June 2003 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

OpenOffice segmentation fault
by David Robertson 02 Jun '03

02 Jun '03

Following a reinstall of 8.2, I cannot get OpenOffice to start - the terminal window on the first start complains of a segmentation fault. I tied uninstalling it with YaST and then replacing it with the latest version (1.0.3) tarball. On running "./install --prefix=/opt" it returns to the prompt after a second or two, with no messages, and no installation has taken place. Interestingly enough, I downloaded the StarOffice 6.1 beta the other day and it won't install either.The installation window comes up for a couple of seconds, then disappears. Any suggestions? Many thanks. David -- Si Hoc Legere Scis Nimium Eruditionis Habes

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DVD
by Hans Krueger 02 Jun '03

02 Jun '03

has anybody got 8.2 to play dvd yet you know the ones we buy and can't watch them -- Hans hans007(a)prexar.com registered Linux user 289023 "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." -Benjamin Franklin

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disconnecting users from VSFTP
by Rikard Johnels 02 Jun '03

02 Jun '03

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hello all. Is there a way to block specific users from my vsftp server? Sometimes i find users uploading stuff that are outside the agreement, and i want to be able to DISCONNECT them as they are trying to. I tried blocking them inthe firewall by adding a DROP rule to the specific IP But the transfer stayed up. proftpd had nice features to view connected users and drop them at will. But as far as i can see vsftp hasnt got those. :( Anyone with a nice clue? - -- /Rikard - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rikard Johnels email : rjhn(a)linux.nu Web : http://www.rikjoh.com Mob : +46 70 464 99 39 - ------------------------ Public PGP fingerprint ---------------------------- < 15 28 DF 78 67 98 B2 16 1F D3 FD C5 59 D4 B6 78 46 1C EE 56 > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2-rc1-SuSE (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE+2SZVWdS2eEYc7lYRAsHTAKDe/iolkv9hpVSME8GdzDi+SiKH0ACgqE2w YOZpizkOCNNLMbPhdfW2wnI= =hQOG -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Desktop Intrusion Protection
by Matt Stamm 02 Jun '03

02 Jun '03

My desktop Linux system (Suse 8.1) is connected to a DSL line with a fixed IP address. What is the best way to protect my system from intrusion? Would it be the SuseFirewall? What about Snort? Is Snort basically a reporting tool or can it too be used to block intruders? Thanks Matt

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OT...but funny as hell
by John 02 Jun '03

02 Jun '03

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Sorry for this OT post, but IMO, it's really worth looking at (nothing to do with SCO or anything like that). Someone on the grc.spam NG found it, and I figure it needed to be shared. http://j-walk.com/blog/docs/conference.htm John - -- I needed fresh bugs for my SuSE gecko, and Linux penguin. So I went out and caught this huge ugly blue and red and green and yellow butterfly. They won't need fresh food for 3 months now. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE+25goH5oDXyLKXKQRAogoAJ94t0ch39cmNbtUUEyE6MvUGIqWtQCdFmkQ 8iYU/OAU+oetIZj7iFzB9iQ= =lSc0 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Re: [SLE] major Samsung frequency problems
by H du Plooy 02 Jun '03

02 Jun '03

On Fri, 2003-05-30 at 20:44, Michael George wrote: > I tried just booting the installation DVD and I wasn't even able to see the > boot screen at all. I think that kernel is as stock as can be... > > Thanks! > -Michael Well either ways, the vga mode that your kernel uses is not supported by your monitor. And unfortunately this cannot be changed while the machine is running - you have to reboot and set the right parameters (at least the last time I checked). Check your /boot/grub/ment.1st file. You'll see some kernel parameters and one is something to the tune of vga=761 or vga=0x317 Change that to vga=5 (most monitors support this) and if this doesn't work, remove the vga= line completely - this will throw your monitor into normal 80x25 character text mode. Not the nice imaged background SuSE provides, but at least you'll be able to see the kernel messages.

