Linuxers January 2003

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GNUnify
by sameer shinde 20 Jan '03

20 Jan '03

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visudo didn't help
by Pradnyesh Sawant 19 Jan '03

19 Jan '03

even after doing the procedure given below, i cud not get kppp 2 appear w/o asking for the root passwd plz help. i wud like 2 thank u all 4 helping me configure my external modem. thanx a lot 4 ur help! > Just set the 's' bit for kppp , i think then u should > be able to connect to net using normal user > account.... setting uid may be risky IMHO instead u can try this (as i do with my RHL 7.2 ): use visudo to edit sudoers file : #visudo User_Alias NETUSERS=brother # use ur brother's login name here Cmnd_Alias CONNECTPROG=/usr/bin/wvdial # use kppp here in ur case NETUSERS ALL=NOPASSWD:CONNECTPROG now save the file and all the users in NETUSERS will be able to connect without furnishing the root password. see also : man visudo HTH -- Pradnyesh Sawant ( The Doubtfire ) Ph: 27703060 B.E. I.T. (V.E.S.I.T.) 004, Anand Math chs, Sindhi Society, Chembur, Sec - 19, Nerul, Mumbai 400 071. Navi Mumbai 400 706.

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mutt and q and width
by Amish Munshi 19 Jan '03

19 Jan '03

Hi, I have made some changes to my .muttrc file and since then the key "q" copies a message in the same folder with its deleted bit set. That is if I have a message 1 in my inbox, when I press "q" then it copies the same messsage again in the same folder and marks it as deleted. I would like to have q to quit from mutt rather than copying and deleting the message. I have uploaded my .muttrc at http://www.myepoch.com/muttrc I also want to set the width of my messages to 75, how should I do this. Bye. -- Amish K. Munshi In GNU we trust.

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RE: [ILUG-BOM] RedHat Linux 7.2 crashes - Win2K doesn't!!!!!
by siddhartha.j＠netsol.co.in 18 Jan '03

18 Jan '03

Hmmm .... How is that the IRQ conflict (assumed) does not crash Win2K? -----Original Message----- From: Rajesh Deo [mailto:rajeshdeo@earthlink.net] Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2003 1:16 AM To: linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in Subject: RE: [ILUG-BOM] RedHat Linux 7.2 crashes - Win2K doesn't!!!!! On Fri, 17 Jan 2003 siddhartha.j(a)netsol.co.in wrote: > Here are most of the logs from the box. > http://www.geocities.com/losttoy2000/linuxlogs.html > If it's a freeze because of interrupt conflict, would the kernel/system be > able to write any logs to the disk??

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Sound (Via 8233A AC'97 Onboard) issues
by jtdsouza＠softhome.net 18 Jan '03

18 Jan '03

On Friday 17 January 2003 21:55, Debashish Burman wrote: same problem with debian woody. Kernel 2.4.18 will be checkinout today 18th. > > I'm using SuSE 8.0 Professional(courtesy "thelinuxer"/B.Ghose). What is the kernelversion? Afaik some patches to solve the problem in 2.4.21-pre3. > > It is giving me trouble with my onboard sound. I have a Via Chipset > (8233A) MoBo with AC'97 onboard sound. Linux seems to have picked > this up okay (8233_ac97) but there's no sound at all. A recent > reinstall (for another purpose) found the system locking up on the > KDE splash screen unless sound was disabled from the BIOS. The > boot-up messages show it as detected and started okay. However no lock up or any other problem. What module are u using for graphics. > > Would there be a difference between 8233 and 8233A sound drivers? I > have the RedHat drivers with my MoBo CD. Dunno abt the drivers but some differences in the chips (muting). Alsa is supposed to work well once "unmute" util is run. rgds jtdsouza(a)softhome.net

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how do i use kppp with an external modem
by Pradnyesh Sawant 18 Jan '03

