Re: [expert] here's a weird one

2003-10-02 Thread gavin
t; and it will block when it fails to open the soundcard). > > Bye I'm a newbie but I also have this problem.. how do I kill esound? where is the flash plugin located? help plz -- Gavin Rollins C/O GES Fukushimaken, Fukushima City Nankodai 2-34-1 Japan 960-8143 Sent 2u on a M$ f

Re: [expert] Blaster hits and IPCOP..what should I look for???

2003-08-16 Thread Gavin
ories/CA-2003-20.html > > this describes it best. > > On Sat, 2003-08-16 at 12:38, Gavin wrote: > > I've got a few M$ boxes running 2000 and XP behind my IPcop firewall, all > > my boxes are patched.. I've been checking my logs for anything pertaining > &g

[expert] Blaster hits and IPCOP..what should I look for???

2003-08-16 Thread Gavin
t; sure what to look for!! if any of you experts are using ipcop and your logs show hits. could you show me a snip so I know what to look for.. Thank you -- Gavin c/o GES (Gavin's English School) Register Linux user # 199685 Sent 2u on a M$ free system!! Want to buy your Pa

[expert] script problem..

2003-07-27 Thread Gavin
while "strict subs" in use at ./tl line 11. Execution of ./tl aborted due to compilation errors. If anyone is using this book or is reading in now, this script is on page 120~121. hack #59 constant load average display in the tilebar. Question: what do I have to change to make this

[expert] choosing a firewall distro

2003-07-16 Thread Gavin
Experts, Most of my friends have suggested using IPCOP or SMOOTHWALL for my f/w. question, is there a noticeable difference between the two? I ran both and they seem almost the same.. I'm new to this firewall stuff. All I would like is a simple safe F/W to protect my small private school network

[expert] setting up snort on 8.2 server

2003-04-03 Thread Gavin
guys and ladies, file:/home/gavin/Downloads/study Guide/snortacid.html I need some advice on this site listed above, I'm trying to setup snort to run on my server. I've been following these steps word for word and I ran into a problem at step 2 of "Installing snort" I creat

Re: [expert] is there a big difference??

2003-03-03 Thread Gavin
ince you are not getting a powerpack.. you should become a > mandrakeclub member... :-) > > Its what I am doing... > > > regards > > Franki > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Gavin > Sent: Monday, 3

[expert] is there a big difference??

2003-03-03 Thread Gavin
(linux of course!). So again is there a REALLY big diff from 8.2 server package and 9.0 download standard? Thanks for your replys in advance. Grasshopper -- Gavin Rollins Fukushimaken, Fukushima City Nankodai 2-34-1 Japan Registered Linux user #119685 Want to buy your Pack or Services from Ma

Re: [expert] Building a New Server..

2002-08-04 Thread Gavin Rollins
g homework assignments 6. Maybe fax sending.. Is this too much for one server? Gavin On Wednesday 31 July 2002 04:34 am, you wrote: > On Tue, 2002-07-30 at 10:16, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > On Wed, 31 Jul 2002, Gavin Rollins wrote: > > > Dear Experts, > > > I'm plannin

Re: [expert] Can't get phpgroupware working

2002-08-01 Thread Gavin Porter
Try the following line pg_hba.conf: host phpgroupware 127.0.0.1 255.255.255.255 trust Regards, Gavin ddc_prueba2 wrote: > > Hello world! > > I just untar and run http://127.0.0.1/phpgroupware/setup/index.php to > create a header.inc.php file. As explained in installation d

[expert] Building a New Server..

2002-07-30 Thread Gavin Rollins
to the url for more information.. thanks for your help and GOD BLESS ALL, near and far! Gavin Gavin's English School Fukushimaken, Fukushima City Nankodai, 2-34-1 Japan Zip Code 960-8143 phone 0245-21-6220 Fax 0245-22-3264 e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mandrake Linux 8.2 Registered Lin

[expert] Changing from Dial-up to Fiber optics

2002-06-30 Thread Gavin
connections is ZERO, have to put 9 boxes(multi platformed) online so any advice is welcome.. (going to use NTT's FLEX setup.. $90.00 per month) Sincerely, Gavin registered Linux user #199685 -- Gavin's English School Fukushimaken, Fukushima City Nankodai 2-34-1 fax 0245-22-3264

Re: [expert] my system locks when shutting down/rebooting w/ error...

