RE: [expert] password change script
We are going to put in a MS Active directory soon. That is for use by around 20,000 clients can will linux work with active directory as in the way of a universal password Brian -Original Message- From: Ric Tibbetts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 11:08 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [expert] password change script Jan Wilson wrote: * Ric Tibbetts [EMAIL PROTECTED] [030131 16:14]: 7 systems is plenty for NIS. I've done it for as few as 3. Save yourself some headaches, put in NIS. It's easy! Brian York wrote: Does anyone have or know of a script/program (preferably perl) that could be configured to change a users password on all linux machines on a network. I know a nis server would be better but we don't have enough linux machines yet to require one (only 7 linux servers). Or you could go the LDAP route. I'm trying to set that up right now, as I get the time. It's supposed to be lots better than NIS, after you get it all set up, although I'm not finding it the easiest thing to get my head around. LDAP has some security advantages over NIS, as well as some functional advantages. But it can be a bear to get your head around. If the original poster didn't want to put in NIS for 7 clients, they're certainly not going to want to attempt LDAP.. :) NIS is easy. JMHO Ric Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] password change script
Does anyone have or know of a script/program (preferably perl) that could be configured to change a users password on all linux machines on a network. I know a nis server would be better but we don't have enough linux machines yet to require one (only 7 linux servers). Thanks Brian Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] Using Korganizer on two machines
I use 2 computers on the same network (about 15min walk). I use korganizer one one of them but the time that i spend on each machine is about 50/50. I need a way that i could periodically sync the file. Would NFS be the best way to do this? Does Korg. use file locking if its open in both places? Or would a script that would check the the save time and sync accordingly be better? Thanks Brian Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] Mozilla mail and Exchange server
I am using mozilla to connect through imap to and exchange server. I got all the messages in the inbox but none of the other folders and i have rules set to send messages into folders other than the inbox. How can i get the other folders to show up? Thanks Brian Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] DHCPD
What will dhcpd -q do? How can i findout what version of dhcpd is running. The package was installed from source code so rm -q dhcpd doesn't work? Thanks Brian Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [expert] Spamassassin + CommuniGate Pro config
Thanks. Are you using this setup? I also need to know how scaliable spamassassin is. Will it handle 20,000 users at around 30 emails a second. Keep in mind that their will be a virus scanner, communigate using their webmail for around 15,000 of the users, 2,000 using pop or imap and the other 3,000 are forwarded to MS exchange(including myself and I hate it too, but once someone sets it up you get locked into It big time. It's the heart of communicatios so there isn't much that can be done except upgrade when a new version comes out.) The OS is RedHat Advance server (RHAS) (I know this mandrake but the redhat mailing list sucks). The box will be a dell poweredge 6450 with Quad Xeon Processors @ 2GHz and 16 GB DDR SDRAM(not purchased). One question is if anyone knows about the clustering for RHAS would it be possible to use smaller system (poweredge 2650)and a NAS for storage. With say 3 of them with dual processors, would you get more avaliablity and power for less cost? I don't know if you can do that with communigate but just a though I had instead of putting on a big box and then having a redundant server (not quite as beefy) Thanks Brian -Original Message- From: John Haywood [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 7:57 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [expert] Spamassassin + CommuniGate Pro config On Fri, 10 Jan 2003 07:12 am, Brian York wrote: If anyone is using these two together would someone please send me some configuration files. I have a teriable time getting it to work. If they go in more than one place zip them in the file structure in the place were they should go. Brian, go to this site: http://www.communigatefaq.com/cgatefaq/SpamAssassin print the page out take some quality time with your linux setup :) -- john in sydney Mandrake Linux 9.0, Kernel version: 2.4.19-16mdk OpenPGP key available on www.keyserver.net 1024D/3E4A902F B38A AB0F 8658 D9E1 4900 3050 08FA D4FA 3E4A 902F Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] SSH
I just installed mandrake 9 and I can't get ssh in to it. Its running but I get an error message connection closed by remote host. When I installed it I used 'higher' security. Thanks Brian
RE: [expert] Spamassassin ONLY
What about just the any spamassassin files?? Email config files to [EMAIL PROTECTED] if you don't want to send them to the listserv. Thanks Brian Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] Spamassassin + CommuniGate Pro config
If anyone is using these two together would someone please send me some configuration files. I have a teriable time getting it to work. If they go in more than one place zip them in the file structure in the place were they should go. Email config files to [EMAIL PROTECTED] if you don't want to send them to the listserv. Thanks Brian
RE: [expert] users with same permissions as root
