[newbie] Background jobs

I need to start a job in the background (jobname &) but sometimes I need to bring it back to the forground to "talk to it" and then put it back into the background. Can anyone tell me how to do this? Thanks.

Re: [newbie] Apache & PHP

ks is automatically bringing up virtual ethernet interfaces at bootup, ... but that is a whole 'nother story I have posted repeatedly about. Regards, Eric Mings Ph.D.

[newbie] Relay test your mail server

Just saw this on a Mac mail server list. You can relay test your mail server by using your mail server machine to telnet to: mail-abuse.org It will automatically relay test your mail server on that machine and provide you the results onscreen as it happens. Pretty cool! Regards, Eric Mings

[newbie] What is this?

t rpc allows c programs to make c calls across a network. Thanks. Regards, Eric Mings Ph.D.

Re: [newbie] APACHE and PHP

midgard module provided over basic php so I am living happily in my ignorance :-) Regards, Eric Mings Ph.D.

[newbie] Blocking @HOME with ipchains - Can they tell?

I got tired of @HOME running scans on my system so I blocked them with: ipchains -I input -p TCP -s 24.4.254.140 -d 0/0 80 -j DENY -l ipchains -I input -p TCP -s 24.4.254.141 -d 0/0 80 -j DENY -l Can they tell that they're blocked or does it just look like I'm not running any services? Thanks

[newbie] Blocking access to my web server for a particular IP address... How?

How can I block access to my web server to a particular IP address? Thanks.

[newbie] Anyone have virtual interfaces coming up at boot?

to help me find my problem. Thanks. Regards, Eric Mings Ph.D.

Re: [newbie] Still can't get virtual interface up at boot

figure out what is wrong, but it would appear to be a bug in the code. Help? Regards, Eric Mings Ph.D.

[newbie] Still can't get virtual interface up at boot

reason that these scripts are not being properly run at startup? I can easily bring up the virtual interface manually with ifconfig. Thanks. Regards, Eric Mings Ph.D.

[newbie] Apache fails to start.

When I try starting my Apache web server with: /usr/sbin/httpd -f /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf I get the messages: BUG IN DYNAMIC LINKER ld.so: dynamic-link.h: 57: elf_get_dynamic_info: Assertion `! "bad dynamic tag"' failed! Anyone know what it is trying to tell me?

[newbie] DNS server analysis tool?

use I have for it since my evaluation time ran out :-( Seems to me there must be some linux tool that can perfrom the same level of analysis of DNS records to make sure they are setup correctly. Any ideas? Regards, Eric Mings Ph.D.

[newbie] How do I bring eth0 down?

I have a Linux server that I use for IP Masq. I wish to bring the ethernet card to the outside down before lowering my firewall to do work on the server. (I have has a LOT of attacks.) I would just unplug the cable modem but when I do that there are a lot of time out problems (delays) I was h

[newbie] tgz files

Are tgz files the same as tar.gz files? If not how do I decompress them? Thanks

[newbie] I really screwed up- part two

I realized that when using the startup disk without a command it was loading from my regular hard disk. However, when I used the rescue mode, I got a kernel panic stating it couldn't find init. I really would appreciate some help on this!! Regards, Eric Mings Ph.D.

[newbie] I really screwed up

I modified the startup script for mysql and now it hangs during the machine bootup. I tried using my Mandrake startup disk I created during installation, but it just gets to the same point and hangs (apparently loads the same init scripts). What do I do now? Regards, Eric Mings Ph.D.

[newbie] Virtual Network Interfaces

before I upgraded but I am not sure. I tried also checking linuxconfig but nothing I did seemed to make a setting that would stick on the next bootup. Help? Regards, Eric Mings Ph.D.

Re: [newbie] 100dpi

ssion but he continues to pollute my mailbox as well as all the others on this list. He threatens to change addresses if he is removed. I have placed a complaint with mindspring (postmaster and abuse address), his provider. I suggest others equally disgusted consider doing the same. Regards, Eric Mings Ph.D.

[newbie] Backup options

option might be for this usage (Preferably cheap or free :-) . I am used to Retrospect on the Mac that can backup to damn near anything with ease. Thanks! Regards, Eric Mings Ph.D.

[newbie] My FTP server stopped working.

My FTP server suddenly stopped working. I find this in my /var/log/messages file: Oct 14 15:22:35 C287853-A ftpd[25111]: FTP server (BeroFTPD 1.3.4(1) Wed Aug 25 18:35:09 CEST 1999) ready. Oct 14 15:22:35 C287853-A ftpd[25111]: Cannot bind socket: Address already in use Does anyone know what I

[newbie] Log file questions.

