Re: Unable to edit / list using crontab -- for HUGH

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It would be real nice if when sending your question that you *do not* send the 
entire digest with it as well.  Common courtesy dictates a little trimming 
prior to sending please>

Phil Savoie

On Monday 27 October 2003 08:10, Abhijit Das wrote:
> Hi Hugh
>
> Any idea why i am getting this err ? any other things to check ?
> i am unable to crontab -l or crontab -e as user root. i am getting the same
> err msg.
> i am however able to do crontab -u -e xxx where xxx is my other user.
> doing a crontab -l or crontab -e as my other user works fine. rest what i
> did to check cron i have mentioned in my earlier email
>
> anybody - any suggestions please
>
> thx
> Abhijit
>
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>    1. Re: [OT] Good reference for setting up Apache in reverse proxy
> mode? (Mike Pelley)
>    2. Re: rotate logs when they reach a certain size (Mike Vanecek)
>    3. Re: [OT] Good reference for setting up Apache in reverse
>        proxy	mode? (Jason Dixon)
>    4. Re: [OT] Good reference for setting up Apache in reverse
>        proxy	mode? (Jason Dixon)
>    5. USRobotics Modem Driver (Harish Sabnani)
>    6. Re: [OT] Good reference for setting up Apache in reverse	proxy
> mode? (Mike Pelley)
>    7. Web Monitor (Patrick Nelson)
>    8. RE: Web Monitor (Jonathan M. Slivko)
>    9. Re: USRobotics Modem Driver
> (=?iso-8859-1?q?Manuel=20Ar=F3stegui=20Ramirez?=)
>   10. Re: USRobotics Modem Driver (fred smith)
>   11. how to recover grub (Bilal Dar)
>   12. Re: Web Monitor (Jason Dixon)
>   13. Re: how to recover grub (Jason Dixon)
>   14. Internet address lookup and ssh problem (Noel Collis)
>   15. RE : how to recover grub (Julien MIONI)
>   16. Re: USRobotics Modem Driver (Harish Sabnani)
>   17. Re: USRobotics Modem Driver (fred smith)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2003 13:50:54 -0330
> From: Mike Pelley <mike@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [OT] Good reference for setting up Apache in reverse proxy
> mode?
> Reply-To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
>
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> It is a good start!  I have it working for the main (e.g. www.foo.com)
> web site.  However, there are virutal hosts running on that server
> (e.g., they all use the same IP address with DNS CNAMEs).  I've tried to
> do the following:
>
> <VirtualHost *>
>         ServerName www.foo.com
>         ProxyRequests On
>         ProxyPass / http://internal-www.foo.com/
>         ProxyPassReverse / http://internal-www.foo.com/
>         CustomLog /var/log/httpd/www.rproxy.log combined
>         ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/www.rproxy.error.log
> </VirtualHost>
>
>
>
> <VirtualHost *>
>         ServerName specialsite.foo.com
>         ProxyRequests On
>         ProxyPass / http://internal-specialsite.foo.com/
>         ProxyPassReverse / http://internal-specialsite.foo.com/
>         CustomLog /var/log/httpd/specialsite.rproxy.log combined
>         ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/specialsite.rproxy.error.log
> </VirtualHost>
>
> But, I only get to the first VirtualHost.  Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks!
> Mike
>
> Jason Dixon wrote:
> >On Sun, 2003-10-26 at 10:26, Mike Pelley wrote:
> >>Sorry for the OT post - I'm in a time crunch and need a quick-and-dirty
> >>reference for setting up Apache in reverse proxy mode.  Basically, I
> >>need to have the reference for http://www.foo.com go through to the
> >>reverse proxy to the internal web server.  The internal server is using
> >>virtual hosts as well.
> >
> >You should be able to pull what you need out of this:
> >http://www.cafesoft.com/products/cams/docs/webagent/ApacheReverseProxy.htm
> >l
> >
> >HTH.
>
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> It is a good start! &nbsp;I have it working for the main (e.g. <a
> class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.foo.com";>www.foo.com</a>)
> web
> site. &nbsp;However, there are virutal hosts running on that server (e.g.,
> they
> all use the same IP address with DNS CNAMEs). &nbsp;I've tried to do the
> following:<br>
> <br>
> &lt;VirtualHost *&gt;<br>
> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ServerName <a
> class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
> href="http://www.foo.com";>www.foo.com</a><br>
> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ProxyRequests On<br>
> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ProxyPass / <a
> class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
> href="http://internal-www.foo.com/";>http://internal-www.foo.com/</a><br>
> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ProxyPassReverse / <a
> class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
> href="http://internal-www.foo.com/";>http://internal-www.foo.com/</a><br>
> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; CustomLog
> /var/log/httpd/www.rproxy.log combined<br>
> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ErrorLog
> /var/log/httpd/www.rproxy.error.log<br>
> &lt;/VirtualHost&gt;<br>
> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb
>s
> p;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&
>n
> bsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp
>;
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>n
> bsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp
>; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
> <br>
> &lt;VirtualHost *&gt;<br>
> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ServerName
> specialsite.foo.com<br>
> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ProxyRequests On<br>
> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ProxyPass / <a
> class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
> href="http://internal-specialsite.foo.com/";>http://internal-specialsite.foo
>. com/</a><br>
> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ProxyPassReverse / <a
> class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
> href="http://internal-specialsite.foo.com/";>http://internal-specialsite.foo
>. com/</a><br>
> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; CustomLog
> /var/log/httpd/specialsite.rproxy.log combined<br>
> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ErrorLog
> /var/log/httpd/specialsite.rproxy.error.log<br>
> &lt;/VirtualHost&gt;<br>
> <br>
> But, I only get to the first VirtualHost. &nbsp;Any suggestions?<br>
> <br>
> Thanks!<br>
> Mike<br>
> <br>
> Jason Dixon wrote:<br>
> <blockquote type="cite"
>  cite="mid1067182494.2732.5.camel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx">
>   <pre wrap="">On Sun, 2003-10-26 at 10:26, Mike Pelley wrote:
>   </pre>
>   <blockquote type="cite">
>     <pre wrap="">Sorry for the OT post - I'm in a time crunch and need a
> quick-and-dirty
> reference for setting up Apache in reverse proxy mode.  Basically, I
> need to have the reference for <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
> href="http://www.foo.com";>http://www.foo.com</a> go through to the
> reverse proxy to the internal web server.  The internal server is using
> virtual hosts as well.
>     </pre>
>   </blockquote>
>   <pre wrap=""><!---->
> You should be able to pull what you need out of this:
> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
> href="http://www.cafesoft.com/products/cams/docs/webagent/ApacheReverseProx
>y
> .html">http://www.cafesoft.com/products/cams/docs/webagent/ApacheReversePro
>x y.html</a>
>
> HTH.
>
>   </pre>
> </blockquote>
> <br>
> </body>
> </html>
>
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> Message: 2
> From: "Mike Vanecek" <rh_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: rotate logs when they reach a certain size
> Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2003 11:26:55 -0600
> Reply-To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> On Fri, 2003-10-24 at 12:13, Genti Hila wrote:
> >  The cron jobs and logrotate seem to manipulate logs in a time basis, but
>
> i
>
> > was trying to figure out a way how to make the logs delete when they get
>
> big
>
> > to a certain size and not in a daily or weekly or whatever time basis.
> >
> > Does anybody know how to do that in Redhat 9 ?
>
> Put something like this in /etc/logrotate.conf
>
> # Newslog
> /var/log/newslog  {
>     missingok
>     compress
>     size 2M
>     rotate 3
>     create 0660 root news
> }
>
> or the individual files such as
>
> [root@www root]# cat /etc/logrotate.d/amavis.log
> # Restart amavisd when rotating amavis.log
> /var/amavis/amavis.log {
>     rotate 4
>     compress
>     size 4M
>     postrotate
>         /sbin/service amavisd restart 2> /dev/null || true
>     endscript
> }
>
> I rotate both on time and size. This forces a rotation monthly:
>
> [root@www root]# cat /etc/cron.monthly/logrotate
> #!/bin/sh
>
> /usr/sbin/logrotate -f /etc/logrotate.conf
>
> This checks it daily for size:
>
> [root@www root]# cat /etc/cron.daily/logrotate
> #!/bin/sh
>
> /usr/sbin/logrotate /etc/logrotate.conf
>
> The size overrides the date unless the -f option is used. Hence, I always
> rotate at the first of the month or whenever the size reaches the set size.
>
> HTHs.
