Re: [CentOS] cronjob not running

2013-01-22 Thread Cliff Pratt
Kunle, cron does not have the same environment as the user logged in as root. Specifically, it doesn't have the same 'PATH'. So the safest thing to do, when you refer to an executable such as 'curl' is provide the full path to the executable. If you run 'which curl' at the command prompt it will s

Re: [CentOS] clock sync/drift

2013-01-22 Thread Ron Loftin
On Tue, 2013-01-22 at 21:16 -0600, Matt Garman wrote: > Hi, > > We have a little over 100 servers, almost all running CentOS 5.7. > Virtually all are Dell servers, generally a mix of 1950s, R610s, and > R410s. > > We use NTP and/or PTP to sync their clocks. One phenomenon we've > noticed is tha

Re: [CentOS] How to setup VNC for GDM access on 6.3

2013-01-22 Thread Les Mikesell
On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 5:26 PM, Bruce Ferrell wrote: > On 01/22/2013 02:15 PM, Johnny Hughes wrote: >> On 01/22/2013 03:52 PM, Bruce Ferrell wrote: >>> Hi all, >>> >>> I'm looking for pointer for setting up VNC so that access to the system is >>> via gdm/kdm. Yes, I know about vino, and /etc/sy

Re: [CentOS] cronjob not running

2013-01-22 Thread Keith Keller
On 2013-01-22, SilverTip257 wrote: > > I composed with HTML and bolded */10 Some people consider it rude to use HTML on a mailing list. And, as we've just seen, it can actually be converted to something incorrect. --keith -- kkel...@wombat.san-francisco.ca.us __

[CentOS] clock sync/drift

2013-01-22 Thread Matt Garman
Hi, We have a little over 100 servers, almost all running CentOS 5.7. Virtually all are Dell servers, generally a mix of 1950s, R610s, and R410s. We use NTP and/or PTP to sync their clocks. One phenomenon we've noticed is that (1) on reboot, the clocks are all greatly out of sync, and (2) if the

Re: [CentOS] totem fails to open .wmv file

2013-01-22 Thread Mark LaPierre
On 01/22/2013 06:56 PM, SilverTip257 wrote: > On Mon, Jan 21, 2013 at 4:52 PM, Mark LaPierre wrote: > >> >>> On 01/21/2013 04:00 PM, Marcin Lage wrote: >>> You could try - $ mplayer -vc ffwmv3 sound_video.wmv >> >> Thank you for your help Marcin. >> >> I copied your reply to the bottom. Please do

Re: [CentOS] totem fails to open .wmv file

2013-01-22 Thread SilverTip257
On Mon, Jan 21, 2013 at 4:52 PM, Mark LaPierre wrote: > > > On 01/21/2013 04:00 PM, Marcin Lage wrote: > > You could try - $ mplayer -vc ffwmv3 sound_video.wmv > > Thank you for your help Marcin. > > I copied your reply to the bottom. Please do not top post on this list. > > 1. Yes, mplayer can

Re: [CentOS] cronjob not running

2013-01-22 Thread SilverTip257
On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 1:46 PM, Keith Keller < kkel...@wombat.san-francisco.ca.us> wrote: > On 2013-01-22, SilverTip257 wrote: > > > > If you want it to run every ten minutes use: > > **/10* * * * * curl http://mysite.com/test.php > > for ten minute intervals. > > It is not clear where the extra

Re: [CentOS] How to setup VNC for GDM access on 6.3

2013-01-22 Thread Scot P. Floess
OK, also found this - which is "ringing a bell" http://www.realvnc.com/products/vnc/documentation/4.6/unix/x0.html#vncso Its been quite a few years since I've run VNC this way... But this page is how I remember doing it now :) On Tue, 22 Jan 2013, Bruce Ferrell wrote: > On 01/22/2013 02:15

Re: [CentOS] How to setup VNC for GDM access on 6.3

2013-01-22 Thread Scot P. Floess
There is absolutely a way to do this - I use to do so to my workstation from home... And of course I cannot find the docs anywhere! Not sure this will help: http://www.realvnc.com/products/vnc/documentation/5.0/misc/reference/vncserver-x11-serviced.html On Tue, 22 Jan 2013, Bruce Ferrell wr

Re: [CentOS] How to setup VNC for GDM access on 6.3

2013-01-22 Thread Johnny Hughes
On 01/22/2013 05:26 PM, Bruce Ferrell wrote: > On 01/22/2013 02:15 PM, Johnny Hughes wrote: >> On 01/22/2013 03:52 PM, Bruce Ferrell wrote: >>> Hi all, >>> >>> I'm looking for pointer for setting up VNC so that access to the system is >>> via gdm/kdm. Yes, I know about vino, and /etc/sysconfig/vn

