Linux-Misc Digest #55, Volume #26 Mon, 16 Oct 00 22:13:05 EDT
Contents:
Re: Is there a MS Word (or substitute) for Linux? ("threska")
Re: Is there a MS Word (or substitute) for Linux? (John Hasler)
minimum shell for ssh/procmail (peter pilsl)
Re: file is *really* tough to delete (Cameron Hutchison)
?KDE login/RH 7.0 problem (Robert Lynch)
Re: Is there a MS Word (or substitute) for Linux? (Kevin E Cosgrove)
Re: max crontab entries? (Cameron Hutchison)
Re: file is *really* tough to delete ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Need help with dual boot install Win 98/Red Hat 6.2 (McKarpan)
Re: Is there a MS Word (or substitute) for Linux? (Carl Fink)
Re: mp3 gain control utility for linux? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Is there a MS Word (or substitute) for Linux? (Bob Hauck)
Re: Is there a MS Word (or substitute) for Linux? (lyttlec)
Re: Is there a MS Word (or substitute) for Linux? (lyttlec)
Re: How will I restore back LILO (Pierre Royal)
Unable to install new kernel (Mihai Cartoaje)
Re: Is there a MS Word (or substitute) for Linux? (lyttlec)
Re: Is there a MS Word (or substitute) for Linux? (lyttlec)
Re: HP35480A scsi tape drive config ("Guy Smith")
Re: Help, can't navigate Linux.... ("bluster")
Re: Is there a MS Word (or substitute) for Linux? (Grant Edwards)
How do I enable port forwarding (craig)
Re: wu-ftpd question (ljb)
Re: Software Raid creation problem (Markus Kossmann)
Re: what is the most convenient and effective way to backup? (Martha H Adams)
Downloading tools from redhat.com (* Tong *)
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From: "threska" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Is there a MS Word (or substitute) for Linux?
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2000 18:05:51 +0500
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy
In article <8seufm$c7d$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "MH"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Latex
> is fine. But try to give this to an experienced user of Word and it's
> not going to happen in this life time.
>
How about the NeXT one?
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From: John Hasler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Is there a MS Word (or substitute) for Linux?
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2000 21:28:27 GMT
Jean-David Beyer writes:
> I examined some of the stuff in my inbox. They have all kinds of signature
> separators:
> "-- ", "--", "---", "=====", "" (i.e., nothing).
Only the first is correct.
> They also have some with "business cards".
The less said about those the better.
> I checked and the space is still there.
Not any more.
--
John Hasler
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Dancing Horse Hill
Elmwood, Wisconsin
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From: peter pilsl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: minimum shell for ssh/procmail
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2000 23:34:22 GMT
We have running a NT-network with a sambaserver running under linux. Users
dont need to mess around on the server so they have their shell set to
/bin/false.
But now we want to do some remote-file-access using ssh-win and we want
special mailfiltering for each user using fetchmail/procmail.
I had to recognize that this is not possible with the false-shell. I dont
want to give the users access to a full shell, but they need to perform
the above actions. Anybody knows what this minimalshell needs to do ?
At the moment I�ve written a minimal-shell that only reckognizes a exit
and ignores all the other commands. This is sifficient for ssh-
portforwarding (to access the mailserver on the server) but not for
fileaccess or procmail.
thanx,
peter
--
pilsl@
goldfisch.at
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Cameron Hutchison)
Subject: Re: file is *really* tough to delete
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2000 23:43:07 GMT
Jim Schlemmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>[root@rss-cf bin]# ls -la ftpcount
>-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 7684 Apr 19 1999 ftpcount
>[root@rss-cf bin]# /bin/rm ftpcount
>/bin/rm: cannot unlink `ftpcount': Permission denied
To remove a file you must have permission to modify the directory
that points to the file. So, check the perms of /usr/bin to see
that you can delete from there.
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From: Robert Lynch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: ?KDE login/RH 7.0 problem
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2000 16:47:38 -0700
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hiya-
I have a problem with logging in to the KDE desktop with a RH6.2
-> RH7.0 upgrade.
The KDE login dialog box comes up, and I can enter my username,
but when I am in the password box, it will not accept any input.
At one point I switchdesk'd to GNOME and was able to get past its
login dialog. switchdesk no longer seems to work, but anyhow,
I'm more used to KDE and prefer it, so I'd like to solve this.
