Linux-Setup Digest #396, Volume #19 Mon, 14 Aug 00 10:13:11 EDT
Contents:
strange message in the log file... (Andrey Shipsha)
Re: converting win partition to Linux...safely? (Kichi Leung)
Re: INIT: Id "x" respawining too fast: disabled for 5 minutes -- and it (John
Allen)
Re: Default Monitor resolution (Kichi Leung)
Bootable cdrom ("Johan")
Re: Disk compression (Kichi Leung)
Re: Help with BIOS Problem (Eric)
Xm.so.1 library missing (Paul Cantalupo)
Freshly installed FTP service only supports anonymous users ("Jon Davis")
Re: Freshly installed FTP service only supports anonymous users ("george")
Re: Xm.so.1 library missing (Mogens Kjaer)
Re: DHCP config help! (mindglow)
Newbie: Chkconfig conflict with aaa_dir in SUSE 6.2 (Postfix) ("sebastien Grisey")
Re: redhat 6.2 won't boot kernel ("Rex Dieter")
XWindow not found (G. Marsella)
Re: Where is the free Corel Wordperfect 8 for linux ? (Ed Hurst)
Re: gnome is buggy (Ed Hurst)
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From: Andrey Shipsha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: strange message in the log file...
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 12:03:09 +0200
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Could anyone please explain to me what this message means in my secure
log file and what I should do?
pam_console[957]: console tty1 is owned by UID 0
pam_console[957]: console tty1 is a character device
login: LOGIN ON tty1 BY user
I am using RH 6.2. The message began to appear every time I logout/login
after I uninstalled some of the RPM packages which I thought were not in
use like portmapper and some others. Before that I used to have only the
last line in my log file whenever I logout/login.
Unfortunately I didn't save the list of deleted packages...
Is it good or bad news in this message?
Cheers,
Andrey.
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From: Kichi Leung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: converting win partition to Linux...safely?
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 18:32:10 +0800
On Mon, 14 Aug 2000, Peter Bismuti wrote:
>I have a win partition that I'd like to scrap and convert to a
>ext2 filesystem in a safe manner such that, assuming I don't screw up,
>I can leave my linux partitions intact. Can this be done?
>
You could use fdisk (either in dos or linux) to delete the windows partition,
then use linux's fdisk to recreate the partition, assuming that you didn't have
needed data on the win partition.
>Assuming I make it past this step, in order to access this partition
>when booting into Linux do I simply need to add an entry to /etc/fstab
>and/or /etc/mtab?
>
Yup. mount recognizes partitions as soon as they are partitioned and formatted.
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Kichi Leung
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From: John Allen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: INIT: Id "x" respawining too fast: disabled for 5 minutes -- and it
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 11:45:10 +0100
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Dave Brondsema wrote:
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:3B%j5.3166$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > What's in the logs ?
> >
> > /var/log/messages ??
> > Any thing ther about why "x" was dying as soon as it starts ?
>
> gateway xfs: Warning: The directory "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc" does not
> exist
> gateway xfs: Entry deleted from font path
>
The fixed font is in the misc directroy, and X will not start without it.
Re-install X from the rpm, or at least install the RPM that includes the
misc font directory.
Do an rpm -qf /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc to find out what RPM
the directory came from.
> # 5 fonts did this
> gateway xfs: xfs startup succeeded
>
> # also found this
> gateway httpd: httpd: cannot determin local host name
> gateway httpd: Use the ServerName directive to set it manually.
> gateway httpd: httpd startup failed.
>
> any idea where the "ServerName directive" is?
>
> Thanks.
>
> >
> >
> >
> > Dave Brondsema <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> > news:pw%j5.61257$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > >
> > > "K. Posern" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> > > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > > > Hi.
> > > >
> > > > Dave Brondsema wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Now I get the following message after everything boots and starts
> (no
> > > > > problems):
> > > > >
> > > > > INIT: Id "x" respawining too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
> > > >
> > > > something wrong with your /etc/inittab - but can not tell you what
> > exactly
> > > > (perhaps post the inittab-file).
> > >
> > > Here's some:
> > >
> > > # lots of comments
> > >
> > > id:5:initdefault:
> > >
> > > si::sysinit:/etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit
> > >
> > > # stuff that doesn't seem to have any affect
> > >
> > > x:5:respawn:/etc/X11/prefdm -nodaemon
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > > so the windows system will automatically launch after
> > > > > everything boots???
> > > >
> > > > This is done by putting the following two lines in your inittab (or
> > > > correcting an existing initdefault-entry to runlevel 3).
> > > >
> > > > # default runlevel
> > > > id:1:initdefault:
> > > >
> > >
> > > But I want to start at runlevel 5.
