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[SuSE Linux] addition info for help
by josch＠zork.humanet.se 12 Dec '98

12 Dec '98

Additinal info about my urgent need of help request! Apparently I didnt have any swap since before... so actually I dont need to get rid of it, but still worried that the partition table is scruwed up in some way... or shall it work if I just get the rest of drive partioned and mounted? Joakim - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the archiv at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>>

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[SuSE Linux] Urgent Help needed
by josch＠zork.humanet.se 12 Dec '98

12 Dec '98

I run into something and wornder if some can give me a rather quick guideline... On my remote server (reached with telnet)I have a SCSI HD that has (well had) 2 patitions, but now I for a reason wanted to change that into one (this is not the drive system is booted on). After moving wanted data to other drive I went in through YaST and deleted the 2 partions and so far all well. But as I wanted the repartition it my telnet client for some reson didnt want to recon my F5 key to make a new partition for the whole drive (it did take F4 to delele yhe old once), so used the other option in YaST (Whole Drive) but it unwantedly creted 3 partitions, where of 1 boot and 1 swap, which wasnt mine intention. So I moved back in to delete as I insted thought of do the partition from commandline instead. However as it deleted it reported an error in the partition table and said I shall look so no part is in use by system... obviously the swap (or boot) partition already been hooked up by system, although "no partion available" was reported in YaST. But as I move into the option of "Set target partitions/filesystem" it there reports a "/dev/sdb2 swap swap" in bold (not accessable). I now don't dare to rebout, or even leave the telnet session as I fear that the system wount get up again properly and I might not get physical access to it before monday to manualy reboot and reconfigure. So is there some way, somewere I can go in and correct this? Waiting online for a guideline from some "net angel" (yes, I know this is stupid to do on a friday night, but I kind of had to). Joakim - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the archiv at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>>

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[SuSE Linux] subscribe
by DBottegalA＠webtv.net 12 Dec '98

12 Dec '98

subscribe Sincerely Yours, Dolores A. Bottegal - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the archiv at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>>

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[SuSE Linux] Re: [SuSE Beta] Laff A Day
by hennig＠ibm.net 12 Dec '98

12 Dec '98

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Re: [SuSE Linux] On-line Radio?
by kingr＠icon.co.za 11 Dec '98

11 Dec '98

Hi James: The Real Audio Player seems to be the most popular choice at present,. www.real.com is the place to look. The latest player for Linux is ver 5, and I've had some problems with it. Not as easy to setup as the Windose version... also I can't get it to read some files that the MS version WILL read.... But the new G2 player for Linux should be out early in the new year and holds great promise. (Perhaps we could ask SuSE to include the RA Player as an RPM in the new distribution!!! :-) The RA player is a streaming player - ie you listen as the stuff arrives, you don't have to download it first. (although you can choose to do so) On our website, I use 8.5kb/s bandwidth (about as low as you can go) and a 30 minute programme is about 1.7 mB in size. I also upload a 5 minute TV News bulletin every morning (also about 1.7mB) and at 06:05, when things are quiet, it takes about 6 minutes to do an FTP transfer by modem. However - a file of similar size that I bring back from London every day, can take anywhere from 6 minutes to 8 hours to transfer..... it all depends on the network traffic! Needless to say - if you are >streaming< a 30 minute radio show, it takes almost exactly 30 minutes to hear it! <grin> although - if the network is congested - I must admit it.... CAN....... take...... longer! Richard King Channel Africa (The External Service of the SABC) Johannesburg <A HREF="http://www.channelafrica.org"><A HREF="http://www.channelafrica.org</A">http://www.channelafrica.org</A</A>> -----Original Message----- From: James (Jim) Hatridge <hatridge(a)straubing.baynet.de> To: suse-linux-e(a)suse.com <suse-linux-e(a)suse.com> Date: 11 December 1998 07:14 Subject: [SuSE Linux] On-line Radio? > > >HI all; > >What do I need to be able to hear on-line radio? ie what soft/hardware? >Also when d/l'ing a 30 minute show with a 56k or 33k modem how long should >the d/l last (about)? > >TIA! > >J >I >M >----------------------------------------- >Jim Hatridge >Germany >hatridge(a)straubing.baynet.de > >Proud Linux User #88484 !!!!!!!!!! > >Micro$oft -- Ghostdriver* on the road to the future! >(*German Slang for the guy driving on the wrong side of the road!) >---------------------------------------------- >"If a President of the United States ever lied to the > American people he should resign." > Bill Clinton, 1974 > > >- >To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with >this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e >Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the >archiv at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>> > - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the archiv at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>>

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Re: [SuSE Linux] pppd setup update and more stupid? questions
by info＠idcstudio.com 11 Dec '98

