Re: longest uptime

Hi Stevan, > Question: Is there a possiblity to run the system inclusive patching > it, without rebooting? Goal is to run a system maybe longer than a > year!!! Short answer: no. Long answer: don't think like that. Uptime is not important. It is not a pissing contest. Bye... Nico __

Re: Loading .bash_profile under X-Windows

He Kiffin, > How can I get terminal under X-Windows to load my .bash_profile (and > any other stuff) that is usually loaded when at the initial prompt? Run `xterm -ls`. Then read its man page. ;-) Bye... Nico ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing l

Re: choosing an email client

Hi David, > I'd like something lightweight but with a GUI. Not PINE but not a > 'Outlook' type thing. Sylpheed might be just your type of candy. HTH... Nico ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebs

Re: OT: Funny disclaimers (Was: Re: ssh root@localhost)

Hey Chuck, > You cannot be forced into a legally binding contract simply by reading > a statement, no. Thank $DEITY that's still true. > That doesn't mean the author won't try to sue people anyway, > but even a spammer is unlikely to have anything to worry about unless > the author is remarka

OT: Funny disclaimers (Was: Re: ssh root@localhost)

Hey, Sorry for the noise, but... > -- > By reading this mail you agree to the following: > > using or giving out the email address and any > other info of the author of this email is strictly forbidden. > By acting against this agreement the author of this mail > will take possible legal acti

Re: Trouble starting MySQL

Hi Colin, > Hey Nico, long time, no see! Happy New Year. Ah, indeed! It took a while, but now my brain said "click!". Same to you, thanks. Hope you are well (apart from the php/mysql problem) > I have *no* idea what to do next, none. As far as I can see, > phpinfo.php shows no sign of MySQL. Th

Re: Trouble starting MySQL

Hi Colin, I missed part of the thread, so I'm sorry if I'm dead wrong here. > Do you mean that one (or other, or both) must *also* be installed for > php to have any clue that MySQL exists? You need php4-mysql for that. php4-extensions is a meta-port. Read the pkg-descr in /usr/ports/lang/php4-

Re: phpMyAdmin on 5.3

Hi Jim, > phpMyAdmin is "marked as broken" on my 5.3 release. > > has it since been fixed? (I've never tried cvsup, but > will if it will help me with phpMyAdmin). I have no idea. You can install phpMyAdmin by hand in 10 seconds. Download whatever format you like and untar/unzip in a directory o

Re: Recommended Mail Transfer Agent

Hi Bill, > I use Postfix, and I recommend it to most, as it does a nice job of > being secure, yet easy to configure. Nicely put. It's been my favorite MTA aswell for a number of years now. I liked your presentation on antispam measures using postfix, which shows its flexibility. Heck, I'll lin

Re: rl0: watchdog timeout

Hi Dmitry, Are we straying OT yet? I guess so, you've been warned. > We have tons of them working on servers, routers and desktops because > they are cheap (some beers are more expensive). You are comparing cheap nics with beer? I'll take that beer, thanks! ;-) I like the analogy, btw. Cheap b

Re: rl0: watchdog timeout

Hi Andrew, Warning: no definitive answer ahead. > After some time my realtek card becomes unresponsible. It happens > because of buffer overflow. I tried ping -f xxx. 15 seconds later, the > kernel says that rl0: watchdog timeout. I can't send files more then > 100MB via network. This problem is

Re: How can I make a program keep running even after I logout?