Below is an example from my messages log. I think someone it trying to crack my box but I'm too green to know what he's doing. Are there books or doc files that I can read so that I can understand these files without constantly asking for help? How ever while I learn. HELP! What is this gu

Re: [newbie] OK maybe I should start from scratch

lso enabled a one time floppy seek at bootup without success). BTHOOM (Beats the * out of me :-) Regards, Eric Mings Ph.D.

[newbie] Problems with 6.1 new Apache

Since upgrading to Mandrake 6.1, I can no longer access any of my PHP pages on Apache (Advanced Extranet Server?). I get the error: Fatal error: midgard module not found in - on line 0 What is this about? Regards, Eric Mings Ph.D.

Re: [newbie] OK maybe I should start from scratch

my machine loads up Linux at lightning speed (as it should). Again I am not sure why the improvement but all seems normal. Now I will just wait and hope the freezing problems are gone as well! Regards, Eric Mings Ph.D.

[newbie] OK maybe I should start from scratch

were made previously to some of the individual problems I posted, but perhaps this more total picture of my mess might help clarify the underlying problem(s). I suspect that some combination of incorrect bios settings , hardware, and/or disk corruption may be to blame. Regards, Eric Mings Ph.D.

Re: [newbie] Linux Machine Freezing

ng in the same room with no problems. The problem is intermittent and not associated with a change in the general temp. Regards, Eric Mings Ph.D.

[newbie] Linux Machine Freezing

running. I have looked at the system log but don't see anything obvious. Ideas and suggestions for solving this would be greatly appreciated! Regards, Eric Mings Ph.D.

Re: [newbie] How do I turn in a hacker?

:07 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] How do I turn in a hacker? >"Eric L. Damron" wrote: >> >> My secure log showed the following entries: >> >> Oct 6 16:45:12 C287853-A ipop3d[11229]: connect from 193.137.8.223 >> Oct 6 16:45:12 C287853-A ipop3d[11229]

[newbie] How do I turn in a hacker?

My secure log showed the following entries: Oct 6 16:45:12 C287853-A ipop3d[11229]: connect from 193.137.8.223 Oct 6 16:45:12 C287853-A ipop3d[11229]: error: cannot execute /usr/sbin/ipop3d: No such file or directory nslookup 193.137.8.223 Name:oboe.dsi.uminho.pt Address: 193.137.8.223 H

Re: [newbie] Linux very slow to load - repost

>seems like a problem with the spin-up for your harddisk to me... What kind >of hard disk is it? SCSI or IDE? Size, make/brand... ? IBM IDE 10gig 7200 rpm Regards, Eric Mings Ph.D.

Re: [newbie] Linux very slow to load - repost

>Is your machine attempting to boot from the floppy or CDROM before >jumping to the hard drive? That could the problems you report. It does not appear to be doing that. The bios was set for attempting C,cdrom,A I then set it for C only . No difference.

Re: [newbie] Linux very slow to load - repost

>Well, you asked for ideas, not educated guesses. Thanks! >1. Do you have a Seagate IDE Disk? I have a IBM 7200 rpm IDE > >>From BIOS to LILO, what occurs besides a disk read? Does it switch to >multi-mode there? Does it try to implement UDMA? I cant tell what it does. It just goes from dis

[newbie] Linux very slow to load - repost

ith redhat. Any ideas what could be causing this? Regards, Eric Mings Ph.D.

Re: [newbie] Default lilo boot

That did it. Thanks for all the tips. Hope to return the favor some day. Eric Solberg > > Here's another dumb one.. ugh > > > > I've compiled a new kernel and want it to boot by default. I entered this > > as the first entry in /etc/lilo.conf (the name

[newbie] Default lilo boot

s set to the default kernel and it is. If I type linux2 at the lilo prompt my kernel boots, but I can't get it to boot by default. Thanks for the help, Eric Solberg

[newbie] IP Aliasing

al? Do I need to set up any static routes for the aliases? In the IP Aliasing mini-Howto it shows setting up static routes but the syntax shown is incorrect. Thanks to this list for all the help you've been giving me... Eric Solberg

[newbie] Allowing DNS Zone Transfer

ccess-control-list that I need to set up to allow this?   Thanks, Eric Solberg

[newbie] Mandrake 6.0 to Mandrake 6.1 - - - Worth the effort??

I'm running Mandrake 6.0 with all the patches. If I take the time to upgrade to 6.1 what will it give me?

