Re: Login: Root only

1998-03-25 Thread Rick L. Mantooth
Did you add them thru the gui or adduser? You might want to issue the command: passwd username at the command-line and change the password there for one of your new users. Then try to log in as them. Just a thought, Rick On Wed, 25 Mar 1998, BenRoss Productions wrote: > I can only log in as

Re: RH 5.1

1998-03-25 Thread Joe Klemmer
On Wed, 25 Mar 1998, Steve "Stevers!" Coile wrote: > >My personal rule of thumb is when Donnie and Erik disappear from the > >list for more than three days, a new release is about to come out. > > Seems to me that most of the RH crew have been absent for some time. > Do they traffic hurricane-li

Re: RH 5.1

1998-03-25 Thread Joe Klemmer
On Wed, 25 Mar 1998, Scott McDermott wrote: > > >I am deciding whether I should buy 5.0 or wait for 5.1. Since RH has not > > >yet announced when 5.1 will be released, I was wondering based on their > > >track record, how long in advance do they give the release date? Is it > > >days, weeks, or m

Re: RH 5.1

1998-03-25 Thread Paul Anderson
Eric Wood wrote: > > Uhh... who is Donnie and Erik? > > -eric wood > That would be Donnie Barnes (my bestest friend in the whole world) and Erik Troan. They are responsible, at least as part of the development team, for the Red Hat that you run. I guess they really *haven't* been around the

Re: RH 5.1

1998-03-25 Thread Joe Klemmer
On Wed, 25 Mar 1998, Ramin Sina wrote: > I am deciding whether I should buy 5.0 or wait for 5.1. Since RH has not > yet announced when 5.1 will be released, I was wondering based on their > track record, how long in advance do they give the release date? Is it > days, weeks, or months?

rpc.mount & Netscape problems

1998-03-25 Thread Phillip Ching 605.734.71
Hi all, Recently, I am having the following two problems with my RH5.0. 1) Cannot surf the Internet. After PPP connection and selecting an URL (e.g., www.redhat.com), all I got is the clock and nothing moves. 2) When I boot the system, I saw following messages: "Starting at NFS Servic

What's up with the digest?

1998-03-25 Thread mud99
I haven't gotten any digests in 3 days, what's up? [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PLEASE read the Red Hat FAQ, Tips, Errata and the MAILING LIST ARCHIVES! http://www.redhat.com/RedHat-FAQ /RedHat-Errata /RedHat-Tips /mailing-lists To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with

Re: RH 5.1

1998-03-25 Thread Eric Wood
Uhh... who is Donnie and Erik? -eric wood >>My personal rule of thumb is when Donnie and Erik disappear from the >>list for more than three days, a new release is about to come out. > >Seems to me that most of the RH crew have been absent for some time. >Do they traffic hurricane-list more now-

Re: RH 5.1

1998-03-25 Thread Steve \"Stevers!\" Coile
On Wed, 25 Mar 1998, Paul Anderson wrote: [...] >My personal rule of thumb is when Donnie and Erik disappear from the >list for more than three days, a new release is about to come out. Seems to me that most of the RH crew have been absent for some time. Do they traffic hurricane-list more now-a-

Re: FW: How is linux not an O/S Was: Re: Want to give back to linux?

1998-03-25 Thread Steve \"Stevers!\" Coile
On Thu, 26 Mar 1998, Bradley, Greg wrote: >After you boot the kernel, you can run any number of PROGRAMS to provide >the functionality required, getty, bash etc might be useful here. How? The kernel starts init (an external program), which in turn starts getty (an external program), which in tu

Login: Root only

1998-03-25 Thread BenRoss Productions
I can only log in as root. In X windows I added users, passwords ect. When I try to login, i put in my name, pass, and it says wrong login. I've changed the names and passwords several times, but still didn't work. -- PLEASE read the Red Hat FAQ, Tips, Errata and the MAILING LIST ARCHIVES! ht

Re: RH 5.1

1998-03-25 Thread Paul Anderson
Matt Nelson wrote: > > On Wed, 25 Mar 1998, Scott McDermott wrote: > > Mike Wangsmo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on Wed, Mar 25, 1998 at 01:32:30PM -0500: > > > >I am deciding whether I should buy 5.0 or wait for 5.1. Since RH has not > > > >yet announced when 5.1 will be released, I was wondering based o

Re: RH 5.1

1998-03-25 Thread Matt Nelson
On Wed, 25 Mar 1998, Scott McDermott wrote: > Mike Wangsmo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on Wed, Mar 25, 1998 at 01:32:30PM -0500: > > >I am deciding whether I should buy 5.0 or wait for 5.1. Since RH has not > > >yet announced when 5.1 will be released, I was wondering based on their > > >track record, how

Lynx under RH 5.0

1998-03-25 Thread Damond Walker
I was wondering if anyone has run into the following problem with Lynx under RH5. When downloading a file using Lynx everything appears to be working fine until the end of the download. Then Lynx basically treats the file as if it was a standard text download. It just displays t

FW: How is linux not an O/S Was: Re: Want to give back to linux?