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Hope this helped.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Ciao,
> > > >
> > > > Knuth.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
--
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Orbiscom Ltd, Web: http://www.orbiscom.com
3 Sandyford Park, Phone: +353-1-2945111
Sandyford Industrial Estate, Mobile: +353-86-2315986
Dublin 18. Fax: +353-1-2945119
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Dave Brondsema wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
<br><a
href="news:3B%j5.3166$[EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:3B%j5.3166$[EMAIL PROTECTED]</a>...
<br>> What's in the logs ?
<br>>
<br>> /var/log/messages ??
<br>> Any thing ther about why "x" was dying as soon as it starts ?
<p>gateway xfs: Warning: The directory "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc"
does not
<br>exist
<br>gateway xfs:
Entry deleted from font path
<br> </blockquote>
The fixed font is in the misc directroy, and X will not start without it.
<p>Re-install X from the rpm, or at least install the RPM that includes
the
<br>misc font directory.
<p>Do an rpm -qf /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc to find out what RPM
<br>the directory came from.
<blockquote TYPE=CITE># 5 fonts did this
<br>gateway xfs: xfs startup succeeded
<p># also found this
<br>gateway httpd: httpd: cannot determin local host name
<br>gateway httpd: Use the ServerName directive to set it manually.
<br>gateway httpd: httpd startup failed.
<p>any idea where the "ServerName directive" is?
<p>Thanks.
<p>>
<br>>
<br>>
<br>> Dave Brondsema <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
<br>> <a
href="news:pw%j5.61257$[EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:pw%j5.61257$[EMAIL PROTECTED]</a>...
<br>> >
<br>> > "K. Posern" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
<br>> > <a
href="news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]</a>...
<br>> > > Hi.
<br>> > >
<br>> > > Dave Brondsema wrote:
<br>> > >
<br>> > > > Now I get the following message after everything boots and
starts
<br>(no
<br>> > > > problems):
<br>> > > >
<br>> > > > INIT: Id "x" respawining too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
<br>> > >
<br>> > > something wrong with your /etc/inittab - but can not tell you
what
<br>> exactly
<br>> > > (perhaps post the inittab-file).
<br>> >
<br>> > Here's some:
<br>> >
<br>> > # lots of comments
<br>> >
<br>> > id:5:initdefault:
<br>> >
<br>> > si::sysinit:/etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit
<br>> >
<br>> > # stuff that doesn't seem to have any affect
<br>> >
<br>> > x:5:respawn:/etc/X11/prefdm -nodaemon
<br>> >
<br>> >
<br>> > >
<br>> > > > so the windows system will automatically launch after
<br>> > > > everything boots???
<br>> > >
<br>> > > This is done by putting the following two lines in your inittab
(or
<br>> > > correcting an existing initdefault-entry to runlevel 3).
<br>> > >
<br>> > > # default runlevel
<br>> > > id:1:initdefault:
<br>> > >
<br>> >
<br>> > But I want to start at runlevel 5.
<br>> >
<br>> > >
<br>> > > Hope this helped.
<br>> > >
<br>> > >
<br>> > > Ciao,
<br>> > >
<br>> > > Knuth.
<br>> > >
<br>> > >
<br>> >
<br>> >
<br>>
<br>></blockquote>
<pre>--
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John
Allen,
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Orbiscom
Ltd,
Web: <A HREF="http://www.orbiscom.com">http://www.orbiscom.com</A>
3 Sandyford
Park,
Phone: +353-1-2945111
Sandyford Industrial Estate, Mobile:
+353-86-2315986
Dublin
18.
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From: Kichi Leung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Default Monitor resolution
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 18:35:06 +0800
On Mon, 14 Aug 2000, Alfred E. Hawley wrote:
<snip>
>
>The problem is that when the GUI (KDE) starts, the resolution is low and
>the window is larger than the viewport. "CTRL-alt +" fixes that, of
>course. I would like to have it come up in the 800x600 resolution so
>manual intervention is unneccessary.
>
>Is there a way to configure a default resolution during startup? I have
Just use Xconfigurator or (preferably) XF86Setup to change the resolution. (If
you use XF86Setup and it asks you whether "this is a reconfiguration", say no.)
>not seen anything like that in the configuration files. Since I am not
Xconfigurator and XF86Setup are just program front-ends to altering the X setup
files.
>at all familiar with the Unix/Linux way, perhaps I've missed something
>and would appreciate a pointer to helpful info. (I have 2 thick manuals
>on RH Linux. Neither addresses this point!)
I wonder why your manuals don't say a thing on (re-)configuring X....
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Kichi Leung
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From: "Johan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Bootable cdrom
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 12:42:35 +0200
Hello !
Now I boot my Linux-machine with a diskette, But I want to boot it from
cdrom insted. My question is how do I make that cdrom.