2002-06-18 Thread Gavin Laking
ake sure its put all of the buffers out to disk. Hope that helps, though I think 'PlugHead' has some better solutions. :-) G -- Gavin Laking 12:36am up 2:50, 3 users, load average: 1.00, 1.00, 1.00 http://www.gavinlaking.co.uk/ -- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [expert] An add I just recieved.

2002-06-18 Thread Gavin Laking
mailrc file: :0 * ^From.*spammeraddress /dev/null That eliminates idiots too. :-) G -- Gavin Laking 11:52pm up 2:06, 2 users, load average: 0.01, 0.05, 0.06 http://www.gavinlaking.co.uk/ -- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [expert] my system locks when shutting down/rebooting w/ error...

2002-06-18 Thread Gavin Laking
en maybe you can run 'sync' several times (this flushes buffers to hard disk) in a terminal and then unmount your drives manually before shutting down. If the problem goes away then there maybe a permissions problem somewhere. If the problem persists, then excuse me for shrugging. :-) H

[expert] Fwd: [newbie] can't update from local directory

2002-05-03 Thread Gavin
Dear experts, I sent this letter to the newbie's list and got some help, but their suggestion did not solve the problem. So now I'm coming to the big boys. before anyone suggests it, I change the my whole home dir to rwx for everybody, still same problem! I totally lost! h

[expert] cant stay connected

2002-04-23 Thread Gavin
Thanks in advance for all replies. Gavin Reg linux user# 199685 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Fwd: [expert] Good Morning worries (security check problem)

2002-04-22 Thread Gavin
-- Forwarded Message -- Subject: [expert] Good Morning worries (security check problem) Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2002 11:01:50 +0900 From: Gavin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Dan Labine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Good Morning

[expert] Good Morning worries (security check problem)

2002-04-20 Thread Gavin
your help. Sincerly, Gavin (Fukushima, Japan) Reg Linux user #199685 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

expert@linux-mandrake.com

2002-04-01 Thread Gavin
Dear Experts, I'm using Postfix on 8.0 and I want to BLOCK this type of garbage, I have no idea on what line to look at or how to set postfix to block this. I've read the manual and viewed some notes in Hacking linux exposed, but I still have some questions. Thanks in advan

[expert] file removal or not??

2002-03-31 Thread Gavin
for the total reload. Is there an easier way to deal with this type of problem, if so where can I go to read about it in more depth. Sincerely, Gavin Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

[expert] Test Message

2002-03-30 Thread Gavin
up and running...thank god! Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

[expert] Test message

2002-03-29 Thread Gavin
I fixed the problem Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

[expert] Error in format of /etc/services in 8.1 and 8.2?

2002-01-29 Thread Gavin Porter
error: Management: bad port number Is there an updated rpm that fixes this problem? Regards, Gavin Porter Research Scientist, QinetiQ. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

[expert] Samba Question??

2001-12-31 Thread Gavin
God Bless Sincerely, Gavin Rollins and Family Systems Administrator New Connections, Japan Fukushimaken, Fukushima City Nankodai 2-34-1 Japan T-960 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

[expert] Just the facts about the Kernel 2.4.16

2001-12-05 Thread Gavin
re. I also should mention that I have the patch too. I'm a simple net admin (new) and I'm really get lost on some of the web pages i've gone to. I'm sure some of you have been there! hope to here from some one soon.. Thanks in advance for your help and God Bless. Sincerely, Ga

