Linux-Setup Digest #713, Volume #19              Wed, 27 Sep 00 18:13:09 EDT

Contents:
  Re: ftp still login incorrect ("John Hall")
  Redhat 6.1 Rescue Error (Nitin Mule)
  Re: Physical vs logical partitions - inherent superiority? (John)
  Re: newbie, problem launching gnome, installing lilo ("Matt Burton")
  NVIDIA GeForce 2MX ("Simon Tatum")
  Re: Can I install Linux (COL) into a Logical partition? (John)
  monitor problem in gnome ("Matt Burton")
  Re: kernel upgrade how to? (John)
  Redhat6.1 -> Mandrake7.1 conversion? (Chris)
  Re: newbie, problem launching gnome, installing lilo (George Shapovalov)
  Re: error in loading shared libraries: libXmu.so.6: cannot open shared object (Sven 
Mascheck)
  Re: Red Hat 6.2 security and stability? (Jonathan)
  Re: how to unzip the file *.tar.bz2 ("qiuyang")

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From: "John Hall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: ftp still login incorrect
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 20:58:15 GMT

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If the user is root there is another mechanism which keeps you from =
logging in via simple services. I don't know the way to disable that off =
the top of my head but you can just create a normal user that does _not_ =
have root access [does not belong to group root] and they can get in =
just fine. You can also telnet in with that user then use "su" to become =
root.

  "Jimmy HSIEH" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message =
news:8qsi93$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
  My ftp server has same problem. and I don't know how to fix it too.
  but I create new user on system, the new user can login ftp correctly.
  It's RH6.1 on my server.
    "Sharon Wang" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> =
=E6=92=B0=E5=AF=AB=E6=96=BC=E9=83=B5=E4=BB=B6 =
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
    I've been struggling with this ftp login failure problem for=20
    a month and still no clue.  Here is the symptom:  I login=20
    as a regular user with login password and always get the=20
    following=20
    Connected to host.domain=20
    220 host.domain FTP server (Version wu-2.5.0(1) Tue Sep 21 16:48:12 =
EDT 1999) ready.=20
    Name (host:me): me=20
    331 Password required for me.=20
    Password:=20
    530 Login incorrect.=20
    Login failed.=20
    ftp> quit=20

    I thought the problem might be because /etc/shadow was missing=20
    in my initial installation of RedHat 6.1 and ftpd (or in.ftpd)=20
    needs to check this file, so I created /etc/shadow using pwconv.=20
    It didn't solve the problem.  Then I checked /dev/tty, the mode=20
    is 666, fine.  In /var/log/message and secure, it logged=20
    ftpd[_number_]: cmd failed, nothing more than that.  So I am=20
    speculating that ftpd somehow failed to get the password=20
    correct for any given user.  What else could possibly be wrong?=20

    Thanks.=20

    _______________=20
    P.S.: the /etc/ftpaccess and /etc/ftpusers=20

    # in /etc/ftpaccess=20
    loginfails 2=20
    class   local   real,guest,anonymous *.domain 0.0.0.0=20
    class   remote  real,guest,anonymous *=20
    limit   local   20  Any                 /etc/msgs/msg.toomany=20
    limit   remote  100 SaSu|Any1800-0600   /etc/msgs/msg.toomany=20
    limit   remote  60  Any                 /etc/msgs/msg.toomany=20
    readme  README*    login=20
    readme  README*    cwd=3D*=20
    message /welcome.msg            login=20
    message .message                cwd=3D*=20
    compress        yes             local remote=20
    tar             yes             local remote=20
    private         yes=20
    passwd-check    rfc822  warn=20
    log commands real=20
    log transfers anonymous,real inbound,outbound=20
    shutdown /etc/shutmsg=20
    delete          no      guest,anonymous         # delete permission? =

