April 2001 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

Re: [SLE] 7.1 and VMware
by Purple Shirt 01 Apr '01

01 Apr '01

Is it just me but I created a link from a directory which existed and had contents (/etc/rc.d) to a non-existant file path (/etc/rc.d/init.d) and therefore junked my system Didn't this use to give a warning??? ln -s /etc/rc.d/init.d /etc/rc.d This dropped the contents of /etc/rc.d and and links /etc/rc.d into nomansland. What are the supposed to be contents of /etc/rc.d? I only get: bash-2.04# ls -l /etc/rc.d lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 6 Mar 31 01:36 /etc/rc.d -> init.d bash-2.04# ls -l /etc/rc.d/init.d lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Mar 31 19:59 /etc/rc.d/init.d -> /etc/rc.d/init.d How do I fix this mess? mk >From: "Purple Shirt" <purpleshirt(a)hotmail.com> >To: suse-linux-e(a)suse.com >Subject: Re: [SLE] 7.1 and VMware >Date: Sun, 01 Apr 2001 01:00:08 > >what to hell. did I miss something? Did I link from the link to itself? > >I am pretty sure this used to be caught. > >I just ran: > >ln -s /apache /usr/local/httpd > >and it puts in a link /usr/local/httpd/apache. > >I could swear this never used to happen and it would always warn you: > >"directory exists already." > > >bash-2.04# ls -l /usr/local/httpd >total 5 >lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 7 Mar 31 20:00 apache -> /apache > >Shouldn't the valid link command have been: > >ln -s /etc/rc.d /etc/rc.d/init.d > >mk > >>From: "Purple Shirt" <purpleshirt(a)hotmail.com> >>To: suse-linux-e(a)suse.com >>Subject: Re: [SLE] 7.1 and VMware >>Date: Sun, 01 Apr 2001 00:49:58 >> >>ouch. now I am confused. >> >>I had: >> >>ls /etc/rc.d: >>README dhcp nfs rc1.d >>single >>SuSEfirewall_final dhcrelay nfsserver rc2.d >>skeleton >>SuSEfirewall_init dummy nscd rc3.d smb >>SuSEfirewall_setup gpm pcnfsd rc4.d smbfs >>alsasound halt personal-firewall.final rc5.d sshd >>apache halt.local personal-firewall.initial rc6.d >>syslog >>apmd idedma portmap rcS.d >>usbmgr >>at inetd powerfail reboot >>wvdial.dod >>autofs irda proftpd route xdm >>boot kbd quota routed xfstt >>boot.d kerneld quotad rusersd >>ypbind >>boot.local lpd random rwhod zope >>boot.setup mysql rc sendmail >>cron network rc0.d serial >> >>ls -l /etc/init.d: >>README dhcp nfs rc1.d >>single >>SuSEfirewall_final dhcrelay nfsserver rc2.d >>skeleton >>SuSEfirewall_init dummy nscd rc3.d smb >>SuSEfirewall_setup gpm pcnfsd rc4.d smbfs >>alsasound halt personal-firewall.final rc5.d sshd >>apache halt.local personal-firewall.initial rc6.d >>syslog >>apmd idedma portmap rcS.d >>usbmgr >>at inetd powerfail reboot >>wvdial.dod >>autofs irda proftpd route xdm >>boot kbd quota routed xfstt >>boot.d kerneld quotad rusersd >>ypbind >>boot.local lpd random rwhod zope >>boot.setup mysql rc sendmail >>cron network rc0.d serial >> >>Then I ran >> >>ln -s /etc/rc.d/init.d /etc/rc.d >> >>and all the contents (above in /etc/rc.d) disappeared and there was only >>one >>link rc.d -> init.d left. >> >>Did I junk something important? >> >>mk >> >>>From: "Purple Shirt" <purpleshirt(a)hotmail.com> >>>To: suse-linux-e(a)suse.com >>>Subject: Re: [SLE] 7.1 and VMware >>>Date: Sun, 01 Apr 2001 00:40:44 >>> >>>Shouldn't it be a symbolic link: >>> >>>ln -s /etc/rc.d/init.d /etc/rc.d >>> >>>because hard links cannot link to directories? >>> >>>mk >>> >>>>From: Jeffrey Taylor <jeff.taylor(a)ieee.org> >>>>To: suse-linux-e(a)suse.com >>>>Subject: Re: [SLE] 7.1 and VMware >>>>Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 18:23:52 -0600 >>>> >>>>I created a link "ln /etc/rc.d/init.d /etc/rc.d" and answered >>>>/etc/rc.d. >>>> >>>>HTH, >>>> Jeffrey >>>> >>>>Quoting Purple Shirt <purpleshirt(a)hotmail.com>: >>>> > I was just gonna try VMware. I downloaded the compressed tar version >>>>2.0.3 >>>> > for Linux hosts. >>>> > >>>> > You can't get it to install under 7.1. >>>> > >>>> > The question of their perl install script: >>>> > >>>> > What is the directory under which the init scripts reside (it should >>>>contain >>>> > init.d/, and from rc0.d/ to rc6.d/)? /etc/init.d >>>> > >>>> > The path "/etc/init.d" is a directory which does not contain a init.d >>>> > directory. >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > What is the directory under which the init scripts reside (it should >>>>contain >>>> > init.d/, and from rc0.d/ to rc6.d/)? /etc >>>> > >>>> > The path "/etc" is a directory which does not contain a rc0.d >>>>directory. >>>> > >>>> > What is the directory under which the init scripts reside (it should >>>>contain >>>> > init.d/, and from rc0.d/ to rc6.d/)? >>>> > >>>> > The answer always fails. =( >>>> > >>>> > mk >>>> > >>>> > _________________________________________________________________ >>>> > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com >>>> > >>>> > >>>> >>>>-- >>>>I don't do Windows and I don't come to work before nine. >>>> -- Johnny Paycheck >>>> >>>>-- >>>>To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe(a)suse.com >>>>For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com >>>>Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/support/faq >>>> >>> >>>_________________________________________________________________ >>>Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com >>> >>> >>>-- >>>To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe(a)suse.com >>>For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com >>>Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/support/faq >>> >> >>_________________________________________________________________ >>Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com >> >> >>-- >>To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe(a)suse.com >>For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com >>Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/support/faq >> > >_________________________________________________________________ >Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > > >-- >To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe(a)suse.com >For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com >Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/support/faq > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

