Re: Prefered backup method?
> On Wed, Sep 17, 2003 at 10:56:06AM -0500, Benjamin J. Weiss wrote: >> Now, if your NAS is on the other end of a fast fiber connection a couple >> of >> miles down the road ;) > > Picture this scenario: > > - One storage box onsite > - One identical storage box offsite over fast fiber connection > - Storage boxes provide storage space over network block device > - One onsite box mounting both storage boxes' nbd devices in raid1 and > receiving/performing backups Doesn't the fast fiber connection cost on a monthly basis? So you go from a fixed cost solution to a monthly cost. It might be cost effective to start but for how long will that remain true? -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: Prefered backup method?
> At 11:00 9/18/2003 -0400, you wrote: >>Doesn't the fast fiber connection cost on a monthly basis? So you go >> from >>a fixed cost solution to a monthly cost. It might be cost effective to >>start but for how long will that remain true? > > Not always. You're assuming your market, your carriers, your conditions. A > friend of mine has a 10-mile WiFi link (yes, tunneled, no bitching!) that > cost him $300 to set up and $0 per month, and I'm dying to get a piece of > that... I made no assumptions. I asked a question. Or does a question mark in your part of the world not denote a question? I didn't know. That's why I asked the question. Yes, fixed cost was the wrong terminology. I can't think of a simple term to denote a single large expense vs. a smaller single expense plus monthly expenses. -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: Prefered backup method?
> On Wed, Sep 17, 2003 at 10:56:06AM -0500, Benjamin J. Weiss wrote: >> Now, if your NAS is on the other end of a fast fiber connection a couple >> of >> miles down the road ;) > > Picture this scenario: > > - One storage box onsite > - One identical storage box offsite over fast fiber connection > - Storage boxes provide storage space over network block device > - One onsite box mounting both storage boxes' nbd devices in raid1 and > receiving/performing backups Doesn't the fast fiber connection cost on a monthly basis? So you go from a fixed cost solution to a monthly cost. It might be cost effective to start but for how long will that remain true? -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: Moving SMTP to behind firewall
> Hi, > I'm planning to move smtp server to behind firewall. > SMTP server running RHL 8.0 with Sendmail 8.12.8-1.80, and firewall is > also > running RHL 8.0 with IPTables. How much security do you want? You could us masquerading. Make your firewall smtp.xxx.com and simply forward port 25 to the real SMTP server. Of course, then you could put the email server in a DMZ for even more protection. -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: Sweet Success
>> Another great difference and advantage that Linux box can have over >> MS Products are flexibility, stability, and SECURITY (among >> others) that MS cannot meet at par with Linux. > > Not to defend Microsoft products, but Windows *can* be flexible (sorta), > *can* be stable (at times), and *can* be secure. Just like a Linux box, > this also requires a qualified Systems Administrator who practices sound > security and patching. He did not say that it MS Windows could not do such things. He said it wasn't on par with Linux. Perhaps you need to read posts a little more closely before you start trying to tear them appart. MS Windows in it's current form can NEVER be as secure as Linux. Holes will remain hidden in the source for only a few to know about. Then you have to pray that Microsoft gets around to patching them before they become an issue. >> How many times in a year that you need to patch your MS Boxes with >> Bill-provided patch upgrades so that even your most latest Win2K >> would not be exploited by worms? > > Actually, I've been rather embarrassed at the volume of errata that Red > Hat has released over the last couple of years. Is this a bad thing? > Only if the administrator hasn't maintained the system properly. The > one thing that folks... the ones who argue that [Red Hat] Linux has as > many security holes as Windows... forget is that Linux is a distribution > containing a LOT of 3rd party software. Windows just can't compare. If > you were to compare the errata releases for the Linux kernel and GNU > utilities to Windows patches, I guarantee you they'd pale in > comparison. So... you're both right. ;-) You are forgetting one very important point. Only a fool installs programs that he doesn't need. If you only install the tools that you need for your machine to do it's job, most of the security updates will not apply to you. Eight of the last ten security patches for Redhat 9 did not apply to me because I did not have those packages installed. That leaves the SSH and unzip patches. The SSH patch really wasn't much for me to worry about. >> It's for wise people like you to evaluate these facts. > > It's wise for you to practice healthy advocacy. No, he's right. It's wise for people like you to evaluate these facts. -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: Sweet Success
