Re: I am ready to throw my mouse out the window!

2003-01-23 Thread Michael Kuss
On Thu, 23 Jan 2003, Buck wrote: > I setup Linux with a ps2 wheel mouse. When I move the mouse it runs out > of mouse pad before going from edge to edge on the desktop/monitor. > > I set the sensitivity and speed to maximum so it moves farther and > faster but it isn't enough. It is a pain to

HowTo set the number of line to gnome-teminal?

2003-01-23 Thread Dario Lesca
I have not found how to changing permanently the number of lines (example to 40) to gnome-terminal Some suggest? Thanks. --- Dario Lesca ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) -- Psyche-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list

Re: HowTo set the number of line to gnome-teminal?

2003-01-23 Thread Michael Kuss
On Thu, 23 Jan 2003, Dario Lesca wrote: > I have not found how to changing permanently > the number of lines (example to 40) to gnome-terminal > > Some suggest? Ciao Dario, do Edit -> Current Profile -> Scrolling Cheers, Michael -- Psyche-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https:/

Re: Best time to install Tripwire?

2003-01-23 Thread Jay Crews
Mark C writes > > On Fri, 2003-01-17 at 01:49, Michael Fratoni wrote: > > > I set up tripwire after the box is completely set up, but before it is > > connected to any network. > > Thats the way I would think be best, as its not connected to a network, > so theres no hard comming to the box

Re: HowTo set the number of line to gnome-teminal?

2003-01-23 Thread Dario Lesca
- Original Message - From: "Michael Kuss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Edit -> Current Profile -> Scrolling > Ok, thanks, but I meant the number of lines of the dimension of the window, not of the number of lines saved into scroll buffer... --- Dario Lesca ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) -- Psy

Re: Can't make NTP work

2003-01-23 Thread Neil Bird
Around about 22/01/2003 22:09, Stephen Carville typed ... Looks like the server is just not responding to your request. Try: Odd, though, that I can see UDP NTP packets turning up from these servers directly after I post some to them every cycle. I know these servers work. OK, will do,

Re: HowTo set the number of line to gnome-teminal?

2003-01-23 Thread Michael Kuss
On Thu, 23 Jan 2003, Dario Lesca wrote: > - Original Message - > From: "Michael Kuss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Edit -> Current Profile -> Scrolling > > > > Ok, thanks, but I meant the number of lines of the dimension > of the window, not of the number of lines saved into scroll buff

Re: Can't Connect to MYSQL Remotely

2003-01-23 Thread Keith Winston
Bruce P. Morin wrote: Hello All, Installed a RH 8.0 server with MySQL and when we try to manage it remotely using MySQL's control center, it can't make the connection. We get an error back stating "Error 2013: Lost connection to MySQL Server during query." When we try to telnet into the server u

automount & yp....auto.master??

2003-01-23 Thread james sebastian
hello, We recently upgraded our NIS server to redhat 8.0. After that, the auto.master file which read, /nfs /etc/auto.home --nosuid did not work for automount. A modification of this file to /nfs yp:auto.home --nosuid made this working for all our nis systems which had a couple of old irix 6.2

automount & yp....auto.master??

2003-01-23 Thread james sebastian
hello, We recently upgraded our NIS server to redhat 8.0. After that, the auto.master file which read, /nfs /etc/auto.home --nosuid did not work for automount. A modification of this file to /nfs yp:auto.home --nosuid made this working for all our nis systems which had a couple of old irix 6.2

Re: HowTo set the number of line to gnome-teminal?

2003-01-23 Thread Dario Lesca
- Original Message - From: "Michael Kuss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Oops, sorry. I assume you know about e.g. --geometry=80x24. > There is also the COLORTERM env variable, but I don't know if this one is > taken by gnome to setup the menu icons. Ok, the --geometry=80x40 set the number of li

Suggestion for vncserver setup

2003-01-23 Thread Dario Lesca
Hi, in a next release of vnc-*.rpm it would be useful load the value of $geometry = "1024x768"; $depth = 8; used from /usr/bin/vncserver from /etc/sysconfig/vncserver Example for a setup for all users: VNCSERVERS="1:user[[:800x600][:16]]" or if the value is for all user add 2 new var

