Re: Reiserfs questions & Discussion

> Dear Chris, EMC in our place has unix ware as os and rest is solaris and linux (with some winDoze also) go to www.platform.com for more details. there are two server ccasesvr1 and 2 1. The EMC consists of 2 portions - a disk array component called the Symmetrix and a file server component ca

Re: USB Port

On Wed, 31 Jan 2001, Selim Jahangir wrote: > Dear All, > > Linux /Unix treats serail ports COM1 = ttyS0 > > but what about USB port. How do linux know the USB port? > > > Thanks > selim > What type of USB port? For serial ports, it is ttyUSBxxx, for a scanner, try usbscannerxxx. For a modem it

Re: closing loopback device?

> > My companies provider tells me they close the loopback device of their > > servers with an IPchain because this would be more secure. I have always > > thought closing the loopback device is a configuration error, and I can't see > > what is safe about it. Anybody care to comment? > > You

Re: Reiserfs questions & Discussion

On Wed, 31 Jan 2001, RaghuNath L wrote: > Hi Chris. > > UnixWare 2.1.3 (godzilla) (pts/3) > Unixware is a product of SCO http://www.sco.com/unixware21/ and runs on the Intel family of processors. > It's not just firm ware the os is present in Emc quota and other things are set > by emc on

RE: firewall script question

Linda: Not to sway you from building the firewall yourself but have you looked at the graphical firewall configurator at: http://firestarter.sourceforge.net/ It requires gnome either 1.0 or 1.2. May sure you select the proper one and it allows an easy to configure firewall via graphical interfa

Re: Reiserfs questions & Discussion

Hi Chris. UnixWare 2.1.3 (godzilla) (pts/3) It's not just firm ware the os is present in Emc quota and other things are set by emc only, it has it's own fstab file i think. > > The firmware on the EMC has nothing to do with file system integrity. Its > function is to make the Symmetrix appear a

firewall script question

Hi All, Still trying to do a firewall. I have the following to try and capture the ipaddress from ifconfig EXTERNAL_INTERFACE="ppp0" #Internet connected interface IPADDR=`/sbin/ifconfig $EXTERNAL_INTERFACE | grep "inet addr:" | \awk -F: {'print '} | cut -d\ -f 1` echo "EXTERNAL_INTER

Apache and Frontpage 4.0 Extensions

Hi, I have installed Frontpage 4.0 extensions on a Red Hat 6.2 box running Apache. I followed all the instructions as provided, and it all went smoothly. However even though the server said it has been installed, restarted, and everything appears OK when trying to post from frontpage it tells m

up2date after eazel preview release 3

After installing the unsupported eazel preview release 3 rpms for rhl 7.0, my up2date sessions fail just before listing the files with an error message stating that "The application "python" has crashed due to a fatal error. Anyone else had this experience? Any solutions? These are the files th

Re: Reiserfs questions & Discussion

On Wed, 31 Jan 2001, RaghuNath L wrote: > Fred i fully agree with you. > > But attaching 200gb drive as local to linux box is what causeing problem > insted we use fileserver from emc which canbe used as local drive (they > call it symmetrix) apart from os which is conncted to scsi on your ser

Re: Raiserfs and linux

On Wed, 31 Jan 2001, RaghuNath L wrote: > Hi Chris, > > I have bench marked the the performence on sparc with linux and solaris with > support of my IT managar . > > > Hold your breath for a while Linux is 45% faster than solaris on a same > hardware What hardware would that be? How many p

Bug in RH7?

Hi , I just now tried RH7 with kernel 2.4.0 problem here is If i use init1 it goes to single uset state. but if i sat telinit 1 it switchs to runlevel 6 i checked with inittab it's looks ok . I never used happen in Rh6.2. -- Regards ph:5099025 RaghuNath L

Re: Raiserfs and linux

Hi Chris, I have bench marked the the performence on sparc with linux and solaris with support of my IT managar . Hold your breath for a while Linux is 45% faster than solaris on a same hardware so that's reason for going into linux for oracle ,mail,and webapplications. This is globle change

Re: Reiserfs questions & Discussion

Fred i fully agree with you. But attaching 200gb drive as local to linux box is what causeing problem insted we use fileserver from emc which canbe used as local drive (they call it symmetrix) apart from os which is conncted to scsi on your server. Emc will have it's own micro kernel that take c

Re: Is this a virus? How do I find the sender?

