Linux-Misc Digest #865, Volume #25 Mon, 25 Sep 00 12:13:04 EDT
Contents:
Re: Linux, Apache, and SSL (Neil Cherry)
Installation prob with Win2000 & Corel Linux ver 1 ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: M$ OE5 and Linux ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Debian & Win98 using LILO? ("Mirax")
mkisofs and sub-directories ("Diana Block")
Re: Oracle 8i for Linux? (aflinsch)
Re: Belkin UPS model F6C525-SER & Linux (David Steuber)
SSH + RH 6.2 - Is RH secure and stable? ("Ethan Schwartz")
Re: Easily compiling/moving kernel+modules to another computer (-ljl-)
Re: Marian:Want Linux Tutorials & More ("SEATTLE")
Re: gnapster 1.3.5 (Alex Fitterling)
Keyboard works in Single-user mode, not in multi-user (Tom Law)
Nuestro Portal sigue creciendo... ("Marcos N��ez (Tienda Digital.com)")
Re: Debian & Win98 using LILO? (Eric)
Re: Pinstripe Beta RPM vs 6.2 lib format ("David ..")
external terminal on serial port and login ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: SSH + RH 6.2 - Is RH secure and stable? (Bob Tennent)
Re: Belkin UPS model F6C525-SER & Linux (Steve Wampler)
Re: Oracle 8i for Linux? (Andreas K�h�ri)
Boot time parameters (RH 6.2 on AMD T-bird on Abit KA-7 board) (Ken Corbin)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Neil Cherry)
Subject: Re: Linux, Apache, and SSL
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 12:27:54 GMT
On Mon, 25 Sep 2000 06:41:18 GMT, Neil Cherry wrote:
>Does anyone have SSL properly working with Linux and Apache? I've been
>trying to use https://www/ to no availe. The logs just show:
>
>127.0.0.1 - - [25/Sep/2000:02:03:34 -0400] "<80>F^A^C" 501 -
>
>Any pointers?
OK, so it helps if I leave 'SSLEngine on' in the config file. Sorry
about that it's now working (with locally generated cerificates, which
is all right by me).
--
Linux Home Automation Neil Cherry [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://members.home.net/ncherry (Text only)
http://meltingpot.fortunecity.com/lightsey/52 (Graphics)
http://linuxha.sourceforge.net/ (SourceForge)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Installation prob with Win2000 & Corel Linux ver 1
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 12:29:45 GMT
Can anyone help with the following problems with
the installation of Corel Linux Ver 1 to coexist
with Win2000 and win98 on a separate drive?
My DELL PC currently has two hard drives
My primary HD (hda) has windows 98 installed
My secondary HD (hdb) is where I want to install
Linux and Win2000. 2Gb for Linux and 18GB for
win2000
In the first attempt at installing I installed
win2000 onto the first partition on hdb with no
problems. I then tried to install Linux into the
second partition but upon reboot there was no
recognition of the Linux install and a Linux boot
disk wouldn�t pick up the installation either.
After researching into this I believe it was due
to the Linux installation past cylinder 1024.
In the second attempt I have installed Linux
first onto hdb in partition 1. The installation
goes fine and the machine reboots and I can
access Linux and win98 on hda with no problems.
I then went to install win2000 on the second
partition of hdb but after the machine reboots it
of course goes straight into LILO and the Linux
boot screen. I can exit this and goto the MS
windows boot screen but the Win2000 installation
doesn�t continue.
To get round this I booted into Linux again, made
a Linux boot disk and disabled LILO from booting
up. I tested the boot disk and this works fine
and without this disk in drive A my machine will
boot up the windows boot options at start-up. I
then tried to install Win2000 again onto the
second partition of hdb hoping that after the
reboot with LILO disabled the install would
continue, but I still get the old windows bootup
options and selecting the win2000 option results
in an error relating to NTSKERNEL not installed
or present (obviously due to win2000 not
completing installation).
My question is, how do I get Win2000 to continue
installation and allow me to have Linux & Win2000
both on hdb.
