Re: [gentoo-user] VMWare Server beta on Gentoo

2006-05-21 Thread Peter De Zutter
Hey James,I'm a happy vmware server user on gentoo.But I did try following the guidelines on that url you supplied, and I wasn't able to start vmware.I did found a work around, first emerge vmware-workstation, when that's done untar the vmware-server in /opt. And then run the vmware-install.pl, thi

Re: [gentoo-user] File system on Sony nw-e405

2005-12-24 Thread Peter De Zutter
The same can be said about Sony MiniDisc, seems to me that all Sony equiment has this protection or whatever they call it. Peter De ZutterOn 12/24/05, PolkLUG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-Hash: SHA1Martin S wrote:> Hi,>> and Merry Christmas!> Anyone with an idea wha

Re: [gentoo-user] computer:///

2005-11-13 Thread Peter De Zutter
Hi, there is a way to achieve what you want, if you want links to mounted partitions in 'computer:///' all you have to do is use 'Connect to server' and select Custom Location, then fill in the directory where you've mounted your partition and give a name. Once that's done you will see a link to th

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Bash scripting 2

2005-11-11 Thread Peter De Zutter
Hi, you can check if the directory containing the file is writable, if it isn't then you can't create a file. Greetz Peter On 11/11/05, Peper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hello,How can i check whether i can create or overwrite a file?For example:If /etc/conf.d/net cannot be overwritten or created it

Re: [gentoo-user] Please unsubscribe!

2005-08-05 Thread Peter De Zutter
Thanks Daniel Greetz Peter On 8/5/05, Daniel Drake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Alex A. Smith MCP wrote:> Ok so cause he was getting spammed its ok to spam us all?>> Does any one around here (Gentoo team or such) have access to remove him?I contacted Gentoo Infrastructure and he has now been unsubscr

Re: Re: [gentoo-user] Where does /etc/env.d/99local come from?

2005-08-05 Thread Peter De Zutter
It is indeed very annoying. PeterOn 8/5/05, John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: This email address is being abandoned due to the sick amount of junk mail I receive.  Please stop spamming it.If you are a friend and need to contact me I can be reached at:Email: firstinitiallastinitial at neochicago.comI

Re: [gentoo-user] Testing how secure a server is...

2005-08-04 Thread Peter De Zutter
This document should give you some info http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Port_Knocking Peter On 8/4/05, Jarry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Joseph wrote:> I have port knocking installed on firewall, to further protect any SSH> attacks.> So port 22 is closed (in stealth mode) and only opens if it receive

Re: [gentoo-user] Testing how secure a server is...

2005-08-03 Thread Peter De Zutter
On 8/3/05, Raphael Melo de Oliveira Bastos Sales <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Which IDS system do you recommend? I also need to worry about HTTPauth brute force. Know any way to stop it from happening? Snort, oinkmaster and ACID, there is a decent guide here . About that http thingy, depends on how c

Re: [gentoo-user] Dell PowerEdge 800 CERC SATA RAID Controller

2005-08-03 Thread Peter De Zutter
Hi, not on PE800 but on PE1300 with scsi disks and no raid controller, the hardest thing to do was getting that poweredge boot off a livecd. It didn't boot with the livecd untill I connected an old ide drive. With that old drive the livecd boot was ok, then checked output of dmesg, and I could u

Re: [gentoo-user] Testing how secure a server is...

2005-08-02 Thread Peter De Zutter
Hi, 2 tools nmap and nessus for network/port scanning and others. For hardering you could use bastille. Of course all found in portage. PeterOn 8/3/05, Raphael Melo de Oliveira Bastos Sales <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi there,   I was wondering what tools should I use to detect security flaws tomy

Re: [gentoo-user] Turn off monitor

2005-06-07 Thread Peter De Zutter
Hi John screensave on terminals setterm blank 0 Greetz Peter On 6/7/05, John J. Foster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Good afternoon,While working in X, my monitor automatically shuts off after 10 minutesidle. That is expected behavior. However, I've found my increasinglyworking only at a console. Ri

Re: [gentoo-user] grub still broke

2005-06-03 Thread Peter De Zutter
Struggled once also with a grub problem, and there was a thing that solved If my grub.conf was like this, : title=Gentoo Linux 2.6.11-r8 (+fb +splash -agpart +sata)     root (hd0,1)     kernel=/kernel-2.6.11-gentoo-r8 video=vesafb:ywrap,mtrr splash=verbose     initrd=/initrd-gentoo-hi

Re: [gentoo-user] Perl Upgrade Problem

2005-06-01 Thread Peter De Zutter
Did you sync the portage tree before emerge perl? On 6/2/05, Richard Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi - I'm trying to upgrade portage. My existing version of perl comes up asa block. When I tried to remove the package I received a warning aboutdamaging the system. Can anyone tell me if it's OK

Re: [gentoo-user] First Install - Help Setting Root Password

2005-05-08 Thread Peter De Zutter
Add yourself to the wheel group, and then you'll be able to su to root. Greetz Peter On 5/9/05, Drew Tomlinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I've followed the directions in the handbook and installed from aKnoppix boot.  I've made it all the way to section 10.d (reboot).However upon reboot, I'm prese

Re: [gentoo-user] X random freeze but mouse still moves

2005-04-14 Thread Peter De Zutter
On 4/15/05, MalachiX <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Bastian Balthazar Bux wrote:> > MalachiX wrote:> >> >>I have been battling an ongoing problem for a while.  When I am on> >>Linux, X will just randomly freezes/hangs.  I can not control alt > >>backspace.  The mouse still moves though, it is only th

Re: [gentoo-user] Mouse pads

2005-04-14 Thread Peter De Zutter
would look very neat on the desk. When can I order them ;-) Peter De Zutter -- I have plenty of common sense, I just choose to ignore it. --- Calvin