Re: [newbie] Lynx doesn't run
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When I try running Lynx from the console, I get a message, "Metamail: Can't open temporary file!" It even happened if I uninstalled metamail. What's up with that, I can't use X-Windows because my system is too slow, so I want to use the good old text browser. Can anyone help me out? Thanks. -- /-|rcana - - * - - Araby Weyr Fandom: http://members.tripod.com/~Araby/ Tales of Midgar- FF7: http://members.tripod.com/~ArcanaTxM/ Xenogears Interactive Fiction: http://members.tripod.com/~project_xat/ Xenogears - Guardian Angels: http://www.zenogias.com/Guardian You need to make a tmp directory. mkdir ~/tmp
Re: [newbie] Lynx: Follow Up
On Sun, 8 Aug 1999, John May wrote: That's what I thought. I have been using Linux now for a couple of years, and I must say it is good to see linux maturing and the support that it has gotten, it truly is a stable OS. Now, if only that USB support would develop. It does - have a look at the 2.3.x kernels. LLaP bero -- Tired of waiting for Windows 2000? STOP WAITING! http://www.ms-windows-2000.com/
Re: [[newbie] Lynx]
"John May" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am getting an error message when I try to run Lynx, it says: $ lynx metamail: can't open temporary file! $ That's all it says then I goes back to the prompt. Anybody have any ideas? Thanks === mkdir temp Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.
Re: [newbie] Lynx: Follow Up
Well, it is fixed in the next version of Mandrake. (This version is to find the errors in it though, not supposed to be used for daily use!) Jo John May wrote: On Sat, 07 Aug 1999, you wrote: I am getting an error message when I try to run Lynx, it says: $ lynx metamail: can't open temporary file! $ That's all it says then I goes back to the prompt. Anybody have any ideas? Type md ~/tmp at the command prompt. Hey, it worked. So you have to have a ~/tmp directory in your home directory. Why couldn't this have been compiled to use the /tmp directory? Oh well.. Thanks to everybody.
Re: [newbie] Lynx: Follow Up
John May wrote: On Sat, 07 Aug 1999, you wrote: I am getting an error message when I try to run Lynx, it says: $ lynx metamail: can't open temporary file! $ That's all it says then I goes back to the prompt. Anybody have any ideas? Type md ~/tmp at the command prompt. Hey, it worked. So you have to have a ~/tmp directory in your home directory. Why couldn't this have been compiled to use the /tmp directory? Oh well.. Because you could end up creating serious security problems with /tmp. You'll find that a number of packages are moving away from a system-wide /tmp and are moving to user owned tmp directories. -- Steve Philp Network Administrator Advance Packaging Corp. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] Lynx
I don't have a clue, but I get the same message... Jo John May wrote: I am getting an error message when I try to run Lynx, it says: $ lynx metamail: can't open temporary file! $ That's all it says then I goes back to the prompt. Anybody have any ideas? Thanks
Re: [newbie] Lynx
thanks, will do... Bernhard Rosenkraenzer wrote: On Sat, 7 Aug 1999, John May wrote: I am getting an error message when I try to run Lynx, it says: $ lynx metamail: can't open temporary file! Please read the FAQ - mkdir ~/tmp LLaP bero -- Tired of waiting for Windows 2000? STOP WAITING! http://www.ms-windows-2000.com/
Re: [newbie] Lynx
Hey...this is easy to fix in your home directory (the one you start in right when you log in) type: mkdir ~/tmp You only have to do that for the root user and the one unprivlaged user you made during install. It looks like linuxconf does that for the rest of um :-) - Original Message - From: John May [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, August 07, 1999 9:20 AM Subject: [newbie] Lynx I am getting an error message when I try to run Lynx, it says: $ lynx metamail: can't open temporary file! $ That's all it says then I goes back to the prompt. Anybody have any ideas? Thanks
Re: [newbie] lynx
On Fri, 16 Jul 1999, David M. Kufta wrote: I am new to linux-mandrake and after a clean install when I tried to use my lynx browser from the console I get the message "Can't open temporary file! mkdir ~/tmp
Re: [newbie] lynx
