Linux-Setup Digest #160, Volume #19 Fri, 14 Jul 00 22:13:08 EDT
Contents:
Mysterious pam_rhosts_auth problem ("Arild Jensen")
Re: PAM ("Arild Jensen")
need printer install help (oneal nichols)
Re: lucent winmodem in laptop (D G)
Re: PAM (Hal Burgiss)
Re: Redhat 6.2 IDE TAPE DRIVE please help (bullwinkle)
Re: ipchains ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
newbie question - no sound ("Jeff Hummer")
Re: Intellimouse/Dell won't work (PixelDust)
Can't make NICs work ("db0004")
Re: Please help me configure the Microsoft IntelliMouse in XF86Setup (PixelDust)
Re: ipchains (Bit Twister)
Re: need printer install help (Robert Krawitz)
Re: linux/errno.h: No such file or directory (kernel compile error) ("Clyde Spencer")
How to boot from CD-ROM? ("PasirRis")
Re: lucent winmodem in laptop (Zebee Johnstone)
Re: linux/errno.h: No such file or directory (kernel compile error) (John Hovell)
Which package is most easily supported? ("Gary L. Elinoff")
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From: "Arild Jensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Mysterious pam_rhosts_auth problem
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.security
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 17:14:47 -0800
Hi, all.
I'm running Red Hat 6.1, and up until a week ago, our CVS service, which
uses rsh, was working fine. I'm not quite sure why, but Monday this week
the pam_rhosts_auth failed continuously except for the user "admin".
Needless to say, I've spent this week reading up on, and checking my PAM
settings, as well as anything obvious (checked ownership and permissions
of .rhosts files, nothing changed in the /etc/pam.d/ directory, changed
all entries in the .rhosts files to IP based, used the shadow utilities
pwck and grpck to check the user/pw database, etc.). The following was my
original /etc/pam.d/rsh:
#%PAM-1.0
auth required /lib/security/pam_rhosts_auth.so
auth required /lib/security/pam_nologin.so
account required /lib/security/pam_pwdb.so
session required /lib/security/pam_pwdb.so
After running in promiscuous mode for a while (I know, not good), I found
out the following setup works:
#%PAM-1.0
auth required /lib/security/pam_nologin.so
auth sufficient /lib/security/pam_rhosts_auth.so
account required /lib/security/pam_pwdb.so
session required /lib/security/pam_pwdb.so
I only got to know PAM in detail this week, and although I read up a fair
bit, I'm still a beginner, and very curious what the heck happened.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance!
-Arild Jensen
System Administrator
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Arild Jensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: PAM
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 17:17:50 -0800
In article <8fousv$5ra$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "H�kan"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have found these files to. I do not have any man pages for pam. What
> does these cryptical *.so files do? Is there no tutorial on PAM?
/usr/doc/pam*
-AJ
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From: oneal nichols <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: need printer install help
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 23:47:57 GMT
I don't know what or wher to install my printer. I got Red Hat running
and I'm working on getting my resolution better, but am not doing well
trying to get the printer going. Any help appreciated
Oneal
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From: D G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: lucent winmodem in laptop
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 17:16:02 -0700
Zebee Johnstone wrote:
>
> In comp.os.linux.setup on Fri, 14 Jul 2000 11:57:17 -0700
> D G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >I went through quite a few reboots before finally getting it to work.
> >The key for me was getting the IRQ to show up at 'cat /proc/pci' under
> >the Lucent Winmodem entry (I think IRQ5). You might also try clearing
> >the IRQ plug-n-play settings in the BIOS setup.
> >
>
> Hmm.. what causes something to show up in cat /proc/pci?
It should be detected by the kernel at boot time.
>
> I installed that file that has the Lucent names for PCI a while back
> (long enough ago that I can't recall the name or where) so I'd expect
> something to show up. Butr I can't work out if any of these are a
> modem or not.
>
> If it doesn't show up here, I presume that means it's not being seen
> at all by the Linux PCI handlers?
>
> PCI devices found:
[list snipped]
I don't see it in there. When I get home, I'll try and post my output.
In the meantime, maybe physically switching the modem to another PCI
slot will help.
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DG
e-mail is: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
(remove the Z's--they're what I do when I read SPAM!)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Hal Burgiss)
Subject: Re: PAM
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2000 00:23:18 GMT
On Fri, 14 Jul 2000 17:17:50 -0800, Arild Jensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>In article <8fousv$5ra$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "H�kan"
><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> I have found these files to. I do not have any man pages for pam. What
>> does these cryptical *.so files do? Is there no tutorial on PAM?