[newbie] /etc/mail/relay-domains

the relay. However, if I recompile the m4's with: FEATURE(relay_local_from) it works fine, but it seems this would allow others to send mail appearing to be from my domain, right? I tried FEATURE(relay_hosts_only) and it didn't seem to do the trick. Any ideas? Thanks in advance. Eric Solberg

Re: [newbie] Default kernel .config

#x27;t boot. It appears that one of the modprobe's in rc.sysinit is hanging, and for some reason executing in a loop (my screen is filled with scrolling error messages that I can't stop but if I look real close I can see a modprobe error). I could debug this but I'd really rather start from a working configuration. Eric Solberg

Re: [newbie] Email Setup

Doh, I think I've just been degraded to 'clueless newbie'. I was configuring sendmail when postfix was running. The good news is I did this right and it is working wonderfully now. Sorry for the HTML, and thanks for all the help. Eric Solberg > On Mon, 27 Sep 1999, you

[newbie] Linux very slow to load

be causing this? Regards, Eric Mings Ph.D.

[newbie] KDE Libraries... Where?

Can someone tell me where Mandrake 6.0 puts the KDE libraries?  The K-Develop IDE is asking for them but I can't seem to find them anywhere!   Thanks

[newbie] undefined reference to xmalloc, xfree

I'm trying to compile and everything needed to get K-Develop IDE fully functional. This is very difficult for me because it requires so many packages (Not all of which are RPMs). I believe that I'm making good progress but when I try to compile glimpse I get the error message: Undefined referen

Re: [newbie] Email Setup

I'm hoping this isn't the problem since I don't see that configurable anywhere in my mail client (outlook express).   Eric Solberg - Original Message - From: Darcy & Emily Baston To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 27, 1999 2:07 PM S

Re: [newbie] Email Setup

se by this? Thanks again Eric > > I would make sure sendmail is running is daemon mode. Thats the only way it > will accept connections on port 25. Also are you trying to use your box as the > relay or another mail server. If you are trying to use your box you may need > to allow

Re: [newbie] Email Setup

n in relay-domains? I'm using this as a stand-alone pop/smtp server without any relay or smarter host. Thanks, Eric Solberg > > I would make sure sendmail is running is daemon mode. Thats the only way it > will accept connections on port 25. Also are you trying to use your box as the

[newbie] Where can I find kdoc

I installed the K-Development IDE onto my Mandrake distribution of Linux but it need a few more files/packages to completely setup. One of them is kdoc. I have searched the Mandrake site but I don't find it. Can anyone tell me where I might locate this package. I also need the following: sgml2

[newbie] Email Setup

#x27;m doing wrong here?  Thanks in advance,   Eric Solberg

Re: [newbie] K-Development IDE

I have successfuly installed the K-Development IDE! It looks fantastic. However (there's always a however isn't there?) the first time I ran it it configured itself and told me that it was missing about six files. Preventing me from doing several things including debugging inside the IDE! I have

[newbie] K-Development IDE

I'm trying to get the K-Development IDE to compile using Mandrake 6.0. When I type ./configure it does a bunch of checking but errors off giving this output: checking whether the C++ compiler (g++ -s) works . . . no configure: error: installation or configuration problem: C++ compiler cannot c

Re: [newbie] How do U edit smb.conf?

Sevatio, Samba comes with a really nice utility called SWAT. (Samba Web Administration Tool) It is run through your Web browser. Type http:// :901 -Original Message- From: Sevatio Octavio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Saturday, September 25, 1999

[newbie] Is g++ and gcc the same compiler???

I want to install the K-Development package. The instructions say that I need g++ 2.7.2/g++ 2.8.1/egcs 1.1 (or compatible), available at http://www.gnu.org. I went out to the sight but didn't find g++. I found gcc which is also a C++ compiler but is it the same compiler?? How can I tell if I a

Re: [newbie] PLEASE! What do these log entries mean?!?

Thank You -Original Message- From: Axalon Bloodstone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wednesday, September 22, 1999 1:32 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] PLEASE! What do these log entries mean?!? >On Wed, 22 Sep 1999, Eric L. Damron wro

Re: [newbie] PLEASE! What do these log entries mean?!?

" and I think this will do it. >Brian >P.S. I'm new too, but I read a lot before I started surfing as root and >allowed someone to "get root" >Good Luck > >-Original Message- >From: Eric L. Damron < > > >>I have found that people unknow

[newbie] How do you stop people from using your server as a spam relay???

It appears that some jerk may be trying to use my Linux server to relay mail.    I don't know if he succeeded or not but I don't to take any chances.  Short of killing all mail services how can I make using my Linux box as a relay VERY difficult?   Thanks.

[newbie] Is my Linux server trying to send mail out with out my knowing it !?!

