March 2005 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

download suse 9.2
by fran 06 Mar '05

06 Mar '05

Hello! I'm try download suse 9.2 with "kget" (version of suse 9.0). In the end of downloading (at 99%) there is an advise that i don't know. The check with md5sum it's wrong. Anyboy knows what's the problem? kget fail? ftpsite wrong (ftp://ftp.nl.uu.net/pub/linux/suse/i386/9.2/iso/SUSE-Linux-9.2-FTP-DVD.iso)? thank you very much. fran.

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System Updates
by John Graddy 06 Mar '05

06 Mar '05

I need some advice so I can avoid totally screwing up a system. I have two systems, both running SuSE 9.2. I have completely updated one system using YOU and kept the update sources. Since I have only modem communications, I would like to update the second system without downloading the sources again. Can I simply save the sources on a CD and then use that to update my second system. From the documentation, I assume that I can execute YOU and then change the update source to the CD created on my updated system. Is this correct? If so, do I simply use "user defined location" as the installation source and then use the CD address for the "location"? If I am correct to this point, do I use "Manually Select Patches" or "Reload All Patches From Server"? If I'm totally off base, is there another way to use sources from my first system to update my second system? Thanks in advance for your help. John

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SuSE 9.2 Integration With AD 2003
by Elijah Savage 06 Mar '05

06 Mar '05

Has anyone been able to get a single sign on with SuSE 9.2 in a win2k3 because it sure is giving me gray hair? I am trying to achieve authentication in a AD corporate infrastructure for testing linux machines for a project and I tell you all the other admins have run away from SuSE saying it is hopeless and user Fedora, I do not want to be in that boot but I have not been able to get it to work. I was following this link which the other admins used for Fedora and got Fedora to work no problem http://www.billboswellconsulting.com/addl_Linux_Info_authenticating_suse .html The company is going through a eval for using some Linux Desktops in their environment and I desperatly am trying to get this integration to work for me and SuSE :) but it is not woking out so far. I can get the pc to join the domain it shows up in the AD computers but authenticating against the domain is not working it is asking for username and password when trying to browse domain shares like the home shares, that does not happen on the Fedora machines. Any help from somone who has done such would be appreciated.

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Printing from cups stopped working!
by Carlos E. R. 06 Mar '05

