--- Robert Huff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
L Goodwin writes:
My backup script (sh) works fine except when the
backup drive (USB Flash drive) is not plugged in.
I'm
using mount_msdosfs to mount the backup drive.
What is the best way to handle mount_msdosfs
error
--- Dan Mahoney, System Admin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
On Tue, 16 Jan 2007, Kevin Kobb wrote:
I have found that when I do an install with an
install.cfg file on a floppy,
I must insert the floppy right after the system
begins to boot from CD. If I
don't when I tell sysinstall to
--- Garrett Cooper [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Robert Huff wrote:
L Goodwin writes:
My backup script (sh) works fine except when the
backup drive (USB Flash drive) is not plugged
in. I'm
using mount_msdosfs to mount the backup drive.
What is the best way to handle
My backup script (sh) works fine except when the
backup drive (USB Flash drive) is not plugged in. I'm
using mount_msdosfs to mount the backup drive.
What is the best way to handle mount_msdosfs error?
If the drive is not mounted, I want to detect the
failure and execute error-handling code.
I
--- Dan Nelson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In the last episode (Aug 31), L Goodwin said:
Under FreeBDS 6.2, the following command works for
a
256MBMemorex Mini TravelDrive, but not for a 256MB
Intelligent Stick (I-Stick):
mount_msdosfs /dev/da3s1 /mnt
It fails with mount_msdosfs
--- Dan Nelson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In the last episode (Sep 01), L Goodwin said:
--- Dan Nelson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In the last episode (Aug 31), L Goodwin said:
Under FreeBDS 6.2, the following command works
for a 256MBMemorex
Mini TravelDrive, but not for a 256MB
--- Bill Moran [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In response to L Goodwin [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
--- Bill Moran [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
L Goodwin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Chuck, I'd prefer to have the script handle
the
mailing so I can test the script (with email
send
--- Ian Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Thu, 30 Aug 2007 18:14:55 -0700 (PDT) L Goodwin
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
--- Derek Ragona [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
[ slashing mercilessly ]
--- Chuck Swiger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[..]
Although, it is entirely reasonable
--- Chuck Swiger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Aug 30, 2007, at 6:14 PM, L Goodwin wrote:
[ ... ]
Should I be calling mail or sendmail, and
which
mail or sendmail should I invoke if there is more
than
one of either? Chuck's example calls sendmail in
a
path that does not exist on my
I was contacted today by someone in the Seattle area
(East side) who is looking for someone to manage an
OpenBSD server. I remember there being at least one
person on this list who is based in that area.
If you are a qualified person for this job, please
contact me and I'll pass your information
I found this interesting account of someone installing
the (freebsd-based) m0n0wall firewall on an old
WatchGuard Firebox II firewall using a discarded 8MB
compact flash card:
http://www.ls-net.com/m0n0wall-watchguard/
I happen to have a Firebox II sitting around, and was
wondering what the
Under FreeBDS 6.2, the following command works for a
256MBMemorex Mini TravelDrive, but not for a 256MB
Intelligent Stick (I-Stick):
mount_msdosfs /dev/da3s1 /mnt
It fails with mount_msdosfs: /dev/da3s1: No such file
or directory.
When I plug in the I-Stick, I get:
umass0: USB Flash Disk, rev
I and most of my clients who have hosted web sites
have just the one domain name. Does it make sense to
use the same domain name that your hosted web site
uses for your LAN?
--- Derek Ragona [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Pick a domain you own, or buy a new one. They is
why there are so many
--- Steve Bertrand [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
L Goodwin wrote:
This is what I was hoping for. Thanks all!
Well, even though this is a FreeBSD list and not a
Microsoft list, was
the problem resolved? What fixed it?
BTW, I did my second successful FreeBSD
installation
this week
I have a file server running FreeBSD 6.2 with software
RAID1 and a Samba share running on a workgroup-based
LAN with a dedicated router/firewall.
I wrote a shell script that backs up the file server.
I would like to modify this script to email a
notification message to a public email address.
--- Derek Ragona [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
At 04:20 PM 8/30/2007, L Goodwin wrote:
I and most of my clients who have hosted web sites
have just the one domain name. Does it make sense
to
use the same domain name that your hosted web site
uses for your LAN?
Sure does, no reason
, 2007, at 3:12 PM, L Goodwin wrote:
I wrote a shell script that backs up the file
server.
I would like to modify this script to email a
notification message to a public email address.
