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AW: [SLE] cron for normal users
by Hollweg, Daniel 01 Apr '04

01 Apr '04

> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: Anders Johansson [mailto:andjoh@rydsbo.net] > Gesendet: Donnerstag, 1. April 2004 14:33 > An: suse-linux-e(a)suse.com > Betreff: Re: [SLE] cron for normal users > > > On Thursday 01 April 2004 12.17, Hollweg, Daniel wrote: > > I think this is a result of the file permission safe > setting in yast. But > > when root changes a permission > > I do not want the OS to undo my changes. > > in /etc/permissions.local, add > > /usr/bin/crontab root:trusted 4755 > > Note the warning you got when you selected permissions secure > (or paranoid). > The system will be very locked down and you will have to > enable features > manually > > -- > 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 > > That is the point. Now it works. Nice feature if you are aware of it. Thanks Daniel

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SuSE 8.2 & PCI TV tuner cards
by Anthony Edwards 01 Apr '04

01 Apr '04

I have recently purchased a Dell Dimension 4600 on which SuSE 8.2 installs extremely easily. Unfortunately however, not owning a conventional television (and having no intention of purchasing one), I rely on a Hauppauge WinTV-GO card in my existing PC with KWinTV to watch television. I also purchased a new WinTV-GO card to be installed in the new Dell. The box claims that the card is a Model 607, however a sticker has been placed over the model number in one location replacing "607" with 612. Having installed the card, the operating system recognises that the card exists; the output of lspci-v run as root: 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 2570 (rev 02) Subsystem: Dell Computer Corporation: Unknown device 0174 Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0 Memory at e8000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M] Capabilities: [e4] #09 [0106] Capabilities: [a0] AGP version 3.0 00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 2571 (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [Norma Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, fast devsel, latency 64 Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=64 Memory behind bridge: fd000000-feafffff Prefetchable memory behind bridge: f0000000-f7ffffff 00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 24d2 (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [U Subsystem: Dell Computer Corporation: Unknown device 0174 Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 11 I/O ports at ff80 [size=32] 00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 24d4 (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [U Subsystem: Dell Computer Corporation: Unknown device 0174 Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 10 I/O ports at ff60 [size=32] 00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 24d7 (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [U Subsystem: Dell Computer Corporation: Unknown device 0174 Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 9 I/O ports at ff40 [size=32] 00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 24de (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [U Subsystem: Dell Computer Corporation: Unknown device 0174 Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 11 I/O ports at ff20 [size=32] 00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 24dd (rev 02) (prog-if 20 [E Subsystem: Dell Computer Corporation: Unknown device 0174 Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 5 Memory at ffa80800 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K] Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2 Capabilities: [58] #0a [20a0] 00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82801BA/CA/DB PCI Bridge (rev c2) (prog-if 00 [N Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0 Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=02, sec-latency=32 I/O behind bridge: 0000d000-0000dfff Memory behind bridge: faf00000-fcffffff 00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 24d0 (rev 02) Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0 00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 24db (rev 02) (prog-if 8a [Ma Subsystem: Dell Computer Corporation: Unknown device 0174 Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 9 I/O ports at <ignored> I/O ports at <ignored> I/O ports at <ignored> I/O ports at <ignored> I/O ports at ffa0 [size=16] Memory at febffc00 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K] 00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 24d1 (rev 02) (prog-if 8f [Ma Subsystem: Dell Computer Corporation: Unknown device 0174 Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 9 I/O ports at fe00 [size=8] I/O ports at fe10 [size=4] I/O ports at fe20 [size=8] I/O ports at fe30 [size=4] I/O ports at fea0 [size=16] 00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 24d3 (rev 02) Subsystem: Dell Computer Corporation: Unknown device 0174 Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 3 I/O ports at efe0 [size=32] 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 0322 (rev Subsystem: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 01b9 Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 11 Memory at fd000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M] Memory at f0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M] Expansion ROM at fea00000 [disabled] [size=128K] Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 2 Capabilities: [44] AGP version 3.0 02:00.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs [SB Live! Value] EMU10k1X Subsystem: Creative Labs: Unknown device 1003 Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 10 I/O ports at df20 [size=32] Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2 02:00.1 Input device controller: Creative Labs [SB Live! Value] Input device con Subsystem: Creative Labs: Unknown device 1003 Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64 I/O ports at df18 [size=8] Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2 02:01.0 Multimedia video controller: Conexant: Unknown device 8800 (rev 03) Subsystem: Hauppauge computer works Inc.: Unknown device 3401 Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 5 Memory at fb000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M] Capabilities: [44] Vital Product Data Capabilities: [4c] Power Management version 2 02:01.1 Multimedia controller: Conexant: Unknown device 8811 (rev 03) Subsystem: Hauppauge computer works Inc.: Unknown device 3401 Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 5 Memory at fc000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M] Capabilities: [44] Vital Product Data Capabilities: [4c] Power Management version 2 02:08.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 1050 (rev 02) Subsystem: Dell Computer Corporation: Unknown device 0174 Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 3 Memory at fafff000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K] I/O ports at df40 [size=64] Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2 However, SuSE 8.2 does not recognise the card at installation time, and when I attempt to configure it manually using YaST2, I am given the option of configuring it as a Hauppauge (bt848), Hauppauge (bt878), Hauppauge WinCam newer (bt878) or Hauppauge WinTV PVR. I have spent a good deal of time experimenting with each option, but none of these work. I understand from Googling that Linux in general has difficulty with some of the more recent Hauppauge products. My question is, are there any other currently available PCI TV tuners that SuSE 8.2 (or 9.0) supports (perhaps not officially, as none appear to be listed in the hardware database, but that folk have found to work)? Unfortunately, installing the card from my old machine into my new one does not appear to be an option since the card in the old machine has been installed for so long that it has developed a marked curvature in its position in the old machine's PCI slot, and although I did attempt to swap it over earlier this evening, I came to the conclusion that the degree of bending of the card required to install it in the new machine may possibly break it, leaving me with no machine that works as as a TV viewing device (I am decommissioning the Dell for now and re-installing my old machine at my home office desk until such time as the TV tuner issue is resolved). TIA. -- Anthony Edwards anthony.edwards(a)uk.easynet.net