[expert] Fwd: Malicious use of grc.com

2001-11-29 Thread Gavin
-- Forwarded Message -- Subject: Malicious use of grc.com Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2001 14:53:16 -0500 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Greetings: ShieldsUp(tm) is an application developed by Steve Gibson of Gibson Research Corporation that allows a web user to request

[expert] OT....Any Nessus user out there...help

2001-07-31 Thread Gavin
till till this day I can't log in. (using root or normal user) I have saint running on my Mandrake system also but this problem is the same on my RedHat 7.1 system too, and I don't have saint on it yet. Thanks for any help in advance... sincerely, Gavin (Japan)

[expert] Notebook firewall setup

2001-07-29 Thread Gavin
. I'm trying to prove to my fellow workers that linux can be used on almost any system ( new or old) well this is my test! hope to hear from my Mandrake family.. until the My god bless you and yours. Sincerey, Gavin (Japan)

[expert] Getting Mandrake and Redhat to talk....How?

2001-07-22 Thread Gavin
d To all those who send a reply..thanks from my heart and my the lord bless you and yours 10 fold! Sincerely, Gavin (Japan)

[expert] Security.. can there be 2 much?

2001-06-01 Thread Gavin
box except e-mail. If I install most of the security tools listed in these books would there be a clash? like in windoze? sofar I'm runing Bastille, and security is set to high plus portsentry is running. thanks in advance.. Gavin (Japan)

[expert] aurora and vga

2001-05-22 Thread Gavin
27;m not a gamer, just want to get aurora to work! Gavin (Japan)

[expert] aurora and vga

2001-05-21 Thread Gavin
. I'm not a gamer, just want to get aurora to work! Gavin (Japan)

[expert] Text mode bootup not wanted

2001-05-11 Thread Gavin
ng an onboard video card, my motherboard is a ASUS CUSL2 JUMPERFREE PC133 Agp Pro/4x Intel 815e chipset. PnP is off, should I check anything else? Grasshopper could use a little guidence from Master Po and Friends. Sincerely, Gavin (grasshopper) Japan

[expert] Security test program

2001-05-06 Thread Gavin
your feedback. Thanks for your help. Sincerely, Gavin (Japan)

[expert] upgrade from 7.2 desktop to 8.0

2001-05-04 Thread Gavin
ed to work well with it but 8.0...I just don't know tried 2 clean installs (recommemd mode) and 3 updates and 2 repeats under expert mode, still the same result. Help. Gavin (Japan) Reg. Linux User 199685

[expert] tape backup device

2001-04-18 Thread Gavin Rollins
drive unit but $48 bucks is very cheap for a tape backup device.. waiting for some feedback before buying. sincerely, Gavin (Japan)

[expert] Fwd: OT: starting a linux group.

2001-04-14 Thread Gavin Rollins
-- Forwarded Message -- Subject: OT: starting a linux group. Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2001 02:52:18 +0900 From: Gavin Rollins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ladies and Gents, I am trying to start a linux group in a little town call Fukushimaken, Fukushima C

[expert] japanese fonts

2001-03-06 Thread Gavin
eed to get this message to upper management quick, I'm trying to get the company to change over to Linux, being that It's somewhat new here, sofar the Japanese are impressed but this a major problem, I'm the somewhat linux guru in the company ( the only linux user!!!) Need to stay a

Re: [expert] Update from 7.1 to 7.2

2001-02-11 Thread Gavin
roblem, and I've found it best to do a backup of all your important files and do a fresh install, reading the install guide on the disk, I says that and update is NOT a good idea, its not supported!!! why?? ya got me but after fresh install I've had no problems since. Hope I helped a little. Gavin (Japan)

Re: [expert] Start X-Server

2000-12-02 Thread Gavin Clark
startx on 12/2/00 2:06 AM, Mike Nguyen wrote: > Hi > On the command promt, what command would I type in order to start X Window? > > Thank Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list.

