[expert] OpenSSH X11 forwarding
After removing the last remnants of SSH2 non-commercial version from my boxes, and replacing it with the respective openssh clients and server,s the X11 forwarding no longer works for any non-root users, it claims that the authentication method is different if you turn on the -v debuggin option. The X11 forwarding used to work correctly when the sshd was the one from www.ssh.com, but ever since switching both cliant and server, this started happening. I think I ruled out dns/hosts as a cause, because it worked as the root user. I also have ruled out the possibility of a mis-configured ssh, as it used to work as the ssh client, and the sshd_config was modified to allow x-forwarding, and the verbose option verified that it was set up correctly. However, when I do an xauth on the remote side, it shows that I do not have the proper X-cookie to connect. When I ssh as root, the X-cookie seems to work. It seems to be that the root user is doing something different to get the X-cookie inserted in xauth, but the normal user cannot seem to do this. Anyone else tried this? Is this a bug in Openssh? Or do I have something set up wrong? -- Regards, Ellick Chan [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [expert] Compromised kflushd?
ls -l -a /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ are you running firewall or masquerade? also you might want to run nmap -sS 127.0.0.1 to gain a little more info. nmapfe is on 7.1. Civileme On Tue, 18 Jul 2000, you wrote: > I notieed that if I telnet to port 65535 on my machine, I almost get a > telnet prompt. Here is what I get: > > > telnet ad1440.net 65535 > Trying 209.95.121.219... > Connected to ad1440.net. > Escape character is '^]'. > > Then it sits there forever. However, as far as I knew, I had nothing > supposed to be listening on port 65535. So I decided to check out what > was listening on that port with > > # fuser -n tcp local_port 65535 > local_port/tcp: invalid specificiation > 65535/tcp: 12463 > > # ps -alxww | grep 12268 | grep -v grep > F UID PID PPID PRI NI VSZ RSS WCHAN STAT TTYTIME COMMAND > 040 0 12463 1 0 0 852 24 wait_f S? 0:00 (kflushd) > > So, it appears that kflushd is listening on port 65535 and returning an > almost-telnet prompt when connected to. This does not seem normal to me. > Am I running a compromised kflushd? Or do the parentheses around the > process name mean something? I notice that I'm running 2 kflushd > processes, and that's possibly quite significant, but I'm not sure what > the brackets/parens around the process name mean. Both have a parent > process of 1 (init) > > # ps -alxww | grep kflushd | grep -v grep > F UID PID PPID PRI NI VSZ RSS WCHAN STAT TTYTIME COMMAND > 040 0 2 1 0 0 00 bdflus SW ? 13:52 [kflushd] > 040 0 12463 1 0 0 852 24 wait_f S? 0:00 (kflushd) > > Does anyone have any clues what is going on? > > == > [EMAIL PROTECTED] S/W Developer http://www.ad1440.net/~devnull > == > Linux Viruscan: Windows 95/98/NT Found Remove it ? (Y/y) > == > GCS/IT@ d? s+:++>: a30 C$ ULS$ P++ L++>+++ E W+++ N+ o? K- w O- M- V-- > PS+ PE Y+ PGP+ t+@ 5++ X+ R++ tv--@ b+++ DI++ D G e++ h@(++) r+++() y* > (http://www.ebb.org/ungeek to decode) > ==
[expert] Ftp Woes
I need a bit of help. I am trying to write a shell script for ftp. I want it to log into a remote ftp, upload several files, tehn exit. When i open a terminal windo and type # ftp ftp.theservername.com All that i get is "ftp: connect: no route to host" But if I use gftp and try the same server it logs right in. What am I doing wrong. Does anyone know??? Maxtor
Re: [expert] A few things to set MS straight
Hey, I hate Microsoft as much as the next guy, but some of this is just silly. Chris Loper wrote: > > Hi there > > I got a kick out of some claims made by dennis (see below). > > First off Microsoft has NEVER developed any product I know of including > the almighty Windows. While its true they have enhanced and integrated > virtually everything they've purchased the fact is almost everything in > the MicroSoft product line was initially developed elsewhere. That's a pretty remarkable claim . . . and where is Windows supposed to have been developed, then? > I've installed Windows on several machines, I don't see how you can say > its less complicated than Mandrakes or Redhats, or Calderas, of SuSE's > install utilities. No need to re-partition. No option to do so. In general, fewer choices; simpler to use. Of course, if it won't install, you're SOL. I have only a 50% success rate with Windows 98 installations (3/6), but if it works at all, it's very easy to do. And since you can't do anything about it, you just buy a new computer if it doesn't work. Easy! [Lots of sensible observations snipped.] -- "Brian, the man from babble-on" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brian T. Schellenberger http://www.babbleon.org Support http://www.eff.org. Support decss defendents. Support http://www.programming-freedom.org. Boycott amazon.com.
