On Wed, 2003-12-17 at 08:14, redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx wrote: > 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: Mailman woes (Frank Jahn) > 2. Re: Mailman woes (Frank Jahn) > 3. Solution to yahoo messenger installation (Prof Goofy) > 4. password confirmation (j.travis) > 5. RE: any way to copy a hd to another drive? (Ian Lipsky) > 6. Re: application/x-mplayer2 (gipsi) > 7. RE: password confirmation (Rigler, Steve) > 8. Speeding up gs printing (Edwin Humphries) > 9. Connecting to a remote Oracle database (Richard S. Crawford) > 10. Re: password confirmation (Ian Mortimer) > 11. Re: password confirmation (j.travis) > 12. RE: Connecting to a remote Oracle database (Ravi Verma) > 13. Re: password confirmation (j.travis) > 14. Re: password confirmation (Ian Mortimer) > 15. Re: Cron (Pete Nesbitt) > 16. Re: Connecting to a remote Oracle database (fred smith) > 17. Re: permissions on sound devices (Pete Nesbitt) > 18. Re: man path problem (Cameron Simpson) > 19. best wireless lan card to use RH 9.0? (Jeff Lacki) > 20. Re: best wireless lan card to use RH 9.0? (Matthew Galgoci) > 21. Bandwith management (edy) > 22. mrouted setup :: problem (Umesh Balani) > 23. RE: VPN from a redhat 9 using free s/wan problem (Samuel L. Schooler) > 24. Re: permissions on sound devices (Ken Gillett) > 25. Network profiler (Gary Stainburn) > 26. RE: Network profiler (=?iso-8859-1?Q?Daniel_Nystr=F6m?=) > 27. Re: Network profiler (Jason Dixon) > 28. Re: What's wrong with this eMail? (Timothy Stone) > 29. Re: Network profiler (Gary Stainburn) > 30. Re: What's wrong with this eMail? (Jason Dixon) > 31. RE: password confirmation (Rigler, Steve) > 32. X Server Crashed. (mykhan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > From: Frank Jahn <frank.jahn@xxxxxxxxx> > To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: Mailman woes > Date: 16 Dec 2003 18:17:55 +0100 > > Hello, > > take a look at your mailman installation, is mailman installed in > /var/mailman? > Is the path for the ScriptAlias set correctly in > /etc/httpd/conf.d/mailman.conf to your mailman directory? > > greetings > > > Frank Jahn > (Netzwerkadministrator, RHCE, LPIC-1) > > robbe Modellsport GmbH & Co. KG > Metzloser StraÃe 36 > 36352 Grebenhain > > Tel.: 0049 (0) 6644 87242 > Fax : 0049 (0) 6644 7412 > E-Mail: mailto:frank.jahn@xxxxxxxxx > Homepage: http://www.robbe.com > > > Ok I did that, but whenever I try to make changes through the web > > interface, I get loads of Object Not Found errors because somewhere an > > extra "mailman/" is getting inserted into the URL so that > > "http://www.espersunited.com/mailman/admin/test"; becomes > > "http://www.espersunited.com/mailmain/mailman/admin/test";. I can't make > > any changes - I can't even subscribe to my own list because every time I > > try I get the Object Not Found and when I correct the URL on the address > > line it gives me an Invalid email address error. Please help!!! > > > > -Michael Sullivan- > > > > > > > >> Message: 31 > >> From: "Frank Jahn" <frank.jahn@xxxxxxxxx> > >> To: <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > >> Subject: Re: Mailman woes > >> Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2003 07:41:33 +0100 > >> Reply-To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx > >> > >> Hello Michael, > >> > >> to get Mailman work wiht RH9 install the latest mailman package from > >> Errata. > >> After installation configure Mailman from the command line. > >> (to create new lists with web interface doesn't work correctly) > >> > >> - Create a site password: > >> > >> /var/mailman/bin/mmsitepass > >> > >> - Run the newlist command and create a new list called "mailman": > >> > >> /var/mailman/bin/newlist > >> > >> - Enter the aliases for the "mailman" list to your /etc/aliases file and > >> execute the newaliases command > >> > >> - Start the mailman service > >> > >> - Run the newlist command again and create your own list, enter the > >> aliases > >> for your list to the /etc/aliases and run newaliases again. > >> > >> Now you can easy configure your list via the web interface and modify > >> some > >> options you want: > >> http://yourserver/mailman/admin/yourlist > >> > >> After that Mailman will send mails to all your listmembers. > >> > >> > >> greetings > >> > >> > >> Frank Jahn > >> (Netzwerkadministrator, RHCE, LPIC-1) > >> > >> robbe Modellsport GmbH & Co. KG > >> Metzloser Strae 36 > >> 36352 Grebenhain > >> > >> Tel.: 0049 (0) 6644 87242 > >> Fax : 0049 (0) 6644 7412 > >> E-Mail: mailto:frank.jahn@xxxxxxxxx > >> Homepage: http://www.robbe.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > From: Frank Jahn <frank.jahn@xxxxxxxxx> > To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: Mailman woes > Date: 16 Dec 2003 18:45:54 +0100 > > Hello Michael, > > I have forgotten a little part in the last email. > Look at your /var/mailman/Mailman/mm_cfg.py file, are the following > variables set correctly to your Hostname? > > DEFAULT_EMAIL_HOST = 'yourhostname' > DEFAULT_URL_HOST = 'yourhostname' > > greetings > > > Frank Jahn > (Netzwerkadministrator, RHCE, LPIC-1) > > robbe Modellsport GmbH & Co. KG > Metzloser StraÃe 36 > 36352 Grebenhain > > Tel.: 0049 (0) 6644 87242 > Fax : 0049 (0) 6644 7412 > E-Mail: mailto:frank.jahn@xxxxxxxxx > Homepage: http://www.robbe.com > > > Ok I did that, but whenever I try to make changes through the web > > interface, I get loads of Object Not Found errors because somewhere an > > extra "mailman/" is getting inserted into the URL so that > > "http://www.espersunited.com/mailman/admin/test"; becomes > > "http://www.espersunited.com/mailmain/mailman/admin/test";. I can't make > > any changes - I can't even subscribe to my own list because every time I > > try I get the Object Not Found and when I correct the URL on the address > > line it gives me an Invalid email address error. Please help!!! > > > > -Michael Sullivan- > > > > > > > >> Message: 31 > >> From: "Frank Jahn" <frank.jahn@xxxxxxxxx> > >> To: <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > >> Subject: Re: Mailman woes > >> Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2003 07:41:33 +0100 > >> Reply-To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx > >> > >> Hello Michael, > >> > >> to get Mailman work wiht RH9 install the latest mailman package from > >> Errata. > >> After installation configure Mailman from the command line. > >> (to create new lists with web interface doesn't work correctly) > >> > >> - Create a site password: > >> > >> /var/mailman/bin/mmsitepass > >> > >> - Run the newlist command and create a new list called "mailman": > >> > >> /var/mailman/bin/newlist > >> > >> - Enter the aliases for the "mailman" list to your /etc/aliases file and > >> execute the newaliases command > >> > >> - Start the mailman service > >> > >> - Run the newlist command again and create your own list, enter the > >> aliases > >> for your list to the /etc/aliases and run newaliases again. > >> > >> Now you can easy configure your list via the web interface and modify > >> some > >> options you want: > >> http://yourserver/mailman/admin/yourlist > >> > >> After that Mailman will send mails to all your listmembers. > >> > >> > >> greetings > >> > >> > >> Frank Jahn > >> (Netzwerkadministrator, RHCE, LPIC-1) > >> > >> robbe Modellsport GmbH & Co. KG > >> Metzloser Strae 36 > >> 36352 Grebenhain > >> > >> Tel.: 0049 (0) 6644 87242 > >> Fax : 0049 (0) 6644 7412 > >> E-Mail: mailto:frank.jahn@xxxxxxxxx > >> Homepage: http://www.robbe.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > From: Prof Goofy <prof_goofy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Solution to yahoo messenger installation > Date: 16 Dec 2003 18:10:31 +0000 > > Dear all, > If u r having a prob with installing yahoo messenger, due to it giving a seg fault error message, this might be a possible solution. apparently, this is a wide spread prob. in "/root", there will a directory "~/.ymessenger" left from the previous installation. in it there will a file called "preferences". delete the file, then reload. it should install without any problems. > Prof. Goofy > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > From: j.travis <skynet@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: Red Hat Mailing List <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: password confirmation > Date: 16 Dec 2003 10:44:49 -0800 > > Is there a way to confirm a users password without actually logging in as > the user? So that if I think that the password is 'pass-wd-x' for user > 'xyz' I can confirm it from the command line. > > 'man passwd' and 'man pam' didn't turn up anything like this. > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > From: Ian Lipsky <redhat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: RE: any way to copy a hd to another drive? > Date: 16 Dec 2003 11:57:25 -0800 > > unfortunately the 'identical' drives i bought are not so identical. The 2 new drives are about 300k > smaller in size then the original drive. ;( otherwise i would have just used the raid card to > mirror the drives and never would of needed to ask how to copy a drive. > > ian > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Raghuraj, Ajay > To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Tue, 16 Dec 2003 21:13:37 +0530 > Subject: RE: any way to copy a hd to another drive? > > dd would work fine if the destination drive is equal to or greater than in > size. It worked fine for me. > > Ajay Raghuraj > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tom Wilson [mailto:wtw@xxxxxxxx] > Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 8:10 AM > To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: any way to copy a hd to another drive? > > > On Monday 15 December 2003 07:03 pm, Ian L's voice rose above the ones > in my head and stated: > > Is there any utility out there to do an exact copy from one drive to > > another? the source is about 200k bigger in size then the destination > > drive, with plenty of free space on it. > > > > They are both 'identical' drives, wd1200jb but apparently the newer > > one is slightly different, as it shows up as about 200k smaller. I > > need a way to copy the source drive onto the smaller one so that i > > can set up a raid mirror. i have another wd drive thats the same size > > as the smaller of