Many Thanks,
Richard
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: M$ OE5 and Linux
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 13:43:59 +0100
Reply-To: no_replyto@oursite
This message has been posted by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dave Ewart)
On Mon, 25 Sep 2000 02:30:38 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hi again,
>
>Anyone know some e-mail client for linux what can import Microsoft
>Outlook Express 5 mails.
I don't think there are any email _clients_ that will do what you want,
but there are a few utilities that will convert OE5 mail folders to Mbox
format. You can then use pretty much any Linux-based email client with
your newly-converted folders.
The utility I used to convert the OE5 mailboxes is called "oe2mbx",
which I think I downloaded from http://freshmeat.net/
If you can't find it there, email me directly and I can send you the
source, since the program is tiny ...
Dave.
--
Dave Ewart
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Computing Manager
ICRF Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Oxford UK
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From: "Mirax" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Debian & Win98 using LILO?
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 15:39:59 +0200
I'm not very experienced with linux-installations so please be patient with
me :)
I'm trying to install Debian on a Win98 machine containing one physical
harddisk,
seperated in several partitions. The linux-installation itself is not the
problem
(at least, not the biggest...). The problem is I can't get LILO working.
While
installing Debian, you can install LILO. I get some error (about the
installation
not being able to install LILO, mentioning I can still use a floppy to boot,
etc..)
I read something about LILO needing to be in the boot-sector of a harddisk
or
before the ....st sector?!? This is a bit difficult since my windows
partition uses
the first 5Gb. And if I put my linux-partition first, wouldn't I have a
problem with
windows needing a boot-sector?!?
Can somebody help me out with this? I'd be veryg grateful if somebody could
show me how to organize my partition-table or where I can find a good
tutorial
about this subject. I've been looking for such a thing for a while now but I
can't
find anything which makes much sence to me yet.
Greeting,
Mirax
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From: "Diana Block" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: mkisofs and sub-directories
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 16:06:31 +0100
Hi all,
i try to make an iso image from the home directory:
mkisofs -J -o /tmp/home.iso /home/*
but after burning the cd with cdrecord there are no subdiretories.
what�s going wrong?
thanks for your help
diana
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From: aflinsch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Oracle 8i for Linux?
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 09:55:21 -0500
Vilmos Soti wrote:
>
> "Art Decco" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > I heard that there was some sort of free version of Oracle 8i for Linux,
> > presumably with restrictions for non-commercial use. I also heard that it
> > was an extremely popular download. All I want it for is to teach myself how
> > to install, manage, and use Oracle.
> >
> > I've looked on their website several times, starting with their homepage,
> > and haven't found it yet.
>
> ftp://ftp.oracle.com/pub/www/otn/linux/oracle8i
or go thru Oracle's technet at http://technet.oracle.com join up then
go to http://www.oracle.com/start/otn/index.html and have them mail
you the cd. It is faster than trying to dl over Oracle's usually
overloaded ftp servers.
>
> Vilmos
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.admin,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Belkin UPS model F6C525-SER & Linux
From: David Steuber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 14:11:50 GMT
Eric Lawson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
' Try nut at www.exploits.com It has a driver for some belkin UPSs.
DNS couldn't find the server. Did you type it in right, or are they
down?
Thanks for replying.
--
David Steuber | Perl apprentice, Apache/mod_perl user, and
NRA Member | general Internet web wannabe.
ICQ# 91465842 (Using Micq 0.4.6 under Linux)
It's time to be free: http://www.harrybrowne2000.org
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From: "Ethan Schwartz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: SSH + RH 6.2 - Is RH secure and stable?
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 10:20:43 -0400
Is there any easy way to setup SSH (and eliminate unencrypted telnet logins
completely) in Red Hat 6.2? I was hoping for a "point and click" (so to
speak) solution...
My server is going to be for mild usage (5-10 users max, probably no more
then 1 or 2 at any given time), but I want to make sure that it's as secure
as possible and rock solid...
Was RH 6.2 a bad choice? If it is, I'd like to know now, rather then 6
months down the line when everyone is setup and configured... I know alot of
people have balked when I say that I'm using Red Hat and toss out
suggestions like FreeBSD and other distros of linux like Mandrake, Caldera,
Suse, etc...
