YOU uses wget and wget can be told in /etc/wgetrc where the proxy server is. Edit /wtc/wgetrc and add a line that reads http_proxy = http://your.proxy:nn Example: http://10.5.5.121:8080 for a proxy server listening on port 8080
You can also add proxy authentication lines (if needed): proxy_user = userid proxy_passwd = password Until it's working well, you might find it helpful to also add lines that tell wget to create a log file and run in debug mode; the log gives you a clue what's going wrong (and right). logfile = /root/wget.log debug = on -----Original Message----- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Post, Mark K Sent: Friday, October 15, 2004 11:10 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Spam] Re: SLES 8 YAST Online Update This is probably because you don't have a proxy server defined for the GUI environment. I have to do that so infrequently that I can never remember just how to do it. So, I wind up playing around with a number of different things before it will work. Then I forget it until the next time. Mark Post -----Original Message----- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Seader, Cameron Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 11:39 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: SLES 8 YAST Online Update YAST Online Update GUI does not work when i try to log into the sdb database, but it works when i use yast in SSH. Does anyone have troubles like this. What is up with that. -Cameron This transmission may contain information that is privileged, confidential and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the information contained herein (including any reliance thereon) is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. If you received this transmission in error, please immediately contact the sender and destroy the material in its entirety, whether in electronic or hard copy format. Thank you. A1. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