Excellent signature

2003-01-23 Thread Jonathan_Pickard
Unfortunately the ignorant masses I work with insist on me using lotus notes because it is 'secure', the company is also a slave to the Microsoft machine even though their flagship console can and does run Linux. This signature which I saw on Kevin Waterson's mail should get the message across. Or

RE: Can't make NTP work

2003-01-23 Thread Cowles, Steve
> -Original Message- > From: Neil Bird > Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 4:14 AM > Subject: Re: Can't make NTP work > > > Around about 22/01/2003 22:09, Stephen Carville typed ... > > Looks like the server is just not responding to your request. Try: > >Odd, though, that I can see

OpenOffice1.0.2 does not support current version error

2003-01-23 Thread Christoph Lehmann
Hi I installed openoffice1.0.2 as su (doesn't run an non-su). Under Rh8.0. I get now the error: .sversionrc doesn't support the current version.. what shall I do? I wan't to destroy the former oo by deleting .sversionrc... thanks christoph -- Christoph Lehmann Department of Psychiatric Neurop

Re: HowTo set the number of line to gnome-teminal?

2003-01-23 Thread Jay Turner
On Thu, Jan 23, 2003 at 12:27:32PM +0100, Dario Lesca wrote: > Ok, the --geometry=80x40 set the number of line to 40. > Thank! > > but now, where i can put this options for setting the new > geometry permanently ? > Which it is the better place? > > I suggest in to setup of current profile ... bu

Re: Can't make NTP work

2003-01-23 Thread Werner Puschitz
On Thu, 23 Jan 2003, Neil Bird wrote: > Around about 22/01/2003 22:09, Stephen Carville typed ... > > Looks like the server is just not responding to your request. Try: > >Odd, though, that I can see UDP NTP packets turning up from these > servers directly after I post some to them every c

Re: Can't Connect to MYSQL Remotely (Keith Winston)

2003-01-23 Thread computing.admin
The version of MySql that comes with RedHat 8.0 has a bug which causes mysqld to restart if a database request is received from a remote computer that is not listed in /etc/hosts. The quickfix is to put entries into the server's /etc/hosts file for all computers that need to connect to MySql. The p

Removing Old Kernels

2003-01-23 Thread Harold Helmich
Quick question newbie question: After updating kernels via up2date what is the preferred method for removing old kernels? rpm -e? Or is there another way? I have tried: rpm -e kernel-2.4.18-14 kernel-smp-2.4.18-14 It runs forever and never seems to do the job. I let it run all night and can

Re: redhat8.0 on DELL Dimension 2350 - problems

2003-01-23 Thread Ross Macintyre
On 17 Jan 2003 11:26:22 -0500 Brent Fox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, 2003-01-17 at 06:52, Ross Macintyre wrote: > > Brent, > > I've tried doing the same(well using a different card) but I don't see > > how to disable the onboard video. I assumed that it would either be > > disabled by d

Firewall HELP

2003-01-23 Thread Pablo Allietti
Hi people, i need some help with my firewall, I have 2 Nets, one 192.168.1.0 /255.255.255.0 for internal clients and other public 200.40.228.66/255.255.255.240 I need a firewall to bring connectivity to Internal Network and close all for outside access to my network only some ports are allow to

Re: Removing Old Kernels

2003-01-23 Thread Michael Schwendt
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Thu, 23 Jan 2003 10:10:24 -0500, Harold Helmich wrote: > Quick question newbie question: > > After updating kernels via up2date what is the preferred method for > removing old kernels? rpm -e? Or is there another way? > > I have tried: > rpm -

Re: Removing Old Kernels

2003-01-23 Thread Harold Helmich
Quick question newbie question: After updating kernels via up2date what is the preferred method for removing old kernels? rpm -e? Or is there another way? I have tried: rpm -e kernel-2.4.18-14 kernel-smp-2.4.18-14 It runs forever and never seems to do the job. I let it run all night and

Permissions with Samba

2003-01-23 Thread David . Grudek
I have samba working correctly just past the point of the share. If I have a share called data and a sub folder called accounting and i want change the permission's on that folder the same way I could in windoze, how could I do that? I want to limit it to specific people or groups. I also want

Re: Permissions with Samba

2003-01-23 Thread Keith Winston
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have samba working correctly just past the point of the share. If I have a share called data and a sub folder called accounting and i want change the permission's on that folder the same way I could in windoze, how could I do that? I want to limit it to specific people

Question about themes

2003-01-23 Thread Alexander J. Marsh
Hello, I must be overlooking something very simple here but I can not figure out what. I am trying to install a theme using the gnome-theme-properties app. First I downloaded several metacity themes form http://themes.freshmeat.net. Next I launch gnome-theme-properties and click install new the

Re: sudo nautilus (was Re: Yes..., I can destroy your system!)

