Re: new user questions. (Before I back myself into a corner!)

> 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 P

Re: new user questions. (Before I back myself into a corner!)

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

Re: new user questions. (Before I back myself into a corner!)

On Fri, Nov 26, 2010 at 06:53, Chris Brennan wrote: > > On Fri, Nov 26, 2010 at 6:30 AM, Dave 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 ma

Re: new user questions. (Before I back myself into a corner!)

On Fri, Nov 26, 2010 at 13:18, Polytropon wrote: > On Fri, 26 Nov 2010 09:53:51 -0500, Chris Brennan > 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 abl

Re: new user questions. (Before I back myself into a corner!)

On Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 12:05 PM, Chris Brennan wrote: > 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 > using a custom po

Re: new user questions. (Before I back myself into a corner!)

On Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 12:40 PM, Dave wrote: > On 27 Nov 2010 at 11:22, Adam Vande More wrote: > > > On Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 11:06 AM, Dave wrote: > > > > > > > > > > /usr/ports/sysutils/screen/ > > > > > > > > > > Ryan, thanks, but no 'ports' is installed on this box, it was built > > > with a

Re: new user questions. (Before I back myself into a corner!)

On Sat, 27 Nov 2010 17:06:06 -, "Dave" 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 without a ports tre

Re: new user questions. (Before I back myself into a corner!)

On 27 Nov 2010 at 11:22, Adam Vande More wrote: > On Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 11:06 AM, Dave 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 > >

Re: new user questions. (Before I back myself into a corner!)

On Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 11:06 AM, Dave 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 ports

Re: new user questions. (Before I back myself into a corner!)

> 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/ > > It appears to wo

Re: new user questions. (Before I back myself into a corner!)

On 26 Nov 2010 at 22:18, Polytropon wrote: > On Fri, 26 Nov 2010 09:53:51 -0500, Chris Brennan > 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 c

Re: new user questions. (Before I back myself into a corner!)

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 > > wrote: > > > >> Yes, I found that, good info. I'm relying on the freebsd.org site > >> man > >> pages and documentation among others, as I'm find

Re: new user questions. (Before I back myself into a corner!)

Quoth Polytropon on Friday, 26 November 2010: > On Fri, 26 Nov 2010 09:53:51 -0500, Chris Brennan > 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 a

Re: new user questions. (Before I back myself into a corner!)

On Fri, 26 Nov 2010 09:53:51 -0500, Chris Brennan 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 (the pretentious

Re: new user questions. (Before I back myself into a corner!)

On Nov 26, 2010, at 8:53 AM, Chris Brennan wrote: > On Fri, Nov 26, 2010 at 6:30 AM, Dave 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 page

Re: new user questions. (Before I back myself into a corner!)

On Fri, Nov 26, 2010 at 6:30 AM, Dave 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 the website pages

Re: new user questions. (Before I back myself into a corner!)

On Fri, 26 Nov 2010 11:30:29 -, "Dave" 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 new user. The Bo

Re: new user questions. (Before I back myself into a corner!)

On 25 Nov 2010 at 21:25, Polytropon wrote: > On Thu, 25 Nov 2010 20:00:21 -, "Dave" > 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 >

Re: new user questions. (Before I back myself into a corner!)

On Thu, 25 Nov 2010 20:00:21 -, "Dave" 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 lots and nicely

Re: new user questions. (Before I back myself into a corner!)

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 bro

Re: new user questions. (Before I back myself into a corner!)

On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 4:49 PM, Dave 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 thing first..

Re: new user questions. (Before I back myself into a corner!)

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

Re: new user questions. (Before I back myself into a corner!)

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" wrote: > I'd like to:- > Have a ssh login via LAN available, I believe that's a s

Re: new user questions. (Before I back myself into a corner!)

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 bas

Re: new user questions. (Before I back myself into a corner!)

On Tue 23 Nov 2010 at 17:43:32 PST Beech Rintoul wrote: On Tuesday 23 November 2010 13:55:51 Dave wrote: 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

Re: new user questions. (Before I back myself into a corner!)

Dave wrote: Hi. Sorry ... 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 ser

Re: new user questions. (Before I back myself into a corner!)

On Tuesday 23 November 2010 13:55:51 Dave wrote: > 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

Re: new user questions. (Before I back myself into a corner!)

> 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 . __

new user questions. (Before I back myself into a corner!)

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:- http