Linuxers August 2001

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Mailer/Browser for J. Random End-User
by Philip S Tellis 12 Aug '01

12 Aug '01

If anyone is interested, here are my mail scripts for getting and sorting mail. /etc/fetchmail/fetchmailrc: (I have postmaster as an alias of philip) set logfile "/var/log/fetchmail.log" set syslog set postmaster "postmaster" set bouncemail set properties "" set invisible set idfile "/etc/fetchmail/fetchids" set daemon 500 poll mail.vsnl.net with proto AUTO uidl: user tellis there, with password xxxxxxx, is philip here; options warnings 3600 dropstatus limit 1000000 fetchall ~philip/.procmailrc: LOGFILE=.procmail.log #LOGABSTRACT=none VERBOSE=off :0 *From: .*spammers and people I don't like /dev/null :0 *From: .*(regex of my sister's friends) !mysister :0 *To: .*regex that covers all my sister's names/nicknames !mysister :0 *(To|Cc): .*regex that covers my all my sister's email addresses !mysister :0 *To: .*regex that matches mails that both my sister and I must receive { :0 c !mysister :0: mail/incoming/folder where I want this mail to go } :1 Subject: .*Ilug-Bom Web Site - Updated mail/trash :1: *To: .*linuxers mail/incoming/lug-incoming :1: *From: .*Webmonkey mail/webmonkey (and on and on) /etc/ppp/ip-up.local: [ $# -lt 1 ] && DEV="ppp0" || DEV=$1 # find out which interface pppd is connected to MYIP=$(/sbin/ifconfig $DEV | grep "inet addr" | cut -f2 -d: | cut -f1 -d' ') # find out the IP of that interface echo -e "$MYIP\ttellis.vsnl.net" >> /etc/hosts # add this IP to /etc/hosts so that sendmail doesn't cry when a # remote host tried to do a reverse lookup [ "$(date | egrep -i '(sun)|((23)|(0[0-7])):..:..')" != "" ] \ && RCFILE="/etc/fetchmail/fetchmailrc" \ || RCFILE="/etc/fetchmail/fetchmailrc.day" # Since I get free time between 11 and 8 and Sundays, I should # only download large mails at these times. Otherwise, use a # fetchmailrc that limits max mail size to 10K. This only makes # sense if the server supports IMAP otherwise, it is worse. echo "fetchmail: using $RCFILE" >> /var/log/fetchmail.log # log what we're doing fetchmail -f $RCFILE # and start fetchmail with the correct rc file. Fetchmail # should run as a daemon /usr/sbin/sendmail -q # flush the mail queue. This does not run as a daemon # I should also change the queue processing interval here and reset it # in ip-down.local exit 0 /etc/ppp/ip-down.local: HOSTS=$(head -n 2 /etc/hosts) echo -e "$HOSTS" > /etc/hosts # get rid of the extra host line added # in ip-up.local # this is risky, but in my case safe exit 0 /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifdown-ppp: # These lines are inserted after signalling ifup-ppp not to persist if # it hasn't already started # This will check if there are messages in the mailq # It will try to send them and wait until all are sent. if [ $( mailq | wc -l ) -gt 1 ]; then echo "Waiting for mail queue to flush..." >&2 /usr/sbin/sendmail -q fi; # First check if fetchmail is running. If it is, wait for it to stop # This will go crazy if fetchmail is running in daemon mode because # then it will not stop. # If you have fetchmail running in daemon mode, you may want to comment # out the lines below and put fetchmail -q in /etc/ppp/ip-down.local # You should check /var/run/fetchmail.pid to see the pollinterval. # Fetchmail should not be run as a daemon because we don't know what # state it currently is in # if [ -f /var/run/fetchmail.pid ]; then # echo "Waiting for fetchmail to stop..." >&2 # else # If fetchmail wasn't running, then run it one last time to get any mail # that may have come in after the last check # echo "Checking mail before disconnecting..." >&2 # fetchmail -f /etc/fetchmail/fetchmailrc # echo "Done..." >&2 # fi; # while [ -f /var/run/fetchmail.pid ]; do # this could potentially # /bin/true # wait forever and isn't # done # recommended Furthermore, the following is added to the panel of users: ~user/.gnome/panel.d/default/Applet_9_Extern: [mail] animation_file=/usr/share/pixmaps/mailcheck/email.png update_frequency=15000 exec_command= mail_prog_command=xterm -e /usr/bin/pine This causes a mailchecker to run in the Gnome panel. When new mail comes in, the mail icon starts spinning. Clicking the icon brings up pine, but you can make it bring up netscape messenger or kmail too. Hope this helps others, Philip -- Intellect annuls Fate. So far as a man thinks, he is free. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson Visit my webpage at http://www.ncst.ernet.in/~philip/ Read my writings at http://www.ncst.ernet.in/~philip/writings/ MSN philiptellis Yahoo! philiptellis

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ARIS worm notification
by Parag Mehta 12 Aug '01

