On Jan 14, 2006, at 12:01 PM, je killen wrote:
On Jan 13, 2006, at 11:27 PM, Robert Slade wrote:
On Sat, 2006-01-14 at 01:01, je killen wrote:
(On e-Machine with Intel Sempron processor and 256 mb memory).
I'm not able to log into x via kdm as root and not able to su to root
when in Gnome (or KDE for that matter).
It also goes through what seem to be excessive sleep cycles (two
lasting at least a minute apiece) during the boot process
to establish the system's name.
Sounds like it is trying to contact a dhcp server and then timing out.
What does messages or your error logs say? They are in /var/logs
couldn't find error log here but I gave it a FQDN in rc.conf and that
solved
the name delays.
It refused ssh from my Mac OSX machine (It starts sshd on boot, which
also takes a noticeable amount of time)
Check your sshd setup, see man sshd, there are some defaults set in
the
conf file there which are causing the restriction.
found it in inetd.conf, just a matter of commenting a few lines; one
for ftp
(which is on my system, I thought so.) and the other for sshd.
What ftp server is recommended for FreeBSD? (There doesn't seem to be
any provided by default install)
see above.
You should have been asked if you wanted a ftp server during
installation. The default is ftp. There are others in the ports
though.
See the handbook.
How do I tell it who it really is? (Is it trying to contact a DNS
server and/or /etc/hosts ?)
The host name etc is set in /etc/rc.conf. Again you should have set
this
during installation. You can re run the installation process just type
sysinstall.
named is on the system but there's no configuration, just resolv.conf
for resolver.
I also had the machines own IP address set to default router when it
should have
at least been the http proxy server I use to get on the net.
How can I get set up to su to root in a console window? (Or do I have
to learn to live with it?)
The default allows only members of the wheel group to su to root.
Did it. Now I get into the machine from another host on the network
and can su to root in console window.
If I can't get set up to su to root in a console window, how can I
log
into an x session as root?
You should be able to log on as root and run an x session as root (not
recommended).
In the kdm login window as soon as it read root as the user name it
informed
me that root logins aren't allowed.
(Does it have to do with security levels, or who is a member of the
'wheel' group? Even Mac OSX only allows sudo -- and it is based on
FreeBSD, isn't it?)
See above. There could also be an issue with security, it depends how
you set it during install.
Thanks
JK
This is definitely the most active list I've subscribed to (203 total
e-mail load yesterday when usually 30 -50 per day with 3 other tech
related list subscriptions)
JK Welcome,
From your questions you are new :-), I was some 5 months ago.
Most of
the answers can be got from the handbook. I've tried to give you some
pointers to help, but not too much as you do need to become familiar
with the basics. There are a number of resources about, Google helps
too. Be prepared for a number of reinstalls :-).
you're right. I was just having a spell of laziness.
A couple of pointers - try asking one question at a time and use a
meaningful subject. That way your problem is likely to standout in the
number of messages.
I would also suggest that we you get the basic system working, you
update it, your CDs are likely to be at 6.0R there has been some
updates
since. I would suggest that you stay with the 6.0 branch for now.
Good luck.
Rob
Thanks
JK
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