Linux-Misc Digest #139, Volume #25 Sat, 15 Jul 00 15:13:02 EDT
Contents:
Re: How to get pop3 Mail in 'pine'? (Stewart Honsberger)
Starting X @ boot? (Sid Thomas)
Re: How to get pop3 Mail in 'pine'? (Mary P)
Re: resizing partitions in linux (Jonathan)
Re: ACCESS WINDOWS FILES (William Shotts)
Re: Starting X @ boot? (William Shotts)
Re: resizing partitions in linux (Craig A Lebowitz)
Re: Starting X @ boot? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Starting X @ boot? (Amy)
Re: Squid failure on "getgrnam" with "nogroup" ("Micromans")
Re: ACCESS WINDOWS FILES ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: resizing partitions in linux (Markus Kossmann)
What's the best linux software for cloning audio CD's? (Vlar Schreidlocke)
Re: Adding multiple users easily ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: How to get pop3 Mail in 'pine'? (D'Arque Bishop)
Re: Why isn't [X]Emacs a word processor? (Robert Heller)
Telnet Emulator? (Jerzy Bin)
Re: /etc/kppp.allow question (Jimmy Navarro)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Stewart Honsberger)
Subject: Re: How to get pop3 Mail in 'pine'?
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2000 16:13:22 GMT
On Fri, 14 Jul 2000 20:59:44 -0700, softrat` wrote:
>How do I configure pine to get my pop3 mail from the WWW? Or if pine
>won't do this, what will?
I noticed your addendum before I composed my reply, luckily;
>PS: fetchmail doesn't work either.
What does/doesn't Fetchmail do?
I currently use Fetchmail to grab mail for me from three different POP3
accounts (could be 4 - I just don't use the fourth; yet). It puts all my
mail into my mail spool, where Pine can access, filter, and sort all mail
by destination. I have three different signatures - one per account, and
Pine automagically decides for me which one to use when responding.
The version of Fetchmail I have now is 5.3.0, compiled from source without
any intervention from myself. I untar'ed it, ./configure ; make ; su ; make
install and it was ready to go.
my .fetchmailrc file looks something like this;
set logfile ~/.fetchmail_log
poll first.host protocol pop3 username stewart password passwrd
poll secnd.host protocol pop3 username blackdeath password passwd2
poll third.host protocol pop3 username blackdeath password passwd3
I have a cron entry setup like so;
# Run Fetchmail every 30 minutes
*/30 * * * * fetchmail > /dev/null 2>&1
which, as the comment would imply, runs Fetchmail every 30 minutes.
Do a man fetchmail, man fetchmailconf, and if you're interested in
automating your receipt of POP3 mail - man 5 crontab.
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Humming along under SuSE 6.4, Linux 2.4.0-test2
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Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2000 12:39:15 -0400
From: Sid Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.x,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.help
Subject: Starting X @ boot?
To all you helpful Linux people:
I have searched far and wide through Linux docs, man pages, init
scripts, etc..... I can manipulate the 'startx' and 'xinit' commands by
terminal until my heart is content. (and works just fine)
My problem is: It wont start automatically.
My machine boots to a bash prompt in runlevel 5. It used to boot to
the RedHat login screen. (6.0 that is). As I sort have mentioned, I can
type 'startx' @ the bash prompt and X and Gnome start just as it did
from the login screen.
I know that I've done something to cause this and cannot figure out
what it is. I've configured sound by 'sndconf', installed Blackdown's
JDK, upgraded Netscape, and changed a few permissions for user to access
pppd and some other things.
Where can I learn more about system startup and initalization process?
I've read the How To's and related man pages.
Thank you for your time,
Sid Thomas
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mary P)
Subject: Re: How to get pop3 Mail in 'pine'?
Date: 15 Jul 2000 17:05:56 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>On Fri, 14 Jul 2000 20:59:44 -0700, softrat` received
this reply:
>What does/doesn't Fetchmail do?
(snipped)
>I have a cron entry setup like so;
>
># Run Fetchmail every 30 minutes
>*/30 * * * * fetchmail > /dev/null 2>&1
>
>which, as the comment would imply, runs Fetchmail every 30 minutes.
>Stewart Honsberger
Alternately:
I have fetchmail running in the background so it checks my
email every 10 minutes when I am online - add this line
to your .fetchmailrc:
set daemon 10
if you prefer having fetchmail time itself.