> How do I find out what ISP owns the IP address: 206.228.67.73? You can try nslookup and traceroute, but I experience a slight hang when trying to get anywhere with them ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mail

Re: Killing "D" process

> ps auxf shows that it doesn't have a parent process (at least not reported > by ps). I don't have strace on that box, so will have to install that. > However lsof is on it, and if I am interpreting the results correctly it is > waiting on libc-2.2.so. All processes except init (PID 1) have a p

Re: up2date on RH6.1

And, of course, it still gave me the architecture/release combo error. I guess I could just go ahead and upgrade the box to RH6.2 or RH7. On Tue, 30 Jan 2001 23:10:10 -0400, Michael Burger wrote: >Thanks, Trond. > >Just did what you suggested, and then tried it...check out what I >got: > >lin

USB Port

Dear All, Linux /Unix treats serail ports COM1 = ttyS0 but what about USB port. How do linux know the USB port? Thanks selim ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list

Re: up2date on RH6.1

Scratch that...the answer there was "yes". On Tue, 30 Jan 2001 23:10:10 -0400, Michael Burger wrote: >Thanks, Trond. > >Just did what you suggested, and then tried it...check out what I >got: > >linux2:~#up2date -l > >Retrieving list of all available packages... >There was a fatal error communic

Re: Killing "D" process

There really isn't anything you can do about D state processes. I consider D to mean dead for this reason. I've seen Netscape go into D state temporarily (for such an amount of time that I was able to see it) but it soon returned to S state. One of the 2.4.0-test kernels had a major deadlock prob

Re: firewall question.

Linda, Now that I see the if-up script the bell rings. I did indeed put it in /etc/ppp/ip-up.local as the comment suggests. The best reason is that if you upgrade your box you won't loose your changes. create ip-up.local and call you firewall from there and you should be jammin. BTW probably w

Re: up2date on RH6.1

Thanks, Trond. Just did what you suggested, and then tried it...check out what I got: linux2:~#up2date -l Retrieving list of all available packages... There was a fatal error communicating with the server. The message was: Invalid Architecture and OS release combination linux2:~#rpm -q redhat-

Re: up2date on RH6.1

"Michael Burger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Ok...finally got up2date installed on my RH6.1 box...tried to run it, > this is what I got: > > linux2:~#up2date -l > > Retrieving list of all available packages... > There was a fatal error communicat

up2date on RH6.1

Ok...finally got up2date installed on my RH6.1 box...tried to run it, this is what I got: linux2:~#up2date -l Retrieving list of all available packages... There was a fatal error communicating with the server. The message was: Invalid Architecture

Re: FTP sessions with telnet Restrictions

I think you can do that by changing their shell as /bin/false. On Mon, 29 Jan 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > hi, > I have this problem with my ftp sessions, I want > my ftp users to have their telnet logging sessions disable. > Because My ftp users can telnet my server and they can even >

Re: rpm-python-3.0.5-9.6x.i386.rpm hangs on install

Never mind..."man rpm" is my friend. rpm --rebuilddb fixed the problem. On Tue, 30 Jan 2001 22:36:29 -0400, Michael Burger wrote: >I'm having a problem with the above rpm. I already updated rpm to >3.0.5-9-6x. I've downloaded it from metalab, rpmfind.net, and >redhat...in all cases, I get the

Re: FTP access; urgent

I guess I have your answer. Check /etc/ftpusers remove root from the list as your user admin has root priv. with uid/gid as 0/0 Any user in this list will be denied ftp access. Regards, Uk Leonard den Ottolander wrote: > > Hi all! > > Excuse me for the "urgent" in the header,

rpm-python-3.0.5-9.6x.i386.rpm hangs on install

I'm having a problem with the above rpm. I already updated rpm to 3.0.5-9-6x. I've downloaded it from metalab, rpmfind.net, and redhat...in all cases, I get the following: linux2:~# rpm -Uvh rpm-python-3.0.5-9.6x.i386.rpm rpm-python #

Re: NFS doubt: sharing directories mounted by server itself

On Wed, 31 Jan 2001, UK Jaiswal wrote: > When I mount (thru NFS) 192.168.0.1:/home/ftp/pub on some directory in a > client m/c, I see that I am not able to see anything in > /home/ftp/pub/slack/install directory. So NFS client is just able to > access the actual files/directories inside the dire

NFS doubt: sharing directories mounted by server itself

Hi, I have a linux server(192.168.0.1) which has iso-images of various CD-ROMs. Now I have mounted these iso images on directories residing in /home/ftp/pub and /var/www/html so that people in our intranet may access the CDs via anonymous ftp or http (in fact I use the service to install linux(re

Re: firewall question.

