Cleaning up after attack?
Hi. I have an up-to-date FreeBSD 7.2 box that has been compromised. Someone aparently got in to an account with certain admin priveleges and has been sending spam. I disabled the account, shut off my MTA and used pf to block all traffic to port 25 out for good measure. How do i analyse what might have happened and what has been installed? Andis there anything to do other than rebuild the entire system to ensure that its clean? Thanks. Jen ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Perl 5.10?
Its now just over a year since Perl 5.10.0 was relased, but its still not in FreeBSD. (/usr/ports/lang only has 5.8). Can someone tell me why? Is there any way to get it working stably? Is there any schedule for when it will be added? This is a major release of a major language, not an obscure maintenence update. Jen ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: Copying system/ports configuration?
--- On Tue, 12/16/08, Greg Larkin wrote: > From: Greg Larkin > Subject: Re: Copying system/ports configuration? > To: bg271...@yahoo.com > Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Date: Tuesday, December 16, 2008, 8:41 AM > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Dr. Jennifer Nussbaum wrote: > > I have a FreeBSD 7.0 system that im using in > production. I want to create a FreeBSD virtual machine, to > use as a testbed for this production box. > > > > The last time i did this it took a lot of time to get > the VM set up--installing all the right ports, getting the > database configuration right, etc. > > > > Are there any shortcuts for this, e.g. a way i can > automatically install the same ports on the new > "machine"? I didnt see anything in the handbook or > FAQ about this, but id think that people need to do this all > the time. Any other advice for mirroring the system? > > > > Thanks! > > > > Jen > > > > Hi Jen, > > I am assuming that you are using VMware, but if that's > not the case, > please respond to the thread. No, im using VirtualBox. I had tried VMware but foundit much harder to use. I dont quickly see a free tool to do this. Maybe its easier to do this from scratch Jen ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Copying system/ports configuration?
I have a FreeBSD 7.0 system that im using in production. I want to create a FreeBSD virtual machine, to use as a testbed for this production box. The last time i did this it took a lot of time to get the VM set up--installing all the right ports, getting the database configuration right, etc. Are there any shortcuts for this, e.g. a way i can automatically install the same ports on the new "machine"? I didnt see anything in the handbook or FAQ about this, but id think that people need to do this all the time. Any other advice for mirroring the system? Thanks! Jen ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Upgrading 4.x install without doing clean reinstall?
I have a server that was running Free BSD 4.7 for a number of years. I DO NOT have easy physical access to it, its in a datacenter and i cant get to it myself or at this point rely on anyone there to put in a new install disk or anything. Ive replaced this server with a new one for production use, running 7.0, so now that this one is no longer live, id like to update it to 7.x so i can continue to use it as a dev box. However since i dont have direct access to it, i need to update it cleanly, so that it doesnt fall off the net or otherwise stop working during the process. Is there any clean way of doing this? If I have to upgrade to 5.x, then 6.x, then 7.x it will take forever and probably break something in the process. Can i make the jump directly, still keeping everything working? Thanks! Jen ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: libcdio upgrade problems
Thank you :-) Unfortunatly I took someone elses advice and upgraded to 7.0, which created it's own problem :-( But the libcdio thing did get fixed, at least! Jen --- On Wed, 6/18/08, Lowell Gilbert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Lowell Gilbert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: libcdio upgrade problems To: "Dr. Jennifer Nussbaum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Wednesday, June 18, 2008, 12:57 PM "Dr. Jennifer Nussbaum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Lowell Gilbert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: "Dr. Jennifer Nussbaum" writes: > >> Im trying to upgrade some ports, and have a problem with libcdio. At least i >> think i do. >> >> When i try to upgrade, say, Nautilus (or a buncha other things), it dies in the >> end with a "libcdio-0.78.2_2 is already installed. You may wish to make deinstall" >> etc. message. >> >> But i did go to /usr/ports/sysytils/libcdio and make deinstall and make reinstall, >> and this was successful. I sync'd the ports collection again, but no luck. Nothing >> in UPDATING about this. > > Sounds like the dependencies are confused. pkgdb(1) may help with > that. If not, the brute force approach would be to remove the > affected ports all the way back to (and including) libcdio, and build > them over. > I havent been able to figure out how to fix things with pkgdb. And i have tried, over and over, to remove the affected ports and build them from scratch but it hasnt been working. > > So i went to libcdio and did a make deinstall, deleted the work files, and did a make install clean, and it installed fine. Then i tried to build gvfs, also by doing a make install clean, and it died in the same way--telling me to make deinstall and make reinstall of libcdio. > > Ive tried this several times with no luck. If theres an even more brute force way id like to know what it is so i can do that. This is preventing a lot of other upgrades to GNOME, which i need. I found it. I think you need to reset the options on libcdio to re-enable the cdparanoia option. Some gnome ports seem to depend on the library specifically with the paranoia option, and I've seen some systems get the options jammed. Something like: (cd /usr/ports/sysutils/libcdio ; make rmconfig ; portupgrade -f libcdio) -- Lowell Gilbert, embedded/networking software engineer, Boston area http://be-well.ilk.org/~lowell/ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Upgrading problem: confused dependencies
Sorry, this was all discussed in the original thread. The port is the sysutils/libcdio port. I use portupgrade to keep things up to date. This machine is running FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE. In this case libcdio itself upgrades correctly, but other ports (for example devel/gvfs), when i try to update them, report that libcdio is already installed and i need to make deinstall and then make reinstall of libcdio. I can do this, and it "works", but then rerunning portupgrade on gvfs reports the same thing about libcdio. If just do a make deinstall of libcdio and run portupgrade on gvfs, then gvfs will "sucessfully" install libcdio but when it gets back to gvfs, reports the same make deinstall/make reinstall thing. In general it seems that no matter what i do, other ports wont see libcdio as being correctly installed at the current version, and im looking for a way to solve this. Thanks. Jen --- On Mon, 6/16/08, Derek Ragona <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Derek Ragona <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Upgrading problem: confused dependencies To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Monday, June 16, 2008, 1:09 PM At 01:11 PM 6/16/2008, Dr. Jennifer Nussbaum wrote: Im sorry