Linux-Misc Digest #229, Volume #25 Mon, 24 Jul 00 18:13:04 EDT
Contents:
Re: Regular expression in sed (Harlan Grove)
Re: Tex Question (Grant Edwards)
processes (Aaron Crosman)
Re: DNS (Akira Yamanita)
Re: apache autostart on boot? ("Alain")
Re: Linux & free ISPs
Re: can't mount external cd-writer (mox)
Re: Sorry - smudgy display under X problem.. (Anita Lewis)
Re: processes (Vilmos Soti)
what exactly is RedHat install tree then? ("pjd")
Data CDROM and 'gid=' mount option ("G. Frank Paynter")
Re: Help! DNS-Problem! (Steffen 'Mugge' Chmil)
Re: Help! DNS-Problem! (Barry Margolin)
Ontrack DiskManager. Can this be removed? or it's 63 sectors offset be reset? (Oktay
Altunergil)
Re: Databases for Linux.... ("max barwell")
Re: mandrake 7.0 & staroffice(newbie) (Carl Fink)
Re: Memory usage of StarOffice under Linux (Carl Fink)
Re: Data CDROM and 'gid=' mount option (Dances With Crows)
Re: ICQ in RH6.2? ("max barwell")
Netscape license under Linux (Fernando)
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From: Harlan Grove <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Regular expression in sed
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 19:57:51 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>On Wed, 19 Jul 2000 16:39:56 GMT, Michael Armbrecht
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>I am trying to extract email addresses from a text file, using the
>>following regular expression to match them:
>>
>>"^.* .*@.* ".
<snip>
>sed -e 's/\(^.* \)\(.*@[^ ]*\)\( .*$\)/\2/'
>
>Try that one out. The first one doesn't work because regexps are
>greedy and .* matches... well, everything up to and including the end
>of the line here. "man perlre" for a more than you ever wanted to know
>about regexps.
Won't work if the email address begins and/or ends the line. Awk would
do a better job, especially if there could be multiple email addresses
on some lines.
awk '/@/ { s = $0; while (match(s, /[^ ]+@[^ ]+/) > 0) {
print substr(s, RSTART, RLENGTH); s = substr(s, RSTART + RLENGTH) } }'
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Grant Edwards)
Subject: Re: Tex Question
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 20:10:46 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Dave Rolfe wrote:
>I searched the news groups and could not find one that has Tex or LaTex
>in its name so I thought I would try this news group. I need to create a
>document with line numbers sort of like this:
I know I've seen this question before.
Try searching comp.text.tex in deja.com.
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Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 16:16:57 -0400
From: Aaron Crosman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: processes
How do I increase the max number of processes and open files?
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From: Akira Yamanita <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: DNS
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 20:21:16 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Bind is in fact running. I can ping host name after host name on the
> outside, but nothing on the inside. Does masquerading interfere with DNS
> at all? Is there somewhere to bind the local DNS to a specific NIC?
>
> -Sam
Do you actually have entries for the hosts on your LAN?
Did you change any settings regarding file sharing on any of the
systems? What happens if you shut down Samba and reboot the four
other machines? I think a Samba problem is preventing you from
resolving the NetBIOS names. If you actually do have DNS entries
and are not relying on a browse master (WINS server, etc.), then
ignore this.
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From: "Alain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.admin,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: apache autostart on boot?
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 20:23:40 GMT
trow it somewhere in the bootup scripts
for exampler (in redhat): place the "/.../apachectl start" in
/etc/rc.d/rc.local
this should do it.
Greets
Alain
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux & free ISPs
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 20:30:03 GMT
Try this page
www.metconnect.com
mst wrote:
>
> Hi-
>
> I've been using freewwweb for quite a while now - but as of this
> morning, they're officially dead. Bought off by Juno. The announcement
> at http://home.freewwweb.com says that you have to use a juno account
> from now on, however, Juno uses windows-only dialup software a la
> netzero, with an ads bar you're supposed to "interact" with, and they
> specifically mention NOT supporting Linux.