1998-03-25 Thread Bradley, Greg
After you boot the kernel, you can run any number of PROGRAMS to provide the functionality required, getty, bash etc might be useful here. The act of running the program is an acceptance of user input. The kernel manages memory and autoboots, so it handles peripherals. ergo, it is an operating sy

Booting from floppy and accessing system on disk

1998-03-25 Thread Thomas Dell
Return Receipt YourBooting from floppy and accessing system on disk document:

RE: Kernel Compile gives sig-11

1998-03-25 Thread James W. Mills Jr
I had this problem with a kernel compile the only resolution was a diffrent motherboard. disabling both internal and external cpu cache had no effect. I have had no problems after the switch.. jim mills -Original Message- From: Mike Frisch [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday,

Re: How is linux not an O/S Was: Re: Want to give back to linux?

1998-03-25 Thread Scott McDermott
Blair Craft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on Wed, Mar 25, 1998 at 03:17:21PM -0800: > I had a friend who used to use the command line interface on his Mac Plus > whenever he was feeling bored. The cli is buried quite deep, he's the only > person I've ever met that used it and he never really used it serious

Re: How is linux not an O/S Was: Re: Want to give back tolinux? (fwd) -Reply

1998-03-25 Thread Willie Twonk
> . Personally, I've reached the >limit of my knowledge and can't offer any more, Whew! Let it rest huh? -- PLEASE read the Red Hat FAQ, Tips, Errata and the MAILING LIST ARCHIVES! http://www.redhat.com/RedHat-FAQ /RedHat-Errata /RedHat-Tips /mailing

Re: Kinda Off-topic: Titanic

1998-03-25 Thread Paul Fontenot
> > They conveniently left out the fact DD used Alpha LINUX to do their CGI > > work. Hm... > > Anyone have any detailed sources on how Linux was used in this capacity? (net > articles hopefully..) Was used to render the water that swallowed Tianic. -- PLEASE read the Red Hat FAQ, T

Re: networking Linux PC's with Sun Solaris

1998-03-25 Thread Larry Lade
> connect the Linux machines to the Suns. Can anyone provide me with > the info I will need to respond to the IT staff when they complain > that it is too much work to support another platform and make them > work together? Linux works together with Solaris VERY well. The only problems that come

Re: How is linux not an O/S Was: Re: Want to give back to linux?

1998-03-25 Thread Blair Craft
On Wed, 25 Mar 1998, Scott McDermott wrote: > "Lane J. Bryson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on Wed, Mar 25, 1998 at 03:30:44PM +: > > I can only talk about MacOS, Linux, Irix, HP-UX, and AIX: the windowing > > system in most of these isn't part of the core OS-- It is an important > > part of the dist

Re: favourite linux RAD IDE

1998-03-25 Thread Scott McDermott
"Michael P. Plezbert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on Wed, Mar 25, 1998 at 01:09:54AM -0600: > > > I haven't heard of any RAD tools for Linux, this doesn't strike me as > > > the Unix way. If you want to use other people's functions, you know how > > > to do that, or your own. RAD tools are for people th

Re: How is linux not an O/S Was: Re: Want to give back to linux? (fwd) -Reply

1998-03-25 Thread Scott McDermott
Jeffrey Waters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on Wed, Mar 25, 1998 at 02:53:50PM -0400: > I hope that was the last message thread, this has gotten so out of hand I > am ready to have my mail server dump them before they get to me. > Just remember we all choose this wonderful life of computer engineering > an

Re: How is linux not an O/S Was: Re: Want to give back to linux?

1998-03-25 Thread Scott McDermott
Brandt Kurowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on Wed, Mar 25, 1998 at 12:19:24AM -0500: > > If we wanted to be more like MS, we would have to squeeze X into the > name, which I'm suprised nobody has mentioned. GNU/Linux/Xfree? > X/GNU/Linux? LignuX? > X really is only an optional part of a Linux/GNU OS (

Re: How is linux not an O/S Was: Re: Want to give back to linux?

