Linux-Misc Digest #813, Volume #24 Wed, 14 Jun 00 11:13:01 EDT
Contents:
RFCs for file formats ? (Andre-John Mas)
Re: Time sync problem in Cron (Toni)
Using tcpdump in Linux ("Sasha")
Re: Want consolelogin instead of GUI?! ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Nobody's logged in???? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Time sync problem in Cron (Toni)
environment variable (Mark Guzzo)
Re: Kernel loadable modules... ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Kernel loadable modules... ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Read Linux partition from Win95 ? (=?iso-8859-1?Q?Jes=FAs?= M. NAVARRO)
Turning off "automatic" STARTX command at boot time? ("Larry")
Re: moving the kernel and modules... (Dances With Crows)
Re: Sex Paradise is FREE !!!!! 1 ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Linux article in PC world (jj2me)
librsa32 ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Nobody's logged in???? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: smb.conf : allowing guest access (Andrew Williams)
Re: Time sync problem in Cron (Toni)
Re: Change TERM ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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From: Andre-John Mas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RFCs for file formats ?
Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 14:02:44 GMT
Hi,
With the huge number of file formats out there, I was wondering
whether there is a registery of public file formats - ie those
that you don't have to depend on company x for.
The next best thing would be for a list of what are the most
open file fileformats for a specific application. For example
if I were to write a word-processor I would generally use the
RTF file format, for bitmap image program I would use PNG.
Andre
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From: Toni <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Time sync problem in Cron
Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 16:15:03 +0200
> Use xntpd instead of cron and netdate. It'll only update the clock when
> it needs to be sync'd up, rather than trying to force it every minute.
> Greg
I already considered this, but failed because xntpd tries
100 Requests+/Second consuming much of my CPU power on both sides.
I tried to change that but no ntp.conf entry would tame it :(
Greetz,
Toni.
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From: "Sasha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup,linux.redhat,comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Using tcpdump in Linux
Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 14:17:54 GMT
Hi all
I have a Linux machine (standalone, i am not connected to any other
computer). I want to use tcpdump to dump the packet i am sending from my
client-server program.
i am using ( tcpdump host localhost ), but not getting any answer only
listening
on eth0 ). i have also used tcpdump port portnumber and some other
combinations, but
getting the same answer listening on eth0, Without any results.
Dos it means, tcpdump only works when I am sending some packet out of my
computer ? or I should use some other parameter and combination.
I want be able to read the packet header i am sending in my client-server
program in a specefic port. i dont know why it is not working.
Thanks in advance Sasha
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Want consolelogin instead of GUI?!
Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 14:11:00 GMT
The file you need to modify is /etc/inittab
If I remember correctly you need to change a 5 to a 3 some where in the
file. It should be reasonibly obvious.
Anyway if you just want the console without the GUI for a sort spell.
press Ctrl and Alt and then the one of the F-keys. to get back to the
GUI. press Ctrl Alt and F7.
In article <8i7r8c$ltt$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> When I installed RedHat 6.2 I choose Autostart of login window
(Gnome).
> Anyone knows how to disable it so when I boot up the computer, I will
> login, in the console-window instead of the GUI-window?!?
>
> I tested to disable perfdm (or what it was called?!?) then it stops in
> the command window when starting up, but got error messages after a
> while.Something about: respawn error... disable for 5min
> Think that xfm trying to restart after disconnection or
> something.....??!?!
>
> Any help would be nice! :)
>
> /H
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Nobody's logged in????
Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 14:11:08 GMT
Thanx for the ideas. I didn't have a clue where to start on this one. :)
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> On Mon, 12 Jun 2000 14:23:20 GMT, Hal Burgiss said:
> >On Mon, 12 Jun 2000 13:39:42 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >>Having a problem with our Linux box. [Running Redhat 6.1] We have
users
> >>connect to the Linux box From NT Workstation over a telnet client to
> >>access our database. I routinely use 'w' to kill hung processes on
> >>users pc's. As of Friday, however, issuing a 'w' command shows
that no
> >>one is logged in.I rebooted the Linux box, thinking it was a
> >>glitch,however the 'w' command still comes up empty. The only way I
can
> >>get a list of users and their processes is by issuing a "ps -au >
> >>{file}" then listing {file} to find the correct
> >>user/process to kill.
> >>Any ideas why the command stopped showing the user details??
> >>
> >
> >Maybe I am paranoid, but my first thought would be 'Have I been
> >cracked?'. Have you tried to eliminate this possibility? You might
try
> >'rpm -V' against procps. Not foolproof, but a starting point.
>
> Check that /var/run/utmp exists and has permissions 644. Check that
> there is still room left in the /var partition.
>
> (utmp is the file which keeps track of logged in users)
>
> Robie.
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From: Toni <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Time sync problem in Cron
Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 16:26:07 +0200
> AFAIK, crontab would interpret '1 * * * *' as 0:01 and 1:01 and 2:01, etc
> or 'Once per hour, at the first minute'. You'd be looking for '* * * * *'.
