Recent content by tobiasly

I'm not sure what you're asking in the first part of your question. Yes, it is possible to use LDAP instead of /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow, but it sounds like you're already doing that. As to #2, that question is much more complicated than you'd think. It depends on what program you're using to...

I am running a Red Hat 8 server on a small LAN in my home. I am using Samba and LDAP to emulate a Windows NT PDC. I am using the same LDAP database with PAM for authentication on the Linux server itself, so that login information is consistent among my computers. Plus, I have several Samba...

The 'find' command is a very powerful command that searches entire directory trees for files meeting certain criteria. It can search on name, size, modification date, contents, etc. Type 'man find' for more info. The . is the starting point. A single dot in Linux means the current directory...

I am using postfix + maildrop to process incoming mail. I like maildrop's filter language better than procmail's. I am using Maildirs to store mail instead of /var/spool/mail. This works most of the time, except every now and then I'll have an email end up in /var/spool/mail anyway. I can't...

I am using postfix + maildrop to process incoming mail. I like maildrop's filter language better than procmail's. I am using Maildirs to store mail instead of /var/spool/mail. This works most of the time, except every now and then I'll have an email end up in /var/spool/mail anyway. I can't...

That really wouldn't be very straightforward I'm afraid. The best you could hope for, even if such a tool existed (not sure if it does), would be to extract all of the binary files. As far as where they go, any setup scripts that need to run, configuration, etc., you would lose all of that...

It sounds like a permissions issue to me. Are you at all familiar with how permissions work in Linux/Unix? As a quick check, log in as root, go to the directory where your files are, then type 'chmod -R a+rX .' (you must include the period; that means "current directory".) This...

According to Nullsoft, makers of WinAmp, they are currently working on a Linux port for WinAmp3. No timetable given though.

Without knowing the specifics of your cable modem, most USB modems won't work in Linux. This is because some of the functions that are normally performed by hardware are instead performed by the device driver, and your modem likely didn't come with Linux drivers. If your cable modem has the...

Haneo, As of Red Hat 8.0, they moved RPM building functions to a separate program called "rpmbuild". The parameters are the same, so if you used to use, for example "rpm -bb pkg.spec", it'll now be "rpmbuild -bb pkg.spec".

How are you installing GCC? If it's via RPM package, I'd just let it install in the default location.

Which Linux distribution are you running? http://www.linuxdoc.com/ has a wealth of information; hopefully that can get you started. Setting up a firewall is a somewhat complicated process for someone who has never used Linux or a Unix-like OS before. It shouldn't take you too long to get...

Yes, assuming you have a recent version of Partition Magic that recognizes the filesystems you are using in those partitions, you can resize one or both of those partitions to make room for a new one. Of course, PM won't (to my knowledge) handle how to set up your triple-boot system, i.e. what...

You should be able to read and write, as long as you get the mount settings correct, and the permissions on your NTFS volume are set appropriately.

Sorry, wrong forum on that last message. The correct command for fdisk is "fdisk /dev/hda", but you must replace /dev/hda with the correct device of the drive with the 4 NT partitions. /dev/hda = pri master /dev/hdb = pri slave /dev/hdc = sec master /dev/hdd = sec slave Use...