Linux-Setup Digest #669, Volume #20 Mon, 19 Feb 01 22:13:13 EST
Contents:
Samba Printer wont (Peter Nunn)
Re: help: fstab, mac/msdos floppies, and mac/pc scsi harddrives (Rod Smith)
Re: Samba Printer wont ("Cameron Kerr")
Re: Slackware 7.1 install problem ("Cameron Kerr")
Re: Replicate/Clone RH6.2 Linux (Tim Moore)
Re: Forgot root Password, HelP ("Cameron Kerr")
Re: Cannot connect to MySQL server ? ("Cameron Kerr")
Re: newbie:forgot the root password (Jimbob)
Re: Modem -- lights flash but no-ones in... (Dave Stanford)
Re: no sound as user (Jimbob)
file manager? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Help with Linux on an Eurocom notebook! (Carlos Moreno)
Re: Modem -- lights flash but no-ones in... (Linus Rees)
Re: pb with make (Mark Bratcher)
Re: red Hat 7.0 on WinME computer (Mark Bratcher)
Re: SAMBA - browsing from win 98 - help (Mark Bratcher)
Re: file manager? (Mark Bratcher)
Basic Questions... ("EFM")
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From: Peter Nunn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Samba Printer wont
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 09:31:08 +1100
Hi there folks.
I am having a problem getting a linux printer to work from my Win2K
box.
I have samba setup and running OK (I can see the shares from the
windows box by using run //server ).
The printer works fine from the linux box itself, but when I try and
print a test page to it from the 2K box, it just comes up with an
error saying "Test page failed to print. Would you like to view the
print trouble shooter for assistance? Unable to create a print job".
The printcap file look like
##PRINTTOOL3## LOCAL laserjet 300x300 a4 {} LaserJet Default 1
lp:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\
:mx#0:\
:sh:\
:lp=/dev/lp0:\
:if=/var/spool/lpd/lp/filter:
and the smb.conf looks like
[printers]
comment = All Printers
path = /var/spool/samba
print ok = Yes
browseable = No
[lp]
#path = /var/spool/samba
path = /var/spool/lpd/lp
read only = No
hosts allow = 192.168.
hosts deny = ALL
print ok = Yes
printer name = lp
oplocks = No
share modes = No
print command = lpr -r -h -P %p %s
the other odd thing is that if I do a /usr/sbin/lpc status I get the
following
lp:
queuing is enabled
printing is enabled
no entries
no daemon present
Not sure what the bit about no deamon being present means or if its a
problem because, as I said, printing under Linux is no problem.
Any ideas?? Its a RH6.2 system BTW and I had all this working once
(just killed the system and had to rebuild it :( ).
Thanks.
Peter
Peter Nunn
DownUnder
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rod Smith)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.networking,alt.linux
Subject: Re: help: fstab, mac/msdos floppies, and mac/pc scsi harddrives
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 22:42:16 -0000
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[Posted and mailed]
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
goble@gtech (David. E. Goble) writes:
> Hi all;
>
> I was hoping to be able to access some mac floppies, with the
> following line in my /etc/fstab file;
>
> /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto noauto,owner 0 0
>
> But it gives an error that it tried to find a vfat device.
>
> Yet the line with hfs does work ie;
>
> /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy hfs noauto,owner 0 0
>
> How can I get fstab to work with auto, correctly?
In my experience, auto doesn't work well with HFS devices. I've not
tested it with the very latest kernels (2.2.18 or 2.4.1), though; it
could well have been fixed. As a workaround, try creating two entries:
/dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto noauto,owner 0 0
/dev/fd0 /mnt/macflop hfs noauto,owner 0 0
This has the advantage that you can add parameters for the HFS floppy to
get it to do useful but HFS-specific things, like fork=netatalk to get
Netatalk-style handling of resource forks.
> also will hfs work on mac formatted scsi drives?
Yes, if the drives use HFS, not HFS+. AFAIK, there are as yet no HFS+
drivers for Linux. Also, you'll need Mac partition table handling in
your kernel, or the drive must have just one HFS partition. (The HFS
drivers include rudimentary HFS partition handling, but it's not
flexible enough to deal with multiple partitions. It's useful for Zip
disks and the like, though.)
