Linux-Setup Digest #24, Volume #19 Wed, 28 Jun 00 10:13:34 EDT
Contents:
Netscape font is too small ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
lilo.conf append help. ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
SCSI and network card conflict? Linux refuses to boot. ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Partitions ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Netscape font is too small ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Cannot rsh to linux box (quiney,.philip.[hal02:hh00:exch]@chewtoy.com)
Strange Lilo "LI" problems ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Session X (Exceed) et Suse 6.4 - Pb startx ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Strange Lilo "LI" problems ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
NFS and mounting ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Linux newbie Mandrake 7.1/Win95 HD install problem ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Cannot rsh to linux box ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Partitions ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Cannot rsh to linux box ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Sharing files ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
basic networking problem ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Netscape font is too small
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 09:47:20 GMT
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
blinddog <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Newbie question! I am running Mandrake 7 with Netscape 4.7 and a
lot of the
> fonts when browing atre really small (and not just due to screen
resolution)
> how can I fix this
This isn't just a newbie problem.
Background:
Linux ships with a smaller (and different) fontset than legacy MS
Windows. Most Linux systems don't include TT fonts by default
(install
these, you'll love yourself for it -- just copy fonts from the
nearest
Win box once you've set it up, IIRC it's OK per the MS font license).
Many web sites f*ck with font settings, specifically using the <font
face= xx size= xx> tag, and either hardcoding a size or differential,
often one or two levels down from the default font selection. Your
problem is that you don't have the specified face, and at the size
specified, fonts are bloody fscking unreadable.
Netscape uses a default font size step of 20%. This results in a
maximum size range of 50% - 200% of normal. By choosing an increment
of
5%, you compress this range to ~ 80% - 120% of normal. Most pages
now
render readably (and I find the exaggerated scaling differential
annoying and insulting anyway).
Solution:
My fix is to modify Netscape resources with the attached resource
file.
It's commented, and fixes a number of bugs with Netscape including
the
shopping button. I also select the "fixed" font for all dialogs and
menus, which results in less vertical real-estate lossage. You can
find
the unmodified form of this file as "Netscape.ad" under you Netscape
installation directory (run "locate Netscape.ad").
I also use a Garamond variable space font (12 pt) and Courier New
monospace font (11 pt) as my browsing defaults. I *do* have to
manually
set the point size of the Courier font each time I launch Netscape,
I've
been unable to find out how to set this permanently.
Note that Mandrake also fscks with a number of keybindings under
Netscape. IIRC, the <alt> sequences "O", "R", "L", etc., don't work.
The resource file may fix these problems as well, I'm not sure.
Install it under /etc/X11/Xresources, or in your personal X resources
directory/file.
======================================================================
-
/etc/X11/Xresources/netscape
================================< begin
>-------------------------------
!## NETSCAPE
Netscape*drawingArea.translations: #merge\
<Btn1Down>: ArmLink() \n\
<Btn2Down>: ArmLink() \n\
