January 2015 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] all kinds of stuff depends on mdadm ?
by Per Jessen 25 Jan '15

25 Jan '15

I noticed mdadm being installed with the minimal pattern on a newly installed system - as I have no mdraid on this machine, I wanted to remove mdadm: # zypper rm mdadm Loading repository data... Reading installed packages... Resolving package dependencies... The following 14 packages are going to be REMOVED: autoyast2-installation libstorage-ruby libstorage5 mdadm patterns-openSUSE-minimal_base patterns-openSUSE-yast2_install_wf yast2-add-on yast2-bootloader yast2-installation yast2-ldap yast2-network yast2-storage yast2-update yast2-users The following 2 patterns are going to be REMOVED: minimal_base yast2_install_wf 14 packages to remove. After the operation, 12.7 MiB will be freed. Continue? [y/n/? shows all options] (y): Surely that can't be right?? -- Per Jessen, Zürich (1.8°C) http://www.hostsuisse.com/ - virtual servers, made in Switzerland. -- 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] filesystem space reservated for root user
by Felix Miata 24 Jan '15

24 Jan '15

Those I've used the most, EXT#, by default, reserve 5%. For the / filesystem I'm not bothered about its size. For those used for non-system functions, like big files like isos and videos and images, or /home, or backups, I wonder how much makes sense, particularly since that default was probably selected at a time when most filesystems were an infinitesimal fraction of the sizes they can be today. Are people sticking with the 5% default for everything they have using EXT4, or something more customized to usage? What about other filesystem types? -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- 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] case sensitive search in dolphin
by jdd 24 Jan '15

24 Jan '15

Hello, I sometime have to manage identical files from linux and windows, the only difference being the extension jpg versus JPG (case difference) -è I usually try to remove duplicates. Do you know any way to make this with Dolphin? Dolphin in my most used tool. I know how I can do this with Thunar, for example, but do not like to launch an other explorer just to do that. Search box in kde (including kde4) used to have a full box with this option, but now it seems I can only use the filter bar (case insensitive) and the small search utility is also case insensitive. thanks jdd -- 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] KDE4 dolphin pdf file preview
by Istvan Gabor 24 Jan '15

24 Jan '15

Hello: This is another KDE4 related question (openSUSE 13.2, KDE4 4.14.3). In KDE3 Konqueror shows nice, large thumbnail-like preview images with file information of certain file types when the mouse is hovered on the file name. Eg for a pdf file, see image: http://i59.tinypic.com/2qbcgsn.jpg I'd like to have the same previews in KDE dolphin, but it doesn't show them. In dolphin I activated previews for pdf files: Settings/Configure Dolphin/General/Previews PostScript, PDF and DVI Files option is checked on. If I turn on View/Preview in Dolphin, I get the following: http://i58.tinypic.com/25gcggg.jpg If I turned that mode off, I get the following: http://i61.tinypic.com/2ah73fb.jpg Neither is what I want. How can have the nice previews with file info in Dolphin, similar to Konqueror's preview? Thanks, Istvan -- 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] How to empty KDE4 start menu favorites?
by Istvan Gabor 24 Jan '15

24 Jan '15

Hello: This is in openSUSE 13.2 with its default KDE4 (4.14.3). Unfortunately KDE4 doesn't offer "most frequently used applications" in its start menu/application lancher/kickoff menu. Therefore I must use Favorites menu, delete default entries, and populate it with my favorites. I can't manage to delete the default entries. I read that right click context menu offers removing item from favorites; it doesn't for me; OK I used the classic menu style, I have to switch to Application Launcher style to have that option. I delete all entries. OK, favorites is empty. I switch back to classic menu style and the items are still there. I delete them again, but this time I log out, log in. The items are still/again in the Favorites menu - even in the Application Launcher style mode. How can I fix this one? Thanks, Istvan -- 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] understanding linuxrc installation source options
by Felix Miata 24 Jan '15