Re: [expert] looking for suggestions on PRO email server

2000-12-01 Thread Gavin Clark
thanks, I'll check it out. any idea how it stands up to high use? Gavin on 11/30/00 8:39 PM, Greg A.Bur wrote: > Try NeoMail. You can get it from freshmeat. > http://neomail.sourceforge.net/ > > It's only a frontend for users but it works well with postfix. > >

[expert] looking for suggestions on PRO email server

2000-11-30 Thread Gavin Clark
x27;m looking for a turn-key package to save myself some headaches. Has any one had experience with communigate? Any suggestions on software and/or hardware configs? fast machine, big drives, raid array, what do I need? thanks, Gavin Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the &q

Re: [expert] more crashes than the Indy 500.

2000-11-19 Thread Gavin Clark
it could be LOTS of things. it could be some sort of hardware problem like bad ram, a screwy hard drive, CPU overheating, or a bad USB chip. to get useful help you'll want to come up with as much detail as you can: is there any pattern to the crashing? what software are you running? what are you

Re: [expert] aic7xxx module problems.. How can I turn it off?

2000-10-20 Thread Gavin Clark
there is a way to drop into the adaptec card's BIOS on startup. poke around and see if any settings look funny (use your best judgement). there is a tool in there which shows you what it can see on the scsi bus. check for termination / device # problems. Sorry I can't be more specif

Re: [expert] idea - MySQL import

2000-10-18 Thread Gavin Clark
just keep your fields in synch; the field order and data type in the MySQL database should match those in the text file. Gavin on 10/16/00 8:27 AM, J A Shamsi wrote: > Hi > > I have a windows and a linux machine. > I want to import the database from windows > to linux running m

Re: [expert] Help Wanted!: building a Internet-Box

2000-10-18 Thread Gavin Clark
there is a kiosk how-to. I'd start there. Gavin on 10/17/00 1:22 PM, José Antonio Jiménez Berni wrote: > Hi!, my exact purpose is to use a computer to access internet in a > public place. As you can imagine, security problems arise when planning > to do something like this, besi

Re: [expert] Building an AMD Duron System - BeOS & M0andrake

2000-10-18 Thread Gavin Clark
Speaking of BeOS, I want to check it out but their docs keep mentioning windows when installing it. This box is just mandrake. Can I get BeOS to install without MS? Thanks, Gavin on 10/16/00 12:29 PM, Daniel Woods wrote: >> I use a Epox 8kta M/B it works very well. I'

Re: [expert] Linux on PPC

2000-10-12 Thread Gavin Clark
on 10/12/00 11:24 AM, Stephen Bosch wrote: > > > Gavin Clark wrote: >> >> on 10/11/00 1:56 PM, Stephen Bosch wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> GrAnT GaLbRaiTh wrote: >>>> >>>> I'm wondering if its possi

Re: [expert] can I burn an ISO image on a mac - linux ppc

2000-10-11 Thread Gavin Clark
hen I saw how fast netscape was under linux. I do suspect however that, save for slower hardware, LinuxPPC's days are numbered once OSX ships. Gavin Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list.

Re: [expert] can I burn an ISO image on a mac

2000-10-11 Thread Gavin Clark
ast is the standard application that comes with most Mac CD burners. it is very east to use - drag the disk image onto the window then click go, just make sure you set it to iso image first. get both images. Gavin Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list.

Re: [expert] Building an AMD Duron System

2000-10-11 Thread Gavin Clark
e case or the motherboard, you can use these for years while you upgrade everything else. Gavin on 10/10/00 10:29 PM, Sridhar Govindarajulu wrote: > Hi, > I am planning to build a 750 Mhz system with AMD's Duron processor primarily > for it's cost benefit. The Duron CPU seems t

Re: [expert] Stupid MySQL question

2000-10-09 Thread Gavin Clark
f the database you are creating (I'm guessing based on the filename) the first line makes the database, the second tells the mysql client program to execute the SQL commands in "tables.sql" as a particular user with a particular password. hopefully this will get you started. good lu