If you make all the root passwords on every machine (17 linux machines) you are asking for more trouble than my way because if an unauthorized user gets the root password then they can shut down everthing. Were I work we have 83 machines (linux, VMS, windows) the root/administrator password is different for each and VNC password is different. Brush up on your security before you start telling people that they are asking for troble. And another thing I don't know what you affiliation with linux is and how you use it but when you login to a server it is for superuser type activities any way. Its not you typical browse around to see whats on it or experiment with new commands. Brian -Original Message- From: John McQuillen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, December 13, 2002 8:22 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [expert] users with same permissions as root On Sat, 2002-12-14 at 07:15, Brian York wrote: Why would that be the best solution. Why is the difference? The deal is is they will be able to login to all the RedHat servers with their usernames and won't have to remember the root password for each one. Sure, they should always log on with their usernames, but they shouldn't have root privileges unless they su to root. Normal user accounts don't have root privs for a very good reason. You shouldn't even trust yourself with root privs on your user account. If your admins can't remember the root password, they shouldn't be administering the system, IMHO... Make the root password for all the systems the same, rather than upping unprivileged accounts to superuser status. You are just asking for trouble, IMNSHO. Regards, John... Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] IP
How can i find out the ip address of a machine that has been assigned an ip by DHCP. Thanks Brian Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] users with same permissions as root
How can I setup users to have the same permissions and access to all programs and files that root has? I am one of 5 network admins and I don't want any of us to use root. Ownership of files can still be owned by each user but all 5 admins should be able to wrx them. Thanks Brian
RE: [expert] users with same permissions as root
Why would that be the best solution. Why is the difference? The deal is is they will be able to login to all the RedHat servers with their usernames and won't have to remember the root password for each one. Brian -Original Message- From: logic7 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, December 13, 2002 1:09 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [expert] users with same permissions as root that's kinda defeating the whole purpose of root. there would be no difference between giving them the root password and you all having the same access as root under your logins. Your best bet is to NOT give them access under their logins and make them use root. Sounds like you're a winNT/2k/XP admin. they're good for that. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Brian York Sent: Friday, December 13, 2002 1:04 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: [expert] users with same permissions as root How can I setup users to have the same permissions and access to all programs and files that root has? I am one of 5 network admins and I don't want any of us to use root. Ownership of files can still be owned by each user but all 5 admins should be able to wrx them. Thanks Brian Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] Find command
I have some log files that have a bunch of crap in them. I need to extract all of the email addresses in them and put them in a file. Does anyone know how I might be able to do this? Find emails.file Thanks Brian
RE: [expert] Communigate Pro
When I tried installing it from the rpm on the website I couldn't find were it had been installed at. It was supposed to be in \usr\local\sbin but when I looked it was empty. Thanks Brian Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002 6:59 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [expert] Communigate Pro Yes, I am using communigate pro. On Fri, 22 Nov 2002 02:53:11 -0500 Brian York [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Has anyone setup communigate pro server for linux? Thanks Brian Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [expert] Communigate Pro
Did you install from the .rpm file. Because I can't find were it was installed at. It was supposed be in /usr/local/sbin but the folder is empty. Got any idea were it is or what happened. /usr/local is on its own partition. Thanks Brian -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002 6:59 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [expert] Communigate Pro Yes, I am using communigate pro. On Fri, 22 Nov 2002 02:53:11 -0500 Brian York [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Has anyone setup communigate pro server for linux? Thanks Brian Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [expert] Communigate Pro
All the files are under the /opt folder. Would that also be were users accounts are? I assumed that that would go under /var. Thanks Brian -Original Message- From: Todd Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002 2:58 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: Re: [expert] Communigate Pro -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Brian York wrote on Fri, Nov 22, 2002 at 10:29:51AM -0500 : When I tried installing it from the rpm on the website I couldn't find were it had been installed at. It was supposed to be in \usr\local\sbin but when I looked it was empty. rpm -qs packagename (ie rpm -qs communigatepro) will list all the files in the rpm. Also, rpms are NOT supposed to touch anything under /usr/local. Blue skies... Todd - -- Never take no as an answer from someone who's not authorized to say yes. --Ben Reser on Cooker ML Cooker Version mandrake-release-9.1-0.1mdk Kernel 2.4.20-0.2mdk -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE93ow3lp7v05cW2woRAkvbAJ9RvjYRJJOlIDWc6Gk28HtpIBTlRQCZASuX Mpb+KeVAdvMTWFaXf42Eszc= =bZ1R -END PGP SIGNATURE- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [expert] Communigate Pro