>
>
>
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> Message: 3
> Subject: Re: [OT] Good reference for setting up Apache in reverse
> 	proxy	mode?
> From: Jason Dixon <jason@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Red Hat Mailing List <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Organization: DixonGroup Consulting
> Date: 26 Oct 2003 13:18:03 -0500
> Reply-To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> On Sun, 2003-10-26 at 12:20, Mike Pelley wrote:
> > It is a good start!  I have it working for the main (e.g. www.foo.com)
> > web site.  However, there are virutal hosts running on that server
> > (e.g., they all use the same IP address with DNS CNAMEs).  I've tried
> > to do the following:
>
> Do you have a NameVirtualHost directive preceeding your VirtualHost
> directives?  It should look something like this, for the IP that you're
> listening on:
>
> NameVirtualHost x.x.x.x
> -or-
> NameVirtualHost *
>
> Besides this, I'm not going to be much assistance... I've never tried
> reverse proxies with Apache.  Good luck.
>
> --
> Jason Dixon, RHCE
> DixonGroup Consulting
> http://www.dixongroup.net
>
>
>
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> Message: 4
> Subject: Re: [OT] Good reference for setting up Apache in reverse
> 	proxy	mode?
> From: Jason Dixon <jason@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Red Hat Mailing List <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Organization: DixonGroup Consulting
> Date: 26 Oct 2003 13:24:51 -0500
> Reply-To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> On Sun, 2003-10-26 at 12:20, Mike Pelley wrote:
> > It is a good start!  I have it working for the main (e.g. www.foo.com)
> > web site.  However, there are virutal hosts running on that server
> > (e.g., they all use the same IP address with DNS CNAMEs).  I've tried
> > to do the following:
>
> One other thought:  if you're really hard up, and you can't find
> anything on Google, sign up for a demo Safari account at O'Reilly.
> Their Apache book has entire chapters (8 and 9, respectively) dedicated
> to Rewrites and Proxies.  Check it out here:
>
> http://safari.oreilly.com/?x=1&mode=section&sortKey=title&sortOrder=asc&vie
>w
> =&xmlid=0-596-00203-3&open=false&g=&catid=&s=1&b=1&f=1&t=1&c=1&u=1&r=&o=1&s
>r chText=
>
> --
> Jason Dixon, RHCE
> DixonGroup Consulting
> http://www.dixongroup.net
>
>
>
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> Message: 5
> From: "Harish Sabnani" <harish.sabnani@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: USRobotics Modem Driver
> Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2003 22:55:24 +0400
> Reply-To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
>
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> Hi All,
> My Linux 9 box is not detecting US Robotics External Modem, but in 8 it =
> used too, I even tried Kudzu but no results, tried googling a bit but =
> cant find the right way, Can anyone tell me which module I have to load? =
> or how do I go about configuring this modem, help will be appreciated.
>
> Thanks=20
> Harish
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> <DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>Hi All,</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>My Linux 9 box is not detecting US =
> Robotics=20
> External Modem, but in 8 it used too, I even tried Kudzu but no results, =
> tried=20
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> Message: 6
> Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2003 16:03:44 -0330
> From: Mike Pelley <mike@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [OT] Good reference for setting up Apache in reverse
> proxy	mode?
> Reply-To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
>
>
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> That's It!!!!  Thanks!  I had to put the IP of the reverse proxy in
> there and all is fine.
>
> Cheers,
> Mike
>
> Jason Dixon wrote:
> >On Sun, 2003-10-26 at 12:20, Mike Pelley wrote:
> >>It is a good start!  I have it working for the main (e.g. www.foo.com)
> >>web site.  However, there are virutal hosts running on that server
> >>(e.g., they all use the same IP address with DNS CNAMEs).  I've tried
> >>to do the following:
> >
> >Do you have a NameVirtualHost directive preceeding your VirtualHost
> >directives?  It should look something like this, for the IP that you're
> >listening on:
> >
> >NameVirtualHost x.x.x.x
> >-or-
> >NameVirtualHost *
> >
> >Besides this, I'm not going to be much assistance... I've never tried
> >reverse proxies with Apache.  Good luck.
>
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> That's It!!!! &nbsp;Thanks! &nbsp;I had to put the IP of the reverse proxy
> in there
> and all is fine.<br>
> <br>
> Cheers,<br>
> Mike<br>
> <br>
> Jason Dixon wrote:<br>
> <blockquote type="cite"
>  cite="mid1067192283.2732.13.camel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx">
>   <pre wrap="">On Sun, 2003-10-26 at 12:20, Mike Pelley wrote:
>   </pre>
>   <blockquote type="cite">
>     <pre wrap="">It is a good start!  I have it working for the main (e.g.
> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
> href="http://www.foo.com";>www.foo.com</a>)
> web site.  However, there are virutal hosts running on that server
> (e.g., they all use the same IP address with DNS CNAMEs).  I've tried
> to do the following:
>     </pre>
>   </blockquote>
>   <pre wrap=""><!---->
> Do you have a NameVirtualHost directive preceeding your VirtualHost
> directives?  It should look something like this, for the IP that you're
> listening on:
>
> NameVirtualHost x.x.x.x
> -or-
> NameVirtualHost *
>
> Besides this, I'm not going to be much assistance... I've never tried
> reverse proxies with Apache.  Good luck.
>
>   </pre>
> </blockquote>
> <br>
> </body>
> </html>
>
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> Message: 7
> Subject: Web Monitor
> From: Patrick Nelson <pnelson@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: RedHat List <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Organization: Neatech.com
> Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2003 11:59:00 -0800
> Reply-To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> I need a website monitoring tool.  Anyone know of anything good to run
> off a RH7.3 system?
>
>
>
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>
> Message: 8
> From: "Jonathan M. Slivko" <jslivko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: RE: Web Monitor
> Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2003 15:02:05 -0500
> Reply-To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> Nagios? Big Brother 2?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: redhat-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Patrick Nelson
> Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2003 2:59 PM
> To: RedHat List
> Subject: Web Monitor
>
> I need a website monitoring tool.  Anyone know of anything good to run
> off a RH7.3 system?
>
>
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> Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2003 21:04:28 +0100 (CET)
> From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Manuel=20Ar=F3stegui=20Ramirez?= <manuaroste@xxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: USRobotics Modem Driver
> To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> Reply-To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
>
>  --- Harish Sabnani <harish.sabnani@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> escribio: > Hi All,
>
> > My Linux 9 box is not detecting US Robotics External
> > Modem, but in 8 it used too, I even tried Kudzu but
> > no results, tried googling a bit but cant find the
> > right way, Can anyone tell me which module I have to
> > load? or how do I go about configuring this modem,
> > help will be appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Harish
>
> Maybe you have not mount your USB port.
>
>
> =====
> --
>
> Manuel Arostegui Linux user 200896
>
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> Message: 10
> Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2003 15:10:42 -0500
> From: fred smith <fredex@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: USRobotics Modem Driver
> Reply-To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
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> On Sun, Oct 26, 2003 at 10:55:24PM +0400, Harish Sabnani wrote:
> > Hi All,
> > My Linux 9 box is not detecting US Robotics External Modem, but in 8 it
> > u=
>
> sed too, I even tried Kudzu but no results, tried googling a bit but cant
> f= ind the right way, Can anyone tell me which module I have to load? or
> how d= o I go about configuring this modem, help will be appreciated.
>
> >=20
> > Thanks=20
> > Harish
>
> I don't think the config tools do much for you, so it should be pretty
> easy to set it up yourself.
>
> 1. Look in /dev to see if there's a /dev/modem.
> 2. if there is, it should be a symbolic link. see what serial port
>    it points to (ls -l /dev/modem).
> 2.a if there is not, skip to step 4
> 3. if the port it points to is the one your modem is connected to,
>    then you should be home free. Fire up some app that uses the modem,
>    tell it to use /dev/modem, and see if it will fly. Depending on the=20
>    app, you might (or might not) need to teach it some of the basic
>    commands your modem uses. There should be config settings for this
>    in any app that doesn't already know.
> 4. If not /dev/modem, or if it points to the wrong serial port, then
>    remove it if it exists (rm -f /dev/modem). You'll need to be root for
>    these steps.
> 5. create a new one that points to the right device. If your modem is on
>    "com1", that is /dev/ttyS0, so make the new /dev/modem like this:
>
> 	ln -s /dev/ttyS0 /dev/modem
>
>    and for "com2" it would be
>
> 	ln -s /dev/ttyS1 /dev/modem
>
> And that's about all that Kudzu does for you, AFAIK.