I would like to create a (bootable) ISO-file which I then move to my
"cd-burner PC", shall I use the program mkisofs to make that, if so how ?
Thanks
/Johan
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From: Kichi Leung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Disk compression
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 18:41:49 +0800
On Mon, 14 Aug 2000, Rob Sturgess wrote:
>Is there a linux equivalent of DriveSpace for Linux ? My linux hard drive is
>feeling a little cramped....
What I have posted here is from the linux FAQ
(http://www.linuxdoc.org/FAQ/Linux-FAQ/). Go and RTFM....
<begin-faq-quote>
4.3. Does Linux support compressed ext2 file systems?
The ext2compr project provides a kernel patch.
There is also a Web site for the e2compr patches. The code is still
experimental and consists of patches for the 2.0 and 2.1 kernels.
zlibc is a program that allows existing applications to read compressed (GNU
gzip'ed) files as if they were not compressed.
There is also a compressing block device driver, "DouBle," by Jean-Marc
Verbavatz, which can provide on-the-fly disk compression in the kernel. This
driver compresses inodes and directory information as well as files, so any
corruption of the file system is likely to be serious.
<begin-comment> The closest thing to dos/windoze drivespace? <end-comment>
There is also a package called tcx (Transparently Compressed Executables),
which allows you to keep infrequently compressed executables compressed and
only uncompress them temporarily when in use.
<end-faq-quote>
If you want the addresses to each of these programs refer to the linux FAQ.
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Kichi Leung
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From: Eric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.security.firewalls,alt.computer.security
Subject: Re: Help with BIOS Problem
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 13:32:35 +0200
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Mark Dettori wrote:
>
> I know this is not exactly the correct news groups to ask this question
> but I am desperate and hope someone can help. If you can provide the
> name of a better group, that would be great too.
>
> I have AMI BIOS 1.00.04.CS1T. I set up the user password under the BIOS
> setup (F1 at boot). The password was 4275ed. I used the number pad to
> enter this with num lock on. When I enter the password at boot, the 4
> does not show up, ie a password masking * does not show up when I hit
> the 4 on the num pad. It appears to be acting as a backspace. My
> password is not accepted. I tried using the 4 on the horizontal numbers
> on the keyboard and though it takes the character, the password does not
> work. I tried using num lock on and off. My computer will no longer
> boot.
>
> I have another computer similar, and I found that if I go into the BIOS
> password setup, using the 4 on the num pad works and an * is displayed.
> It seems that the BIOS on the initial password setup took the 4 from the
> num pad but does not take the 4 on the boot password prompt. I hope
> there is something I can do to solve this problem. I don't know if my
> computer is now trashed or if I can somehow clear the password or figure
> out how to get the 4 on the num pad to work.
>
> Any help is greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
Have you tried switching keyboards?
Perhaps it's a hardware fault on the keyboard.
Eric
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From: Paul Cantalupo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Xm.so.1 library missing
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 07:55:13 -0400
Hello,
I have Caldera Linux 2.3. I just installed all the rpms from
ftp.calderasystems.com/pub/OpenLinux/updates/2.3/current/ After I
installed the xemacs set of rpms, I noticed that I couldn't run xemacs
due to an error that said "...libXm.so.1 cannot be opened...file
missing."
I have searched my Caldera 2.3 distro CD's and a Corel distro CD but
I
am unable to locate the library file. Does anybody know where I can
get the library file libXm.so.1? Why didn't the Xemacs rpms include
this library if Xemacs needs it to run?
Thank you for your help,
Paul
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From: "Jon Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Freshly installed FTP service only supports anonymous users
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 12:01:40 GMT
I'm not very experienced with Linux, and I recently installed Linux 6.2 from
freesoftware.com on an old 300MHz computer. My problem is I can't get
wu_ftp to authenticate me. If I log in anonymously I can get in fine but if
I use my account or even root, it fails authentication. I tried following
the steps at:
http://www.redhat.com/support/docs/tips/FTP-Setup-Tips/FTP-Setup-Tips.html
... but the problem remains.
Any ideas? Anything else I need to mention?
Thanks,
Jon
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From: "george" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Freshly installed FTP service only supports anonymous users
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 12:28:47 GMT
Look at /etc/ftpaccess and make sure in the class lines local or remore
(whichever is of concern to you) has an entry of "real"
-gc
Jon Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:EcRl5.103930$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I'm not very experienced with Linux, and I recently installed Linux 6.2
from
> freesoftware.com on an old 300MHz computer. My problem is I can't get
> wu_ftp to authenticate me. If I log in anonymously I can get in fine but
if
> I use my account or even root, it fails authentication. I tried following
> the steps at:
> http://www.redhat.com/support/docs/tips/FTP-Setup-Tips/FTP-Setup-Tips.html
> ... but the problem remains.