There is no such thing as a 'hidden' cost. If you consider maintenance costs as hidden, you need to open your eyes. Any organization that limits itself to a single technology ends up costing itself much more money than they might save in personnel. Most major companies have realized this and use consultants to supplement their staff where necessary. Some have even gone to the extreme and outsource their entire IT departments. I'm not so sure that's a good idea but they are. Anyway, each NOS has it's strengths and weaknesses. In my part of the world, Linux consultants cost the same as Windows consultants do. So the last factor is the amount of time that it takes to administer. I doubt there will ever be an easy way to compare administration times but I would surmise that UNIX and Linux servers take less time than MS Windows do. Mainly because it's very easy to automate tasks from the command line. This can't always be done with MS Windows software. > Apparently I'm not doing very well at explaining that there's more to TCO > than the face value of the desktop products. > > Let's continue to assume that I prefer Windows to anything else (1): > > If : > -- you work in a Windows-centric organization, and > -- your skill set is Windows-centric, and > -- the skill set of your internal resource pool is Window-centric > > Then: > -- it will likely cost your organization MORE to move an alternative OS. > > You're right - maintenance, training and upgrades are requirements of any > OS and each carries a price tag. If they're considering a change to > another OS a sys admin must determine whether those associated costs are > justifiable and reasonable, given the pool of resources that they can draw > upon. > > Flexibility can be good thing, or it can be a bad thing, depending on the > situation. From a geek point of view, I don't mind getting in and > tinkering with internals, just to see what happens. From an admin point > of view, I want a box out there that my users can't change. When they > make a change and it screws up the computer, it costs my company money for > me to fix it (whether I fix it myself, or hire someone else to do it for > me). Some would fire the user, but guess what - it costs money to replace > them, too.(2) > > Stability - goes without saying. > > Security - absolutely. If that is the admin's number one question, then > neither Linux (today) nor Windows may be the answer. A better alternative > for them may be the iSeries which has had object level security for years, > tied in with incremental security levels, at the OS level (maybe at the > microcode level, I'm not sure). It all depends on the resource available, > and whether the admin can justify the associated costs. > > Patches - I don't how many I've installed for any of my systems. A LOT. I > check for them in all my OS environments regularly (Windows, Linux, and > iSeries). In Windows, I run the Windows Update daily. In Linux, I run > 'up2date' and Red Carpet daily. In iSeries, I order the latest cume PTF > quarterly if it includes patches for the software on my system (it almost > always does) (3). > > > Allow me to summarize the whole point of all my posts on this matter: > > While it may well be initially less expensive to install a Linux-based > computer than a Windows-based computer, there are hidden costs associated > with that Linux system which many adherents tend to gloss over (if they > ever mention them at all). Those hidden costs need to be evaluated BEFORE > the computer is installed. In a Windows-centric enterprise where there is > insufficient Linux-knowledgeable resource, it makes little economic sense > to do that. The same holds true in a Linux-centric enterprise; it makes > little economic sense to start installing Windows-based computers if there > is insufficient internal resource to properly manage them (or the > willingness to acquire the necessary resources). > > > Tom Hightower > Solutions, Inc > http://www.simas.com > > > (1) Not true. Personally, I think that IBM's iSeries line is hands-down > the best server system on the planet. But that's a topic for another > mailing list, unless we choose to discuss how it can run multiple copies > of Linux simultaneously, along with Windows Server, AIX, and OS/400. > > (2) For users who roam where they shouldn't - I have some really scary > "You deleted the OS! Press enter to reload from Backup" screens that I can > run in their login script. They only have to see those bad boys once to > get the idea. > > (3) Actually, I have a scheduled job that orders it for me. If the patch > is way big, they send it on CD (which I prefer anyway). I review the > documentation, and then decide whether or not to install the PTF. > > -- Tom > > > > > > > "Eduardo A. dela Rosa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 08/20/2003 07:38 PM > Please respond to redhat-list > > > To: RedHat List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > cc: >
