March 2000 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

Re: [SLE] root denied
by tennert＠science-computing.de 29 Mar '00

29 Mar '00

Hi Francesco, the error message is perfectly all right. Being root does not mean you have access to the running X server. XF86 uses by default the MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE system for authentication and authorization. You best read the manpage for "X". But to be short, simply do the following: As normal user: $ xauth nextract - $DISPLAY Now cut the output in your mouse buffer, then su to root. As root, do the following: # xauth nmerge - > (now paste in your mouse buffer) > (CTRL-D) # setenv DISPLAY :0 # Now an X client-server-connection should be possible Regards Oli -- /********************************************\ * * * Oliver Tennert * * * * +49 -7071 -9457-598 * * * * e-mail: O.Tennert(a)science-computing.de * * science + computing GmbH * * Hagellocher Weg 71 * * D-72070 Tuebingen * * * \********************************************/ -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe(a)suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/

1 0

Re: [SLE] Infamous pppd died unexpectedlly
by pinard＠iro.umontreal.ca 29 Mar '00

29 Mar '00

François Pinard <pinard(a)iro.umontreal.ca> writes: > A few points [...] I forgot one, sorry: * please keep your lines under 79 columns when using email. -- François Pinard http://www.iro.umontreal.ca/~pinard -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe(a)suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/

1 0

Re: [SLE] Gnome & KDE...
by pinard＠iro.umontreal.ca 29 Mar '00

29 Mar '00

=?utf-7?Q?Kevin_Jackson?= <kevin.jackson(a)jhallpr.demon.co.uk> writes: Wow! An UTF-7 message! Thanks for providing it! :-) P.S. - I'm adding it to my collection. Gnus should likely be able to decode it, as your message looks perfectly legal to me. But Gnus does not handle UTF-7 nor UTF-8 yet, and having such samples is useful for developers and testers. For me, it did not create problem, I just piped the message into `recode u7' :-). -- François Pinard http://www.iro.umontreal.ca/~pinard -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe(a)suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/

1 0

Re: [SLE] Anything better out there than Netscape?
by colWilson＠bigfoot.com 29 Mar '00

29 Mar '00

I liked Opera when I saw it in windows. Have a look here. http://www.opera.com/linux/index.html <HR> <UL> <LI>application/octet-stream attachment: Opera_Software_-_Opera_for_Linux.url </UL> -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe(a)suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/

1 0

[SLE] Using RPM without being `root'
by pinard＠iro.umontreal.ca 29 Mar '00

29 Mar '00

Hi, people. I hope someone is willing help me, on that one. :-) I tried yesterday to learn how to make RPM packages. Since I do most of my routine work without being `root' (by choice), I would also like to avoid being `root' for preparing RPM packages. But I do not find how. The documentation provided in `/usr/doc/packages/rpm' is not that helpful, as `rpm' does not even accept the given examples without complaining. RPM says it is version 3.0.3, the printed documentation I have is about version 2. It seems that a lot happened in between: macros have been added, the format of configuration files changed. In particular, the `Topdir:' clause is not available anymore in `~/.rpmrc', and I do not find how to tell RPM that I would like to use something `~/.rpm/' instead of `/usr/src/packages/' for the overall repository. How should I instruct it to do so, nowadays? To give context, here are two reasons why I want to learn how to use RPM. First, I grew my own grown installer in Python for packages I import from elsewhere on my machine. My goal is being able to quickly repeat all steps of the installation, even the Web fetch, whenever I feel like doing such things. It interfaces with `stow', which is a GNU tool that helps keeping all installed files in one hierarchy per package, with symbolic links managed in the proper run locations. It is relatively easy for me to pack and upload a member of the `stow' hierarchy to another machine where I'm a user, and use `stow' to establish the installed links after the transit. But some of my friends do not use that setup, and it will be easier for them if I was transmitting RPM archives instead. And looking at it, it seems it would not be that painful to replace my installer by RPM all over. Second, I maintain a few packages which I distribute as sources. I guess some of my users or pretesters, at least those using Linux, would like if I was packaging my pretests so they are quicker for them to install. -- François Pinard http://www.iro.umontreal.ca/~pinard -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe(a)suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/

1 0

[SLE] eDirectory for Linux
by dsoper＠clipper.net 29 Mar '00

29 Mar '00

So, has anyone tried it out? Just asking, Dennis "Custard pies are a sort of esperanto: a universal language." --Noel Godin -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe(a)suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/

2 1

Re: Sv: [SLE] No logfiles
by gandalf＠revicon.com 29 Mar '00

29 Mar '00

Hi folks, diffs of the original /etc/cron.daily/aaa_base show that what has been done to solve the problem described in the original question by Morten Christensen is wrong. What has been done involves doing a file copy instead of a file move followed by another cp /dev/null "$1" to make the size of the logfile zero. This might seem to work but has the effect that messages logged in the interval between the two cp's are lost. While not as bad as previously it is not the correct solution and examination of other files show that someone at SuSE already knows this.. I.e /etc/logfiles contains a 5th field that tells which service should be restarted - this is only used for apache but seems to be intended as a general solution. Since many logfiles are managed by syslogd syslogd might be restarted more than once but this is of minor concern a) because syslog will not loose messages by being restarted (by /etc/rc.d/syslog reload) and b) because this multiple restart will only happen if more than one logfile needs to be rotated which is unlikely. A complete fix of this problem requres examining all the mentioned in /etc/logfiles and adding which service should be restarted. I will leave that as an exercise for the reader (or perhaps someone at SuSE..) ;-) Best regards, \Gandalf -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe(a)suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/

