Linux-Misc Digest #790, Volume #23 Wed, 8 Mar 00 17:13:04 EST
Contents:
Re: Samba on Linux - NT domain (Raymond Doetjes)
fetchmail oddity - only fetching a few messages at a time (Donald Brady)
Re: Linux mailservers (Raymond Doetjes)
Samba, file date (Vqn)
Re: any good books for config a network? (Rob Lines)
Re: Salary? (Peter Morris)
Re: Salary? (Peter Morris)
GUI size ("Yu, Horace [WDLN2:2X22:EXCH]")
Re: Salary? (Peter Morris)
Re: Salary? (Peter Morris)
Re: Salary? (Peter Morris)
Re: Salary? (Matthias Warkus)
Re: Salary? (Matthias Warkus)
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From: Raymond Doetjes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Samba on Linux - NT domain
Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2000 22:35:05 +0100
take a look at http://www.phonax.com fileservers section
My guess ( I did'nt read the whole story) that you should also put your
NT hostname in your /etc/hosts file
Raymond
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I tried all the below said..
> But still have the same message when I try to join my NT domain.
> I appreciate any help
> Thanks
> -Ayesha
>
> --------------------------------
> ? ? I have Samba set up on a RH 6.0 box, 3c509, in an NT domain.
> ? ?
> ? ? I have the security=domain, encrypted password, and worgroup=MYDOMAIN
> ? ? installed along with the password server = MY_PDC, yet I can't seem to
> be
> ? ? able to join the domain.
> ? ? I initialized the machine name on the PDC like it says in the DOCS,
> but
> ? ? when I type:
> ? ?
> ? ? ?smbpasswd -j MYDOMAIN -r MY_PDC? I get the following error:
> ? ?
> ? ? modify_trust_password: machine MY_PDC rejected the session setup.
> Error
> ? ? was : code 131.
> ? ? 1999/09/08 22:35:14 : change_trust_account_password: Failed to change
> ? ? password for domain MYDOMAIN.
> ? ? Unable to join domain MYDOMAIN.
> ? ?
> ? ? If this helps, I can browse the shares on a Win95 box using any
> password,
> ? ?
> ? ? session setup failed: ERRDOS - ERRnoaccess (Access denied.)
> ? ?
> ? ? When I try to browse the shares on a WinNT machine
> ? ? (server=BDC/other or workstation) It asks me for a password, and my
> ? ? password doesn't work (even though it's right) and prints:
> ? ?
> ? ?
> ? ? When I try to browse the shares on the Primary WinNT server (PDC), I
> get
> ? ? the following error before the password prompt:
> ? ?
> ? ? session request to MY_PDC failed
> ? ? session request to *SMBSERVER failed
> ? ?
> ? ? I'm stuck. Please help. Thanks!
>
> Everytime I have tried the ?security=domain? config, I have had the same
> error messages. But it does work. The key to joining ro an
> NT domain (at least this has worked for me) is to...
>
> 1) Shutdown Samba on the the Linux box. (temporaroly)
> 2) Remove/Delete the Workstation Account from PDC.
> 3) Wait 15-20 minutes for the Workstation account to dissappear from NT
> server manager. You should get a message that states that
> when you delete the account. 4) Make sure you do not have the following
> files in /etc DOMAIN.HOSTNAME.mac, MACHINE.sid. Note
> the DOMAIN will be replaced with the name of your NT Domain and the
> HOSTNAME will be the hostname of your Linux PC. IF you were
> never able to join to your NT domain then these files should not exist.
>
> Once your sure that the server name no longer exists in server manager,
> then re-create the server manager workstation account and
> then follow the instructions in the docs directory. I have had to do the
> above everytime I have tried to join to an NT domain. Again, I got
> the same error messages. I think what is happening is Samba is registering
> with the WINS server thus creating the ?temp?
> workstation entry in server manager (which should disappear when you turn
> off your linux PC). By shutting down Samba first
> (unregistering) and then ensuring that your workstation account does not
> exist in server manager, you should have success.
>
> The ?security=domain? is the best option the developers ever put into
> Samba. Works great! once you have successfully joined to your
> NT domain ?groan?. Also, you should be able to look at your samba
> workstation through NT's Server Manager. i.e. Display Users,
> Shares, In-Use properites, etc.... The following is my smb.conf file for
> reference. My PDC is called DEFIANT and is also the WINS
> server at 192.168.9.2. My NT Domain is called COWLES.
