Re: mysql install problem Continued
Kjell,
I tried setting up the following line (from you)
INSERT INTO
VALUES
('localhost','username',password('very_secret'),
'Y','Y',etc...);
I have used anywhere from 6 to 14 'Y' (from the MySQL handbook)
I get the following error
Column count doesn't match value count at row 1
Where did I go wrong.
I have been playing around with a sample DB until now...
Thanx in advance.
Leon
Users:
insert into user
(host,user,password,Select_priv,Insert_priv,Update_priv,Delete_priv,Create_p
riv,Drop_priv)
values
('localhost','us_allprivileges',password('verysecret'),'Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','
Y');
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Mozilla, where did I go wrong?
I installed Mozilla 1.5 thur the ports package, on FreeBSD 5.2 When I run in it KDE It disotrts the KDE background image. THe toolbar color of the Mozilla browser is a dark maroon or purple, The background of the pages are a light purple. I ran portupgrade, and it said there was none. Did I miss a package, or what. I tried a make deinstall and then make reisntall, booting in between. Still got the problem Any idea's? Thanx everyone. Later, Leon A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject. Sir Winston Churchill ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Mozilla, where did I go wrong?
Cool! I used ctrl-alt-16-+ That cleared up the Mozilla problem Next question Does ctrl-alt-numeric-+ change the color depth and the screen size? Can you change one with out the other? Thanx Chuck Leon - Original Message - From: Charles Swiger [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: LW Ellis [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 3:41 PM Subject: Re: Mozilla, where did I go wrong? On Jun 23, 2004, at 5:32 PM, LW Ellis wrote: I installed Mozilla 1.5 thur the ports package, on FreeBSD 5.2 When I run in it KDE It disotrts the KDE background image. THe toolbar color of the Mozilla browser is a dark maroon or purple, The background of the pages are a light purple. What color depth are you running your X server at? If you're running in 8-bit orpossibly even 16-bit modes, Mozilla may be stealing colors for itself that other programs like KDE were using; if so, switch to running at 24/32-bit color depth... -- -Chuck ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[FreeBSD] Silly Question
Ok gang don't be to rough. I am a long time windows user, and am used to running disk maintenance. Scandisk, defrag, etc Do I need to run something similar on FreeBSD? or not? I let my machine run 24/7 and have received the weekend reports (which I found fascinating.) If I need to run such apps, which one in the ports do I chose? Thanx all Later, Leon A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject. Sir Winston Churchill ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thanx [FreeBSD] Silly Question
Cool, I noticed that it was not as defragged as W* would have been with all the stuff I've been doing. I am beginning to really like BSD... Leon You don't need to run fsck manually, on a regular basis. It's there to fix things when problems appear or you didn't dismount the filesystems normally. In that case, /etc/rc runs it anyway... in some rare cases you need to run it from single user mode, but hey, you'll notice when you need to do that : Cheers, J. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
mysql install problem Continued
OK force didn't work, but I renamed hostname to localhost, until the install was done. When I rebooted it showed mysql started. Now please can you tell me how to access it. In Dreamweaver, I need a SQL (server) generally an IP address. I have named running on my machine, do I need to configure this to point to mysql server. I downloaded mysql handbook, which should handle that end. (I know sql language, but I am an ASP kind of guy) Thanx for all your help. Leon ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Solved mysql install problem
Thanx I muddle thru it from here.
Have a good weekend.
Leon
- Original Message -
From: Kjell Midtseter
To: LW Ellis
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, June 19, 2004 12:52 AM
Subject: Re: mysql install problem Continued
On 19 Jun 2004 at 0:26, LW Ellis wrote:
OK force didn't work, but I renamed hostname to localhost,
until the install was done.
When I rebooted it showed mysql started.
First you have to let the SQL server know what databases and users you want to use:
1) Set password for root user after initial load
# mysqladmin -u root password 'verysecret'
2) During subsequent user updates or adding new DataBase info:
# mysql -u root -p mysql
Enter password: (enter verysecret or whatever you entered in step 1)
Users:
insert into user
(host,user,password,Select_priv,Insert_priv,Update_priv,Delete_priv,Create_priv,Drop_priv)
values
('localhost','us_allprivileges',password('verysecret'),'Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y');
insert into user
(host,user,password,Select_priv,Insert_priv,Update_priv,Delete_priv) values
('localhost','us_readandwrite',password('verysecret'),'Y','Y','Y','Y');
insert into user (host,user,password,Select_priv) values
('localhost','us_readonly',password('verysecret'),'Y');
(You may want to select different database and user names)
Databases and their users:
insert into db
(host,db,user,Select_priv,Insert_priv,Update_priv,Delete_priv,Create_priv,Drop_priv)
values ('localhost','db_one','us_allprivileges','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y');
insert into db (host,db,user,Select_priv,Insert_priv,Update_priv,Delete_priv) values
('localhost','db_one','us_readandwrite','Y','Y','Y','Y');
insert into db (host,db,user,Select_priv) values
('localhost','db_one','us_readonly','Y');
3) Create new data base
# mysqladmin -u root -p create db25872a
Enter password:
SQL server must be restarted for changes to take effect:
mysqladmin -p -u root reload
Now please can you tell me how to access it.
In Dreamweaver, I need a SQL (server) generally an IP address.
Start with a index.html page containing a hello Leon
When this is working try the same in a index.php page.
This working you are ready to access your SQL server through the MySQL PHP API to
Apache. You connect to your database using the following piece of coding:
?
$host=localhost;
$_db = db_one;
$user=us_readandwrite;
$password=verysecret;
mysql_connect($host, $user, $password);
mysql_select_db($_db);
?
Now you are ready to issue your select, update, insert, etc. statements in your PHP
code. A bit of Googling will produce several introductions to PHP/MySQL coding.
I have named running on my machine, do I need to configure
this to point to mysql server.
No
I downloaded mysql handbook, which should handle that end.
(I know sql language, but I am an ASP kind of guy)
Thanx for all your help.
Leon
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Solved [FreeBSD] Seti help
Thanx Peter I was not only type thing wrong, I was trying to use the start command as well Turns out I was missing a lib item from another package. Taken care of. Thanx again Leon ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[FreeBSD]
I'm trying to configure my ftpd so I can access the http server from another computer. (for uploading web pages) According to The Complete FreeBSD (I am a complete newby) I need to add a line to my /etc/rc.local file I don't have one. I have a /etc/rc.conf Are they the same? Or do I need a new file? Next question The line I need to add ??? echo ftpd ftpd -a -D xxx.xxx.xxx (to restrict address to only one) (from what I gleaned from ftpd(8) of the manual) Later, Leon A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject. Sir Winston Churchill ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [FreeBSD] Ftp Server
Good morning (very late at nite for me) Kjell And thanx to you!!! I solved my httpd problem with your help. And installed PHP with much trouble. I removed that hash #, And I can access FTP OK, but I need to point the ftp to the right directory /usr/local/www/data (I believe) How do I do this? ftp stream tcp nowait root /usr/libexec/ftpd ftpd -l Leon ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [FreeBSD] Ftp Server
Sounds OK, but I am a complete newby.. I couldn't find anything in the book I have about that. This set up is on a local network, no access outside the network. I'm trying to set up a testing server. And need to access it from within the network to publish webpages Please point me in the right direction Thanx Leon Set the user's home directory (of the user you want to transfer the data with) to that directory. Of course, you need write rights there. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [FreeBSD] Ftp Server
I do not quite see the problem. Are you running your FTP program on a Windows PC trying to access the ftp server on the FreeBSD PC? If that is the case you use the FTP program (I use CuteFTP or WS_FTP) on the Windows PC to navigate to the desired folder on the FreeBSD PC Then you will be able to download most files to your Windows PC. But what you can upload will depend upon permissions and what user you logged in as. Kjell It won't let me above the default FTP folder. I use Dreamwever, but I tried with Front page, and WS_FTP, and none could get above the default folder. I've been reading my book, and the FTP(8) man pages, maybe I need to run the FTPD utility. Apparently it is sent up only as anonymous FTP... I never askes for a user name or password. PS I meant to say I installed PHP with OUT any trouble. Leon ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [FreeBSD] Ftp Server SOLVED
Kjell, Jan, all others I guess I was looking at the problem to closely last nite... I got it working first thing today. Thanx for all your help Leon ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[FreeBSD] Seti help
I downloaded the setiathome package. As far as I know everything went OK. WHen I boot the system I get a message Run usr/local/etc/rc.d/setiathome.sh register to start seti I tried start with that line and got command not known I switched over to usr/local/sbin setiathome start and got usr/libexec/ld-elf.so.1: Shared obj libc.so.4 not found. I read the Seti read me I looked in my book, and in the man pages. There is no run command. Start doesn't work. Is my package installed wrong, or am I not typing the right command??? Later, Leon A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject. Sir Winston Churchill ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
mysql install problem
I get the following error when I try to install mysql40-server from the ports. Neither host '192' or 'localhost' could be resolved with usr/local/bin/resolveip I went thru something similar when I was configuring apache. I had to resolve it by setting the host name to the name assigned by my router (also a dhcp server) It says I can resolve this later by installing with the --force option. I looked in the man pages, and the handbook. Could someone please tell me how to invoke the force option. I used make install command. Later, Leon A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject. Sir Winston Churchill ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: mysql install problem