Thanks Bret, I even have an example of a firewall that takes the ip address from ifconfig so this is exactly what I need a way to start the firewall each time anyone on the network calls the ISP after an ip address is assigned. I was really confused proably because so much of the info is for peop

Re: help with routing/firewall/proxy setup

> the gateway/firewall machine itself. What I want the machine to do is > intercept every port 80 request for the outside world and redirect itany > suggestions? ??? I'd already replied to this??? Didn't help? Comments? -- Edward Dekkers (Director) Triple D Computer Services Pty. Ltd. 822

ipchains and imap

I have built a firewall for a 50 node network using ipchains. The firewall box Masquerades out the internal network, numerous services function wonderfully and nothing unwanted gets in. The only problem is that NO mail can be SENT internally or externally. Receive mail uses pop-3 and is spiffy

Re: Virtual Hosts and Email

No, not quite. You originally said you wanted to be able to support both [EMAIL PROTECTED] and [EMAIL PROTECTED] on the same box. The virtusertable allows you to accept mail for these two addresses (which are not necesarily real accounts) and send the mail to a *real* account. So you would have

OT: Firewall Bridge - Comments please!

I have a weird idea and was wondering if anyone has tried this or know if it will or won't work! I have an ADSL connection to the 'net and although I have a firewall in place, I am the paranoid sort and would like something else in between the ADSL router and firewall. The problem of course is

Re: Virtual Hosts and Email

On Tue, 30 Jan 2001 16:46:51 -0800, Ben Ocean wrote: > >>The virtusertable is a list of virtual addresses...something like the >>/etc/aliases (or is that /etc/mail/aliases) file. The first part of the >>line is the virtual address, the second is the address which should >>actually accept the mai

help with routing/firewall/proxy setup

I've got a couple of RH6.2 boxes running ipchains firewalls on dsl/cable connections. They masquerade for the internal network. Very simple setup. What I want to be able to do is setup a port 80 request forward so that clients on the internal network requesting web sites from the Internet

Re: Virtual Hosts and Email

>The virtusertable is a list of virtual addresses...something like the >/etc/aliases (or is that /etc/mail/aliases) file. The first part of the >line is the virtual address, the second is the address which should >actually accept the mail. > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [EMAIL PR

Re: Is this a virus? How do I find the sender?

On Tue, 30 Jan 2001, Glen Lee Edwards wrote: > Do any of you know if this file is a virus file? > > MAPPJJMA.exe > > A client of mine received it from an unknown source. > > How do I find out what ISP owns the IP address: 206.228.67.73? > > Thanks, > > Glen > Cumberland Technologies Intern

Fwd: Installation of glibc-2.1.3-22.i386.rpm

Folks, In trying to keep up with security patches, I've just installed glibc-2.1.3-22.i386.rpm. It seemed to go smoothly, with the exception of the following messages. Can anyone offer an interpretation of these? package LC_MESSAGES not found in file index (repeated 63 times) package

Re: Gnapster

On Tuesday 30 January 2001 17:07, you wrote: > try xmms, it works quite well > > > david > Yup! Just put it up. Pretty gud stuff indeed. Thanks for the tip.. > On Tue, 30 Jan 2001, Ted Gervais wrote: > > I just downloaded the newest (latest) gnapster and it finally works. I > > can actually do

Re: firewall question.

linda hanigan wrote: > Linux Firewalls said to do the follwing so you > can obtain the ip address. It should be in > /etc/dhcpc/dhpcd-ppp0.info. > if [ -n "$PUMP" ]; then > echo -n "Determining IP information for $DEVICE..." > if /sbin/dhcpcd; then > echo " done." > else >

Re: Virtual Hosts and Email

On Tue, 30 Jan 2001, Ben Ocean wrote: > At 04:26 PM 1/30/2001 -0500, you wrote: > >Assuming you're running sendmail... > > > >Add entries in the file /etc/mail/virtusertable that look like: > > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > But if I run the

Re: Virtual Hosts and Email

At 04:26 PM 1/30/2001 -0500, you wrote: >Assuming you're running sendmail... > >Add entries in the file /etc/mail/virtusertable that look like: > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] But if I run the command: useradd -m -c "TheWebsons" sales isn't that goi

Re: How do I stop mail relaying through my box?