[expert] how?
Hello All, Can someone plz tell me how to set up a cable modem. I have all my address and all I just need to know where to put them. Oh it's for @home service if this helps. Thanks, Ralph -- WHEREVER YOUR HEAD GOES YOUR ASS WILL FOLLOW!! :-)
[expert] Compromised kflushd?
I notieed that if I telnet to port 65535 on my machine, I almost get a telnet prompt. Here is what I get: > telnet ad1440.net 65535 Trying 209.95.121.219... Connected to ad1440.net. Escape character is '^]'. Then it sits there forever. However, as far as I knew, I had nothing supposed to be listening on port 65535. So I decided to check out what was listening on that port with # fuser -n tcp local_port 65535 local_port/tcp: invalid specificiation 65535/tcp: 12463 # ps -alxww | grep 12268 | grep -v grep F UID PID PPID PRI NI VSZ RSS WCHAN STAT TTYTIME COMMAND 040 0 12463 1 0 0 852 24 wait_f S? 0:00 (kflushd) So, it appears that kflushd is listening on port 65535 and returning an almost-telnet prompt when connected to. This does not seem normal to me. Am I running a compromised kflushd? Or do the parentheses around the process name mean something? I notice that I'm running 2 kflushd processes, and that's possibly quite significant, but I'm not sure what the brackets/parens around the process name mean. Both have a parent process of 1 (init) # ps -alxww | grep kflushd | grep -v grep F UID PID PPID PRI NI VSZ RSS WCHAN STAT TTYTIME COMMAND 040 0 2 1 0 0 00 bdflus SW ? 13:52 [kflushd] 040 0 12463 1 0 0 852 24 wait_f S? 0:00 (kflushd) Does anyone have any clues what is going on? == [EMAIL PROTECTED] S/W Developer http://www.ad1440.net/~devnull == Linux Viruscan: Windows 95/98/NT Found Remove it ? (Y/y) == GCS/IT@ d? s+:++>: a30 C$ ULS$ P++ L++>+++ E W+++ N+ o? K- w O- M- V-- PS+ PE Y+ PGP+ t+@ 5++ X+ R++ tv--@ b+++ DI++ D G e++ h@(++) r+++() y* (http://www.ebb.org/ungeek to decode) ==
[expert] Weird Netscape application problem
I have an interesting problem with Netscape (4.73 from MDK 7.1). I had gv set up as the application to call for Postscript documents (gv %s), but was fooling around trying to get Netscape to handle gzipped Postscript where the mime type shows as gzip rather than postscript (application/x-gzip vs. application/postscript, as I recall). Well, I wasn't able to get that working, but somehow in fussing around trying new application entries, I have managed to get Netscape to break gv when it calls it. Now, when I click on a Postscript document gv pops up (showing the correct document title and number of pages), but I get a Ghostscript Messages window that says: "Error: PostScript interpreter failed in main window." Furthermore, if I try to open any local ps files with this gv, I get the same message. However, if I just call gv on the local files it works fine, and if I change Netscape to say call emacs on Postscript files, the files look fine in emacs and I can directly call gv on the /tmp file that has been created. I am baffled as to what is going on. What is even harder for me to understand is that I deleted the .netscape directory and .mime.types in an account and tried simply starting from scratch with a Netscape. However, after accepting the license, etc., Netscape comes up showing Postscript documents already set to call gv %s!! In other words, it seems to have written this outside of the user account (since this is now the orginal default for Netscape). This makes me wonder whether it has somehow stored some of the weird commands I was trying and is also attempting to execute them. Anyway, before I delete and re-install netscape, I was wondering if anyone else had every encountered anything like this or had any suggestions for what I might try short of re-installing Netscape. Thanks, Norm
[expert] Why do my messages needs two days to arrive to the list?