>
> Of course, we're asssuming here that it's a real modem, with a real built
> in "AT" command set. If not, then you're on your own.=20
>
> --=20
> ---- Fred Smith -- fredex@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------
> -= ---
>                     Do you not know? Have you not heard?=20
>     The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth.=
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> Message: 11
> From: "Bilal Dar" <bilal@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: how to recover grub
> Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2003 23:25:39 +0300
> Reply-To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
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> Hi,
>
> I have a machine in which i have two OS's, linux and xp. I need to =
> reinstall xp caz its microsft.
>
> If i will reinstall windows i will lose my mbr and wont be getting the =
> dual boot option anymore. I want to know how can i get grub back. I did =
> it once before but i cant recall how i did it. Kindly let me know how to =
> do it.
>
> Thanks in advance
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> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I have a machine in which i have two =
> OS's, linux=20
> and xp. I need to reinstall xp caz its microsft.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>If i will reinstall windows i will lose =
> my mbr and=20
> wont be getting the dual boot option anymore. I want to know how can i =
> get grub=20
> back. I did it once before but i cant recall how i did it. Kindly let me =
> know=20
> how to do it.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thanks in =
> advance</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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>
>
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>
> Message: 12
> Subject: Re: Web Monitor
> From: Jason Dixon <jason@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Red Hat Mailing List <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Organization: DixonGroup Consulting
> Date: 26 Oct 2003 15:35:38 -0500
> Reply-To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> On Sun, 2003-10-26 at 14:59, Patrick Nelson wrote:
> > I need a website monitoring tool.  Anyone know of anything good to run
> > off a RH7.3 system?
>
> You haven't given us very much information.  What exactly about the
> website are you trying to monitor?  What kind of agents do you prefer?
> What kind of notifications do you prefer?  Do you need something
> extensible, that you can write your own modules/agents for?  In what
> language?
>
> For the money (free), you can't beat Nagios.  It far outperforms
> SiteScope many other commercial monitoring packages.  It can take a bit
> of time to configure, but it is NOT difficult.  It's written in Perl, so
> if you're a perl hacker, you'll feel right at home.  And even if you're
> not, the basic agents should suffice.
>
> Of course, if you just want something to monitor basic signs of life, it
> would be trivial to write something in shell/perl/expect that would a)
> ping the site or b) connect to 80 and perform a GET and c) evaluate the
> output for accuracy.
>
> --
> Jason Dixon, RHCE
> DixonGroup Consulting
> http://www.dixongroup.net
>
>
>
> --__--__--
>
> Message: 13
> Subject: Re: how to recover grub
> From: Jason Dixon <jason@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Red Hat Mailing List <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Organization: DixonGroup Consulting
> Date: 26 Oct 2003 15:37:08 -0500
> Reply-To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> On Sun, 2003-10-26 at 15:25, Bilal Dar wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have a machine in which i have two OS's, linux and xp. I need to
> > reinstall xp caz its microsft.
> >
> > If i will reinstall windows i will lose my mbr and wont be getting the
> > dual boot option anymore. I want to know how can i get grub back. I
> > did it once before but i cant recall how i did it. Kindly let me know
> > how to do it.
>
> man grub-install
>
> --
> Jason Dixon, RHCE
> DixonGroup Consulting
> http://www.dixongroup.net
>
>
>
> --__--__--
>
> Message: 14
> From: "Noel Collis" <noel_collis@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Internet address lookup and ssh problem
> Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2003 16:45:32 -0400
> Reply-To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
>
>
> Hello,
>
> I am having the following two problems:
>
> Could not look up internet address for hxxx-xxx-xxx-xxx.
> This will prevent GNOME from operating correctly.
> It may be possible to correct the problem by adding
> hxxx-xxx-xxx-xxx to the file /etc/hosts.
>
> ssh_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host
>
> I resolve the first one by adding hxxx-xxx-xxx-xxx to my hosts file as
> suggested but I am wondering if this would cause my ssh login attempt to
> fail. Can some assist me in solving both problems.
>
> Thanks,
> Noel
>
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> Message: 15
> From: "Julien MIONI" <jmioni@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: RE : how to recover grub
> Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2003 21:59:57 +0100
> Reply-To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
>
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> Hi,
> =20
> Once XP installed, you can boot on RH CD typing 'lminux rescue', chroot =
> to
> your installed system and run Grub. That should work.
> =20
> Julien
>
> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : redhat-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx] =
> De
> la part de Bilal Dar
> Envoy=E9 : dimanche 26 octobre 2003 21:26
> =C0 : redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> Objet : how to recover grub
>
>
> Hi,
> =20
> I have a machine in which i have two OS's, linux and xp. I need to =
> reinstall
> xp caz its microsft.
> =20
> If i will reinstall windows i will lose my mbr and wont be getting the =
> dual
> boot option anymore. I want to know how can i get grub back. I did it =
> once
> before but i cant recall how i did it. Kindly let me know how to do it.
> =20
> Thanks in advance
>
>
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> size=3D2>Hi,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
> <DIV><SPAN class=3D868295820-26102003><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
>
> size=3D2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
> <DIV><SPAN class=3D868295820-26102003><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
> size=3D2>Once=20
> XP installed, you can boot on RH CD typing 'lminux rescue', chroot to =
> your=20
> installed system and run Grub. That should work.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
> <DIV><SPAN class=3D868295820-26102003><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
>
> size=3D2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
> <DIV><SPAN class=3D868295820-26102003><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
>
> size=3D2>Julien</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr style=3D"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
>   <DIV></DIV>
>   <DIV class=3DOutlookMessageHeader lang=3Dfr dir=3Dltr =
> align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DTahoma=20
>   size=3D2>-----Message d'origine-----<BR><B>De&nbsp;:</B>=20
>   redhat-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx] =
> <B>De la=20
>   part de</B> Bilal Dar<BR><B>Envoy=E9&nbsp;:</B> dimanche 26 octobre =
> 2003=20
>   21:26<BR><B>=C0&nbsp;:</B> =
> redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx<BR><B>Objet&nbsp;:</B> how to=20
>   recover grub<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
>   <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi,</FONT></DIV>
>   <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
>   <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I have a machine in which i have two =
> OS's, linux=20
>   and xp. I need to reinstall xp caz its microsft.</FONT></DIV>
>   <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
>   <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>If i will reinstall windows i will =
> lose my mbr=20
>   and wont be getting the dual boot option anymore. I want to know how =
> can i get=20
>   grub back. I did it once before but i cant recall how i did it. Kindly =
> let me=20
>   know how to do it.</FONT></DIV>
>   <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
>   <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thanks in=20
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> Message: 16
> From: "Harish Sabnani" <harish.sabnani@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: USRobotics Modem Driver
> Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 01:08:33 +0400
> Reply-To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> Thanks for yr help, I tried this but and when I query the modem in KPPP I
> get an error that the modem is busy!
> I believe  the real issue is in loading the appropirate module for USR
> external modem?Any suggestions abt where will I find the module?Its
> supposed to be PnP which means that the kernel loads the module when it
> boots but in this case I dont see that. Pls advice, my understanding is
> limited.
>
> Regards
> Harish
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "fred smith" <fredex@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 12:10 AM
> Subject: Re: USRobotics Modem Driver
>
>
>
>
> --__--__--
>
> Message: 17
> Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2003 17:29:26 -0500
> From: fred smith <fredex@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: USRobotics Modem Driver
> Reply-To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
>
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> On Mon, Oct 27, 2003 at 01:08:33AM +0400, Harish Sabnani wrote:
> > Thanks for yr help, I tried this but and when I query the modem in KPPP I
> > get an error that the modem is busy!
> > I believe  the real issue is in loading the appropirate module for USR
> > external modem?Any suggestions abt where will I find the module?Its
> > suppo=
>
> sed
>
> > to be PnP which means that the kernel loads the module when it boots but
> > =
>
> in
>
> > this case I dont see that. Pls advice, my understanding is limited.
> >=20
>
> If it's just an ordinary serial modem (not USB, right?) there are no
> special modules involved.
>
> if you know what serial port it's attached to, you might try verifying
> that the port is really alive by using "setserial -g /dev/ttyS0" or ttyS1
> or whatever the device actually is. That should report the properties
> of the serial port, or some kind of error if it's not found or is having
> problems of some sort.
>
> I don't know anything about KPPP so I can't help there. But,...
> If the setserial hack seems to be good, you could try something like
> this:
>
> 	echo ATDT1-234-567-8901 > /dev/modem
>
> using some phone number you know is safe to dial without waking up=20
> someone who wouldn't appreciate it (!) and see if the modem dials,
> or even if any of the lights on it blink.
