Re: 7.0-RELEASE + newer kernel

2008-05-02 Thread Anselm Strauss
On May 1, 2008, at 13:34 , Mel wrote: On Thursday 01 May 2008 13:17:03 Anselm Strauss wrote: The reasons why I hesitate to upgrade to 7.0-STABLE are: - freebsd-update won't work anymore. How do I then get informed about security updates? Using your favorite RSS reader and subscribe to: htt

KDE3 Error

2008-05-02 Thread Ruel Luchavez
Hi, Why is it when i install KDE3 in my server I always got an error, this is the command when i install it -cd /usr/ports/x11/kde3 -make install *and this is the reply of the server:* -Attempting to fetch from ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/distfiles/KDE/. -fetch:// ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/

measure traffic caused by pppd (UMTS)

2008-05-02 Thread Matthias Apitz
Hello, Sometimes when I travel around and can't see any usable WLAN I'm using the UMTS and PPPD, which works well but of course one must pay for this; Is there some tool which I could put into /etc/ppp/ip_down script which logs the traffic done into some file; I see /usr/ports/net/ppptraf which

FreeBSD Server Settings Consult

2008-05-02 Thread Free BSD
We've been having some problems with our server and I was wondering if someone had any advice or suggestions for our current system settings. # cat /etc/sysctl.conf kern.ipc.maxsockbuf=1048576 net.inet.tcp.sendspace=65536 net.inet.tcp.recvspace=65536 net.local.stream.recvspace=65536 net.local.str

handling mysql binlog data

2008-05-02 Thread Zbigniew Szalbot
Hello, Following a recent thread I would like to ask if it is safe to remove old binlog data. From the below I understand that the current binlog is mysql-bin.07 and the previous ones (from 01-06) are not written to any more. I just need confirmation before I take any action. By a

Re: ACPI can only be compiled into the kernel on the amd64 and ia64 platforms

2008-05-02 Thread Mario Lobo
On Thursday 01 May 2008 20:41:49 alexus wrote: > sorry, this is amd64 > > On Thu, May 1, 2008 at 6:14 PM, Mario Lobo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Thursday 01 May 2008 18:43:17 alexus wrote: > > >> why are you compiling under i386 when your system is > > >> detected as amd64 or ia64 ? > > > > Y

Compiling in Debugging Flags

2008-05-02 Thread Chris Maness
How do I compile in debugging into apache using ports? There is no configmenu when one begins to install/compile the port. I'm still having trouble with apache crashing on a recently upgraded server. (after I have rebuilt all of the ports). I was having the same problem with apache on a san

Re: Compiling in Debugging Flags

2008-05-02 Thread Bill Moran
In response to Chris Maness <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > How do I compile in debugging into apache using ports? There is no > configmenu when one begins to install/compile the port. I'm still having > trouble with apache crashing on a recently upgraded server. (after I have > rebuilt all of the po

Re: handling mysql binlog data

2008-05-02 Thread Matthew Seaman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: RIPEMD160 Zbigniew Szalbot wrote: > Hello, > > Following a recent thread I would like to ask if it is safe to remove > old binlog data. From the below I understand that the current binlog is > mysql-bin.07 and the previous ones (from 01-06) are

Re: handling mysql binlog data

2008-05-02 Thread Chris Pratt
On May 2, 2008, at 5:27 AM, Zbigniew Szalbot wrote: Hello, Following a recent thread I would like to ask if it is safe to remove old binlog data. From the below I understand that the current binlog is mysql-bin.07 and the previous ones (from 01-06) are not written to any more

Re: mailcap documentation?

2008-05-02 Thread Frank Shute
On Thu, May 01, 2008 at 05:44:04PM -0400, Dan Mahoney, System Admin wrote: > > Hello all, > > There's apparently an RFC-standard file called /etc/mailcap (as well as > .mailcap), but I can't find any docs on this file. > > Would it be worthwhile to rework the RFC into a manpage (I am willing to

Re: Compiling in Debugging Flags

2008-05-02 Thread Chris Maness
Then, ensure the sysctls in the kernel are all frobbed to allow coredumps. Specifically: kern.coredump: 1 kern.sugid_coredump: 1 What is frobbed? Chris ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-q

Re: FreeBSD Server Settings Consult

2008-05-02 Thread Bob Hall
On Fri, May 02, 2008 at 07:28:44AM -0400, Free BSD wrote: > We've been having some problems with our server and I was wondering if > someone had any advice or suggestions for our current system settings. You'll probably get more help if you post the problems and any diagnostic info. :) ___

ipf fails after cvsup

2008-05-02 Thread Randy Schultz
Heya, Running a fresh install of 7.0-RELEASE. I've cvsup'd the sources, done the standard updating, e.g. make buildworld make buildkernel make installkernel (reboot) mergemaster -p make installworld mergemaster (reboot) But now ipf gives me ye olde R

Re: handling mysql binlog data

2008-05-02 Thread Zbigniew Szalbot
Hello, Chris Pratt pisze: On May 2, 2008, at 5:27 AM, Zbigniew Szalbot wrote: Hello, Following a recent thread I would like to ask if it is safe to remove old binlog data. From the below I understand that the current binlog is mysql-bin.07 and the previous ones (from 01-06)

Re: handling mysql binlog data

2008-05-02 Thread Chris Pratt
On May 2, 2008, at 8:58 AM, Zbigniew Szalbot wrote: The procedure for this is here: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/purge-master-logs.html for 5.1 and here: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/purge-master-logs.html for 5.0 Thanks a lot! It did help me get rid of a few files in a