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From: -ljl- <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Easily compiling/moving kernel+modules to another computer
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 14:15:56 GMT
In article <8qjejl$nm0$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Hartmann Schaffer) wrote:
> In article <8qfitn$l52$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, -ljl- <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> >In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> > Douglas Bollinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >...
> >> There must be many people besides me who perform this operation and
> >> who have streamlined it. I suppose ideally I'm looking for a
script
> >> to collect the modules, kernel image and system map into a tarball
> >> for easy movement to Tortoise.
> >
> >Excerpt from '/usr/src/linux/Makefile':
> >
> ># INSTALL_PATH specifies where to place the updated kernel and system
> >map
> ># images. Uncomment if you want to place them anywhere other than
root.
> >
> >INSTALL_PATH=/boot
> >
> >#
> ># INSTALL_MOD_PATH specifies a prefix to MODLIB for module directory
> ># relocations required by build roots. This is not defined in the
> ># makefile but the argument can be passed to make if needed.
> >
> >Guess you just edit the Makefile. It's OK to be lazy as long as you
> >are not idolent.
>
> not without problems: depending on what system you are running on, it
> still might install the bzImage on the machine where you do the build:
> in arch/i386/boot there is a file install.sh (?) which gets called
> from make install. it checks for a /sbin/install-kernel and calls
> that when it exists. depending on what that does you still might end
> up with the new kernel on the build machine rather than where you want
> it. it is advisable to edit
> <kernel-source-tree>/arch/i386/boot/install.sh and comment out this
> section (it's at the very beginning after setting up a few
> variables). you might also want to comment out the call to lilo at
> the very end of the same file.
>
> after you have built the new disk you should run lilo with chroot <new
> disk>.
>
> another problem you might run into: even after you have run lilo, you
> might have problems booting on the other machine (i went through this
> recently): make sure that both machines have the same bios. cutting a
> boot floppy with the new kernel and using that for the first boot to
> run lilo on the new machine would do the trick as well, as would a
> good rescue floppy (in which case you would have to mount the new
> drive manually, chroot into it and run lilo
Thanks for the tips.
--
Louis-ljl-{ Louis J. LaBash, Jr. }
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From: "SEATTLE" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Marian:Want Linux Tutorials & More
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 14:43:34 GMT
Appreciate your taking time to make suggestion
Dan
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From: Alex Fitterling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: gnapster 1.3.5
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 16:30:36 +0200
In comp.os.linux.misc [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> My Gnapster 1.3.5 has been disfunctional for about a month. I know that
> Windows Napster users are having no problems. My Gnapster keeps "Finding
> best host" forever. It used to function perfectly before. Probably,
> there was some change in Napster servers, so the native Napster could
> handle it, while Gnapster couldn't.
> I'd like to know what other Linux users are using instead of Gnapster
> now.
Hi, there's also a java implemented solution of napster... should be
available at all recent linux download pages. It hasn't been really
finished yet, the author seems still working on it. I think it works
fine, but you'll miss some helpfull options....
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From: Tom Law <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Keyboard works in Single-user mode, not in multi-user
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 10:54:13 -0400
Can anyone give me a clue why this is happening:
When I boot up to the "LILO boot:" prompt, if I type in "linux", the
keyboard won't work when I get to the "login" prompt (booting into text
mode, not X windows). I can telnet into the system, but can't get the
keyboard to affect anything, even the screen blanker.
But, if I enter "linux single" at the "LILO boot:" prompt, the
keyboard DOES work, and I can log in normally. But can't do much.
What file would cause this behavior?
--
=======================================
Tom Law
WP Law, Inc
Lexington, SC, USA
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From: Eric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Debian & Win98 using LILO?
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 16:57:38 +0200
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
since the BIOS of most PC's cannot have access to locations on HDD
beyond cyl. 1024 the kernel image of your OS must be before that limit.