~Shift<Btn1Up>: ActivateLink() \n\
~Shift<Btn2Up>: ActivateLink(new-window) \
DisarmLink() \n\
Shift<Btn1Up>: ActivateLink(save-only) \
DisarmLink() \n\
Shift<Btn2Up>: ActivateLink(save-only) \
DisarmLink() \n\
<Btn1Motion>: DisarmLinkIfMoved() \n\
<Btn2Motion>: DisarmLinkIfMoved() \n\
<Btn3Motion>: DisarmLinkIfMoved() \n\
<Motion>: DescribeLink() \n\
<Btn3Down>: xfeDoPopup() \n\
<Btn3Up>: ActivatePopup() \n\
Ctrl<Btn4Down>: PageUp()\n\
Ctrl<Btn5Down>: PageDown()\n\
Shift<Btn4Down>: LineUp()\n\
Shift<Btn5Down>: LineDown()\n\
None<Btn4Down>:
LineUp()LineUp()LineUp()LineUp()LineUp()LineUp()\n\
None<Btn5Down>:
LineDown()LineDown()LineDown()LineDown()LineDown()LineDown()\n\
Alt<Btn4Down>: xfeDoCommand(forward)\n\
Alt<Btn5Down>: xfeDoCommand(back)\n
Shift<Key>space:PageUp()\n\
<Key>space:PageDown()\n\
<Key>BackSpace: xfeDoCommand(back)\n\
! <Key>Left: xfeDoCommand(back)\n\
! <Key>Right: xfeDoCommand(forward)\n
Netscape*globalNonTextTranslations: #merge\
Shift<Btn4Down>: LineUp()\n\
Shift<Btn5Down>: LineDown()\n\
None<Btn4Down>:LineUp()LineUp()LineUp()LineUp()LineUp()LineUp()\n\
None<Btn5Down>:LineDown()LineDown()LineDown()LineDown()LineDown()Line
own()\n\
Alt<Btn4Down>: xfeDoCommand(forward)\n\
Alt<Btn5Down>: xfeDoCommand(back)\n
Shift<Key>space:PageUp()\n\
<Key>space: PageDown()\n\
! <Key>BackSpace: xfeDoCommand(back)\n\
! <Key>Left: xfeDoCommand(back)\n\
! <Key>Right: xfeDoCommand(forward)\n
# Restrict the range of size increments allowed by <font size=n>
directives to
# the range 80% - 120% rather than 50% - 210%. Default increment is
20.
# KMSelf Wed Dec 29 15:47:57 PST 1999
Netscape*documentFonts.sizeIncrement: 05
# Clean up the fscking toolbar
Netscape*toolBar.search.isEnabled: false
Netscape*toolBar.destinations.isEnabled: false
Netscape*toolBar.myshopping.isEnabled: false
Netscape*toolBar.viewSecurity.isEnabled: false
Netscape*toolBar.print.isEnabled: true
Netscape*toolBar.home.isEnabled: true
# And some other brain damage
Netscape*useStdoutDialog: false
Netscape*useStderrDialog: false
Netscape*noAboutSplash: true
# Fonts -- dialogs and such
Netscape*attachmentProps*XmLabelGadget.fontList: fixed
Netscape*AddressBook*mainform.fontList: fixed
Netscape*XmLGrid*fontList: fixed
Netscape*attachItemLabel*fontList: fixed
Netscape*prefs*fontList: fixed
Netscape*statusBar*fontList: fixed
# Document fonts -- scaling doesn't appear to take effect w/ TTF
fonts
Netscape*documentFonts.defaultFont*iso-8859-1.prop:
-ttf-garamond-120-noscale
Netscape*documentFonts.defaultFont*iso-8859-1.fixed: -ttf-courier
new-90-noscale
================================< end
>-------------------------------
--
Karsten M. Self <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
http://www.netcom.com/~kmself
Evangelist, Opensales, Inc.
http://www.opensales.org
What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? Debian GNU/Linux
rocks!
http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/ K5:
http://www.kuro5hin.org
GPG fingerprint: F932 8B25 5FDD 2528 D595 DC61 3847 889F 55F2 B9B0
------------------------------
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: lilo.conf append help.
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 09:47:21 GMT
From: "David .." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
james wrote:
>
> i've been trying to install an ISA ne2000 clone in my rh6.2 machine
today,
> and have had some troubles. i read somewhere that i have to put
'append=
> [something]' into lilo.conf so that linux will see my ISA card as
eth0.
> under win98, the card was IRQ10, I/O 300h. any ideas what i
> have to add exactly?
>
> thanks,
> james.
add to /etc/conf.modules
alias eth0 ne2000
Then restart the network with:
/etc/rc.d/init.d/network restart
--
Registered with the Linux Counter. http://counter.li.org
ID # 123538
------------------------------
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: SCSI and network card conflict? Linux refuses to boot.