Re: [expert] Security levels? - aside: quote trouble

2000-10-06 Thread Gavin Clark
A ha, that's a character I've never used! Now when I find a use for ^ I'll be using the whole keyboard. ;^) well there you go! The UNIX equivilant of benching your own weight. (I should get a t-shirt) Gavin on 10/5/00 5:01 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Wrong quotes - use

Re: [expert] Security levels? - aside: quote trouble

2000-10-05 Thread Gavin Clark
cool trick: ls -l `which telnet` but it didn't work for me. I seem to run into this a lot. is there some speacial kind of single quote character I don't know about? Gavin on 10/5/00 4:49 AM, Buchan Milne wrote: > Telnet and ftp may be accessible to users in the "ntools&qu

Re: [expert] gcc compilation executable file won't run

2000-10-03 Thread Gavin Clark
your PATH and it will find # hello there are lots of docs on how to set the PATH var (check the archive). cheers, Gavin on 10/3/00 12:36 AM, Jason Yeoh wrote: > hi there : > > Good day. after compilation hello.c file by typing > gcc -o hello hello.c and I try to type hello and ru

[expert] man page question - unix history lesson

2000-10-03 Thread Gavin Clark
just wondering what the story is behind the different man folders: man1 man2 man8 etc. why not just one? Gavin Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list.

Re: [expert] Network card compatibility?

2000-09-23 Thread Gavin Clark
ce little nic card for cheap because some guy spends his spare time working on the tulip driver code. Still, this OS is not for the timid - maybe by next year. Gavin Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list.

Re: [expert] Network card compatibility?

2000-09-22 Thread Gavin Clark
see my posts in the archive. subject: linksys etherfast 10/100 card - solved see if my solution works for you. Gavin on 9/22/00 12:36 AM, Michael wrote: > Well I bought a stack of these cards as we are setting up a lot of new > machines and they were $20 each and I've had goo

Re: [expert] Network card compatibility?

2000-09-21 Thread Gavin Clark
on 9/21/00 11:06 PM, Michael wrote: > I also have a Linksys EtherFast 10/100 LNE100TX > v4.1 that I'm going to try. Has anyone gotten that one to work? it works fine, BUT... you have to get and compile the latest tulip driver. My earlier posts on this subject may save you some t

Re: [expert] Remote Administration Confusion

2000-09-16 Thread Gavin Clark
u take the box over to the ISP. Have fun, Gavin on 9/16/00 7:22 AM, Ellick Chan wrote: > On Sat, 16 Sep 2000, Eric Mings wrote: > > > You probably seek VNC, from www.uk.research.att.com, once you get it > installed, run a 'vncserver' command on the server, and at y

Re: [expert] Problem compiling 3c90x.o module under Linux Madrake7.0

2000-09-12 Thread Gavin Clark
I think you can force it to load anyway. see the modprobe and insmod man pages. or you can always compile your own kernel. Gavin on 9/12/00 8:10 AM, MAHE Vincent FTRD/DIH/REN wrote: > Hello, > > I've downloaded the source code of drivers for the 3c90x fast ethernet card. >

Re: [expert] ATX Support

2000-09-04 Thread Gavin Clark
; yeah...anyway. Why would you want to shut it down. It is more than able > to run indefinately without being rebooted or shutdown. so is my power bill ;-) Gavin

[expert] iso burn

2000-09-03 Thread Gavin Clark
Cool. Is there a way to do a test run - do everything but turn the laser on? I have a USB Que drive and it loves to choke on anything above 2X - mac and windows anyway. I'd like to know if it can get through a 4x burn on Linux without making a new coaster (I have a full set) Gavin on 9

Re: [expert] linksys etherfast 10/100 card - solved

2000-09-03 Thread Gavin Clark
Good question. No, one is the linksys and the other is an el cheapo $10 special which uses the ne2k-pci module. So I don't know if 2 linksys cards at once will have problems or not. I found a tulip driver list at http://www.scyld.com/mailman/listinfo/tulip. you could check the archive.

Re: [expert] How to see IP address?