Dear people of the list. I have realised that during the last week, I have sent a message, and it has needed one, or two days to arrive to the list. Why, there's a problem with the net? Leo begin:vcard n:Palomo;Leopold x-mozilla-html:TRUE adr:;;Catalonia version:2.1 email;internet:[EMAIL PROTECTED] x-mozilla-cpt:;-29952 fn:Leopold Palomo end:vcard
[expert] Help with PHP and IMAP
I've got a x86 Mandrake 6.1 system, and I'm trying to get PHP's IMAP support working. When I try to use an IMAP method, I get something like: Fatal error: Call to unsupported or undefined function imap_open()... PHP seems to work fine, other than the IMAP stuff. Running 'rpm -qa | grep php' yields: mod_php3-imap-3.0.12-12 mod_php3-3.0.12-12 midgard-php-1.2.1-3mdk imap.so is present and the line 'extension=imap.so' is uncommented in php3.ini. Any ideas? Thanks. Peter Loron [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Before the invention of eruptions, lava had to be carried down the mountain by hand and thrown on the sleeping villagers. This took a lot of time.
Re: [expert] Sound config with 7.1
I might be able to help you with this one. I have a Toshiba Satellite 4000CDT with the same sound card. If you hear midi, but not the other sounds, try cranking up your volume all the way and listening very closely. Chances are the volume is just too low for you to hear. Tell it you heard the sound and use whatever mixer you use to crank up the volume. I agree there's got to be a better way, but it worked for me. (I'm thinking the gain has been set too low by default, but I don't know how to change that, or even if that's what it really is.) - Theo Ben Sugerman wrote: > > I was running a redhat 6.1 on a Gateway2000 9100 solo laptop with a > Yamaha OPL3-SAx soundcard, and when I had 5.2 on the box the soundcard > would not work, but once I put 6.1 on, bink, it configured automatically > and worked like a charm. Monday I tried to upgrade to 6.2 but the > installer fatally crashed by boot sector and I had to reinstall from the > ground up. After 2 days of 6.2 still failing, I switched to Mandrake > 7.1 > > that is the history, here is the problem: I can not get the soundcard > to work at all. The default sounddrake that ships with the 7.1 CD does > not have a SAx option, and the SA2 card fails. One error I get is that > the device is busy or missing, and insmod fails. I upgraded to the > newest versions of harddrake from the linux-mandrake.com website > (sounddrake-0.8.1-4mdk and associated rpms, plus alsa-2.2.16_0.5.7-9mdk) > and my soundcard is listed but plays no sound during the "test" phase (I > do get midi sound however). Reading through the alsa website HOWTO, it > describes a painful procedure to manually configure the card in the > conf.modules. pnpdump does not find any PnP cards, isapnp doesn't seem > to work, and even manually specifying the io, dma etc... in insmod > doesn't work. I've tried hard-compiling the card into my kernel, no > sound. I've used sndconfig and tried a lot of combinations, no sound. > I can get a blurp that sounds like "hello" from sndconfig using a > Soundblaster card. > > so I had a perfectly working and correctly recognized OPL3-SAx under > redhat 6.1, and with Mandrake 7.1 I seem to have nothing but headaches. > Any thoughts/ideas/suggestions? > > thanks and cheers! > > -ben
[expert] Trouble accomplishing FTP installation
Hi all, We need to be able to install mdk Linux over our WAN. I have tried to copy the contents of the two CD's to our public ftp directory (placing the RPMS2 directory and contents from the second CD in the Mandrake directory along side the RPMS dir from the install CD) but cannot get the ftp install to succeed. I get the error 'cannot find file hdlists' and the install crashes. Is copying the contents of the second CD causing the problem or is something else going on? I know that copying the CD contents to a server (or even just loopback mounting the .iso file) works great with RH62 but I cannot get mdk71 to work as I've described. Any idea's? Thanks. -- Mike Rambo Lansing School District
[expert] Trouble accomplishing FTP installation
Hi all, We need to be able to install mdk Linux over our WAN. I have tried to copy the contents of the two CD's to our public ftp directory (placing the RPMS2 directory and contents from the second CD in the Mandrake directory along side the RPMS dir from the install CD) but cannot get the ftp install to succeed. I get the error 'cannot find file hdlists' and the install crashes. Is copying the contents of the second CD causing the problem or is something else going on? I know that copying the CD contents to a server (or even just loopback mounting the .iso file) works great with RH62 but I cannot get mdk71 to work as I've described. Any idea's? Thanks. -- Mike Rambo Lansing School District
Re: [expert] EXPERTS are needed for NIGHTMARISH Ver 7.1 Installproblem help
On Wed, 19 Jul 2000, Ron Stodden wrote: > Anton Graham wrote: > > > *Try* XFDrake (yes, it works from the cli as well). > > Nope. In Mandrake 7.1: > > [root@CO3000655-A ron]# XFDrake > bash: XFDrake: command not found > [root@CO3000655-A ron]# > Doh! Typo :p /tmp> rpm -ql drakxtools | grep XF /usr/sbin/XFdrake -- _ _|_|_ ( ) *Anton Graham /v\ / <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> /( )X (m_m) GPG ID: 18F78541 Penguin Powered!
