Linux-Misc Digest #876, Volume #18 Wed, 3 Feb 99 09:13:12 EST
Contents:
***** Moving Linux to a new hard disk (Nick)
Slow Printing problem with HPLJ4 (Graeme Woollett)
Strange prob w/telnet ("James D. McIninch")
Re: Linux apps in win2000 port news! (Bill Crosby)
Re: Partition Magic (Razor)
Re: Alternate WWW Browser (Harold Stevens ** PLEASE SEE SIG **)
Re: Advice for Microsoft-haters (Chris)
Re: Consumer Poll Says Microsoft Is Good For Consumers (Martin)
Re: use theramin as input device (Bill Unruh)
Re: Email and Pop3 accounts (Frank Hale)
Where to obtain a workable hp850.zip? (Kenny Zhu)
Compressed filesystem (Niels Mache)
Re: use theramin as input device (Bill Unruh)
Re: Linux apps in win2000 port news! (M Sweger)
Re: Missing modules with kernel 2.2? (Robin Becker)
Re: Advice for Microsoft-haters (Paul Doherty)
Sound Blaster 16. + IDE CD-ROM connector (Chris Welch)
Re: Partition Magic ("William H. Pridgen")
Sound under 2.2.0 ("Justin R. Smith")
Re: How to make it run faster? (Wildman, the Cuberstalker)
help with telnet ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
new to Linux : mkLinux or LinuxPPC on PB G3 ??? (SJ)
Re: X-Windows' "autoexec.bat"? (N. Richard Caldwell)
Re: sendmail ("Jonas")
Locking up Linux ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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From: (Nick)
Subject: ***** Moving Linux to a new hard disk
Date: Tue, 02 Feb 1999 21:49:14 GMT
***** Moving Linux to a new hard disk
I currently have Red Hat 5.1 Linux along with LILO in a primary
partition of my second hard disk (hdb1). I'd like to move it to an
extended partition of a third hard disk (hdc5).
1. How can I copy over the contents of my Linux partition to the new
drive? Can you please tell me the procedure and also what program
(hopefully one that came with RH5.1) I can use to accomplish this?
2. How will I be able to access the new drive to edit and reinstall
LILO? Will I have to use the floppy, or will that not work either?
3. What will I need to change beside fstab and lilo.conf?
4. How do I reinstall LILO in my Linux partition, not the MBR?
Thanks to whoever can help me.
Nick
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From: Graeme Woollett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Slow Printing problem with HPLJ4
Date: Wed, 03 Feb 1999 11:42:47 +1300
I'm having problems with slow printing on an HPLJ4 connected to my linux
samba server. This printer is fed postscript from windows clients, is
it possible to not use ghostscript and send the journal file directly to
the printer? If not, how can I speed things up? I'm using aps print
filters.
Time:\
:lp=/dev/lp0:\
:sd=/usr/spool/PS_600dpi-a4-auto-mono:\
:lf=/usr/spool/PS_600dpi-a4-auto-mono/log:\
:af=/usr/spool/PS_600dpi-a4-auto-mono/acct:\
:if=/usr/local/aps/filter/aps-PS_600dpi-a4-auto-mono:\
:mx#0:\
:sh:
Thanks in advance
Graeme Woollett
email- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Date: Tue, 02 Feb 1999 17:36:12 -0500
From: "James D. McIninch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Strange prob w/telnet
We have several machines w/various kinds of Linux on our net and
one have the following bizarre problem: it does not permit incoming
telnet connections. Before you jump all over this one:
I'm not trying to login as root (I don't even get as far as a
login prompt, attempts to connect simply stall).
/etc/hosts.allow and /etc/hosts.deny are empty so any
connection should be allowed.
/usr/sbin/in.telnetd is exactly where and what it should be.
The inetd.conf entry for telnet is:
telnet stream tcp nowait root /usr/sbin/tcpd in.telnetd
And, /var/log/secure reports that it is turning away connection
requests from host "unknown" (despite the fact that the DNS is
working for the entire network, including, apparently, the
machine refusing the requests).
Other incidental information about the troublesome machine:
RedHat Linux 5.1 w/ kernel 2.0.34 (not 2.0.34-1), using 3com
PCMCIA ethernet (3c574).
