Re: vncserver security patch

2003-01-26 Thread paul
Todd A. Jacobs wrote: I've made a minor patch for the vncserver service included with Red Hat 8.0. This patch enables the -localhost flag, which restricts clients to connecting from the local machine. People tunnelling in via ssh will still be considered local, but remote connections will be d

Re: test

2003-01-26 Thread paul
Michel Donais wrote: test; please do not answer Ok. (sorry, couldn't resist) -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list

Re: burning a mac bootable hfs cd on redhat 7.3

2003-01-26 Thread Drew Einhorn
I'm not absolutely certain. But, I think your /hfs-image-name is already an iso image. Try just burning it without jumping through all those hoops. I think it will work, if not, it's just another 30 cent cd-r in the trash. --Drew On Mon, 2003-01-27 at 00:20, S. Cowles wrote: > > >

burning a mac bootable hfs cd on redhat 7.3

2003-01-26 Thread S. Cowles
Platform: Redhat 7.3, P-III 750MHz. I have a disk image of an Apple partition. I can mount and access it with: mount -t hfs -o loop ./hfs-image-name /mnt/hfs My problem is: I would like to burn a bootable copy of this image. The image has a System folder. The technique I've tried so far is:

Re: lokkit

2003-01-26 Thread Mike Burger
My understanding is that 7.3's lokkit only does ipchains...and the ipchains modules were still the default load, in keeping with the rest of the 7.x series. On Mon, 27 Jan 2003, Andy Elacion, Jr. wrote: > lokkit with RH 7.3 > > > Mike Burger wrote: > > > Not unless there's a "lokkit" include

Re: one question about gzip

2003-01-26 Thread Amit Mhatre
For unzipping the gz file command isgunzip filename anotherfilenameamzy ___Get the FREE email that has everyone talking at http://www.mail2world.com

Re: idiot's qn to vi files

2003-01-26 Thread Daniel Tan
thanks :) - Original Message - From: "Cowles, Steve" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 12:15 PM Subject: RE: idiot's qn to vi files > -Original Message- > From: Daniel Tan > Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2003 9:53 PM > Subject: idiot's qn to v

Re: allowing short passwords

2003-01-26 Thread pilip
did that before asking here, try logging on as that user or just 'su -' to that user and change your password to another single char password. it won't allow that user to change it Bret Hughes wrote: On Sun, 2003-01-26 at 22:52, pilip wrote: like what i've stated.security is not an issue. it's

Re: allowing short passwords

2003-01-26 Thread Bret Hughes
On Sun, 2003-01-26 at 22:52, pilip wrote: > like what i've stated.security is not an issue. it's the possibility. > thanks anyways for your comments. > Since you have been given all the warnings but no help. I was able to do this as root: [root@bretsony root]# adduser testdude [root@bretsony r

Re: one question about gzip

2003-01-26 Thread Drew Einhorn
Why? Unless you have violated the usual naming conventions and bar.gz has not already been gzipped, which is just plain confusing and will eventually bite someone when they are confused. Compressing a compressed file doesn't work. The file will probably increase in size. gunzipping the file th

Re: allowing short passwords

2003-01-26 Thread pilip
yes sir, i could actually go with any password lesser than 5 but im trying to aim for a single char. only root can change the passwrds of users to a single char but ordinary users can't change their passwords to single characters. im on rh8.0 too. maybe a prayer will do it :D Buck wrote: Philip

Re: archiving in evolution

2003-01-26 Thread Drew Einhorn
Next time you reinstall the OS, use a separate partition for /home And the next time you reinstall after that, preserve the /home partition Then everything in everyone's home directory will be preserved Saves a whole lot of trouble that way --Drew On Sun, 2003-01-26 at 21:51, Doug wrot

RE: allowing short passwords

2003-01-26 Thread Buck
Philip, Are you having one of those, "I just need an answer" days? I set one users password to 4 characters in mine for testing purposes. As root, I changed the password and it fussed, but it took it. I am using RH 8.0, btw. Good luck, Buck -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED

RE: lokkit

2003-01-26 Thread Buck
RH 8.0 has done away with ipchains and uses iptables exclusively. Buck -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Andy Elacion, Jr. Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2003 11:53 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: lokkit lokkit with RH 7.3 Mike Burger