MP
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From: Jonathan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: resizing partitions in linux
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2000 17:01:46 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> This is very thoughtful advice, thank you very much. How about
getting rid
> of LILO once the Windows partition is taken over by linux?
>
> John Thompson wrote:
>
> > Craig A Lebowitz wrote:
> >
> > > I'm running Red Hat 6.2 and I'd like to get rid of Windows and
resizem
> > > my linux partition. Can anyone suggest the best way to do this?
I
> > > really don't want to mess up my config at this point.
> >
> > The simplest way to do this would probably be to run mkfs.ext2 on
> > the Win partition to wipe the FAT filesystem and make an ext2
> > filesystem on the partition. You can then mount it aand use it
> > as needed from linux. This method has the advantage of not
> > changing your existing partitions at all and therefore not
> > changing your partition numbering, which would require you to
> > modify your kernel to reflect the changed numbers of the root and
> > swap partitions.
> >
> > > Also - what is a good way to see where HD space is being used on
my
> > > filesystem?
> >
> > "df -h" from an xterm to show free space, "du -h" to show usage
> > information.
> >
> > --
> >
> > -John ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
>
>
You will still have lilo, but you won't need your Windows partition
entry in /etc/lilo.conf
If you want, you can remove the entry for "dos" or whatever you labeled
it when installing and run lilo.
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From: William Shotts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: ACCESS WINDOWS FILES
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2000 17:10:07 GMT
Daniel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: Hi!
: Im new with Linux so far i enjoy it.
: I know I cannot access Linux disk within Windfows but can I do the
: opposite, can I access my othe files within Linux?
: Thank in advance
Yes you can. To do so, you need to mount the windows partition as a
"vfat" type of filesystem. After that, you can read and write files
(given the limitations of a DOS filesystem) just like the files in your
native linux file systems.
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From: William Shotts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Starting X @ boot?
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.x,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.help
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2000 17:17:13 GMT
In comp.os.linux.misc Sid Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: To all you helpful Linux people:
: I have searched far and wide through Linux docs, man pages, init
: scripts, etc..... I can manipulate the 'startx' and 'xinit' commands by
: terminal until my heart is content. (and works just fine)
: My problem is: It wont start automatically.
: My machine boots to a bash prompt in runlevel 5. It used to boot to
: the RedHat login screen. (6.0 that is). As I sort have mentioned, I can
: type 'startx' @ the bash prompt and X and Gnome start just as it did
: from the login screen.
: I know that I've done something to cause this and cannot figure out
: what it is. I've configured sound by 'sndconf', installed Blackdown's
: JDK, upgraded Netscape, and changed a few permissions for user to access
: pppd and some other things.
: Where can I learn more about system startup and initalization process?
: I've read the How To's and related man pages.
: Thank you for your time,
: Sid Thomas
First, make sure that your assumption about being in run level 5 is
correct by checking /etc/inittab. While your are there, look at the
bottom of the file where it launches xdm (or its equivalent).
Next, take a look at the contents of /etc/X11/xdm and trace through the
scripts and config files. I think you will be able to find it from there.
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||||| William Shotts, Jr. ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
||||| http://www.clark.net/pub/bshotts/ (Updated 04/13/2000)
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Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2000 13:27:59 -0400
From: Craig A Lebowitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: resizing partitions in linux
Might this create a problem because it would be taking out my "primary"
bootable partition? Can everything be extended and work just fine? Maybe
I'm just confused. TIA
craig
John Thompson wrote:
> Craig A Lebowitz wrote:
>
> > I'm running Red Hat 6.2 and I'd like to get rid of Windows and resizem
> > my linux partition. Can anyone suggest the best way to do this? I
> > really don't want to mess up my config at this point.
>
> The simplest way to do this would probably be to run mkfs.ext2 on
> the Win partition to wipe the FAT filesystem and make an ext2
> filesystem on the partition. You can then mount it aand use it
> as needed from linux. This method has the advantage of not
> changing your existing partitions at all and therefore not
> changing your partition numbering, which would require you to
> modify your kernel to reflect the changed numbers of the root and
> swap partitions.
>
> > Also - what is a good way to see where HD space is being used on my
> > filesystem?
>
> "df -h" from an xterm to show free space, "du -h" to show usage
> information.