>
> If so, then that implies that you can talk to the serial port and=20
> thence the modem. If so, then the problem wiht KPPP is something
> other than the device not existing.
>
> > Regards
> > Harish
> >=20
> >=20
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "fred smith" <fredex@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 12:10 AM
> > Subject: Re: USRobotics Modem Driver
> >=20
> >=20
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>     The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth.=
> =20
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> Message: 18
> Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 08:55:07 +1000
> From: "Peter B. West" <pbwest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Organization: The Spanish Inquisition
> To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Can't create symbolic links in mounted vfat partition
> Reply-To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> Marcus,
>
> RTM.  'man mount' will tell you that 'user' does not take an argument,
> but specifies that any user should be able to mount the partition.  To
> set the UID of the files in the partition, use the 'uid=...' and
> 'gid=...' arguments in fstab.  You may have to use 'umask=777' (or 775)
> instead of fmask and dmask.  The manual states that fmask and dmask are
> present since 4.5.43, which I assume is a kernel version.  Others have
> pointed out that Windows partitions do not support links.
>
> Peter
>
> Marcus Claesson wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm having problem doing certain things to my vfat (WinXP,FAT32)
> > partition from RedHat 9.
> >
> > It's mounted like this
> >
> > /dev/hda5 on /mnt/windows type vfat (rw,fmask=777,dmask=777,user=marcus)
> >
> > It looks like this:
> >
> > [marcus@miah marcus]$ ll /mnt/
> > total 36
> > drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root         4096 Oct 17 14:26 cdrom
> > drwxrwxrwx   12 root     root        32768 Jan  1  1970 windows
> >
> > I can write to it as root, and as another user I can read but not write
> > to it,
> > not even as 'marcus'.
> >
> > I think it has to do with the same thing as that I can't create links on
> > this
> > partition:
> >
> > [root@miah windows]# ln -s file.txt file_link
> > ln: creating symbolic link `file_link' to `file.txt': Operation not
> > permitted
> >
> > Does anyone out there know how I should mount this partition so these
> > things
> > will work. Really appreciate any help!
> >
> > Regards,
> > Marcus
>
> --
> Peter B. West <http://www.powerup.com.au/~pbwest/resume.html>
>
>
>
> --__--__--
>
> Message: 19
> From: Phil Savoie <psavoie1783@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx, "Bilal Dar" <bilal@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: how to recover grub
> Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2003 18:37:14 -0500
> Reply-To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> On Sunday 26 October 2003 15:25, Bilal Dar wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have a machine in which i have two OS's, linux and xp. I need to
> > reinstall xp caz its microsft.
> >
> > If i will reinstall windows i will lose my mbr and wont be getting the
>
> dual
>
> > boot option anymore. I want to know how can i get grub back. I did it
> > once before but i cant recall how i did it. Kindly let me know how to do
> > it.
> >
> > Thanks in advance
>
> Hello,
>
> Assuming that you only have one harddrive installed, please do the
> following:
>
> Boot into the system with the RedHat cd 1 of 3 and at the boot promtp type:
>
> linux rescue
>
> Follow and answer the prompts (skip CD check if asked).  Eventually you
> will
>
> be asked if it is ok to look for any RH distros on the drive.  Answer yes.
>
> At the command prompt type:
>
> chroot /mnt/sysimage
>
> Once this is done, then type:
>
> grub-install /dev/hda  (Again, assuming you only have one hard drive
> installed)
>
> Regards,
>
> Phil Savoie
>
>
>
> --__--__--
>
> Message: 20
> Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 10:22:39 +1000
> From: "Peter B. West" <pbwest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Organization: The Spanish Inquisition
> To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Thoughts on Fedora
> Reply-To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> Jeff,
>
> So what's your opinion of RH9, both for commercial and personal use.  I
> upgraded my 7.3 personal systems to 9, after having redhat installed on
> at least one system since somewhere in the 4's, I think, and I have
> never had so many things break on an upgrade before.  A lot of my
> problems have been to do with the font changes, and others with the move
> to a default Unicode environment.  There has been much wailing and
> gnashing of teeth.
>
> Peter
>
> Jeff Lasman wrote:
> > On Saturday 25 October 2003 00:01, Thomas Smith wrote:
> >>Check out the links above. It appears that Red Hat is dumping their
> >>OpenSource version of "Red Hat Linux" and renaming it Fedora and
> >>stating that it's for "Developer or highly technical enthusiast using
> >>Linux in non-critical computing environments".
> >
> > That's Red Hat's official opinion.  In my opinion, Red Hat's opinion is
> > based on their need and desire to sell their commercial product.
> >
> > You'll find a very different opinion on the Fedora list, especially in
> > response to a thread I contributed to with the subject of "CNET News
> > Article".
> >
> >>I'd like to get some opinions regarding Fedora and its viability in a
> >>production environment. It sounds to me that Red Hat is simply using
> >>Fedora as a test bed and developer release for its commercial-only
> >>Red Hat Linux offerings.
> >
> > While I have real concerns about using Fedora in commercial
> > applications, I believe they may just be overcome in time.  In the
> > meantime, the Fedora Legacy group has committed to maintaining RHL 7.3
> > into the future, and that's what I'm sticking with for now.
> >
> > Jeff
>
> --
> Peter B. West <http://www.powerup.com.au/~pbwest/resume.html>
>
>
>
> --__--__--
>
> Message: 21
> From: Justin Banks <justinb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2003 18:36:50 -0600
> To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Thoughts on Fedora
> Reply-To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> Peter B. West wrote
>
> > Jeff,
> >
> > So what's your opinion of RH9, both for commercial and personal use.  I
> > upgraded my 7.3 personal systems to 9, after having redhat installed on
> > at least one system since somewhere in the 4's, I think, and I have
> > never had so many things break on an upgrade before.  A lot of my
> > problems have been to do with the font changes, and others with the move
> > to a default Unicode environment.  There has been much wailing and
> > gnashing of teeth.
>
> I'll chime in here, just because I feel strongly about this. RH9 broke so
> many things it was a disgrace. As near as I can tell, NPTL wasn't even
> integration tested, what with the number of apps that broke. Really, it's
> *still* broken, so much so that I've got LD_ASSUME_KERNEL sprinkled all
> over the place, at least on the boxes that haven't been taken back to RH8.
>
> -justinb
>
> --
> Justin Banks
> Constant Data, Inc.
> http://www.constantdata.com
>
>
>
> --__--__--
>
> Message: 22
> Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2003 19:51:33 -0600
> To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> From: "Rodolfo J. Paiz" <rpaiz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: Thoughts on Fedora
> Reply-To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> At 18:36 10/26/2003, Justin Banks wrote:
> >Peter B. West wrote
> >
> > > So what's your opinion of RH9, both for commercial and personal use.  I
> > > upgraded my 7.3 personal systems to 9 [...] and I have
> > > never had so many things break on an upgrade before.
> >
> >I'll chime in here, just because I feel strongly about this. RH9 broke so
> >many things it was a disgrace.
>
> For the sake of counterpoint and playing devil's advocate, I have 3
> workstations, 2 notebooks, and about 10 servers on RH9. All were clean
> installs, not upgrades. A variety of software is run, all installed using
> RPM and obtained either from Red Hat, FreshRPMS, Fedora Project, or
> Freshmeat/Sourceforge. Not one single machine has given me a single
> minute's trouble since they were installed and put online (pretty much
> right after 9 came out).
>
> I'm happily running my home and my small webhosting business as well as
> several firewall/gateway/netserver boxen on 9, and making money off them. I
> also do a fair bit of Q&A for friends who run Red Hat, and so far none of
> them have complained about anything wrong either. Sorry you two had
> problems (and I am aware that yes, there were some problems with 9) but,
> your mileage may vary!
>
>
> --
> Rodolfo J. Paiz
> rpaiz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
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> Message: 23
> Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 12:33:21 +1000
> From: "Peter B. West" <pbwest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Organization: The Spanish Inquisition
> To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Thoughts on Fedora
> Reply-To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> Rodolfo J. Paiz wrote:
> > At 18:36 10/26/2003, Justin Banks wrote:
> >> Peter B. West wrote
> >>
> >> > So what's your opinion of RH9, both for commercial and personal use. 
> >> > I upgraded my 7.3 personal systems to 9 [...] and I have
> >> > never had so many things break on an upgrade before.
> >>
> >> I'll chime in here, just because I feel strongly about this. RH9 broke
> >> so many things it was a disgrace.