Re: FreeBSD Server Settings Consult

2008-05-02 Thread Free BSD
Well from bad experience that goes no where, due-to rare issue and no supporting logs/core dumps... Therefore that be a complete no :( On Fri, May 2, 2008 at 11:30 AM, Bob Hall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, May 02, 2008 at 07:28:44AM -0400, Free BSD wrote: > > We've been having some proble

Re: handling mysql binlog data

2008-05-02 Thread Zbigniew Szalbot
Hi Chris, Chris Pratt pisze: Thank you anyway - this was very helpful and I instantly saved a lot of space on a shrinking /var partition! I find it most comfortable to do this manually so I can check my backups first. There is an example in the reply comments below the documentation on the

Re: KDE3 Error

2008-05-02 Thread Valeriu Mutu
On Fri, May 02, 2008 at 05:09:42PM +0800, Ruel Luchavez wrote: > Hi, > Why is it when i install KDE3 in my server I always got an error, this is > the command when i install it > > -cd /usr/ports/x11/kde3 > -make install > > *and this is the reply of the server:* > -Attempting to fetch from > ftp

"The Complete FreeBSD": errata and addenda

2008-05-02 Thread Greg Lehey
The trouble with books is that you can't update them the way you can a web page or any other online documentation. The result is that most leading edge computer books are out of date almost before they are printed. Unfortunately, The Complete FreeBSD, published by O'Reilly, is no exception. Inev

How to get best results from FreeBSD-questions

2008-05-02 Thread Greg Lehey
How to get the best results from FreeBSD questions. === Last update $Date: 2005/08/10 02:21:44 $ This is a regular posting to the FreeBSD questions mailing list. If you got it in answer to a message you sent, it means that the sender thinks that a

Re: Compiling in Debugging Flags

2008-05-02 Thread Bill Moran
In response to Chris Maness <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Then, ensure the sysctls in the kernel are all frobbed to allow coredumps. > > Specifically: > > kern.coredump: 1 > > kern.sugid_coredump: 1 > > What is frobbed? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frob You need to learn important things like this i

Re: handling mysql binlog data

2008-05-02 Thread Chris Pratt
On May 2, 2008, at 9:28 AM, Zbigniew Szalbot wrote: Hi Chris, Chris Pratt pisze: Thank you anyway - this was very helpful and I instantly saved a lot of space on a shrinking /var partition! I find it most comfortable to do this manually so I can check my backups first. There is an examp

Re: Compiling in Debugging Flags

2008-05-02 Thread Chris Maness
Bill Moran wrote: In response to Chris Maness <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Then, ensure the sysctls in the kernel are all frobbed to allow coredumps. Specifically: kern.coredump: 1 kern.sugid_coredump: 1 What is frobbed? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frob You need to learn important t

Re: FreeBSD Server Settings Consult

2008-05-02 Thread Mel
On Friday 02 May 2008 13:28:44 Free BSD wrote: > We've been having some problems with our server and I was wondering if > someone had any advice or suggestions for our current system settings. Would help to know, at minimum: - ammount of ram - ammount of cpu's - platform (uname -m ) - pciconf -lv|

Re: handling stale dependencies

2008-05-02 Thread Mel
On Friday 02 May 2008 07:20:30 Zbigniew Szalbot wrote: > Hello, > > I will appreciate your advice about how to best handle stale > dependencies. Today I wanted to upgrade phpMyAdmin and I got a number of > questions about stale dependencies. I eventually deleted all of them, > but does this mean I

Re: Compiling in Debugging Flags

2008-05-02 Thread Chris Maness
Chris Maness wrote: Bill Moran wrote: In response to Chris Maness <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Then, ensure the sysctls in the kernel are all frobbed to allow coredumps. Specifically: kern.coredump: 1 kern.sugid_coredump: 1 What is frobbed? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frob You need

Re: Compiling in Debugging Flags

2008-05-02 Thread Chris Maness
Chris Maness wrote: Chris Maness wrote: Bill Moran wrote: In response to Chris Maness <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Then, ensure the sysctls in the kernel are all frobbed to allow coredumps. Specifically: kern.coredump: 1 kern.sugid_coredump: 1 What is frobbed? http://en.wikipedia.or

Re: Firewalls

2008-05-02 Thread Zane C.B.
On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:51:29 -0700 perikillo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 12:50 PM, Bruce Cran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > Doug Hardie wrote: > > > > > FreeBSD supports 3 firewalls: IPF, IPFW, and PF. Some time ago > > > (perhaps years) I seem to recall some discu

Re: Firewalls

2008-05-02 Thread Zane C.B.
On Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:50:06 +0100 Bruce Cran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Doug Hardie wrote: > > FreeBSD supports 3 firewalls: IPF, IPFW, and PF. Some time ago > > (perhaps years) I seem to recall some discussion that one or more > > of those was better maintained and higher quality than the >

Re: Firewalls

2008-05-02 Thread Luke Dean
On Fri, 2 May 2008, Zane C.B. wrote: On Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:50:06 +0100 Bruce Cran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Doug Hardie wrote: FreeBSD supports 3 firewalls: IPF, IPFW, and PF. Some time ago (perhaps years) I seem to recall some discussion that one or more of those was better maintained

Re: Compiling in Debugging Flags

2008-05-02 Thread Chris Maness
Chris Maness wrote: Chris Maness wrote: Chris Maness wrote: Bill Moran wrote: In response to Chris Maness <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Then, ensure the sysctls in the kernel are all frobbed to allow coredumps. Specifically: kern.coredump: 1 kern.sugid_coredump: 1 What is frobbed? h