Re: [expert] Virus?

2003-10-20 Thread Dan Jones
On Mon, 2003-10-20 at 21:49, Charlie M. wrote: > I bash the writer because I see his article as an attack on anyone that holds > the view that Windows is insecure by design, and his alluding to the fact > that those of us stating the opposite about GNU/Linux are idiots. > > While I agree with y

Re: [expert] Some process changing groups and permissions

2003-09-01 Thread Dan Jones
On Mon, 2003-09-01 at 11:44, Dan Jones wrote: > I would like my /usr directory to belong to the wheel group and for the > group to have write privileges. I can set these options, but when I go > back later they're reset to root as the group owner and the group having > no wr

Re: [expert] forgotten knowledge...

2003-09-01 Thread Dan Jones
On Mon, 2003-09-01 at 13:18, Mark wrote: > Hi List, > > I've forgotten how to do something that I used to know how to do. That is, > using cat to combine a list of files into one single file. > > The problem: > the list of files below, I would like to combine into just one file. > les_csharp_12_

[expert] Some process changing groups and permissions

2003-09-01 Thread Dan Jones
I would like my /usr directory to belong to the wheel group and for the group to have write privileges. I can set these options, but when I go back later they're reset to root as the group owner and the group having no write privilege. I suspect this is some sort of security process running in th

[expert] Background execution

2003-08-14 Thread Dan Jones
I'm installing POPFile, a Beysian filtering program for spam. I've created a startup script but run into a problem. Whenever you execute the perl script in the background, using "./popfile.pl &", it requires an ENTER press before you get your command prompt back. What causes this, and how do I fi

Re: [expert] NTFS partition only readable by root

2003-07-20 Thread Dan Jones
On Sun, 2003-07-20 at 18:01, Bill Mullen wrote: > On Sun, 20 Jul 2003, Dan Jones wrote: > > > On Sun, 2003-07-20 at 13:40, Bill Mullen wrote: > > > On Sun, 20 Jul 2003, Dan Jones wrote: > > > > > > > I'm trying to mount an NTFS partition and make

Re: [expert] NTFS partition only readable by root

2003-07-20 Thread Dan Jones
On Sun, 2003-07-20 at 15:05, Steffen Barszus wrote: > Am Sonntag, 20. Juli 2003 20:29 schrieb Dan Jones: > > > I've mounted Win32 types before and never run into this. I could also > > swear that I've changed file permissions on fat32 systems. > > If you had

Re: [expert] NTFS partition only readable by root

2003-07-20 Thread Dan Jones
On Sun, 2003-07-20 at 13:40, Bill Mullen wrote: > On Sun, 20 Jul 2003, Dan Jones wrote: > > > I'm trying to mount an NTFS partition and make it readable by non-root. > > Regardless of how I mount it, however, it ends up with permissions of > > 600. I can read it

[expert] NTFS partition only readable by root

2003-07-20 Thread Dan Jones
I'm trying to mount an NTFS partition and make it readable by non-root. Regardless of how I mount it, however, it ends up with permissions of 600. I can read it as root but not as a regular user. The following is an edited copy of the command line which shows what's happening: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [expert] xine dvd playing

2002-12-03 Thread Dan Jones
You may also need to do one or both of the following: 1. edit /etc/ld.so.conf and ensure that the libraries that these have installed are included 2. execute ldconfig Dan Steffen Barszus wrote: > > > input_dvd: Sorry, this plugin doesn't play encrypted DVDs. The legal status > >

[expert] Scanner driver for Xerox XK35c ?

2002-01-11 Thread Dan Jones
seems likely that the XK35c shares a chipset with one of the scanners listed, but I have no idea how to guess which one. (and yes, I have asked Xerox - no answer so far). Any pointers would be appreciated. Dan Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] P.S. The XK35c has both USB and Parallel (ECP) interface

Re: [expert] Apache failed dependencies - jdk

2001-03-09 Thread Dan Jones
> So is this a java or apache or mandrake issue? my guess is that it is more of an RPM issue. When you install files (e.g. the jdk files) using something other than rpm (e.g. executing .sh install) then the rpm database does not get modified to reflect the existence of the newly installed files.

