Linux-Misc Digest #896, Volume #25 Fri, 29 Sep 00 10:13:02 EDT
Contents:
video card change ("Lucas")
Re: Different Flavors of Linux (Andreas K�h�ri)
Re: Disabling directory browsing/listings in Apache (Steve)
Re: Please help me install, I'm stuck!! ("Bjorn Beheydt")
Re: User account administration / CGI scripts (Glitch)
Re: Disabling directory browsing/listings in Apache (Glitch)
Re: linux ppc vs linux alpha vs linux x86? (Josef Kolbitsch)
Re: how can I do this? (David Rysdam)
Tin-gold fretting problem. (Martha H Adams)
Re: mingetty (=?iso-8859-1?Q?Rasmus_B=F8g_Hansen?=)
Re: linux: plotting-proggy for color gradients? ( George Jefferson)
Re: video card change (Craig Dillabaugh)
Re: Reinstall linux will loss file?
Re: Running NT4/2000 on linux
Re: how can I do this? (Herb Stein)
Re: fundraising software?
Re: Mandrake 7.1 ("Akhilesh Mritunjai")
Re: Li..... (Eric)
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From: "Lucas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux
Subject: video card change
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 17:15:53 +0800
I am going to replace my video card, but I cant
find where could I change the vedio card
setting.
Could anybody figure it out for me please?
Thanks very much.
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Subject: Re: Different Flavors of Linux
From: Andreas K�h�ri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 29 Sep 2000 11:24:01 +0100
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Tim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I am new to the Linux world and am terribly confused by all the versions
>of Linux that are available. Can someone please tell me what the
>difference is between lets say Red Hat Linux and Mandrake Linux? Red Hat
>Linux and Corel's version? Etc.
>
>Thanks!
They're not really different versions of Linux, they are just Linux
shipped with different sets of utilities and "stuff".
The easiest way to see the difference is to go to the home page of
each distribution an see what they offer, and to hang around here to
get a feel of what people think about them and what people use
themselves.
At <URL:http://www.linux.org/> you will find links to most available
distributions (there's a "Distributions"-button on the page).
/A (running Debian GNU/Linux)
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Andreas K�h�ri, <URL:http://hello.to/andkaha/>. Junk mail, no.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Steve)
Subject: Re: Disabling directory browsing/listings in Apache
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 29 Sep 2000 10:28:09 +0100
On Thu, 28 Sep 2000 21:30:07 -0000, Richard R. Kaufman wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I am interested in disabling people who visit my website from browsing my
>directories by going to http://my.server.com/myuser/folder and being able
>to view the contents of the folder if there is no default document in it.
>Can someone tell me what modification I have to make to apache's
>configuration to disable this? Thanks in advance for any help.
>
It tells you that in the docs that come with apache.
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From: "Bjorn Beheydt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Re: Please help me install, I'm stuck!!
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 11:48:55 +0200
It may be possible that your memory is corrupt, maybe only one chip of them,
and that may explain why NT runs fine. I've seen this problem on my own pc
once, and there it was the memory...
Bjorn Beheydt
http://borniet.versvlees.net
> Memory: 110964k/114688k available (1000k kernel code, 412k reserved,
> 1416k data, 60k init, 0k bigmem)
> general protection fault: 0000
> CPU: 0
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Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 05:30:15 -0400
From: Glitch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.admin
Subject: Re: User account administration / CGI scripts
Phil Hedley wrote:
>
> Does anyone know of any CGI script for maintaining user accounts ?
> All I want to do is Add, Edit and Delete user names and passwords in a
> browser.
>
> Also how do I list the names of users who have an account on the system.
list the contents of the /home directory to get a list of users
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Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 05:38:06 -0400
From: Glitch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Disabling directory browsing/listings in Apache
i can't quite remember if there is an option to put in httpd.conf for
this problem or not however i do know of a fix. Just take off read
access for 'everyone' for the particular directory that way apache won't
read the directory and display the contents. That's what i did when i
found out my ISP allowed that so I changed the permissions on my
directories to compensate.