the two. > > > > Ian > > Wouldn't 'dd' work for this? dd if=/dev/hda of=/dev/hdb > > -- > Tom Wilson > Reg. Linux user# 199331 > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > From: gipsi <gipsi@xxxxxxxxxx> > To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: application/x-mplayer2 > Date: 16 Dec 2003 18:22:01 -0200 > > Yes, it does appear just like I said. > > gipsi wrote: > > Hello, > > I have installed two plugins in my Mozilla 1.2.1, which are: > -MPlayer Plug-in supports QuickTime Plug-in 6.0 and Windows Media > Player Plugin (mplayerplug-in.so) > -gxine starter plugin (gxineplugin.so) > My RedHat 9 system include Xine, Gxine and Mplayer. Both plugins > support application/x-mplayer2 (WMV) and are enabled and listed in > Mozilla's plugins list. > But the audio/video file I was trying to listen still not working. > So I made a quick test: tried to open a WMV file in MPlayer, but it > didn't work. I can listen sounds perfectly in RH. > > Thanks > > crucificator wrote: > > type at address in mozilla about:plugins and check if the plugins are > really installed. > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > From: "Rigler, Steve" <SRigler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: RE: password confirmation > Date: 16 Dec 2003 15:10:56 -0600 > > One way, that I can think of, is to use "su" (obviously it > you'd have to run it as a user other than root). > > Like: > > su <someuser> -c "echo good pass" > > -Steve > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: redhat-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:redhat-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of j.travis > > Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 12:45 PM > > To: Red Hat Mailing List > > Subject: password confirmation > > > > > > Is there a way to confirm a users password without actually > > logging in as > > the user? So that if I think that the password is > > 'pass-wd-x' for user > > 'xyz' I can confirm it from the command line. > > > > 'man passwd' and 'man pam' didn't turn up anything like this. > > > > > > -- > > redhat-list mailing list > > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > From: Edwin Humphries <edwin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Speeding up gs printing > Date: 17 Dec 2003 08:41:44 +1100 > > We're printing a postscript file to a shared windows printer; it takes ghostscript a > very long time (around 3 minutes) to prepare the file for printing (533Mhz Via Eden > system). During the printing process, gs seems to take up full processor capacity, > but we've seenm this perform better on slower processors. We've tried the file with > or without graphics; the time quoted is for the no graphics version, but there > doesn't appear to be much difference. > > Can anyone explain this, or suggest ways of speeding it up? > > Edwin Humphries, > Ironstone Technology Pty Ltd > edwin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > www.ironstone.com.au > Phone: 02 4233 2285 > Fax: 02 4233 2299 > Mobile: 0419 233 051 > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > From: Richard S. Crawford <rscrawford@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Connecting to a remote Oracle database > Date: 16 Dec 2003 16:09:21 -0800 > > I need to be able to connect to the Oracle 9i database at work from my > Linux desktop at home. Is this possible to do without installing the > entire Oracle database software on my home computer? I'm running RH 8 > at home, and the remote database is Oracle 9i on Solaris 9. > > -- > Slainte, > Richard S. Crawford > AIM: Buffalo2K / Y!: rscrawford / ICQ: 11640404 > Howard Dean for America: http://www.deanforamerica.com > http://www.mossroot.com http://www.stonegoose.com > "It is only with our heart that we can see clearly. What is essential > is invisible to the eye." --Antoine de Saint Exupery > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > From: Ian Mortimer <ian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: password confirmation > Date: 17 Dec 2003 10:30:48 +1000 > > > Is there a way to confirm a users password without actually logging in as > > the user? So that if I think that the password is 'pass-wd-x' for user > > 'xyz' I can confirm it from the command line. > > The perl script below will do this if you have access to the shadow password > file. Run the script, enter the salt (from /etc/shadow) and the suspected > password. If the encrypted password returns the same string as in /etc/shadow > the passwords are the same. > > For crypt encrypted passwords the salt is the first two characters. > For md5 encrypted passwords the salt is the first 11 characters (up > to and including the 3rd $). > > > --- > Ian > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > #!/usr/bin/perl > # > # Generate a crypt encrypted password from password and salt. > # > print STDERR "salt:"; > $salt= <STDIN>; > print STDERR "\npassword:"; > system ("stty -echo"); > $text= <STDIN>; > system ("stty echo"); > print STDERR "\n"; > chop ($text); > $encrypted=crypt($text,$salt); > print "$encrypted\n"; > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > From: j.travis <skynet@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: password confirmation > Date: 16 Dec 2003 16:39:53 -0800 > > Interesting. I will experiment with that. One thing is that most of my > users have a shell of '/bin/false' so I don't know if I can "su" in that > scenario... > > I also downloaded a program called 'checkpassword' which looks promising; > but maybe more utility than I have use for. > http://cr.yp.to/checkpwd/interface.html > > > > One way, that I can think of, is to use "su" (obviously it > > you'd have to run it as a user other than root). > > su <someuser> -c "echo good pass" > > > > Is there a way to confirm a users password without actually > > > logging in as > > > the user? So that if I think that the password is > > > 'pass-wd-x' for user > > > 'xyz' I can confirm it from the command line. > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > From: Ravi Verma <ravi.verma@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: RE: Connecting to a remote Oracle database > Date: 16 Dec 2003 17:05:32 -0800 > > You need Oracle Client on your machine not the whole database software. > Unfortunately that too happens to be mammoth. > > Regards. > > -----Original Message----- > From: redhat-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx] > On Behalf Of Richard S. Crawford > Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 4:09 PM > To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Connecting to a remote Oracle database > > > I need to be able to connect to the Oracle 9i database at work from my > Linux desktop at home. Is this possible to do without installing the > entire Oracle database software on my home computer? I'm running RH 8 > at home, and the remote database is Oracle 9i on Solaris 9. > > -- > Slainte, > Richard S. Crawford > AIM: Buffalo2K / Y!: rscrawford / ICQ: 11640404 > Howard Dean for America: http://www.deanforamerica.com > http://www.mossroot.com http://www.stonegoose.com "It is only with our > heart that we can see clearly. What is essential is invisible to the > eye." --Antoine de Saint Exupery > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > From: j.travis <skynet@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: password confirmation > Date: 16 Dec 2003 17:34:24 -0800 > > Thats a spiffy little program! > > My salt in this case seems to be: $1$HsKZkjLV$ > So I have tried: > > - the first 11 characters (no ending $) > - first 12 (with ending $) > - and even tried skipping the first $. > > But can't get a match yet (password was pre-confirmed so that's not the > issue). I'm pretty sure that I am using the md5 encryption (at least as I > recall from the installation) but how can I check this? > > > > The perl script below will do this if you have access to the shadow > password > > file. > > For crypt encrypted passwords the salt is the first two characters. > > For md5 encrypted passwords the salt is the first 11 characters (up > > to and including the 3rd $). > > > > > > #!/usr/bin/perl > > # > > # Generate a crypt encrypted password from password and salt. > > # > > print STDERR "salt:"; > > $salt= <STDIN>; > > print STDERR "\npassword:"; > > system ("stty -echo"); > > $text= <STDIN>; > > system ("stty echo"); > > print STDERR "\n"; > > chop ($text); > > $encrypted=crypt($text,$salt); > > print "$encrypted\n"; > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > From: Ian Mortimer <ian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: password confirmation > Date: 17 Dec 2003 11:55:25 +1000 > > > > My salt in this case seems to be: $1$HsKZkjLV$ > > Which means you're using md5 encryption. > > > So I have tried: > > > > - the first 11 characters (no ending $) > > - first 12 (with ending $) > > Either of these should work and produce the same result. > > > - and even tried skipping the first $. > > That won't work. $1$ is the magic string for md5 encryption. > If the salt doesn't start with that you'll get crypt encryption > using the first two characters of the salt. > > > But can't get a match yet (password was pre-confirmed so that's not the > > issue). I'm pretty sure that I am using the md5 encryption (at least as I > > recall from the installation) but how can I check this? > > If you're encrypted passwords start with $1$ you're using md5 encryption. > > The script works fine for me on RH9 and RH7.3. > > -- > Ian > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > From: Pete Nesbitt <pete@xxxxxxxxx> > To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: Cron > Date: 16 Dec 2003 18:19:52 -0800 > > On December 16, 2003 08:47 am, Mike Koponick wrote: > > Here is an output of my /etc/cron.daily directory. As you can see, the > > permissions are all correct. The problem file is the 000backup.sh > > script. > > > > The scripts that are named 000report_gen and 00log_archiver work > > flawlessly. These are two scripts that were made about the same time at > > 000backup.sh. > > > > 000backup.sh works fine if you were to execute it locally. > > > > [root@console cron.daily]# ls -l > > total 52 > > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 65 Dec 12 09:15 > > 0000postfix-restart > > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 205 Dec 13 09:27 000backup.sh > > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 158 Oct 21 07:40 000report_gen > > > Here is the script "000backup.sh" > > > > cd /var/programs/backup_program > > ./backup_script.sh > > ls -R /var/tftp/Backup/ > /tmp/backup_report.txt > > mail -s "Weekly Backup Report" mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx < > > /tmp/backup_report.txt > > > > Mike, > everything there looks fine. What is in > /var/programs/backup_program/backup_script.sh ? > > Just to clearify, executing "/etc/cron.daily/000backup.sh" as root, runs > properly? > > You shouldn't need it, but you may also want to put a path for the mail > command (just a good security practice) and add #!