1998-03-25 Thread Scott McDermott
Alan Shutko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on Wed, Mar 25, 1998 at 10:45:19AM -0600: > I can also through some games in my Amiga at home which boot > themselves. Are they OSes? No, they're programs. Remember, the key > word is "system". This implies, however, that no OS is running when you play said games

Re: RH 5.1

1998-03-25 Thread Scott McDermott
Mike Wangsmo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on Wed, Mar 25, 1998 at 01:32:30PM -0500: > >I am deciding whether I should buy 5.0 or wait for 5.1. Since RH has not > >yet announced when 5.1 will be released, I was wondering based on their > >track record, how long in advance do they give the release date? Is i

Re: How is linux not an O/S Was: Re: Want to give back to linux?

1998-03-25 Thread Scott McDermott
Derek Balling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on Wed, Mar 25, 1998 at 09:34:58AM -0600: > Because by the definition of an operating system, that is what it is. You > may find that other applications (bash, login, getty, etc.) are useful for > your purposes, but they are not strictly required. Sure they are.

Re: How is linux not an O/S Was: Re: Want to give back to linux?

1998-03-25 Thread Scott McDermott
"Lane J. Bryson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on Wed, Mar 25, 1998 at 03:30:44PM +: > I can only talk about MacOS, Linux, Irix, HP-UX, and AIX: the windowing > system in most of these isn't part of the core OS-- It is an important > part of the distribution, but not part of the OS. Um. How do you fi

Re: Kinda Off-topic: Titanic

1998-03-25 Thread Dave Price
I t was well documented in linux journal - check their web site ... On Wed, 25 Mar 1998, Theo Jones wrote: > > They conveniently left out the fact DD used Alpha LINUX to do their CGI > > work. Hm... > > Anyone have any detailed sources on how Linux was used in this capacity? (net > a

Re: networking Linux PC's with Sun Solaris

1998-03-25 Thread Eric L. Green
In linux.redhat.list, you wrote: >Can we simply NFS mount the Sun directories on the Linux machines so >that there is a common home directory for the accounts? Sure can. As long as the students don't have the Linux root password it's fine. You can also use NIS so that students can use the current

Re: Yet more on lastb, etc.

1998-03-25 Thread Cristian Gafton
On Wed, 25 Mar 1998, Thomas Porter wrote: > versions of these packages I _should_ be using in a RH 4.2 system, and > whether any of the shadow-utils packages available have login in them? You can keep my shadow-utils package from sysadm.sorosis.ro, but use the RH packages for pam and pwdb. Cri

Re: fdformat problem

1998-03-25 Thread Bill Huhn
At 12:10 PM 3/25/98 GMT, you wrote: >Hello all > >I type: >fdformat /dev/fd0 > >And I receive the following message: > >Double-sided, 80 tracks, 18 sec/track. Total capacity 1440 kB. >Formatting ... >ioctl(FDFMTBEG): No such device > >The disc fails to format! > >Can anybody help?

Re: Annoyingly noisy hard disk...checking for errors?

1998-03-25 Thread Eric L. Green
In linux.redhat.list, you wrote: >Since I recompiled my kernel I've been noticing my hard disk is noisier >than usual. Lots of abrupt clicks and thumps. I'm wondering if there's May be that your disk drive is getting a little fragmented. >The disk is new (bought it specifically for installing

Yet more on lastb, etc.

1998-03-25 Thread Thomas Porter
Looking through my RPMS, I noticed that I am running the following non-standard RPM's on my RH 4.2 system relating to shadow etc. PAM-0.57.8 SHADOW-UTILS-960810-3 PWDB-0.54.7 All from Christian Gafton's sysadm.sorosis.ro site when it was the bleeding edge PAM site. Now that he is with RH, can I

Patch to ytalk to enable specifying network interface (second try)

1998-03-25 Thread Brady Montz
Oops, I sent the last message without including the patch. Here we go again: In case you haven't noticed, ytalk (and ntalk) doesn't behave nicely when there are multiple network interfaces. The connection request packet has to contain the IP address to reply to, and ytalk guess this by looking at

lastb & /var/log/btmp followup

1998-03-25 Thread Thomas Porter
In hunting on dejanews, I came across this post in response to this same question quite awhile back. It mentions differences in login from linux-utils and shadow packages. Have these been addressed, and how can I tell which login my system is using? --Start Dejanews post-- (