Re: allowing short passwords

2003-01-26 Thread pilip
like what i've stated.security is not an issue. it's the possibility. thanks anyways for your comments. Mike Burger wrote: In that case, as was noted elsewhere, why bother with a login or password at all? However, unless your table is some place where nobody at all can get to it, it's just as

Re: lokkit

2003-01-26 Thread Andy Elacion, Jr.
lokkit with RH 7.3 Mike Burger wrote: > Not unless there's a "lokkit" included with RH8. > > On Mon, 27 Jan 2003, Andy Elacion, Jr. wrote: > > > Is there a way for lokkit to use iptables instead of ipchains. > > > > Thanks, > > Andy > > > > > > > > > > -- > Mike Burger > http://www.bubbanfriends

Re: allowing short passwords

2003-01-26 Thread Mike Burger
Like he said...as root, change the user's password via "passwd user" On Mon, 27 Jan 2003, pilip wrote: > it's not on a networked environment sir, i know this is possible in > linux (to use single character passwords) i just need to know how to do it. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > On Mon, Jan

Re: allowing short passwords

2003-01-26 Thread Mike Burger
In that case, as was noted elsewhere, why bother with a login or password at all? However, unless your table is some place where nobody at all can get to it, it's just as insecure as if it were on a network. On Mon, 27 Jan 2003, pilip wrote: > it's a testing environment. i don't need security

Re: lokkit

2003-01-26 Thread Mike Burger
Not unless there's a "lokkit" included with RH8. On Mon, 27 Jan 2003, Andy Elacion, Jr. wrote: > Is there a way for lokkit to use iptables instead of ipchains. > > Thanks, > Andy > > > > -- Mike Burger http://www.bubbanfriends.org Visit the Dog Pound II BBS telnet://dogpound2.citadel.org

Re: allowing short passwords

2003-01-26 Thread Mike Burger
On Sun, 26 Jan 2003, gabriel wrote: > > Hi Pilip. root can set a user's passwd to anything you want, but.. > > > > DON'T DO IT !! > > > > Passwords this short are just a waste of the user's time at login. If you > > are going to have them that short you might as well not have any at all. > >

Re: archiving in evolution

2003-01-26 Thread Doug
Tar the evolution folder then you can untar once you reinstall the OS On Sun, 2003-01-26 at 23:26, greg wrote: > Hi list, > I can't seem to find where I can archive all my emails in evolution. I > want to back them all up, because I will be re-installing my system in > the next couple of days,

archiving in evolution

2003-01-26 Thread greg
Hi list, I can't seem to find where I can archive all my emails in evolution. I want to back them all up, because I will be re-installing my system in the next couple of days, and don't want to loose anything. What is the best method of doing this? thanks Greg -- redhat-list mailing list u

Re: allowing short passwords

2003-01-26 Thread pilip
it's not on a networked environment sir, i know this is possible in linux (to use single character passwords) i just need to know how to do it. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, Jan 27, 2003 at 10:53:47AM +0800, pilip wrote: how do you allow the use of short passwords in linux? short passwords a

Re: allowing short passwords

2003-01-26 Thread pilip
it's a testing environment. i don't need security on a stand alone machine that's underneath my table. :) Mike Burger wrote: In all honesty, if you value the security of your system, you don't. On Mon, 27 Jan 2003, pilip wrote: Good day, how do you allow the use of short passwords in linux?

lokkit

2003-01-26 Thread Andy Elacion, Jr.
Is there a way for lokkit to use iptables instead of ipchains. Thanks, Andy -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list

Re: Question about $?

2003-01-26 Thread Michael Fratoni
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sunday 26 January 2003 10:24 pm, David Kramer wrote: > On Sunday 26 January 2003 01:12 pm, exits funnel wrote: [snip] > > When I compile this and run it from bash I see "Return > > Value: 256" at stdout as I'd expect. However, I then > > immediatel