>
> --
>
> -John ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.x,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.help
Subject: Re: Starting X @ boot?
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2000 17:18:50 GMT
The program that runs at startup is /usr/bin/gdm -nodaemon
try to run this command rather than `startx` and see what errors you may
get.
You may try looking through the /var/log/messages files for error
messages from gdb
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Sid Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> To all you helpful Linux people:
>
> I have searched far and wide through Linux docs, man pages, init
> scripts, etc..... I can manipulate the 'startx' and 'xinit' commands
by
> terminal until my heart is content. (and works just fine)
>
> My problem is: It wont start automatically.
>
> My machine boots to a bash prompt in runlevel 5. It used to boot to
> the RedHat login screen. (6.0 that is). As I sort have mentioned, I
can
> type 'startx' @ the bash prompt and X and Gnome start just as it did
> from the login screen.
>
> I know that I've done something to cause this and cannot figure out
> what it is. I've configured sound by 'sndconf', installed Blackdown's
> JDK, upgraded Netscape, and changed a few permissions for user to
access
> pppd and some other things.
>
> Where can I learn more about system startup and initalization
process?
> I've read the How To's and related man pages.
>
> Thank you for your time,
> Sid Thomas
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Amy)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.x,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.help
Subject: Re: Starting X @ boot?
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2000 17:32:53 GMT
On Sat, 15 Jul 2000 12:39:15 -0400, Sid Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> My machine boots to a bash prompt in runlevel 5. It used to boot to
>the RedHat login screen. (6.0 that is). As I sort have mentioned, I can
>type 'startx' @ the bash prompt and X and Gnome start just as it did
>from the login screen.
>
First of all, are you sure it's at runlevel 5? Runlevel 5 is the X11
runlevel. It sounds like you are at runlevel 3. To check this, do
this.:
Edit your /etc/inittab file, pico is always a good choice.
type: pico /etc/inittab
Replace this line:
id:3:initdefault:
With this one:
id:5:initdefault:
Save your changes, and reboot the machine.
Now, if that doesn't work, something else is going on. My main problem
at first wasn't getting TO boot right into X, it was stopping it FROM
doing that. I love my command line :-D BTW, Red Hat has a 6.0
support section, it has alot of good information. If you go to
support, there is a link to RH6.0 help files.
Amy
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From: "Micromans" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Squid failure on "getgrnam" with "nogroup"
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2000 10:32:39 -0700
Think I've got it now ...
SQUID requires that you set up a user named squid and a group named squid.
As well it is suggested to also have a group called squidadm. Am trying this
out.
Micromans
"Micromans" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:ITEb5.15901$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I downloaded squid 2.x and have run the make successfully. Now I go to
> create the swap directories with "./squid -z". However, I get the
following
> messages:
>
> FATAL: getgrnam failed to find groupid for effective group 'nogroup'
> Squid Cache (Version 2.3.STABLE3): Terminated abnormally.
>
> Micromans
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: ACCESS WINDOWS FILES
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2000 17:30:24 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hi!
>
> Im new with Linux so far i enjoy it.
>
> I know I cannot access Linux disk within Windfows but can I do the
> opposite, can I access my othe files within Linux?
>
> Thank in advance
>
>
You bet. You need to mount the filesystem with something like vfat. Do a
`man mount` Also, if you look at your /etc/fstab file you should find a
number of lines that show mounting to partitions that are ext2 file
systems. If you are duo booting, you can accessing the dos partition by
done the same thing - mount the partition using vfat instead of ext2.
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From: Markus Kossmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: resizing partitions in linux
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2000 18:24:48 +0200
Craig A Lebowitz wrote:
>
> This is very thoughtful advice, thank you very much. How about getting rid
> of LILO once the Windows partition is taken over by linux?
>
You still need lilo as loader for linux. But you can reconfigure lilo by
editing /etc/lilo.conf and removing the entry for Windows. After that
you have to reinstall lilo by running it.
--
Markus Kossmann
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Vlar Schreidlocke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: What's the best linux software for cloning audio CD's?
