ftp

1998-04-16 Thread Bill Huhn
How do I control ftp access? The /etc/ftpaccess file is cryptic to me. Also, I do not find "Guest" in the group file but find a reference to it in the passwd file. Is it simply that the "world" setting must show read for any file that is ftp accessible? Thanks, -Bill- -- PLEASE read the R

Re: adding additional hard drive

1998-04-14 Thread Bill Huhn
Can one use xwindows to add a second hard drive? Would this include the formatting and partitioning? As I understand, Linux will autodetect the additional hard drive (after boot I suppose) and set it up for IO? All I need to do then is format and partition. If xwindows doesn't do it, what are

directory size

1998-04-13 Thread Bill Huhn
Would anyone know what command to use to determine the size in bytes of the contents of a directory? I don't feel like adding up all the file sizes when using "ls -la". -Bill- -- PLEASE read the Red Hat FAQ, Tips, Errata and the MAILING LIST ARCHIVES! http://www.redhat.com/RedHat-FAQ /RedHa

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: scsi tape drive; which device

1998-03-24 Thread Bill Huhn
At 06:46 AM 3/24/98 -0600, you wrote: >Is there a HOWTO somewhere that tells me which device to use for >my scsi tape drive? I didn't see anything in the scsi howto. >My card is an Adaptec 1520B and the drive is a Travan 4/8GB made >by Seagate, although the scsi card sees it as "Conner 8000-S". >

Re: logging in to linux with a win95 using ppp

1998-03-19 Thread Bill Huhn
At 08:01 PM 3/19/98 +0100, you wrote: >How does the configuration files on the linux machine looklike??? I did not set up the ppp server on the Linux 5 box server. Another guy did that and he is no longer working here. HOWTO mainly addresses client ppp and not server ppp. You need a line in et

Re: logging in to linux with a win95 using ppp

1998-03-19 Thread Bill Huhn
At 07:09 PM 3/19/98 +0100, you wrote: >I want to setup linux to accept logins from win95 clients using ppp, like >when you call an isp, >the clients has a static ip-adress. I can login to the linus machine using >e.g. HyperTerminal , >but I cant use win95 dial-up networking to connect. >Peter C