>
> Any ideas? Anything else I need to mention?
>
> Thanks,
> Jon
>
>
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From: Mogens Kjaer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Xm.so.1 library missing
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 14:38:52 +0200
Paul Cantalupo wrote:
....
> Does anybody know where I can
> get the library file libXm.so.1?
Try installing lesstif.
Mogens
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Gamle Carlsberg Vej 10, DK-2500 Valby, Denmark
Phone: +45 33 27 53 25, Fax: +45 33 27 47 08
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From: mindglow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: DHCP config help!
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 12:39:45 GMT
In article <PILl5.24447$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Michael Johnston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> When I try to start my DHCP, I get this error:
as far as I can tell,
> "No subnet declaration for eth0 (206.117.183.3). Please write a
subnet
> declaration for the network segment to which eth0 is attached"
this is done at the DHCP server.
> Where do I put this declaration and what needs to go into it? Any
help
> would be great.... Thanks!
a DHCP lease offer holds an IP adress _and_ a subnetmask, not just an
IPnumber. to lil me it seems like your ISP made a booboo.
a little
> Mike Johnston
-<mindglow>
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From: "sebastien Grisey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Newbie: Chkconfig conflict with aaa_dir in SUSE 6.2 (Postfix)
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 13:09:48 GMT
Hi,
I'm trying to install Postfix. My release is a Suse 6.2.
Postfix needs the chkconfig packages but chkconfig fiels are in conflict
with aaa_dir package.
I know aaa_dir is a "base" pasckage in SUSE and responsible for the
directory structure of the system...I guess i can't remove it without
messing up the system.
If anyone knows what to do...i thank him !!!!
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From: "Rex Dieter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: redhat 6.2 won't boot kernel
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 08:26:23 -0500
"root" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Eric Harrison wrote:
>
> > i have recently installed RedHat 6.2 on an AMD K6/2 400 machine. I had
to
> > remove both my nic's and my sb live! for it to install. The kernel
would
> > stop loading after the IDE Detection. I tried all diffrent combinations
of
> > slots and cards and nothing seemed to help. i am new to linux and not
sure
> > where to go. I have a 3com 3c509b, Realtek 8039, Creative Graphics
Blaster
> > (Ria TNT) and SB live on a FIC motherboard. Any ideas why it would lock
up?
I had the SAME problem on a machine of mine.
Turns out the machine had an LS-120 floppy, and I had disabled the floppy
interface in the BIOS. The install was hangining attempting to load the
floppy driver.
Re-enabling the floppy interface (despite no real attached floppy) fixed it.
--
Rex Dieter
Computer System Administrator
Mathematics and Statistics
University of Nebraska Lincoln
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From: G. Marsella <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: XWindow not found
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 13:29:43 GMT
I installed Red Hat Linux 6.1 with apparent success on an old Pentium 120
that I have, (that is, I can log in, move around the file system, and
give commands at the command line) but KDE gives all kinds of "XWindow not
found" error messages when it tries to load. The XFree86 and its
accompanying files appear to all be there, but they're not talking to one
another. Am I correct in suspecting that the installation program
incorrectly identified the video card/monitor? What should I check and in
what order? (I'm kind of new to this - this is only the second installation
I've attempted; the first was successful after some fiddling - so English
instead of computerspeak, please.)
Thanks.
Gail Marsella
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From: Ed Hurst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Where is the free Corel Wordperfect 8 for linux ?
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 08:15:33 -0500
justme wrote:
>
> Found piles of links , but all are bad
> Even download.com , which were supposed to be partners with
> Corel....
> I wanted to try out the small (7Mb) personal edition version ,
> which according to the Corel linux page is free.
> Anyone got a good download link ?
Try http://www.tucows.com/ and follow the links to Linux, Downloads,
X11, Office, Word Processors; it's listed last. BTW, it's about 23MB.
Ed
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From: Ed Hurst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: gnome is buggy
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 08:18:47 -0500
Ernie Jamison wrote:
>
> I have finally gotten an XF86Config file written and was able to get Gnome
> to
> start in redhat 6.2, however, after rebooting the machine and starting X
> again
> all appears well but then I start getting all these error messages:
>
> Application "panel" (process 686) has crashed
> due to a fatal error
> (Segmentation fault)
>
> There were many of these, all apparently apps that I ran in the previous
> "good"
> session. Any one know how I can fix this. Gnome never did start.
>
> Ernie
If you know how to run Linux from the console, you can use lynx to
download some upgrades at:
http://rufus.w3.org/linux/RPM/Helix_GNOME_0.2.1_(for_Red_Hat_Linux_6.x).html
and install them via RPM. If these don't work, you have some other
problem.
Ed
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