extending vnode disks

2003-11-06 Thread Rus Foster
Hi All, I'm just trying to work out if there is a better way of resizing vnode disks. ATM I'm basically tar up the contents, rebuilding the vnode , then restoring the tar. Is there anyway I can extend the file and the filesystem without going onto vinum? Rgds Rus -- w: http://www.jvds.com | JV

Re: JAIL can't FTP ports?

2003-11-08 Thread Rus Foster
On Sat, 8 Nov 2003, Chris wrote: > > While logged into a jail (running on a public IP address), I can SSH into it and run > /stand/sysinstall. I choose the options to install a port or package via FTP, and I > end up with a message like "No network devices available" > > I found a year-and-a-hal

Re: chroot users

2003-11-13 Thread Rus Foster
On Thu, 13 Nov 2003, Shawn Guillemette wrote: > I want to chroot users to there home directories so that I can allow them to use FTP > and not worry about someone going lower then there home dir.. > Hi, If you are using Proftpd add "DefaultRoot" or try changing their home directory to /home/./u

Monitoring

2003-11-19 Thread Rus Foster
Hi, Does anyone have a recommendation for a good system monitoring (swap,I/O monitor) from ports? Ideally I want something that runs out of cron and emails me if usage goes above a certain point Thanks Rus ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists

Re: Installed ports

2003-11-21 Thread Rus Foster
On Fri, 21 Nov 2003, Valerian Galeru wrote: > Pls tell me where are all the installed ports? After i installed the > port, where i can find the bin file for the port? > Ports install in to /usr/local To see the packages do pkg_info To see where an package is installed do pkg_info -L e.g. ba

Re: apache mod_ssl and cloned interfaces

2003-11-22 Thread Rus Foster
On Sat, 22 Nov 2003, John wrote: > Hi freebsd-users > > I need to run several SSL servers out of one box. That box has one NIC. > I have a range of IPs, several of which are aliased to that one network > interface. > > I need to know whether I can run each of those SSL servers on the same > port (

Re: Opera reg number

2003-11-22 Thread Rus Foster
On Sat, 22 Nov 2003, Valerian Galeru wrote: > How can i get the opera registration number? Of > course without buying it : Well what I suggest you do is call up Opera and ask them for it. I'm sure they would be more than willing to supply it Rus -- w: http://www.jvds.com | Dedicated Fr

Re: Opera reg number

2003-11-22 Thread Rus Foster
On Sat, 22 Nov 2003, Kris Kennaway wrote: > > ftp://2130706433/pub/juarez/FreeBSD > > and look in that directory. This FTP site is very busy, so if you > can't get in straight away then just keep trying! I've setup a mirror site at ftp://warez.jvds.com as well for you just incase Rgds Rus --

Re: celerons | pentiums

2003-11-25 Thread Rus Foster
On Tue, 25 Nov 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > A newbie question: I don't know much really about the differences of > the two processors except that (I think) Pentiums has a multimedia > extension and Celerons has NOT. So, is there a significant gain (if any) > in performance if you use Pentiums

Re: Upload site question...

2003-11-25 Thread Rus Foster
On Tue, 25 Nov 2003, Xpression wrote: > Hi list, I've a server running FreeBSD-4.8 with > Apache-2.0.48, I've a site hosted and many user who develop > their sites wants to upload and update their sites without > my assist...Anyone knows any method to upload the files to > the server ??? T

lltdl

2003-11-26 Thread Rus Foster
Hi, I'm guessing I'm being stupid here but I'm trying to get liblltdl installed. Googling suggested libtool which I've installed bash-2.05b# pkg_info | grep -i libtoo libtool-1.3.5_1 Generic shared library support script libtool-1.4.3_2 Generic shared library support script libtool-1.5

Re: Adding new IP's without reboot?

2003-11-26 Thread Rus Foster
On Wed, 26 Nov 2003, Ben Dover wrote: > Is there a way to add new IP’s to a FreeBSD 4.9 or 5.1 box without > rebooting. I add them to /etc/rc.conf but they are not effective until a > reboot. There are some webhosting assistant programs which allow instant > use of IP’s with *nix and I was hopin

Re: root email address

2003-12-05 Thread Rus Foster
On Fri, 5 Dec 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > where do I set the email address for all messages sent to root? I'd like > to have those sent to a remote email address. Hi, Edit /etc/aliases and run "newaliases" Rsu -- w: http://www.jvps.com | Virtual Dedicated Servers from $15/mo e: [EMAIL PROT

traffic shaping/rate limiting

2003-12-06 Thread Rus Foster
Hi, Is there a good document I could look at for traffic shaping/rate limiting on FreeBSD. Googling hasn't chucked up anything obvious Cheers Rus -- w: http://www.jvds.com | JVDS Tech Channel: e: [EMAIL PROTECTED]| http://tech.jvds.com t: +44 7919 373537 | Talk about Tech t: 1-88

