Re: [CentOS] Update Issue

nate wrote: > John Hinton wrote: > >> Error Downloading Packages: >> kernel - 2.6.18-128.1.6.el5.i686: failure: >> RPMS/kernel-2.6.18-128.1.6.el5.i686.rpm from updates: [Errno 256] No >> more mirrors to try. >> >> Is this just me? I've tried at different times from different machines >> and it s

Re: [CentOS] Update Issue

John Hinton wrote: > Error Downloading Packages: > kernel - 2.6.18-128.1.6.el5.i686: failure: > RPMS/kernel-2.6.18-128.1.6.el5.i686.rpm from updates: [Errno 256] No > more mirrors to try. > > Is this just me? I've tried at different times from different machines > and it seems that all other fil

[CentOS] Update Issue

I seem to be able to get all of the 5.x update except for the kernel. Each attempt results in this... (1/1): kernel-2.6.18-128. 100% |=| 15 MB 00:16 http://centos.mirror.nac.net/5.3/updates/i386/RPMS/kernel-2.6.18-128.1.6.el5.i686.rpm: [Errno -1] Package does no

Re: [CentOS] Newby- New install forgot Login - pwd

On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 7:19 PM, Joseph L. Casale wrote: > >Which is why I should password protect grub on my desktop -- have done so > now on my laptop. > > Don't bother, that's the dumbest feature I ever saw. You can edit the > password out of the grub line to... > Oh well, at least it made me f

Re: [CentOS] Newby- New install forgot Login - pwd

>I rebooted, got the blue Centos screen >Enter to edit >Line 2 Kernel/vmline-2.6.18 >hit e >added an s (quites) Enter >then at a later try also added the b (quitesb) Huh? On that line that starts with kernel, such as: kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.18-92.1.18.el5 ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 divi

Re: [CentOS] Newby- New install forgot Login - pwd

Joseph L. Casale wrote: >> Which is why I should password protect grub on my desktop -- have done so >> now on my laptop. >> > > Don't bother, that's the dumbest feature I ever saw. You can edit the > password out of the grub > line to... > ___ > C

Re: [CentOS] Newby- New install forgot Login - pwd

>Which is why I should password protect grub on my desktop -- have done so now >on my laptop. Don't bother, that's the dumbest feature I ever saw. You can edit the password out of the grub line to... ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lis

Re: [CentOS] Newby- New install forgot Login - pwd

On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 7:00 PM, Joseph L. Casale wrote: > >How in earth can I get myself out of this?? > > Press the power button once quicly and let it reboot. At > the grub timer countdown hit esc. Press e to edit, move > the cursor down to the middle line and press e, add a " s" > on the end, p

Re: [CentOS] Newby- New install forgot Login - pwd

>How in earth can I get myself out of this?? Press the power button once quicly and let it reboot. At the grub timer countdown hit esc. Press e to edit, move the cursor down to the middle line and press e, add a " s" on the end, press b to boot. Once you're at a prompt, type passwd, then read. R

Re: [CentOS] New Centos 5.3 gnome backgroup

On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 2:02 PM, Robert Moskowitz wrote: > Robert Nichols wrote: > > I got the kids involved and gnome curves was selected. Perhaps I will > move the FC9 background over. They liked that one. > I just did a Google Image search for "centos 5 wallpaper" and found the "old" CentOS 5 b

[CentOS] Newby- New install forgot Login - pwd

Hi, I have just spent a whole day installing Centos 5.3 on an old machine and now as I take disc 4 out and reboot, I get the first black screen with Login and Password. I can remember being asked for one Login and pwd early in the install but chose not to use one, then it asked what the box is

Re: [CentOS] Update for 5.3 failed on subversion and gstreamer-plugins-good

On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 12:47 PM, MHR wrote: > 2009/4/2 Ron Blizzard : >> >> >> 2009/4/2 Ralph Angenendt >>> >>> Why should we list rpmforge packages in the Release Notes? exclude >>> subversion from base if you want to use the one from rpmforge because it >>> is newer - and remove gstreamer-plugi