>
>/usr/doc/pam*
Also:
[hal@feenix hal]$ apropos pam
pam_console (8) - control permissions for users at the system console
pam_xauth (8) - forward xauth keys between users
userhelper (8) - A helper interface to pam
(redhat)
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From: bullwinkle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Redhat 6.2 IDE TAPE DRIVE please help
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2000 00:30:05 GMT
Elijah Savage wrote:
>
>
> I am in desperate need of help on installing a ide tape drive under 6.2.
> I have just did a fresh install to 6.2 redhat and during boot and in
> dmesg I see that it recognizes the drive even recognizes the type hp 5
> gig. This is the only ide device in this system. Long story of why ide
> tape with an all scsi system but to make it short it was brand new and
> free with 3 tapes. When I try to use the tar command it gives me I/O
> errors. Can someone please help me out or point me to some good docs.
> And I have looked at ftape but that is for floppy drives. There has to
> be someone out there using ide tape drives under linux. PLEASE HELP.
> Thank you
>
>
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Try the command "mt -f /dev/nht0 reten". If you have ide support, that
should cause the tape drive to retension the tape. If that works, the
command "tar -cfzM /dev/nht0 /which-ever-files/to-backup should write
/which-ever-files/to-backup to the tape in gzip format. /dev/nht0 is for a
non-rewinding device, /dev/ht0 is for a rewinding device.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: ipchains
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2000 00:59:14 GMT
You should try the fbuilder products from InnerTek Software
(www.innertek.com). They have a free product called fBuilder Lite that
does a great job of creating your firewall and if you want more control
they have a pay version called 'Plus'. You should check it out and good
luck!
-ALM
In article <8kibi9$n93$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Jeff D. Hamann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I would like to set up a firewall on my linux box and I'm a little
confused
> regarding the use of ipchains, is there a better explaination of
firewalls
> and using ipchains somewhere?
>
>
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From: "Jeff Hummer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: newbie question - no sound
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2000 01:10:50 GMT
I've just installed Gentus Linux 6.2 last night (I'm a total Linux newbie).
There's no sound at all. According to the friend that helped me install, my
sound card isn't supported by this distribution. It's a Soundblaster Live!
256 on an Abit BE6-2 motherboard. Would anyone happen to know where I can
find drivers for this card, or ideas on how to get around this problem?
Thanks in advance
Jeff
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Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 21:06:40 -0400
From: PixelDust <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Intellimouse/Dell won't work
Nathaniel:
I just got my Intellimouse wheel to work, and I have a Dell, too (XPS
R400). Is your current mouse the PS/2 mouse? I was a bit confused by the
message whether you were using the serial mouse or the PS/2 right now. I'm
using Mandrake 7.0.
Here's what I did:
As root, edit your XF86Config Pointer section as follows:
Change Protocol to "IMPS/2"
Add these lines after that:
ZAxisMapping 4 5
Buttons 5
Make sure you add "Buttons 5" because it wouldn't work until I did that.
Also, near the end of the Pointer section, put a # mark beside
Emulate3Buttons and Emulate3Timeout and ChordMiddle.
This is the exact entry from my config file:
Section "Pointer"
Protocol "IMPS/2" (it was "PS/2" before)
Device "/dev/mouse"
ZAxisMapping 4 5
Buttons 5
<snip>
Good luck!
Sincerely,
PixelDust
Nathaniel Gray wrote:
> I'm at the end of my rope. My bloody PS/2 Intellimouse won't work with
> Red Hat 6.2 on my Dell XPS 350. I've tried setting the protocol in
> XF86Config to ps2, imps2, microsoft, etc. without luck. All that
> happens is my serial mouse (an old logitech 2-button that I can't wait
> to toss) freaks out. This led me to believe that the device was set
> incorrectly (the signals from the serial mouse shouldn't be reaching the
> PS/2 port). So I tried changing the device from /dev/ttyS0 to
> /dev/psaux, which did nothing for my mouse and disabled my keyboard.
>
> If anybody can help, please CC me a copy of your response by e-mail. I
> will be forever grateful.
>
> Thanks,
> +--+
> Nathaniel Gray
> California Institute of Technology
> Computation and Neural Systems
> +--+
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From: "db0004" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Can't make NICs work
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2000 01:21:16 GMT
I'm trying to set up my RH 6.2 Linux box to use two 3com905B network cards
to connect to the internet through Road Runner and, respectively, to talk
to the LAN.
I read the how-tos on this but the support is limited. I think I have a
hardware conflict (two devices on IRQ 5) but I do not know how to resolve
this so any help will be appreciated.