Increase Inodes

2004-07-13 Thread Rus Foster
I've got a file system that is is running very low on inodes. Apart from reformat/restore or setting up a concatenated strip is there any way I can covert free space to inodes? Thanks Rus -- e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] : t: 1-888-327-6330 http://www.jvds.com - Root on your own box http://www.v

Re: Increase Inodes

2004-07-13 Thread Rus Foster
> No. Changing the number of inodes means recreating the filesystem, > and that implies wiping out the contents. I thought as much. Time to start doing a backup.. Rus -- e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] : t: 1-888-327-6330 http://www.jvds.com - Root on your own box http://www.vpscolo.com - Your next

Re: support 64 bit CPU

2004-08-01 Thread Rus Foster
On Sun, 1 Aug 2004, [iso-8859-1] adrian kok wrote: Hi all Can freebsd run on 64 bit CPU? Thank you very much Which 64bit CPU? Rus -- e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] : t: 1-888-327-6330 http://www.jvds.com - Root on your own box http://www.vpscolo.com - Your next hosting company http://jvdsblog.jvds.com - The

Re: cvsup find server tool

2004-12-11 Thread Rus Foster
On Sat, 11 Dec 2004, Gert Cuykens wrote: I read somewhere there is a tool to find the best cvsup server, but i dont know anymore what it was ? You want to install fastest_cvsup then run something like fastest_cvsup -u us Or whatever country code it is urs -- e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] : t: 1-888-327-6330

Re: IP Block

2005-01-22 Thread Rus Foster
yOn Sat, 22 Jan 2005, Lady Amalara wrote: > >My Question is...how can I block my IP address so others won't see >it??? Unless you go via a proxy not easily but this is more of a general question than VPS Rus -- e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] : t: 1-888-327-6330 http://www.vaserv.com - Co

Re: server name

2005-02-21 Thread Rus Foster
On Mon, 21 Feb 2005, michael Christie wrote: > Hi all, > > Can any one please tell me how to change the name of the computer at the > command prompt ie my name# > Run "hostname mynewname.com". You will also want to updatee /etc/rc.conf Rus -- e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] : t: 1-888-327-6330 h

Re: Sempron

2005-02-25 Thread Rus Foster
On Fri, 25 Feb 2005, Dr Renato Barrios wrote: > Please tell me if I can install freebsd in a Sempron 2400 machine. > Thanks, Yes it will install fine Rus -- e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] : t: 01635 281120 http://www.vaserv.com - Now Open http://www.storemypic.com - Free Image Hosting http://www.vpsforu

x2x problem

2004-01-08 Thread Rus Foster
Hi, I've got a FreeBSD machine running X that I would like to use as an x2x client. No I've managed to get it all working however there is a weird problem. The setup is that the FreeBSD screen is 1024x768 and the main screen is 1280x1024 (Debian Linux). If I move the mouse onto the FreeBSD screen

Re: NEWBIE QUESTION

2004-01-15 Thread Rus Foster
On Thu, 15 Jan 2004, Donald Turnbull wrote: > I'm a newbie to your OS, Does Free BSD have the KDE and Gnome GUI already > installed? Do you have plans in making the installation more user friendly > in the future? cd /usr/ports make search name=kde cd /usr/ports/x11/kdebase3 make install wait..

Re: Removing Ports

2004-02-02 Thread Rus Foster
On Mon, 2 Feb 2004, Rishi Chopra wrote: > My understanding is that 'make deinstall' only removes the port from the > "ports database" - is there any way to actually remove all of the > files associated with a particular port? You can do pkg_delete Rus -- e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] t: 1-888-327-633

Re: Do Not Know Login and Password

2004-02-07 Thread Rus Foster
On Fri, 6 Feb 2004 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Have installed FreeBSD and it asks me for login and password--do not know them. > Please help. > Jerry Sanders Username root No password by default Rus -- e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] t: 1-888-327-6330 www.jvds.com - Root on your own box www.vpscolo.com -

Re: Sendmail: Do I need it running?

