Re: groupadd -o???????????????

2000-08-23 Thread Prasanth A. Kumar
"Mike A. Harris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > The groupadd command lists a "-o" option. The manpage talks > about this mythical option too. It says: > > SYNOPSIS >groupadd [-g gid [-o]] [-r] [-f] group > [SNIP] >-g gid The numerical value of the group's ID. This value >

Re: how to upgrade from rpm-3 to rpm-4 ??

2000-08-22 Thread Prasanth A. Kumar
Jens-Ulrik Petersen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Ok, I give in... this seems to be one of the better kept secrets in > distribution land, though I know it has been discussed here before. > > How can I upgrade smoothly from rpm-3 to rpm-4 (without downloading an > iso cdrom image, and preferably

Re: .xinitrc - default window manager

2000-08-13 Thread Prasanth A. Kumar
Frank Hale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > On redhat 6.2 what src.rpm contains the default .xinitrc file. I'd like > > to change it so that it starts up with a different window manager on a > > fresh install. > > > > Thanks, > > Frank > > > > okay I feel stupid. Its in the xinitrc src.rpm. >

Re: building perl rpm

2000-08-12 Thread Prasanth A. Kumar
Frank Hale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > There's a patch in the 5.6.0 package in Pinstripe that adds > > this directory to the link path -- you may want to try starting with > > it instead of the perl 5.00503 package from Zoot. > > I took your advice and downloaded 5.6.0.src.rpm but now I can

Re: Monitor specs

2000-08-01 Thread Prasanth A. Kumar
Craig Kelley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Where do I send in the frequency numbers for my new monitor (so they can > be included in the distribution)? I posted my monitor settings on bugzilla.redhat.com against the Xconfigurator package and they put it in the next release. No more memorization

perl-tk rpm?

2000-07-01 Thread Prasanth A. Kumar
Does RedHat Linux ship with perl-tk rpms? I checked both the main cd and the powertools. The only thing I find are supplementary perl-tk rpms but not the core perl-tk files! -- Prasanth Kumar [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Redhat-devel-list mailing list [EM

Re: Webmin system administration utility

2000-06-06 Thread Prasanth A. Kumar
"Greg Wright" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Webmin is good, much better at this point than Linuxconf (in as far as > problems administrating) , but I cannot see RH taking a rivals system and > using it, its not clear to me what the lic will be also once Caldera starts > steering the boat (if they

Webmin system administration utility

2000-06-06 Thread Prasanth A. Kumar
I don't know if anyone has ever tried Webmin but I can say it is much more user friendly and less intrusive than Linuxconf. I think Redhat should seriously look at replacing Linuxconf with Webmin. I guess the most serious limitation to Webmin is that it runs over a browser, which can be a problem