Re: [CentOS] XFS might be available for i686 from the CentOS Plus repository.

2009-10-26 Thread Rainer Traut
Ross Walker schrieb: > On Oct 23, 2009, at 8:05 AM, Rainer Traut wrote: >> Question is, is it still safe to use this module with 5.4? >> Or should I switch back to a CentosPlus kmod and an older kernel? > > The module does KABI tracking through weak-modules, so if it wasn't > compatible, it wo

[CentOS] weird mac address

2009-10-26 Thread Janez Kosmrlj
Hi, I have an interesting problem. I have a centos server connected to our dmz zone. For security reasons our network department limited the number of mac addresses that can connect to the port on the switch. And since we are running vmware server on top on centos and a windows virtual machine insi

Re: [CentOS] Inquiry:External USB modem and Remote PC Access?

2009-10-26 Thread hadi motamedi
Thank you very much for your help . Can you please do me favor and confirm if the scenario works when both ends are as CentOS (I mean my CentOS server at the office connected to the telephone line and the remote CentOS client at the far site that we need to have remote access to it) ? Thank you in

[CentOS] on emacs startup no fonts, just little empty boxes

2009-10-26 Thread ken
Just upgraded CentOS to (uname) "Linux 2.6.18-164.2.1.el5.plus #1 SMP Fri Oct 9 12:34:43 EDT 2009 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux" and since then, when emacs (version 21.4.1) starts up (using emacs -Q), where there should be text there are only little empty boxes, each the size of character. The error me

Re: [CentOS] For building my local repo, how large is 5.4 update?

2009-10-26 Thread John Doe
From: Robert Moskowitz > I have run a local repo for Centos updates for some time. > I suppose, at this point I could just delete the 5.3 update directory > and rsync the 5.4 directory... > But how large is the 5.4 update directory? I mirror both os and updates, since when you upgrade, you need

Re: [CentOS] FYI: centos 5.4 and xen not working

2009-10-26 Thread Richard Foltyn
Alan Sparks wrote: > Are you thinking of RHSA-2009:1472-1? Comparison point, upgraded > several domU's on a box to 5.4 and halted/created them with no boot > issue. Upgraded the dom0 later to 5.4 and also had no restart > problems. So I have a couple of dom0's running a mix of 5.3 and 5.4 > dom

[CentOS] anyone tried firefox 3.5 under centos 5.4

2009-10-26 Thread Janez Kosmrlj
? BR Janez ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] For building my local repo, how large is 5.4 update?

2009-10-26 Thread Robert Moskowitz
John Doe wrote: > From: Robert Moskowitz > >> I have run a local repo for Centos updates for some time. >> I suppose, at this point I could just delete the 5.3 update directory >> and rsync the 5.4 directory... >> But how large is the 5.4 update directory? >> > > I mirror both os and upda

Re: [CentOS] For building my local repo, how large is 5.4 update?

2009-10-26 Thread Robert Moskowitz
ML wrote: > Hi Robert, > > >> I have run a local repo for Centos updates for some time. >> > > You actually bring up a good item here. I am starting to learn more > and deploy CentOS. I should run a local repo too, save bandwidth, etc. > > Do you have a tutorial for setting up a local rep

Re: [CentOS] Inquiry:External USB modem and Remote PC Access?

2009-10-26 Thread Les Mikesell
hadi motamedi wrote: > Thank you very much for your help . Can you please do me favor and > confirm if the scenario works when both ends are as CentOS (I mean my > CentOS server at the office connected to the telephone line and the > remote CentOS client at the far site that we need to have remo

Re: [CentOS] anyone tried firefox 3.5 under centos 5.4

2009-10-26 Thread Olaf Mueller
Janez Kosmrlj wrote: > anyone tried firefox 3.5 under centos 5.4 Yes, from www.mozilla.com, no rpm. Works great here since CentOS 5.3, now 5.4. regards Olaf ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] anyone tried firefox 3.5 under centos 5.4

2009-10-26 Thread Majian
Did you have any problem on installing firefox? On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 8:17 PM, Janez Kosmrlj wrote: > ? > > BR > > Janez > > ___ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS@centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > __

Re: [CentOS] anyone tried firefox 3.5 under centos 5.4

2009-10-26 Thread Janez Kosmrlj
So you didn't have any problems on 5.3. I am more interested in those who had problems on 5.3. There where some problems with system stability with some graphic drivers. There was some workaround and I wanted to ask if someone tested if it is still necessary. BR Janez On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 2:33

Re: [CentOS] anyone tried firefox 3.5 under centos 5.4

2009-10-26 Thread Janez Kosmrlj
I didn't have any problem with the installation. On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 3:07 PM, Janez Kosmrlj wrote: > So you didn't have any problems on 5.3. I am more interested in those who > had problems on 5.3. > There where some problems with system stability with some graphic drivers. > There was some w

Re: [CentOS] anyone tried firefox 3.5 under centos 5.4

2009-10-26 Thread Jim Perrin
On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 8:17 AM, Janez Kosmrlj wrote: Works fine for me using rpms (rebuilt from the src.rpms) on http://mharris.ca/ They're basically slightly altered fedora rpms. You have to read the spec to see the build arguments required, but they work fine. -- During times of universal d

Re: [CentOS] Newsletter feedback

2009-10-26 Thread Andrew Hull
Geerd-Dietger Hoffmann wrote: > Hey > > We have now published the sixth version of the Newsletter and I think > it is time to ask YOU ( the reader ) what we can improve. The current > trend is away from really technical details more to a light read and > entertaining stuff. Is this a good way to g

Re: [CentOS] Help! i want to clone my Centos machine to another box..