RE: idiot's qn to vi files

2003-01-26 Thread Cowles, Steve
> -Original Message- > From: Daniel Tan > Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2003 9:53 PM > Subject: idiot's qn to vi files > > > Hi, > just a short idiot's question. How do you vi (edit) a > file that has spaces in between the file name? > > eg. this is a log file.log > vi this\ is\ a\ log

idiot's qn to vi files

2003-01-26 Thread Daniel Tan
Hi, just a short idiot's question. How do you vi (edit) a file that has spaces in between the file name? eg. this is a log file.log Regards, Daniel Tan 67469188 Ext.665 DID: 68430665 MIS Department Shop N Save Pte Ltd : [EMAIL PROTECTED] [This e-mail is confidential and may also be privilege

Re: file descriptors

2003-01-26 Thread V R Babu
Please try using /etc/security/limits.conf nofile is no of open files. --- *softnofile 16384 *hardnofile 65536 --- Thanks "frank nerkt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >i have checked this file. there is a line fs.file-max = 2

Re: Wireless Keyboard and buuilt in trackball

2003-01-26 Thread Robert Canary
Robert Canary wrote: > > Greetings List, > > I have doing allot of reading on this subject and I am still undecided, > mainly because I cannot find a definite answer. > > Is there a wireless keyboard w/builting pointing device that will work > with Linux?? Most of the ones I have found have i

one question about gzip

2003-01-26 Thread Jianping Zhu
I have a file foo, I to gzip it. by using "gzip foo" It will get a file called foo.gz but i want a compress file named bar.gz Is there a way to do that? Thanks -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/

Re: allowing short passwords

2003-01-26 Thread gabriel
> Hi Pilip. root can set a user's passwd to anything you want, but.. > > DON'T DO IT !! > > Passwords this short are just a waste of the user's time at login. If you > are going to have them that short you might as well not have any at all. > > Cracking 1 letter passwords is so easy it can be

Re: allowing short passwords

2003-01-26 Thread Mike Burger
In all honesty, if you value the security of your system, you don't. On Mon, 27 Jan 2003, pilip wrote: > Good day, > > how do you allow the use of short passwords in linux? short passwords as > in single character passwords. I've tried making changes to > '/etc/login.defs' and to the pam config

test

2003-01-26 Thread Michel Donais
test; please do not answer -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list

Re: allowing short passwords

2003-01-26 Thread jkinz
On Mon, Jan 27, 2003 at 10:53:47AM +0800, pilip wrote: > how do you allow the use of short passwords in linux? short passwords as > in single character passwords. I've tried making changes to > '/etc/login.defs' and to the pam config '/etc/pam.d/system-auth' to no > avail. Hi Pilip. root can se

Re: rc.local and shutdown

2003-01-26 Thread Andrew MacKenzie
+++ Bret Hughes [RedHat] [Sun, Jan 26, 2003 at 12:00:37PM -0600]: > On Sun, 2003-01-26 at 11:32, Andrew MacKenzie wrote: > > I've got two peculiar problems with my RH 8.0 system that I suspect may be > > related. > > > > 1) /etc/rc.d/rc.local is not executed when the system boots. > > > > 2) teli

Re: Question about $?

2003-01-26 Thread David Kramer
On Sunday 26 January 2003 01:12 pm, exits funnel wrote: > Hello, > > I've written the following simple program: > > #include > > int main( ) > { > // /fff does not exist > int return_value = system("ls -l /fff"); > cout << "\n Return Value: " << return_value << "\n"; > return return_value;

allowing short passwords

2003-01-26 Thread pilip
Good day, how do you allow the use of short passwords in linux? short passwords as in single character passwords. I've tried making changes to '/etc/login.defs' and to the pam config '/etc/pam.d/system-auth' to no avail. thanks in advance -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAI

vncserver security patch

2003-01-26 Thread Todd A. Jacobs
I've made a minor patch for the vncserver service included with Red Hat 8.0. This patch enables the -localhost flag, which restricts clients to connecting from the local machine. People tunnelling in via ssh will still be considered local, but remote connections will be disallowed. http://www.c

Wireless Ketboard and buuilt in trackball

2003-01-26 Thread Robert Canary
Greetings List, I have doing allot of reading on this subject and I am still undecided, mainly because I cannot find a definite answer. Is there a wireless keyboard w/builting pointing device that will work with Linux?? Most of the ones I have found have issues with special fuctions keys which L