to repeat a thread from last week, but ive been trying ever since to upgrade a port and havent been able to. If someone can make another suggestion, i would be very very greatful. As i said in the "libcdio upgrade problems" thread, i have installed the libcdio port, but when other ports try to build, they fail, telling me that libcdio is already installed and i need to make deinstall and make reinstall of it. I did this, but got the same message. Ive tried every variant, and would be happy to try brute force versions too. I deinstalled it and let the other port try to install it, i deinstalled all related ports so things could try again from scratch, i set the environment variables about forcing package registration, whatever i could. The ports tree is up to date. Id install libcdio as a package, but its not new enough. Something must be corrupted somewhere and i want to fix it, manually if necessary, but i just dont know what to do. Thanks again and sorry for the new thread, but Im running out of options. Jen Your post doesn't specify what version of FreeBSD you are using. Nor does your post specify what port(s) are the issue, or what utility if any you are using to upgrade a port. In general, you can use either portupgrade or portmanager to keep installed ports up to date. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Upgrading problem: confused dependencies
Im sorry to repeat a thread from last week, but ive been trying ever since to upgrade a port and havent been able to. If someone can make another suggestion, i would be very very greatful. As i said in the "libcdio upgrade problems" thread, i have installed the libcdio port, but when other ports try to build, they fail, telling me that libcdio is already installed and i need to make deinstall and make reinstall of it. I did this, but got the same message. Ive tried every variant, and would be happy to try brute force versions too. I deinstalled it and let the other port try to install it, i deinstalled all related ports so things could try again from scratch, i set the environment variables about forcing package registration, whatever i could. The ports tree is up to date. Id install libcdio as a package, but its not new enough. Something must be corrupted somewhere and i want to fix it, manually if necessary, but i just dont know what to do. Thanks again and sorry for the new thread, but Im running out of options. Jen ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: libcdio upgrade problems
>Im trying to upgrade some ports, and have a problem with libcdio. At least i >think i do. > >When i try to upgrade, say, Nautilus (or a buncha other things), it dies in >the >end with a "libcdio-0.78.2_2 is already installed. You may wish to make >deinstall" >etc. message. > >But i did go to /usr/ports/sysytils/libcdio and make deinstall and make >reinstall, >and this was successful. I sync'd the ports collection again, but no luck. >Nothing >in UPDATING about this. > >Thanks! I've run into similar experiences with other ports, and what I have done to get it to work is to deinstall the complaining port (in this instance libcdio), and let the original port install it as a dependency instead of doing a "make reinstall". -- Im afraid this didnt work either--whether libcdio is installed or not (and installing it seems to work fine), any other port that requires it tells me that it is installed and need to be make deinstalled and make reinstalled. Yet this doesnt work. Is there any other brute-force way to get around this? This is getting difficult. Thanks again, everyone. Jen ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: libcdio upgrade problems
Pietro Cerutti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 Dr. Jennifer Nussbaum wrote: | | Lowell Gilbert wrote: "Dr. Jennifer Nussbaum" writes: | |> Im trying to upgrade some ports, and have a problem with libcdio. At least i |> think i do. |> |> When i try to upgrade, say, Nautilus (or a buncha other things), it dies in the |> end with a "libcdio-0.78.2_2 is already installed. You may wish to make deinstall" |> etc. message. |> |> But i did go to /usr/ports/sysytils/libcdio and make deinstall and make reinstall, |> and this was successful. I sync'd the ports collection again, but no luck. Nothing |> in UPDATING about this. | | Sounds like the dependencies are confused. pkgdb(1) may help with | that. If not, the brute force approach would be to remove the | affected ports all the way back to (and including) libcdio, and build | them over. | I havent been able to figure out how to fix things with pkgdb. And i have tried, over and over, to remove the affected ports and build them from scratch but it hasnt been working. | | So i went to libcdio and did a make deinstall, deleted the work files, and did a make install clean, and it installed fine. Then i tried to build gvfs, also by doing a make install clean, and it died in the same way--telling me to make deinstall and make reinstall of libcdio. | | Ive tried this several times with no luck. If theres an even more brute force way id like to know what it is so i can do that. This is preventing a lot of other upgrades to GNOME, which i need. Not to point out the obvious, but you're sure your port tree is up-to-date? Yes as i said in my first post i resynced ports before this, and just did it again to make sure. No changes to this port or any of the others involved. Jen ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: libcdio upgrade problems
Lowell Gilbert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: "Dr. Jennifer Nussbaum" writes: > Im trying to upgrade some ports, and have a problem with libcdio. At least i > think i do. > > When i try to upgrade, say, Nautilus (or a buncha other things), it dies in > the > end with a "libcdio-0.78.2_2 is already installed. You may wish to make > deinstall" > etc. message. > > But i did go to /usr/ports/sysytils/libcdio and make deinstall and make > reinstall, > and this was successful. I sync'd the ports collection again, but no luck. > Nothing > in UPDATING about this. Sounds like the dependencies are confused. pkgdb(1) may help with that. If not, the brute force approach would be to remove the affected ports all the way back to (and including) libcdio, and build them over. I havent been able to figure out how to fix things with pkgdb. And i have tried, over and over, to remove the affected ports and build them from scratch but it hasnt been working. So i went to libcdio and did a make deinstall, deleted the work files, and did a make install clean, and it installed fine. Then i tried to build gvfs, also by doing a make install clean, and it died in the same way--telling me to make deinstall and make reinstall of libcdio. Ive tried this several times with no luck. If theres an even more brute force way id like to know what it is so i can do that. This is preventing a lot of other upgrades to GNOME, which i need. Thanks! Jen ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
libcdio upgrade problems
Hi, Im trying to upgrade some ports, and have a problem with libcdio. At least i think i do. When i try to upgrade, say, Nautilus (or a buncha other things), it dies in the end with a "libcdio-0.78.2_2 is already installed. You may wish to make deinstall" etc. message. But i did go to /usr/ports/sysytils/libcdio and make deinstall and make reinstall, and this was successful. I sync'd the ports collection again, but no luck. Nothing in UPDATING about this. Thanks! Jen ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
RE: Using flags with portinstall of apache?
