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strange processes
by Jenny_Hopkins＠toby-churchill.com 24 Oct '02

24 Oct '02

Hullo List, I've just checked the processes running on my server and discovered a huge stream of the following, one per day: root 4643 0.0 0.5 1760 664 ? S Oct20 0:00 /USR/SBIN/CRON root 4644 0.0 0.8 2028 904 ? S Oct20 0:00 /bin/sh -c test -e /usr/sbin/anacron || run-parts --report /etc/cron.daily root 4645 0.0 0.3 1252 348 ? S Oct20 0:00 run-parts --report /etc/cron.daily root 4692 0.0 0.8 2028 924 ? S Oct20 0:00 sh /etc/cron.daily/find root 4693 0.0 0.8 2048 952 ? S Oct20 0:00 sh /usr/bin/updatedb --localuser=nobody root 4707 0.0 0.8 2048 952 ? S Oct20 0:00 sh /usr/bin/updatedb --localuser=nobody root 4708 0.0 1.3 2340 1444 ? S Oct20 0:00 sort -f root 4709 0.0 0.2 1244 316 ? S Oct20 0:00 /usr/lib/locate/frcode nobody 4710 0.0 0.5 1412 656 ? D Oct20 0:04 /usr/bin/find / ( -fstype NFS -o -fstype nfs -o -fstype afs -o -fstype proc -o -fstype smbfs -o -fstype autofs -o -fstype auto -o -fstype iso9660 -o -fstype ncpfs -o -fstype coda -o -fstype devpts -o -fstype ftpfs -o -type d -regex $^/tmp$$\|$^/usr/tmp$$\|$^/var/tmp$$\|$^/afs$$\|$^/amd$$ \|$^/alex$$\|$^/var/spool$$ ) -prune -o -print I checked the message log and realised that I hadn't unmounted the nfs mount to my other linux box when I dismantled it last week, and cron is trying to access a mount point that it can't. However, I can't seem to kill any of the processes or unmount the nfs mount. I've restarted nfs-server and portmap. I can't umount /mntpoint , it says : Cannot MOUNTPROG RPC: RPC: Port mapper failure - RPC: Unable to receive umount: /ducati: device is busy It would be a shame to reboot the box as it has sat there running reliably and happily since last May. Thanks, Jenny.

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browser spoofing
by tom potts 24 Oct '02

24 Oct '02

It looks as if IE.. can be set to spoof by modifying the registry under W$. A lot of the other browsers can be set to spoof by modifying their .cfg or .ini type files - either through the browser or editing the file itself. Opera doesnt as yet appear to have that facility so perhaps if anyone knows of an open source proxy it might be worth seing if that can be modified to spoof. On the downside.. http://www.mozilla.org/docs/web-developer/sniffer/browser_type.html seems to be able to work out you inside leg measurement! Tom __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com

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*big* gentoo problem
by Adam Bower 24 Oct '02

24 Oct '02

Hi all, was using gentoo last night and did a emerge clean which should not remove any packages critical for operation of the machine and had it remove portage..... This has resulted in one very poorly box, does anyone have any idea how i could fix this? Is rpm included by default on the system? I can't check anything now as I am at work but I just wanted to read the docs to make sure I hadn't done anything stupid and now feel vindicated that I was not at fault. Anyhow if rpm is included in the base system would somebody mind building me an rpm of portage-2.0.38 please? If it isn't has anybody else got any good ideas? Thanks Adam

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RE: [Alug] strange processes
by Jenny_Hopkins＠toby-churchill.com 24 Oct '02

