Re: [SLUG] Webserver behind ADSL router
Has anyone ever set a web server up on an ADSL line anything like this? If so I would appreciate the benefit of your experience. Has anyone had experience in setting up the DNS for a situation like this? If so I would appreciate any help. Richard, I have done it the way Jeff suggested and, like he said, there are no tricks. James's suggestions would have helped in my case but I just resolved the name differently in my /etc/hosts file because I was the only internal user. Dennis -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Postfix HELO host
Does anyone know how Postfix determines the host to use when sending a HELO to a remote SMTP server? Is there any way I can control that? Regards -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Postfix Virtual Domains and Timezones
I have set up a Postfix MTA with several virtual mail domains. So far in the doucmentation I have not found a way to have mail sent by Postfix to show a time that is different than that of the server, which is in Arizona, USA. I would like virtual domain users to have their mail sent with the correct time zone, i.e. +10 for Australia. Does anyone have any ideas how I can do this or if it can be done at all? Regards -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Laptops and Linux
I am going to be purchasing a new laptop soon and would like some recommendations about brands and models that work well with Linux (Fedora Core specifically). Regards -- Dennis M. Gray Far East Information Resources Pty. Ltd. 91 Queen Street BEACONSFIELD NSW 2015 AUSTRALIA Sydney Phone: (02) 9310 7907 Sydney Fax: (02) 9310 7917 Mobile: (0418) 646267 Canberra Phone: (02) 6258 7917 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] DLink 302G Modem watchdog script
Does anyone have a working and reliable script that monitors the connection and reboots the modem if the connection fails? Thanks Dennis -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Squirrelmail
I have tried to configure Squirrelmail on my Fedora box to display mail in HTML. I had this running under Redhat 7.1 with no problem but with this version I get a big This image has been removed for security reasons in the place of any image in the message. I haven't been able find an option to configure it correctly. Regards, Dennis -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Squirrelmail
Scott, Thanks for that. I'll search more tonight but on the web page you referred me to it said there was an option to allow me to specify which mail I would allow unsafe images. There is no such option in my version of Squirrelmail. I may have to upgrade. Regards, Dennis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 19/02/2004 10:51:02 AM: I have tried to configure Squirrelmail on my Fedora box to display mail in HTML. I had this running under Redhat 7.1 with no problem but with this version I get a big This image has been removed for security reasons in the place of any image in the message. I haven't been able find an option to configure it correctly. A quick google search 'squirrelmail This image has been removed for security reasons` gave me this webpage: http://www.squirrelmail.org/wiki/en_US/UnsafeImages Cheers, Scott Regards, Dennis -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] smtp and fedora
I am trying to configure a new Fedora installation but get a Connection Refused when trying to connect remotely to port 25. I have looked at iptables, which seem okay. netstat -lpetu shows that it is listening on port 25. What other reasons could there be for the Connection refused? I can access http and imap services remotely. Regards, Dennis -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Dlink DSL-302G modem configuration
The documentation states that I can change the port number of the built-in administration server but I am unable to find a link to change it. The default is 80 and I need to change it to something else. Any suggestions? -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Source for DBD-Oracle.ppd file
Not exactly a Linux question but maybe someone has a clue for me. I have tried to install this from the ASPN repositories but the file cannot be found. I tried to connect by ftp to ftp.esoftmatic.com, where I was told I could find it but could not connect (timeout). Does anyone know of another source for ActivePerl 5.8? Regards Dennis -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
RE: [SLUG] Difficulty in configuring ADSL
Nope...see below
-Original Message-
From: Grant Parnell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 27 January, 2004 8:44 AM
To: Oscar Plameras
Cc: Dennis M. Gray; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [SLUG] Difficulty in configuring ADSL
OK hold the horses... I think we're confused about Dennis's setup.
Here's how I understood it to be:-
[internet] {public IP space}
|
| {public IP space}
[ISP]
| ISP assigned routable address (202.7.89.94)
|
| ADSL line
|
[ADSL modem]
|
| {10.1.1.1}
[Linux PC] assigned 10.1.1.5 by DHCP server in the modem
The ISP was not at fault. The D-Link, by default, had NAT disabled so
nothing was translated. Simple fix.
