As /sbin has some handy progies in it you may want to add it to your PATH. The way I do this is to add 2 script files to /etc/profile.d/ if the only shell you will use is bash you only need to add one. The file should be something like <machine_name>.sh and will contain anything you like. I also make one for company wide ennvironment variables. For just a path add this to the file. PATH="$PATH:/usr/sbin:/sbin" export PATH You can add other nice things here also. Like the CVSROOT, umask, alternative programs for whatever you like, for NIS systems you may want to redirect passwd requests to yppasswd. -----Original Message----- From: Charlie Hall [mailto:chazhallx@mindspring.com] Sent: Thu, November 21, 2002 4:36 PM To: psyche-list@redhat.com Cc: martin@math.ucf.edu Subject: RE: "Modem display" for my internet connection Tom, I had my display almost working after receiving instructions from Pavel Rozenboim. However, I could not logon or logoff via the Modem Lights display. After reviewing the Bugzilla report that you referenced, it dawned on me to change "ifup ppp0" to "/sbin/ifup ppp0" (I had omitted the "ppp0" part of the command). After adding ppp0 to both lines, I seem to have complete and proper operation of Modem Lights. Thanks very much for your time. Charlie > Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 08:51:46 -0600 > From: Tom Georgoulias <tom.georgoulias@motorola.com> > Organization: Motorola Semiconductor Products Sector > To: psyche-list@redhat.com > Subject: Re: "Modem display" for my internet connection > Reply-To: psyche-list@redhat.com > > Charlie Hall wrote: >> What I'd like is one of those >> little displays (that could fit on my panel) that winks and blinks as >> data are being transferred. >> >> I'd appreciate someone instructing me as to how to add such a gadget >> -- >> I'm not that experienced in Linux yet, so please be verbose. > > I don't have enough time to walk you through this step by step, but it > isn't very hard to do and these instructions should suffice in at >least getting you started. > > 1. Add an Applet to your panel. The procedure is covered here: >http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-8.0-Manual/getting-started-gui de/s1-desktop-panel.html#S2-DESKTOP-ICONS-APPLETS > > The applet you are looking for is called "Modem lights". It'd be as >easy as that if the applet shipped in RH8.0 didn't have a few bugs. :( > To workaround those bugs, read on: > > 2. Find out what your modem device is in the Network Device Control > window you are already using. Right click on the modem lights applet, >select properties, and replace /dev/modem with the device name you just >looked up. > > 3. (This step may/may not have to be done). Change the commands >inteh modem lights properties panels from "ifup" and "ifdown" to >"/sbin/ifup" and "/sbin/ifdown." > > This bug report covers most of this stuff: > http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=69971 > > The final entry from martin@math.ucf.edu says his graphs/lights don't > work, but mine are fine with the changes from above. > > Hope this helps. > > Tom -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