18 Jan '03

i have borrowed an external d-link modem, which i've configured thru wvdial (thanx 4 answering my previous mail 2 help me do that) when i try 2 use kppp, it says "sorry, can't open modem" how do i configure the modem (d-link dfm 560-e (external)) in kppp. also i was able 2 configure my internal modem thru kppp in rhl 7.1 but every time i ran kppp, it asked me for the root passwd. i tried changing the access permissions of /usr/bin/kppp & also /usr/sbin/kppp to 777, but it did not make the problem go. b'coz of the need 2 provide the root passwd every time it is reqd 2 connect 2 the net, i can't have my younger brother access the net thru linux

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[OT-Humour] Inspiring Resignation Letter
by Nosferatu 18 Jan '03

18 Jan '03

Hey all, Just found this one around, quite an interesting read: This is an actual letter of resignation from an employee at Zantex Computers, USA, to his boss. His boss apparently resigned very soon afterwards! Dear Mr Baker, As an employee of an institution of higher education, I have a few very basic expectations. Chief among these is that my direct superiors have an intellect that ranges above the common ground squirrel. After your consistent and annoying harassment of my co-workers and myself during the commission of our duties, I can only surmise that you are one of the few true genetic wastes of our time. Asking me, a network administrator, to explain every little nuance of everything I do each time you happen to stroll into my office is not only a waste of time, but also a waste of precious oxygen. I was hired because I know how to network computer systems, and you were apparently hired to provide amusement to myself and other employees, who watch you vainly attempt to understand the concept of "cut and paste" for the hundredth time. You will never understand computers. Something as incredibly simple as binary still gives you too many options. You will also never understand why people hate you, but I am going to try and explain it to you, even though I am sure this will be just as effective as telling you what an IP is. Your shiny new iMac has more personality than you ever will. You walk around the building all day, shiftlessly looking for fault in others. You have a sharp dressed useless look about you that may have worked for your interview, but now that you actually have responsibility, you pawn it off on overworked staff, hoping their talent will cover for your glaring ineptitude. In a world of managerial evolution, you are the blue-green algae that everyone else eats and laughs at. Managers like you are a sad proof of the Dilbert principle. Seeing as this situation is unlikely to change without you getting a full frontal lobotomy reversal, I am forced to tender my resignation; however I have a few parting thoughts. 1. When someone calls you in reference to employment, it is illegal to give me a bad recommendation. The most you can say to hurt me is "I prefer not to comment." I will have friends randomly call you over the next couple of years to keep you honest, because I know you would be unable to do it on your own. 2. I have all the passwords to every account on the system, and I know every password you have used for the last five years. If you decide to get cute, I am going to publish your "favourites list", which I conveniently saved when you made me "back up" your useless files. I do believe that terms like "Lolita" are not usually viewed favourably by the administration. 3. When you borrowed the digital camera to "take pictures of your others b-day", you neglected to mention that you were going to take pictures of yourself in the mirror nude. Then you forgot to erase them like the techno-moron you really are. Suffice it to say I have never seen such odd acts with a ketchup bottle, but I assure you that those have been copied and kept in safe places pending the authoring of a glowing letter of recommendation. (Try to use a spell check please. I hate having to correct your mistakes.) Thank you for your time, and I expect the letter of recommendation on my desk by 8:00 am tomorrow. One word of this to anybody, and all of your little twisted repugnant obsessions will be open to the public. Never **** with your systems administrator. Why? Because they know what you do with all that free time! Sincerely {NAME OBSCURED} Network Administrator

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RE: [ILUG-BOM] RedHat Linux 7.2 crashes - Win2K doesn't!!!!!
by siddhartha.j＠netsol.co.in 18 Jan '03