/bin/bash (presuming your > sh is sym'd to bash) > -- > Pete Nesbitt, rhce > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > From: fred smith <fredex@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: Connecting to a remote Oracle database > Date: 16 Dec 2003 21:26:54 -0500 > > On Tue, Dec 16, 2003 at 04:09:21PM -0800, Richard S. Crawford wrote: > > I need to be able to connect to the Oracle 9i database at work from my > > Linux desktop at home. Is this possible to do without installing the > > entire Oracle database software on my home computer? I'm running RH 8 > > at home, and the remote database is Oracle 9i on Solaris 9. > > You'll need to install the oracle client software at home. I refer you > to www.puschitz.com for a ton of info on doing such installations. > > > > > -- > > Slainte, > > Richard S. Crawford > > AIM: Buffalo2K / Y!: rscrawford / ICQ: 11640404 > > Howard Dean for America: http://www.deanforamerica.com > > http://www.mossroot.com http://www.stonegoose.com > > "It is only with our heart that we can see clearly. What is essential > > is invisible to the eye." --Antoine de Saint Exupery > > > > > > -- > > redhat-list mailing list > > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > -- > ---- Fred Smith -- fredex@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ----------------------------- > "For him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his > glorious presence without fault and with great joy--to the only God our Savior > be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before > all ages, now and forevermore! Amen." > ----------------------------- Jude 1:24,25 (niv) ----------------------------- > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > From: Pete Nesbitt <pete@xxxxxxxxx> > To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: permissions on sound devices > Date: 16 Dec 2003 20:49:46 -0800 > > On December 11, 2003 03:24 pm, jurvis lasalle wrote: > > I have a problem that systematically occurs, but I cannot reliably > > reproduce. Upon console login, ownership of sound devices is given to > > the user. Upon logout, it reverts to root. Sometimes however, the > > former user retains ownership and the next user cannot direct output to > > the sound devices. I can't recreate what causes the break down but > > across the lab can see that it generally happens after 2 weeks of > > uptime. My research turns up the solution of chmod 660 the sound > > devices and chgrp them to audio after adding all my users to that > > group. OK- that will work and not necessarily be too large a pain in > > my ass, but that doesn't satisfy my desire to know what's breaking > > down. Does anyone here have suggestions for diagnosing this problem? > > > > TIA, > > Jurvis LaSalle > > Hi Jurvis, > The initial user to log onto the console is given hightened privilages > regarding accessing devices and halting or rebooting the system. > To see what is effected, the users privs, and the user/privs afterwards, have > a look at the file: > /etc/security/console.perms > -- > Pete Nesbitt, rhce > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > From: Cameron Simpson <cs@xxxxxxxxxx> > To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: man path problem > Date: 17 Dec 2003 15:52:55 +1100 > > On 20:48 15 Dec 2003, Michael Sullivan <msulli1355@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > | I've got a question about the man pages. On my cron problem a lot of > | you told me to check the man pages. I couldn't find any man pages for > | cron. I couldn't find any man pages for anything, so I think there's a > | shell variable somewhere that needs to be set. I checked the $MANPATH > | variable, but the only location in it was the one that the Qt > | documentation told me to set. I have included the code that Qt told me > | to insert into /etc/profile: > | > | if [$MANPATH] > | then > | MANPATH=$QTDIR/man:$MANPATH > | else > | MANPATH=$QTDIR/man > | fi > > Your test command is busted. You want this: > if [ -n "$MANPATH" ] > or > if [ "$MANPATH" ] > if you're overly trusting. > > Note the spaces. > > Bust generally you should have a MANPATH anyway, so you can just go: > > MANPATH=$MANPATH:$QTDIR/man > export MANPATH > > and not bother with the "if" statement at all. > > Cheers, > -- > Cameron Simpson <cs@xxxxxxxxxx> DoD#743 > http://www.cskk.ezoshosting.com/cs/ > > ...the greatest part of our romances in the English language... stop just at > the marriage, and