2003-01-23 Thread Mike Vanecek
-- Original Message --- From: Jesse Keating <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 18:56:31 -0800 Subject: Re: sudo nautilus (was Re: Yes..., I can destroy your system!) > On Wednesday 22 January 2003 17:40, Mike Vanecek uttered: > > I have setup sudo for

Re: HowTo set the number of line to gnome-teminal?

2003-01-23 Thread Mike Vanecek
-- Original Message --- From: Jay Turner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thu, 23 Jan 2003 08:46:28 -0500 Subject: Re: HowTo set the number of line to gnome-teminal? > On Thu, Jan 23, 2003 at 12:27:32PM +0100, Dario Lesca wrote: > > Ok, the --geometry=80x40 set the n

Re: Question about themes

2003-01-23 Thread Tino Meinen
On Thu, 2003-01-23 at 17:54, Alexander J. Marsh wrote: > I must be overlooking something very simple here but I can not figure > out what. I am trying to install a theme using the > gnome-theme-properties app. First I downloaded several metacity themes > form http://themes.freshmeat.net. Next I

Re: Removing Old Kernels

2003-01-23 Thread Mike Vanecek
-- Original Message --- From: Harold Helmich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thu, 23 Jan 2003 11:11:23 -0500 Subject: Re: Removing Old Kernels > > > > rm -f /var/lib/rpm/__* > > rpm --rebuilddb > > > >Then try again. Major FAQ. > > > > > As noted in the bottom

RE: I am ready to throw my mouse out the window!

2003-01-23 Thread Buck
Well, so far it's the best suggestion I received. Of course, it is the only suggestion I have received. The mouse driver for Linux 8.0 $*x! BTW, just for your information, the mouse pad is an oversized mouse pad. It is larger than all my others. Maybe someone will know and share the answer. Bu

Re: Question about themes

2003-01-23 Thread cfraz
Alexander J. Marsh wrote: Hello, I must be overlooking something very simple here but I can not figure out what. I am trying to install a theme using the gnome-theme-properties app. First I downloaded several metacity themes form http://themes.freshmeat.net. Next I launch gnome-theme-propertie

Re: I am ready to throw my mouse out the window!

2003-01-23 Thread Jesse Keating
On Thu, 23 Jan 2003 12:16:26 -0500 "Buck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well, so far it's the best suggestion I received. > > Of course, it is the only suggestion I have received. > > The mouse driver for Linux 8.0 $*x! > > BTW, just for your information, the mouse pad is an oversized mouse > pa

RE: I am ready to throw my mouse out the window!

2003-01-23 Thread Craig White
http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html you might have started by posting the relevant section of your mouse from /etc/X11/XF86Config Just an offhand guess...since I have no information to go by... change your mouse device from PS/2 to IMPS/2 Craig On Thu, 2003-01-23 at 10:16, Buc

Re: HowTo set the number of line to gnome-teminal?

2003-01-23 Thread Michael Kuss
On Thu, 23 Jan 2003, Mike Vanecek wrote: > -- Original Message --- > From: Jay Turner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thu, 23 Jan 2003 08:46:28 -0500 > Subject: Re: HowTo set the number of line to gnome-teminal? > > > On Thu, Jan 23, 2003 at 12:27:32PM +0100, D

Re: HowTo set the number of line to gnome-teminal?

2003-01-23 Thread Mike Vanecek
-- Original Message --- From: Michael Kuss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thu, 23 Jan 2003 18:53:26 +0100 (CET) Subject: Re: HowTo set the number of line to gnome-teminal? > On Thu, 23 Jan 2003, Mike Vanecek wrote: > > Does a similar setting exist to start the term

RE: I am ready to throw my mouse out the window!