(Sorry, GNOME lovers!)
Any one having this particular problem?
Cheers,
Bob L.
--
Robert Lynch-Berkeley CA [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kevin E Cosgrove)
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Is there a MS Word (or substitute) for Linux?
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2000 00:04:23 GMT
I use vi and groff to generate slick looking technical reports,
which include complicated equations, in PostScript, PDF and HTML.
I frequently get praise and "how DID you do that?" comments from
Word-using coworkers.
In article <pDJG5.6916$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Vann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > Tell that to your boss when you hand in your report and it looks like
> > crap, all because you used Linux and he, along with the rest of the
> > world, is using Word.
> >
> > Maybe Linus will give you a job at Transmeta.
> <snip>
> This is nonsense. I write up reports all the time using a combination of
> GNUmeric and AbiWord, and nobody has mentioned my reports looking like
> "crap."
>
--
Unless otherwise noted, the statements herein reflect my personal
opinions and not those of any organization with which I may be affiliated.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Cameron Hutchison)
Subject: Re: max crontab entries?
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2000 00:13:33 GMT
On Mon, 16 Oct 2000 22:03:39 GMT, MDM <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Possibly an odd question, however....
>
>Is it possible to have too many entries in crontab for a specific
>time/day? For example if I have 25 entries in crontab to execute a
>script that updates a web stats page from logfiles at 00:05 everyday of
>every month for a group of virtual domains things should work ok - late
>at night - low machine load - etc .. but is there a point at which maybe
>there is a better way of handling things than using crontab?
A better way may be to use run-parts(8).
run-parts will let you put all your scripts in one directory and have
run-parts execute them one at a time. Doing things this way means you'd
only need a single crontab entry (I'm assuming you run them all at the
same time), and also stops all the scripts running at once.
On my debian system, run-parts is part of the base system (in package
debianutils). Can't help you for other distros.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: file is *really* tough to delete
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2000 00:12:48 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Jim Schlemmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The system's
> been hacked but I think I've got most things retored to original. In
As in "compromised"? I'd suggest reloading the entire system to be safe.
If you mean "Tinkered with a whole lot", that's different.
> [root@rss-cf bin]# /bin/rm ftpcount
> /bin/rm: cannot unlink `ftpcount': Permission denied
The closest thing I have experienced is a file which has the "immutable"
attribute set. The error when you try to delete the file is different
then:
root@zaphod# touch foo
root@zaphod# chattr +i foo
root@zaphod# lsattr foo
----i--- foo
root@zaphod# rm -f foo
rm: cannot unlink `foo': Operation not permitted
root@zaphod# chattr -i foo
root@zaphod# rm -f foo
--
Jim Buchanan [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
=================== http://www.buchanan1.net/ ==========================
"We already have a zillion miminalistic languages. CS departments are
full of 'em. Sometimes you have to go around stomping the little
beggars just to keep their population in check." -Larry Wall
========================================================================
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (McKarpan)
Subject: Need help with dual boot install Win 98/Red Hat 6.2
Date: 17 Oct 2000 00:26:16 GMT
Completely new to Linux, just bought a book with RH 6.2. Followed the
instructions, used FIPs to free up space on my hard drive and then went through
the graphical install on the CD. Linux works fine after the install, but my
Windows partition is unaccessable. Even a DOS boot disk does nothing, a blank
black screen comes up with a flashing curser that does not accept input.
The only way to get back to Windows is to reinstall Linux using the
"partitionless install" feature. After that Win 98 comes up perfectly. The
only problem is that I want to have Linux and Windows on seperate partitions.
I have tried reinstalling Linux with and without LILO and using different
numbers of Linux partitions, the result is always the same, if Linux is
installed on a seperate partition from Windows I am completely unable to boot
to Windows, but as soon as I move Linux back to the Windows partition things
work fine.
It makes no sense to me that I can't even boot from a DOS rescue floppy after
Linux is installed to a seperate partition (I know the rescue floppy is good
because if I unplug my hard drive it will boot the machine to DOS, but with the
hard drive plugged in, I get the same blank screen).
Please Help, this is driving me crazy!
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Carl Fink)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Is there a MS Word (or substitute) for Linux?
