March 2007 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] Laptop shuts down when 1 of 2 batteries drained
by Andrew Hill 23 Mar '07

23 Mar '07

I have a Thinkpad T60p running openSuSE 10.2. If I use both the main battery and a modular bay battery, the machine shuts down due to critically low battery when 1 of the 2 is drained. When I start up again, it uses the other and continues. Is anyone else experiencing this? Andy -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Linux on Dell preloads
by M Harris 22 Mar '07

22 Mar '07

Well, its about time. It doesn't look like Dell will be totally patronizing one distro, but one article said Dell was working with Novell. The is a fantastic action... because it was the result of Dell taking a hard look at its user suggestion box... "we want Linux, and we want Openoffice". http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/feb2007/tc20070226_415604.ht…'s+top+stories http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070226-8923.html http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,129363-c,linux/article.html -- Kind regards, M Harris <>< -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Device Assignments Help
by Donald D Henson 22 Mar '07

22 Mar '07

(OpenSUSE 10.2) I have a CD player that is referred to as /dev/cdrom, at least that's how grip refers to it. The CD player is getting a bit flaky but I also have a DVD player that works well and I would like to use it for ripping purposes. My problem is that I cannot figure out how to determine what dev the DVD player is assigned to. Surely there must be a command that will tell me that but I cannot find it. Would someone tell me that command? I'd really appreciate the help. -- Donald D. Henson, Managing Director West El Paso Information Network The "Non-Initiation of Force Principle" Rules

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[opensuse] gdesklets opensuse repo
by Abstract 22 Mar '07

22 Mar '07

Hello All, I cannot find gDesklets in any of the openSuse repos, but I can see all over the web people installed it and without the source! Any help? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] userdir on apache not working
by Gordon J. Holtslander 22 Mar '07

22 Mar '07

Sorry for the repeated message - forgot to fill in subject DOH! I'm using opensuse 10.2 on a 64bit system. I'm trying to use mod_userdir in apache. This provides a public_html folder in a users home directory to serve web pages. I have enabled the module in yast. I have configured the mod_userdir.conf file to allow userdir mod for all users, except root. I have a publically readable public_html folder with an index.html within it- that is publicly readable. I've restarted apache. When I try to access a user dir file on my system http://www.mysystem/~user I get the error: Object not found! The requested URL was not found on this server When I look at the apache error log it indicates apache was trying find the folder ~user in the document root (/srv/www/htdocs/~user) instead of /home/user/public_html It looks like apache isn't using mod_userdir Is there another configuration setting required to get the userdir mod working properly? This is my mod_userdir.conf file: # UserDir: The name of the directory that is appended onto a user's home # directory if a ~user request is received. # <IfModule mod_userdir.c> # Note that the name of the user directory ("public_html") cannot easily be # changed here, since it is a compile time setting. The apache package # would have to be rebuilt. You could work around by deleting # /usr/sbin/suexec, but then all scripts from the directories would be # executed with the UID of the webserver. # # To rebuild apache with another setting you need to change the # %userdir define in the spec file. # not every user's directory should be visible: UserDir disabled root # to enable UserDir only for a certain set of users, use this instead: #UserDir disabled UserDir enabled # the UserDir directive is actually used inside the virtual hosts, to # have more control UserDir public_html <Directory /home/*/public_html> AllowOverride FileInfo AuthConfig Limit Indexes Options MultiViews Indexes SymLinksIfOwnerMatch IncludesNoExec <Limit GET POST OPTIONS PROPFIND> Order allow,deny Allow from all </Limit> <LimitExcept GET POST OPTIONS PROPFIND> Order deny,allow Deny from all </LimitExcept> </Directory> </IfModule> Thanks, Gord -- Gordon J. Holtslander Dept. of Biology gordon.holtslander(a)usask.ca University of Saskatchewan Tel 306 966-4433 112 Science Place Fax 306 966-4462 Saskatoon SK., CANADA homepage.usask.ca~gjh289 S7N 5E2 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org ------------------------------------------------------- -- Gordon J. Holtslander Dept. of Biology gordon.holtslander(a)usask.ca University of Saskatchewan Tel 306 966-4433 112 Science Place Fax 306 966-4462 Saskatoon SK., CANADA homepage.usask.ca~gjh289 S7N 5E2 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Why I don't upgrade often
by Stevens 22 Mar '07

22 Mar '07

Jan 7, 2007. That's the day that I finally decided to take the plunge and install Suse 10.2 on a spare 60GB drive that I installed in my P4/2.4GHz 512MB ram system. The install went as smoothly as any OS that I had ever loaded. I should have known that was a bad omen. Feb 6, 2007 System is now able to recognize the DVD part of the CD/DVD burner. I have had ample time to examine Suse's new (to me) way of doing things like the Yast Update system that sucks big time because it takes so long. Smart is much better. Mar 13, 2007 Have yet to get mplayerplugin to work with Firefox on any of the 3 Suse 10.2 boxes that I have installed it on. A 4th test system with Fedora Core 6 works perfectly. Wine is much improved over what I had been using before the changeover, but kmail lost some functionality and it's address book system has been screwed over. Media devices mount by the volume info which renders any software invalid that expects to see a fixed mount point. Yes, someone here posted a link to a workaround but my question is: why in Hell did Suse allow this bastardized code to make it into production in the first place? It shouldn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that the system should provide static mount points for a device, not the &%$#@ volume info of the media in it. </soapbox off> I am 2 months into Suse 10.2 and I still do not have a polished system running as well as my old Suse 9.1 that I ran for over 2 years. Yes, I think that Suse's potential is there or I wouldn't still be using it. I have tried Ubuntu, Knoppix, FC-6 and Suse 10.2 and it looks like Suse is the most polished. If I cannot get past some of the "ease of use" issues that it presents, though, I may be forced to abandon Suse 10.2 and use another distro until such time as Suse gets it's act together. Fred -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse]
by Gordon J. Holtslander 22 Mar '07