2003-01-23 Thread Buck
Generic Wheel Mouse ps/2. The mouse is actually an HP wheel mouse microsoft compatible, I believe. Buck -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Jesse Keating Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 12:24 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: I am read

Re: Removing Old Kernels

2003-01-23 Thread Michael Schwendt
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Thu, 23 Jan 2003 11:11:23 -0500, Harold Helmich wrote: > >>Quick question newbie question: > >> > >>After updating kernels via up2date what is the preferred method for > >>removing old kernels? rpm -e? Or is there another way? > >> > >>I have tr

RE: I am ready to throw my mouse out the window!

2003-01-23 Thread Buck
Boy, Linux is case sensitive. I didn't know that section existed. I am still new to Linux. Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Mouse0" Driver "mouse" Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2" Option "Device" "/dev/psaux" Option "ZAxisMappi

Re: redhat8.0 on DELL Dimension 2350 - problems

2003-01-23 Thread Brent Fox
On Thu, Jan 23, 2003 at 03:28:35PM +, Ross Macintyre wrote: > > Hi Brent, thanks again for spending time on this. > I have decided that my best approach here is to try your XF86Config > file first, and if that fails then I will do as you suggest and install > the older RPMs(I'm fairly comfor

Service sgi_fam meaning?

2003-01-23 Thread Mike Vanecek
I keep seeing this from logcheck. I have read the doco on fam, but it is not very clear to me. Service sgi_fam: : 5 Time(s) Can someone please explain what the above means and how this service can be configured to give useful information? Thanks, Mike. -- Psyche-list mailing list [E

RE: Service sgi_fam meaning?

2003-01-23 Thread Lucas Albers
This is used for file locking services on the local machine. It is only accessible on the local machine so it is not a security risk. It seems to break stuff if it is turned off, so leave it on. > --Luke > --Computer Science Sysadmin, MSU Bozeman > --admin(AT)cs.montana.edu 994-3931 > -Ori

Iptables

2003-01-23 Thread Pablo Allietti
Hi again, please help me. i have 2 network one internal and other external/public 192.168.1.1 all my clients have one address 192.x i need when we navigate in internet assumming a public address example 192.168.1.4 > 200.40.226.99 192.168.1.5 > 200.40.226.43 192.168.1.45 ---> 200.4

gcc "missing binary operator" in cdefs.h

2003-01-23 Thread Peter Larsen
Not being a hardcore Linux programmer - I'm trying to build "portsentry" on a small test box. When I try to compile - something I haven't done on RH8 yet - I get this "weirdo" message: cc -O -Wall -D_BSD_SOURCE -o ./portsentry ./portsentry.c \ ./portsentry_io.c ./portsentry_util.c -lpcap I

Re: Excellent signature

2003-01-23 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Unfortunately the ignorant masses I work with insist on me using lotus > notes because it is 'secure', the company is also a slave to the Microsoft > machine even though their flagship console can and does run Linux. This > signature which

How to turn off Gnome control of desktop background ?

2003-01-23 Thread Cedric Chausson
Hello all, In Gnome 1.4, there was a place in the Gnome control panel where you could uncheck "Use Gnome to Control Background". Is there somewhere you can do that too in Gnome2 ? I am asking because I want to use chbg 1.5. I have installed it but when I turn it on nothing happens. But when I

Re: Iptables

2003-01-23 Thread Markku Kolkka
Viestissä Torstai 23. Tammikuuta 2003 16:23, Pablo Allietti kirjoitti: > all my clients have one address 192.x i need when we navigate in > internet assumming a public address > example > > > 192.168.1.4 > 200.40.226.99 > 192.168.1.5 > 200.40.226.43 > 192.168.1.45 ---> 200.40.226.75 > >

Power off....

2003-01-23 Thread Rigoberto de la Cruz
I have a D845PESV (intel) mother board. I'm having problems making redhat turn off the computer. anyone knows how to make it work? thanks.. Rigo __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com --

Re: Service sgi_fam meaning?