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2000 18:02:56 GMT
I need to copy some audio CD's to take out to live band gigs for break
music so I don't scratch up the masters. What's the the best software
for cloning audio CD's? I have XCDRoast, but I get nothing but digital
static when I try to copy audio CD's. I have tried various settings
mentioned in the help file to no avail. Is there some other simple
software package that will just make an accurate copy of an audio CD?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Adding multiple users easily
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2000 17:59:22 GMT
In article <RNUb5.35875$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi guys,
>
> Looking for a script/program to add a large number of user accounts
from a
> file to a slackware linux machine in a school environment. Also, does
anyone
> know where to find a similar prodct to add users from a html page?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Scott
>
>
Writing a script for this is very symple:
First make a file (name it userfile).
in this file add all the information you need to add a user. one line
per user. All lines formated the same, ex:
Jack Fell jfell bash
Jill Fell jfell2 tcsh
The script would look something like this:
#!/usr/sh
while read firstname lastname userid shell
do
useradd -d /home/$userid -s $shell -c "$firstname $lastname -m $userid
done < userfile
#end script
In this example, when the script is run (by user root), 2 users would be
created jhill and jhill2. both users would have a locked password.
The script could be expanded to meet your needs.
M
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From: D'Arque Bishop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: How to get pop3 Mail in 'pine'?
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2000 18:12:46 GMT
Hey Mary,
Mary P <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Alternately:
> I have fetchmail running in the background so it checks my
> email every 10 minutes when I am online - add this line
> to your .fetchmailrc:
> set daemon 10
> if you prefer having fetchmail time itself.
Actually, the number in "set daemon" refers to the number of seconds, not
the number of minutes, so "set daemon 10" has fetchmail check mail every
10 seconds. :) To check mail every ten minutes, use "set daemon 600".
Hope this helps...
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From: Robert Heller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Why isn't [X]Emacs a word processor?
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2000 18:12:24 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (William W.),
In a message on Sat, 15 Jul 2000 16:04:39 GMT, wrote :
WW> In our last episode (Sat, 15 Jul 2000 06:17:55 GMT),
WW> the artist formerly known as Robert Heller said:
WW> >Actually, I use LaTeX for lots of things -- Business Letters, flyers,
WW> >posters, recently for a press release (LaTeX => dvips => efax
WW> >(ps=>tiffg3)).
WW>
WW> All good used of LaTeX, though if you had to create a short,
WW> one-of-a-kind, print-and-forget document for which there was no good
WW> template, Word would probably be a better choice than LaTeX. The
WW> difference is that Word will let you create reasonably complex, mediocre
WW> quality layouts in a short time, whereas LaTeX will provide you with
WW> high quality layout if you have a good template or macro package to work
WW> with or are willing to invest some time in the endeavour.
The *only* problem with this is: since I don't/won't run MS-Windows and
don't really have a clue how to do much in MS-Word, MS-Word would
*never* be a good choice for me. I have never needed any real template
or macro package. I just use '\documentclass[12pt]{article}' and then
go from there. Toss in the odd \vspace*{} from time to time. All from
a MicroEmacs window. Presto -- instant poster or flyer. Often in 10-20
minutes. In a second window I have tcsh with 'latex x;xdvi x' at the
tail of the history list -- where 'x' is the name of the 'one-of-a-kind,
print-and-forget' document. Actually 'print-and-forget' is something I
never do. Most of the time it is print-and-recycle -- I often will cp
previous-quick-doc.tex to new-quick-doc.tex and then fire up MicroEmacs
on new-quick-doc.tex.
WW>
WW> Of course, if you want to *share* your document with the masses of
WW> people who think that using Adobe Acrobat to read a PDF document is an
WW> "advanced option," you're often stuck with the 100MB memo writer.
It is not too bad if you include '\usepackage{times}', which makes LaTeX
use PostScript fonts, which greatly shrinks PDF files made from LaTeX docs.
WW>
WW> >For silly memos, a plain text file is actually best --
WW> >using MS-Word is pure overkill.
WW>
WW> If only the business world could recognize this. Unfortunately, it's
WW> uncommon enough to see someone use a reasonably universal format like
WW> RTF, let alone plain text. You need to own a copy of Word2000 just to
WW> read some people's one paragraph memos.
Nope. 'strings foo.doc' works most of the time. When it doesn't, rm foo.doc
ALWAYS works.
WW>
WW> >I find that MS-Word is over used and
WW> >LaTeX is under-used.
WW>
WW> I expect that, if you replaced Word with LaTeX (maybe with a LyX front
WW> end so as not to cause too much emotional trauma to some users), you'd
WW> get documents that were both better-formatted (because the user, who has
WW> no typesetting experience, has less control over the specific layout in
WW> LaTeX) and better organized (because the user has to think explicitly
WW> about structure in LaTeX) printed work.