24 Oct '02

Keith Watson wrote: >have you tried: fsck /off & die > >DON' TRY IT!! Joke! Joke! :O) Oh no! I didn't read the second line till I'd executed the first and now the console has lots of funny error messages all over it.....oh, no, it's gone all black......;-) (- you post this to someone who thinks that the word 'gullible' doesn't appear in the dictionary.......) Adam Bower wrote: >Reboot the box.... or you could try a lsof | grep ducati and killing off >any processes that think they still have files open from the other box >and then unmounting the filesystems. > >The easy option is to reboot the box though if it is non-trivial... >although if the box has been up since May then are you sure you havn't >done anything to it that will stop it coming back up again? ;) > >Adam I've managed to kill nearly all the errant processes with kill -s KILL (seems to mean roughly the same as Keith's suggestion) but still can't approach the mountpoint without it all getting its knickers in a twist. (Quick apt-get install lsof) lsof |grep ducati also hangs. Rebooting the box - *cough* *ahem* well the truth is, gawd knows what I've changed in that time....... I'm off till Monday now, perhaps I'll come in and it will have magically mended itself. Thanks! Jenny.

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RE: [Alug] Merchandise
by Michael Sage 24 Oct '02

24 Oct '02

To All, Last post from me on this one! :o) He is here, Tux, all 30cms of him, view him now @ http://michael.theangel.net/ccam.jpg Michael --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com) Version: 6.0.404 / Virus Database: 228 - Release Date: 15/10/2002

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Fwd: Draft rules for discussion on a LUG list
by MJ Ray 24 Oct '02

24 Oct '02

Would people consider these guidelines worth adopting for the ALUG lists? If so, we'll add them to the web site. Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2002 22:25:52 CST From: Frederick Noronha <fred(a)bytesforall.org> Subject: Draft rules for discussion on a LUG list Just thought of sharing with you'll some draft rules which we find useful to implement and maintain the peace on our LUG list. If you have suggestions/ feedback, please pass them on. These rules were suggested, polished and put together by ShankarD, ArvindY, Siddharth, B2, Yunus, AshleyD and FN. #1. Talk politely on-list. If you can't be polite, please consider unsubscribing. #2. Please don't post any off-topic mail (non-GNU/Linux) to this list. #3. In your reply, quote only minimum relevant portions of the earlier mail. #4. Once a 'thread' is declared closed by the moderators, please don't insist on discussing it. #5. Personal mail, meant for just 2-3 persons on-list, should not be posted to everybody on the list. #6. Signatures and mast-heads should be of reasonable size. LOST tips, being informative and 'on topic' here, are welcome. #7. If material is available on the web, post the URL with a small description of the same. #8. Don't post only URLs without giving at least a brief idea of what the site contains. Some of our readers might not have speedy Net access. #9. Don't repeat the same posting more than once to this list. #10 If you find a good GNU/Linux-related newsletter which can be subscribed-to via the web, send in a brief synopsis of the newsletter and directions on how to subscribe to the same. #11 If you find something that would be of interest in a newsletter, send across the excerpts of the relevant snippets. Eg. a snippet or two from Freshmeat newsletter, rather than the entire posting. #12 Try to condense information and post. This is needed in view of the growing number of members on this list. #13 Rather than curse the darkness, light a lamp. If you feel this list could be better off with more useful information circulated through it, please post something that others would learn from. #14 Commercial postings (in moderate length), must necessarily go with the [COMMERCIAL] tag on the subject-line. Such postings should preferably be occasional, and not too frequent. #15 If anyone violates these rules (i) lodge a protest, if any, *only* with the moderators, and not directly to the list as a whole (ii) preferably send a copy to the person who's behaviour you see as violative to the letter and spirit of these rules. ########################################################################## # Send submissions for comp.os.linux.announce to: cola(a)stump.algebra.com # # PLEASE remember a short description of the software and the LOCATION. # # This group is archived at http://stump.algebra.com/~cola/ # ##########################################################################

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Merchandise
by Michael Sage 24 Oct '02

24 Oct '02

OK, this is a bit off topic but does any one know where you can get decent Linux merchandise at a reasonable price, I am after a cuddly Tux amount other things, I don't seem to be able to find anything at a reasonable price. All URLs welcome! :o) I have tried www.linuxemporium.co.uk (very good for distros thou!). Apologies for the off list topic. Michael --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com) Version: 6.0.404 / Virus Database: 228 - Release Date: 15/10/2002