--- Barry Byrne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > >Then i tried to add the flags i wanted: > > > > > ># portinstall -m "WITH_PROXY_MODULES=yes > > > > > >WITH_SSL_MODULES=yes" apache > > > WITHOUT_APACHE_OPTIONS=yes > > > > I tried this too, and it doesnt help... > > > > Whether in /etc/make.conf or passed with -m as an > > option to portinstall, it just doesnt want to > build > > the proxy modules. I dont know why > > > > In my make output, I get: > > > > ... > > checking whether to enable mod_setenvif... shared > > checking whether to enable mod_version... shared > > checking whether to enable mod_proxy... no > > checking whether to enable mod_proxy_connect... no > > checking whether to enable mod_proxy_ftp... no > > checking whether to enable mod_proxy_http... no > > checking whether to enable mod_proxy_ajp... no > > checking whether to enable mod_proxy_balancer... > no > > .. > > > > No matter what i do :-( > > > > Jen > > Are you sure you're working on apache22 rather than > v13 or v20? > > I never use portinstall, just run make directly in > the port directory. > > Maybe something like: > > cd /usr/ports/www/apache22 > make clean > make WITH_PROXY_MODULES=yes WITH_SSL_MODULES=yes > WITHOUT_APACHE_OPTIONS=yes > install clean > > Alternatively, > > cd /usr/ports/www/apache22 > make clean > make config > make install clean > > Should allow you to select the appropriate options. I am sure it was apache22, and i tried both using the flags with portinstall, and doing it directly with make in the directory. In any case, after repeatedly trying and re-trying, one of my attempts just worked :-) I dont know why and i dont think i did anything different than the last dozen times, but it is working now. Thanks everyone for the help! Jen Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
RE: Using flags with portinstall of apache?
--- Barry Byrne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > -Original Message- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Dr. > > Jennifer Nussbaum > > > --- Derek Ragona <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > At 10:09 AM 4/16/2008, Dr. Jennifer Nussbaum > wrote: > > > >Hi, > > > > > > > >Im having trouble doing a simple Apache22 > install. > > > > > > > >I first installed it just using "portinstall > > > apache". > > > >Then i saw that i needed to specify "flags" > during > > > hte > > > >process, to get the modules i wan't, but i cant > > > figure > > > >out how to do it. > > > > > > > >I first did a pkg_delete of apache to start > over > > > from > > > >scratch. > > > > > > > >Then i tried to add the flags i wanted: > > > ># portinstall -m "WITH_PROXY_MODULES=yes > > > >WITH_SSL_MODULES=yes" apache > > > > > > > >But this didnt work--it didnt build the proxy > > > modules. > > > > > > > >I tried again putting those flags in > /etc/make.conf > > > >but its STILL not building the proxy modules. > > > > > > > >How am I supposted to do this?!? > > > > > > If you want SSL, you need to install that port > > > first. Also be sure you > > > close your double quotes. > > > > Well thats just the thing- i somehow got SSL > installed > > the first time, and it installs now, but its the > > proxy modules that arent installing now. > > > > Jen > > You might want to try adding the following to your > options: > > WITHOUT_APACHE_OPTIONS=yes I tried this too, and it doesnt help... Whether in /etc/make.conf or passed with -m as an option to portinstall, it just doesnt want to build the proxy modules. I dont know why In my make output, I get: ... checking whether to enable mod_setenvif... shared checking whether to enable mod_version... shared checking whether to enable mod_proxy... no checking whether to enable mod_proxy_connect... no checking whether to enable mod_proxy_ftp... no checking whether to enable mod_proxy_http... no checking whether to enable mod_proxy_ajp... no checking whether to enable mod_proxy_balancer... no .. No matter what i do :-( Jen Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Using flags with portinstall of apache?
--- Pietro Cerutti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA512 > > Dr. Jennifer Nussbaum wrote: > > | Well thats just the thing- i somehow got SSL > installed > | the first time, and it installs now, but its the > | proxy modules that arent installing now. > > it's WITH_PROXY, not WITH_PROXY_MODULE. Check > Makfile.options. But i want ALL the proxy modules. I checked Makefile.doc, which had this: ## - To enable a category: WITH__MODULES=yes ##[WITH_PROXY_MODULES=yes] And thats what i had in my original post. Jen Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Using flags with portinstall of apache?
--- Derek Ragona <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 10:09 AM 4/16/2008, Dr. Jennifer Nussbaum wrote: > >Hi, > > > >Im having trouble doing a simple Apache22 install. > > > >I first installed it just using "portinstall > apache". > >Then i saw that i needed to specify "flags" during > hte > >process, to get the modules i wan't, but i cant > figure > >out how to do it. > > > >I first did a pkg_delete of apache to start over > from > >scratch. > > > >Then i tried to add the flags i wanted: > ># portinstall -m "WITH_PROXY_MODULES=yes > >WITH_SSL_MODULES=yes" apache > > > >But this didnt work--it didnt build the proxy > modules. > > > >I tried again putting those flags in /etc/make.conf > >but its STILL not building the proxy modules. > > > >How am I supposted to do this?!? > > If you want SSL, you need to install that port > first. Also be sure you > close your double quotes. Well thats just the thing- i somehow got SSL installed the first time, and it installs now, but its the proxy modules that arent installing now. Jen Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Using flags with portinstall of apache?