Date: 16 Oct 2000 23:03:25 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Mon, 16 Oct 2000 12:58:44 GMT Les Mikesell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>Or, you can use Executor on an x86 box: http://www.ardi.com/.
Our original poster is a Mac owner, though. Also Executor is very
limited compared to, e.g., VMWare, in that it doesn't support
networking.
--
Carl Fink [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I-Con's Science and Technology Programming
<http://www.iconsf.org/>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: mp3 gain control utility for linux?
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2000 00:30:47 GMT
I's not using XMMS on my work system. I'd prefer a solution that
doesn't rely on the player anyways since I don't know where I'm going to
be or what player I'm going to be using.
Hmmm.. here's an idea: could something like this be built-in to shout?
A per-file +/- gain adjustment as a command-line option would work for
me. (I use shout->icecast to stream my tunes out.)
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Fabrice Colin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi John,
>
> I think I saw on Freshmeat.net an XMMS plugin that claims being able
> to adjust the sound level automatically. I don't remember the name but
> you can probably find it if you search for 'XMMS'.
> Good luck.
>
> Fabrice
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bob Hauck)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Is there a MS Word (or substitute) for Linux?
Reply-To: bobh{at}haucks{dot}org
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2000 00:44:31 GMT
On Mon, 16 Oct 2000 18:16:53 +0100, Garry Knight
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "Dustin
>Puryear" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> Another possibility is to use HTML for true portability, but most
>> publishing houses will not support that.
>
>Most of the word processors I've come across can import and export RTF
>pretty well.
One thing I've noticed is that there seems to be disagreement on how to
handle graphics in rtf. Word 97 puts out one big rtf file with the
graphics embedded in it. StarOffice 5.2 puts out a much smaller rtf
file plus the graphics files as jpg (iirc). The text then has links to
the graphic files. Which means that you lose the graphics when going
between these two products.
--
-| Bob Hauck
-| To Whom You Are Speaking
-| http://www.haucks.org/
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From: lyttlec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Is there a MS Word (or substitute) for Linux?
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2000 00:59:57 GMT
jazz wrote:
>
> In article <qEqG5.3541$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Jan
> Schaumann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >
> > Well, then you probably want to take a look at
> > -abiword
> > -StarOffice (BLOATware)
> > -ApplixWare (payware)
> >
> > Or you can just distribute your documents as pdf's...
> >
> >
> > Cheers,
> > -Jan
>
> Please tell me more. For example, I just wrote a paper with someone in LA.
> I'm in New Jersey. I wrote a draft, emailed it to them, they revised it,
> resent it to me, I revised and made additions, sent it back, he revised,
> and I sent some additional parts, he put it all together, and sent it out
> to all the other authors, as a word attachment they all can read and make
> changes to.
>
> So these would have to import/export files in word-readible format.
>
> Can they do that? I doubt Bill would put up with that, and would instruct
> his minions to make a couple of tweaks in Word for insurance.
>
> Thanks
> Jim
I just did the same thing using LaTex and CVS. Only we didn't have to do
the e-mail bit. It was nice being able to merge 3 separate edits at one
time. End result was a camera ready copy. Once up the learning curve,
LaTex is easier to use than Word. It does what you want, not what some
burnt out programmer decided you want to do.
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From: lyttlec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Is there a MS Word (or substitute) for Linux?
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2000 01:02:41 GMT
Jan Schaumann wrote:
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > You have to be kidding?
> >
> > Latex?
> >
> > barrrrrrrrrrrrrrffffffffffffffffffffffffffff!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
>
> why?
>
> The OP said he needed a powerful word-processor. I don't know anything
> more powerful with respect to word-processing...
>
> Cheers,
> -Jan
>
> --
> Jan Schaumann <http://www.netmeister.org>
>
> Please add smileys where appropriate.
More properly LaTex is typesetting, not word processing. But you can go
directly to press from LaTex. You can only do that with Word if you
don't care what people think of your work.
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From: Pierre Royal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.mandrake
Subject: Re: How will I restore back LILO
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2000 21:03:33 -0400
On Sat, 14 Oct 2000 13:48:36 -0700, Scott Hunter
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>YY Lee wrote:
>>
>> "David .." wrote:
>>
>> > YY Lee wrote:
>> > >
>> > > I'm sending my dual boot new Toshiba Tectra to Toshiba because the
>> > > CD-ROM no longer works. Me didn't tell them I left a CD in the drive
>> > > for almost a month while mobilizing around. The /dev/hda1 has Windows
>> > > 98 in the >2.1 GB while rest of 8.4 GB has Mandrake 7.1 using LILO as OS
>> > > loader. I'm gonna whack MBR so not to lose the warranty before shipping
>> > > with MS-DOS 'fdisk /mbr' but not deleting its Linux contents. How will
>> > > I restore the LILO when I'll have it back?
