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[SuSE Linux] tweaking x
by hmf＠softhome.net 26 Mar '99

26 Mar '99

hey all I'd like to make sure that my settings for x are safe, while still allowing full functionality. I've got a viewsonic G773 monitor, and a sis 5597/8 chip with two megs of memory. Sax had my monitor listed, but not my chip. I can't locate the right server in the in the database anywhere-I'm using the svga. Before I get everything adjusted and fine tuned, I'd like to be sure that I have the basic stuff as right as it can get. Any ideas or words of wisdom? Thanks -tf -- 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 archive 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] Apache with SSL...
by HKNIEF＠taos.com 25 Mar '99

25 Mar '99

Anybody downloaded the Apache with SSL and the SSLEAY rpms? I've downloaded and installed the packages (with no problem) and I've run the "CA" shell script to setup a new CA, generate a certificate and sign it. When I try to use the new certificate with apache though, it complains about the pass phrase being incorrect, even though it hasn't asked me for it. Needless to say, apache doesn't start either. I'm just trying to get a test certificate to work, before I go out and buy one from a recognized CA. Any clues as to whether I'm doing something wrong, I'm forgetting something or I've found a bug? - Herman -- 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 archive 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] only root can login
by HKNIEF＠taos.com 25 Mar '99

25 Mar '99

Sounds like you removed the "read" permission on the file... you may have execute privilege, but if you can't read it, you can't execute it. - Herman > -----Original Message----- > From: UlleAckermann(a)t-online.de [SMTP:UlleAckermann@t-online.de] > Sent: Thursday, March 25, 1999 1:50 PM > To: suse-linux-e(a)suse.com > Subject: [SuSE Linux] only root can login > > > hi all, > i've got a - hopefully - little problem, wich can be fixed with a > little > help as soon as i created it. i edited some things via yast in my > configuration file, rc.config and did numerous other things, triying > to > get a ppp-connection working. and now only root is able to login. on > console i get the error-message: > > /bin/bash: permission denied > > although it is executable by all. nearly the same when i try to start > x-windows with kdm (xterm: cannot open /bin/bash or something like > that). what did i do wrong that caused this behaviour? > > thanks for help > > ulrich > > > -- > 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 > archive 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 archive 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] Annoying Newbie Question
by karl.stas＠rug.ac.be 25 Mar '99

25 Mar '99

>I am new to Linux, about 1 week new. I purchased The SuSE Linux 6.0, and >have installed it, and after many man pages, and How-To's I have got almost >everything working. But I have a question? I downloaded the new Kernal >2.2.2 of the SuSE web site, but do not know how to go about installting it. >I have learned how to compile the kernal, as I have done it at least 25 >times in the last week! But I do not know how to upgrade one. > 1. Install the 2.2.4 kernel rather than the 2.2.2 version 2. Uncompress the file you've d/loaded in a temporary folder, rename the "linux" folder to "linux-2.2.x", then move the whole linux-kernel tree to /usr/src/ 3. delete the link "linux" and make a new one that has "linux-2.2.x" as target 4. do the following: cd /usr/include rm -rf asm linux scsi ln -s /usr/src/linux/include/asm-i386 asm ln -s /usr/src/linux/include/linux linux ln -s /usr/src/linux/include/scsi scsi make mrproper 5. and then, as usual, make menuconfig, make dep clean zImage (or rather bzImage) modules modules_install zdisk ................ This is a very safe way, because you keep your old 2.0.36 kernel in case something goes wrong -- 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 archive 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] Apache with SSL...
by HKNIEF＠taos.com 25 Mar '99

25 Mar '99

Anybody downloaded the Apache with SSL and the SSLEAY rpms? I've downloaded and installed the packages (with no problem) and I've run the "CA" shell script to setup a new CA, generate a certificate and sign it. When I try to use the new certificate with apache though, it complains about the pass phrase being incorrect, even though it hasn't asked me for it. Needless to say, apache doesn't start either. I'm just trying to get a test certificate to work, before I go out and buy one from a recognized CA. Any clues as to whether I'm doing something wrong, I'm forgetting something or I've found a bug? - Herman -- 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 archive 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] tweaking x
by hmf＠softhome.net 25 Mar '99

