Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] How to straighten out an /etc/passwd /etc/opasswd mess I've created
On Tue, 31 May 2022, hput via openindiana-discuss wrote: Hi there, > I've jerked around with the files so much this morning I doubt I could really > recount all I've tried. (/etc/passwd /etc/opasswd /etc/group /etc/ogroup) First things first: You should NEVER manually touch any of those files! Always use the appropriate commands instead (useradd/groupadd, etc.). > Is there some way to fix this short of reinstall? I think that might be your best option, assuming you don't have a working backup or snapshot to which you can revert. Cheers, -- Rich Teer ___ openindiana-discuss mailing list openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org https://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Replacing Solaris 10 u8
On Thu, 25 Mar 2021, John D Groenveld wrote: > Lots of options for running legacy software on top of illumos and > we are still 6 days from Rich Teer's favorite holiday. Talk about an unexpected random mention! :-) Long time, no speak John! Hope all is well with you. Cheers, -- Rich Teer ___ openindiana-discuss mailing list openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org https://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] [oi-dev] Public Documentation License (terms)
On Wed, 18 May 2016, Alexander Pyhalov wrote: > If we really need to name every contributor in PDL appendix for each modified > document, then something like > https://www.freebsd.org/copyright/freebsd-doc-license.html looks much more > practical for new documentation. Just throwing out a suggestion/question: How about using one of the Creative Commons licenses (https://creativecommons.org)? -- Rich Teer, Publisher Vinylphile Magazine www.vinylphilemag.com ___ openindiana-discuss mailing list openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] command will not run from cron but will from CLI
On Mon, 9 May 2016, da...@kosmosisland.com wrote: > I have not been able to get even a simple command to run from cron. For a > test I created this script: > > #!/bin/sh > > export PATH="/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/root" /bin/sh doesn't support that nomenclature for exporting variables; you have to define them in one statement and export them in another. For example: PATH="/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/root" export PATH -- Rich Teer, Publisher Vinylphile Magazine www.vinylphilemag.com ___ openindiana-discuss mailing list openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] The mailing list is dead
On Thu, 17 Dec 2015, David Brodbeck wrote: > Many (most?) email providers also now reject mail sent from cable and DSL > IP blocks, due to spam problems. That was another reason I stopped hosting > my own. True. To get around that (I host my own email), I set up my ISP's mail server to be my Smart Host (I'm using Sendmail). As far as other email providers are concerned, my email comes my ISP's mail server, so it's considered to be legit. -- Rich Teer, Publisher Vinylphile Magazine www.vinylphilemag.com ___ openindiana-discuss mailing list openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] OI roadmap (for production)
On Sat, 12 Dec 2015, Ian Collins wrote: > There is only one of you writing, but many reading. That's why decent > threading and quoting is important on technical lists! This conversation reminds me of this old chestnut: A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What's the most annoying thing on Usenet and in email? It's as true today as it has always been. -- Rich Teer, Publisher Vinylphile Magazine www.vinylphilemag.com ___ openindiana-discuss mailing list openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Support for USB3?
On Thu, 5 Nov 2015, Jonathan Adams wrote: > USB is good for ZFS on Linux (useful to set the ashift on a backwards > compatible Solaris 10 zpool), but it's not really "prime time". Just so that I'm absolutely clear, would I be correct in thinking that eSATA is preferred over USB-3, assuming SAS isn't an option? The low-end, consumer-spec drive enclosure I'm using has an eSATA port and a USB-3 port. The eSATA port requires the use of an HBA that supports port multipliers (which the LSI HBA I'm using doesn't), and my Ultra 20 M2 "server" only has USB-2 ports. So I'm looking at buying either a USB-3 PCIe card, or an eSATA that supports port multiplers PCIe card. The cost difference isn't that great (~$30 vs $60), but I'd like to buy the one that's best (i.e., most reliable and more performant). Illumos support would be ideal, but I'll also consider anything that is supported by Linux or FreeBSD. I'm currently thinking about getting one of the StarTech eSATA or USB-3 cards. Cheers, -- Rich Teer, Publisher Vinylphile Magazine www.vinylphilemag.com ___ openindiana-discuss mailing list openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Support for USB3?