> >
> > For the sake of counterpoint and playing devil's advocate, I have 3
> > workstations, 2 notebooks, and about 10 servers on RH9. All were clean
> > installs, not upgrades. A variety of software is run, all installed
> > using RPM and obtained either from Red Hat, FreshRPMS, Fedora Project,
> > or Freshmeat/Sourceforge. Not one single machine has given me a single
> > minute's trouble since they were installed and put online (pretty much
> > right after 9 came out).
> >
> > I'm happily running my home and my small webhosting business as well as
> > several firewall/gateway/netserver boxen on 9, and making money off
> > them. I also do a fair bit of Q&A for friends who run Red Hat, and so
> > far none of them have complained about anything wrong either. Sorry you
> > two had problems (and I am aware that yes, there were some problems with
> > 9) but, your mileage may vary!
>
> One of mine was an upgrade, one a clean install, onto which I ported
> much that I had accumulated over the years.  I have always had trouble
> wit upgrades, because so much of what I have customized is either blown
> away, or left intact but semi- or non-workable.  I always allowed a day
> after an upgrade to get things back to normal.  9 seriously broke
> backward compatibility, and I am still finding things that don't work
> the same way months later.  Not a problem for new users, but critical
> for upgraders.  There was nothing that I saw in the installation
> procedures that pointed me to warnings about likely problems in upgrade
> situations, and the workarounds.
>
> This list is the best resource I have found to date.
>
> Peter
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>
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> Message: 24
> From: Justin Banks <justinb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2003 22:14:21 -0600
> To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Thoughts on Fedora
> Reply-To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> Rodolfo J. Paiz wrote
>
> > I'm happily running my home and my small webhosting business as well as
> > several firewall/gateway/netserver boxen on 9, and making money off them.
>
> I
>
> > also do a fair bit of Q&A for friends who run Red Hat, and so far none of
> > them have complained about anything wrong either. Sorry you two had
> > problems (and I am aware that yes, there were some problems with 9) but,
> > your mileage may vary!
>
> I advise anyone running any multithreaded applications to stay away from
> RH9.
>
> -justinb
>
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> Constant Data, Inc.
> http://www.constantdata.com
>
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> Message: 25
> Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2003 22:17:21 -0800 (PST)
> From: Keith Morse <kgmorse@xxxxxxxx>
> To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Internet address lookup and ssh problem
> Reply-To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> On Sun, 26 Oct 2003, Noel Collis wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I am having the following two problems:
> >
> > Could not look up internet address for hxxx-xxx-xxx-xxx.
> > This will prevent GNOME from operating correctly.
> > It may be possible to correct the problem by adding
> > hxxx-xxx-xxx-xxx to the file /etc/hosts.
> >
> > ssh_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host
>
> In my experience, this message is due to remote host having tcp wrappers
> enabled for sshd.  I'd check /etc/hosts.allow /etc/hosts.deny and any
> entries in /etc/ssh/sshd_config.
>
> > I resolve the first one by adding hxxx-xxx-xxx-xxx to my hosts file as
> > suggested but I am wondering if this would cause my ssh login attempt to
> > fail. Can some assist me in solving both problems.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Noel
> >
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> Message: 26
> Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2003 22:36:38 -0800 (PST)
> From: Keith Morse <kgmorse@xxxxxxxx>
> To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Setting up userquota question
> Reply-To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> On Thu, 23 Oct 2003, Jason Williams wrote:
> > Next, I tried to run quotacheck -avug and received this:
> >
> > $ quotacheck -avug
> > quotacheck: Cannot get quotafile name for /dev/sda6
> >
> >
> > After tinkering a bit, I did this:
> >
> > quotacheck -acvu ( dont need group quotas)
> >
> > and this worked. It created the file aquota.user in /home
> >
> > So I was curious if the reason why it did not work the first time was
> > becuase I did not specify the -c flag?
> >
> > Lastly, i'd like to learn more about using quotas. Any suggested further
> > readings?
>
> Unfortunately no, just wanted to say I had similar problems setting up
> quota.  The first host I did, no matter what I couldn't get quotacheck to
> work.  Ended up having to run a fsck on the partition even though it
> wasn't due and fsck did not find any problems.  But after the fsck,
> quotacheck worked like a charm.  Call me quota puzzled too.
>
>
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> Message: 27
> Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 08:21:32
> To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> From: Thierry ITTY <thierry.itty@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: Can I boot from a USB Disk?
> Cc: clemens@xxxxxxx
> Reply-To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> Hello
>
> sure you didn't find anything on it...
> I'm trying to do that since a while (2 monthes) without success.
> I even posted several messages on this list, without any answer.
> whenever you happen to get it sucessfull, please let me know !!!
>
> btw
> - you can install rh9 on an usb disk without touching the internal disks,
> no problem. build the standard boot diskette and the block device driver
> diskette from the install cd, boot on the former in expert mode, insert the
> latter when asked, this will give you access to the usb drive, then install
> as usually
> - you _should_ be able to boot on the usb disk without problem _if_ your
> bios provides this feature
> - if it doesn't, then you _need_ a special boot diskette with usb/scsi
> drivers. here's the pain for me : i _cannot_ build a working diskette.
> whatever things I try, boot always ends up in kernel panic, unable to mount
> root fs.
> - there's a special distro (stiix, slackware based) said to be able to boot
> from an usb disk (with or without a diskette), maybe I (you ?) should try
> and see how they did manage it, and try and apply this to rh9
>
> hth
>
> A 21:20 24/10/2003 -0600, vous avez ecrit :
> >I havent seen this mentioned (but I havent been watching
> >the list that carefully either), but I have a laptop that
> >I would like to put a new distribution of RH9 on, and since
> >the disk is small,
> >Im wondering if I can boot from an attached USB Disk?
> >
> >If not, can I put the kernel on the ATA drive, and then
> >mount a USB /root?
> >
> >I dont really want to buy a new disk for the laptop, but I
> >do have a USB disk that has plenty of room on it...
> >
> >Guess Ill find out this weekend, but any problems/experiences
> >any of you have had would be appreciated.
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> >
> >
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> Message: 28
> Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 10:23:24 +0100 (CET)
> From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Manuel=20Ar=F3stegui=20Ramirez?= <manuaroste@xxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: Internet address lookup and ssh problem
> To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> Reply-To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> [root@Linux root]# nslookup
> Note:  nslookup is deprecated and may be removed from
> future releases.
> Consider using the `dig' or `host' programs instead.
> Run nslookup with
> the `-sil[ent]' option to prevent this message from
> appearing.
>
> > type=any
>
> Server:         2-------
> Address:        2-------
>
> ** server can't find type=any: NXDOMAIN
>
> > yahoo.com
>
> Server:         213.172.33.34
> Address:        213.172.33.34#53
>
> Non-authoritative answer:
> Name:   yahoo.com
> Address: 66.218.71.198
>
>
>
>  --- Keith Morse <kgmorse@xxxxxxxx> escribio: > On
>
> Sun, 26 Oct 2003, Noel Collis wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I am having the following two problems:
> > >
> > > Could not look up internet address for
> >
> > hxxx-xxx-xxx-xxx.
> >
> > > This will prevent GNOME from operating correctly.
> > > It may be possible to correct the problem by
> >
> > adding
> >
> > > hxxx-xxx-xxx-xxx to the file /etc/hosts.
> > >
> > > ssh_exchange_identification: Connection closed by
> >
> > remote host
> >
> > In my experience, this message is due to remote host
> > having tcp wrappers
> > enabled for sshd.  I'd check /etc/hosts.allow
> > /etc/hosts.deny and any
> > entries in /etc/ssh/sshd_config.
> >
> > > I resolve the first one by adding hxxx-xxx-xxx-xxx
> >
> > to my hosts file as
> >
> > > suggested but I am wondering if this would cause
> >
> > my ssh login attempt to
> >
> > > fail. Can some assist me in solving both problems.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Noel
>
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> Message: 29
> From: Abhijit Das <ADas@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "'redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx'" <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: RE: redhat-list digest, Vol 1 #8436 - 23 msgs
> Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 15:45:03 +0530
> Reply-To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> Hi Hugh
>
> Any idea why i am getting this err ? any other things to check ?
> i am unable to crontab -l or crontab -e as user root. i am getting the same
> err msg.
> i am however able to do crontab -u -e xxx where xxx is my other user.