06 Mar '05

Hi, Printing does not work any more on my system. This is a PIV with SuSE 9.1, kernel 2.6.5-7.145-default, cups-1.1.20-108.22. Yesterday night I allowed YOU to install latest kernel patch 2.6.5-7.147-default. Today I tried to print a document from OO and nothing happened. The job was queued, but the printer did not move. I canceled the job, and tried with a simple text file from console: same result. Then I noticed that device "/dev/lp0" had disappeared. I used mknod to recreate. Now I have: crw-rw---- 1 root lp 6, 0 Mar 1 18:46 lp0 crw-rw---- 1 root lp 6, 1 Aug 15 2004 lp1 crw-rw---- 1 root lp 6, 2 Aug 15 2004 lp2 If I try, as root, "cat someasciifile > /dev/lp0", it works: so there is nothing wrong with the cable or printer, physically. Still, cups refuses to print: cer@nimrodel:~> lpq lp is not ready <======================== Rank Owner Job File(s) Total Size 1st cer 137 hola 1024 bytes Notice that "not ready" status. Why? I restarted cups: nothing. I rebooted: same thing. Last time it did print successfully was "Fri Feb 25 15:35:16 2005", according to cups. Last installed patches (ie, after that date) were: Fri 25 Feb 2005 01:12:53 AM CET emacs Fri 25 Feb 2005 01:13:12 AM CET apache2-mod_php4 Fri 25 Feb 2005 01:13:20 AM CET mod_php4-core Fri 25 Feb 2005 01:13:23 AM CET php4 Fri 25 Feb 2005 01:13:25 AM CET php4-imap Fri 25 Feb 2005 01:13:26 AM CET php4-mysql Fri 25 Feb 2005 01:13:26 AM CET php4-recode Fri 25 Feb 2005 01:13:26 AM CET php4-session Fri 25 Feb 2005 01:13:27 AM CET php4-wddx Tue 01 Mar 2005 01:50:11 AM CET kernel-default Tue 01 Mar 2005 01:51:18 AM CET kernel-docs Tue 01 Mar 2005 01:52:52 AM CET kernel-source So, I try to revert the kernel to 2.6.5-7.145-default: same thing, it does not work. There is nothing in /var/log/messages, /var/log/kernel or /var/log/cups/error_log that gives a clue (even setting cups in debug mode). What is wrong? Cups, in "http://localhost:631/printers/lp", says: Description: default configuration Location: local Printer State: stopped, accepting jobs. "Unable to open parallel port device file "/dev/lp0": Permission denied" <---- Device URI: parallel:/dev/lp0 Permission denied? What? Printer is defined "crw-rw---- root lp", the same as the other ports. Should it be different? cer@nimrodel:~> lpq lp is not ready <----- Rank Owner Job File(s) Total Size 1st cer 138 Test Page 15360 bytes cer@nimrodel:~> ps uafx|less ... lp 7495 0.0 0.8 7380 4236 ? Ss 20:35 0:01 /usr/sbin/cupsd -c /etc/cups/cupsd.conf It is running as user lp... Logs excerpts: ---------------- First boot after upgrading kernel to: Linux version 2.6.5-7.147-default (geeko@buildhost) (gcc version 3.3.3 (SuSE Linux)) #1 Thu Jan 27 09:19:29 UTC 2005 Mar 1 15:27:00 nimrodel kernel: parport0: PC-style at 0x378, irq 7[PCSPP,TRISTATE,EPP] Mar 1 15:27:00 nimrodel kernel: lp0: using parport0 (interrupt-driven). Mar 1 15:27:01 nimrodel kernel: ppa: Version 2.07 (for Linux 2.4.x) This is the only mention of ppa since Dec 4, ie, as far back that kernel log goes. Printing does not work, /dev/lp0 has disappeared. I recreate. "cat hola > /dev/lp0" works. But cups refuses to print (lp is not ready) ... reboot Mar 1 19:00:35 nimrodel kernel: BIOS EDD facility v0.13 2004-Mar-09, 2 devices found Mar 1 19:00:38 nimrodel kernel: parport0: PC-style at 0x378, irq 7 [PCSPP,TRISTATE,EPP] Mar 1 19:00:38 nimrodel kernel: lp0: using parport0 (interrupt-driven). Mar 1 19:00:38 nimrodel kernel: drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: USB Serial support registered for Generic Same result, no print from cups. With the previous kernel, I had (when it printed): Feb 24 19:58:16 nimrodel kernel: BIOS EDD facility