YaST2 stealing my stuff!!
Hi. I have just used YaST2 to do (for the first time) an automatic online update of SuSE 8.0. Afterwards (and following a reboot), I found that the KPPP app which I normally use for connecting to the Internet wouldn't connect any more, because the YaST2 online updating process had resulted in the total deletion of one of the necessary files (/etc/ppp/peers/kppp). I don't think I'll have much difficulty in re-creating the missing file -- but meanwhile I'm just a bit worried about what ELSE YaST2 may have stolen! Anyone had any similar experiences? SMD (Michael) Alachouzos alacos@equitonica.org http://equitonica.org Date (dd/mm/yyyy) = 26/10/2002
On Saturday 26 October 2002 13:28, SMD (Michael) Alachouzos wrote:
Hi.
I have just used YaST2 to do (for the first time) an automatic online update of SuSE 8.0.
Afterwards (and following a reboot), I found that the KPPP app which I normally use for connecting to the Internet wouldn't connect any more, because the YaST2 online updating process had resulted in the total deletion of one of the necessary files (/etc/ppp/peers/kppp).
I don't think I'll have much difficulty in re-creating the missing file -- but meanwhile I'm just a bit worried about what ELSE YaST2 may have stolen!
Anyone had any similar experiences?
SMD (Michael) Alachouzos alacos@equitonica.org http://equitonica.org
Yes! Only I didn't know *what* was wrong. If you get kppp working again, *please*...tell us how you did it, so I can get mine back too. Thanks!! John B
On Sat, 26 Oct 2002 16:36:35 -0500, John B wrote:
Yes! Only I didn't know *what* was wrong. If you get kppp working again, *please*...tell us how you did it, so I can get mine back too. Thanks!!
John B
I thought it would just be a matter of re-creating the /etc/ppp/peers/kppp file. Seems I was wrong. Having struggled with the thing for half the night to no avail, I have now switched to using Kinternet. Suggest you do the same. SMD (Michael) Alachouzos alacos@equitonica.org http://equitonica.org Date (dd/mm/yyyy) = 27/10/2002
On 10/27/2002 07:22 PM, SMD (Michael) Alachouzos wrote:
On Sat, 26 Oct 2002 16:36:35 -0500, John B wrote:
Yes! Only I didn't know *what* was wrong. If you get kppp working again, *please*...tell us how you did it, so I can get mine back too. Thanks!!
John B
I thought it would just be a matter of re-creating the /etc/ppp/peers/kppp file. Seems I was wrong.
Sorry, this has been answered many times, and it is in the Unofficial FAQ. (I don't have the URL handy at the moment. The answer is to create the file /etc/ppp/peers/kppp, with the following as the contents: plugin passwordfd.so That should get you going. ;-) -- Joe & Sesil Morris New Tribes Mission Email Address: Joe_Morris@ntm.org Web Address: http://www.mydestiny.net/~joe_morris Registered Linux user 231871 God said, I AM that I AM. I say, by the grace God, I am what I am.
* Joe & Sesil Morris (NTM);
On 10/27/2002 07:22 PM, SMD (Michael) Alachouzos wrote:
Sorry, this has been answered many times, and it is in the Unofficial FAQ. (I don't have the URL handy at the moment. The answer is to create
Mirror Sites of the Unofficial SuSE FAQ The primary site for this FAQ is available at http://dinamizm.ath.cx You may want to try the main mirror site if you encounter difficulties in reaching the primary site. so you may bookmark these pages. Current Unofficial SuSE FAQ Mirror List * http://susefaq.sourceforge.net * http://toganm.tripod.com * http://www.smaug42.com/susefaq * http://www.bmtsolutions.com/suse_faq/index.html * http://www.jon.fl.net.au/suse/unofficial-faq * http://www.e-vega.info/susefaq * http://www.ods.co.cr/susefaq/ * http://www.netbulans.com/susefaq * http://www.wdm.com/susefaq * http://www.myxdu.com/susefaq For those who would like to mirror this FAQ please drop me an email so I can update the mirror info. Please do not use a mirroring script or a mirror tool against the main site. The easiest way would be to get the compressed version of the files from Sourceforge project page if you intend to mirror the site. Better get the susefaq.rpm which will be integrated into the SuSEhelpcenter http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/susefaq/susefaq-0.3-0.noarch.rpm?download for those using apt-get apt-get install susefaq I cannot think any other easier way of doing this can some else ? -- Togan Muftuoglu Unofficial SuSE FAQ Maintainer http://dinamizm.ath.cx
On 10/27/2002 09:20 PM, Togan Muftuoglu wrote:
Better get the susefaq.rpm which will be integrated into the SuSEhelpcenter
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/susefaq/susefaq-0.3-0.noarch.rpm?download
for those using apt-get
apt-get install susefaq
I cannot think any other easier way of doing this can some else ?
That's why I didn't have the URL handy, I installed it in the SuSE helpcenter. ;-) It works very well - keep up the great job Togan! -- Joe & Sesil Morris New Tribes Mission Email Address: Joe_Morris@ntm.org Web Address: http://www.mydestiny.net/~joe_morris Registered Linux user 231871 God said, I AM that I AM. I say, by the grace God, I am what I am.
On Sunday 27 October 2002 05:22, SMD (Michael) Alachouzos wrote:
On Sat, 26 Oct 2002 16:36:35 -0500, John B wrote:
Yes! Only I didn't know *what* was wrong. If you get kppp working again, *please*...tell us how you did it, so I can get mine back too. Thanks!!
John B
I thought it would just be a matter of re-creating the /etc/ppp/peers/kppp file. Seems I was wrong.
Having struggled with the thing for half the night to no avail, I have now switched to using Kinternet. Suggest you do the same.
SMD (Michael) Alachouzos alacos@equitonica.org http://equitonica.org
ACK!! I'm sorry, but someone had posted a fix in the news group for this. Just create a text file in /etc/ppp/peers called 'kppp' (w/out the qoutes of course), and put in it this-> plugin passwordfd.so this should get it working again...it did for me. I'm sorry I didn't tell you *and* the person who put up the workaround that it fixed it. I just got tired last night and forgot. John
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