2 Questions

1999-05-01 Thread Lee Vorthman
Hello all,   I have two problems which I am trying to solve. I hope someone can help me with them. First, I am having problems recompiling the kernel on my server. I am using Debian 2.1 with kernel version 2.0.36. I type the commands to recompile the kernel in the following order: make-kpkg

Scratch mysql question

1999-05-01 Thread Tonnesen Steve
I figured out my problem. I was using: echo "sql query" > mysql dbname -p when I should have been doing: mysql dbname -p --exec="sql query" This works fine now. Aren't manpages wonderful? :) Steve.

Creating a mysql database in a postinst script

1999-05-01 Thread Tonnesen Steve
Are there any examples of creating a mysql database in a postinst script anywhere? I'm having troubles with entering the password for: mysqladmin create dbname -p Any ideas for how I should handle this? I'm attempting to package an account administration system that I developed for K-12 school

PGP and Debian question

1999-05-01 Thread Shane Wegner
Hello all, Sorry if this has been asked before but is there currently any way for a Debian user to verify the authenticity of a .deb file using PGP without having the source? When a package is built, the .changes and the .dsc file is signed which allows dinstall to verify it but is there any supp