Linux-Setup Digest #175, Volume #19 Mon, 17 Jul 00 05:13:04 EDT
Contents:
Re: Changing Prompt Color (s. keeling)
Re: pppd trouble... (Veronica Ancheva Gerassimova)
Re: Help! Cron and Samba / Cron and missing directories? ("David ..")
Re: fonts size problem ("David ..")
Re: change login background picture ("David ..")
Re: Changing Prompt Color ("David ..")
Resolution ("WantToKnowPlease")
Re: php3 & php4 with apache problem ("Bart Stuut")
xsm session problems (David Punsalan)
Re: "mv" command problem ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: fonts size problem ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: RPM problem ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: apache_server config (Simon Reye)
Re: change login background picture ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Setting up the CMOS clock.... (Markus Weinkauf)
tar (thierry baertschiger)
Re: apache ??:tools to analyze traffic to a web server ("mikegat")
Very slow Corel Linux OS Delux problem ("Boomer")
Re: Help! Cron and Samba / Cron and missing directories? ("Adam H.")
Installation Error -- signal 11 ("James Hartwick")
Slow network response time ("Thierry")
Re: "mv" command problem (Miguel Rodriguez Penabad)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (s. keeling)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Changing Prompt Color
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 04:47:20 GMT
On Thu, 13 Jul 2000 21:52:23 GMT, Kevin Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> How do I change the color of the prompt when using bash or tcsh? Also,
> how do I get it to display the full path instead of just the current
> directory?
#!/bin/bash
#
# ~/.bash_profile: executed by bash(1) for login shells.
#
[snip]
PS1='($?) \[\033[00;36m\]`pwd`/\[\033[0m\]_ '
export PS1
[snip]
As others have mentioned, there are bash constructs to do the '`pwd`'
part. I just don't like the way they do it.
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From: Veronica Ancheva Gerassimova <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.protocols.ppp
Subject: Re: pppd trouble...
Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 21:51:11 -0700
> ]I used the command line:
> ]pppd /dev/modem 57600 modem crtscts defaultroute noipdefault user myname
> ]debug connect "chat -v '' AT OK ATDT3237000 CONNECT '\d\c' UQ '\c'
>
> Try elimating this and everthing afterwards. first ( as per that web
> page). I suspect that your system wants to use ppp right away, not login
> authentication.
The previous advise I got was, " That message means tht the
far end is sending you ascii characters ( eg a login prompt) almost
always."
> ]ogin: myname word: mypassword nter '\c' address '\c' MTU '\c' . ppp"
> Get rid of all of this (except the final ")
This is the command line which makes pppd stop saying "serial line not 8
bit clean" (the one on the web-page and everithing which doesn't
"eat" all the ascii text which the server sends doesn't).
Doesn't the log-file show that the other end asks straight for login and
password?
I.
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From: "David .." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Help! Cron and Samba / Cron and missing directories?
Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 23:48:13 -0500
"Adam H." wrote:
>
> > Have you tried to restart cron?
>
> I tried restarting the computer. This made no difference...
>
> > /etc/rc.d/init.d/crond restart
>
> Ahah - a problem. (May be linked). When I try to do this, I get
> the error message:
> 'Can't lock /var/run/crond.pid otherpid may be 465: Resource
> temporarily unavailable'.
>
> Would this have anything to do with it? (BTW - I've tried rebooting
> the system, and it still says it can't lok this resource.
Hmmm! try a "rpm -qf /usr/sbin/crond
And also "rpm -q crontab"
If either of them do not show being installed you may need to install
it.
Or if both are installed then possibly try an
"rpm -e --nodeps crontabs vixie-cron"
and then reinstall both of them again.
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From: "David .." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: fonts size problem
Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 23:50:20 -0500
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> i use netscape see newsgroup, but the fonts is very small; can't to read
> it. What can i do now??
>
> i tried change the setting in Preference, but still can't to overcome
> this problem
Edit your "/home/user/.Xdefaults" and add this line to the end of the
file.
Netscape*documentFonts.sizeIncrement: 5
Then in the Netscape menu choose:
"edit/preferences/appearance/fonts"
and set the browser to:
Use my default fonts, overriding document-specified fonts
Be sure to choose the font you wish to use before saving changes.
After making the changes shown above, close and restart Netscape.
You DO NOT need to reboot your system. This is linux.
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From: "David .." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: change login background picture
Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 23:55:53 -0500
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> My Linux is start up with X, so i have graphic login screen, i want
> change the background picture,
> my default background picture is big big redhat logo, can i change to
> another picture??