Newbe needs help from someone how understands logs. I think my server was trying to email someone without my knowing it! Can someone tell me what this means and what I should do?? I was going through my logs and found this in my maillog file: Sep 21 04:02:01 C287853-A sendmail[9838]: EAA09838

Re: [newbie] How do I install php-3_0_9_tar.tar

Thanks Brett! Sorry if I seemed a little cranky in my last message. I've covered so much ground in such a short time that I'm going brain dead. I want to create a web site that interfaces with the PostgresSQL backend. I also need to protect various parts of my web site via logins. I have a to

Re: [newbie] How do I install php-3_0_9_tar.tar

Thanks for the info Brett. And BTW I am a newbie to Linux and I have been RTFM almost constantly and I'm getting F*&king tired of RTFM so if I can get a little information without RTFM, I certainly will. So, If anyone out there can tell me how to install a "tar.gz" file so that I don't have to R

[newbie] How do I install php-3_0_9_tar.tar

I need to install PHP. I picked up PHP-3_0_9_tar.tar from http://www.downloadsafari.com How do I know that this file will work with Mandrake 6.0 (RedHat 6.0) How do I install it? Thanks

[newbie] Has anyone used a Win98 client to access a PostgresSQL server?

I wish to write some VB or C++ apps for windows clients that would access a PostgresSQL database. I have done this with Microsoft databases but I would like to get away from Microsoft servers in favor of Linux. Are there ODBC drives that will work on the clients? What needs to be done on the se

[newbie] Samba and Epson Stylus Pro Printer.

Has anyone used a shared injet printer with Samba? My windows client won't let me create the share because it says that the printer is off-line. I used SWAT to setup the printer and it does show up in the browsing list for the server. I'm using Red Hat 6.0 (Mandrake 6.0) and the printer is an E

[newbie] My logging has stopped!

What do I need to do to setup system logging again? (/var/log/secure, xferlog, etc) Can anyone tell me all of the steps I need to take to implement system logging as if I were implementing it for the first time. Thanks.

[newbie] Samba and Epson Stylus Pro Printer.

I have an Epson Stylus Pro hanging off my Linux server. I can print fine from the Linux box and I have configured Samba as follows: [Epson Stylus Pro] comment = Epson Color Ink Jet path = /var/spool/samba print ok = Yes When I try to attach to the printer my window

[newbie] How do I troubleshoot Telnet?

Are there any step by step instructions for troubleshooting a telnet server? Mine was working but somehow I mangaged to screw it up. Now when I telnet into it I get the message "Connection Lost." It doesn't even ask me for a username / password anymore. Thanks.

[newbie] Postgres is running! Now what?

Now that I have Postgres running how do I interface with it? Are there ODBC drivers out there for it? What about frontends? Case tools? Thanks.

Re: [newbie] PostgresSQL - Thanks Steve!

Thanks Steve! I followed your instructions and I'm up and running!

RE: [newbie] Nuke protection?

"Nuking" is the pinging of a machine with an illegal sized packet, or assaults on other ports on the machine. Many windows machines will crash when this happens. I don't know of any such problems with Linux. -Original Message- From: Paul Hendrick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thurs

RE: [newbie] Accessing Floppy / CDROM Disks

umount - not unmount -Original Message- From: Michael Chopek [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, August 09, 1999 11:43 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Accessing Floppy / CDROM Disks Hi folks; At 08:45 AM 8/9/99 -0600, you wrote: >type >mount /mnt/cdrom >or >mount /

RE: [newbie] fstab

1st, create a directory to mount to - I use /mnt/dos1. Then create and entry like : /dev/hda1 /mnt/dos1 default msdos default 0 0 Then when rebooting the partition at hda1 will be mounted and available at /mnt/dos1. You could also test it by entering "mount

RE: [newbie] RPMs (?)

I loaded it on a Dell 466ME and it is running happily (although of course it is slow). I didn't do anything special, just loaded it from CD. Interesting. Eric -Original Message- From: Bernhard Rosenkraenzer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, August 05, 1999 2:49

Re: [newbie] broken (?) desktop link

Well, my recommendation, then, is to change the /usr/bin/netscape to netscape-communicator, or netscape-navigator if you just use Navigator alone. On Fri, 11 Jun 1999, John Knopp wrote: > On Fri, 11 Jun 1999, Eric P. wrote: > > What is the Netscape link set to execute? To find th

Re: [newbie] broken (?) desktop link

What is the Netscape link set to execute? To find this, right click on the link, go to Properties, then tab Execute, and look at the field under Execute. On Fri, 11 Jun 1999, you wrote: > Hi all, > > The Netscape link on my KDE desktop has suddenly decided to stop working. I > have to log in a

Re: [newbie] X Login On Startup

Yup, that happened to me before too. My recomendation is: delete your old kdebase (rpm -e kdebase) reinstall kdebase from the RPMs in the Mandrake distribution The only problem is that after you run KDE again, you might have to reconfigure some minor details (I had to reinstall my theme. YMMV.)