/var/log/btmp not logging bad logins in RH 4.2

1998-03-25 Thread Thomas Porter
I am trying to log bad login attempts using /var/log/btmp, and the lastb command. This does not seem to work. I am running RH 4.2, kernel 2.0.33, shadow passwords and pam. I have a /etc/login.defs, but it contains no entries. Looking at man login.defs, I see references to a 'faillog' but no ex

Patch to ytalk to enable specifying network interface

1998-03-25 Thread Brady Montz
In case you haven't noticed, ytalk (and ntalk) doesn't behave nicely when there are multiple network interfaces. The connection request packet has to contain the IP address to reply to, and ytalk guess this by looking at the hostname. This doesn't always work -- for example, if the hostname is bou

Re: Kinda Off-topic: Titanic

1998-03-25 Thread James Boorn
http://www.ssc.com/lj/issue46/2494.html On Wed, 25 Mar 1998, Theo Jones wrote: > > They conveniently left out the fact DD used Alpha LINUX to do their CGI > > work. Hm... > > Anyone have any detailed sources on how Linux was used in this capacity? (net > articles hopefully..) > > -The

Re: Staroffice and Help?

1998-03-25 Thread cs96sjd
> One thing I have noticed in StarOffice is that I can't get any of the > help to work. All I get if I click on Help/Contents or hit F1 is > the User's Guide, despite voluminous amounts of help files on > the disk (in /opt/StarOffice). > I followed the installation (second time around) and notic

Using DirectPC

1998-03-25 Thread nimennor
Hi, I was pondering the idea of buying a DirecPC dish. It uses my current ISP, no problem there, and is supposed to upload min. at 200K ( upload is like a normal modem ), but then I noticed that there is a special PCI card that comes with it. Does Linux support DirecPC? If yes

Re: Virus magic file

1998-03-25 Thread John H Darrah
On Tue, 24 Mar 1998, John H Darrah wrote: > > Does any one know of a file containing all of the known virus signatures, > including macro (CAP) type, that is in the same or similar format as > /usr/lib/magic. I'm thinking about adding a filter into my mail machine > to look for attachments and

Re: Kinda Off-topic: Titanic

1998-03-25 Thread Theo Jones
> They conveniently left out the fact DD used Alpha LINUX to do their CGI > work. Hm... Anyone have any detailed sources on how Linux was used in this capacity? (net articles hopefully..) -Theo Jones -- PLEASE read the Red Hat FAQ, Tips, Errata and the MAILING LIST ARCHIVES! http:/

Failed Login & Authentic. Failure

1998-03-25 Thread Salvador L. Jiménez Santiago
Hi Redhaters! I´m a newbie and recently instaled in a machine a freshly RH5.0 version. The installation was smooth like a silk, but after finished I have the next problem : -In the linux machine(mailhost) added some users with the Graphical Interface of XWindow and after that tried to login from

Re: kaffe

1998-03-25 Thread Brian
> Hello, > I have been trying to get the jdk to work on my machine, and since > I haven't been able to figure it out and I have recieved no help after > three attempts for help I have given up on the jdk. I have installled I didn't see your earlier posts, so if this is way off, I apologize

Kinda Off-topic: Titanic

1998-03-25 Thread Joe Tseng
Digital has been tooting its own horn about Digital Domain using Alpha-based servers for graphics rendering. I went to their "gigahit" site to peruse their propoganda... The movie materials mentioned about how DD used Alphas 24x7 to get their CGI renderings done. Then the stuff right after s

Re: How is linux not an O/S Was: Re: Want to give back to linux?

1998-03-25 Thread Steve \"Stevers!\" Coile
On Wed, 25 Mar 1998, Lane J. Bryson wrote: [...] >We each indicate three basic points: > >1. OS can be initiated and set up all these services itself. >("bootstrapping." however, netware, for example, does this without >bootstrapping per se.) Your definition does not include a complete bootstrap

Ontrack DM

1998-03-25 Thread Anthony F. Wright
Many thanks DL for your reply. After sending the posting yesterday I decided to check ths 'readme's' on the Ontrack disc. To my horror they specifically state that Ontrack DM will only work for an MSDOS O/S and no other!! This coupled to the fact that Nagy who wrote MasterBooter also informed me i

Re: Turning Number Lock on by default

1998-03-25 Thread Anthony F. Wright
Chris Bond wrote: > > Hi, > > Theres a way to turn the number lock on by default, i remember someone > posting something to the list a while back. It involves editing one of > the linux source c files. Does anyone know how to do this ? > > Thanks, > Chris Bond. > -- On my machine (DEC LPv+) i

Re: Linux login via NT Domain

1998-03-25 Thread John Winters
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you write: >Is it possible for a RH Linux 5.0 box to authenticate users against a NT >domain server? Yes. >I'm trying to setup a linux box in our lab to show it's merit relative to >all the NT and W95 boxes that are up there. Is the only way to add all >twenty som

Re: How is linux not an O/S Was: Re: Want to give back to linux?