Re: [CentOS] How to setup VNC for GDM access on 6.3

2013-01-22 Thread Bruce Ferrell
On 01/22/2013 02:15 PM, Johnny Hughes wrote: > On 01/22/2013 03:52 PM, Bruce Ferrell wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> I'm looking for pointer for setting up VNC so that access to the system is >> via gdm/kdm. Yes, I know about vino, and /etc/sysconfig/vncservers but what >> I'm looking for is a sertup >>

Re: [CentOS] How to setup VNC for GDM access on 6.3

2013-01-22 Thread Johnny Hughes
On 01/22/2013 03:52 PM, Bruce Ferrell wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm looking for pointer for setting up VNC so that access to the system is > via gdm/kdm. Yes, I know about vino, and /etc/sysconfig/vncservers but what > I'm looking for is a sertup > that allows me to see the *dm login screen instead

Re: [CentOS] Centos 6.3 - which repos to use?

2013-01-22 Thread James Freer
On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 9:15 PM, Johnny Hughes wrote: > On 01/22/2013 03:01 PM, James Freer wrote: >> I've just installed v6.3 as a desktop (from >> Centos-6.3-i386-LiveCD.iso) and to get the hang of the Centos approach >> and then hope to move on to a server. I've been using linux *buntu for >> 5

[CentOS] How to setup VNC for GDM access on 6.3

2013-01-22 Thread Bruce Ferrell
Hi all, I'm looking for pointer for setting up VNC so that access to the system is via gdm/kdm. Yes, I know about vino, and /etc/sysconfig/vncservers but what I'm looking for is a sertup that allows me to see the *dm login screen instead of being dropped direct into a desktop. Thanks in adva

Re: [CentOS] Centos 6.3 - which repos to use?

2013-01-22 Thread m . roth
James Freer wrote: > I've just installed v6.3 as a desktop (from > Centos-6.3-i386-LiveCD.iso) and to get the hang of the Centos approach > and then hope to move on to a server. I've been using linux *buntu for > 5 years. > > Hope i don't sound like a nit but i've got a little confused with the > r

Re: [CentOS] Centos 6.3 - which repos to use?

2013-01-22 Thread Johnny Hughes
On 01/22/2013 03:01 PM, James Freer wrote: > I've just installed v6.3 as a desktop (from > Centos-6.3-i386-LiveCD.iso) and to get the hang of the Centos approach > and then hope to move on to a server. I've been using linux *buntu for > 5 years. > > Hope i don't sound like a nit but i've got a litt

[CentOS] Centos 6.3 - which repos to use?

2013-01-22 Thread James Freer
I've just installed v6.3 as a desktop (from Centos-6.3-i386-LiveCD.iso) and to get the hang of the Centos approach and then hope to move on to a server. I've been using linux *buntu for 5 years. Hope i don't sound like a nit but i've got a little confused with the repos. Hoping someone would be ki

Re: [CentOS] the at command

2013-01-22 Thread Robert Moskowitz
On 01/22/2013 01:39 PM, Rob Townley wrote: > Have the nodes subscribe to a Multicast server. > > Using Pipes, Signals, and some other basic operating system course > terminology the name of which escapes me at the moment. > > setpriority() or nice up (-15) the priority of your software. Good think

Re: [CentOS] cronjob not running

2013-01-22 Thread Keith Keller
On 2013-01-22, SilverTip257 wrote: > > If you want it to run every ten minutes use: > **/10* * * * * curl http://mysite.com/test.php > for ten minute intervals. It is not clear where the extra asterisks came from, but the syntax should be */10 * * * * curl Strictly speaking, it is not 10 m

Re: [CentOS] the at command

2013-01-22 Thread Rob Townley
Have the nodes subscribe to a Multicast server. Using Pipes, Signals, and some other basic operating system course terminology the name of which escapes me at the moment. setpriority() or nice up (-15) the priority of your software. ___ CentOS mailing l

Re: [CentOS] Accessing packages on DVD from rescue mode?

