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RE: [SuSE Linux] PC World Today: High-Speed Rambus Coming in 1999
by anthony_Melia＠Dell.com 20 Jan '99

20 Jan '99

It's getting there. Dell now have a Fibre channel SCSI controller supporting 126 drives per controller. AT 18G per drive that's 2T per controller! Look at <A HREF="http://www.dell.com/products/powervault/tech/fibre.htm"><A HREF="http://www.dell.com/products/powervault/tech/fibre.htm</A">http://www.dell.com/products/powervault/tech/fibre.htm</A</A>> Regards, Tony Melia MCP Server Support Group * +353 1 2044208 * Tony_Melia(a)Dell.com <<...>> -----Original Message----- From: zentara [SMTP:zentara@netfrog.net] Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 1999 6:25 PM To: suse-linux-e(a)suse.com Subject: Re: [SuSE Linux] PC World Today: High-Speed Rambus Coming in 1999 "Fred A. Miller" wrote: > > <A HREF="http://www.pcworld.com/cgi-bin/pcwtoday?ID=9375"><A HREF="http://www.pcworld.com/cgi-bin/pcwtoday?ID=9375</A">http://www.pcworld.com/cgi-bin/pcwtoday?ID=9375</A</A>> > - How long will it be before we see "lightwave computers", which use optical switches, motherboards that run with microscopic fiber-optic channels, and have a laser to keep it flowing. Running at Terra-hertz speeds. Our copper-based boards will be antiques eventually. - 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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[SuSE Linux] empty subject lines
by k01164＠ko.hhs.dk 20 Jan '99

20 Jan '99

Could the list managers please make it so that an empty subject line will also get the [SuSE Linux] inserted. 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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[SuSE Linux] /etc/rc.config and /etc/inittab
by gh＠simteam.com 20 Jan '99

20 Jan '99

Hi, I new to Linux but I m having great time with this System. I like to replace the graphical login available with SUSE 5.3 (i.e xdm or kdm) with the Login.app from Per Liden with a custom image from Largo's page ( <A HREF="http://wm.current.nu/misc.html"><A HREF="http://wm.current.nu/misc.html</A">http://wm.current.nu/misc.html</A</A>> ) I'm able to build the app, however ... the builder asks 3 questions , 2 are tough for me to answer + Do you use glibc (libc6) Y/n I answered no + Do you use shadow password Y/n I answered no Are my answers correct ( SUSE 5.3 ) for the libc I m confident ( Am I wrong ??) For the shadow stuff I never ask to install shadow passwd but I found a non empty /etc/shadow file So maybe I m using them ??? How can I find out ?? Anyway I rebuilt the app with shadow set to yes and It s not login either !!! I understand that to start this app automatically I have to modify my /etc/inittab I choose initlevel 3 as the default ( for X to start, right ???) and at the end of file I add a line ( see below an excerpt of the /etc/inittab ) # This is for the package xdmsc, after installing and # and configuration you should remove the comment character # from the following line: #7:2:respawn:+/sbin/init.d/rx tty7 # I put this 7:2:respawn:/usr/X11R6/bin/Login.app >& /dev/null in the mean time I found in the /etc/rc.config a line ( which can be accessed from YAST) which gives you the choice for login console/xdm/kdm, I put console) I reboot ( having lit the candles, crossed the fingers, looked at the stars mumbling <<<---- yes I was a Zindow$$ user :)) the app run smoothly but I cannot log in which in this case is kind of annoying :) for a ... login app !! If I comment out the line in which I starting login app, I have xdm starting and I can log in !! Of course Im not asking about login app itself Did I put the line starting login app in the wrong place ?? How do you determine if you are using shadow passwords ?? Is the rc.config more like an info file for the system to boot than a config file ?? because I choose console and got xdm probably because I set the initdefault to 3 in the inittab which is really a config file where should I look to find documentation on those issues ??? ( I asked Per Liden already) thanks in advance for your answers Best regards GH Portefait P.S If anyone is interested in achieving this too, please don't send mail to Per, wrote to the list so I know you are interested, and I post the results as soon as it works :) -- "Computers are like air conditioners - they stop working properly when you open Windows" -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.1 GCS/CC d-@ s+:- C++(++++)UL++>++++ P++>++++ L++>+++ E-W+(++) N++ !o K- w !O M(++) V? !PS !PE y+ PGP+++ t+ 5? X R* tv b+ DI? D+ G+++ e+++ h+ r y+ ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ <A HREF="http://www.geekcode.com"><A HREF="http://www.geekcode.com</A">http://www.geekcode.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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[SuSE Linux] VB: Linux 2.0.36 vulnerable to local port/memory DoS attack
by vidor＠ec.se 20 Jan '99