> DO NOT Forget to Redirect your output or you (root) will be greeted by a
> flood of mail. In addition, I doubt crontab will re-read your changes until
> the machine is rebooted, unless you use crontab -e.
Thanks for your help.
Are you sure it does interpret it that way ?
Because I think 0:01 would be
1 0 * * *
what I was using was
1 * * * *
I'll try * * * * anyway.
Greetz,
Toni
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From: Mark Guzzo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: environment variable
Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 09:30:23 -0500
Hello,
Question:
What is an environment variable, how do I find out what they are set to
and how would I change them ?
Mark
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Kernel loadable modules...
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.development.system
Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 14:30:47 GMT
In comp.os.linux.development.system David Steuber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: I'm wondering if Linux supports the notion of loading kernel modules
: that do not depend on the specific version/patch level of the kernel.
Yes, CONFIG_MODVERSIONS. This versions each function and structure
interface, making it a bit more independent of kernel version.
: For example, suppose vendor X comes out with a piece of hardware that
: the vendor wants to work with Linux. But the vendor does not want to
: distribute source code for some reason, just a binary driver.
: Is it possible to create such a module that will work when the user
: decides to go from kernel 2.2.14 to 2.4 or 2.3.x?
No, even with CONFIG_MODVERSIONS the differences are such that a new
binary module would be required in any
case.
Note also that binary modules must be rebuilt if any of the following change:
* compiler version
* compiler options
* SMP or no
* Other kernel config options...
Jeff
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Building 1024 | it is the safest thing we have.
MandrakeSoft, Inc. | -- Harry Emerson Fosdick
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Kernel loadable modules...
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.development.system
Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 14:31:49 GMT
In comp.os.linux.development.system David Steuber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: What you say makes sense. And those bastards do consider their
: 'inellectual' property to be precious. Has anyone been successful
: getting the information necessary to write a driver for the Logitech
: QuickCam VC ( USB camera ) yet? Pulling teeth from an angry tiger is
: much, much easier! :-(.
MandrakeSoft is working on it...
Jeff
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Building 1024 | it is the safest thing we have.
MandrakeSoft, Inc. | -- Harry Emerson Fosdick
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From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Jes=FAs?= M. NAVARRO <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.setup,linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: Read Linux partition from Win95 ?
Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 15:57:11 +0200
"Andrew E. Schulman" wrote:
>
> > Check out Explore2fs Windows 95 file browser like interface for Linux
> > parititions , write enable is "experimental" but seems to work alright
> > (cross my fingers).
>
> Sounds to me like a massive security hole.
Why? Once phisycal access is granted, there's no security at all!!
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SALUD,
Jes�s
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From: "Larry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Turning off "automatic" STARTX command at boot time?
Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 09:24:51 -0500
My RH install currently goes to Gnome immediately upon booting (I don't =
have to enter the STARTX command). How do I turn this off so that it =
boots to the terminal window instead?
Also, is there a way to EXIT from Gnome back to the terminal session?
Thanks,
Larry
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dances With Crows)
Subject: Re: moving the kernel and modules...
Date: 14 Jun 2000 10:34:33 EDT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Wed, 14 Jun 2000 00:06:43 -0700, mrauscher
<<sEL15.19$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> shouted forth into the ether:
>I'm wanting to compile a fresh kernel and modules on one machine, then move
>them to another. I've been unable to find documentation on how to do this,
>nor can I untangle the makefiles. Can someone give me some tips on how to do
>this, or point me to someplace where it's documented?
>I guess what I'm looking for is an explanation of what #make modules_install
>and #make install do.
I've done this is the past like so:
# make menuconfig
# make dep bzImage modules
# mv /lib/modules/KERNELVERSION /lib/modules/KERNELVERSION.old
# make modules_install
Then the kernel you compiled is in ./arch/i386/boot/bzImage , and the
modules you compiled are in /lib/modules/KERNELVERSION. "make
modules_install" merely copies the compiled modules from the kernel source
tree to the /lib/modules/KERNELVERSION directory. There is no rule to
make target "install" for the kernel... are you thinking of "make
bzlilo" or "make zdisk"?
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\----[this space for rent]-----/ \ of the Computer or her children and still
\There is no Darkness in Eternity \ remain as Man." --David Zindell "Online
But only Light too dim for us to see\ gender bending going too far?" --/me
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.portable
Subject: Re: Sex Paradise is FREE !!!!! 1
Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 14:30:47 GMT
On Tue, 13 Jun 2000 19:30:11 GMT, TomG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Sexx Paradise wrote:
>> ***********************************************************************
>> ***** S E X P A R A D I S E *****
>> ***** F R E E !!! F R E E !!! F R E E !!! *****
>> ***********************************************************************
> ************************************************************************
>This is a LInux help newsgroup
>Piss off with this sort of crap
But, they girls are OpenSource? :-)
Actually, this spam was in a zillion newsgroups. I hope they rot in
hell. (or Redmond, Washington; whichever is closer).