Re: [CentOS] warning for nis users and 5.3 upgrade

on 4-3-2009 2:40 PM Joseph L. Casale spake the following: >> Folks, be sure to do an updatedb and then locate rpmsave and rpmnew >> after upgrading the system. Then you can make sure your local changes >> get propagated into the updated system. > > If the case is a file gets overwritten, and not

Re: [CentOS] [OT] Godaddy hell...

on 4-3-2009 2:29 PM Joshua Baker-LePain spake the following: > On Fri, 3 Apr 2009 at 2:26pm, Scott Silva wrote > >> on 4-3-2009 10:16 AM David G. Miller spake the following: > >>> When my oldest brother was living in upstate New York his employer gave >>> him a temporary assignment in Plymouth, E

Re: [CentOS] [OT] Godaddy hell...

On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 4:33 PM, Luke S Crawford wrote: > "Jason Pyeron" writes: > another note:  I would focus less on SLA and more on how often they are > down (and how open they are about downtime.  Hiding downtime is a very > bad sign.)  Does a free month really make up for any significant am

Re: [CentOS] [OT] Godaddy hell...

> -Original Message- > From: centos-boun...@centos.org > [mailto:centos-boun...@centos.org] On Behalf Of Luke S Crawford > Sent: Friday, April 03, 2009 17:33 > To: CentOS mailing list > Subject: Re: [CentOS] [OT] Godaddy hell... > > "Jason Pyeron" writes: > > > > > Everyone's pushin

Re: [CentOS] Apache SSL key pass phrase question

On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 3:25 PM, Paul Heinlein wrote: > On Fri, 3 Apr 2009, Paul Heinlein wrote: >> On a server with untrusted users, however, I'd keep it decrypted. > Er, I'd keep it encrypted. > There's also the issue of how it gets stored in your backup system. During the very recent (March 21s

Re: [CentOS] warning for nis users and 5.3 upgrade

On Fri, 2009-04-03 at 15:40 -0600, Joseph L. Casale wrote: > >Folks, be sure to do an updatedb and then locate rpmsave and rpmnew > >after upgrading the system. Then you can make sure your local changes > >get propagated into the updated system. > > If the case is a file gets overwritten, and no

Re: [CentOS] OT: Smar Phone/PDA Reco

on 4-3-2009 8:50 AM Joseph L. Casale spake the following: > I need a new pda/smart phone that allows me to do some remote admin. > Anyone know of anything that I can run a vpn and cli/ssh with? > > Thanks! > jlc I can ssh from my blackberry, but no vpn that I can find. I just ssh into one system,

Re: [CentOS] warning for nis users and 5.3 upgrade

>Folks, be sure to do an updatedb and then locate rpmsave and rpmnew >after upgrading the system. Then you can make sure your local changes >get propagated into the updated system. If the case is a file gets overwritten, and not a case of a file gets copied to a new one called *.rpm{save|new} dur

Re: [CentOS] warning for nis users and 5.3 upgrade

On Fri, 2009-04-03 at 14:04 -0700, Joe Pruett wrote: > i think that previous versions did this as well, but for sure the newest > ypserv in 5.3 replaces /var/yp/Makefile with a new copy. needless to say > if you've made any changes to that file, you will not be happy. we had a > couple hours

Re: [CentOS] [OT] Godaddy hell...

Am 03.04.2009 um 23:26 schrieb Karanbir Singh: > Rainer Duffner wrote: >> VPS is only something that came up recently because real iron got too >> fast for single projects. > > you must be joking. I find its quite easy to max out an 8 core machine > on cpu cycles running a few dozen rsync's > >>

Re: [CentOS] company exchange server & exim best practices.

on 4-3-2009 12:40 AM Rudi Ahlers spake the following: > Hi all, > > I hope this isn't too OT, but since I use a CentOS5.2 + Exim mail > server (which is hosted in one of our data centres) I don't think it > should be. > > On of our clients use an MS Exchange 2003 SBS server, with exchange > for t

[CentOS] clamav and selinux

after cleaning up a bunch or selinux alerts, I update and wham, clamav/clamd/clamav-db make me assert contexts again to /var/clamav like... chcon -t clamd_t clamav -R which temporarily solves the problem but it would be better if it were policy and not file contexts. So I search and see for some

Re: [CentOS] [OT] Godaddy hell...

