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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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Charter Telephone reviews, boylston?
by John Stoffel 29 Sep '18

29 Sep '18

Hi, Anyone on here using Charter Telephone VOIP service? I've currently got Verizon, but the wife hates it because our phone lines get flaky all the time, esp when it rains. So I'm thinking to save money and combine all my stuff onto Charter. I've already got High Speed internet and regular old cable. Not wild about Digital Cable since I'm happy with Tivo and I don't want yet another set top box to have to deal with... So, any horror stories about Charter Phone VOIP quality and service? Thanks, John

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Re: [Wlug] sshfs + certificate files + fstab?
by Jamie Guinan 21 Sep '07

21 Sep '07

Sure, http://goonathon.net/misc/x.mount I keep in it ~/bin/ . I mount everything under ~/ssh/ (sshfs) or ~/ftp/ (curlftpfs). Usage: $ x.mount $ x.mount ~/ssh/bluebutton.com To unmount, $ fusermount -u /home/guinan/ssh/bluebutton.com but I usually mount as-needed and forget about it. -Jamie On Fri, 21 Sep 2007, Eric Stein wrote: > Could I get a look at that script? > > Eric > > Jamie Guinan wrote: > > What userid is invoking sshfs? If its in /etc/fstab, and you're using > > a setuid /bin/mount, it might be looking for authorized_keys under > > the setuid id's homedir (root?). > > > > In which case, you might also want to add "-o allow_other", and > > double-check the other sshfs options. > > > > Since I'm the only user of my sytsem, I use a little script, do it all > > under my userid, and avoid /etc/fstab. > > > > -Jamie > > > > > > On Fri, 21 Sep 2007, Eric Stein wrote: > > > > > >> I already do this for normal ssh and it doesn't work for sshfs - I get > >> queried for my password anyway. > >> > >> Eric > >> > >> Mike Leo wrote: > >> > >>> Create an ssh key on the local machine and put the public portion of > >>> it into the remote servers /home/user/.ssh/authorized_keys file then > >>> you can ssh(fs) without a password > >>> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 >

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Re: [Wlug] sshfs + certificate files + fstab?
by Jamie Guinan 21 Sep '07

21 Sep '07

What userid is invoking sshfs? If its in /etc/fstab, and you're using a setuid /bin/mount, it might be looking for authorized_keys under the setuid id's homedir (root?). In which case, you might also want to add "-o allow_other", and double-check the other sshfs options. Since I'm the only user of my sytsem, I use a little script, do it all under my userid, and avoid /etc/fstab. -Jamie On Fri, 21 Sep 2007, Eric Stein wrote: > I already do this for normal ssh and it doesn't work for sshfs - I get > queried for my password anyway. > > Eric > > Mike Leo wrote: > > Create an ssh key on the local machine and put the public portion of > > it into the remote servers /home/user/.ssh/authorized_keys file then > > you can ssh(fs) without a password > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

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Re: [Wlug] sshfs + certificate files + fstab?
by Mike Leo 21 Sep '07

21 Sep '07

Create an ssh key on the local machine and put the public portion of it into the remote servers /home/user/.ssh/authorized_keys file then you can ssh(fs) without a password ----- Original Message ---- From: Eric Stein <eastein(a)WPI.EDU> To: Worcester Linux Users Group <wlug(a)mail.wlug.org> Sent: Friday, September 21, 2007 10:28:47 AM Subject: [Wlug] sshfs + certificate files + fstab? Eric, I remember you mentioned you knew how to use sshfs with certificates for passwordless mounting at the last meeting when we went out for pizza. How was that done? Eric _______________________________________________ Wlug mailing list Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

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sshfs + certificate files + fstab?
by Eric Stein 21 Sep '07

21 Sep '07

Eric, I remember you mentioned you knew how to use sshfs with certificates for passwordless mounting at the last meeting when we went out for pizza. How was that done? Eric

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Re: [Wlug] Can Feisty Fawn solve an iPod problem?
by Ben Childs 20 Sep '07

20 Sep '07

In the worst case, once you have the 350 songs off the Ipod, you could just copy them over to the vista pc and then itunes on the vista pc will take care of the rest... -Ben Childs

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Re: [Wlug] Can Feisty Fawn solve an iPod problem?
by brad 18 Sep '07

18 Sep '07

> Thanks Brad for the info. Yes, it's an HFS+ formatted iPod, and hence my > problem. I'll try the "touch test" test you suggest. I have a feeling > though, I may be out of luck. > My ipod is formatted as hfs+ and i can use it on linux. however i needed to disable the journal feature; that can only be done from within OS X. To do so plug your ipod into OS X and run diskutil -disableJournal <ipod_mount_point>. Although if you plan to reformat the ipod for visit, the format of the ipod will change from HFS+ to vfat, linux has fill read/write support for vfat; so writing to the ipod after you format for visita will not be a problem - brad

