RE: [gentoo-user] BackupEXEC
Craig, I'm looking to use Veritas BackupEXEC 10 on several of my servers, and would like to know if anyone knows how to get a backup exec agent to work properly with gentoo. It seems a simple enough question, but I've found nothing useful through the documentation, and their support folks don't even know what Gentoo is... I don't have experience with backup exec, but what package does it come in? You could probably just install dpkg or rpm on gentoo and issue a command to ignore dependencies when installing. If the don't know what gentoo is (obviously they don't read eWeek or other tech publications) tell them that you're using debian or redhat. Things might be a little different, but there are plenty of people here that could help you work through them. But I do want to ask what the purpose of using backupExec instead of an OpenSource solution? I know we have it at the school where I work for Netware, but I've always thought it was pretty wasteful to pay ($500 per seat, correct??) when you can write a cronjob that does the same thing. Put an ncurses frontend on it and it would be even moreso. For example, take a look at this script I use: http://gentoo-wiki.com/TIP_Backup_with_cron_and_tar_%28simple%29 It's setup to work with a mountable (attachable or network) drive, but with a little modification it could work well for a tape drive too. There are plenty of other methods as well. -- 8^) Laterz- ~Alvin http://CoolAJ86.Havenite.net --- You're a geek person. You use Windows, which is complicated. [GNU/Linux] is for people who jost want their darned computers to work. ~ Rob Greenlee begin:vcard fn:Alvin A ONeal Jr n:ONeal;Alvin adr;dom:;;34 Fletcher Lane;Shelburne;VT;05482 email;internet:[EMAIL PROTECTED] tel;work:1.802.877.2938 tel;home:1.802.985.5277 tel;cell:1.802.578.0599 note;quoted-printable:DoB: 19860616=0D=0A= x-mozilla-html:FALSE url:http://coolaj86.havenite.net version:2.1 end:vcard
[gentoo-user] Re: Gentoo Badges
I prefer the bumper sticker myself: http://coolaj86.homedns.org:4887/gallery2/main.php/d/5203-1/jeep_bumper_stickers.jpg hehe -- 8^) Laterz- ~Alvin http://CoolAJ86.Havenite.net --- Computers are like air conditioners - They can't do their job properly if you open windows. begin:vcard fn:Alvin A ONeal Jr n:ONeal;Alvin adr;dom:;;34 Fletcher Lane;Shelburne;VT;05482 email;internet:[EMAIL PROTECTED] tel;work:1.802.877.2938 tel;home:1.802.985.5277 tel;cell:1.802.578.0599 note;quoted-printable:DoB: 19860616=0D=0A= x-mozilla-html:FALSE url:http://coolaj86.havenite.net version:2.1 end:vcard
[gentoo-user] Re: Sound not working for user
After you add them to the audio group you have to login / logout. Permissions should be rw for the audio group `find /dev -group audio -perm 660` should give you a good list of things that users in the audio group have access to -- 8^) Laterz- ~Alvin http://CoolAJ86.Havenite.net --- Dad: There's good-looking, there's excellent looking, and then there's me. begin:vcard fn:Alvin A ONeal Jr n:ONeal;Alvin adr;dom:;;34 Fletcher Lane;Shelburne;VT;05482 email;internet:[EMAIL PROTECTED] tel;work:1.802.877.2938 tel;home:1.802.985.5277 tel;cell:1.802.578.0599 note;quoted-printable:DoB: 19860616=0D=0A= x-mozilla-html:FALSE url:http://coolaj86.havenite.net version:2.1 end:vcard
[gentoo-user] audacity and gtk not playing nice
I had that problem a while ago, the solution is also on the gentoo wiki. In addition to the forums and bug reports, check gentoo-wiki.com whenever you've got a problem. There's TONS of valueable information there. There's a searchbar plugin for firefox. -- 8^) Laterz- ~Alvin http://CoolAJ86.Havenite.net --- I don't have any reason to take a shower anymore because there aren't any girls I like right now. ~ SlickC92 begin:vcard fn:Alvin A ONeal Jr n:ONeal;Alvin adr;dom:;;34 Fletcher Lane;Shelburne;VT;05482 email;internet:[EMAIL PROTECTED] tel;work:1.802.877.2938 tel;home:1.802.985.5277 tel;cell:1.802.578.0599 note;quoted-printable:DoB: 19860616=0D=0A= x-mozilla-html:FALSE url:http://coolaj86.havenite.net version:2.1 end:vcard
[gentoo-user] Re: where to put mknod?