On Fri, 3 Apr 2009 at 2:26pm, Scott Silva wrote > on 4-3-2009 10:16 AM David G. Miller spake the following: >> When my oldest brother was living in upstate New York his employer gave >> him a temporary assignment in Plymouth, England. One of the neighbors >> commented, "Won't that be a long driv

Re: [CentOS] [OT] Godaddy hell...

Jason Pyeron wrote: > Can I get some recommendations: > > We are looking for a hosting provider (other than godaddy) with > > 1: SLA > 2: SSH access > 3: subversion/rsync or the ability to install binaries / compile source. > > Would like them to include http/https and email. > > Any suggesti

Re: [CentOS] [OT] Godaddy hell...

on 4-3-2009 10:16 AM David G. Miller spake the following: > "Michael A. Peters" wrote: > >> Robert wrote: >> Niki Kovacs wrote: >>> >> I'm in France (Europe), C'mon, Niki! Give us a break. Our knowledge of world geography is not THAT b

Re: [CentOS] [OT] Godaddy hell...

James Matthews wrote: > try slicehost.com > I've heard that slicehost are a big CentOS user - which automatically leads me to think they should drop a few physical machines our way. Does anyone know people at SliceHost ? Would anyone like to ask them on our behalf ? I'd

Re: [CentOS] [OT] Godaddy hell...

Rainer Duffner wrote: > VPS is only something that came up recently because real iron got too > fast for single projects. you must be joking. I find its quite easy to max out an 8 core machine on cpu cycles running a few dozen rsync's > How much space does a mirror need? Ideally, 4 disk 300 G

Re: [CentOS] [OT] Godaddy hell...

"Jason Pyeron" writes: > > Everyone's pushing you to one of the VPS providers because > > that's what all the cool kids are doing now that VM > > technology is commoditized. > > > > I do not have an opinion on this. I think people are pushing the VPS service because people who are intereste

[CentOS] [SOLVED] Re: Problem with python in 5.3 update?

On Fri, April 3, 2009 17:06, James B. Byrne wrote: > I am trying to update a host from 5.2 to 5.3 via yum in sections > (yum update a\* b\* etc.). I am seeing this error very frequently: > > ---> Package redhat-logos.noarch 0:4.9.99-11.el5.centos set to be > updated > ---> Package redhat-menus.n

Re: [CentOS] [OT] Godaddy hell...

try slicehost.com On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 2:09 PM, Karanbir Singh wrote: > Rainer Duffner wrote: > > Also, it's not my call to hand out free VPSs ;-) > > I didnt realise it was only VPS's you did - your email seemed to imply > there were real iron on offer too. > > > But I could certainly ask. >

Re: [CentOS] [OT] Godaddy hell...

Am 03.04.2009 um 23:09 schrieb Karanbir Singh: > Rainer Duffner wrote: >> Also, it's not my call to hand out free VPSs ;-) > > I didnt realise it was only VPS's you did - your email seemed to imply > there were real iron on offer too. > We mostly do real iron (managed). VPS is only something th

Re: [CentOS] [OT] Godaddy hell...

Rainer Duffner wrote: > Also, it's not my call to hand out free VPSs ;-) I didnt realise it was only VPS's you did - your email seemed to imply there were real iron on offer too. > But I could certainly ask. > What do you want to do with it? The entire centos infrastructure is built from donate

[CentOS] Problem with python in 5.3 update?

I am trying to update a host from 5.2 to 5.3 via yum in sections (yum update a\* b\* etc.). I am seeing this error very frequently: # yum update red/* Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, priorities Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile * base: mirrors.adams.net * updates: ftp.lug.udel.edu * ad

[CentOS] warning for nis users and 5.3 upgrade

i think that previous versions did this as well, but for sure the newest ypserv in 5.3 replaces /var/yp/Makefile with a new copy. needless to say if you've made any changes to that file, you will not be happy. we had a couple hours of phone calls after passwords stopped working. the original

Re: [CentOS] [OT] Godaddy hell...