12 Aug '01

Hi, As you're aware, the ARIS worm is spreading real fast on the Internet. My dial-up machine has received nearly 200 ARIS probes from infected machines since this morning, in about 6 hours of uptime. SecurityFocus has setup an ARIS notification address. They will notify the administrators of infected systems given the IP's of these systems, which will help curb the spread of the virus. This is a request to please cull your HTTP logs (if you're running HTTPD) and send the appropriate information to SecurityFocus. The command to do this is: fgrep ".ida?XXXXX" /var/log/httpd/access_log | \ cut -d" " -f1,4,5 | \ sed -e 's/[][]//g' | \ Mail -s "ARIS Infection Report from httpd access_log" aris-report(a)securityfocus.com [Line may have wrapped] This would work on a RH 6.2 system. Please use the appropriate path to your Apache logfile for other systems. Regards, PM

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Coping with Creative Ensonique 1371
by Q u a s i 12 Aug '01

12 Aug '01

At 12:00 AM 8/9/01 -0700, you wrote: >I was able to use aumix with my root login. But as a >normal user, aumix says "error opening mixer" Maybe it has something to do with the devices having only root permission? Even I have this problem. I cannot run mp3blaster (which I use only for volume control) as anything but root. For playing mp3's I use splay. 4 times faster on my machine. Even for that I changed the permission of /dev/dsp. quasi

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JunkBuster asking for chkconfig
by Kinjal Sonpal 11 Aug '01

11 Aug '01

Hi all, Yesterday I downloaded junkbuster-2.0.2-8.i386.rpm and tried to install it using $ rpm -Uvh junkbuster-2.0.2-8.i386.rpm The command returned failed dependancies asking for chkconfig However chkconfig is already installed on my system .. $ whereis chkconfig chkconfig /sbin/chkconfig No man page is available for chkconfig .. What cud be the problem ? TIA, Warm Regards, $ sonpal -kj _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com

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Rp3 Config
by Nikhil Joshi 11 Aug '01

11 Aug '01

Hi ! I have this weird problem. I share my pc with my younger brother .I have the root password. Now whenever I add an ISP account in dialup config it appears globally i.e. my brother is also able to access that account. We use different ISP's I would like to configure rp3 so that my brother will not have access to my ISP and he should be able to add his own ISP. How should I go about it? P.S. Just tried Black Box. Really cool and fast. -- Every time I look at you I am more convinced of Darwin's theory.

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RHL7.1sound + modem
by Namit Saksena 11 Aug '01

11 Aug '01

hi i tried running sndconfig in my RHL7.1 but it says soundcore.o not found and tells me tht i should have a different type of kernel something like Redhat or linux 2.2 and above i have linux 2.2.14-5 but it doesnt work so rite now i am without any sound also i have a Conexant SoftK56 modem which is not detected can somebody pls help me out i have tried isapnp tools, can someone help me with that NAmit. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send instant messages & get email alerts with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com/

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sndconfig
by Sameer Shinde 11 Aug '01

11 Aug '01

Hi Friends, I want to install sound cord on RHL 7.1 I tried sndconfig, but it says that there is no pnp or pci type of sound card. I have Yamaha opl3 sax, isa 16 bit sound card. How can I install it? ( I checked hardware compatability on the redhat.com, & the sound card is fully supported by the RedHat 7.1 ) I heard, we need something called isapnptools, to install the sound card. Where can I get it. There is no such rpm callled isapnptool on the installation CD. Thanks & Regards, SAMEER :)) ~~~~~ My Messanger IDs MSN: s2sameer Yahoo!: s9sameer RediffBol: s2sameer Indiatimes: s2sameer AIM: s2sameer ICQ : 126769285

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Unknown Error: Directories Corrupted
by Mayur Joshi 11 Aug '01

11 Aug '01

Dear Linuxers, I'm running RH 7.1. Yesterday, I found a directory /usr/local/src corrupted. I can't cd into that directory. The output of ls -l gives. ?--s-w-rw- 10172 2381774154 666668534 4257099022294712319 Apr 5 1958 /usr/local/src Note the timestamp, going back to 1958. Really wierd output. Today morning, network failed. Can't even bring up lo interface. Says /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts: No such file or directory. $ ls -l /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts ?--------- 50680 1904803840 2332316496 14160381047924035664 Jul 12 1937 /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts Has anyone encountered this type of problem. As a root also I cant do anything. Also, lately I upgraded to RH 7.1. When I ping any host it gives me Warning:time of the day goes back, taking countermeasures. If you notice the timestamp of the above 2 directories, it has gone way back. Can there be any link between these two? Awaiting reply, Best regards, Mayur Joshi, Interpole Solutions _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Stand-by server
by Mayur Joshi 11 Aug '01

11 Aug '01

>I wish to have 2 linux server, such that if one were to crash, the second >would take over immediately. Read Linux-Cluster HOW-TO from LDP site. Also visit http://www.ultramonkey.org. Good package for high availabilioty solutions for Linux. Regards, Mayur _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Mouse Config Debian 2.2
by Mayur Joshi 11 Aug '01

11 Aug '01

>[hmm...] >Use anXious for config.. ur display anXious retires without doing anything. I did take care of that X in caps. Regards, Mayur _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

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