Thanks again,
Dennis
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[SLUG] Difficulty in configuring ADSL
Hi, Running Red Hat 7.1 currently with a permanent dial-up link (56K) to my ISP. I have had ADSL provisioned but am having difficulty configuring it. I have a D-Link 302G modem. The eth0 interface is configured for DHCP and when activated gets an IP address of 10.1.1.5 from the modem. The gateway is 10.1.1.1 (inetstat -r reports this). The default routing is through the gateway. The ISP has assigned me a static IP address, which I can ping from my Linux box and from another network. The trouble is, I cannot ping anything other than that address, 10.1.1.1 or 10.1.1.4. I have disabled the firewall and still no luck. Can anyone help me in diagnosing what might be wrong. The configuration looks okay to me. Regards, Dennis -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
RE: [SLUG] Difficulty in configuring ADSL
I certainly intent to turn the firewall (ipchains) back on. I only disabled it to try to solve the routing problem. Rather than use IP-MASQUERADING, I intended to use the NAT in the modem to reach to 10.1.1.0 network. I used a Billion 711-CE previously with a different ISP in Adelaide, albeit on a Windows box and had no problems. The published address will be the static address provided by the ISP. Later this afternoon I am going to plug a laptop running Windows XP into the D-Link and see if it works (the ISP will support that)... Thanks for the replies -Original Message- From: Oscar Plameras [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 27 January, 2004 8:04 AM To: Grant Parnell; Dennis M. Gray Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [SLUG] Difficulty in configuring ADSL From: Grant Parnell [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Dennis M. Gray [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2004 5:41 PM Subject: Re: [SLUG] Difficulty in configuring ADSL What Oscar says is mostly true. It is not a requirement to have a firewall to solve the routing problem, it's just that for plenty of other reasons it's a good idea. The firewall is certainly not to be used to turn on routing. This is NOT what I meant. We do not use the firewall to turn on routing. The firewall is used to turn on IP-MASQUERADING. The firewall like IPCHAINS or IPTABLES is required to IP-MASQUERADE and this is what I meant. Also, I'm a bit concerned with the 10.x.x.x addresses, these are designated as private IP space and you won't be able to reach them from the internet - meaning everything must be masqueraded or go through ISP proxies. 10.x.x.x addresses are perfectly OK. Only, you need IP-MASQUERADING. With IP-MASQUERADING I can masquerade 10.x.x.x as valid internet IP-ADDRESS. This is the reason why you need IPCHAINS or IPTABLES or PROXYING. Incidentally, Grant how do you IP-MASQUERADE if you dont turn on IPCHAINS or IPTABLES or in short firewalling ? -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Inner workings of NETDEV WATCHDOG
I posted this request a couple of weeks ago but never saw a reply nor my original message. I checked the archives and don't see it there either. I recently unplugged a cable from my Linux box. The other end of the cable was still plugged into the eth0 NIC my Linux box running 2.4.2-2 of the kernel. My first indication that something was wrong was that I got a huge bill from my ISP for excessive traffic. Investigation showed that the NETDEV WATCHDOG was timing out on eth0. The ISP said there was traffic being sent out to the internet everytime this timeout occurred so I soon reached my upload quota. The ISP said it was seemingly sending packets to random IP addresses, which their logs showed. Does anyone have a clue as to what is actually happening here. This one is hard for me to believe. Regards -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
[SLUG] netdev watchdog behaviour
I recently removed a cable from a box that I was taking off the network. The other end was left plugged into the ethernet card on a Linux box kernel 2.4.2-2. This box is connected to my ISP, Pacific Internet, via a permanent dial-up link. I soon received a bill from the ISP showing a tremendous spike in usage. I discovered that the NETDEV WATCHDOG program was producing timeout messages for eth0, which of course is the card that has the loose end. That interface shares the same IP address as the PPP0 so the timeout traffic was being sent across the PPP0 interface as well. The ISP reports that there was traffic to seemingly random IP addresses sent out over the internet but I don't understand why the netdev watchdog would be doing this. Does anyone have any idea about the behaviour of this utility? I have searched several other sites and cannot get enough detail. Regards -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
