Re: [CentOS] OT: Torrent software choice

2010-02-23 Thread Niki Kovacs
John R Pierce a écrit : in a nutshell, you boot the linux CD into 'linux rescue mode', then the usernames are in the /etc/passwd file on the mounted hard drive, which is I believe mounted as /a, so it would be /a/etc/passwd, and the passwords themselves are encrypted in /etc/shadow ...

Re: [CentOS] OT: Torrent software choice

2010-02-22 Thread Bob Taylor
Hi, I am writting this message in hope that you can be of a great help to me. My husband that has been on this site died suddenly Feb 4th) and I can not access my computer. He has a user name and password on the system. He has used the Linux and Red Hat to run the computer He would boot

Re: [CentOS] OT: Torrent software choice

2010-02-22 Thread m . roth
Hi, I am writting this message in hope that you can be of a great help to me. My husband that has been on this site died suddenly Feb 4th) and I can not access my computer. He has a user name and password on the system. He has used the Linux and Red Hat to run the computer He would

Re: [CentOS] OT: Torrent software choice

2010-02-22 Thread Les Mikesell
On 2/22/2010 12:40 PM, Bob Taylor wrote: Hi, I am writting this message in hope that you can be of a great help to me. My husband that has been on this site died suddenly Feb 4th) and I can not access my computer. He has a user name and password on the system. He has used the Linux and Red

Re: [CentOS] OT: Torrent software choice

2010-02-22 Thread James Bensley
Going Off Top; My condolences to you Laura this is sad to hear. Going On Topic; rTorrent with wTorrent does it for me. -- Regards, James ;) Stephen Leacock - I detest life-insurance agents: they always argue that I shall some day die, which is not so. -

Re: [CentOS] OT: Torrent software choice

2010-02-22 Thread Steve Huff
On Feb 22, 2010, at 1:40 PM, Bob Taylor wrote: Hi, I am writting this message in hope that you can be of a great help to me. My husband that has been on this site died suddenly Feb 4th) and I can not access my computer. He has a user name and password on the system. He has used the

Re: [CentOS] OT: Torrent software choice

2010-02-22 Thread Niki Kovacs
Bob Taylor a écrit : Hi, I am writting this message in hope that you can be of a great help to me. My husband that has been on this site died suddenly Feb 4th) and I can not access my computer. He has a user name and password on the system. He has used the Linux and Red Hat to run the

Re: [CentOS] OT: Torrent software choice

2010-02-22 Thread James Bensley
There are various posts from Bob Taylor (bob8...@gmail.com) in the list archives; http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/2009-September/082799.html http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/2009-August/079998.html http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/2009-August/080297.html

Re: [CentOS] OT: Torrent software choice

2010-02-22 Thread James Bensley
On 22 February 2010 20:31, Niki Kovacs cont...@kikinovak.net wrote: Sorry if this is not the place, but there's some quirk in the logic. If your late husband wrote to this list using his email address, then how comes you are using it without knowing his username and password? She said He would

Re: [CentOS] OT: Torrent software choice

2010-02-22 Thread Niki Kovacs
James Bensley a écrit : On 22 February 2010 20:31, Niki Kovacs cont...@kikinovak.net wrote: Sorry if this is not the place, but there's some quirk in the logic. If your late husband wrote to this list using his email address, then how comes you are using it without knowing his username and

Re: [CentOS] OT: Torrent software choice

2010-02-22 Thread John R Pierce
Bob Taylor wrote: Hi, I am writting this message in hope that you can be of a great help to me. My husband that has been on this site died suddenly Feb 4th) and I can not access my computer. He has a user name and password on the system. He has used the Linux and Red Hat to run the

Re: [CentOS] OT: Torrent software choice

2010-02-22 Thread John R Pierce
Niki Kovacs wrote: Sorry if this is not the place, but there's some quirk in the logic. If your late husband wrote to this list using his email address, then how comes you are using it without knowing his username and password? note she's using a gmail account.

Re: [CentOS] OT: Torrent software choice

2010-02-22 Thread Christopher Chan
Sorry to hear that a member of the list has passed away. Google tells me that 970 is the area code for Colorado so maybe members of the list who live there might want to give her a hand with the computer. On Tuesday, February 23, 2010 02:40 AM, Bob Taylor wrote: Hi, I am writting this

Re: [CentOS] OT: Torrent software choice

2009-04-04 Thread Linux Advocate
Linux Advocate wrote: is there a cli option? Yes, there is. /usr/bin/bittorrent-console is provided as part of the bittorrent package, available from http://bittorrent.com/ thanx, i will get it frm the rpmforge repo.

Re: [CentOS] OT: Torrent software choice

2009-04-02 Thread Spiro Harvey
On Thu, 2 Apr 2009 18:41:33 -0400 Robert Spangler mli...@zoominternet.net wrote: So what is everyone using for their torrent? What is the best? amusing. There is no such thing as the best, only the best fit to your needs. For a start, what front end do you want? gnome, kde, tcl, cli, cli with

Re: [CentOS] OT: Torrent software choice

2009-04-02 Thread Rick
In article 20090403123544.71991...@sod.off.knossos.net.nz, Spiro Harvey centos@centos.org wrote: amusing. There is no such thing as the best, only the best fit to your needs. There's no need to be so pedantic. He's just asking for advise about what clients are good. --

Re: [CentOS] OT: Torrent software choice

2009-04-02 Thread Michael A. Peters
Spiro Harvey wrote: On Thu, 2 Apr 2009 18:41:33 -0400 Robert Spangler mli...@zoominternet.net wrote: So what is everyone using for their torrent? What is the best? amusing. There is no such thing as the best, only the best fit to your needs. For a start, what front end do you want?

Re: [CentOS] OT: Torrent software choice

2009-04-02 Thread Robert
Spiro Harvey wrote: On Thu, 2 Apr 2009 18:41:33 -0400 Robert Spangler mli...@zoominternet.net wrote: So what is everyone using for their torrent? What is the best? amusing. There is no such thing as the best, only the best fit to your needs. Absolutely true. For a GUI,

Re: [CentOS] OT: Torrent software choice

2009-04-02 Thread Linux Advocate
For a GUI, ktorrent scratches my itch. Persists indefinitely -- across power failures, reboots, etc.; provides many stats. From rpmforge: ktorrent-2.2.1-1.el5.rf For a curses solution, I like bittorrent-curses from the bittorrent-4.4.0-1.el5.rf package -- also from rpmforge. is

Re: [CentOS] OT: Torrent software choice

2009-04-02 Thread Ian Blackwell
Linux Advocate wrote: is there a cli option? Yes, there is. /usr/bin/bittorrent-console is provided as part of the bittorrent package, available from http://bittorrent.com/ 2.6.18-128.1.1.el5[r...@www ~]# yum info bittorrent Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, priorities Loading mirror speeds