Am 03.04.2009 um 22:57 schrieb Karanbir Singh: > Rainer Duffner wrote: >> I think you do not understand: he wants a managed VPS/manged root >> server. >> Actually, my employer does provide those, but they are no bargains. >> You get CentOS, though ;-) > > how about getting the project one ?

Re: [CentOS] [OT] Godaddy hell...

Rainer Duffner wrote: > I think you do not understand: he wants a managed VPS/manged root server. > Actually, my employer does provide those, but they are no bargains. > You get CentOS, though ;-) how about getting the project one ? -- Karanbir Singh : http://www.karan.org/ : 2522...@icq _

Re: [CentOS] [OT] Godaddy hell...

MHR wrote: > On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 1:54 PM, Jason Pyeron wrote: > >> Can I get some recommendations: >> >> We are looking for a hosting provider (other than godaddy) with >> >> 1: SLA >> 2: SSH access >> 3: subversion/rsync or the ability to install binaries / compile source. >> >> Would like

Re: [CentOS] [OT] Godaddy hell...

On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 1:54 PM, Jason Pyeron wrote: > Can I get some recommendations: > > We are looking for a hosting provider (other than godaddy) with > > 1: SLA > 2: SSH access > 3: subversion/rsync or the ability to install binaries / compile source. > > Would like them to include http/https

Re: [CentOS] Apache SSL key pass phrase question

On Fri, 3 Apr 2009, Paul Heinlein wrote: > On a server with untrusted users, however, I'd keep it decrypted. Er, I'd keep it encrypted. There's also the issue of how it gets stored in your backup system. -- Paul Heinlein <> heinl...@madboa.com <> http://www.madboa.com/

Re: [CentOS] Apache SSL key pass phrase question

On Fri, 3 Apr 2009, Michael A. Peters wrote: > After running that and entering my pass phrase, no pass phrase is > required to start the server and it seems like the browsers don't > complain, so I think I'm set, but I thought I'd verify that all > really is well and that doing that isn't going

Re: [CentOS] Update for 5.3 failed on subversion and gstreamer-plugins-good

2009/4/2 Ron Blizzard : > > > 2009/4/2 Ralph Angenendt >> >> Why should we list rpmforge packages in the Release Notes? exclude >> subversion from base if you want to use the one from rpmforge because it >> is newer - and remove gstreamer-plugins-bad, because it shares some >> files with gstreamer

Re: [CentOS] Apache SSL key pass phrase question

Michael A. Peters wrote: > openssl rsa -in secure.shastaherps.key.old -out secure.shastaherps.key > > After running that and entering my pass phrase, no pass phrase is > required to start the server and it seems like the browsers don't > complain, so I think I'm set, but I thought I'd verify that

Re: [CentOS] [OT] Godaddy hell...

Jason Pyeron wrote: > >> It's possible to >> install some kinds of software without root access, > > We will only need to push our "web application" Are we talking about PHP or similar? In that case, you probably don't need root access. I wouldn't really call that "installing software".

[CentOS] Apache SSL key pass phrase question

I just set up a secure server. Followed the godaddy instructions for key generation/installation - and the server wanted my pass phrase to start. When I started developing I followed instructions for a self signed cert and everything went dandy. Anyway - after a little googling and an uneasy f

Re: [CentOS] Install CentOS directly from usb drive?

Tosh: Actually, I figured out how to do it: 1. Using fdisk, I created two partitions on the drive: /dev/sdc1 = 15 MB /dev/sdc2 = The rest I marked the first one bootable 2. I used dd to copy the diskboot.img to /dev/sdc1 3. Formatted /dev/sdc2 as ext3 and copied the iso

Re: [CentOS] [OT] Godaddy hell...

Rainer Duffner wrote: >> But you do want to install software. It's possible to install some >> kinds of software without root access, but you're cutting yourself off >> from a huge world of software that doesn't allow this. > > I think you do not understand: he wants a managed VPS/manged root s

Re: [CentOS] Install CentOS directly from usb drive?