> doing a crontab -l or crontab -e as my other user works fine. rest what i
> did to check cron i have mentioned in my earlier email
>
> anybody - any suggestions please
>
> thx
> Abhijit
>
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> Today's Topics:
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>    1. RE: Thoughts on Fedora (Wade Chandler)
>    2. iTunes inside of VMWare inside of Windows (Roberto Dohnert)
>    3. UPDATE: iTunes inside of VMWare inside of Windows -- Internal CDRW
> (Roberto Dohnert)
>    4. RE: usb memory key (Mohamed Kerbachi)
>    5. fsck erase files at startup ? (Mohamed Kerbachi)
>    6. Re: rotate logs when they reach a certain size (Krishna Shekhar)
>    7. Re: Transfering files in SSH (aT)
>    8. Question on Crontab; unable to edit/list (Abhijit Das)
>    9. Question on Crontab; unable to edit/list (Abhijit Das)
>   10. Re: Network Problem-solved..Now another problem (Bilal Dar)
>   11. RE: Question on Crontab; unable to edit/list (Hugh E Cruickshank)
>   12. Question bout logrotate (cajun)
>   13. Re: Question bout logrotate (Jason Dixon)
>   14. [OT] Good reference for setting up Apache in reverse proxy mode?
> (Mike Pelley)
>   15. Re: Question bout logrotate (cajun)
>   16. Re: [OT] Good reference for setting up Apache in reverse proxy
>        mode? (Jason Dixon)
>   17. RE: [OT] Good reference for setting up Apache in reverse proxy mo
>        de? (Jason Staudenmayer)
>   18. RE: [OT] Good reference for setting up Apache in reverse proxy mo
>        de? (Jason Dixon)
>   19. Re: [OT] Good reference for setting up Apache in reverse proxy mo
>        de? (Mike Pelley)
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> Message: 1
> From: "Wade Chandler" <wchandler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: RE: Thoughts on Fedora
> Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2003 23:55:09 -0400
> Reply-To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> I get a little biased in these types of discussions.  I'm a programmer
> and a system geek, so I say if you are affected by something jump in and
> help out.  It's there, it's free, it's not that hard, and even if  you
> can't program, you can learn some basics and help a programmer out.
> Overall it will help anyone understand their system better (not just the
> things they see, but the whole system, computer and OS inside and out).
>
>
> I guess I see it like this.  We all obviously use Linux, and we all
> appear to use Red Hat.  So, to me, that means we have some
> responsibility in that community considering the costs involved for many
> of us.  I find that I can be more productive on a Linux machine than I
> can on my Windows (with the proper tools) so I'm all about making it
> friendly for everyone and geeky for anyone who wants it to be.  I want
> to be able to develop applications for Linux, and be able to think about
> making that application on Windows, instead of feel like I have to.  Is
> that sometime off in the future...yes I'd say so.  But, I feel this is
> better accomplished through modules and add-ons.  I have a lot of things
> I would like to do here, and I think Fedora is great(...now if I can
> just find time..it always seems to out run me).
>
> On a more general note of where the question was going.  I think users
> and testers and programmers can all help push fixes.  I also think it
> comes down to the way anyone is approached or approaches someone.  We
> all need to keep in mind that unless you are talking to someone from Red
> Hat they are not getting paid to work on this stuff.  They do it for
> their enjoyment.  Which believe it or not has pushed Linux itself
> www.kernel.org good ol' Linus (which I know we all know).  But, I think
> keeping that all in mind makes us ask questions with a different tone.
> Maybe we don't have dollars here and there to push in someones face, but
> simple gestures are really all it takes.  Developers want their work to
> be good, so if there is a problem most are more than happy to fix it.
>
> I think Red Hat will have more than enough developers working on Fedora
> to guide these groups.  Just like the kernel every project needs
> guidance.  Each piece needs someone who can control the flow well.  I
> think these folks will come from RH in most cases (according to what I
> read on the Fedora site).  Whether they are the best people for the job
> or not will only be decided in time, and if they are not, then someone
> will have to make some good decisions.  But, I still believe we have to
> keep in mind that RH states on the Fedora web site that their commercial
> software will be based on Fedora.  This means they have an interest in
> it being good stable software.  Fedora will also have a release cycle.
> So, use releases if you are burdened by untested code (I will only use
> release versions unless testing).
>
> I see Fedora as a way to shift some responsibility.  For instance, I use
> RH9.  I paid absolutely nothing for it.  I love it more than any of my
> other OS.  I like it better than AIX, Solaris, or XP.  I realize RH has
> put an investment into the applications and packaging.  I can't thank
> them enough.  But, at the same time, I understand that a company can't
> front all the costs for everything, and I don't expect them to.
>
> Red Hat has employees, and those employees have families to feed.
> Forget the stock holders for a moment.  Those same employees are going
> to be working on Fedora.  I imagine many of them will be spending most
> of their time working on Fedora, and the rest the value adds, commercial
> things, and tech support.  Their pay check should be incentive for them
> to perform.
>
> Enter users like myself who pay nothing most of the time when dealing
> with Linux.  I don't feel like I should want to point many fingers if
> I'm not willing to pitch in a bit.  That is where I think the community
> comes into play.  Are we willing to say we like Red Hat, or do we start
> using SuSE, Debian, or Slackware?  I believe Red Hat has done a great
> job, and with the exception of SuSE who I put on the same level as RH, I
> believe RH is the best Distro available.  So, I am willing to pitch in
> when I can: answer a question here or there, look at some code if I need
> to, update it and create a patch if I need to (for things I use
> mainly...so I'm selfish..:-(  bad quality I'd say, but I only have so
> much time).
>
> Anyways, to use my favorite analogy to Fedora, Netbeans.  Netbeans is
> sponsered by Sun Microsystems.  It is also a free open source product.
> I use it day in and day out to write Java software.  I think it is one
> of the best IDEs available.  I like tooo many things about it to
> mention.  I can't say anything bad about it, though some things I wish
> could be different.  But, all in all, compare it to anything else, it
> still shines.  Compare it to Jbuilder (rather costly).  I would use
> Netbeans any day.  Compare it to Eclipse..I think it runs circles around
> it (my own opinion).  The only thing I think Jbuilder has better deals
> with the files Netbeans uses for it's GUI designer, but that is a small
> thing, and it can eventually be worked out.
>
> Netbeans rolls out patches in a very timely manner.  You will also
> notice that many of the developers have .... Sun.com at the end of their
> emails.  This means they are a paid programmer.  Which is a good thing.
> This means some where there is someone putting together a little upfront
> design effort to make things role a little smoother (generally
> speaking). But, don't let that fool you about open source projects
> without corperate backers.  Though, corporate backing is good because it
> means there is someone who is devoting time to working on the project,
> and they are being paid to do it.  Just to say it, Apache is a
> non-profit, but you will find corporations using it, and some
> contributing handsomely.
>
> I believe we will see patches flying out of Fedora.  I may be wrong, but
> the only reason I can imagine them not doing so will be because of some
> sick restrictions Red Hat could lay on the projects.  I don't see that
> happening, but if it did, that would be a reason for slow response time.
> In general open source projects fix bugs faster than commercial ones, or
> this has been my experience rather.  It will all depend on the model
> used.  Some company's like Seapine software are an exception to this
> rule.  They produce a source control system called Surround which I
> believe is better than any other.  They have fixed bugs and released
> upgrades rather rapidly.  We have been beta testers at different times
> for them.  You'd have to check it out to see what I mean.  Clients on
> Mac, Windows, and Linux.  Side tracked....but it is good.
>
> Also, something else to keep in mind.  Most of the applications we use
> on Linux are open source.  Which means, they have a home of their own.
> Patches are usually going to depend on those developers anyways.  So,
> probably an important thing to remember is that Fedora projects will
> include a lot of code reviewing.  i.e. OpenSSH will be reviewed by
> developers responsible for the section that package fits into, then
> there will be collaboration with the actual OpenSSH project.  You can
> definitely expect this to be the case.  Code review and collaboration
> will catch more bugs than you can imagine.  This is a plus.
>
> Anyways, those are a bunch of my jumbled thoughts.  I hope this is
> coherent enough for the debate.  It is 11:39PM US EST at the moment in
> good ol'NC.  :-D.  I won't assume too much however until I have a
> milestone to throw FUD against, so in all fairness....I say we wait on a
> release and give it a while.  :-)
>
> Wade
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: redhat-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Rodolfo J. Paiz
> Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2003 10:40 PM
> To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: Thoughts on Fedora
>
> At 20:15 10/25/2003, you wrote:
> >I don't agree with the notion that some how Fedora is going to be any
> >less stable than the "free" RH9 many use on this list now.
