Re: grub.cfg

2022-07-23 Thread Barry
> On 24 Jul 2022, at 00:40, Jonathan Billings wrote: > > On Jul 23, 2022, at 16:15, Patrick Dupre wrote: >> >> What should I do to have >> nouveau.modeset=0 >> added to the grub.cfg files ? > > There are two options: > 1.) Edit /etc/default/grub and add it to the kernel command line variab

Re: root account

2022-07-23 Thread Samuel Sieb
On 7/23/22 20:31, Tim via users wrote: I always do. It's far more convenient for me to open a terminal and "su -" so I can do a mass of text editing setting up servers, than sudo each thing (*). I don't do graphical logins as root, so I have no idea if that still works. (*) "sudo -i"

Re: .serverauth.2688 does not exist

2022-07-23 Thread Samuel Sieb
On 7/23/22 13:57, Patrick Dupre wrote: Hello running startx, I get xauth: file /home/pdupre/.serverauth.2688 does not exist X.Org X Server 1.20.14 X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0 Build Operating System: 5.18.10-200.fc36.x86_64 Current Operating System: Linux Sappho 5.18.13-200.fc36.x86_64

Re: .serverauth.2688 does not exist

2022-07-23 Thread Samuel Sieb
On 7/23/22 18:47, stan via users wrote: I use startx to start my graphical sessions after booting to runlevel 3 / multiuser, and have no problem. I've seen this problem, but not recently. I think it means that your user is not in the proper groups to be allowed to switch to root when running X.

Re: grub.cfg

2022-07-23 Thread Tim via users
On Sat, 2022-07-23 at 19:39 -0400, Jonathan Billings wrote: > if you’ve ever used grubby before, it hard-codes the kernel command > line in each bootloader spec file so you are stuck using grubby for > the rest of the life of the install. I've never used grubby nor grub2-mkconfig. My preference h

Re: root account

2022-07-23 Thread Joe Zeff
On 7/23/22 21:31, Tim via users wrote: If I was forced to sudo every one of those, the password would end up being shortened to something easier to type. And that's why I always set up Linux with a root password. ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.

Re: root account

2022-07-23 Thread Tim via users
On Sat, 2022-07-23 at 18:18 -0700, stan via users wrote: > The new installs, from what I understand, do not set up a root > account password as part of the install process. I installed Fedora 36 not long ago, Mate spin. There was an opportunity to set up root while the install was going on. I al

Re: Is there an officially Fedora supported replacement for the old rc.local? - still an issue

2022-07-23 Thread Tim via users
On Sat, 2022-07-23 at 20:56 -0300, George N. White III wrote: > Choice of fonts should be mentioned: use a font where 1 (one), l > (lower case L), O (capital o), and 0 (zero) look different. And the | symbol! That kind of thing had long been a bugbear of mine until I started using Linux and sensi

Re: root account

2022-07-23 Thread stan via users
On Sat, 23 Jul 2022 18:21:15 -0700 stan wrote: > On Fri, 22 Jul 2022 23:04:43 +0100 > Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > > Root is always UID 0. > > Thanks for correcting me. I *know* this, I see it every day when I > run ls -n on directories, or top, and yet, my brain somehow went to 1. > An

Re: .serverauth.2688 does not exist

2022-07-23 Thread stan via users
On Sun, 24 Jul 2022 00:21:07 +0200 Patrick Dupre wrote: > Additional information > > 1) startx works in root > 2) as a usual user I do not see any real error in > /home/pdupre/.local/share/xorg/Xorg.0.log Implies a permissions problem. > or > xf86EnableIOPorts: failed to set IOPL for I/O (Oper

Re: root account

2022-07-23 Thread stan via users
On Fri, 22 Jul 2022 23:04:43 +0100 Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > Root is always UID 0. Thanks for correcting me. I *know* this, I see it every day when I run ls -n on directories, or top, and yet, my brain somehow went to 1. ___ users mailing list --