[SLUG] Need Help with SiS 900-based ethernet card
Hi, I have posted this here before and have been searching around for an answer elsewhere but still no luck. I purchased the Red Hat 8.0 Personal Edition and installed it on a new computer that has an on-board SiS 900-based PCI Fast Etheret adapter. When booting Linux, the card is not detected. Red Hat says the card is compatible but, as I have no support for this distribution, I am unable to get any assistance from them. I have seen postings on the net from other people experiencing a similar problem but so far have not come across a solution. Windows XP and Window .net OS both detect the card and have no problem with it. Can anyone direct me to some source of help? Regards -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
[SLUG] configuring ftpaccess
I am trying to configure a server for ftp access over the internet. This particular server is running RH 7.1 with wu-ftp. I have compared the ftpaccess file on that system to another server running RH 8.0 and they look the same, however, I am unable to ftp to the system running 7.1. SSH is okay and other services are okay. The xinet.d file for wu-ftp on both systems are exactly the same. I consistently get a connection refused message. I am unable to find anything in the logs that might give me a clue about what is wrong. I am probably forgetting some basic thing but this it the first time I have worked with xinetd (formerly used inetd on other systems). What should I look for? Thanks, Dennis -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
RE: [SLUG] configuring ftpaccess
I think it has to do with my ipchains settings. I have not been able to figure out entry for allowing ftp. If I turn off ipchains, I can connect. The current entry is ACCEPT tcp -y anywhere anywhere any - ftp (I intend to restrict it further once I get the entry working but with this one, I still cannot connect.) -Original Message- From: David [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, 18 December 2002 1:54 PM To: Dennis M. Gray Subject: Re: [SLUG] configuring ftpaccess have you checked your /etc/hosts.allow /etc/hosts.deny files? xinetd blocks ftp by default, although it sounds like you have already looked at that On Wed, 18 Dec 2002, Dennis M. Gray wrote: I am trying to configure a server for ftp access over the internet. This particular server is running RH 7.1 with wu-ftp. I have compared the ftpaccess file on that system to another server running RH 8.0 and they look the same, however, I am unable to ftp to the system running 7.1. SSH is okay and other services are okay. The xinet.d file for wu-ftp on both systems are exactly the same. I consistently get a connection refused message. I am unable to find anything in the logs that might give me a clue about what is wrong. I am probably forgetting some basic thing but this it the first time I have worked with xinetd (formerly used inetd on other systems). What should I look for? Thanks, Dennis -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
[SLUG] Configuring putty
I would like to set up ssh for use with putty using public/private key pairs. Putty works fine using ssh and a userid/password combination so I recently generated a key pair with puttygen. I am not clear about what directory to put the public key file in. Should it be /.ssh? Also, I believe the file should either be named authorized_keys or authorized_keys2. Not clear about that either. I am running Red Hat 7.1. I receive a message Server has refused our key when I try. Thanks, Dennis -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
[SLUG] Red Hat 8.0 Personal Installation Problems