On Tue, 30 Jan 2001, you wrote: > John, > > Thanks. I didn't find anything on either site that described an open relay hole > I have that should be plugged. The only thing I found that might be causing it > is one line in my sendmail.mc file: > > dnl FEATURE(`relay_based_on_MX') > > This part

Re: Virtual Hosts and Email

linuxconf. Easiest way to manage lots of vdomains. -eric wood - Original Message - From: "Ben Ocean" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2001 3:52 PM Subject: Virtual Hosts and Email > Hi; > If I knew the appropriate term to search under, I wouldn't

Re: firewall question.

On Tue, 30 Jan 2001, linda hanigan wrote: > Linux Firewalls said to do the follwing so you > can obtain the ip address. It should be in > /etc/dhcpc/dhpcd-ppp0.info. > if [ -n "$PUMP" ]; then > echo -n "Determining IP information for $DEVICE..." > if /sbin/dhcpcd; then > echo " do

Re: Pentium 4

tc lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > i'm not sure if redhat 7.0's kernel understands the p4 family correctly or > not. 2.2.18 does, and the 2.4 series does, but redhat's might not. the > only problem with 2.2.17 and older is from some antics on family numbering > that intel pulled so that the

Re: Pentium 4

i'm not sure if redhat 7.0's kernel understands the p4 family correctly or not. 2.2.18 does, and the 2.4 series does, but redhat's might not. the only problem with 2.2.17 and older is from some antics on family numbering that intel pulled so that they'd work with certain microsoft operating sys

Re: Pentium 4

i sent you a link to some info i really dont know anything about p4 kernel 2.4 is out at www.kernel.org i am still using kernel 2.2.18 - Original Message - From: "Mike" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2001 4:42 PM Subject: Pentium 4 > Anyone have

Re: How do I stop mail relaying through my box?

John, Thanks. I didn't find anything on either site that described an open relay hole I have that should be plugged. The only thing I found that might be causing it is one line in my sendmail.mc file: dnl FEATURE(`relay_based_on_MX') This particular feature, if I understand it correctly, allo

Pentium 4

Anyone have any idea if RH 7.0 supports the new Pentium 4 and if so how can I get it installed? If not any ideas on when new kernel / version will be out for it? begin:vcard n:Chamberlain;Michael tel;fax:603-622-7272 tel;work:603-622-7171 x-mozilla-html:TRUE org:Atipa Linux Solutions;Pr

Re: Virtual Hosts and Email

Assuming you're running sendmail... Add entries in the file /etc/mail/virtusertable that look like: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Tue, 30 Jan 2001, Ben Ocean wrote: > Hi; > If I knew the appropriate term to search under, I wouldn't bother the l

Re: SHELL & CGI

On Tue, Jan 30, 2001 at 10:58:16AM +0100, Stefano Passarella <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | I'm trying your advice. | I must put the shells into cgi-bin directory or is not important. That's the other common setup. My ISP is set up that way. -- Cameron Simpson, DoD#743[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Is this a virus? How do I find the sender?

On Tue, 30 Jan 2001, Glen Lee Edwards wrote: > Do any of you know if this file is a virus file? > > MAPPJJMA.exe If it's around 32 kB, it probably is. I've been getting 32 kB .exe files with random names in attachments about 3 times a day in the last couple of weeks; so often that I've actually

firewall question.

