Linux-Misc Digest #909, Volume #19 Tue, 20 Apr 99 08:13:08 EDT
Contents:
Re: Does newest version of Linux Support AGP? (Shimon)
Re: Linux Book Recommendations please?? (jik-)
Re: How to do secure X11: NT Workstation SP4 (SecureCRT v2.4, Exceed v6.1), Redhat
Linux 5.9.7 [Starbuck]: SSHD v1.2.26 ("Alan J. Flavell")
Re: Vfat and Redhat 5.2 (John Thompson)
saving program state with core files (dementen)
Re: glibc2 on slackware 3.6 (Sasa Ostrouska)
Re: New Linux user learning fast (David M. Cook)
Re: Information for students (Stefan Heimers)
Re: Which moron thought up the /opt directory? (G�rard Milmeister)
Re: Problems compiling the Kernel (Shiping Chen)
Re: ppp problems (MJ)
Re: MAILER DEAMON problem (Villy Kruse)
Samba and Windows98 ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: How to do secure X11: NT Workstation SP4 (SecureCRT v2.4, Exceed (Andreas
Gunnarsson)
Re: MAILER DEAMON problem (mist)
Re: VMWARE BEWARE (Leslie Mikesell)
internal ditto drive under linux ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: MaxPC - support for this device in kernel 2.2 == when? ("AB")
Re: Anybody have Linux 1.2.13 CD's? (David E. Fox)
Re: fsck finds errors on HD (Mihaly GYULAI)
Re: Applixware Office vs StarOffice (Mihaly GYULAI)
Kernel Tunables (Christopher Paluch)
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From: Shimon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Does newest version of Linux Support AGP?
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 19:17:27 +0300
Hallman, Ryan wrote:
>
> I have been trying to install an old version of linux onto my PC but it
> isnt't detecting my onboard AGP
> video card or my onboard sound card, does anyone know if i got the
> latest Red Hat Linux would it fix my problem or am i just wasting my
> time?
i can only tell you that my PC has an ATI Rage IIc AGP card, and i
did install RH 5.2, and X. (But i had to d/l and install the
new version if XFree86 from the redhat errata).
i have no idea at all about onboard stuff.
good luck! :-)
Shimon
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Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 13:00:26 -0700
From: jik- <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: aus.computers.linux,alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: Linux Book Recommendations please??
Bob Martin wrote:
>
> Have a look at the documentation available at the linux documentation project
> page
>
> http://metalab.unc.edu/mdw/linux.html
>
> or search for linux at amazon.com, can't really recommend any of them as I
> haven't read any of them but there are quite a few there these days.
I've read a few Linux books, or at least flipped through them. If you
have the internet time you will save yourself a lot of money just by
reading online information. The books contain no more certainly, and
mostly they contain much less.
BTW, good choice on the distro...you will not ever regret having started
with Slackware.
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From: "Alan J. Flavell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.security.ssh,linux.redhat.misc,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: How to do secure X11: NT Workstation SP4 (SecureCRT v2.4, Exceed v6.1),
Redhat Linux 5.9.7 [Starbuck]: SSHD v1.2.26
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 11:52:49 +0200
On 20 Apr 1999, Andreas Gunnarsson wrote:
> There are still risks even if X is forwarded via ssh. The X cookie is written
> in the .Xauthority file, and if someone can access it (if the remote machine
> is compromised, if the home directory is NFS exported etc) they can access
> your display, read/insert keystrokes etc.
How about using host security, and setting your X server to accept
only 127.0.0.1? It seems to work for me.
Attempts by other sessions on the remote host to forward X traffic down
"my" tunnel are rejected by ssh rather than by X (in my case, TTSSH
reports "remote X application sent incorrect authentication data").
Attempts to send X directly, without using ssh, are of course rejected
by X with "Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to Server".
