Re: Why syslog is not rotating?

2013-11-03 Thread Itay
On Sat, 2 Nov 2013, Sven Hartge wrote: Date: Sat, 2 Nov 2013 21:47:11 +0100 From: Sven Hartge To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Why syslog is not rotating? Resent-Date: Sat, 2 Nov 2013 20:48:34 + (UTC) Resent-From: debian-user@lists.debian.org Itay wrote: Can someone help m

Re: Why syslog is not rotating?

2013-11-03 Thread Shawn Wilson
Can syslog rotate logs? I just use logrotate. Itay wrote: >On Sat, 2 Nov 2013, Sven Hartge wrote: > >> Date: Sat, 2 Nov 2013 21:47:11 +0100 >> From: Sven Hartge >> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org >> Subject: Re: Why syslog is not rotating? >> Resent-Date: Sat, 2 Nov 2013 20:48:34 + (UTC)

Re: Why syslog is not rotating?

2013-11-03 Thread Reco
Hi. On Sun, 3 Nov 2013 09:04:36 +0200 (IST) Itay wrote: > On Sat, 2 Nov 2013, Sven Hartge wrote: > Thank you for your reply. > > My system was continuously on except for very short random periods and > 3 weeks on Aug 2013. In contrast, the listing below shows (I believe) > that syslog stoppe

Multiple dpkg warning (non-empty directories) during upgrade to wheezy

2013-11-03 Thread Itay
Hi, After upgrading squeeze --> wheezy I examined the session transcript and found multiple warnings like this: dpkg: warning: unable to delete old directory '/some/path': Directory not empty In few cases the said directory was deleted after all. But in most cases the directory is indeed stil

Re: Init system deba{te|cle}

2013-11-03 Thread Marko Randjelovic
On Sat, 02 Nov 2013 15:58:45 +0100 berenger.mo...@neutralite.org wrote: > _ sysvinit scripts are scripts. Scripts needs programming skills, and > the sh language does not have an easy to read syntax. I would in fact > call it rather obscure compared to various other languages I used. > Systemd

Re: Multiple dpkg warning (non-empty directories) during upgrade to wheezy

2013-11-03 Thread Reco
On Sun, 3 Nov 2013 11:20:55 +0200 (IST) Itay wrote: > Hi, > > After upgrading squeeze --> wheezy I examined the session transcript > and found multiple warnings like this: > > dpkg: warning: unable to delete old directory '/some/path': Directory not > empty > > In few cases the said director

Re: Why syslog is not rotating?

2013-11-03 Thread Itay
On Sun, 3 Nov 2013, Reco wrote: Date: Sun, 3 Nov 2013 13:20:51 +0400 From: Reco To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Cc: Itay Subject: Re: Why syslog is not rotating? Resent-Date: Sun, 3 Nov 2013 09:21:12 + (UTC) Resent-From: debian-user@lists.debian.org On Sun, 3 Nov 2013 09:04:36 +0200 (IS

Re: Init system deba{te|cle}

2013-11-03 Thread Marko Randjelovic
On Tue, 29 Oct 2013 16:55:44 -0400 John wrote: > Could someone who has been following the giant fuss on -devel over > init systems explain why there's such a sense of dire urgency? I am sure this is not urgent, Gnome should not be default DE and even they could easily just make two (or more) DE

Re: Why syslog is not rotating?

2013-11-03 Thread Itay
On Sun, 3 Nov 2013, Shawn Wilson wrote: Date: Sun, 03 Nov 2013 04:07:45 -0500 From: Shawn Wilson To: Itay , Itay , debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Why syslog is not rotating? Resent-Date: Sun, 3 Nov 2013 09:08:46 + (UTC) Resent-From: debian-user@lists.debian.org Can syslog

update-alternatives warnings (post upgrade to wheezy)

2013-11-03 Thread Itay
Hi, During upgrade squeeze --> wheezy I got multiple warnings from update-alternatives like this: alternative /usr/lib/nvidia/diversions/libGL.so.1 (part of link group libGL.so.1) doesn't exist; removing from list of alternatives And quite a few others. Is it something to worry about? Tha

Re: Wheezy Installation doesn't work on reboot

2013-11-03 Thread Marko Randjelovic
Did you change UEFI mode from "Secure" to "Legacy"? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20131103104738.7e75b...@eunet.rs

Re: Why syslog is not rotating?

2013-11-03 Thread Reco
On Sun, 3 Nov 2013 11:29:58 +0200 (IST) Itay wrote: > --[Begin: /etc/logrotate.d/rsyslog]-- > /var/log/syslog > { > rotate 7 > daily > missingok > notifempty > delaycompress > compress > postrotate > invoke-rc.d rsyslog rotate

Re: Why syslog is not rotating?

