Re: [expert] need to have a bash script run as a different user automatically

2002-05-26 Thread J. Grant
tell the user to chmod +s the file then JG Kevin Fonner wrote: > So with this example you have to kick this script off under root. Correct? > The problem is I would prefer not to have the hastle of going under root. > > J. Grant wrote: > >> as r00t >> su other-user >> >> chmod 700 script.sh

Re: [expert] need to have a bash script run as a different user automatically

2002-05-26 Thread Kevin Fonner
So with this example you have to kick this script off under root. Correct? The problem is I would prefer not to have the hastle of going under root. J. Grant wrote: > as r00t > su other-user > > chmod 700 script.sh > chmod +s script.sh > exit > > JG > > ps be careful this user is aware that s

Re: honeyport/shutdown [was: Re: [expert] OT, my ftp site]

2002-05-26 Thread nDiScReEt
> Guess you really didn't notice they both suggested the same thing (ops, > include me and Civ also)? James gave you a nice tip that apache should > be configured to actually follow symlinks, but if I remember it well > that's the default behaviour. > > > Wooky Almost, the other guys suggestion w

Re: [expert] need to have a bash script run as a different user automatically

2002-05-26 Thread J. Grant
as r00t su other-user chmod 700 script.sh chmod +s script.sh exit JG ps be careful this user is aware that someone has access to all their files, and make sure the script.sh is only -rws--S--- if world has rwx they basically have the other-user account if there is a mistake in your scripts

[expert] need to have a bash script run as a different user automatically

2002-05-26 Thread Kevin Fonner
I have a bash script that get's called from another bash script. How can I get the second bash script to run as a different user? Thanks, Kevin Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

[expert] need to have a bash script run as a different user automatically

2002-05-26 Thread Kevin Fonner
I have a bash script that get's called from another bash script. How can I get the second bash script to run as a different user? Thanks, Kevin Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [expert] Can't locate module

2002-05-26 Thread Jason Guidry
On Sun, 2002-05-26 at 23:01, nDiScReEt wrote: > > You have to run depmod before trying to load the module. > > /sbin/depmod -a > > That should be all that you need. Then you will be able to modprobe your > special package. > hehepackage... [root@localhost Prism2-2002-05-16]# /sbin/depmo

Re: honeyport/shutdown [was: Re: [expert] OT, my ftp site]

2002-05-26 Thread FemmeFatale
James wrote: > > On Sat, 25 May 2002 22:25:10 -0600 > > > > *giggles* Hacks are cool. Thx mucho James. I'll try your idea &/or > > ndiscreets. Not sure which yet will yield better results. > > > > As an aside, any chance someone can point me to a "newbie-fied" apache > > install/maintenance U

Re: honeyport/shutdown [was: Re: [expert] OT, my ftp site]

2002-05-26 Thread FemmeFatale
Jeferson Lopes Zacco wrote: > > Femme wrote: > > > > > *giggles* Hacks are cool. Thx mucho James. I'll try your idea &/or > > ndiscreets. Not sure which yet will yield better results. > > > > As an aside, any chance someone can point me to a "newbie-fied" apache > > install/maintenance URL?

Re: [expert] Can't locate module

2002-05-26 Thread nDiScReEt
On Sunday 26 May 2002 10:52 am, Jason Guidry wrote: > I'm still trying to get my Linksys WPC11 PCI Card to act as an access > point on 8.2 using kernelSecure. I finally found a driver to make the > card use hostap mode at: > > http://people.ssh.com/jkm/Prism2/ > > i successfully built the driver,

Re: [expert] Building Exim mail server (uid and gid)

2002-05-26 Thread Vincent Danen
On Sat May 25, 2002 at 04:43:06PM +1000, Mark Williamson wrote: > I am making up a Exim mail server RPM for the Mandrake 8.2 Linux > http://www.exim.org, the problem that I have is to work out the uid and > gid that I am about to use for the exim user, at this moment I think > that I will choose