2013-01-22 Thread SilverTip257
On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 3:47 AM, Toralf Lund wrote: > Hi, > > Does anyone know a way to access rpm packages on the CentOS 6 install > DVD after booting into "rescue mode" from the same DVD? I mean, I can't > immediately see the Packages directory or a full DVD mount point... > > Have you mounted

Re: [CentOS] cronjob not running

2013-01-22 Thread SilverTip257
On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 1:23 PM, Adekoya Adekunle wrote: > i did this from the console >crontab -e > > then i inserted this in my vi editor >10 * * * * curl http://mysite.com/test.php > > That will run 10 minutes after each hour. If you want it to run every ten minutes use: **/10* * *

[CentOS] cronjob not running

2013-01-22 Thread Adekoya Adekunle
i did this from the console crontab -e then i inserted this in my vi editor 10 * * * * curl http://mysite.com/test.php then i exited vi then i did crontab -l and the cron job was listed then i did /sbin/service crond start and i waited for 10 mins to get a message echo to my conso

Re: [CentOS] the at command

2013-01-22 Thread Bill Maltby (C4B)
On Tue, 2013-01-22 at 02:36 -0800, John Doe wrote: > From: Jerry Geis > > You could use a "cluster ssh" to run your commands at the same time on all > hosts. > You could run a script on each server that just run an infinite loop and, at > a give time, runs a command. IMO, if one is going to a

Re: [CentOS] [OT] how to specify dimensions a a Java Popup

2013-01-22 Thread Michael Hennebry
On Tue, 22 Jan 2013, John Doe wrote: > From: Michael Hennebry > >> How, if at all, does one specify the size of a Java Popup? >> setSize on the contents Component does not get the job done >> regardless of when applied. > Google says: > http://www.java2s.com/Tutorial/Java/0240__Swing/CreatingPop

Re: [CentOS] How to configure display on CentOS 6?

2013-01-22 Thread m . roth
Ned Slider wrote: > On 22/01/13 14:32, Toralf Lund wrote: >> How exactly are you supposed to configure the display (i.e. set up X11) >> on a CentOS 6 system? I mean, in the past, there was >> system-config-display, but that's not supported any more. There is >> gnome-display-properties/System->Pref

Re: [CentOS] How to configure display on CentOS 6?

2013-01-22 Thread Ned Slider
On 22/01/13 14:32, Toralf Lund wrote: > How exactly are you supposed to configure the display (i.e. set up X11) > on a CentOS 6 system? I mean, in the past, there was > system-config-display, but that's not supported any more. There is > gnome-display-properties/System->Preferences->Display, but th

Re: [CentOS] the at command

2013-01-22 Thread Leon Fauster
Am 21.01.2013 um 21:21 schrieb Jerry Geis : > I was trying to use the 'at' command. > > Does it not have "resolution" to the second? > > When I run it with 'at -f /tmp/tt.sh "01/21/2013 15:20:45" > syntax error. Last token seen: 15:20 > Garbled time > > How do I run a command in the future inclu

Re: [CentOS] the at command

2013-01-22 Thread Robert Moskowitz
On 01/21/2013 10:17 PM, Jerry Geis wrote: >> Why do you think you need to do that and make sure they run at exactly >> the same second? It seems like instead it would be better to make your >> command more robust to small deviations in the time at which they are >> run. >> > keith - Thanks for yo

Re: [CentOS] the at command

2013-01-22 Thread SilverTip257
On Mon, Jan 21, 2013 at 4:46 PM, Jerry Geis wrote: > > @Jerry: > > You might explain what it is you are attempting to do or why it is you > need > > to schedule a job down to the second. > I am looking for a way to "sync" up running a command on 10 boxes at the > same time. > So I thought - hey i

[CentOS] How to configure display on CentOS 6?

2013-01-22 Thread Toralf Lund
How exactly are you supposed to configure the display (i.e. set up X11) on a CentOS 6 system? I mean, in the past, there was system-config-display, but that's not supported any more. There is gnome-display-properties/System->Preferences->Display, but that seems to rely completely on auto-detect

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Re: [CentOS] the at command

2013-01-22 Thread John Doe
From: Jerry Geis > So what mechanizim exists to run command down to the second? > I'd rather not wait an entire 59 seconds to run the command. You could use a "cluster ssh" to run your commands at the same time on all hosts. You could run a script on each server that just run an infinite loop a

Re: [CentOS] [OT] how to specify dimensions a a Java Popup

2013-01-22 Thread John Doe
From: Michael Hennebry > How, if at all, does one specify the size of a Java Popup? > setSize on the contents Component does not get the job done > regardless of when applied. > I keep getting the same small square, serveral pixels on an edge. > Is this documented somewhere? > I've been trying to

[CentOS] Accessing packages on DVD from rescue mode?

2013-01-22 Thread Toralf Lund
Hi, Does anyone know a way to access rpm packages on the CentOS 6 install DVD after booting into "rescue mode" from the same DVD? I mean, I can't immediately see the Packages directory or a full DVD mount point... TIA, - Toralf This e-mail, including any attachments and response string, may