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RE: [Alug] Problems with CD-Writing
by Jonathan Dye 24 Oct '02

24 Oct '02

Adam Bower wrote: > On Wed, Oct 23, 2002 at 02:42:04PM +0100, Jonathan Dye wrote: >> Hi guys, >> >> to have BURN-Proof which according to cd-record is switched on. I've >> tried slowing down the writing from 20x to 8x and still got a bad >> write (although > > what cpu? memory? hard disk? motherboard chipset etc? and what > happens if you try to burn at 1x? if that doesn't work then you most > likely have a problem. Processor: Athlon 1.3Ghz RAM: 256Mb Motherboard: Gigabyte something or other with 686? chipset (I'll check tonight). It has a promise raid/ATA100 controller chip on it (which is supported by the kernel). I've tried the CDRW on this and the main ide channels. Hard disk is 16Gb which does ATA33 I think but don't know what make as I've not looked for a while (because it's worked fine for ages). Several more plays yesterday showed that simulations always seem to work OK. Writing seems to stop at random points through the process and I get a message which includes something about media being bad? (I'll grab the logs tonight). I've been using cheap CD's that I've had for a while so maybe they are dodgy, I also tried a different brand which didn't work although they aren't a known brand either. I'm going to get some better CD's today and give them a go. I managed to write a whole CD yesterday after I swapped the drives around on the IDE channels and turned on the always use DMA setting in my kernel. Although it wasn't the first attempt with the new settings. I've coming to the conclusion that it's my media that's crap. After I wrote a cd (or some of a cd) I looked at the cd under the light and I couldn't see the difference between it and a new, blank one. I'm sure you can usually see the track! I did discover that I had more luck when using Kreatecd rather than xcdroast but I don't understand why as they both use cdrecord under the hood. An interesting thing that I've discoverd about my drive is that it appears to stop writing and change speed at about 25% and 50%. Seems to be OK doing that though, guesss the burn proof is working OK. Anyway, I've got a few more things to try (media, different OS, different computer) and we'll see. > Adam JD _____________________________________________________________________ This message has been checked for all known viruses by the MessageLabs Virus Scanning Service

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Re: [Alug] Fwd: Draft rules for discussion on a LUG list
by Ricardo Campos 24 Oct '02

24 Oct '02

My view on this topic is that a new subscriber should be pointed towards the FAQ, a link to a guide on netiquette, and perhaps one of those Newbie guides (i.e. don't expect an answer if you give no info). In regards to off-topicness, people seem to self-regulate and move things to social when things go too far off topic. Sometimes, someone sends a mail nudging them in that direction (let's take this to social guy/gals). I have only been on the list for a year or so, and self-regulation in general seems to have worked fine. And for headers, the FAQ sums it up. For newbies especially, their LUG is essential for them to start using Linux (how many times has a newbie said "I can't get my modem working????"), so perhaps their only recourse is to use work e-mail. Or perhaps they can't afford a landline/net connection. ALUG is the friendliest LUG I have seen so far since it (as a sort of egregoric entity) doesn't alienate people. Let's keep it that way! (And for those complaining about my linewrap- this is my last post from this (broken) e-mail addy :) ) My 2p.... Ricardo **Insert 10 line sig here** -- Powered by Outblaze

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Re: [Alug] Me!
by MJ Ray 23 Oct '02

23 Oct '02

Chris Walker <linux(a)wymondham.demon.co.uk> wrote: > The question is, where is Syleham. I might be interested in tagging along > if I knew where the place was. [...] Near Diss. Head south from Diss on A140, then take the B road on the left, drive round lots of sharp corners and Hoxne until you see a turn on the left for Syleham and play "hunt the village hall". Or see the web site. I'll fix the other map link RSN. MJR

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