Re: [expert] Opening MS Word files with StareOffice 6

2002-05-26 Thread Phil
On Thu, 23 May 2002 23:19, you wrote: > I (and many others) have had the same probles you describe, which was > due to a bad installation. > I'm pleased to say that StarOffice now works perfectly, or almost so. Thank you for showing me the way. There is one little problem though. When using the

[expert] exotic triple boot dual kernel question

2002-05-26 Thread mike
Hi all , I have a weird one to ask so here goes, I triple boot win98, LM 8.0 and LM 8.2 on the same box , which is an athlon 1.0 Ghz Epox 8kta3 pro Mb / Wd 6 gig (win98 hda ) , Wd 10 gig ( LM 8.0 hdc ) Maxtor 20 gig ( LM 8.2 and /backup hdd ). I followed civileme's AFAIR insrtuctions on setting

Re: [expert] xcdroast: does not recognize Mandrake CD

2002-05-26 Thread James
wobo, Do you have the latest version of mkisofs from updates? I've heard there is a problem with the "stock" version on the download disks and maybe that is what the problem is? James On Sun, 26 May 2002 17:18:12 +0200 Wolfgang Bornath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun, May 26, 2002 at

Re: honeyport/shutdown [was: Re: [expert] OT, my ftp site]

2002-05-26 Thread James
On Sat, 25 May 2002 22:25:10 -0600 Femme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, 25 May 2002 20:50:16 -0700 > James <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Check your commonhttpd.conf file, (/etc/httpd/conf/ ) but usually > > the default allows you to follow symlinks (in the past) if not look > > for > >

Re: [expert] not a valid block device

2002-05-26 Thread James
On Sun, 26 May 2002 10:14:18 -0400 "Albert E. Whale" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > James, Et al. > > The site http://www.chkrootkit.org/ is an exceptional site, which I > highly recommend. The reason that I knew that the server was not root > kitted, was because I ran 0.35 against the server. >

Re: [expert] ncftp - invalid reply

2002-05-26 Thread James
On Sun, 26 May 2002 21:57:18 +0200 Wolfgang Bornath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun, May 26, 2002 at 21:36 +0200, Wolfgang Bornath wrote: > > My 2 Mandrake 8.2 boxes are connected via router/switch. Both have > > wuftp server installed. Both ftpaccess files are identical. I can > > ftp from b

Re: honeyport/shutdown [was: Re: [expert] OT, my ftp site]

2002-05-26 Thread FemmeFatale
Bill Kenworthy wrote: > > Mount your win32/ntfs(ro) partitions (where the files reside) and either > serve from them or symlink into the path if required. > > BillK > > On Sun, 2002-05-26 at 08:11, Femme wrote: > > On Sat, 25 May 2002 19:43:23 -0300 > > "WOOkY" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >

Re: honeyport/shutdown [was: Re: [expert] OT, my ftp site]

2002-05-26 Thread Jeferson Lopes Zacco
Femme wrote: > > *giggles* Hacks are cool. Thx mucho James. I'll try your idea &/or > ndiscreets. Not sure which yet will yield better results. > > As an aside, any chance someone can point me to a "newbie-fied" apache > install/maintenance URL? I'm pretty useless with HTML/web > stuff

Re: [expert] Can't locate module

2002-05-26 Thread Jeferson Lopes Zacco
which kernel are running when making the compilation? try cd-ing into the module directory before issuing the modprobe. If it fails, try insmod. Jason Guidry wrote: > I'm still trying to get my Linksys WPC11 PCI Card to act as an access > point on 8.2 using kernelSecure. I finally found a dri

Re: [expert] Install Mdk 8.2 - Hang - Huge HDD - BIOS

2002-05-26 Thread Jeferson Lopes Zacco
Not exactly a fix, but can't you upgrade from 8.1 to 8.2 instead of doing a fresh install? Consider also trying the floppy images, like the "other" or copying the CD to a iso file, mounting it using loopback and installing from there. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > It's hdc, 3rd HDD. It's a 60 Gi