    overwrite       no      guest,anonymous         # overwrite =
permission?=20
    rename   no  guest,anonymous   # rename permission?=20
    chmod           no      anonymous               # chmod permission?=20
    umask           no      anonymous               # umask permission?=20
    upload  /home/ftp  *             no=20
    upload  /home/ftp  /incoming     yes     root    daemon  0600 dirs=20
    upload  /home/ftp  /bin          no=20
    upload  /home/ftp  /etc          no=20
    alias   inc:    /incoming=20
    cdpath  /incoming=20
    cdpath  /pub=20
    cdpath  /=20
    path-filter  anonymous  /etc/pathmsg  ^[-A-Za-z0-9_\.]*$  ^\.  ^-=20
    path-filter  guest      /etc/pathmsg  ^[-A-Za-z0-9_\.]*$  ^\.  ^-=20
    guestgroup ftponly=20
    email user@hostname=20

    # in /etc/ftpuser=20
    root=20
    uucp=20
    news=20
     =20
     =20
     =20


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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>If the user is root there is another =
mechanism=20
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way to=20
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user that=20
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get in=20
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style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: =
0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px">
  <DIV>"Jimmy HSIEH" &lt;<A=20
  href=3D"mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]">[EMAIL PROTECTED]</A>&gt; =
wrote in=20
  message <A=20
  =
href=3D"news:8qsi93$[EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:8qsi93$[EMAIL PROTECTED]=
net</A>...</DIV>
  <DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New">My ftp server has same problem. and I =
don't know=20
  how to fix it too.</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New">but I create new user on system, the =
new user=20
  can login ftp correctly.</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New">It's RH6.1 on my =
server.</FONT></DIV></DIV>
  <BLOCKQUOTE=20
  style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; =
MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px">
    <DIV>"Sharon Wang" &lt;<A=20
    href=3D"mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]">[EMAIL PROTECTED]</A>&gt; =
=E6=92=B0=E5=AF=AB=E6=96=BC=E9=83=B5=E4=BB=B6 <A=20
    =
href=3D"news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:39D18672.6B755F99@juli=
an.uwo.ca</A>...</DIV><TT>I've=20
    been <FONT face=3DArial>struggling</FONT> with this ftp login =
failure problem=20
    for</TT> <BR><TT>a month and still no clue.&nbsp; Here is the =
symptom:&nbsp;=20
    I login</TT> <BR><TT>as a regular user with login password and =
always get=20
    the</TT> <BR><TT>following</TT><TT></TT>=20
    <P><TT>Connected to host.domain</TT> <BR><TT>220 host.domain FTP =
server=20
    (Version wu-2.5.0(1) Tue Sep 21 16:48:12 EDT 1999) ready.</TT> =
<BR><TT>Name=20
    (host:me): me</TT> <BR><TT>331 Password required for me.</TT>=20
    <BR><TT>Password:</TT> <BR><TT>530 Login incorrect.</TT> =
<BR><TT>Login=20
    failed.</TT> <BR><TT>ftp&gt; quit</TT><TT></TT>=20
    <P><TT>I thought the problem might be because /etc/shadow was =
missing</TT>=20
    <BR><TT>in my initial installation of RedHat 6.1 and ftpd (or =
in.ftpd)</TT>=20
    <BR><TT>needs to check this file, so I created /etc/shadow using=20
    pwconv.</TT> <BR><TT>It didn't solve the problem.&nbsp; Then I =
checked=20
    /dev/tty, the mode</TT> <BR><TT>is 666, fine.&nbsp; In =
/var/log/message and=20
    secure, it logged</TT> <BR><TT>ftpd[_number_]: cmd failed, nothing =
more than=20
    that.&nbsp; So I am</TT> <BR><TT>speculating that ftpd somehow =
failed to get=20
    the password</TT> <BR><TT>correct for any given user.&nbsp; What =
else could=20
    possibly be wrong?</TT><TT></TT>=20
    <P><TT>Thanks.</TT><TT></TT>=20
    <P><TT>_______________</TT> <BR><TT>P.S.: the /etc/ftpaccess and=20
    /etc/ftpusers</TT><TT></TT>=20
    <P><TT># in /etc/ftpaccess</TT> <BR><TT>loginfails 2</TT>=20
    <BR><TT>class&nbsp;&nbsp; local&nbsp;&nbsp; real,guest,anonymous =
*.domain=20
    0.0.0.0</TT> <BR><TT>class&nbsp;&nbsp; remote&nbsp; =
real,guest,anonymous=20
    *</TT> <BR><TT>limit&nbsp;&nbsp; local&nbsp;&nbsp; 20&nbsp;=20
    =
Any&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs=
p;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
    /etc/msgs/msg.toomany</TT> <BR><TT>limit&nbsp;&nbsp; remote&nbsp; =
100=20
    SaSu|Any1800-0600&nbsp;&nbsp; /etc/msgs/msg.toomany</TT>=20
    <BR><TT>limit&nbsp;&nbsp; remote&nbsp; 60&nbsp;=20
    =
Any&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs=
p;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
    /etc/msgs/msg.toomany</TT> <BR><TT>readme&nbsp; =
README*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
    login</TT> <BR><TT>readme&nbsp; README*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
cwd=3D*</TT>=20
    <BR><TT>message=20
    =
/welcome.msg&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&=
nbsp;=20
    login</TT> <BR><TT>message=20
    =
.message&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp=
;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
    cwd=3D*</TT> =
<BR><TT>compress&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
    =
yes&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs=
p;=20
    local remote</TT>=20
    =
<BR><TT>tar&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n=
bsp;&nbsp;=20
    =
yes&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs=
p;=20
    local remote</TT>=20
    <BR><TT>private&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
yes</TT>=20
    <BR><TT>passwd-check&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; rfc822&nbsp; warn</TT> =
<BR><TT>log=20
    commands real</TT> <BR><TT>log transfers anonymous,real=20
    inbound,outbound</TT> <BR><TT>shutdown /etc/shutmsg</TT>=20
    <BR><TT>delete&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =

    no&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
    guest,anonymous&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; # =
delete=20
    permission?</TT> =
<BR><TT>overwrite&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
    no&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
    guest,anonymous&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; # =
overwrite=20
    permission?</TT> <BR><TT>rename&nbsp;&nbsp; no&nbsp;=20
    guest,anonymous&nbsp;&nbsp; # rename permission?</TT>=20
    =
<BR><TT>chmod&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=
=20
    no&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
    =
anonymous&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs=
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    # chmod permission?</TT>=20
    =
<BR><TT>umask&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=
=20
    no&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
    =
anonymous&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs=
p;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
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    =
*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=
=20
    no</TT> <BR><TT>upload&nbsp; /home/ftp&nbsp;=20
    /incoming&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; yes&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
    root&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; daemon&nbsp; 0600 dirs</TT> =
<BR><TT>upload&nbsp;=20
    /home/ftp&nbsp; =
/bin&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
    no</TT> <BR><TT>upload&nbsp; /home/ftp&nbsp;=20
    /etc&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; no</TT>=20
    <BR><TT>alias&nbsp;&nbsp; inc:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; /incoming</TT>=20
    <BR><TT>cdpath&nbsp; /incoming</TT> <BR><TT>cdpath&nbsp; /pub</TT>=20
    <BR><TT>cdpath&nbsp; /</TT> <BR><TT>path-filter&nbsp; =
anonymous&nbsp;=20
    /etc/pathmsg&nbsp; ^[-A-Za-z0-9_\.]*$&nbsp; ^\.&nbsp; ^-</TT>=20
    <BR><TT>path-filter&nbsp; guest&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
    /etc/pathmsg&nbsp; ^[-A-Za-z0-9_\.]*$&nbsp; ^\.&nbsp; ^-</TT>=20
    <BR><TT>guestgroup ftponly</TT> <BR><TT>email =
user@hostname</TT><TT></TT>=20
    <P><TT># in /etc/ftpuser</TT> <BR><TT>root</TT> <BR><TT>uucp</TT>=20
    <BR><TT>news</TT> <BR><TT></TT>&nbsp; <BR><TT></TT>&nbsp;=20
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From: Nitin Mule <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Redhat 6.1 Rescue Error
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 17:02:26 -0400