>
> Good luck
> Steve Cowles
>
> # Global parameters
> [global]
> workgroup = COWLES
> server string = Linux Server
> interfaces = 192.168.9.1/24
> security = DOMAIN
> encrypt passwords = Yes
> password server = defiant
> log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
> max log size = 50
> socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
> os level = 33
> local master = No
> dns proxy = No
> wins server = 192.168.9.2
> remote announce = 192.168.9.255
> hosts allow = 192.168.9.0/24
>
> --
> Posted via CNET Help.com
> http://www.help.com/
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From: Donald Brady <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: fetchmail oddity - only fetching a few messages at a time
Date: 8 Mar 2000 21:37:54 GMT
Hi
I have configured fetchmail using fetchmailconf and I am seeing odd
behaviour. I took yesterday off work and this morning kicked of
fetchmail to fetch my mail (which I read with mew). fetchmail seems to
fetch the mail in small amounts instead of fetching all mail from the
server. It's been running now in the backgroud for 4 hours and I'm
still receiveing Tuesdays email. It hasn't even got to Wednesdays yet!
Has anybody seen this or know whats wrong?
Thanks
Donald
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From: Raymond Doetjes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux mailservers
Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2000 22:41:05 +0100
I would go for Postfix it's easy fast and reliable I have setup many
email servers.
The big pro from PostFix on Qmail is that it is completly Sendmail
compliant, so other programs that lean heavily on Sendmail (many programs
do since sendmail is the facto standard) will still work and with QMail
that might be the question.
You can find info on http://www.phonax.com (the postfix section will be
uploaded very soon sendmail is already there)
Raymond
Andy wrote:
> Hello all,
> I'm looking into setting up a mailserver on a RedHat 6.1 box and there
> are numerous offerings. Has anyone any real-life experiences of any
> of these?
>
> If anyone can recommend (or dissuade!) me from a particular product
> I'd be very grateful. The system needs to be able to handle 1,000+
> accounts and provide the usual stuff;
> - mailboxes (delivery addresses)
> - forwarding
> - vacation etc. notice
> - easy to maintain (and to install as well, ideally!)
> - support web and POP3 clients as a minimum
>
> I would prefer an Open Source solution but will certainly also
> consider commercial offerings. Scalability, ease of administration
> and robustness are my primary concerns.
>
> Apologies if this isn't the correct newsgroup - I couldn't find any
> generic linux-mail type groups :-)
>
> Any advice, comments, experiences and thoughts gratefully received!
>
> Cheers,
> Andy.
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> "You don't buy beer, you only rent it."
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From: Vqn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Samba, file date
Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2000 22:45:46 +0100
Hi all,
I have a Linux box as server and some Windows95/98 workstation. Now I
have
a easy question. How can I copy a file from Windows machine to Linux
server
so that my file date without changed with the current time on Linux
server ?
thanks for your reply.
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From: Rob Lines <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.protocols.tcp-ip,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: any good books for config a network?
Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2000 16:57:00 -0500
You might try Linux: A Network Solution For Your Office by Viktor T.
Toth.. it is a good book for people that are relativly new. The book is
not the most up to date one and he does not discuss the most recent
versions of some programs but his logic and ideas are sound.
It is published by SAMS
good luck
Rob
Bonn wrote:
>
> I want to setup a linux server and connect to a few PC (using MS
> windows). Is there any good book that help?
> I am looking for something 'real'. Some linux books just talk about how
> to config TCP/IP, and is very brief.
>
> I am new to network. Anyone want to share the experience?
> Thank you very much.
>
> Pleas also send to:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> regards
> Bonn
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Peter Morris)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Salary?
Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2000 21:57:54 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
No vacancies in MY company. No. I'm a contract programmer. It seems as
though throughout the world, the UK leads with regard to contract
programmers.
If you're interested, check out www.jobserve.com. But be prepared to
start paying US$4.60 for a gallon of petrol. (GB�0.81 per litre)
I think I've got that right.
PAM.
__________ "Big Circle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> __________
>Can you tell us your duties and daily works?
>Any vacancies in your company?
>
>
>Peter Morris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
>news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>> Underpaid? That's interesting because whenever I've talked to people
>> about working in the USA, they've always quoted less that I was
>> earning in UK.
>> I'm currently an A/P earning over US$100K. 35hr a week but admittedly,
>> no benefits.
>>
>> PAM.