Any ideas?
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From: Bill Crosby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.development.apps,comp.os.linux.development.system,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Linux apps in win2000 port news!
Date: Tue, 02 Feb 1999 14:49:56 -0800
What is the difference between the two? We run the FEA app EMRC/NISA Display 3
v8.0 with Exceed 6.01 which is a Unix app. Just curious about the differences
between the term "environment" and "emulator". We also have programmers doing
some development using Exceed.
Iain Bennett wrote:
> Bill Crosby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> >Ya, Hummingbird Communications has been doing this for awhile. Its fair,
> but no where compares to the Linux OS. Linux X11 emulating a MS environment
> is more
> >stable than MS Windows emulating a X11 Linux environment. NT crashes (BSOD)
> too much when pushed by heavy apps.
> > http://www.hummingbird.com/products/nc/exceed/index.html
>
> Exceed is simply an X windowing evironment for Windows, it is hardly an
> emulator for UNIX.
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From: Razor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Partition Magic
Date: Tue, 02 Feb 1999 22:58:26 -0800
Aaron wrote:
> I know that the company says it should work, I'm just wondering if you
> have run into any problems using Partition Magic 4 to resize (in my
> case, make bigger) Linux ext2 partitions...
> --
> Aaron B. Hockley, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Developer of Markup Master for HTML compatibility
> http://www.netresource.org
I've resized my Linux partition without any problems many times (Linux
Ext2 patition and Swap partition too) , so go buy this software , it will
help u a lot.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Harold Stevens ** PLEASE SEE SIG **)
Subject: Re: Alternate WWW Browser
Date: 3 Feb 1999 11:02:04 GMT
In <79845p$iif$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Bob Tennent:
[Snip...]
|> Look for lynx.cfg, possibly in /etc. Also, look for
|> a .lynxrc in your home directory.
[Snip...]
The system configuration is in /usr/lib/lynx.cfg on my TurboLinux install;
the $HOME/.lynxrc permits some individual account customizations. I really
like lynx for its compactness and speed, but it doesn't pretend to be some
bloated "fully featured kitchen sink" browser for the WebTV crowd. :)
Regards, Weird (Harold Stevens) ** IMPORTANT EMAIL INFO **
1. As antispam, I have completely disabled my "adam" email account.
2. Please vent inconvenience at Cyberpromo and their Satanic spawn.
3. You might try finding (wyrd) at ti, dotted with com. NO UCE/UBE.
4. I detest UCE/UBE. I support CAUCE; http://www.cauce.org HR 1748.
Standard Disclaimer: My opinions alone and not Raytheon TI Systems.
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From: Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Advice for Microsoft-haters
Date: Tue, 02 Feb 1999 17:11:00 -0600
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >> Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >>
> >> >And what is wrong with me saying I live in the best country in the
> >> >world? Should I say the US sucks but I'll stay here and make money.
> >>
> >> What's wrong with doing either is the apparent lack of research behind the
> >> statements. If you say "the US is the best country in the world", you are
> >> saying that it is better than all other countries in the world. Now, if
> >> you could provide a good argument for why the US is better than, say,
> >> Finland, Japan, the post-Apartheit South Africa, Argentine, Australia,
> >> New Zealand and Canada, you might have a point.
I regret every putting "MY" opinion in this thread. I didn't think I was
going to be put in front of a jury and have to defend my opinion. Which
as
I stated that was what it was. Just my opinion. And from what I remember
we are allowed to have opinions be they right or wrong in someone elses
mind. This has become a tiresome thread. I came here to trade linux
information anyway not fight over opinions. Which is an endless battle
just like politics and religion. I'm going to spend more time with linux
and less on threads like this.
And yes I know I avoided your points. I'm not going to defend my own
opinion
it's pointless and a waste of time. Have a great day.
Chris
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Crossposted-To:
alt.destroy.microsoft,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.os2.advocacy,gnu.misc.discuss,uk.comp.os.linux
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Martin )
Subject: Re: Consumer Poll Says Microsoft Is Good For Consumers
Date: Wed, 03 Feb 99 12:31:42 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>Art VanDelay allegedly wrote:
>>On Tue, 19 Jan 1999 07:12:44 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kinkster) wrote:
>>
>>>On
>>>m$ _crossed_ the line when the integrated the browser and OS out of
>>>their paranoia of what applications running on NS could do to Windows.
