Which kernel?

2001-12-23 Thread daddy
I'm going to compile my first kernel because I need to get USB support. I've decided to upgrade from my stock 2.2.12 kernel to a 2.4.??. Should I go with the latest kernel or something different. TIA. Mark ___ Linux-users mailing list Archives,

HELP!!

2002-02-09 Thread daddy
I'm running eD2.4 with kernel 2.2.14. KDE2.2.1 on an AMD k2-300. When I try to log on as any user I get the password incorrect - login failed message. Even as root. I am currently logged onto another distrib (OL2.3) ona different partition. How can I reset the passwords? Any help would be

Re: HELP!!

2002-02-09 Thread daddy
On Sat, 09 Feb 2002, Net Llama wrote: I think a key piece of info that is missing here is whether he has simply forgetten the password(s), or if something occured to render authentication broken. Tinkering with /etc/shadow may not be the best idea, especially if this is simply a matter of

Re: HELP!!

2002-02-09 Thread daddy
On Sat, 09 Feb 2002, you wrote: I think a key piece of info that is missing here is whether he has simply forgetten the password(s), or if something occured to render authentication broken. Tinkering with /etc/shadow may not be the best idea, especially if this is simply a matter of a

RE: HELP!! (fixed - not solved)

2002-02-09 Thread daddy
OK this is what I did. Booted up into single user mode Reset the passwords for the users Rebooted in the previously broken system Logged in as if nothing had happened. So I have cured the symptom but still don't have any clue as to what the cause was. I'll check my /var/log for any hints that

Re: HELP!! (fixed - not solved)

2002-02-11 Thread daddy
On Sunday 10 February 2002 07:34, Michael wrote: On Sun, 10 Feb 2002 08:23:49 -0500 Michael Scottaline [EMAIL PROTECTED] scribbled in frustration: You may want to check your system for a rootdisk folder. Mike === OOOPS! I meant rootkit Mike If I have one what does that

Re: HELP!!

2002-02-11 Thread daddy
On Sunday 10 February 2002 01:30, Ted wrote: On Saturday 09 February 2002 07:59 pm, daddy wrote: I haven't forgotten my password. No member of my family can access their account. How can I alter my boot up squence so that I boot up into single user mode. Once I do, I would then use

Re: HELP!!

2002-02-13 Thread daddy
On Wednesday 13 February 2002 02:13, Ted wrote: I thought that in an earlier post it did state that I have forgotten my password I'm assuming that he meant the root password. I still think this is nothing more than client passwords timing out. If I wrote that it was a mistake. I had not

Re: HELP!!

2002-02-13 Thread daddy
On Wednesday 13 February 2002 08:49, Ian wrote: When passwords time out...you are/should be prompted to change them. They shouldn't just expire and lock users out. I have yet to see a warning letting any user know that their password will expire under my eD2.4 system. Do I need to set

Re: HELP!!

2002-02-13 Thread daddy
On Wednesday 13 February 2002 09:58, Ted wrote: I ran across this once while using COL 2.4. There is no warning that tells you that the user passwords have expired. Since I'm always changing something or upgrading some package, I use the root password a lot. Once logged in as root, I

security check

2002-02-13 Thread daddy
With my recent hacker scare I decided to look into my security. Here is a portion of my inetd.conf file. I only use my internet connection receive email (pop3) and surf the internet at this point. What can I turn off? #echo dgram udp waitrootinternal discard stream tcp