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Re: [Wlug] Make the diffrence!

by aramico＠duahati.com

----- Original Message ----- From: <aramico(a)duahati.com> To: <wlug(a)mail.wlug.org> Sent: Friday, February 28, 2003 10:42 AM Subject: [Wlug] Make the diffrence! > Hi all, > > Can you please tell me how can I make a line that will not proccessed in > file named /etc/passwd. > There are so many users in my machine, what I want to do is I want to > clasisfication the user with a defined title, > so by this, I can easily see where the user is according the definition that > I'll make. > > > Eg in file /etc/passwd > > I want to make like this > > > # Europe - Jakarta > # South Asia - Jakarta > # Australia - Jakarta > > I want to put that words as comment in file /etc/passwd > > Can you friends tell me how to make it ? > > > > Thanks. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

Feb. 28, 2003

Make the diffrence!

by aramico＠duahati.com

Hi all, Can you please tell me how can I make a line that will not proccessed in file named /etc/passwd. There are so many users in my machine, what I want to do is I want to clasisfication the user with a defined title, so by this, I can easily see where the user is according the definition that I'll make. Eg in file /etc/passwd I want to make like this # Europe - Jakarta # South Asia - Jakarta # Australia - Jakarta I want to put that words as comment in file /etc/passwd Can you friends tell me how to make it ? Thanks.

Feb. 28, 2003

Re: [Wlug] SPARC and modems...

by Charles R. Anderson

Aurora SPARC Linux 1.0 (based on Red Hat Linux 7.3) is out, too: http://www.auroralinux.org/ ftp://angus.ind.wpi.edu/pub/mirrors/aurora/build-1.0 On Mon, Feb 24, 2003 at 02:53:05PM -0500, Scott Venier wrote: scott> As for a distro, I'd recomend Debian. Use testing, stable is antique. scott> scott> On Sun, 23 Feb 2003, William Smith wrote: scott> scott> > I have a SPARCstation 10 with RH 6.2 loaded. -- Charles R. Anderson <cra(a)wpi.edu> / http://angus.ind.wpi.edu/~cra/ PGP Key ID: 49BB5886 Fingerprint: EBA3 A106 7C93 FA07 8E15 3AC2 C367 A0F9 49BB 5886

Feb. 24, 2003

Re: [Wlug] SPARC and modems...

by Scott Venier

I can't help with the modem issue, other then to say make sure your flow control settings match. As for a distro, I'd recomend Debian. Use testing, stable is antique. Scott On Sun, 23 Feb 2003, William Smith wrote: > I have a SPARCstation 10 with RH 6.2 loaded. > > I am trying to get it configured as an Internet gateway, but the big hurdle I am trying to jump over right now is the modem communication. > > I have checked the PROM settings and they match what I am using minicom with: 57600-8N1. (I am trying to use minicom to debug serial connection with the modem.) > > When I send commands to the modem, I see the modem is getting information, but it doesn't look like the modem is responding. I don't see an OK reply, much less any other sign of life... > > The modem in question is a Zoom 56k (it is the one I usually use to connect to the 'Net with, and it has worked with Linux and my ISP flawlessly in the recent past). > > Once I get past this, then I can look at making sure PPP works (which I anticipate to be a relatively minor ordeal, since I have a pretty good idea what to do), and then firewall stuff. > > While I think of it, would anyone know of any distributions with more-recent SPARC support? I'd like to see 2.4.x kernels with iptable support, as well as more up-to-date tools, but seeing as this beastie is on the "slow" side, recompiling everything myself would be tantamount to torture.... 8( > > Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. > > Best regards, > > William Smith wsmith(a)chezsmith.com > Fall River, MA www.chezsmith.com > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

Feb. 24, 2003

SPARC and modems...

by William Smith

I have a SPARCstation 10 with RH 6.2 loaded. I am trying to get it configured as an Internet gateway, but the big hurdle I am trying to jump over right now is the modem communication. I have checked the PROM settings and they match what I am using minicom with: 57600-8N1. (I am trying to use minicom to debug serial connection with the modem.) When I send commands to the modem, I see the modem is getting information, but it doesn't look like the modem is responding. I don't see an OK reply, much less any other sign of life... The modem in question is a Zoom 56k (it is the one I usually use to connect to the 'Net with, and it has worked with Linux and my ISP flawlessly in the recent past). Once I get past this, then I can look at making sure PPP works (which I anticipate to be a relatively minor ordeal, since I have a pretty good idea what to do), and then firewall stuff. While I think of it, would anyone know of any distributions with more-recent SPARC support? I'd like to see 2.4.x kernels with iptable support, as well as more up-to-date tools, but seeing as this beastie is on the "slow" side, recompiling everything myself would be tantamount to torture.... 8( Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Best regards, William Smith wsmith(a)chezsmith.com Fall River, MA www.chezsmith.com

Feb. 24, 2003

Re: [Wlug] Two Linux Employment Opportunities

by Michael Long

Oops...I didn't mean to reply to the list for this. Please accept my appologies. -mike > > Hi Andy, > > I would be interested at taking a look at them. > > Thanks, > Mike > > > > > Hi everybody, > > > > I have a couple of job descriptions available for Linux software > engineering > > positions. If you are interested, please send me e-mail and I'll send > you > > the details. > > > > Later, > > > > Andy > > > > -- > > Andy Stewart, Founder > > Worcester Linux Users' Group > > Worcester, MA USA > > http://www.wlug.org > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wlug mailing list > > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > >

Feb. 21, 2003

Re: [Wlug] Two Linux Employment Opportunities

by Michael Long

Hi Andy, I would be interested at taking a look at them. Thanks, Mike > > Hi everybody, > > I have a couple of job descriptions available for Linux software engineering > positions. If you are interested, please send me e-mail and I'll send you > the details. > > Later, > > Andy > > -- > Andy Stewart, Founder > Worcester Linux Users' Group > Worcester, MA USA > http://www.wlug.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > >

Feb. 21, 2003

Two Linux Employment Opportunities

by Andy Stewart

Hi everybody, I have a couple of job descriptions available for Linux software engineering positions. If you are interested, please send me e-mail and I'll send you the details. Later, Andy -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org

Feb. 21, 2003

Non Linux mozilla issue

by Adam Keck

Here at MW we are blessed with Solaris workstations in addition to Linux. On Solaris 8 we have been unable to get the binary version from mozilla.org to run. It dies silently trying to load gtk. I compiled and installed gtk from gtk.org to no avail. Anyone run into this? Have any hints? Thanks very much, -Adam "lingua machinationis creo, ergo sum" _____________________________________________ Adam Keck The Mathworks 508-647-7298 Natick, Ma www.mathworks.com FreeNIX/Backup/Unix Administrator _____________________________________________

Feb. 20, 2003

Re: [Wlug] I need to run some win apps

by Chuck Homic

On Wed, Feb 19, 2003 at 11:46:52AM -0500, Geoff wrote: > I'm still trying to find an equivalent for some of them. When it > comes to E-mail migrating old msg's is the problem. Others are just what > I'm use too :) Email is a cake walk, if your client supports imap. (If it doesn't, I cry for you...) Anyway, just upload all your mail to an imap server, and download it with your client of choice. I've de-outlooked many folks' mailboxes that way. -Chuck

Feb. 19, 2003