>>
>>This doesn't make any sense.
>
>Makes plenty of sense.
>
..
>
>> or CD-Player people,
>
>Of course, that's not a major application like a web browser.
>
Seems strange to me that the establishment decided to make a stand over a
web-browser. When I first started to use the web, it was with Mosaic which was
completely free. Netscape latched onto the idea and tried to commercialize it
though they released their products for free download over the net for a long
time. There are still free web-browsers around - how can you describe it as a
major application? And why prosecute MS for making theirs free as well? I use
the web every day - and I pay for the service - but I would never consider
paying for a browser while there are usable free ones available. I know
several people who dislike MS IE explorer, but they use old versions of
Netscape from before the time that it was necessary to pay for it! My Redhat
Linux came with a copy of Netscape which I use - I was never asked to pay for
it - is that anti-competitive?
Martin.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bill Unruh)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.development.apps,comp.os.linux.development.system
Subject: Re: use theramin as input device
Date: 2 Feb 1999 23:42:38 GMT
In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Allen Crider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>steve mcadams wrote:
>>
>> Does anyone know of any work that has been done with the idea of using
>> a theramin for an input/pointing device? -steve
>> --------------------------------------------------------
>> so what? - http://www.codetools.com/showcase
>Do you mean that '50s sci-fi sound machine? Where do you get one of those?
20's or 30's I thought. It is a cpacitive pickup which alters the
frequency depending on the capacitance between your hand and the
theramin (or whatever other feature you want altered.)
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From: Frank Hale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Email and Pop3 accounts
Date: 2 Feb 1999 23:37:16 GMT
"Kerry J. Cox" wrote:
>
> Last I checked Pegasus was not yet ported to LINUX. As you can see I posted
> this to a Linux newsgroup meaning I am using ONLY Linux. I know Netscape
> has a feature under Windows that will allow different profiles but this does
> not yet exist under Linux unless I become a different user and fire up
> Netscape again.
> Once again, I am looking for an email client that works well under Linux
> that allows for checking of multiple POP3 servers.
So am I. I tried xfmail and it is alright I guess but has a funky
interface that makes it difficult to use. It is also very slow. It will
allow you to have multiple POP3 accounts but it doesn't handle them
well. I am not satisfied with it. I have looked around for quite
sometime with no luck, most if not all rely on 3 party GUI toolkits that
are not GNU which is something I dislike. I want to find a GNU email
client that is fully GNU and doesn't rely on any non open sourced or GNU
libs and is not GNOME or KDE as I don't feel like loading bulky software
just to read my mail.
You might try www.linuxberg.com or www.linuxapps.com
--
From: Frank Hale
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
ICQ: 7205161
Website: http://www.franksstuff.com/
"I say line-ux you say lynn-ux,
whats the difference? Its still better than windows"
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kenny Zhu)
Subject: Where to obtain a workable hp850.zip?
Date: 3 Feb 1999 12:43:12 GMT
Hi, I need the latest postscript driver for HP695C printer. I found it on
the web in a file called hp850.zip but it can't be compiled. Please help!
Kenny
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From: Niels Mache <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Compressed filesystem
Date: Wed, 03 Feb 1999 12:52:12 +0100
Hello everyone,
Is a compressed disk filesystem available with linux?
I know the ramdisk loaded from a compressed file.
Does a disk based compressed filesystem exist?
Thanks in advance.
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GENIO suite: http://ipvr2.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/GENIO
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bill Unruh)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.development.apps,comp.os.linux.development.system
Subject: Re: use theramin as input device
Date: 2 Feb 1999 23:44:33 GMT
In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Eric Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>Wouldn't that be making the easy, difficult? Most theramins I've seen
>are bigger than a mouse and keyboard, and would require two hands to use
>(unlike a mouse). A novel idea, but just plain silly.
Most computers I've seen are bigger than a living room. Where in the
world would a home owner put one. A novel idea but home computing is just silly.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (M Sweger)
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.development.apps,comp.os.linux.development.system,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Linux apps in win2000 port news!