Re: honeyport/shutdown [was: Re: [expert] OT, my ftp site]

2002-05-26 Thread Bill Kenworthy
Mount your win32/ntfs(ro) partitions (where the files reside) and either serve from them or symlink into the path if required. BillK On Sun, 2002-05-26 at 08:11, Femme wrote: > On Sat, 25 May 2002 19:43:23 -0300 > "WOOkY" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm trying to make a ftp-like thing for p

Re: [expert] xcdroast: does not recognize Mandrake CD

2002-05-26 Thread H.J.Bathoorn
On Sunday 26 May 2002 22:06, you wrote: > fluxbox is KDE combatible. Is this a typo...or veeery subtle? ;o) Good luck, Harm. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [expert] xcdroast: does not recognize Mandrake CD

2002-05-26 Thread Wolfgang Bornath
On Sun, May 26, 2002 at 20:46 +0100, Alastair Scott wrote: > > On the theme of decadence, here's a new KDE 3-compatible CD burning > frontend which IMO is the best yet: > > http://k3b.sourceforge.net/ I think this one got a nice review in the german LinuxUser magazin. But no KDE or GNOME on my

Re: [expert] ncftp - invalid reply

2002-05-26 Thread Wolfgang Bornath
On Sun, May 26, 2002 at 21:36 +0200, Wolfgang Bornath wrote: > My 2 Mandrake 8.2 boxes are connected via router/switch. Both have wuftp > server installed. Both ftpaccess files are identical. I can ftp from boxa > to boxb with ncftp or mc or even gftp, giving my userid and passw. > But when trying

Re: [expert] xcdroast: does not recognize Mandrake CD

2002-05-26 Thread Alastair Scott
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sunday 26 May 2002 4:51 pm, Wolfgang Bornath wrote: > On Sun, May 26, 2002 at 11:35 -0400, et wrote: > > your lilo.conf file does contain scsi=ide for both drives? > > Yes, of course, I did that before I even started with xcdroast > because xcdroa

[expert] ncftp - invalid reply

2002-05-26 Thread Wolfgang Bornath
My 2 Mandrake 8.2 boxes are connected via router/switch. Both have wuftp server installed. Both ftpaccess files are identical. I can ftp from boxa to boxb with ncftp or mc or even gftp, giving my userid and passw. But when trying to open ftp connection from boxb to boxa I get this: --

Re: [expert] CUPS and installing USB printer

2002-05-26 Thread D. R. Evans
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 26 May 2002 at 9:12, Cesar Santos wrote: > Hi > > Have the same problem here. HP LaserJet 1000 Series works fine with > Windows > 2000 USB port but cannot put it to work with Mandrake 8.1 or Mandrake 8.2 or > SuSE 8.0. Autodetect process id

Re: [expert] xcdroast: does not recognize Mandrake CD

2002-05-26 Thread Wolfgang Bornath
On Sun, May 26, 2002 at 21:02 +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > The xcdroast in 8.2 is crashed; with MandrakeUpdate you will have the > packages to have it runing. That's not the prob. I used the 8.2 xcdroast to copy various CDs (including the DL-Edition of 8.2), to copy audio CDs and to do my sy

Re: [expert] xcdroast: does not recognize Mandrake CD

2002-05-26 Thread KevinO
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > The xcdroast in 8.2 is crashed; with MandrakeUpdate you will have the > packages to have it runing. > I don't trust the updated version either. To get a burned CD with a correct md5sum I had to use dd and then either cdrecord or gcombust. The image file that xcdroast

[expert] xcdroast: does not recognize Mandrake CD

2002-05-26 Thread falcaraz
The xcdroast in 8.2 is crashed; with MandrakeUpdate you will have the packages to have it runing. Francisco Alcaraz Murcia (Spain) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [expert] CUPS and installing USB printer