Assuming that you have udev, take a look in here: /etc/udev/rules.d/50-udev.rules and you should see KERNEL="ippp0", NAME="%k", GROUP="tty" perhaps when you upgraded ppp* changed to ippp*? you could try changing the configuration of the program you're using to use ippp* if this is the case. Perhaps the more appropriate question would be: How do I use udev to symlink /dev/ippp0 to /dev/ppp? or How do I use udev to create a custom node for /dev/ppp? This seems to be implied by others who have posted, but scanning through I didn't see anyone give an example of this. -- 8^) Laterz- ~Alvin http://CoolAJ86.Havenite.net --- It is very possible that you will achieve greatness in your lifetime. begin:vcard fn:Alvin A ONeal Jr n:ONeal;Alvin adr;dom:;;34 Fletcher Lane;Shelburne;VT;05482 email;internet:[EMAIL PROTECTED] tel;work:1.802.877.2938 tel;home:1.802.985.5277 tel;cell:1.802.578.0599 note;quoted-printable:DoB: 19860616=0D=0A= x-mozilla-html:FALSE url:http://coolaj86.havenite.net version:2.1 end:vcard
[gentoo-user] Re: Strange udev Error on boot
Ryan, Looks like you're using Network Block Devices? Did you mean to do this? If you did, then perhaps the machines which host the nbds are not ready? I don't know much about nbd, just the name really, but that would be my best guess. -- 8^) Laterz- ~Alvin http://CoolAJ86.Havenite.net --- "Sometimes you lose, most times I win, eh... you lose." Trademarked & All rights reversed - SlickC92 & CoolAJ86 begin:vcard fn:Alvin A ONeal Jr n:ONeal;Alvin adr;dom:;;34 Fletcher Lane;Shelburne;VT;05482 email;internet:[EMAIL PROTECTED] tel;work:1.802.877.2938 tel;home:1.802.985.5277 tel;cell:1.802.578.0599 note;quoted-printable:DoB: 19860616=0D=0A= x-mozilla-html:FALSE url:http://coolaj86.havenite.net version:2.1 end:vcard
[gentoo-user] Google Video: Firefox + VLC?
I know that Google Video is still in it's infancy, but hey, gentoo is all about bleeding-edge, right? I'm wondering if anyone has managed to get it working yet - and if so, would you be kind enough to share? I've done some initial research and put up a stub page here: http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Google_Video_(VLC)_with_Firefox but I don't understand what it is I need to do in order to "make things happen". -- 8^) Laterz- ~Alvin http://CoolAJ86.Havenite.net --- Astronically microscopic? ~ Anika Trine Edna James begin:vcard fn:Alvin A ONeal Jr n:ONeal;Alvin adr;dom:;;34 Fletcher Lane;Shelburne;VT;05482 email;internet:[EMAIL PROTECTED] tel;work:1.802.877.2938 tel;home:1.802.985.5277 tel;cell:1.802.578.0599 note;quoted-printable:DoB: 19860616=0D=0A= x-mozilla-html:FALSE url:http://coolaj86.havenite.net version:2.1 end:vcard
[gentoo-user] Re: Any booby-traps with AMD64?
As regarding the partitioning, I would recommend using LVM2. Then no matter how you might mess up your partitioning in the beginning you can change it to suit your needs by resizing it on the fly - live - without rebooting or even unmounting. Check the official guide as well as gentoo-wiki.com for more about LVM2. fdisking is just so 1980's - even microsoft is using LVMs these days (forget what they call it though) - and they pretty much adopt ever hot technology absolutely dead last (IP, for example). -- 8^) Laterz- ~Alvin http://CoolAJ86.Havenite.net --- SlickC92: Dude, flex your pecs. CoolAJ86: Dude, what are pecs and how do you flex them? begin:vcard fn:Alvin A ONeal Jr n:ONeal;Alvin adr;dom:;;34 Fletcher Lane;Shelburne;VT;05482 email;internet:[EMAIL PROTECTED] tel;work:1.802.877.2938 tel;home:1.802.985.5277 tel;cell:1.802.578.0599 note;quoted-printable:DoB: 19860616=0D=0A= x-mozilla-html:FALSE url:http://coolaj86.havenite.net version:2.1 end:vcard
[gentoo-user] Re: Proposed option for etc-update
ditch etc-update, dispatch-conf has backup features built in emerge gentoolkit dispatch-conf and while you're at it emerge eix eix some-package -- 8^) Laterz- ~Alvin http://CoolAJ86.Havenite.net --- If you can read this, thank an educator. begin:vcard fn:Alvin A ONeal Jr n:ONeal;Alvin adr;dom:;;34 Fletcher Lane;Shelburne;VT;05482 email;internet:[EMAIL PROTECTED] tel;work:1.802.877.2938 tel;home:1.802.985.5277 tel;cell:1.802.578.0599 note;quoted-printable:DoB: 19860616=0D=0A= x-mozilla-html:FALSE url:http://coolaj86.havenite.net version:2.1 end:vcard
Re: [gentoo-user] Personal firewall for Linux?
