February 2012 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] emacs woes
by Marc Chamberlin 03 Mar '12

03 Mar '12

I saw a posting on this group recently saying that xemacs is about to be dropped, so decided I better start training my fingers to use emacs instead. Am running openSuSE 11.4 x86_64 and tried to fire off emacs and it barfed - emacs vsftpd.conf & [1] 22024 bigbang:/srv/ftp # GConf Error: Failed to contact configuration server; the most common cause is a missing or misconfigured D-Bus session bus daemon. See http://projects.gnome.org/gconf/ for information. (Details - 1: Failed to get connection to session: The connection is closed) g_dbus_connection_real_closed: Remote peer vanished with error: Underlying GIOStream returned 0 bytes on an async read (g-io-error-quark, 0). Exiting. [1]+ Terminated emacs vsftpd.conf Can anyone decipher this for me and tell me how to help emacs feel better? Thanks much, Marc... -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Timescale for Maintenance Updates
by Ralf Müller 02 Mar '12

02 Mar '12

Hi there. When setting up a new server in november last year I found opensuse 12.1 has some problems running as a xen server. I found a bug report that matched my problem: https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=727081 I switched to kvm for virtualisation on that system - no real problem so far. The bug was fixed at december 2nd including a private update repository: http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/olh:/bug727081/openSUSE_12.1 For the server I set up in november everything would have been ok at this point. But as I have some production servers to support, that must be updated to 12.1 too, I have to wait for an 'official' update package - distributed via the official update repository. No problem - the bug has a fix, it needs some testing and then it can go main line. That I thought. 10 _weeks_ later the bug has been moved from a private repository to a maintenance repository: https://build.opensuse.org/project/show?project=openSUSE%3AMaintenance%3A280 Does anybody know how long it usually takes for a patch from having a maintenance repository to actual distribution? Additional question: wouldn't it be a good idea to add some extra states to bugzilla for "bug is in internal testing", "bug got maintenance repository" (whatever that actually means), "bug is distributed". For an external user, who is not involved in the development process of opensuse it is kind of confusing up to frustrating to see a bug "closed fixed" and to not get an official update for it. For users who don't found the bug in bugzilla the bug is still open. As this bug is a showstopper, Xen simply does not work in 12.1 for them. Regards Ralf Müller -- Brückner & Jarosch GmbH office phone: +49=361-2124015 Nonnengasse 5a, Erfurt 99084 e-mail: ralf(a)bj-ig.de -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Weirdness after KDE update (OS12.1 + +KDE 4.8)
by Roger Oberholtzer 01 Mar '12

01 Mar '12

I did an update to my 12.1 system a few days ago (Saturday, Feb 25 to be precise), and the results is that KDE is no longer happy. The system runs openSUSE 12.1 and uses the KDE 4.8 repos (not factory, the 4.8 repos). I have been using these for a while and been doing regular updates, and all has been working great. I have not changed my repos in a while. The problem originally manifested itself as: When logging in and starting a KDE session, I would get a small white Xterm that said ksmdeamon exited. So, kde cannot start. I would then be returned to the login screen. Rebooting and all did nothing. Since I could log in via, say ICE, I did so. I then started ksmdaemon in a terminal, and it started. I then ran kwin, and magically I was transported from ICE to KDE. Perhaps not a fully functional one, as I has started only a few things by hand. But progress. I then tried logging in to KDE again. It worked. Why this is the case is a mystery, Perhaps just getting something to run once after the update was enough to allow things to sort of run again. But, it is very incomplete in terms of functionality. For example: - NetworkManager is brain dead. All my existing connection definitions are, apparently, lost. More problematic is that the tabs for, say, wired connections, is disabled. I do have such devices. 'ip addr' for example, correctly lists eth0. I can configure it via ifup, but to NetworkManager it is dead. Even though the wireless tab is accessible, I cannot add anything in it. All those buttons are disabled. Wireless does work via ifup. - Desktop effects do not happen. I don't really care. But if they are not working as expected, something has gone wrong. They are enabled. I use the proprietary nvidia driver, and it is still loading. I am sure there are other things. But the network issue is a game stopper. I tried starting with a fresh $HOME/.kde4 directory, but that only lost all the expected customizations I have. It did not result in the aforementioned problems being cleared up. I am not sure where to start. Perhaps there is a repo that KDE 4.8 now needs that I have not enabled? I have checked that all packages in the KDE 4.8 repo are installed and nothing has been missed. That does not seem to be the case. But maybe I am missing something that is not in the KDE 4.8 repos. Since I seem to be the only one with this problem, I am guessing it is not a general problem. Still, I cannot see what should be so different in my use case. I have used the 4.8 repos since they were made available, and have pretty much regularly been updating against them. So it should all be incremental changes from the same source. Any suggestions? Yours sincerely, Roger Oberholtzer OPQ Systems / Ramböll RST Office: Int +46 10-615 60 20 Mobile: Int +46 70-815 1696 roger.oberholtzer(a)ramboll.se ________________________________________ Ramböll Sverige AB Krukmakargatan 21 P.O. Box 17009 SE-104 62 Stockholm, Sweden www.rambollrst.se -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] upgrade from 11.4 to 12.1 can't boot from software raid
by James D. Parra 29 Feb '12

