Re: [CentOS] Fwd: When no MTA is installed, How to send an email with a cronjob?

2013-07-23 Thread Arun Khan
@ Indunil Jayasooriya IIRC, in one of your follow up post, you mention that you have the Zimbra suite installed and running on *this* machine (which is why you might have had to remove the distro's default postfix in the first place). If above is true then you should try to figure out how to send

Re: [CentOS] What on Centos is wiping out my eth0 IP address every 5 minutes?

2013-07-23 Thread John R Pierce
On 7/23/2013 10:15 PM, Rock wrote: > Netgear N600. ... it's far too anemic to make it outside by the BBQ where I > want to set up the computer. really? my N600 has great range. mine is a wndr3700v3, I'm using it as a bridge/access point rather than as a router. put it up high, on edge, wit

[CentOS] rrdtool :: rrdcached missing

2013-07-23 Thread Adrian Sevcenco
Hi! Does anyone know where i can find an rrdtool rpm which contains rrdcached? it seems that there is no rrdcached rpm and rrdtool rpms from all known repos (base,epel,rpmforge) dont have rrdcached ... Thanks! Adrian ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@ce

Re: [CentOS] What on Centos is wiping out my eth0 IP address every 5 minutes?

2013-07-23 Thread John R Pierce
On 7/23/2013 10:37 PM, Rock wrote: > Maybe I got the numbers wrong? > http://site.microcom.us/nbm2_datasheet > > Shouldn't that Nanobridge m2 be powerful enough to reach the 300 feet > or so to go from my BBQ to my home broadband router open "guest" > access point? that thing has a pretty narrow

Re: [CentOS] What on Centos is wiping out my eth0 IP address every 5 minutes?

2013-07-23 Thread Rock
On Wed, 24 Jul 2013 01:09:29 -0400, Darr247 wrote: > I inferred you wanted to make the laptop talk to the ubiquiti > nano through the RJ45 port in order to configure it. Well, that is a necessary evil, so, yes, that is the first step, to configure it. But, I'll take up that configuration elsew

Re: [CentOS] What on Centos is wiping out my eth0 IP address every 5 minutes?

2013-07-23 Thread Rock
On Wed, 24 Jul 2013 01:09:29 -0400, Darr247 wrote: > that would result in an EIRP of almost 13W, or about 30 times the > legal limit for licensed HAMs on channel 6 and below in the 2.4GHz band, > or 60 times the legal limit unlicensed, unless you use a highly > directional antenna. But that als

Re: [CentOS] What on Centos is wiping out my eth0 IP address every 5 minutes?

2013-07-23 Thread Rock
On Wed, 24 Jul 2013 01:09:29 -0400, Darr247 wrote: > What brand/model is the home broadband router, by the way? Netgear N600. I bought it in a moment of weakness; but it's far too anemic to make it outside by the BBQ where I want to set up the computer. So, my goal is to connect the Nanobridge M

Re: [CentOS] What on Centos is wiping out my eth0 IP address every 5 minutes?

2013-07-23 Thread Darr247
On 2013-07-23 10:34 PM, Rock wrote: > I only partially understand what I *think* you're trying to tell me as > I am clearly not a network guru. I *think* you're saying I should > first plug the laptop, by cat5 cable from eth0 of the laptop to the > home broadband router, and then write down what

Re: [CentOS] NFS not exporting filesystem ACLs

2013-07-23 Thread Gregory Machin
Found the issue.. a copy paste error . Apologies . On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 4:27 PM, Gregory Machin wrote: > Hi. > I have a test system in an lab I have copied over the /etc/sysconfig/nfs > and /etc/exports from productions all the same services are running. But in > the test environment the c

[CentOS] NFS not exporting filesystem ACLs

2013-07-23 Thread Gregory Machin
Hi. I have a test system in an lab I have copied over the /etc/sysconfig/nfs and /etc/exports from productions all the same services are running. But in the test environment the client mounts the nfs exports but the file system ACLs are not visible , what have I missed ? I have stopped the firewa

Re: [CentOS] What on Centos is wiping out my eth0 IP address every 5 minutes?

