Linux-Setup Digest #161, Volume #21 Thu, 3 May 01 16:13:06 EDT
Contents:
tftp server setup with 7.0 & 7.1 RPM? ("Tomas S. de Leon, Jr.")
Re: software to use (Eckerhard Hannstein)
Start scripts (Eckerhard Hannstein)
Instal an USB Modem under SuSe 7.1 ("Enrico P.")
Re: Mail and news client (Tom Canich)
Re: SSH on RH 6.2 ? (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Rasmus_B=F8g_Hansen?=)
Re: resolving interrupt conflicts... (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Rasmus_B=F8g_Hansen?=)
Re: problem repartitioning for linux (Chiefy)
Re: software to use (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Rasmus_B=F8g_Hansen?=)
Re: Mail and news client (Simon Lemieux)
Re: Mail and news client (Chiefy)
Re: software to use (olgnuby)
Re: Backups ("Steve Wolfe")
Re: LILLL? Prompt ("Emil Christopher Melar")
Re: Start scripts ("Emil Christopher Melar")
I can't to stop httpd !!!! ("Ken")
What to do for this requirement? ("news.t-online.de")
Re: Instal an USB Modem under SuSe 7.1 (Michael Heiming)
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From: "Tomas S. de Leon, Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: tftp server setup with 7.0 & 7.1 RPM?
Date: Thu, 3 May 2001 13:30:32 -0400
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I am trying to setup tftp-server using RedHat 7.0. After working on the =
configuration with no success, I discovered
that there are some known issues with tftp-server-0.17-5.i386.rpm. So, =
I upgraded to the 7.1
rpm " tftp-server-0.17-9.i386.rpm".
After making some changes to the /xinetd.d/tftp configuration file, I =
could get the first file to
download but no files there after....After the linux box was rebooted, =
the same scenario would
occur (first file success, other file request time out).
Configured:
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[root@sip-server154 xinetd.d]# more tftp
# default: off
# description: The tftp server serves files using the trivial file =
transfer \
# protocol. The tftp protocol is often used to boot diskless \
# workstations, download configuration files to network-aware =
printers, \
# and to start the installation process for some operating =
systems.
service tftp
{
socket_type =3D dgram
protocol =3D udp
wait =3D no
user =3D nobody
log_type =3D FILE /var/log/tftplog
log_on_success +=3D USERID
log_on_failure +=3D USERID
server =3D /usr/sbin/in.tftpd
server_args =3D -s /tftpboot
disable =3D no
}
All of the directories have the appropriate permissions...
I tried the Red Hat 6.2 rpm and got it to work using the /xinetd.d/tftp =
config file but it
will not accept the -s parameter; therefore the tftp client must include =
the tftpboot/filename
in request. Some of my clients can not do this/
Any ideas with RH6.2 on how to setup default directory to tftpboot as =
root directory (-s)
switch using xinetd.d...
Thanks!
T.
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I tried the Red Hat 6.2 rpm and got it =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thanks!</FONT></DIV>
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From: Eckerhard Hannstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: software to use
Date: Thu, 03 May 2001 19:44:09 +0200
> Web browser: Opera 5.0b8 http://www.opera.com
> Mail client: Spruce 0.7.5 ? sorry, can't remember!
> News client: Pan 0.9.6 http://pan.rebelbase.com
are each of the user files (mails) located in the home/<user name>
directory?
and should i use another user for internet stuff for safety reasons?
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From: Eckerhard Hannstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Start scripts
Date: Thu, 03 May 2001 19:49:45 +0200
my internet connection is started by a script, that is unancessible to
other user (well, i could make it reachable), but i would like it to be
run at each start, so that i do not have to turn on the internet
connection manually. where is the config file/where can i do this?
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From: "Enrico P." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Instal an USB Modem under SuSe 7.1
Date: Thu, 3 May 2001 19:54:10 +0200
I have installed today Suse 7.1 . I have some problem with my USB Modem
(Stm) ... Someone can help me?? Thank you..
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From: Tom Canich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Mail and news client
Date: Thu, 3 May 2001 12:58:26 -0500
Pine will read news as well. Just set it up in configuration...
On Wed, 2 May 2001, Simon Lemieux wrote:
> Hi,
> I'm looking a mail and news client. I know emacs is by far the best choice,
> but I would consider something more userfriendly, if you see what I mean. I
> cannot use netscape which would be my best bet, I need something in text,
> actually pine (I'm not sure if it can reach POP3 ?) is very nice to me, and I
> was wondering if there was any other software like pine for reading news? Text
> based...
>
> Thanks,
> Simon
>
> PS: My appologies if this is the wrong newsgroup to post this kind of question.
>
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From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Rasmus_B=F8g_Hansen?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: SSH on RH 6.2 ?
Date: Thu, 3 May 2001 20:10:09 +0200
On 3 May 2001, Bill Unruh wrote:
> >>rpm -Uhv openssh* openssh-clients* openssh-server*
> >>where I assume you are in the RPMS directory.