>>
>> __________ Tim Hockin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> __________
>> >In comp.os.linux.misc Peter Morris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> >: Having said that I'd guess that as you've left school and it's an
>> >: admin job I'd go for about GB20K which would be about US$30K which
>> >: works out at about ....oh dear, US$10.27/hr. Perhaps I have my sums
>> >: wrong.
>> >
>> >IT folk are underpaid in GB or overpaid in US :) Starting admin job in
>CA
>> >40-60k, depending on experience (maybe more for high-power jobs) and
>> >depending on stock options/benefits. less than 40 is crazy - especially
>in
>> >California.
>> >
>> >--
>> >Tim Hockin
>> >[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> >[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> >This program has been brought to you by the language C and the number F.
>>
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Peter Morris)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Salary?
Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2000 21:57:56 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The original article said Linux Administrator. So as I wasn't sure
what one was I was a bit on the Scrooge side for you. No I see that
it's a System Administrator. That to me is a different kettle of fish
altogether.
I'd go for around about US$60K - US$70K. However, it also depends on
the type of business you are working in.
PAM.
__________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________
>In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>> 1. Charge what you think you're worth in that job. US$20/hr? US$40/hr?
>> What? If you feel quite happy getting US$15/hr and then find that
>> you're being undervalued in this position as everyone is earning more
>> than you, I expect you'd be a little miffed. Am I right? And yet you
>> were quite happy to accept the US$15/hr in the first place. People are
>> so greedy.
>
>
>It's not so much a question of greed; merely fairness. I've been in
>the position before where I got hired on at a wage, then discovered
>a few months down the road that someone that does an inferior job
>(by my estimation and management's appraisals) was hired on at - and
>was continuing to make - significantly more than what I was making.
>So no, not greed exactly. I just don't want to repeat that sort of
>rude slap in the face through naivety.
>
>
>> Having said that I'd guess that as you've left school and it's an
>> admin job I'd go for about GB�20K which would be about US$30K which
>> works out at about ....oh dear, US$10.27/hr. Perhaps I have my sums
>> wrong.
>
>Doing some quick math, that works out to around $14.50/hr assuming
>$30,000 gross annual income, 40 hours a week. I was thinking low- to
>mid-thirties, but if sysadmins are routinely making $45k+ I'd feel
>like I low-balled myself (doing the same work for less pay). Hence
>my inquiry.
>
>
>Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
>Before you buy.
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From: "Yu, Horace [WDLN2:2X22:EXCH]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: GUI size
Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2000 16:49:06 -0500
Hi!
Simple question ... how come the "effective" window size of Linux
(whatever windows manager) is smaller than Win9x?? Is there anyway to
fix this?? (it's true that I can use my monitor's control to make is
longer and wider; but if I go boot back into Win98, it's then too big)
...
Thanx.
Horace
<:>>><
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Peter Morris)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Salary?
Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2000 21:58:15 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
That's interesting. I was looking at working in Belgium (contracting)
and was told that I'd be paying a max of about 25% in taxes...etc. On
average I'd be paying 20%. A few people I know who are out there said
that this is true.
Perhaps we are all wrong and the Taxman will be after my friends.
PAM.
__________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Michael C. Vergallen)
__________
>In Belgium the total Tax burdon is at 55 % on incomes. 21 % on goods
>purchased. Now they also want to tax capital gains at 20 - 30 %. Life is
>realy expensive. If you don't inherit or are corrupt you have no chance of
>getting ahead ... Now they also want to tax capital you won't even be able
>to get ahead by inheriting... My 110 square meter flat is valued at 75000
>Euro. So this makes property value aprox 700 Euro a square meter in Gent
>witch is not a expensive city compared to Brussels.
>
>Michael
>
>--
>Michael C. Vergallen A.k.A. Mad Mike,
>Sportstraat 28 http://www.double-barrel.be/mvergall/
>B 9000 Gent ftp://ftp.double-barrel.be/pub/linux/
>Belgium tel : 32-9-2227764 Fax : 32-9-2224976
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Peter Morris)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Salary?
Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2000 21:58:17 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Exactly what I'm doing Matt. I'm contracting as an AP, getting a load
of cash and then retiring to New Zealand where the cost of living is
alot cheaper than here. I have a house there and a nice large piece of
land so noone can build near me and it's all paid for.
I probably have enough now but I would like a safety barrier 'just in
case'. Hopefully retire at the age of 38.
After that it's a case of pottering around doing things I want to and
ditching any jobs thast I find too much hassle.
PAM.