Re: [newbie] Expert Mouse support?

You can also use imwheel, which comes with M6. It's a lot easier to set up, and supports more applications. (unfortunately for me it scrolls Netscape very slowly. Any fixes?) On Mon, 07 Jun 1999, you wrote: > I'm not sure about the Kensington Expert in particular, but you might want > to look at

Re: [newbie] unmounting

> upgrade initscripts too, initscripts-4.16-24mdk.i586.rpm > you can get the rpm here: > > ftp://ftp.mandrakesoft.com/pub/bero/fixes/ > > good work and excuse me for double reply > > > > > > > > > --- Eric Popelka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]&

[newbie] unmounting

t exactly care to do every time I want to shut down or reboot. Any ideas? Eric Popelka [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [newbie] Anyone used this Main Board??

A friend of mine also just suggestes this too..must be right then! Thanks. Will try it ASAP!!! Eric Kuraiken wrote: > Eric Drabwell wrote: > > > > Hi all, > > Had my Linux Mandrake up and running on my Pii but for family reasons > > need to switch to a box th

Re: [newbie] Anyone used this Main Board??

I really appreciate all of the thoughts and suggestions re this board. WIll keep you informed as soon as I get a chance to get back to it...168 hours in the week and not one of them for me! hehe Eric -- Eric and Amy Drabwell Eric: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Amy: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Home

Re: [newbie] Anyone used this Main Board??

Rip Many thanks, will check this out this evening or afternoon hopefully Eric Ripcrd6 wrote: > To find info on your motherboard look for screen printed ID numbers on the > board. It may say430 TX ver. 2.3 or some other such string of > characters. Write this down, the

[newbie] Anyone used this Main Board??

eciated. I have looked thru the Hardware How Tos.and may have missed something. Thanks in advance Eric -- Eric and Amy Drabwell Eric: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Amy: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Home: http://www.ozemail.com.au/~edrab School: http://www.brookvaleps.nsw.edu.au

[newbie] Re: [expert] Mandrake 6.0beta (Mariner) is available.

Is there an iso image available for the this release as of yet? Eric At 11:58 AM 5/12/99 +0200, Gaël Duval wrote: >Hello folks, > >I'm very pleased to announce that Linux-Mandrake 6.0beta (Mariner) is >available for tests and debugging :-) > >Please have a look at: >

[newbie] Messed up LILO-help!

disk being used for Linux. If someone could please tell me how to boot my machine so I could re-run LILO I would greatly appreciate it! Please let me know if any more information is needed. Eric Giles

Re: [newbie] Internet/modem

winmodems, but they more than make up for it in reliability of connections and lack of problems. Just my opinion BTW-they work great in Linux! Eric Giles >Thanks for all the quick replies..it turns out that on further investigation >I discovered (much to my dismay) my modem is in

RE: [newbie] What to do with Linux...

ient in any language but C/C++, but messing around with so many different languages will make you think differently about programming. To sum it up, linux is just fun. Look around the web for apps to try out, experiment with. You'll be able to get into just about anything you want to, at what

[newbie] HOw to unsubscribe from this list ?

Thanks

[newbie] Networking Question & Misc.

I was doing at first, but it's much easier just getting the information. Thanks for any help on the networking problem. Eric

[newbie] Remove

 

RE: [newbie] ADSL?

and Sprint) won't hook up ADSL to a linux box, in some areas they are not even authorizing mac boxes yet. I will certainly keep folks posted on experiences. Meanwhile if anyone has done this yet I would love to hear from you. Thanks. Regards, Eric Mings Ph.D.

Re: [newbie] PHP4?

exactly. If you post your exact problem I might be able to help. Otherwise join the php4 beta list where there are people who actually understand all the issues (unlike me). Regards, Eric Mings Ph.D.

[Re: [newbie] MS releases new Windows and NT Keyboard (humor)]

The point is frozen, the beast is dead, the fluff gets up your nose ..

[newbie] Hostile probe?

This morning I found unusual log entries in my syslog that indicated that "amq requested mount of" and then a buch of letters and symbols. Further down in the log I found an entry of rpc.statd that states "STAT_FAIL to /i for SM_MON of" and again a lot of unusual symbols and letters. On furthe

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