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Re: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Meeting reminder and details
by prytherch＠talk21.com 07 Mar '01

07 Mar '01

> Open Source in Schools -- Meeting 12-03-2001 > ============================================ > >A meeting has been arranged on Monday 12th March > > at: > > Westwood St Thomas School > Westwood Road > Salisbury > Wilts > SP2 9HS > >to discuss the use of Open Source software in schools. If anyone feels "green-minded" enough to share a lift from junction 17 of the M6, please contact me off-list. - Richard South Cheshire Linux Users Group http://www.sc.lug.org.uk/projects/schools.html -------------------- talk21 your FREE portable and private address on the net at http://www.talk21.com

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smbmount syntax
by Matt Johnson 06 Mar '01

06 Mar '01

Thanks. I'll give that ago. Much appreciated! -- Matt __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/

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IBM Does Linux
by Alan Harris 06 Mar '01

06 Mar '01

Take a look at this - IBM nailing it's colours to the mast? http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/linux/passport.swf Takes me back a few years! Alan ----------------------------------------------------- Alan Harris Network Manager Bryngwyn School Tel : 01554 750661 Fax : 01554 758255 E-mail: alanh(a)bryngwyn.carmarthen.sch ----------------------------------------------------- Notes: 1. The contents of this email may be snooped on by interested government parties for unknown purposes! Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act, 2000. 2. The opinions expressed in this email are personal and may not be shared by Bryngwyn School. -----------------------------------------------------

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Re Taper help
by Derek Harding 06 Mar '01

06 Mar '01

Many thanks for the responses. It turned out to be a missing directory in the PATH environment (thanks Gary). Thanks for the other comments about who uses what. -- Best wishes, Derek Harding, (BA MIAP) ICT & Network Manager hardingd(a)warlingham.surrey.sch.uk

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smbmount syntax
by Matt Johnson 04 Mar '01

04 Mar '01

I'm trying to automate an smbmount. I'm trying to incorporate the password for a share into the smbmount command, and then I'll bung it in a batch file (I hope I'm not way off base here). I've tried adding the password after the command: smbmount //server/dir /mountpoint password also smbmount //server/dir /mountpoint -U teacher password But the variations (and I have tried quite a few!) seem to still prompt for the password. I then have to put it in manually at the prompt and it mounts fine. My big book of Linux seems to think my syntax will work without a prompt. I've tried the man pages too, so I hope I've RTFM ;) Thanks in advance -- Matt Johnson __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/

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Print separator pages
by David 03 Mar '01

03 Mar '01

Hello all I've got a fairly simple but annoying problem. On my network I've got two HP4000TN network printers both spooling via samba. One is fine but the other prints a separator page prior to each printout. I've hunted around the web for a solution and looked at the man pages for Printcap etc but can't find anything useful. Any assistance would be gratefully received. David Woollard-Kingston Flegg High School

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Re: [suse-linux-uk-schools] ps not working
by Frank Shute 03 Mar '01

03 Mar '01

I've dug up a few URLs regarding the bind exploit. Most people running bind who are not aware of this exploit should read: http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-02.html and those running RedHat can get new versions from: http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-007.html -- Frank *-------*-----*-----*-----*-----*-----*-----*-----*-----*-------* | Boroughbridge | Tel: 01423 323019 | PGP keyID: 0xC0B341A3 | *-------*-----*-----*-----*-----*-----*-----*-----*-----*-------* http://www.esperance-linux.co.uk/

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Re: [suse-linux-uk-schools] ps not working
by Frank Shute 02 Mar '01