This is linux you can change anything you like.
Edit /etc/X11/xdm/Xsetup_0
Change the line at the bottom to point to the file you wish to use.
/usr/share/pixmaps/redhat/graphic.you.want.png
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From: "David .." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Changing Prompt Color
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 00:29:25 -0500
"s. keeling" wrote:
>
> On Thu, 13 Jul 2000 21:52:23 GMT, Kevin Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > How do I change the color of the prompt when using bash or tcsh? Also,
> > how do I get it to display the full path instead of just the current
> > directory?
>
> #!/bin/bash
> #
> # ~/.bash_profile: executed by bash(1) for login shells.
> #
> [snip]
> PS1='($?) \[\033[00;36m\]`pwd`/\[\033[0m\]_ '
> export PS1
> [snip]
>
> As others have mentioned, there are bash constructs to do the '`pwd`'
> part. I just don't like the way they do it.
Edit the /etc/bashrc file and Comment out the "PS1=" line and directly
below it places these lines. This will make the root prompt red and the
user prompt yellow
if [ `id -un` = root ]; then
PS1='\[\033[1;31m\]\h:\w\$\[\033[0m\] '
else
PS1='\[\033[1;33m\]\h:\w\$\[\033[0m\] '
fi
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From: "WantToKnowPlease" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Resolution
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 06:49:41 GMT
Hello there
when I was installing (RedHat 6.1) I tested all screen resolution that are
greater than
640x480 they didn't work.!
Can anyone tell me what is going on please?
I am running Windows98 on the same machine and it works fine with all
resolutions
Thanks in advance.
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From: "Bart Stuut" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: php3 & php4 with apache problem
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 06:52:14 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Haisam K. Ido"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I maintain a debian linux system (potato) which has apache (1.3) and
> php4 enabled. The "standard" debian packages were used for installation.
>
> php4 and php3 are activated within in apache; however, php3 scripts are
> not recongnized as php code.
>
> I actually use this in my httpd.conf file:
<<<...>>>
>
> How do I go about activating both?
>
>
By reading the install notes as found in INSTALL, where it says:
...
USING PHP 3 AND PHP 4 AS CONCURRENT APACHE MODULES
Recent operating systems provide the ability to perform versioning and
scoping. This features make it possible to let PHP 3 and PHP 4 run as
concurrent modules in one Apache server.
This feature is known to work on the following platforms:
- Linux with recent binutils (binutils 2.9.1.0.25 tested)
- Solaris 2.5 or better
- FreeBSD (3.2, 4.0 tested)
To enable it, configure PHP 3 and PHP 4 to use APXS (--with-apxs) and the
necessary link extensions (--enable-versioning). Otherwise, all standard
installations instructions apply. For example:
$ ./configure \
--with-apxs=/apache/bin/apxs \
--enable-versioning \
--with-mysql \
--enable-track-vars
If this also works on your platform or if you know a way to do it, please
report it to our bug database at http://bugs.php.net
In other words, do not use RPM's but compile it yourself.
Bart
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From: David Punsalan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: xsm session problems
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 02:08:05 -0500
Hi,
I am using xsm. After I login, the pop-up window that asks what session I
want to start is too big. I can't even read words on the far right or
left. But once I select and start a session, the diplay goes back to the
right size.
Also - I'll adjust my screen size on my monitor during a session, but once
I logout, all the settings are lost and I need to adjust them on my
monitor once again.
Any ideas?
Other than those problems it works great.
Thanks,
David
UT Austin - Department of Chemical Engineering
Tel: (512) 471-4789 Fax: (413) 215-9854
Office: CPE 3.428
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: "mv" command problem
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 07:06:27 GMT
Thank you!!!
:)
so.....your meaning is no other method can fix it, because when i move
some files often see the message, i want to know have any method can no
to see it......
In article <39727c9d$0$8318$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (C.J.) wrote:
> What is happening is that it moved the file, then was unable to set
security
> info (since FAT partitions do not have such.)
>
> In article <8kttcb$t9j$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >i mounted my windows filesystem, i want move some RPM files to my
> >windows directory, when i typed "mv" command have following messages:
> >
> >mv: (preserving ownership for)
> >/mnt/windows/desktop/rpms/XFree86-SVGA-3.3.6-30.i386.rpm: Operation
not
> >permitted.
> >
> >i don't know what's the happen?????
> >
> >
> >
> >Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> >Before you buy.
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: fonts size problem
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 07:14:37 GMT
Thanks
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"David .." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > i use netscape see newsgroup, but the fonts is very small; can't to
read
> > it. What can i do now??