thanks, I couldn't find it in the man pages. Been reading, should I put my mysql server in a 'virtual host' or is it seperate from my apache server - Original Message - From: Kjell Midtseter [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: LW Ellis [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, June 18, 2004 11:15 PM Subject: Re: mysql install problem On 18 Jun 2004 at 22:08, LW Ellis wrote: I get the following error when I try to install mysql40-server from the ports. Neither host '192' or 'localhost' could be resolved with usr/local/bin/resolveip I went thru something similar when I was configuring apache. I had to resolve it by setting the host name to the name assigned by my router (also a dhcp server) It says I can resolve this later by installing with the --force option. I looked in the man pages, and the handbook. Could someone please tell me how to invoke the force option. I used make install command. make -D FORCE_INSTALL ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Apache config error log
OK seems now I am really confused. Apparently I do not have my network (card) set up right. When I configure my network card. There are the following items Host: Domain IPv4 Gateway: nameserver: Configuration for interface x10 IPv4 Address Netmask Extra options What I have is Host Ginger (made up) Domain (blank) IPv4 Gateway blank Name server 192.168.0.1 (router) Config for x10 IPv4 Address 192.168.0.3 (assigned by the router) netmask : 0xff00 Extra blank The router has the mac address as 00:03:6d:14:08:df I just want to set up a server accesable by my local network. Where do I go from here. I looked at the rc.conf file and it shows I am running 'named' server. Do I need to configure this. I've got The Complete FreeBSD by Greg Lehey which is helping a great deal, but I have been playing with Unix for about a week and half now. Sorry to say I am a windows guy. Seems like the ServerName you selected is unknown to the DNS system. Maybe the answer to your question is in the comments to the ServerName definition in httpd.conf # If your host doesn't have a registered DNS name, enter its IP address here. Otherwise if you prefer to use your invented host name, you may try to set up a local DNS server that will resolve it for you. - Kjell ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Solved Apache config
Kjell, Matt, Thomas, and all others. I finally solved it. I changed my host name to the IP address assigned by my router. ran apachectl start and boom it worked. Couldn't have done it with out all your help. Thanx. Later, Leon A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject. Sir Winston Churchill ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[FreeBSD] pkg_add help
Can someone point me in the right direction. I have a package I downloaded from FreeBSD.org thru Konqueor. It ends with .tbz I could not find this package in the ports collection thru stand/sysinstall My two questions are I need to extract this file Where And then how do I install, make install didn't work. Thanx in advance. Later, Leon A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject. Sir Winston Churchill ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Working now [FreeBSD] pkg_add help
I tried that, it kept telling me that it wasn't a package. Went back and tried again, now it works... Thanx Renato Leon - Hi, Packages and ports are diferent. A package is already compiled aplication and you will use pkg_add - To install pkg_delete - To deinstall pkg_info - To view packages that are instaled. so, you will install it using pkg_add packagename.tbz ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Apache config question
Ok I installed Apache and when I try to start apache I get the following error message. Could not determine services fully qualified domain name, using 127.0.0.1 for service name. apache_1.3.29 HTTPD could not be started. I am on DSL (not static) and have a netgear router, which functions as a DHCP server. Do I have my network card configured wrong or is it something else. Later, Leon A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject. Sir Winston Churchill ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Apache config question
Kjell, Thanx that cleared up the error message. Now I get httpd cannot start. What did I do wrong. Leon - Original Message - From: Kjell Midtseter To: LW Ellis Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 3:20 AM Subject: Re: Apache config question On 16 Jun 2004 at 2:07, LW Ellis wrote: What do you mean by server name??? New to unix, mostly a windows guy. - Original Message - From: Kjell Midtseter To: LW Ellis Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 1:47 AM Subject: Re: Apache config question On 16 Jun 2004 at 0:50, LW Ellis wrote: Ok I installed Apache and when I try to start apache I get the following error message. Could not determine services fully qualified domain name, using 127.0.0.1 for service name. apache_1.3.29 HTTPD could not be started. I am on DSL (not static) and have a netgear router, which functions as a DHCP server. Do I have my network card configured wrong or is it something else. Try editing /usr/local/etc/apache/httpd.conf What is your ServerName? If I look in my inetd.conf I find the following: # ServerName allows you to set a host name which is sent back to clients for # your server if it's different than the one the program would get (i.e., use # www instead of the host's real name). # # Note: You cannot just invent host names and hope they work. The name you # define here must be a valid DNS name for your host. If you don't understand # this, ask your network administrator. # If your host doesn't have a registered DNS name, enter its IP address here. # You will have to access it by its address (e.g., http://123.45.67.89/) # anyway, and this will make redirections work in a sensible way. # # 127.0.0.1 is the TCP/IP local loop-back address, often named localhost. Your # machine always knows itself by this address. If you use Apache strictly for # local testing and development, you may use 127.0.0.1 as the server name. # ServerName www.la3sg.net If you have not done any editing, the ServerName is commented out. In that case I believe you will receive your error message. Kjell ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