25 Mar '99

hey all I'd like to make sure that my settings for x are safe, while still allowing full functionality. I've got a viewsonic G773 monitor, and a sis 5597/8 chip with two megs of memory. Sax had my monitor listed, but not my chip. I can't locate the right server in the in the database anywhere-I'm using the svga. Before I get everything adjusted and fine tuned, I'd like to be sure that I have the basic stuff as right as it can get. Any ideas or words of wisdom? Thanks -tf -- 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 archive 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] only root can login
by UlleAckermann＠t-online.de 25 Mar '99

25 Mar '99

hi all, i've got a - hopefully - little problem, wich can be fixed with a little help as soon as i created it. i edited some things via yast in my configuration file, rc.config and did numerous other things, triying to get a ppp-connection working. and now only root is able to login. on console i get the error-message: /bin/bash: permission denied although it is executable by all. nearly the same when i try to start x-windows with kdm (xterm: cannot open /bin/bash or something like that). what did i do wrong that caused this behaviour? thanks for help ulrich -- 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 archive 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] Annoying Newbie Question
by karl.stas＠rug.ac.be 25 Mar '99

25 Mar '99

>I understand all of the instructions exccept for Step 3, delete link linux. >I do not know how to delete it. I guess you could work without changing that link, but that would oblige you to type again and again "linux-2.2.4" while setting up the new kernel. If the link points to the directory tree of the new kernel, you can type just "linux", which is a bit shorter. AND there may be some programs that refer to the kernel files with "linux". Well, I changed the link by deleting it ("rm linux") and then making a new one by typing "ln -s /usr/src/linux-2.2.4 linux" at the command prompt (in the /usr/src directory, of course). There must be a better way (just changing the target, without deleting the link), but I'm kind of a newbie too (others helped me with upgrading to 2.2.4). You may want to verify first under KDE or with "ls" what are exactly the contents of your /usr/src directory. > >>1. Install the 2.2.4 kernel rather than the 2.2.2 version >>2. Uncompress the file you've d/loaded in a temporary folder, rename the >>"linux" folder to "linux-2.2.x", then move the whole linux-kernel tree to >>/usr/src/ >>3. delete the link "linux" and make a new one that has "linux-2.2.x" as >>target >>4. do the following: >> >>cd /usr/include >>rm -rf asm linux scsi >>ln -s /usr/src/linux/include/asm-i386 asm >>ln -s /usr/src/linux/include/linux linux >>ln -s /usr/src/linux/include/scsi scsi >>make mrproper >> >>5. and then, as usual, make menuconfig, make dep clean zImage (or rather >>bzImage) modules modules_install zdisk ................ >> >>This is a very safe way, because you keep your old 2.0.36 kernel in case >>something goes wrong >> >> >> > > -- 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 archive 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] Annoying Newbie Question
by mjburke＠wmfinc.com 25 Mar '99

25 Mar '99

I am new to Linux, about 1 week new. I purchased The SuSE Linux 6.0, and have installed it, and after many man pages, and How-To's I have got almost everything working. But I have a question? I downloaded the new Kernal 2.2.2 of the SuSE web site, but do not know how to go about installting it. I have learned how to compile the kernal, as I have done it at least 25 times in the last week! But I do not know how to upgrade one. Thanks, Marshall -- 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 archive 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] Why kppp is locking Netscape and others applications?
by alex＠daniloff.com 25 Mar '99

25 Mar '99

Hi SuSE folks! I'm posting this question second time because I ain't got any answer on it. I use SuSE 6.0 distro with KDE as a desktop and kppp for connection with Internet. When my kppp connection with Internet is established I can't launch Netscape4.5 or any other application. I can open KDE menus, desktop sound and mouse are working but all applications look like locked. Only when I drop connection then I can launch Netscape and others applications. If I launch Netscape before connection with Internet it works fine during connection, but if I close Netscape during connection I can't invoke it again till I drop connection. Exactly the same behave others applications. Does somebody know why kppp is locking Netscape and others programs during connection? Any help will be gladly appreciated Thanks Alex -- 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 archive 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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