2013-07-23 Thread Rock
On Tue, 23 Jul 2013 21:14:02 -0400, Darr247 wrote: > But why not just see what IP, Gateway and DNS Servers your home router > gives eth0 via DHCP and duplicate those settings statically? (presuming > it's also the 192.168.1.x /24 network) I only partially understand what I *think* you're trying

Re: [CentOS] What on Centos is wiping out my eth0 IP address every 5 minutes?

2013-07-23 Thread Darr247
On 2013-07-23 7:40 PM, Rock wrote: > Q: Should I set the NM gateway to the IP address of the radio/router? Yes. 192.168.1.20 should be fine if you're only using these settings to get the nanobridge configured. But why not just see what IP, Gateway and DNS Servers your home router gives eth0 via

Re: [CentOS] What on Centos is wiping out my eth0 IP address every 5 minutes?

2013-07-23 Thread Fred Smith
On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 11:40:05PM +, Rock wrote: > On Tue, 23 Jul 2013 23:10:44 +, Rock wrote: > > > I didn't want to complicate things, but whenever I use the GUI from right > > clicking on the four bars, the same thing happens (eth0 disconnects after > > a few minutes): > > Maybe I wa

Re: [CentOS] What on Centos is wiping out my eth0 IP address every 5 minutes?

2013-07-23 Thread Rock
On Tue, 23 Jul 2013 23:10:44 +, Rock wrote: > I didn't want to complicate things, but whenever I use the GUI from right > clicking on the four bars, the same thing happens (eth0 disconnects after > a few minutes): Maybe I was editing it wrongly. How does this look? http://i43.tinypic.com/n

Re: [CentOS] What on Centos is wiping out my eth0 IP address every 5 minutes?

2013-07-23 Thread John R Pierce
On 7/23/2013 4:10 PM, Rock wrote: > Am I correct in "assuming" the file to change is this one? > /etc/sysconfig/networking/devices/ifcfg-eth0 > > And not this one? > /etc/sysconfig/networking/profiles/default/ifcfg-eth0 odd, the RHEL6 docs say that file should be in /etc/sysconfig/network-sc

Re: [CentOS] What on Centos is wiping out my eth0 IP address every 5 minutes?

2013-07-23 Thread Rock
On Tue, 23 Jul 2013 16:05:23 -0700, John R Pierce wrote: > https://access.redhat.com/site/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/Deployment_Guide/ch-NetworkManager.html That reference doesn't say much about what to set the gateway to: http://i41.tinypic.com/1z2n6uv.jpg Reading sect

Re: [CentOS] What on Centos is wiping out my eth0 IP address every 5 minutes?

2013-07-23 Thread Rock
On Tue, 23 Jul 2013 16:02:18 -0700, John R Pierce wrote: > service NetworkManager status will undoubtedly say its running Hi John, It doesn't even have to be queried as root; it *does* say it's running: $ service NetworkManager status => NetworkManager (pid 2455) is running... > so, set the ab

Re: [CentOS] What on Centos is wiping out my eth0 IP address every 5 minutes?

2013-07-23 Thread Steve Thompson
On Tue, 23 Jul 2013, Rock wrote: > If I set this to "no" and reboot, will it have any negative > implication for my normal wireless network (which I use all day)? It will not; it has effect only for eth0. Steve ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org

Re: [CentOS] What on Centos is wiping out my eth0 IP address every 5 minutes?

2013-07-23 Thread John R Pierce
On 7/23/2013 3:57 PM, Rock wrote: > On Tue, 23 Jul 2013 17:54:13 -0400, Steve Thompson wrote: > >> >Probably need NM_CONTROLLED=no in ifcfg-eth0. > $ sudo updatedb; locate ifcfg-eth0 > => /etc/sysconfig/networking/devices/ifcfg-eth0 > => /etc/sysconfig/networking/profiles/default/ifcfg-eth0 > > $ g

Re: [CentOS] What on Centos is wiping out my eth0 IP address every 5 minutes?