>
> Neither do I. However, to give you something to think about, the "other"
>
> argument against Fedora according to some people is that you cannot be
> sure
> that "the community" will roll out patches and security updates in a
> timely
> fashion. That is a valid concern, since this early in the game we do not
>
> yet know how that will be done and speculation is to be expected.
>
> What thoughts would you have on that subject? (Wade or anyone else.)
>
>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2003 01:36:31 -0400
> From: Roberto Dohnert <webwarrior@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: trilug@xxxxxxxxxx
> CC: suse-linux-e@xxxxxxxx, fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx, redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: iTunes inside of VMWare inside of Windows
> Reply-To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> I have recieved numerous e-mails about this issue and I thought I would
> make it known to any and all interested parties since I am the
> proclaimed expert of Windows inside of VMWare.  Yes, the new iTunes can
> be run inside of Windows inside of VMWare but, (yes you knew a but was
> coming) You cannot run visualizations because VMWare drivers do not
> support OpenGL, Do not allocate less than 256mb of RAM for the guest OS,
> I highly reccomend upgrading to VMWare 4.0.5 since memory management was
> greatly improved in that version.  If you wish to use it inside of
> VMWare 4.0.0 or below, YOU CANNOT BE DOING ANYTHING IN LINUX.  The Apple
> Music Store works, you can access the store and download and do what you
> want.  If you wish to make custom CD's on an internal CD-RW you are out
> of luck I think, I have to do some more testing with mine, but upon
> inital testing it didnt work. but with External burners it works fine,
> unload the USB mass storage Modules in Linux before you can mount the
> external burner in the guest OS.  If you are going to use the iPod with
> VMWare make sure it is not mounted in Linux otherwise VMWare refuses to
> see it
>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2003 01:15:41 -0500
> From: Roberto Dohnert <webwarrior@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list <trilug@xxxxxxxxxx>
> CC: suse-linux-e@xxxxxxxx, redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx, fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: UPDATE: iTunes inside of VMWare inside of Windows -- Internal CDRW
> Reply-To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> Did not take me long at all, Yes you can do a burn using an Internal
> CD-RW.  When you go to add the device you cannot do it by its hd label,
> you have to give VMWare the serial emulation, for Example under SUSE
> Linux 9 my serial emulation label is /dev/sr1.  That is the information
> that needs to be provided
>
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> Message: 4
> Subject: RE: usb memory key
> Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2003 08:08:37 +0100
> From: "Mohamed Kerbachi" <Mohamed.Kerbachi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> I have used many memory flash with RedHat 9.0 with nno problem just issue
> "tail -f /var/log/message" and plug the usb  flash you will se a message
>
> and mount the drive like this:
> mkdir /mnt/flash
> mount -t vfat /dev/What_You_See_in_LOG_MESSGAES  /mnt/flash
>
> hope that help ;)
>
> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : Gordon Messmer [mailto:yinyang@xxxxxxxxx]
> Envoye : dimanche 26 octobre 2003 00:07
> A : redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> Objet : Re: usb memory key
>
> William Burgos wrote:
> > I can I mount a usb memory key?
> >
> > Do I need some drivers or are these already in RH9
>
> The drivers you need are included in the kernel in RH9.  You've been
> advised to mount /dev/sda1, but most of the sticks I've seen don't have
> partitions.
>
> When you plug the memory stick in, log in as root and use
> 'fdisk -l /dev/sda' to look at the partition table.  If it looks like
> nonsense (you'll know what I mean), then your memory stick doesn't have
> partitions, and you should mount /dev/sda.
>
>
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> Message: 5
> Subject: fsck erase files at startup ?
> Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2003 08:29:13 +0100
> From: "Mohamed Kerbachi" <Mohamed.Kerbachi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "RedHat mailling list (E-mail)" <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> 		A server that i can admin reboot very often (all partition
> are ext2) so an fsck is always made. Now i see some log files are erased
> and a new ones are created by OS???!!! is it possible that fsck erase files
> ??
>
> 		thx
>
>
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> Message: 6
> From: "Krishna Shekhar" <krishna.shekhar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: rotate logs when they reach a certain size
> Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2003 13:44:33 +0530
> Reply-To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> Hi,
>
>     Better use logrotate. Edit the configuration files in
> /etc/logrotate.conf and /etc/logrotate.d/
>
> regards,
> Krishna, RHCE
> Network/Systems Engineer
> Spectranet
> http://www.spectranet.com
>
> http://www.krisindigitalage.com
> Krishna's homepage on the Internet!!
>
> Keith R Wood writes:
> > find DIRECTORYNAME -size XX -type f -exec rm -f {} ";"
> >
> > The above command will search starting in the directory DIRECTORYNAME
> > (and below) and find all files that are of size XX and delete them.
> >
> > This command could easily be put in a crontab file.
> >
> > XX is in 512 byte blocks by default. If c follows XX then the units will
> > be bytes, if k follows XX then the units would be kilobytes.
> >
> > Hope this helps.
> >
> > krw
> >
> > On Fri, 2003-10-24 at 12:13, Genti Hila wrote:
> >>  The cron jobs and logrotate seem to manipulate logs in a time basis,
> >> but
>
> i
>
> >> was trying to figure out a way how to make the logs delete when they get
>
> big
>
> >> to a certain size and not in a daily or weekly or whatever time basis.
> >>
> >> Does anybody know how to do that in Redhat 9 ?
> >>
> >> Genti
> >
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> Message: 7
> From: aT <atif@xxxxxxxx>
> Organization: Bayt.com
> To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Transfering files in SSH
> Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2003 13:48:50 +0400
> Reply-To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> did u try scp  ??
> It comes wit ssh .
>
> On Friday 24 October 2003 09:28, Christopher Lyon wrote:
> > You can also give rsync a try
> >
> >
> > rsync -e ssh .........
> >
> >
> > man rsync
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Donald Tyler [mailto:dtyler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > > Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2003 6:56 AM
> > > To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: Transfering files in SSH
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I finally managed to get my firewall server up (Thanks to everyone on
> > > the list who helped).
> > >
> > > I want to be able to administer the server remotely. But the only
> > > problem I have is that I don't know how to transfer files from my
> > > workstation to the server via SSH. Can anyone point me in the
> >
> > direction
> >
> > > of some info?
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > >
> > > Donald
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> Message: 8
> From: Abhijit Das <ADas@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "'redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx'" <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Question on Crontab; unable to edit/list
> Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2003 15:48:03 +0530
> Reply-To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> Hi
>
> my linux kernel is 2.2.20
> i am trying to edit/list crontab [i also tried crontab -e -u root]
> but i am getting this err msg:
> You (root) are not allowed to use this program (crontab)
> See crontab(1) for more information
>
> i checked /etc/cron.allow root and my other users are listed [fyi i am able
> to edit/list crontab with my other users]
> there is no cron.deny file
>
> i checked /var/spool/cron and root is listed there. i can do a more root to
> see my crontab entries.
> i checked the crontab file under /usr/bin , nobody has tampered with the
> permissions or setuid bit.
>
> what else can cause this err msg to come ?
>
> can anybody help me please
>
> thx
> Abhijit
>
>
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>
> Message: 9
> From: Abhijit Das <ADas@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "'redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx'" <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Question on Crontab; unable to edit/list
> Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2003 16:08:54 +0530
> Reply-To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> > Hi
> >
> > my linux kernel is 2.2.20
> > i am trying to edit/list crontab [i also tried crontab -e -u root]
> > but i am getting this err msg:
> > You (root) are not allowed to use this program (crontab)
> > See crontab(1) for more information
> >
> > i checked /etc/cron.allow root and my other users are listed [fyi i am
> > able to edit/list crontab with my other users]
> > there is no cron.deny file
> >
> > i checked /var/spool/cron and root is listed there. i can do a more root
> > to see my crontab entries.
> > i checked the crontab file under /usr/bin , nobody has tampered with the
> > permissions or setuid bit.
> >
> > what else can cause this err msg to come ?
> >
> > can anybody help me please
> >
> > thx
> > Abhijit
>
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>
> Message: 10
> From: "Bilal Dar" <bilal@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: Network Problem-solved..Now another problem
> Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2003 15:12:18 +0300
> Reply-To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> Hi,
>
> I had the same problem once ... just edit /etc/sysconfig/network
>
> Bilal.
>
>
>
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>
> Message: 11
> From: "Hugh E Cruickshank" <hugh@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: RE: Question on Crontab; unable to edit/list
> Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2003 04:49:32 -0800
> Reply-To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> Hi Abhijit:
>
> The -u param is for use by the root user to access other user's
> crontab files (the manpage say "privilege user"). You should be
> able to do "crontab -e" for any user (including root) to edit
> their own crontab file and "crontab -e -u xxx" for root to edit
> user xxx's crontab file.