Re: [RH List] RE: ot - ram

2003-01-26 Thread Mike Burger
I have seen a few that require ECC, but more often seen MBs that do non-ECC...usually server MBs that seem to require ECC. On Sun, 26 Jan 2003, Ashley M. Kirchner wrote: > greg wrote: > > >Thanks Jonathan and Mike. I will get the non ecc ram then, much > >cheaper. > > > > > As Jonathan p

Re: ~/.mozilla/plugins

2003-01-26 Thread Gordon Messmer
On Sun, 2003-01-26 at 16:43, shawn wrote: > Hi, > > what does ~/.mozilla/plugins mean? //.mozilla/plugins Additionally, ~gordon would mean "gordon's home directory". Not that you need any translation... If you follow the directions given, everything will work. -- redhat-list mailing list u

Re: Question about $?

2003-01-26 Thread exits funnel
--- Michael Fratoni <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Sunday 26 January 2003 01:12 pm, exits funnel > wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I've written the following simple program: > > > > #include > > > > int main( ) > > { > > // /fff does not exist > >

Re: [RH List] RE: ot - ram

2003-01-26 Thread Ashley M. Kirchner
greg wrote: Thanks Jonathan and Mike. I will get the non ecc ram then, much cheaper. As Jonathan pointed out, make sure your motherboard supports non-ECC. I have boards that can support both, and two that only take ECC registered. If your board doesn't support non-ECC, you may be stuck

RE: ot - ram

2003-01-26 Thread greg
Thanks Jonathan and Mike. I will get the non ecc ram then, much cheaper. regards Greg On Mon, 2003-01-27 at 11:18, Jonathan M. Slivko wrote: > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Greg, > > ECC RAM is usually used for servers or for people that absolutely need the >functiona

Re: ~/.mozilla/plugins

2003-01-26 Thread Mike Morrett
On 27 Jan 2003 09:43:02 +0900, "shawn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Hi, > > what does ~/.mozilla/plugins mean? > > /path_to_it/.mozilla/plugins > > ?? > > I just don't know the ~ sign The "~" means the HOME directory of the current user. If I login as "mikey", and my HOME directory is "/usr2/g

~/.mozilla/plugins

2003-01-26 Thread shawn
Hi, what does ~/.mozilla/plugins mean? /path_to_it/.mozilla/plugins ?? I just don't know the ~ sign PS apperently I can avoid permission issues by doing it this way according to http://plugindoc.mozdev.org/linux.html#Java -- shawn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscr

RE: ot - ram

2003-01-26 Thread Jonathan M. Slivko
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Greg, ECC RAM is usually used for servers or for people that absolutely need the functionality that it provides. If your not going to be running beneficial services on it, non-ECC should do the trick for ya. - -- Jonathan P.S. Make sure that you

Re: ot - ram

2003-01-26 Thread Mike Burger
ECC is error correcting. On 27 Jan 2003, greg wrote: > Sorry for the off topic post, but I am having trouble finding any data > on this. I am buying some faster ram in the next few days. When looking > around there are a couple of things I am not sure on. I know I want the > pc2700 type ram (33

ot - ram

2003-01-26 Thread greg
Sorry for the off topic post, but I am having trouble finding any data on this. I am buying some faster ram in the next few days. When looking around there are a couple of things I am not sure on. I know I want the pc2700 type ram (333mhz). I would like to use Kingston, as that is what I use now

Re: installing new hardware - problem????

2003-01-26 Thread greg
On Mon, 2003-01-27 at 10:24, Emmanuel Seyman wrote: > On Mon, Jan 27, 2003 at 08:31:49AM +1100, greg wrote: > > Hi, > > should I expect problems from my Red Hat 8.0 system running the latest > > kernel, when I install a new motherboard and processor, and new ram? > > Will the system detect and cha

Re: RH 7.0 to RH 8.0 user migration

2003-01-26 Thread Kent Borg
On Sun, Jan 26, 2003 at 01:06:52PM -0500, Mike Burger wrote: > Losing mail? That's the point of tar'ing up /var/spool/mail. I am not worried about losing old e-mail, I am worried about something not being straight in the new mail server and losing new e-mail, hence the suggestion of running the

Re: installing new hardware - problem????