18 Jan '03

Here are most of the logs from the box. http://www.geocities.com/losttoy2000/linuxlogs.html If it's a freeze because of interrupt conflict, would the kernel/system be able to write any logs to the disk?? -----Original Message----- From: Rajesh Deo [mailto:rajeshdeo@earthlink.net] Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 3:10 AM To: linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in Subject: Re: [ILUG-BOM] RedHat Linux 7.2 crashes - Win2K doesn't!!!!! On Wed, 15 Jan 2003 siddhartha.j(a)netsol.co.in wrote: > I have RedHat Linux 7.2 installed alongwith Windows 2000 on my Compaq > Desktop. Every once in a while Linux freezes mysteriously and Win2K > never does (to my embarrasment since I advocate Linux at my > workplace). I checked the bootlogs etc for any error messages but got > none. So looking for help. What info should I post that could help > someone troubleshoot the problem? I suspect the NIC or the video card > drivers. > Hi, Following things will help, 1. Processor, Video card, Network card model and make, Kernel version. info about any special driver configurations. 2. Portions of /var/log/messages or /var/log/syslog when the system froze. /var/log/XFree86.0.log or $HOME/.xsession-errors will also be useful if system freezes in GUI mode. 3. Description of activity being performed on the system when the freezing occurs, whether in GUI mode or command line mode, whether it is repeatable. 4. Setting SysRq keys may also help to unfreeze you keyboard etc. see /usr/src/linux/Documentation/sysrq.txt HTH, Rajesh -- I'm dressing up in an ill-fitting IVY-LEAGUE SUIT!! Too late... -- _______________________________________________ http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers

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Date in Shell Script
by Amit Karnik 17 Jan '03

17 Jan '03

hey.... I am using Sun OS......and it seems it doesnt work on that...:( date --date='3 months ago' "+%b" On Thu, Jan 16, 2003 at 05:30:00AM +0000, Amit Karnik wrote: > > hi > > In shell Script...how do i get a month which was 3 months earlier to > the present month......i.e Now its Jan ...How do i get Jan minus 3 > which shuld return me.......Oct..... > It shuld b in format of Jan..Feb..only...as i need to search a file by > that name and then delete it......File Format is...***Jan_01..., > ***Feb_01 and so on...So on Jan1st i need to delete a file which has > name ***Oct_01 and this shuld go on for rest of the yr... > Thanks in Advance > > [cricket.gif] Catch all the cricket action. Download [1]Yahoo! Score > tracker > > References > > 1. http://in.sports.yahoo.com/cricket/tracker.html Amitay. -- Marriage is bliss. Ignorance is bliss. Therefore ... Catch all the cricket action. Download Yahoo! Score tracker

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squidGuard fails to block sites
by SRINIVAS TURAGA 17 Jan '03

17 Jan '03

Dear Linuers, I am using Linux 7.1 Redhat Kernel 2.4.18-3 Squid 2.3.STABLE4 SquidGuard 1.2.0 Sleepycat Software berkley DB 3.2.9 ( January 24, 2001 ) Can anyone help me regarding squidguard. It used to work but it suddenly stoped working. Really tried a lot but could'nt crack the reason. here is the output of my ps -ea 10316 ? 00:00:00 squid 10317 ? 00:00:27 squid 10328 ? 00:00:00 unlinkd 17218 ? 00:00:01 squidGuard 17219 ? 00:00:00 squidGuard 17220 ? 00:00:00 squidGuard 17224 ? 00:00:00 squidGuard 17225 ? 00:00:00 squidGuard here is log of my squid Guard 2003-01-17 05:00:55 [8205] create new dbfile /var/squidGuard/blacklists/local-ok/domains.db 2003-01-17 05:00:55 [8205] init urllist /var/squidGuard/blacklists/local-ok/urls 2003-01-17 05:00:55 [8205] create new dbfile /var/squidGuard/blacklists/local-ok/urls.db 2003-01-17 05:00:55 [8205] init domainlist /var/squidGuard/blacklists/local-block/domains 2003-01-17 05:00:55 [8205] create new dbfile /var/squidGuard/blacklists/local-block/domains.db 2003-01-17 05:00:55 [8205] init urllist /var/squidGuard/blacklists/local-block/urls 2003-01-17 05:00:55 [8205] create new dbfile /var/squidGuard/blacklists/local-block/urls.db 2003-01-17 05:00:55 [8205] squidGuard 1.2.0 started (1042759801.712) 2003-01-17 05:00:55 [8205] db update done 2003-01-17 05:00:55 [8205] squidGuard stopped (1042759855.780) Thanks in advance... -Regards Srinivas

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