> >
> > i tried change the setting in Preference, but still can't to
overcome
> > this problem
>
> Edit your "/home/user/.Xdefaults" and add this line to the end of
the
> file.
>
> Netscape*documentFonts.sizeIncrement: 5
>
> Then in the Netscape menu choose:
>
> "edit/preferences/appearance/fonts"
>
> and set the browser to:
>
> Use my default fonts, overriding document-specified fonts
>
> Be sure to choose the font you wish to use before saving changes.
>
> After making the changes shown above, close and restart Netscape.
> You DO NOT need to reboot your system. This is linux.
>
> --
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> ID # 123538
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: RPM problem
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 07:09:44 GMT
Thank you
:)
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Prasanth A. Kumar) wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
> > i want try to Upgrade my rpm 3.0.4, but can't to do that, errors
message
> > in the following:
> >
> > only packages with major numbers <=3 are supported by this version
of
> > RPM
> > error: rpm-4.0-0.45.i386.rpm cannot be installed
> >
> > thanks,
> >
> > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> > Before you buy.
>
> If you are getting that from the Red Hat Rawhide packages, i've heard
> those are buggy. Get them instead from ftp.rpm.org.
>
> --
> Prasanth Kumar
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Simon Reye)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy,alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: apache_server config
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 07:22:45 GMT
On Thu, 13 Jul 2000 08:10:17 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>Hello Everyone
>
>i recently installed redhat Linux 6.2 with squid and Apache server ver
>1.3.12.
>From windows Pc i am unable to connect to Apache web server ,it is not
>even showing "It worked". I am wetting error message "403 forbidden you
>dont have permission to access on this server.
>
>I am unable to get connectivity. can anyone help
>
>thanks in advance
>
This is a problem with RH6.2 installation. Somewhere in the config
file is:
<DIRECTORY ~>
...
...
</DICRECTORY>
where it should be
<DIRECTORY ~.ht>
...
...
</DICRECTORY>
Disclaimer: I'm just a newbie and I don't have the config file in
front of me so this is all from memory.
Basically what I think is the intention is that no one from the
outside world can edit .htaccess files but the mistake from Redhat in
effect locked all files.
Simon
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: change login background picture
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 07:18:22 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"David .." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > My Linux is start up with X, so i have graphic login screen, i want
> > change the background picture,
> > my default background picture is big big redhat logo, can i change
to
> > another picture??
>
> This is linux you can change anything you like.
>
> Edit /etc/X11/xdm/Xsetup_0
>
> Change the line at the bottom to point to the file you wish to use.
>
> /usr/share/pixmaps/redhat/graphic.you.want.png
>
> --
> Registered with the Linux Counter. http://counter.li.org
> ID # 123538
>
thanks
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From: Markus Weinkauf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Setting up the CMOS clock....
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 09:55:17 +0000
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
i have just installed suse 6.4 on a Fujitsu liteline notebook,
if i boot i come only until
SETIING UP the CMOS clock ......................
there ist no done , it hangs
if i boot from cd and choose then, boot installed system, all works fine
could anybody help me please ?????
(the paket timezone is installed)
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From: thierry baertschiger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: tar
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 09:53:26 +0200
Hi !!
I 'd like to "tar" my home directory but not all subdirectory (like
excluding for instance /home/myname/directory_to_exlcude but keeping
/home/myname/directory1 and /home/myname/directory2 and all files that
are directly in /home/myname)
How can i do ??
I tried to use stuff like "tar cvf tar_file.tar ` print /home/myname
..... ` " but tar says the argument is too long !!!
so ??
thanks !!
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From: "mikegat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: apache ??:tools to analyze traffic to a web server
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 08:05:32 GMT
try http://www.mrunix.net/webalizer/ i've been using the beta 2.00-12
version and it's been great.
"Israel Alvarez - is at isaka dot net" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in
message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, gLiTcH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>
> If you're willinhg to pay money for this, check out FunnelWeb by Active
> Concepts (www.activeconcepts.com). I find it to be an indispensable tool
> for my clients and myself. If there's an open source solution that comes
> close to the power of FunnelWeb, I'm not aware of it.
>
> However, another option (and one I'm exploring) is to use a combination
> of PHP and custom-written scripts to do this. I've been amazed at the
> amount of information that can be gleaned from even a simple
> custom-written report.
>
> > try httpanalyze
> >
> > doing a search should retrieve the URL
> >
> > "!! Tonnere de Brest" wrote:
> >
> > > I am administrating a web server running apache 1.3 with a lot of
> > > virtual domains. What kind of tools are available to analyze the
> > > traffic? Is it better to have 1 log file for all the virtual domains
or
> > > 1 log file for every domain?