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 09:47:21 GMT
From: Eric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
There are a few things you should check:
do all devices have a unique SCSI-ID?
is the SCSI-CHAIN terminated?
is the device working correctly (check in an other PC)?
Eric
Brendan Boyle wrote:
>
> I have recently had a cable modem installed with the idea of
setting up my
> PC as a server for internet access in my office network of 3 PC's.
The
> cable modem installed in Windows 98 after only 8 reboots (a new
record
> maybe?) and 4 hours. I have a Linux partition running Redhat 6.2
that I was
> hoping to use for the majority of the time. The RH partition was
in place
> before the cable modem and it worked fine.
>
> Now that the modem is installed Linux refuses to boot (even from a
floppy).
> The hardware is as follows:
> PCI Fast Ethernet DEC 21140 for the Cable modem with a static IP
address
> supplied by my ISP
> Realtek RTL8029 Ethernet adapter with a static IP supplied by me
> Adaptec 2940AU PCI SCSI Controller that runs my scanner and CD
burner.
>
> The boot process runs as normal until it locates the SCSI card.
Then the
> messages are as follows:
> scsi: 1 host
> scsi: aborting command due to timeout : pid 0, scsi 0, channel 0,
id 0, lun
> 0 Test Unit Ready 00 00 00 00 00
> scsi: aborting command due to timeout : pid 0, scsi 0, channel 0,
id 0, lun
> 0 Test Unit Ready 00 00 00 00 00
>
> Then the system freezes.
>
> If I ctrl+alt+del I get the message: Stopping all md devices and
the system
> reboots.
>
> The timeout messages happen very quickly so I don't think that is
the
> problem. Before the network card for the cable modem was installed
> everything worked fine.
>
> My first solution was to reinstall Linux as it was a pretty clean
copy
> anyway. This made no difference. I really don't want to play with
Windows
> anymore so if anyone has come across this problem before or can
point me in
> the direction of some help I would be most grateful. I'm more than
happy to
> install Linux again with different parameters. Last time I
installed it I
> disabled the cable modem ethernet card on boot just to try to get
in and
> that didn't work.
>
> If possible could you please direct responses to the newgroup as
well as to
> my email address. I'm a bit of a networking/Linux newbie so please
be
> gentle with your responses:)
>
> Thanks in advance
> Brendan Boyle
------------------------------
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Partitions
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 09:47:21 GMT
From: Kheng-Teong Goh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Simon Reye wrote:
> On Wed, 28 Jun 2000 15:32:18 +1000, Ewan Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >Simon Reye wrote:
> >>
> >> On Wed, 28 Jun 2000 12:31:12 +1000, Ewan Edwards
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >Simon Reye wrote:
> >> >>
>
> < Snip>
>
> >>
> >> Oh and that's another thing I forgot to mention. I now have
128Mb of
> >> RAM so does that mean my swap partition should be around 256Mb?
> >>
> >> Simon
> >
> >
> >Simon, when you are setting up a Linux box, you probably should
not be
> >reading any NT books. :->
>
> Yes I know, but I've seen people on this newsgroup generally double
> the RAM as a guide to the size of the swap. Is this the general
> practice for Linux or not?
>
> Simon
I have 128Mb of swap partition. and according to the xosview or other
monitoring software. I'm using 8 Mb of swap memory.
Oh yuh, I have 64Mb of ram in my box now ( should be 128Mb, my cousin
borrowing my ram on long term basis ). And I'm running slackware 7
with full
installation. I even have apache running in the background (should
really
shut it down, not using it.)
------------------------------
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Netscape font is too small
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 09:47:21 GMT
From: Fred Nastos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Solution:
> My fix is to modify Netscape resources with the attached resource
file.
Is it possible to place this in a user's home directory instead of
somewhere global? Would it go in .Xdefaults?