Try using unetbootin. http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/ Cheers J. Neil Aggarwal wrote: > Tosh: > > >> 1) make the first partition active >> fdisk /dev/sd[c]1 then a, 1 and w to write and quit >> > > I did this. > > >> 2) format the usb stick with fat or ext3 >> > > I forma

Re: [CentOS] New Centos 5.3 gnome backgroup

Robert Nichols wrote: > Robert Moskowitz wrote: > >> I don't know if I really like this background though it is kind of neat. >> >> Where do I find the app to change this? >> > > Right-click on the desktop, select "Change Desktop Background" from the > menu. Oh, of course I did this s

Re: [CentOS] [OT] Godaddy hell...

> -Original Message- > From: centos-boun...@centos.org > [mailto:centos-boun...@centos.org] On Behalf Of Warren Young > Sent: Friday, April 03, 2009 12:30 > To: CentOS mailing list > Subject: Re: [CentOS] [OT] Godaddy hell... > > Jason Pyeron wrote: > > > > 0: we do not want the admi

Re: [CentOS] Install CentOS directly from usb drive?

Tosh: > 1) make the first partition active > fdisk /dev/sd[c]1 then a, 1 and w to write and quit I did this. > 2) format the usb stick with fat or ext3 I formatted it using mkfs.ext3 /dev/sdc1 > (b) ext3 : you will need to use extlinux work on the stick > extlinux /de

[CentOS] A problem with Java update on x86_64

I do not know if this is caused by something that I have done, or failed to do, but I cannot seem to get this update to java to take: # yum list installed java\* Loaded plugins: fastestmirror Installed Packages java-1.4.2-gcj-compat.x86_64 1.4.2.0-40jpp.115 installed java-1

Re: [CentOS] Bug in yum Logwatch reporting

Brett Serkez wrote: > I've been noticing yum updates on several servers I manage over the > last few weeks, which I know I didn't perform and could not explain > until this morning. At first I suspect a break-in, but found no other > evidence or reason an intruder would run the yum updates I was >

Re: [CentOS] New Centos 5.3 gnome backgroup

Robert Moskowitz wrote: > I don't know if I really like this background though it is kind of neat. > > Where do I find the app to change this? Right-click on the desktop, select "Change Desktop Background" from the menu. -- Bob Nichols "NOSPAM" is really part of my email address.

Re: [CentOS] [OT] Godaddy hell...

"Michael A. Peters" wrote: > Robert wrote: > >> > Niki Kovacs wrote: >> > >> > >> >>> >> I'm in France (Europe), >>> >> > >> > >> > C'mon, Niki! Give us a break. Our knowledge of world geography is not >> > THAT bad on this side of the Atlantic. :-) >> > > Where's the

Re: [CentOS] [OT] Godaddy hell...

Warren Young schrieb: > Jason Pyeron wrote: > >> 0: we do not want the admin responsibility for the box. We even don't want to >> change configurations. >> > > But you do want to install software. It's possible to install some > kinds of software without root access, but you're cutting yo

Re: [CentOS] Bug in yum Logwatch reporting

On Fri, Apr 03, 2009, Brett Serkez wrote: >I've been noticing yum updates on several servers I manage over the >last few weeks, which I know I didn't perform and could not explain >until this morning. At first I suspect a break-in, but found no other >evidence or reason an intruder would run the y

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[CentOS] Memory Leak with stock Squirrelmail, PHP, mysql, apache since 5.3

Hi list, We are experiencing a memory leak on our SquirrelMail server since the 5.3 update. The server is fully updated, only stock rpms. The httpd processes are eating all the memory and after swapping like hell, the server became unresponsive and we must hard-reboot it. The server is not that

Re: [CentOS] Bug in yum Logwatch reporting

Brett Serkez wrote: > I've been noticing yum updates on several servers I manage over the > last few weeks, which I know I didn't perform and could not explain > until this morning. At first I suspect a break-in, but found no other > evidence or reason an intruder would run the yum updates I was >

