On 26 Nov 2010 at 9:53, Ryan Coleman wrote:
On Nov 26, 2010, at 8:53 AM, Chris Brennan wrote:
On Fri, Nov 26, 2010 at 6:30 AM, Dave d...@g8kbv.demon.co.uk
wrote:
Yes, I found that, good info. I'm relying on the freebsd.org site
man
pages and documentation among others, as I'm
On 26 Nov 2010 at 22:18, Polytropon wrote:
On Fri, 26 Nov 2010 09:53:51 -0500, Chris Brennan
xa...@xaerolimit.net wrote: There are two options that I know of
that could make this part easier for you 1) screen (tried and
true) can do split windows/multiple windows although I've never been
Hi.
As I now have ssh working, I can indeed have multiple logins running in
indipendant windows on another box. (because I have it) I'm using PuTTY
on Win2k.
http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/%7Esgtatham/putty/
It appears to work well.
On Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 11:06 AM, Dave d...@g8kbv.demon.co.uk wrote:
/usr/ports/sysutils/screen/
Ryan, thanks, but no 'ports' is installed on this box, it was built with
a net install, from a V8.0 boot disk, earlier this year (April if memory
serves.)
I find now, that Sysinstall's
On 27 Nov 2010 at 11:22, Adam Vande More wrote:
On Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 11:06 AM, Dave d...@g8kbv.demon.co.uk wrote:
/usr/ports/sysutils/screen/
Ryan, thanks, but no 'ports' is installed on this box, it was built
with a net install, from a V8.0 boot disk, earlier this year
On Sat, 27 Nov 2010 17:06:06 -, Dave d...@g8kbv.demon.co.uk wrote:
Ryan, thanks, but no 'ports' is installed on this box, it was built with
a net install, from a V8.0 boot disk, earlier this year (April if memory
serves.)
Use this:
# pkg_add -r screen
Precompiled packaes work
On Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 12:40 PM, Dave d...@g8kbv.demon.co.uk wrote:
On 27 Nov 2010 at 11:22, Adam Vande More wrote:
On Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 11:06 AM, Dave d...@g8kbv.demon.co.uk wrote:
/usr/ports/sysutils/screen/
Ryan, thanks, but no 'ports' is installed on this box, it
On Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 12:05 PM, Chris Brennan xa...@xaerolimit.netwrote:
No need to specify the full path w/ portmaster ... just portmaster
--no-confirm -D sysutils/tmux is sufficient, portsnap is the best/easiest
way to get the latest snapshot of ports. No real reason not to unless your
On Fri, Nov 26, 2010 at 13:18, Polytropon free...@edvax.de wrote:
On Fri, 26 Nov 2010 09:53:51 -0500, Chris Brennan xa...@xaerolimit.net
wrote:
There are two options that I know of that could make this part easier for
you
1) screen (tried and true) can do split windows/multiple windows
On Fri, Nov 26, 2010 at 06:53, Chris Brennan xa...@xaerolimit.net wrote:
On Fri, Nov 26, 2010 at 6:30 AM, Dave d...@g8kbv.demon.co.uk wrote:
Yes, I found that, good info. I'm relying on the freebsd.org site man
pages and documentation among others, as I'm finding it too inconvenient
On Fri 26 Nov 2010 at 14:31:23 PST Chip Camden wrote:
Quoth Polytropon on Friday, 26 November 2010:
FIVE! Using a tiling window manager like xmonad, just open another
xterm. Either share a workspace between them, or put one of them in a
different workspace, depending on whether you like to be
For a standard installation, there's also the base console
functionality: ALT+F(n) key combo - each one, F1 up to (IIRC) F12,
gets a different console.