22 Mar '07

I'm using opensuse 10.2 on a 64bit system. I'm trying to use mod_userdir in apache. This provides a public_html folder in a users home directory to serve web pages. I have enabled the module in yast. I have configured the mod_userdir.conf file to allow userdir mod for all users, except root. I have a publically readable public_html folder with an index.html within it- that is publicly readable. I've restarted apache. When I try to access a user dir file on my system http://www.mysystem/~user I get the error: Object not found! The requested URL was not found on this server When I look at the apache error log it indicates apache was trying find the folder ~user in the document root (/srv/www/htdocs/~user) instead of /home/user/public_html It looks like apache isn't using mod_userdir Is there another configuration setting required to get the userdir mod working properly? This is my mod_userdir.conf file: # UserDir: The name of the directory that is appended onto a user's home # directory if a ~user request is received. # <IfModule mod_userdir.c> # Note that the name of the user directory ("public_html") cannot easily be # changed here, since it is a compile time setting. The apache package # would have to be rebuilt. You could work around by deleting # /usr/sbin/suexec, but then all scripts from the directories would be # executed with the UID of the webserver. # # To rebuild apache with another setting you need to change the # %userdir define in the spec file. # not every user's directory should be visible: UserDir disabled root # to enable UserDir only for a certain set of users, use this instead: #UserDir disabled UserDir enabled # the UserDir directive is actually used inside the virtual hosts, to # have more control UserDir public_html <Directory /home/*/public_html> AllowOverride FileInfo AuthConfig Limit Indexes Options MultiViews Indexes SymLinksIfOwnerMatch IncludesNoExec <Limit GET POST OPTIONS PROPFIND> Order allow,deny Allow from all </Limit> <LimitExcept GET POST OPTIONS PROPFIND> Order deny,allow Deny from all </LimitExcept> </Directory> </IfModule> Thanks, Gord -- Gordon J. Holtslander Dept. of Biology gordon.holtslander(a)usask.ca University of Saskatchewan Tel 306 966-4433 112 Science Place Fax 306 966-4462 Saskatoon SK., CANADA homepage.usask.ca~gjh289 S7N 5E2 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Domain users are unable to automount disk(or flash)
by Perminov A.A. 22 Mar '07

22 Mar '07

Hi all OS: OpenSuse 10.2 + KDE OpenSuse was added into Windows 2003 domain through Yast without problems. Domain Users can login to OpenSuse using domain credentials. But unfortunately I’ve got few problems: 1. Users do not have access to the audio device. The problem went as follows a) In /etc/security/group.conf add a new line ; *; *; Al0000-2400; dialout, video, cdrom, audio b) in /etc/pam.d/common-auth add line auth optional pam_group.so The sound device for the domain user has been available. 2. Automounting does not work. When automounting CDdrive or flash (under the domain user) displays the following error: kded: ERROR: mount failed for /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/volume_label_SU1020_001: org.freedesktop.DBus.DBus.Error.AccessDenied - A security policy in place prevents this sender from sending this message to this recipient, see message bus configuration file (rejected message had interface "org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.Volume" member "Mount" error name "(unset)" destination "org.freedesktop.Hal") Found seems to be a solution to the problem ... In the article had been proposed by the next version of a solution to the problem : ---------------------------------------------------- BTW: The policy can be changed in /etc/dbus-1/system.d/hal.conf <policy group="500"> <allow send_interface="org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.SystemPowerManagement"/> <allow send_interface="org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.LaptopPanel"/> <allow send_interface="org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.Volume"/> <allow send_interface="org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.Volume.Crypto"/> </policy> By adding this to the end I can now mount everything as my user and root. group 500 is users on my system. Thanks a lot Jurg. Also as a side note, You can't have more then one option in the policy tag, you have to create multiple policy tags. ----------------------------------------------------- I have a "user" local group, I added these lines only by changing <policy group="users"> . Added the «users» to a file /etc/security/group.conf : ; *; *; Al0000-2400; dialout, video, cdrom, audio, users Reloaded service hal...... But the problem still remain: "kded: ERROR: mount failed for /org/freedesktop/Hal/devi....." Please tell me how can we solve the problem? P.S. FRIDAY\all@Daz-Work:~> id uid=10000(FRIDAY\all) gid=10000(FRIDAY\domain users) group=16(dialout),17(audio),20(cdrom),33(video),100(users),,10000(FRIDAY\domain users),10001(FRIDAY\domain admins),10002(FRIDAY\programmers) In /var/run/resmgr/classes /, in all folders have a file FRIDAYall FRIDAY – Domain Name all – Domain User -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Korganizer from konsole (console)
by ken 22 Mar '07

22 Mar '07

A tip popped up when opening Korganizer yesterday which said that it's possible to do Korganizer from the console using korganizerkonsole. After a thorough search, however, I couldn't find such an executable... or any such file for that matter. Anybody know about this... if it's true that Korganizer functions can be accessed from the CLI? tnx -- "Genius might be described as a supreme capacity for getting its possessors into trouble of all kinds." -- Samuel Butler -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] LVM2 confusion...
by Anders Norrbring 22 Mar '07

22 Mar '07

Does anybody have a clue about this? Disk /dev/vg0/vol0: 1000.1 GB, 1000190509056 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121599 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/vg0/vol0p1 1 121598 976735903+ 83 Linux Command (m for help): q nas-1:/mnt # mount /dev/vg0/vol0p1 /mnt/labb mount: special device /dev/vg0/vol0p1 does not exist nas-1:/mnt # -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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