2013-07-23 Thread John R Pierce
On 7/23/2013 3:51 PM, Rock wrote: > => NM_CONTROLLED="yes" there ya go!(NM == NetworkManager) as root, service NetworkManager status will undoubtedly say its running (and its not something you want to stop as its required for wifi and such). so, set the above line to ="no" and you c

Re: [CentOS] What on Centos is wiping out my eth0 IP address every 5 minutes?

2013-07-23 Thread Rock
On Tue, 23 Jul 2013 17:54:13 -0400, Steve Thompson wrote: > Probably need NM_CONTROLLED=no in ifcfg-eth0. $ sudo updatedb; locate ifcfg-eth0 => /etc/sysconfig/networking/devices/ifcfg-eth0 => /etc/sysconfig/networking/profiles/default/ifcfg-eth0 $ grep NM /etc/sysconfig/networking/devices/ifcfg-

Re: [CentOS] What on Centos is wiping out my eth0 IP address every 5 minutes?

2013-07-23 Thread Rock
On Tue, 23 Jul 2013 14:50:35 -0700, John R Pierce wrote: > the interface is probably configured for DHCP via > /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 and your system is > undoubtedly running network-manager. I don't know *how* to tell if I'm running network-manager, but, I'm running whatev

Re: [CentOS] What on Centos is wiping out my eth0 IP address every 5 minutes?

2013-07-23 Thread John R Pierce
On 7/23/2013 2:59 PM, Fidel Dominguez wrote: > Try to stop network manager > service NetworkManager stop ; service nrtwork restart which will likely break your wifi. -- john r pierce 37N 122W somewhere on the middle of the left coast __

Re: [CentOS] What on Centos is wiping out my eth0 IP address every 5 minutes?

2013-07-23 Thread Fidel Dominguez
Try to stop network manager service NetworkManager stop ; service nrtwork restart On Jul 23, 2013 2:54 PM, "Steve Thompson" wrote: > On Tue, 23 Jul 2013, Rock wrote: > > > Why? How do I stop this? > > (All I want is for eth0 to *stay* at the IP address I set it to!) > > finger > NetworkManag

Re: [CentOS] What on Centos is wiping out my eth0 IP address every 5 minutes?

2013-07-23 Thread Steve Thompson
On Tue, 23 Jul 2013, Rock wrote: > Why? How do I stop this? > (All I want is for eth0 to *stay* at the IP address I set it to!) finger > NetworkManager. Probably need NM_CONTROLLED=no in ifcfg-eth0. -steve ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org

Re: [CentOS] What on Centos is wiping out my eth0 IP address every 5 minutes?

2013-07-23 Thread John R Pierce
On 7/23/2013 2:46 PM, Rock wrote: > WHAT I WANT: > When I set eth0 to an IP address, I want eth0 to*stay* at that IP address! > > My question: > Q: Why does setting an eth0 IP address only last about 5 minutes on Centos? > What am I doing wrong? > What can I do to*keep* the IP address on eth0 tha

Re: [CentOS] What on Centos is wiping out my eth0 IP address every 5minutes?

2013-07-23 Thread Jason Pyeron
> -Original Message- > From: Rock > Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2013 17:46 > > QUESTION: > Why does my Centos 6.4 laptop keep wiping out my eth0 IP address? Googling https://www.google.com/search?q=rhel+6+network+configuration&oq=rhel+6+network https://access.redhat.com/site/documentation/e

[CentOS] What on Centos is wiping out my eth0 IP address every 5 minutes?

2013-07-23 Thread Rock
QUESTION: Why does my Centos 6.4 laptop keep wiping out my eth0 IP address? SUMMARY: a) I set the IP address of eth0 b) Everything works fine for 2 to 5 minutes c) Then, that eth0 IP address is (somehow?) wiped out I frustratingly repeat that abc process (over and over and over again) BACKGROUND:

Re: [CentOS] How often is kernel "touching" swap partition?