Linux Firewalls said to do the follwing so you can obtain the ip address. It should be in /etc/dhcpc/dhpcd-ppp0.info. if [ -n "$PUMP" ]; then echo -n "Determining IP information for $DEVICE..." if /sbin/dhcpcd; then echo " done." else echo " failed." exit 1

Connecting a redhat 7.0 workstation to a novell netware

Hi All-- I have installed redhat 7.0 workstation on my laptop. We have a novell netware(4.x) here and I would like to connect this laptop to this network, i.e. use it as one of the work-stations on the network. Is it possible to do this? If so, does any one have suggestions/ websites that will he

Virtual Hosts and Email

Hi; If I knew the appropriate term to search under, I wouldn't bother the list. I need to configure email for my virtual hosts such that more than one of them can use the same name, such as: sales@... How do I do this? TIA, BenO ___ Redhat-list mai

Re: kernel upgrade or recompile from 2.2.5 to 2.4.0

On Tue, 30 Jan 2001, Neil Hollow wrote: > Thanks for everyones prompt response so far. You seem to be suggesting > Mikkel that I just go for 2.2.18 which is available on the web somewhere. > kernel.org and many mirrors. > > As for SCSI support in 2.2.5 if I load the modules they load w/o compla

Re: How do I stop mail relaying through my box?

On Tue, 30 Jan 2001, you wrote: > I've noticed that some spammers seem to be able to send mail through my box. > The msgid shows a return address of my server, while the sending party's IP > address is from a remote box: > > Jan 29 20:01:24 glen sendmail[13323]: UAA13323: from=<>, size=21751, cla

Re: Reiserfs questions & Discussion

Clement wrote: > > This thread is quite interesting. I think it comes to the following > questions: > > - Is the reiserfs stable enough? > - Is the overhead of reiserfs acceptable? > - Is the time to 'fsck' valuable enough to justify the cost? I think you're right - these are the big three. A

Re: Gnapster

try xmms, it works quite well david On Tue, 30 Jan 2001, Ted Gervais wrote: > I just downloaded the newest (latest) gnapster and it finally works. I can > actually download files now. > > Now, I can't find how to play these files?? Can they be played from > gnapster themselves? If not wh

Re: Is this a virus? How do I find the sender?

On Tue, 30 Jan 2001, Glen Lee Edwards wrote: > Do any of you know if this file is a virus file? > > MAPPJJMA.exe Point your browser at http://vil.mcafee.com and do a search...the site can tell you if it's real, hoax, or what. > A client of mine received it from an unknown source. > > How do I f

Re: How do I stop mail relaying through my box?

Maybe is a good idea to implement some antispaming software on your server. You can go to and search for 'antispam' or you can check in for techniques to control relaying. Regards, Tomas Garcia Ferrari Bigital http://bigital.com > I've noticed

Re: kernel upgrade or recompile from 2.2.5 to 2.4.0

.> Will gcc version supplied with RH6.0 be OK to compile 2.4.0 source? > I don't know the answer, but gcc that came with RH6.0 needs a security fix (most programs README and INSTALL files give answers about what you need to compile) Linda Hanigan _

How do I stop mail relaying through my box?

I've noticed that some spammers seem to be able to send mail through my box. The msgid shows a return address of my server, while the sending party's IP address is from a remote box: Jan 29 20:01:24 glen sendmail[13323]: UAA13323: from=<>, size=21751, class=0, pri=51751, nrcpts=1, msgid=<2001 [EM

RE: Is this a virus? How do I find the sender?

On Wednesday, January 31, 2001 12:22 AM, Glen Lee Edwards [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote: | Do any of you know if this file is a virus file? | | MAPPJJMA.exe | | A client of mine received it from an unknown source. | | How do I find out what ISP owns the IP address: 206.228.67.73? http://whois

Re: Is this a virus? How do I find the sender?

At 12:52 PM 1/30/01 -0600, Glen Lee Edwards wrote: >Do any of you know if this file is a virus file? > >MAPPJJMA.exe > >A client of mine received it from an unknown source. Check the file size. It's probably 1000 bytes or something awfully weird like that. Anyway, I'd guess that you're looking a

RE: Killing "D" process

-Original Message- From: James [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2001 9:44 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Killing "D" process - Original Message - From: "Matthew Melvin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "James" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[

Is this a virus? How do I find the sender?

Do any of you know if this file is a virus file? MAPPJJMA.exe A client of mine received it from an unknown source. How do I find out what ISP owns the IP address: 206.228.67.73? Thanks, Glen ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https:/

Re: Question about port 6000

On Mon, 29 Jan 2001 12:16:37 -0800, Harry Putnam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Frank Carreiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> I just noticed after port scanning my system there is a service running on >> port 6000 (X11). I'm concerned about security being an issue with this port >> open / avail

Re: Path incorrect in Red Hat security/upgrade announcements...