2002-05-26 Thread D. R. Evans
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 26 May 2002 at 19:07, Andrew George wrote: > > try plugging the printer in and then run a dmesg and see what messages it > sees -- Andrew George --- > Absolutely nothing happens when I power the printer on or off, or when I unp

Re: [expert] CUPS and installing USB printer

2002-05-26 Thread D. R. Evans
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 26 May 2002 at 9:40, Alastair Scott wrote: > > Also, is the printer connected directly to the motherboard USB ports, or to > a hub? > Directly. I have tried both ports on the motherboard. Doc Evans -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: PGP

Re: [expert] Can't locate module

2002-05-26 Thread Richie de Almeida
Have you tried doing a 'make clean' before doing the 'make install'? Sometimes i find the cleanup script (when there is one) helps get things in sync with the kernel I'm running... Richie On May 26, 2002 11:52 am, Jason Guidry wrote: > I'm still trying to get my Linksys WPC11 PCI Card to act

Re: [expert] lots of freezes in LM 8.1

2002-05-26 Thread Jerry
Only hang problem i have in 8.2 is (and this started yesterday so i haven't checked it yet) durring boot, it successfully checks (kernel configuration? i dont' remember now.. been awake too long) and just before init enters runlevel3 it'll hang. It'll hang GOOD there too 2 hours yesterday while i

Re: [expert] lots of freezes in LM 8.1

2002-05-26 Thread et
on the other hand, it might be nice to know what happens when you are "froze" what actions do you take to shut down? and what is the results of ctrl+alt+f2? or ctrl+alt+Backspace? might also be related to the IRQ, and maybe the irq for USB (since the default kernal in 8.0 handles USB a little

Re: [expert] xcdroast: does not recognize Mandrake CD

2002-05-26 Thread Wolfgang Bornath
On Sun, May 26, 2002 at 11:35 -0400, et wrote: > your lilo.conf file does contain scsi=ide for both drives? Yes, of course, I did that before I even started with xcdroast because xcdroast wouldn't even let me enter the Reader Device if it wasn't scsi. One really gets lazy with the time. A year

[expert] Can't locate module

2002-05-26 Thread Jason Guidry
I'm still trying to get my Linksys WPC11 PCI Card to act as an access point on 8.2 using kernelSecure. I finally found a driver to make the card use hostap mode at: http://people.ssh.com/jkm/Prism2/ i successfully built the driver, but when I issue # make install i get the following Module

[expert] Install Mdk 8.2 - Hang - Huge HDD - BIOS

2002-05-26 Thread sunflower1043
It's hdc, 3rd HDD. It's a 60 Gig Western Digital. My 1997 BIOS (sorry, no further patches available) doesn't know what to do with it, so have set it in BIOS / CMOS (IDE secondary master) to None. Then, Window~1 95, 2000 & XP can see and deal with it fine. Until now, so could Linux. On Mdk 8.

Re: [expert] xcdroast: does not recognize Mandrake CD

2002-05-26 Thread et
your lilo.conf file does contain scsi=ide for both drives? On Sunday 26 May 2002 11:18 am, you wrote: > On Sun, May 26, 2002 at 08:38 -0400, et wrote: > > sounds like a screwed cd or sumptin, I don't have the "powerpack" I have > > the "prosuite" but to check I just went to xcdroast and tried to

Re: [expert] xcdroast: does not recognize Mandrake CD

2002-05-26 Thread Wolfgang Bornath
On Sun, May 26, 2002 at 08:38 -0400, et wrote: > sounds like a screwed cd or sumptin, I don't have the "powerpack" I have the > "prosuite" but to check I just went to xcdroast and tried to burn disk 1, and > had no problem. > you should be aware that the "powerpack" has some programs (on disk 3