Any loopholes in this?
cheers
[f'ups narrowed]
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From: John Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: Vfat and Redhat 5.2
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 13:17:34 -0600
Paul Sherwin wrote:
> On Mon, 19 Apr 1999 15:07:49 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jerry Brown)
> wrote:
>
> >I just got done installing Redhat 5.2 and am having problems mounting
> >a Fat32 partition.
> >
> I'm pretty sure the kernel which comes with RH5.2 (2.0.36?) doesn't
> support FAT32. You'll need a more recent kernel. It is actually pretty
> easy to compile a kernel.
I had FAT32 working with kernel 2.0.34. I just had to mount
the filesystem as "vfat."
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-John ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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From: dementen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.development.apps,comp.os.linux.development.system
Subject: saving program state with core files
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 12:33:48 +0200
Hi,
I want to be able to save the state of a program (like a game for
example) during its running and after to be able to load this state to
continue the process at another time.
I've tried with xxgdb 'name of the program' and then interrupting the
execution but I don't know how to write the core file when the process
is interrupted (it's not a beautiful way of doing what I want but it
should be ok).
Thanks for the answer or for another idea.
Sebastien de Menten
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From: Sasa Ostrouska <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: glibc2 on slackware 3.6
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 12:24:12 +0200
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thank yuo very much !
Sasa
Sasa Ostrouska wrote:
> Hi to everybody !
> I want to upgrade mz slack 3.6 to
> glibc2 when i run ./configure i get the folloving error:
>
> checking whether we are using GNU C... yes
> checking build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1
> checking how to run the C preprocessor... gcc -E
> checking whether /usr/i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1/bin/as is GNU as... yes
> checking whether /usr/i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1/bin/ld is GNU ld... yes
> checking for mig... mig
> checking whether ranlib is necessary... no
> checking LD_LIBRARY_PATH variable... contains current directory
> configure: error:
> *** LD_LIBRARY_PATH shouldn't contain the current directory when
> *** building glibc. Please change the environment variable
> *** and run configure again.
>
> I dont know why this happens. if I issue the command :
> echo $LD_LIBRARY_PATH
> i get the following output
> /usr/local/Mesa/lib:/usr/l
>
>cal/kde/lib:/usr/local/qt/lib:/usr/local/Mesa/lib:/usr/local/kde/lib:/usr/local/qt/lib:
>
> redos:/usr/src/glibc-2.1.1#
>
> Can anybody help.
> Thank you in advance
> Sasa
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David M. Cook)
Subject: Re: New Linux user learning fast
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 06:52:41 GMT
On Mon, 19 Apr 1999 08:47:53 GMT, Jon Beckett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Is there a graphical editor for Fvwm2 ?
There is a module for the Dotfile Generator, but I never found that app any
easier than just following the man page.
If you'd like a nice graphical setup tool, I suggest Window Maker
(www.windowmaker.org). It's much nicer looking than fvwm2, really a very
elegant piece of work (though I've gone back to fvwm2 myself.)
Dave Cook
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From: Stefan Heimers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Information for students
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 16:13:16 +0200
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I know that Linux is a free OS, but who distributes it?
Have a look at http://www.linux.org . There are many interesting
informations, and also links to distributors like www.suse.de,
www.redhat.com, www.debian.org .
> What's the main
> advantage of Linux over Windows?
It's free, it's stable, it's very flexible, you have the source-code, it
is capable of logging in many concurrent users.
> What does Microsoft do against Linux?
Sell Windows, corrupt standards,...
Stefan
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (G�rard Milmeister)
Subject: Re: Which moron thought up the /opt directory?
Date: 19 Apr 1999 16:35:10 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Sat, 17 Apr 1999 16:52:32 +0100, Bruce Richardson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>Frank Sweetser wrote:
>their root partition overflows.
>>
>> the whole /opt bit is very common in the commercial unix world. me, i just
>> symlink /opt to /usr/local
>
>Oh, I know how to fix it - but I tend to avoid using software that wants
>to go to /opt and relocate it somewhere else if I do. Apart from
I on the contrary have relocated anything not directly related to
system tools to /opt.