1998-03-25 Thread Lane J. Bryson
Paul Anderson wrote: > > Lane J. Bryson wrote: > > > > I did. Prove it wrong on its own merits: > > > > "It just has to manage the memory, peripherals, and > > hopefully do something useful to qualify under a strict definition, > > which is all anyone can argue anyway." > > > > What the he

kaffe

1998-03-25 Thread Dan Hughes
Hello, I have been trying to get the jdk to work on my machine, and since I haven't been able to figure it out and I have recieved no help after three attempts for help I have given up on the jdk. I have installled kaffe in it's place and i consistantly get the same error "CLASSPATH not s

Re: How is linux not an O/S Was: Re: Want to give back to linux?

1998-03-25 Thread Paul Fontenot
Why not argue this point on the developers mailing list? The thing works and that is all my feeble intellect cares about. -- PLEASE read the Red Hat FAQ, Tips, Errata and the MAILING LIST ARCHIVES! http://www.redhat.com/RedHat-FAQ /RedHat-Errata /RedHat-Tips /mailing-lists To unsubsc

Unidentified subject!

1998-03-25 Thread Louis Monacelli
RH 5.0 What has to be done to get startx to work on a toshiba tecra 500 cdt laptop. Lou -- PLEASE read the Red Hat FAQ, Tips, Errata and the MAILING LIST ARCHIVES! http://www.redhat.com/RedHat-FAQ /RedHat-Errata /RedHat-Tips /mailing-lists To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL

Re: How is linux not an O/S Was: Re: Want to give back to linux?

1998-03-25 Thread Michael Jinks
I've only been following this one selectively, but has anybody pointed out yet that the political implications here are pretty stiff? For example, what if M$ *does* manage to convince not just their willing dupes, but the entire world, and the JD along the way, that Internet Explorer really is pa

Re: su

1998-03-25 Thread Michael S. Dunsavage
I believe that may be in pam.config (or something to that nature) however...I have been known to be wrong. On 25 Mar 1998, Kurt Swanson wrote: > How does one disable the extra security measure disallowing root > logins via telnet/rlogin? > > In general I think it is a good measure, but it has

Notes Client...was Re: "Groupware" recommendations?

1998-03-25 Thread Damond Walker
[snip] >Also, there isn't a SCO port as far as I know, although the >packaging lists Solaris, AI[n't uni]X, HP/UX, and maybe Irix or a couple >of others, so anything that runs on that many platforms (thinks I) >should be generic enough to also be bent into Linux/X. > I guess no one has app

Backup to remote device

1998-03-25 Thread Joe_Ferguson
Hi, all... I'm still a relative newbie to all this, and I'm wondering: I have RH installed on one box on my network, but I have a Ditto 2GB tape drive installed on my Win95 PC. I'm wondering if it's possible to access this tape drive from my Linux box to use for backing up? If so, is there any

Re: RH 5.1

1998-03-25 Thread John J. Donohue
On Wed, 25 Mar 1998, Ramin Sina wrote: > I am deciding whether I should buy 5.0 or wait for 5.1. Since RH has not Red Hat is inexpensive enough compared to other alternatives (SCO, NT, OS/2, etc) that there is no reason NOT to go for "instant gratification". > yet announced when 5.1 will be re

SCSI disk mfg info utility

1998-03-25 Thread Fred Lenk
I'm looking for a utility that will allow me to read SCSI disk manufacturer information, like the serial number of the disk drive. Any ideas? fred Fred Lenk, SysAdmin, CommPower mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.commpower.com - Check jobs posting. Recumbent Trike rider (http://www.lenk.net/tbo

Re: How is linux not an O/S Was: Re: Want to give back to linux?

1998-03-25 Thread Steve \"Stevers!\" Coile
On Wed, 25 Mar 1998, Lane J. Bryson wrote: [...] >We're not talking about what I can do with it. We're talking about >what an OS is, which is internal. All that's really at issue is what >is happening inside the box. Wrong. Let's also consider your definition again. You argue that the kernel

Re: RH 5.1

1998-03-25 Thread W.D.McKinney
Mike Wangsmo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 25 Mar 1998 13:22:46 -0500 (EST), Ramin Sina wrote: > > >Hi everyone, > > > >I am deciding whether I should buy 5.0 or wait for 5.1. Since RH has not > >yet announced when 5.1 will be released, I was wondering based on their > >track record, how

Re: "Groupware" recommendations?