Re: [expert] how to make php functional on mdk71?
On Tue, 18 Jul 2000, you wrote: > > Civileme, > > really is so good webmin? > You have written a lot of good things about it. I use it, and really it > helps you a lot. But can you do EVERITHING with it? > > Leo Computers are like cameras. The best professionals know they haven't gotten all they could achieve with the simplest equipment. Webmin is very good. I use it every day, and it is extensible. I would have preferred to see it written in Python, but it is rather easily extensible in perl (wishing I was handier with perl). But its real use comes in with something like this list. When you have no idea what the person on the receiving end of your advice is really capable of doing, webmin is a good tool to recommend for investigation of things. Almost anyone can follow the webmin orchestrated procedures to discover what might be wrong or needed. I probably should recommend it more than I do. But, when not configured properly, it is as much a problem as BackOrifice is to windoiws (Webmin's power in the hands of a BlackHat would make one shudder), so I tend to be careful. Civileme
Re: [expert] Trouble accomplishing FTP installation
Mike Rambo wrote: > We need to be able to install mdk Linux over our WAN. I have tried to > copy the contents of the two CD's to our public ftp directory (placing > the RPMS2 directory and contents from the second CD in the Mandrake > directory along side the RPMS dir from the install CD) but cannot get > the ftp install to succeed. Why not forget the CD images and download the helium tree (1.1GB)? Then you can install using a floppy made from /images/hd.img (I use that method) and I expect you should be able to install across a network using a floppy made from /images/network.img (but I have never tried it). You should also be aware of the auto-install feature for installing the same config across multiple machines on a network. -- Regards, Ron. [AU] - sent by Mandrake Linux. To write a poem in 17 syllables is very diffic
Re: [expert] how to make php functional on mdk71?
Civileme ha escrit: > On Tue, 18 Jul 2000, you wrote: > > We have three different systems running fresh installations of Mandrake > > 7.1 none of which will properly execute php3 scripts. httpd is running > > and responds on all three. Any php3 files I have been able to execute > > only show up as source code in the browser. Is there some additional > > configuration that must be done on the local machine to make this > > functional? Can anyone direct me to helpful docs or give me some > > insight? > > > > Thanks. > > Get on any one of the machines and run webmin. Use netscape at > > http://127.0.0.1:1 with login root and pw root password > > Click on the servers tab and then on Apache. > > The first page coming up should show you which modules are installed and > active. It sounde like php3 isn't there. > > Civileme Civileme, really is so good webmin? You have written a lot of good things about it. I use it, and really it helps you a lot. But can you do EVERITHING with it? Leo begin:vcard n:Palomo;Leopold x-mozilla-html:TRUE adr:;;Catalonia version:2.1 email;internet:[EMAIL PROTECTED] x-mozilla-cpt:;-29952 fn:Leopold Palomo end:vcard
Re: [expert] EXPERTS are needed for NIGHTMARISH Ver 7.1Installproblem help
Ron Stodden wrote: > > Anton Graham wrote: > > > *Try* XFDrake (yes, it works from the cli as well). > > Nope. In Mandrake 7.1: > > [root@CO3000655-A ron]# XFDrake > bash: XFDrake: command not found > [root@CO3000655-A ron]# It's XFdrake - no capital 'd'.
Re: [expert] Nework block device server RPM?