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Re: [SLE] 7.1 and VMware
by Purple Shirt 01 Apr '01

01 Apr '01

ouch. now I am confused. I had: ls /etc/rc.d: README dhcp nfs rc1.d single SuSEfirewall_final dhcrelay nfsserver rc2.d skeleton SuSEfirewall_init dummy nscd rc3.d smb SuSEfirewall_setup gpm pcnfsd rc4.d smbfs alsasound halt personal-firewall.final rc5.d sshd apache halt.local personal-firewall.initial rc6.d syslog apmd idedma portmap rcS.d usbmgr at inetd powerfail reboot wvdial.dod autofs irda proftpd route xdm boot kbd quota routed xfstt boot.d kerneld quotad rusersd ypbind boot.local lpd random rwhod zope boot.setup mysql rc sendmail cron network rc0.d serial ls -l /etc/init.d: README dhcp nfs rc1.d single SuSEfirewall_final dhcrelay nfsserver rc2.d skeleton SuSEfirewall_init dummy nscd rc3.d smb SuSEfirewall_setup gpm pcnfsd rc4.d smbfs alsasound halt personal-firewall.final rc5.d sshd apache halt.local personal-firewall.initial rc6.d syslog apmd idedma portmap rcS.d usbmgr at inetd powerfail reboot wvdial.dod autofs irda proftpd route xdm boot kbd quota routed xfstt boot.d kerneld quotad rusersd ypbind boot.local lpd random rwhod zope boot.setup mysql rc sendmail cron network rc0.d serial Then I ran ln -s /etc/rc.d/init.d /etc/rc.d and all the contents (above in /etc/rc.d) disappeared and there was only one link rc.d -> init.d left. Did I junk something important? mk >From: "Purple Shirt" <purpleshirt(a)hotmail.com> >To: suse-linux-e(a)suse.com >Subject: Re: [SLE] 7.1 and VMware >Date: Sun, 01 Apr 2001 00:40:44 > >Shouldn't it be a symbolic link: > >ln -s /etc/rc.d/init.d /etc/rc.d > >because hard links cannot link to directories? > >mk > >>From: Jeffrey Taylor <jeff.taylor(a)ieee.org> >>To: suse-linux-e(a)suse.com >>Subject: Re: [SLE] 7.1 and VMware >>Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 18:23:52 -0600 >> >>I created a link "ln /etc/rc.d/init.d /etc/rc.d" and answered >>/etc/rc.d. >> >>HTH, >> Jeffrey >> >>Quoting Purple Shirt <purpleshirt(a)hotmail.com>: >> > I was just gonna try VMware. I downloaded the compressed tar version >>2.0.3 >> > for Linux hosts. >> > >> > You can't get it to install under 7.1. >> > >> > The question of their perl install script: >> > >> > What is the directory under which the init scripts reside (it should >>contain >> > init.d/, and from rc0.d/ to rc6.d/)? /etc/init.d >> > >> > The path "/etc/init.d" is a directory which does not contain a init.d >> > directory. >> > >> > >> > What is the directory under which the init scripts reside (it should >>contain >> > init.d/, and from rc0.d/ to rc6.d/)? /etc >> > >> > The path "/etc" is a directory which does not contain a rc0.d >>directory. >> > >> > What is the directory under which the init scripts reside (it should >>contain >> > init.d/, and from rc0.d/ to rc6.d/)? >> > >> > The answer always fails. =( >> > >> > mk >> > >> > _________________________________________________________________ >> > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com >> > >> > >> >>-- >>I don't do Windows and I don't come to work before nine. >> -- Johnny Paycheck >> >>-- >>To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe(a)suse.com >>For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com >>Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/support/faq >> > >_________________________________________________________________ >Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > > >-- >To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe(a)suse.com >For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com >Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/support/faq > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