2013-11-03 Thread Itay
On Sun, 3 Nov 2013, Reco wrote: Date: Sun, 3 Nov 2013 13:48:42 +0400 From: Reco To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Why syslog is not rotating? Resent-Date: Sun, 3 Nov 2013 09:49:15 + (UTC) Resent-From: debian-user@lists.debian.org Looks that's a stock one. Try it like this: 1)

SOLVED - was Re: custom fixed terminal font testing

2013-11-03 Thread Zenaan Harkness
On 10/30/13, Zenaan Harkness wrote: > On 9/8/13, Nick Croft wrote: >> * Zenaan Harkness (z...@freedbms.net) wrote: >>> So I've customized fixed-misc 6x10 font to create fixed-zen-6x10 font >>> and xfontsel does not show my font. >>> >>> Of course, I want to load an xterm with my funky font change

Re: Why syslog is not rotating?

2013-11-03 Thread Reco
On Sun, 3 Nov 2013 14:25:38 +0200 (IST) Itay wrote: > On Sun, 3 Nov 2013, Reco wrote: > > Not yet, but we have some progress... > > Trial 1: > > # /usr/sbin/logrotate /etc/logrotate.conf > error: error creating output file /var/log/syslog.1.gz: File exists > > Trial 2: > # rm /var/log/syslog.

Re: 3D printer

2013-11-03 Thread Mirco Piccin
Hi > I would like to start a topic on 3d printers. Does anyone here have > experience in using such printers with debian/linux? here i am :) > What brand would you recommend? > How about kits? i'm using an opensource 3d printer (RepRap project), specifically a Prusa i2. It arrived as a kit. Low

System settings -fglrx disabled it?

2013-11-03 Thread Catherine Gramze
In the default Debian desktop (Gnome, I believe, definitely not KDE) I have lost the ability to open the "system settings" item in either the Applications/System Tools/Preferences menu or the dropdown menu from the username in the upper right corner. This was triggered by my installation of a ne

Re: Init system deba{te|cle}

2013-11-03 Thread Jonathan Dowland
On Sun, Nov 03, 2013 at 02:06:06AM +0400, Reco wrote: > Linux is way ahead of AIX, FreeBSD and HP-UX in this regard even if > using good ol' sysvinit. So, Lennart fixed what wasn't broken in the > first place. If that were so, why are people adopting it? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-

Re: 3D printer

2013-11-03 Thread Celejar
On Sun, 3 Nov 2013 03:59:37 -0200 Beco wrote: > Hi guys, > > This is an open thread, if that is allowed. What's an open thread? Celejar -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: h

Re: Init system deba{te|cle}

2013-11-03 Thread Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
On Sun, 03 Nov 2013, Marko Randjelovic wrote: > > and so, which would imply duplicate work. If Debian was a normal Linux > > distribution, then portability would not have been a problem. > > I don't see why Debian is not a normal Linux distibution and how > is it related to portability Debian i

Re: NVIDIA Problem?

2013-11-03 Thread erosenberg
  - Original Message - From: erosenb...@hygeiabiomedical.com To:"Darac Marjal" , Cc: Sent:Sat, 02 Nov 2013 21:52:53 -0400 Subject:Re: NVIDIA Problem? - Original Message - From: "Darac Marjal" To: Cc: Sent: Thu, 31 Oct 2013 09:42:10 + Subject: Re: NVIDIA Problem? On Thu,

Re: Init system deba{te|cle}

2013-11-03 Thread Jonathan Dowland
On Sun, Nov 03, 2013 at 10:23:02AM +0100, Marko Randjelovic wrote: > I find shell scripts the most efficient way to automate system adin > tasks. It could be because I am a programmer, but at least init > scripts are already provided, and small modifications should not be a > problem even for non-p

Re: Lenovo R61 Think Pad dead after fewer than five years

2013-11-03 Thread Ken Heard
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2013-11-03 00:03, Celejar wrote: >> Is it normal for any laptop to fail in fewer than five years, or >> is such a failure rate unique to Lenovo's laptops? > > Any piece of electronics can fail, but I'm pretty sure that an > R-series ThinkPad d

Re: Lenovo R61 Think Pad dead after fewer than five years

2013-11-03 Thread Ken Heard
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2013-11-03 07:01, Paul Cartwright wrote: > On 11/02/2013 02:53 PM, Ken Heard wrote: >> Is it normal for any laptop to fail in fewer than five years, or >> is such a failure rate unique to Lenovo's laptops? > > not sure where you live, but static

Re: Why syslog is not rotating?