>> >
>> > Boot with the bootdisk that you made during the install and enter
>> > /sbin/lilo at a command line.
>> >
>>
>> I can't find the bootdisk I created when I first installed Mandrake 7.1 in my
>> notebook. How do I generate the bootdisk then?
>
>Copy a kernel from another machine or download one from kernel.org.
>Use dd to copy it to a floppy and rdev it to whereever your / should
>be mounted.
>
>#> dd if=bzImage of=/dev/fd0 //Copy kernel to floppy
>#> rdev /dev/fd0 /mnt/hda1 //point the kernel on the floppy to your
>Linux install
#> dd if=bzImage of=/dev/fd0 //Copy kernel to floppy
#> rdev /dev/fd0 /dev/hda1 //point the kernel on the floppy to your
file system root (or /dev/hdx or /dev/hbx or whereever your root is)
Do not point on /mnt/hda1 cause your root is not mounted there.
Pierre Royal
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From: Mihai Cartoaje <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Unable to install new kernel
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2000 01:05:49 GMT
I have RedHat with Linux kernel 2.2.12. I had installed the kernel which
comes precompiled, but I tried to compile my own.
I have chosen E2FS, chosen APM but not at startup, made bzImage, made
modules, made modules_install, copied bzImage over the old vmlinuz
(after saving a copy), and reran lilo.
At startup, Linux dies with the message,
apm: BIOS not found
request_module[block-major-3]: Root fs not mounted
VFS: Cannot open root device 03:02
Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 03:02
Does this error message signify anything to anyone?
Mihai
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From: lyttlec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Is there a MS Word (or substitute) for Linux?
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2000 01:10:42 GMT
jazz wrote:
>
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > There is ABSOLUTELY NOTHING in the Linux world that will 100 percent
> > emulate MSOffice. Nothing at all.
> >
> > THe Linux toys are a joke. Try them for yourself and see how well your
> > presentations translate.
> >
> > When the rest of the world is running Office, why should you run some
> > half assed wannabe?
> >
> > Is your job worth it?
> >
> >
> > claire
> >
> >
> > On Sun, 15 Oct 2000 17:23:44 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > (jazz) wrote:
> >
> > >I really need a powerful word processor with templates, styles, etc.
> > >
> > >What is available for Linux? How about for Powerpoint and Excel?
> > >
> > >Thanks ---
> > >Jazz
>
> Well, since my job is to do research on how the brain works, I don't think
> I'm going to get fired over my choice of word processors. Unless I decide
> to fire myself.
>
> Why leave Office?
>
Because the referees will make nicer comments if your paper looks
professional, i.e. you sent in a typeset copy rather than a cheesy
Word/Powerpoint amateur looking paper. If it looks like you care, then
others assume you do and cut you some slack. They will still go over the
technical content, but the comments will be more helpful and positive.
Such as "Would you consider adding a reference here?" instead of
"Insufficient references, rewrite".
> Because I want to run Unix/Linux to develop OpenGL applications to display
> functioning brains, will never touch Windows, and the expense of keeping a
> reasonably current mac around just to do my word processing seems a bit of
> a waste of your tax dollars?
>
> Thanks for the info, that's as I expected.
>
> All I ask for is the ability to import Star Office files into Word. Possible?
>
> Thanks
> Jim
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From: lyttlec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Is there a MS Word (or substitute) for Linux?
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2000 01:13:40 GMT
jazz wrote:
>
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > On Sun, 15 Oct 2000 19:44:43 -0400, jazz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >All I ask for is the ability to import Star Office files into Word. Possible?
> >
> > Yes, it is possible. However, be aware that there are a few conversion issues.
> > In general, documents will be imported/exported properly, but I've found that
> > sometimes tables and other odds-and-ends don't come out 100% correct.
> >
> > You should run StarOffice and create a few test documents that use the
> features
> > you will be using. Swap between SO and Word and see what happens. Make sure
> > that you create the original test documents in both SO and Word and do two
> > separate test.