Hi, I have been running Linux since kernel 0.9?? using both Slackware and Red Hat distributions. I have on installation of RH 7.1 running on a machine in Sydney but I recently got a new machine which has an Asus P4S8X motherboard, which amongst other things has an on-board SiS 900-based ethernet card. First problem: on installation, the network card wasn't recognised. I got to talk to someone in RH support in Brisbane but he wasn't able to help much because the Personal Edition does not get any support. He did say he had the same card and it installed okay but that I could have had a different revision of the card. Second problem: The installation sets network=yes in the /etc/sysconfig/network file. When I boot, it hangs when it gets to the point of trying to configure loopback. I then rebooted, chose interactive installation and set network=no. It boots okay then. Third problem: I then tried to configure dial-up for ppp. I couldn't get this to work either. I set up my modem as a generic on (it wouldn't recognise my Netcomm) but I was able to dial up to Bigpond. The /var/log/messages showed a successful authentication but never got any further than that. No routing table...even localhost could not be pinged. Any suggestions please? Thanks, Dennis -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
[SLUG] VPN on Linux
Is anyone doing successful VPN using a Linux server? I have heard of CIPE but have just started researching this topic. I would appreciate anyone's comments. Dennis -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
[SLUG] sendmail configuration
Dear Sluggers, I want to allow a certain network to be able to use my sendmail server to relay mail to local addresses. I have added the network to the access (access.db) but get a message to the effect that relaying is denied because the IP address lookup failed. Can anyone suggest a remedy? Thanks, Dennis -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
RE: [SLUG] sendmail configuration
I think it would make it spammable, but only from that one network, which is a Telstra network associated with their GPRS/WAP email. I don't imagine a lot of spam coming from WAP enabled phones and it would be very expensive ($0.022/kilobyte for first 200kb then 50% of that for each kb after) I have the network specified in the access.db (without the connect verb...not needed in earlier versions I guess). Not sure of which version I am using. Thanks, Dennis -Original Message- From: George Vieira [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, 31 January 2002 8:04 AM To: 'Tony Green'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Dennis M. Gray Subject: RE: [SLUG] sendmail configuration Correct me if I'm wrong but that'll make that server spammable.. be very careful on how you use that.. If your using 8.12 (that's what I'm using, not sure of older ones), you can probably use the access.db option of: Connect:10.0.0.10 RELAY not sure if it'll work but I think it will.. just try it I guess.. too early in the morning to answer some on these.. thanks, George Vieira Systems Manager Citadel Computer Systems P/L http://www.citadelcomputer.com.au -Original Message- From: Tony Green [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, 30 January 2002 9:24 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Dennis M. Gray Subject: Re: [SLUG] sendmail configuration * This one time, at band camp, Dennis M. Gray said: Dear Sluggers, I want to allow a certain network to be able to use my sendmail server to relay mail to local addresses. I have added the network to the access (access.db) but get a message to the effect that relaying is denied because the IP address lookup failed. Can anyone suggest a remedy? Add FEATURE(`accept_unresolvable_domains')dnl to your sendmail.mc (please tell me you're using m4 to configure it). That will allow hosts which do not resolve to deliver to the server. I'd recommend that you consider, if possible, fixing DNS. HTH -- Greeno [EMAIL PROTECTED] GnuPG Key : 1024D/B5657C8B Key fingerprint = 9ED8 59CC C161 B857 462E 51E6 7DFB 465B B565 7C8B Imagine working in a secure environment and finding the string _NSAKEY in the OS binaries without a good explanation -Alan Cox 04/05/2001 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
RE: [SLUG] Specification of IMAP mailboxes in mutt
That is the way I speficied it (see line that is commented out). That
did not work.
Dennis
-Original Message-
From: Elliot Jurd [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, 25 January 2002 11:42 AM
To: Grant Parnell
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [SLUG] Specification of IMAP mailboxes in mutt
On Fri, Jan 25, 2002 at 07:42:00AM +1100, Grant Parnell wrote:
On Thu, 24 Jan 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
set spoolfile={dmgray@localhost}INBOX
# set spoolfile=imap://dmgray@localhost/INBOX
set folder={dmgray@localhost}mail
This is from the pine manual, the syntax seems similar so maybe it'll
work.
_inbox-path_
This specifies the name of the folder to use for the
_INBOX_.
By default this is unset and the system's default is used.