"Richard R. Kaufman" wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I am interested in disabling people who visit my website from browsing my
> directories by going to http://my.server.com/myuser/folder and being able
> to view the contents of the folder if there is no default document in it.
> Can someone tell me what modification I have to make to apache's
> configuration to disable this? Thanks in advance for any help.
>
> Richard R. Kaufman
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> --
> Posted via CNET Help.com
> http://www.help.com/
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From: Josef Kolbitsch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.powerpc,comp.os.linux.alpha
Subject: Re: linux ppc vs linux alpha vs linux x86?
Date: 29 Sep 2000 09:48:07 GMT
i have running a mac/ppc-601 and it is _very_slow_, but that's
most probably due to the graphics-support: i'm using fbdev ...
my alpha/pc-164 is a nice, quite fast machine. so i'd say it is
faster. i don't really see why _linux_ should be faster on any
architecture. i would say the computer as such is faster, but not
linux on that computer.
-- josef.
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josef kolbitsch
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> http://www.sbox.tu-graz.ac.at/home/s/skol
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David Rysdam)
Subject: Re: how can I do this?
Date: 29 Sep 2000 10:44:11 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>how can I save normal outputs and errors or exit codes?
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>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Martha H Adams)
Subject: Tin-gold fretting problem.
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 11:50:05 GMT
I've got a crashy Linux machine here, and I think the problem is tin
memory contacts on (78-pin) simms in gold board connectors. The machine
is about five years old now.
I have had the simms in and out a few times. In several tries, I seem
to get an unreliable fix lasting up to a few days. Once my machine
crashed while booting and it munged a tree that has grown up to around
105 MB over the past fifteen years or so: that got my attention. (But I
had an up-to-the-minute backup.) I'm using this machine for serious and
large text work.
I'm wary of a real polishing operation because I don't want to kill the
simm chips thru static electricity provoked by the friction. I have
however, thought of polishing with a small rolled wad of brown paper bag
paper, after dampening the wad with water.
My copy of Scott Mueller's `Upgrading and Repairing PCs', Linux Edition,
2000, page 451+, describes a tin-gold problem where the tin atoms
migrate into the gold, creating an alloy of tin and gold which degrades
the electrical connection. The remedy Mueller suggests (apart from a
new motherboard and new memory) is application of a contact lubricant,
Stabilant 22, made by DW Electrochemicals in Canada.
So I tried local computer and supply stores, and while some seemed to
have heard of Stabilant 22, none had it for sale. So then I tried Radio
Shack and found some stuff labelled "Edge connector cleaner and
protector". But when I tested this on a piece of paper, I found it
leaves no residue when it dries, so it can't be some variation on the
Stabilant 22. Maybe it "protects" by cleaning: I've had some experience
with Radio Shack and that is why I test what I get from them. So their
stuff isn't what I'm looking for.
So I'm in a jam. I'm watching out for a Stabilant 22 supplier, but I am
also looking for word from someone with more experience than mine. Has
someone found something that works for tin/gold contact problems? Is
Stabilant 22 available locally or almost locally near Boston; is there
an alternative resource for this?
One person has suggested a very thin film of WD40 on the simm contacts.
This sounds like a possibility but has anyone else had experience with
WD40 or other materials? I'd like to know more before I glop up my
hardware with WD40.
He also suggests the simms themselves could be the problem. I think
that is not here, because my machine seems so responsive to my tinkering
with the simms.
If you've some ideas, please post here so everyone can find it, since I
suspect others would like to know something on this topic.
Thanks -- Martha Adams
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From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Rasmus_B=F8g_Hansen?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.redhat,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: mingetty
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 12:41:44 +0200
On Fri, 29 Sep 2000, Tom Voltaggio wrote:
> Someone told me about alogin to allow for
> automatic login.