29 Feb '12

Hello, Had a software of raid 1 for /dev/md0 = boot and /dev/md2 = /, however after the upgrade the system boots with the grub error; root=/dev/md2 - Cannot mount selected partition. What can be done from the rescue mode to get the system back online? Many thanks in advance. Best, James D. Parra Music Reports Inc. Sr. Systems Administrator jamesp(a)musicreports.com PH: 818-558-1400 x7023 FX: 818-558-3484 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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Re: [opensuse] Forums?
by Steven Hess 29 Feb '12

29 Feb '12

I inadvertently sent this message to Carlos instead of the list. This is one feature of gmail I do not like and constantly forget. Replies to the list are sent instead to the last respondent. My public apologies Carlos for a private reply that was unintended. On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 4:01 AM, Steven Hess <flamebait(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 3:51 AM, Carlos E. R. > <robin.listas(a)telefonica.net> wrote: >> >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> On 2012-02-25 08:38, Steven Hess wrote: >> > Has the server the openSUSE Forums are on gone south? I am getting the >> > following error when I try and log on >> > >> > Status: 500 Internal Server Error >> > Description: Access Gateway couldn't find the needed policy from >> > service provider. Service Provider is not healthy. It might be just >> > coming up. If refreshing the browser after a few seconds doesn't clear >> > this error condition, please contact your Administrator." >> > If this condition persists, please contact the helpdesk. >> >> >> They are at least very slow, it took a minute for me to get the main page. >> I see some recent messages. >> >> - -- >> Cheers / Saludos, >> >> Carlos E. R. >> (from 11.4 x86_64 "Celadon" at Telcontar) >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >> Version: GnuPG v2.0.16 (GNU/Linux) >> Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ >> >> iEYEARECAAYFAk9Iy0sACgkQIvFNjefEBxoShACfSkxwdbivyXIqzW9HB7FLJAUT >> fVUAniNsAx5TQTQGjA/Udsyp9k/qoY6w >> =Qq+u >> -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- >> -- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org >> To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org >> > > I am no longer getting the error message but I am still waiting for > the forums to come up and it has been some time (over a minute.) > It seems this all has been going down hill for some time to me. The > forums keep getting slower and slower to resolve and small issues that > can not be handled by forum volunteers are not attended to. It's very > worrying. The forums should never be left in a broken state on the > weekend in any case. > > Steven > > -- > ____________ > Steven L Hess ARS KC6KGE DM05gd22 > Skype user flamebait Cell 661 487 0357 (Facetime) > Google Voice 661 769 6201 > openSUSE Linux 11.4 -- ____________ Steven L Hess ARS KC6KGE DM05gd22 Skype user flamebait Cell 661 487 0357 (Facetime) Google Voice 661 769 6201 openSUSE Linux 11.4 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] ipv4 forwarding - any known issues?
by Per Jessen 29 Feb '12