Re: Sweet Success
Believe it or not, I and Linux got the rap for that bad RAM. That customer still talks about that crash. lol. Still a good customer. I have gotten word-of-mouth business but not nearly enough. I must be doing something wrong :/ > For me, in a town as small as this - talk goes far. Reputation sells > more than biz cards or advertisements do. I've not really had to do much > advertising at all since I moved to this country - mostly because the > first few jobs I did no one else around town could do - so that started > the ball rolling. Clients/customers that meet me on the street generally > don't have much computer stuff to talk about - and never a whinge or a > whine; that helps. As with another server I stuck in place last year, I > didn't get much out of doing maint. on the box, but the business owners > ranted and raved over their server to their mates - more biz came. I've > been asked by some local companies that do computer tech support about > either unix or linux stuff - because they don't have the skillset to > deal with it - so it gets thrown at me. Two local ISP's have linux boxes > that they really don't understand - so when upgrade time came, I was > there to furnish hardware and skills. I sell alot of computers - > workstations - based solely on prior customers spreading the word. > > In many ways, having something so dependable does put a dent in "repeat" > work - in a Microsoft kinda way - but I don't mind having good karma and > a good reputation and new business. It allows me the freedom of social > movement around town as well - no one's got a "bad word" on me or bad > feelings on me - so wherever I go, I get good feelings and great > welcomes. -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: Sweet Success
I whole heartedly agree. I'm constantly in search of new clients because once the server is installed, there isn't anything else for me to bill for. The last time I had any server downtime at any of my clients was 3 years ago. And that was a new server install that had faulty RAM... > On Wed, 2003-08-20 at 10:28, Rick Warner wrote: > >> After the move we had over a year without any downtime before I was laid >> off. > > And this would be the fundamental flaw with Linux servers ;) -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: How to upgrade my main HD?
I just did this a week or so ago. The way I did it was this: 1) Put the new hard drive in as a slave. 2) Used parted to create the filesystem. (parted also has the ability to copy a filesystem but I couldn't get this to work) 3) Copy the file system with the cp command. I can't remember if I used any special command line options. I think I did it a directory at a time. Do not try to copy the /proc directory. The information in that directory is created at system startup I believe. 4) Make the /proc directory using mkdir 5) I'm not sure how to do this part if you are using lilo. If you are using grub, check the man pages for how to create a boot disk and transfer grub to a new drive. Be sure to write down the commands because you will be booting from that disk. 6) Once the grub boot disk is created, remove the old hard drive and put the new drive as master. 7) Boot off the floppy and follow the commands to transfer grub to the hard drive. 8) Remove the floppy and reboot. You should be done. Now, if you have Ghost, you can just copy the drive with that. It works for me. > Greetings great wizards, > > Just a regular newbie eager to hear your advice :) > > I currently have my Red Hat Linux 9.0 instalation on a > 10GB HD, but, I want to change this instalation to a > 40GB HD. > > I want to know if it is posible to 'transfer' my > current instalation to the new drive in a way that I > won't lose the already downloaded RHN updates. > > I wonder, it's this the best way to aproach this issue > or is better to do a clean installl and D/L the RHN > updates again? > > Thanks in advance, > > Sergio Espinoza Dien > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > __ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software > http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: Problem with adding a HD
In the future, you might want to consider using parted instead of fdisk. Parted will create the file system at the same time that it creates the partition. Although, it is a bit more risky to use. I've blown away whole drives with one misinformed command. :/ > Thanks to all you guys who answered my question...that was it exactly! > David > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
RE: How to upgrade my main HD?