> <snip file presented in previous post>
------------------------------
From: quiney,.philip.[hal02:hh00:exch]@chewtoy.com
Subject: Cannot rsh to linux box
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 09:47:21 GMT
From: "Quiney, Philip [HAL02:HH00:EXCH]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Fred Nastos wrote:
>
> David Efflandt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On 28 Jun 2000 04:21:20 GMT, Fred Nastos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> > Do you have the following line UNcommented in /etc/inetd.conf:
>
> > login stream tcp nowait root /usr/sbin/tcpd
in.rlogind
>
> Yes! It is uncommented. I'm assuming I should comment it out.
> Do I need to reboot the machine, or is there someother command
> that avoids that. Thank you
Hi,
No don't comment it out leave it alone ;-)
No you don't need to reboot you have 2 options
1/ killall -HUP inetd # the signal tells inetd to re read its config
file - IMHO the real way (TM)
2/ /etc/rc.d/init.d/inetd restart # this stops & starts the inetd
service - as done by rebooting but without actually doing the reboot.
Before trying rsh have you tried rlogin?
If rlogin works and you get a password prompt then you are a
$HOME/.rhosts away from working - rlogin then won't prompt for a
password and rsh, rcp etc will then work.
There are several things to try...
1/ The machine you are logging in from must be known to the other
machine (add entry to /etc/hosts - or make the Linux box get at local
DNS/NIS servers - you may need help from your local Guru for this)
2/ It won't work as root unless you remove/comment out the securetty
lines from files in /etc/pam.d - give thought to the security hole
you
have just created and grin if you can live with it ;-)
3/ The /etc/hosts.allow /etc/hosts.deny should be left alone - make
sure
they are empty - bar comments (as they are by default)
4/ Make sure package rsh-server is installed (rpm -qi rsh-server)
oops
assumed RH - see if 'which in.rlogind' finds anything. On RH6.2 this
is
in the rsh-server package. You didn't specify distro ;-(
HTH
Regards
Phil Q
--
Phil Quiney CSIP Demonstrator
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Nortel Networks,
Telephone: +44 (1279) 402363 London Rd, Harlow,
Fax: +44 (1279) 402885 Essex CM17 9NA,
United Kingdom.
"This message may contain information proprietary to Northern
Telecom so any unauthorised disclosure, copying or distribution
of its contents is strictly prohibited."
------------------------------
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Strange Lilo "LI" problems
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 09:47:21 GMT
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi,
I had the same problem...
On a PC with Win and Linux. I installed LILO in the MBR and Norton
antivirus corrupted it ! Same problem, same solution...
fdisk /mbr
Reinstall Linux (update) just to reinstall LILO. It's fast.
Bye
Fabrice
In article <zDh65.8095$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Douglas W. Martin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I've seen the problem before too, although I won't
> pretend to understand the root cause as well as the
> others in this group. In my case, I had installed R.H.
> on a drive and subsequently tried to clone another drive
> to this one. My cloning operation was less than successful
> at clearing the contents of the MBR. Try "fdisk /mbr"
> using a dos bootable floppy and then giving the drive a
> fresh install.
> Hope this helps!
>
> Andrew P. Billyard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > I had a similar problem once before and it was because of the
LBA
in the
> > BIOS. I changed the drive type from LBA to NORMAL in BIOS and
everything
> > worked fine. This may not be the answer, but it worked for me.
> >
> > Neil Koozer wrote:
> >
> > > "LI" means it's loading things from the wrong physical address
on
the
> > > hard drive. The bios (at boot time) is doing something
different
with
> > > sector adresses than what Linux does when it's running. This
is
> > > referred to as a geometry mismatch. The 'linear' option is
designed to
> > > fix this problem, but since you tried that, it must be due to a
strange
> > > logic design in the bios.
> > >
> > > How did you set the CHS geometry in the bios? Did you set the
numbers
> > > themselves or select some mode that resulted in those numbers?
Did you
> > > partition after setting the numbers?