This is my configuration:
DEVICE="eth0"
IPADDR="192.168.0.10"
NETMASK="255.255.255.0"
ONBOOT="yes"
BOOTPROTO="none"
IPXNETNUM_802_2=""
IPXPRIMARY_802_2="no"
IPXACTIVE_802_2="no"
IPXNETNUM_802_3=""
IPXPRIMARY_802_3="no"
IPXACTIVE_802_3="no"
IPXNETNUM_ETHERII=""
IPXPRIMARY_ETHERII="no"
IPXACTIVE_ETHERII="no"
IPXNETNUM_SNAP=""
IPXPRIMARY_SNAP="no"
IPXACTIVE_SNAP="no"
DEVICE="eth1"
IPADDR=""
NETMASK=""
ONBOOT="yes"
BOOTPROTO="dhcp"
IPXNETNUM_802_2=""
IPXPRIMARY_802_2="no"
IPXACTIVE_802_2="no"
IPXNETNUM_802_3=""
IPXPRIMARY_802_3="no"
IPXACTIVE_802_3="no"
IPXNETNUM_ETHERII=""
IPXPRIMARY_ETHERII="no"
IPXACTIVE_ETHERII="no"
IPXNETNUM_SNAP=""
IPXPRIMARY_SNAP="no"
IPXACTIVE_SNAP="no"
12 /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts % ifconfig -a
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:50:DA:20:D9:46
inet addr:192.168.0.10 Bcast:192.168.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:2 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:1 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:100
Interrupt:10 Base address:0x7000
eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:00:00:00:00:00
BROADCAST RUNNING MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:100
Interrupt:5 Base address:0x7400
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:3924 Metric:1
RX packets:18 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:18 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
10 /etc % v conf.modules
alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc
alias eth0 3c90x
alias sound-slot-0 cs4232
options sound dmabuf=1
alias midi opl3
options opl3 io=0x388
options cs4232 io=0x534 irq=5 dma=1 dma2=0 mpuio=0x330 mpuirq=9
alias eth1 3c90x
This is the boot message...
Jul 13 19:17:01 local network: Bringing up interface eth0 succeeded
Jul 13 19:17:01 local if: Determining IP information for eth1...
Jul 13 19:17:01 local if: Operation failed.
Jul 13 19:17:01 local if: failed.
Jul 13 19:17:01 local network: Bringing up interface eth1 failed
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Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 21:22:12 -0400
From: PixelDust <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Please help me configure the Microsoft IntelliMouse in XF86Setup
James,
1. It depends on what type of Intellimouse you have. If you have the
PS/2 with the wheel, use Protocol "IMPS/2"
2. On my system, when I set up Linux, it set my mouse device to be
/dev/mouse. I'm not sure what yours would be - I'm a newbie.
3. For an Intellimouse with the scroll wheel, add these lines beneath the
Device line in the Pointer section:
ZAxisMapping 4 5
Buttons 5
4. No - comment out Emulate3Buttons with a # mark. I also commented out
Emulate3Timeout and ChordMiddle.
5. I didn't have a baud rate, resolution, or sample rate listed on mine,
and it works fine.
6. Comment out the Emulate3Timeout.
HTH,
PixelDust
James wrote:
> Could you help me chose the proper parameters? Just can't seem to get
> the mouse working by myself.
> Should the protocol be Microsoft, IntelliMouse of PS/2?
> Is the Mouse Device /dev/psaux or another file?
> Since the mouse has 2 buttons and a wheel, should I chose 3 buttons?
> (there is no 2 button options).
> Do I set Emulate3Buttons?
> What should the baud rate be?
> What should the resolution be?
> What should the sample rate be?
> What should the number under Emulate3Timeout be?
> Thanks
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bit Twister)
Subject: Re: ipchains
Reply-To: This_news_group.invalid
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2000 01:34:23 GMT
This built me a tight ipchain firewall rule set
http://linux-firewall-tools.com/linux/firewall/index.html
I used DENY, hardcoded external addresses, logged everything.
As part of the instruction and if you read the script, it will
give several suggestions as to where you install the firewall
and turn on IP Masquerading.
You might want to read Armoring Linux
http://www.enteract.com/~lspitz/linux.html
and http://www.securityportal.com/lskb/articles/
and http://www.securityportal.com/lasg/
and http://www.cert.org/advisories/
On Wed, 12 Jul 2000 10:57:32 -0700, Jeff D. Hamann
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I would like to set up a firewall on my linux box and I'm a little confused
>regarding the use of ipchains, is there a better explaination of firewalls
>and using ipchains somewhere?
>
>
>
>
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From: Robert Krawitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: need printer install help
Date: 14 Jul 2000 21:42:52 -0400
oneal nichols <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I don't know what or wher to install my printer. I got Red Hat running
> and I'm working on getting my resolution better, but am not doing well
> trying to get the printer going. Any help appreciated
What kind of printer?