>
> So, I was wondering, what other free ISPs compatible with Linux are
> there? I know Worldspy was also bought by Juno. I'm specifically
> interested in having a local dial-up number in the NYC area. TIA,
>
>
> MST
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From: mox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: can't mount external cd-writer
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 20:30:07 GMT
Alex Chudnovsky wrote:
> > If I let communicate the kernel with the drive, it looks like this:
> >
> > # dd if=/dev/scd0 of=/dev/null bs=2048
> > 1+0 records in
> > 1+0 records out
>
> Is the command line real ? This indicates some problem - the kernel sees
> only one "sector" of the disk, and therefore the disk can't be mounted
>
>
Thanks for the reply.
Initially I tried this command in an Eterm window. But in the meantime I
also tried in at a real command line (other consoles) - same result.
The strange thing is that I can remember that once there was the result
140+0 records in
140+0 records out
when I tried this command the first time after I read it in a CD-How-to.
Mounting didn't work eighter.
Now it's always with 1+0.
The drive does still work under Windoze.
(at least I hope so ;-)
thnx
mox
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Anita Lewis)
Subject: Re: Sorry - smudgy display under X problem..
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 20:33:30 GMT
On 24 Jul 2000 15:06:07 GMT, Lew Trotski wrote:
>Sorry for the cross posting but this problem has become urgent - I have
>been trying to solve it for about 2 weeks now and it stops me from moving
>on to enjoying Linux..
>
>I have an S3 Virge DX/GX PCI video adapter with 2Mb video ram. I am using
>RH 6.2:
>
>here goes:
>
>1) Under X whenever anything changes on the screen - it leaves a smudge of
>horizontal lines, rather like a batik pattern. If I move a window, it
>doesn't move, but is smudged or smeared leaving everything unreadable.
>Until something is moved, opened or closed, the display looks perfect,
>except for a vertical line in the right half of the screen.
>
>2) If I disable my adapter in XF86Config and use the generic adapter I have
>no problems except that the display is, as you know, unusable because the
>resolution is too low and the screen can't contain everything.
>
>3) My monitor is apparently quite rare - an Unisys SVG-201-COL. I
>discovered the H+V Syncs by checking my W95 setup (31-38.0, 60-87
>respectively - if anyone needs this info) but I don't know the video
>bandwidth..
>
>4) I am sure it is something quite simple I have forgotten to do in
>XF86Config.. something to do with the S3 adapter..
>
>Can anyone Help? I've even started considering getting rid of Linux since I
>can't do a simple thing like getting a decent display!
>
>Connecting upto the Internet was easy in comparison..
>
>Thanks for your help :)
>
>Lew
The S3 ViRGE GX/DX is supposed to use the SVGA driver. However, this may
not be the case for yours, because it sure wasn't for mine. I had to use
the S3V driver. I used XF86Setup for my configuration tool. When I did
"Card" I chose Detailed Setup, picked my card and at the top clicked on S3V
instead of using the SVGA that it chose. 86C385 was the chip I had.
I got good X on it, but it would not give me back a decent console after
running X. I wrote to XFree86.org and they knew about the problem, but not
a solution. reset did not work. Anyway, you may not have the same chip,
but you might try forcing it to use S3V like I did. Be sure you install
that driver before running the config program.
Anita
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Subject: Re: processes
From: Vilmos Soti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 20:51:06 GMT
Aaron Crosman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> How do I increase the max number of processes and open files?
For the open files, check out /usr/src/linux/Documentation/proc.txt
ad look for a string containing file-max.
Vilmos
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From: "pjd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: what exactly is RedHat install tree then?
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 22:16:32 +0100
Hello people,
I am trying to install RedHat 6.2 linux from a FAT16 partition of my
harddisk.
i.e.
I have all the RPMs (about 500 M worth) downloaded into this partition.
I am starting the boot from a bootimage in a floppy. The setup comes up and
the third of fourth screen when I select this partition for installation, it
says "It doesnt look like there is a RedHat installation tree in the
paritition" and fails.
I have tried various directory settings like
/RedHat/RPMS/<all the files here>
/RPMS/<files here>
Any idea what should be to directory structure for the installer to pick the
RPM's properly? (Does it have to Mimic the CDROM from redhat?)