Some versions of ghost could only copy a Linux partition. They would not be able to resize it. I can't remember what versions. All you would have to do in this case is use parted though. That is what the tool was designed for. :) > Sergio Espinoza wrote: >> Thanks a lot for the tips AragonX! >> >> I do have Ghost 2003 :) >> >> Please forgive my ignorance, if I use Ghost it will >> copy a partition of my old drive (10GB), what's the >> best way (or tools) to 'resize' that old partition to >> the 40GB of the new drive without risking my data? >> >> Again thanks! > Ghost will resize to fit the entire drive if you so wish it. I've used > it since version 3.0 and never had a problem with ghost drives of one > size and ghosting down onto drives of another size be it bigger or > smaller. > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: Counter-Strike Server not working detached from a tty
Okay, after some experimentation, I came up with this: screen -dmS HalfLife ./hlds_run Actually, instead of invoking hlds_run directly, I had the whole command line in a file already called starthl.sh. In that file I put the full command line for hlds_run (for me it's ./hlds_run -game ns +maxplayers 18 +map ns_eclipse -pingboost 2)... So what this does is start screen, detach the session and run hlds. Then if you want to access it you can just type 'screen -r' from the command line. I hope that answers your question. > On Tuesday, 29 July, 2003 15:04, AragonX wrote: >> Have you tried using screen? That's what I use. You simply: >> >> # screen >> # ./hlds_run ... >> # ctrl-D (detach screen) >> >> Then when you want to access it again you have to use >> >> screen -r > > Yes that's the only way I could get it to work. Thanks > for your help. But is there a way to start this kind > of setup at startup using system scripts? > >>From what I can do here, it seems I have to start a new > screen and then Ctrl-A-D manually, because if the screen > terminates the server doesn't work anymore. This is a bit > annoying, having to do it by hand. > > I dunno if that's a problem with the latest version of > hlds or something but I used to be able to run it simply > by redirecting the output, on FreeBSD (haven't tested with > latest version) > > Thanks again in advance :) > > Olivier > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: Meaningful tar logs
I've tried the -v option but my logs come out to be 5-10Mb in size (depending on the server). It just lists the file names being backed up. > > "AragonX" wrote: >> I'm using tar to do nightly backups. I would like to get some >> useful information out of it to put in a log file. I would like >> to know if the backup completed successfully, how big the backup >> was and what files had to be excluded. Does anyone have any >> ideas? >> > > You might use the 'v' option to list the files being archived, and > redirect that, along with stderr, to the logfile. Something like > > tar cvf /dev/st0 ./dir_to_backup >/tmp/backuplog 2>&1 > > .. will work in bash or ksh. -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Meaningful tar logs
I'm using tar to do nightly backups. I would like to get some useful information out of it to put in a log file. I would like to know if the backup completed successfully, how big the backup was and what files had to be excluded. Does anyone have any ideas? -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: Counter-Strike Server not working detached from a tty
Have you tried using screen? That's what I use. You simply: # screen # ./hlds_run ... # ctrl-D (detach screen) Then when you want to access it again you have to use screen -r > Hello everybody, > > I have a little problem with the CS linux server. I installed the latest > HalfLife and CS linux servers, and everything is working perfectly when I > launch the game from a shell, eg. like : > $ ./hlds_run -game cstrike +maxplayers 16 +map cs_assault > > The server launches normally, gets the WON Auth etc, and I can play on it > fine. But everytime I try to launch it without a tty, or to detach it > afterwards, it immediately start to take more than 90% of the CPU time, > and is > not working anymore - at least I can't connect on it anymore. > > I have tried to : > - ^Z / bg it after launch > - launch it in background with & (it stops until I fg it!) > - launch it with the output redirected to a file (it doesnt even start > fully) > - launch it in a subshell as in (cd hlds_l; ./hlds_run -game cstrike...) > - launch it from a crontab > - etc.. > > There must be a way to make it work without a tty ;-) > > Thanks in advance for your help! > > Olivier > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: [OT] ... SCO case
Check out this article on Slashdot. It's important to note SCO's (formerly known as Caldera) role in Linux obtaining SMP code. They had a programmer who was working on SMP for Linux. It's easy to see how code would have been copied from UNIX to Linux that way. If that is even what happened. SCO has yet to prove anything and will not be able to until the court case has been resolved. Knowing the court systems in the United States, that will take years if not decades. Also, I believe the UNIX patents expire next year. SCO does not have much capital and they were loosing what they did have fast. This doesn't leave them with many options. Their best option strictly from a business standpoint is to do just what they are doing. Try to scare people into purchasing a license from them. They don't care if it's ethical. They don't care if it hurts the Linux community. They are just out to make a fast buck. http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/22/0528203&mode=thread&tid=106&tid=185 > > http://www.arnnet.com.au/index.php?id=1679444165&eid=-100 > > Surely some clever programmers can just re-write the offending code so > as not to breach IP? (from memory wasn't it the TCP/IP stack?) This will > not save IBM, but surely then they would not be able to sue Linux users > if their so called 'copied code' wasn't in the new versions? > > Regards, > Ed. > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: Adding files to log (cat?)
