November 2001 - main

Re: [Alug] Re: previous post, Slackware 8 and Debian not `seeing' the CD drive
by MJ Ray 29 Nov '01

29 Nov '01

Adam: > Not with 2.4.* kernels the vm needs either at least 2x swap to RAM or no > swap at all, if not you may/will see performance problems on your machines. I thought the new VM didn't suffer from that? -- MJR

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Re: [Alug] Filtering spam in Linux
by MJ Ray 29 Nov '01

29 Nov '01

> My main email address has been activate for about 3 years and thus gets a > lot of spam. Are there known methods inside Fetchmail or procmail to filter > out 'spam' into a separate folder for later viewing? I filter everything that mentions me in the address lines, or looks like a mailing list, into their own folders. Everything else goes in "uncaught" and I read that folder a *lot* less often. I'm using slocal/.maildelivery, so the basic idea is: # .maildelivery file for nmh's slocal # Blank lines and lines beginning with a '#' are ignored # FIELD PATTERN ACTION RESULT STRING # Trap fscking badtrans From <_ pipe R "/home/markj/usr/bin/badtranswarn" # Filter some mailing lists To ezine@author folder ? lists-moderated # All our lug-related lists into one folder List-Id lug folder ? lists-lug Sender ebi.ac.uk folder ? lists-lug # LUG box still uses pre-list-id majordomo Sender lug.org.uk folder ? lists-lug # Try to catch all other lists in the bucket List-Post . folder ? lists Delivered-To "mailing list" folder ? lists List-Id . folder ? lists X-Mailing-List . folder ? lists Sender owner- folder ? lists # Things really addressed to me To markj(a)cloaked.freeserve.co.uk folder ? inbox Cc markj(a)cloaked.freeserve.co.uk folder ? inbox # Put anything not matched yet into uncaught default - folder ? uncaught > If not, do people on the list use services to eliminate the spam? There has > to be a better way than 'download and delete'. Download and feed to spamcop.net? -- MJR

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Re: [Alug] Re: previous post, Slackware 8 and Debian not `seeing' the CD drive
by Adam Bower 29 Nov '01

29 Nov '01

>I think the "twice times physical memory" (yes, RAM :) rule is very >general. Not with 2.4.* kernels the vm needs either at least 2x swap to RAM or no swap at all, if not you may/will see performance problems on your machines. Adam _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

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SNMP Load averages...
by Simon Parkes 28 Nov '01

28 Nov '01

Hi, I'm hoping someone can help lift the mist from my eyes... doing an snmpwalk of my PC on .1.3.6.1.4.1.2010.10.1.3 gives me 3 results (as expected), these are the load averages of 1, 5 and 15 mins.. Can someone tell me what might be a high value ? My 1 min load average is 3.66 most of the time.... 3.66 out of what? 100, is this a percentage? Any ideas anyone... Simon

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Re: [Alug] How to find people with Linux skills
by MJ Ray 28 Nov '01

28 Nov '01

Chris Allen: > On Wed, Nov 28, 2001 at 11:14:46AM +0000, MJ Ray wrote: > > (even if I think that I broadly agree with the spirit (but not the > > letter) of IR35) > Really? Why is that? I think the whole taxation system needs a good tidy up. However, IR35 alone is merely adding ot the complexity, not simplifying it as it ought to. Replies set to go to social, as this has nothing to do with Linux. -- MJR

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Fdisk Errors
by Ducttape 28 Nov '01

28 Nov '01

When I run Fdisk I get the following error message Command (m for help): p Disk /dev/hda1: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 612 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/hda1p1 ? 120513 235786 925929529+ 68 Unknown Partition 1 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?): phys=(116, 100, 32) logical=(120512, 47, 32) Partition 1 has different physical/logical endings: phys=(288, 101, 46) logical=(235785, 20, 46) Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary: phys=(288, 101, 46) should be (288, 254, 63) Partition 2 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?): phys=(357, 32, 43) logical=(82800, 34, 51) Partition 2 has different physical/logical endings: phys=(0, 13, 10) logical=(116349, 218, 61) Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary: phys=(0, 13, 10) should be (0, 254, 63) /dev/hda1p3 ? 33551 120595 699181456 53 OnTrack DM6 Aux3 Partition 3 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?): phys=(345, 32, 19) logical=(33550, 137, 11) Partition 3 has different physical/logical endings: phys=(324, 77, 19) logical=(120594, 153, 54) Partition 3 does not end on cylinder boundary: phys=(324, 77, 19) should be (324, 254, 63) /dev/hda1p4 ? 86812 86813 10668+ 49 Unknown Partition 4 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?): phys=(87, 1, 0) logical=(86811, 142, 3) Partition 4 has different physical/logical endings: phys=(335, 78, 2) logical=(86812, 225, 45) Partition 4 does not end on cylinder boundary: phys=(335, 78, 2) should be (335, 254, 63) Partition table entries are not in disk order Any suggestions on how I could fix this, preserving the data on the partitions? Thanks D

