June 2005 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

SuSE9.3, nis and /etc/nsswitch.conf
by Lisa Dong 14 Jun '05

14 Jun '05

Hello all, SuSE9.3 with NIS client running, ypwhich, and domainname return correct information, nis entry is in /etc/nsswitch.conf file, /lib/libnss_nis.so.2 is there. but the computer doesn't recoganize the host which is in nis, but not in dns. any suggestions for what could be wrong? TIA! Lisa PS. /etc/nsswitch.conf file passwd: compat group: compat hosts: files nis dns networks: files nis dns services: files nis protocols: files nis rpc: files nis ethers: files nis netmasks: files nis netgroup: files nis publickey: files nis bootparams: files nis automount: files nis aliases: files nis shadow: compat

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Has anyone tried the new ATi Linux driver, version 8.14.13?
by Ubence Quevedo 14 Jun '05

14 Jun '05

I've had much success using the nVidia Linux driver because it just works. I've never had any luck using the old ATi linux drivers. Has anyone tested the newer driver? How was the install process? Painful or Painless? I'm debating on getting a new card, but am on the fence on whether to get an nVidia based card or an ATi based card. Any comments or insights would be greatly appreciated! Thanx... -Ubence

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Themes dont appear
by list＠lpgc.net 14 Jun '05

14 Jun '05

Hi, when i install themes they dont appear in the control center (rpm for 9.2 from kde look); i cant see any themes to choose from. Im using suse 9.2 (ftp install). Any idea?

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Slow network with NFS and Samba
by Frits Spieker 14 Jun '05

14 Jun '05

Hi all! Got the following problem. Have a home network, with 3 PC's running SuSE (2 times 9.3 and 1 9.1) and a hardware router linking it all together. One of the PC's is to be a server, serving files mainly. Everything installs just fine, I get access to the server and all (both with NFS and Samba). Downloads from the server down to the clients is as fast as it gets on 100Mb ethernet, but upload TO the server is extremely slow and results in a lot of errors on the server. See below: gothix:~ # ifconfig eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:40:CA:17:7F:0B inet addr:192.168.0.69 Bcast:192.168.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 UP BROADCAST NOTRAILERS RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:82728 errors:22059 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:33165 TX packets:75140 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:98389465 (93.8 Mb) TX bytes:8641743 (8.2 Mb) Interrupt:10 Base address:0x1080 lo Link encap:Local Loopback inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 RX packets:74 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:74 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 RX bytes:5184 (5.0 Kb) TX bytes:5184 (5.0 Kb) I have tried everything that google can throw at me, but no results. Any idea what might be the problem here? If I convert one of the other PC's into a server and the "server" into a client, same result: from the temporary server to the temporary client (the real server): dead slow. The server is fast otherwise, can download from the internet and all without a hitch. Any help highly appreciated. Oh, the nic is a onboard 3Com gothix:~ # ifstatus eth0 eth0 device: 3Com Corporation 3c905B 100BaseTX [Cyclone] (rev 30) eth0 DHCP client (dhcpcd) is running IPADDR=192.168.0.69 NETMASK=255.255.255.0 GATEWAY=192.168.0.1 DNS=192.168.0.1,192.168.0.1 Cheers, Frits

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ssh question
by Gabor Istvan 14 Jun '05

14 Jun '05

Hello all: The sshd_config file says (/etc/ssh/sshd_config) that: # To disable tunneled clear text passwords, change to no here! PasswordAuthentication no I have a question regarding this. Does this mean that if I enable password authentication (change it to yes) and login to a computer via ssh using login name and password combination, the login name and password are sent as clear text (and easily can be sniffed)? I always thought that everything sent through the ssh channel is encypted, even the password and login name. Was I wrong? Please explain it. Thanks, IG

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Motherboard changed (Ethernet on board problem)
by Ronald Wiplinger 14 Jun '05

14 Jun '05

I had to change my motherboard with two Ethernet ports on board. It is the same motherboard! I "thought" I did all correct, but that is the result: eth1: BOOTPROTO='static' MTU='' REMOTE_IPADDR='' BROADCAST='61.220.121.23' IPADDR='61.220.121.20' NETMASK='255.255.255.248' NETWORK='61.220.121.16' STARTMODE='auto' UNIQUE='B35A.CrrGZ_ENih8' USERCONTROL='no' _nm_name='bus-pci-0000:02:00.0' eth0: BOOTPROTO='static' BROADCAST='192.168.250.255' IPADDR='192.168.250.20' MTU='' NETMASK='255.255.255.0' NETWORK='192.168.250.0' REMOTE_IPADDR='' STARTMODE='auto' UNIQUE='B35A.CrrGZ_ENih8' USERCONTROL='no' _nm_name='bus-pci-0000:02:00.0' netstat -rn Kernel IP routing table Destination Gateway Genmask Flags MSS Window irtt Iface 61.220.121.16 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.248 U 0 0 0 eth1 192.168.250.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0 169.254.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.0.0 U 0 0 0 eth0 127.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 0 lo 0.0.0.0 61.220.121.17 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth1 1. I cannot reach places on the Internet (eth1) 2. From where does the line 169.254.0.0 come from ??? I tried to use yast, I tried to modify directly the /etc/sysconfig.d/network/ifcfg-* files, ... I even used Windows methods and restarted the machine, .... How can I get this machine fixed? bye Ronald