2003-01-26 Thread Emmanuel Seyman
On Mon, Jan 27, 2003 at 08:31:49AM +1100, greg wrote: > Hi, > should I expect problems from my Red Hat 8.0 system running the latest > kernel, when I install a new motherboard and processor, and new ram? > Will the system detect and change anything relevant? > Old system is giga-byte 8sr533 mb,

Re: Question about $?

2003-01-26 Thread Michael Fratoni
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sunday 26 January 2003 01:12 pm, exits funnel wrote: > Hello, > > I've written the following simple program: > > #include > > int main( ) > { > // /fff does not exist > int return_value = system("ls -l /fff"); > cout << "\n Return Value: " <<

Re: mp3 Question

2003-01-26 Thread Emmanuel Seyman
On Sun, Jan 26, 2003 at 06:00:31PM -0500, Gerry Doris wrote: > > When I create a cd from downloaded mp3's the volume varies considerably > from song to song. Is there some way to automatically set a common volume > level for all songs? The effect is called normalize: http://www.cs.columbia.edu/

Trouble rebuilding kernel

2003-01-26 Thread Todd A. Jacobs
I am trying to manually rebuild my kernel, but when I run "make bzImage," I get the following error: Boot sector 512 bytes. Setup is 4671 bytes. System is 1082 kB warning: kernel is too big for standalone boot from floppy make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.20/arch/i386/boot' Lots of

mp3 Question

2003-01-26 Thread Gerry Doris
When I create a cd from downloaded mp3's the volume varies considerably from song to song. Is there some way to automatically set a common volume level for all songs? -- Gerry "The lyfe so short, the craft so long to learne" Chaucer -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL P

Re: A Linux Browser that supports java

2003-01-26 Thread John Norris
Try the netscape browser. From: Steve Strong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: A Linux Browser that supports java Date: 26 Jan 2003 13:50:36 -0600 So, I think Mozilla supports only java script and not java. True? If so, does anyone know how I c

Re: file descriptors

2003-01-26 Thread frank nerkt
i have checked this file. there is a line fs.file-max = 2. when i do a sysctl -a it also shows 2. but when i do ulimit -a there is still 1024. - Original Message - From: "Ramesh Babu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2003 1:23 PM Subject: RE: fi

installing new hardware - problem????

2003-01-26 Thread greg
Hi, should I expect problems from my Red Hat 8.0 system running the latest kernel, when I install a new motherboard and processor, and new ram? Will the system detect and change anything relevant? Old system is giga-byte 8sr533 mb, 1.5ghz P4 proc, 512 2100ddr ram. New sytstem is albatron px845pe

Re: A Linux Browser that supports java

2003-01-26 Thread Aly Dharshi
Mozilla with the JDK installed and as per the instructions provided with mozilla/JDK ? On Sun, 2003-01-26 at 14:35, Michael S. Dunsavage wrote: > opera? > -- > Michael S. Dunsavage > - Original Message - > From: "Steve Strong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday,

Re: A Linux Browser that supports java

2003-01-26 Thread Michael S. Dunsavage
opera? -- Michael S. Dunsavage - Original Message - From: "Steve Strong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2003 2:50 PM Subject: A Linux Browser that supports java > So, I think Mozilla supports only java script and not java. True? If > so, does anyo

USB disk

2003-01-26 Thread Carlo Malfatti
Hi all, I've a USB hard disk (it's a box made by Crown Accessories with a 2.5", 20Gb IDE hard disk inside). I'm unable to use it under Linux, after connection I obtain the following lines with dmesg: hub.c: USB new device connect on bus1/2, assigned device number 2 usb.c: USB device 2 (vend/prod

RE: mysql

2003-01-26 Thread Buck
Let me take a shot at my now born knowledge: Insert disc 3 >From the command line as root type: Rpm -ivh /mnt/cdrom/RedHat/RPMS/my* I think that will do it or try Up2date my* And see if Red Hat will update it. Good luck Buck -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMA

Re: Time sync with a cisco router

2003-01-26 Thread Dave Lewis
Thanks to ALL that replied... the ntpdate works like a charm... Thanks again Dave At 11:24 AM 1/25/2003 -0800, you wrote: On Sat, 25 Jan 2003, Dave Lewis wrote: > it seems that rdate doesn't work with the cisco protocol.. rdate != ntp. If your cisco router is already using ntp, and isn't bl