The
most common reason for setting this is to open an IMAP
mailbox
for the _INBOX_. For example, _{imap5.u.example.edu}inbox_
will
open the user's standard _INBOX_ on the mail server,
_imap5_.
set spoolfile={dmgray@external-imap-server-name}INBOX
Mutt compiled with imap has the pine compatibility, but the mutt defined
way is :
set spoolfile=imap://user@imaphost/INBOX
-Elliot
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[SLUG] Wine vs Lindows
Can anyone comment on the difference (pros and cons) between these two products? thanks -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
[SLUG] Installation on a laptop
I want to install Redhat 7.2 on a laptop. When configuring X Windows, the probe finds the SIS 630 chipset fine but cannot determine the LCD display type. I am unable to get the specs from the manufacturer. Any suggestions? Dennis -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
[SLUG] Installation on Protac laptops
Does anyone have experience with installing Linux (Red Hat or otherwise) on a Protac Excel laptop. I have called the manufacturer in Silverwater but could not get details on the type of display it has. It uses a SIS 630 chipset but I have no idea what brand of LCD is on it. Thanks, Dennis -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
[SLUG] sendmail virus filtering
Can anyone recommend some virus filtering software that could be invoked when processed by sendmail or at least post-processed when aliasing? Thanks, Dennis -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
[SLUG] PHP, PGP or GnuPG
I am looking for some coding examples of using PHP with either PGP (preferred) or GnuPG. Can anyone help or point me in the right direction? Thanks -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
[SLUG] This mailing list
I have not received anything from this list for many days now. Is it still operating? Specifically, I need to find someone who is an expert at sendmail. Can anyone offer his or her help? Thanks, Dennis -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://slug.org.au/lists/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] gdm displays
Nope...I want to use X to view the display from the other box, not VNC. Thanks Scott Ragen wrote: If I understand this correctly, you want to view gdm through a linux box? If so, try ORL VNC, do a search on altavista with those words and access the .uk site only. the reason i say that is the others could be security risks, im not sure but never visited them. Scott -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2001 3:06 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [SLUG] gdm displays I have posted another question earlier on gdm but still need some help. I have two RH 6.2 boxes, both running gdm linked together on a private network. I would like to be able to log into either box from a single workstation. I have read as much as I could on X, gdm, etc. and still cannot figure out how to do it, if it can be done. From my Windows box, I can see both hosts via xdmcp using XWin32 but I cannot figure out how to do the same with Linux. Many thanks if someone can help. Dennis -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://slug.org.au/lists/listinfo/slug begin:vcard n:Gray;Dennis x-mozilla-html:TRUE adr:;; version:2.1 email;internet:[EMAIL PROTECTED] x-mozilla-cpt:;0 fn:Dennis Gray end:vcard
[SLUG] IP Address Range
I have a range of IP addresses registered to me that I am not using. Is there a place I could perhaps auction them off or sell them? 203.62.176.0 - 203.62.176.255 Regards -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://slug.org.au/lists/listinfo/slug
RE: [SLUG] gdm problems