2009-10-26 Thread Matt
> i've spent the last week trying to find something that will clone my > existing Centos server to a more powerful box. > i've used clonezilla though that resulted in a complete failure.. > > can anyone please guide me in the right direction? > all i want to do is to clone my entire server and all

Re: [CentOS] mismatch_cnt after 5.3 -> 5.4 upgrade

2009-10-26 Thread Ryan Wagoner
The /etc/cron.weekly/99-raid-check script is new for 5.4. Read through the mdadm list. You will find that small mismatch counts on RAID 1 is normal. I don't remember the exact reason but it has to do with aborted writes where the queue has already committed the one drive and not the other. Since it

[CentOS] CentOS-announce Digest, Vol 56, Issue 7

2009-10-26 Thread centos-announce-request
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Re: [CentOS] Running SSH on a different port

2009-10-26 Thread Lorenzo Quatrini
2009/10/25 Les Mikesell : > Gilbert Sebenste wrote: >> On Sat, 24 Oct 2009, Philip Gwyn wrote: >> >>> On 24-Oct-2009 Oliver Ransom wrote: I don't think there are any ramifications/disadvantages of running the SSH daemon on a non standard port. >> >> Unless I want to sftp. It always looks

Re: [CentOS] Upgrading CentOS 5.3 from local mirror

2009-10-26 Thread Lorenzo Quatrini
2009/10/25 Gordon Messmer : > On 10/23/2009 06:10 PM, Jonathan Moore wrote: >> >> What I was really looking for was a little more detail on exactly what >> I *must* have from the mirror to successfully upgrade. >> > > If you want to download the minimum number of packages, the easiest > answer is:

Re: [CentOS] 5.4 DVD

2009-10-26 Thread Ralph Angenendt
Am 23.10.09 19:56, schrieb Ian Murray: > >> The dates are likely based on when the ISO was actually created. Therefore, >> if the ISO was generated on Oct. 1st and no issues were found with it in QA, >> then the date you are seeing on the mirrors is correct. The ISOs are based >> on the origi

[CentOS] Upgrading Centos 5.3 -> 5.4

2009-10-26 Thread Rohan Gilchrist
Still the same problems I'm afraid. I read the release notes and followed them to the letter. I'm now seeing: Finished Dependency Resolution lvm2-2.02.46-8.el5.i386 from base has depsolving problems --> Missing Dependency: device-mapper >= 1.02.32-1 is needed by package lvm2-2.02.46-8.el5.i386

[CentOS] Change from Root

2009-10-26 Thread Victor Subervi
Hi; Can someone please remind me how to update my VPS so that I have to authenticate first as "user" before I can su to root? TIA, Victor ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] Change from Root

2009-10-26 Thread Alan McKay
I am not sure what a VPS is, but assuming you only have SSH login enabled, then this will do it : grep -i root /etc/ssh/sshd_config #PermitRootLogin yes and restart sshd On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 4:05 PM, Victor Subervi wrote: > Hi; > Can someone please remind me how to update my VPS so that I ha

Re: [CentOS] Change from Root

2009-10-26 Thread Neil Aggarwal
> I am not sure what a VPS is VPS stands for virtual private server. Neil -- Neil Aggarwal, (281)846-8957, http://www.JAMMConsulting.com CentOS 5.4 KVM VPS $55/mo, no setup fee, no contract, dedicated 64bit CPU, 1GB dedicated RAM, 40GB RAID storage, 500GB/mo premium BW __

Re: [CentOS] Newsletter feedback

2009-10-26 Thread James Szinger
On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 6:29 AM, Geerd-Dietger Hoffmann wrote: > Hey > > We have now published the sixth version of the Newsletter and I think > it is time to ask YOU ( the reader ) what we can improve. The current > trend is away from really technical details more to a light read and > entertaini

Re: [CentOS] CentOS 5.4 .x86_64 and perl.i386

2009-10-26 Thread Akemi Yagi
On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 10:49 AM, Gregory P. Ennis wrote: > > I asked myself that same question, and when I reviewed my notes on the > install I had some packages that would only work with perl.i386 which > required me to install it.  Unfortunately, I did not document what those > packages were, a

[CentOS] Madwifi drivers afeter 2.6.18-128.

2009-10-26 Thread Alessandro Ren
I have a atheros wiifi card on my Centos 5 that I use as a access point using hostapd. I noticed that after the upgrade to kernel 2.6.18-128 or above, the atheros driver comes with the kernel, ath5k, and it does´t let hostpad ou iwconfig set master mode on the card. Up to kernel 2.

