Re: [CentOS] ][SOLVED] suddenly X gives black screen with small clock cursor

2013-10-11 Thread Fred Smith
On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 02:06:19PM -0400, Fred Smith wrote: > On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 09:41:08AM -0400, Fred Smith wrote: > > On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 02:50:14AM -0700, John Doe wrote: > > > From: Fred Smith > > > > > > > I rebooted a while ago (and in between the down and up, I installed > > >

Re: [CentOS] VNC

2013-10-11 Thread Terre Porter
Humm, Could windows machine be blocking the port going out? If your using putty as a ssh client you could try to port forward (5901, 5901) through the ssh session and then try to connect using localhost:5901 or localhost:5902 on the windows machine and see if you can connect. It can be done wit

Re: [CentOS] VNC

2013-10-11 Thread Larry Martell
On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 4:45 PM, Terre Porter wrote: > You can specify the port with the IP by using the colon with the ip. > > x.x.x.x:5901 or x.x.x.x:5902 > Those both give me connection refused (as opposed to without the port, where I get connection timed out) > > > -Original Message

Re: [CentOS] Centos 6.4 - doesnt power off with shutdown/poweroff cmd

2013-10-11 Thread Terre Porter
I have the latest bios installed - DMI: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO.,LTD MS-7596/785GM-E51 (MS-7596), BIOS V2.12 02/18/2011 However, I just used the ELRepo to install kernel-ml (Linux version 3.11.4-1.el6.elrepo.x86_64) and it shuts down fine,.. Of course, it has other errors - lol So I'm lea

Re: [CentOS] Centos 6.4 - doesnt power off with shutdown/poweroff cmd

2013-10-11 Thread James A. Peltier
Update your BIOS if there is one. I've found that to often be the cause. - Original Message - | Same result, doesn't turn off. | | Any other ideas? | | -Original Message- | From: centos-boun...@centos.org [mailto:centos-boun...@centos.org] On | Behalf | Of Andrew Wyatt | Sent: F

Re: [CentOS] VNC

2013-10-11 Thread Terre Porter
You can specify the port with the IP by using the colon with the ip. x.x.x.x:5901 or x.x.x.x:5902 -Original Message- From: centos-boun...@centos.org [mailto:centos-boun...@centos.org] On Behalf Of Larry Martell Sent: Friday, October 11, 2013 6:35 PM To: CentOS mailing list Subject: Re: [

Re: [CentOS] display full-screen color graphic without X

2013-10-11 Thread Frank Cox
On Fri, 11 Oct 2013 18:30:08 -0400 ken wrote: > Need to test a monitor attached to a running server, so I'm looking for > an application/utility to display a large color graphic. This must be > possible to do without X because a splash screen comes up when this > system boots. The best graphi

Re: [CentOS] VNC

2013-10-11 Thread Larry Martell
On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 4:26 PM, Terre Porter wrote: > The instructions out linked to has a type-o at the end says to connect to > ip:5801 should be 5901. > > If your using a vnc client uvnc, tightvnc.. try using just the ip without > the :port part or :1 for the 5901. > I am unfortunately conn

Re: [CentOS] cleaning up some LVM stuff

2013-10-11 Thread SilverTip257
On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 9:42 AM, Götz Reinicke - IT Koordinator < goetz.reini...@filmakademie.de> wrote: > Hi, > > one more LVM thing: > > on one server some LVM stores are physically removed but still there are > some informatione somwher spread adcross teh server. > > e.g. if I do a vgdisplay o

[CentOS] display full-screen color graphic without X

2013-10-11 Thread ken
Need to test a monitor attached to a running server, so I'm looking for an application/utility to display a large color graphic. This must be possible to do without X because a splash screen comes up when this system boots. The best graphic to display obviously would be some kind of fullscree

Re: [CentOS] VNC

2013-10-11 Thread Terre Porter
The instructions out linked to has a type-o at the end says to connect to ip:5801 should be 5901. If your using a vnc client uvnc, tightvnc.. try using just the ip without the :port part or :1 for the 5901. Try lsof -i -P | grep -i "listen" To see what ports are listening... Terre -Ori