Re: root account

2022-07-23 Thread stan via users
On Fri, 22 Jul 2022 10:04:37 -0700 ToddAndMargo via users wrote: > On 7/22/22 08:12, stan via users wrote: > > passwd --unlock --expire root > > Hi Stan, > > > Why did you throw --expire on the above command? > > -e, --expire > This is a quick way to expire a password for an > a

Re: Is there an officially Fedora supported replacement for the old rc.local? - still an issue

2022-07-23 Thread George N. White III
On Sat, Jul 23, 2022 at 5:52 PM Peter Boy wrote: > > > > Am 23.07.2022 um 21:24 schrieb George N. White III : > > > > On Fri, Jul 22, 2022 at 7:34 PM Joe Zeff wrote: > > > > > > It's not an editor war, at least from my POV. I'm only trying to get > > some of the other people here understand tha

Re: .serverauth.2688 does not exist

2022-07-23 Thread Jonathan Billings
> On Jul 23, 2022, at 16:57, Patrick Dupre wrote: > > xauth: file /home/pdupre/.serverauth.2688 does not exist Check the Unix permissions and selinux context of your home directory. From previous posts it sounded like your home is now a separate luks2 volume? Did you create a new home for

Re: grub.cfg

2022-07-23 Thread Jonathan Billings
On Jul 23, 2022, at 16:15, Patrick Dupre wrote: > > What should I do to have > nouveau.modeset=0 > added to the grub.cfg files ? There are two options: 1.) Edit /etc/default/grub and add it to the kernel command line variable, then run “grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub2/grub.cfg” (No need to run i

Re: .serverauth.2688 does not exist

2022-07-23 Thread Patrick Dupre
Additional information 1) startx works in root 2) as a usual user I do not see any real error in /home/pdupre/.local/share/xorg/Xorg.0.log or xf86EnableIOPorts: failed to set IOPL for I/O (Operation not permitted) (II) modeset(0): Initializing kms color map for depth 24, 8 bpc. The XKEYBOARD key

Re: Question on Openssl and stunnel??

2022-07-23 Thread Michael D. Setzer II via users
On 23 Jul 2022 at 12:23, Jonathan Billings wrote: From: Jonathan Billings Subject:Re: Question on Openssl and stunnel?? To: Community support for Fedora users Date sent: Sat, 23 Jul 2022 12:23:48 -0400 Send reply to: Community support for Fedora users > > > > On Jul 23,

.serverauth.2688 does not exist

2022-07-23 Thread Patrick Dupre
Hello running startx, I get xauth: file /home/pdupre/.serverauth.2688 does not exist X.Org X Server 1.20.14 X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0 Build Operating System: 5.18.10-200.fc36.x86_64 Current Operating System: Linux Sappho 5.18.13-200.fc36.x86_64 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Fri Jul 22 14:03

Re: Question on Openssl and stunnel??

2022-07-23 Thread Todd Zullinger
Jonathan Billings wrote: > On Jul 23, 2022, at 09:29, Michael D. Setzer II via users > wrote: >> >> Saw that Stunnel was updated, but Fedora repo has not >> updated it since issues seem to be windows related. > > If you need a newer version, file a bug in bugzilla: Though it's worth noting that

Re: Is there an officially Fedora supported replacement for the old rc.local? - still an issue

2022-07-23 Thread Peter Boy
> Am 23.07.2022 um 21:24 schrieb George N. White III : > > On Fri, Jul 22, 2022 at 7:34 PM Joe Zeff wrote: > > > It's not an editor war, at least from my POV. I'm only trying to get > some of the other people here understand that there isn't One True > Editor, and that people writing walk

grub.cfg

2022-07-23 Thread Patrick Dupre
Hello, What should I do to have nouveau.modeset=0 added to the grub.cfg files ? Thank === Patrick DUPRÉ | | email: pdu...@gmx.com Laboratoire interdisciplinaire Carnot de Bourgogne 9 Avenue

anyone using kernel 5.19-rc7 ?