Always!
WW>
WW> In fact, I think that Word is only truly useful to a small, niche
WW> audience. Most people need something which is a lot simpler, and most
WW> others need somethign more complex. One of the greatest ironies of Word
WW> is that many of its features only make sense when creating a document
WW> that's too large for Word to handle comfortably. I'd bet that, apart
WW> from the file format issue, most Word users would be better off using MS
WW> Works (at a savings of about 90% on the purchase price, no less).
I am not really sure there is enough of a 'proper' niche audience for
MS-Word, at for the things *I* consider it truly the right tool for the
job, but then this is my opinion.
WW>
WW> >But, yes, LaTeX does produce a very different class of document.
WW> >Partly because it is really a much more powerful system and partly
WW> >because it looks as the whole process from a very different point or
WW> >view: MS-Word uses a *visual* design. Which is really the *wrong* way
WW> >to produce a *document* -- ask any *real* 7th grade English teacher.
WW>
WW> Absolutely. It's too bad that computer users in general have been
WW> brainwashed to think otherwise.
I wonder if Bill Gates' 7th grade English teacher is rolling over in
his/her grave?
WW>
WW> >LaTeX *requires* you to *logically* design your document and in fact
WW> >makes it hard to design a document just for 'looks'. And since you
WW> >can't easily fiddle with things like margins and stuff, you are
WW> >*forced* to concentrate on what you are *saying*. What I am seeing
WW> >these days are lots of documents that look 'pretty', but that don't say
WW> >anything -- generally not worth printing out.
WW>
WW> If that; I find that the Word documents produced by most people tend to
WW> be pretty poor. They're baroque and dense, rather than pretty. I don't
WW> know much about typesetting, but I know how little I know, so I keep my
WW> documents simple and use standard styles and formatting. Some people
WW> don't seem to realize how hard block paragraph text in Arial is to read.
WW> :-(
The 'Arial' font itself should be banned. I have set Netscape to *never*
use the fonts suggested in <FONT> tags. 1000% improvement in readability.
WW>
WW>
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WW> -=(UDIC)=- | You are likely to be spammed by a grue.
WW>
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From: Jerzy Bin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Telnet Emulator?
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2000 18:36:32 GMT
Hello,
I am trying to connect to my Linux RedHat 6.1 with windows telnet
emulation.
Using standard telnet.exe I cannot use any of the function keys.
I have downloaded different software, and now I am not quite sure which
Terminal type I should use (VT102, VT400-7, or others); also there is a
whole list of Terminal IDs from VT100 to VT420)
Thanks for any suggestions
Jerzy
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From: Jimmy Navarro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: /etc/kppp.allow question
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2000 19:06:54 GMT
Valentin Guillen wrote:
> Jimmy,
>
> > $ kppp
> > Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
> >
> > Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to Server
> >
> > kppp: cannot connect to X server :0
> > $
>
> This error message means that the client software, in this case (kppp)
> is not authorized to connect to the X-server. This has NOTHING to do
> with:
>
> '/etc/kppp.allow'
>
> I'm fairly certain that what's happening here is that you want to run
> the kppp program so that you can dial out, but you're not in X windows
> when you try do do that, right?
>
> kppp IS an x program, so that you can only run it while you already have
> X running. The other possiblility is that you are attempting to use it
> remotely, or by telnet, or similar.
>
> So, my friend, this has nothing todo with adding your username to the
> file. I think that you're thinking that this "allow" file is similar to
> a ppp allow file, which is different.
>
> Why don't you write back and describe a bit more detail regarding
> exactly what the main problem is you're having and maybe Icould help.
Amigo, you're absolutely right, but I wasn't though doing as telnet. My
main problem is, when I click 'kppp', it doesn't get me to kppp dialog
unless I am a 'root'. While as a non root user I launch a Terminal Emulator
and 'su -' then 'kppp &' to get me to kppp dialog and dial out. I have
this problem with Red Hat 6.2, Mandrake 7.1 and now Gentus ABIT 3.0 Linux
Release. The only distro I don't have this problem is Turbo Linux
workstation 6.0.2.
After creating '/etc/kppp.allow' still can't dial out unless I am a root.
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