>
> This instructs you to modify the /etc/inittab as follows:
> change
> 1;2345 respawn:/sbin/mingetty ttty1
> to
> 1;2345 respawn:/sbin/mingetty ttty1 /bin/alogin
^^^^^
You probably have a 't' too much. Or - if that does not fix the problem -
perhaps you want to change it to:
1:2345 respawn:/bin/alogin tty1
But I am no expert...
> When I do, I get an error on bootup which says that the
> system is respawning too fast and shutting it down for 5
> minutes.
>
> Any clue? The docs for alogin only talk about agetty, or
> mgetty, but not mingetty.
>
Rasmus B�g Hansen
---
If you only have a hammer
everything looks like a nail
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ( George Jefferson )
Crossposted-To: comp.graphics.misc
Subject: Re: linux: plotting-proggy for color gradients?
Date: 29 Sep 2000 12:27:08 GMT
:the depth column should be plotted
:as colour-coded. (so, i would like
:to have a surface which is 'covered'
:by a colour gradient.)
if you mean you have some points on a surface and you
want the program to interpolate to generate the surface
in 3D, i doubt you'll find that built in even
in a high-end package. If you have enough points
to cover the surface completly thats a bit easier.
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From: Craig Dillabaugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux
Subject: Re: video card change
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 08:46:05 -0400
Lucas,
I am not an expert at this but I believe you want to edit the XF86Config
file. On my system (RH 6.2) this is found at:
/usr/X11R6/lib/X11
In Redhat at least you can run the Xconfigurator program to setup up
your video.
Of course you will likely want to make a copy of XF86Config with the old
settings in case things don't work out.
I am not sure if this is the information you were looking for, but I
hope it helps.
Craig
Lucas wrote:
> I am going to replace my video card, but I cant
> find where could I change the vedio card
> setting.
>
> Could anybody figure it out for me please?
> Thanks very much.
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Reinstall linux will loss file?
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 09:43:25 -0400
Without a boot floppy:
LILO: linux single
..
.
< startup stuff>
bash#
You are in single user mode. Make sure you have a copy of a "vi" quick
reference or someone who knows how to use a simple editor.
Now go over to the /etc directory
go into the hosts file and put in the the ip address that is to be yours
next to your computer's name.
Next go into sysconfig directory . there, move into the "network-scrips"
directory. Inside you will find ifcfg-eth0 or something. Open that file :
bash# vi ifcfg-eth0
You will find the entries for the old network setup.
Change them to what your network administrator recommends.
Next,
go to /etc/resolv.conf and enter the ip address of a DNS server here .
now try to reboot and see if it comes up.
The first thing that you should do is turn off sendmail ( the Mail server )
if you are not using it. While you are at it, turn off "named" , which is a
DNS server running on your computer ( you won't need it as you'll be using
another one on the network hopefully ) .
That should take care of it.
PS: If the network can't be reached, that should not prevent a boot up.
There will be the local loop ( lo which is 127.0.0.1). Your boot up can
take several minutes if something like sendmail is started on boot up, and
your network settings are incorrect .
Hope This Helps.
joseph
Xingzhi Zhang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:Pine.GSO.4.10.10009281939210.16-100000@cuphy5...
> Dear linux fellows!
>
> If I reinstall Redhat 6.1 linux, will I loss all the files I have on the
> hard disk? Because my system can not boot up after I moved to a new
> address because all the network parameter is different from old set
> numbers. So I want to reinstall it.
>
> Is there other way to boot it up?
>
> You help is greatly appreciated.
>
>
> Xingzhi Zhang
>
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: Running NT4/2000 on linux
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 09:47:25 -0400
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From: Herb Stein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: how can I do this?
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 08:50:48 -0500
man script for the easiest method.
"Andrew N. McGuire" wrote:
> On Fri, 29 Sep 2000, choi jinhyuk quoth:
>
> cj> I want to record all messages including errors
> cj> during compiling.
