Re: newbie & setup
> > Bruce Greene wrote: > > Hi > > > > In setting up FreeBSD 6.1, i don't know what group or member groups to > > choose. > > > > Thank you - > > > > > > Bruce Greene > > Macs Plus 410 764-8599 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://www.macsplus.com > > > > ___ > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > > "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > > > > > > > When I set up a user at install, I leave the group alone so the system > will automatically create a group for my username and then I add wheel > to the member groups so I can su to root. > > It works for me. That is pretty much it. After you have done a few systems, you will tend to have some groups you commonly use and you will probably want to keep to that habit as that can make some things easier when you move things around. But, for the beginning, just take what it gives you and then, like Jeff says, pick one regular login and add wheel to its list of groups it is a member of so you can do the su thing. jerry > > Jeff Cross > http://www.averageadmins.com/ > ___ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > > ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: newbie & setup
Bruce Greene wrote: > Hi — > > In setting up FreeBSD 6.1, i don't know what group or member groups to > choose. > > Thank you - > > > Bruce Greene > Macs Plus 410 764-8599 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.macsplus.com > > ___ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > > > When I set up a user at install, I leave the group alone so the system will automatically create a group for my username and then I add wheel to the member groups so I can su to root. It works for me. Jeff Cross http://www.averageadmins.com/ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: newbie & setup
On Thu, 10 Aug 2006 11:00:27 -0400 Bruce Greene <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In setting up FreeBSD 6.1, i don't know what group or member groups > to choose. during the install ? you can put yourself in group "staff" and if you want to use "su -" later on, then put yourself in group "wheel" -- grtjs, albi ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
newbie & setup
Hi — In setting up FreeBSD 6.1, i don't know what group or member groups to choose. Thank you - Bruce Greene Macs Plus 410 764-8599 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.macsplus.com ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: CUPS vs. apsfilter--newbie setup problems
On Fri, Sep 19, 2003 at 11:39:58AM -0400, Jesse Sheidlower wrote: > > I'm trying to get my 4.8-running laptop hooked up to > some printers, and I'm having trouble getting it configured > with either CUPS or apsfilter (as someone here had recommended). > I've tried to look over the docs, and search through here, but > am still stumped for what I'm supposed to be doing. > > I'm also not clear on why these systems don't interoperate, or, > rather, why an entry in /etc/printcap generated from apsfilter > doesn't show up in CUPS. It would be nice if you could use > these together. As I recall there is an option like "WITHOUT_CUPS=yes" or something similar. If you havn't look into whether that is set or not it might be worth looking into. As I recollect, apsfilter installs -with- CUPS, but that caused me much headache at one point. I am not sure if it is still the default. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: CUPS vs. apsfilter--newbie setup problems
On Friday 19 September 2003 11:05 am, Andrew L. Gould wrote: > On Friday 19 September 2003 10:39 am, Jesse Sheidlower wrote: > > I'm trying to get my 4.8-running laptop hooked up to > > some printers, and I'm having trouble getting it configured > > with either CUPS or apsfilter (as someone here had recommended). > > I've tried to look over the docs, and search through here, but > > am still stumped for what I'm supposed to be doing. > > > > I'm also not clear on why these systems don't interoperate, or, > > rather, why an entry in /etc/printcap generated from apsfilter > > doesn't show up in CUPS. It would be nice if you could use > > these together. > > > > First, I was able to configure printing on a local USB printer > > with each system, though apsfilter has a vastly greater number > > of drivers available. Is there a way to get CUPS to read these > > drivers, or to separately install ones that it can handle? > > > > I'm not able to get either one to work with a networked printer. > > With CUPS, I can get it to the point where I can print a test > > page, by choosing the device "AppSocket/HP Jet Direct" (though > > it's not a Jet Direct printer, just a regular TCP/IP interface) and > > using a device URI of socket://1.2.3.4:9100/ , but I > > can't get anything else to print on this printer. I wasn't able > > to get it to print even a test page by using any lpd combination > > I could come up with. > > > > With apsfilter, I can't get it set up at all; anything I try > > gives "lpr: unable to print file: client-error-not-found" > > when I try to do a test page. > > > > Assuming I ever do manage to get this configured, is there a > > way to choose printers from within apps? In Mozilla, even with > > several (dummy) printers entered, the only option for "Printer" > > is PostScript/Default, and from, say, Emacs, there's just the > > various print options. Do I have to choose this from the > > command line outside of the apps? > > > > Thanks very much. > > > > Jesse Sheidlower > > This may sound like a dumb question, but did you start the printing service > 'lpd'? The default installation of FreeBSD does not start this service. > Please disregard my previous post. I didn't read the first message clearly enough. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: CUPS vs. apsfilter--newbie setup problems