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RE: [SLE] OT...but funny as hell
by Sharpe, Richard 02 Jun '03

02 Jun '03

Now that was funny, it was timed just right I got one of thouse please help us get our money out of Nigeria emails -----Original Message----- From: John [mailto:yonaton@tds.net] Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 2:32 PM To: suse-linux-e(a)suse.com Subject: [SLE] OT...but funny as hell -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Sorry for this OT post, but IMO, it's really worth looking at (nothing to do with SCO or anything like that). Someone on the grc.spam NG found it, and I figure it needed to be shared. http://j-walk.com/blog/docs/conference.htm John - -- I needed fresh bugs for my SuSE gecko, and Linux penguin. So I went out and caught this huge ugly blue and red and green and yellow butterfly. They won't need fresh food for 3 months now. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE+25goH5oDXyLKXKQRAogoAJ94t0ch39cmNbtUUEyE6MvUGIqWtQCdFmkQ 8iYU/OAU+oetIZj7iFzB9iQ= =lSc0 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- 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

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rsh, rlogin, etc.
by Michael George 02 Jun '03

02 Jun '03

I want to allow access to the r-commands to my system from any other system on the local network. I have xinetd.d/rsh and xinetd.d/rlogin set to only allow access from 192.168.0.0/16 and I deny access from router, in case someone faked access from my router address. Anyway, I used to be able to have: + <userid> in my ~/.rhosts file and I could access from any other machine, provided: my userid is the same on both client and server machine, and that machine is on the local (192.168.) net. However, having installed SuSE8.2 Pro, I can only get password-free access if I have the host's *specific* IP address in the .rhosts file. This can be a pain because of DHCP issues... Anyone still use these servers and able to give me some help with this? I have checked the permissions and the ownership of my ~/.rhosts file and it is as it should be. I've read the docs and they indicate that what I have should work w/o a password. Any help appreciated. -Michael

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ISDN dial-in server configuration
by Laszlo de Miranda Pinto 02 Jun '03

02 Jun '03

Hi, I'm trying to set up a SuSE 8.0 machine as an ISDN dial-in server. The (few) documents I found seem to indicate that a working dial-out setup is necessary for this, so I tried to configure one. I installed SuSE Linux 8.0 Professional on a Pentium III computer with a Winbond compatible ISDN card. The card is recognized and testing with minicom indicates that it's working. I configured a local provider we have in-house, running in a Cisco 3640. However, when I try to use kinternet to connect to it, it doesn't work. When I choose "Dial in" in the menu , nothing happens. The kinternet log says: ------- SuSE Meta pppd (smpppd), Version 0.73 on rabanada. wwwoffle not is running Selection of interface/provider "ippp0"/"pop-mg" succeeded. Starting connection. (2003-05-26 07:24:26 BRT) ------- Messages in /var/log/messages, /var/log/localmessages and /var/log/isdn.log appear normal. Running the command suggested in Yast2 for manual dial gives me the following: rabanada:/etc/isdn # isdnctrl dial ippp0 ippp0: No such device Running ipppd by hand tells me: rabanada:/etc/isdn # ipppd Sorry - this system lacks PPP kernel support. Check whether you configured at least the ippp0 device! I don't have any experience with Linux (I have Solaris administration background) so I don't have any idea on what and where to check what's going on. The ISDN documentation I found on the Net is mainly in German, and I seem to miss some common knowledge in Linux to follow the ISDN4Linux faq. I'd appreciate any pointers to documents or any help on how to debug this. Thank you, Laszlo de Miranda Pinto -- laszlo(a)pop-mg.rnp.br I haven't lost my mind; I'm sure it's backed up on tape somewhere.

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Sound server fatal error
by dechao wang 02 Jun '03

02 Jun '03

I installed suse8.2 with ' Normal Setup' on dell dimension 8250 with sound card [SB Live! Value]EMU10k1X. I used Yast to configure the sound card. the sound funts were saved in the directory /usr/share/sfbank/creative/ by "Install Sound Fonts" from the original Soundblaster driver CD-ROM. When I login, I got the following error message. ----------------------------- Sound server warning message: unix_connect :can't connect to server (unix:/tmp/mcop-root/linux_local-0cb3-3ed922bb) Sound server fatal error: cpu overload, aborting ------------------------------ Can experts provide some advice on this issue? many thanks, Dechao __________________________________________________ Yahoo! Plus - For a better Internet experience http://uk.promotions.yahoo.com/yplus/yoffer.html

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