So simple. Thank you very much. > I am assumong that you use something on the order of > > dumpcommandline > /var/log/backup > If so - change to dumpcommandline >> /var/log/backup > > the >> appends rather than writing to the file. > > On Tuesday 22 July 2003 18:17, AragonX wrote: >> I'm running a nightly backup using dump. I'm outputting the information >> to a log file /var/log/backup. I would like to add to the file each >> time >> I run a backup. How do I do that? Do I use cat? > > -- > Leon Sonntag > Systems Administrator > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Adding files to log (cat?)
I'm running a nightly backup using dump. I'm outputting the information to a log file /var/log/backup. I would like to add to the file each time I run a backup. How do I do that? Do I use cat? -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Problems with kernel > 2.4.18 & IDE tape devices
Okay, I just noticed this issue on a second server. At first, I thought it was something wrong with my old server so I didn't bother much with it. I have two servers that are running custom built kernel version 2.4.18. I've tried to update both of them to 2.4.19, 2.4.20 and 2.4.21. They always lock up when anything tries to access the tape device. I have two different tape drives. One is a Seagate and the other is an OnStream. I'm about to try the kernel compile option to turn off UDMA for ATAPI devices. Has anyone seen this issue and can you tell me what I can do to fix it? Thank you. -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: Xvidtune Help with XF86Config
It's been a while since I've played with X but here is what I can remember: Check the "screen" section and make sure the "display" mode is 800x600. Also make sure the depth is something your card can handle (try 8 first). Also, there might be a XF86Config-4 file that you also may need to edit instead of the XF86Config. Finally, are you sure the settings for your graphics card are correct? Make sure it has the right card information in the "device" section. > Hi all, > > I can set my monitor nicely with xvidtune but cannot make the changes > permanent. Could someone please tell me what to edit in the XF86Config > file? > > ### Here are the details I think are relevant. > > Output from successful xvidtune session: > > Vendor: Monitor Vendor, Model: CTX VL510 series, PL5 series > Num hsync: 1, Num vsync: 1 > hsync range 0: 30.00 - 56.30 > vsync range 0: 50.00 - 110.00 > "800x600" 56.30800 848 912 1048600 601 604 631 +hsync > +vsync > > > The Section from my Xconfig file: > > Section "Monitor" > Identifier "Monitor0" > VendorName "Monitor Vendor" > ModelName"CTX VL510 series, PL5 series" > DisplaySize 280210 > HorizSync30.0 - 55.0 > VertRefresh 50.0 - 110.0 > Option "dpms" > EndSection > > > ### What I tried: > > I changed the line HorizSync to 56.30 and rebooted with no joy. I'm sure > there must be somthing I'm missing but I cannot work it out, any > pointers gladly appreciated. > > Thanks! > > -- > Nick W > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Scanning a network for computers that are on.