On Sun, 1 Nov 2015, Guenther Alka wrote: > Your options are mainly with Solarish systems > > - Oracle Solaris with USB 3 support > but the following options are far better, faster or more robust to connect > disks [...] All good ideas, and I agree, probably better in a commercial environment. However (and I forgot to mention this), this is for my home server and I'm strapped for cash at the moment, so I'm looking for a *cheap*, reasonably performant solution. I'm currently using the external drive bay with a USB 2 connection, plus an eSATA drive (3-way mirror). My plan is to drop the eSATA drive (it's a 2 TB drive vs the 4 TB drives in the other drive bay), and stick to just the USB port and (for the time being) live with the presumably crappy performance that will bring. >From the feedback I've received here, it seems that for better performance (considering my budget) I will have to go the USB 3 route, which also means that I may have to abandon a Solaris-based OS. :-( In the immediate term, that probably means going the Linux + ZFS on LInux route. I'll buy a cheap ($30 or so) USB 3 card that is supported on Linux, and take it from there. (I can't believe that I just wrote that; my how times have changed!) -- Rich Teer, Publisher Vinylphile Magazine www.vinylphilemag.com ___ openindiana-discuss mailing list openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Support for USB3?
On Tue, 3 Nov 2015, Jonathan Adams wrote: > You might be better off with a FreeNAS setup instead of Linux+ZFS, as long > as you don't mind configuring it via a browser interface ... We have 3 of > the beasties now running in production environments and they even have ZFS > boot (and they don't forget how to do ZFS when they get a new kernel) Hmm, that's a good idea (although the browser-only stuff gives me pause). I like the idea of ZFS boot. I guess I should really take a closer look at ZFS on FreeBSD too... -- Rich Teer, Publisher Vinylphile Magazine www.vinylphilemag.com ___ openindiana-discuss mailing list openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
[OpenIndiana-discuss] Support for USB3?
Hi all, Hopefully a very quick question here: is USB3 supported yet, and if so, what 2+ port cards are recommended? I'm specifically talking about using ZFS on external hard drives, and am thinking of using SmartOS if that helps. The USB card would be going into a PCIe slot in my Ultra 20 M2. (I'm currently using one of the on-board USB2 interfaces, but the 480 Mb/s speed is killing me!) Cheers, -- Rich Teer, Publisher Vinylphile Magazine www.vinylphilemag.com ___ openindiana-discuss mailing list openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Support for USB3?
On Wed, 28 Oct 2015, Bob Friesenhahn wrote: > USB-3 is not supported yet. I have not heard of anyone working on it. Ah, that is what I feared, but thanks for confirming it. > Consider ZFS on Linux or FreeBSD if you need USB-3 and ZFS within the next > year. Yep; I've already started pondering those options... > Also consider eSATA since that can be supported by OpenIndiana and is commonly > available on external drives. Agreed. I was using eSATA with 3 single disk enclosures, and it worked well until the latter started failing (not the disk in at least one case), so I bought a 4-bay enclosure with eSATA and USB-3 connections. The enclosure requires that the HBA supports SATA port multipliers, but unfortunately the LSI HBA I'm using doesn't. I'm more than willing to give eSATA a try, if someone is happy to recommend a cheap enough HBA that is known to work. -- Rich Teer, Publisher Vinylphile Magazine www.vinylphilemag.com ___ openindiana-discuss mailing list openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Case sensitivity mixed vs sensitive
On Fri, 6 Jun 2014, Cal Sawyer wrote: # touch a # touch A (ok, so far so good ...) Did you do an ls after those commands? If a file exists, touch won't complain. It'll just silently do what you asked it too: update the file's mtime to the current time. In other words, your touch commands might've been operating on the same file. HTH, -- Rich Teer, Publisher Vinylphile Magazine www.vinylphilemag.com ___ openindiana-discuss mailing list openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