Use cron, which will automatically email out the
results of your
script to any email address you like
--- Bill Moran [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
L Goodwin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Chuck, I'd prefer to have the script handle the
mailing so I can test the script (with email
send)
manually, independent of cron.
Why? What is your reason for overcomplicating this
task by refusing
to use
--- Giorgos Keramidas [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
On 2007-08-30 17:01, L Goodwin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
--- Chuck Swiger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Please see the fine Handbook:
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/mail.html
Although, it is entirely reasonable
--- Derek Ragona [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
At 06:29 PM 8/30/2007, L Goodwin wrote:
--- Derek Ragona [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
At 04:20 PM 8/30/2007, L Goodwin wrote:
I and most of my clients who have hosted web
sites
have just the one domain name. Does it make
sense
to
use
--- Derek Ragona [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
At 07:01 PM 8/30/2007, L Goodwin wrote:
Chuck, I'd prefer to have the script handle the
mailing so I can test the script (with email send)
manually, independent of cron.
Still looking for specifics on setting this up and
a
bourne shell script
--- Jeffrey Goldberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Aug 30, 2007, at 6:29 PM, L Goodwin wrote:
Do you mean avoid giving any machines on your LAN
the
same hostname as the (hosted) web server, mail
server
and ftp server? I don't even know what the
hostname
for the web server
I apologize for asking this question, but people who
know UNIX often know a lot about operating systems in
general.
I have a client with a Windows 2000 Pro SP4 host. He
cycled power without shutting down Windows, and now
the Windows network (Network Neighborhood) is hosed.
When he tries to access
'kay. Thanks, J.
--- Jonathan Horne [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Wednesday 29 August 2007 19:40:09 L Goodwin
wrote:
I apologize for asking this question, but people
who
know UNIX often know a lot about operating systems
in
general.
I have a client with a Windows 2000 Pro SP4 host
This is what I was hoping for. Thanks all!
BTW, I did my second successful FreeBSD installation
this week on a server that I could not get it to run
on for the longest time. :-)
--- Garrett Cooper [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Steve Bertrand wrote:
What is the correct procedure for recovering
Please ignore if this problem has already been solved.
--- Joseph Mays [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Been dealing with a very frustrating couple of days,
and have hit a wall. I
had a working gallery2 installation, then upgraded
mysqli, and all hell
broke loose.
When I try to open a page
They probably did it because the number of subscribers
has increased to the point that they need to start
limiting bandwidth to ensure that everyone gets their
fair share. They probably allowed subscribers to
exceed their allotted max bandwidth while the number
of subscribers was sufficiently low
Thanks for filling in the blanks, Roland!
--- Roland Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Sat, Jul 07, 2007 at 06:42:20PM -0700, L Goodwin
wrote:
I have a Samba share on a software RAID 1 array
(using
gmirror) that I need to backup. I want to create a
shell script that does a level 0
I have a Samba share on a software RAID 1 array (using
gmirror) that I need to backup. I want to create a
shell script that does a level 0 backup every time to
(alternately) one of two USB drives. I plan to have
only ONE USB drive connected at a time.
I want the script to mount the drive,
I'm still looking for the right UPS for a server
running FreeBSD 6.2.
Staples has the Belkin Enterprise Series 900VA UPS
(model F6C900-UNV) on sale for $89.99.
Will apcupsd on FreeBSD 6.2 work with this unit???
FYI, I'm posting to freebsd-questions because I've had
zero replies to my posts
Thanks, Roland.
--- Roland Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Wed, May 09, 2007 at 06:10:53PM -0700, L Goodwin
wrote:
Here's another round of dumb questions for ya:
Can USB jump drives be used to back-up a Samba
share?
If so, what do I need to do to prepare the USB
drive
to accept
--- Olivier Regnier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have a question for you, it is possible to execute
a shell script with .mailrc file ?
By example : set sendmail=/root/scripts/test.sh
On my FreeBSD that doesn't work at all.
Did you verify that test.sh is executable and that it
works from the
Here's another round of dumb questions for ya:
Can USB jump drives be used to back-up a Samba share?
If so, what do I need to do to prepare the USB drive
to accept files?
Since I don't really need to compress or encrypt, I
was thinking about simply copying the entire directory
tree using the cp
Thanks, Bill!
--- Bill Moran [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
L Goodwin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Here's another round of dumb questions for ya:
Can USB jump drives be used to back-up a Samba
share?
If so, what do I need to do to prepare the USB
drive
to accept files?
Since I don't
I need to buy a UPS for a FreeBSD 6.2 fileserver.