--
Rod Smith, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.rodsbooks.com
Author of books on Linux & multi-OS configuration
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From: "Cameron Kerr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Samba Printer wont
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 12:55:26 +1300
Check ther permission on /var/spool/samba
HIH -- Cameron Kerr
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From: "Cameron Kerr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Slackware 7.1 install problem
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 13:03:00 +1300
In article <96rkbi$odi$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Eric Ho"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am trying to install Slackware 7.1 on my PC on the third hard disk,
> but I couldn't get LILO to work correctly. Configuration : Primary
> Master :
> 1.7G (Win98, FAT 32) Primary Slave : 3.2G (Win98, FAT 32) Secondary
> Master : CD ROM Secondary Slave : 13G (Linux)
>
> The 13G hard disk is dedicated for Linux, only 2 partitions are created
> :
> / and swap (150M or so).
>
> I think the LILO version is new enough to handle >1024 cylinder, it is
> version 21.6-1, but I am not sure about my motherboard. It is a very old
> ASUS T2P4 It is a very old ASUS T2P4 (bios 0207 beta 2) running a K6-2
> 450 with 128Meg RAM.
If it can run a K6-2 450 there should be no problems.
> Anyway, every time I re-run LILO, it gives the following error :
> Warning: BIOS drive 0x83 may not be accessible Warning: BIOS drive 0x83
> may not be accessible Warning: BIOS drive 0x83 may not be accessible
> Warning: BIOS drive 0x83 may not be accessible Warning: BIOS drive 0x83
> may not be accessible Added linux * Added dos
>
> Can someone tell me if there is anything I can do ? Will it solve the
> problem if I make the 13G hard disk Primary Master ?
>
> Best Regards, Eric Ho
Please post us your /etc/lilo.conf
BTW You should really have Linux as Secondary Master, and have the CDROM
as slave. Though since lilo will have to go into the MBR that really
doesn't matter.
I don't think the lilo that comes with Slack7.1 is recent
enough to handle the >1024 cylinder issue.
-- Cameron Kerr
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From: Tim Moore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Replicate/Clone RH6.2 Linux
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 00:13:33 GMT
> I have painstakingly set up old OS/2 Warp (urgh) workstation with
> RedHat 6.2.
...
> I now need to replicate/clone this workstation to 25 IDENTICAL
> workstations that are all connected over a Private internal network.
1. Attach clone system disks (/dev/hdc, /dev/hdd).
2. Clone entire system disk using dd(1):
# /usr/bin/time dd if=/dev/hda of=/dev/hdc bs=1k &; \
/usr/bin/time dd if=/dev/hda of=/dev/hdd bs=1k
3. Clone MBR:
# dd if=/dev/hda of=/dev/hdc bs=446 count=1
# dd if=/dev/hda of=/dev/hdd bs=446 count=1
4. Change the IP address (if static addresses), change hostname.
5. Test by swapping one of the cloned disks and rebooting.
Notes:
1. Assumes lilo in MBR, EIDE system with system disk on ide0, clone
disks on ide1.
2. If you have a Promise or other add on controller, you could use that
to increase the number of cloned disks per cycle.
3. If the clone workstations are not 100% identical (eg: hardware
including monitor), you'll have to manually make respective changes on
each of the clone disks.
4. The password files will be identical.
5. Note that dd makes low level byte by byte copies. If the system
disks are very big (eg- > 10GB) or have much unused space this could
take longer than it's worth.
6. Smart way would be to time and test w 1 clone, then make a script
that pauses after each clone set. Remember to include shutdown, disk
change and reboot time.
--
timothymoore
bigfoot
com
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From: "Cameron Kerr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Forgot root Password, HelP
Crossposted-To:
linux.redhat,linux.redhat.misc,linux.dev.net,redhat.config,redhat.general,comp.os.linux.networking
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 13:12:15 +1300
Ay ey ay!
Firstly, Some distros (ideally all) will still require a root password in
single user mode (Slackware for one does this). Anything else would be
daft, expecially in a workstation environment (Yeh! Instant Access). You
can put a password on lilo however.
Use a seperate boot disk to boot the computer.
Mount the root partition, under say, /mnt
You should have /mnt/etc now available. Edit the *shadow* file so you
have something like
root::11357:0:::::
This will allow you to log in without entering a password. Do not edit
/etc/passwd, since removing the x means that when you type passwd, the
password will be placed in the passwd file, and not in the shadow file,
which is bad.
Now unmount and reboot, and be sure to enter a new passwd for root.
HIH -- Cameron Kerr
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From: "Cameron Kerr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Cannot connect to MySQL server ?
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.misc
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 13:29:12 +1300
> And the I tried to connect to MySQL using dba in the same machine(Linux,
> the MySQL server).
> [eric@linux eric]$ mysql -u dba -p
> Enter password: ERROR 1045: Access denied for user: 'dba@localhost'
> (Using password: YES)
> [eric@linux eric]$
> Best regards, Eric
Have you read the section in the MySQL manual regarding permissions?