--
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Tannenrauchstrasse 35
8038 Z�rich
Switzerland
+41 1 481 52 48
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From: Shiping Chen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.lang.c++
Subject: Re: Problems compiling the Kernel
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 21:09:38 +1000
Hello,
Can anyone tell me what difference between
Makefile and Makefile.in?
Thank you in advance!
--
Shiping Chen
Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: MJ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: ppp problems
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 15:52:49 GMT
> MJ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I have tried everything to get my linux ppp to 'talk' to my isp, but to no
> > avail. It seems as though when I use minicom to login first then send
the
> > ppp -d -detach commands it won't connect to my isp. I then type
ifconfig
> > ppp0 and I can see that the link is not established.
>
> What happens if you type : pppd <Enter>
> If you do not see 4-5 lines with garbage then you do not have PPP support
> in your kernel. Maybe this is the problem. If you already tried this, sorry...
Yes, I do get the 4-5 lines of garbage. But I still can't get that to talk to
my isp :).
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Villy Kruse)
Subject: Re: MAILER DEAMON problem
Date: 20 Apr 1999 09:02:49 +0200
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
brian moore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>You're using something other than PINE to read mail, then.
>
>The 'DO NOT DELETE' item is inserted by the UW IMAP and POP3 servers
>in order to save state about your mailbox.
>
>The current PINE will hide that message from you.
Maby you need to upgrade to pine version 4.x before pine hides this messages.
The contents of the message is indeed required by the pop server and if you
delete this message then the interaction between your pop client and the pop
server might behave unpredictable.
Villy
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Samba and Windows98
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 15:58:23 GMT
Hi everybody!
I have some samba shares that work fine with Windows95. I've also a Windows98
machine that I want to give access to those shares, but I can't I always. It
always says that the password is incorrect. But if I logon from a Win95 it all
works correctly. My configuration for that share is as follows:
[myshare]
read only = no
writable = yes
path = /usr/local/mysql/var/ine
max connections = 10
revalidate = yes
preserve case = yes
short preserve case = yes
valid users = joaquim,pgr
force user = root
force group = root
create mask =0660
Doesn't samba work with Windows98?
Any ideas?
Many thanks.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Andreas Gunnarsson)
Crossposted-To: comp.security.ssh,linux.redhat.misc,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: How to do secure X11: NT Workstation SP4 (SecureCRT v2.4, Exceed
Date: 20 Apr 1999 09:21:03 +0200
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Dave Philips <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>ssh is as secure as most people need. you also should not have to export
>the display as ssh can handle forwarding of X11 conections as long as
>you've got an X-server running on the NT side..
There are still risks even if X is forwarded via ssh. The X cookie is written
in the .Xauthority file, and if someone can access it (if the remote machine
is compromised, if the home directory is NFS exported etc) they can access
your display, read/insert keystrokes etc.
I'd like to see an X proxy/filter that allows me to set up rules for which
traffic to allow or block different kinds of X traffic (for example inbound
keystrokes, outbound cut-n-paste, limit number of connections etc). Does
anyone know if there is such a thing.
Andreas
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From: mist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: MAILER DEAMON problem
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 12:17:21 +0100
Reply-To: mist <new$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Villy Kruse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scribed to us that -
[It was written that]
>>The current PINE will hide that message from you.
>
>Maby you need to upgrade to pine version 4.x before pine hides this messages.
>
>The contents of the message is indeed required by the pop server and if you
>delete this message then the interaction between your pop client and the pop
>server might behave unpredictable.
>
I can understand that, but why does the system (currently RedHat) notify
"You have new mail" in cases where the only "mail" is this message?
Surely it shouldn't mention it?
--
Mist.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Leslie Mikesell)
Subject: Re: VMWARE BEWARE
Date: 19 Apr 1999 11:57:57 -0500
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Alan Fried <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>You misunderstood what they were telling you. You can run Windows 95, 98
>>and NT and a variety of other operating systems as -guest- operating
>>systems with Linux as the host operating system -right now-. The
>>only -host- operating system avaiable now is Linux (and possibly NT -- not
>>sure if they released the beta for NT yet).