Re: A Linux Browser that supports java

2003-01-26 Thread mklinke
Mozilla out of the box on my RH 7.3 distro did. Install it and go here to check http://java.sun.com/products/jdk/1.2/docs/relnotes/demos.html Regards, Mike Klinke On Sunday 26 January 2003 19:50, Steve Strong wrote: > So, I think Mozilla supports only java script and not java. True? > I

Re: A Linux Browser that supports java

2003-01-26 Thread Brian Ashe
Steve Strong, On Sunday January 26, 2003 02:50, Steve Strong wrote: > So, I think Mozilla supports only java script and not java. True? If > so, does anyone know how I can get a browser that will support java > applets and run on my RedHat boxes? Mozilla supports Java. Read here... http://plugi

A Linux Browser that supports java

2003-01-26 Thread Steve Strong
So, I think Mozilla supports only java script and not java. True? If so, does anyone know how I can get a browser that will support java applets and run on my RedHat boxes? Thanks in advance, steve -- Steve Strong Computer Science Teacher Washington High School 2205 Forest Dr. SE Cedar Rapids,

mysql

2003-01-26 Thread Steve Strong
Does anyone have a short, succinct algorithm for setting up MySQL on RedHat 8? I don't even see a package that installs the client. I installed all of the packages that had MySQL in their name, but when I try to set root's permissions for MySQL, I get error messages complaining that I don't have

Re: dd vs. cdrecord

2003-01-26 Thread John P Verel
n 01/25/03 22:44 -0800, nate wrote: > SoloCDM said: > > Is it possible to use dd to burn a CD without using cdrecord? > > Does an iso need to be made first when using dd? What would the > > dd syntax be to go from the directory to the CD or from the iso to the CD, > > whichever is the most appropr

Re: RH 7.0 to RH 8.0 user migration

2003-01-26 Thread Bret Hughes
On Sun, 2003-01-26 at 11:59, Ed Wilts wrote: > On Sun, Jan 26, 2003 at 11:51:30AM -0600, Bret Hughes wrote: > > On Sun, 2003-01-26 at 10:46, Mike Burger wrote: > > > Copy the /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow and /etc/group files to tne new system. > > > > > > tar up /home and /var/spool/mail on the old sy

Question about $?

2003-01-26 Thread exits funnel
Hello, I've written the following simple program: #include int main( ) { // /fff does not exist int return_value = system("ls -l /fff"); cout << "\n Return Value: " << return_value << "\n"; return return_value; } When I compile this and run it from bash I see "Return Value: 256" at st

Re: RH 7.0 to RH 8.0 user migration

2003-01-26 Thread Mike Burger
Losing mail? That's the point of tar'ing up /var/spool/mail. And the easiest addition to that is to stop the mail daemon on the old system before tar'ing up the directory. On Sun, 26 Jan 2003, Kent Borg wrote: > On Sun, Jan 26, 2003 at 11:46:39AM -0500, Mike Burger wrote: > > Copy the /etc/pas

Re: RH 7.0 to RH 8.0 user migration

2003-01-26 Thread Ed Wilts
On Sun, Jan 26, 2003 at 11:51:30AM -0600, Bret Hughes wrote: > On Sun, 2003-01-26 at 10:46, Mike Burger wrote: > > Copy the /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow and /etc/group files to tne new system. > > > > tar up /home and /var/spool/mail on the old system and untar them on the > > new system...voila! > >

Re: rc.local and shutdown

2003-01-26 Thread Bret Hughes
On Sun, 2003-01-26 at 11:32, Andrew MacKenzie wrote: > I've got two peculiar problems with my RH 8.0 system that I suspect may be > related. > > 1) /etc/rc.d/rc.local is not executed when the system boots. > > 2) telinit to levels 0, 1, 6 all 'hang'. It'll get to the point where it > says 'there

Re: RH 7.0 to RH 8.0 user migration

2003-01-26 Thread Bret Hughes
On Sun, 2003-01-26 at 10:46, Mike Burger wrote: > Copy the /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow and /etc/group files to tne new system. > > tar up /home and /var/spool/mail on the old system and untar them on the > new system...voila! > I have hesitated to do that from previous upgrades (6.x to 7.x) since

Redhat 8.0 and up2date notify icon.