Re: [CentOS] OT: Smar Phone/PDA Reco

Joseph L. Casale wrote: > I need a new pda/smart phone that allows me to do some remote admin. > Anyone know of anything that I can run a vpn and cli/ssh with? I used to do ssh on a palm treo - not sure what vpn clients are available. It wasn't fun but sometimes beat driving 30 miles to fix so

[CentOS] Bug in yum Logwatch reporting

I've been noticing yum updates on several servers I manage over the last few weeks, which I know I didn't perform and could not explain until this morning. At first I suspect a break-in, but found no other evidence or reason an intruder would run the yum updates I was viewing. Yum updates are log

Re: [CentOS] [OT] Godaddy hell...

Jason Pyeron wrote: > > 0: we do not want the admin responsibility for the box. We even don't want to > change configurations. But you do want to install software. It's possible to install some kinds of software without root access, but you're cutting yourself off from a huge world of software

[CentOS] New Centos 5.3 gnome backgroup

I don't know if I really like this background though it is kind of neat. Where do I find the app to change this? ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] [OT] Godaddy hell...

Robert wrote: > Niki Kovacs wrote: > > >> I'm in France (Europe), > > > C'mon, Niki! Give us a break. Our knowledge of world geography is not > THAT bad on this side of the Atlantic. :-) Where's the Atlantic? Is that up in Canada? ;) ___ CentOS ma

Re: [CentOS] OT: Smar Phone/PDA Reco

On 3-Apr-09, at 9:17 AM, Joseph L. Casale wrote: >> What specific (if any) VPN-client would you need? > > Cisco pix, I'll look at an iPhone again... > Thanks! > jlc I just wish it supported openvpn. but getting OT.. so i clam it up! d ___ CentOS ma

Re: [CentOS] OT: Smar Phone/PDA Reco

On 3-Apr-09, at 9:07 AM, Rainer Duffner wrote: > I think, in theory you can add an ssh-client to an iPhone. > In practice, it's not an official app, last time I looked, and you > might > have to jailbreak the phone. no need to jailbreak, there are a few terminal apps in the app store. I use

Re: [CentOS] OT: Smar Phone/PDA Reco

>What specific (if any) VPN-client would you need? Cisco pix, I'll look at an iPhone again... Thanks! jlc ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] (no subject)

On 3-Apr-09, at 9:01 AM, sumit agarwal wrote: > hi , > > i have CentOs 4.4 x64 already up and running and i downloaded 5.2 > x64 .do i need to do a clean and reinstall , or i can install other > ways. > my dvd has 7 independ iso.. > > thanks, > Sumit. > Major version jumps are recommended t

Re: [CentOS] OT: Smar Phone/PDA Reco

On 3-Apr-09, at 8:50 AM, Joseph L. Casale wrote: > I need a new pda/smart phone that allows me to do some remote admin. > Anyone know of anything that I can run a vpn and cli/ssh with? > > Thanks! > jlc Hate them or love them, I use an iphone, and have access to my machines with ssh. I also c

Re: [CentOS] OT: Smar Phone/PDA Reco

Joseph L. Casale schrieb: > I need a new pda/smart phone that allows me to do some remote admin. > Anyone know of anything that I can run a vpn and cli/ssh with? > > Thanks! > jlc > ___ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS@centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/m

Re: [CentOS] installing from pen drive?

sumit agarwal wrote: > hi > > I have downloaded 7 iso files onto a dvd for 5.2 x64 . > can i install them using a pendrive or i need to make 7 cds out of them? > > Many thanks, > Sumit > > > > > _

[CentOS] (no subject)

hi , i have CentOs 4.4 x64 already up and running and i downloaded 5.2 x64 .do i need to do a clean and reinstall , or i can install other ways. my dvd has 7 independ iso.. thanks, Sumit. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/

Re: [CentOS] [OT] Godaddy hell...

