Distro

[Wechter, Ron]

YEAH...YEAH...Well I have absolutely no information to offer!!!! So
PTHPTHPTHPTH!! to YOU!

-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Dege [mailto:rdege at cse.Buffalo.EDU]
Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 1:38 PM
To: nflug at nflug.org
Subject: Re: Distro



Oh yeah?

Well, /etc/xinetd.conf calls for /etc/xinetd.d, so technically you can
just add that segment just above the `includedir /etc/xinetd.d` line in
/etc/xinetd.conf

So right back at 'cha -- PTHPTHPTHPTH!!

-Rob

> So there! PTHPTHPTHPTH!! :-P
> :-)
>
> Cheers!
>
> Bob
>
> --- Robert Dege <rdege at cse.Buffalo.EDU> wrote:
> >
> > > Does anyone know where I can get a better copy of 7.2 without
problems.
> > > I installed mine 3 times and the the start menu and tool bar dosent
show
> >
> > Have you tried physically adjusting the screen on your monitor?  It
might
> > be possible that the toolbar is there, but that the way the monitor was
> > detected, that your vertical size might be too high, thus moving the
> > toolbar off the screen?
> >
> > Or maybe its a problem with relation to virutal desktop size vs actual
> > screen size resolution.
> >
> > > up. For now I am using KDE which is alot better . I tried everything
to
> > > get SWAT to work and  it still wont open the port 901.
> >
> > An excerpt from the SAMBA README:
> >
> > Running via inetd
> > -----------------
> >
> > You then need to edit your /etc/inetd.conf and /etc/services to enable
> > SWAT to be launched via inetd.
> >
> > In /etc/services you need to add a line like this:
> >
> > swat            901/tcp
> >
> > the choice of port number isn't really important except that it should
> > be less than 1024 and not currently used (using a number above 1024
> > presents an obscure security hole depending on the implementation
> > details of your inetd daemon).
> >
> > In /etc/inetd.conf you should add a line like this:
> >
> > swat    stream  tcp     nowait.400  root    /usr/local/samba/bin/swat
swat
> >
> > One you have edited /etc/services and /etc/inetd.conf you need to send
> > a HUP signal to inetd. On many systems "killall -1 inetd" will do this
> > on others you will need to use "kill -1 PID" where PID is the process
> > ID of the inetd daemon.
> >
> >
> > Launching
> > ---------
> >
> > To launch SWAT just run your favourite web browser and point it at
> > http://localhost:901/
> >
> > Note that you can attach to SWAT from any IP connected machine but
> > connecting from a remote machine leaves your connection open to
> > password sniffing as passwords will be sent in the clear over the
> > wire.
> >
> > You should be prompted for a username/password when you connect. You
> > will need to provide the username "root" and the correct root
> > password.
> >
> >
> > ==========================
> >
> > Basically, if you encountered no errors with the installation with
> > Mandrake 7.2, then a new set of CD's probably won't help.  This is
> > what separates Linux from Windows.  If something crashes, you don't
always
> > need to reboot.  If something doesn't work right away, you don't
> > neccesarily need to reformat (of course, it depends upon the severity,
but
> > you know what I mean ;)
> >
> > Dege
> >
> > So Many Things in Life Would Be Really Funny
> > .... If They Weren't Happening To Me
> >
>
> =====
> Bob Meyer
> Knightwing Communications, Inc.
> 36 Cayuga Blvd
> Depew, NY 14043
> Phone: 716-308-8931 or 716-681-0076
> Meyer_RM at Yahoo.com
>
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Dege

So Many Things in Life Would Be Really Funny
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