2000-09-03 Thread Gavin Clark
just off the top of my head; a user can get his IP by getting the hostname then pinging it. $hostname bob.my-ip.com $ ping bob.my-ip.com PING bob.my-ip.com (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx) <= there's your ip it's clunky but, hey G >>> btw, I want to know the IP as a user.. so cant' run ifconfig.. >>> >>> Th

[expert] linksys etherfast 10/100 card - solved

2000-09-03 Thread Gavin Clark
lib/modules/2.2./net/ and run #depmod Now it ought to load just fine: #modprobe -a tulip If not, get the newest test tulip.c file from ftp://ftp.scyld.com/pub/network/test/ put it in /usr/src/linux/drivers/net/ and run #make again taste it, Gavin P.S. I like to answer my own problems as t

[expert] help with linksys etherfast 10/100 card

2000-09-01 Thread Gavin Clark
r resource busy /lib/modules/2.2.15-4mdk/net/tulip.o: insmod /lib/modules/2.2.15-4mdk/net/tulip.o failed /lib/modules/2.2.15-4mdk/net/tulip.o: insmod tulip failed anyone using this card and what did you do to get it running? thanks, Gavin

Re: Unresolved symbols (was: RE: [expert] Mylex DAC960 rootdevice)

2000-08-31 Thread Gavin Clark
> I just gave 3c59x as an example, I get the same unresolved symbols on all my > modules. OK. I'd try man depmod man modprobe and see if that gives you any ideas. on 8/30/00 6:50 AM, John-Paul Smith wrote: > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Beha

Re: Unresolved symbols (was: RE: [expert] Mylex DAC960 rootdevice)

2000-08-30 Thread Gavin Clark
gt; 7. reboot and select label for new kernel > > > Now, if you don't want to reboot, I'm not sure that the new module > _can_ work with your previous kernel. If it can, I guess you could > try to replace the System.map under /boot for modprobe to use. > Are you sure 3c59x is the right module? I've seen that error when I was trying to load eepro when it should have been ne2k-pci. Gavin

Re: [expert] Filenames with Umlauts (ä,ö,ü)on FAT Partitions

2000-08-27 Thread Gavin Clark
ere everyone spoke English and the computers barely had the memory to cover that. Unicode is supposed to fix this. I would also guess that the console doesn't have a font with umlauts anyway. Gavin

Re: [expert] fustrated!!! permissions in httpd

2000-08-25 Thread Gavin Clark
differently. Basically you have to play with the user/group/permissions 'til you get something that works for you. Gavin on 8/24/00 10:35 PM, rharvey wrote: > If I am root I can have access to the directory. > But my wife needs to ftp in and drop the files off in the httpd/html > di

Re: [expert] apache problems.................

2000-08-20 Thread Gavin Clark
on 8/19/00 10:23 AM, faisal wrote: > my apache server is taking to long to start i mean really > all my computer gets ups withing 30 sec but i takes about 3 minute to > stratup apache...what can be wrong ? it could be a DNS thing. Gavin

[expert] mandrax.org - list troubles

2000-08-17 Thread Gavin Clark
osted. and now I seem to be getting 2 copies of most things. Is someone's mail server reflecting things back to the list? Gavin

Re: [expert] server question

2000-08-17 Thread Gavin Clark
box which retails for $299 Cdn (so presumably around >> $200 US). >> > It's listed in warehouse.com's catalog for $179 US. > John > $10 dollars less at compUSA. I just installed one at a client's location and I was very impressed. from opening the box to getting 3 win95 computers sharing a cable modem took ~ 30 min. Gavin

Re: [expert] Unexplained crashes

2000-08-17 Thread Gavin Clark
how's your fan? the motherboard could be over heating. on 8/16/00 8:49 PM, Ellick Chan wrote: > On Wed, 16 Aug 2000, Stout, Wayne wrote: > > I have had a couple older machines, <200mhz that I didn't touch in a > while, and the Mandrake gui installer would fail at apparently random > points,

Re: [expert] RPM database won't rebuild!