2003-01-23 Thread Michael Wardle
On Fri, 2003-01-24 at 05:20, Mike Vanecek wrote: > I keep seeing this from logcheck. I have read the doco on fam, but it is not > very clear to me. > >Service sgi_fam: > : 5 Time(s) > > Can someone please explain what the above means and how this service can be > configured to give usef

Re: Removing Old Kernels

2003-01-23 Thread Harold Helmich
Yeah I do not think that I got the lock files. I think the issue was larger than rpm. I attempted to reboot and the shutdown process failed then "hung" while attempting umount /net from NFS. I do not use NFS - at least not on purpose. Anyway, thank you for the responses. Looks like the issu

Re: Excellent signature

2003-01-23 Thread jdow
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > across. Or at least until some manager tells me to 'tow the line' Um, there is a charm to the humorous vision of "towing the line," especially if the line is attached to the "line of bull the marketdroids keep feeding me." However, the general phrase is "toe the line"

Kernel Update

2003-01-23 Thread Jerry Roy
Hi All, If I do a Kernel update to RedHat 8.0 via the "up2date" utility, is there anything else I have to do once the .rpm's are downloaded and installed? Jerry Roy [Systems Engineer], [Axcelerant, Inc.] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Office: (949) 221-7208 -- Psyche-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTEC

Re: Kernel Update

2003-01-23 Thread Jesse Keating
On Thu, 23 Jan 2003 14:46:50 -0800 "Jerry Roy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > If I do a Kernel update to RedHat 8.0 via the "up2date" utility, is > there anything else I have to do once the .rpm's are downloaded and > installed? Not if you use grub. -- Jesse Keating RHCE MCSE For Web Services

X Server for NT

2003-01-23 Thread Listman
I have an X Server for NT installed but I am unable to display my RH 8.0 Window Manager KDE. What do I have to set to query the ip address and display the Linux machine remotely? TIA Mke -- Psyche-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list

Minicom

2003-01-23 Thread Jerry Roy
How do I enable minicom to use my serial port on my notebook. I know I have the parameters set correctly for access to a cisco router via the console port. Any recommendations? Jerry Roy [Systems Engineer], [Axcelerant, Inc.] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Office: (949) 221-7208 Mobile: (562) 305-9545

kernel-smp.i386 on a dual Athlon?

2003-01-23 Thread Kevin Cole
What kind of bizarre symptoms might I see if I was running with the latest SMP kernel (2.4.18-19.8.0smp) compiled for i386, but running on an AMD Athlon? I've finally put the RIGHT kernel in place, but was wondering if some of the nasty stuff I occasionally saw was a result of the mismatch. --

about Squid

2003-01-23 Thread hicham linux
Hello everybody, I recently learned that squid can speed up web client browsing, I am trying to use squid as cache and proxy server, I've looked at the doc how to make squid communicate with mozilla, in the Options menu : Manual Proxy Configuration: it says to put the Squid server's hostname or I

Re: Iptables

2003-01-23 Thread Iain Buchanan
On Thu, 2003-01-23 at 23:53, Pablo Allietti wrote: > Hi again, please help me. > > i have 2 network one internal and other external/public > > 192.168.1.1 > > all my clients have one address 192.x i need when we navigate in > internet assumming a public address > example > > > 192.168.1.4

Re: How to turn off Gnome control of desktop background ?

2003-01-23 Thread Iain Buchanan
On Fri, 2003-01-24 at 06:45, Cedric Chausson wrote: > In Gnome 1.4, there was a place in the Gnome control panel where you > could uncheck "Use Gnome to Control Background". Is there somewhere you > can do that too in Gnome2 ? I think Nautilus takes control of the background in psyche. Open a Na

Re: Kernel Update

2003-01-23 Thread Iain Buchanan
On Fri, 2003-01-24 at 08:16, Jerry Roy wrote: > Hi All, > > If I do a Kernel update to RedHat 8.0 via the "up2date" utility, is there anything >else I have to do once the .rpm's are downloaded and installed? If you use nvidia drivers, you will have to recompile them, and if you use vmware, you wi

Re: Excellent signature

2003-01-23 Thread Iain Buchanan
On Fri, 2003-01-24 at 19:06, Rob Unsworth wrote: > On Thu, 23 Jan 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > This signature which I saw on Kevin Waterson's mail should get the > > message across. > > > > > > Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. > > See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy

Re: Excellent signature

2003-01-23 Thread Gregory L. Hering
Dear Rob, If you already know this, this may sound patronizing, but that's not my intent... The article is not about preventing the spread of viruses (unless you consider Microsoft Corporation a virus). They are simply complaining about proprietary formats. They are attempting to 's

Re: Excellent signature

2003-01-23 Thread Gordon Messmer
On Fri, 2003-01-24 at 01:36, Rob Unsworth wrote: > On Thu, 23 Jan 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. > > See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html > > "To convert the file to HTML using Word is simple..." > > Apparent

Re: Service sgi_fam meaning?

