[ilugd] install problem

2004-03-09 Thread shshank jain
hii i lately got the PCQlinux 2004.The CD's had a few bad sectors and got struck on few packages which i didnot skip. My bookstore has run out PCquest copies to change my cd's i have the packages which are corrupt in the cd's from the Fedora core1 . The installer didnot had the option to

Re: [ilugd] problem with yahoo messenger

2004-03-09 Thread Kishore Bhargava
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi! i am using yahoo messenger on fedora core. just few days back our administrator changed some setting and now i have to use the messenger by using the proxy setting. Not sure whats happening but do check this, in your home directory there

Re: [ilugd] To BE A LINUX ADMINSTRATOR

2004-03-09 Thread Vijay Thakur
Dear Ambar, Will you post me your address with phone number. Vijay Thakur Sector - 20-C,Chandigarh Mobile - 09814936551 = Ambar Roy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: (1) Apache Web Server First read /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf on your RH box. This

Re: [ilugd] Sendmail - How to do this

2004-03-09 Thread Sudev Barar
On Tue, 2004-03-09 at 11:41, Amit Sharma wrote: i want to configure sendmail in such a way that mails going to outside world from A and B should go as [EMAIL PROTECTED] whereas from C it should go as [EMAIL PROTECTED] (no change). /etc/mail/virtusertable -- Sudev Barar Learning Linux

[ilugd] difference between linux and solaris

2004-03-09 Thread ashok kumar
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[ilugd] Re: difference between linux and solaris

2004-03-09 Thread Abhijit Menon-Sen
At 2004-03-09 11:45:37 +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: any difference in linux administration and solaris administration other than hardware Yes. -- ams ___ ilugd mailinglist -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd

[ilugd] add users

2004-03-09 Thread vivek khurana
Hi! Is it possible to add users without becoming root?? In continuation to above question is it possible to do the same from php?? --VK __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Search - Find what you’re looking for faster http://search.yahoo.com

Re: [ilugd] add users

2004-03-09 Thread Sandip Bhattacharya
vivek khurana wrote: Hi! Is it possible to add users without becoming root?? No. In continuation to above question is it possible to do the same from php?? I think it is safer to try using sudo. You will have to give the web server uid the right to use sudo for this program. Just be very

Re: [ilugd] (fwd) [SECURITY] [DSA 457-1] New wu-ftpd packages fix multiple vulnerabilities

2004-03-09 Thread Sandip Bhattacharya
Raj Mathur wrote: CAN-2004-0148 - Glenn Stewart discovered that users could bypass the directory access restrictions imposed by the restricted-gid option by changing the permissions on their home directory. On a subsequent login, when access to the user's home directory was denied, wu-ftpd

Re: [ilugd] add users

2004-03-09 Thread vivek khurana
--- Sandip Bhattacharya [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think it is safer to try using sudo. You will have to give the web server uid the right to use sudo for this program. Just be very careful about screening inputs to your script. But is there any mechanism for secure setuid in php as in

Re: [ilugd] add users

2004-03-09 Thread Raj Mathur
Vivek == vivek khurana [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Vivek Hi! Is it possible to add users without becoming root?? No. Vivek In continuation to above question is it possible to do the Vivek same from php?? Only if you're root. And if you become root with a PHP script you're in deep

Re: [ilugd] add users

2004-03-09 Thread vivek khurana
--- Raj Mathur [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oh wait! If you use PHP you're in deep trouble anyway :) I know this i was just exploring a weird idea. Blame my insomia for such questions. BTW any pointer to any ready made perl script for adding system users. i just want to cross check it with a

[ilugd] (fwd) [SECURITY] [DSA 457-1] New wu-ftpd packages fix multiple vulnerabilities

2004-03-09 Thread Raj Mathur
[Please upgrade wu-ftpd (again!) -- Raju] This is an RFC 1153 digest. (1 message) -- Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Full-Disclosure] [SECURITY]

Re: [ilugd] add users

2004-03-09 Thread Raj Mathur
Vivek == vivek khurana [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Vivek --- Raj Mathur [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oh wait! If you use PHP you're in deep trouble anyway :) Vivek I know this i was just exploring a weird idea. Blame my Vivek insomia for such questions. BTW any pointer to any ready

[ilugd] substitute for corel draw

2004-03-09 Thread Sudev Barar
Listers (particularly graphic guys), In your opinion which is best package as replacement for corel draw in FLOSS world? And does it allow ease of conversion for existing / incoming corel draw files (.cdr ?) -- Sudev Barar Learning Linux ___ ilugd

[ilugd] [OT] sapm from amkette

2004-03-09 Thread Raj Shekhar
Hello! I received a mail from Amkette which was about Repetitive Strain Injuries(RSI) and how their keyboards can help prevent that (and bring universal peace and harmony). It wanted to send back a return receipt too, which I promptly canceled. The suspicious thing was that is addressed me as

[ilugd] Re: [LIH](fwd) [SECURITY] [DSA 457-1] New wu-ftpd packages fix multiple vulnerabilities

2004-03-09 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Raj Mathur [3/9/2004 10:01 PM] : [Please upgrade wu-ftpd (again!) -- Raju] This time please upgrade to vsftpd or proftpd -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Suresh Ramasubramanian) [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/src$ mv linux Gnu/Linux mv: cannot move `linux' to `Gnu/Linux': No such file or directory