> >
> > Another possibility is to use HTML for true portability, but most publishing
> > houses will not support that.
>
> Well, the problem is that everyone I work with uses word, so I have to
> give them documents in word. Even professional journals in my field prefer
> to receive articles in word attachments, though some still accept Latex.
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Jim
If that is the case the just do the simplest most straight forward
layout you can. Everything will be lost in the translation so any fancy
formatting is a waste of time. Keep it simple and use whatever comes to
hand. All the mentioned wordprocessors can handle that.
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From: "Guy Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.redhat,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: HP35480A scsi tape drive config
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2000 01:15:31 GMT
Thanks. It is odd because scsi_info can suck the IDs out of the drive, so
the comms can't be bad.
What I think I need is the data to feed stinit. HP's support site was
useless.
"-ljl-" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:8sf24a$doh$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> In article <70DG5.324081$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> "Guy Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I have loaded Red Hat 6.2 on an old PC. Most everything is working
> OK,
> > except for an HP35480 DAT drive. The device is seen at boot (see next
> -
> > dump from dmesg)
> >
> > -----------------------------------------------
> > ----------------------------------
> > Detected scsi tape st0 at scsi0, channel 0, id 3, lun 0
> > st0: Error with sense data: [valid=0] Info fld=0x0, Current st09:00:
> sense
> > key Not Ready
> > -----------------------------------------------
>
> Here you'll find some switch setting for your drive:
> http://www.iohk.com/UserPages/wsyoung/12000e.html
>
> got numerous other hits using:
> http://www.northernlight.com
>
> Looks like '/usr/src/linux/scsi/st.c' is complaining:
> printk(KERN_WARNING "st%d: Error with sense data: ", dev);
>
> ? fatal ^^^^^^^^^ ?
>
> ---
> Louis-ljl-{ Louis J. LaBash, Jr. }
>
>
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From: "bluster" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Help, can't navigate Linux....
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2000 21:22:53 -0400
Bo Berglund <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Probably stupid, but a few hints would be appreciated...
> Installed RH6.2 a couple of days ago (shall be used as Internet
> firewall but so far unconnected on all interfaces). I am used only to
> WinNT environment before.
> After logging in there is a fairly usable graphic interface (KDE) to
> use also for a person like me, even with a File Manager to navigate
> the disk with.
>
> So start doing things:
> I want to move a firewall script file from the WinNT machine that has
> Internet access to the so far isolated Linux machine. It is a small
> file so I use a floppy. Copy file to floppy on NT machine, insert in
> drive on Linux.
>
> Problem:
> How can I see the file? Clicking on the Floppy icon brings up the file
> manager with an empty window! I positively know that there are files
> on that floppy, still nothing shows up. Why? Even tried the command
> line command ls -l /mnt/floppy/*.* it comes up blank....
Try mtools, the mdir and mcopy commands are designed to allow
DOS-like access to DOS floppy's without mounting them.
[bluster@zephyr]$ mdir a:
will list the dir of a MS floppy, and
[bluster@zephyr]$ mcopy a:*.* /dir/to/copy/files/into
will copy them onto the linux system.
also see:
[bluster@zephyr]$ info mtools
>
> Another one:
> How can I copy a file from one location to another?
Drag and drop in KDE file manager, or at a shell prompt:
[bluster@zephyr]$ cp file copy-of-file
also see:
[bluster@zephyr]$ man cp
> Third:
> In the firewalling section of usenet I have seen mention of a file
> called rc.firewall, it apparently contains information on firewalling.
> Where exactly can I find it? I have looked in /etc and a few other
> places w/o success.
I would strongly recommend using the Bastille linux hardening
scripts available through the homepage bastille-linux.org or
download directly (~200KB) from:
http://download.sourceforge.net/bastille-linux/Bastille-1.1.0.tgz
Bastille will activate most of the operating system's built in
security features very effectively, including installing a very
good set of firewall rules. Setup is pretty easy, with lots of
onscreen info about each option.
And version 1.1.0 is optimized for RedHat6.2.
Hope this helps!
Bluster
> Bo Berglund
> Software developer in Sweden
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> PGP: My public key is available at the following locations:
> Idap://certserver.pgp.com
> http://pgpkeys.mit.edu:11371
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Grant Edwards)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Is there a MS Word (or substitute) for Linux?