Hi all,

I'm testing my  rescue system on a Redhat 6.1 box and I'm getting an
error. Here is what I did:

1. I created a boot disk on a running system:
mkbootdisk --device /dev/fd0 2.2.12-20 --verbose

2. Then I tested by booting from the boot disk: It worked out OK

3. Then I tested the rescue option by typing "rescue" at the lilo
prompt:
It does all the checking and then gives me the following error:
Warning: unable to open an initial console
Kernel panic: No init found. Try passing init= option to kernel

Can anyone tell me how I can get this rescue to work?

Tia
Nitin




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From: John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Physical vs logical partitions - inherent superiority?
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.caldera
Date: 28 Sep 2000 04:22:56 +0800

In comp.os.linux.setup Ergophobe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> "John" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...

>> Its just a few (probably less than ten) when you mount or otherwise access
>> "for the first time" each partition.

> I assume you mean a few seconds?  Anyway, even if it were a few minutes

No.
Disk accesses. Tens of milliseconds.





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From: "Matt Burton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: newbie, problem launching gnome, installing lilo
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 17:17:23 -0400

solved.

Matt Burton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:8qtmi9$9sc$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> half of the problem is solved. i did the custom install and have lilo
> loaded. however, i still can't get to the gui.
>
>
> Matt Burton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:8qti8g$7uk$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > i'm trying to install rh 6.2. i thought i had everything straight until
i
> > launched for the first time. it launched into the command line, i logged
> in,
> > and it just kept me there. i couldn't figure out how to get into gnome.
> >
> > after i thought about it, i realized that the install program never
asked
> > about lilo, and on the launch, it never asked me which OS i wanted to
run
> > (i'm running win98 on the first partition).
> >
> > i think the problem lies in the install option. i chose gnome
workstation.
> > in the manual, it says that workstations and servers don't need lilo.
i'm
> on
> > a stand-alone system, but i don't seen any other option suitable for me.
> > it's not a server. i don't want to upgrade.
> >
> > thanks for any help
> > you can email me at msb13 at duke.edu
> > Matt
> >
> >
>
>



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From: "Simon Tatum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: NVIDIA GeForce 2MX
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 22:20:10 +0100

Hello,

I am having problems getting my GeForce 2 MX video card to work under
Mandrake
7.1. The installation program selects the GeForce 256 card and does not have
a listing for mine. Each time I try to configure the card through
XConfigurator
or Xfdrake it just crashes as soon as I try to test the config. Has anyone
else
succeeded in using this card????

Thank you
Si.



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From: John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Can I install Linux (COL) into a Logical partition?
Date: 28 Sep 2000 04:30:24 +0800

ragthorn <zlbdaw**@**zoo.upe.ac.za> wrote:
> Basically what I want to know is: if I use DOS fdisk to create an extended 
> partition, and then create 2 logical drives inside it, can I then install Linux 
> (/ and swap) into them?  If so how would I format the logical drives for 
> installation.


Let Linux fdisk make Linux partitions. There's not problem with your proposed
location.

I've not use COL, but I expect the installer will handle it all for you. Just leave 
free space, okay?
It's easier for you to recognise it and say to the installer, "Yest, that's where I 
want it."


> As another point, can the LILO reside in an extended partition? I'm using XOSL 
> (from www.XOSL.org) as a boot loader, but it needs to be pointed at LILO to 
> boot into Linux.