Niki Kovacs wrote: > I'm in France (Europe), C'mon, Niki! Give us a break. Our knowledge of world geography is not THAT bad on this side of the Atlantic. :-) On a more serious note, I was thinking while reading the list the morning what a great statement it makes for the dedication of the g

[CentOS] OT: Smar Phone/PDA Reco

I need a new pda/smart phone that allows me to do some remote admin. Anyone know of anything that I can run a vpn and cli/ssh with? Thanks! jlc ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

[CentOS] installing from pen drive?

hi I have downloaded 7 iso files onto a dvd for 5.2 x64 . can i install them using a pendrive or i need to make 7 cds out of them? Many thanks, Sumit ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

[CentOS] filesystem rpm fails when /home is NFS mounted

On Fri, 3 Apr 2009, Anne Wilson wrote: >> The takeaway was that I need to 'test as I do, and do as I >> test'. My testing regime will have to include 'cloning' a >> test box, and simply 'moving into it' for an afternoon when >> doing 'updates' QA testing. > I took it for granted that CentOS woul

Re: [CentOS] Install CentOS directly from usb drive?

Neil Aggarwal wrote: > Hello: > > I followed the instructions here: > http://www.centos.org/docs/5/html/5.2/Installation_Guide/ch02s04s01.html > to put isolinux on a usb drive. When I boot from the usb drive, > the installer comes up and I can do a network install. I have > to say that is very im

Re: [CentOS] filesystem rpm fails when /home is NFS mounted

On Thu, 2 Apr 2009, Les Mikesell wrote: > R P Herrold wrote: >> On Thu, 2 Apr 2009, Paul Heinlein wrote: >> >>> I just kicked everyone off, killed all apps with open file >>> descriptors on /home, umounted /home, upgraded the rpm, then >>> re-mounted /home. That worked just fine. >> >> I confer

Re: [CentOS] 5.3 Update Success

Paul Heinlein wrote: > On Thu, 2 Apr 2009, Tim Nelson wrote: > >> So, I just wanted to say 'Thank You' to all those who put in such >> hard work into the CentOS project. The time between releases was not >> a problem here. If it was, I guess I'd just ask for a refund. :-) > > I agree. I've only

Re: [CentOS] filesystem rpm fails when /home is NFS mounted

On Fri, 3 Apr 2009, Tsai Li Ming wrote: > Found this on upstream bugzilla: > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=483071 Good catch! Panu Matilainen posted what appears to be the answer, though I haven't tested it yet: > To have rpm semi-reasonably deal with NFS-mounts on rpm "owned" >

Re: [CentOS] CMAN: Cluster membership rejected

I reboot all nodes everything is fine now. Weird Tx anyway ! Darrin Khan wrote: > Hello, > > Might be worth posting a copy of the config, however at a guess, check > the node ID for each node in the cluster and ensure that it is uniq. > > HTH > Darrin > > 2009/4/3 FM

[CentOS] Install CentOS directly from usb drive?

Hello: I followed the instructions here: http://www.centos.org/docs/5/html/5.2/Installation_Guide/ch02s04s01.html to put isolinux on a usb drive. When I boot from the usb drive, the installer comes up and I can do a network install. I have to say that is very impressive! But, since I have a 4GB

Re: [CentOS] Kickstart regression

Ralph Angenendt writes: > lheck...@users.sourceforge.net wrote: > > > > The 5.3 upgrade broke the kickstart procedures for my xen virtual machines. > > They are installed via http. > > > > 1. The installer sets up the timezone interactively even though it is > > specified in the kickstart

Re: [CentOS] Kickstart regression

lheck...@users.sourceforge.net wrote: > > The 5.3 upgrade broke the kickstart procedures for my xen virtual machines. > They are installed via http. > > 1. The installer sets up the timezone interactively even though it is > specified in the kickstart file. Not a big deal, though. This is

[CentOS] procmail can't invoke spamc/spamassassin in 5.3 due to SElinux denials

I just discovered that my spam filters are not being properly executed in CentOS 5.3 because when procmail attempts to invoke spamc. I have spamd running properly, and can invoke spamassassin and spamc from the bash prompt manually without any issues, however procmail fails with "permission de

Re: [CentOS] [OT] Godaddy hell...