>
> >This is the RPMS directory on the install disk ?
There are no native openssh packages for RedHat 6.2.
> >>(If Redhat does not have it, go to a Mandrake site, and get those
> >>openssh files from there)
>
> >I don't have a 6.2 install disk to hand but there seems to be a
> >..../RPMS/openssh bunch of files on an RH7 disk.
>
> >Does anybody know if RH7 rpm files will install on RH 6.2 ?
>
> Check the kernel and the glibc used on that RH7 vs the RH6.2
They won't. RedHat 7 uses glibc 2.2 while RedHat 6 uses glibc 2.1. And
as you cannot be sure of backwards binary compatibility, it probably
won't work.
> Alternatively, try it and see.
> Alternatively, go to the Redhat site, download the source rpm for
> openssh, and rebuild it
The source rpm's for RedHat 7.0 _might_ compile - but I vaguely remember
something about openssh not being able to compile on glibc < 2.2...
> rpm --rebuild openssh*src.rpm
> and then get the new binary rpms from
> /usr/src/RPM/RPMS/i586
On RedHat, they will be in /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386 (unless you choose
another arch explicitly).
As an alternative to openssh, you could install ssh from ssh.com.
Rasmus
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From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Rasmus_B=F8g_Hansen?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: resolving interrupt conflicts...
Date: Thu, 3 May 2001 20:14:46 +0200
On Wed, 2 May 2001, Nader wrote:
> One way is to upgrade your kernel.
>
> I had a modem and HD controller conflict using 2.2.10. I didn't want to
> move hardware since it all worked well under Windows.
>
> I upgraded the kernel to 2.4 and it solved the problem by recognizing
> IRQ sharing and providing a better serial driver.
Eh, RedHat 7.1 uses a 2.4 kernel :)
However it is 2.4.2 - and perhaps upgrading to 2.4.4 would help? Anyway
there are lot of bugfixes from 2.4.2 to 2.4.4.
> > My soundcard and my SCSI card try to share IRQ-11.
Have you tried older versions of RedHat? Did they work? (ie. is it a 2.4
kernel problem)
> > This doesn't seem to be working with linux (RH7.1).
Rasmus
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Chiefy)
Subject: Re: problem repartitioning for linux
Date: 3 May 2001 18:27:50 GMT
03 May 2001 03:02 UTC, Dave Berntson did say to the dudes:
> It's a lot more than a nickel, IIRC. The DOS fdisk program is not the
> safest way to partition, because you will lose the Windows Operating System.
> Fips (First non-destructive Interactive Partition Splitting program) is the
> safe way to re-partition a hard drive to maintain windows and dual boot with
> linux.
I'll second that. Must have used FIPS over a hundred times over a few
years and haven't lost a single DOS partition. Haven't lost a single
byte of data to my knowledge. Excellent little prog.
--
Chiefy. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
"Ah, yes. Well, there's been some solar activity this morning, it always
disrupts electronics..." I say, sweet as a sugar pie. - BOFH
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From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Rasmus_B=F8g_Hansen?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: software to use
Date: Thu, 3 May 2001 20:28:34 +0200
On Thu, 3 May 2001, root wrote:
> as i just got my internet configured a few hours ago, i'm not up to the
> software i'll use with linux.
Congrats.
> can someone help me with the following
Wow, this is the way to start a real flame war :)
> email client (i have 4 accounts, so netscape won't do it).
I use pine and fetchmail - but kmail us probably more for you.
> icq client
licq
> news reader
I use pine here too (yeah, yeah), and knode.
> webbrowser
Konqueror (which I use most of the time), Netscape, Opera and Mozilla
(it's a littlee crappy still).
> firewall (i've got the suse firewall, but at the startup it writes that
> it is inactive; how do i activate it?)
ipchains/iptables are the only ones (ipchains for you I think) - look at
www.linuxdoc.org for more info.
> and it would be nice if you could tell me were the files for each
> program are defaultly located, as it would be precious for the backups.
> i am using suse 7.1 professional.
/usr. config in /etc. User data (perhaps the most important) in /home.
And th first lesson: Don't use your box as root (I know by bitter
experience).
Rasmus
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From: Simon Lemieux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Mail and news client
Date: Thu, 03 May 2001 10:34:38 -0400
> Pine will read news as well. Just set it up in configuration...
Indeed, from the man page on pine " pine - a Program for Internet News and
Email"
Thanks a lot!
Simon
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Chiefy)
Subject: Re: Mail and news client
Date: 3 May 2001 18:45:00 GMT
02 May 2001 03:33 UTC, Simon Lemieux did say to the dudes:
> I'm looking a mail and news client. I know emacs is by far the best
> choice,
:-))
> but I would consider something more userfriendly, if you see what I mean. I
> cannot use netscape which would be my best bet, I need something in text,
> actually pine (I'm not sure if it can reach POP3 ?) is very nice to me, and I
> was wondering if there was any other software like pine for reading news? Text
> based...
Pine is probably the best console (text) mail client available.