Hi, Im having trouble doing a simple Apache22 install. I first installed it just using "portinstall apache". Then i saw that i needed to specify "flags" during hte process, to get the modules i wan't, but i cant figure out how to do it. I first did a pkg_delete of apache to start over from scratch. Then i tried to add the flags i wanted: # portinstall -m "WITH_PROXY_MODULES=yes WITH_SSL_MODULES=yes" apache But this didnt work--it didnt build the proxy modules. I tried again putting those flags in /etc/make.conf but its STILL not building the proxy modules. How am I supposted to do this?!? Thanks. Jen Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Urgent: filesystem "full", though space is available
Hi, Ive got a big problem now on a production server. When i do various things, i am getting "write failed, file system full" messages all over the place. Ive gone through and deleted things i can, and i should have the space now, but its just not available: $ df -m Filesystem 1M-blocks Used Avail Capacity Mounted on /dev/da0s1a 2015 1858-3 100%/ /dev/da0s1e 14061 9002 393370%/usr/local procfs 00 0 100%/proc I dont know what kind of math lets you do 2015-1858 and gives you an answer of -3! I have softupdates, or whatever, but i dont know how to get it to release this space. I cant reboot the running server. I am planning on adding a disc to this system but right now i need to get this space released ASAP! Can anyone help? Thanks, Jen - Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
What provides libfontconfig.la?
Hi, I recently upgraded my system from FreeBSD 6.0 to 6.3. But Im having trouble with some ports that are unable to find /usr/X11R6/lib/libfontconfig.la. Where does this come from, so i can (re)install it? I couldnt find this by Googling I did try to force reinstall xorg, but that didnt work. Thanks! Jen - Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Starting MySQL with different database directory
Kalashnikov Ilya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Mon, 2007-03-05 at 07:05 -0800, Dr. Jennifer Nussbaum wrote: I hope this is the right place--i looked over the MySQL docs but they talk about a different startup practice than what FreeBSD uses. I have a new install of MySQL 5.1 on a FreeBSD 6.2 system. I want to have my MySQL data directory in a place other than /var/db/mysql. I thought i do this by copying the appropriate my.cnf into /etc/my.conf and adding a line like "datadir = /usr/local/mysql/var/" and making it readable to mysql user. But this doesnt work; when i restart MySQL its still using /var/db/mysql. So i looked at the mysql-server startup script in /usr/local/etc/rc.d and added to rc.conf "mysql_dbdir="/usr/local/mysql/var"". (I DON'T want to do it this way, because i really want my MySQL related configuration things in my MySQL configuration file, not split between there and my FreeBSD startup file. What if i need to start mysql in some other way? But for now im just trying to see what i can get to work.) This seemed to change something--mysqld had been running when i made this change and when I ran "mysql-server stop" it couldnt stop, because it was looking in /usr/local/mysql/var/foo.pid--i think this means it did register the change to the new directory. But i couldnt then start it, because when I run "mysql-server start" i get a "Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock'" error. What's the right way to do this? Again id really prefer to do this all through the my.cnf file, but this seems not to be getting read, at least for this reason. Thank you. Jen - Food fight? Enjoy some healthy debate in the Yahoo! Answers Food & Drink Q&A. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" Hi Dr. Jennifer Nussbaum. Need append to /etc/rc.conf follow line: mysql_dbdir="/mysql/db/location" See please /usr/local/etc/rc.d/mysql-server.sh Thats exactly what i did, if you look at what i wrote above. But when i do that i cant start the server. (And as i said i also would like to have this in my MySQL configuration file, not in a FreeBSD configuration file.) Also, replying to a separate email from Roger Olofsson about just symlinking /var/db/mysql to somewhere else: sure, i can do that, and i once had to do that quickly when i accidently filled up my /var partition :-(. But here i have a new install and i KNOW i want the data directory to go somwhere else, so id like to do it by specifying it in the conf file and not by symlinking which has always felt like a kluge to me. Jen - Bored stiff? Loosen up... Download and play hundreds of games for free on Yahoo! Games. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Starting MySQL with different database directory
I hope this is the right place--i looked over the MySQL docs but they talk about a different startup practice than what FreeBSD uses. I have a new install of MySQL 5.1 on a FreeBSD 6.2 system. I want to have my MySQL data directory in a place other than /var/db/mysql. I thought i do this by copying the appropriate my.cnf into /etc/my.conf and adding a line like "datadir = /usr/local/mysql/var/" and making it readable to mysql user. But this doesnt work; when i restart MySQL its still using /var/db/mysql. So i looked at the mysql-server startup script in /usr/local/etc/rc.d and added to rc.conf "mysql_dbdir="/usr/local/mysql/var"". (I DON'T want to do it this way, because i really want my MySQL related configuration things in my MySQL configuration file, not split between there and my FreeBSD startup file. What if i need to start mysql in some other way? But for now im just trying to see what i can get to work.) This seemed to change something--mysqld had been running when i made this change and when I ran "mysql-server stop" it couldnt stop, because it was looking in /usr/local/mysql/var/foo.pid--i think this means it did register the change to the new directory. But i couldnt then start it, because when I run "mysql-server start" i get a "Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock'" error. What's the right way to do this? Again id really prefer to do this all through the my.cnf file, but this seems not to be getting read, at least for this reason. Thank you. Jen - Food fight? Enjoy some healthy debate in the Yahoo! Answers Food & Drink Q&A. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Firefox only runs as root--help!