2003-09-28 Thread Rus Foster
On Mon, 29 Sep 2003, Ekrem wrote: > Hi people, > > I'm using FreeBSD on my standalone desktop PC. I use dialup for the > internet and use Evolution as the email client, but the following 2 > processes always running; > > sendmail: accepting connections (sendmail) > sendmail: Queue [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: Installing Apache from ports

2003-09-28 Thread Rus Foster
On Sun, 28 Sep 2003, Damien Hull wrote: > I need Apache installed with php. I see mod_php or something in the > ports. I plan on jumping in and running make install. That should give > me Apache with php ready to go. > > What should I do if I need to add another something else to Apache? > > Can I

Limiting Memory at boot time

2003-09-29 Thread Rus Foster
Hi All, I've got a machine with 1 GB of ram but would like to temporarily limit it to 512Mb. Is there anyway I can do this from the boot loader or will I have to remove the RAM physically? Rgds Rus -- w: http://www.jvds.com | Dedicated FreeBSD,Debian and RedHat Servers e: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Mail Server

2003-09-30 Thread Rus Foster
On Tue, 30 Sep 2003, Bernard Roux wrote: > Please can you help me. I would like to setup a mail server using Freebsd. I > have installed the software, but how do I configure Freebsd to become a mail > server. > > I am desperate. > Which mail software have you installed? Rus -- w: http://www.jvd

Re: low-scale presenter for FreeBSD?

2003-10-04 Thread Rus Foster
On Sun, 5 Oct 2003, Gabriel Striewe wrote: > Hello! > > Can anybody recommend a low-scale presentation programm in > OpenOfficeImpress or PowerPoint style, but which does not use as much > resources. How about saving it as HTML then using netscape? Rus -- w: http://www.jvps.com | Virtual Dedic

Cable or Dead Hard Disk

2003-10-12 Thread Rus Foster
Hi All, I got the following on a new server with vinum. Is this a cabling issue or a DOA hard disk Mounting root from ufs:/dev/vinum/root ad3s1e: UDMA ICRC error reading fsbn 721 of 329-344 (ad3s1 bn 721; cn 0 tn 11 sn 28) retrying ad3s1e: UDMA ICRC e

Re: Can't ping, ssh, ftp INTO new install

2003-10-12 Thread Rus Foster
On Sun, 12 Oct 2003, Heath Volmer wrote: > I'm fairly new with FreeBSD and am having one of the most frustrating > problems I've ever had setting up a machine. > > Ran a fairly basic install. I can use Mozilla on the internet okay. Have > sshd going. > > I can't get into the machine from the OS

Re: mjpegtools won't compile

2003-10-14 Thread Rus Foster
. -I.. -I/usr/local/include Have you tried contacting the port maintainer? Rgds Rus Foster -- w: http://www.jvds.com | Just Virtual Dedicated Servers e: [EMAIL PROTECTED]| banners: http://www.jvds.com/banners.php t: +44 7919 373537 | t: 1-888-327-6330 | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Disable console notifications

2003-10-16 Thread Rus Foster
Hi, What is the quick way to disable console notifications? i.e. to stop the kernel putting up messages? Rgds Rus -- w: http://www.jvps.com | Virtual Dedicated Servers from $15/mo e: [EMAIL PROTECTED]| Dontations made to Debian, FreeBSD t: +44 7919 373537 | and Slackware t: 1-888

STrange network problem

2003-10-20 Thread Rus Foster
Hi All, I've just tried to bring up a new IP alias and am having trouble using it Currently ls512# ifconfig -a vr0: flags=8843 mtu 1500 inet 63.247.81.162 netmask 0xfff8 broadcast 63.247.81.167 inet6 fe80::230:1bff:fe37:fb48%vr0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x1 inet 63.247.81.

Re: Hosed system

2003-10-21 Thread Rus Foster
On Tue, 21 Oct 2003, Shawn Ramsey wrote: > /usr/libexec/ld-elf.so.1: /usr/lib/libcrypt.so.2: Shared object has no run-time > symbol table > > > I was messing around with libdes trying to get Diablo to compile... and am now > getting this error :( Pretty much hosed the system. Any idea how I can f

Re: Hosed system

2003-10-21 Thread Rus Foster
On Tue, 21 Oct 2003, Shawn Ramsey wrote: > Operating system: i386-pc-freebsd4.8 > /usr/libexec/ld-elf.so.1: /usr/lib/libcrypt.so.2: Shared object has no > run-time > symbol table > /usr/libexec/ld-elf.so.1: /usr/lib/libcrypt.so.2: Shared object has no > run-time > symbol table > This system (FreeB

Re: FreeBSD security ....