> > >
> > > If the drive itself has LBA capability you can use the nuni
boot
loader,
> > > which does not use the bios. It does not use the concept of
cylinders
> > > or geometry, so the chances are that it would work here. It
can
be
> > > found at ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/boot/loaders
> > >
> > > Neil.
> >
>
>
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.
------------------------------
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Session X (Exceed) et Suse 6.4 - Pb startx
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 09:47:20 GMT
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi all,
I installed Exceed on a PC to open a Xsession.
The problem is that when I type the command 'startx', my Xsession is
executed on my server Linux and not in Exceed...
Is it a parameter, a command or anything else ?
Thank you for your help.
Fabrice
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.
------------------------------
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Strange Lilo "LI" problems
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 09:47:20 GMT
From: "Douglas W. Martin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I've seen the problem before too, although I won't
pretend to understand the root cause as well as the
others in this group. In my case, I had installed R.H.
on a drive and subsequently tried to clone another drive
to this one. My cloning operation was less than successful
at clearing the contents of the MBR. Try "fdisk /mbr"
using a dos bootable floppy and then giving the drive a
fresh install.
Hope this helps!
Andrew P. Billyard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I had a similar problem once before and it was because of the LBA
in the
> BIOS. I changed the drive type from LBA to NORMAL in BIOS and
everything
> worked fine. This may not be the answer, but it worked for me.
>
> Neil Koozer wrote:
>
> > "LI" means it's loading things from the wrong physical address on
the
> > hard drive. The bios (at boot time) is doing something different
with
> > sector adresses than what Linux does when it's running. This is
> > referred to as a geometry mismatch. The 'linear' option is
designed to
> > fix this problem, but since you tried that, it must be due to a
strange
> > logic design in the bios.
> >
> > How did you set the CHS geometry in the bios? Did you set the
numbers
> > themselves or select some mode that resulted in those numbers?
Did you
> > partition after setting the numbers?
> >
> > If the drive itself has LBA capability you can use the nuni boot
loader,
> > which does not use the bios. It does not use the concept of
cylinders
> > or geometry, so the chances are that it would work here. It can
be
> > found at ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/boot/loaders
> >
> > Neil.
>
------------------------------
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: NFS and mounting
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 09:47:21 GMT
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Yes. The Linux CD-ROM is mounted in /mnt/cdrom.
I will try the killall things. After the kill all, do I need to
restart
the daemons?
Taison
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Michael Nadler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Was the Linux CD-ROM mounted in /mnt/cdrom? If not, that could
explain the
> NFS mount error. An fstype problem perhaps?
>
> If it was mounted properly, you might post
your /etc/exports, /etc/fstab
> entries related to the CDROM.
>
> And, if you ever change /etc/exports, you always have to follow
that
with:
>
> killall -HUP rpc.mountd
> killall -HUP rpc.nfsd
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > I have a CD-ROM drive that is part of my Linux box. I want to
install
> > software on my SGI machine using the CD-ROM that is a part of the
Linux
> > box. So I thought I could edit the /etc/exports file and the
hosts.allow
> > file on the Linux box and then edit the fstab file on the SGI.
Well, I
> > did
> > that and I got this error when I tried to mount:
> >
> > # mount -a
> > mount: chum.seas.ucla.edu:/mnt/cdrom server not responding:
Program
not
> > registered
> > NFS version 3 mount failed, trying NFS version 2
> >
> > And it never worked. So I thought I needed to start the daemons.
So
on
> > the
> > Linux box I typed:
> >
> > # rpc.nfsd
> > # rpc.mountd
> >
> > So now when I tried to mount I got this:
> >
> > # mount -a
> > mount: chum.seas.ucla.edu:/mnt/cdrom on /cdrom: Unknown error
> > mount: giving up on:
> > /cdrom
> >
> > Anyone know what might be wrong? I really need this to work since
I
must
> > install the software ASAP.
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > Taison
> >
> > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> > Before you buy.
>
>
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.