Hi, > I want to cvsup or/and portupgrade and logout but the program keep > running? Try screen: /usr/ports/misc/screen To run it, simply type `screen`, do your work, type "Ctrl-A d" to detach (you can go home now). Log in again, type `screen -r`. Be happy. HTH... Nico __

[OT] Re: 5.3: cant install openoffice 1.1 from ports

Hi Simon, > Yeah thats the error message i got also. I had to wade through 45Kb of posted error messages to read your "me too". Please try and trim all irrelevant and not-so-relevant stuff from the original message next time. Thank you... Nico ___ [EMA

Re: moregroupware not working because of PHP

Hi Justin, Lemme get 'rough' on you... ;-) > When I log on to my web server where running moregroupware > ( www.webserver.com/webmail/setup/index.php ) I get : > "Fatal error: Call to undefined function: session_id() > in /usr/local/www/moregroupware/include/log.inc.php on line 70" What FreeBS

Re: Qpopper errors

Hi, > So, anybody don't know what is this? :( My guess... *everybody* doesn't know what this is (although some might know what Qpopper is). Part of your message is missing? Please try again... Nico ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebs

Re: /usr/ports/lang/php4, using existing configuration

Hi Micah, > # cd /usr/ports/lang/php4 > # make Do a `make config`. HTH and good luck. -- Nico Meijer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send

Re: Platforms

Hi Jimmy, Dear FreeBSD staff member, This is a public mailing list. :-) I am currently employing an AMD Athlon XP 2200+ as a processor so I have no idea how to proceed. What platform should I use for the processor I am using? Get the i386 version. Your closest ftp-mirror is probably: ftp://ftp.nl

Re: Backup Mail Server Questions

Hi Bill, When I have a choice of punishing idiots or smart people, I punish idiots. When black mode is on, I just want to get them all. ;-) When I arrange fallback MX for people/organisations, they expect their mail to be handled in a delicate, perhaps even 'professional' manner. No mail may be l

[OT] Re: pf for FreeBSD

Hi Cristi, it crossed my mind to run openBSD but i have to reinstall the server and the applications (mysql, qmail,etc ...) and besides that ... i know that openbsd can't take advantage of SMP servers. I don't know if newer versions 'see' SMP but an older (i don't precisely know the version but

[OT] Re: Backup Mail Server Questions

Hi Doug, Point taken. Wrong example, imho, but point taken. ;-) > They will have no problem convincing Joe Sub-Average juror (of which there will be more than enough to go around) that you were the cause of Joe Average computer users' loss of his entire retirement savings. I have just enough fait

Re: Apache Problems

Hi Stanley, When I try to connect to the webserver via the IP address of my DSL connection I get the error: From _where_ are you doing that request? I called my ISP who informed me that they are not blocking port 80 (just wanted to cover all angles) also, Ive turned off the firewall with no succes

Re: BSD display

Hi Steve, Nothing can stop a hacker who really wants your box, but most of the annoyances are script kiddies. Script kiddies when things get tough tend to move on to another system. So whatever I can to not help script kiddies is to my advantage. This might be true, yes. They might not care and

Re: BSD display

Hi Steve, Displaying the OS helps a hacker know which approach cracking into a box. This may be true. OTOH, not displaying the version of [insert software package of the day here] may invite a 'hacker' to pull a full-scale all-out number on you, trying every possible exploit he can get his han

Re: [another "me too"] Re: portindex/portindexdb

Hi Matthew, Another workaround is simply to set: PORTS_DBDRIVER=bdb1_hash in your environment, and then use portsdb and portupgrade as usual. May I bluntly - yet politely - ask why you would prefer this workaround as opposed to replacing `portsdb -Uu` with `portindex && portindexdb`, other th

Re: [another "me too"] Re: portindex/portindexdb

Hi Joe, Sigh: Lighten up! ;-) /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/portsdb.rb:587: [BUG] Bus Error ruby 1.8.2 (2004-07-29) [i386-freebsd4] Have you tried replacing the portsdb-sequence with `portindex && portindexdb`? So: - cvsup (or whatever tool you use) - portindex - portindexdb - portversion -vL

Re: [another "me too"] Re: portindex/portindexdb

Hi Donald, Nico - I suggest you try it again tomorrow. I thought I had it fixed yesterday. Then I re-cvsup'd today and redid my things. Ruby18 is again seg faulting for me. Not going into a loop and continuously seg faulting, but bad enough. After cvsupping my ports tree, running portindex (not