__________ "Matt O'Toole" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> __________
>If you happen to like that kind of thing, it's still much better to have the
>option, don't you think? You don't have to spend it all. Instead, you can
>save and invest it, and retire early, with more. Wouldn't it be great to be
>able to say "take this job and shove it," and spend your time writing open
>source software instead? ;-)
>
>Matt O.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Peter Morris)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Salary?
Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2000 21:58:20 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I was going to say that you're wrong in 'that in Europe technical
people are at the bottom of the totem pole' but perhaps you are right.
I was getting better and better. More technical and 'going guru'.
However the pay was shite so I went contracting as an A/P (a few steps
back) and have been ever since. More cash, less worries, no politics.
The only problem I face now is the IR35*. So I may leave the country.
*IR35: Part of the finance bill the UK "LABOUR" government is getting
through so that contractors like me end up paying their fair share of
National Health Insurance instead of being able to dodge round it
using loopholes in the law and save at least GB�10K for themselves.
Also over in UK, people I guess tend to be promoted to their level of
incompetance because it's the done thing and it's not wise to turn
down promotion not at least because you wont't get anymore money
(apart from negligable cost of living) if you stay where you are in a
job you are good at.
PAM.
__________ JCA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> __________
> The problem is that in Europe technical people are at the bottom of the
>totem pole, no matter how good they are. The only place I know of where
>that doesn't necessarily happen is the US. The result: the US produces
>the best software in the world, and any good European software is developed
>
>by universities, not by private companies.
>
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Matthias Warkus)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Salary?
Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2000 22:49:46 +0100
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
It was the Wed, 08 Mar 2000 19:02:32 GMT...
...and Brian Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> "Mr. Rupert" wrote:
>
> > Matthias Warkus wrote:
> > > As for salaries, they aren't necessarily
> > > lower, if they're lower, that's usually compensated by a much lower
> > > number of workhours per week and per lifetime.
> > >
> >
> > The reduced number of workhours is strangling your country.
> >
> or perhaps the larger number of workhours is strangling our country?
> :) I'm just starting my career, so don't have the chance at this
> point, but in the future if I can afford to do so, I will definatly
> choose a shorter workweek instead of a bigger check.. what good's
> the check if your working all the time and can't enjoy it?
A pity that this American problem is strangling other countries, too.
Because the Americans work their asses off without any real need to do
so, pressure is put on other countries.
This is what we call a "race to the bottom". Hopefully it won't end by
throwing the whole world back to a Manchester 1830 level.
mawa
--
An Amiga a day keeps the Apples away
-- David Jung, U. of Adelaide, S. Oz.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Matthias Warkus)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Salary?
Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2000 22:47:54 +0100
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
It was the Wed, 08 Mar 2000 20:06:38 GMT...
...and Vilmos Soti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> "Mr. Rupert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > > Seriously: The standard of living here in Germany is rather higher
> > > than in the United States.
> >
> > In what respect is the standard of living higher in Germany than in the
> > USA?
>
> Crime. Can you safely walk in *ANY* US city after dark?
>
> Health care. How many, people, millions, tens of millions, don't have
> insurance in the US? Yes, the US has a very good (and dishonest)
> health care system, but only if you can afford it.
>
> Education.
Germany has got the best educational system in the whole damn world.
That at least was the opinion of U.S. educational experts who came to
my country when the Clinton administration took over to study our
system in order to plan reforms.
Fun fact: Microsoft Encarta mentions Germany's formidable system of
publicly-financed universities rather near the start of the "Germany"
article, in rather amazed terms. ;)
> > The reduced number of workhours is strangling your country.
>
> I work so I can have a good living. I don't live so I can have a good
> work/job/empolyment.
Yup. Germany is a relaxed country. People can't imagine this because
they know our Prussia-dominated past, but all through the centuries,
we've only waited to break free from that stranglehold. A shame it
took a series of catastrophic cataclysms to get us here.
We're centuries late. But now we're Relaxing with capital R. And I
don't really think it's a problem. Who cares whether we're number two,
number three or number four in the world.
In Germany, we've got lots of people (especially the elderly) who
accept having their pay reduced a bit, but at the same time having
their per-week and per-lifetime number of working hours reduced even
more, proportionally.
mawa
--
THE THREE MANTRAS OF META-OPTIMISM (by mawa)
I. Everything's gonna be all right.
II. I'll always believe that everything's gonna be all right.
III. I'll always be able to believe everything's gonna be all right.
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