June 2003 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

Machine wont boot...
by Greg Jamison 05 Jun '03

05 Jun '03

Help!! I configured my SuSE 8.2 machine to use LDAP authentication, now it wont boot. It gets to the second phase of SuSEfirewall, and hangs. It says: Warning: interface eth1 is not (yet?) active. My eth1 is a PCMCIA card, and it is present in the system. How can I force the system to boot? It just sits here....please help! Thanks in advance, Greg Jamison

2 1

.pif
by ro b 05 Jun '03

05 Jun '03

Friend of mine just got weird attachment with a .pif format suffix. What is a .pif ? I googled it found lots of info but not what I really want. Is this a graphic thing?word processing thing? Please help. I'm baffled TIA rob

5 5

A couple of questions re fundamentals
by evan＠exclusivebooks.com 05 Jun '03

05 Jun '03

Hi all I just set up a minimalistic system, using SuSE 8.0. I have installed the bare minimum software, plus those things I intend the server to be used for: Apache, PHP, Perl, and Firebird. No X, KDE, etc. Having done this, I have come to realise how little I actually know about how Linux works "at low level". I therefore have a couple of questions which will, no doubt, reveal my ignorance to the world, but at the same time get me on the road to recovery from ignorance :-) 1. How do I set up Telnet? I mean that. From the beginning. What do I install and what files do I modify in order to get it working? 2. In order for Firebird to work, I had to install xinetd. When I did so, Yast told me I would have to set START_INETD to NO. Where do I do this? 3. Will xinetd automatically start at boot time? The reason I ask is that even after installing inetd and rebooting the system, I had to manually start it up. How do I ensure that these things start at boot time? 4. Following on from the above, what is the general rule for getting something to run at boot time? What file should you put the commands in? As usual, all comments and help appeciated. Thanks Evan Morris evan(a)exclusivebooks.com +27 11 792 2777 (t) +27 11 792 2711 (f) --------------------------------- Is /usr/bin/perl related to /osama/bin/ladin?

3 2

Over Freq Monitor after Install
by tallison＠tacocat.net 05 Jun '03

05 Jun '03

I finished the entire YAST installation, including patches to the current packages. Yay! I did my reboot and when it came up, the monitor I had barfed with an Over Freq signal on the monitor and shut down. I put on another monitor and it worked OK, I logged into KDE. But... If I don't have an extra monitor available, how do I reconfigure X to a lower Freq Range since I can't run the GUI? I'm more than a little green on how Suse does this configuration management stuff. I've always used systems that are CLI configuration only. Can I launch something from CLI that is at least "safe" without too much trouble?

3 2

IBM has offered access to a community mainframe
by William Westfall 05 Jun '03

05 Jun '03

For those interested in building a linux machine on a IBM mainframe - IBM has offered access to a community mainframe. The starting url is: http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/os/linux/lcds/ You can signup and build a virtual machine for development use - IBM provides the machine and access without cost.

1 0

Learning to Love Big Brother(OT)
by Fred A. Miller 05 Jun '03

05 Jun '03

'What I sent out to friends and others. Maybe we can make a difference IF we all get those who use M$ to realize what the near future holds for them. Fred =========================== If you don't read this, you deserve to get exactly what MickySoft has planned for you......period!! If you value freedom, security, privacy, and if you support what is MORAL and right, then you'll make plans NOW to change the OS and software that is running on your 'puter. And, last.....make certain EVERYONE you know reads this as well. This ISN'T about what any of us prefer for have on our 'puters, or wether I or you like MickySoft. What they have planned is ALL about controlling what you do and how you do it, eliminating ALL competition at the same time, under the guise of protecting copyright. What is REALLY driving M$ is the loss of a HUGE chunk of their server business to Linux, and now the desktop. Read it carefully, and if you have any questions, I'll do my best to answer them. Fred _______________ Learning to Love Big Brother Microsoft's digital rights management (DRM) may have implications for security professionals. http://securityfocus.com/columnists/165 -- Powered by SuSE Linux 8.2 Pro & KMail 1.5.1 Never forget: At Microsoft, the engineering department are the Ferengi... The marketing and legal departments are the Borg!

1 0

More on SCO Morons
by Steve Miller 05 Jun '03

05 Jun '03

Included in this article is a direct quote from an SCO employee to the effect that SCO code wouldn't have passed review by the other Linux kernel hackers.... http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/pulpit20030529.html __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com

4 3

RE: [SLE] .pif
by VANTASSLE, GEORDON M (SBCSI) 05 Jun '03

05 Jun '03

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 A .pif is a Windows "Program Information File" which, when received in e-mail, is often associated with varions Windows viruses. I suggest that you have your friend delete the attachment WITHOUT opening it. And, install/update an anti-virus package, if it's a Windows machine. HTH Geordon > -----Original Message----- > From: ro b [mailto:hd522@earthlink.net] > Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2003 1:03 PM > To: suse-linux-e(a)suse.com > Subject: [SLE] .pif > > > Friend of mine just got weird attachment with a .pif format > suffix. What is a .pif ? I googled it found lots of info but > not what I really want. > Is this a graphic thing?word processing thing? > Please help. I'm baffled > TIA > rob > > -- > Check the headers for your unsubscription address > For additional commands send e-mail to > suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq(a)suse.com -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP 8.0 Comment: This message signed to ensure authenticity. iQA/AwUBPt+GXxnDT1v4QosXEQIueACgsc07XnRi0n+zQqJGF6I3T8VCM7QAnjQm MXSw3KD5O71F0HhSIUoCsSUc =whZX -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

2 1

Learning to Love Big Brother(OT)
by Fred A. Miller 05 Jun '03

05 Jun '03

Learning to Love Big Brother Microsoft's digital rights management (DRM) may have implications for security professionals. http://securityfocus.com/columnists/165 -- Powered by SuSE Linux 8.2 Pro & KMail 1.5.1 Never forget: At Microsoft, the engineering department are the Ferengi... The marketing and legal departments are the Borg!

1 0

Contract illuminates Novell-SCO spat (OT)
by Curtis Rey 05 Jun '03

05 Jun '03

According to the article SCO can sue for breach of contract et al, but has no rights to the IP because it has no copyright or patent ownership or priviledges. "A 1995 contract sheds light on the conflicting Unix ownership claims by Novell and SCO Group, with SCO receiving broad rights to the operating system but Novell retaining copyrights and patents." "According to a copy of the contract obtained by CNET News.com, Novell sold "all rights and ownership of Unix and UnixWare" to the SCO Group's predecessor, the Santa Cruz Operation. However, the asset purchase agreement, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, specifically excludes "all copyrights" and "all patents" from the purchase." http://news.com.com/2100-1016-1013229.html So McBride, What now? (you low life moth#$^ fu*() scum sucking S*B a$$h(*e). Cheers, Curtis.

1 0