v0.13 2004-Mar-09, 2 devices found Feb 24 19:58:19 nimrodel kernel: parport0: PC-style at 0x378, irq 7 [PCSPP,TRISTATE,EPP] Feb 24 19:58:19 nimrodel kernel: lp0: using parport0 (interrupt-driven). Feb 24 19:58:19 nimrodel kernel: drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: USB Serial support registered for Generic Ie, the same. Now, after reverting kernel upgrade: Mar 1 20:27:05 nimrodel kernel: BIOS EDD facility v0.13 2004-Mar-09, 2 devices found Mar 1 20:27:07 nimrodel kernel: parport0: PC-style at 0x378, irq 7 [PCSPP,TRISTATE,EPP] Mar 1 20:27:07 nimrodel kernel: lp0: using parport0 (interrupt-driven). Mar 1 20:27:08 nimrodel kernel: drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: USB Serial support registered for Generic Exactly the same. From /var/log/cups/error_log in debug mode, I take: I [01/Mar/2005:19:57:04 +0100] Full reload complete. D [01/Mar/2005:19:57:04 +0100] StartListening: NumListeners=1 D [01/Mar/2005:19:57:04 +0100] StartListening: address=00000000 port=631 D [01/Mar/2005:19:57:04 +0100] ResumeListening: setting input bits... D [01/Mar/2005:19:57:58 +0100] AcceptClient: 5 from localhost:631. D [01/Mar/2005:19:57:58 +0100] ReadClient() 5 POST / HTTP/1.1 D [01/Mar/2005:19:57:58 +0100] ProcessIPPRequest: 5 status_code=1 D [01/Mar/2005:19:57:58 +0100] CloseClient() 5 D [01/Mar/2005:19:57:58 +0100] AcceptClient: 5 from localhost:631. D [01/Mar/2005:19:57:58 +0100] ReadClient() 5 POST / HTTP/1.1 D [01/Mar/2005:19:57:58 +0100] ProcessIPPRequest: 5 status_code=1 D [01/Mar/2005:19:57:58 +0100] CloseClient() 5 D [01/Mar/2005:19:57:58 +0100] AcceptClient: 5 from localhost:631. D [01/Mar/2005:19:57:58 +0100] ReadClient() 5 POST / HTTP/1.1 D [01/Mar/2005:19:57:58 +0100] ProcessIPPRequest: 5 status_code=0 D [01/Mar/2005:19:57:58 +0100] ReadClient() 5 POST /printers/lp HTTP/1.1 D [01/Mar/2005:19:57:58 +0100] print_job: auto-typing file... D [01/Mar/2005:19:57:58 +0100] print_job: request file type is text/plain. D [01/Mar/2005:19:57:58 +0100] check_quotas: requesting-user-name = 'cer' D [01/Mar/2005:19:57:58 +0100] print_job: requesting-user-name = 'cer' I [01/Mar/2005:19:57:58 +0100] Adding start banner page "none" to job 136. I [01/Mar/2005:19:57:58 +0100] Adding end banner page "none" to job 136. I [01/Mar/2005:19:57:58 +0100] Job 136 queued on 'lp' by 'cer'. D [01/Mar/2005:19:57:58 +0100] Job 136 hold_until = 0 D [01/Mar/2005:19:57:58 +0100] ProcessIPPRequest: 5 status_code=0 D [01/Mar/2005:19:57:58 +0100] CloseClient() 5 D [01/Mar/2005:19:58:23 +0100] AcceptClient: 5 from localhost:631. D [01/Mar/2005:19:58:23 +0100] AcceptClient: 6 from localhost:631. D [01/Mar/2005:19:58:23 +0100] ReadClient() 6 POST / HTTP/1.1 D [01/Mar/2005:19:58:23 +0100] ProcessIPPRequest: 6 status_code=1 D [01/Mar/2005:19:58:23 +0100] CloseClient() 6 D [01/Mar/2005:19:58:23 +0100] AcceptClient: 6 from localhost:631. D [01/Mar/2005:19:58:23 +0100] ReadClient() 6 POST / HTTP/1.1 D [01/Mar/2005:19:58:23 +0100] ProcessIPPRequest: 6 status_code=1 D [01/Mar/2005:19:58:23 +0100] CloseClient() 6 D [01/Mar/2005:19:58:23 +0100] AcceptClient: 6 from localhost:631. D [01/Mar/2005:19:58:23 +0100] ReadClient() 6 POST / HTTP/1.1 D [01/Mar/2005:19:58:23 +0100] ProcessIPPRequest: 6 status_code=0 D [01/Mar/2005:19:58:23 +0100] ReadClient() 5 POST / HTTP/1.1 D [01/Mar/2005:19:58:23 +0100] ProcessIPPRequest: 5 status_code=0 D [01/Mar/2005:19:58:23 +0100] ReadClient() 5 POST / HTTP/1.1 D [01/Mar/2005:19:58:23 +0100] ProcessIPPRequest: 5 status_code=0 D [01/Mar/2005:19:58:23 +0100] CloseClient() 5 D [01/Mar/2005:19:58:23 +0100] CloseClient() 6 There is no mention of "lp0" in the whole file. -- Cheers, Carlos Robinson