Re: [CentOS] VNC

2013-10-11 Thread Larry Martell
On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 3:42 PM, Terre Porter wrote: > Try this, iptables dump from my fresh install, with ssh allow and the vnc > you referenced. > > Terre > > # Generated by iptables-save v1.4.7 on Fri Oct 11 17:39:52 2013 > *filter > :INPUT ACCEPT [0:0] > :FORWARD ACCEPT [0:0] > :OUTPUT ACCEPT

Re: [CentOS] VNC

2013-10-11 Thread Terre Porter
Try this, iptables dump from my fresh install, with ssh allow and the vnc you referenced. Terre # Generated by iptables-save v1.4.7 on Fri Oct 11 17:39:52 2013 *filter :INPUT ACCEPT [0:0] :FORWARD ACCEPT [0:0] :OUTPUT ACCEPT [45:7091] -A INPUT -m state --state RELATED,ESTABLISHED -j ACCEPT -A INP

Re: [CentOS] VNC

2013-10-11 Thread Larry Martell
On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 3:30 PM, Earl Ramirez wrote: > > On Fri, 2013-10-11 at 15:18 -0600, Larry Martell wrote: > > I'm trying to set up a VNC server using the instructions at > > > http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/linux-and-open-source/linux-101-easy-vnc-server-setup/ > > . > > > > I am up to st

Re: [CentOS] VNC

2013-10-11 Thread Earl Ramirez
On Fri, 2013-10-11 at 15:18 -0600, Larry Martell wrote: > I'm trying to set up a VNC server using the instructions at > http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/linux-and-open-source/linux-101-easy-vnc-server-setup/ > . > > I am up to step 6: > > Step 6: Edit iptables > > In order for the VNC connectio

[CentOS] VNC

2013-10-11 Thread Larry Martell
I'm trying to set up a VNC server using the instructions at http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/linux-and-open-source/linux-101-easy-vnc-server-setup/ . I am up to step 6: Step 6: Edit iptables In order for the VNC connections to get through, you must allow them with iptables. To do this, open up t

Re: [CentOS] Centos 6.4 - doesnt power off with shutdown/poweroff cmd

2013-10-11 Thread Terre Porter
Same result, doesn't turn off. Any other ideas? -Original Message- From: centos-boun...@centos.org [mailto:centos-boun...@centos.org] On Behalf Of Andrew Wyatt Sent: Friday, October 11, 2013 4:41 PM To: CentOS mailing list Subject: Re: [CentOS] Centos 6.4 - doesnt power off with shutdown/

Re: [CentOS] Centos 6.4 - doesnt power off with shutdown/poweroff cmd

2013-10-11 Thread Andrew Wyatt
Try using the reboot=pci grub parameter. On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 11:40 AM, Terre Porter wrote: > Hello, > > > > I'm looking for help figuring out why I am having problems with shutting > down a machine. > > > > I have tested the machine using Fedora 19 and Ubuntu 12 Live CD's and both > power d

Re: [CentOS] suddenly X gives black screen with small clock cursor

2013-10-11 Thread Fred Smith
On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 09:41:08AM -0400, Fred Smith wrote: > On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 02:50:14AM -0700, John Doe wrote: > > From: Fred Smith > > > > > I rebooted a while ago (and in between the down and up, I installed > > > Fedora > > > 20 Beta on a USB hard drive, making sure it wouldn't mes

[CentOS] Centos 6.4 - doesnt power off with shutdown/poweroff cmd

2013-10-11 Thread Terre Porter
Hello, I'm looking for help figuring out why I am having problems with shutting down a machine. I have tested the machine using Fedora 19 and Ubuntu 12 Live CD's and both power down without issues. I added acpi.debug_level=1 to the grub boot as it was suggested to see more info about A

Re: [CentOS] Odd useradd/LDAP behaviour

2013-10-11 Thread Steve Thompson
On Fri, 11 Oct 2013, Paul Jones wrote: > So why is LDAP making useradd use the wrong values? It isn't. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

[CentOS] Odd useradd/LDAP behaviour

2013-10-11 Thread Paul Jones
Hello list, On our CentOS 6.4 machines I've LDAP enabled such that Windows users with the requisite unix attributes can log into the machines. These remote windows users have UID/GID starting at 2 so are well out of the way of local users. If I now create a local user with useradd, the UID/GI