2003-01-23 Thread Mike Vanecek
-- Original Message --- From: Michael Wardle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 24 Jan 2003 09:13:07 +1100 Subject: Re: Service sgi_fam meaning? > On Fri, 2003-01-24 at 05:20, Mike Vanecek wrote: > > I keep seeing this from logcheck. I have read the doco on fam, but it

iptables netmask

2003-01-23 Thread Mike Vanecek
I am configuring RH 8 iptables. I have read several sources, but am still unclear on the impact of a netmask on the source/destination definitions. For example, -s 65.50.0.0/11 would have a hit on what range of incoming packets? If I understand it correctly, which I really do not, the 11 means to

Router/Shut Down Question

2003-01-23 Thread John Lowell
I have a three machine LAN here connected by a Linksys 4 port router/switch. The principal computer on this network has three hard drives, the first of which multi-boots three Microsoft OSs and the second and third drives contain SuSE and Red Hat Linux respectively. When I shut down the machine

Re: How to turn off Gnome control of desktop background ?

2003-01-23 Thread Mark C
Iain Buchanan wrote: On Fri, 2003-01-24 at 06:45, Cedric Chausson wrote: In Gnome 1.4, there was a place in the Gnome control panel where you could uncheck "Use Gnome to Control Background". Is there somewhere you can do that too in Gnome2 ? I think Nautilus takes control of the background in

Re: I am ready to throw my mouse out the window!

2003-01-23 Thread Harold Helmich
Just a guess but in your ServerLayout section remove reference to Mouse1 (place a # sign at the beginning of the line) and restart X. I think that may do it Buck wrote: Boy, Linux is case sensitive. I didn't know that section existed. I am still new to Linux. Section "InputDevice" Identif

logrotate lastlog

2003-01-23 Thread Mike Vanecek
The /var/log/lastlog file on my RH 8 install seems to be growing without limit. I have searched the logrotate/syslog definitions and do not find anything for rotating lastlog. Should RH8 have a lastlog rotate somewhere? E.g., logrotate.conf has # no packages own wtmp -- we'll rotate them here /v

Re: Router/Shut Down Question

2003-01-23 Thread Jesse Keating
On Thursday 23 January 2003 17:23, John Lowell wrote: > I have a three machine LAN here connected by a Linksys 4 port > router/switch. The principal computer on this network has three hard > drives, the first of which multi-boots three Microsoft OSs and the > second and third drives contain SuSE an

Re: Excellent signature

2003-01-23 Thread Joe Klemmer
On Fri, 2003-01-24 at 04:36, Rob Unsworth wrote: > When I first saw this sig I was all for supporting the FSF in this > campaign. That was until I read the web page. I found that in part it > is self defeating, because it contains the following. > > "Receiving Word attachments is bad for you b

Re: Excellent signature

2003-01-23 Thread Rob Unsworth
On 24 Jan 2003, Iain Buchanan wrote: > On Fri, 2003-01-24 at 19:06, Rob Unsworth wrote: > > On Thu, 23 Jan 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > This signature which I saw on Kevin Waterson's mail should get the > > > message across. > > > > > > > > > Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPo

Re: Excellent signature

2003-01-23 Thread Mr. Adam ALLEN
On Thu, 2003-01-23 at 20:24, Kevin Waterson wrote: > This one time, at band camp, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > Unfortunately the ignorant masses I work with insist on me using lotus > > notes because it is 'secure', the company is also a slave to the Microsoft > > machine even though thei

RE: Excellent signature

2003-01-23 Thread Buck
If it has to be formatted, rtf format Buck -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Mr. Adam ALLEN Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 8:45 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Excellent signature On Thu, 2003-01-23 at 20:24, Kevin Waterson wrote:

Re: Service sgi_fam meaning?