[another "me too"] Re: portindex/portindexdb

Hi All, My apologies for another "me too": using portindex and portindexdb solved the issue for me. portupgrade does its miracles again. Bye... Nico ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubs

Re: portupgrade, portsdb -U failing, ruby dumping core

Hey Kent, I am only seeing it on 5.3-beta. I use portindex to genereate INDEX on my 4.x machines and ruby isn't dumping on them. One of my 4.10-p2 servers exhibited the same behaviour with portsdb -u (after 'make index' in /usr/ports). Haven't touched the rest, yet... ;-) Kaboom, it said... Nico

Re: Going OT: Re: BigApache for Windows - Why doesn't BSD haveaninstaller package like this ???

Hi DK, Thanks for responding. Remember: tongue-in-cheek! Is trying to install an app a Ferrari.. gee you guys really don't understand how dumb point & click it is to install stuff on MS No, you are trying to build/drive/whatever a Ferrari/liner jet/whatever while you don't get/comprehend the basic

Going OT: Re: BigApache for Windows - Why doesn't BSD have aninstaller package like this ???

Hi DK, Sorry if I'll sound somewhat harsh at times. I mean no offense whatsover, so don't take it personal. BTW: All I have been doing for 6 days is read docs/man/guides... It seems as though you have been missing the point. Completely, at times. Complaining one or two lines from a tutorial don't

Re: BTX HALTED!!! I can't get this rocket in the air

Hi Jerry, I have an AMD ATHLON XP SYSTEM I am installing this on. Dunno about the loader part, but you don't want to install the amd64 port on an athlon xp. Get the i386 port. You'll be fine. HTH... Nico ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.f

Re: Rack-Mount Server cases

Hi Eric, What do you prefer for a 2U rack mount server case? I want to keep the cost down, but I want something that looks nice and is functional. As much as I wonder how "something that looks nice" could be added to the wishlist for a rackmount server, here's my two cents. I've been using Chief

Re: Mon? (or a substitute monitoring daemon)

Hey Bill, If not, what do folks recommend for service monitoring? monit[1] and monitord[2]. I mainly use FreeBSD and OpenBSD boxes right now, and I couldn't get monitord to run on OpenBSD, so I've switched to monit. There's a security warning roaming about on monit and http, so don't get bitten.

Re: [REPOST] Compatibility with certain VIA and Realtek NICs

Hey Bill, Some of the units we're considering have one of the following NIC chipsets: VIA 6103 Which is on the Via EPIA-V series boards, which is what I'm using for a project right now. I had that machine running 4.9 and 4.10, now it is running OpenBSD 3.5-stable. I have succesfully used an EPIA

Re: Ext2FS (was Re: A few simple questions(...if you don't mind))

Hi Warren, Maybe. ext2fs is supposed to be ext3fs with journalling, and ext2fs can be mounted with mount_ext2fs. I could swear I've done this with ext3fs partitions, but can't recall when or where. IIRC, ext3 can only be mounted as ext2 as long as the partition is marked clean. HTH... Nico __

Re: need help with version of {FreeBSD,free BSD}!!!

Hey Oracle, [I have modified the Subject line just a tad. It looked like you were shouting.] Hey i have dowloaded freebsd 5.2.1 for amd because i have amd k-6 II from the following site ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/5.2.1/ AMD64 is a whole different ballgame, use t

Re: [WAAAY OT]

Hi Eric, > Reason for my question was that a buddy asked me as a trivia question. Bet me $50 I couldn't figure it out... [snip] So I guess the FreeBSD Foundation has a donation coming their way? ;-) Bye... Nico ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://l

Re: mini itx

Hi arden, has anyone used these boards with bds? I've used 4.8 on a ME6000 without problems (it's running as a router at a client) and experienced sudden reboots/lockups with 4.9/4.10 on a V1. I've since switched to OpenBSD 3.5 on that board and the problems went away. HTH... Nico ___

Re: php4-4.3.7-1

Hi JJB, Can somebody translate this error message into something I can use as pointer of what to look at in debugging this problem? I think this is really a php issue, not a FreeBSD issue. 4th off of Google ("T_LNUMBER php"), does that help? http://codewalkers.com/archives/phpcoding/6886.html Have

Re: RH 7.3 to FBSD Question...