2022-07-23 Thread old sixpack13
is anyone already using kernel 5.19-rc7 ? if so: are you also seeing higher idle CPU frequency compared to 5.18.xyz ? on my Intel i5-11400 (freq. range 800-4400 MHz) I see idle freq.: - with kernel 5.18: ~800 MHz - with kernel 5.19: ~2600 MHz (what is the base freq.) watch -n1 cat /sys/devices/sy

Re: Is there an officially Fedora supported replacement for the old rc.local? - still an issue

2022-07-23 Thread George N. White III
On Fri, Jul 22, 2022 at 7:34 PM Joe Zeff wrote: > On 7/22/22 16:14, Peter Boy wrote: > > there is a reason why vi remains so popular and widespread among > professional system administrators. > > And that reason is? > > > And they have only a weary smile for this editor war. > > It's not an edito

Re: Is there an officially Fedora supported replacement for the old rc.local? - still an issue

2022-07-23 Thread Patrick O'Callaghan
On Sun, 2022-07-24 at 04:19 +0930, Tim via users wrote: > Tim: > > > there are specific instances of vi, like visudo, which solves a > > > particular problem that other editors do not (man visudo goes > > > into > > > what's special about it). > > > Patrick O'Callaghan: > > Despite the name, visu

Re: Is there an officially Fedora supported replacement for the old rc.local? - still an issue

2022-07-23 Thread Tim via users
Tim: >> there are specific instances of vi, like visudo, which solves a >> particular problem that other editors do not (man visudo goes into >> what's special about it). Patrick O'Callaghan: > Despite the name, visudo can be used with any editor. The man page > gives an example. > Yes, you can

Re: Is there an officially Fedora supported replacement for the old rc.local? - still an issue

2022-07-23 Thread Bob Marcan
On Sat, 23 Jul 2022 20:56:18 +0930 Tim via users wrote: > On Sat, 2022-07-23 at 11:00 +0200, Peter Boy wrote: > > Nevertheless, what’s your specific suggestion? How should we do it > > this specifically in Fedora documentation? How can we accomplish this > > under the condition of good readabilit

Re: Question on Openssl and stunnel??

2022-07-23 Thread Jonathan Billings
On Jul 23, 2022, at 09:29, Michael D. Setzer II via users wrote: > >  > Saw that Stunnel was updated, but Fedora repo has not updated it since issues > seem to be windows related. If you need a newer version, file a bug in bugzilla: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/buglist.cgi?bug_status=NEW&bug

Re: grub2 Big mistake

2022-07-23 Thread Patrick Dupre
OK, I should have say passphrase ! Anyway, I made a touch /.autorelabel ans now, the passphrase is asked. Both partition are mount correctly. Here are the new issues. I cannot login th graphics mode as a user. Login in text mode and loading startx I get xauth: file /home/pdupre/.serverauth.6

Re: Is there an officially Fedora supported replacement for the old rc.local? - still an issue

2022-07-23 Thread Joe Zeff
On 7/23/22 05:26, Tim via users wrote: The problem with users never touching something like vi is that one day they may have to use it, it may be the only thing preinstalled on a problematic system. And there are specific instances of vi, like visudo, which solves a particular problem that other

Re: Is there an officially Fedora supported replacement for the old rc.local? - still an issue

2022-07-23 Thread Joe Zeff
On 7/23/22 03:00, Peter Boy wrote: All the texts I’m aware of describe it at the beginning and/or repeat it in the text again and again. Nevertheless, what’s your specific suggestion? How should we do it this specifically in Fedora documentation? How can we accomplish this under the condition

Re: Is there an officially Fedora supported replacement for the old rc.local? - still an issue