Paulette McGee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: --- "Dr. Jennifer Nussbaum" wrote: > This is a resend of something i sent to the > freebsd-gnome list a few days > ago, but there wer no answers and i think its a real > problem, so i hope > no one minds. > > I have a new install of FreeBSD 6.2, and installed > Gnome 2.16 and other things, including Firefox 2.0, > from Ports. > > Firefox only runs as root. Every time. I Googled and > saw that in an early > version there was a problem that it had to be run > the _first_ time as root > but after that it was OK, but thats not the problem > here--it ONLY runs as > root all the time. If I type "firefox" on the > command line it > just immediately returns to the command line, no > error messages > of any sort, nothing in /var/log/messages. > > When run as root it seems to be fine. The binary has > execute > permissions for everyone. > > What do i need to be doing? > > Thanks! > > Jen > > > - > Finding fabulous fares is fun. > Let Yahoo! FareChase search your favorite travel > sites to find flight and hotel bargains. > ___ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > What happens if you type "firefox" on the command line as a normal user?As i posted in the message you replied to, if you type firefox nothing happens, it just returns silently to the commandline. But anyway the problem was that my .mozilla directory and everything in it was permitted only to root. So when i changed that everything worked fine. Thanks! Jen - No need to miss a message. Get email on-the-go with Yahoo! Mail for Mobile. Get started. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Fwd: Re: Firefox only runs as root--help!
And i can't even spell "freebsd.org" right. Not my day. Jen - Any questions? Get answers on any topic at Yahoo! Answers. Try it now.--- Begin Message --- Jeremy Gransden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 3/2/07, Dr. Jennifer Nussbaum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: This is a resend of something i sent to the freebsd-gnome list a few days ago, but there wer no answers and i think its a real problem, so i hope no one minds. I have a new install of FreeBSD 6.2, and installed Gnome 2.16 and other things, including Firefox 2.0, from Ports. Firefox only runs as root. Every time. I Googled and saw that in an early version there was a problem that it had to be run the _first_ time as root but after that it was OK, but thats not the problem here--it ONLY runs as root all the time. If I type "firefox" on the command line it just immediately returns to the command line, no error messages of any sort, nothing in /var/log/messages. When run as root it seems to be fine. The binary has execute permissions for everyone. What do i need to be doing? Thanks! Jen Hi Jen, what are the permissions on .mozilla in your home directory. jeremy Oh, g#d... /me hangs head in shame and embarrassment. Thank you. So sorry to bother the list with this. I thought i had been clever to check the permissions on the binary :-( Thank you Jeremy! Jen _ It's here! Your new message! Get [2]new email alerts with the free [3]Yahoo! Toolbar. References 1. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 2. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=49938/*http://tools.search.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/mail/ 3. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=49938/*http://tools.search.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/mail/ --- End Message --- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Firefox only runs as root--help!
This is a resend of something i sent to the freebsd-gnome list a few days ago, but there wer no answers and i think its a real problem, so i hope no one minds. I have a new install of FreeBSD 6.2, and installed Gnome 2.16 and other things, including Firefox 2.0, from Ports. Firefox only runs as root. Every time. I Googled and saw that in an early version there was a problem that it had to be run the _first_ time as root but after that it was OK, but thats not the problem here--it ONLY runs as root all the time. If I type "firefox" on the command line it just immediately returns to the command line, no error messages of any sort, nothing in /var/log/messages. When run as root it seems to be fine. The binary has execute permissions for everyone. What do i need to be doing? Thanks! Jen - Finding fabulous fares is fun. Let Yahoo! FareChase search your favorite travel sites to find flight and hotel bargains. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Can't install win32-codecs
Jeremy Gransden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 2/23/07, Dr. Jennifer Nussbaum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi, Im trying to get a new install going, and it wont let me install win32-codecs (and therefor mplayer and xine and everything i need to watch multimedia). Its marked as "forbidden: remote code execution". The URL it gives just shows why it can be dangerous. Is there any workaround, or a way to force this? Im willing to take the chance and i never view quicktime websites anyway, and its hard not to watch movies on this new machine! Thanks! Jen Taken from post October of last year: As per the ports(7) man page: DISABLE_VULNERABILITIES If defined, disable check for security vulnerabilities using portaudit(1) (ports/security/portaudit) when installing new ports. i.e.: cd /usr/ports/www/mozilla DISABLE_VULNERABILITIES=1 make install here is the post http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-ports/2006-October/036276.html jeremy Ah, thanks! I did search back to December or so but thought that this would have come up then, and i checked UPDATING and there was nothing there so i gave up. I should have checked further. Thanks to you and to Kelly (separate reply, also worked) for getting me on the right path. Jen - Don't get soaked. Take a quick peak at the forecast with theYahoo! Search weather shortcut. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Can't install win32-codecs
Hi, Im trying to get a new install going, and it wont let me install win32-codecs (and therefor mplayer and xine and everything i need to watch multimedia). Its marked as "forbidden: remote code execution". The URL it gives just shows why it can be dangerous. Is there any workaround, or a way to force this? Im willing to take the chance and i never view quicktime websites anyway, and its hard not to watch movies on this new machine! Thanks! Jen - Expecting? Get great news right away with email Auto-Check. Try the Yahoo! Mail Beta. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Newbie--new install on Core 2 Duo?