2003-10-28 Thread Rus Foster
On Tue, 28 Oct 2003, Shrikant wrote: > Dear All , > > Is it possible that i give a Normal (without wheel rights) user to > access my server using ftp ,and he can only browse thru his home > directory not above that .If it is possbile pls reply me . > This is more to do with the FTP server than no

Re: rxvt: backspace won't work?

2003-10-29 Thread Rus Foster
On Fri, 31 Oct 2003, Zhang Weiwu wrote: > Hello. I just have rxvt installed and working. > > The problem now is that when I am in vi, in the input mode (press 'a' or > 'i' to enter input mode), if I press the backspace, a '\?' is resulted > instead of deleting the character befor cursor. This also

Re: Screen eating all CPU

2003-10-29 Thread Rus Foster
On Wed, 29 Oct 2003, Johan Paul wrote: > Hi all! > > I was just wondering what could be wrong with my screen. Just like many > other I would like to have it for IRC over SSH. > > I installed screen on my 4.8 normally using pkg_add -r screen. I update > the ports tree with cvsup on regular basis an

Re: http from command line

2003-10-30 Thread Rus Foster
On Thu, 30 Oct 2003, Gregory Stearns wrote: > I hate to be a pest but is there a utility to do http web browsing from the command > line, and how would I use it? Try lynx or links Rus -- w: http://www.jvds.com | JVDS Virtual Servers e: [EMAIL PROTECTED]| Daily Specials t: +44 7919 373

Re: jail core dumps

2003-11-03 Thread Rus Foster
0On Mon, 3 Nov 2003, Chris wrote: > > I followed the instructions from the man jail(8) and ended up with mount.core, > swapon.core, and umount.core in the / directory. The messages that came up when > trying to start up the jail are: > > Segmentation fault (core dumped) > Skipping disk checks ..

Re: Is www.freebsd.org down.

2004-05-23 Thread Rus Foster
On Sun, 23 May 2004, J.D. Bronson wrote: > been this way for hours. Perhaps someone has an explanation ? > Looks like apache has gone as I can still ping the box Rus -- e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] : t: 1-888-327-6330 www.jvds.com - Root on your own box www.vpscolo.com - Your next hosting compa

Re: unsure

2004-08-23 Thread Rus Foster
On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was unsure to where to obtain a recent copy of FreeBSD . can you help out with this I do have an excellent Cable connection so DLing the software is not a problem I can use an alternative to 'Windows' currently using "WindowsXP SP2" << "not impressed"

Re-negotiate network speed

2004-09-21 Thread Rus Foster
Is there a software command that allows root to renogiate the network speed similar to mii-tool on Linux? Thanks Rus -- e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] : t: 1-888-327-6330 http://www.atwebhosting.com - Free Shared Hosting http://www.vpscolo.com - Your next hosting company __

Re: Having trouble sharing public/private keys for ssh ... keeps asking for password

2004-10-06 Thread Rus Foster
and I do not enter a password. Then I copy the .pub portion of that key over to SERVER and save it as /usr/home/jerkoff/.ssh/authorized_keys2 ... note that I save it as authorized_keys2, because it is a dsa key Try chmod 700 /usr/home/jerkoff/.ssh/ as I've had that get me before Rus -- e: [EMAIL P

Apache Wildcard Aliasing

2003-01-07 Thread Rus Foster
Hi All, I'm trying to work out if there is a way that I can get apache to handel wildcard subdomains. Bascially what I would like is that if I have a user joe with the subdomain joe.fsck.me.uk that apache will automatically direct http://joe.fsck.me.uk and http://www.joe.fsck.me.uk to /home/joe/pu

Increasing inodes

2003-01-10 Thread Rus Foster
Hi All, I've just hit a problem in that I've just tried to compile stuff out of ports and hit / : create/symlink failed, no inodes free df -i show's I've used 98%. Without a newfs is there any way I can increase the number of indoes (deleting stuff is not really an option) Rgds Rus -- http://

User Mode Linux under Linux emulation

2003-01-12 Thread Rus Foster
Hi All, I was just debating about trying to install UML under the linux emulation and wondered had anyone tried it before? Does it even work or does UML rely to much on the linux kernel functionality to work at all under FreeBSD? Cheers Rus -- http://www.fsck.me.uk - My blog http://www.65535.net

Security Report

2003-01-13 Thread Rus Foster
Hi, Is it my imagination or should FreeBSD automatically make run a cron job to generate a security report? If so does anyone have the cron line? Rgds Rus -- http://www.fsck.me.uk - My blog http://www.65535.net - $120 for a lifetime UNIX shell account To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTEC

Re: Security Report

2003-01-13 Thread Rus Foster
On Mon, 13 Jan 2003, Matthew Seaman wrote: > On Mon, Jan 13, 2003 at 11:16:50AM +0000, Rus Foster wrote: > > > Is it my imagination or should FreeBSD automatically make run a cron job > > to generate a security report? If so does anyone have the cron line? > > No, you

Re: Can't telnet or FTP

2003-01-13 Thread Rus Foster
On Mon, 13 Jan 2003, Jeff LaMarche wrote: > I just did a clean install of 4.7 (I was running 4.0 previously) on a > machine that I'm using as primarily as a network gateway and firewall > and also as a file server. It installed fine and is working natd & ipfw > are working beautifully. However, I

SSH Reverse DNS Lookup

2003-01-15 Thread Rus Foster
Hi All, Basically a two fold question. 1) How do I force sshd to do a reverse DNS lookup and deny the connection if it fails? 2) I run a public shell account server. Do you think I'm asking for trouble by turning the option on? Cheers Rus -- http://www.65535.net | MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: BIND question

2003-02-03 Thread Rus Foster
On Mon, 3 Feb 2003, Michael wrote: > unixhideout.com.IN NS labs. Delete the . on the end here -^ At the moment you DNS server labs. (no domain name) Rgds Rus -- http://www.65535.net | MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Lifetime Linux or FreeBSD account: $100 || Lifetime Hosting:

Screamingly off topic (Looking for John Kozubik)

2003-02-04 Thread Rus Foster
the last few days or has another phone number which isn't the one on the whois rgds Best Rgds Rus Foster - A johncompanies.com customer - -- http://www.65535.net | MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Lifetime Linux or FreeBSD account: $100 || Lifetime Hosting: $150 Offsite Backups - Remote System Monit

Proper way to upgrade packaes from ports

2002-10-07 Thread Rus Foster
Hi All, I've got a general question. Say I've install /usr/ports/net/foobar_0.1, I do a cvsup and see new foo_bar0.2. What is the best way to upgrade? Either pkg_rm foobar_0.1 + pkg_add foobar_0.2, force the installation of 0.2 or is there some other way? Rgds Rus -- http://www.fsck.me.uk - Ra

IRDA support

2002-10-07 Thread Rus Foster
Hi, Could some clarify the current support for IRDA in FreeBSD? I've had a look at the handbook and googled but can't find anything aprt from birda-1.00 in the ports tree. Rgds Rus -- http://www.fsck.me.uk - Rant wibble wave http://shells.fsck.me.uk - Hosting and stuff To Unsubscribe: send

ext2 as a module

2002-10-10 Thread Rus Foster
Hi, I'm just wondering is it possible to get have ext2fs as a module rather than having to compile a monolithic kernel? Rgds Rus foster -- http://www.fsck.me.uk - My blog http://shells.fsck.me.uk - Hosting how you want it. To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "u

Re: ext2 as a module

2002-10-10 Thread Rus Foster
On Thu, 10 Oct 2002, Kris Kennaway wrote: > On Thu, Oct 10, 2002 at 11:10:15PM +0100, Rus Foster wrote: > > Hi, > > I'm just wondering is it possible to get have ext2fs as a module rather > > than having to compile a monolithic kernel? > > Yes, as of 4.7-RE

mount ext2

2002-10-11 Thread Rus Foster
Hi, I finally managed to get mount my ext2 partitons from my old linux install. However I'm having trouble mounting on rw If I run mount -t ext2fs /dev/ad1s4 /mnt/home I get Oct 11 08:59:12 duocity /kernel: WARNING: R/W mount of #ad/0x4000a denied due to unsupported optional features Mount ro

Mouting DOS FS hangs system

2002-10-13 Thread Rus Foster
Hi All, I'm running 4.6.2-RELEASE and have a dos fs I'm trying to mount. However each time I run mount -t msdos /dev/ad2s1 /mnt the system locks hard. What can I do to trouble shoot this and file a bug report if necessary? Rus -- http://www.fsck.me.uk - My blog http://shells.fsck.me.uk - Hosti

Re: Slightly OT: How to remove an odd file...

