I think I can help a bit with the nsswitch.conf vs hosts.conf question.
I run NIS and NFS on IRIX so it's a little different but not too much.
A quick explaination of NIS (Network Information System)...NIS is a
service that allows you to make important information available to other
servers/work
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> There are certain things that you will and should never use an rpm
> for.. for example.. apache.
Why not? If you've got a server that you take seriously and want control over
what modules (and what versions) go into it, you build from source. But for
your generic s
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nsswitch.conf seems to be mostly used for NIS situations from what I have
found. It is a slightly different critter then host.conf. You will
probably have to ask someone else for more details on that as I do not run
NIS.
On Fri, 2 Jun 2000, Stephanie Alarcon wrote:
> > You can do this on all Un
you can get src rpms :)
Both have a package manager.
There are certain things that you will and should never use an rpm
for.. for example.. apache.
On Fri, 2 Jun 2000, Jeff Dike wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
> > hey, anyone have a minute to explain the differences/advantages
> > disadva
Hi, Stephanie, and everyone else,
Yes, rpms are equivalent to packages in Solaris. rpm is short for "Red Hat
Package Manager". Most other major distributions now use rpms. The notable
exceptions are Slackware and those based on Debian, including Corel and
Storm. They also have a packaging sys
> You can do this on all Unices and Linux distros. Whether your host
> table or dns is looked at for resolution is specified in
> /etc/host.conf. It could be one, or the other, or both in various
> orders.
hey, i didn't know that. well then what about nsswitch.conf? that has
this line, which i
You can do this on all Unices and Linux distros. Whether your host table or dns is
looked at for resolution is specified in /etc/host.conf. It could be one, or the
other, or both in various orders.
Example: order hosts, bind
This will look to your hosts file first, then to DNS.
On Sat, 3 Jun 2
Don't worry about it.
The free memory means that the kernel isn't using that RAM for anything
better; notice after you ran the program the buffers and caching went up.
So, if you try running that program again, you should notice (1) that it
starts up faster (since it's cached) and (2) if you ran
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> hey, anyone have a minute to explain the differences/advantages
> disadvantages of source vs rpm? I've installed things both ways, but
> i really only know barely enough about them to be dangerous. whenever
> i "make" something and it doesn't work i just kinda sit ther
Source: configurable and alterable to your system. Can be used on
distributions that do not have RPM or RPM2TGZ type utilities, and any
system that -does-.
RPM: precompiled source geared towards systems following standards
compatible with the RPM utility.
I, personally, amd leery of RPMs because
Subba Rao wrote:
>
> One problem I have noticed is the slow startup of Apache at boot up time on my Linux.
> It is trying to resolve the DNS name for this web server. The domainname on my
> local LAN is a bogus domain. I do have the WWW server mentioned in the DNS table
>
> www A
> BTW: Be careful of rpms and make absolutely certain that they are BIND
> 8.2.2P5 and not any other version before you use them. Compiling BIND from
> source is -very- easy, taking a total of five steps to complete.
hey, anyone have a minute to explain the differences/advantages
disadvantages of
The only thing I can see wrong is that you neglected to tell the
nameserver which sort of network this record is a part of. The only one
that really matters these days is IN, which stands for Internet, which is
appropriate in this case. Your record should look like this:
www IN A 1
Whether or not you need to contact a registrar (It's not just the Internic
any more) to register your Linux DNS server as a nameserver or not depends
on whether you will actually be hosting any domain names or not.
If you are just setting up to be a caching nameserver, this is not
necessary. Cach
One problem I have noticed is the slow startup of Apache at boot up time on my Linux.
It is trying to resolve the DNS name for this web server. The domainname on my
local LAN is a bogus domain. I do have the WWW server mentioned in the DNS table
www A 10.5.28.11
What entries a
Sally,
Get BIND ftp://ftp.isc.org/isc/bind/src/8.2.2-P5/bind-src.tar.gz
It should compile and install easily on Linux. You can also probably
get rpms for bind if you use redhat or friends. If this is your first
experience with DNS then buy the Orielly book DNS and BIND by Cricket
Liu. It is re
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> I am automatically disconnected. Is there an easy way to either a)
> disable the auto disconnect feature or b)extend that to a more
> reasonable time constraint (20-30 minutes would be fine).
I use diald, which I got because it provides demand dialling, but it also
c
Hi all, I have just a quick question:
How would a linux box be used as a DNS server?
Thanks
-Sally
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Hey X,
My suggestion would be to start by turning on the debug command for ppp.
It will log you ppp connection to the kernel messages (usu.
/var/log/messages) and try to recreate being disconnected. If that gives
you nothing to go on then it's probably your isp that disconnects you
after a certa
Cat Pooka wrote:
> Here's a question. I'm using the wvdial function to connect, but if I'm browsing
>and stop for more than 10 minutes on a single site (like when reading longish
>linuxchix posts about gun control) I am automatically disconnected. Is there an easy
>way to either a) disable
So, I'm new to the Linux groove, but I'm enjoying learning. For those curious, I
worked with one of the free distributions off the net (I don't remember which, my bad)
until I saw a SuSe box for $30 with all the software I could ever need. (Including
MySQL and the WordStar apps which claim to
Here's my scenario -- I start my linux box and check my available
memory space with 'free' and get the following:
-
total used free sharedbufferscached
Mem:258104 38564 2
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