Abdullah Ibn Hamad Al-Marri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 2/12/07, Dr. Jennifer Nussbaum wrote: > Ive never installed FreeBSD by myself, its always been installed for me by > someone. But im planning on getting a new laptop soon, thinking of the > ThinkPad T60, which now has a Intel Core 2 Due processor. > > What do i need to do to make sure i'm getting the use of both cores? I read > through the Handbook on Installation and it doesnt say anything about this. > > Thanks. Any other thoughts welcome! Im a little nervous about this, but the > T60 seems to be well supported. > > Jen The best approach to learn more about FreeBSD in my opinion is to install PCBSD 1.3.01 which is based on FreeBSD 6.1 or DesktopBSD 1.6-RC1 which is FreeBSD 6.2 , they will detect your cpus and will install the right kernel to use both cpus beside complete ready FreeBSD with KDE desktop in your thinkpad notebook. Thanks. I do want to say though that i have *used* FreeBSD alot on the desktop before (though im still pretty novice), i just havnent *installed* it--friends always did it for me. So i'm sure PCBSD or DesktopBSD are good solutions, but i'm trying to do a full install of the real thing, and learn how to do this myself. Jen - The fish are biting. Get more visitors on your site using Yahoo! Search Marketing. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Newbie--new install on Core 2 Duo?
Ive never installed FreeBSD by myself, its always been installed for me by someone. But im planning on getting a new laptop soon, thinking of the ThinkPad T60, which now has a Intel Core 2 Due processor. What do i need to do to make sure i'm getting the use of both cores? I read through the Handbook on Installation and it doesnt say anything about this. Thanks. Any other thoughts welcome! Im a little nervous about this, but the T60 seems to be well supported. Jen - Get your own web address. Have a HUGE year through Yahoo! Small Business. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Firefox plugin config (Was Re: mplayer configuration)
Garrett Cooper wrote: >Dr. Jennifer Nussbaum wrote: >> i used to use mplayer without a problem but i just upgraded it and >> now have problems--it doesnt work. >> >> i can play audio files wiht xmms, but if i try to use mplayer i get an error >> "Could not open/initialize audio device -> no sound." >> >> If i use gmplayer, it also doesnt work (same error) but i fooled around >> and saw that if i go to the Preferences configuration, and the Audio tab, >> and select the "oss" driver, it works. (Only for that sesssion, if i start it >> up again it doesnt work). > >I believe the right syntax is... >ao = oss >... in either "/usr/local/etc/mplayer.conf" (IIRC) or "~/,mplayer/config". > >More options are revealed in man mplayer. Thank you! i did look in the manual but it was the HUGEST one ive ever seen and i couldnt find this. Also i didnt know why it had changed for me. Now i see that audio files are being handled by several different plugins. i think "plugger" is doing the audio files, even though mplayerplug-in is also listed as handling some of these files. The interface for the mplayer plugin is better. Whats the recommended way for this to be first in the list (that is mplayer plugin works first and it defaults to plugger otherwise)? Thanks again! Jen __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
mplayer configuration
i used to use mplayer without a problem but i just upgraded it and now have problems--it doesnt work. i can play audio files wiht xmms, but if i try to use mplayer i get an error "Could not open/initialize audio device -> no sound." If i use gmplayer, it also doesnt work (same error) but i fooled around and saw that if i go to the Preferences configuration, and the Audio tab, and select the "oss" driver, it works. (Only for that sesssion, if i start it up again it doesnt work). How do i get this set up to work properly. i didnt see anything in /usr/ports/UPDATING and i didnt change anything (nothing intentional anyway) that would make things stop. Thanks! Jen __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Various package/ports problems
Kris Kennaway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Mon, Sep 04, 2006 at 02:00:20PM -0700, Dr. Jennifer Nussbaum wrote: >Kris >Check the manpage, probably I meant pkgdb -fu > > Sorry, i dont understand what im checking hte manpage to > have it do. Running pkgdb -fu does rebuild the package > database, but i get the same Bus Error thing from Ruby > as above. >Kris: Running which version of portupgrade? Also try 'cd > /usr/ports; make > fetchindex' first. No difference; its portupgrade version 2.0.1 (as reported by portupgrade --version). > But i dont want to remove mysql-server-4.1.20, because this seems > to be the version that is actively running on this machine, and i dont > want to disable it. Same for apache+mod_ssl, which accounts for > alot of the other conflicts. > Kris: You need to recognize that you've got the system into a >damaged state > already, so it's going to take further intrusive work to repair it. True. But the system does WORK now, and id rather not make it NOT WORK in the process of making it easier to upgrade ports. > Also, when i try to delete one of the ports that seemed less > critical, even that didnt work: > ~ $ sudo pkg_delete -f jade-1.2.1_9 > pkg_delete: package 'jade-1.2.1_9' is required by these other packages > and may not be deinstalled (but I'll delete it anyway): > sgmlformat-1.7_2 > pkg_delete: read_plist: bad command '@conflicts sp-1.*' > ~ > > ...and jade-1.2.1_9 is still there. > > Thank you again for your continued attention, Kris. > Kris: What happens if you try to reinstall it from the port, setting FORCE_PKG_REGISTER? Oh yes! This does work. After this worked i went and reinstalled all the ports listed, and now pkg_info (and pkg_delete, etc.) is working correctly. Thanks! Something working at last. So now i can find out what version each port is, but that doesnt help me know whether these are outdated, or to update them. For that im still stuck on the Ruby core dump problem. I did reinstall portupgrade, ruby18, and the ruby-bdb thing, but sadly i still get the same abort trap/core dump thing ive reported all along. Is there any other way i can attack this last issue? Thanks. Jen - Get your own web address for just $1.99/1st yr. We'll help. Yahoo! Small Business. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Various package/ports problems