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zire21 and suse linux 9.2 solved!
by Calogero Bonasia 06 Mar '05

06 Mar '05

1. create file in /etc/udev/rules.d named 10-udev.rules and containing: # Palm Handheld BUS="usb",SYSFS{serial}="PalmSN12345678",NAME="pilot" 2. create a file in /etc/udev/permissions named 10-udev.permissions containing: # Palm Handheld rw pilot*:root:usb:0666 then as root write: dlpsh, and after hit the sync icon on the palm... good luck and thanks to all tried to help me. -- Calogero Bonasia www.linuxteam.it

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RE: [SLE] RedHat to Suse migration
by Khanh Tran 06 Mar '05

06 Mar '05

Could be, but like I said, don't quote me on that :) There've been so many different methods in the past few years, it's rough to keep the timeline straight. Either way, the original poster shouldn't have a problem using MD5 on SuSE to use the RedHat shadow file... Khanh Tran Network Operations Sarah Lawrence College -----Original Message----- From: Leendert Meyer [mailto:leen.meyer@home.nl] Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2005 4:28 AM To: suse-linux-e(a)suse.com Subject: Re: [SLE] RedHat to Suse migration On Sunday 06 March 2005 00:39, Khanh Tran wrote: > I've done lots of RedHat to SuSE migrations, all maintaining passwords. > The new versions (I believe starting with 8) use MD5. I think the 7 > versions used Blowfish, but don't quote me on that... Blowfish? Isn't that the default password encryption method in SuSE 9.2? BTW, I'm not quite sure, but isn't the encryption method stored in the password *itself*? Cheers, Leen -- 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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RE: [SLE] RedHat to Suse migration
by Khanh Tran 06 Mar '05

06 Mar '05

I've done lots of RedHat to SuSE migrations, all maintaining passwords. The new versions (I believe starting with 8) use MD5. I think the 7 versions used Blowfish, but don't quote me on that... Khanh Tran Network Operations Sarah Lawrence College -----Original Message----- From: James Knott [mailto:james.knott@rogers.com] Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2005 4:40 PM To: suse-linux-e(a)suse.com Subject: Re: [SLE] RedHat to Suse migration Scorpy wrote: > Yeah...but thats the easy solution. > I need (as i said) the old passwords. Regardless of how you upgrade, you'll be in the same situation WRT paswords. SuSE can either read them or it can't. Either way, what's more important, is maintaining the user IDs. This info is contained in the password files. -- 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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newbie backup/reinstall/dual boot advice
by Daniel Sheppeard 06 Mar '05

06 Mar '05

Please enlighten a fragile newbie. Here's what I have: Suse 9.1 Personal, 2 hard drives, one 30GB (currently the primary) and one 6GB (secondary with pretty much nothing on it). Here what I want to to: Swap out the 6GB with a newly acquired 120GB drive. Install Windows XP ( I swear its only so that my wife can play games!) Without losing current data or having to reinstall all my software. Here's my current plan: Perform system backup using YaST's System Backup, burn this to DVD. (done) Swap out the 6GB with the 120GB. Install Windows XP :P Reinstall Suse Linux with dual-boot enabled. Use YaST's 'Restore system' to get Linux back to where it was? Questions: Will this do what I described above? Is this the right/best way? Or is there a better/easier way? Will I have to re-install all my programs, or will this do the trick? Am I a complete lunatic for trying this? Please be gentle. I'm a lowly newbie who desperately wants to learn the In's and Out's of Linux but am working with very little time to do so at present. T. Daniel

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Storix Linux86 Desktop
by Greg Wallace 06 Mar '05

06 Mar '05

Anyone out there have any familiarity with this backup software? Thanks, Greg W

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cron output
by steve 06 Mar '05

06 Mar '05

I have a script in /etc/cron.hourly which uses the command rsync -auzv. Where does my output from the -v switch go? 9.2 Cheers, Steve

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