Linuxers June 2002

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Re: Root Access
by Amish Mehta 14 Jun '02

14 Jun '02

Why dont u write small cgi-script with setuid bit set?, that acts as wrapper and runs command passed through a cgi-variable. You might as well want to make it a open source project. You can use htaccess for authentication OR write your own authentication code by way of cookies or cgi-variables. Amish. P.S. Make sure you dont leave any security hole in script. sachin rase wrote: >but i want to execute through apache >is there any way to execute this way

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Guys when are meeting next?
by Ritesh H Shukla 13 Jun '02

13 Jun '02

Hi, I was able to attend only one ilug meet when the next one? -Ritesh __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com

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Need Some Info
by Jaishankar Krishnan Iyer 13 Jun '02

13 Jun '02

Hi, Would need some help to setup disclaimer note for our corporate email server at the end of every mail sent out. Currently sunning RH6.2 with sendmail 8.9.3. Upgradation to higher version would take little more time hence not feasible at this moment. Does any body have any idea how to move about it. Thanks in advance. Jaishankar _________________________________________________________ Click below to visit monsterindia.com and review jobs in India or Abroad http://monsterindia.rediff.com/jobs

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Re: Root Access
by sachin rase 13 Jun '02

13 Jun '02

hi do u mean > "sudo" might be of interest to you. as su -c "/sbin/ifup eth1" but i want to execute through apache is there any way to execute this way thanx sachin ===== +----------------------------+ |Touch the limits with Linux | +----------------------------+ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] xfree86 config (II)
by Q u a s i 13 Jun '02

13 Jun '02

At 03:50 PM 6/10/02 +0530, you wrote: > > My XF86config does not have the '-4'. Is it _required_? I run xfree86 > 4.x > > server. Anyway I tried changing it - but still no difference. > >no, again this is redhat specific, since during the transition period they >installed X3 and X4. It takes XF86config-4 if present else XF86config. >Exactly what do you have under the Files section? FontPath"yadayada" FontPath"blah" . . listing of all the font directories. If it means anything - there is no actual font called 'fixed*' in my */misc/ directory... -------from the xfree86.log file---------- [snip] XFree86 Version 4.1.0.1 / X Window System (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6510) Release Date: 21 December 2001 If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is newer than the above date, look for a newer version before reporting problems. (See http://www.XFree86.Org/FAQ) Build Operating System: Linux 2.4.18 i686 [ELF] Module Loader present (==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Tue Jun 11 11:29:01 2002 (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config" [snip] (**) XKB: layout: "us" (==) Keyboard: CustomKeycode disabled (**) FontPath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/" (**) RgbPath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb" [snip] (II) Loading extension FontCache (II) Loading extension TOG-CUP (II) Loading extension Extended-Visual-Information (II) Loading extension XVideo (II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation (II) LoadModule: "type1" (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libtype1.a (II) Module type1: vendor="The XFree86 Project" compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version = 1.0.0 Module class: XFree86 Font Renderer ABI class: XFree86 Font Renderer, version 0.2 (II) Loading font Type1 (II) Loading font CID (II) LoadModule: "freetype" (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libfreetype.a (II) Module freetype: vendor="The XFree86 Project" compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version = 1.1.9 Module class: XFree86 Font Renderer ABI class: XFree86 Font Renderer, version 0.2 (II) Loading font FreeType [snip] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Mouse1" (type: MOUSE) Couldn't load XKB keymap, falling back to pre-XKB keymap (**) Option "BaudRate" "1200" Fatal server error: could not open default font 'fixed' [snip] -------------end---------------- -------------from the fs-xtt config file -------------- [snip] # paths to search for fonts catalogue = /var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/CID, /var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType, /usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc/:unscaled, /usr/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic/:unscaled, /usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled, /usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled, /usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/, /usr/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/ [snip] --------------end------------------- q

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Root Access
by sachin rase 12 Jun '02

12 Jun '02

hi there i want to execute "/sbin/ifup eth1" but not as root is there any way to do that if so then please tell me is there any to allow user to access a root level command ? is it something to do with /etc/security/console.apps/ i am using redhat 6.2 with kernal 2.4.13 #2 thanx sachin ===== +----------------------------+ |Touch the limits with Linux | +----------------------------+ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com

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Open source GPL use by government
by Ashok Iyer 12 Jun '02

12 Jun '02

Check this post on Slashdot. This PDF article, written by Kenneth Brown of ADTI, attempts to explain that "Open source GPL use by government agencies could easily become a nation security concern. Government use of software in the public domain is exceptionally risky." http://www.adti.net/html_files/defense/old_opensource_whitepaper.pdf -- Ashok __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com

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Problem of Telnet , FTP & Mutt Configuration
by Desai Ashish 12 Jun '02

12 Jun '02

Dear Luggers, Hi�! I�ve some problems regarding FTP, Telnet ,ISDN and Accessing mails in Mutt Mail client, which are elaborated as under. I�ve installed RH Linux 7.2 on a machine. That machine is having the Local Area Network IP is = 192.168.0.1 Now from the machine having IP 192.168.0.2 I wants to Telnet the Linux machine, but it shows me an error �The remote host refused connection.� The same case is there in FTP. So n e body suggest me step by step configuration for accessing Telnet / FTP to Linux machine from my Windows PC.�? I m having mail account with VSNL. And I wants to access my mails of VSNL POP3 account in to the Linux Mail client like Mutt. So, how do I access it in Mutt/Pine etc�..? Apart from there n e body have the Idea to configure multiple POP3 as well as multiple SMTP servers like wat my friends were doing in MS-Outlook Express. Is there any mail client which allows the facility like MS-OE�.? My friend is installed RH Linux 7.2 just last week. He is having ISDN connection for Internet as an alternative to his Cable Internet. So, how can he b able to configure his ISDN Connection on Linux system�.? Plz. Suggest step by step configuration. Is thr n e body who can burn the CDs of FreeBSD for me�? I m also ready to pay the cost of the CDs. So, plz. Contact me Off the List for that matter. Lots of thanx to all Lugger Friends. Happy Linuxing. Regards, [Ashish Desai] ===== [Ashish Desai] __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com

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debian mirrors
by Sameer D. Sahasrabuddhe 12 Jun '02

12 Jun '02

Hi, I had posted a mail earlier saying that I found it very difficult to run "apt-get update" ... it turns out that the default debian sites have become extremely slow to access from IIT. Now that I switched to the Australian mirror (arbit decision) everything is fine. Has anybody tried using netselect to see which is the best mirror to use from India? I can't do that from IIT since ping packets can't go out ... Sameer. -- MTech Student, Reconfigurable Computing Lab, KReSIT, IIT-Bombay. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Compare thinking about doing nothing and actually doing nothing; they are distinct enterprises. -- Philip Wadler -----------------------------------------------------------------

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qmail and inetd
by Sameer D. Sahasrabuddhe 11 Jun '02

11 Jun '02

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