20 Jan '99

<PRE> -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- Från: David Schwartz <davids(a)WEBMASTER.COM> Till: BUGTRAQ(a)NETSPACE.ORG <BUGTRAQ(a)NETSPACE.ORG> Datum: den 20 januari 1999 01:17 Ämne: Linux 2.0.36 vulnerable to local port/memory DoS attack > > I discovered an exploitable bug in Linux kernel 2.0.35 in September of >1998. I reported it to the Linux developers. I was assured that this bug was >part of a family of similar bugs that would soon be banished from the Linux >kernel. In fact, I was told the release of 2.0.36 was being delayed to allow >this bug, and others like it, to be fixed. > > Well, I just tested the exploit against a stock 2.0.36 kernel, and >unfortunately, the attack still works. 2.1.x and the 2.2.x-pre builds are >not vulnerable. A local unprivileged account is required to launch this >attack. Multithreaded programs that work perfectly on other operating >systems may accidentally trigger this bug on affected Linux systems. > > The effect of this bug is that anyone with a local account can permanently >(until a reboot) steal any ports he or she wants (>1024, of course). It >becomes subsequently impossible to listen on this port. Oddly, the kernel >itself continues listening on the port and accepts incoming TCP connections. > > Kernel memory can be leaked in any quantity desired. Any number of ports >can be made unusable. > > You will know if this bug has been exploited on your system because you >will see sockets stuck permanently in the 'CLOSE_WAIT' state. The only cure >is a reboot. As far as I can tell, there is no way to determine which user >launched the attack once their process terminates. (I checked the uid field >in the kernel, it's blank.) > > The way you trigger the bug is to open the port, and then while one thread >selects on the port, another closes it. Due to the select, the close fails. >The close can never happen again, as far as I know. > > The attached exploit code demonstrates the bug without harming the system >too badly. Much more vicious exploits can be written trivially. > > David Schwartz > <davids(a)webmaster.com> > </PRE> <A HREF="bin00032.bin"> killport.c</A></P>

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[SuSE Linux] dosemu com port & hylafax problem
by msspal＠gbso.net 20 Jan '99

20 Jan '99

<PRE> </PRE> -- BEGIN included message</EM></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <UL> <LI>Subject</em>: dosemu com port </LI> <LI>From</em>: "Donald G. Knecht" <<A HREF="mailto:msspal@gbso.net">msspal(a)gbso.net</A>></LI> <LI>Date</em>: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 19:20:09 -0500</LI> <LI>Newsgroups</em>: <A HREF="news:comp.os.linux.misc">comp.os.linux.misc</A></LI> <LI>Xref</em>: n5.gbso.net comp.os.linux.misc:219503</LI> </UL> <PRE> hey , (dats how we say hi down here) got a dos program that finds my modem, takes it off hook and goes into limbo, after a while the program times out with a error. so itried another dos comm program it won't let me select com2 saying it doesn't exist....from dosemu.conf: "serial { com 2 device /dev/modem }" should work, must work 'cause it takes modem off hook... modem is a boca 33.6 on /dev/modem under SuSE 5.3 also having trouble with hylafax receiving data calls - just won't do it i did RTFM.....and set the gettyargs and mgetty.config accordingly....it receives faxes okay and dials out on ppp okay , sends faxes and alpha pages okay...... are the two problems related? how would i set up remote login via the modem? i would like to call my linux box (at home)from work. tia, don </PRE> </BLOCKQUOTE> -- END included message</EM></P>