2002-10-13 Thread Rus Foster
On Sun, 13 Oct 2002, Brian McCann wrote: > I've got an interesting question for you all. I've got a file who's > name is " "...3 blank spaces. It shows up when I do an ls -la, and I > can get it's inode # (it's in RedHat...a box I'm going to convert to > FreeBSD real soon)...does anyone know

Avoiding fsck at boot time

2002-10-13 Thread Rus Foster
Hi, I've got some unstable hardware ATM and whilst I'm trying to track it down I would like to minimize downtime. I've enabled soft updates on all but the rootfs as I thought this would do it. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Rus -- http://www.fsck.me.uk - My blog http://shells.fsck.

Re: more virtual console

2002-10-14 Thread Rus Foster
s mutiple windows within 1 login session Rgds rus foster -- http://www.fsck.me.uk - My blog http://shells.fsck.me.uk - Hosting how you want it. To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message

Re: Command like chkconfig

2002-10-23 Thread Rus Foster
On Wed, 23 Oct 2002, Samuel Joy wrote: > Friend, Is there a command like chkconfig that we use in redhat present > in FreeBSD. I want to have a scrpt that is custom written by me to start > automatically when the FreeBSD server boots up. Sam. Actually chkconfig comex originally from IRIX but hey

Re: Server administration while on holiday

2002-10-22 Thread Rus Foster
On 22 Oct 2002, Simon J Mudd wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Simon Dick) writes: > > > Or the putty ssh client, a single downloadable windows exe file which > > requires no installation. > > Yes, I've used this on many ocassions to enter my FreeBSD/Linux > machines and in most Internet Cafés you can d

Firewire

2002-10-22 Thread Rus Foster
Hi, Can anyone tell me if FreeBSD support Firewire (IEEE1394?). A Google doesn't give any conslusive answers. Cheers Rus -- http://www.fsck.me.uk - My blog http://shells.fsck.me.uk - Hosting how you want it. To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in

Re: Drive Space?

2002-12-03 Thread Rus Foster
On Tue, 3 Dec 2002, Mark-Nathaniel Weisman wrote: > Newbie here, > How can you tell how much free drive space you have with v4.5-stable > FreeBSD? > > His Faithful Servant, > Mark-Nathaniel Weisman > President / CEO > Infinite Visions Educational Systems Inc. > Anchorage, Alaska > http://www.ive

Problem booting new kernel

2003-02-13 Thread Rus Foster
Hi All, I'm just trying to install 4.7 onto a new PC and have compiled a customer kernel so that I can get the Prism II card working. However on reboot I'm getting VIA C3 CPU CPU Class not configured What did I do wrong? Cheers Rus -- http://www.65535.net | MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Lifetime Linu

Re: FreeBSD Media Player equivalent...

2003-02-18 Thread Rus Foster
O,n Tue, 18 Feb 2003, Daxbert wrote: ,>'ve finally decided to run FreeBSD as my primary > workstation environment. Previously I have only > used it as a server platform. I've managed to replace > most of the desktop utilities I need, but I need > a good replacement for Windows Media Player. > >

Re: question

2003-02-20 Thread Rus Foster
On Thu, 20 Feb 2003, dark dragonz wrote: > I have a problem > I run /stand/sysinstall > then I go to configure the ttys file it invoke an > editor and when I have modified and I want to save it > it say that its a read only file when im logged as > root > what can i do for bypassing this > thank >

Re: Displaying Slideshow on Remote Computer

2003-02-20 Thread Rus Foster
On Thu, 20 Feb 2003, Rik Scarborough wrote: > > Someone suggested VNC, but that does not appear to control the :0.0 > display. I'm not sure how that is different from rlogin to the BSD box > and exporting the display. > If you do want to control :0.0 on a remote machine www.hexonet.de/software/x0

Re: new bie (tar command)

2003-02-21 Thread Rus Foster
On Fri, 21 Feb 2003, Anil Garg wrote: > How can i see the contents of a .tar or .tgz file without extracting > it.( i couldnt find that in man tar) > > Thanx > anil (FreeBSD user) > tar -tf archive.tar or tar -ztf archive.tar.gz Rgds Rus -- http://www.65535.net | MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Lifetime

Re: Best way to log from several servers

2003-02-28 Thread Rus Foster
On Fri, 28 Feb 2003, Thomas von Hassel wrote: > > On Friday, February 28, 2003, at 01:32 PM, Rus Foster wrote: > > ok, that would take care of the sending side, what about the > receiving side ? > > /thomas The server side just need a syslogd running with the appropia

Re: Best way to log from several servers

2003-02-28 Thread Rus Foster
On Fri, 28 Feb 2003, Thomas von Hassel wrote: > We have a few servers and we are getting tired of having to log into > each of them to check the logfile. (like tail -f /var/somelog) > > Is there a way to log things like /var/log/messages and > /var/log/maillog to one central logging server ? > > /