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From: "Clyde Spencer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: linux/errno.h: No such file or directory (kernel compile error)
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 18:45:50 -0700
Jes�s M. NAVARRO wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
<snip>
>Yep, I know this: RH guys have forgotten two symlinks; the first one is
>this you are refering to. Please take a look at your /usr/include and
>the /include under the kernel source code. You will see there's no
>'bits' subdir under /usr/include, but that it exists under the source
>code /include, so you need a symlink named /usr/include/bits pointing to
>the 'bits' directory under source code. Next, if you try to compile you
>will have the same kind of error regarding some
>.../include/asm/whatsoever (which I can't recall from top of my mind).
>Again, you will see there's no .../asm directory under /usr/include, but
>that it does exist under your source code includes (indeed it will be a
>symlink pointing to your architecture asm headers, probably something
>like i386asm. Once again you need to create the 'asm' symlink to your
>/usr/includes and everything will go just OK.
>
Jesus,
Not surprisingly, I have exactly the same Error 1 problem when trying to
"make bzdisk." Could you be a bit more specific on exactly how to create
the missing links?
Thank You,
Clyde Spencer
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From: "PasirRis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: How to boot from CD-ROM?
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2000 09:48:54 +0800
OS: Redhat 6.0
Linux partition: /dev/hda7
During the installation process, I chose to create a boot disk rather than
(putting the kernel?) to the harddisk.
My CD-ROM is bootable. I thought I can boot (in fact, that have the 'boot:"
command line when startup) from the CD-ROM and then load from my harddisk
partition. It seems not the case. But is it possible to boot from CD-ROM,
rather than from the floppy?
what's the command to create one more boot disk (1.44m)?
thanks.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Zebee Johnstone)
Subject: Re: lucent winmodem in laptop
Date: 15 Jul 2000 01:18:01 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In comp.os.linux.setup on Fri, 14 Jul 2000 17:16:02 -0700
D G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>I don't see it in there. When I get home, I'll try and post my output.
>In the meantime, maybe physically switching the modem to another PCI
>slot will help.
>
*grin* check the subject line.
Laptops aren't that easy to switch things about in!
Zebee
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From: John Hovell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: linux/errno.h: No such file or directory (kernel compile error)
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2000 02:05:52 GMT
I am still working to solve this problem. I have found quite a number of other
people on other NG's with the same problem.
I can't believe its not an FAQ on RH's site... there is no mention of it
whatsoever.
Jesus says that there should be two links. I _do_ have a /usr/include/bits
directory, but this might just be the other way around. I tried to create a few
links, but I think they were wrong... because it still failed.
I did find this (from linux.sources.kernel): (he's wrong about the README
though -- it isn't there and he admits that later in the post)
<<You didn't read the README at the top level of /usr/src/linux-2.2.16, did you?
Every kernel tree I have seen had an explicit intruction to create a few
symbolic
links from /usr/include to inside the source tree, and one of them is
ln -sf /usr/src/linux/include/linux /usr/include/linux
Anyway, that's your solution. By the way, RedHat's way of putting the kernel is
not really too widely adopted - the conventional practice is to put the kernel
tree at /usr/src/linux ; in any case, /usr/src/linux should be either the real
location or a symbolic link to the actual location (in your case,
/usr/src/linux-2.2.16). Your problem might very possibly be cured (and probably
recommendably so) by "ln -sf /usr/src/linux-2.2.16 /usr/src/linux" , as that's
where most compilation expect where the kernel is.>>
I don't think this is right though.
Anyone got more ideas help??
Cheers,
John
Clyde Spencer wrote:
> Jes�s M. NAVARRO wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> <snip>
> >Yep, I know this: RH guys have forgotten two symlinks; the first one is
> >this you are refering to. Please take a look at your /usr/include and
> >the /include under the kernel source code. You will see there's no
> >'bits' subdir under /usr/include, but that it exists under the source
> >code /include, so you need a symlink named /usr/include/bits pointing to
> >the 'bits' directory under source code. Next, if you try to compile you
> >will have the same kind of error regarding some
> >.../include/asm/whatsoever (which I can't recall from top of my mind).
> >Again, you will see there's no .../asm directory under /usr/include, but
> >that it does exist under your source code includes (indeed it will be a
> >symlink pointing to your architecture asm headers, probably something
> >like i386asm. Once again you need to create the 'asm' symlink to your
> >/usr/includes and everything will go just OK.
> >
> Jesus,
> Not surprisingly, I have exactly the same Error 1 problem when trying to
> "make bzdisk." Could you be a bit more specific on exactly how to create
> the missing links?
> Thank You,
> Clyde Spencer
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From: "Gary L. Elinoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Which package is most easily supported?
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 22:02:50 -0400
I just installed LINUX, and I'm running into the typical newbie problems
and issues. When I email my vendor for help, I don't get any answers, so
I guess I'm on my own, except for groups like this. My question is,
which commercially available LINUX is the most popular, the most easy to
get help with from forums such as comp.os.linux.setup?
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