re Devil Mascot
I don't think there is much to worry about on that front. Please read below and you will understand. http://bonehead.oddballs.com/todays_bonehead.html TODAY WE BESTOW SIX BONEHEAD AWARDS Not Screwed Up Enough. The Stupids Try To Have A Baby Bonehead award one goes to a German couple who, after 8 frustrating years of failing to have a baby, sought help from the University Clinic of Lubek only to be told that they must have sex if they want to have a baby. According to a University spokesperson, When we asked them how often they had had sex, they looked blank, and said: 'What do you mean?'. We are not talking retarded people here, the spokesperson continued, but a couple who were brought up in a religious environment who were simply unaware, after eight years of marriage, of the physical requirements necessary to procreate. The couple, also smiling for the first time, are now being given appropriate counseling ... and a high speed Internet connection. The University, amazed to have found a man who actually thinks only with his brain, is undertaking a study to see if there are other such couples. Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, North Carolina) 3-Jun-04 http://bonehead.oddballs.com/todays_bonehead.html Later, Leon A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject. Sir Winston Churchill ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Installing problems. No Desktop.
Just went thru this myself. Have you sent up the Xserver. KDE won't run with out it. Chapter 5 of teh handbook cover this, and you can do it thru stand/sysinstall Leon - Original Message - From: Lloyd Hayes [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 14, 2004 8:12 PM Subject: Installing problems. No Desktop. I installed FreeBSD on an older Gateway laptop. 128 MB/ 233 MHz/ 800x600 screen/ 6 GB Hard driver with 4 GB on the hard drive set aside for FreeBSD. Windows 98 SE is installed in the other 2 GB. FreeBSD appears to be installed correctly, but I cannot get the KDE desktop to come up. In fact, all I can get is the command line. I can pull up the installation files. But that is pretty much it. I am very familiar with DOS commands, but UNIX commands appears to be nothing like them, and I don't know any UNIX commands. It seems that I can not pull up even the directory. I have managed to get my mail saying that I have incomplete modifications from trying to change things. I get to a point where I can't even figure our how to close the program, so I hit the power power which closes things down. But this is frustrating, and makes a good case for why people are staying with Windows. In going from the old C-64/C-128 to Apple, to IBM, to a CP/M operating system, the system commands reminded very much the same. Even in going from the old GEOS (On both the C-64/C-128 or the PC) to them MAC, to Windows, things stayed very close to the same between them. Here everything is completely different. It's like going from English to being told to fill out a form in Chinese without ever having seen or heard the language. I've installed the FreeBSD software 4 times coming to the same end. How do I get from this Chinese line item stuff to an environment that I can deal with? KDE seems to be installed, but is not coming up by default, nor by any other way or reason. I've tried several things, but I tried something to manually bring up KDE the other day by switching to it's directory. Whatever I was doing was something out of the FreeBSD Handbook. I was logged in as 'root'. I got errors saying that I did not have permission. This puzzled me. I didn't think this was supposed to happen while logged in as root. I have version 5.2.1 which I had downloaded a couple of weeks ago. -- Lloyd Hayes Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] URL: http://TalkingStaff.bravehost.com E-FAX Number: (208) 248-6590 Web Journal: http://lloyd_hayes.bravejournal.com/ ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
XFree86 configure question
Thanx to some great people out there I have FreeBSD runningYea! Having some difficulty setting up the XFree86 Server. I did like it said in the handbook, but when I ee XF86Config.new, I get a blank file. If I use the configure tool in the sysinstall, it fails to save the file. I am logged on as 'root' Part 2 This computer is 3rd handme down... I found the screen resolution, Horizontal and vertical KHZ but nothing on the video adapter chipset or memory. Where do I go from here. Thanx in advance. Later, Leon A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject. Sir Winston Churchill ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
XFree86 Config (continued)