2003-01-26 Thread Ross Ferson
Hello! I am running Redhat 8.0 with Kde 3.0 I have somehow lost the up2date notify icon (blue check if system updated, redhat ! if updates are avail and green arrows if checking.) Well through asking questions,etc i have learned that by typing rhn-applet-gui & i can make it appear. and i

rc.local and shutdown

2003-01-26 Thread Andrew MacKenzie
I've got two peculiar problems with my RH 8.0 system that I suspect may be related. 1) /etc/rc.d/rc.local is not executed when the system boots. 2) telinit to levels 0, 1, 6 all 'hang'. It'll get to the point where it says 'there are no more processes at this run level' and just stop. I have to

Re: RH 7.0 to RH 8.0 user migration

2003-01-26 Thread Ed Wilts
On Sun, Jan 26, 2003 at 11:46:39AM -0500, Mike Burger wrote: > Copy the /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow and /etc/group files to tne new system. > > tar up /home and /var/spool/mail on the old system and untar them on the > new system...voila! And don't forget /var/spool/mail and /etc/gshadow. I would

Re: Fw: Running text based application in a Window

2003-01-26 Thread Anthony E. Greene
On 25-Jan-2003/10:33 -0500, Billy Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Tony: > >We are up and running!!! Thanks for your help and patience. I have several >last questions: > >1. When I originally set up the new .desktop file, I specified a quick test >icon. When I later edited the file from 'Icon=z

Red Hat 8 warm boot hangs

2003-01-26 Thread Andrew Hampton
I am using Red Hat 8.0 in a dual boot configuration on a late model IBM Thinkpad. I have upgraded to the 2.4.18-19.8.0 kernel. The system worked fine after the upgrade, but recently I have been noticing that the system always hangs after a shutdown (can be of Windows or Red Hat) and warm reboot of

Re: RH 7.0 to RH 8.0 user migration

2003-01-26 Thread Kent Borg
On Sun, Jan 26, 2003 at 11:46:39AM -0500, Mike Burger wrote: > Copy the /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow and /etc/group files to tne new system. > > tar up /home and /var/spool/mail on the old system and untar them on the > new system...voila! > > On Sun, 26 Jan 2003, Michael Ketani wrote: > > > The us

Re: RH 7.0 to RH 8.0 user migration

2003-01-26 Thread Mike Burger
Copy the /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow and /etc/group files to tne new system. tar up /home and /var/spool/mail on the old system and untar them on the new system...voila! On Sun, 26 Jan 2003, Michael Ketani wrote: > Hi all, > > Could some please give me some pointers on how best to move 3000+ user

Re: Network Issue

2003-01-26 Thread Mike Burger
On Sun, 26 Jan 2003, John Salamone wrote: > Smbd and nmbd services are running but I have yet to set up shares on the > Linux side as I am still trying to figure it out how to do it via webmin? I Wow...didn't think that creating those shares using webmin was that difficult. Log into webmin Sele

RH 7.0 to RH 8.0 user migration

2003-01-26 Thread Michael Ketani
Hi all, Could some please give me some pointers on how best to move 3000+ users from box running RH 7.0 (ext2 file system, 2.2.16smp kernel) to an identical box running RH 8.0 (ext3 file system, latest kernel) ? The users are all mail server users only. The do not have shell access (/bin/false) a

Re: Authentication token manipulation error

2003-01-26 Thread Mike Burger
You are probably running shadow passwords, which means you need to have an entry for that new user in /etc/passwd, too. Might it not have been easier to use useradd, though? On Sun, 26 Jan 2003, Santhosh wrote: > Hi All, > I tried to add user in /etc/passwd file, I added a line in /etc/passwd >

Re: how to substutue string in a text file

2003-01-26 Thread Bret Hughes
On Sun, 2003-01-26 at 03:35, Cameron Simpson wrote: > On 21:27 14 Jan 2003, Bret Hughes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > | Am I close? this is more flexible than trying to build a regex that > | would do the same thing in the syntax I have used in the past. I never > | have sucessfully atomized let