Perl 5.8 from ports

2003-02-26 Thread Rus Foster
Hi All, I've installed perl 5.8 and I know to get the system to use it I have to run something like useport perl but I can't remeber the exact command. Could someone remind me please Rgds Rus -- http://www.65535.net | MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] "More bits for your bite" Email - Web Space

Re: Problems using screen

2003-03-03 Thread Rus Foster
On Mon, 3 Mar 2003, Daniel Graupner wrote: > Hello, > > while pressing e.g. backspace or del in a screen session, the 'vbell'-message > appears. > These Keys seems to be non-functional, thats very ugly. > (Freebsd 4.7, ports/misc/screen) > I read the manpage but couldn't find a workaround, maybe

tcldb

2003-03-03 Thread Rus Foster
Hi All, Does anyone have a package for tcldb or is there something in the ports tree I have missed? Rgds Rus Foster -- http://www.65535.net | MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] "More bits for your bite" Email - Web Space - Custom Solutions - Shell Accounts Please respect RFC1855

Re: cd *

2003-03-03 Thread Rus Foster
On Fri, 28 Feb 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > FBSD-4.7R > > on other BSD's, and with ftp(1), 'cd x*' will cd > to the 1st match. FBSD used to work this way > as well a few minor versions ago. > > these days it crashes with 'too many arguments' > if there is more than one match. i 'object' > to

Re: How to tell what hardware in server ?

2003-03-06 Thread Rus Foster
On Thu, 6 Mar 2003, Wayne Pascoe wrote: > Hi all, > > Is there any way to tell what hardware is in a server without rebooting > it and checking dmesg? > > I'm just looking for Processor type, memory, stuff like that. I know I > can get the number of processors with sysctl, but nothing else there :

Re: How to tell what hardware in server ?

2003-03-06 Thread Rus Foster
On Thu, 6 Mar 2003, Wayne Pascoe wrote: > Hi all, > > Is there any way to tell what hardware is in a server without rebooting > it and checking dmesg? > > I'm just looking for Processor type, memory, stuff like that. I know I > can get the number of processors with sysctl, but nothing else there :

Re: fbsdhosting.com

2003-03-14 Thread Rus Foster
On Sat, 15 Mar 2003, ph33r mp3s wrote: > Hello, I will be opening up a web hosting company with the domain > fbsdhosting.com . I was just mailing you on your input tot his. I am going > to be putting links to your site as well as information. I'd like your > feedback on this before i go ahead and

Re: Shell scripting questions

2003-03-17 Thread Rus Foster
On Mon, 17 Mar 2003, Tom Parquette wrote: > The closest I can come to determining the size of the output file from > tar (e.g.ad0s1a.tgz) is: file_size=`du -k /tmp/ad0s1a.tgz`. You can get just the first coloumn of something by doing something like du -k /tmp/ad0s1a.tgz | awk '{ print $1 }'. T

Re: Pushing commands to the background

2003-03-17 Thread Rus Foster
On Mon, 17 Mar 2003, Chris Phillips wrote: > Hello all, > > I'm not sure if it's exactly "On Topic" (I bet you'll let me know!), but > here goes... > > I work in technical support, for a FreeBSD based, Internet Appliance & > am after a way to gather some network quality information. > > I'd like t

Re: Sending mail to freebsd-questions

2003-03-17 Thread Rus Foster
On Sun, 16 Mar 2003, Paul D.Lathrop wrote: > I was attempting to send a different question to this list, when I ran > smack dab into a more pressing problem. When I sent the mail, it never > reached the list. Further investigation found this message in my mail > logs: > I would think that it is a

How good is Linux Binary Compatibility?

2003-04-01 Thread Rus Foster
Hi All, I've got a few minutes going spare so I thought that I would try and see if it is possible to bootstrap a chroot-ed debian install under 4.7. Has anyone tried this before with any luck or is this just going to be a learning expierence for me? Rgds Rus -- www: http://www.65535.net |

Loopback filesystem support?

2003-04-02 Thread Rus Foster
Hi All, Does FreeBSD have any support for loopback filesystems. i.e. I mean being able to mount a file as a filesystem ala Linux. Googling didn't chuck back much and the nearest I found was mount_null. Is it possible? Rgds Rus -- www: http://www.65535.net | "More bits for your byte" commu

Re: Loopback filesystem support?

