Linux-Setup Digest #175, Volume #20 Wed, 6 Dec 00 20:13:10 EST
Contents:
Re: Need Help with PASSWD! Urgent! (Robert)
USB + PS/2 mouse (Fuad Ali)
Re: Another Sendmail Question (John Todd)
Re: Motherboard upgrade (2nd posting) (Trevor Jenkins)
Ping localhost: 0 packets received, 100% packet loss RedHat 6.2 (Brian Wildasinn)
Re: Kernel Modules or not? (Cliff Sarginson)
Kernels + libretto 50ct != happy (Alex Deucher)
Re: Kernel won't mount raid0 (solved) (Stephan A Suerken)
Re: Another Sendmail Question ("Lamar Thomas")
Newbie: What should I set my hostname to? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Loading kernel modules for scsi tape with RH 7.0 (Linux User)
Re: Installing CD Rom connected to a sound card (Noble Pepper)
Problem with Qt 2.2.2 (=?koi8-r?Q?=E0=D2=C1?=)
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From: Robert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To:
alt.os.linux,alt.os.linux.slackware,aus.computers.linux,comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.admin,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.security
Subject: Re: Need Help with PASSWD! Urgent!
Date: Wed, 06 Dec 2000 22:38:20 GMT
you said telnet, does it work on local terminal? if so, try reinstalling
telnetd or install sshd.
try to create an unpasswored user and see what happens. Edit /etc/passwd
and add something like:
username::9999:99:description:/home/username:/bin/bash
also actualizing the kernel is not a bad idea ;). if unsure of current
version
use file <kernel path>.
JP wrote:
>
> We are running Slackware kernel 2.0.38 (?). Lately, a lot of users having
> trouble logging to the server to extract email.
>
> For some user account, when I trying to telnet to the Linux box as usual,
> it keeps saying login incorrect even if the account has been deleted and
> re-created. I checked the password and shadow files and did not notice any
> problems. Now more and more users are getting this problem.
>
> What should I do? Please give me some advice. Thanks.
>
> Joe
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From: Fuad Ali <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: USB + PS/2 mouse
Date: Wed, 06 Dec 2000 14:53:54 +0800
Hi,
Is it possible to get both mice (USB and PS/2) run simultaneously?
Does anyone know how to do it?
Thanks.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Todd)
Crossposted-To: comp.mail.sendmail,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Another Sendmail Question
Date: 6 Dec 2000 22:14:50 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
If ps -ax shows sendmail receiving on port 25 (showing its running),
make sure that network service is running.
On Wed, 6 Dec 2000 10:39:17 -0800, Lamar Thomas
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I installed RH Linux 6.2 at home a few weeks ago (I am new to Linux) and
>Sendmail was working right out of the box! I could send AND receive e-mail.
>Then I wanted to re-install Linux just for the fun of it. So I re-formatted
>my drive and started again. I took the same options, however this time
>Sendmail didn't work (I could SEND mail out but I could not receive mail). I
>re-formatted two more times with the same results. Sendmail loads fine with
>no errors [OK]. It just will not receive e-mail. Any ideas? Thanks for any
>help.
>
>Lamar
>
>
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From: Trevor Jenkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Motherboard upgrade (2nd posting)
Date: Wed, 06 Dec 2000 23:00:38 +0000
Rloc wrote:
>
> Someone please give me a hand here!
>
> I have a Mandrake 7 machine which was built up on a Pentium 100 platform.
> I now have the opportunity to upgrade this platform to either a Celeron 266
> or a Celeron 466. My intention is to build up one of these machines and
> install my existing hard drive loaded with Mandrake into this new box.
Recently did something similar when my venerable 486-based Linux machine
died on me. I bought a surplus COTS box and put two of the old machine's
IDE drives on the second channel of the new machine. Worked like a
dream. Slight difference in that I did this with disks used under Red
Hat 5.1 and now accessed under RH6.2.
> Having done this, do I need to do anything else (such as recompile the
> kernel for the processor) for example, or will Mandrake's automatic hardware
> detection take care of it all for me?
Don't know about that as I don't use the original disks for booting.
Certainly Rh6.2 noticed that the disks were there and coped with them.
--
Regards, Trevor
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From: Brian Wildasinn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Ping localhost: 0 packets received, 100% packet loss RedHat 6.2
Date: Wed, 06 Dec 2000 15:12:35 -0800
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi,
Why can't I ping localhost?
I have a dynamic dialup connection to my school's isp.
Here's what is happening. BTW I can't change the netmask for the
loopback interface to what should be: ifconfig lo netmask 255.0.0.0.