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2000 01:35:57 GMT
In article <8seufm$c7d$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, MH wrote:
>Latex is fine. But try to give this to an experienced user of Word and it's
>not going to happen in this life time.
Wow. Word must be far worse than I had initially thoought if using it
causes so much brain damage that it renders the user incapable of learning
simple tasks with even a lifetime to do so.
Learning to use LaTeX is certainly no more difficult than learning to use
Word. Provided with a set of LaTeX templates, I've seen people with no
typesetting or programming experience whatsoever producing within a day
documents that looked like they were professionally typeset. You can spend
the rest of your life plus most of the next one futzing with Word and will
never end up with anything that wouldn't make a discerning reader gag.
--
Grant Edwards grante Yow! My mind is making
at ashtrays in Dayton...
visi.com
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From: craig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup,linux.net.masquerade
Subject: How do I enable port forwarding
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2000 18:40:53 -0700
In Redhat linux 6.2 kernel 2.1.14, I want to make my linux firewall
forward ports such that Microsoft gaming Zone can get thru the firwall
from the Win98 machine behind the firewall.
Can someone tell me how you are doing it?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (ljb)
Subject: Re: wu-ftpd question
Date: 17 Oct 2000 01:43:56 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>Hello
>
>When attempting to run wu-ftpd I constantly get the following line in
>/var/log/messages
>
>Sep 15 02:27:21 localhost ftpd[480]: getpeername (in.ftpd): Socket
>operation on non-socket
>
>And that is all: wu-ftpd does not work. This problem is not covered in
>their FAQ (www.wu-ftpd.org) and other docs, so how to fix it?
You aren't trying to run wu-ftpd outside of inetd, are you? Because
it needs to run from inetd which sets up the socket for it.
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From: Markus Kossmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Software Raid creation problem
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2000 20:01:00 +0200
Horst Lederhaas wrote:
>
> I have SuSE Kernel 2.2.16 i think the kernel patch is installed
> "mkraid --version" prints 0.90.0
>
No , SuSE comes with new raidtools, but without new RAID in kernel.
Check the bootup messages. It will say something about 0.36 IIRC.
--
Markus Kossmann
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.admin
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Martha H Adams)
Subject: Re: what is the most convenient and effective way to backup?
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2000 01:49:54 GMT
My work tree is mostly ascii text files. Over some 15 years it's grown up
to a little over 100 MB. My practice is to save it zipped onto an LS120
disk -- actually, 2 or 3 of these, duplicates; and I carry one around with
me.
I like the LS120 disks because they are same size as 3.5 in floppies and I
can carry one or two of them in the same small carrier with floppies. My
idea is I don't need the system because I can make a new one if the worst
happens; and then set in my LS120 and in a few minutes I have my whole
original tree back. I do incremental backups between large ones.
All this has paid off once in a big way. A hardware problem crashed my
Linux as it was booting, and I found my whole tree badly munged. Page
after page on the screen of warnings about cross-linked files. I just
killed the whole mess and replaced it from my LS120 backup.
Remember: saved from *15 years* and no way could I do that again. So I
was serious about backups before this happened, but now I'm *really
serious* about backups.
Cheers -- Martha Adams
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From: * Tong * <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Downloading tools from redhat.com
Date: 16 Oct 2000 23:07:41 -0300
Hi,
I found that many search engines or review sites refer tools to
redhat.com ftp site. but when I tried to download them, I always get
the "Login incorrect" error:
The requested URL could not be retrieved
_________________________________________________________________
An FTP authentication failure occurred while trying to retrieve the
URL: ftp://sources.redhat.com/pub/sourcenav/releases/
Squid sent the following FTP command:
PASS
and then received this reply
Login incorrect.
_________________________________________________________________
Generated Tue, 17 Oct 2000 01:49:08 GMT by ...
Is the redhat.com ftp site available to the public? How can I
download? Thanks.
FYI, here is the two of many urls recent I tried:
ftp://sources.redhat.com/pub/sourcenav/releases/
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/powertools/6.1/SRPMS/tkgoodstuff-8.0-8.src.rpm
--
Tong (remove underscore(s) to reply)
http://members.xoom.com/suntong001/
- All free contribution & collection & music from the heavens
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