Jason Pyeron a écrit : > Can I get some recommendations: > > We are looking for a hosting provider (other than godaddy) I'm in France (Europe), and I'm using a cheap dedicated server by OVH. Support is forum only, so that's how they keep the cost down. Reasonably fast machine, 250 GB harddisk,

Re: [CentOS] yum update perl error in CentOS 5.3

Ralph Angenendt wrote: Hello. > Olaf Mueller wrote: >> File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/sqlitesack.py", line 94, >> in >> _read_db_obj >> setattr(self, item, _share_data(db_obj[item])) >> TypeError: unsubscriptable object > > One question: Your system has been updated to 5.3? Y

Re: [CentOS] [OT] Godaddy hell...

To those that have sent off list emails, thank you. > -Original Message- > From: centos-boun...@centos.org > [mailto:centos-boun...@centos.org] On Behalf Of Thomas Dukes > Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2009 18:30 > To: 'CentOS mailing list' > Subject: Re: [CentOS] [OT] Godaddy hell... > >

Re: [CentOS] filesystem rpm fails when /home is NFS mounted

Anne Wilson wrote: > On Friday 03 April 2009 05:11:15 R P Herrold wrote: >> On Thu, 2 Apr 2009, Anne Wilson wrote: It seems Paul and I are the last two users of NFS mounted /home left. >>> I have /home exported and ran the upgrade from this laptop over the >>> network, where that director

[CentOS] Kickstart regression

The 5.3 upgrade broke the kickstart procedures for my xen virtual machines. They are installed via http. 1. The installer sets up the timezone interactively even though it is specified in the kickstart file. Not a big deal, though. 2. The installer hangs unpredictably when installing

[CentOS] booting 5.3 on a770 biostar

I am booting 5.3 on an a770 biostar motherboard THe machine boots, I get the prompt from the DVD I hit return and the screen says kernel alive but it never gets past that. I tried booting again with noprobe on the command line same thing. I tried booting again with noprobe and noapic nolapic and s

Re: [CentOS] suggestions on other packages

I have always handled the build errors "as they come" for the particular package ... if someone has a better method, I'd love to hear it too! Sean 2009/4/3 Jerry Geis > Hi all - Since upstream patches the stock 2.6.18 kernel into something > that is not 2.6.18 (for the rest of the world) I am

[CentOS] suggestions on other packages

Hi all - Since upstream patches the stock 2.6.18 kernel into something that is not 2.6.18 (for the rest of the world) I am having issues trying to compile some packages like v4l (latest is needed for a different project). When compiling packages like v4l that a doing conditionals based on kernel

Re: [CentOS] yum update perl error in CentOS 5.3

Jim Perrin wrote: Hello, > On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 7:10 AM, Olaf Mueller > wrote: >> if running 'yum update' on a CentOS 5.3 workstation, that was >> upgraded from CentOS 5.2, I run into the following error with perl. > [...] It could also be a corrupted package. Try a 'yum clean all' then > reru

Re: [CentOS] sorting a file

> Oops, replied too quickly... missed the 'each IP' > go for Stephen solution ^_^ > > yeap - thanks both ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] yum update perl error in CentOS 5.3

Olaf Mueller wrote: > File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/sqlitesack.py", line 94, in > _read_db_obj > setattr(self, item, _share_data(db_obj[item])) > TypeError: unsubscriptable object We're somehow seeing this error all over the place, which seems to be a problem with multiarch. See

Re: [CentOS] sorting a file

> I need to find out how many times an IP address appears in a file - > the > IP is the first field in the access log string so what would be the > best > way to sort this file and count how many times each IP address > appears ? I always solve a problem like this with a small Perl script.

Re: [CentOS] yum update perl error in CentOS 5.3

On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 7:10 AM, Olaf Mueller wrote: > Hello, > > if running 'yum update' on a CentOS 5.3 workstation, that was upgraded > from CentOS 5.2, I run into the following error with perl. > > Any hints? DId you use cpan to update or install any perl modules? Have you built a newer versi

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