Have you executed a statement like
grant all privileges on *.* to dba@'%' identified by 'password';
(Syntax may not be correct, look in the manual)
HIH -- Cameron Kerr
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From: Jimbob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: newbie:forgot the root password
Date: 20 Feb 2001 12:24:34 +1100
Philo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> just log on as single user
> viz:
> linux single
> or linux 1
> then reassign your password
> with the passwd command
> --
> Philo
> website: www.plazaearth.com/philo
Doesnt this make a mockery of linux security and its password protected accounts if
anyone can just log on in single user mode and change the root password?
--
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* "Sudden success in golf is like the sudden *
* acquisition of wealth. It is apt to unsettle *
* and deteriorate the character" *
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From: Dave Stanford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.suse
Subject: Re: Modem -- lights flash but no-ones in...
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 01:25:31 +0000
On Mon, 19 Feb 2001 00:47:06 GMT, E J <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Try a simplier program like minicom.
>issue the command.
>"ATD123-4567" to see if it would dial the number 123-4567
>
Sending the commands ATI(0 to 7) should reveal some details about the
Rockwell based modem, ATZ is the reset command.
>
>Linus Rees wrote:
>
>> My external "Mr Modem" by Microcomputer Research Ltd (UK)
>> http://www.mri.co.uk/ does not appear to be responding. The modem has a
>> Rockwell chipset.
>>
I believe most "Mr Modem" products are made by Modular Tech
http://www.modulartech.com though I found http://www.euro-tech.co.uk
had more useful information about MT manufactured modems.
>> I go into Yast and select intergrate hardware into system and then Modem
>> Configuration. This produces a sorry could not find modem message. Yet
>> when I try to dial up via KDE and Kppp one of the lights on the modem
>> flash on and stay on while and attempt is made to initialize and dial.
>> But no dialling occurs and Intialization fails. I move it from one port
>> to another only to have the same result, and the lights flash.
>>
>> Of course it worked under the dreaded Win 95. It is not a Winmodem,
>> before anyone asks.
>>
>> I conclude from this that the modem is being found but initialization is
>> failing.
>>
It sounds as if there is a problem with incorrect settings of the IO
address or IRQ settings for the serial communications port the modem
is connected to. Check the settings quoted by Win 95 control panel
agree with those displayed at boot time by SuSE6.3 for /dev/ttyS0
(Com1) and /dev/ttyS1 (Com2). You may also need to check the computer
Bios listing or mother board settings.
I had the similar problem with my internal MT modem under SuSE 6.2
until I corrected the IRQ setting, after which Yast found the modem
and setup wvdial. Kppp worked with my internal modem after sorting out
the IRQ problem.
Dave
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From: Jimbob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: no sound as user
Date: 20 Feb 2001 12:49:09 +1100
wyat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> chmod 777 ?
> Reinstalled linux and cannot remember the command to get sound as user
> Thanks wyat
add the user to the audio group
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* "Sudden success in golf is like the sudden *
* acquisition of wealth. It is apt to unsettle *
* and deteriorate the character" *
* *
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: file manager?
Date: 20 Feb 2001 12:54:31 +1100
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I just begin to use Linux redhat6.2, When I use telnet
from a Linux server into the other Linux server, I do not
how to use file manager, ie, How to use command window to
open a file manager? Thanks!
Regards
jiying
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From: Carlos Moreno <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Help with Linux on an Eurocom notebook!
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 20:54:23 -0500
Hi,
I'm wondering if someone could give me pointers that would
help me setup Linux on an Eurocom 5100S notebook.
Curiously enough, I could setup (though with limitations,
see below) RedHat 6.2, but could not setup RedHat 7 (with
RH7, the setup program runs to the end, I get the message
"congratulations, installation completed", then, when I
reboot, it boots my Windows as though I had never even
attempted to install Linux -- no LILO prompt, no boot
loader: it boots directly to Win 2K)
So, I could install RH6.2, but the problem is that it
doesn't seem to recognize neither my video card, nor the
network card (that model has a built-in network card).
Win2K reports the video card as a SiS 630, which is in
the list of cards in the RH installation program -- but
any attempt to run Xconfigurator is either futile (like
resistance with the Borg :-)), or leads to a complete
freeze of the machine (to the point that I have to press
the power button to turn it off!!)
Any help? Pointers, info, etc.!
Thanks!!
Carlos
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From: Linus Rees <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.suse
Subject: Re: Modem -- lights flash but no-ones in...