The APC model I was going to buy is over-priced at
local stores, so I'm looking at other brands available
locally.
The CyberPower CP800AVR 800VA/450W UPS has USB and
RS-232 ports and supports auto-shutdown for Linux (and
Mac OS X).
Would the
Have to checked the settings for the network card?
If there is an option to allow it to turn itself off
when no activity, try turning it off.
--- Dan Sikorsky [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hey all
Im trying to get freebsd to work on my dell latitude
x300
ethernet device comes up as bge0
i
I need help finding a UPS that can tell a computer
running FreeBSD 6.2 to shutdown. I checked the
hardware compatibility -- UPS are not even listed.
The APC Back-UPS ES USB 750VA w/TEL COAX meets my
needs, but they don't offer the software (PowerChute
Personal Edition) for FreeBSD (closest is
--- Jonathan Horne [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 5/2/07 2:33 PM, L Goodwin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
I need help finding a UPS that can tell a computer
running FreeBSD 6.2 to shutdown. I checked the
hardware compatibility -- UPS are not even listed.
The APC Back-UPS ES USB 750VA w/TEL
--- Steve Franks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
1) Windows Home editions (including XP and
Vista)
have support for SMB protocol disabled in Active
Directory Domain Connections functionality!
Is this true?
...
I've been doing this for a long time (just not with
Vista), but what
was
--- Beech Rintoul [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Saturday 28 April 2007, L Goodwin said:
--- Beech Rintoul [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
On Friday 27 April 2007, L Goodwin said:
When I ran the DHCP client configuration tool
on
FreeBSD 6.2, it added a new hostname variable
to
/etc
--- Beech Rintoul [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Friday 27 April 2007, L Goodwin said:
When I ran the DHCP client configuration tool on
FreeBSD 6.2, it added a new hostname variable to
/etc/rc.conf below existing the hostname var (it
did not remove or comment-out the old hostname
I've been working feverishly to set up a Samba share
on FreeBSD 6.2 server to provide file storage for
clients running Windows XP Pro and Windows Vista Home
Premium.
I just had a long talk with the ISP's tech support,
and was told a number of things that I would like to
confirm or deny:
1)
When I ran the DHCP client configuration tool on
FreeBSD 6.2, it added a new hostname variable to
/etc/rc.conf below existing the hostname var (it did
not remove or comment-out the old hostname variable).
The NEW hostname includes the ISP's domain name:
hostname=dhcppc0.ISP domain name here
:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of L Goodwin
Sent: Friday, April 27, 2007 3:50 PM
To: FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.org
Subject: No SMB/Samba support on Windows Home
Editions
I've been working feverishly to set up a Samba share
on FreeBSD 6.2 server to provide file storage for
clients running Windows
--- Derek Ragona [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
At 03:49 PM 4/27/2007, L Goodwin wrote:
I've been working feverishly to set up a Samba
share on FreeBSD 6.2 server to provide file storage
for clients running Windows XP Pro and Windows
Vista Home Premium.
I just had a long talk with the ISP's
--- Andrea Venturoli [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
L Goodwin wrote:
I just had a long talk with the ISP's tech
support, and was told a number of things that I
would like to confirm or deny:
I don't think you are that clear, but I'll try and
answer anyway...
1) Windows Home editions
--- Robert Huff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
L Goodwin writes:
The USB drive option is interesting. I know thumb
drives are not
considered a good long-term storage solution, but
for daily
backups, I could rotate a couple of 2GB+ USB
drives (until data
grows too large
Marsh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 4/26/07, L Goodwin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Will someone please lead me in
the right direction towards resolving the following network issue?
snip
1) Apr 25 13:33:19 SERVER kernel: arp 00:40:f4:47:fb:8e is using my IP address
xxx.xxx.x.xx!
2) dhcppc0# Apr 25 14
I'll double-check the things you listed. If you can tell me what additional
info I need to supply and where to get it, I'll be happy to oblige. Thanks...
Beech Rintoul [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wednesday 25 April 2007, L Goodwin
said:
Will someone please lead me in the right direction
--- Beech Rintoul [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Beech Rintoul [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On
Wednesday 25
April 2007, L Goodwin said:
Will someone please lead me in the right
direction towards
resolving the following network issue?
I just added a FreeBSD server to a LAN that
consists
the old product, and someone
may come up and make it better?
P.S. I was thinking of an ncurse-style interface, so can shell script do
this? I thought shell tools like dialog wasn't powerful enough to
support an user interface required by a bug tracker.