Re: [CentOS] Running SSH on a different port

2009-10-26 Thread Michael Kress
ML wrote: > So I added Port 2977 Under Host * > > So I have: > Host * > Port 2977 > Never post your real port number here. Otherwise you don't need to hide it from the public. Right? ;-) Regards Michael -- Michael Kress, kr...@hal.saar.de ___ Cen

Re: [CentOS] Upgrading Centos 5.3 -> 5.4

2009-10-26 Thread Bart Schaefer
On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 12:49 PM, Rohan Gilchrist wrote: > Still the same problems I'm afraid. I read the release notes and > followed them to the letter. > > I'm now seeing: > > Finished Dependency Resolution > lvm2-2.02.46-8.el5.i386 from base has depsolving problems >  --> Missing Dependency: d

Re: [CentOS] Madwifi drivers afeter 2.6.18-128.

2009-10-26 Thread Phil Schaffner
On Mon, 2009-10-26 at 19:11 -0200, Alessandro Ren wrote: > I have a atheros wiifi card on my Centos 5 that I use as a access > point using hostapd. I noticed that after the upgrade to kernel > 2.6.18-128 or above, the atheros driver comes with the kernel, ath5k, > and it does´t let hostpad o

Re: [CentOS] 5.4 DVD

2009-10-26 Thread Alejandro
Here has all the Direct Link to the different version of Centos 5.4 http://www.linuxiso.com.ar/centos/ Regards, Ale 2009/10/26 Ralph Angenendt > Am 23.10.09 19:56, schrieb Ian Murray: > > > >> The dates are likely based on when the ISO was actually created. > Therefore, if the ISO was generat

Re: [CentOS] For building my local repo, how large is 5.4 update?

2009-10-26 Thread Phil Schaffner
On Sun, 2009-10-25 at 21:08 -0700, ML wrote: > Hi Robert, > > > I have run a local repo for Centos updates for some time. > > You actually bring up a good item here. I am starting to learn more > and deploy CentOS. I should run a local repo too, save bandwidth, etc. > > Do you have a tutorial

Re: [CentOS] Running SSH on a different port

2009-10-26 Thread Ryan B. Lynch
On 10/26/2009 07:41 PM, Michael Kress wrote: > ML wrote: > >> So I added Port 2977 Under Host * >> >> So I have: >> Host * >> Port 2977 >> >> > Never post your real port number here. Otherwise you don't need to hide > it from the public. Right? ;-) > I'm not sure if this is a serious

Re: [CentOS] Running SSH on a different port

2009-10-26 Thread David Suhendrik
http://www.iana.org/assignments/port-numbers See unassigned port, and You should to use it Need more secure only allow access ssh from intranet or by VPN. CMIIW Regards, David ./nobody Michael Kress wrote: > ML wrote:

[CentOS] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

2009-10-26 Thread Siju George
LinkedIn Siju George requested to add you as a connection on LinkedIn: -- Romeo, I'd like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn. - Siju Accept invitation from Siju George http://www.linkedin.com/e/c640Z0zoY42Hba6yQ6iWhZknxFvA/blk

[CentOS] Warning message when running aide after upgrading to 5.4

2009-10-26 Thread ceejay cervantes
I upgraded my box from 5.3 to 5.4. When running "aide --update", I'm getting this warning message on /var/log/messages "aide: Libgcrypt warning: missing initialization - please fix the application" Below is the aide version installed: aide -v Aide 0.13.1 Compiled with the following options: WI

Re: [CentOS] Inquiry:External USB modem and Remote PC Access?

2009-10-26 Thread hadi motamedi
Thank you very much for your reply . According to your message , the minicom is not suitable in this regard as I really want remote desktop access to my CentOS client located at far site and thus get its keyboard & mouse control to issue commands and view Gui . Please do me favor and propose for th

Re: [CentOS] Upgrading Centos 5.3 -> 5.4

2009-10-26 Thread Rohan Gilchrist
Thanks Bart, When I issue that command, I get the following: yum list device-mapper device-mapper-multipath device-mapper-event Loaded plugins: fastestmirror Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile * addons: mirror.skiplink.com * base: centosv.centos.org * extras: mirror.newnanutilities.or

Re: [CentOS] Inquiry:External USB modem and Remote PC Access?

2009-10-26 Thread John R Pierce
hadi motamedi wrote: > Thank you very much for your reply . According to your message , the > minicom is not suitable in this regard as I really want remote desktop > access to my CentOS client located at far site and thus get its > keyboard & mouse control to issue commands and view Gui . Pleas

[CentOS] find out which website is used for sending email?

2009-10-26 Thread Peter Peltonen
I got a report that my CentOS 5.4 is used for sending spam. >From sendmail maillog I can see that apache has been sending a lot of email to suspicious addresses. Probably one of the many Apache virtual hosts I have is used for sending spam. But how to find out which one? Regards, Peter _