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Iptables.
by Dave Lists 01 Apr '04

01 Apr '04

Trying to use IPtables on Sus 9.0pro kernel 2.4.21-192-default and I get: joshua:~ # iptables -L modprobe: Can't open dependencies file /lib/modules/2.4.21-192-default/modules.dep (No such file or directory) iptables v1.2.8: can't initialize iptables table `filter': iptables who? (do you need to insmod?) Perhaps iptables or your kernel needs to be upgraded. Does the Suse default kernel not have iptables compiled in? Dave.

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cron for normal users
by Hollweg, Daniel 01 Apr '04

01 Apr '04

Hi list! SuSe 9.0 pro with file settings secure. I want an normal user to be able to use crontab in order put cronjobs in place. If the users tries to install a crontab using crontab -e he gets an /usr/bin/crontab permission denied. If I have a look on the file permissions this behavior is correct: -rwsr-x--- 1 root trusted 22812 Sep 23 2003 /usr/bin/crontab First I thought about putting the user in the group trusted but the it has the rights to execute gpasswd. Next step I set the x-bit for other on /usr/bin/crontab. No the user can use the crontab. But when I make a reboot of the system the permission is chnaged to -rwsr-x--- automatically. I think this is a result of the file permission safe setting in yast. But when root changes a permission I do not want the OS to undo my changes. Any ideas? Regards Daniel

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AW: [SLE] cron for normal users
by Singhof, Peter 01 Apr '04

01 Apr '04

Hi, I work with Daniel, so I can state, that only "guest" and "gast" are in the deny file. There is no allow file. This has to do with the permissions of /usr/bin/crontab. The problem is the reset of the permissions to -rwsr-x---. Regards, Peter -----Ursprungliche Nachricht----- Von: Kenneth Schneider [mailto:suselist@rtsx.com] Gesendet: Donnerstag, 1. April 2004 14:16 An: suse-linux-e(a)suse.com Betreff: Re: [SLE] cron for normal users On Thu, 2004-04-01 at 05:17, Hollweg, Daniel wrote: > Hi list! > > SuSe 9.0 pro with file settings secure. I want an normal user to be able to > use crontab > in order put cronjobs in place. If the users tries to install a crontab > using crontab -e he > gets an /usr/bin/crontab permission denied. If I have a look on the file > permissions this > behavior is correct: > > -rwsr-x--- 1 root trusted 22812 Sep 23 2003 /usr/bin/crontab > > First I thought about putting the user in the group trusted but the it has > the rights > to execute gpasswd. > > Next step I set the x-bit for other on /usr/bin/crontab. No the user can use > the crontab. > But when I make a reboot of the system the permission is chnaged to > -rwsr-x--- automatically. > > I think this is a result of the file permission safe setting in yast. But > when root changes a permission > I do not want the OS to undo my changes. > > Any ideas? > Regards > Daniel > The files /var/spool/cron/allow and /var/spool/cron/deny can control who has the ability to create crontab files. Do a man crontab for further help. -- Ken Schneider unix user since 1989 linux user since 1994 SuSE user since 1998 (6.2) -- 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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crontab problem
by Enis Büyükgüner 01 Apr '04