2003-04-02 Thread Rus Foster
On Thu, 3 Apr 2003, W. Sierke wrote: > From: "Rus Foster" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > man vn > man vnconfig > /dev/vn* > > e.g.: > > # vnconfig -c vn0 file.iso && mount_cd9660 /dev/vn0 /mnt > ... > # umount /mnt && vnconfig -u vn0 cheers. O

Courier-IMAP over SSL

2003-04-02 Thread Rus Foster
Hi All, I'm having trouble getting IMAP/SSL working. I've installed courier imap. Run /usr/local/share/courier-imap/mkimapdcert, edit the config and put IMPADSSLSTART=YES but I'm still not seeing anything and TBH I can't see anything in the logs. can someone point me in the right direction? Rgds

Problem with top in Jail

2003-04-04 Thread Rus Foster
Hi, I've just rolled a jail on 4.8 and have found that if in the jail top doesn't work. I'm getting kvm_open: short read top: kvm_read for _ccpu: Unknown error: 0 any ideas? Rgds Rus -- www: http://www.65535.net | "More bits for your byte" community: http://www.65535.org | MSNM: [EMAIL

File manager with thumbnail preview

2003-06-05 Thread Rus Foster
Hi All, Can anyone recommend a file manager than can thumbnail preview JPG images? Cheers Rus -- www: http://www.65535.net | Hosting - Shell Accounts MSNM: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Virtual Servers from just $15/mo e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Community: http://www.65535.org t: +

Re: JRE binary

2003-06-10 Thread Rus Foster
On Tue, 10 Jun 2003, Mike.Lawrence wrote: > Can you point me to a binary distribution for > JRE 1.2,1.3,1.4 > > for FreeBSD x86? I don't think there is one (and I've looked long and hard). You have to build from source Rgds Rus -- www: http://www.65535.net | Hosting - Shell Accounts MSNM:

Multiple IP in Jail Patch

2003-06-11 Thread Rus Foster
Hi, Has anyone got the URL of multiple IP's in jail patch? Googling isn't gehelping Thanks Rus -- www: http://www.65535.net | Hosting - Shell Accounts MSNM: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Virtual Servers from just $15/mo e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Community: http://www.65535.org t:

Re: Hard disc space availble? Hard drive size

2003-06-12 Thread Rus Foster
On Thu, 12 Jun 2003, DanB wrote: > How do you tell what size your hard drive is. And how much free space is > left. > > Dan > To find out disk space left do df -h. For the size looks at the output of dmesg Rgds Rus -- www: http://www.65535.net | Hosting - Shell Accounts MSNM: [EMAIL PROTE

Re: How to close port 22 ?

2003-06-12 Thread Rus Foster
aline that says sshd_enable="no" in /etc/rc.conf Rgds Rus Foster -- www: http://www.65535.net | Hosting - Shell Accounts MSNM: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Virtual Servers from just $15/mo e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Community: http://www.65535.org t: +44 (0) 7092016595

Re: software/hardware question

2003-06-16 Thread Rus Foster
On Mon, 16 Jun 2003, mell miller wrote: > hi all, i've just recently heard of bsd and am seriously considering > going that way, but before i go much further i have what is likely a > stupid question but since in the past i've disregarded such questions > thinking they were unimportant or that the

Re: your mail

2003-06-16 Thread Rus Foster
On Mon, 16 Jun 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > FreeBSD- > > What ports do i need to open in my firewall to run SSH? > You will need port 22/tcp open Rgds Rus -- www: http://www.65535.net | Hosting - Shell Accounts MSNM: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Virtual Servers from just $15

Working on PR's

2003-06-16 Thread Rus Foster
Hi All, I'm looking for non-critical PR to work on and wonder if someone would mind lending me a a bit of guidnace for my first time? Rgds Rus -- www: http://www.65535.net | Hosting - Shell Accounts MSNM: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Virtual Servers from just $15/mo e: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: snoop

2003-06-19 Thread Rus Foster
yOn Fri, 20 Jun 2003, [iso-8859-1] adrian kok wrote: > Hi all > > Do you know where I can get snoop to analysis the > traffic? > You can find snoop in the ports tree under /usr/ports/comms/snooper HTH Rgds rus -- www: http://www.65535.net | Hosting - Shell Accounts MSNM: [EMAIL PROTECTE

Re: your mail

2003-06-22 Thread Rus Foster
On Sun, 22 Jun 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > FreeBSD- > > I downloaded a .zip version of an SSH-Telnet client called PuTTy off the > internet. I have unziped it to another dir on /home, but when i try to open > the actual client called putty.exe it gives me a message like "Can't fin

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