1998-03-25 Thread Michael Jinks
Stephan Greene wrote: > > Well, one option would be if all the Notes apps you use could be accessed > via a web browser using Domino. > > Unfortunately, if you're in a heavy Notes environment, that's not a great > option yet. maybe with Domino 5. Just what we need -- another Notes release. We

Re: Want to give back to linux?

1998-03-25 Thread Steve \"Stevers!\" Coile
On Tue, 24 Mar 1998, Patrick T. Berry wrote: >I am trying to get to market for the two Linux users groups and the >public at large, a decent Linux box at under $800. At a MarketPro computer show like the ones they have here in northern Virginia, you can put together a perfectly reasonable system

Re: RH 5.1

1998-03-25 Thread Matt Nelson
On Wed, 25 Mar 1998, Ramin Sina wrote: > I am deciding whether I should buy 5.0 or wait for 5.1. Since RH has not > yet announced when 5.1 will be released, I was wondering based on their > track record, how long in advance do they give the release date? Is it > days, weeks, or months? 0 (handy.

"LignuX"

1998-03-25 Thread Michael Jinks
Brandt Kurowski wrote: > LignuX? I laughed out loud. Note that this would also sidestep the "LIH-nux/LY-nux" English pronunciation debate. -- PLEASE read the Red Hat FAQ, Tips, Errata and the MAILING LIST ARCHIVES! http://www.redhat.com/RedHat-FAQ /RedHat-Errata /RedHat-Tips /mailing-lists

Re: Turning Number Lock on by default

1998-03-25 Thread Chris Bond
On Wed, 25 Mar 1998, Steve Chadsey wrote: > This is in the Linux FAQ: > --- > Question 7.10. How do I get NUM LOCK to default to on ? > > Use the setleds program, for example (in /etc/rc.local or one of the > /etc/rc.d/* files): >for t in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 >do > setleds +num < /de

Re: ~user/bin how about man

1998-03-25 Thread Steve \"Stevers!\" Coile
On Tue, 24 Mar 1998, Douglas F. Elznic wrote: >Hello is it possible to set up a user dependent man dir like the bin dir? >ANd how do I change the man search path? The man search path is determined by the contents of $MANPATH. If $MANPATH is not set, the search path in /etc/man.config is used. Try

"Groupware" recommendations?

1998-03-25 Thread Michael Jinks
I'm under all sorts of pressure to use a Notes account. In fact I fear it may be inevitable. I don't want to, especially since I can't get it to install on my Linux box. Is anyone aware of a way around this problem that includes an office where Notes is the lingua franca? The sooner I get this

Re: How is linux not an O/S Was: Re: Want to give back to linux? (fwd)-Reply

1998-03-25 Thread Jeffrey Waters
I hope that was the last message thread, this has gotten so out of hand I am ready to have my mail server dump them before they get to me. Just remember we all choose this wonderful life of computer engineering and have to deal and be able to accept that there are no BLACK/WHITE answers. All ya m

Re: How is linux not an O/S Was: Re: Want to give back to linux?

1998-03-25 Thread Paul Anderson
Lane J. Bryson wrote: > I did. Prove it wrong on its own merits: > > "It just has to manage the memory, peripherals, and > hopefully do something useful to qualify under a strict definition, > which is all anyone can argue anyway." > > What the hell kind of definition is that? Accordin

sendmail

1998-03-25 Thread Sean Trotter

Re: How is linux not an O/S Was: Re: Want to give back to linux?

1998-03-25 Thread Steve \"Stevers!\" Coile
On Tue, 24 Mar 1998, William T Wilson wrote: [...] >It's a matter of which definition of OS you subscribe to. Some say that >the OS is responsible for mediating the interactions between CPU, RAM, >and peripherals, and providing a set of system calls for programs to >interact with them. Linux (ev

Re: Clearing out Swap?

1998-03-25 Thread David E. Fox
> Anyway, before I restart X with a handful of applications and Xterms, > I had 68% swap used. After I restarted X with the same applications > used, I had 20% swap used. If the paging code were so perfect, or if I really don't think it's an error with the paging code or other components of the

Re: in.inetd?