See error below. Is that the problem?
Any help is appreciated! Please email me since I don't get on these
boards too much lately.
Brian
Script started on Wed Dec 6 14:15:28 2000
]0;[EMAIL PROTECTED]: /home/brian[root@localhost brian]#
]0;[EMAIL PROTECTED]: /home/brian[root@localhost brian]#
]0;[EMAIL PROTECTED]: /home/brian[root@localhost brian]# ping
localhost
PING localhost.localdomain (127.0.0.1) from 134.139.23.180 : 56(84)
bytes of data.
--- localhost.localdomain ping statistics ---
8 packets transmitted, 0 packets received, 100% packet loss
]0;[EMAIL PROTECTED]: /home/brian[root@localhost brian]#
]0;[EMAIL PROTECTED]: /home/brian[root@localhost brian]#
]0;[EMAIL PROTECTED]: /home/brian[root@localhost brian]# ping
127.0.0.1
PING 127.0.0.1 (127.0.0.1) from 134.139.23.180 : 56(84) bytes of data.
--- 127.0.0.1 ping statistics ---
12 packets transmitted, 0 packets received, 100% packet loss
]0;[EMAIL PROTECTED]: /home/brian[root@localhost brian]#
ppp-off
PPP link to ppp0 terminated.
]0;[EMAIL PROTECTED]: /home/brian[root@localhost brian]# ping
localhost
connect: Network is unreachable
]0;[EMAIL PROTECTED]: /home/brian[root@localhost brian]# ping
127.0.0.1
connect: Network is unreachable
]0;[EMAIL PROTECTED]: /home/brian[root@localhost brian]#
]0;[EMAIL PROTECTED]: /home/brian[root@localhost brian]#
ifconfig -a
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
LOOPBACK MTU:3924 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:0
ppp0 Link encap:Point-to-Point Protocol
POINTOPOINT NOARP MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:954 errors:180 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:180
TX packets:982 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:10
]0;[EMAIL PROTECTED]: /home/brian[root@localhost brian]#
]0;[EMAIL PROTECTED]: /home/brian[root@localhost brian]#
ifconfg ig lo netmask 255.0.0.0
SIOCSIFNETMASK: Cannot assign requested address
]0;[EMAIL PROTECTED]: /home/brian[root@localhost brian]#
]0;[EMAIL PROTECTED]: /home/brian[root@localhost brian]#
netstat -rn
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags MSS Window irtt
Iface
134.139.23.3 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 UH 0 0 0
ppp0
0.0.0.0 134.139.23.3 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0
ppp0
]0;[EMAIL PROTECTED]: /home/brian[root@localhost brian]# exit
exit
Script done on Wed Dec 6 14:19:04 2000
Here's my local settings in /etc:
Script started on Wed Dec 6 14:56:04 2000
]0;[EMAIL PROTECTED]: /etc[root@localhost /etc]# cat hosts
127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost
]0;[EMAIL PROTECTED]: /etc[root@localhost /etc]#
]0;[EMAIL PROTECTED]: /etc[root@localhost /etc]# cat HOSTNAME
localhost.localdomain
]0;[EMAIL PROTECTED]: /etc[root@localhost /etc]#
]0;[EMAIL PROTECTED]: /etc[root@localhost /etc]# cat
resolv.conf
search csulb.edu
nameserver 134.139.1.2
nameserver 134.139.60.2
]0;[EMAIL PROTECTED]: /etc[root@localhost /etc]#
]0;[EMAIL PROTECTED]: /etc[root@localhost /etc]# cat
hosts.allow
#
# hosts.allow This file describes the names of the hosts which are
# allowed to use the local INET services, as decided
# by the '/usr/sbin/tcpd' server.
#
# only allow access to localhost
ALL:127.
]0;[EMAIL PROTECTED]: /etc[root@localhost /etc]# cat
hosts.deny
#
# hosts.deny This file describes the names of the hosts which are
# *not* allowed to use the local INET services, as decided
# by the '/usr/sbin/tcpd' server.
#
# The portmap line is redundant, but it is left to remind you that
# the new secure portmap uses hosts.deny and hosts.allow. In particular
# you should know that NFS uses portmap!
in.telnetd: ALL
in.ftpd: ALL
]0;[EMAIL PROTECTED]: /etc[root@localhost /etc]#
]0;[EMAIL PROTECTED]: /etc[root@localhost /etc]# cat
host.equiv
localhost
]0;[EMAIL PROTECTED]: /etc[root@localhost /etc]#
]0;[EMAIL PROTECTED]: /etc[root@localhost /etc]# cd
sysconfig/network-scripts/
]0;[EMAIL PROTECTED]:
/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts[root@localhost network-scripts]# cat
` grep localhost network-functions
if [ "`hostname`" = "(none)" -o "`hostname`" = "localhost" -o \
"`hostname`" = "localhost.localdomain" ]; then
]0;[EMAIL PROTECTED]:
/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts[root@localhost network-scripts]#
[m]0;[EMAIL PROTECTED]: /etc[root@localhost /etc]# exit
exit
Script done on Wed Dec 6 15:04:18 2000
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From: Cliff Sarginson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Kernel Modules or not?
Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2000 06:15:30 +0100
Oliver D. Bedford posited:
> Michael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > When compiling a new kernel what are the advantages or disadvantages
> > to using modules?
>
> If security is a top priority you should not be using modules.
Is that so ? Could you expand a bit on that ?
I am curious :)
Cliff
> Oliver
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Date: Tue, 05 Dec 2000 12:48:35 -0500
From: Alex Deucher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.portable,comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Kernels + libretto 50ct != happy
I just installed redhat 7 on my libretto 50ct. I've been using redhat
(inculing redhat7) for years now have had no problems with it. but the
last few weeks have been hell trying to configure a new kernel for the
libretto. I would like to install a thinner kernel, and add support for
lirc and the toshiba SMM driver.
Redhat 7 "issues"
- the "chips" Xfree 4.0.1 driver included has a bug which casues it to
dump core when you start X. this seems to still be in the recent
rawhide builds as well.
- the kernel headers included are based on 2.4.x while the kernel is
2.2.x. When you try and compile add on modules for the kernel, they
build against these headers and thus have unresolved symbols and kernel
number mismatches.
- the 2.2.16-22? kernel source included with rh7 won't build, period. I
have tested it on several machines, both in the standard config as
shipped and with custom configs. The only way to get it to build is to
compile in SMP support, which of course disables APM.
- the pcmcia source included with rh7 does not build against any other
kernel sources, and the pcmcia source from the official site does not
seem to be compatible with the card services installed with rh7.
Installing that over the rh7 install seems to break pcmcia
functionality, and for the life of me I haven't been able to get it to
function.
So here's the deal:
I downloaded the official 2.2.17 kernel, but it seems to have errors in
Checksum.S and won't compile. the official 2.2.16 compiles ok, but I
can't get card services to function properly with it. the redhat 2.2
kernel source just plain won't compile.
2.4.0test11 compiles, but right after it starts to boot (somewhere after
the IDE controller is detected), I believe it attempts to load some
modules, the console fills with error messages about /sbin/modprobe
failing to execute and then something about binfmt=646c, I can't
remember the exact message.
I figured it may be an issue with modutils, so I updated to 2.3.21, that
didn't help.
I've checked all the version numbers in the Documentation/Changes, and
all my stuff it up to date.
Does anyone have any suggestions or information? They would be much
appreciated.
Thanks,
Alex
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From: Stephan A Suerken <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Kernel won't mount raid0 (solved)
Date: 07 Dec 2000 00:16:15 +0100
"Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> How would that work with 4K stripes? (;-).
You can volunteer to test 0.5 on an 4k raid0!! ;)
> No speed increase on / as it is cached. It only contains libraries
> (cached) and utilities needed at boot (not needed after boot).
That's basically not true. On most linux based systems, there are a
lot of binaries in the traditional root fs (i.e. in /bin and /sbin)
that are heavily used, not only on bootup. If they are chached or not
is just a question of what you "do" with your machine.
> Oh .. you are saying that you are striping /usr? Not /? Yes, striping
No, I stripe "/". This of course includes /usr (and /home and ....).
> /usr has advantages. But you lose heavily in robustness by striping
Well sort of. However, my raid arrays until now NEVER failed on
me. Secondly, I have a recovery plan that does not at all depend on a
traditional small functioning root fs.
> /! And you only gain in speed if you stripe over two controllers.
According to the raid documents, you are likely to gain speed as soon
as you have two partitions on two different hds. Different controllers
are the of course real thing, though ;).
> > 2. No fixed space mounted partitions (which is REALLY annoying).
>
> ??How does raid enable you to resize partitions? Yes, it enables you to
> combine partitions to taste (which is what I use it for).
Yes -- I did not mean "resizing". It`s just that I run out of space
when I really don't have no more space -- not if just one fixed size
partition is full.
Resizing, btw, afaik IS (or will be) possible with the new style
raidtools, and it should be made easy using "lvm". I have not tried
that, though.
So now, all questions striped!