11 Dec '98

Greetings, Just a quick update on the pppd install - Since I DID read the kppp manual and all related stuff and still couldn't figure out what was going wrong I just left everything and just did NOT think about ANY computer stuff ...Though I realise that this might not work for everyone, especially if you are in a hurry, it worked for me...the big realisation happened to me when I remembered that I compiled MODULE support into the kernel, BUT didn't compile any modules! Yes Stefan, you got me again there...RTFM!!! I admit I am MS-challenged and after years of putting up with useless MS manuals I am a bit biased about manuals and their value. I guess it's time to change this attitude....:-)) Now on to the next challenge: 1. Did anybody notice a marked slow response and transfer rate when using Netscape with Linux? It might be my ISP but it's never been THAT slow... I am under the impression that I set that max. modem speed to 115000 but maybe it changed again for (to me not obvious) reasons. 2. I would like to create group execute permissions (group= internet, kde) for all kde and internet related functions so that I can just? assign certain users to a group et voila they have permission to run eg. Netscape. Does Netscape take care of individual user profiles like under Windooze or do I have to set this up (hope not...). 3. Which file takes care of "path" variables like the mozilla home directory? Enuf for today....happy linuxing and have a great weekend... Utz -----Original Message----- From: Stefan Troeger <Stefan.Troeger(a)informatik.tu-chemnitz.de> To: suse-linux-e <suse-linux-e(a)suse.com> Date: Tuesday, 1 December 1998 14:44 Subject: Re: [SuSE Linux] pppd setup > >Hi, > >On Tue, 1 Dec 1998, Utz Wellbrock wrote: > >> my apologies in advance if this sounds really dumb... >> >> I have tried to setup my ISP connection and get the modem to dial (kdd) >> and connect to the ISP. Then things stop with the message: " pppd deamon >> died unexpectedly...". Any hints as to where to look and what might be >> the cause?? > >You haven't read the kppp help, have you? There's a list of frequently >asked questions in there, which covers the unexpectedly died pppd in >depth. In most cases it's just that there is a `lock' in /etc/ppp/options. >If it's there, remove it. > >Ciao, > Stefan > > >- >To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with >this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e > - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the archiv at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>>

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Re: [SuSE Linux] Caldera's One Up :( Thats Ok ;)
by johnvv＠hotmail.com 11 Dec '98

11 Dec '98

I'm planning to make Caldera the server side of the my suse thin client. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at <A HREF="http://www.hotmail.com"><A HREF="http://www.hotmail.com</A">http://www.hotmail.com</A</A>> - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the archiv at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>>

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Re: [SuSE Linux] WvDial for SuSE Linux
by k01164＠ko.hhs.dk 11 Dec '98

11 Dec '98

On Fri, 11 Dec 1998, Steve Pauly wrote: > > > On Fri, 11 Dec 1998, Lenz Grimmer wrote: > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > we are currently working on integrating WvDial in our distribution. We > > would like to get some feedback about the package, so we've decided to put > > it on our ftp-Server, where it should appear RSN: > > [ ... ] > > > > > This will start our GUI frontend to WvDial. The dialog should > > be almost self explaining. > > > > GUI frontend? I may be be missing something here... You only have to edit > one file, /etc/wvdial.conf. Why a frontend to enter name passwd, phone#? > :-) > I definately agree. Why not incorporate it into Yast instead. The most important reason I bought SuSE was that you could set it up easily from a console. I already had a book, which included a RH-based system, but that book never told anything about how to set stuff up, without the control-panel. Then I heard about SuSE and Yast, which was just what I needed. Besides, the two most common problems on the list are getting ppp and X working. If you need X to get ppp up and running, this would scare a lot of new users away. Regards Ole - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the archiv at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>>

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Re: [SuSE Linux] Bash and suid
by k01164＠ko.hhs.dk 11 Dec '98

11 Dec '98

On Fri, 11 Dec 1998, alexm wrote: > Hi, > > On Thu, 10 Dec 1998, root wrote: > > I set up a script which basically do the following: > > #! /bin/bash > > cp /secret_dir/file_secret /public_dir/file_not_secret > > # end of the script > > > > In this way a user with no privileges can have the file_secret copied in his > > directory (I know it sound strange but it's exactly what I want). > > How can I convince bash to have the proper right to access secret_dir and do > > what I want? I thought that setting suid bit would have worked but bash inherit > > the rights of the user who execute the program (i.e. the user with no > > privileges which in my case are not enough). > > you can set suid on cp ;-) Don't even say this for fun! :-) Someone might actually do it. Ole - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the archiv at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>>

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Re: [SuSE Linux] SuSE 5.3 and StarOffice Install Help
by JTORRES＠WHOPPER.COM 11 Dec '98

11 Dec '98

Where do you download StarOffice from? - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the archiv at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>>

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