02 Mar '01

On Fri, Mar 02, 2001 at 04:17:20PM -0000, Alex Brett wrote: > > > > ps: can't load library 'libc.so.5' > > OK, I found that the file didnt exist so > downloaded an RPM of it - I installed it properly > and it worked fine. PS works but seems to > have changed - so does anyone have a copy of > ps for Redhat Linux 6.2? I'm not too sure what you mean by it `seems to have changed' but it sounds rather worrying. I assumed you were running an old distro. For 6.2 the ps package is: $ rpm -qpR /mnt/cdrom/RedHat/RPMS/procps-2.0.6-5.i386.rpm .. libc.so.6 .. So if you're running RH6.2 then it suggests like Gary says that your box has been cracked and you'll need to rebuild your machine since ps has obviously been replaced with a version compiled against libc.so.5 FWIW, if you are running an old distro ie 5.X then you should upgrade bind to something like: bind-8.2.3-0.5.x.i386.rpm I don't no the name of the one for 2.2 kernel distros. There was a well advertised bind buffer overflow problem discovered a few weeks ago. If you have been cracked then in future it is worth following any security announcements. I generally see them by reading: http://linuxtoday.com/ But Cert is the definitive site: www.cert.org, I think. -- Frank *-------*-----*-----*-----*-----*-----*-----*-----*-----*-------* | Boroughbridge | Tel: 01423 323019 | PGP keyID: 0xC0B341A3 | *-------*-----*-----*-----*-----*-----*-----*-----*-----*-------* http://www.esperance-linux.co.uk/

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ps not working
by Alex Brett 02 Mar '01

02 Mar '01

I tried to do a ps recently and got the following error: [rebuke@Linux rebuke]$ ps -ef | grep squid ps: can't load library 'libc.so.5' Any ideas?

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Meeting reminder and details
by Roger Whittaker 02 Mar '01

02 Mar '01

Open Source in Schools -- Meeting 12-03-2001 ============================================ A meeting has been arranged on Monday 12th March at: Westwood St Thomas School Westwood Road Salisbury Wilts SP2 9HS to discuss the use of Open Source software in schools. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Very many thanks to Paul Taylor of Westwood St Thomas for his offer of this venue. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Programme: 10:00 arrival and coffee 10:30 start of meeting proper 10:30 Proposal for formation of an association Roger Whittaker - SuSE Linux and UKUUG Michael Brown - Fen Systems discussion 11:30 Use of open source at Felsted School Christopher Dawkins - Felsted School discussion 12:45 Lunch (pub) discussion 14:00 Breaking new ground: strategies for the other 95% of schools Malcolm Herbert - Red Hat discussion 15:00 Plenary session contributions from other interested parties discussion 16:30 End ========================================================= previous notification: Open Source in Schools -- Meeting 12-03-2001 ============================================ A meeting has been arranged on Monday 12th March at: Westwood St Thomas School Westwood Road Salisbury Wilts SP2 9HS to discuss the use of Open Source software in schools. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Very many thanks to Paul Taylor of Westwood St Thomas for his offer of this venue. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Chris Dawkins of Felsted School has agreed to speak, as has Malcolm Herbert of Red Hat. It is hoped that other items of interest can be arranged. A proposal made by Michael Brown of Fen Systems for the formation of an Association for the promotion of Open Source software in education will be discussed. It is hoped that this can be combined with the recent discussion about a virtual schools' LUG and web site. A timetable for the day and detailed agenda will be posted shortly. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- for discussion: --------------- I am a Council member of UKUUG and have been charged with the task of setting up a schools committee: I hope that in this way the various initiatives which have been made (including the work done by Malcolm when he was at BECTA and SuSE's work with schools) can be brought together to improve their impact and avoid duplication of work. So that this work can have the support of the major Linux distributions and other commercial interests while remaining independent, I suggest that it be set up in association with UKUUG. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- All those with an interest in the use of Linux and Open Source in education are welcome to attend - please let me know if you are planning to be there. -- Roger Whittaker SuSE Linux Ltd The Kinetic Centre Theobald Street Borehamwood Herts WD6 4PJ ---------------------- 020 8387 1482 ---------------------- roger(a)suse-linux.co.uk ----------------------

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