2013-11-03 Thread Itay
On Sun, 3 Nov 2013, Reco wrote: Date: Sun, 3 Nov 2013 17:30:17 +0400 From: Reco To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Why syslog is not rotating? Resent-Date: Sun, 3 Nov 2013 13:30:47 + (UTC) Resent-From: debian-user@lists.debian.org On Sun, 3 Nov 2013 14:25:38 +0200 (IST) Itay w

Re: 3D printer

2013-11-03 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Sunday 03 November 2013 14:21:58 Celejar wrote: > On Sun, 3 Nov 2013 03:59:37 -0200 > > Beco wrote: > > Hi guys, > > > > This is an open thread, if that is allowed. > > What's an open thread? +1 Lisi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsub

Re: 3D printer

2013-11-03 Thread Patrick Wiseman
On Sun, Nov 3, 2013 at 10:36 AM, Lisi Reisz wrote: > On Sunday 03 November 2013 14:21:58 Celejar wrote: >> On Sun, 3 Nov 2013 03:59:37 -0200 >> >> Beco wrote: >> > Hi guys, >> > >> > This is an open thread, if that is allowed. >> >> What's an open thread? > > +1 Off topic? Patrick -- To UNSU

Re: 3D printer

2013-11-03 Thread Curt
On 2013-11-03, Patrick Wiseman wrote: > On Sun, Nov 3, 2013 at 10:36 AM, Lisi Reisz wrote: >> On Sunday 03 November 2013 14:21:58 Celejar wrote: >>> On Sun, 3 Nov 2013 03:59:37 -0200 >>> >>> Beco wrote: >>> > Hi guys, >>> > >>> > This is an open thread, if that is allowed. >>> >>> What's an open

Re: Why syslog is not rotating?

2013-11-03 Thread Reco
On Sun, 3 Nov 2013 17:16:02 +0200 (IST) Itay wrote: > On Sun, 3 Nov 2013, Reco wrote: > > Now that's interesting. Is there anything similar to this messages > > in /var/log/cron.log? > > H... there is no /var/log/cron.log !! Sorry, my mistake. I have an old installation, /var/log/cron.log i

Re: Init system deba{te|cle}

2013-11-03 Thread Markus Falb
On 03.Nov.2013, at 10:33, Marko Randjelovic wrote: > On Tue, 29 Oct 2013 16:55:44 -0400 > John wrote: > >> Could someone who has been following the giant fuss on -devel over >> init systems explain why there's such a sense of dire urgency? > > I am sure this is not urgent, Gnome should not be

Re: Init system deba{te|cle}

2013-11-03 Thread Reco
On Sun, 3 Nov 2013 14:21:40 + Jonathan Dowland wrote: > On Sun, Nov 03, 2013 at 02:06:06AM +0400, Reco wrote: > > Linux is way ahead of AIX, FreeBSD and HP-UX in this regard even if > > using good ol' sysvinit. So, Lennart fixed what wasn't broken in the > > first place. > > If that were so,

Re: Lenovo R61 Think Pad dead after fewer than five years

2013-11-03 Thread Celejar
On Sun, 03 Nov 2013 09:32:36 -0500 Ken Heard wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 2013-11-03 00:03, Celejar wrote: > > > > >> Is it normal for any laptop to fail in fewer than five years, or > >> is such a failure rate unique to Lenovo's laptops? > > > > Any piece

Re: Lenovo R61 Think Pad dead after fewer than five years

2013-11-03 Thread Robert Holtzman
On Sun, Nov 03, 2013 at 12:03:13AM -0400, Celejar wrote: > On Sat, 02 Nov 2013 14:53:46 -0400 > Ken Heard wrote: > > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > In May 2008 I purchased new and started using a Lenovo R61 Think Pad. > > Originally I installed Lenny on it and subse

Re: sd card not detected

2013-11-03 Thread Patrick Bartek
On Sat, 02 Nov 2013, Alex Mestiashvili wrote: > On 11/02/2013 04:18 AM, Patrick Bartek wrote: > > On Fri, 01 Nov 2013, Alex Mestiashvili wrote: > > > >> Hi All, > >> > >> A card inserted into card reader is not mounted automatically and > >> even doesn't shown up in the dmesg output, but if I swit

Re: sudo and UNIXes

2013-11-03 Thread Joe Pfeiffer
Curt writes: > On 2013-11-02, Joe Pfeiffer wrote: Again -- isn't "basically equivalent to giving everyone uid=0." Permits someone who *has* sudo access to avoid retyping a password. >>> >>> Not only that. Permits someone who already has sudo access to continue >>> having such ac