I think the problem is because anonymous ftp seems to be chrooted in /pub. Minor config issue, really...if someone at RedHat can get around to fixing it. On Tue, 30 Jan 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Here's what I mean: > > [root@tux /root]# wget ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.2/i386/inetd-0.16-7

Re: Swap question

Under Linux, swap is its own partition type. /tmp is where programs will store temporary data, but linux doesn't store swap in a file, like some other operating systems do (Windows, OS/2)...my understanding is that Solaris also uses swap space in a partition of its own. Giving the OS its own sepa

Re: Killing "D" process

- Original Message - From: "Matthew Melvin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "James" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2001 5:19 AM Subject: Re: Killing "D" process > Generally speaking a process in D state (disk) is 'in kernel' and theres > nothing you can d

Path incorrect in Red Hat security/upgrade announcements...

Here's what I mean: [root@tux /root]# wget ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.2/i386/inetd-0.16-7.i386.rpm --10:54:26-- ftp://updates.redhat.com:21/6.2/i386/inetd-0.16-7.i386.rpm => `inetd-0.16-7.i386.rpm' Connecting to updates.redhat.com:21... connected! Logging in as anonymous ... Logged i

Re: Swap question

Chuck Carson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > This maybe be a dumb question or something I just never noticed, but why > does swap space not display in 'df'? I thought swap was mounted as > /tmp. It isn't. Try "free" instead. > Under Solaris it behaves this way. Is it possible to modify RH6.2 to b

Swap question

This maybe be a dumb question or something I just never noticed, but why does swap space not display in 'df'? I thought swap was mounted as /tmp. Under Solaris it behaves this way. Is it possible to modify RH6.2 to behave like this? Thanks, CC ___ R

Re: how to compile just one module?

I think you have to do a 'make dep' first. Something that I think I've done before: after the dep, cd to the dir. where the module's code lives and just type 'make' there. Should make a module. Then copy to the appropriate place in your /lib/modules/`uname -r`/ directory. Or since it doesn't t

RE: kernel upgrade or recompile from 2.2.5 to 2.4.0

First, Inventory every piece of hardware on your system. Especially your NIC. These can be a pain in the ass if you do not know the exact module you need. If you have a 3com card, add all the 3com modules to the kernel. (I think a lot of them use the same module anyway) Do an 'lsmod' and see what

RE: Killing "D" process

First, do a 'truss -p ' or 'strace' can't remember which is it for linux and see if the process has any interaction with the kernel, if it does not, and does not respond to 'kill -9', and it's parent process is 1, it cannot be killed. It is more than likely a dangling fork, and I think can only b

RE: [OT] Checking for the existance of a file in Bash scripts

Here is a handy little script I have been using for years. Not sure who wrote it or I would give them due credit, not really complicated but had no shell scripting experience when I first started using it. (why reinvent the wheel?) I call it 'jic' (just in case) and place it in /usr/local/bin. Th

Re: Gnapster

Ted Gervais <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Now, I can't find how to play these files?? Can they be played from > gnapster themselves? No. > If not what does one use to play them?? xmms, mpg123 -- Trond Eivind Glomsrød Red Hat, Inc. ___ Redhat

Books exchange offer

Gentle folks, I am interested in books exchange. I offer several great illustrated books in english, covering this part of globe, its history and culture. In return, if you are interested in and able to get for me some Linux literature in english in bookshops, let me know via this mailing list f

Gnapster

I just downloaded the newest (latest) gnapster and it finally works. I can actually download files now. Now, I can't find how to play these files?? Can they be played from gnapster themselves? If not what does one use to play them?? -- Ted Gervais Coldbrook, Nova Scotia Canada

Re: RH60-70: BIND security flaws?

"Cassell, Damon" wrote: > > You need to upgrade. The Redhat errata from November 2000 was for an upgrade > to BIND 8.2.2-P7. This is an entirely new issue, and you should upgrade to > BIND 8.2.3 immediately. > > Read this: http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-02.html, then get an RPM > upgrade

RE: RH60-70: BIND security flaws?