2022-07-23 Thread Jon LaBadie
On Sat, Jul 23, 2022 at 08:29:09AM -0600, James Szinger wrote: On Fri, 22 Jul 2022 13:56:13 -0600 Joe Zeff wrote: On 7/22/22 13:34, James Szinger wrote: > I first encountered UNIX after years of using VMS, IBM mainframes, > and a plethora of personal computers. They ALL had editors better > t

Re: Is there an officially Fedora supported replacement for the old rc.local? - still an issue

2022-07-23 Thread Tom Horsley
On Sat, 23 Jul 2022 08:29:09 -0600 James Szinger wrote: > The IBM 3277 was released in 1971 and had arrow keys. If I'm recalling though, the IBM terminals were data entry things designed exclusively for form fill out. Entire screens had to be redrawn to change one character. (Or at least many of

Re: Is there an officially Fedora supported replacement for the old rc.local? - still an issue

2022-07-23 Thread James Szinger
On Fri, 22 Jul 2022 13:56:13 -0600 Joe Zeff wrote: > On 7/22/22 13:34, James Szinger wrote: > > I first encountered UNIX after years of using VMS, IBM mainframes, > > and a plethora of personal computers. They ALL had editors better > > than vi. Who writes an editor where the arrow keys don’t w

Question on Openssl and stunnel??

2022-07-23 Thread Michael D. Setzer II via users
Saw that Stunnel was updated, but Fedora repo has not updated it since issues seem to be windows related. Downloaded and compiled the latest version, but have left the official installed. Comparing the output of system stunnel (5.62) and the new 5.65. Not sure what difference with Compiled and

Re: Is there an officially Fedora supported replacement for the old rc.local? - still an issue

2022-07-23 Thread Patrick O'Callaghan
On Sat, 2022-07-23 at 20:56 +0930, Tim via users wrote: > The problem with users never touching something like vi is that one > day > they may have to use it, it may be the only thing preinstalled on a > problematic system.  And there are specific instances of vi, like > visudo, which solves a part

Re: grub2 Big mistake

2022-07-23 Thread Tim via users
On Sat, 2022-07-23 at 10:29 +0200, Patrick Dupre wrote: > Now, I am back to the previous situation where the boot does > not ask me for the paraphrase. > > How can I fix this? Not really enough information provided. e.g. Show us your fstab files. Generally speaking, if all your partitions are e

Re: Is there an officially Fedora supported replacement for the old rc.local? - still an issue

2022-07-23 Thread Tim via users
On Sat, 2022-07-23 at 11:00 +0200, Peter Boy wrote: > Nevertheless, what’s your specific suggestion? How should we do it > this specifically in Fedora documentation? How can we accomplish this > under the condition of good readability? My inclination is to go along the lines of, by way of mock exa

Re: Is there an officially Fedora supported replacement for the old rc.local? - still an issue

2022-07-23 Thread Patrick O'Callaghan
On Sat, 2022-07-23 at 01:03 -0400, Jon LaBadie wrote: > On Fri, Jul 22, 2022 at 05:42:44PM -0500, Roger Heflin wrote: > > On Fri, Jul 22, 2022 at 2:35 PM James Szinger > > wrote: > ... > > > > > > I first encountered UNIX after years of using VMS, IBM > > > mainframes, and > > > a plethora of per

Re: Is there an officially Fedora supported replacement for the old rc.local? - still an issue

2022-07-23 Thread Peter Boy
> Am 23.07.2022 um 08:33 schrieb Joe Zeff : > >> and the mention of a specific program name is more of a placeholder that >> can/must be adapted just like other file- oder variable names in the sample >> code. > > And how many Linux newcomers do you think realize that? All the texts I’m awar

Re: grub2 Big mistake

2022-07-23 Thread Patrick Dupre
The big mistake is fixed. Now, I am back to the previous situation where the boot does not ask me for the paraphrase. How can I fix this? I though to make an additional installation with anaconda However, anaconda do see 2 installations and a list of unknown partitions. my /home encrypted partit