------------------------------
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Linux newbie Mandrake 7.1/Win95 HD install problem
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 09:47:21 GMT
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David Efflandt)
On Tue, 27 Jun 2000, John Slaney
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I recently installed Mandrake 7.1, and had a strange problem after
the
>install. I started out with a 30G HD, used MS fdisk to partition it
>into 1 primary (C:) of about 10Gig, 1 extended partition of 9Gig
with
>only one logical drive filling the whole extended partition. These
were
>both formatted with FAT32, and WIN95B was installed on the primary.
The
>D: was functional and visible until I installed Mandrake (custom, 2
>partitions, one root and one swap filling up the rest of the drive).
>For some reason, the 9Gig is still visible in Linux (as a
Windows/FAT32
>drive), but not on Win95. I've tried this twice, with no success.
I
>upgraded the BIOS on the MB (ASUS P5A/B, K6-2/333, 64M) to a recent
one
>(1/2000?). I'm sure this is a shortcoming of Windows, so no need
for
>any propaganda there. ;). I know there was a recent similar post,
but
>he did not detail the solution enough, and his email doesn't work.
MS
>fdisk doesn't seem to understand what the heck is on the rest of the
>disk (other than the primary) and corrupted everything else when I
tried
>to re-create D:. Any suggestions on how to make the 2nd FAT32
visible
>to Windows? I don't have any data on it that I need (yet).
It might help to see the output of Linux fdisk. I have Mandrake 7.0
happily coexisting in the same extended partition as a Win98se D:
drive on
my laptop like this:
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 1 653 5245191 b Win95 FAT32
/dev/hda2 * 654 655 16065 83 Linux /boot LILO
/dev/hda3 656 1099 3566430 f Win95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/hda5 656 872 1743021 83 Linux /
/dev/hda6 873 897 200781 82 Linux swap
/dev/hda7 898 1099 1622533+ b Win95 FAT32
Note: vfat partitions larger than 1024 cyl would be type 'c'.
--
David Efflandt [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.de-srv.com/
http://www.autox.chicago.il.us/ http://www.berniesfloral.net/
http://hammer.prohosting.com/~cgi-wiz/
http://cgi-help.virtualave.net/
------------------------------
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Cannot rsh to linux box
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 09:47:21 GMT
From: Fred Nastos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Quiney, Philip [HAL02:HH00:EXCH] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Fred Nastos wrote:
>>
> No you don't need to reboot you have 2 options
> 1/ killall -HUP inetd # the signal tells inetd to re read its
config
> file - IMHO the real way (TM)
> 2/ /etc/rc.d/init.d/inetd restart # this stops & starts the inetd
> service - as done by rebooting but without actually doing the
reboot.
Thank you. I found the first one referred to a lot on the web, but
not the second method.
> Before trying rsh have you tried rlogin?
Yes, I did try it.
> 4/ Make sure package rsh-server is installed (rpm -qi rsh-server)
oops
> assumed RH - see if 'which in.rlogind' finds anything. On RH6.2
this is
> in the rsh-server package. You didn't specify distro ;-(
Sorry, it is RH6.2, and yes this was the answer. I don't understand
why this wasn't installed in the installation. I'm assuming ssh is
preffered.
------------------------------
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Partitions
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 09:47:20 GMT
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Simon Reye)
On Wed, 28 Jun 2000 15:32:18 +1000, Ewan Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
>
>Simon Reye wrote:
>>
>> On Wed, 28 Jun 2000 12:31:12 +1000, Ewan Edwards
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >
>> >
>> >Simon Reye wrote:
>> >>
< Snip>
>>
>> Oh and that's another thing I forgot to mention. I now have 128Mb
of
>> RAM so does that mean my swap partition should be around 256Mb?
>>
>> Simon
>
>
>Simon, when you are setting up a Linux box, you probably should not
be
>reading any NT books. :->
Yes I know, but I've seen people on this newsgroup generally double
the RAM as a guide to the size of the swap. Is this the general
practice for Linux or not?
