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 > > -----Original Message----- > From: redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 6:25 PM > To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: redhat-list digest, Vol 1 #8437 - 32 msgs > > > Send redhat-list mailing list submissions to > redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx > > You can reach the person managing the list at > redhat-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of redhat-list digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 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) > 18. Re: Can't create symbolic links in mounted vfat partition (Peter B. > West) > 19. Re: how to recover grub (Phil Savoie) > 20. Re: Thoughts on Fedora (Peter B. West) > 21. Re: Thoughts on Fedora (Justin Banks) > 22. Re: Thoughts on Fedora (Rodolfo J. Paiz) > 23. Re: Thoughts on Fedora (Peter B. West) > 24. Re: Thoughts on Fedora (Justin Banks) > 25. Re: Internet address lookup and ssh problem (Keith Morse) > 26. Re: Setting up userquota question (Keith Morse) > 27. Re: Can I boot from a USB Disk? (Thierry ITTY) > 28. Re: Internet address lookup and ssh problem > (=?iso-8859-1?q?Manuel=20Ar=F3stegui=20Ramirez?=) > 29. RE: redhat-list digest, Vol 1 #8436 - 23 msgs (Abhijit Das) > 30. Tips on re-installing and restoring on RedHat 9 (Jim Macdonald) > > --__--__-- > > 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 > > > --------------080900000406000405060402 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > 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. > > --------------080900000406000405060402 > Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> > <html> > <head> > <title></title> > </head> > <body> > 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:<br> > <br> > <VirtualHost *><br> > ServerName <a > class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" > href="http://www.foo.com">www.foo.com</a><br> > ProxyRequests On<br> > ProxyPass / <a > class="moz-txt-link-freetext" > href="http://internal-www.foo.com/">http://internal-www.foo.com/</a><br> > ProxyPassReverse / <a > class="moz-txt-link-freetext" > href="http://internal-www.foo.com/">http://internal-www.foo.com/</a><br> > CustomLog > /var/log/httpd/www.rproxy.log combined<br> > ErrorLog > /var/log/httpd/www.rproxy.error.log<br> > </VirtualHost><br> > &nb >s > p; & >n > bsp;   >; > &nb >s > p; & >n > bsp;   >; > <br> > <VirtualHost *><br> > ServerName > specialsite.foo.com<br> > ProxyRequests On<br> > ProxyPass / <a > class="moz-txt-link-freetext" > href="http://internal-specialsite.foo.com/">http://internal-specialsite.foo >. com/</a><br> > ProxyPassReverse / <a > class="moz-txt-link-freetext" > href="http://internal-specialsite.foo.com/">http://internal-specialsite.foo >. com/</a><br> > CustomLog > /var/log/httpd/specialsite.rproxy.log combined<br> > ErrorLog > /var/log/httpd/specialsite.rproxy.error.log<br> > </VirtualHost><br> > <br> > But, I only get to the first VirtualHost. 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> > > --------------080900000406000405060402-- > > > > --__--__-- > > 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. > > > > --__--__-- > > 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 > > > > --__--__-- > > 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 > > > > --__--__-- > > 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 > > This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > > ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C39C14.3DFFA930 > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > 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 > ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C39C14.3DFFA930 > Content-Type: text/html; > charset="iso-8859-1" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> > <HTML><HEAD> > <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = > charset=3Diso-8859-1"> > <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name=3DGENERATOR> > <STYLE></STYLE> > </HEAD> > <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> > <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 > googling a bit but cant find the right way, Can anyone tell me which = > module I=20 > have to load? or how do I go about configuring this modem, help will be=20 > appreciated.</FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>Thanks </FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>Harish </FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> > > ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C39C14.3DFFA930-- > > > > --__--__-- > > 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 > > > --------------020407040409060305020702 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > 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. > > --------------020407040409060305020702 > Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> > <html> > <head> > <title></title> > </head> > <body> > That's It!!!! Thanks! 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> > > --------------020407040409060305020702-- > > > > --__--__-- > > 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? > > > > --__--__-- > > 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? > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > --__--__-- > > Message: 9 > 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 > > ___________________________________________________ > Yahoo! Messenger - Nueva version GRATIS > Super Webcam, voz, caritas animadas, y mas... > http://messenger.yahoo.es > > > > --__--__-- > > 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 > > > --CE+1k2dSO48ffgeK > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Content-Disposition: inline > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > 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.= > =20 > He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. > ----------------------------- Isaiah 40:28 (niv) > --------------------------= --- > > --CE+1k2dSO48ffgeK > Content-Type: application/pgp-signature > Content-Disposition: inline > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQE/nCpCwkl39+p0CJ4RAv6aAJ9u6X+A+4XWpOMU0WXglwR7zpuTFQCeMrnn > MScnKVtC6Bcwt5zO9xh+Lh0= > =JgUr > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > --CE+1k2dSO48ffgeK-- > > > > --__--__-- > > 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 > > This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > > ------=_NextPart_000_003B_01C39C18.77739EC0 > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > 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 > ------=_NextPart_000_003B_01C39C18.77739EC0 > Content-Type: text/html; > charset="iso-8859-1" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> > <HTML><HEAD> > <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = > charset=3Diso-8859-1"> > <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2800.1264" name=3DGENERATOR> > <STYLE></STYLE> > </HEAD> > <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi,</FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </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> </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> </DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thanks in = > advance</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> > > ------=_NextPart_000_003B_01C39C18.77739EC0-- > > > > > --__--__-- > > 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 > > _________________________________________________________________ > STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail > > > > --__--__-- > > 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 > > This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > > ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C39C0C.7F060F30 > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > 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 > > > ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C39C0C.7F060F30 > Content-Type: text/html; > charset="iso-8859-1" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> > <HTML><HEAD> > <META HTTP-EQUIV=3D"Content-Type" CONTENT=3D"text/html; = > charset=3Diso-8859-1"> > <TITLE>Message</TITLE> > > <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2800.1264" name=3DGENERATOR> > <STYLE></STYLE> > </HEAD> > <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> > <DIV><SPAN class=3D868295820-26102003><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff = > > size=3D2>Hi,</FONT></SPAN></DIV> > <DIV><SPAN class=3D868295820-26102003><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff = > > size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </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> </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 :</B>=20 > redhat-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx] = > <B>De la=20 > part de</B> Bilal Dar<BR><B>Envoy=E9 :</B> dimanche 26 octobre = > 2003=20 > 21:26<BR><B>=C0 :</B> = > redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx<BR><B>Objet :</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> </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> </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> </DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thanks in=20 > advance</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> > > ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C39C0C.7F060F30-- > > > > > --__--__-- > > 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 > > > --WIyZ46R2i8wDzkSu > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Content-Disposition: inline > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > 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 > >=20 > > --=20 > > redhat-list mailing list > > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=3Dunsubscribe > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > --=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.= > =20 > He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. > ----------------------------- Isaiah 40:28 (niv) > --------------------------= --- > > --WIyZ46R2i8wDzkSu > Content-Type: application/pgp-signature > Content-Disposition: inline > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQE/nErFwkl39+p0CJ4RAn8vAJ0ekelIVpI41LGQiWxwmfuqq71a+wCdFlbh > eVGYcTpY9npn/VcbjARTBrw= > =XvkQ > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > --WIyZ46R2i8wDzkSu-- > > > > --__--__-- > > 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 > > > > --__--__-- > > 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 > -- > Peter B. West <http://www.powerup.com.au/~pbwest/resume.html> > > > > --__--__-- > > 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 > > -- > Justin Banks > Constant Data, Inc. > http://www.constantdata.com > > > > --__--__-- > > 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 > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* > > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail > > --__--__-- > > 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. > > > > --__--__-- > > 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. > >-- > > Reg.Clemens > > reg@xxxxxxx > > > > > > > >-- > >redhat-list mailing list > >unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > >https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > --__--__-- > > 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 > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > > STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months > > > > FREE* > > > > > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail > > > > -- > > redhat-list mailing list > > unsubscribe > > mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > ===== > -- > > Manuel Arostegui Linux user 200896 > > ___________________________________________________ > Yahoo! Messenger - Nueva version GRATIS > Super Webcam, voz, caritas animadas, y mas... > http://messenger.yahoo.es > > > > --__--__-- > > 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 > > -----Original Message----- > From: redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2003 10:30 PM > To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: redhat-list digest, Vol 1 #8436 - 23 msgs > > > Send redhat-list mailing list submissions to > redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx > > You can reach the person managing the list at > redhat-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of redhat-list digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 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) > > -- __--__-- > > 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.) > > > -- > Rodolfo J. Paiz > rpaiz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > > -- __--__-- > > 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 > > -- > ---- > For information on PowerPC Linux and x86 Linux please go to my website: > > http://www.geocities.com/kane121975/ > > I have many specific SuSE Linux related how-tos and much more helpful > information > > Yahoo IM: kane121975 > AOL: Desparado166 > ICQ: 119807053 > MSN Messenger: latinlover209 > > > > > -- __--__-- > > 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 > > -- > ---- > For information on PowerPC Linux and x86 Linux please go to my website: > > http://www.geocities.com/kane121975/ > > I have many specific SuSE Linux related how-tos and much more helpful > information > > Yahoo IM: kane121975 > AOL: Desparado166 > ICQ: 119807053 > MSN Messenger: latinlover209 > > > > > -- __--__-- > > 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. > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > -- __--__-- > > 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 > > > > -- __--__-- > > 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 > > > > -- > > redhat-list mailing list > > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > -- __--__-- > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > redhat-list mailing list > > > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > -- > > Syed Atif Ali > Desk: 971 4 3911914 > > _/_/_/_/_/ > _/_/_/ _/ > _/ _/ _/ > _/ _/ _/ > _/_/_/ _/ > > > -- > > > > -- __--__-- > > 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 > > > > -- __--__-- > > 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 > > -- __--__-- > > 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. > > > > -- __--__-- > > 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 > > -- __--__-- > > 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 > > > > -- __--__-- > > 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 > > > > -- __--__-- > > 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 > > > > -- __--__-- > > 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 > > > > -- __--__-- > > 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 > > > > -- __--__-- > > 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 > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > -- __--__-- > > 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 > > > > -- __--__-- > > 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 > > -- __--__-- > > __ > redhat-list mailing list > Unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > End of redhat-list Digest > > > > --__--__-- > > 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. > -- > Jim Macdonald <jimmmac@xxxxxxxxxxx> > -- > Jim Macdonald <jimmmac@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > > --__--__-- > > __ > redhat-list mailing list > Unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > End of redhat-list Digest -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list