Could anyone give me a rough estimate on how much disk space 14,300 users may use for communigate pro? Also I saw on the website that they sell 2 servers one that's a backup and the other the primary. If the primary goes down then the backup restarts and becomes the primary mail server. The when the primary mail server comes back online it syncs and takes back over. How can that be setup using your own hardware? Thanks Brian -Original Message- From: Brian York [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002 3:12 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: [expert] Communigate Pro All the files are under the /opt folder. Would that also be were users accounts are? I assumed that that would go under /var. Thanks Brian -Original Message- From: Todd Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002 2:58 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: Re: [expert] Communigate Pro -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Brian York wrote on Fri, Nov 22, 2002 at 10:29:51AM -0500 : When I tried installing it from the rpm on the website I couldn't find were it had been installed at. It was supposed to be in \usr\local\sbin but when I looked it was empty. rpm -qs packagename (ie rpm -qs communigatepro) will list all the files in the rpm. Also, rpms are NOT supposed to touch anything under /usr/local. Blue skies... Todd - -- Never take no as an answer from someone who's not authorized to say yes. --Ben Reser on Cooker ML Cooker Version mandrake-release-9.1-0.1mdk Kernel 2.4.20-0.2mdk -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE93ow3lp7v05cW2woRAkvbAJ9RvjYRJJOlIDWc6Gk28HtpIBTlRQCZASuX Mpb+KeVAdvMTWFaXf42Eszc= =bZ1R -END PGP SIGNATURE- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] Communigate Pro
Has anyone setup communigate pro server for linux? Thanks Brian
[expert] Turning off Root login
How can I turn off root login for the console? Don't mean to ask stupid questions just forgotten. Thanks Brian Brian York Network Specialist Northen Kentucky Univ. IT, Servers and Operations 859-572-5121 AC 220
[expert] Changing GUI login to CLI login
How can I change the login at bootup from GUI to CLI login at the CL? Thanks Brian
RE: [expert] Spamassassin
I am working on the same project and have the same setup using OpenVMS. Brian -Original Message- From: Ken Hawkins [mailto:khawkins;nwcc.bc.ca] Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 12:51 PM To: mandrake expert Subject: [expert] Spamassassin Sorry if this is a repeat posting; suffering mail hiccups. Im Looking for some help/advice... New project put on my desk this morning Management want spam controlled better than current method, co-worker (sys admin) doesn't want to change over mail system wholesale. Current setup In: INTERNET---Webshield(Antivirus on W2K)---OpenVMS(VAX POP system)---User Out: INTERNET-OpenVMS(SMTP)---Webshield(Antivirus on W2K)---User The request is to place SpamAssassin somewhere in the middle, before or after the W2K server. I have CD's for MDK 7.2, 8.2, and 9.0. The available box is a 1st generation pentium. The box would be dedicated to the 1 program. Management is NOT prepared to move off the VAX/OpenVMS email server. I am looking for suggestion/ideas on setup. I am NOT a guru, and couldn't program my way out of a wet paper bag 8^], but I do know my way around the file system, and can even get by at CLI with no mouse Thanks in advance Ken Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [expert] Spam Assassin
What we need is to have a rule in the firewall that sends all mail messages to a spam assassin only server that filters it and then sends it to the mail servers, webmail and exchange. Webmail is for students but it contains all email addresses and forwards ones that are exchange accounts to the exchange servers. So here is what we need Mail \/ Firewall \/ spam assassin \/\/ webmailexchange \/ exchange thanks Brian -Original Message- From: Vox [mailto:vox;gnulinux.org.mx] Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 1:27 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [expert] Spam Assassin This time Brian York [EMAIL PROTECTED] becomes daring and writes: Who has experience with spam assassin? I've been using it for a few months, but.. Can it be setup as a passthough server or does it have to be used on the actual mail server. I have no clue what you mean by passthrough server in this context...could you be a bit more explicit? Vox -- Think of the Linux community as a niche economy isolated by its beliefs. Kind of like the Amish, except that our religion requires us to use _higher_ technology than everyone else. -- Donald B. Marti Jr. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] Spam Assassin
Who has experience with spam assassin? Can it be setup as a passthough server or does it have to be used on the actual mail server. Thanks Brian Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] Installing with floppy boot disk
I have a test network were I work and today was going to install RedHat 8 on an older poweredge server that didn't support booting from a cdrom. Can someone give me instructions on how this is done? Thanks Brian P.S. I know it's not mandrake cause its cooperate America
[expert] CLI
A silly question but what is the command to show disk information (freespace, total space,.) Thanks Brian
[expert] Addition to MDK 9
If its not too late to add it would be nice if flash and Java VM plugin packages would be put in as part of the install/upgrade process. For all browsers but atleast Konqueor and mozilla. Would someone please send this to the cooker mailing list. Thanks Brian
[expert] MS Exchange Server
At work our email system is the Microsoft Exchange server and if you use out look it works fine. Is there any program for linux that I can use to check my mail from the exchange server. Thanks Brian
Re: [expert] CLI for comp beep
On Friday 03 May 2002 2:08 am, Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote: i downloaded the package and tried to install it and it was already installed so i check for the command by using tab and looking for beep and nothing what is the syntax for the program Thansks Brian On Fri, 3 May 2002 01:21:59 -0400, Brian York [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What would be a command to make the internal speaker beep? I think you have just answered your own question -- the package is called 'beep', and it contains a command called 'beep' :) -- Linuxenough said! Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] Using Samba as a PDC
