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SuSE Installation process.

by Adam Keck

Hello All, Does anyone have in-depth knowledge of the current SuSE install process? I want to get an install to exclude certain GIDs that we use in NIS when the install assigns GIDs to groups owned by packages. I found that I can assign the correct GID to an internal group in the autoyast XML file, but the package that uses that GID still gets a group assigned with that GID. Then result is duplicate GIDs in /etc/group. Ideally I would like to know how to get the installer to ignore certain GIDs. -Adam

Oct. 3, 2005

Upcoming WLUG meeting reminder

by Andy Stewart

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 HI everybody, Our next WLUG meeting is nearly upon us. Let's see if I can announce the date correctly this month: :-) Wed Oct 5th 2005 7:00 PM The theme of this meeting will be "What is the theme of this meeting?". As of late, that has been a familiar theme. Still, we manage to have fun both during and after the meeting, and that's a good theme (uh, thing)! Without intending to sound like a looping MP3, I'm always looking for someone to lead a talk at the meeting. I don't think I've ever turned anyone down so don't be shy. Having said that, I'm sure someone will come up with some wild idea just to be the first to get turned down. In the absence of a formal speaker, we can start by informally discussing GNU GRUB (http://www.gnu.org/software/grub) That topic will eventually lead us to other tangential topics. I was recently contacted by a person (Mel) who is having some trouble with Debian Sarge on a laptop. The difficulty has to do with loading X onto the laptop, which Mel will be bringing to the meeting. I hope a couple of Debian users appear at the meeting and can help Mel with this problem. At this meeting, I'll bring two books for the zero cost raffle: Linux Quick Fix Notebook Bruce Perens' Open Source Series Author: Peter Harrison Publisher: Prentice Hall http://www.quickfixnotebook.com Technical Writing (for Engineers and Scientists) Author: Barry J. Rosenberg Publisher: Addison Wesley http://www.awprofessional.com/title/0131498630 That's about it - see you at the meeting! 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 iD8DBQFDPdNHHl0iXDssISsRAuVFAJ44bX+ymeGAiG1LcqXBvMv8p5KKHQCdF38E 5ehhpH0J5b9V3NvLn3SmDJM= =o3jY -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

Oct. 1, 2005

Re: [Wlug] Power Supply Needed

by Mike Leo

the website says the 5th of october. I am in leominster...where you? --- John Stoffel <john(a)stoffel.org> wrote: > >>>>> "Mike" == Mike Leo <mleo963(a)yahoo.com> writes: > > Mike> Ill disassemble what I got and bring in the > PS's...you > Mike> can take what you want. > > Mike> Will you be at the next meeting? > > Hi Mike, > > I'll try my best to be at the meeting, but with my > wife's schedule, > it's not always possible, unless I drag the kid > along. > > When's the next one? > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

Sept. 30, 2005

Re: [Wlug] Power Supply Needed

by John Stoffel

>>>>> "Mike" == Mike Leo <mleo963(a)yahoo.com> writes: Mike> Ill disassemble what I got and bring in the PS's...you Mike> can take what you want. Mike> Will you be at the next meeting? Hi Mike, I'll try my best to be at the meeting, but with my wife's schedule, it's not always possible, unless I drag the kid along. When's the next one?

Sept. 30, 2005

Re: [Wlug] Power Supply Needed

by Mike Leo

Ill disassemble what I got and bring in the PS's...you can take what you want. Will you be at the next meeting? --- John Stoffel <john(a)stoffel.org> wrote: > > Mike> I'm about to jetison 10 old Pc's that have > PS's. none of them > Mike> are great machines, and some of them have > issues, but you are > Mike> welcome to any parts i have. > > Thanks, that would be great. > > Mike> Non are eMachines, however. Are they very > particular as to the > Mike> PS requirements? > > Mostly in terms of the size of the PS itself. > Otherwise it's just the > standard 4pin disk drive connectors (three minimum), > one floppy drive > connector and one motherboard connector. > > I can see about finding the dimensions, it's at home > and I'm at work > now. Here are the dimensions I need to fit in: > > 4.9 W x 2.5 H x 3.9 D - Inches > > http://www.affordablesurplus.com/ilssan_isp120_power_supply.asp#SPECIFICATI… > > Has full details. > > Thanks! > John > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