OK thanx to all the help, I think I'm getting close. I have a config file that works fineonly as long as I am signed in as root. KDE-Lite loads and works fine... However If I sign in as a user, I get a grey-green screen with some white windows. I put the config file in etc/X11/XF86Config. There maybe other copies somewhere, but I think I got most of them. Do I have the config file in the right place? Later, Leon A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject. Sir Winston Churchill ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: XFree86 Config (continued)
OK I copied the .xsession to /home/'username' directory. I still get the greygreen screen with white windows. I looked in the .xsession file and all it says it startkde. If I enter startkde, it tells me in can't start xserver. Leon In ~root look for .xsession or .xstart They're text files--just make sure you have one of those in your user's homedir... G. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
New Question
The depth of my unix ignorance is showing... I kept getting a glitch, probably from my bad install attempt. I wiped my HD and re-installed FreeBSD with what I have learned. I have configured my xserver and it seems to be working ok. I read the the FreeBSD Handbook and found little about adding users or groups. 1) Do I add a group before a user? 2) Other than sysinstall to add a user, is there anything else I need to do to configure a regular (notsuperuser) (Keeping in mind to copy .xsession and .xinitrc to that user's dir.) Thanx in advance! Later, Leon A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject. Sir Winston Churchill ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
(add new users groups)
OK, I got that part down.. (sysinstall and adding the user) I've ordered a FreeBSD book based on the recommendations I received here (this list) Until then I'm pretty much shooting in the dark, learning as I go. I'm not clear on the Unix group/user setup From what I have read, FreeBSD will place users in a default group Do I need a group? I will have about 6 users (not all at once) DO I add a group before users? Will it be to my benefit down the road to make a group now? I can't thank you and everyone else that has helped, enough. I know newbys can be a pain. Leon - Original Message - From: Rob [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, June 11, 2004 7:48 PM Subject: Re: New Question (add new users groups) LW Ellis wrote: The depth of my unix ignorance is showing... I kept getting a glitch, probably from my bad install attempt. New Question is not a useful subject of your email. Formulate your question in a few words as a subject. That makes it easier for others to browse through the long list of emails in the mailinglist and pick those that are of interest. I wiped my HD and re-installed FreeBSD with what I have learned. I have configured my xserver and it seems to be working ok. I read the the FreeBSD Handbook and found little about adding users or groups. 1) Do I add a group before a user? 2) Other than sysinstall to add a user, is there anything else I need to do to configure a regular (notsuperuser) (Keeping in mind to copy .xsession and .xinitrc to that user's dir.) In this case, and in this stage of your experience, I would recommend to you to use /stand/sysinstall. In an xterminal, become root and do: # cd /stand # ./sysinstall This will give you the configuration dialog, that you may remember from when you did the installation. But this time you choose the option: Configure Do post-install configuration of FreeBSD In the next dialog, you get lots menu items. Some of them are a little dangerous (e.g. disk management), but you also see here User Management. Go there and add a group and new user; this dialog explains itself, I suppose. When finished, simply select Cancel and X Exit Install and you're done. Would that work? Rob. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
XFree86 Config SOLVED
THanx everybody!! After I did a clean install Got Xserver setup, KDE setup THen I added a user, No problems Couldn't have done it with out you!!! Later, Leon A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject. Sir Winston Churchill ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Arghhh!
Apparently I have not been able to install FreeBSD correctly yet. I run the installation floppies, and everything seems ok. The kernel Configuration utility never runs.. Did I miss something in the instructions.. My understanding is that this should launch automatically. I get a blue screen asking me to install kernel drivers from a floppy. Do I need to make a driver floppy with drivers.flp? What I get is the main sysinstall menu. I downloaded the FreeBSD 5.2.1 iso images and they seem fine. Later, Leon A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject. Sir Winston Churchill ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
freebsd- Newby question
I am trying to learn unix. I need a recommendation for a good beginers book (eg: Unix for dummies) I install Freebsd on an old desktop, but I have never used unix, and need a starting point. Thanx Later, Leon A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject. Sir Winston Churchill ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
freddbsd (Now what)
First Thanx to all for the book / website suggestions I have installed FreeBSD. I have two questions, I am a complete newby to unix. 1) I installed KDE lite package that came with the CD I downloaded. Now what? Where is it? What is my next step? 2) How do I edit my 10/100 card settings, I'm not sure they're right yet. Thanx Later, Leon A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject. Sir Winston Churchill ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