Re: sudo and UNIXes

2013-11-03 Thread Joe Pfeiffer
Reco writes: > Hi. > > On Sat, 2 Nov 2013 11:46:48 -0500 > "Cybe R. Wizard" wrote: >> > How about this bug: >> > >> > http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/sudo_debug.html >> > >> > Impact: Successful exploitation of the bug will allow a user to run >> > arbitrary commands as root. >> > >> > Exp

Bash Scripting Question

2013-11-03 Thread Thomas H. George
The script I am trying to write executes a program that requires a keyboard response. I have experimented with redirecting STDIN but haven't found the correct way to make the response. I found one example that scanned the response from apt-get install for the letter y and fed this back to in

Re: Lenovo R61 Think Pad dead after fewer than five years

2013-11-03 Thread Ken Heard
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2013-11-03 10:10, Paul Cartwright wrote: > I just got a Galaxy Tab 10" a few weeks ago for our trip to New > Orleans.. just got back:) it works well for a tablet, nicely > compliments my Galaxy S III phone.. BUT I was frustrated because I > can't

Re: Lenovo R61 Think Pad dead after fewer than five years

2013-11-03 Thread Paul Cartwright
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 11/03/2013 03:10 PM, Ken Heard wrote: > Yes the Samsung Galaxy tablet does have its limitations, stemming > in part from the fact that Android is not really open source. I > continue to use an email client (Icedove) instead of web based > e-mail; s

Re: Bash Scripting Question

2013-11-03 Thread Cousin Stanley
> The script I am trying to write executes a program > that requires a keyboard response. > A varaible can be set to a keyboard response using a read prompt read -e -p "What do you need ?" xVariable echo $xVariable -- Stanley C. Kitching Human Being Phoenix, Arizon

Re: Bash Scripting Question

2013-11-03 Thread Erwan David
Le 03/11/2013 20:35, Thomas H. George a écrit : > The script I am trying to write executes a program that requires a > keyboard response. I have experimented with redirecting STDIN but haven't > found the > correct way to make the response. I found one example that scanned the > response from apt

Re: 3D printer

2013-11-03 Thread Beco
On 3 November 2013 10:57, Mirco Piccin wrote: > Hi > >> I would like to start a topic on 3d printers. Does anyone here have >> experience in using such printers with debian/linux? > > here i am :) > >> What brand would you recommend? >> How about kits? > > i'm using an opensource 3d printer (RepRa

[OT] What is an open thread (was Re: 3D printer)

2013-11-03 Thread Beco
> Curt cu...@free.fr via lists.debian.org wrote: > On 3 November 2013 12:51, Patrick Wiseman wrote: > > On Sun, Nov 3, 2013 at 10:36 AM, Lisi Reisz wrote: > >> On Sunday 03 November 2013 14:21:58 Celejar wrote: > >>> On Sun, 3 Nov 2013 03:59:37 -0200 > >>> > >>> Beco wrote: > >>> > Hi guys, > >>

Samba group share directory and Thunar "Unable to find or create trash directory"

2013-11-03 Thread David Christensen
debian-user: I have a Debian 7 i386 Xfce machine running the Samba server. I have configured a shared directory as follows: 2013-11-03 14:06:43 root@p43400e ~ # nl /etc/samba/smb.conf | tail -n 11 38 [groupshare] 39 path = /mnt/z/groupshare 40 force user = group

Re: 3D printer

2013-11-03 Thread Mirco Piccin
Hi >>> I would like to start a topic on 3d printers. Does anyone here have >>> experience in using such printers with debian/linux? >> >> here i am :) >> ... > Very nice tip. Thanks! > > I'm looking forward to build one. From the link you gave, I see there > is some models to build: > > http://rep

Re: 3D printer

2013-11-03 Thread Charles Kroeger
On Sun, 03 Nov 2013 07:10:01 +0100 Beco wrote: > Hi guys, > > This is an open thread, if that is allowed. > > I would like to start a topic on 3d printers. Does anyone here have > experience in using such printers with debian/linux? > > What brand would you recommend? > > How about kits? > >

Re: Samba group share directory and Thunar "Unable to find or create trash directory"

2013-11-03 Thread David Christensen
On 11/03/2013 02:30 PM, David Christensen wrote: I've tried creating a .Trash- directory by hand on the server using the groupshare UID, but that doesn't fix the problem. I figured it out -- on the server, create a folder .Trash-UID in the root directory of the share, set the mode to 0777,