Date: 3 Feb 1999 12:58:04 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Adam P. Jenkins ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: Exceed is just an X server. This means that while it can allow X apps
: to display on a Windows machine, the apps have to actually be running
: on a Unix machine, or actually be ported to Windows with a Windows
: version of Xlib. I've used it and I never had NT crash because of it.
: It's a useful thing to have on a network with both Unix and NT
: workstations, but it's not a replacement for Unix. It can't run Unix
: binaries on NT.
Although X-Windows is specific to Unix, Exceed is just a port of the
Unix X-WIndows server to the NT Os and runs natively (in other
words was compiled with Msoft tools and API's) vs. interix which would
run a shell within NT so that Unix apps could run within it. Of course
the Unix apps would have to be recompiled if they are static vs. dynamic
with respect to the libraries. The reason is, is that their stuff can
be considered a dynamic library that maps Unix OS API calls to NT OS
API calls, thus making the OS transparent to the Unix app.
So I guess in summary their stuff acts like a Uni emulator within Windows
by either or both providing a dynamic library/API mapping s/w package
and a shell that traps or allows Unix to run within its own environment.
--
Mike,
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Robin Becker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Missing modules with kernel 2.2?
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 1999 13:34:00 +0000
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Christian Bienia
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
>Hi!
>
>I've just compiled the latest kernel 2.2.1, but I am missing some
>modules:
>
...
I'm also a bit surprised by the changes to modules in 2.2.1; I used to
have the PS/2 mouse as a module, but now it has to be built in. Any
ideas why?
--
Robin Becker
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From: Paul Doherty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Advice for Microsoft-haters
Date: Tue, 02 Feb 1999 18:18:48 -0600
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I agree. However, I felt the need to correct a really stupid statement made
> by someone to the effect that the first computer was built in England. This
> guy (don't remember who it was) then proceeded to define a computer as...you
> guessed it...what was first built in England. This was mighty Clinton-esque
Yep
> of him. The fact that this statement was made in answer to an equally stupid
> statement that the computer was invented in the US didn't excuse it. I think
Nope. He accused *me* of stating that and if you would read back a few
messages you would see I successfully refuted his claim that I ever said
that.
> we all should be as humble as Isaac Newton, who saw far because he was
Newton was far from humble - ever hear of his scramble for the credit
when he and Leibnitz nearly simultaneously created calculus?
> standing on the shoulders of giants. Also, being in the company of greatness
> doesn't in itself distinguish one from the rest of humanity.
And to sum it all up, no one started this argument by bragging about the
USA's accomplishments/contributions - that was started by me in
*defense* of the perpetual attacks on the "average" American when it was
continuously being used as a butt of a joke or an example of stupidity.
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From: Chris Welch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Sound Blaster 16. + IDE CD-ROM connector
Date: Sun, 31 Jan 1999 02:08:03 -0600
Has anyone gotten the IDE connector on the SB-16 to work w/ Linux? My
roomate got his SB32 to work, but mine can't find anything. It doesn't
identify this as a controller. Any ideas?
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From: "William H. Pridgen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Partition Magic
Date: Thu, 04 Feb 1999 00:23:36 +0000
"J�rgen Exner" wrote:
> When you resize a partition most likely you moved the kernel around, too.
> I.e, you changed the physical location of the kernel.
> Of course you can't boot using the old values, which are hardcoded in LILO,
> after that!
> Rerun /sbin/lilo (boot from a floppy) to tell LILO about the new location of
> the kernel.
Thank you for the information. There are no warnings about that in the
PM 4.0 user's guide. (Actually, the user's guide has precious little
about using PM with Linux at all.)
So, if I wanted to use PM to resize my Linux partition again some time,
could I then boot using the RedHat installation diskette as a rescue
diskette, and do what you suggest?
--
Bill Pridgen ** Linux: OS for the next millennium
--
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Justin R. Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Sound under 2.2.0
Date: Wed, 3 Feb 1999 08:18:24 -0000
I had a pnp crystal sound card that worked fine under 2.0.36, but under
2.2.0,
I get the message
/lib/modules/2.2.0.misc/cs232.0
Too many values for DMA
(max 1) Device or resource busy
Any suggestions? (under Windoze, there are two DMA's listed for this
card ---
should I only use one of them?)
Thank you.
