xinetd not starting -- where is rpc.portmap?

1998-01-13 Thread debian mail recipient
I've had a problem telnet-ing to my machine recently, and the reason is because xinetd is not starting. This is because the startup script (S20xinetd) checks for a file called "/usr/sbin/rpc.portmap" and, as it is not on my system, causes the startup script to exit: --- LISTING OF S20xinetd ---

Little endian vs. Big endian -- problems untarring a Solaris tape in Linux

1997-12-01 Thread debian mail recipient
Hi. We're having a problem un-tarring a tar tape in Linux that was made under Solaris. I recall having the exact same problem when I tried to untar a Solaris tape on an SGI. The problem was that one machine used "little-endian" representations for numbers on the tape, while the other used "big-

Mounting a FAT32 filesystem under Linux?

1997-11-28 Thread debian mail recipient
Hello all. Does anyone know if there is a kernel module that allows Linux to mount a FAT32 filesystem? What exactly is FAT32. I'm assuming its a dos filesystem that allows bigger partitions ... ? TIA -- Harmon -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMA