Re: [expert] ppp from user accounts doesn't work

2002-03-19 Thread James 

First ... Sorry for attaching this to another thread... brain fart.  Second.  I'll 
look at partimage.  Since the original drive is Rieser I may be limited.

Thanks

James

On 19 Mar 2002 19:10:30 +1100
Brian Parish [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 Well Ghost is not just for the Windows world.  It certainly handles
 ext2.  You may like to contact me off list for more specific info on
 that.
 
 There is also partimage, which I think is supposed to handle Reiser and
 maybe others.  I couldn't get it to recognise any of mine though, but I
 didn't perservere beyond a quick look.
 
 Brian
 
 On Tue, 2002-03-19 at 16:44, James wrote:
  Ok I took the plunge and bought a monster drive today.  Which means 3 4 gig and 
one 6 gig drive can semi retire (one retired itself that's why I took the plunge)  
What I'm hoping is that there is a way to clone the drive that has my / and /boot 
partitions.  (I'm keeping the 6 as /home for myself alone)  In the windwoze world 
there is ghost.  Is there anything like that in Linux?  Searches on Freshmeat and 
google haven't turned up anything in English. (or even french or german that I can 
half way muddle through) Anyone here have an answer to how to clone the drive so that 
I do not have to reconfigure/install the whole mess (*grin*) all over again.  I'm 
kinda racing the clock on this drive as it's about 4 years old and starting to get a 
bit cranky.
  
  James
  
  
  On Mon, 18 Mar 2002 21:52:22 -0600
  Christian Dysthe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
  
   Hi, 
   
   I can use ppp being root on my Mandrake 8.2 RC1 box, but not from
   user accounts. I am using wvdial. I was able to do this before I
   upgraded from 8.1, but I do not remember what I did to make it work
   from user accounts on 8.1. I have tried this:
   
   a+rx /usr/sbin/{pppd,chat}
   chmod a+rw /dev/tts/LT0 (My Lucent based WinModem)
   chmod u+s /usr/sbin/pppd
   
   but it doesn't work. I get the message:
   
   Cannot open /dev/modem: Device or resource busy using wvdial from
   user accounts.
   
   What am I missing?
   
   TIA
   
   -- 
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   http://www.dysthe.net
   ICQ: 3945810
   Registered Linux User #228949
   
 Everybody ought to have a Lower East Side
  in their life
   
   -Irving Berlin-
   
   
  
  
  
 
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Re: [expert] ppp from user accounts doesn't work

2002-03-19 Thread ed tharp 

On Tuesday 19 March 2002 00:05, you wrote:
 On Mon, 18 Mar 2002 21:52:22 -0600 Christian Dysthe [EMAIL PROTECTED]

 wrote:
  Cannot open /dev/modem: Device or resource busy using wvdial from
  user accounts.
 
  What am I missing?

 /dev/modem
that was short and to the point, but a link between /dev/modem and /dev/ttySx 
(with x being the linux port number) the number is one might be more to the 
point



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Re: [expert] ppp from user accounts doesn't work

2002-03-19 Thread Christian Dysthe 

On Tue, 19 Mar 2002 00:05:23 -0500
Pierre Fortin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

|On Mon, 18 Mar 2002 21:52:22 -0600 Christian Dysthe
|[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
|
| Cannot open /dev/modem: Device or resource busy using wvdial
| from user accounts.
| 
| What am I missing?
|
|/dev/modem

I did /dev/modem as well, but no go. The problem turned out to be
the permissions for the wvdial executable itself. I set it suid root
and it worked (probably not a good idea security wise, but this is a
laptop only used by me). Thanks anyway.|
|
|


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ICQ: 3945810
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 in their life

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Re: [expert] ppp from user accounts doesn't work

2002-03-18 Thread Pierre Fortin 

On Mon, 18 Mar 2002 21:52:22 -0600 Christian Dysthe [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:

 Cannot open /dev/modem: Device or resource busy using wvdial from
 user accounts.
 
 What am I missing?

/dev/modem




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Re: [expert] ppp from user accounts doesn't work

2002-03-18 Thread James 

Ok I took the plunge and bought a monster drive today.  Which means 3 4 gig and one 6 
gig drive can semi retire (one retired itself that's why I took the plunge)  What I'm 
hoping is that there is a way to clone the drive that has my / and /boot partitions.  
(I'm keeping the 6 as /home for myself alone)  In the windwoze world there is ghost.  
Is there anything like that in Linux?  Searches on Freshmeat and google haven't turned 
up anything in English. (or even french or german that I can half way muddle through) 
Anyone here have an answer to how to clone the drive so that I do not have to 
reconfigure/install the whole mess (*grin*) all over again.  I'm kinda racing the 
clock on this drive as it's about 4 years old and starting to get a bit cranky.

James


On Mon, 18 Mar 2002 21:52:22 -0600
Christian Dysthe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 Hi, 
 
 I can use ppp being root on my Mandrake 8.2 RC1 box, but not from
 user accounts. I am using wvdial. I was able to do this before I
 upgraded from 8.1, but I do not remember what I did to make it work
 from user accounts on 8.1. I have tried this:
 
 a+rx /usr/sbin/{pppd,chat}
 chmod a+rw /dev/tts/LT0 (My Lucent based WinModem)
 chmod u+s /usr/sbin/pppd
 
 but it doesn't work. I get the message:
 
 Cannot open /dev/modem: Device or resource busy using wvdial from
 user accounts.
 
 What am I missing?
 
 TIA
 
 -- 
 Christian Dysthe
 http://www.dysthe.net
 ICQ: 3945810
 Registered Linux User #228949
 
   Everybody ought to have a Lower East Side
in their life
 
 -Irving Berlin-
 
 



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