Re: Sendmail problems.... I need help !!

1998-07-02 Thread fugue
> > "Igmar" == Igmar Palsenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > >>> Hosts : > >>> > >>> ftp.blabla.com > >>> www.blabla.com > >>> mail.blabla.com > >>> > >>> All refer to 10.200.200.200 > >>> > >>> How do I set up sendmail with this configuration > >>> I want it to

Re: documentation on /proc

1998-07-02 Thread fugue
> I'm new with linux. I've read so much my mind is fogged! However, I > don't recall reading any documentation on the directory /proc. The > commands stored there look very interesting, but I get the error > "Permission denied" when I try to execute them. What's wrong? Where can > I get more bedsi

Re: How do I change the maximum file size to receive in sendmail?

1998-06-10 Thread fugue
> I currently have to e-mail 10mb files between sites, and need to change > the max size. Currently, it appears our RH5.0 sendmail limits us to 5 > mb, as it bounces files greater than this. Where is the configuration > for this in sendmail? If it is indeed sendmail, then the O MaxMessageSize

RAID defs was Re: Multiple harddrives seen as one?

1998-06-10 Thread fugue
Since there seems to be a bit of confusion, here's the various RAID levels: (btw, RAID = Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks) Level 0: Striping, no parity. Data written in parallel. Level 1: Mirroring. Written redundantly, read independently. Level 2: Striped, partial parity. Data recor

Re: telnet info

1998-06-09 Thread fugue
Following up to myself. That'll teach me to outthink the coffee. Never mind, I forgot about hosts.allow/deny. *sigh* -- 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 unsubscrib

Re: Moving directories

1998-06-09 Thread fugue
cd to the directory above the one you want to move. tar cf - foo | (cd /bar/bas; tar xvfBp - ) where foo is the name of the dir you want to move, and /bar/bas is the place you want to move it to. --Mark -- PLEASE read the Red Hat FAQ, Tips, Errata and the MAILING LIST ARCHIVES! http://www.

Re: telnet info

1998-06-09 Thread fugue
> Can someone tell me specifically where to find information on accessing my > own machine using telnet from a remote machine. I telneted into my sons > school account and from there telneted back into my own machine but > received: TryingConnected. > Connection closed by Foreign Hos

Re: Multiple harddrives seen as one?

1998-06-08 Thread fugue
> >>Don't think RAID is what he means. I think he means combining multiple > >>block-devices in one. RAID is putting the SAME data on more then one > device. > > > >RAID level 0 is striping. > > >RAID level 1 is mirroring. > > >RAID levels 3, 4, and 5 are striping with parity. > > >RAID level

Re: Help! I've been used as a SPAM launch point!

1998-06-08 Thread fugue
> When I got back from lunch today, I heard our server's hard drive spinning > like crazy. We don't get a lot of traffic, so this concerned me. A quick > look at ps aux and my debug.log showed that I was being used as a SPAM > host. I'm pretty mad right now! > What can I do to prevent this from

Re: What is linsniffer ??? Packetfilter

1998-06-04 Thread fugue
> > For added protection, install some form of packet filter, and drop > > malformed packets, short packets, long packets, OOB data, and all incoming > > protocols on ports you're not actively binding programs to in inetd.conf. > Does anyne have a packet filetr like this? Sorry, someone else ask

Re: What is linsniffer ???

1998-06-04 Thread fugue
> Suddenly linsniffer showed up on my machine. What is it? Sounds like a packet sniffer. Remove it, install TCP-wrappers, remove your r-commands from /etc/inetd.conf, change all your passwords (both on that machine and on your other accounts), install fresh copies of all the programs mention

Re: zombie

1998-06-04 Thread fugue
> > What is a zombie process and how do I get rid of it? > A zombie process is a process that has terminated, but for some reason its parent process has not collected the return code from it. The parent is supposed to go into a wait state (man -s 2 wait) to clear this return code from the buf

Re: Changing hostname breaks login

1998-06-04 Thread fugue
Sorry, that may have been a bit unclear. Too much caffeine, plus a tendency to forget that some of these questions aren't coming from work. :) Anyway, much more clearly, and with a solution for the original poster: In /etc/hosts, never remove the 127.0.0.1/localhost entry, either in its entire

Re: Changing hostname breaks login

1998-06-04 Thread fugue
> > Never, under any circumstances, change your machine's name to something > > other than localhost. Your machine should always respond to "localhost", > > as it's bound to both your default IP and 127.0.0.1. > > > > You can name your machine something in *addition* to localhost. Man hosts. >

Re: Changing hostname breaks login

1998-06-03 Thread fugue
> My home system uses the default hostname "localhost." Since > I'm about to network this with a second machine, I would > like to change this. When I changed it via the netcfg > interface, I couldn't log in after rebooting. Not as root > nor as my regular username. (I log in via the TriTeal C

Re: Wow, Where should cd be.

1998-06-03 Thread fugue
> I have been using cd fine for awhile. > But if I do a > %which cd > I get nothing if I do a > find / -name cd -print I get > /usr/lib/tclX8.0.0/help/tcl/status/cd > I do not see cd under /bin or /usr/bin. Is this normal, under RH5.0 or do > I have a trojan put in a stupid place? > Thanks th

Re: crontab -- scripts or command-line ?

1998-06-02 Thread fugue
> > Hi, > I'm interested in a minor detail: in > crontab, what is the traditional way -- > to execute multi-line command, or just > create a script that does the same thing? > > For example, I have to execute a 5-line > evaluation from cron. Which way is >

Re: How can I change the priority of a process

1998-06-02 Thread fugue
> sorry but I want to change the priority of a process , for ex : inetd.. Either nice the process as it starts (in this case, in the rc2.d script), or renice it once it's already running. (does RH have renice? I forget). --Mark -- PLEASE read the Red Hat FAQ, Tips, Errata and the MAILIN