http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/esdd/tutorials/samba/index.html -- Linuxenough said! Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] The hacker just got hacked
everything gone, what you do to others will come back to haunt you! -- Microsoft, Windows, Bugs, Lacking Features, IRQ Conflicts, System Crashes, Non-Functional Multitasking and The Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp., Redmond, Washington, USA. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] Networking gateway issues and M$ xp and Linux
When i leave college in a few days i will also be leaving this wonderful T1 connection and the constant connection and looking at 3 months of 56k (ohh lord help me 1MB/s vs 5KB/s) Thus now that i am full time linux user (hurray) it may make my home network not work as smth as it did with XP (note: not prasing M$ at all) The nice XP to XP to XP to XP thing: over x-mas break i had all 4 comp using winXP 1 server and 3 clients (i know xp isn't servre software but follow me on this, hehe) With a xp server it had the nice dial up gateway set up were you could share access to all the comp to be able to disconnect and connect to the internet with out having to go to the server and do it. My prob: Is there anyway to add a linux computer in to the network and have the same convenience as if i was using XP (being able to disconnect the net connection on the server from my linux box) I don't want to change there server to linux because it took my parents a week or so to fully under stand how to login in to xp. The word linux just would scare them. It would be fine if we the internet on all the time but we only have one phone line. Anyone got any idea maybe a little progam that someone has wrote that will do this or maybe some of you coders could make a little program that would do what i need (i'm not a programmer) Solution: solution inserted here /solution Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] CLI for comp beep
What would be a command to make the internal speaker beep? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] KDE 3
I finally got the liquid theme installed and will keep KDE 3 if i can get this fixed: When i click on an mp3 file my file browers close. And noatun doesn't work. That may be the prob but there is no rpm that i could find to just reinstall it. Anyone had this problem under Mandrake 8.2? Thanks Brian __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and wellness http://health.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] Mandrake Security
I have my computer set at higher security (Mandrake 8.2) and it doesn't let me login as root which i need to how can i change some file to let me login as root with out droping a security level? Thanks Brian __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and wellness http://health.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] Removing KDE3
How can i remove KDE 3 on Mandrake 8.2 and go back to KDE 2.2? __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and wellness http://health.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] ATA Adapter
Does Mandrake support ata adapter cards? I know it does scsi cards, not sure about ata? __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and wellness http://health.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] ATA Adapter
so i still need to have harddrive pluged into the motherboard for booting puposes? If so i have an old HD could i put the /boot dir on it and then have my 40 GB for /, /home, /usr and then the 60 GB with swap and /ntwk (files for network) and every thing would work fine. will the card work without any extra configuring or do i have to do something? Thanks Brian --- Ron Stodden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Brian York wrote: Does Mandrake support ata adapter cards? I know it does scsi cards, not sure about ata? Yes. I am using a Promise PCI card with no problems. It's all the same to Mandrake - there is now IDE2 and IDE3 (hde to hdh) as well as IDE0 and IDE1 (hda to hdd). That's all there is to it. You will need to retain your existing slower hda drive for booting. -- Ron. [au] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and wellness http://health.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] Restricting Resourse Usage
Is their a way to restrict the amount of network and other resource usage that a user on a remote computer can use? Reason: I am on a lan at my college and i share 30 GB of music and 10 GB fo software. During a typical day i can be sending 500KB/s of data. I would rather this be around 200KB/s because it kills my connection and can slow down my hard drive (only one HD would be fine if i had another one). for my shares i use a guest account pcguest so reduing resorce usage is only going to affect people connected to me to download music. Thanks Brian Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] Security level config
When you install a fresh copy of LM 8.2 and you set it to 'higher' security through the installation you can get different sequrity options for the users and for the system. When i tried this a few weeks back i could not login directly as root (sure that was because of the configuration) so i reinstalled with the 'high' security option. The higher had some aspects that i liked about it. When i changed it after the install with the 'high' security i changed the security level to 'higher' and with normal users could not list or read files from directories other than the users home. Thats the second thing that i didn't like (first was not being able to login as root) how can i customize the security level to disable feature that i don't like? Thanks Brian Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