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 01:58:36 +0000
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Dave Stanford
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> It sounds as if there is a problem with incorrect settings of the IO
> address or IRQ settings for the serial communications port the modem
> is connected to. Check the settings quoted by Win 95 control panel
> agree with those displayed at boot time by SuSE6.3 for /dev/ttyS0
> (Com1) and /dev/ttyS1 (Com2). You may also need to check the computer
> Bios listing or mother board settings.
I don't have Win95 installed on my machine -- just Linux -- so no W95
controls! I've had a look at the BIOS on start up but I'm a bit
clueless. I don't understand why it dials up with Minicom but not with
Kppp.
>
> I had the similar problem with my internal MT modem under SuSE 6.2
> until I corrected the IRQ setting, after which Yast found the modem
> and setup wvdial. Kppp worked with my internal modem after sorting out
> the IRQ problem.
>
> Dave
This sounds like it could be my problem. What is the IRQ setting? And
where is it in the BIOS? And what do I do with it when I find it?
Perhaps its my lights that are flashing but I'm not in! ;-)
Linus
--
SuSE Linux 6.3; NEC 486dx 64 Mb ram
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mark Bratcher)
Subject: Re: pb with make
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 02:05:24 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, JM wrote:
>
>> On my system, make and gcc, etc, are installed in /usr/bin.
>
>gcc seems to be in, but no rpm 'make' :
>
>[root@localhost jmlecarp]# rpm -qa | grep make
>wmakerconf-2.6.1-5
>[root@localhost jmlecarp]# rpm -qa | grep gcc
>kgcc-1.1.2-40
>
[snip]
OK, I did
rpm -qa | grep make
on my RH6.2 machine and I got:
make-3.78.1-4
pmake-2.1.34-3
automake-1.4-6
So you may be missing an RPM somewhere.
(I'm not sure what package my gcc is in, but rpm -qa | grep gcc produces nothing).
--
Mark Bratcher
To reply direct, remove both underscores (_) from my email name
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Escape from Microsoft's proprietary tentacles: use Linux!
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mark Bratcher)
Subject: Re: red Hat 7.0 on WinME computer
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 02:08:02 GMT
In article <3a910b2b$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Raymond So wrote:
>i am using WinME before , but now i want to isntall red hat 7.0
>So i make a partition for it, but after the installatoin i can't enter lilo
>no matter i use linux boot disk or not, and it also goes to winME. is it
>winME can't install Linux?
>
>thanks
>raymond
>
If I understand you correctly, you can boot from you Linux floppy?
If so, then login as 'root' and change directory to /etc.
Set up lilo.conf there (you need to read the LILO documentation)
if it is not already set up.
Then enter 'lilo' at the command prompt and reboot.
--
Mark Bratcher
To reply direct, remove both underscores (_) from my email name
===============================================================
Escape from Microsoft's proprietary tentacles: use Linux!
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mark Bratcher)
Subject: Re: SAMBA - browsing from win 98 - help
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 02:10:54 GMT
In article <J49k6.2462$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, amk wrote:
>I have followed instructions to change smb.conf (see below) and restart
>samba (rcsmb restart), and create and load passwords into the smbpasswd
>file. I can browse the home directory on the linux machine, but I can not
>browse the other shares that I set up. I am asked for a password, but I
>never seem to be able to get the password verified... ANY SUGGESTIONS??
>
[snip]
>
>[echolab] <<<<<< here is the share I wish to use when I log in
>as akeller from win 98
>default case=lower
>service type=fileservice
>admin users=administrator akeller
'akeller' here is probably unnecessary.
>case sensitive=no
>public=yes
>comment=echo lab home
>allow hosts=administrator akeller
THis appears to be one problem. Aren't these user names? Their supposed
to be machine names. Unless your NetBIOS name for your PC is either
'administrator' or 'akeller' you won't get access to the share.
Why don't you leave this option blank?
--
Mark Bratcher
To reply direct, remove both underscores (_) from my email name
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Escape from Microsoft's proprietary tentacles: use Linux!
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mark Bratcher)
Subject: Re: file manager?
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 02:13:41 GMT
In article <96sion$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>I just begin to use Linux redhat6.2, When I use telnet
>from a Linux server into the other Linux server, I do not
>how to use file manager, ie, How to use command window to
>open a file manager? Thanks!
>
You'll need a text mode file manager if you're running in telnet,
or just use the command line.
You could try 'mc' (Midnight Commander).
--
Mark Bratcher
To reply direct, remove both underscores (_) from my email name
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Escape from Microsoft's proprietary tentacles: use Linux!
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From: "EFM" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Basic Questions...
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 21:50:07 -0500
How come when I type any configuration commands like linuxconf, netconf, or
useradd it tells me command not found. I am running RH 7 and am logged in
as root...Any help?
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