2003-01-23 Thread Michael Wardle
> > >Service sgi_fam: > > > : 5 Time(s) > > > > > > Can someone please explain what the above means and how this service > > > can be configured to give useful information? > > > > I am unfamiliar with logcheck, however I assume it means that there were > > five connections to the sgi_fam

Re: Minicom

2003-01-23 Thread Stephen Carville
As root type "minicom -s" then select "Serial Port Setup" Your port is _probably_ /dev/ttyS0. Set the baud rate, etc as needed and save the setup On Thu, 23 Jan 2003, Jerry Roy wrote: - How do I enable minicom to use my serial port on my notebook. I know I have the parameters set correctly for

Re: Excellent signature

2003-01-23 Thread Rob Unsworth
On 23 Jan 2003, Joe Klemmer wrote: > On Fri, 2003-01-24 at 04:36, Rob Unsworth wrote: > > > When I first saw this sig I was all for supporting the FSF in this > > campaign. That was until I read the web page. I found that in part it > > is self defeating, because it contains the following. > >

Re: Best time to install Tripwire?

2003-01-23 Thread Jeffrey Tadlock
On Thu, Jan 23, 2003 at 01:46:09AM -0800, Jay Crews wrote: > I have had RH8.0 installed on my machine, and connected to the network for > almost a month. Got sendmail, httpd, sshd, and a few other things going. > > If I try to set tripwire up now, is it going to be a real nightmare? The biggest

Re: Router/Shut Down Question

2003-01-23 Thread John Lowell
Jesse Keating wrote: Probably a differen't call to ACPI. Seems that MS doesn't cut the power to the PCI bus, so that the NICS stay on and live. (handy for wake on lan). Seems that the Linux OSs cut all power, thus the NICS aren't on anymore. Hi Jesse, Thanks for the specifics on this que

Samba and Server Access

2003-01-23 Thread Buck
I have finally succeeded in setting up an account on my Linux box that can be accessed by my XP computer. My network is as follows: Buck on HP computer: DEER, Mac on HP Computer: TIGER, (both running XP) and a Compaq computer: Penguin (running Linux, of course) are all configured in the Wildlife

adduser -M

2003-01-23 Thread Buck
The command: adduser -M creates a new user without creating his home directory. What happens to a user that logs in and has no home directory? Buck -- Psyche-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list

Swat not working :(

2003-01-23 Thread Buck
I may not have SWAT installed. I did not have a file /etc/xinetd.d/swat. I created one and added the line "disabled = no" and closed it. I executed the command: /etc/initd.d/xinetd.d restart. I get a message from bash saying "No such file or directory". When I enter "localhost:901" in the mozi

Re: adduser -M

2003-01-23 Thread Stephen Carville
On Thursday 23 January 2003 08:39 pm, Buck wrote: > The command: adduser -M creates a new user without creating his home > directory. What happens to a user that logs in and has no home > directory? They will get dropped in / if possible. I use -M with -s /bin/nologin or -s /bin/false to create

RE: adduser -M

2003-01-23 Thread Buck
Is that the answer I am looking for in my message Samba and Server Access? I need to create users that can't log into the computer at the keyboard but share a folder with a group of users that share files. Thank you, Buck -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTE

Messenger Popups

2003-01-23 Thread Buck
I have a problem in Windows that outside users are popping up ads from windows messenger. I am wondering if there is a similar product in RedHat that might be having the same problem. Or, is Red Hat safe from that junk? Thank you, Buck -- Psyche-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https:/

RE: Tripwire

2003-01-23 Thread Turner, (Resolute Address) Jeff
I have a redhat server which runs tripwire but was giving me the long list of missing files in every report. After reading this thread I thought it would be a good idea to implement the script written by Chris, BUT I found that as posted it only updated the policy with the LAST line of missing f

Re: Samba and Server Access

2003-01-23 Thread Iain Buchanan
On Fri, 2003-01-24 at 13:00, Buck wrote: > I have finally succeeded in setting up an account on my Linux box that > can be accessed by my XP computer. [snip] > What I need to do now is to setup Buck and Mac in a user group on > Penguin that can only have access remotely in /etc/passwd change th