Re: [expert] Rpm: packages with major numbers <=3

2001-02-12 Thread Dan Jones
Actually, I have the same problem, and running from the command line does *not* solve it... Richard -Gilligan- Uschold wrote: > > Piero Caracciolo wrote: > > > The problem I'm submitting to the competent and kind mandrake > > community > > seems to have been fairly common fìof late. > > May be

Re: [expert] pop-up adds

2001-01-10 Thread Dan Jones
Junkbuster might help. Try www.junkbuster.com "chronos ." wrote: > > Hi all, > Had a question,you know all these little adds at the bottom of the screen we see >anywhere we go on the internet ? Is there a way to block them ? Like for instance get >the ip address and apply an ipchain rule to b

Re: [expert] cgi-bin problems / file not found running perl/cgi script

2000-08-23 Thread Dan Jones
I am curious about something. You earlier said: > > > > > > Since I can run a standard shellscript, located in the cgi-bin > directory, is > > > there a security situation I missed re perl scripts specifically? does this mean that you can access the apache server via a browser and cause a shell

Re: [expert] cgi-bin problems / file not found running perl/cgi script

2000-08-23 Thread Dan Jones
Try adding "ExecCGI" to your Options like so: AllowOverride None Options ExecCGI Order allow,deny Allow From all Heinz Wittenbecher wrote: > > No luck yet. > > First line in script: and whereis perl confirms that's where it is. > #!/usr/bin/perl > > apache conf sections: > > ScriptAlias /c

Re: [expert] cgi-bin problems / file not found running perl/cgiscript (repost)

2000-08-23 Thread Dan Jones
If none of the suggestions so far helps, it would probably be helpful to include the contents of the httpd.conf file for people to inspect. (and the access.conf file, if that is separate). My guess would be that you may need to fix a .. section. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Check the actua

Re: [expert] Fstab problem

2000-08-17 Thread Dan Jones
You could probably manually unmount and then remount as read-write by doing something like: umount /dev/hdc8 mount -t vfstype -o rw /dev/hdc8 /mnt I don't know offhand how ReiserFS is designated in the -t parameter - you'll have to make the appropriate substitution for "vfstype"

Re: [expert] Fwd: Cron run-parts /etc/cron.hourly

2000-06-26 Thread Dan Jones
well, first I would look at what processes cron is running - The /var/spool/cron directory will contain files that specify what cron runs and when. There are also cron files in the /etc/cron.* set of directories. Given the text of the error message, I would guess that one of your cron files c

Re: [expert] dependency problems with rpms

2000-05-25 Thread Dan Jones
I have had similar experiences, and think the problem has to do with the way that the RPMs (and the RPM database) specify dependencies. It appears to me that when an RPM is installed, an entry is made in the database of what files have been installed (e.g. "/usr/lib/libexample.so.1") When anothe

Re: [expert] KDE taskbar & menubar vanish after screensaver kicks in?

2000-05-23 Thread Dan Jones
I have a similar(?) problem - instead of vanishing, the menubar get "fuzzy". This will occur after the screensaver, and also sometimes after hiding. It can be cleared up with a screen refresh, but once it happens it will recur every time the bar is hidden.

Re: [expert] pop up window for linux/windows?

2000-05-22 Thread Dan Jones
I don't know too much about it, but Samba has provisions for interacting with a Windows "winpopup" facility. (however, it appears that winpopup is not active by default.)

Re: [expert] Are my messages getting through?

2000-05-01 Thread Dan Jones
they get to the newsgroup anyway...

[expert] Determining compiler settings

2000-04-04 Thread Dan Jones
Is there a way to determine what compiler settings where used to generate an executable? I am familiar with the Unix/Linux 'file' command, but I think this only gives information on whether symbol information was stripped or not, but not details on the compile. begin:vcard n:Jones;Dan tel;fax:8

[expert] Source RPMs available somewhere?

2000-04-04 Thread Dan Jones
Are Mandrake *source* RPMs available for download somewhere? I am especially interested in seeing the compiler settings for some of the RPMs included with Mandrake. TIA Dan Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] begin:vcard n:Jones;Dan tel;fax:808-477-2901 tel;work:808-477-7564 x-mozilla-html:FALSE org

[expert] tcp_wrappers - Paranoid ?

2000-03-28 Thread Dan Jones
Can anyone confirm for me that the tcpd binary found in the tcp_wrappers rpm was built with -DPARANOID ?