I Need to scan the network at one of me clients to see which PCs are being left on at night. What is the best way to do this? Currently I'm using: nmap -sP. Will that give any false responses? For instance, computers that have WOL enabled? Thank you for any help. -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: Samba Setup Problems - smb.conf Posted For Reference
If that doesn't work, make sure your Windows machine has the same workgroup name defined. Also, you might have to enable WINS support on both the client and the server. Sometimes other protocols like IPX interfere. Make sure you have unused protocols removed. > Scarletdown wrote: > >> On 15 Jun 2003 at 13:03, Roger Harrington wrote: >> >> >>>You don't have a period between the 1 and 127 in your hosts.allow line >>> >>>-Original Message- >>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Scarletdown >>>Sent: Sunday, 15 June 2003 11:14 >>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>Subject: Samba Setup Problems - smb.conf Posted For Reference >>> >>> >>>Can anyone tell me what I might be doing wrong here? >>> >>>I'm trying to get a Linux box set up with Samba so I can share >>>files with a pair of Win-98 systems and my FreeSCO router. >>> >>>Problem is, this system is not showing up in Network >>>Neighborhood, only the 2 98 boxes and the router. >>> >>>If it helps any, here is what the smb.conf file looks like: >>> >>>[global] >>> >>> workgroup = BUSHYTAIL >>> guest account = nobody >>> keep alive = 30 >>> os level = 2 >>> server string = RedHat Linux 5.2 Test System - Build-0003 >>> hosts allow = 192.168.1 127. >> >> >> >> Thanks. I don't know how I managed to miss that little typo. After >> adding the dot, I >> am now able to at least find Moltres by going to Windows Explorer and >> selecting >> Tools-Find-Computer; and I was able to map public and transfers as >> network drives. >> However, he still isn't showing up in Network Neighborhood. It's been >> nearly an >> hour since I accomplished this, and he still isn't showing up in NN. >> Would rebooting >> both 98 machines help, perhaps? > > Possibly, you could also tell samba to be the master browser for the > workgroup. That might help. > > P.S. Is it really a RH Linux 5.2 System? Why so old? > > Regards, > Ed. > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: Linux desktop speed - Linux FUD
Ah too true. I have yet to exploit the remote desktop but I do use the virtual desktops with glee. I've heard that Windows will have that in the next version. I bought a video card that has dual-head but unfortunately, I'm still running 98 on my Windows partition. It doesn't support dual monitors too well. My Linux does so beautifully though. :) > On Wed, Jun 11, 2003 at 03:18:39PM -0400, AragonX wrote: > [...] >> Now here is where we see eye to eye. Somewhat... >> >> X has been disappointing to me. I still have to use Windows because I >> can't get my games on X. > [...] > > Well, it all depends on what you're doing with your machine(s). In my > eyes, Windows is way behind X. Why? Because I care less about speed, > but quite a lot about the fact that you can use remote displays with > almost no effort at all - and that I've been able to so for years. > That's somethng MS still doesn't offer an easy, out-of-the-box > solution for. Same goes for virtual desktops - a concept, I sorely > niss on the Win00 box I have to use at work. It's just not all > balck-and-white... :-} > > Cheerio, > > Thomas > -- > ==> RH List Archive: http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=redhat-list&r=1&w=2 > <== > - > Thomas Ribbrockhttp://www.ribbrock.org > "You have to live on the edge of reality - to make your dreams come > true!" > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: Linux desktop speed - Linux FUD
> Myth #1 - Stability. Linux is a more stable OS then windows (2000/XP). > This > true enough, UNLESS you're talking about desktop Linux ie: KDE or Gnome. > To believe that any "out of the box" install of any current major distro > setup as a desktop (KDE or Gnome) is more stable than an equivalent > install > of XP or 2000 on the same hardware is plain NUTS! Well... I would have to disagree with this point. I used to have all kinds of problems with Gnome core dumping on me, this hasn't happened for years. Granted, I don't use my desktop for extended periods of time. I mainly use the browser for email and that's it. > I can't remember that last time any major app broke on me in Windows. Man, you must not use Windows much. I upgraded my wife's machine to XP. Talkworks works sometimes. ATAPI support is all shot to hell. The modem in my spare machine is sometimes detected. Most of my games just don't work at all. Well, Half-Life works pretty good. Homeworld doesn't. TA crashes every time I try a network game as does C&C RA. > Myth #2 - Speed - Plain fact is, Windows is faster than KDE or Gnome on > equivalent hardware...no way around it and there is no TWEAKING that is > going to change that! Get a $200 Celeron 800 with 128 megs of ram and some > 8 > meg video card running Windows 2000 and it will be so much more faster > than > any current Linux "desktop" distro on the same hardware that it's not even > a > joke. My Linux OS takes longer to load but my browsers generally load in similar times. Open Office is another story. I believe the problem with that is Java but don't quote me. > The great failing of Linux as a desktop distro (IMNSHO) is of course X. X Now here is where we see eye to eye. Somewhat... X has been disappointing to me. I still have to use Windows because I can't get my games on X. Even really old games, still don't work on X. I installed Redhat 8 on my machine and tried to load Heavy Gear (Linux version). No workie. Tried reinstalling the Nvidia drives. No dice. Tried installing Mesa. hahaha I realize there are a lot of issues involved in this but I just want the thing to work. I have the Windows version so I don't care enough to spend any more time on it. Oh and don't get me started about my attempt to install X. Ack! I did a server install of Redhat 8 on a machine. It didn't include X. Later I wanted to see some graphical system information that required X. No big deal I thought. I downloaded the source and tried to compile it myself. Never worked. Posted on the x list. No help. I just got the binaries and then had fun getting Gnome installed. What a pain. IMHO, X isn't keeping pace with the rest of the open source movement. I seem to remember seeing an article some where about this. humm. -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: Need help in samba.