01 Apr '04

Hi list I have a quick question about crontab. When I add a job into cron by using crontab -e. for instance "5 * * * * echo "hello" >> /var/log/test" . it doesn't work every 5 min. what should I do. I'm waiting for your helps Cheers Enis BÜYÜKGÜNER IT Chief Bant Boru San.Tic. A.S. Tel: 90-216-311 20 50 / 311 20 61 Fax: 90-216-311 83 86 enis <mailto:enis@bantboru.com> @bantboru.com <http://www.bantboru.com/> www.bantboru.com

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cdrecord vs. K3b
by Martin Mielke 01 Apr '04

01 Apr '04

Hi all, from time to time I use K3b to record data on CDROM; I think it's a nice tool/frontend... when it works. Specially, when recording data with large filenames including parenthesis () or brackets []/{}, K3b fails - I don't see any explanatory error message, just "Error"... but then I go back to cdrecord, which I use most of the time, and everything goes smooth as silk w/o errors... Is there any reason for K3b to fail where cdrecord does not? is it just a configuration issue? TIA, Martin

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RE: [SLE] where is slocate? (pin)
by GarUlbricht7＠netscape.net 01 Apr '04

01 Apr '04

"Carlos E. R." wrote on Wed, 31 Mar 2004 19:29:57 +0200 (CEST): > >The Wednesday 2004-03-31 at 16:07 +0200, Frank.Herchet wrote: > >> > - You never, ever have to launch updatedb manually. >> > It's run automatically by Cron every day and after each reboot. >> >> that may be right, but mostly i use locate after installing a program >> to find all corresponding files i need to run updatedb afterwards! >> i had never noticed that updatedb is running as cron, >> but maybe it's right :) ... i don't know... > > You don't need to do that. Suppose you installed package noname.rpm - > or even before installing it: just run "pin noname" > and it will tell you straight away if it is installed or not (and when), > and exactly what files it contains, > together with the contens of the readme files. > > If there is no package of that name, > then it will search on the entire dvd > listing what package or packages suply that file. > [...] I use pin all the time. Everyday I thank Togan for suggesting it in SuSE (Unoffical) FAQ. However, it is my understanding that when you install "pin' it installs in /var/lib/pin at database called: ARCHIEVES.gz This archieves contains a summary of all the files so the DVD (or CD) doesn't have to be mounted for pin to do its search. However, if you installed SuSE via ftp, I don't know if you can download ARCHIEVES.gz. I suppose so, but I couldn't find it. -- In the Beginning was the Command Line ---Neal Stephenson -- __________________________________________________________________ Introducing the New Netscape Internet Service. Only $9.95 a month -- Sign up today at http://isp.netscape.com/register Netscape. Just the Net You Need. New! Netscape Toolbar for Internet Explorer Search from anywhere on the Web and block those annoying pop-ups. Download now at http://channels.netscape.com/ns/search/install.jsp

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Problem with "YOU"
by Jorge Campos 01 Apr '04

01 Apr '04

Hi. When I try to run YOU (yast online update) I've got an error "Could not write server list to disk". Does anyone knows why this happen? I'm logged as root. TIA Jorge

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Help me please
by handy 01 Apr '04

01 Apr '04

Hi I am a novice in Linux. I want to do something in my sles with create a script for my database...my question is : 1. How to create a filename with date month year : For example : my filename -> backup30012004 2. If I want compress with gzip, can I create the filename with date month year directly . For example : gzip -9 backup30012004 If it is can be... how to make it --- This email is protected by Clam AntiVirus and SpamAssassin

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