[SLUG] xdvi fails with a mktexpk error

2002-06-12 Thread Michael Lake
Hi all LaTeX/xdvi/metafont/pk gurus Some more details... The following is a dialog box error: The following command for building a font file has failed: mktexpk --mfmode cx --bdpi 300 --mag 'magstep(1) --dpi 360 pncri7t '>&3' I also get this in the terminal that ran latex docfest.tex: kpat

[SLUG] xdvi fails with a mktexpk error

2002-06-12 Thread Michael Lake
Hi all LaTeX/xdvi/metafont/pk gurus Just doing the final preps for my talk on Sat morning. I have a problem though with xdvi. Background: The talk is on a Ti Powerbook running MacOSX. I have installed XFree86 4.2 and it runs fine with Blackbox wm. I have teTex and xdvi and vim of course. L

[SLUG] L2TP help

2002-06-12 Thread 1Studio9
Hi, I set up my VPN by using Efficient 5851 L2TP routers on my two offices. I can ping both WANs from each other router (Tunnels've been established) but I can't get to the LAN sides of the router or computers behind them.I am very anxious to know. Please help Thank you KenEfficients don't s

[SLUG] Re: ask emacs(find)

2002-06-12 Thread Angus Lees
At Thu, 13 Jun 2002 12:03:45 +0800, henry wrote: > How do I find a string in a group of files ? > (It's supposed to list all the places in a buffer). M-x grep perhaps? -- - Gus -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug

[SLUG] No Docbook/XML/SGML/XSL/XSLT speaker :(

2002-06-12 Thread Angus Lees
apparently we no longer have a speaker for Docbook (and related SGML/XML things) on saturday :( I will give the talk if I have to, but I haven't got the time to prepare as well as the topic(s) deserve (and i haven't used any of it for 2 years, so i'm a little rusty). Anyone able/willing to do

[SLUG] ask emacs(find)

2002-06-12 Thread henry
Dear list:   How do I find a string in a group of files ? (It's supposed to list all the places in a buffer).       BestRegards' Henry

RE: [SLUG] bash script function

2002-06-12 Thread Alister Waller
perfect, this has done the trick, thanks... > > for his 'for i in $1' to work he'd have to use import_data "$companies" > If he were to use > import_data $companies > he have to use > for i in $* > -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au

RE: [SLUG] bash script function

2002-06-12 Thread Alister Waller
I am using a function I have two variables xcompanies="A B C D E" ycompanies="X Y Z" so I might want to pass xcompanies or y companies. thats why i can't just use > for i in $companies; do > process ... > done sorry, i should have explained myself better alister -- SLUG - Sydney Li

RE: [SLUG] bash script function

2002-06-12 Thread Tony . Young
for his 'for i in $1' to work he'd have to use import_data "$companies" If he were to use import_data $companies he have to use for i in $* > -Original Message- > From: Tony Green [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, 13 June 2002 12:53 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [SLUG

RE: [SLUG] bash script function

2002-06-12 Thread Jill Rowling
What's wrong with this? for i in $companies; do process ... done ? PS: I'm sure someone is going to try to make a buck by putting all the SLUG bash questions in an exam that you have to sit for ... (just kidding) - Jill. -- Jill Rowling, Systems Administrator Eng. Systems Dept, Aris

Re: [SLUG] bash script function

2002-06-12 Thread Tony Green
On Thu, 2002-06-13 at 12:39, Alister Waller wrote: > I have a global variable > companies="A B C D E" > > i have a call to a function that is > > import_data companies Try import_data $companies > this makes $1 become the word companies > Whats the syntax to make $1 become $companies and ther

[SLUG] bash script function

2002-06-12 Thread Alister Waller
I have a global variable companies="A B C D E" i have a call to a function that is import_data companies in my function I have import_data() { for i in $1 do process etc etc done } this makes $1 become the word companies Whats the syntax to make $1 become $companies and therefore substitu

[SLUG] how to pop menu by mouse in emacs(console)

2002-06-12 Thread henry
Dear List :   In console mode of RedHat 7.1. My mouse is normally working under control of gpm. But I cant use mouse to pop menu of emacs(ver21).   I past a lisp-macro (as follows) to ~/.emacs (global-set-key [mouse-2] 'split-window-vertically) But nothing happens when I click the right b

Re: [SLUG] mouse pointer offsets to right

2002-06-12 Thread Warren
thanx everyone for your comments this problem is very intermittent - hasn't happened yet today and i haven't been able to nail down if any particular event triggers it this is a Genius Wheel Mouse supplied with a new desktop system from everythinglinux - i haven't yet tried swapping in another

Re: [SLUG] mouse pointer offsets to right

2002-06-12 Thread Michael Still
On Thu, 13 Jun 2002, Conrad Parker wrote: > On Thu, Jun 13, 2002 at 07:38:41AM +1000, Jan Schmidt wrote: > > > > > > > is it an intellimouse? those things go screwy sometimes. [it may be a > > > hardware problem -- have you tried a different mouse?] > > > > > > > I've only ever seen trouble with

Re: [SLUG] mouse pointer offsets to right

2002-06-12 Thread Conrad Parker
On Thu, Jun 13, 2002 at 07:38:41AM +1000, Jan Schmidt wrote: > > > > is it an intellimouse? those things go screwy sometimes. [it may be a > > hardware problem -- have you tried a different mouse?] > > > > I've only ever seen trouble with Intellimeeces when uses them through gpm... > if I get