Hi Peter, Hello, I am looking to free myself of the RH death spiral... Ooh, you'll be glad you did[*]. :-) I currently use their version of software RAID (RAID 1) I could not find anything like this in your docs.. any direction Y'all can give? It's there allright: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.I

Re: [OT] Re: What's the best possible email failover solution

Hi Bill, The other option is to take what appears to be the best IMAP server out there (Cyrus) and figure out a way to do real-time mirroring of the mailboxes. Depending on the size / number of messages: how about using rsync and OpenBSD's CARP? True, it will not be realtime, but the synchronizat

[OT] Re: Overly brief answers (was Re: Terminal Server)

Hi Bill! I am joyfully amazed at how much one simple "yes" can stir up, other than at weddings. ;-) First off: I didn't mean to put OP or anyone else off. Yes, I must admit, there is a 'smart @$$' element in my answer, which is totally my bad. Please take note that I am a nice guy, usually over

Re: Terminal Server

Hi Mike, Can FreeBSD act like Windows Terminal Server, i.e. remote access, multiple sessions? Yes. HTH... Nico ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTE

End of thread: Re: Devil Mascot

Hi all, Mostly for entertainment. Agreed. It was fun, thanks all. EOT, please? ... Nico ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"

[Going further OT] Re: Leaving a server on all day

Hi, What is so bad with the floor? Ever move into a beautiful house only to find the floor *flooded* at the first serious cloud break? ;-) BTW - I'd make sure I'd get/have a decent computer case with a decent PSU with enough room for some decent 80mm or larger low noise fans rather than opening

Re: install www/mod_php4 with PEAR support

Hi Wash, I would like to install mod_hp4 with Pear support, but I don't seem to be able to figure this out. What option do I pass to `make` for this?? Install lang/php4. This also installs the Apache module for you. HTH... Nico ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] ma

Re: Open Office - installation problem

Hi Stephen, $ su - password You are in "/root" now. If you use "su" instead of "su -", you will stay in the current directory. # pkg_add OOo_1.1.1.RC3_FreeBSD52Intel_install.tbz pkg_add: can't stat package file 'OOo_1.1.1.RC3_FreeBSD52Intel_install.tbz' Kindly advise what mistake I have committe

Re: installing mysql-phpmyadmin-apache-php

Hi chip, I have mysql-5 and apache2 installed and working. I need to install phpmyadmin but it wants to install mysql-4 and apache1. How do I prevent it from installing another version of each app (can I even do this)? You get the program from http://www.phpmyadmin.net/ and install manually. It

Re: ADSL question

Hi all, May I recommend ethernet anyhow? Depending on the make and model of the modem, ethernet modems can be just that or perform all sorts of tasks. You might be able to opt for a simple bridging modem or perhaps for a full fledged NAT-router/firewall with built-in switch. Who knows, I have

Re: Mini atx for firewall

Hi Francisco, Anyone used a mini ATX machine with FreeBSD? It's mini ITX and yes, just did one yesterday. Small, quiet and beautiful. ;-) It was a ME6000 (fanless 600Mhz machine): http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/getmsg.cgi?fetch=794445+0+/usr/local/www/db/text/2003/freebsd-questions/20030928.freebsd-

Re: which linux? (not flame bait, thank you)

Hi all, Debian gets my vote. Hear, hear. Anybody tried Crux (http://www.crux.nu/) BTW? It has a ports system. Will try soon, methinks... Nico ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscrib

Re: Cloning FreeBSD installations?