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[SuSE Linux] name server!
by hagen＠labpar.fcfm.buap.mx 20 Jan '99

20 Jan '99

At running Suse, appear this: Starting name server. user "named" unknown However name server its not running!, i have to make ndc start everything after reboot!. The only "named" near is at /etc/named.conf Another problem is that my server isnt receiving mails!. The directory /var/spool/mail is group and owner for root!, and every file has the permissions just for his own user!, the group for every file is under mail!. Someone can help me!? - 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] Where to autostart font server
by tux＠datapro.co.za 20 Jan '99

20 Jan '99

I am running SuSE 5.3 and have installed the xfstt TrueType font server. It works fine if I start it manually and then run xset fp+ unix/:7100 However I want it to start automatically and am not sure which script I should run the file from. I saw a post on Usenet that said the font server run command should be added to the /etc/rc.d/rc.local file. The post said this would work on RH and Slackware. Not finding an rc.local file in /etc/rc.d I created it. I then added a new font path to XF86Config with FontPath "unix/:7100" When I ran startx (after a restart as my kids had been in Win98 in the meantime) it failed with an invalid font path. I ran xfstt& manually and startx worked, so clearly the rc.local file did not work. Where should I have added the run commands? I want to add the following. # TrueType font installation /usr/X11R6/bin/xfstt --sync /usr/X11R6/bin/xfstt & # End of TrueType font installation Thanks. Steve Crane stevec(a)netlane.com <A HREF="http://www.datapro.co.za/~stevec"><A HREF="http://www.datapro.co.za/~stevec</A">http://www.datapro.co.za/~stevec</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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[SuSE Linux] anyone using lilo to boot BEos 4 for intel?
by mperry＠basin.com 19 Jan '99

19 Jan '99

Just curious. If you are doing this, a email would be gratefully appreciated. -- Michael Perry mperry(a)basin.com ------------------ - 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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No Subject
by Maqish＠wish.net 19 Jan '99

19 Jan '99

<DIV><FONT size=2>hello...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>i cannot seem to get my firewall working...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>the pc with the modem is has ip 192.168.1.3 the webserver has 192.168.1.1</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>do i have to use ipfwadm or should i configure everything with rc.config ??</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>please help me.. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Maqish</FONT></DIV>

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Re: [SuSE Linux] WordPerfect 8 Feedback
by adcarlso＠visinet.ca 19 Jan '99

19 Jan '99

Just go to the Corel-Linux-WP site. I think it is <A HREF="http://linux.corel.com"><A HREF="http://linux.corel.com</A">http://linux.corel.com</A</A>> On 18-Jan-99 Ted Harding wrote: > On 18-Jan-99 Scott Bronson wrote: >> >> Thank you for telling us! I'm downloading them now. This makes >> WordPerfect much closer to free than I had thought. >> >> - Scott >> >> >> >> adcarlso(a)visinet.ca wrote: >>> >>> Regarding online help, manuals, etc. for WP8, you can now download an >>> 11MB PDF > > I'd be grateful for a pointer to the download location for the manual. > > I was on it the other day but had to break off because it kept stalling; > now I can't find it again. > > With thanks, > Ted. > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > E-Mail: (Ted Harding) <Ted.Harding(a)nessie.mcc.ac.uk> > Date: 18-Jan-99 Time: 23:15:50 > ------------------------------ XFMail ------------------------------ ---------------------------------- Arlen Carlson adcarlso(a)visinet.ca The cow is nothing but a machine with makes grass fit for us people to eat. -- John McNulty This message was sent by XFmail (Linux) -o) /\\ _\_v The penguins are coming... the penguins are coming... ---------------------------------- - 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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