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Re: [Wlug] System diagnostics
by Mike Leo 15 Sep '07

15 Sep '07

Also, it looks like my debian desktop calls it atsar for some reason ----- Original Message ---- From: "kstratton(a)fastmail.us" <kstratton(a)fastmail.us> To: Worcester Linux Users Group <wlug(a)mail.wlug.org>; Worcester Linux Users Group <wlug(a)mail.wlug.org> Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2007 9:58:15 AM Subject: Re: [Wlug] System diagnostics Could you provide more information abdout "sar"? I tried wikipedia.com, and on my system: man, info, apropos and emerge (a gentoo distribution tool) for "sar". I did not find anything I thought was relevant.... On Fri, 14 Sep 2007 15:18:22 -0700 (PDT), "Mike Leo" <mleo963(a)yahoo.com> said: > I learned about "sar" last night due to a server outage...check it out. > > I think it will server your purpose > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Andy Stewart <andystewart(a)comcast.net> > To: Worcester Linux Users Group <wlug(a)mail.wlug.org> > Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007 5:42:55 PM > Subject: Re: [Wlug] System diagnostics > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Michael Long wrote: > > Hi All, > > > > I just install Ubuntu 6.06 lts. With the box up and running it appears > > that there is disk activity because the light on the case is active. > > However running top shows the box is basically idle (CPU < 1%) and "ps > > aux" shows nothing unusual. I do not claim to be a sys admin however so > > I may not be interpreting things correctly. The fans seem to be working > > harder than before as well. > > > > What command line tools should I be looking at determine the health of > > the machine and drives. The os is on an IDE drive and I have a raid > > (MegaRAID) for the other drive. > > > > I know this is a bit vague but I am not sure where to start. I have been > > using opensuse but now I do not have x or the other tools that come > > bundled with kde. > > > > Thanks, > > Mike > > HI Mike, > > Here's what I would try: > > a) Are you sure that the disk activity light on the case is properly > wired to your MB? Is the light constantly on, or does it flicker? > > b) unplug the network cable to insure that the disk activity isn't > caused by something on the network > > c) If you are sufficiently patient and wait, does the activity stop (say > in 5-10 minute)? > > d) What happens if you run "tail -f /var/log/messages" as root ? Lots > of messages here could cause disk activity. > > I'm sure other folks with have other ideas, but that's my 2cents, > devalued for inflation. > > HTH, > > Andy > > > - -- > Andy Stewart, Founder > Worcester Linux Users' Group (http://www.wlug.org) > Chelmsford Linux Meetup Group (http://linux.meetup.com/393) > Amateur Radio: KB1OIQ > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQFG6wBfHl0iXDssISsRAmW4AJsF4LyFbM4xr0iZbSZX4aEFkSrh8gCfbTpP > /Cqxnygs6eR/rWTvB5/euKs= > =Gr5U > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > > > -- kstratton(a)fastmail.us _______________________________________________ Wlug mailing list Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

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Re: [Wlug] System diagnostics
by Mike Leo 15 Sep '07

15 Sep '07

I learned about "sar" last night due to a server outage...check it out. I think it will server your purpose ----- Original Message ---- From: Andy Stewart <andystewart(a)comcast.net> To: Worcester Linux Users Group <wlug(a)mail.wlug.org> Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007 5:42:55 PM Subject: Re: [Wlug] System diagnostics -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Michael Long wrote: > Hi All, > > I just install Ubuntu 6.06 lts. With the box up and running it appears > that there is disk activity because the light on the case is active. > However running top shows the box is basically idle (CPU < 1%) and "ps > aux" shows nothing unusual. I do not claim to be a sys admin however so > I may not be interpreting things correctly. The fans seem to be working > harder than before as well. > > What command line tools should I be looking at determine the health of > the machine and drives. The os is on an IDE drive and I have a raid > (MegaRAID) for the other drive. > > I know this is a bit vague but I am not sure where to start. I have been > using opensuse but now I do not have x or the other tools that come > bundled with kde. > > Thanks, > Mike HI Mike, Here's what I would try: a) Are you sure that the disk activity light on the case is properly wired to your MB? Is the light constantly on, or does it flicker? b) unplug the network cable to insure that the disk activity isn't caused by something on the network c) If you are sufficiently patient and wait, does the activity stop (say in 5-10 minute)? d) What happens if you run "tail -f /var/log/messages" as root ? Lots of messages here could cause disk activity. I'm sure other folks with have other ideas, but that's my 2cents, devalued for inflation. HTH, Andy - -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group (http://www.wlug.org) Chelmsford Linux Meetup Group (http://linux.meetup.com/393) Amateur Radio: KB1OIQ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFG6wBfHl0iXDssISsRAmW4AJsF4LyFbM4xr0iZbSZX4aEFkSrh8gCfbTpP /Cqxnygs6eR/rWTvB5/euKs= =Gr5U -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Wlug mailing list Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

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