This depends on how many virtual consoles have been
defined in the /etc/ttys file. I think the default
is 0 up to 7, and 8 (corresponds to
On 25 Nov 2010 at 21:25, Polytropon wrote:
On Thu, 25 Nov 2010 20:00:21 -, Dave d...@g8kbv.demon.co.uk
wrote: Lots is written about the 'x' bit, and allowing execution of
a file, but not that it affects the ability to even use that
directory. I guess in this context, using =
On Fri, 26 Nov 2010 11:30:29 -, Dave d...@g8kbv.demon.co.uk wrote:
The original instructions I used when creating the GPS/NTP server,
resulted in the BASH shell being used. I think that's part of the odd
problem, as that does not show up in the list of known shell's, when
creating a
On Fri, Nov 26, 2010 at 6:30 AM, Dave d...@g8kbv.demon.co.uk wrote:
Yes, I found that, good info. I'm relying on the freebsd.org site man
pages and documentation among others, as I'm finding it too inconvenient
(bad short term memory) using the man pages on the system. At least I
can have
On Nov 26, 2010, at 8:53 AM, Chris Brennan wrote:
On Fri, Nov 26, 2010 at 6:30 AM, Dave d...@g8kbv.demon.co.uk wrote:
Yes, I found that, good info. I'm relying on the freebsd.org site man
pages and documentation among others, as I'm finding it too inconvenient
(bad short term memory)
On Fri, 26 Nov 2010 09:53:51 -0500, Chris Brennan xa...@xaerolimit.net wrote:
There are two options that I know of that could make this part easier for
you
1) screen (tried and true) can do split windows/multiple windows although
I've never been able to correctly figure it out
2) tmux
Quoth Polytropon on Friday, 26 November 2010:
On Fri, 26 Nov 2010 09:53:51 -0500, Chris Brennan xa...@xaerolimit.net
wrote:
There are two options that I know of that could make this part easier for
you
1) screen (tried and true) can do split windows/multiple windows although
I've
On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 4:49 PM, Dave d...@g8kbv.demon.co.uk wrote:
Hi again.
Firstly, many thanks for the responces to my questions. Much
appreciated. Especialy as on other lesser forums (Lugs etc) I often
get flamed for asking such stuff, and learn nothing as a result.
OK. The FTP
On 25 Nov 2010 at 9:42, Nathan Vidican wrote:
Trimmed...
Two commands of interest here, 'chmod' and 'chown'. I'd highly suggest
reading the manpage on both, but here's the short/quick-start version:
chmod
- used to change permissions for a file or directory
- permissions are broken
On Thu, 25 Nov 2010 20:00:21 -, Dave d...@g8kbv.demon.co.uk wrote:
Lots is written about the 'x' bit, and allowing execution of a file, but
not that it affects the ability to even use that directory. I guess in
this context, using = executing, so it sort of makes sense.
It is written
On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 08:41:17PM -0600, Kevin Kinsey wrote:
[...]
Have a FTP server, so I can automate some of the web page graphics
updates, from other systems that generate the data, and can FTP files
across the LAN, also of course for general web page maintenance needs.
The base
Allow me to answer some of your questions without begin too
precise about the whole picture, because I just can't speak
about all aspects due to lack of experience. :-)
On Tue, 23 Nov 2010 22:55:51 -, Dave d...@g8kbv.demon.co.uk wrote:
I'd like to:-
Have a ssh login via LAN available, I
Hi again.
Firstly, many thanks for the responces to my questions. Much
appreciated. Especialy as on other lesser forums (Lugs etc) I often
get flamed for asking such stuff, and learn nothing as a result.
OK. The FTP thing first Just for the heck of it, trying to use
the built in
If I've not already done so.
Hi. Sorry, this goes on a bit
New to FreeBSD, but long time served PC nut and user, from the before DOS
days onwards...
I've not long ago put together a small FreeBSD V8.0 system, primeraly as
a GPS derrived NTP server, following instructions from here:-
I'd like to:-
Have a ssh login via LAN available, I believe that's a standard feature,
but I expressedly disabled that (well, told it not to implement it) when
I orignaly installed the OS. Or have a VNC server running.
Add the following line:
sshd_enable=YES
to file /etc/rc.conf .
On Tuesday 23 November 2010 13:55:51 Dave wrote:
SNIP
Have a small web server, again I've read that Apache can do a good job,
but I don't want (nor need) all it's facilities, in particular I need to
lock it down so no Put's can happen for a start! The web pages are
simple flat form, text
Dave wrote:
Hi. Sorry ... snip
Hello, and welcome. And I made it a bit shorter ;-)
I'd like to:-
Have a ssh login via LAN available, I believe that's a standard feature,
but I expressedly disabled that (well, told it not to implement it) when
I orignaly installed the OS. Or have a VNC
On Tue 23 Nov 2010 at 17:43:32 PST Beech Rintoul wrote:
On Tuesday 23 November 2010 13:55:51 Dave wrote:
SNIP
Have a small web server, again I've read that Apache can do a good job,
but I don't want (nor need) all it's facilities, in particular I need to
lock it down so no Put's can happen
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