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Hot copying large mySQL databases
by Martyn Drake 28 Nov '01

28 Nov '01

Hi folks, Does anybody have any hints or tips for dumping or performing live backups of large mySQL databases? I've heard about mysqlhotcopy, but I think that's being a bit too simplistic for my needs.. Thanks, Martyn

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Fdisk Errors
by Ducttape 28 Nov '01

28 Nov '01

When I run Fdisk I get the following error message Command (m for help): p Disk /dev/hda1: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 612 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/hda1p1 ? 120513 235786 925929529+ 68 Unknown Partition 1 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?): phys=(116, 100, 32) logical=(120512, 47, 32) Partition 1 has different physical/logical endings: phys=(288, 101, 46) logical=(235785, 20, 46) Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary: phys=(288, 101, 46) should be (288, 254, 63) Partition 2 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?): phys=(357, 32, 43) logical=(82800, 34, 51) Partition 2 has different physical/logical endings: phys=(0, 13, 10) logical=(116349, 218, 61) Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary: phys=(0, 13, 10) should be (0, 254, 63) /dev/hda1p3 ? 33551 120595 699181456 53 OnTrack DM6 Aux3 Partition 3 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?): phys=(345, 32, 19) logical=(33550, 137, 11) Partition 3 has different physical/logical endings: phys=(324, 77, 19) logical=(120594, 153, 54) Partition 3 does not end on cylinder boundary: phys=(324, 77, 19) should be (324, 254, 63) /dev/hda1p4 ? 86812 86813 10668+ 49 Unknown Partition 4 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?): phys=(87, 1, 0) logical=(86811, 142, 3) Partition 4 has different physical/logical endings: phys=(335, 78, 2) logical=(86812, 225, 45) Partition 4 does not end on cylinder boundary: phys=(335, 78, 2) should be (335, 254, 63) Partition table entries are not in disk order Any suggestions on how I could fix this, preserving the data on the partitions? Thanks D

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Re: [Alug] new netowrk card
by Jenny_Hopkins＠toby-churchill.com 28 Nov '01

28 Nov '01

Ricardo wrote> So you're using the NETBIOS name, then. Hi all, just to let you know the box is now showing on the network again. smb.conf didn't have a netbios name entry. What i don't understand is how changing a network card could make a difference to that - surely it shouldn't have showed up *before* with that entry missing. Thanks for all the replies on it, Jenny.

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Re: [Alug] How to find people with Linux skills
by MJ Ray 28 Nov '01

28 Nov '01

Laurie wrote: > You may (perhaps fairly) think it's a bit harsh, but this is at least > the third time he's done this, and I've asked him to stop twice (which > he both failed to acknowledge, and ignored). Especially given its > precedents, it *is* spam, however relevant it may be to any particular > reader. Laurie, this email was more of a grey area than previous messages, not being a "we've got this job" but a "where should we advertise". Of course, you could still count it as sneaky advertising, as most of the email is occupied by their contact details in a non-signature footer, but it can't really be classed as "spam"/UCE. However, what we saw was you stomping in there with the big boots on and threatening them on-list for what appeared an innocent message. No explanation of why you classed it as spam was given. Please, everyone, if you suspect something of being spam, please contact the three of us at main-admin(a)lists.alug.org.uk and *we'll* get the big boots on. If you dislike our decision, *then* you can post to the list bitching about our decision and we'll back down if your opinion is the majority one. I'm inclined to accept job adverts etc into announce(a)lists.alug.org.uk, mainly through the absence of any other material. Would people agree to that, as long as tough guidelines (eg no sigs, under a certain length, once per issue max) were set? > Further, Best International are members of ATSCO, and as any > member of the PCG knows, not only supporters of IR35, but as members > of ATSCO, they are acting in the worst interests of contractors (qv. > statements from the ATSCO chairman passim). A cruise through the > private fora in the PCG will show that Best are in fact misnamed... > Consequently, I am unable to find any room for compromise. Now this *is* interesting. I also dislike ATSCO because of their handling of this (even if I think that I broadly agree with the spirit (but not the letter) of IR35) and I think the only honourable thing for any member to do is to either resign or go on record with an open letter objecting to their handling of the affair. -- MJR Anglian LUG http://www.alug.org.uk/ No ePatents http://petition.eurolinux.org/ FSF Europe http://www.fsfeurope.org/

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