> cj> how can I save normal outputs and errors or exit codes?
>
> echo $0 | perl -wpe 's@^-@@' | xargs man # should tell you how
>
> anm
> --
> $ENV{PAGER} = 'perl -wpe0';
> system perldoc => '-t', '-F', $0;
>
> =head1
> Just another Perl Hacker
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ()
Subject: Re: fundraising software?
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 14:00:08 -0000
On Thu, 28 Sep 2000 23:11:25 -0400, arif mamdani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hey folks,
>just wondering if there was an open source equivalent of the popular
>fundraising software, raiser's edge.
>
>thanks,
>
>-arif
I used to be the 'computer guy' for a non-profit org and
remember getting mail brochures from those guys. It seemed to
me to be a glorified contact manager. Maybe you should take a
look at contact managers. I'm not sure what there is out
there, but check out freshmeat.org. Ultimately, a contact
manager is a database. Maybe someone can set you up with
MySQL or Postgres tables and a few perl scripts, etc.
CyberInjun
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Crossposted-To: iitb.systems
From: "Akhilesh Mritunjai" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Mandrake 7.1
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 12:40:29 GMT
"ASHISH SHAH(97010022)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
|
| I need Mandrake Linux 7.1...ftp.cc... only has the .iso files (which may
| be burnt on a CD). Does anyone have it on a CD? Better still, can anyone
Just ftp the entire ISO image and mount it in linux using mount -t
iso9660 <filename> <mounttype> (i think one more option is required but cant
remember it see man mount) then copy the entire contents from this
'filesystem' to another location.....
| tell me how I could download the entire Mandrake 7.1 folder from the ftp
| servers listed on the linux-mandrake.com site? I don't get a 'copy' option
| to copy the entire folder (using IE 5.0), and to download all the files
That is because proxy0 makes a html view of the ftp folders that IE5
displays so IE doesnt know (or get a chance) to activate 'its' folder
view.... no workaround for this
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Keep Smiling
-Mritunjai
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KEEP SMILING
Every moment you live make someone smile
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\/
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Akhilesh Mritunjai
Undergraduate Sophomore
Mechanical Engineering
Room No. 139
Hostel 4
Indian Institute Of Technology Bombay
Powai
Mumbai
India
400076
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From: Eric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Li.....
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 16:02:21 +0200
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Colin Mackinlay wrote:
>
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Eric
> <URL:mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Colin Mackinlay wrote:
> > >
> > > > Just boot from DOS diskette and run: fdisk /mbr
> > > I have the same problem when I moved my hd from a secondary in a 686
> > > dual (with w98) system to the primary of a linux only system. I deleted
> > > all partitions and did a fresh install of linux but got the same Li and
> > > then a freeze. I currently boot with a floppy but would like to fix it.
> > >
> > > fdisk/mbr gets rid of the MBR ok booting gices a missing operating sytem
> > > error. How can I get Lilo re-installed. I've tried using linuxconf but
> > > it just puts back the Li freezing problem!
> > >
> > > --
> > > Colin Mackinlay
> >
> > rerun fdisk /mbr AND make sure the win98 partition is set as the only
> > active
> > partition.
> Sorry, I didn't make myself clear! There never was w98 on this disk. It
> was the linux dedicated HD of my dual system. Now it is he linux
> dedicated disc of my linux only system.
You made yourself clear, I failed to read your post correctly.
> Colin
>
> --
> Colin Mackinlay
Are you sure that the kernel image is below cyl. 1024?
The only way to make sure this is true, is to make sure /boot is in a
partition that lies ENTIRELY below cyl. 1024.
(You can check this with fdisk -l /dev/hda)
running fdisk /mbr will indeed leave you with an unbootable system.
Did you rerun lilo after you made changes. What does the lilo.conf file
look like? If you cannot make much out of it, post it here and you'll
get more help. (But first make sure the kernel-image is below cyl. 1024)
Eric
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