I don't know if this is what you are looking for but check it out. I don't know if there is an rpm,the site was going through an upgrade when I checked http://sites.netscape.net/sebtomac/nbd/nbdd.html System V wrote: > Hello Does anyone have a nbd-server rpm? > > Grntz > SysV begin:vcard n:Allard;Dany tel;fax:+1.403.253.5580 tel;work:+1.403.253.5531 x-mozilla-html:FALSE url:www.alterna.com org:Alterna Technolies Group Inc.;Shared Service Center version:2.1 email;internet:[EMAIL PROTECTED] title:Technology Analyst adr;quoted-printable:;;Alterna Technologies Group Inc.=0D=0ASuite 200, 5970 Centre Street SE;Calgary;Alberta;T2H 0C1;Canada x-mozilla-cpt:;0 fn:Dany Allard end:vcard
Re: [expert] how to make php functional on mdk71?
On Tue, 18 Jul 2000, you wrote: > We have three different systems running fresh installations of Mandrake > 7.1 none of which will properly execute php3 scripts. httpd is running > and responds on all three. Any php3 files I have been able to execute > only show up as source code in the browser. Is there some additional > configuration that must be done on the local machine to make this > functional? Can anyone direct me to helpful docs or give me some > insight? > > Thanks. Get on any one of the machines and run webmin. Use netscape at http://127.0.0.1:1 with login root and pw root password Click on the servers tab and then on Apache. The first page coming up should show you which modules are installed and active. It sounde like php3 isn't there. Civileme
[expert] how to make php functional on mdk71?
We have three different systems running fresh installations of Mandrake 7.1 none of which will properly execute php3 scripts. httpd is running and responds on all three. Any php3 files I have been able to execute only show up as source code in the browser. Is there some additional configuration that must be done on the local machine to make this functional? Can anyone direct me to helpful docs or give me some insight? Thanks. -- Mike Rambo Lansing School District
[expert] Nework block device server RPM?
Hello Does anyone have a nbd-server rpm? Grntz SysV
Re: [expert] SLOW boot
On Mon, 17 Jul 2000, you wrote: > My boot proceeds pretty well until it gets to the starting AMD stage. What > is AMD and why would it take over 1 minute at times? Sometimes it is > instantaneous or nearly so. > AMD==AutoMount Daemon. I think it's searching for stuff to mount. John
RE: [expert] SLOW boot
On Tue, 18 Jul 2000, Gil Baron W0MN wrote: > > -Original Message- > > From: Ellick Chan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > this file. My recommendation is to disable it entirely. > > How? chkconfig --level 123456 amd off
Re: [expert] SUCCESS believe it or not
Gil Baron W0MN wrote: > > Did you ever try the frame buffer X server ??? Since your card is > > fairly recent, it should work (it only needs a card with a VESA 2.x > > BIOS) > > and it would give you access to all video modes supported by the > > card's > > BIOS (you'd have the resolution but not the acceleration AFAIK). > > How do I do that? > TIA RTFM :-) Please read the XFree86 doc either that was installed on your system, or at http://www.xfree86.org For XFree86 version 3.x the X server to use is XF86_FB for framebuffer This has been there a long time as one way to support any video chipset which doesn't have (yet...) a specific driver. It only requires that you have a VESA BIOS 2.x or more (it uses VESA BIOS extensions to find hardware setup parameters) and allows you to support all modes supported by your card's BIOS, but _without_ any hardware acceleration. -- Jean-Louis Debert[EMAIL PROTECTED] 74 Annemasse France old Linux fan
[expert] ld-linux.so.2
I've noticed ld.linux.so.2 taking up most of my CPU usage on gtop and wanted to know what it is/why it's taking up so much CPU ect. Can anyone enlighten me? -- -David Talbot Those who would trade freedom for security deserve neither. -B. Franklin
[expert] Promise Ultra ATA/100
Anybody have any luck installing an Ultra ATA/100 Controller? I really want to boot from a 7200RPM ATA/100 drive i just purchased but its not detected at install time. TIA Gary
RE: [expert] SLOW boot