As one of the other posters has said, fetchmail is a simple reliable
programme for retrieving your POP3 (and other) mail. Once your mail
is downloaded and 'spooled' on your system, you can use any mail reader
that takes your fancy.
As for news clients, SLRN is by far the most popular here. Everyone
seems to like SLRN. Absolutely stuffed with features, plus it can
interpret slang macros.
--
Chiefy. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
"I haven't lost my mind -- it's backed up on tape somewhere."
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From: olgnuby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: software to use
Date: Thu, 3 May 2001 14:15:28 +0000
Rasmus B�g Hansen wrote:
--Snipped a lot of entertaining and educational information-- ;-)
> And th first lesson: Don't use your box as root (I know by bitter
> experience).
>
> Rasmus
>
When I'm down shooting the bull at the CUG, I use Trumpet under DOS, Pine,
TIN, SLRN, Lynx, talk about having sex standing up in a hammock, and
playing golf with a pool que, but here in the solitude and security of my
home, behind locked doors and windows, I use Netscape 6.1. ;-)
Charlie
Farternal Odor of Old Farts
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"Laughter is the best laxative there is for a constipated mind. Humor is an
ideal spoon to dose it."
--Chronocidal Charlie, 1995-2000, RIP.--
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From: "Steve Wolfe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.help
Subject: Re: Backups
Date: Thu, 3 May 2001 13:26:59 -0600
> As I stated elsewhere, I've got a duplicate HD (/dev/hdb), partitioned
I'm not sure exactly where "elsewhere" is, so I can't look at what you've
previously posted, and can only make guesses as to your config. If I'm
wrong in those guesses, I apologize...
If you have a dulpicate hard drive for backups (same model of drive, I'm
assuming, since you use the word "duplicate"), why not do something simple,
such as....
dd if=/dev/hda of=/dev/hdb
That would make a bit-for-bit copy, meaning that in the case of extreme
failure, you swap the drives, and you're running again. Of course, fiddling
with the block size would speed it up. And, of course, if you were to put
the second drive on a different controller than the first, that should speed
things up as well.
steve
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From: "Emil Christopher Melar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: LILLL? Prompt
Date: Thu, 3 May 2001 21:43:52 +0200
you have to activate your partition for booting... LIL etc means that the
boot sector has fucked up....
go in fdisk and give it the BOOTABLE flag...
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Emil Chr. Melar
"Leo McManus, Root DSP Consultant" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in
message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Just done an installation of SuSE 6.3 on an 486 with 16M. Only 1 1G disk
> and I am getting LILLL? instead of LILO and it hangs...not good!
>
> Any help or suggestions?
>
> TA
>
> Leo
>
>
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From: "Emil Christopher Melar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Start scripts
Date: Thu, 3 May 2001 21:45:39 +0200
add it in crontab!
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Emil Chr. Melar
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From: "Ken" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.linux,alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.admin,comp.os.linux.redhat,linux.redhat.misc
Subject: I can't to stop httpd !!!!
Date: Fri, 4 May 2001 03:50:20 +0800
I have a problem is that I can't stop my httpd service, but I can start the
service.
When I try to type in "/etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd stop" or
/etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd restart
the error message is
"httpd stop [fail] no such pid",
"httpd start [ok]
I have been tried to kill the PID manully, but it doesn't work. I still
can't use my web server. how can I do ?
Please help
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From: "news.t-online.de" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: What to do for this requirement?
Date: Thu, 3 May 2001 21:57:18 +0200
Hello...
I'd like some expert advice, to set up a Linux-router.
I have Suse 7.1 Professionell available. I'd like to set up an Linux based
router without monitor, cd-rom and without keyboard. The computer has 1GB
harddisk and a floppydisk. It has one ethernet-nic and one modem connected
to com1 (ttyS0).
So now what I want: the router needs to be out of sight (basement). I'd
like dial-on demand for the modem with possibility to upgrade to ISDN and to
DSL (not only in replacement for the modem, but in addition to it, so I can
choose the method of internet-link).
The router should support firewall and masqerading. There should also be a
service running for DNS, DHCP, SMPT, a POP3-picker (eg. fetchmail), a
NNTP-service (like leafnode), NTP and probably a client-server-fax solution.
And (if possible) a solution for centralized authentication of Linux and
Windows-Users (one user-database for all linux and windows users).
So what software would you recommend. The network behind the router is only
three or maybe five (Windows/Linux) PC's.
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Date: Thu, 03 May 2001 21:57:31 +0200
From: Michael Heiming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Instal an USB Modem under SuSe 7.1
"Enrico P." wrote:
>
> I have installed today Suse 7.1 . I have some problem with my USB Modem
> (Stm) ... Someone can help me?? Thank you..
Check the SuSE hardware db www.suse.com if it's supposed to be working
with 7.1. Check the support db if there is help on getting it working.
At least you paid some support with your distro, I don't know how it
works, but the docs that came with your distro should provide more info.
Good luck
Michael Heiming
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