Sept. 29, 2005

Re: [Wlug] Power Supply Needed

by John Stoffel

Mike> I'm about to jetison 10 old Pc's that have PS's. none of them Mike> are great machines, and some of them have issues, but you are Mike> welcome to any parts i have. Thanks, that would be great. Mike> Non are eMachines, however. Are they very particular as to the Mike> PS requirements? Mostly in terms of the size of the PS itself. Otherwise it's just the standard 4pin disk drive connectors (three minimum), one floppy drive connector and one motherboard connector. I can see about finding the dimensions, it's at home and I'm at work now. Here are the dimensions I need to fit in: 4.9 W x 2.5 H x 3.9 D - Inches http://www.affordablesurplus.com/ilssan_isp120_power_supply.asp#SPECIFICATI… Has full details. Thanks! John

Sept. 29, 2005

Re: [Wlug] Power Supply Needed

by Mike Leo

I'm about to jetison 10 old Pc's that have PS's. none of them are great machines, and some of them have issues, but you are welcome to any parts i have. Non are eMachines, however. Are they very particular as to the PS requirements? --- John Stoffel <john(a)stoffel.org> wrote: > > Hi all, > > Anyone have a Ilssan ISF 120SI compatible Power > supply they'd be > willing to sell me cheap? This is for an eMachines > box that died in a > lightning storm. It's for a couple with limited > means and I just > don't have any spares around the house at all. > > Specs for what I'm looking for: > > Input: 100-120VAC 3A > > Ouput: +3.3V +5V +12V -12V +%VSB > 6A 14A 2A 0.3A 0.72A > 120W > > It's a small power supply with a built in Fan that > sticks out. More > info (web pages for compatible ones) available on > request. > > Thanks, > John > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

Sept. 29, 2005

Power Supply Needed

by John Stoffel

Hi all, Anyone have a Ilssan ISF 120SI compatible Power supply they'd be willing to sell me cheap? This is for an eMachines box that died in a lightning storm. It's for a couple with limited means and I just don't have any spares around the house at all. Specs for what I'm looking for: Input: 100-120VAC 3A Ouput: +3.3V +5V +12V -12V +%VSB 6A 14A 2A 0.3A 0.72A 120W It's a small power supply with a built in Fan that sticks out. More info (web pages for compatible ones) available on request. Thanks, John

Sept. 29, 2005

Re: [Wlug] RH8.0 user in Worc. area

by Mike Leo

We use RH8 as our primary DNS servers and they are pretty nice. Personally, though, i prefer the apt-get system to do updates. There are plenty of repositories for RH8 around for you to get updates from. I don't think i can help you out, but thought I'd share my experiance on up2date vs apt... also, if you install nmap, you can scan yourself for open ports...thats a quick way to see what holes are open. nmap -sS localhost will work. additionally, running the chkconfig --list|grep on command will show you all the services that are set to be running at any time...its good to shut those down with a quick server whatever stop, the chkconfig whatever off, the latter preventing that service from starting at boot. good luck...hope this helps a little anyway. mike --- Pete Wason <codevark(a)netscape.net> wrote: > Hiall! > > I'm wondering if anybody's using RH8.0 and could > assist me in a general package > updating/security audit/admin session. Nothing too > crazy, I just need some help > grokking alternatives to up2date (yum, etc.) and > making sure my server isn't > bleeding wildly from it's little pointed head. I > live in Sutton.. > > Pete > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

Sept. 29, 2005

Re: [Wlug] RH8.0 user in Worc. area

by Jeff Kinz

On Wed, Sep 28, 2005 at 07:11:36PM -0400, Pete Wason wrote: > Hiall! > > I'm wondering if anybody's using RH8.0 and could assist me in a general package > updating/security audit/admin session. Nothing too crazy, I just need some help > grokking alternatives to up2date (yum, etc.) and making sure my server isn't > bleeding wildly from it's little pointed head. I live in Sutton.. > > Pete Hi Pete, If you have a specific question about RH8 I can take a swing at it or you can try the redhat-install list. RH8 has been end of lifed by RedHat. There probably isn't too much in the way of "up-to-date" updates available for it (if any at all). You may want to consider moving to a more recent RedHat product, and if cost is an issue, I recommends the redhat free line - Fedora. FC3 is probably the most stable Fedora release that is currently supported. FC4 has been released but may be a little rougher around the edges. Another distro worthy of consideration is Ubuntu at http://www.ubuntulinux.org/. Also free, but well supported. I urge you to move to a newer distro. The newer kernels are faster, and support better features and hardware. You'll also get better security support and updates. -- speech recognition software was used in the composition of this e-mail Jeff Kinz, Emergent Research, Hudson, MA. Â¡Ya no mas!

Sept. 29, 2005

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