linux desktop managment

Hi. I'm looking for an interface / way to manage a large number of Linux desktops. They are mixed os , fedora and Ubuntu mostly. We are using likewise open to ma age user athentication . I need centralise package managment and patching. I need to centralise deployment of printers , print servers a

Apache virtual host and php_value advise

Hi. I want to set the path for the directory that php uses "$_ENV['TMP']" in my Apache configuration for a particular Virtual host. I have used php_value to set a number of settings but I can't set the one for the tmp dir what is the correct option to use. My current config :

crontab - scripts not exiciting.

Hi. I have a script that needs to run from a cron job. I added the script as explained, in the deployment instructions. crontab -e (root) looks as follows * * * * * /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/ZabbixApacheUpdater.py -c server1 -z 10.24.0.231 > /dev/null 2>&1 * * * * * /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/Zabb

Re: crontab - scripts not exiciting.

looks like it's related to the environmment variables. thanks for the advise. Will look into howto set the env vars. On Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 1:15 PM, Cameron Simpson wrote: > On 11Mar2011 11:53, Gregory Machin wrote: > | I have a script that needs to run from a cron job. I added

help setting umask corrently

Hi. I have a hack that sets the usmak for users in /etc/bashrc umask -S u=rwx,g=rwx,o=r The problem with this is that at logon it echo's "u=rwx,g=rwx,o=r" out. This breaks things like scp . What is the correct umask . I have read a number of doc's on this and still can't seem to get it correct.

Re: help setting umask corrently

Thanks On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 4:09 PM, Chris Adams wrote: > Once upon a time, Gregory Machin said: >> I have a hack that sets the usmak for users in /etc/bashrc >> >> umask -S u=rwx,g=rwx,o=r >> >> The problem with this is that at logon it echo's "u=rwx,g

upgrade fc 13 to 14 broke dual display

Hi. I did the upgrade from fc 13 to fc 14, on my Dell Latitude E6500, with docking station that has dual display attached. Since the upgrade the dual displays , don't display the gui. Startup gets to the end and hangs where it should return the gui login. Some thing to note is that during boot (if

Re: upgrade fc 13 to 14 broke dual display

ot; [59.201] (II) Unloading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/fbdev_drv.so [59.201] (II) UnloadModule: "fbdevhw" [59.201] (II) Unloading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/libfbdevhw.so [59.201] (==) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp [59.201] (II) intel(0): [DRI2] Setup complete [

Re: upgrade fc 13 to 14 broke dual display

I have tested on with the Live cd and got the same results. I have noticed that the monitor causing the issues is using the old vga type plug. Thanks On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 10:49 PM, David Timms wrote: > On 11/04/11 07:59, Gregory Machin wrote: >> results. So this is not limit

issue with CVS and time skew

Hi. This may be a bit off topic, but I'm at a loss. I have a user complaining that when he submits code to the cvs repository the time stamps for the commit are out by 13 hours. I have checked all the servers and they all have the correct date, time and time zone. Where else could an issue like t

Apache AD / LDAP authentication issues.

Hi. Please advise if you can. I'm trying to configure apache to authenticate to MS AD server 2008R2, using LDAP. I have created a user in AD that is member of "Users" and nothing else. I can log into my workstation using this user with the password I set. My Apache configuration as follows : #