24 Jan '15

https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Linuxrc I've tried many times over the years, but from among the myriad of options available, I have never figured out how to put the pieces together to install from an installation ISO file available via Samba or NFS. Many linuxrc options are possible, but like in most man pages, examples are scarce, and inadequate for me to grok. Most if not all attempts before today were followed by success in either installing via HTTP (slower, but most frequent choice), or via copying the iso to local HD (clumsy), or via burning iso and booting from OM (clumsy and wasteful of plastic). Maybe once long ago I mounted the iso on the server and exported its mount point. Following are my last 10 attempts that "Could not find the openSUSE Repository": title Install SuSE 13.1 32bit DVD iso on CIFS a kernel (hd0,0)/suse131/linux32 install=cifs://?path=isos/openSUSE-13.1-DVD-i586.iso initrd (hd0,0)/suse131/initrd32 title Install SuSE 13.1 32bit DVD iso on NFS a kernel (hd0,0)/suse131/linux32 install=nfs://openSUSE-13.1-DVD-i586.iso initrd (hd0,0)/suse131/initrd32 title Install SuSE 13.1 32bit DVD iso on NFS b kernel (hd0,0)/suse131/linux32 install=nfs://srvr/isos?file=openSUSE-13.1-DVD-i586.iso initrd (hd0,0)/suse131/initrd32 title Install SuSE 13.1 32bit DVD iso on CIFS b kernel (hd0,0)/suse131/linux32 install=cifs://?path=/isos/openSUSE-13.1-DVD-i586.iso initrd (hd0,0)/suse131/initrd32 title Install SuSE 13.1 32bit DVD iso on NFS c kernel (hd0,0)/suse131/linux32 install=nfs://srvr/isos/openSUSE-13.1-DVD-i586.iso initrd (hd0,0)/suse131/initrd32 title Install SuSE 13.1 32bit DVD iso on generic a kernel (hd0,0)/suse131/linux32 install=file://srvr/isos?file=openSUSE-13.1-DVD-i586.iso initrd (hd0,0)/suse131/initrd32 title Install SuSE 13.1 32bit DVD iso on NFS d kernel (hd0,0)/suse131/linux32 install=nfs://srvr/isos/openSUSE-13.1-DVD-i586.iso initrd (hd0,0)/suse131/initrd32 title Install SuSE 13.1 32bit DVD iso on CIFS c kernel (hd0,0)/suse131/linux32 install=cifs://srvr/isos/openSUSE-13.1-DVD-i586.iso initrd (hd0,0)/suse131/initrd32 title Install SuSE 13.1 32bit DVD iso on SMB a kernel (hd0,0)/suse131/linux32 install=smb://srvr/isos/openSUSE-13.1-DVD-i586.iso initrd (hd0,0)/suse131/initrd32 title Install Tumbleweed 32bit DVD iso on SMB a kernel (hd0,0)/factory/linux32 install=smb://srvr/isos/osTW586.iso initrd (hd0,0)/factory/initrd32 #9 & #10 seem to be exact matches to the smb example in the install section about 45% of the way down the page, yet, same error. For simplicity, for all the cmdlines I pasted above I removed the network config settings and other options, all of which work in the following working HTTP stanza: title Install SuSE 13.1 32bit download.opensuse.org kernel (hd0,0)/suse131/linux32 install=http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/13.1/repo/oss initrd (hd0,0)/suse131/initrd32 Is all network installation from other than HTTP broken? Can anyone help me find the iso via network magic, so I don't need to fall back yet again next time? Please? -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- 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] OT: character problems in mysql table
by Daniel Bauer 24 Jan '15

24 Jan '15

Hello I have a mysql table with names from all over the world. I usualy use latin1_german1_ci collation that goes fine also with characters from french (é, è...), spanish (ñ...), german (ä, ü...) but NOT with czech (ř...). After asking big brother g I changed the text fields to collation latin2-general_ci. Czech is now fine, but the spanish "ñ" does not work anymore... What do I have to do so that I can save characters of any language (I mean with our characters, not chinese etc.)? Thanks a lot for any hints! Daniel -- Daniel Bauer photographer Basel Barcelona http://www.daniel-bauer.com room in Barcelona: https://www.airbnb.es/rooms/2416137 -- 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] DenyHosts daemon mode on openSUSE 11.3
by LLLActive＠GMX.Net 23 Jan '15

23 Jan '15

Hi, I am trying to run DenyHosts on OS 11.3. I can get it to sync and update the hosts.deny file, but with "rcdenyhosts status" it reports as being "unused" just after I started it with "rcdenyhosts start". I tried also with yast, setting up as a service (daemon) and starting it. It also stops immediately. In the denyhosts.log file there is no error info, just what it used to set it up at start. I've gone through the configs several times, no joy. Anyone got DenyHosts running properly? :-/ Dreiel -- 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] What is /run/user/<user-id> directory and how to make sure it's created?
by Istvan Gabor 23 Jan '15

23 Jan '15

Joe Zappa írta: >Istvan Gabor wrote: >> Hello: >> >> I would like to help users by logging in through VNC session. Since the user doesn't have strong password I don't allow to log in the user through ssh. Instead I log in in my name and then su to that user and start the vncserver. Briefly: >> > >ssh is encrypted, even the user authentication, which means that logging in as the user >is LESS dangerous than logging in as you (sending your password) and then su-ing to >the user (sending the user's password). I don't understand why it is less secure if the passwords are encrypted. Because of 2 passwords are sent? I don't get the logic. Anyway, my concern is not MY ssh connection. As I mentioned the user's password is weak, easy to guess; some can log in my system by guessing it. That's why I don't allow its remote login. My password is strong, I'm not afraid of being guessed. Regards, Istvan -- 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] mailhost configuration question
by Istvan Gabor 23 Jan '15

23 Jan '15

Hello: This question is related to my previous one (help needed for setting up local mail server). I've read many docs and howtos on how to configure and set up different parts of the mail-delivering chain (exim/postfix, getmail, etc.). My current question applies to the mail host server which downloads messages from the ISP's pop/imap mailboxes, stores the messages, and the stored messages can be downloaded/viewed by LAN MUA clients. The manuals say that I have to set up a user and the messages will be downloaded for that user. But I don't want to add such user on my server. What is the way of configuring the downloader (eg getmail) if I don't want it to download the messages for a specific user? I'd like getmail to download the messages not in the name of a user but on its own to an arbitrary named mailbox folder (either mbox or maildir). Also I don't want to set up users on the server for those clients that can access these message folders . I want that the client authorize itself by login name/password on the mail server without the need of having a user login on the server. Is this possible? Briefly, just to make it clear: I want the server (getmail or fetchmail) download my messages from the mailbox user1(a)mail.isp.provider and store the messages in a mailbox folder named arbitrarily, eg "localuser1", without the need to add a user "localuser1" or user1" to the system. Then I want that these messages could be accessed by a MUA client (eg thunderbird through the server's pop3/imap server). Is this scenario possible? Thanks, Istvan -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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