Re: Re[2]: root password *reset root password with grub*

never ask for a password. -- Glynn Clements <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs

Re: root password

. Or install a keystroke logger into the keyboard to capture the root password. If an attacker can get physical access to the system, you lose. -- Glynn Clements <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a mes

Re: sockets -> MTU (Maximum Transfer Unit)

IP_MTU), e.g. int mtu; int mtulen = sizeof(mtu); getsockopt(skt, SOL_IP, IP_MTU, &mtu, &mtulen); -- Glynn Clements <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PRO

Re: Linux Networking problem...please help..

has the wrong netmask. If it has a /24 netmask (255.255.255.0), it will consider 192.168.250.1 to be in a separate network, and will attempt to send packets via the router. -- Glynn Clements <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie&

Re: How does malloc tell the kernel to allocate more memory?

right? It's in glibc (GNU libc), not glib (the GNOME utility library). -- Glynn Clements <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs

Re: Getting the MAC address of a client

dress. BTW, pinging won't help in any case. If the client *does* happen to be on the same network as the server, the MAC address will have been retrieved in order to send the SYN+ACK. -- Glynn Clements <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubs

Re: perl configure doesn't see crypt. [Was can't run perl scripts with crypt]

in/ld) looks for libraries using the unversioned name (e.g. -lfoo looks for libfoo.so or libfoo.a). The run-time linker (/lib/ld-linux.so.*) uses the name embedded in the executable (as displayed by "ldd"), which normally includes the major version number (e.g. libfoo.so.1). -- Glynn Clements

Re: (Simple) problem with sockets

rce it to. > > > > Further more, when I do a "file /proc/PID/fd/XXX" I get a "/proc/PID/fd/XXX: > > broken symbolic link to socket:[BLAH]" > > You'll have to be a bit more specific what you mean by XXX before I can > answer that. Maybe not. broken

Re: Running PPPD without client script

at least, that's what pppd's documentation says). Unless someone else can help you out, then I'd suggest: 1. Add entries to /etc/ppp/pap-secrets 2. Enable the "debug" option in /etc/ppp/options 3. Try connecting without using a .scp file 4. Read the debug logs (and REA

Re: Printing with syntax highlighting

), the output will use colour. If your printer is mono, this won't be of much use. Use "M-x customize-apropos-faces RET font-lock" to change the face definitions. -- Glynn Clements <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newb

Re: Printing with syntax highlighting

) nil)" first if your default background isn't white. -- Glynn Clements <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs