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word perfect
by donald vitkus 07 Nov '19

07 Nov '19

can not install word perfect 8.0 on united linux any ideas

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Early Reminder: Meeting June 7th - Sybase on Linux
by Andy Stewart 17 Jun '06

17 Jun '06

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 HI Everybody, I want to send out this early reminder about our upcoming WLUG meeting. It will be held on Wednesday, June 7th at 7:00 PM in the Access Grid room on the WPI campus in Worcester, MA USA. At this meeting, Patrick Enright from Sybase Inc. will be talking about Sybase on Linux. Patrick was kind enough to send me a bunch of Sybase tee shirts, CDs, posters, etc. which I'll bring to the meeting and give away to the membership. After the meeting, we'll go out and have pizza, soda, and great conversation at the Tech Pizza Restaurant on Highland Street. I look forward to seeing you there! Andy - -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA, USA http://www.wlug.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFEe5ULHl0iXDssISsRAvNFAKCEP2V4pqH+kAPYCUpA6/cDBtTJrwCbB8MZ Lx4RcZ7YT+qb7y9hV75TO1M= =akJX -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Problem with usermod
by Chuck Noyes 04 Jun '06

04 Jun '06

Hi All, I'm running ubuntu (brezzy), and I just shot myself in the foot.... I went to add my username to a new group, but forgot to include the other groups that I belong to in the command. The command I used was 'sudo usermod -G <new-group> <my-username>'. Now I only belong to <new-group>. That removed my username from the other groups I belonged to, including the admin group. Is there a way undo what I did? I do have a copy of /etc/group before the change. Thanks, -Chuck

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Job Opportunity
by Andy Stewart 30 May '06

30 May '06

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Linux /MySQL Developer/Administrator Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 14:37:51 -0700 From: Sajith Vijayan <sajith(a)techsmartsinc.com> Reply-To: sajith(a)techsmartsinc.com To: <andystewart(a)comcast.net> Hi *,* I represent TechSmarts, Inc. We have a client looking for a Linux/MySQL Admin. You being an expert in the area and responsible for the Linux/MySql community, I would greatly appreciate if you can provide a reference of a good candidate who will be interested in the position. Position: Linux /MySQL Developer/Administrator Location: Needham, MA The individual will be closely working with the Development and Architecture team to discuss the product evolution and implementation strategies *Requirements*: Linux and MySQL Developer/Administrator. You will perform duties related to Linux system administration and MySQL database development/administration. Experience with Perl and Shell scripting is required in order to generate reports and to load data into MySQL. Thank you for taking the time to review this position. You could call me or email me to discuss these opportunities. TechSmarts, Inc offers the most referral program in the industry. If you refer a colleague or friend who gets the above position, TechSmarts, Inc will pay you for your referral works. For example, if the above position goes for 6 months, the referral fee to you would be $1500. Not bad for helping out a colleague or friend. Please visit our website at www.techsmartsinc.com <http://www.techsmartsinc.com/> Thanks Sajith Sajith Vijayan TechSmarts, Inc (p) 781-210-2438 (f) 208-988-3640 www.TechSmartsinc.com <http://www.techsmartsinc.com/> /Smart People, Smarter Solutions/ - -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA, USA http://www.wlug.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFEfMTWHl0iXDssISsRAlZBAJ96BUU71DZM8Rc4NkKoKEJpGfvXAQCggdmm HZGhWCKhCiiJdI9zJmUhoz0= =Z60Y -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Job Opportunity at MathWorks
by Andy Stewart 29 May '06

29 May '06

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 If interested, please contact the recruiter directly, and tell him "WLUG sent you". :-) ===== I?ve included the URL below for the role but in a nut shell we are looking for a Sr. Unix Admin who also has a personality. This individual will be responsible for being the liaison to the development group and therefore needs to have experience being a ?thought leader? and establishing ?best practice? within a group. Take a look at the job description and give me a shout! You can learn more about MathWorks at www.mathworks.com Job: http://www.mathworks.com/company/jobs/opportunities/Job4481.html Thanks for your time! Eric Eric Ellis The MathWorks 3 Apple Hill Road Natick, MA 01760 www.mathworks.com p: 508-647-4423 ===== - -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA, USA http://www.wlug.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFEe2nKHl0iXDssISsRAobvAJ9HS067/1VMc8uCzhAb8UbkOZCpFQCfWysy w30WirDldD2VeOIt/KViDbs= =2gXp -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Job Opportunity
by Andy Stewart 29 May '06