Appreciate your time
cheers
pj
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From: "G. Frank Paynter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Data CDROM and 'gid=' mount option
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 17:08:13 -0400
We have a data CD with a bunch of files, all with uid=502, gid=502. When
can mount the cdrom successfully as a user, but can't access the files.
When we (as root) look at the file ownership, we see that the files are
'owned' by whoever is uid 502 on the system on which the cdrom is mounted.
If (as is usually the case) the user who mounted the cdrom *isn't* uid 502,
then that user can't access the files.
OK, so after some study of the mount man pages, we changed the fstab line to
include the option 'uid=' (note the value is blank). According to the
iso9660-specific options section of man mount, this is supposed to change
the ownership of all the files on the cdrom to be "the uid of the current
process", which we hoped was running as the current user. This *did not*
solve the problem - the symptoms were the same as before. However, when we
changed the fstab line to include 'gid=[value for the user who mounted the
cdrom]', then that user could mount the cdrom and access all the files.
The original fstab line was:
/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom iso9660 user,noauto,ro 0 0
The lines for the 'gid=' trials were: (we tried several variations)
/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom iso9660
owner,uid=,gid=,noauto,ro 0 0
/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom iso9660 owner,uid=,noauto,ro
0 0
/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom iso9660
owner,uid,gid,noauto,ro 0 0
/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom iso9660 owner,uid,noauto,ro
0 0
And the line that worked (sort of) was: (where 501 was the test user's uid)
/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom iso9660
owner,uid=501,noauto,ro 0 0
We would much prefer not to have to have a separate fstab line for each user
that wants to mount this particular cdrom and access the files. Anyone have
a clue what we are doing wrong here?
TIA,
Frank
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From: Steffen 'Mugge' Chmil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,de.comp.os.unix.linux.misc,comp.unix.admin
Subject: Re: Help! DNS-Problem!
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 23:25:40 +0200
Barry Margolin wrote:
...
> for server in ns1 ns2 ... nsx
> do
> dig name a @$server
> done
Thanks for your answer,
but where can I get the names of ns3 ... nsx?
Ist there any way to read out the forwarders record of ns2's bind (to
get the name of ns3, ...) without an account on this machine?
> Barry Margolin, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
regards Steffen
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From: Barry Margolin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,de.comp.os.unix.linux.misc,comp.unix.admin
Subject: Re: Help! DNS-Problem!
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 21:27:37 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Steffen 'Mugge' Chmil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Barry Margolin wrote:
>...
>> for server in ns1 ns2 ... nsx
>> do
>> dig name a @$server
>> done
>
>Thanks for your answer,
>but where can I get the names of ns3 ... nsx?
>Ist there any way to read out the forwarders record of ns2's bind (to
>get the name of ns3, ...) without an account on this machine?
No; the only way to find out is to look in the server's configuration file
or the log messages it produces when it starts up. I assumed that you
knew; otherwise, how do you know that they're even forwarding in the first
place?
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From: Oktay Altunergil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Ontrack DiskManager. Can this be removed? or it's 63 sectors offset be reset?
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 21:30:03 GMT
As far as I know, there's no easy way to remove the Disk Manager without
losing data. Can I at least set up Linux to not see the 63 sector offset
and thus make the files accessible when mounted? I was able to mount that
drive before, but now I can't; i get all sorts of error messages. Any help
will be appreciated.
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From: "max barwell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Databases for Linux....
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 09:40:08 +1200
try postgresql or mySQL both free and gpl'ed
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Ben
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm looking for a good database for my linux webserver. I really do not
> want to use Oracle because of the high price. But I would like something
> that I can use that will also work with the ColfFusion software that is
> running on the server.... What do you suggest?
>
> I'm currently using a NT server with Microsoft Access but I would like
> to change over to my linux server... So any suggestions on Database
> programs for linux would be helpful.... Thanks for your help and time
>
> Ben
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Carl Fink)
Subject: Re: mandrake 7.0 & staroffice(newbie)
Date: 24 Jul 2000 03:10:06 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Mon, 24 Jul 2000 00:30:03 GMT WILLO <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>I am having a hard time using staroffice, which came with my version of
>mandrake linux 7.0(air). I believe I have installed it correctly, because
>when I go to rpmdrake, it says its there, but I dont know how to find or
>execute it.
