December 2008 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] OpenSUSE 11.1 and Compiz (I know, again)
by skx 02 Jan '09

02 Jan '09

I had compiz working fine in 11 on athlon 3500 and geforce 6600, started on login by a little script ~/.kde/env/startcompiz: #!/bin/sh export KDEWM="fusion-icon" Unfortunately it stopped working after upgrade to 11.1 (done live on a running system). What is the canonical/recommended way to run compiz now? Preferably with my old settings. I can't find any instructions on opensuse.org. -- skx. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] wifi
by r 02 Jan '09

02 Jan '09

Hi, how to switch off permanently the wifi ( on laptop ) and switch on just when I want ?? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] java impressions
by Teruel de Campo MD 02 Jan '09

02 Jan '09

I for many years I've used a small java program to monitor my e-mail that is in many ways unique (mailfaces). The problem was that since opensuse 10.2 or may be 10.1 was not stable, occasionally freezing the screen. Under opensuse 11.1 (java 1.6) is very stable and I have not had any problems. The only thing is that the fonts do not look as good as in the previous version. The same is happening with all the java applications I run (freemind etc). I still have not found a way to configure the fonts for java at system level. In summary to have mailfaces on all the time is a major plus for me. http://members.cruzio.com/~jthomas/mailfaces/ -=terry=- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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Re: [opensuse] Samba Server Authentication Fails
by David C. Rankin 02 Jan '09

02 Jan '09

Tech Mail wrote: > On 12/20/2008 6:59 PM, David C. Rankin wrote: >> Tech Mail wrote: >> >>>> >>>> >>> I did do smbpasswd -a, no errors, but still an empty smbpasswd file. >>> >>> While looking for the logs, I discovered that the smbpasswd file was >>> being written to / >>> copying that file to /etc/samba didn't work, but copying the contents to >>> /etc/samba/smbpasswd did. >>> >>> It seems to be working now, but I'd still like to know why the system >>> doesn't have the right default location >>> for Samba files >>> >> >> The problem is that samba was not configured with the option >> "--with-privatedir=/etc/samba/" >> >> Not uncommon at all with a new release. I am having problems with the nut ups >> package and grub. All the little nits will get handled in the next few days or >> weeks depending on priority. They get resolved faster if you will submit a bug >> report to bugzilla.novell.com. Otherwise you have to wait until someone else >> posts the bug report. >> >> If it's not posted in the next day or two, I'll test and confirm and post it. >> Thanks. >> >> > I appreciate the information and will post a bug report... > > Thanks I forgot this information in my last post. If you want to upgrade to the current version, just add the samba.org repo and grab the rpms that Lars Mueller prepares for openSuSE. You can just copy and paste the following two command lines into konsole or xterm. At the command line as root: zypper ar http://us1.samba.org/samba/ftp/Binary_Packages/SuSE/3.0/11.1/ samba Then to update all samba packages to 3.2.6, just do: zypper up -t package -r samba -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Keyboard non-responsive after login??
by Hylton Conacher (ZR1HPC) 02 Jan '09

02 Jan '09

Hi, I have another box with openSuSE 11.0 installed and recently typed a few rubbish characters into a file I was planning on retrieving remotely as well as plugging a USB flash disk. Immediately after this my keyboard would not respond to ANY input. I unplugged the flash disk but still no go. As I have had the kb a while I figured it had finally given up and so replaced it with a new one. Same result ie I am able to login but thereafter the kb is prevented from interacting with the system. I plugged in the old kb and logged into the root acoount and the kb worked fine on entering data into OOo. This to me points to the user profile being corrupt. I had a look in Yast to see if there was anything that might prevent my user using the kb and found nothing. So I phoned a Linux Guru. He told me that this sort of behaviour is apparently indicative of the X-Server being corrupt and that running: init 3 and sax2 -r should solve the issue. It happens if I had installed new hardware, with I had not, bar the USB pen drive. I ran init 3, logged in with the unprivileged user, tried the sax2 cmd and was denied access. I then su -, and tried again and as root the sax2 command completed. I logged out entirely and tried to login as the unprivileged user but got the same result ie kb wouldn't work after initial login. Old habits die hard and I then rebooted the system via the CLI and root, strangely enough the unprivileged user couldn't shutdown the machine, although they have done it before. Before any sysadmins pull their hair out I am the only user of the system and consequently mostly use the underprivileged user for day to day tasks but also have the root password if it hits the fan. :) The file system, in software RAID 5 mode, then needed an fsck and I said yes to all the messages fsck gave me about clearing blocks and changing inode numbers etc. After this the machine booted OK but still after login with the user, I cannot use the kb. I cannot do a fresh install and I have tried the 'Repair installation' on the install CD with no luck. Any suggestions, besides crying :) ? Hylton -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] mounting per user samba shares automatically
by Chris Gow 02 Jan '09

02 Jan '09

Hi: I'm trying to get some samba shares to be mounted when I log in to my laptop (eg. $HOME/Documents, $HOME/Music, etc). I'd like this to happen automatically and not require me to enter any user name or password (my username and password are the same on the laptop as the samba server). The laptop has wireless which is currently managed with NetworkManager. I've tried pam_mount, but that does not seem to work to well since the connection to the wireless network is not started until well after I've logged in (if I start a new session, the shares get mounted). automount is another option, but it seems that I need to store the username and password in plaintext and it means its something more I need to manage (I'd rather the whole username/password come from the authentication process). I'm also not the only user on this computer, though I do use it the most so any solution needs to be applicable to all users. Is there a way I can do what I want to do? Is there something I'm missing in either pam_mount or automount or is there something else? Using opensuse 11.1 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] 25C3: Hackers completely break SSL using 200 PS3s
by Martin Mielke 02 Jan '09

02 Jan '09

Hi all, I'm sending this to both the users list and the off-topic one as it has a rather big impact: http://hackaday.com/2008/12/30/25c3-hackers-completely-break-ssl-using-200-… Happy New Year everyone! Martin -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] saned and firewalls
by Simon Roberts 02 Jan '09

02 Jan '09

Hi all, Has anyone used the networked form of sane? I notice that it is seriously firewall unfriendly, opening a data connection on a random port. Since my local network is wireless, it does not suit me to run without a firewall on my machines, so this need for wide-openness really won't work. It looks like this is currently a fixed part of the behavior of saned right now, but does anyone have a workaround, or patch to make it use a fixed port or anything that would actually work on a firewalled system? Cheers, Simon "You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions." — Naguib Mahfouz -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] evolution email list and email mis-match
by Regis Matejcik 02 Jan '09

02 Jan '09

I'm using suSe 11.0 with the packaged Evolution 2.22.1.1 I admittedly have a bad habit of keeping useful emails in my inbox and using the search feature to retrieve old communications when needed. This leaves over 2,000 emails in my inbox. Not a problem til yesterday, when I noticed that all the emails dated later than two days ago were mismatched from the description line to the actual email. That is, when I click on the "Austin Marathon" email, it opens an opensuse email that I had deleted. This is a problem, because all of the emails prior to two days ago are now mis-matched, so when I go to retrieve a previous email to verify the communication - it opens a different email. Anyone else ever experienced this ? Any suggestions for a fix or a personal "email archiver" so that I can avoid this in the future. Thanks, Regis -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Help -script guru's
by Philip Burness 01 Jan '09

01 Jan '09

Could anybody provide me with a script that removes or replaces non compatible characters from file / directory names so that such files can be stored on a vfat filesystem? Thanks Phil -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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