I have one word... LYNX! :-) John - Original Message - From: Axalon [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 16, 1999 11:58 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] lynx On Fri, 16 Jul 1999, John Aldrich wrote: This DEFINATELY needs to be in a FAQ somewhere... create a "temp" directory in your home directory and it should work just peachy. :-) This IS on several FAQ's, as well as the mailing list archives and newsgroup. The problem is getting to them with no browser, not everyone installs X. - Original Message - From: David M. Kufta [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 16, 1999 9:08 PM Subject: [newbie] lynx Hello List, I am new to linux-mandrake and after a clean install when I tried to use my lynx browser from the console I get the message "Can't open temporary file! I have been using various Linux Distro's since 1992 and never had this happen with lynx before. I would appreciate any insight that anyone may be able to provide as to why this message would be encountered. Thank's Dave
Re: [newbie] lynx
Then again... *doh!* Now that I re-read the subject... :-) John - Original Message - From: Axalon [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 16, 1999 11:58 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] lynx On Fri, 16 Jul 1999, John Aldrich wrote: This DEFINATELY needs to be in a FAQ somewhere... create a "temp" directory in your home directory and it should work just peachy. :-) This IS on several FAQ's, as well as the mailing list archives and newsgroup. The problem is getting to them with no browser, not everyone installs X. - Original Message - From: David M. Kufta [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 16, 1999 9:08 PM Subject: [newbie] lynx Hello List, I am new to linux-mandrake and after a clean install when I tried to use my lynx browser from the console I get the message "Can't open temporary file! I have been using various Linux Distro's since 1992 and never had this happen with lynx before. I would appreciate any insight that anyone may be able to provide as to why this message would be encountered. Thank's Dave
Re: [newbie] lynx
On Fri, 16 Jul 1999, David M. Kufta wrote: Hello List, I am new to linux-mandrake and after a clean install when I tried to use my lynx browser from the console I get the message "Can't open temporary file! I have been using various Linux Distro's since 1992 and never had this happen with lynx before. I would appreciate any insight that anyone may be able to provide as to why this message would be encountered. Thank's Dave Welcome to the list, known problem with the installer should only occur with the user created at install time, metamail's temp files have been moved to what should be a more secure location , mkdir ~/tmp chmod 700 ~/tmp
RE: [newbie] Lynx question
Brian - I asked the same question. What you need to do is to create a ~/tmp directory. Bill -Original Message- From: Brian Garel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 1999 9:39 AM To: Newbie Mandrake Subject: [newbie] Lynx question I have recently installed my system and have been sailing along quite smoothly. All was going well until I tried to view a web page from the console. I get the error message... [bgarel@pitstop ~]$ lynx metamail: Can't open temporary file! [bgarel@pitstop ~]$ Now I've been reading man pages after man pages...any and all help here would be appreciated! :-( Brian Garel Network Administrator Primus Canada _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: [newbie] Lynx question
On Wed, 07 Jul 1999, you wrote: I have recently installed my system and have been sailing along quite smoothly. All was going well until I tried to view a web page from the console. I get the error message... [bgarel@pitstop ~]$ lynx metamail: Can't open temporary file! [bgarel@pitstop ~]$ Now I've been reading man pages after man pages...any and all help here would be appreciated! :-( THAT one at least, I think I know the answer to create a "temp" directory in your home directory and see if that doesn't fix the problem. -- John Aldrich COL Tech Support === Chattanooga Online Internet 423-267-8867
Re: [newbie] lynx