Hi ewald, o) Is there a way to clone one machine to another one "over the net", i.e. by writing an image file from one machine to a server and then setting up the other machines from that image? http://www.feyrer.de/g4u/ o) Is there a way to clone FreeBSD installations by copying the entire FreeB

Re: Postfix as localhost

Hi Marwan, I have FreeBSD 4.8-R, I installed postfix latest from /ports. The problem is this box has no domain, its just an fakeip 192.168.* No problem with that. Don't forget to specify proxy_interfaces if this box is to serve as anything remotely related to the term "MX". Please check your

Re: DSL router recommendation

Hi Eric, What I believe you're asking for is a 'broadband' router with backup dial capability, with an interface for your DSL router/bridge/modem. I was talking about a broadband *router* indeed. One WAN ethernet interface, 1-4 LAN ethernet interface(s). Which indeed connects to a DSL *modem*.

Re: DSL router recommendation

Hi, 1) Why do you need a 100 MB interface? The fastest DSL I've seen only operates at 7MB, in simplex mode. 100Mbit on the internal network is nice. Most SOHO routers today come with a built-in switch. 2) What do you mean by 'DSL router with telephone'? A router with a ISDN interface for fall

Re: apache & php3 question

Hi, [I think you might want to check your MUA's wrapping] This looks like it does make a lot of sense. After changing and restarting apache, it only works partially. Most pages get parsed, but for some reason, my index.php3 gets downloaded when called from the browser. Have you tried blaming the

Re: apache & php3 question

Hi, Considering: > > AddType application/x-httpd-php .php > AddType application/x-httpd-php-source .phps > Change: > AddType application/x-httpd-php .php To: > AddType application/x-httpd-php .php .php3 And you should be dandy again... Nico _

Re: Capture Web Site Requests

Hi Troy, Trying to come up with a simple solution to trap just web sites that our users are visiting so that we can ready a black list. Setup squid transparantly (ie. route all packets destined for external hosts on port 80/443), parse the logs with calamaris. Depending on the part of the world

Re:

Hi all, Unless this EPIA architecture is a clone of the i386 or Alpha, I don't see it working on FreeBSD. In fact, I don't even see it on NetBSD's site (http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/). Copyright (c) 1992-2003 The FreeBSD Project. Copyright (c) 1979, 1980, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993

Re: What's the difference between FreeBSD and OpenBSD?

Hi Andy, Starting World War III, are you? ;-) > Apologies if I should have found the answer already, but it would > appear from both sites that BSD is a marvellous operating system, > very secure, efficient, etc, based on Berkeley Unix, etc. microsoft.com would like you to believe they make

Re: question

Hi Andre, >What mean BSD in FreeBSD name? >From http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/opensources/book/kirkmck.html: -8<- Early in 1977, Joy put together the "Berkeley Software Distribution." -8<- Michael Lucas states the same name in "Absolute BSD". HTH... Nico __

Re: Suggestions to a command line editor

Hi, > A more easy to use editor but not so powerfull is pico, ported from > linux. Pico has a cousin, GNU nano. I love it. http://www.nano-editor.org/ Buhbye... Nico ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-q

Re: Copying an entire tree

Hi Pat, > Is there any simple clean way to copy an entire directory tree and > preserve both the flags (like schg) AND hard links within the tree? > (And, of course, preserve device special nodes, etc.) Have you looked at rsync? HTH... Nico ___ [EMAIL

Re: learning PHP - book idea?

Hi Noah, > I have years of perl experience and PHP has been easy to pick up. > however, I am looking for a good book that can bring me way up to > speed in choping htis stuff up better. any recommendations there? Indeed anything by O'Reilly, although costly. Subscriptions through their safari s

Re: Backup over the internet.

Hi Dan, > What is the easy way to back up over the internet? What software > should be used? You *could* use rsync. Performed over ssh, this enables you to backup quickly and safely, depending on what you'd like to backup. It's a killer tool, AFAIAC. http://rsync.samba.org/ and I guess `man rsyn