You can point lilo at any drive you like. If it doesn't like it, it will complain a 
bit,
but unless there's something serious (like a bad configuration file) it will do it.

If your installer gives you an option to make a boot disk, erxercise that option. It's
wonderful insurance for when you stuff things up;-)




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From: "Matt Burton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: monitor problem in gnome
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 17:23:09 -0400

i type startx from my command line in redhat 6.2 and get a dimmed screen.
it's bringing stuff up, but i can barely see it. it's so dark, i doubt
anyone above my age would be able to see it. i get a "welcome to gnome"
window.

i'm using a viewsonic viewpanel 13.8, which was in the list of recognizable
hardware during installation. my video card is a 16 mb 3dfx voodoo3 3000d
agp.

btw, i just installed. this was my first attempt to launch gnome.

desperate,
matt



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From: John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: kernel upgrade how to?
Date: 28 Sep 2000 04:43:57 +0800

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:


> I was trying to install redhat6.2 on my machine. unfortunately :-) I
> found
> that my chipset was not supported (intel i810) Seems I have to download
> the latest kernel and upgrade. I have the following questions

> 1. My processor is an Intel Celeron 466 MHZ. So which "platform
> specific"
> kernel do I download ? I mean  2.2.16 for i386 or the one for i586?


386 is always safe. The performance difference is probably less than
you'll notice (and 386 may well be faster, from what I've heard about
P5 optimisations on not-P5 CPUs).


> 2.  I gather that this file is an rpm . So after downloading it (from
> windows and mounting the windows drive,) which linux directory do I copy
> the file to?

If you're downloading in Windows (make sure you use binary transfers!), leave
it on your Windows partition.

> 3. Now assuming I have the right kernel in the right directory, what do
> I
> do next? recompile the kernel? If so can you please type in the commands
> I

rpm -i wherever.you.put.it/kernel-2.2.16-3.i386.rpm 

After that, you will need to edit /etc/lilo.conf and create an entry like the one
you already have for the new kernel, and run lilo.

For reference, mine looks like this:

boot=/dev/hda
map=/boot/map
install=/boot/boot.b
prompt
root=/dev/hda2
default=new
vga=6
timeout=100
message=/boot/message

image=/boot/vmlinuz 
        label=new
        append="parport=0x378,auto apm=off"
        read-only
        
image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.10
        label=10
        read-only

image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.16
        label=16
        append="parport=0x378,auto apm=off"
        optional
        read-only

image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.17
        label=17
        append="parport=0x378,auto apm=off"
        optional
        read-only

#image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.16
#        label=recover
#       root=/dev/hda2
#        append="parport=0x378,auto apm=off"
#       optional
#        read-only

[jcs@emu jcs]$ 


but don't blindly copy mine;-)




> am supposed to use?
> Thanks,
> Sriram


> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Before you buy.

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From: Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Redhat6.1 -> Mandrake7.1 conversion?
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 16:36:07 -0500

Since Redhat 6.1 works *so* well, I've been wanting to install Mandrake 
7.1 instead.  However, whenever I startup from the Mandrake floppy, it 
hangs at "Initializing CDROM".  I was wondering if I could *CONVERT* my 
Redhat installation into a Mandrake installation by just installing the 
necessary packages from the CD.  Has anyone ever tried this?  Is it even 
possible?

Chris

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From: George Shapovalov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: newbie, problem launching gnome, installing lilo
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 14:54:47 -0700

Did you see "LILO:" prompt when you were booting up? It usually waith for 5 sec
only before loading default image, so be carefull.
    If not, no problem. Just modify /etc/lilo.conf and run "lilo -v" afterwards
(both things you should do as root). On what to write in lilo.conf read manual
for it: "man lilo.conf" it is detailed and has an examples. You only need to
figure out partitions (I guess your Windows should be on /dev/hda1 if your HDD
is primary master).
    However I dont think your problem is lilo. It will allow you to choose what
to boot win or linux, but will not get you into graphics mode upon boot.
    You can start X from command prompt with "startx" command as regular user
(better not do it as root, for security and stability resons).
    To avoid doing it manually upon every boot you will need to modify
/etc/inittab. But before that try "init 5" as root. If all goes well you should
see graphical login screen gdm, kdm or xdm depending on distribution and your
choice. From this screen you can choose your window manager when you log in.
    If that worked edit /etc/inittab and find line looking like this:
id:3:initdefault:
change it to read:
id:5:initdefault:
(that is replace 3 with 5).
Reboot, and here you go.