At a shell prompt (look for something like "xterm" or "rxvt" or
"terminal" -- I don't know KDE) type
locate soffice
The shell will come back with output like so:
/usr/local/bin/Office51/bin/soffice
It won't be exactly like that, because I installed StarOffice in a
different place than Mandrake probably does.
Now, type in everything that comes BEFORE "soffice" and add in
"setup", like so:
/usr/local/bin/Office51/bin/setup
Running this program will install StarOffice for your personal user
account (assuming I'm guessing right). You'll probably have to
restart KDE before it shows up on the menus. As I recall, one of the
KDE menu choices lets you do that, or you can restart the X Windowing
System by hitting Ctrl-Alt-Backspace.
Good luck.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Carl Fink)
Subject: Re: Memory usage of StarOffice under Linux
Date: 24 Jul 2000 03:11:52 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Sun, 23 Jul 2000 17:30:03 GMT Heinz Ruffieux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>But still 43MB is a lot!
>
>No MS Office Product takes that much. And MS is know to us a lot of memory.
>So I assume Sun was not able to correct this in the newest (5.2)
>Version......kind of sad isn't it?
Part of the problem is that SO always loads the whole environment, or
at least the basics of that -- so you always load the word processor,
spreadsheet, database, web browser, and presentation software, like
it or not. People who've seen demos of the alpha code, with the
components broken out into separate programs, say the memory
footprint is much smaller.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dances With Crows)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: Data CDROM and 'gid=' mount option
Date: 24 Jul 2000 21:53:34 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Mon, 24 Jul 2000 17:08:13 -0400, G. Frank Paynter wrote:
>We have a data CD with a bunch of files, all with uid=502, gid=502. When
>can mount the cdrom successfully as a user, but can't access the files.
>When we (as root) look at the file ownership, we see that the files are
>'owned' by whoever is uid 502 on the system on which the cdrom is mounted.
>If (as is usually the case) the user who mounted the cdrom *isn't* uid 502,
>then that user can't access the files.
[snip]
>And the line that worked (sort of) was: (where 501 was the test user's uid)
>
>/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom iso9660
>owner,uid=501,noauto,ro 0 0
>
>We would much prefer not to have to have a separate fstab line for each user
>that wants to mount this particular cdrom and access the files. Anyone have
>a clue what we are doing wrong here?
Well, whoever made that CD should be hit with a Clue Stick... the
Rock Ridge permission bits should be set to 555 for every file, and
every file should be owned by UID 0, GID 0 since the UIDs don't
translate from machine to machine.
If nothing else, you can disable all the UID/GID stuff by putting
"norock" in the options field of the fstab line. That will disable the
Rock Ridge extensions and allow everyone to read all the files, though
the filenames *may* revert to 8+3 MS-DOS land. If the burners of that
CD were smart (doubtful!) and included the TRANS.TBL, then you'll get
long filenames as well. Good luck, HTH.
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From: "max barwell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: ICQ in RH6.2?
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 09:48:11 +1200
try GnomeICU, its a far better product than Licq, and less buggy
max
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Michal Szymanski) wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Which RPMs should I install to get ICQ running on my RH6.2 machine? I
> tried 'licq' + 'licq-qt' (ver. 0.85) but then I get following error
> message:
>
> 21:40:22: [ERR] Unable to load plugin (qt-gui):
> /usr/lib/licq/licq_qt-gui.so: undefined symbol:
> dragEnterEvent__14QMultiLineEditP15QDragEnterEvent.
>
> I have 'qt-2.1.0-4.beta1' installed if that might be important.
>
> any hints would be appreciated,
>
> regards, Michal.
>
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From: Fernando <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Netscape license under Linux
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 18:00:44 -0500
Is the Netscape license under linux only for non-commercial use ?
Do I have to buy a Netscape license to use it in a commercial company ?
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