On Tue, 18 Jul 2000, Gil Baron W0MN wrote: > Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 07:28:30 -0500 > From: Gil Baron W0MN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [expert] SLOW boot > > > > > -Original Message- > > From: Ellick Chan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2000 12:28 AM > > To: AA/MandrakeExpert > > Subject: Re: [expert] SLOW boot > > > > > > On Mon, 17 Jul 2000, Gil Baron W0MN wrote: > > > > > Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 22:22:31 -0500 > > > From: Gil Baron W0MN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > To: AA/MandrakeExpert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Subject: [expert] SLOW boot > > > > > > My boot proceeds pretty well until it gets to the starting AMD > > stage. What > > > is AMD and why would it take over 1 minute at times? Sometimes it is > > > instantaneous or nearly so. > > > > > According to the manpage of amd, it is an automatic filesystem mounter, > > that fakes itself as an nfs server, I have had similar symtoms in the > > past, but stopped using amd. The mere act of faking an nfs server is > > probably the reason for it's erratic behavior, as conditions such as > > network connectivity, and other such variables become hard to juggle. > > Another possible cause is an error in /etc/hosts, as it heavily relies on > > this file. My recommendation is to disable it entirely. > > How? > TIA. > As root, type in ntsysv, and use space to uncheck amd. > > > > > -- > > > Gil Baron W0MN http://members.home.net/gbaron/ > > > 44:04:55.9 N 92:30:46.206 W 1050' NAD27 > > > "Hierro candente, batir de repente" > > > > > > > -- > > Regards, > > > > Ellick Chan > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Jul 17 > > > > > -- Regards, Ellick Chan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jul 18
[expert] Trouble accomplishing FTP installation
Hi all, We need to be able to install mdk Linux over our WAN. I have tried to copy the contents of the two CD's to our public ftp directory (placing the RPMS2 directory and contents from the second CD in the Mandrake directory along side the RPMS dir from the install CD) but cannot get the ftp install to succeed. I get the error 'cannot find file hdlists' and the install crashes. Is copying the contents of the second CD causing the problem or is something else going on? I know that copying the CD contents to a server (or even just loopback mounting the .iso file) works great with RH62 but I cannot get mdk71 to work as I've described. Any idea's? Thanks. -- Mike Rambo Lansing School District
Re: [expert] EXPERTS are needed for NIGHTMARISH Ver 7.1 Installproblem help
Anton Graham wrote: > *Try* XFDrake (yes, it works from the cli as well). Nope. In Mandrake 7.1: [root@CO3000655-A ron]# XFDrake bash: XFDrake: command not found [root@CO3000655-A ron]# -- Regards, Ron. [AU] - sent by Mandrake Linux. To write a poem in 17 syllables is very diffic
RE: [expert] SUCCESS believe it or not
> -Original Message- > From: Jean-Louis Debert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2000 12:35 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [expert] SUCCESS believe it or not > > > Gil Baron W0MN wrote: > > > > My nightmare may be coming to and end. > > I did a reinstall of Version 7.0 and then an upgrade to version > 7.1. The X > > comes up now and I have a 640 x 480 system. The network works > also, on the > > cable modem too! > > Did you ever try the frame buffer X server ??? Since your card is > fairly recent, it should work (it only needs a card with a VESA 2.x > BIOS) > and it would give you access to all video modes supported by the > card's > BIOS (you'd have the resolution but not the acceleration AFAIK). How do I do that? TIA > > > > My other system VOODOO BANSHEE is supported in version 7 but fails in > > > version 7.1. GO figure. > > I repeat, I also have a Voodoo Banshee and I had no problem whatsoever > when installing 7.1. So it must be something specific to your system. > Did you activate VGA IRQ in your BIOS ? > > > > -- > Jean-Louis Debert[EMAIL PROTECTED] > 74 Annemasse France > old Linux fan >
RE: [expert] SLOW boot
> -Original Message- > From: Ellick Chan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2000 12:28 AM > To: AA/MandrakeExpert > Subject: Re: [expert] SLOW boot > > > On Mon, 17 Jul 2000, Gil Baron W0MN wrote: > > > Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 22:22:31 -0500 > > From: Gil Baron W0MN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To: AA/MandrakeExpert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: [expert] SLOW boot > > > > My boot proceeds pretty well until it gets to the starting AMD > stage. What > > is AMD and why would it take over 1 minute at times? Sometimes it is > > instantaneous or nearly so. > > > According to the manpage of amd, it is an automatic filesystem mounter, > that fakes itself as an nfs server, I have had similar symtoms in the > past, but stopped using amd. The mere act of faking an nfs server is > probably the reason for it's erratic behavior, as conditions such as > network connectivity, and other such variables become hard to juggle. > Another possible cause is an error in /etc/hosts, as it heavily relies on > this file. My recommendation is to disable it entirely. How? TIA. > > > -- > > Gil Baron W0MN http://members.home.net/gbaron/ > > 44:04:55.9 N 92:30:46.206 W 1050' NAD27 > > "Hierro candente, batir de repente" > > > > -- > Regards, > > Ellick Chan > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Jul 17 > >