>
> HTH
>
> Regards, Hugh
>
> --
> Hugh E Cruickshank, Forward Software, www.forward-software.com
>
> From: Abhijit Das Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2003 02:18
>
> > Hi
> >
> > my linux kernel is 2.2.20
> > i am trying to edit/list crontab [i also tried crontab -e -u root]
> > but i am getting this err msg:
> > You (root) are not allowed to use this program (crontab)
> > See crontab(1) for more information
> >
> > i checked /etc/cron.allow root and my other users are listed [fyi
> > i am able
> > to edit/list crontab with my other users]
> > there is no cron.deny file
> >
> > i checked /var/spool/cron and root is listed there. i can do a
> > more root to
> > see my crontab entries.
> > i checked the crontab file under /usr/bin , nobody has tampered with the
> > permissions or setuid bit.
> >
> > what else can cause this err msg to come ?
> >
> > can anybody help me please
> >
> > thx
> > Abhijit
>
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> Message: 12
> Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2003 09:10:56 -0600
> From: cajun <cajunlee@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: RedHat-List <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Question bout logrotate
> Reply-To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> Hi all,
>
> One quick question bout logrotate, if someone could turn the light on
> for me I would be greatly in your debt.  In the example of logrotate
> they use the command killall.  Are they stopping the link between the
> log file and the process at this point?  The reason I am asking, I have
> a couple of logs that I want to add and was wondering if this is necessary?
>
> Thanks for making this clearer!!!!
>
> Lee Perez
>
>
>
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>
> Message: 13
> Subject: Re: Question bout logrotate
> From: Jason Dixon <jason@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Red Hat Mailing List <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Organization: DixonGroup Consulting
> Date: 26 Oct 2003 10:22:10 -0500
> Reply-To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> On Sun, 2003-10-26 at 10:10, cajun wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > One quick question bout logrotate, if someone could turn the light on
> > for me I would be greatly in your debt.  In the example of logrotate
> > they use the command killall.  Are they stopping the link between the
> > log file and the process at this point?  The reason I am asking, I have
> > a couple of logs that I want to add and was wondering if this is
>
> necessary?
>
> I'm not sure what version of RH you're using, but RH9's logrotate
> scripts use kill (on my box).  Either way, yes, a kill/killall -HUP
> (interrupt signal) is used to stop the process (closing the write on the
> old logfile), and start the process (opening the write on the new
> logfile).
>
> View the killall manpage to understand how it's different from kill.
>
> --
> Jason Dixon, RHCE
> DixonGroup Consulting
> http://www.dixongroup.net
>
>
>
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> Message: 14
> Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2003 11:56:28 -0330
> From: Mike Pelley <mike@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: redhat-list <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [OT] Good reference for setting up Apache in reverse proxy mode?
> Reply-To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> Sorry for the OT post - I'm in a time crunch and need a quick-and-dirty
> reference for setting up Apache in reverse proxy mode.  Basically, I
> need to have the reference for http://www.foo.com go through to the
> reverse proxy to the internal web server.  The internal server is using
> virtual hosts as well.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Mike
>
>
>
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>
> Message: 15
> Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2003 09:32:54 -0600
> From: cajun <cajunlee@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Question bout logrotate
> Reply-To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> Jason Dixon wrote:
> (snip)
>
> >I'm not sure what version of RH you're using, but RH9's logrotate
> >scripts use kill (on my box).  Either way, yes, a kill/killall -HUP
> >(interrupt signal) is used to stop the process (closing the write on the
> >old logfile), and start the process (opening the write on the new
> >logfile).
> >
> >View the killall manpage to understand how it's different from kill.
>
> Thanks Jason and sorry bout that, I forgot to say that I am running RH9.
>  I have to remember to start putting that in all the questions that I
> ask.  That is what I thought that meant, but wanted to make sure.  I'm
> still learning!!
>
> Thanks again.
>
> Lee Perez
>
>
>
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>
> Message: 16
> Subject: Re: [OT] Good reference for setting up Apache in reverse proxy
> 	mode?
> From: Jason Dixon <jason@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Red Hat Mailing List <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Organization: DixonGroup Consulting
> Date: 26 Oct 2003 10:34:55 -0500
> Reply-To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> On Sun, 2003-10-26 at 10:26, Mike Pelley wrote:
> > Sorry for the OT post - I'm in a time crunch and need a quick-and-dirty
> > reference for setting up Apache in reverse proxy mode.  Basically, I
> > need to have the reference for http://www.foo.com go through to the
> > reverse proxy to the internal web server.  The internal server is using
> > virtual hosts as well.
>
> You should be able to pull what you need out of this:
> http://www.cafesoft.com/products/cams/docs/webagent/ApacheReverseProxy.html
>
> HTH.
>
> --
> Jason Dixon, RHCE
> DixonGroup Consulting
> http://www.dixongroup.net
>
>
>
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> Message: 17
> From: Jason Staudenmayer <jasons@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "'redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx'" <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: RE: [OT] Good reference for setting up Apache in reverse proxy mo
> 	de?
> Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2003 10:31:01 -0500
> Reply-To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> Can you say "port forward"
> The most recommended way to set that would be with iptables rule and not
> with apache.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Pelley [mailto:mike@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2003 10:26 AM
> To: redhat-list
> Subject: [OT] Good reference for setting up Apache in reverse proxy mode?
>
>
> Sorry for the OT post - I'm in a time crunch and need a quick-and-dirty
> reference for setting up Apache in reverse proxy mode.  Basically, I
> need to have the reference for http://www.foo.com go through to the
> reverse proxy to the internal web server.  The internal server is using
> virtual hosts as well.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Mike
>
>
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> Message: 18
> Subject: RE: [OT] Good reference for setting up Apache in reverse proxy mo
> 	de?
> From: Jason Dixon <jason@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Red Hat Mailing List <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Organization: DixonGroup Consulting
> Date: 26 Oct 2003 10:42:54 -0500
> Reply-To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> On Sun, 2003-10-26 at 10:31, Jason Staudenmayer wrote:
> > Can you say "port forward"
> > The most recommended way to set that would be with iptables rule and not
> > with apache.
>
> Not necessarily.  If you need to load-balance and/or distribute
> different sites to different internal servers, an application proxy is
> exactly the ticket.  He didn't specify whether he was redirecting ALL
> http traffic or simply this domain.
>
> --
> Jason Dixon, RHCE
> DixonGroup Consulting
> http://www.dixongroup.net
>
>
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> Message: 19
> Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2003 12:15:44 -0330
> From: Mike Pelley <mike@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [OT] Good reference for setting up Apache in reverse proxy mo
>  de?
> Reply-To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> Actually, we're doing this already.  We port forward TCP 80 to the
> internal web server.  However, this is an IIS server and the owner has a
> lack of confidence in IIS security (I wonder why ;-)  So, he'd like to
> put an Apache server in a DMZ and then have it forward requests to the
> internal server.  That way, he can still do his ASP "thing" but have
> Apache keeping direct access away.
>
> Jason Staudenmayer wrote:
> >Can you say "port forward"
> >The most recommended way to set that would be with iptables rule and not
> >with apache.
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
>
> From: Mike Pelley [mailto:mike@xxxxxxxxxxx]
>
> >Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2003 10:26 AM
> >To: redhat-list
> >Subject: [OT] Good reference for setting up Apache in reverse proxy mode?
> >
> >
> >Sorry for the OT post - I'm in a time crunch and need a quick-and-dirty
> >reference for setting up Apache in reverse proxy mode.  Basically, I
> >need to have the reference for http://www.foo.com go through to the
> >reverse proxy to the internal web server.  The internal server is using
> >virtual hosts as well.
> >
> >Thanks!
> >
> >Mike
>
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> Message: 30
> Subject: Tips on re-installing and restoring on RedHat 9
> From: Jim Macdonald <jimmmac@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 08:00:29 -0500
> Reply-To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> Good morning
>
> I am planning to re-install RedHat 9 to get rid of a lot of junk I have
> accumulated over time.  Open Office and Mozilla should be no problem.  I
> have already posted to the Ximian Evolution list and talked to
> Moneydance technical support.  I just don't want to miss anything.  I
> already have my entire system backed up to DVD, Cd and partitions that I
> won't touch.  Any tips and suggestions would be more than appreciated
> when I get the system re-installed.  Thanks everyone for your input.
> --
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>
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