On Mon, 2007-04-23 at 18:07 -0700, L Goodwin
Will someone please lead me in the right direction towards resolving the
following network issue?
I just added a FreeBSD server to a LAN that consists of a router and 2 pc's,
one of which is running Windows XP Pro and the other Windows Vista. The lan is
connected to the Internet via a cable
Thanks, Olivier. The lack of a Recycle Bin for Samba shares had not occured to
me. I guess I should have each Windows client backup of all files modified that
day to a space on the local drive...
Olivier Nicole [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I need to implement an automated
backup facility on the
experience, ideas and suggestions!
Roland Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, Apr 23, 2007 at 05:01:17PM
-0700, L Goodwin wrote:
I need to implement an automated backup facility on the FreeBSD file
server I'm setting up for a client. It will have a software RAID 1
Mirror/Duplex that is made
I installed the samba-3.0.23c_2,1 package on a server destined for a small
office network running Windows clients. Have not yet configured the network
settings.
Am trying to test the Samba configuration offline before connecting it to the
network (router connected to cable modem, clients
it to
client location. Thanks!
L Goodwin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I installed the samba-3.0.23c_2,1 package
on a server destined for a small office network running Windows clients. Have
not yet configured the network settings.
Am trying to test the Samba configuration offline before connecting
Gee, it works a lot better once I add server name to /etc/hosts! 8-D
Derek Ragona [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 03:38 PM 4/24/2007, L Goodwin
wrote:
I installed the samba-3.0.23c_2,1 package on a server destined for a small
office network running Windows clients. Have not yet configured
Last night, I was starting to install Samba3, but wrong FreeBSD disc (2) in the
CD-ROM drive (first package to install on disc 1). After placing the right disc
in the drive, I accidentally pushed the POWER button instead of the CD-ROM door
open/close button and turned the computer off. In my
, and did not get these warnings. Thanks!
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, 23 Apr 2007, L Goodwin wrote:
[...]
I assume I'll have to run fsck on /usr, but have 2 questions:
1) Is this problem caused by yesterday's accidental power-off?
Yes, most likely.
2) What prompts should I expect from fsck
of the times my
toddler son found the big red toggle switch on the side of my IBM RT-PC
workstation within seconds of sitting in my chair...
RW [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, 23 Apr 2007 13:23:16 -0700 (PDT)
L Goodwin wrote:
Last night, I was starting to install Samba3, but wrong FreeBSD disc
I need to implement an automated backup facility on the FreeBSD file server I'm
setting up for a client. It will have a software RAID 1 Mirror/Duplex that is
made available to Windows XP SP2 and Windows Vista Home Premium users as a
Samba share. I also plan to create system recovery disks
I co-developed a UNIX-based multi-product bug tracking system using an RDBMS
(Informix, ISQL, Perform and ACE), bourne shell scripts, cron, and UNIX Mail.
This solution also worked on PC clients (we used Reflection-X, but I'd
recommend XWin32). Our design was selected over a PC-only solution
Thanks, Robert.
Robert Huff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
L Goodwin writes:
I accidentally pushed the POWER button instead of the CD-ROM door
open/close button and turned the computer off. In my defense, the
power button is right next to it AND has a hair trigger. :-(
I turned
Got it, thanks!
[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 21/04/07, L Goodwin wrote:
I want to dedicate the entire disk to a single FreeBSD partition (da1s1a),
and
am a little confused about editing partitions via bsdlabel -e .
Prior to editing, it looks like
later... (thanks)
Jerry McAllister [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, Apr 20, 2007 at 03:12:46PM
-0700, L Goodwin wrote:
Hi, Jerry:
Yes, I want to run Samba (sorry the list of requirements from my original
email got left off). I also want to have the server run scheduled backups of
the mirror
I want to dedicate the entire disk to a single FreeBSD partition (da1s1a), and
am a little confused about editing partitions via bsdlabel -e slicename.
Prior to editing, it looks like this:
# /dev/da1s1:
8
Oliver, the error is due to incorrect syntax (-e flag omitted). Try this:
grep -R /usr -e any2dvd
L Goodwin
Oliver Iberien [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I need to find a reference to an
obscure delete port that is in some file
somewhere (in /usr/ports/? somewhere in /usr?) as it is messing up make
László Zsolt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: *L Goodwin wrote:
Both assume you only have 2 drives and want to mirror the drive
containing FreeBSD. I only want to mirror the data drive da1, and would
appreciate a concise set of steps for doing this right the first time.