Here is a good place to start: http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/SMB-HOWTO That looks a little old, so you could also go here: http://us2.samba.org/samba/docs/ If you still have questions after reading those docs, try posting on the Samba mailing list which can be found here: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/ > I am a new user of Linux. > I got a LAN at my home between my PCs. > Now i want to have samba configured for > connectivity between my Linux and windows98 box. > Can U pls inform me the sequence of doing this > in simple words. :) > > > Thanks in advance. > Sharif. > > > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: How to find uptime for server.
Is there a program that will keep track of your server's uptime? Like give you your longest uptime and give you uptime percentages for year, month, week and day? > > Hi, > > On Sat, 7 Jun 2003, kluu te wrote: > >> How do you find the uptime for the server. > > Use uptime command :-) > > It comes with procps package. > > Regards, > -- > Devrim GUNDUZ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.tdmsoft.com > http://www.gunduz.org > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: PortSentry Like functions
There are quite a few, very easy to install firewalls on freshmeat.net. I personally like firewall by Jim. It has a nice install script and wouldn't be any more difficult to install than any other program. That is, as long as your kernel is properly configured and you have Iptables installed. I really would suggest having a firewall on every machine. > I am looking for a way to lock down a box with Redhat 8.0 on it that has > mysql, apache and other misc services on it to just specific ip > addresses and to the localhost. I didn't want to do go the extent of > getting iptables or netfilter up on it I just wanted something basic > that would work with all of these programs. Does anybody have any > suggestions? I did look at portsentry but is seems the psonic was bought > by Cisco and I don't know if they are still doing anything with that > anymore. Also, it wasn't clear that it would work with mysql. Anyway, > does anybody have any thoughts on this? -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: GUI Tape Drive Frontend
If you are looking for proprietary software, BRU is pretty nice. I've also used LoneTar which was okay. I don't remember if LoneTar had a X frontend. I know it uses Curses. > Hi. I've just installed a new RH9 system that has an Onstream tape > drive. Looks like the OS sees it. What backup utilities are recommended > and are there GUI/X frontends for them? I did some googling but mostly > got info overload. > > Of course I'm interested in scheduling backups as well. Not sure if that > would involve cron or something directly in the backup software. > > Thanks, > James > > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
RE: backup scripts
Great. That's what I'm doing now but I wasn't sure if there was a better way to do it. > > -Original Message- > From: AragonX [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 8:02 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: backup scripts > > > Is there an easy way to get dump to put multiple volumes on a single tape? > > >> tar is fine for getting a directory and its contents, but for anything >> more complex, it's much harder to live with. cpio and dump are both >> able to back up a directory without its contents, which is important if >> you expect that permissions may change (and should be restored) in an >> incremental backup. tar handles only the most basic of situations. > > > > use the no rewind device for the tape (/dev/nst0). > i.e. dump three partitions onto one tape: > > dump -a0uf /dev/nst0 /dev/sda1 > dump -a0uf /dev/nst0 /dev/sda2 > dump -a0uf /dev/st0 /dev/sda3 - last one one use the rewind device > (/dev/st0) > > also to restore say /dev/sda2: > mt -f /dev/nst0 fsf 1 > restore -if /dev/nst0 > > man dump > man mt > man st > > hth > ~smbinyon > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: backup scripts
Is there an easy way to get dump to put multiple volumes on a single tape? > tar is fine for getting a directory and its contents, but for anything > more complex, it's much harder to live with. cpio and dump are both > able to back up a directory without its contents, which is important if > you expect that permissions may change (and should be restored) in an > incremental backup. tar handles only the most basic of situations. -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