Thanks for your help. I finally gave up and upgraded from 6.0 to 6.2 of RedHat, which of course solved the problem. If it happens again, I'll try your suggestions. The main symptom was that I never got the GDM login after rebooting. If I did startx from root, it worked okay. Dennis -Original Message- From: Anand Kumria [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, 11 August 2000 13:01 To: Dennis M. Gray Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [SLUG] gdm problems On Thu, Aug 10, 2000 at 09:38:14AM +1000, Dennis M. Gray wrote: Sorry this message is a bit long but I need a clue. Thanks. Last night I reported that I am no longer able to start my display after a crash I suffered with VMWare. I have not had the time to research the problem thoroughly so hope I can get some pointers from here. Since my posting last night I have discovered the following message in my messages log: Aug 10 08:31:14 gdm[984]: gdm_server_usr1_handler: Could not open display :0 GDM is the Gnome Display Manager. If I shut down everything then run startx as root, I can bring up a display. I get an authentication error when I start from another user. It sounds as if /tmp does not have the correct permissions (1777) drwxrwxrwt as a lot of things break if they can't write there - amongst them X. I also see this message in the log: Aug 9 19:36:44 gdm[650]: gdm_auth_secure_display: Could not unlink /var/gdm/:0.xauth file: No such file or directory This message has appeared in the log many times before last nights problem. I checked for the file and it is there. Hmm, perhaps the problem is permissions on /var I am not sure what the message means. I haven't looked yet for docs on gdm but have noticed there seems to be no man page installed on my system. Before you investiagte why GDM is failing you will need to figure out why X doesn't start as another user. GDM simplys boots X and display a login screen so it will (should) work once X does again. Anand -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://slug.org.au/lists/listinfo/slug
[SLUG] gdm problems
Sorry this message is a bit long but I need a clue. Thanks. Last night I reported that I am no longer able to start my display after a crash I suffered with VMWare. I have not had the time to research the problem thoroughly so hope I can get some pointers from here. Since my posting last night I have discovered the following message in my messages log: Aug 10 08:31:14 gdm[984]: gdm_server_usr1_handler: Could not open display :0 If I shut down everything then run startx as root, I can bring up a display. I get an authentication error when I start from another user. I also see this message in the log: Aug 9 19:36:44 gdm[650]: gdm_auth_secure_display: Could not unlink /var/gdm/:0.xauth file: No such file or directory This message has appeared in the log many times before last nights problem. I checked for the file and it is there. I am not sure what the message means. I haven't looked yet for docs on gdm but have noticed there seems to be no man page installed on my system. Finally, here are the messages from the log when I rebooted after the crash that hung up the whole machine: Aug 9 19:34:14 gdm[839]: gdm_server_usr1_handler: Could not open display :0 Aug 9 19:34:14 init: Switching to runlevel: 6 Aug 9 19:34:19 vmware: Stopping VMware services: Aug 9 19:34:19 vmware:Virtual machine monitor Aug 9 19:34:19 vmware: ^[[300C^[[20D Aug 9 19:34:19 vmware: Aug 9 19:34:19 vmware: ^[[1;32m Aug 9 19:34:19 vmware: OK Aug 9 19:34:19 vmware: ^[[0;39m Aug 9 19:34:19 vmware: ] Aug 9 19:34:19 vmware: Aug 9 19:34:19 vmware:Virtual bidirectional parallel port Aug 9 19:34:20 vmware: ^[[300C^[[20D Aug 9 19:34:20 vmware: Aug 9 19:34:20 vmware: ^[[1;32m Aug 9 19:34:20 vmware: OK Aug 9 19:34:20 vmware: ^[[0;39m Aug 9 19:34:20 vmware: ] Aug 9 19:34:20 vmware: Aug 9 19:34:20 vmware:Bridged networking on /dev/vmnet0 Aug 9 19:34:20 vmware: ^[[300C^[[20D Aug 9 19:34:20 vmware: Aug 9 19:34:20 vmware: ^[[1;32m Aug 9 19:34:20 vmware: OK Aug 9 19:34:20 vmware: ^[[0;39m Aug 9 19:34:20 vmware: ] Aug 9 19:34:20 vmware: Aug 9 19:34:20 vmware:DHCP server on /dev/vmnet1 Aug 9 19:34:20 vmware: ^[[300C^[[20D Aug 9 19:34:20 vmware: Aug 9 19:34:20 vmware: ^[[1;32m Aug 9 19:34:20 vmware: OK Aug 9 19:34:20 vmware: ^[[0;39m Aug 9 19:34:20 vmware: ] Aug 9 19:34:20 vmware: Aug 9 19:34:20 vmware:Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet1 Aug 9 19:34:20 vmware: ^[[300C^[[20D Aug 9 19:34:20 vmware: Aug 9 19:34:20 vmware: ^[[1;32m Aug 9 19:34:20 vmware: OK Aug 9 19:34:20 vmware: ^[[0;39m Aug 9 19:34:20 vmware: ] Aug 9 19:34:20 vmware: Aug 9 19:34:20 vmware:Virtual hernet^[[300C^[[20D[ ^[[1;32mOK^[[0;39m ] Aug 9 19:34:20 rc: Stopping vmware succeeded -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://slug.org.au/lists/listinfo/slug