--
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Home page: http://www.mcs.drexel.edu/~jsmith
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Wildman, the Cuberstalker)
Crossposted-To:
alt.linux,alt.os.linux,alt.os.linux.redhat,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.x,linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: How to make it run faster?
Date: 3 Feb 1999 13:17:41 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Tue, 2 Feb 1999 17:06:44 -0800, RAZOR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>Hey guys :-)
>I have my second puter that is 486/66mhz ,16 mb ram with Redhat 5.1
>installed. My swap partition is 65 mb, and I'm running AnotherLevel
>X-Windows (w95 look). So X-Windows is running kinda slow. Even programs in
Eeeagh! Do you realize that with a swap partition 4x the size of physical
RAM Linux is swapping so that it can find the page of memory it needs to
swap. In other words, more than 3x physical is inefficient.
*Reduce* the size of your swap partition to 48, or even 32MB. Or add another
16MB of physical. Also, try a different window manager. I favor WindowMaker.
--
Wildman, the Cuberstalker
Thank you, Microsoft, and please get out of the way.
Fight spam - http://www.cauce.org/
DO NOT SPAM THIS ADDRESS
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: help with telnet
Date: Wed, 03 Feb 1999 00:15:20 GMT
I'm brand new to linux, and curious how to work telnet. Can I dial into my
PPP, and where do I set this information up at?? Just some starter points
would be helpful!
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Date: Wed, 03 Feb 1999 14:39:08 +0100
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (SJ)
Subject: new to Linux : mkLinux or LinuxPPC on PB G3 ???
Hi!
I am new to Limux. I would likw to install it on my PowerBook G3.
What is best mkLinux or LinuxPPC ?
Why ?
Is mkLinux often updated ?
Thanks a lot.
SJ. (student at the swiss federal institute of technology)
please reply to : [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (N. Richard Caldwell)
Subject: Re: X-Windows' "autoexec.bat"?
Date: 3 Feb 1999 13:33:03 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Steve D. Perkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am running KDE under RedHat Linux 5.2... and am having a hard time
>tracking down what it is that causes the "system console" application to
>start up whenever I log in as root. I haven't found any reference to
>this in any of the X configuration files that I've looked through.
If you're running xdm (the X windows login program) then your
startup script is probably being run from /usr/lib/X11/xdm/Xsession.
If you have a .xsession file in your home directory Xsession will call
that.
> Does anyone know where this comes from, and how to prevent system
>console from starting whenever you log into KDE as root?
This is probably the same console display that you see running on the
xdm display. If so it's probably started from /usr/lib/X11/xdm/Xsetup_0.
If you remove the xconsole command from there it won't show up on your
login window or in KDE. I'm not sure if there's some way to make it
show up on the XDM screen but exit when you log in.
--
N. Richard Caldwell
Lucent Technologies
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Jonas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.mail.sendmail,alt.os.linux,linux.redhat.misc,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: sendmail
Date: Wed, 3 Feb 1999 10:23:09 +0100
Try this page. It will ask you questions and then make a sendmail.cf for
you.
http://www.harker.com/webgencf/
/Jonas
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Date: Tue, 02 Feb 1999 18:37:56 -0600
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Locking up Linux
Hello everyone,
I am by no means a Linux expert, but I found something that will
cause Linux to lock up (not really lock up, but become so busy it
becomes completely unresponsive).
I'm wondering if there is a way to limit user resources in Linux. I'll
cut to the chase. Here is a simple script that will "lock" up Linux.
In this case, it is in an executable bash script call "xxx". (I'm
warning you that if you try this, you'll have to kill your system via
the power switch because the shutdown command won't even work. Use at
your own risk!!!)
while [ 1 ]
do
xxx &
done
This is very simple, and as you can imagine it will continue creating
processes at an exponential rate until the system can no longer open
files. The message I receive after about 5 -10 seconds is "Too many
open files". At this point, you can't even type commands, I'm guessing
because the system has to open the command's file to execute it and it
can't. (Remember I'm no expert, so please take it easy on me :-) )
I'm guessing there is a way to limit a user's resources that would
prevent this problem or telling the system to reserve so many resources
for the root login to function properly. Can anyone help me out here?
Thanks for your input,
Steve
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