Re: device permisions to non root users ?$@"?

Mark Sanchez wrote: > > Hi. > > I want a non root to be able to use the CDROM (to > listen to NIN while programming!:), after reading an > answer to this list to a similar question I did: > > addgroup mark cdrom > > to add user mark to the CDROM group but still cant > access!. > > /dev/cdrom i

Re: umask

ktb wrote: > > Andrew McRobert wrote: > > > > hi all > > > > When a user creates a new directory/file in their home directory, the setuid > > bit is always set for group members, ie. > > > > drwxr-sr-x > > > > umask = 022, what do I need to set it to, for new files to = drwxr-xr-x ... > > and is t

Re: network installer uses HTTP instead of FTP to load base2_x.t

hi: Sean 'Shaleh' Perry wrote: > Ron Flory wrote: > > As I am new to Debian, please let me know if I've overlooked some > > fundamental Debian design philosophy. > nope, we just did not have the time to get everything in we wanted. > Sorry for the inconven

Re: How to set permissions on CD?

Michael Meskes wrote: > > Could anyone tell me how I can set permission on a CD? I have a > directory with mode 700 and a file in it with mode 600. However, > after burning it to CD both have mode 555. did you remember to specify mkisofs options to preserve file attributes? ron

Re: Question about a module ne

paul wrote: > > > I am new to linux and i am installing my ne200 compatible net card. I > > dont know how to enter the parameters for this module to work. I have > > tried > > insmod ne i/o=0x280 irqval=11 > > but have not worked. > > Thanks for the help > > > > According to the Ethernet-HOWTO,

Re: Question about a module ne

"S enz Vargas Juan Carlos" wrote: > > Yes, i have also used that: insmod ne io=0x280 irq=11 > and the error message is: > /lib/modules/2.2.12/net/ne.o: unresolved symbol ei_open > /lib/modules/2.2.12/net/ne.o:unresolved symbol ethdev_init > /lib/modules/2.2.12/net/ne.o unresolved symbol ei_interru

Re: Question about a module ne

"S enz Vargas Juan Carlos" wrote: > > I am new to linux and i am installing my ne200 compatible net card. I > dont know how to enter the parameters for this module to work. I have > tried > insmod ne i/o=0x280 irqval=11 did you use "insmod ne io=0x280 irq=11" instead of what is shown above?

Re: Netscape oddity

Jaye Inabnit ke6sls wrote: > I'm running potato on 2.2.14 kernel. I used dselect to pull down the > latest netscape (an upgrade from 4.07). All went very well - no pain > at all. But I notice now that it locks KDE up tight until it has routing > outside my lan. I have blank screen for home page so

network installer uses HTTP instead of FTP to load base2_x.tgz

hi- I'm not sure if this is the correct place to send this message. I'm not new to Linux, but I am new to Debian. While doing network installs (m68k arch at the moment), the installer asks where it may find the base2_x.tgz. The installer seems to only know how to perform http transfers, and w

Re: Lilo and >1023 error

Alec Smith wrote: > > If I'm not mistaken, the latest version (21 or 22?) doesn't have the > 1023 limit anymore. If repartitioning your drive to create a small > /boot is an issue, you may want to look for the newer LiLO and see what > it can do. Interesting. Does this mean they dont make dire

Re: Lilo and >1023 error

Matt wrote: > > I just recompiled to include sound modules, and when I run lilo to > register the change, I end up with an error: > > 1432>1023 cylinders hi- This is pretty easy to do, but its best if you make provisions for it before you install. This 'trick' has been around for quite a whi

Re: network installation

"Timothy C. Phan" wrote: > > Hi, > > Could someone please tell me how to install an new > machine from the network? > > I have one machine which mirror the potota distribution > and like to install via the network. which arch? x86? ron

Re: Kernel compile problem

Jay Kelly wrote: > > I am having problems with recompiling my kernel. I had kernel 2.2.12 and > recompiled it to thw same 2.2.12 but to include ip_masquerading. Now when I > boot I see > > depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.2.12/ipv4/ip_masq_quake.o > depmod: *** Unresolved symbols

Re: NFS submounts

Chris Baker wrote: > > Randy Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > >I'm having a problem with NFS. My basic NFS is working; so I can mount > > the shares remotely. The problem is that I cannot "see" submounted > > partitions from across the network. yeah... this has been broken since da

Re: free partition magic type thing

da Bobstopper wrote: > > does anyone know of a free software equivalent of partition magic? try FIPS at http://www.tucows.com search for FIPS Realize there is risk in what you are doing, make sure you perform a full backup first. Even partition-magic trashes partitions from time to time-

Re: How to use html in e-mail

Martin Jochems wrote: > > Dear expert, > > I have a problem. I want to use HTML inside an e-mail message > but have no idea how. Let's assume the e-mail composer and > receiver are providers like yahoo, hotmail, outlook etc, > in other words: mail providers which support MIME messages. Sending

Re: ln -s (executeable) /usr/bin/(executeable) ( was: RE: Java 1.2)

"A. Scott White" wrote: > > Oki DZ wrote: > > create links for the executables: > > cd /usr/bin > > ln -s /usr/lib/jdk1.2.2/bin/java java > > ../bin/javac javac > > ../bin/javap javap > > (do the same for the other executables) it might be a lot safer an

Re: how to change the order of directories PATH is searched?

Chris Baker wrote: > "john smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > The sbin directories are usually not added to the path of a non-root > user. I'm guessing that you used su to become root, which doesn't > change your enviornment (e.g. your path) by default. use: su - which opens a login shell,