Re: [expert] lots of freezes in LM 8.1

2002-05-26 Thread Tom Brinkman
On Saturday 25 May 2002 04:56 pm, Jeferson Lopes Zacco wrote: > I'm sadly experiencing a lot of freezes in my LM 8.1 box. I just > hope I won't have to give up saying that "Linux does not hang" to > my buddies, but right now it's kind of difficult. I'm having daily > hang-ups. > > Here goes a quic

Re: [expert] not a valid block device

2002-05-26 Thread Albert E. Whale
James, Et al. The site http://www.chkrootkit.org/ is an exceptional site, which I highly recommend. The reason that I knew that the server was not root kitted, was because I ran 0.35 against the server. I would like to recommend that Mandrake consider using the chkrootkit software as part of th

Re: [expert] xcdroast: does not recognize Mandrake CD

2002-05-26 Thread Wolfgang Bornath
On Sun, May 26, 2002 at 08:38 -0400, et wrote: > sounds like a screwed cd or sumptin, I don't have the "powerpack" I have the > "prosuite" but to check I just went to xcdroast and tried to burn disk 1, and > had no problem. > you should be aware that the "powerpack" has some programs (on disk 3

Re: [expert] xcdroast: does not recognize Mandrake CD

2002-05-26 Thread et
sounds like a screwed cd or sumptin, I don't have the "powerpack" I have the "prosuite" but to check I just went to xcdroast and tried to burn disk 1, and had no problem. you should be aware that the "powerpack" has some programs (on disk 3,4,5,) that are not GNU (SO6 for one) and should not b

[expert] xcdroast: does not recognize Mandrake CD

2002-05-26 Thread Wolfgang Bornath
Hi, An annoying problem with xcdroast: I have 1 ATAPI-DVD as reader and 1 ATAPI CD/RW as writer. Both work normally in xcdroast. Writing all kinds of cds (data, iso, mixed, audio) is no problem. No problem to make copies from my 3 DL-Edition cds which I nurned from the iso files. Now I received

Re: [expert] Building _sound_ Mandrake RPMs

2002-05-26 Thread Wolfgang Bornath
On Sun, May 26, 2002 at 10:13 +0100, Alastair Scott wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > There are number of applications I use which currently aren't in RPM > format (either in the Cooker or via texstar's excellent work); I'd like > to build and distribute them to contr

Re: [expert] RAID Setup

2002-05-26 Thread civileme
Jason Snyder wrote: >Hi Mark, >I'm currently running a 4 disk RAID 5 on a 3Ware 6800 card under mdk 8.2. >The card uses a combination of hardware, firmware, and software to operate so >it is not a 'true' hardware RAID, but it still works pretty good for many >situations. Here are the pros an

[expert] Building _sound_ Mandrake RPMs

2002-05-26 Thread Alastair Scott
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 There are number of applications I use which currently aren't in RPM format (either in the Cooker or via texstar's excellent work); I'd like to build and distribute them to contribute to the Mandrake commons. To avoid a tragedy of those commons -

Re: [expert] CUPS and installing USB printer

2002-05-26 Thread D. R. Evans
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 25 May 2002 at 22:02, Larry Sword wrote: > Okay, a look for the "I already done that". > Always a good idea :-) > Have doubled checked that the usb cable is fully connected to the > printed and the computer? I know, but I have went on several

Re: [expert] lots of freezes in LM 8.1

2002-05-26 Thread Alastair Scott
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sunday 26 May 2002 12:17 am, civileme wrote: > Check to see if your memory is OK (memtest-x86.bin is in the /images > directoryt and can be dd'ed to a bootable floppy) > > Double-check the boot to make sure mem=nopentium is in each and every > li

Re: [expert] CUPS and installing USB printer

2002-05-26 Thread Alastair Scott
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sunday 26 May 2002 6:02 am, Larry Sword wrote: > Okay, a look for the "I already done that". > > Have doubled checked that the usb cable is fully connected to the > printed and the computer? I know, but I have went on several jobs > when the indi