[CentOS] cleaning up some LVM stuff

2013-10-11 Thread Götz Reinicke - IT Koordinator
Hi, one more LVM thing: on one server some LVM stores are physically removed but still there are some informatione somwher spread adcross teh server. e.g. if I do a vgdisplay or pvcreat I get an error regarding that old storage: /dev/raid_10/lvol0: read failed after 0 of 4096 at 140005153832

Re: [CentOS] suddenly X gives black screen with small clock cursor

2013-10-11 Thread Fred Smith
On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 02:50:14AM -0700, John Doe wrote: > From: Fred Smith > > > I rebooted a while ago (and in between the down and up, I installed Fedora > > 20 Beta on a USB hard drive, making sure it wouldn't mess with my > > Centos system). The install went fine, but afterwards, when I

Re: [CentOS] CentOS6.4 and Apple keyboard

2013-10-11 Thread Patrick Bégou
Hi John, I'm working from home today so I've ask the phd student to launch a PXE boot for a new full kikstart install with a PC keyboard and then try to configure the apple keyboard by hand. See the answers to your questions below. John Doe a écrit : > From: Patrick Bégou > >> I have just ins

Re: [CentOS] SSH login from user with empty password

2013-10-11 Thread Markus Falb
On 11.Okt.2013, at 10:58, Rainer Traut wrote: > Am 11.10.2013 09:27, schrieb Michael Schultz: >> Thanks everyone, >> >> secure log tells me exactly what the problem is: >> "User username not allowed because account is locked" >> >> Setting a password for that account unlocks it and ssh works as

Re: [CentOS] SSH login from user with empty password

2013-10-11 Thread Mike McCarthy
I question why you want accounts without passwords when logging in via SSH and public keys does not use a password or even ask for one. Also anyone logged in can change users with only an su - and not need a password. Have you tried setting PASS_MIN_LEN in /etc/login.defs to 0? Mike On 10/11/20

Re: [CentOS] CentOS6.4 and Apple keyboard

2013-10-11 Thread John Doe
From: Patrick Bégou > I have just installed (with kikstart) centOS6.4 on a PC which was > previously running OpenSUSE (11.x). > This PC has an apple keyboard and I'm unable to setup this keyboard. > In .xsession-errors I get this messages : > > Error:            No Symbols named "latin9" in the

Re: [CentOS] suddenly X gives black screen with small clock cursor

2013-10-11 Thread John Doe
From: Fred Smith > I rebooted a while ago (and in between the down and up, I installed Fedora > 20 Beta on a USB hard drive, making sure it wouldn't mess with my > Centos system). The install went fine, but afterwards, when I reboot Centos, > it > comes up with a black screen and a clock as

Re: [CentOS] SSH login from user with empty password

2013-10-11 Thread Michael Schultz
This only works when there's been a password set for the account before locking it. For obvious reasons empty passwords are not allowed :) Am 11.10.2013 10:58, schrieb Rainer Traut: > Am 11.10.2013 09:27, schrieb Michael Schultz: >> Thanks everyone, >> >> secure log tells me exactly what the probl

Re: [CentOS] SSH login from user with empty password

2013-10-11 Thread Rainer Traut
Am 11.10.2013 09:27, schrieb Michael Schultz: > Thanks everyone, > > secure log tells me exactly what the problem is: > "User username not allowed because account is locked" > > Setting a password for that account unlocks it and ssh works as > expected. I guess I have to work on my account creation

Re: [CentOS] SSH login from user with empty password

2013-10-11 Thread Michael Schultz
You are right, that would do the trick when writing a script. But what I'm actually trying to accomplish is creating user accounts with the configuration manager "salt". In a blog post someone explained how to create users with it and he didn't set a password, so I gave it chance and came across t

Re: [CentOS] SSH login from user with empty password

2013-10-11 Thread John R Pierce
On 10/11/2013 12:27 AM, Michael Schultz wrote: > Setting a password for that account unlocks it and ssh works as > expected. I guess I have to work on my account creation routine. you might look into mkpasswd, its probably excessively complicated, but it can set a users password # mkpasswd -l 20

Re: [CentOS] SSH login from user with empty password

2013-10-11 Thread Michael Schultz
Thanks everyone, secure log tells me exactly what the problem is: "User username not allowed because account is locked" Setting a password for that account unlocks it and ssh works as expected. I guess I have to work on my account creation routine. Michael Am 10.10.2013 21:49, schrieb James H