Re: [CentOS] Weird netinstall issue

2013-10-01 Thread John R Pierce
On 9/30/2013 11:49 PM, g wrote: > 1st, i would not consider a net install unless i was protected by > going thru a good firewall server. > a DHCP/PXE server isnt going to reply to internet queries, and your TFTP server should be restricted to local addresses only, this pretty much secures a neti

Re: [CentOS] Weird netinstall issue

2013-10-01 Thread g
hello john, On 10/01/2013 02:20 AM, John R Pierce wrote: > On 9/30/2013 11:49 PM, g wrote: >> 1st, i would not consider a net install unless i was protected by going >> thru a good firewall server. >> > > a DHCP/PXE server isnt going to reply to internet queries, and your TFTP > server should be

Re: [CentOS] Weird netinstall issue

2013-10-01 Thread John R Pierce
On 10/1/2013 1:16 AM, g wrote: > from all that i have had to go thru trying to get kde going, it looks like > i will try again to see if centos will install kde instead of gnome. # yum -y groupinstall "KDE Desktop" should be all it takes to install KDE on an existing install. I don't run CentO

Re: [CentOS] Weird netinstall issue

2013-10-01 Thread g
On 10/01/2013 03:27 AM, John R Pierce wrote: > On 10/1/2013 1:16 AM, g wrote: >> from all that i have had to go thru trying to get kde going, it looks like >> i will try again to see if centos will install kde instead of gnome. > > # yum -y groupinstall "KDE Desktop" ah so. thank you very much.

Re: [CentOS] CENTOS 5 incoming SFTP

2013-10-01 Thread John McKelvey
Barry, I will check on firewall, though I have not deliberately activated one. This machine has run for several years without this occurance. I will check on port 22. All other machnes on the LAN are Windows. Many thanks for getting back to me. John On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 11:31 PM, Barry Br

[CentOS] Linux tool to check random I/O performance

2013-10-01 Thread mcclnx mcc
we just purchase new I/O card and like to check I/O performance. for sequence I/O performance test we can use "hdparm -t /dev/xxx" bur for random I/O performance test which Linux command I can use? ** our environment does NOT allow install third party software.. Thanks

Re: [CentOS] CENTOS 5 incoming SFTP

2013-10-01 Thread Kai Schaetzl
John McKelvey wrote on Mon, 30 Sep 2013 23:27:55 -0400: > The catch is that I can not connect to > the box using SSH That's obviously not true or just half of the story. Did you actually try *sshing* in? Your title mentions sftp, not ssh. So, what software are you using to connect? I would norm

Re: [CentOS] CENTOS 5 incoming SFTP

2013-10-01 Thread zGreenfelder
On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 11:27 PM, John McKelvey wrote: > Hello, > > I have a CENTOS 5 box that can reach the internet and can ping to/from all > windows system on my home network. The catch is that I can not connect to > the box using SSH from any windows machine, though they can easily ping the

[CentOS] Login prompt often hangs

2013-10-01 Thread Dolev Farhi
Hi all, I have a strong Dell server running RHEL5.5 every now and then the server hangs (SSH access is frozen) and when attemping to login the prompt hangs and after a while the message " can't update CMOS clock from 2 to 47 CIFS VFS No respone for cmd 114 mid 188" only a reboot causes it to work p

[CentOS] CIFS Share with encrypted credentials

2013-10-01 Thread Dolev Farhi
Hi, I have a CIFS share that I mount on a CentOS6.4. Currently I am keeping the password in a regular hidden file, for example /test/.cred with the username and password. the /etc/fstab directive points to that file. for example: //10.0.0.1/share /mntcifs defaults,credential

Re: [CentOS] CIFS Share with encrypted credentials

2013-10-01 Thread Billy Crook
On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 9:06 AM, Dolev Farhi wrote: > I have a CIFS share that I mount on a CentOS6.4. > > Currently I am keeping the password in a regular hidden file, for > example /test/.cred with the username and password. > the /etc/fstab directive points to that file. > for example: > > //10.

Re: [CentOS] CENTOS 5 incoming SFTP

2013-10-01 Thread Tony Sweeney
Surprisingly (to me, anyway), the SSH daemon is off by default in CentOS; you need to 'chkconfig sshd on' and 'service sshd start' as root in order to be able to ssh in. Tony. -Original Message- From: centos-boun...@centos.org [mailto:centos-boun...@centos.org] On Behalf Of John McKel

[CentOS] Partitionable Raid

2013-10-01 Thread Eugenio Pacheco
Hi, After reading the tutorial at http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/Install_On_Partitionable_RAID1 I have the following question: What should I put instead of splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz and root (hd0,0) on /etc/grub.conf? Should I leave those lines untouched? If so, how would g

Re: [CentOS] Linux tool to check random I/O performance

2013-10-01 Thread John R Pierce
On 10/1/2013 4:37 AM, mcclnx mcc wrote: > bur for random I/O performance test which Linux command I can use? you asked this a month ago and got several replies. -- john r pierce 37N 122W somewhere on the middle of the left coast ___

Re: [CentOS] SysRq over usb serial adapters

2013-10-01 Thread Warren Young
On 9/30/2013 21:34, Barry Brimer wrote: >> I'm using 115200, 8N1, VT102. I can echo m > /proc/sysctl-trigger, >> and dmesg shows that the sysrq was received when initiated via the >> procfs interface. But not over serial, and that's what I need. > > I could be wrong .. but you may need to edit yo