On Fri, Sep 19, 2003 at 11:05:50AM -0500, Andrew L. Gould wrote: > On Friday 19 September 2003 10:39 am, Jesse Sheidlower wrote: > > I'm trying to get my 4.8-running laptop hooked up to > > some printers, and I'm having trouble getting it configured > > with either CUPS or apsfilter (as someone here had recommended). > > I've tried to look over the docs, and search through here, but > > am still stumped for what I'm supposed to be doing. [...] > This may sound like a dumb question, but did you start the printing service > 'lpd'? The default installation of FreeBSD does not start this service. It is not a dumb question, as I normally do forget such things, but in this case, yes, lpd is running. Jesse Sheidlower ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: CUPS vs. apsfilter--newbie setup problems
On Friday 19 September 2003 10:39 am, Jesse Sheidlower wrote: > I'm trying to get my 4.8-running laptop hooked up to > some printers, and I'm having trouble getting it configured > with either CUPS or apsfilter (as someone here had recommended). > I've tried to look over the docs, and search through here, but > am still stumped for what I'm supposed to be doing. > > I'm also not clear on why these systems don't interoperate, or, > rather, why an entry in /etc/printcap generated from apsfilter > doesn't show up in CUPS. It would be nice if you could use > these together. > > First, I was able to configure printing on a local USB printer > with each system, though apsfilter has a vastly greater number > of drivers available. Is there a way to get CUPS to read these > drivers, or to separately install ones that it can handle? > > I'm not able to get either one to work with a networked printer. > With CUPS, I can get it to the point where I can print a test > page, by choosing the device "AppSocket/HP Jet Direct" (though > it's not a Jet Direct printer, just a regular TCP/IP interface) and > using a device URI of socket://1.2.3.4:9100/ , but I > can't get anything else to print on this printer. I wasn't able > to get it to print even a test page by using any lpd combination > I could come up with. > > With apsfilter, I can't get it set up at all; anything I try > gives "lpr: unable to print file: client-error-not-found" > when I try to do a test page. > > Assuming I ever do manage to get this configured, is there a > way to choose printers from within apps? In Mozilla, even with > several (dummy) printers entered, the only option for "Printer" > is PostScript/Default, and from, say, Emacs, there's just the > various print options. Do I have to choose this from the > command line outside of the apps? > > Thanks very much. > > Jesse Sheidlower This may sound like a dumb question, but did you start the printing service 'lpd'? The default installation of FreeBSD does not start this service. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
CUPS vs. apsfilter--newbie setup problems
I'm trying to get my 4.8-running laptop hooked up to some printers, and I'm having trouble getting it configured with either CUPS or apsfilter (as someone here had recommended). I've tried to look over the docs, and search through here, but am still stumped for what I'm supposed to be doing. I'm also not clear on why these systems don't interoperate, or, rather, why an entry in /etc/printcap generated from apsfilter doesn't show up in CUPS. It would be nice if you could use these together. First, I was able to configure printing on a local USB printer with each system, though apsfilter has a vastly greater number of drivers available. Is there a way to get CUPS to read these drivers, or to separately install ones that it can handle? I'm not able to get either one to work with a networked printer. With CUPS, I can get it to the point where I can print a test page, by choosing the device "AppSocket/HP Jet Direct" (though it's not a Jet Direct printer, just a regular TCP/IP interface) and using a device URI of socket://1.2.3.4:9100/ , but I can't get anything else to print on this printer. I wasn't able to get it to print even a test page by using any lpd combination I could come up with. With apsfilter, I can't get it set up at all; anything I try gives "lpr: unable to print file: client-error-not-found" when I try to do a test page. Assuming I ever do manage to get this configured, is there a way to choose printers from within apps? In Mozilla, even with several (dummy) printers entered, the only option for "Printer" is PostScript/Default, and from, say, Emacs, there's just the various print options. Do I have to choose this from the command line outside of the apps? Thanks very much. Jesse Sheidlower ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