2013-07-23 Thread wolfy
You know that you don't need a swap partition for hibernation? s2disk(uswsusp) makes a swapfile on your hdd prior to hibernating and only activates it for hibernation purposes, so you don't have to have swap active all the time. On 2013-07-23 20:28, Martin Šťastný wrote: > Thank you for you resp

Re: [CentOS] Fwd: When no MTA is installed, How to send an email with a cronjob?

2013-07-23 Thread Gordon Messmer
On 07/23/2013 03:07 AM, Indunil Jayasooriya wrote: > I think your method is the easiest way. It almost certainly isn't easier than installing ssmtp. Everything that you'd have to to to get ssmtp to work you will also need to do to that python code, plus you have to manually send email for every

Re: [CentOS] How often is kernel "touching" swap partition?

2013-07-23 Thread Martin Šťastný
Thank you for you responses, first of all I need same amount of swap space as of memory, because I want to use hibernation. Problem of placing swap partition on SSD is not with too many writes, but with to much space used for nothing (in my case 8 GB, 16 GB in not so far future). I know about "swa

Re: [CentOS] How often is kernel "touching" swap partition?

2013-07-23 Thread Jorge Fábregas
On 07/23/2013 01:22 PM, Martin Šťastný wrote: > how often is kernel touching swap space There's a kernel tunable called "swappiness" [1] to control that. You can add an entry in /etc/sysctl.conf like this: vm.swappiness=0 ...and the kernel will avoid, as much as it can, to use swap. HTH, Jor

Re: [CentOS] How often is kernel "touching" swap partition?

2013-07-23 Thread m . roth
Martin Šťastný wrote: > Hello, > > I am going to buy new laptop with two drives, one SSD and one HDD and I > want to place swap partition on HDD which will be most time unused and > therefore spinned down. Problem is, that I don't know, if or how often is > kernel touching swap space even if there

[CentOS] How often is kernel "touching" swap partition?

2013-07-23 Thread Martin Šťastný
Hello, I am going to buy new laptop with two drives, one SSD and one HDD and I want to place swap partition on HDD which will be most time unused and therefore spinned down. Problem is, that I don't know, if or how often is kernel touching swap space even if there is lot of free memory and thus sp

Re: [CentOS] SELinux Question

2013-07-23 Thread Daniel J Walsh
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 07/23/2013 07:15 AM, Ken Smith wrote: > > James Hogarth wrote: >> On 23 Jul 2013 07:42, "Ken Smith" wrote: >> >>> For some reason auditd wasn't running or enabled. I'm now seeing the >>> messages I needed in /var/log/messages. I'm running

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Re: [CentOS] SELinux Question

2013-07-23 Thread Ken Smith
James Hogarth wrote: > On 23 Jul 2013 07:42, "Ken Smith" wrote: > >>> >> For some reason auditd wasn't running or enabled. I'm now seeing the >> messages I needed in /var/log/messages. I'm running bind chrooted and >> various other tweeks mean I need to set SELinux accordingly. >> >>

[CentOS] Fwd: When no MTA is installed, How to send an email with a cronjob?

2013-07-23 Thread Indunil Jayasooriya
> > > > When no MTA is installed, How to send an email with a cronjob? > > > > I usually do this: > > import smtplib > server = smtplib.SMTP('smtp.gmail.com:587') > server.ehlo() > server.starttls() > server.ehlo() > server.login('u...@gmail.com', pas

Re: [CentOS] SELinux Question

2013-07-23 Thread James Hogarth
On 23 Jul 2013 07:42, "Ken Smith" wrote: > > > For some reason auditd wasn't running or enabled. I'm now seeing the > messages I needed in /var/log/messages. I'm running bind chrooted and > various other tweeks mean I need to set SELinux accordingly. > Bind chroot via the standard chroot package

Re: [CentOS] How do I debug why Centos is asking for fonts to be installed?

2013-07-23 Thread Rock
On Mon, 22 Jul 2013 22:00:06 -0600, Frank Cox wrote: > Using gconf-editor, unset /apps/gnome-packagekit/enable_font_helper I hadn't even known that existed! Thanks for the suggestion. Let's see if it works: http://i43.tinypic.com/2rxe6ix.png ___ Cen