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Re: [SLE] Anyone else having Konqi crash in Yahoo mail?
by suse_gasjr4wd＠mac.com 14 Jun '05

14 Jun '05

On Monday, June 13, 2005, at 07:02 PM, JB wrote: > > It's crashing only once in a while and only while looking at mail (I > have a > feeling it's a certain ad or type of ad, but have no way to tell). > I've saved > a copy of the crash handler thing, but figured I'd ask if anyone else > is > having similar problems before I send it to the KDE folks. (Using > stock 9.3 > all updated through YOU, by the way). > > John > <mime-attachment> can't speak to the crashing, but we are having issues with yahoo and hotmail...seems the DNS is taking its time - too much time... if it works at all. All this is on three Verizon DSL's, one XO T1, and one Cavtel DSL. This is on SuSE Linux 9.0, 9.2, OSX 10.3, and OS 9. What happens if you turn off all html and extras in your browser? maybe that's a help? (Konqi?) Thanks, George

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9.3 vs SLES
by Hans du Plooy 14 Jun '05

14 Jun '05

Hi guys, We have to setup a server for our company which wil basically be a website hosting server, running apahce2 with php and all the rest, mysql, and postfix. Domains will be as many as the hardware can take. Hardware are dual 3Ghz Xeons, 2GB RAM, Intel server board in a 2u chassis, two 15k rpm SCSI discs in a hardware raid-1, two hardware based gigabit network controllers. The machine has two live IPs, both on the same subnet, both with 100mbit bandwith to the outside world (dunno about the contention, but it's fairly low - expensive hosting facility for high bandwidth availability). The question that I'm struggling with, is which version of SUSE to use. SLES made very good impressions on me, but I will have to add some packages and also upgrade many of the packages that it ships with. Which makes me wonder if it is worth the money to pay for SLES (basically for the support) if I'm going to void the support by fiddling with the internals. Also considering that we have a handful of very capable and experience linux sysadmins. Which brings me to 9.3. I had my doubts, especially reading some of the reports on this list, but I must say, in my experience so far 9.3 is by far the best 2.6 based SUSE distro yet. I have not had a single problem with anything, I have it running on a number of desktops and an ever increasing number of servers. Packages are up to date, enough that I'll have to change very little, and performance so far have been excellent. What would be the merits of taking SLES9 over 9.3 in this case? I do realise that SLES' kernel is probably more optimised for network throughput than 9.3, but will two 100mbit connections actually push 9.3 to it's limits, especially considering the hardware? Thanks -- Kind Regards Hans du Plooy SagacIT (Pty) Ltd hansdp at sagacit dot com

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SUSE thinks I have a laptop, but I don't
by Paul Cartwright 14 Jun '05

14 Jun '05

in the hardware section, SUSE 9.3 thinks I have a Sony Vaio laptop. When i first installed it, it put the battery icon in the tray. SInce I don't ever run on batteries and have a Dell Dimension 4400 desktop, I was wondering how I could tell it I don't have a laptop. not that it hurts how linux runs, I just thought it odd that SUSE thinks I have a laptop. thanks, -- Paul Cartwright Registered Linux user # 367800 X-Request-PGP: http://home.comcast.net/~p.cartwright/wsb/key.asc

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NFS: connection times out
by Dan 14 Jun '05

14 Jun '05

Hi there I have two linux machines. Machine #1: Is a LAMP server. I have setup cron to make a nightly tar ball of the htdocs and mysql data and to keep it in /backup The /backup directory I have exported via NFS. Machine #2: Is a NFS client of the LAMP server and mounts the exported /backup directory and makes a nightly copy for backup purposes. This has been running well for a long time until both machines rebooted for some reason (could it have been a power hiccup?). Machine 1 came up no problem but Machine 2 stopps at "Importing Net File System (NFS)" and finally I get "RPC: remote system error - connection timed out" Machine 1 has a 2.4.21-231-athlon kernel and Machine 2 has a 2.4.21-243-athlon kernel The first thing I thought of was that Machine 1 had activated the firewall again and is blocking traffic. I had looked at it and I believe that the firewall is not running but I am not sure. I have tried to connect Machine 1 from a third linux computer (my laptop) and but I have NOT been successful. I'm stumped - any suggestions? Regards from Denmark, Dan

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