyone confirm they > have the same?) > This is pretty straight forward it can't grab the configured socket. Last > time i saw this someone left out unix sockets when they built thier > kernel. never messed with the kernel, just a plain old install > If these are upgrades not fresh installs you should also check the > /etc/X11/fs/ direcory for a "stale" config file, same goes for the startup > script /etc/rc.d/init.d/xfs. My first install, a week and a bit ago was from 6.1 to 7.0 where I reformattted all the partitions. This ran for a week then the xfs died, my second install of 7.0, I reformatted the root "/" and "boot" /boot partitions, not my /home partition. This lasted from Friday to Monday, my third install...last night :-) was the same...where I reformatted the / and boot partitions. > Also check the permissions on /tmp/.font-unix/fs-1 [d2earth@chopek .font-unix]$ ls -l total 0 srwxrwxrwx 1 xfs xfs 0 Jan 24 22:08 fs-1= > You can still hard code your fontpath in the XF86Config, it just doesn't > support true type fonts.. You mean I can replace the line below... FontPath "unix/:-1" ... with a hard coded path to one of these fonts?? 1: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc:unscaled 2: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi:unscaled 3: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi:unscaled 4: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc 5: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1 6: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo 7: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/mdk 8: /usr/share/fonts/ttf/western 9: /usr/share/fonts/default/Type1 10: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi 11: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi 12: /usr/share/fonts/ttf/decoratives 13: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic I thought I tried that on one go...but it did not seem to work as the xfs itself was dead...am I wrong here Axalon? On a side note regarding the "copy_&_paste" thing from K to Netscape... on my install last night I let it choose the mouse and went with its default. I have a three button serial..it said in the install to use the two button...so I did...so now I'm happy to report that I can indeed copy from K and paste to Netscape as long as I use the two outside buttons..I guess it is a three button mouse..acting like a two button using three button emulation...got me..it works anyhow :-)) So as long as the xfs don't die again I will be a happy Mandrake camper. - thanks for any input on the xfs thing - -- best regards -michael Michael Chopek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Down to Earth Development Ltd - http://www.d2earth.com/ Website & Web Applications Development Selena Sol's WebWare Mail List - http://www.d2earth.com/mail_list.html
Re: [expert] KDM login
On Tue, 25 Jan 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > No problem, Axalon... > > In /etc/X11/prefdm, I changed every occurrence of gdm and kdm such that gdm > was always evaluated first: [..] > > The why?: Well I couldn't get KDM to work so I moved it out of the way of > GDM in prefdm. Ah, IC echo 'GNOME' > /etc/sysconfig/desktop > Next, in the /etc/X11/gdm directory, I edited gdm.conf to specify the > marble3D gtkrc file for my login dialog background. Then I moved on to the > ./Sessions directory, where I changed my 'Default' link to point to > 'Enlightenment', and my 'default' link to point to 'Default': [..] > Why?: Enlightenment is faster, imho, without gome-session's management, and > in fact manages apps and windows better. Doh! we should probably be reading the desktop file also huh, it will get a new field. This is done somewhere for something else also so should be easy to track down and implement consistantly. [..] > That's about it. I did encounter one strange thing though: I couldn't > change my login background color or bitmap in GDM; but when I ran KDE > (solely for the purpose of bringing up the KDE Desktop Manager applet to > change the background of __it's__ login screen), it actually changed the > background color for GDM's login window. Any idea why that would happen? > I was happy to get the tile background to change for GDM, but I don't like > mysterious fixes. > > Hope my info is useful to you. And please let me know if you understand > the strange KFM/GDM background mystery. > > Tim less /etc/X11/xdm/Xsetup_0 it's not the smartest script in the world but eh.. > Axalon Bloodstone wrote: > > > On Sun, 23 Jan 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > Oh yes; In fact I think this is a common problem. I got around it by > > > editing prefdm to choose gdm first over kdm, then editing the files in > > > /etc/X11/gdm to suit. Hope this is useful. > > > Tim > > > > "to suit" care to elborate, what you changed and why? :) > > > > -- > > MandrakeSoft http://www.mandrakesoft.com/ > > --Axalon > > -- > To reply to me, please remove __DIE_SPAMMERS__ from my reply-to address. > > > -- MandrakeSoft http://www.mandrakesoft.com/ --Axalon
[expert] One silly question
How can i give mount access/permission to a normal user ? jmjam / kahvla multimedia systems
Re: [expert] Oh.. Sorry for postong in HTML.
I'm fine just busy. I'll tell ya later..or rather I'll show you. PJ
Re: [expert] managing numerous passwords
On Wed, 26 Jan 2000, Harondel J. Sibble wrote: > > Now presently, I keep all my passwords in a pgp encrypted file on one of > my boxes (backed up to tape and another box) and am curious what methods > people use to keep the password list from growing out of hand. Also > especially when you are admining/maintaining a network of co-located > machines. Do you use say a few passwords that are randomly distributed > between machines, a different password for each machine, or what. > Although I can't claim to know a great deal about it, the usual solution in cases like this is to designate one of your machines as an NIS server - all the user info (including passwords) is then held on the one machine and the rest of the network refers to that server for authentication information. That, I'm afraid, is about the sum total of my knowledge of NIS :-( I got a copy of "Redhat 6 Unleashed" for Christmas, but I haven't got the the chapter on NIS yet.. -- Phil Edwards Technical Specialist == Travellog Systems Phone +44 (0)1444 459016 The Priory, Haywards HeathFax +44 (0)1444 456655 West Sussex, RH16 3LB mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] United Kingdom http://www.travellog.co.uk ==
[expert] NIC installation - 3COM 900 series
Hi, I read that Mdk supports the 3Com 900 series NICs. But it is not in one of the selections when using Linuxconf in Mdk 6.1. Where and how would I get Mdk 6.1 to see my NIC? Seve
Re: [expert] Upgrade to 7.0?
I've never had the experience of "Upgrading". It seems that a complete reinstall is recommended to eliminate the reported anomalies. When you do a complete reinstall over a previous version, would you have to reinstall all of the non-distro software? Or is there a trick that would reinstate the software you had prior to the complete reinstall? Seve -Original Message- From: Jon Hewitt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tuesday, January 25, 2000 12:50 AM Subject: Re: [expert] Upgrade to 7.0? >On Mon, 24 Jan 2000, you wrote: >> Alanif you need to ask you probably shouldn't. With that >> said, I've got to say that I'm happy I upgraded. Actually, I've >> never upgraded as I always do a full install of a new distro. I > >I can't say for sure but upgrading instead of doing an install is where most of >the folks are having their problems. I upgraded first and things went weird, >KPPP would not work etc; so I said to heck with it and made a complete fresh >install and haven't had a bit of problem. I can't beleive that the folks at >Mandrake haven't stepped in and made note of this. > > > -jon- > >> believe that's one factor that helps to eliminate at least some >> of the problems. And I never install a new release in place of >> my working system, I install it on another partitiion and slowly >> migrate over to the new version. Eventually I delete the old >> version. Here's an interesting tidbit, as of a minute ago there >> have been no updates issued yet (according to my desktop Updates >> icon), so I guess all of the reported problems must be "operator >> error" ;-) >> >> Alan >