1 0

RE: [SLE] Suse 6.4 and Xfree86 X.X?
by kevin.jackson＠jhallpr.demon.co.uk 29 Mar '00

29 Mar '00

I know there are going to scores of the same answers but... XFREE86 4.0 is still unstable: check out http://www.xfree86.org/ It will look bad of SuSE if new and existing customers go to 6.4, install XFREE86 4.0 only to find that X11 crashes. XFREE86 4.0 IS included in 6.4 Just not installed by default - use at your risk/pleasure. On the same note, XFree86 say that you will probably get better performance if you stick with 3.3.6, but for some cards they give better performance in 4.0. Kev -----Original Message----- From: Volckaerts, Tommy [mailto:Tommy.Volckaerts@COMPAQ.COM] Sent: 29 March 2000 10:43 To: suse-linux-e(a)suse.com Subject: [SLE] Suse 6.4 and Xfree86 X.X? Hello, Just wondering, Why won't Suse 6.4 use Xfree86 version 4.0? Tommy Volckaerts > Compaq Customer Services, Alpha/OpenVMS > * Mail: Tommy.Volckaerts(a)Compaq.com > * Mail: Tommy.Volckaerts(a)Advalvas.be > The box said: "Needs Windows 95 or better ...", so I installed Linux. Who is "General Failure" and what is he doing in my computer? -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe(a)suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/ -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe(a)suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/

2 1

[SLE] RE: +AFs-SLE+AF0- Gnome +ACY- KDE: friends or foes?
by kevin.jackson＠jhallpr.demon.co.uk 29 Mar '00

29 Mar '00

To be honest, I still think the X Managers need to come a long way before Linux hits the average +ACI-PC World+ACI- customer. I like KDE, and I use KDE - despite the resource hungry thing it is. But there is something about it that I don't like and I just can't understand why+ACE- It looks... how do I put it... +ACI-Not Professional+ACI-. It looks disjointed. I am not making myself clear, but I don't know how to put it+ACEAIQAh- Is it the font? Is it the icons? I've tried different +ACI-themes+ACI- and I seem to get the same impression. Perhaps it looks too technical -- and I like to think of myself in this category+ACEAIQAhACEAIQAh- KDE have done a good job, despite my moans - and I am looking forward to 2 - something just doesn't look right though+ACE- GNOME to me has that better something, but at the same time looks too +ACI-square+ACI- and too babyish+ACE-? I used GNOME when I used RedHat (where Gnome is favoured by RedHat) and I kind of liked it. Someone help me out here and please explain to me what that missing +ACI-thing+ACI- is with the window managers+ACE- Perhaps I've been using NT/Win98 for too long. What a thought, eh?+ACE- And I have tried a number of WMs... esp as I am constantly trying to find the happy medium between usability and funcionality and size when accessing desktops via Java VNC. Kev -----Original Message----- From: Steven T. Hatton +AFs-mailto:hattons+AEA-cpkwebser5.ncr.disa.mil+AF0- Sent: 29 March 2000 12:56 To: suse-linux-e+AEA-suse.com Subject: +AFs-SLE+AF0- Gnome +ACY- KDE: friends or foes? Do any of y'all have opinions as to the relationship and future of GNOME and the KDE? I have run into a few very nice GNOME tools lately. I have been using the KDE since it was in alpha. I do like it. I haven't spent a lot of time on GNOME, but it is looking more attractive these days. Is this forking? Do we get hybrid vigor or just a zero sum game where one rises to prominence and the other goes the way of the beta video tape format? Where's Michael Lankton when you need him? Steve -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe+AEA-suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help+AEA-suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/ -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe(a)suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/

1 0

Re: [SLE] Infamous pppd died unexpectedlly
by pinard＠iro.umontreal.ca 29 Mar '00

29 Mar '00

"steganos1" <steganos1(a)home.com> writes: > thats kool i tried this with a webcam url opened in netscape but it locked up the system a few times... > probably cause of the java more than likley... > i never thought about this little trick i will have to give it a try... > also if licq or whichever clone your using ...if you use it? will ping icq server every minute and unless > you icq connection gets disconnected it will keep you dial up going...i lasted 8 weeks straight before.... > Hello, Steganos. Your prose is very hard to read, to the point I thought putting you in my kill files. However, before doing so, I want to ask you if you could improve on it: it would be nicer to all your readers. A few points: * begin your sentences with a capital, write `I' instead than `i', * end your sentences with a period, followed by one (or better, two) spaces, * write English words using proper English orthography. What you do goes beyond simple mistakes. It looks, here, as bad will. I enjoy the SUSE list generally, but such messages give me a hard time. -- François Pinard http://www.iro.umontreal.ca/~pinard -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe(a)suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/

1 0