Re: [CentOS] SysRq over usb serial adapters

2013-10-01 Thread Billy Crook
On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 1:51 PM, Warren Young wrote: > On 9/30/2013 21:34, Barry Brimer wrote: >>> I'm using 115200, 8N1, VT102. I can echo m > /proc/sysctl-trigger, >>> and dmesg shows that the sysrq was received when initiated via the >>> procfs interface. But not over serial, and that's what I

Re: [CentOS] Weird netinstall issue

2013-10-01 Thread Phil Dobbin
On 01/10/13 08:20, John R Pierce wrote: > On 9/30/2013 11:49 PM, g wrote: >> 1st, i would not consider a net install unless i was protected by >> going thru a good firewall server. >> > a DHCP/PXE server isnt going to reply to internet queries, and your TFTP > server should be restricted to local a

Re: [CentOS] CENTOS 5 incoming SFTP

2013-10-01 Thread Les Mikesell
On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 10:23 AM, Tony Sweeney wrote: > Surprisingly (to me, anyway), the SSH daemon is off by default in CentOS; you > need to 'chkconfig sshd on' and 'service sshd start' as root in order to be > able to ssh in. > That must depend on the type of install you choose. -- Les M

Re: [CentOS] CENTOS 5 incoming SFTP

2013-10-01 Thread Eero Volotinen
2013/10/1 Tony Sweeney > Surprisingly (to me, anyway), the SSH daemon is off by default in CentOS; > you need to 'chkconfig sshd on' and 'service sshd start' as root in order > to be able to ssh in. > r several years without this occurance. I will check on port 22. All > other machnes on the LA

Re: [CentOS] CIFS Share with encrypted credentials

2013-10-01 Thread Eero Volotinen
> > //10.0.0.1/share /mntcifs > defaults,credentials=/test/.cred > > Since this file is readable by the root user, I figured if there might > be a way to encrypt this file, and with decrypt this file with a script > so the mount will succeed, and then encrypt it again. or maybe there is

Re: [CentOS] CENTOS 5 incoming SFTP

2013-10-01 Thread John R Pierce
On 10/1/2013 1:42 PM, Eero Volotinen wrote: > On default install ssh daemon is turned on, maybe you are using custom spin > or customized install cd or kickstart? its also enabled on a 'minimal' install. -- john r pierce 37N 122W somewhere on the middle of

Re: [CentOS] Partitionable Raid

2013-10-01 Thread Billy Crook
If sda fails outright, sdb will BECOME sda. This is usually the case when a "drive fails". If sda is skillfully overwritten in specific places with the intention of producing a curcumstance in which Linux kernel raid will fail, then Linux kernel raid will fail. On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 11:03 AM, Eu

[CentOS] Historical Data related to CPU,IO and Memory

2013-10-01 Thread Kaushal Shriyan
Hi, Are there any utilities or tools to look at historical data of Memory, CPU Utilization or IO activity on CentOS 6.4 or 5.9 Version? For example the how much the memory was consumed for the period of last six months. Regards, Kaushal ___ CentOS mail

Re: [CentOS] Historical Data related to CPU,IO and Memory

2013-10-01 Thread Les Mikesell
On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 8:18 PM, Kaushal Shriyan wrote: > Hi, > > Are there any utilities or tools to look at historical data of Memory, CPU > Utilization or IO activity on CentOS 6.4 or 5.9 Version? For example the > how much the memory was consumed for the period of last six months. > It might b

Re: [CentOS] Historical Data related to CPU,IO and Memory

2013-10-01 Thread Mark Eggers
On Wed, 02 Oct 2013 06:48:20 +0530, Kaushal Shriyan wrote: > Hi, > > Are there any utilities or tools to look at historical data of Memory, > CPU Utilization or IO activity on CentOS 6.4 or 5.9 Version? For example > the how much the memory was consumed for the period of last six months. > > Reg

[CentOS] installing centos with oos ntfs format drives

2013-10-01 Thread g
greetings. i am going to run a fresh install of centos 6.4 and want to mount 3 partitions of oos that are formatted as ntfs in an oem installed box. if during install, i set up partitions /dev/sda1, /dev/sda2, and /dev/sdb1 as ntfs, will install install ntfs software or will i have to select it

Re: [CentOS] installing centos with oos ntfs format drives

2013-10-01 Thread John R Pierce
On 10/1/2013 8:00 PM, g wrote: > i am going to run a fresh install of centos 6.4 and want to mount 3 > partitions of oos that are formatted as ntfs in an oem installed box. > > if during install, i set up partitions /dev/sda1, /dev/sda2, and > /dev/sdb1 as ntfs, will install install ntfs software o

Re: [CentOS] installing centos with oos ntfs format drives

2013-10-01 Thread g
hello john, On 10/01/2013 10:55 PM, John R Pierce wrote: > On 10/1/2013 8:00 PM, g wrote: >> i am going to run a fresh install of centos 6.4 and want to mount 3 >> partitions of oos that are formatted as ntfs in an oem installed box. >> >> if during install, i set up partitions /dev/sda1, /dev/sd