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Re: [SLE] 7.1 and VMware
by Purple Shirt 01 Apr '01

01 Apr '01

what to hell. did I miss something? Did I link from the link to itself? I am pretty sure this used to be caught. I just ran: ln -s /apache /usr/local/httpd and it puts in a link /usr/local/httpd/apache. I could swear this never used to happen and it would always warn you: "directory exists already." bash-2.04# ls -l /usr/local/httpd total 5 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 7 Mar 31 20:00 apache -> /apache Shouldn't the valid link command have been: ln -s /etc/rc.d /etc/rc.d/init.d mk >From: "Purple Shirt" <purpleshirt(a)hotmail.com> >To: suse-linux-e(a)suse.com >Subject: Re: [SLE] 7.1 and VMware >Date: Sun, 01 Apr 2001 00:49:58 > >ouch. now I am confused. > >I had: > >ls /etc/rc.d: >README dhcp nfs rc1.d single >SuSEfirewall_final dhcrelay nfsserver rc2.d >skeleton >SuSEfirewall_init dummy nscd rc3.d smb >SuSEfirewall_setup gpm pcnfsd rc4.d smbfs >alsasound halt personal-firewall.final rc5.d sshd >apache halt.local personal-firewall.initial rc6.d syslog >apmd idedma portmap rcS.d usbmgr >at inetd powerfail reboot >wvdial.dod >autofs irda proftpd route xdm >boot kbd quota routed xfstt >boot.d kerneld quotad rusersd ypbind >boot.local lpd random rwhod zope >boot.setup mysql rc sendmail >cron network rc0.d serial > >ls -l /etc/init.d: >README dhcp nfs rc1.d single >SuSEfirewall_final dhcrelay nfsserver rc2.d >skeleton >SuSEfirewall_init dummy nscd rc3.d smb >SuSEfirewall_setup gpm pcnfsd rc4.d smbfs >alsasound halt personal-firewall.final rc5.d sshd >apache halt.local personal-firewall.initial rc6.d syslog >apmd idedma portmap rcS.d usbmgr >at inetd powerfail reboot >wvdial.dod >autofs irda proftpd route xdm >boot kbd quota routed xfstt >boot.d kerneld quotad rusersd ypbind >boot.local lpd random rwhod zope >boot.setup mysql rc sendmail >cron network rc0.d serial > >Then I ran > >ln -s /etc/rc.d/init.d /etc/rc.d > >and all the contents (above in /etc/rc.d) disappeared and there was only >one >link rc.d -> init.d left. > >Did I junk something important? > >mk > >>From: "Purple Shirt" <purpleshirt(a)hotmail.com> >>To: suse-linux-e(a)suse.com >>Subject: Re: [SLE] 7.1 and VMware >>Date: Sun, 01 Apr 2001 00:40:44 >> >>Shouldn't it be a symbolic link: >> >>ln -s /etc/rc.d/init.d /etc/rc.d >> >>because hard links cannot link to directories? >> >>mk >> >>>From: Jeffrey Taylor <jeff.taylor(a)ieee.org> >>>To: suse-linux-e(a)suse.com >>>Subject: Re: [SLE] 7.1 and VMware >>>Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 18:23:52 -0600 >>> >>>I created a link "ln /etc/rc.d/init.d /etc/rc.d" and answered >>>/etc/rc.d. >>> >>>HTH, >>> Jeffrey >>> >>>Quoting Purple Shirt <purpleshirt(a)hotmail.com>: >>> > I was just gonna try VMware. I downloaded the compressed tar version >>>2.0.3 >>> > for Linux hosts. >>> > >>> > You can't get it to install under 7.1. >>> > >>> > The question of their perl install script: >>> > >>> > What is the directory under which the init scripts reside (it should >>>contain >>> > init.d/, and from rc0.d/ to rc6.d/)? /etc/init.d >>> > >>> > The path "/etc/init.d" is a directory which does not contain a init.d >>> > directory. >>> > >>> > >>> > What is the directory under which the init scripts reside (it should >>>contain >>> > init.d/, and from rc0.d/ to rc6.d/)? /etc >>> > >>> > The path "/etc" is a directory which does not contain a rc0.d >>>directory. >>> > >>> > What is the directory under which the init scripts reside (it should >>>contain >>> > init.d/, and from rc0.d/ to rc6.d/)? >>> > >>> > The answer always fails. =( >>> > >>> > mk >>> > >>> > _________________________________________________________________ >>> > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com >>> > >>> > >>> >>>-- >>>I don't do Windows and I don't come to work before nine. >>> -- Johnny Paycheck >>> >>>-- >>>To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe(a)suse.com >>>For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com >>>Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/support/faq >>> >> >>_________________________________________________________________ >>Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com >> >> >>-- >>To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe(a)suse.com >>For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com >>Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/support/faq >> > >_________________________________________________________________ >Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > > >-- >To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe(a)suse.com >For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com >Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/support/faq > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