Simon
------------------------------
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Cannot rsh to linux box
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 09:47:20 GMT
From: Fred Nastos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
David Efflandt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 28 Jun 2000 04:21:20 GMT, Fred Nastos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> Do you have the following line UNcommented in /etc/inetd.conf:
> login stream tcp nowait root /usr/sbin/tcpd in.rlogind
Yes! It is uncommented. I'm assuming I should comment it out.
Do I need to reboot the machine, or is there someother command
that avoids that. Thank you
------------------------------
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Sharing files
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 09:47:22 GMT
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Colin Watson)
Ed Bras <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I want to work with a team on the same files with the same rights.
What is
>the best way to do this ?
>
>What I do now is: I am the owner and give rights to the group.
Whoever they
>can't use chmod to change user rights to make a file executable, or
when
>they make a new file, I am not able to write into it ?
>
>So would like that the group is the owner and not a user when a file
is
>created in a certain directory. Is something like this possible ?
Try giving the directory the group you want, and setting the
set-group-id bit (g+s) on that directory.
--
Colin Watson
[[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
"Alas, alas poor Willie, we'll hear his voice no more.
What he took for H2O was H2SO4" - Ruthless Rhymes for Heartless
Homes
------------------------------
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: basic networking problem
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 09:47:21 GMT
From: Ujwal Sathyam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
What happens when you run /sbin/ifconfig on the non-working machine?
Does it report the IP address you specified for eth0? Are you using
the
correct driver for the network card. Cheack /etc/conf.modules for a
line
that starts with "alias eth0..."
Have you tried all combinations between the machines? How are you
connecting all the three machines together? Do you have a hub, or are
you using a cross-over cable to connect two machines? If you are
using a
hub, check that you are not accidentally using the uplink port.
Ujwal
In article <8j88b0$8ks$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Neil West"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am trying to configure 3 Linux computers to be networked to each
other.
> Two of the machines are networked. I can ping each from the other.
One
> of
> the machines is not on the network i.e. not pingable. I have been
trying
> to
> ping using ip address. The two machines are setup using these
parameters
> in
> ifcfg-eth0 :
> name: home
> ip address 172.16.1.2
> netmask 255.255.255.0
> broadcase 172.16.1.255
> network 172.16.1.0
>
> name: neil
> ip address 172.16.1.5
> netmask 255.255.255.0
> broadcase 172.16.1.255
> network 172.16.1.0
>
> The computer not on the network is configured as such (in
ifcfg-eth0):
> name: alpha
> ip address 172.16.1.9
> netmask 255.255.255.0
> broadcase 172.16.1.255
> network 172.16.1.0
>
> The network card in the non working machine seems to be working.
The
> light
> on the switch is on and when I ping it blinks. One of the working
> machines
> has a 100 mps card and one has a 10 mps card and both are 3com
(3c509 I
> think). The non working is also a 10 mps 3c509 and I have tried
the
> cards
> from the working machines as well. I have triple checked all of
the
> network
> cables. My question is: If I were to setup a Linux box to be
accessable
> to
> a network, all I need to do in order to ping the other computers is
set
> up
> ifcfg-eth0 correctly. Is this right or am I completely missing the
boat.
> The other machines were set up 2 months ago by me. They are also
running
> samba but the samba service is not started. Please help, I have
put in
> at
> least 19 hours just trying to get this one machine on the network.
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Neil West
>
>
>
>
------------------------------
** FOR YOUR REFERENCE **
The service address, to which questions about the list itself and requests
to be added to or deleted from it should be directed, is:
Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
You can send mail to the entire list (and comp.os.linux.setup) via:
Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Linux may be obtained via one of these FTP sites:
ftp.funet.fi pub/Linux
tsx-11.mit.edu pub/linux
sunsite.unc.edu pub/Linux
End of Linux-Setup Digest
******************************