Matt Burton wrote:

> i'm trying to install rh 6.2. i thought i had everything straight until i
> launched for the first time. it launched into the command line, i logged in,
> and it just kept me there. i couldn't figure out how to get into gnome.
>
> after i thought about it, i realized that the install program never asked
> about lilo, and on the launch, it never asked me which OS i wanted to run
> (i'm running win98 on the first partition).
>
> i think the problem lies in the install option. i chose gnome workstation.
> in the manual, it says that workstations and servers don't need lilo. i'm on
> a stand-alone system, but i don't seen any other option suitable for me.
> it's not a server. i don't want to upgrade.
>
> thanks for any help
> you can email me at msb13 at duke.edu
> Matt

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Sincerely
George Shapovalov


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From: Sven Mascheck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: error in loading shared libraries: libXmu.so.6: cannot open shared object
Date: 27 Sep 2000 23:58:11 +0200

Dave Addison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
 > PATH is not the appropriate variable, LD_LIBRARY_PATH is used to configure
 > linked libraries (at least it is on Solaris and I think it works on Linux)

Perhaps is often, but shouldn't be.

LD_LIBRARY_PATH is the most frequently used hack (on many OS)--but a hack.
Most of the time it's easy, works fast and well.

But this variable has highest priority for search order.
(Well, apart from LD_PRELOAD, but that's not usual stuff.)
Thus LD_LIBRARY_PATH is the backdoor for unexpected cases / problems.

In short: one shouldn't need to set LD_LIBRARY_PATH for
the standard applications.

And, if programmers set this variable they won't get used to compile the
search path into the binary (or at least supply a good wrapper).

And, all people using such a badly compiled binary have to adjust
LD_LIBRARY_PATH, too (or write a wrapper).  This can lead to conflicts
with binaries, which correctly have compiled in a different path to a
slightly different library, so other wrappers might be needed again
suddenly.

I still have problems from time to time with a site wide LD_LIBRARY_PATH
containing the path to X11 libraries.

ldconfig(8) and the linker option '-rpath'
('-Wl,-rpath' for the gcc frontend) are ones friend.

Binary packages certainly need a wrapper (or ldconfig), as they
and their libraries should be installable at an arbitrary place.

 > Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux

[comp.os.linux is not valid]
Sven

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From: Jonathan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.security,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Red Hat 6.2 security and stability?
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 21:48:24 GMT

In article <8qrihm$1peb$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
  [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> On 25 Sep 2000 15:11:29 -0600, Hubert Chan, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> > I have nothing against RedHat (unlike some other people in this news
> > group), but I prefer Debian, if only for the reason that it's so
much
> > easier to keep up to date.  I just do "apt-get update; apt-get
upgrade",
> > and all available security patches (as well as some updated
software)
> > gets installed.
>   Does "up2date" perform the same function in RedHat?  No man pages,
and
> nothing beyond a terse summary from "up2date --help".  Could
definitely
> use some improved documentation.
> s/improved //
>
> --
> Walter Dnes
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>

slashdot.org just ran a story on the differences between rpm and apt-get
and rpm falls short.  IIRC the code for rpm was done long enough ago
that it is unable to be modified to be compatible with a better system
like apt-get.


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From: "qiuyang" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: how to unzip the file *.tar.bz2
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 18:44:10 +0800

scott nolde and peter bishop ,thank you .



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