>>
>
>Yes you are right but what can I do to avoid this application turning my
>win95 partition from a FAT32 table to a FAT 16 Table.
>
>Thanx in advance
The best way to run VMware is to put the emulated guest partition
in a file on the host. Then it can't affect any of your real
partitions.
Les Mikesell
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: internal ditto drive under linux
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 15:18:00 GMT
Is it possible to setup a Ditto Max drive (10GB) under Linux? The drive came
with a Ditto card to which the Ditto drive is connected. I am not sure what
type of card it is. I did a search on AltaVista and DejaNews and came up with
nothing. Any help is appreciated.
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Dustin Puryear
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From: "AB" <(aaronb)@eskimo.com>
Crossposted-To:
comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video,linux.redhat.misc,comp.os.linux.hardware,alt.linux,alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: MaxPC - support for this device in kernel 2.2 == when?
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 23:42:13 -0700
Hardware wrote in message <01be8912$437d89f0$24921e18@test>...
>This thing looks awesome. It is like an all-in-one multimedia card, and
>beats the ATI-All-in-Wonder by a mile.
Not difficult to do, really.
>When will Linux support this?
When either:
1)Someone writes or patches drivers for it or
2)Someone buys one, looks at the chips, and finds that they're already
supported
That someone could be YOU!
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David E. Fox)
Subject: Re: Anybody have Linux 1.2.13 CD's?
Date: 20 Apr 1999 07:48:38 GMT
In article <7f658b$q8$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Tim Hutcheson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Does anybody have an old set of Linux 1.2.13 CD's laying about? I need them
I just might. I do have an older (fall 1994) set of Linux Developer
CD (3 cd release) from InfoMagic. I am not sure off of the top of
my head what kernel rev it is, but I did run 1.2.13 for a rather
long time. It could be 1.0.9 though :).
> Tim Hutcheson
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Mihaly GYULAI <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: fsck finds errors on HD
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 07:42:13 GMT
In article <7fgq12$57k0$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Um, before you power-off your machine, you DO do a 'shutdown -r now'
> don't you?
Surely. I _always_ shut my system properly. Sorry not to mention it...
So everything seems right, but when 'fsck' automatically runs, it always finds
a lot of errors (and I have a lot of files in /usr/lost+found/).
I'm a bit annoying...
Thanks for your advice.
--
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http://www.freeyellow.com/members5/gyulai/
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From: Mihaly GYULAI <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Applixware Office vs StarOffice
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 07:36:16 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Robert P. Ouellette" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I've just installed my Redhat 5.2 Linux on PC, and I'm ready to do some
> office stuff. I used to use MS Office 97. Can anyone recommend a good
> office suite for Linux under X Window. I've heard of Applix Office,
> StarOffice, and also WordPerfect (just the word processor, so I'm less
> interested in this). My main needs are word processing, spreadsheets,
> and a some light database stuff (nothing fancy). Anything additional
> would be nice if I ever need it, but it wouldn't be a serious issue.
> Let's hear those opinions.
I used them both for a short time, but my PC is weak for them... Maybe
Applixware needs 32 MB of RAM, StarOffice surely needs 64 MB (I have only 16
megs). StarOffice is a bit better at importing MS Office files (Word95,
word7, excel95, excel7). -- Mihaly Gyulai
http://www.freeyellow.com/members5/gyulai/
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From: Christopher Paluch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Kernel Tunables
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 12:01:06 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I am running RedHat 5.2 and I have a couple of questions:
1) I just upgraded to the 2.5.5 kernel. Now when I try to run the
Kernel Daemon Configuration from under gnome, I get the error message
/boot/module-info.2.2.5 not found. How does one get that file created??
2) I've installed Informix on my linux box. Informix's release notes
make recommendations about system tunables for semaphores and shared
memory. How does one check the current values and modify them under
Linux?
Thanks,
Christopher Paluch
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