May 2009 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] resmgr gone in 11.1! -- when? and what replaced it?
by Joachim Schrod 29 May '09

29 May '09

Hi, On my 10.3 systems, resmgr is used to grant access to some devices when a user logs in at a console. E.g., ACLs are set on /dev/snd/* to allow playing audio files. On my 11.1 systems, resmgr does not exist anymore, and access to devices (e.g., /dev/snd/*) is not automatically given as well. -- When was resmgr discarded from openSUSE? 11.0 or 11.1? -- What is supposed to replace it? Looking around, it seems to be a combination of HAL, PolicyKit and ConsoleKit. I have console-kit-daemon running (even though I don't know what has started it; there's no init.d script for it), but logging in on a console (tty login, neither KDE nor GNOME) doesn't give me access to sound devices. Output of ck-list-sessions is empty. I tried to learn how these *Kit systems are supposed to behave in practice; but did not really succeed. The online docs are mainly about the basic concept / architecture and their internal APIs, and the SUSE manual has one section about PolicyKit that just tells that it's supposed to give me access to devices. Thus, how is it supposed to work that a tty console login gives access to some devices, e.g., /dev/snd/* ? Must pam_ck_connector be used in /etc/pam.d/login? Do I need to execute some commands during login? Or start a daemon? Thanks a lot for any insights in that matter, Joachim -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Joachim Schrod Email: jschrod(a)acm.org Roedermark, Germany -- 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] Re: KDE
by Rajko M. 29 May '09

29 May '09

On Thursday 28 May 2009 09:09:53 pm Chuck Davis wrote: > Thanks Rajko. That at least gets me back to a KDE3.5 desktop. Same > funky sign on but 3.5 starts. I'd like to get back to the KDE sign on > and start KDE4.3. Any more good ideas? Check files /etc/sysconfig/displaymanager DISPLAYMANAGER="kdm4" and /etc/sysconfig/windowmanager DEFAULT_WM="startkde" to make sure that they show as above. If yes, and you see xdm (gray with suse logo) then kdm4 doesn't run. If it is not xdm then use http://picpaste.com to post image. BTW, IRC channel #suse can be much faster to exchange ideas in this case. -- Regards, Rajko http://news.opensuse.org/category/people-of-opensuse/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Re: KDE
by Chuck Davis 29 May '09

29 May '09

Recent updates have wiped out KDE on both my desktop and laptop. I now get a funky gray sign on and it appears the wm that starts running is called ice wm. I've configured the window manager and display manager to KDE in YaST but this funky thing just keeps rearing its ugly head. Can anybody tell me how to get KDE4.3 to start when I log on? My desktop is AMD/ nVidia and the laptop is Intel/Intel. Thanks. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] kdm + resmgr problem in login
by Jones de Andrade 28 May '09

28 May '09

Hi all. I'm having a strange problem in logging into our Suse here. kdeinit goes defunct when I try. Strangely, it doesn't affect other users in the same network (just me), and also I can log remotely by ssh. The problem only happens when I try to connect with interface. Also, the /var/log/messages file showsthe following error when I try to login with interface: ********** May 28 16:26:04 vader resmgr[2927]: rejected connection from uid 0/gid 505: group doesn't exist May 28 16:26:04 vader kdm: :0[2512]: resmgr: communication failure: Connection reset by peer May 28 16:26:04 vader kdm: :0[2512]: pam_resmgr: resmgr login failed ********** I was traveling, and before that everything used to go smoothly. We had an electrical failure in the meanwhile and my user was logged in when it happened, but I'm not sure it's of any concern to the problem. :( Anybody has any idea of the possible reason for these errors? Thanks a lot in advance for any help on this. Sincerally yours, Jones -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] new 'man' behavior: "ask questions instead of answer": HOWTO REVERT?
by Linda Walsh 28 May '09

28 May '09

In SuSE 11.1, the behavior of man seems to be "broken" If one wanted all man pages, the manpage for man says to use "man -a", else it gives the first one found. It says nothing about asking a question. How do I turn off the question and have it just show me the first one found again? Is the search order able to be specified? Like I'd prefer it return commands from sections 1 and 8 before API pages. But the bit about asking a question is very 'un-unix like'... more like...um....Windows? like delete default settings: (are you sure you want to move doodoo-file to Trash?, yes/no) Well, don't ask, just do! :-) I want my man to give me it's best answer, not equivocate and ask more questions! :-) thanks, linda -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] OpenOffice 3 on OpenSuSE 11.1 problem: can't save ODG and ODP files
by Boris Epstein 28 May '09

28 May '09

Hello everyone, Whenever I attempt to save an ODP (Presentation) or ODG (Drawing) file all I get is the file chooser window coming back up at me, with no file getting saved. Alternate formats work (for instance, StarDraw and PPT). That happens consistently on 3 different machines (at least). Has anybody experienced this? Is there a fix? Thanks for any and all help. Boris. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] (TO?) Handy vs Festnet ???
by James Hatridge 28 May '09

28 May '09

Hi all, I just had a odd thing happen. I was on my landline talking when my handy (cell phone) rung. When I answered the handy my landline went to hell. Nothing but buzz and popps. I walked away about 2 meters and my landline was ok. Is this normal? JIM -- Jim Hatridge Linux User #88484 Ebay ID: WartHogBulletin -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Avidemuxqt4 Questions
by James Hatridge 28 May '09

28 May '09

HI all, I've got two problems with Avidemux. I take a video that I've recorded off the TV. When I open it the view is 624x480 (ie normal) and the sound is correct. BUT after I cut the unwanted stuff out and then save it the view is 544x576 and the sound is off by about 5-700 ms. How can I tell Avidemux to keep the view and get the sound correct. Also on the sound is there a way to tell how far off it is, beyond just guessing? Thanks! JIM -- Jim Hatridge Linux User #88484 Ebay ID: WartHogBulletin -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] wrong forwarders using yast to set up a dns server
by Florian Gleixner 28 May '09

28 May '09

Hi, while testing if yast2 is good to set up a bind dns server i get this strange behaviour: yast2 uses all nameserver IP adresses i enter in the network settings dialog automatically as forwarders for the dns server. In my network i use the same settings everywhere - also on the dns server machine. So the nameserver has a forwarder entry with his own IP. This slows down name resolution or makes it unusable. So my question is: Is yast2 too dumb or is it a bug or even a feature?

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[opensuse] openSUSE Weekly News, Issue #73 is out
by Sascha 'saigkill' Manns 27 May '09

27 May '09

We are pleased to announce: Issue 73 of openSUSE Weekly News is out! [0] In this week's issue: * Moblin v2.0 Beta on openSUSE * Andrew Wafaa: New openSUSE Netbook Images * Dominique Leuenberger : RPM packaging for beginners * Stephen Shaw: iFolder on openSUSE 11.1 * eweekeurope: OpenOffice.org 3.1 - Better Performance For a list of available translations see this page: http://en.opensuse.org/OpenSUSE_Weekly_News/73/Translations [0] http://en.opensuse.org/OpenSUSE_Weekly_News/73 Have a lot of fun! -- Sincereley yours Sascha Manns openSUSE Marketing Team openSUSE Build Service openSUSE Features Screening Team Web: http://saschamanns.gulli.to Project-Blog: http://lizards.opensuse.org/author/saigkill Private-Blog: http://saschasbacktrace.blogspot.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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