You need to upgrade. The Redhat errata from November 2000 was for an upgrade to BIND 8.2.2-P7. This is an entirely new issue, and you should upgrade to BIND 8.2.3 immediately. Read this: http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-02.html, then get an RPM upgrade, or compile a new binary yourself.

RH60-70: BIND security flaws?

Based on this news story: News.com: Software flaw may mean more Web outages http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-201-4638816-0.html?tag=mn_hd is any of the Red Hat Linux 6.0 to 7.0 versions prone to this software flaw? We already have this BIND update applied: Red Hat Linux General Security Adviso

Re: Raiserfs and linux

On Tue, 30 Jan 2001, RaghuNath L wrote: > > This is in response to your first statement we are useing linux on > en3500 and e450R boxes for nis with solaris ,sendmail Ldap also now days > oracle on linux > > i disagree with you on linux not bieng used for mission critcle > applications. > I

copyright (was: Re: ps2pdf image quality .... ps to gif conversion also useful)

Does anyone else think posting a copyright script (which may or may not have rights granted to the public elsewhere) inappropriate? Or do we just believe ALL code should be free? In the '60's, we "liberated" buildings from the bureaucrats - or (jokingly) food from the grocery store - is this "

Linux Router

Hello, I got ipchains and forwarding working nicely together and am currently working on a set of rules for the firewall. I am planning on submitting a list of these rules to the lists in the hopes that some of you will review and comment on them. Effectively, we now have two rout

Re: SHELL & CGI

I have understood.. I didn't put the HTML command "Content-Type: text/html" and my scrpt generated a error. Many thanks bye Ste > On Mon, Jan 29, 2001 at 04:19:51PM +0100, Stefano Passarella <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > | I have a shell ( grep and many echo command) , which prints in the

Re: SHELL & CGI

> > Hi Cameron, > > I'm trying your advice. > > I must put the shells into cgi-bin directory or is not important. DON'T put a shell or perl in the cgi-bin directory. This would be very dangerous. DO put the full path to the desired shell (or perl) on the first line of a script, immediately af

Re: FTP sessions with telnet Restrictions

> > hi, > I have this problem with my ftp sessions, I want > my ftp users to have their telnet logging sessions disable. > Because My ftp users can telnet my server and they can even > access files which they are not suppose to do. > How can I disable their telnet sessions so that > they

Re: Killing "D" process

On Tue, 30 Jan 2001 at 12:07am (-0900), James wrote: > I have a process on my machine that ps aux and top report as 'asleep and > non-interruptable' ("D" in top). I've perused my O'Reilly books and what > online help I can find as to how to kill this thing. So far, the best I've > been able to

Re: kernel upgrade or recompile from 2.2.5 to 2.4.0

Neil Hollow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I assume I cannot patch things that are missing completely from 2.2.5, in > from 2.4.0 source? No. > Will gcc version supplied with RH6.0 be OK to compile 2.4.0 source? Yes. Red Hat Linux 6.0 is not 2.4 ready, you should upgrade first (besides, red H

Re: "host" command gives segfault in new BIND 8.2.3 RPM for RedHat 5.2

"Pete Peterson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I'm sending this to the redhat-list as opposed to the BIND list, since > it happens only on one of my RedHat 5.2 machines at home. The 6.2 version > seems fine and the 5.2 version on another machine works fine. This leads > me to believe I have some

Re: Killing "D" process

Try typing: ps auxf Look for the D (defunct) process. It's parent process is probably still running. Until the parent process reads the exist status of the child process, the defunct process will remain. That's my guess. - Bob Glover > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >

Re: Server solution for multi-user workstations

>Currently there's 6 NT4 workstations being serviced by a Netware 5 >server. Users log into a workstation with their network login, and >then they are presented with the computer as they had it setup, along >with stating up groupwise with their particular account >details, etc. > >if they the

Need help with cross-platform development

I am trying to port some code written on a Redhat 6.2 box to a Solaris 8 box running gcc. The file /usr/include/error.h does not seem to be on the solaris box. Does anyone know which package (not rpm - but gnu tarball) this file might be in? I have a feeling that I might be missing more than ju

RE: Killing "D" process

You might want to try a kill -HUP to try to "wake" the process up. Not all processes will respond to this, but most will. Once awakened you should be able to use a kill -9. If these are orphaned processes then this will not work. Paul Anderson -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED

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