Axalon wrote: On Mon, 5 Jul 1999, Wilhelm Bertalan wrote: Kuraiken wrote: Wilhelm Bertalan wrote: You need to have a "tmp" dir in your home dir, then everything is ok. willy Mike Julien wrote: Does anybody know how to fix this? When in console mode.. I give the command "lynx" and the response that I get is .. "metmail: cannot open temporary folder" TIA Mike Julien Thanks, Willy. I was having this same problem...sounds like a bug to me...either the creation of $HOME/tmp should be handled by the rpm or better yet (maybe?) the real /tmp be used as tmp. Is there some kind of problem doing it? -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster -- I think you are absolutely right (solution 2 seems to be preferable) and I also believe it should not be too complicated, but I must admit I have no knowledge or experience in producing rpm´s! regards, willy metamails temp files were moved from /tmp to ~/tmp to remove some minor security problems. You only have to create on ~/tmp manualy, (for user created at install) it's normaly handled by the user creation scripts, but those are available during install. the point is that this was NOT done by any user creation script. I did an absolute standard installation and created one user during install, but when I tried to start lynx I got this error message. Of course it can be easily solved but some people have problems with it (if you search the archives, you can easily find some references...) regards, willy
Re: [newbie] lynx
Duh.. Thanks Wilhelm Bertalan wrote: You need to have a "tmp" dir in your home dir, then everything is ok. willy Mike Julien wrote: Does anybody know how to fix this? When in console mode.. I give the command "lynx" and the response that I get is .. "metmail: cannot open temporary folder" TIA Mike Julien
Re: [newbie] lynx
yep, same problem. I never use it so can't say that I've configured it or anything, just as it is out of the mandrake 6 cd. I wonder if they goofed on the install from the mandrake 6 cd somehow? I rarely use netscape, just when I have to ftp or view a shockwave file (my business), and normally use the k browser for my web stuff - I always liked the way internet explorer integrates into windows, and I'm glad someone took the GOOD parts of that idea and worked it into k. But Lynx? just not my thing. Don - On Fri, 18 Jun 1999, you wrote: On Venus, I tried to run lynx last night, and had an error regarding a tmp file. (I don't remember the exact message right now. I'll post it later if no one has any ideas.) Any thoughts?Thanks. Bill
Re: [newbie] lynx
- Original Message - From: Bill Moshier [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, June 18, 1999 1:15 PM Subject: [newbie] lynx On Venus, I tried to run lynx last night, and had an error regarding a tmp file. To fix it, "mkdir ~/tmp" For some reason, Lynx likes to use a temporary directory in your home directory, instead of the system-wide one (at /var./tmp). -Matt Stegman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [newbie] lynx
Thanks Matt! -Original Message- From: Matt Stegman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, June 18, 1999 1:04 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] lynx - Original Message - From: Bill Moshier [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, June 18, 1999 1:15 PM Subject: [newbie] lynx On Venus, I tried to run lynx last night, and had an error regarding a tmp file. To fix it, "mkdir ~/tmp" For some reason, Lynx likes to use a temporary directory in your home directory, instead of the system-wide one (at /var./tmp). -Matt Stegman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] lynx
All you need to fix that problem is a tmp directory in your home directory, so just type 'mkdir ~/tmp' (without the quotes) and then Lynx will work. On Fri, 18 Jun 1999, Don Kelley wrote: yep, same problem. I never use it so can't say that I've configured it or anything, just as it is out of the mandrake 6 cd. I wonder if they goofed on the install from the mandrake 6 cd somehow? I rarely use netscape, just when I have to ftp or view a shockwave file (my business), and normally use the k browser for my web stuff - I always liked the way internet explorer integrates into windows, and I'm glad someone took the GOOD parts of that idea and worked it into k. But Lynx? just not my thing. Don - On Fri, 18 Jun 1999, you wrote: On Venus, I tried to run lynx last night, and had an error regarding a tmp file. (I don't remember the exact message right now. I'll post it later if no one has any ideas.) Any thoughts?Thanks. Bill -Tom