(BTW newer BIOS'es have extensions that make it possible to boot from
beyond cyl. 1024)
Most likely teh limit of 1024 cyl. is at ~8 GB, so there's most likely
nothing to worry about. All you need to do is during the linux install
make a partition, called /boot, that resides entirely below cyl. 1024.
This partition needs only be about 10 MB. Then the installer will
probably stop issuing warnings about unbootable systems. (You can use
`fdisk -l /dev/hda` to see where the cylinder limit of 1024 is located).
IIRC there's a partition HOWTO (or perhaps a dual boot HOWTO). It my be
on the discs you have, otherwise search the web)
Partition table for you could look like:
/dev/hda1 5 GB (win98 C:)
/dev/hda2 10 MB (/boot) <-- install lilo here too, not in MBR
/dev/hda3 (rest of disc, make it extended)
/dev/hda5 rest-minus-swapspace (/)
/dev/hda6 size depends on your physical RAM (equal size), this is swap
Eric
Mirax wrote:
>
> I'm not very experienced with linux-installations so please be patient with
> me :)
>
> I'm trying to install Debian on a Win98 machine containing one physical
> harddisk,
> seperated in several partitions. The linux-installation itself is not the
> problem
> (at least, not the biggest...). The problem is I can't get LILO working.
> While
> installing Debian, you can install LILO. I get some error (about the
> installation
> not being able to install LILO, mentioning I can still use a floppy to boot,
> etc..)
>
> I read something about LILO needing to be in the boot-sector of a harddisk
> or
> before the ....st sector?!? This is a bit difficult since my windows
> partition uses
> the first 5Gb. And if I put my linux-partition first, wouldn't I have a
> problem with
> windows needing a boot-sector?!?
> Can somebody help me out with this? I'd be veryg grateful if somebody could
> show me how to organize my partition-table or where I can find a good
> tutorial
> about this subject. I've been looking for such a thing for a while now but I
> can't
> find anything which makes much sence to me yet.
>
> Greeting,
>
> Mirax
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From: "David .." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Pinstripe Beta RPM vs 6.2 lib format
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 09:53:42 -0500
Rob McMillin wrote:
>
> Does anybody have a way to convert from the RedHat 6.2 RPM library
> format (contents of /var/lib/rpm) to that used by RPM 4.0 shipped in
> Pinstripe Beta? I ask because I want to see if I had a particular
> package installed on the backup I made prior to the Pinstripe
> installation.
>
> --
> http://www.pricegrabber.com | Dog is my co-pilot.
You could always download RedHat 7.0
--
Confucius say: He who play in root, eventually kill tree.
Registered with the Linux Counter. http://counter.li.org
ID # 123538
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: external terminal on serial port and login
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 15:11:12 GMT
I try to connect an external terminal though serial port (RS232) to my
Redhat 6.1 Linux box. I did:
- add "S0:23:respawn:/sbin/getty ttyS0 DT9600 vt100" to /etc/inittab
- Restart init: "init q"
In getty defs there is a line (I did not change anything):
DT9600# B9600 CS8 CLOCAL # B9600 SANE -ISTRIP CLOCAL #@S login: #DT9600
According Text-Terminal-HOWTO it should work, but I can't login.
- The login promt occurs normally.
- After typing my username and ENTER, I can't do anything on the
terminal; it freezes. Not
even the password prompt occurs.
I think, the /sbin/login is never called. Does anybody know, what's the
problem here?
To define the problem closer, I tried the following:
- If I press only ENTER (without entering a username), it clears the
screen and puts again the login promt (as exspected)
- If I use only CAPITAL letters in the username, it warns me a about and
gives another try (as exspected).
- Also rebooting the whole system did not help.
- If the terminal is frozen, I can get back to the login promt by
killing the corresponding getty process.
Any help is appreciated.
T: Bernie
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bob Tennent)
Subject: Re: SSH + RH 6.2 - Is RH secure and stable?
Date: 25 Sep 2000 15:15:35 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Mon, 25 Sep 2000 10:20:43 -0400, Ethan Schwartz wrote:
>Is there any easy way to setup SSH (and eliminate unencrypted telnet logins
>completely) in Red Hat 6.2? I was hoping for a "point and click" (so to
>speak) solution...