MfG,
Stephan
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From: "Lamar Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.mail.sendmail,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Another Sendmail Question
Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2000 15:58:28 -0800
I know what a host name and domain name are, but WHERE do I configure them
in RH Linux 6.2 and what is the syntax? I used the "Linuxconf" utility to
set the host name and domain name for the system. Is there some place that
I need to set it for sendmail?
Lamar
"Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> In comp.os.linux.misc Lamar Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > re-formatted two more times with the same results. Sendmail loads fine
with
> > no errors [OK]. It just will not receive e-mail. Any ideas? Thanks for
any
>
> Configure it. It needs at least to know your host name and domainname
> as well as to BE RUNNING. If you do not understand what those two words
> mean, I strongly suggest you ask yourself before you ask me!
>
> Peter
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Newbie: What should I set my hostname to?
Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2000 00:07:52 GMT
I'm running Redhat 6.2 on my computer at home. The computer is
connected via ethernet to a linksys router which is connected to the
internet via cable modem. The router does notwork address translation,
though I'm not exactly sure what that really means.
I don't know what to set the hostname to (currently valinux-system).
Can I pick anything? How do I change it? I need to know in order
to get sendmail working correctly.
Thanks very much,
Paul
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From: Linux User <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Loading kernel modules for scsi tape with RH 7.0
Date: Wed, 06 Dec 2000 16:22:25 -0800
Hello,
I not sure about the proper module for your card. The following is an
example using the fdomain scsi module. This is added to /etc/modules.conf
alias scsi_hostadapter fdomain
options fdomain io=0xca00 irq=11
Can't help you with your question about your HP tape drive, but I would
assume that if the compression is built-in the hardware it would work
automatically.
Regards,
Jim H
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Linux documentation is driving me nuts (or the lack of)! I've been
> trying for some time now to figure out how to properly load the
> appropriate kernel modules to attach and use my tape drive. But the
> documentation is as clear as mud.
>
> From what I can determine, I will need to add some information into
> /etc/modules.conf but some things are unclear. The scsi controller is
> an old Future Domain tmc-1660 that has been working just fine in other
> os environments. It uses i/o base 0xca00 and irq 11. From what I can
> tell I need something like "alias scsi fdomain" added to /etc/modules
> ..conf, but how do I add the necessary i/o and irq parameters? It also
> appears that the st.o module needs to be added, but I'm somewhat
> clueless regarding what this alias line will require and how to handle
> the obvious dependency with the scsi controller module. I don't want
> to recompile the kernel and the modules. My preference is to create a
> new /etc/rc.d/init.d script to handle the loading during bootup. I
> looked at the lilo docs, but from what I can determine, there are some
> issues with attempting to pass the fdomain parameters into a module
> with lilo where the driver is not compiled into the full kernel.
>
> Assuming you good people can give me guidance that will get the
> modules loaded properly, I have a few questions regarding accessing
> the tape drive. Will /dev/st0 automatically cause hardware
> compression on an HP Surestore 6000 (DDS2) tape drive to be used, or
> do I have to use some other device in /dev?
>
> I guess I must be spoiled with the way that AIX and HPUX deal with
> hardware. Granted, the engineering groups have a lot more controlled
> environment in terms of supported devices, so I sort of expect 'more
> configuration required'. The thing that's exasperating is the lack of
> clear documentation to get it done. Thank for your help,
>
> Tim
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From: Noble Pepper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Installing CD Rom connected to a sound card
Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2000 18:29:24 -0600
Sumedi P. Nugraha wrote:
> Dear colleagues,
>
> I am new in Linux world. I would like to operate an old CD Rom which
> connected to a sound card. (I think it's only work if I connected the CD
> via sound card under Windows 95/DOS). How to do it under Linux OS?
>
> FYI, I use RedHat 6.2.
>
> Thank you.
>
> Sumedi
>
>
>
If you did not get it set up in the install you can recompile the kernel,
the options for this is in old CDROM drives in make xconfig.
Follow the README meticulously and you shouldn't have trouble. Miss an
important step and you'll likely be reinstalling.
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From: =?koi8-r?Q?=E0=D2=C1?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Problem with Qt 2.2.2
Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2000 02:20:03 +0200
Hi,
I'm trying to install on my RH6.02 system Qt 2.2.2 library (downloaded
from Trolltech). "make" command stop with this:
*****************
make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/local/qt-2.2.2/examples'
make[2]: *** No targets. Stop.
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/qt-2.2.2/examples'
make[1]: *** [sub-examples] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/qt-2.2.2'
make: *** [init] Error 2
******************
Is this a serious error? Or not? Can I install KDE 2 after that?
Thanks in advance.
Yuri Levitsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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