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Re: [SLE] 7.1 and VMware
by Purple Shirt 01 Apr '01

01 Apr '01

Shouldn't it be a symbolic link: ln -s /etc/rc.d/init.d /etc/rc.d because hard links cannot link to directories? mk >From: Jeffrey Taylor <jeff.taylor(a)ieee.org> >To: suse-linux-e(a)suse.com >Subject: Re: [SLE] 7.1 and VMware >Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 18:23:52 -0600 > >I created a link "ln /etc/rc.d/init.d /etc/rc.d" and answered >/etc/rc.d. > >HTH, > Jeffrey > >Quoting Purple Shirt <purpleshirt(a)hotmail.com>: > > I was just gonna try VMware. I downloaded the compressed tar version >2.0.3 > > for Linux hosts. > > > > You can't get it to install under 7.1. > > > > The question of their perl install script: > > > > What is the directory under which the init scripts reside (it should >contain > > init.d/, and from rc0.d/ to rc6.d/)? /etc/init.d > > > > The path "/etc/init.d" is a directory which does not contain a init.d > > directory. > > > > > > What is the directory under which the init scripts reside (it should >contain > > init.d/, and from rc0.d/ to rc6.d/)? /etc > > > > The path "/etc" is a directory which does not contain a rc0.d directory. > > > > What is the directory under which the init scripts reside (it should >contain > > init.d/, and from rc0.d/ to rc6.d/)? > > > > The answer always fails. =( > > > > mk > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > > > > > >-- >I don't do Windows and I don't come to work before nine. > -- Johnny Paycheck > >-- >To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe(a)suse.com >For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com >Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/support/faq > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

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Re: [SLE] 7.1 and VMware
by Purple Shirt 01 Apr '01

01 Apr '01

Shouldn't it be a symbolic link: ln -s /etc/rc.d/init.d /etc/rc.d because hard links cannot link to directories? mk >From: Jeffrey Taylor <jeff.taylor(a)ieee.org> >To: suse-linux-e(a)suse.com >Subject: Re: [SLE] 7.1 and VMware >Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 18:23:52 -0600 > >I created a link "ln /etc/rc.d/init.d /etc/rc.d" and answered >/etc/rc.d. > >HTH, > Jeffrey > >Quoting Purple Shirt <purpleshirt(a)hotmail.com>: > > I was just gonna try VMware. I downloaded the compressed tar version >2.0.3 > > for Linux hosts. > > > > You can't get it to install under 7.1. > > > > The question of their perl install script: > > > > What is the directory under which the init scripts reside (it should >contain > > init.d/, and from rc0.d/ to rc6.d/)? /etc/init.d > > > > The path "/etc/init.d" is a directory which does not contain a init.d > > directory. > > > > > > What is the directory under which the init scripts reside (it should >contain > > init.d/, and from rc0.d/ to rc6.d/)? /etc > > > > The path "/etc" is a directory which does not contain a rc0.d directory. > > > > What is the directory under which the init scripts reside (it should >contain > > init.d/, and from rc0.d/ to rc6.d/)? > > > > The answer always fails. =( > > > > mk > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > > > > > >-- >I don't do Windows and I don't come to work before nine. > -- Johnny Paycheck > >-- >To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe(a)suse.com >For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com >Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/support/faq > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

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Kernel : SuSE vs. Kernel.org ?
by Svenne Krap 01 Apr '01

01 Apr '01

Hi, I have been a SuSE user for quite a long time now, but one thing always puzzled me. Is the SuSE kernel different from the "normal" kernel served at kernel.org. It surely was in the 2.2.x branch (ReiserFS ....)... but what about the suse-kernel from the 7.1-serie vs. the 2.4.3 kernel ? And if so, where can I see which patches to apply to SuSEify my brand new kernel ? Tia Svenne -- svenne(a)krap.dk http://www.krap.dk ICQ 5434480 PGP-key http://keys.pgp.dk:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xDF484022 PGP @ http://www.pgp.com / http://www.phpi.com

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