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From: jj2me <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Linux article in PC world
Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 14:31:25 GMT
Some interesting "reader" views appeared in this month's PC World
magazine about Linux. Especially the third paragraph by Bobby Lane,
found it kind of odd, might be worth a look...
http://www.pcworld.com/current_issue/article/0,1212,16776,00.html
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux
Subject: librsa32
Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 14:34:13 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hello,
I have recently purchased Microsoft's Services for Unix 2.0.
This product contains several unix type services, one of which
is a password authentication daemon, which allows password syncs
between NT servers and linux boxes. Microsoft's description of
this product indicates that binaries are supplied for several unix's,
one of which was Redhat linux (which I don't have, and to which the
binary provided won't work), and in addition source is provided
to allow the purchaser to build a binary on other systems.
Well, that description is technically accurate - source is
provided. However, the source also wants to use an rsa32 library,
which of course I don't have, for exactly two lines of source code
(shown below). Must be Microsoft's way of pushing partnering
products to get kickbacks.
Does anyone know how to avoid purchasing an RSA product in order
to obtain this library, or failing that, how to alter the two lines
of code below as a work around?
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Toni
Problematic lines in code:
tripledes3key( KeyTable, KeyIn );
tripledes(pOut, pIn, KeyTable, DECRYPT);
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Nobody's logged in????
Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 14:32:03 GMT
Want to make sure I did this right. I checked the utmp file. The
permissions were wrong (664 instead of 644). I set the permissions to
their correct state again. Still no one shows up as logged in. I issued
an 'rpm -V *' but all i got back was a sting of "package not installed"
messages. One of the ones listed as not installed was utmp. was there
anther way I should have done that, or am I looking at a more serious
problem?
Thanks again.
-Todd
In article <8i83pc$sgt$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Thanx for the ideas. I didn't have a clue where to start on this
one. :)
>
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > On Mon, 12 Jun 2000 14:23:20 GMT, Hal Burgiss said:
> > >On Mon, 12 Jun 2000 13:39:42 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >>Having a problem with our Linux box. [Running Redhat 6.1] We have
> users
> > >>connect to the Linux box From NT Workstation over a telnet client
to
> > >>access our database. I routinely use 'w' to kill hung processes on
> > >>users pc's. As of Friday, however, issuing a 'w' command shows
> that no
> > >>one is logged in.I rebooted the Linux box, thinking it was a
> > >>glitch,however the 'w' command still comes up empty. The only way
I
> can
> > >>get a list of users and their processes is by issuing a "ps -au >
> > >>{file}" then listing {file} to find the correct
> > >>user/process to kill.
> > >>Any ideas why the command stopped showing the user details??
> > >>
> > >
> > >Maybe I am paranoid, but my first thought would be 'Have I been
> > >cracked?'. Have you tried to eliminate this possibility? You might
> try
> > >'rpm -V' against procps. Not foolproof, but a starting point.
> >
> > Check that /var/run/utmp exists and has permissions 644. Check that
> > there is still room left in the /var partition.
> >
> > (utmp is the file which keeps track of logged in users)
> >
> > Robie.
> > --
> >
>
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>
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From: Andrew Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: smb.conf : allowing guest access
Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 16:49:00 +0200
have you tried one of:
- force user
- guest only ?
for the share. The second one is more promising.
along with allowing 'null passwords' (global)
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Here's the prolem: I want everyone on a lan to be able to read from the
> cdrom on a linux computer ( redhat 6.0), no updates whatsoever.
> The most action it sees is when I backup some work onto it once a week or
> so.
> People are using NT4(sp5) , w2k, w98 and Redhat Linux 6.0
>
> smb.conf set for :
>
> 1) explicitely allowed connections from the ip's of those computers
> 2) using encrypted passwords
> 3) map to user = Bad User
> 4) guest acount =pcguest
> 5) made a "nobody" user account with smbpasswd.
> 6) security = user
>
> From a win98 box, which sends "casper" ( computer name Europa), I keep
> getting a prompt for the password.
> In the log for Eurpoa ( in the /var/log/samba directory) , i see that it
> does not find user "casper" , and that's it !
> Ok, so what am I missing here ?
>
> I've also tried commenting out the "guest account = pcguest". Same result.
>
> ???
> TIA
> joseph
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From: Toni <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Time sync problem in Cron
Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 16:47:19 +0200
> 1 * * * *
Works now...with full path (excuse me, i am a liunux newbie).
;-)
Greetz,
Toni.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Change TERM
Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 14:41:08 GMT
I'm trying to lauch dbaccess (Informix). What I get instead is:
Termcap entry too long
The type of your terminal is unknown.
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> On Tue, 13 Jun 2000 16:20:41 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
> >Hi,
> >
> >I am running RedHat 6.2. My $TERM is set to xterm. I would like to
set
> >it to something like vt100, 200, or 300. I tried setting the
> >environment in /etc/profile TERM=vt100 and exporting TERM. But
nothing.
> >Can someone suggest something? Is there a better terminal emulation
> >package (free) out there that I can download?
>
> If you're running it in an xterm, then your TERM needs to be set to
> xterm for it to work straight (or you may be lucky). Why exactly are
> you wanting to change it?
>
> Robie.
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