iptables really isn't that difficult if you just want to do what the average home user wants to do- accept certain services and block everything else. Provided that you have kernel support for iptables you can just copy/paste some example code in a text file. http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Iptables_for_newbies#QuickStart http://gentoo-wiki.com/GWikInstall_Essential_Daemons#Firewall_with_netfilter.2Fiptables -- 8^) Laterz- ~Alvin http://CoolAJ86.Havenite.net --- SlickC92: I'd rather die than have people point and laugh at me all of the time! CoolAJ86: But don't they do that anyway? begin:vcard fn:Alvin A ONeal Jr n:ONeal;Alvin adr;dom:;;34 Fletcher Lane;Shelburne;VT;05482 email;internet:[EMAIL PROTECTED] tel;work:1.802.877.2938 tel;home:1.802.985.5277 tel;cell:1.802.578.0599 note;quoted-printable:DoB: 19860616=0D=0A= x-mozilla-html:FALSE url:http://coolaj86.havenite.net version:2.1 end:vcard
Re: [gentoo-user] Personal firewall for Linux? [OT]
but I don't think running a firewall on a unix desktop is necessary. I certainly do. What about ssh multiple-login attacks? I know that pam can easily fix this (http://gentoo-wiki.com/GWikInstall_Essential_Daemons#Securing_SSH), but I know there are other services (portmap) that can be vulnerable if not blocked or selectively filtered. Most geeks know to set a good password, but to generalize "unix desktop" - that includes a number of grandmas, believe it or not. -- 8^) Laterz- ~Alvin http://CoolAJ86.Havenite.net --- Did I say that? Well, if I did, I've changed my mind - And it just goes to show that I still have one! begin:vcard fn:Alvin A ONeal Jr n:ONeal;Alvin adr;dom:;;34 Fletcher Lane;Shelburne;VT;05482 email;internet:[EMAIL PROTECTED] tel;work:1.802.877.2938 tel;home:1.802.985.5277 tel;cell:1.802.578.0599 note;quoted-printable:DoB: 19860616=0D=0A= x-mozilla-html:FALSE url:http://coolaj86.havenite.net version:2.1 end:vcard
Re: [gentoo-user] usb storage transfer is very slow
are you accessing it as /dev/sda or /dev/uba? Ever since the new "usb-block device" option has been in the kernel I've noticed this as well. I don't believe it has anything to do with the sync option, but I have been known to be wrong. I can't remember off the top of my head, but if you check the "help" in the kernel configuration (make menuconfig) it gives you a warning or tells you which option is better. -- 8^) Laterz- ~Alvin http://CoolAJ86.Havenite.net --- Yeah you do! begin:vcard fn:Alvin A ONeal Jr n:ONeal;Alvin adr;dom:;;34 Fletcher Lane;Shelburne;VT;05482 email;internet:[EMAIL PROTECTED] tel;work:1.802.877.2938 tel;home:1.802.985.5277 tel;cell:1.802.578.0599 note;quoted-printable:DoB: 19860616=0D=0A= x-mozilla-html:FALSE url:http://coolaj86.havenite.net version:2.1 end:vcard
Re: [gentoo-user] firestarter [Personal Linux Firewall]
> Is it necessary to build all of these modules into the kernel in order for firestarter to work properly? No, but would you rather build everything as a module (in case you find that you do need it at some point) or build research each module individually to find out what it is that you need? I don't think there's any disadvantage to building everything as a module. -- 8^) Laterz- ~Alvin http://CoolAJ86.Havenite.net --- Wow! You should get a gold star sticker! begin:vcard fn:Alvin A ONeal Jr n:ONeal;Alvin adr;dom:;;34 Fletcher Lane;Shelburne;VT;05482 email;internet:[EMAIL PROTECTED] tel;work:1.802.877.2938 tel;home:1.802.985.5277 tel;cell:1.802.578.0599 note;quoted-printable:DoB: 19860616=0D=0A= x-mozilla-html:FALSE url:http://coolaj86.havenite.net version:2.1 end:vcard
Re: [gentoo-user] lvm2/external partitions question
You can use it all or into chunks of 20GB each as the how-to suggests; I agree. I think the biggest reason to use the whole drive as one logical partition would be if you had dual SATA and you were striping. It's nice to have that extra space available as non-LVM2 just in case you need it. And since we are talking about LVM2, if you have a few partitions you can always manipulate them at will anyhow. -- 8^) Laterz- ~Alvin http://CoolAJ86.Havenite.net --- Computers are like air conditioners - They can't do their job properly if you open windows. begin:vcard fn:Alvin A ONeal Jr n:ONeal;Alvin adr;dom:;;34 Fletcher Lane;Shelburne;VT;05482 email;internet:[EMAIL PROTECTED] tel;work:1.802.877.2938 tel;home:1.802.985.5277 tel;cell:1.802.578.0599 note;quoted-printable:DoB: 19860616=0D=0A= x-mozilla-html:FALSE url:http://coolaj86.havenite.net version:2.1 end:vcard
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: How do I get LVM2 off a drive?
