On Saturday 01 July 2006 6:01 pm, Iain Cheyne wrote: > Hi all > > So far, I'm really impressed with gnump3d, but I have a few questions: > > 1. I put gnump3d into my /etc/rc.local file, but every time I boot, all the > settings in gnump3d.conf seem to be reset. Specifically, I have to change > the port and music folder every time. >
What, specifically, did you put in the rc.local file? > 2. When I startup, it tells me that about 3 or 4 files/folders do not have > enough permissions. As I was in a hurry to get it working I just chmod > 777'd them, but there must be a better solution. > Please give the specific error. What were the permissions on the files and folders in question. The files and directories just need to be readable by gnump3d, AFAIK. > 3. Can I use a url for my gnump3d homepage, which does *not* include the > port number:8888? My work's facist firewall blocks all URLs with port > numbers. > Are you asking us to help you break the rules established by your employer? The default http port is 80, specifing a URL without a port reference will cause the browser to try to connect to port 80. Typically, that's the port that Apache listens to. > 4. Can problems 1 and 2 be fixed by using a user other than gnump3d? I'm > not sure what the significance of this user is. Reading > http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/189, Steve Kemp recommends > that I set the permissions to my music folder to a "music" group. I tried > that in Krusader, but failed. How do I do it recursively from the command > line? Problems 1 & 2 seem unrelated to me. Why do you think changing ownership of the music folder will fix problem 1? FWIW, try 'man chown' Something like 'chown -R', IIRC, will recursively change ownership. HTH, Tim -- Fedora Core release 5 (Bordeaux), Linux 2.6.17-1.2139_FC5 08:15:02 up 4 days, 22:42, 1 user, load average: 1.16, 1.18, 1.47 MP3/OGG archive Total playlength : 8 days, 1 hours, 43 mins 23 seconds "It's what you learn after you know it all that counts" John Wooden _______________________________________________ Gnump3d-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnump3d-users