29 May '06

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi all, If you are interested in this job opportunity, please contact the recruiter directly. I'll try to use the words "Job Opportunity" in the subject line of similar emails henceforth, in case you consider such things spam. Later, Andy ======= Our client in MA (QUALIFIED candidates only please) has a new project in which they are porting new OO technology written in Solaris to a Linux based platform. We need a lead and several engineers after the lead is hired. Job description: A lead engineer and several sr level engineers needed to porting some new OO technology written for a Solaris platform to their Linux based platform. The code will need to be modified to run on multiple platforms, both Solaris and Linux. The work requires proven experience in being able to port a telecom application from Solaris with the intent of making it multi-platform on Solaris/Linux (Uni-platform port from Solaris to multi-platform support on Solaris/Linux) * Porting of telecom applications on highly-available, distributed systems (platform level experience...drivers, kernel, etc) * Understanding of nuances between 32 bit vs 64 bit architecture If you are interested and qualified, please send your resume to jspencer(a)optimaleng.com ======= - -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA, USA http://www.wlug.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFEe2iXHl0iXDssISsRArKdAJ9UMHJ4snqVO+SWwf+vcjClYH6csACghBkr S0dbTDBRhSujg9ZsFOwDIo0= =AyiR -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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odbc help
by Mike Leo 28 May '06

28 May '06

Has anyone ever gotten a linux box to speak to a MS SQL server? I am only assuming i need to configure an odbc DSN from linux to MSSQL, but am not successful yet. The end goal is to get phpBB2 to talk to my existing MSSQL database. In order for that to happen, apache has to use php and php has to use an odbc connection to MS SQL. Well, php in apache is working now, and php is set to use MS SQL. isql -s SERVER NAME PWD connects me to my MS SQL database just fine, but iodbctest is failing. I don't know enough to know what is wrong. Any help would be greatly apreciated! mike

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Incompatible versions of Mysql 4.0.x and NPTL based systems?
by Michael Zarozinski 24 May '06

24 May '06

*/Hi, I logged into WebHost Manger on our server today and was presented with this message: Important Notice: Incompatible versions of Mysql 4.0.x and NPTL based systems./* If you are running a newer linux system which is NPTL based (CentOS 4, Fedora 3+, RHE 4, etc) and are having problems with MySQL 4.0.x (versions later then 4.0.23*), we recommend upgrading to MySQL 4.1.x as we have determined that there are compatibility issues on these platforms. We're running RHE4 (which _is_ NPTL based) and MySQL 4.0.26 Can anyone point me to more information about this issue so I can determine if we need to upgrade. Thanx, Michael Z

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hald in ubuntu 'dapper'
by Chuck Noyes 23 May '06

23 May '06

Hi All I upgraded by laptop from 'breezy' to 'dapper'. It looks like the hald does not accept the --retain-privileges argument, even though the upgrade tool added it to the /etc/default/hal file. Now the hald won't start. Also, my USB thumb drives won't automount. I'm thinking it may be related to the hald problem. If I run 'sudo hald --retain-privileges restart', the command fails with the help screen for the command. Has anyone else out there seen this problem? Anyone got a fix? I can always comment out the 'DAEMON-OPT=--retain-privileges' line in the /etc/default/hal file, so the hald starts without error, but the USB drives still don't automount. Thanks, -Chuck

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Re: [Wlug] Backing Up/Moving Evolution
by James Gray 16 May '06

16 May '06

Since it sounds like noone else has responded to your question, I'll give it a shot; even though I don't use Evolution. If Evolution stores emails in clear text, and I bet it does then this might work. You could use grep to try and locate one of your past emails some thing like: grep -rlF TEXT ~/* (From the command prompt.) Replace TEXT with an unusual sentance in one of the emails in your folders. This should give you a sense of where the file is located. Once you figure out where the folders are you should be able to simply copy them to your server. I've done this with Thunderbird (from a win machine to a Linux box no less) and it worked well. If all else fails you might be able to find help on the evolution website. > I need to find a way to move this > stuff so I can get a new dual-boot system (windows/linux). I can't even > figure out which directory all this Evolution stuff lives in.

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