1998-03-25 Thread Fred Leeflang
GateKeepeR News wrote: > Hey, thanks! Now about the identd, why should I install that on my > system? I have no problem doing it, just curious as to why I would need > it. Thanks again! > > B. Hmm, actually quite a few services try to connect to the ident port. IRC is one of them, I beli

Re: RH 5.1

1998-03-25 Thread Mike Wangsmo
On Wed, 25 Mar 1998 13:22:46 -0500 (EST), Ramin Sina wrote: >Hi everyone, > >I am deciding whether I should buy 5.0 or wait for 5.1. Since RH has not >yet announced when 5.1 will be released, I was wondering based on their >track record, how long in advance do they give the release date? Is it

Re: How is linux not an O/S Was: Re: Want to give back to linux? (fwd)

1998-03-25 Thread Lane J. Bryson
Agreed. I'll shut up now. sorry for the bandwidth use. Ulrich Czekalla wrote: > > Your both somewhat right. The general definition of an OS is a system that > controls and coordinates the use of hardware among the various application > programs for the various users. So it acts as a resource

Re: How is linux not an O/S Was: Re: Want to give back to linux?

1998-03-25 Thread Lane J. Bryson
Alan Shutko wrote: > > > "L" == Lane J Bryson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > L> I can only talk about MacOS, Linux, Irix, HP-UX, and AIX: the > L> windowing system in most of these isn't part of the core OS-- It is > L> an important part of the distribution, but not part of the OS. > > The

RH 5.1

1998-03-25 Thread Ramin Sina
Hi everyone, I am deciding whether I should buy 5.0 or wait for 5.1. Since RH has not yet announced when 5.1 will be released, I was wondering based on their track record, how long in advance do they give the release date? Is it days, weeks, or months? Thanks, Ramin Sina -- PLEASE read the

Re: Would-be Hurricane user

1998-03-25 Thread Paul Fontenot
> At 07:19 PM 3/24/98 -0800, Anthony F. Wright wrote: > >I would appreciate some advice in order to install RedHat. > >My problem appears to be, if I mount LILO in the MBR it will overwrite > >my Disk Manager and I won't have any drives available. If I install LILO > >in Linux's root I will still

Re: favourite linux RAD IDE

1998-03-25 Thread Michael P. Plezbert
On Mon, 23 Mar 1998, William T Wilson wrote: > On Sun, 22 Mar 1998, Scott McDermott wrote: > > > I haven't heard of any RAD tools for Linux, this doesn't strike me as > > the Unix way. If you want to use other people's functions, you know how > > to do that, or your own. RAD tools are for peop

How to create a REDHAT 5.0 CDROM under win95 ?

1998-03-25 Thread Jorge
I'm absolute beginner of LINUX. I've downloaded the REDHAT 5.0 diffusion in a FTP server, now to install it I have to create a REDHAT LINUX cdrom ( ready to install) . Who can tell me how I can create it, with which sofware under winbug 95 ?. I've actually already tried three time and I can

Re: Would-be Hurricane user

1998-03-25 Thread My name
At 07:19 PM 3/24/98 -0800, Anthony F. Wright wrote: >I would appreciate some advice in order to install RedHat. >My problem appears to be, if I mount LILO in the MBR it will overwrite >my Disk Manager and I won't have any drives available. If I install LILO >in Linux's root I will still require a

Is Digital DE500AA network card supported by Linux ?

1998-03-25 Thread SC Altex Impex SRL
Is Digital DE500AA network card supported by Linux ? If yes, then are any special requirements/parameters ? Claudiu Balciza ALTEX IMPEX srl str.Stefan Cel Mare nr.6 5600 Piatra Neamt Romania tel: +40 33 210671 +40 33 210672 fax: +40 33 230817 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- P

Re: How is linux not an O/S Was: Re: Want to give back to linux?

1998-03-25 Thread Lane J. Bryson
Alan Shutko wrote: > > > "D" == Derek Balling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > The Amiga OS contained a UI. In fact, it contained more than one. > You were using the CLI. (Command Line Interface). That's a user > interface. > > You were also using the GUI, but using it with one big window

Re: Want to give back to linux? Was Re: BYTE reviews Web servers (on Linux, Solaris, Digital, HP-UXand NT)

1998-03-25 Thread Scott McDermott
Tom Diehl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on Tue, Mar 24, 1998 at 07:55:54AM -0500: > > To say it isn't an operating system may be construed as being wrong. It > > provides the critical component for an operating system, does it not? > > So what it still is not an operating system, it is a kernel. Would Li

No Mails From List

1998-03-25 Thread Raj Singh
Hi, I have not received any mails for more than TWO days from the redhat-list (I subscribe to the digest version). Considering the volume that it usually has this is abnormal. I did not see any notice of temporary failure on the RedHat website. Anybody willing to update me by a separate email ?