Re: [SLUG] mouse pointer offsets to right

2002-06-12 Thread Tom Massey
On Thu, Jun 13, 2002 at 07:38:41AM +1000, Jan Schmidt wrote: > I've only ever seen trouble with Intellimeeces when uses them through gpm... > if I get gpm out of the way, then the meece run fine. The symptom I see > using gpm is that X will get confuses and push the cursor up against the > edges o

Re: [SLUG] mouse pointer offsets to right

2002-06-12 Thread Crossfire
Warren was once rumoured to have said: > when running redhat 7.3, kde/gnome, every now and then the mouse pointer > starts to point slightly to the right of the area that will receive the > click and it also then cannot be moved hard against the left of the > screen but stops some amount of pixels

RE: [SLUG] ask wake up by PID

2002-06-12 Thread Jill Rowling
jobs fg %1 (also fg %2, fg %3 for other stopped jobs) Regards, Jill -- Jill Rowling, Systems Administrator Eng. Systems Dept, Aristocrat Technologies Australia Level 2, 55 Mentmore Ave Rosebery NSW 2018 Phone: (02) 9697-4484 Fax: (02) 9663-1412 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -

RE: [SLUG] Linux Sysadmin wages.

2002-06-12 Thread Brett Fenton
It really depends on a number of things. The amount of responsibility involved / management capacity probably being the biggest factor. Do you have a uni degree, age etc. Also things like are you the sole admin, is it a shared responsibility or sole responsibility etc etc. We are a complete Linux

Re: [SLUG] kernel capers - how to install in boot

2002-06-12 Thread DaZZa
On 13 Jun 2002, Ken Foskey wrote: > I am rolling my own and when I make install it installs it into the / > directory. How do I get it to install in the boot directory? mv / /boot/. :-) DaZZa -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/list

Re: [SLUG] kernel capers - how to install in boot

2002-06-12 Thread Michael Still
On 13 Jun 2002, Ken Foskey wrote: > I am rolling my own and when I make install it installs it into the / > directory. How do I get it to install in the boot directory? I do something along the lines of: make xconfig make dep make make modules make modules_install cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /b

[SLUG] kernel capers - how to install in boot

2002-06-12 Thread Ken Foskey
I am rolling my own and when I make install it installs it into the / directory. How do I get it to install in the boot directory? KenF -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug

Re: [SLUG] mouse pointer offsets to right

2002-06-12 Thread Jan Schmidt
> is it an intellimouse? those things go screwy sometimes. [it may be a > hardware problem -- have you tried a different mouse?] > I've only ever seen trouble with Intellimeeces when uses them through gpm... if I get gpm out of the way, then the meece run fine. The symptom I see using gpm is t

[SLUG] 一顿饭的价格将您的企业搬上网 免费试用

2002-06-12 Thread seawang
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[SLUG] DNS config.

2002-06-12 Thread Nick Daglis
Hi, How does one set up a caching nameserver on a dial-up ppp machine such that name lookups timeout immediately when the ppp connection is down, but normal timeouts apply while online? I had seen some doc's somewhere, once upton a time but have had no luck tracking them down. thanks. Nick

[SLUG] Fighting spam for me dear old Dad.

2002-06-12 Thread Nick Croft
Evening! My father (aged 84) has recently started using my brother's computer for email. Unfortunately he get lots of spam, which upsets him somewhat, but he still wants to press ahead with this newfangled idea. (Brother is away). So I've got him an alias with the ISP, and have started the follo

[SLUG] Linux Sysadmin wages.

2002-06-12 Thread Stuart Guthrie
Wondering if I could get a handle on average wages for a Linux Sysadmin. Of course this is a 'how long is a piece of string' type question but if you've any idea if would help: 1 year experience 3 years experience 5 years experience. Its for a Total Cost of Ownership vs Microsoft study (see

Re: [SLUG] USB Printers

2002-06-12 Thread Stuart Guthrie
C60 Epson (Epson are linux friendly). Colour - no problem. Ran a 20 page glossy for a customer two weeks ago. Works like a charm. Mandrake 8.2. Stu - Original Message - From: "Trevor Rhodes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, 12 June 2002 16:04 Subject: Re: [

Re: [SLUG] ask wake up by PID

2002-06-12 Thread Matthew Hannigan
or kill -CONT pid -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug

Re: [SLUG] ask wake up by PID

2002-06-12 Thread John Clarke
On Wed, Jun 12, 2002 at 05:06:16PM +0800, henry wrote: > Now I open emacs & make it sleep ,I open emacs & make it sleep ,I open emacs & >make it sleep . > ( pls forgive me , English is not my native language .) > How could I wake up any of them by their PID ? (I see their PID by using "ps

Re: [SLUG] How to add directories - in all home directories

2002-06-12 Thread Jobst Schmalenbach
On Tue, Jun 11, 2002 at 09:57:37PM +1000, Jeff Waugh ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > > > I have all my users home directories under /home/popusers/ > > it turns out I may need to add a directory and set permissions on it in each > > users directory (there are over 900 of them). > > Is there a sim

[SLUG] ask wake up by PID

2002-06-12 Thread henry
Dear List :       I use "Ctrl-z" to let emacs sleep. Then I use "fg" to wake it up.     Now I  open emacs & make it sleep ,I  open emacs & make it sleep ,I  open emacs & make it sleep . ( pls forgive me , English is not my native language .) How could I wake up any of them by their PID ?  

Re: [SLUG] mouse pointer offsets to right

2002-06-12 Thread James Gregory
Warren wrote: >when running redhat 7.3, kde/gnome, every now and then the mouse pointer >starts to point slightly to the right of the area that will receive the >click and it also then cannot be moved hard against the left of the >screen but stops some amount of pixels short (about 40 i think) >