2000-08-17 Thread Gavin Clark
I've seen weird stuff like that when the .rpm file I downloaded is corrupt. Gavin on 8/16/00 5:40 PM, Benjamin Sher wrote: > Dear friends > > I would appreciate your help with my rpm database problem: > > I was been unable to get my RealPlayer to play Radio Free Eur

Re: [expert] Vi/Vim - The editor from HELL! a little morecoddling?

2000-08-16 Thread Gavin Clark
on 8/15/00 8:50 PM, Tony McGee wrote: > On Wed, 16 Aug 2000, Gavin Clark pushed some tiny letters in this order: >> I'm not saying get rid of it at all, just make something else the default. >> it would be an easy thing to have vi come up as a choice for experts during >

Re: [expert] Vi/Vim - The editor from HELL! How do I setthedefault editor soI can TRASH IT?

2000-08-15 Thread Gavin Clark
on 8/14/00 7:43 PM, Stephen F. Bosch wrote: > Gavin Clark wrote: > >>> If it bugs you, don't use it - there are plenty of other character-driven >>> text >>> editors available. >> >> this is backwards, if you know how to use vi or are willing

Re: [expert] Vi/Vim - The editor from HELL! How do I set thedefault editor soI can TRASH IT?

2000-08-14 Thread Gavin Clark
ue. put a group of novices in a room and measure how much work they get done in an hour. with vi they'll still be scrolling through the man page. Gavin

Re: [expert] rpm refuses to upgrade - solved

2000-08-10 Thread Gavin Clark
y this version of RPM >> error: mirrordir-0.10.44-3mdk.i586.rpm cannot be installed >> >> I then downloaded a newer version of rpm but I got the same error message >> when I tried it upgrade that! >> >> how do I fix this? >> >> Thanks >> >> Gavin

Re: [expert] Fwd: Not Registerd NFS

2000-08-08 Thread Gavin Clark
there is probably an NFS mailing list. I would go through the archives. http://www.geocrawler.com/lists/3/Linux on 8/8/00 4:46 PM, Don wrote: > Yes NFS is running on the remote box, and exportfs shows the directories that > I want to mount. I think the problem in on the box I am trying to mou

Re: [expert] "No authorized users logged in"

2000-08-08 Thread Gavin Clark
OK, I'm just winging this here. Shutdown says it looks in /var/run/utmp to see if the 'authorized user' listed in /etc/shutdown.allow is logged in. Now /var/run/utmp sounds suspiciously like something that disappears every time you restart. So... Maybe you could just have the start up script

Re: [expert] "No authorized users logged in"

2000-08-08 Thread Gavin Clark
on 8/7/00 10:10 PM, Brian T. Schellenberger wrote: > > Does the lack of response mean that I won at "stump the band" here? hi, try adding a user (shutdownguy) to /etc/shutdown.allow and always have that user logged in. Gavin here's what man shutdown says: ACCESS CO

[expert] rpm refuses to upgrade

2000-08-08 Thread Gavin Clark
me error message when I tried it upgrade that! how do I fix this? Thanks Gavin

Re: [expert] Fwd: Not Registerd

2000-08-08 Thread Gavin Clark
is NFS running on the remote box? have you run exportfs? see what's available with : #showmount --exports rge on 8/7/00 4:59 PM, Don wrote: > I am trying to mount the /home directory an other computer on the > in house network. 192.168.1.201 > > Don > On Mon, 07 Aug 2000, you wrote:

[OT] bbedit was Re: [expert] Uppercase to lowercase

2000-08-08 Thread Gavin Clark
-) bbedit is one of the major things that keeps me on the mac as my desktop. I have high hopes for gedit but it's not there yet. for anyone who cares, the docs for mod_rewrite in apache have a great cheat sheet for grep - a.k.a. regular expressions Gavin > >>>> [EMA

Re: [expert] backup over ftp

2000-08-08 Thread Gavin Clark
t;> of mirroring software. >> >> It has to be client driven. >> >> What's out there? >> >> Thanks, >> Gavin >> >

Re: [expert] OT: Does any one speak German?