Re: Swat not working :(

2003-01-23 Thread Randy Kelsoe
Buck wrote: I may not have SWAT installed. I did not have a file /etc/xinetd.d/swat. I created one and added the line "disabled = no" and closed it. I executed the command: /etc/initd.d/xinetd.d restart. I get a message from bash saying "No such file or directory". When I enter "localhost:90

List digest contents

2003-01-23 Thread Turner, (Resolute Address) Jeff
I receive the list in digest form and wonder if it would be possible for the list management software to remove HTML formatted messages and MIME attachments from the digest. I dont know much about the list management but I cant imagine that it would be too hard to do. Do those attachments bu

Re: adduser -M

2003-01-23 Thread Stephen Carville
On Thursday 23 January 2003 09:05 pm, Buck wrote: > Is that the answer I am looking for in my message Samba and Server > Access? I need to create users that can't log into the computer at the > keyboard but share a folder with a group of users that share files. Could be. All of my Samba users h

Re: about Squid

2003-01-23 Thread Cameron Simpson
On 00:44 24 Jan 2003, hicham linux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | I recently learned that squid can speed up web client | browsing, | I am trying to use squid as cache and proxy server, | I've looked at the doc how to make squid communicate | with mozilla, in the Options menu : Manual Proxy | Configu

RE: adduser -M

2003-01-23 Thread Buck
What I have is an office of two groups of users, Processors and Originators. The processors need to have a private share without the originators having access. The Originators need a sharing area for themselves because they think they need to be on the server and no other reason. They only get on

Re: Kernel Update

2003-01-23 Thread Hans Scheffers
What about rebooting to start using the new kernel ? On Thu, 2003-01-23 at 23:53, Jesse Keating wrote: > On Thu, 23 Jan 2003 14:46:50 -0800 > "Jerry Roy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > If I do a Kernel update to RedHat 8.0 via the "up2date" utility, is > > there anything else I have to do

RE: Swat not working :(

2003-01-23 Thread Buck
I went to Samba.Org and downloaded the latest Samba. I figured out that I had to compile it "sh makerpms.sh". When I completed it, it said I need to "Make Swat". However, I don't know where to do so. Any suggestions? Buck -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROT

Re: How to turn off Gnome control of desktop background ?

2003-01-23 Thread Cedric Chausson
Le 2003.01.24 00:55, Iain Buchanan a écrit : On Fri, 2003-01-24 at 06:45, Cedric Chausson wrote: > In Gnome 1.4, there was a place in the Gnome control panel where you > could uncheck "Use Gnome to Control Background". Is there somewhere you > can do that too in Gnome2 ? I think Nautilus takes co

Re: iptables netmask

2003-01-23 Thread Jay Turner
On Thu, Jan 23, 2003 at 07:12:31PM -0600, Mike Vanecek wrote: > I am configuring RH 8 iptables. I have read several sources, but am still > unclear on the impact of a netmask on the source/destination definitions. > > For example, -s 65.50.0.0/11 would have a hit on what range of incoming packets?

Re: OpenOffice1.0.2 does not support current version error

2003-01-23 Thread Michael Knepher
On Thu, 2003-01-23 at 05:11, Christoph Lehmann wrote: > Hi > I installed openoffice1.0.2 as su (doesn't run an non-su). Under Rh8.0. > I get now the error: > If you can't run it as a regular user, I'd guess that your install is broken or incomplete. See http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/instruc

RE: Setting up Shortcuts for all users on a system.

2003-01-23 Thread Michael Knepher
On Wed, 2003-01-22 at 17:13, Lucas Albers wrote: > Is mesa available for Redhat-8.0? > $ rpm -qa | grep Mesa XFree86-Mesa-libGL-4.2.0-72 XFree86-Mesa-libGLU-4.2.0-72 Would these be what you're looking for? They're part of the distribution. > http://www.rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/search.php?query

Re: Excellent signature

2003-01-23 Thread Rob Unsworth
On Thu, 23 Jan 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > This signature which I saw on Kevin Waterson's mail should get the > message across. > > > Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. > See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html When I first saw this sig I was all fo