port 10000

hello all! i have to telnet to the site pcapiserv01.cern.ch with the port 1 but when i m giving the command it is giving something like telnet pcapiserv01.cern.ch 1 Trying 137.138.47.215... Connected to pcapiserv01.cern.ch (137.138.47.215). Escape character is '^]'. i tried by giving the

Re: Weird problem with SL5.0 and 5.1

Hi, > Hi, > > This is a simple but very "funny" problem I'd just like to report. > > This has to do with the pcre package. > > I upgraded an SL 5.0 server to 5.1. I needed to install pcre-devel, > so using yum: > > # yum -y install pcre-devel > Loading "kernel-module" plugin > Setting up Inst

Weird problem with SL5.0 and 5.1

Hi, This is a simple but very "funny" problem I'd just like to report. This has to do with the pcre package. I upgraded an SL 5.0 server to 5.1. I needed to install pcre-devel, so using yum: # yum -y install pcre-devel Loading "kernel-module" plugin Setting up Install Process Setting up reposi

VPN client?

Our University operates a PPTP VPN. I have installed pptp but its configuration and startup are opaque to say the least! Does anybody else have experience of connecting an SL client to a PPTP VPN? Thanks John

Re: Problem with kcheckpass and kerberos

On 10/09/2008 08:18 AM, Doug Johnson wrote: [..] I can get around the problem by doing a kdestroy before getting the second Kerberos ticket, but that seems like a kluge that users will not like. you might want to create/provide a small "kinit.remote" wrapper that sets up a different credentia

Re: Convert pdf files to doc (word)

I found a nice mailing list: http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=9197&start=0&st=0&sk=t&sd=a and they were saying no free PDF editor in linux except the Adobe Acrobat. ($500) . But someone said that we can use PDFEdit free in linux? I looked and yumex cannot fi

Re: Convert pdf files to doc (word)

I tried to use OpenOffice-writer (command oowriter) but it does not open pdf file. Also I searched KOffice's KWord in Yumex and it does not exist. Regards, Rachid Ayad. On Thu, 9 Oct 2008, Billy Crook wrote: On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 05:23, Zeth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I have some vague me

Re: Convert pdf files to doc (word)

On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 05:23, Zeth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have some vague memory that KOffice's KWord can open PDF's (i.e. > extract the information and rerender it as an editable document). But > I have no evidence since I am a GNOME user. I'm a Gnome user as well. It in no way impacts m

Re: NFS woes

Dr Andrew C Aitchison wrote: On Wed, 8 Oct 2008, Ken Teh wrote: reverted back to NFSv3 and have had no problems with it. Are folks satisfied with NFSv4? Or, am I the stupid one for trusting the default on the distro? I'd appreciate any general remarks you might have on how to move forward.

nvidia driver installation

Several years ago, I've installed nvidia graphics drivers using their download files - which require reboots. I'd prefer to use rpm packages for this and was pleased to find for my system (SL4.1?) and kernel 2.6.9-55.0.2.EL, the legacy driver package (I have a GeForce4 MX 440 with AGP8X), nvi

Re: Network install question

Dan McDaniel wrote: When doing a network install under 4.x I was able to eject the CD as soon as the install began copying files. With 5.x the drive seems to be locked and I can't eject the CD until the install is nearly complete. This means I can't start multiple installs with the same CD. Has a

Problem with kcheckpass and kerberos

Greetings, I am having a problem with kcheckpass and Kerberos. I have Kerberos installed and working on SL3, SL4 and SL5. Everything works, except kcheckpass under a special condition. I only use Kerberos to manage passwords. Using an account with its password in the Kerberos database, I can:

Re: Problem with kcheckpass and kerberos

Hi, On Thu, 9 Oct 2008, Doug Johnson wrote: I am having a problem with kcheckpass and Kerberos. I have no solution for the kcheckpass problem. But... [...] The trouble happens when I use Kerberos to get a ticket for a different realm; needed in order to get an AFS token for a remote site.

Re: NFS woes

On Wed, 8 Oct 2008, Ken Teh wrote: reverted back to NFSv3 and have had no problems with it. Are folks satisfied with NFSv4? Or, am I the stupid one for trusting the default on the distro? I'd appreciate any general remarks you might have on how to move forward. I've been put off NFSv4 becua

Re: Convert pdf files to doc (word)

2008/10/8 Rachid Ayad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hello, Do you know how to convert pdf files to doc files. I have some vague memory that KOffice's KWord can open PDF's (i.e. extract the information and rerender it as an editable document). But I have no evidence since I am a GNOME user.