>
>My server is going to be for mild usage (5-10 users max, probably no more
>then 1 or 2 at any given time), but I want to make sure that it's as secure
>as possible and rock solid...
>
>Was RH 6.2 a bad choice? If it is, I'd like to know now, rather then 6
>months down the line when everyone is setup and configured... I know alot of
>people have balked when I say that I'm using Red Hat and toss out
>suggestions like FreeBSD and other distros of linux like Mandrake, Caldera,
>Suse, etc...
OpenBSD is usually most highly regarded as far as security is concerned,
but any of the Linux distributions can be set up fairly securely as long as
you apply all of the relevant updates and don't install services you
don't need. RedHat 7 (due imminently) is supposed to be more secure
"out of the box" than the default installs of earlier versions and
there are derived distributions (Bastille Linux IIRC) that would do
most of the security configuration for you. Definitely install
portsentry and openssh, and read some of the readily available howtos
on security. As far as stability is concerned, you need have no fear.
Bob T.
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From: Steve Wampler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.admin,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Belkin UPS model F6C525-SER & Linux
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 08:34:08 -0700
David Steuber wrote:
>
> Eric Lawson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> ' Try nut at www.exploits.com It has a driver for some belkin UPSs.
>
> DNS couldn't find the server. Did you type it in right, or are they
> down?
>
Try http://www.exploits.org/nut
Let me know if it works for you - I haven't had much luck with
my FC6525 [with this or with the linux drivers supplied by
belkin], but may have a cabling problem.
--
Steve Wampler- SOLIS Project, National Solar Observatory
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Subject: Re: Oracle 8i for Linux?
From: Andreas K�h�ri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 25 Sep 2000 17:57:27 +0100
In article <8qh6d2$eut$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Art Decco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I heard that there was some sort of free version of Oracle 8i for Linux,
>presumably with restrictions for non-commercial use. I also heard that it
>was an extremely popular download. All I want it for is to teach myself how
>to install, manage, and use Oracle.
>
>I've looked on their website several times, starting with their homepage,
>and haven't found it yet.
>
>Does anybody know anything about this?
>
>Thanks.
I don't know about "free", but the "Red Hat Linux Enterprise Edition
Optimized for Oracle 8i" claims to be "a complete enterprise database
platform, the perfect platform for customers interested in deploying
Oracle 8iTM on Linux" at
<URL:http://www.europe.redhat.com/products/enterprise_oracle.php3>.
/A
--
Andreas K�h�ri, <URL:http://hello.to/andkaha/>. Junk mail, no.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ken Corbin)
Subject: Boot time parameters (RH 6.2 on AMD T-bird on Abit KA-7 board)
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.setup
Date: 25 Sep 2000 08:59:47 PST
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Michael Hohensee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I'm having problems properly compiling a kernel + modules for my RH 6.2
> system, running on an AMD T-bird with an Abit KA-7 motherboard. Before
> booting up for the first time, I had to recompile the kernel to prevent
> it from attempting to turn off the nonexistant PIII identifier number
> (which always resulted in a kernel panic). The only thing I changed in
> the default kernel configuration was the Processor Type & Features menu
> via 'make xconfig'. The machine now boots successfully, but is unable
> to insmod any of the modules in /lib/modules. It first runs into a huge
> sequence of depmod errors:
I hit the same problem, and I'm working toward recompiling the kernel to
get around it, but I'm looking for other solutions because recompiling
kernel's makes me nervous, and if I do have to do it I would much rather
be able to use the 750 mhz T-bird rather than a backup 133 mhz pentium.
I've dug around in the kernel code and found the code that aborting. It
looks like I should be able to disable the logic that is attempting to
disable to CPUID number by setting a runtime parameter
disable_x86_serial_nr to zero. Specifying "linux disable_x86_serial_nr=0"
on the lilo boot line doesn't work, nor does adding the parameter to the
lilo configuration file. I've never tried to set boot time parameters
before and am wondering if there is something really obvious that I am
missing.
Thanks in advance for any help.
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