2000-08-08 Thread Gavin Clark
go to http://babel.altavista.com/translate.dyn they have a translator that works well enough type in some text or give it a url its cool Gavin on 8/7/00 2:29 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I'm trying to help a friend in Switzerland construct a web page. He > desperately needs he

Re: [expert] backup over ftp

2000-08-07 Thread Gavin Clark
-0.10.44-3mdk.i586.rpm cannot be installed how do I get around this BS? Thanks Gavin on 8/7/00 12:35 AM, Gavin Clark wrote: > hi, > I need to backup over ftp. Basically I need something that is the opposite > of mirroring software. > > It has to be client driven. > > What's out there? > > Thanks, > Gavin >

[expert] backup over ftp

2000-08-07 Thread Gavin Clark
hi, I need to backup over ftp. Basically I need something that is the opposite of mirroring software. It has to be client driven. What's out there? Thanks, Gavin

Re: [expert] Ooooops! I think I killed it!

2000-08-06 Thread Gavin Clark
no problem. now if you can get the back of my watch open so I can change the battery we'll call it even. ;-) Gavin on 8/6/00 5:54 AM, Mark Weaver wrote: > Hi Gavin, > > I've downloaded that file utility you wrote me about and it's working very > nicely. At th

Re: [expert] Ooooops! I think I killed it!

2000-08-06 Thread Gavin Clark
explore2fs. That >> site appears difficult to connect to, but it's the only link I have to this >> product. http://www.yipton.demon.co.uk/ http://uranus.it.swin.edu.au/~jn/linux/explore2fs.htm on 8/5/00 9:33 PM, Mark Weaver wrote: > Gavin, > Which one of those HOWTO's

Re: [expert] Ooooops! I think I killed it!

2000-08-05 Thread Gavin Clark
ou may be able to mount your linux partitions in windows and get your data out before you reinstall. there will be specific instructions for this stuff in the how to's on line http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX/howtos.html good luck Gavin

Re: [expert] comand line ftp client - what RPM?

2000-08-05 Thread Gavin Clark
on 8/5/00 7:13 AM, Ken Thompson wrote: > On Sat, 05 Aug 2000, you wrote: >> hi, >> >> I could use a command line FTP client but I don't have one installed, can't >> find one anyway. what package is it in? >> >> Thanks >> Gavin > O

Re: [expert] crash! help with post-mortum - update

2000-08-05 Thread Gavin Clark
's back to normal now. I was running the version of MySQL that shipped with mandrake 7.0. I have upgrade to the newest version so hopefully it wont happen again. anybody else seen something like this? thanks Gavin on 8/3/00 9:46 PM, Gavin Clark wrote: > hi, > > I had a server cra

Re: [expert] comand line ftp client - what RPM?

2000-08-05 Thread Gavin Clark
what does it have that makes it beter then plain old ftp? thanks Gavin on 8/5/00 5:14 AM, Klaus Deissner wrote: > Hi, > I prefer ncftp which is also the name of the rpm. > Klaus > > Gavin Clark wrote: >> hi, >> I could use a command line FTP client but I don&

[expert] comand line ftp client - what RPM?

2000-08-05 Thread Gavin Clark
hi, I could use a command line FTP client but I don't have one installed, can't find one anyway. what package is it in? Thanks Gavin

Re: [expert] Uppercase to lowercase

2000-08-03 Thread Gavin Clark
ers for things like this in gedit in gnome you can always write a script that uses grep - I'll bet someone has one Gavin

[expert] crash! help with post-mortum

2000-08-03 Thread Gavin Clark
right before I had adjusted a user's crontab in vi - I might have srewed up the syntax or done something wierd in vi by accident 2. the DNS server - on another box - crashed. 3. it had been getting lots of web traffic. where do I start looking for causes? thanks, Gavin

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