>> "RC" == Randolph Chung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
RC> The GnuDIP package has a server component that is supposed to run
RC> as a non-root user. As such, I've created a gnudip user/group for
RC> it.
What rights should this user have? Maybe you could use the existing
daemon or nobody user.
T
In reference to a message from Randolph Chung, dated Feb 21:
> The GnuDIP package has a server component that is supposed to run as a
> non-root user. As such, I've created a gnudip user/group for it. As part of
> the installation scripts, I'd like to determine if the user already exists, so
> tha
The GnuDIP package has a server component that is supposed to run as a
non-root user. As such, I've created a gnudip user/group for it. As part of
the installation scripts, I'd like to determine if the user already exists, so
that i know whether or not i need to create/delete the user. How does on
Hi everybody
I',m not sure if this is the right place to put a quetion like this, but
here it is.
I ned some information about the structure of a floppy and how both to
read and to foramt it at a low level. Of couser under linux, but also
under DOS (I've got some doc on how DOS works with floppie
> I think you want to tr/|/,/ on that.
oops..
> Generally installing stuff direclty from CPAN is not supported - if you have
> to you can use equivs or something to let dpkg know you have a local
> version. So I'd make those into dependancies.
ok
> How can cron be used if it's not on the same m
Randolph Chung wrote:
> hmm... even though the package will *fail* installation without them?
Well in that case, no. What does it do during installation that uses them?
> maybe i'll use this -- please let me know if it makes sense:
> Depends: perl | mysql-base
> Recommends: cron | httpd | mysql-
> It's certinaly a good idea to not make the package depend on the dns, web,
> and mysql servers. It could probably get away with reccommending (or at
> least suggesting) them.
hmm... even though the package will *fail* installation without them?
maybe i'll use this -- please let me know if it m
Randolph Chung wrote:
> so people seem to really want this package fast :) need some advice on this
> though -- there are really three different things that the gnudip package
> talks to -- the web server, the DNS server and the MySQL database.
> Potentially, these can all be on different machines.
so people seem to really want this package fast :) need some advice on this
though -- there are really three different things that the gnudip package
talks to -- the web server, the DNS server and the MySQL database.
Potentially, these can all be on different machines. How does one write
sane insta
Bob Nielsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> There's no need to
> install from scratch (I don't think you can do this with potato yet
> anyway.)
_NEVER_ reinstall, is my motto...
> Upgrading in place is one of the nice features of Debian.
I'd say it's _THE_ (!!!) feature of Debian (and the securit
On Sat, 20 Feb 1999, Jonathan P Tomer wrote:
> hi there, i'm running a hamm system and would like to move to potato. does
> anyone out there know whether it's better to just upgrade/add packages or
> actually nuke hamm and install potato from scratch? it wouldn't be too
> inconvenient, since i hav
hi there, i'm running a hamm system and would like to move to potato. does
anyone out there know whether it's better to just upgrade/add packages or
actually nuke hamm and install potato from scratch? it wouldn't be too
inconvenient, since i have an easy way to store my /home and /usr/local,
but it
Helo all,
I have packaged NESSUS (http://www.nessus.org). a network auditing tool
GPL'd and bsed on
the gtk library.. think of it as a modern SATAN (but which uses a gtk client
instead of a WWW borwser). I have it almost finished.. but before sending it
in I would like others to t
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