29 Feb '12

I'm setting up a new box and started out with ip forwarding enabled. This seemed to prevent internet access, so I tried disabling forwarding with yast, but this only caused a hang. I ended up having to walk to the datacentre to access the physical console. Just wondering before I start digging into this - are there any (more or less) known issues wrt ip forwarding and/or the enabling/disabling thereof in 12.1 ? -- Per Jessen, Zürich (2.5°C) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] XEmacs anyone?
by Dr. Werner Fink 29 Feb '12

29 Feb '12

Hi, as current maintainer I'd like to drop the Xemacs. This because we have GNU-Emacs which with real wide character support as well as better maintained in comparision to Xemacs. Werner -- "Having a smoking section in a restaurant is like having a peeing section in a swimming pool." -- Edward Burr -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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reply-to-list vs. reply-all [WAS Re: [opensuse] zypper]
by Greg Freemyer 29 Feb '12

29 Feb '12

On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 11:47 AM, Ken Schneider <snip> > > > PLEASE keep replies to the list. And no, using gmail is *not* an excuse. > > Why the frack people cannot understand that using the list automatically > sends a copy to the list members and you have to be a list member to post to > the list. > > > -- > Ken Schneider > SuSe since Version 5.2, June 1998 Ken, I'm on a dozen plus lists. Several are mandatory reply all (lkml and its siblings). Some are reply-all desired (opensuse-kernel, opensuse-project, and few more in this family.) Mostly these are ones where the serious developers hang out. They like reply-all for reasons I won't go into. Most lists are indifferent. And then there is opensuse(a)opensuse.org. It's netiquette here that it be "reply to list" only. I've for years tried to remember that it is special, but at this point I'm no longer willing to try. So you have 2 choices. 1) Accept I'm a pain in your behind and get past it. 2) Ask me to blackball your posts so I won't answer them again. You'll probably want to blacklist me in turn so you don't waste energy answering some question of mine. ==> others I know Ken's not the only one who dislikes it when people reply-to-all. Feel free to ask me to blackball your posts from my inbox as well. Greg -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Need help with systemd
by Lew Wolfgang 29 Feb '12

29 Feb '12

Hi Folks, On a fresh install of 64-bit 12.1 I decided to try sshguard instead of the block-hosts package I've been using for years. sshguard was installed from the security repository. After fiddling with /etc/init.d/sshguard and /etc/sysconfig/sshguard I managed to get it working. The big problem was the iptables entry to allow ssh appeared before the sshguard entry. But now it doesn't work on bootup. The changes sshguard makes to iptables are overwritten by a subsequent process. If I run "/etc/init.d/sshguard restart' after the system is up in runlevel 5 everything is fine. So I need to figure out how to delay sshguard so that it appears later in the boot sequence. Would it be as simple as changing the order of the entries in /etc/init.d? Does anyone know how to do this right in a default systemd system? I don't want to experiment too much because the system is remote (Vancover) and the KVM/IP thing doesn't work with SuSE. (that's a matter for a later date) Thanks, Lew -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] nfs and windows acl woes
by lynn 28 Feb '12

28 Feb '12

Original of a post sent to samba(a)lists.samba.org. It would be great if anyone here could help too. <quote> Hi everyone We're really struggling with nfs4 <--> windows acls. Scenario Samba4 share --> cifs --> win7. Samba4 share --> nfs4 --> Linux. win7 <--> Linux acl's not inherited e.g. It is not possible to create files with group rw on a umask 0022 nfs4 share. nfs4_setfacl cannot override umask. Using POSIX or windows acls this works fine. I've approached the nfs4 devs and they've said that they'll look into it, but so far. Exporting nfs4 with -o noacl (in the hope that the windows acl would take effect) has no effect. 1. Is it possible to get Samba to override the nfs4 acl and use whatever I've set on windows security acl instead? Or vica versa? 2. Is there a way to export a single directory with a umask of my choice? 3. Would it be reasonable to ask my distro (openSUSE) to consider this problem as a feature request? Perhaps as a patch over nfs4_setfacl? Thanks, L & S at lcb </quote> Salu2 L x -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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