1. First of all, you should install
it.
As stated in a previous posting, I ran the Verify Disk Media and Low-level
Format on both disks last night (no media problems found). NOW, WHAT???
Jerry McAllister [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, Apr 20, 2007 at 12:39:28PM
-0700, L Goodwin wrote:
Thanks for the steps, Laszlo. I got as far
Hello. I have a server with 3 SCSI drives. FreeBSD is installed on da0 (4.3GB),
and da1 and da2 (both identical 9GB drives) are to be used in a RAID 1 array
for file storage on a LAN with Windows XP and Vista clients, using Samba to
share the filesystem on da1. Backups will be taken from da2.
Here are some more things to check:
Check the cooling fan(s) in the power supply. I recently had a PS die due to a
bad fan. Verify that it spins freely by hand (when OFF) and that it spins up
quickly when turned on, and does not make any suspicious noises. Also check its
RPM's in the BIOS if
Nielsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thursday 19 April 2007 03:24:36 pm L
Goodwin wrote:
Hello. I have a server with 3 SCSI drives. FreeBSD is installed on da0
(4.3GB), and da1 and da2 (both identical 9GB drives) are to be used in a
RAID 1 array for file storage on a LAN with Windows XP and Vista
One more thought: I had to disable ACPI (as with the first server) to get
FreeBSD to boot. Could this have something to do with my problem, i.e., is some
manual configuration necessary to set up SCSI devices in FreeBSD?
Derek Ragona [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 06:36 PM 4/19/2007, L Goodwin
.
jerry
Jerry McAllister wrote: On Tue, Apr 10, 2007 at 07:48:07PM -0700, L Goodwin
wrote:
Is there a way to run the FDISK tool outside of the freebds installer?
How do I change the disk configuration without reinstalling freebsd
every @[EMAIL PROTECTED] time?
Yes, all
.
Jonathan McKeown [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wednesday 11 April 2007 05:12, L
Goodwin wrote:
For starters, how about getting this mail group on a proper list server?
I'll gladly help if there is anything I can do other than get in the way...
I normally try not to be rude, but...
what on Earth
, L Goodwin wrote:
1) I get all email posted to freebsd-questions in my inbox
(actually, some end up in bulk mail folder). That's a lot of mail
to wade through. I'm trying to get a system up and running so I can
move on to the next task. I suppose I could set up some email
filtering
with workstations. I'd like to gain some
modest expertise in the non-Microsoft server arena.
I appreciate any and all help in this endeavor.
Jeffrey Goldberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Apr 11, 2007, at 2:14 PM, L
Goodwin wrote:
Well, Jonathan, since you asked, here are the things I've found
partition (slice) on da0, making it the active partition, then setting
it Bootable.
I booted the FreeSBIE LiveCD, and tried to mount da0:
mount /dev/da0 /mnt
mount: /dev/da0: Operation not permitted
Jerry McAllister [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, Apr 10, 2007 at 07:48:07PM
-0700, L Goodwin
You can use MySQL or any other relational database to cross-reference/catalog
storage locations and information about a large quantity of items/data such as
pictures.
IMHO, to make such a project worthwhile, you need a database design that serves
your needs. If you don't want to design/develop
Is there a way to run the FDISK tool outside of the freebds installer? How do
I change the disk configuration without reinstalling freebsd every @[EMAIL
PROTECTED] time?
I really want to set up a FreeBSD server and appreciate the learning
experience, but it's way past the point where I should
I'm with you, Jules! I still haven't gotten FreeBSD to boot on my one file
server, but am concerned about my client's power bill. I had suggested a SAN
toaster, but then he produced this 1998 vintage server from the back of a
closet. It has redundant 300W power supply, 4 case fans that run
Hello. I tried posting this issue a few hours ago, but it did not appear in my
inbox, so I'm
trying once more. I've included details of the install in case it matters
(sorry about length).
I'm having trouble getting FreeBSD 6.2 to boot after installation. After a
successful install,
(re-)boot
ID #15:No device
Derek Ragona [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 12:56 AM 4/9/2007, L Goodwin wrote:
I'm having trouble getting FreeBSD 6.2 to boot after installation. After a
successful install,
(re-)boot always fails with DISK BOOT
Derek Ragona said:
Go into the SCSI BIOS and reset the SCSI to default values.
If it still gives the same error on bootup, I would go into the SCSI BIOS and
low-level format that first drive, and reinstall FreeBSD.
On the reinstall, I would just do the partioning for that drive, and then
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