X11 cursors...

1998-03-25 Thread Stelios Bounanos
Hello, A couple of quick questions for you: Does anyone know where the bitmap files for the cursors in are located? So far I've only managed to change the root window cursor with xsetroot. How do I change the busy cursor (the little black watch) for all programs? I am at my wits end! Any ide

Re: Proc F/S

1998-03-25 Thread Paul Fontenot
> I sent a message about this yesterday, but I'm not sure it made it through > properly. > > Have you tried installing the latest initscripts rpm from redhat? It > should solve the mount problems with /proc. > >Michael You da man! Works like a champ... Odd the same initscripts (boxstock 5.

Recurring "error" on fsck at boot

1998-03-25 Thread Anthony Campbell
Whenever the system does a disk check at boot, it reports: "inode 2250 has zero dtine -FIXED" (I'm not sure that it's always 2250). It doesn't seem to be causing any problems but does anyone know what it means or why it keeps happening? Anthony -- Anthony Campbell Using L

Re: GLINT fails to detect packages on CDROM

1998-03-25 Thread aoc
why not do "rpm -i filename.rpm"? i find it to be much reliable. the only time i ever use glint is for uninstalling packages w/c "rpm -e" often fails at, for some reason. -- PLEASE read the Red Hat FAQ, Tips, Errata and the MAILING LIST ARCHIVES! http://www.redhat.com/RedHat-FAQ /RedHat-Er

Re: Lib Questions

1998-03-25 Thread Jonathan Moore
> I guess what I don't understand is the version numbering scheme. If I > understand correctly, I would need to have libc.so.6.* in order to make a > link from libc.so.6. However, I can't find anyting above libc.5.4.38 on > any of the sites. Could someone give a quick explanation? > > Also, on

Linux login via NT Domain

1998-03-25 Thread Thomas Dell
Is it possible for a RH Linux 5.0 box to authenticate users against a NT domain server? I'm trying to setup a linux box in our lab to show it's merit relative to all the NT and W95 boxes that are up there. Is the only way to add all twenty some odd users individually to the linux box? I am also

Re: Clearing out Swap?

1998-03-25 Thread John Winters
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you write: >On Tue, 24 Mar 1998, John Winters wrote: > >> >I would like to find out how if I can "restart" the swap space...I >> >think there's deadwood in there. But I don't know whether there's a >> >utility to tell me whether any swap space currently is being was

Re: GLINT fails to detect packages on CDROM

1998-03-25 Thread Michael P. Plezbert
On Tue, 24 Mar 1998, Al Margheim wrote: > I've used the Configure button in GLINT to tell it to look in /mnt/cdrom. Are the package files in the root directory of the cd? If not, then you need to give glint the full path name, e.g., /mnt/cdrom/redhat/rpms Michael --

Re: How is linux not an O/S Was: Re: Want to give back to linux? (fwd)

1998-03-25 Thread Ulrich Czekalla
> That's _exactly_ what we're discussing here. I'm saying your > definition has absolutely no basis in reality. Please quote me > someone who says that the OS equals the kernel and nothing more. > > Remember: "system"=="many programs". Your both somewhat right. The general definition of an

Dial-Up Setup

1998-03-25 Thread Bonato Pierantonio
There is somebody that can help me configuring a modem (Zyxxel) for dial-up an Internet Service Provider using RedHat 5.0 Thank you -- PLEASE read the Red Hat FAQ, Tips, Errata and the MAILING LIST ARCHIVES! http://www.redhat.com/RedHat-FAQ /RedHat-Errata /RedHat-Tips /mailing-lists

Re: in.inetd?

1998-03-25 Thread Borek Lupomesky
On Tue, 24 Mar 1998, GateKeepeR News wrote: > Hey, thanks! Now about the identd, why should I install that on my > system? I have no problem doing it, just curious as to why I would need > it. Thanks again! It's kind of security measure. Remote server sends ident request and the identd respon

Re: rpc.mountd

1998-03-25 Thread James Youngman
> "Matthew" == Matthew M L Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Matthew> rpc.mountd: cannot register service RPC: cannot receive: Matthew> errno connection refused Looks like you need to install some of the updates; see the Errata document. -- PLEASE read the Red Hat FAQ, Tips, Errat

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