Kris Kennaway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Mon, Sep 04, 2006 at 04:52:08AM -0700, Dr. Jennifer Nussbaum wrote: > > For example if i try to run "portversion" i get: > > > > undefined method `each' for nil:NilClass > > /usr/local/sbin/portversion:239: [BUG] Bus Error > > > > from Ruby (ruby 1.8.5 is up to date on the system). > > :> pkgdb -f > > ~ $ sudo pkgdb -f > ~ $ portversion > undefined method `each' for nil:NilClass > /usr/local/sbin/portversion:239: [BUG] Bus Error > ruby 1.8.5 (2006-08-25) [i386-freebsd4] > > Abort trap (core dumped) > ~ $ ::>Check the manpage, probably I meant pkgdb -fu Sorry, i dont understand what im checking hte manpage to have it do. Running pkgdb -fu does rebuild the package database, but i get the same Bus Error thing from Ruby as above. > > If i try to run "pkg_info" I quickly get: > > > > pkg_info: read_plist: bad command '@conflicts apache+ipv6-1.*' > > :> Deinstall the package that was built for a later version of > :> FreeBSD. > > KrisHow do i tell which this is? Most of this box seems to be compiled > from ports, not installed packages. apache+ipv6 is not installed. > > ~ $ pkg_info > ImageMagick-nox11-6.0.2.7 Image processing tools > analog-6.0_1,1 An extremely fast program for analysing WWW logfiles > pkg_info: read_plist: bad command '@conflicts apache+ipv6-1.*' > ~ ::>grep -r @conflicts /var/db/pkg and remove all listed packages. Kris Which listed packages? The output of this grep looks like: /var/db/pkg/mysql-server-4.1.20/+CONTENTS:@conflicts mysql-server-3.* /var/db/pkg/mysql-server-4.1.20/+CONTENTS:@conflicts mysql-server-4.[02-9].* /var/db/pkg/mysql-server-4.1.20/+CONTENTS:@conflicts mysql-server-5.* But i dont want to remove mysql-server-4.1.20, because this seems to be the version that is actively running on this machine, and i dont want to disable it. Same for apache+mod_ssl, which accounts for alot of the other conflicts. Also, when i try to delete one of the ports that seemed less critical, even that didnt work: ~ $ sudo pkg_delete -f jade-1.2.1_9 pkg_delete: package 'jade-1.2.1_9' is required by these other packages and may not be deinstalled (but I'll delete it anyway): sgmlformat-1.7_2 pkg_delete: read_plist: bad command '@conflicts sp-1.*' ~ ...and jade-1.2.1_9 is still there. Thank you again for your continued attention, Kris. Jen __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Various package/ports problems
Kris Kennaway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Sun, Sep 03, 2006 at 06:31:18PM -0700, Dr. Jennifer Nussbaum wrote: > Kris Kennaway wrote: On Sun, Sep 03, 2006 at 05:58:36PM -0700, Dr. Jennifer > Nussbaum wrote: > > Kris Kennaway wrote: On Mon, Aug 28, 2006 at 01:59:14PM -0700, Dr. > > Jennifer Nussbaum wrote: > > > >> Thanks, i CAN compile from the ports collection (i never wanted to use > >> packages). Its MANAGING this that i cant do. I can update my ports tree > >> fine, and i can go into ports directory and do a make install, sure. > >> > >> But i cant do portsversion to see what needs updating, and i cant do > >> pkg_info to find out what versions i have. So doing something like > > >Why not (in both cases)?As i posted in the original message - the main > >question i was > asking - both of these are broken in some way. Reposting: > > --- > > For example if i try to run "portversion" i get: > > undefined method `each' for nil:NilClass > /usr/local/sbin/portversion:239: [BUG] Bus Error > > from Ruby (ruby 1.8.5 is up to date on the system). :> pkgdb -f ~ $ sudo pkgdb -f ~ $ portversion undefined method `each' for nil:NilClass /usr/local/sbin/portversion:239: [BUG] Bus Error ruby 1.8.5 (2006-08-25) [i386-freebsd4] Abort trap (core dumped) ~ $ > > If i try to run "pkg_info" I quickly get: > > pkg_info: read_plist: bad command '@conflicts apache+ipv6-1.*' :> Deinstall the package that was built for a later version of :> FreeBSD. KrisHow do i tell which this is? Most of this box seems to be compiled from ports, not installed packages. apache+ipv6 is not installed. ~ $ pkg_info ImageMagick-nox11-6.0.2.7 Image processing tools analog-6.0_1,1 An extremely fast program for analysing WWW logfiles pkg_info: read_plist: bad command '@conflicts apache+ipv6-1.*' ~ I rebuilt analog from ports but that doesnt seem to be it. Thanks for your continued help. Jen - Get your own web address for just $1.99/1st yr. We'll help. Yahoo! Small Business. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Various package/ports problems
Kris Kennaway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Sun, Sep 03, 2006 at 05:58:36PM -0700, Dr. Jennifer Nussbaum wrote: > Kris Kennaway wrote: On Mon, Aug 28, 2006 at 01:59:14PM -0700, Dr. Jennifer > Nussbaum wrote: > >> Thanks, i CAN compile from the ports collection (i never wanted to use >> packages). Its MANAGING this that i cant do. I can update my ports tree >> fine, and i can go into ports directory and do a make install, sure. >> >> But i cant do portsversion to see what needs updating, and i cant do >> pkg_info to find out what versions i have. So doing something like >Why not (in both cases)?As i posted in the original message - the main >question i was asking - both of these are broken in some way. Reposting: --- For example if i try to run "portversion" i get: undefined method `each' for nil:NilClass /usr/local/sbin/portversion:239: [BUG] Bus Error from Ruby (ruby 1.8.5 is up to date on the system). If i try to run "pkg_info" I quickly get: pkg_info: read_plist: bad command '@conflicts apache+ipv6-1.*' (i googled for similar problems and there were a few other reports of this, with other packages, but no suggestion of how to fix them.) --- I manually updated Ruby and portupgrade (by updating my ports tree and going into their /usr/ports directories and doing make install) with no change. This is what i am trying to solve. Thanks. Jen - Get your own web address for just $1.99/1st yr. We'll help. Yahoo! Small Business. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Various package/ports problems
Kris Kennaway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Mon, Aug 28, 2006 at 01:59:14PM -0700, Dr. Jennifer Nussbaum wrote: >> I wish i could, but i dont have physical access to the machine - its >> in a remote location with no serial console. So if anything gets >> messed up during an upgrade, im in a hell of a lot of trouble. > >> I dont know when i'll be able to fix this problem so until i can upgrade >> the OS i at least want to keep the rest of it up to date. >The packages are compiled for 4.11-stable and do not work >with systems >much older than this (e.g. 4.8, as you discovered). You might >have >more luck compiling from the ports collection, although that >too only >supports 4.11 officially (and modern releases, of course). Thanks, i CAN compile from the ports collection (i never wanted to use packages). Its MANAGING this that i cant do. I can update my ports tree fine, and i can go into ports directory and do a make install, sure. But i cant do portsversion to see what needs updating, and i cant do pkg_info to find out what versions i have. So doing something like upgrading Perl and all it's dependencies--wow what a nightmare that would be. But for another way of fixing the problem, is there any trustworthy way i can do a clean install of 6.1 on a box i dont have access to? I can backup everything offsite and ship a CD or an external drive to the facility, if there is some way i can be assured of getting back into the box after some install procedure is run by a tech there. Jen __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Various package/ports problems
Gerard Seibert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Mon, 28 Aug 2006, Dr. Jennifer Nussbaum wrote: > Hi, > > I inherited a FreeBSD 4.8 box that had a lot of out of date ports on it. in > trying to fix some of this, i seem to have screwed up the package or > ports system in a way i cant manage to fix. That is really quite an old version of FSBD. If possible, I think you would be well served by updating to the latest version - 6.1 - if possible. I may be wrong, but I do not believe that there is a lot of support for that version anymore. I wish i could, but i dont have physical access to the machine - its in a remote location with no serial console. So if anything gets messed up during an upgrade, im in a hell of a lot of trouble. I dont know when i'll be able to fix this problem so until i can upgrade the OS i at least want to keep the rest of it up to date. Jen. - Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Various package/ports problems
Hi, I inherited a FreeBSD 4.8 box that had a lot of out of date ports on it. in trying to fix some of this, i seem to have screwed up the package or ports system in a way i cant manage to fix. For example if i try to run "portversion" i get: undefined method `each' for nil:NilClass /usr/local/sbin/portversion:239: [BUG] Bus Error from Ruby (ruby 1.8.5 is up to date on the system). If i try to run "pkg_info" I quickly get: pkg_info: read_plist: bad command '@conflicts apache+ipv6-1.*' (i googled for similar problems and there were a few other reports of this, with other packages, but no suggestion of how to fix them.) If i try to rebuild my ports index, I get gnopernicus-0.12.0: "/usr/ports/accessibility/gnome-speech" non-existent -- dependency list incomplete" and nothing will go further. How can i get all of this sorted? i was really hoping to be able to update most of this sytem but now i cant even get started to find out what needs it :-( Jen - All-new Yahoo! Mail - Fire up a more powerful email and get things done faster. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
FireFox not starting in 6.0
i finally am getting started with 6.0, after a lot of time of installation. Most things are going well but the wierdest problem: i cant get FireFox to start! It built fine, no errors, but it just doesnt start. There arent really anymore details i can give. It doesnt matter if I click the FF icon in Gnome, or type 'firefox' on the commandline. (There's no output from doing that: $ firefox $ so no errors or anything.) What to do? Epiphany works fine and Opera does too but i like FireFox. Thanks. Jen __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Instructions for upgrading?
Dr. Jennifer Nussbaum wrote: >where can i find simple instructions for upgrading to a new major version? In addition to the advice given earlier, you might read Bruce Mah's "Migration Guide". The 5.3 version is here: http://people.freebsd.org/~bmah/relnotes/5.3-RELEASE/early-adopter.html and might be quite applicable to the 4.x > 5.x migration, as 5.3 was the first "-STABLE" release in the 5.X branch, and many users were expected to move to it from 4.11, etc. thanks for this! i looked att his pretty closely and thought i did everything right but did run into trouble in the end. something went wrong at "installworld", i guess with the 4.x compatability layer, and now im not sure what to do to get things fixed. when i boot into the singleuser shell, even simple commands i gett hings like "/usr/libexec/ld-elf.so.1: Shared object "libncurses.so.5" not found, required by "more"". i can use basic commands like ls and cat but not even slightly hard things like more or vi. at this point i would be willing to save my /usr directory and just try to find a cd drive to do a clean install, but im not sure how to save it. i did do a backup of my most important things but if the install is going completely wrong i guess id like to save everything. my files in /usr are all still there but i dont know if i can hook up to the network or save to an attached cd, seeing how many commands i cant run. thanks! next time i just stay with 4.10, or do a better backup! Jen - Yahoo! Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Instructions for upgrading?
where can i find simple instructions for upgrading to a new major version? im running 4.10 right now and want to change to 6.0--why not? heh--but the installation page in the handbook just talks about doing it from scratch. and the entire "upgrade' section of the 6.0 release notes just says "Source upgrades to FreeBSD 6.0-RELEASE are only supported from FreeBSD 5.3-RELEASE or later. Users of older systems wanting to upgrade 6.0-RELEASE will need to update to FreeBSD 5.3 or newer first, then to FreeBSD 6.0-RELEASE. Important: Upgrading FreeBSD should, of course, only be attempted after backing up all data and configuration files." but doesnt say how to really do it. same with the 5.x release notes. im willing to do this in two step, from 4.10 to 5.4 and then to 6.0, if that is neccessary. my laptop doesnt have a CD drive of a floppy drive, so i want to do it over the network but i need simple instructions if someone can help. thank you! jen __ Yahoo! Music Unlimited Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. http://music.yahoo.com/unlimited/ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