I don't think LVM2 cares about partitions. AFAIK you only use fdisk (marking partitions as 8e? for lvm2) to be polite to other OSes that don't auto-detect like Linux does. I'm not exactly sure what's happening to you, but try this: vgchange -a y; vgchange -a n vgchange -a y; vgchange -a n emerge -C lvm2; rm /etc/lvm/ -rf; emerge lvm2 vgchange -a y; vgchange -a n vgchange -a y; vgchange -a n I don't know what it does, but I got frustrated one time when copying an imaged machine (the old partitions didn't match on the new machine) and I think that was how I fixed it. -- 8^) Laterz- ~Alvin http://CoolAJ86.Havenite.net --- Wow! You should get a gold star sticker! begin:vcard fn:Alvin A ONeal Jr n:ONeal;Alvin adr;dom:;;34 Fletcher Lane;Shelburne;VT;05482 email;internet:[EMAIL PROTECTED] tel;work:1.802.877.2938 tel;home:1.802.985.5277 tel;cell:1.802.578.0599 note;quoted-printable:DoB: 19860616=0D=0A= x-mozilla-html:FALSE url:http://coolaj86.havenite.net version:2.1 end:vcard
Re: [gentoo-user] what is wrong with script
From the looks of the script you aren't testing for a "regular file",
hence "-f" doesn't work.
I tested it on my machine
WORKS:
ACTION=add
DEVICE=/tmp/testfile
DOESN'T WORK:
ACTION=add
DEVICE=/dev/sda1
SCRIPT:
#!/bin/bash
if [ "${ACTION}" == "add" ] && [ -f "${DEVICE}" ]; then
echo "SUCCESS"
fi
--
8^)
Laterz-
~Alvin
http://CoolAJ86.Havenite.net
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Re: [gentoo-user] Personal firewall for Linux?
I'm not trying to do anything complicated like protect a LAN or include a DMZ or run an ftp server or anything like that. I'm just looking for a quick and easy way to add another layer of protection to my desktop by closing all unused ports. Go to gentoo-wiki.com and search for "newbie iptables" there's a "quickstart" guide that should tell you in 3 minutes or less the things that you need to know. -- 8^) Laterz- ~Alvin http://CoolAJ86.Havenite.net --- Dad: There's good-looking, there's excellent looking, and then there's me. begin:vcard fn:Alvin A ONeal Jr n:ONeal;Alvin adr;dom:;;34 Fletcher Lane;Shelburne;VT;05482 email;internet:[EMAIL PROTECTED] tel;work:1.802.877.2938 tel;home:1.802.985.5277 tel;cell:1.802.578.0599 note;quoted-printable:DoB: 19860616=0D=0A= x-mozilla-html:FALSE url:http://coolaj86.havenite.net version:2.1 end:vcard
[gentoo-user] CUPS: Sharing printers via IPP
How do I share a printer between several Linux Desktops and a Linux Server without using samba? My server already has the printer installed locally and working correctly with CUPS. I need to know A) Text configuration to enable sharing to the 192.168.0.0 network B) Text configuration for clients to print to 192.168.0.86 by default using CUPS in Gnome I honestly spent a good portion of time searching for an answer, but everything I could find to deal with CUPS + SAMBA + Windows, and also one page explaining CUPS sharing + Linux using a GUI in Fedora (not a standard Gnome GUI). Thanks in advance for any help on the matter! -- 8^) Laterz- ~Alvin http://CoolAJ86.Havenite.net --- Computers are like air conditioners - They can't do their job properly if you open windows. begin:vcard fn:Alvin A ONeal Jr n:ONeal;Alvin adr;dom:;;34 Fletcher Lane;Shelburne;VT;05482 email;internet:[EMAIL PROTECTED] tel;work:1.802.877.2938 tel;home:1.802.985.5277 tel;cell:1.802.578.0599 note;quoted-printable:DoB: 19860616=0D=0A= x-mozilla-html:FALSE url:http://coolaj86.havenite.net version:2.1 end:vcard