>
> etc...
>
> --
> Israel Alvarez - Propellerhead Without Portfolio
> is at isaka dot net - The amazingly heavy lifeless dog
> "The crimes of eBay are a disgrace to its Pig Latin heritage." -
TheOnion.com
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From: "Boomer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Very slow Corel Linux OS Delux problem
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 04:04:28 -0700
I am running Corel Linux OS Delux.
Corel Linux is powered by Debian Linux distribution
and a set of complimentary tools & utilities from GNU.
Corel Linux OS works great, however it is very, very slow.
Is there some way to make Linux OS faster !!!
Is there some system delays that I can get rid off?
I have standard 150 MHz Pentium System,
with a 13 GB Western Digital drive Harddrive.
48 MB of RAM.
33K Robotics modem( Full modem - not winmodem)
Internet works great.
Thank You
Bob Whitman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
1821 Willoway Circle North
Columbus, Ohio 43220
Tel: 614-538-1597
FAX: 614-538-8187
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From: "Adam H." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Help! Cron and Samba / Cron and missing directories?
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 18:13:22 +1000
> Hmmm! try a "rpm -qf /usr/sbin/crond
> And also "rpm -q crontab"
I'm missing crontab, but not crond. (However, I've got samba
to shutdown and restart with it missing, but still get the errors
with the .daily and .hourly directories).
I guess this is the answer. Thanks a million for all your help!
Regards
Adam
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From: "James Hartwick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Installation Error -- signal 11
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 08:58:05 GMT
"exited abnormally -- received signal 11"
I have been trying to install Redhat6.2 from a release CDRom onto my old 486
for two days... I continually get this error at different times during the
installation process. Usually when the install is copying to the Hard
Drive.
I do have LBA enabled from Bias, and I know that the partitions are not too
big for my ancient Bios to recognize...
I took the harddrive out of the 486 at one point and used my p3 to install
Linux onto it. No problem, worked like a charm the first time... so I know
the problem isn't with my CD or the hard drive... The problem was that when
I plunked the HD back into the 486 expecting the installation to be
finished, the kernel "Panicked" because it had been compiled for a Pentium+
machine... and I don't have the expertise to know how to get around that...
My best guess now is that I have some faulty hardware in the 486, but this
is odd because everything was running fine (albeit slowly) under win98.
This is the only scenario that accounts for the randomness of the
failures... well... in my limited knowledge of this os.
If someone could shed some light on what a "signal 11" is, or perhaps point
me to a website that has a list of error signals that would be fantastic...
OR if someone could tell me how to change my kernel so that it is not
optimized for a Pentium+ when compiled on my Pentium+ machine, that would be
almost as good (assuming there are no other problems with doing that which I
haven't foreseen).
Thanks in advance... if I can provide any more information in any area,
please just ask :)
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From: "Thierry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Slow network response time
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 11:01:11 +0200
On a RH6.1 machine with 3 network cards (2 3com509 and 1 NE-2000), network
performance become verrrrryyy slow on 2 of them (the 3Com and the NE) so
that I have to reboot the server.
The logs don't say anything.
Where should I check then ? Or what would be best than rebooting the server
?
Thanks,
Thierry.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Miguel Rodriguez Penabad)
Subject: Re: "mv" command problem
Date: 17 Jul 2000 11:49:13 GMT
If you don't want to see the warnings, add "quiet" to the
options for the windows partition in /etc/fstab
Regards,
Miguel
In article <8kub9c$6fm$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>Thank you!!!
>:)
>so.....your meaning is no other method can fix it, because when i move
>some files often see the message, i want to know have any method can no
>to see it......
>
>In article <39727c9d$0$8318$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (C.J.) wrote:
>> What is happening is that it moved the file, then was unable to set
>security
>> info (since FAT partitions do not have such.)
>>
>> In article <8kttcb$t9j$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>> >i mounted my windows filesystem, i want move some RPM files to my
>> >windows directory, when i typed "mv" command have following messages:
>> >
>> >mv: (preserving ownership for)
>> >/mnt/windows/desktop/rpms/XFree86-SVGA-3.3.6-30.i386.rpm: Operation
>not
>> >permitted.
>> >
>> >i don't know what's the happen?????
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
>> >Before you buy.
>>
>
>
>Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
>Before you buy.
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Facultade de Inform�tica Universidade da Coru�a (Spain)
Debian 2.1 [2.2.13] Usuario Linux 124962
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