Network Issue

2003-01-26 Thread John Salamone
When I check out Network neighberhood on my win 98 michine after I just boot up my linux machine I can see it in NN but after about 5 Mins I can't see it there anymore. Smbd and nmbd services are running but I have yet to set up shares on the Linux side as I am still trying to figure it out how to

Re: scp with 2 remote hosts

2003-01-26 Thread Ed Wilts
On Sun, Jan 26, 2003 at 07:15:02PM +1100, Cameron Simpson wrote: > If you have an ssh-agent and forward it you can probably go: > > ssh hostA scp /tmp/file hostB:/tmp/file > > i.e. ssh to hostA and tell it to scp directly to hostB; the > forwarded connection will supply the right credential

Re: Authentication token manipulation error

2003-01-26 Thread Bret Hughes
On Sun, 2003-01-26 at 05:50, Santhosh wrote: > Hi All, > I tried to add user in /etc/passwd file, I added a line in /etc/passwd > Test:x:501:501::/home/Test:/bin/bash and then i saved.When i try to give the > passwd it gives the following error. i tried the command passwd Test, > passwd: Authentic

Re: VT82C686 AC97 Audio and via82cxxx_audio

2003-01-26 Thread Mike Morrett
On Sun, 26 Jan 2003 02:01:02 +, "John Norris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > I had the same problem and the i foun this > http://www.alsa-project.org/ > download the file and follow the instructions. Seems to work > for me, good luck.. THANKS! Works Great!! I downloaded

Re: Authentication token manipulation error

2003-01-26 Thread Michael Fratoni
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sunday 26 January 2003 06:50 am, Santhosh wrote: > Hi All, > I tried to add user in /etc/passwd file, I added a line in /etc/passwd > Test:x:501:501::/home/Test:/bin/bash and then i saved.When i try to > give the passwd it gives the following error.

RE: Authentication token manipulation error

2003-01-26 Thread V R Babu
Check your passwd file with /usr/sbin/pwck command . This will list the errors in /etc/passwd. Santhosh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Hi All, >I tried to add user in /etc/passwd file, I added a line in /etc/passwd >Test:x:501:501::/home/Test:/bin/bash and then i saved.When i try to give the >pas

Authentication token manipulation error

2003-01-26 Thread Santhosh
Hi All, I tried to add user in /etc/passwd file, I added a line in /etc/passwd Test:x:501:501::/home/Test:/bin/bash and then i saved.When i try to give the passwd it gives the following error. i tried the command passwd Test, passwd: Authentication token manipulation error.Is there any other file

RE: file descriptors

2003-01-26 Thread Ramesh Babu
You can set the value in /etc/sysctl.conf as fs.file-max = 2 "frank nerkt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >hi everybody, > >i run redhat 7.2 and want to increase to maximum file descriptors but got >two problems: > >1st: >when i log in with root and changed with ulimit -Hn 2 and ulimit -n

autologin & supermount.

2003-01-26 Thread Malcolm Candlish
Having used Mandrake 9.0 and finding out that they are going bust, I am considering moving to RedHat 8.0. However, could some one please tell me if it is possible to use 'autologin' and 'supermount' in this distro? Thank you for your reading. -- Malcolm Candlish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- redha

Re: how to substutue string in a text file

2003-01-26 Thread Cameron Simpson
On 21:27 14 Jan 2003, Bret Hughes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | On Tue, 2003-01-14 at 20:50, Cameron Simpson wrote: | > It separates selection from operation. It says, "globally, for all lines | > containing abdfggg, substitute that (// being 'that') with opsmsdd". | > | > You can do more flexible

Re: java IDE...

2003-01-26 Thread Cameron Simpson
On 10:46 23 Jan 2003, Rigler, S C (Steve) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | > From: Jo?o Borsoi Soares [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] | > Does anyone have good suggestions for a java IDE? | | I've been using Forte 4 Java by Sun. There's a guy at work using Eclipse, too. -- Cameron Simpson, DoD#743

Re: scp with 2 remote hosts

2003-01-26 Thread Cameron Simpson
On 15:42 23 Jan 2003, Keith Morse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | On 21 Jan 2003, Jeff Bearer wrote: | > I want to copy a file from host A to host B while on host C. Host C uses | > public key auth to login to A and B. | > | > But when I try this: | > hostC #> scp hostA:/tmp/file hostB:/tmp/file | >