give no view of the disgust, repentance, and unhappiness > that ensues. - Hugh Henry Brackenridge > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > From: Jeff Lacki <jeep@xxxxxxxxx> > To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: best wireless lan card to use RH 9.0? > Date: 16 Dec 2003 22:14:47 -0800 > > > After trying to get my Linksys WMP11 card to work with > RH 9.0 and 2.4.23 I gave up. > > Anyone have a recommendation of a card that they know > works already with the 2.4.23 kernel under RH 9.0? > > I appreciate the advice :) > Jeff > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > From: Matthew Galgoci <mgalgoci@xxxxxxxxxx> > To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: best wireless lan card to use RH 9.0? > Date: 17 Dec 2003 01:39:06 -0500 > > > After trying to get my Linksys WMP11 card to work with > > RH 9.0 and 2.4.23 I gave up. > > > > Anyone have a recommendation of a card that they know > > works already with the 2.4.23 kernel under RH 9.0? > > I'm partial to the cisco aironet 352 pcmcia cards. > > -- > Matthew Galgoci > System Administrator > Red Hat, Inc > 919.754.3700 x44155 > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > From: edy <edy_apku@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: Redhat <Redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Bandwith management > Date: 17 Dec 2003 14:01:09 +0700 > > Hi, > please suggest some application for bandwith management > > > Thanks and Regards, > Edy > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > From: Umesh Balani <UmeshB@xxxxxxxx> > To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: mrouted setup :: problem > Date: 17 Dec 2003 12:59:29 +0530 > > Hellow ppl, > > Desperately looking for someone who has got their hads dirty with mrouted > 3.9 beta on RH 9 ? > > I have set up mrouted on two subnets > Overview of my network. > > Hardware Layer 3 Switch with IP Forwarding enabled > (but no MCAST forwarding enabled) > 172.17.24.1 172.17.26.1 > > > Red had 9 Linux Box(with mrouted 1st end point) Red had 9 Linux > Box(with mrouted 2nd end point) > 172.17.24.47 <------------------------> > 172.17.26.123 > Def Gateway 172.17.24.1 Def Gateway 172.17.26.1 > > > Having done this. > Boxes on the 172.17.26.0 network that send mcasts on 239.10.15.165, the > boxes on 172.17.24.0 can recv them. > > But it is not the other way round. > > Can someone please help. > > > __________________________ > Regards > Umesh Balani > > ----------------------------------------------------------- NOTICE > ------------------------------------------------------------ > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and are solely > for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. Any use, > distribution, copying or disclosure by any other person is strictly > prohibited. If you receive this transmission in error, please notify the > sender by reply email and then destroy the message. Opinions, conclusions > and other information in this message that do not relate to official > business of NIIT shall be understood to be neither given nor endorsed by > NIIT. Any information contained in this email, when addressed to NIIT > Clients is subject to the terms and conditions in governing client contract. > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > From: Samuel L. Schooler <samschooler@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Cc: administrator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: RE: VPN from a redhat 9 using free s/wan problem > Date: 17 Dec 2003 00:00:47 -0800 > > Hello, > Sorry I didn't get back to this sooner, but I got very busy. Have > you solved this issue yet? If not, here are a few suggestions to try: > > In your /etc/ipsec.conf - > > Change your config setup to > interfaces="ipsec0=eth0" > > Change the following items in your config cisco to > left=213.131.75.130 > leftsubnet=10.0.0.0/24 > leftnexthop=213.131.75.129 > right=213.131.60.250 > rightsubnet=0.0.0.0/0 # Any subnet connecting to your > Cisco 2600 - you can narrow it down if desired > rightsubnet=(IP address of WAN side of your Cisco 805 - > should be something like 213.131.60.???) > > Note that in the config file you included in your previous posts, by > specifying your left side as 10.0.0.16, you are outside the endpoints of > your tunnel (i.e. your tunnel should be left side ( eth0 (213.131.75.130) to > LAN side of your Cisco 805 (213.131.75.129) ) to right side (WAN side of > your Cisco 805 (213.131.60.???) to Cisco 2600 (312.131.60.250) ). Hope this > helps. > > For more info (a little old, but still good info) see > http://www.sans.org/rr/papers/index.php?id=753 > > > Sam > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > From: Ken Gillett <ken@xxxxxxxx> > To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: permissions on sound devices > Date: 17 Dec 2003 09:07:57 +0000 > > I also have puzzled over ownership of sound devices and this thread is > obviously pointing in the right direction, but I still cannot get the > solution. > > I run xmms from another machine (as an X session) and unless I force a > change of ownership on the sound files (i.e. change to 666) xmms cannot > play. I can fix this in rc.local, but I'd rather get this right the > 'pam' way. > > What do I need to do in order to get the sound files read and writeable > by xmms when run from X on my other machine? > > I've added: > > <xconsole> 0666 <sound> 0600 root > > to console.perms and added xmms into console.apps (did I need to do > this?), but the perms steadfastly remain 0600 when I start xmms. What > else do I need to do? Is a re-start required or have I missed some > other configuration? > > > On 17 Dec 2003, at 04:49, Pete Nesbitt wrote: > > > On December 11, 2003 03:24 pm, jurvis lasalle wrote: > >> I have a problem that systematically occurs, but I cannot reliably > >> reproduce. Upon console login, ownership of sound devices is given to > >> the user. Upon logout, it reverts to root. Sometimes however, the > >> former user retains ownership and the next user cannot direct output > >> to > >> the sound devices. I can't recreate what causes the break down but > >> across the lab can see that it generally happens after 2 weeks of > >> uptime. My research turns up the solution of chmod 660 the sound > >> devices and chgrp them to audio after adding all my users to that > >> group. OK- that will work and not necessarily be too large a pain in > >> my ass, but that doesn't satisfy my desire to know what's breaking > >> down. Does anyone here have suggestions for diagnosing this problem? > >> > >> TIA, > >> Jurvis LaSalle > > > > Hi Jurvis, > > The initial user to log onto the console is given hightened privilages > > regarding accessing devices and halting or rebooting the system. > > To see what is effected, the users privs, and the user/privs > > afterwards, have > > a look at the file: > > /etc/security/console.perms > > -- > > Pete Nesbitt, rhce > > > > > > -- > > redhat-list mailing list > > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > > > Ken G i l l e t t > > _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > From: Gary Stainburn <gary.stainburn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Network profiler > Date: 17 Dec 2003 11:24:42 +0000 > > Hi folks, > > I've got two networks, both with onward connections, which are joined together > by a leased-line. > > This line should now be only be approx 25% utilised, but performance accross > the link has dropped significantly lately. > > Bearing in mind that I have very little network analysis experience, could > people suggest apps that will help me find the problem. > > I have a laptop running RH7.3+errata which I can plug into hubs connected to > each of the routers. > -- > Gary Stainburn > > This email does not contain private or confidential material as it > may be snooped on by interested government parties for unknown > and undisclosed purposes - Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act, 2000 > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > From: Daniel NystrÃm <dny@xxxxxx> > To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Cc: gary.stainburn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: RE: Network profiler > Date: 17 Dec 2003 13:12:07 +0100 > > Hi! > > These tools has been useful for me in similar situations: > > * iptraf > * ethereal and tcpdump > > Hope that helps :) > > > //Daniel > > > -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- > FrÃn: Gary Stainburn [mailto:gary.stainburn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Skickat: den 17 december 2003 12:25 > Till: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Ãmne: Network profiler > > > Hi folks, > > I've got two networks, both with onward connections, which are joined together > by a leased-line. > > This line should now be only be approx 25% utilised, but performance accross > the link has dropped significantly lately. > > Bearing in mind that I have very little network analysis experience, could > people suggest apps that will help me find the problem. > > I have a laptop running RH7.3+errata which I can plug into hubs connected to > each of the routers. > -- > Gary Stainburn > > This email does not contain private or confidential material as it > may be snooped on by interested government parties for unknown > and undisclosed purposes - Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act, 2000 > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > From: Jason Dixon <jason@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: Red Hat Mailing List <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: Network profiler > Date: 17 Dec 2003 07:40:15 -0500 > > On Wed, 2003-12-17 at 06:24, Gary Stainburn wrote: > > Hi folks, > > > > I've got two networks, both with onward connections, which are joined together > > by a leased-line. > > > > This line should now be only be approx 25% utilised, but performance accross > > the link has dropped significantly lately. > > Are you suggesting that this leased-line carries only traffic between > your networks? Is this a dedicated loop strung from one office to > another? If not, then you're subject to the same bottlenecks and > network failures that we all are. Even if you're getting ~100% of your > utilization from network "A" to a server out on the Internet, you might > still only see a ~25% utilization between those networks, since it takes > a different path. > > Granted, there might still be things you can do to optimize your > connection, but you need to be aware of the limitations on today's > networks. > > -- > Jason Dixon, RHCE > DixonGroup Consulting > http://www.dixongroup.net > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > From: Timothy Stone <citylists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: What's wrong with this eMail? > Date: 17 Dec 2003 07:53:55 -0500 > > Timothy Stone wrote: > > List, > > > > I thought I would post a copy of this email for critical review. > > > > Names and places omitted for anonymity: > > > > ************* > > > > "I will be updating the [censored] servers for Microsoft Security > > Vulnerability [date censored]. > > > > "I have coordinated this time with [censored], who will post an > > announcement on the [censored] website. This update had previously been > > performed to the rest of the servers on our network. > > > > "All of our servers will have been upgraded to Windows 2000 Service Pack > > 3, and IE 6 with service pack 1. The patches are part of Microsoftâs > > November Security vulnerabilities. They are located on the network in: > > [censored] directory. > > > > "I create a batch file to mitigate the number of reboots required. There > > are two reboots required this month." > > > > ********** > > > > List, > > I thought some obvious security issues would have been noted. > > The reason I posted this email was to point out that security can be > compromised in the most seemingly benign ways. I believe there are at > least three points of negligence to be cited: > > 1. It states in a very specific sense the exact state of the > vulnerability of certain servers. > > 2. It tells an interested person how long the computers will be vulnerable. > > 3. It specifies exactly which patches will be applied and where on the > network they are located. > > Given a cracker monitoring and attempting access to a network, or having > inside information, said cracker could target specific Micros~1 > vulnerabilities on specific servers. Given the exact window, stepped up, > targeted attempts at "rootkit" installation could be made. And the > seriously crafty could compromise the patches on the network prior to > application. > > Am I being to dramatic? Does anybody agree? Disagree? > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > From: Gary Stainburn <gary.stainburn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx, Daniel NystrÃm <dny@xxxxxx> > Subject: Re: Network profiler > Date: 17 Dec 2003 13:02:14 +0000 > > On Wednesday 17 December 2003 12:12 pm, Daniel NystrÃm wrote: > > Hi! > > Hi Daniel, > > > > > These tools has been useful for me in similar situations: > > > > * iptraf > > * ethereal and tcpdump > > (As an answer to Jason, yes it is a private link directly between my two > sites.) > > I've used ethereal before, so I'll give that another go. The problem I see is > setting the capture and display criteria correctly to provide me with the > information I need. > > iptraf I've not looked at but will give it a go if ethereal doesn't do what I > want. > > Has anyone had any experience analysing the output from tcpdump directly, e.g. > piping to a perl script to generate stats? If so, can anyone suggest > pointers for me? (such as how to put the i/f into promiscusous mode directly, > which I believe ethereal does on startup). > > > > > > > Hope that helps :) > > > > > > //Daniel > > > > > > -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- > > FrÃn: Gary Stainburn [mailto:gary.stainburn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > > Skickat: den 17 december 2003 12:25 > > Till: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > Ãmne: Network profiler > > > > > > Hi folks, > > > > I've got two networks, both with onward connections, which are joined > > together by a leased-line. > > > > This line should now be only be approx 25% utilised, but performance > > accross the link has dropped significantly lately. > > > > Bearing in mind that I have very little network analysis experience, could > > people suggest apps that will help me find the problem. > > > > I have a laptop running RH7.3+errata which I can plug into hubs connected > > to each of the routers. > > -- > Gary Stainburn > > This email does not contain private or confidential material as it > may be snooped on by interested government parties for unknown > and undisclosed purposes - Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act, 2000 > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > From: Jason Dixon <jason@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: Red Hat Mailing List <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: What's wrong with this eMail? > Date: 17 Dec 2003 08:02:32 -0500 > > On Wed, 2003-12-17 at 07:53, Timothy Stone wrote: > > > Am I being to dramatic? Does anybody agree? Disagree? > > There's a reason you're being ignored. Your posting has *nothing* to do > with this list. I suspect you've gotten your mailing lists mixed up. > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
