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f9 fedora-ds -- setup-ds.pl hangs with "Server failed to start !!! Please check errors log for problems"
by Brian Neu 01 Sep '08

01 Sep '08

/var/log/dirsvr/slapd-hostname/errors just shows [01/Sep/2008:15:59:50 -0400] - li_import_cache_autosize: 50, import_pages: 51200, pagesize: 4096 [01/Sep/2008:15:59:50 -0400] - WARNING: Import is running with nsslapd-db-private-import-mem on; No other process is allowed to access the database [01/Sep/2008:15:59:50 -0400] - dblayer_instance_start: pagesize: 4096, pages: 518762, procpages: 7654 [01/Sep/2008:15:59:50 -0400] - cache autosizing: import cache: 204800k [01/Sep/2008:15:59:50 -0400] - li_import_cache_autosize: 50, import_pages: 51200, pagesize: 4096 [01/Sep/2008:15:59:50 -0400] - import userRoot: Beginning import job... [01/Sep/2008:15:59:50 -0400] - import userRoot: Index buffering enabled with bucket size 100 [01/Sep/2008:15:59:50 -0400] - import userRoot: Processing file "/tmp/ldifo4Cabj.ldif" [01/Sep/2008:15:59:50 -0400] - import userRoot: Finished scanning file "/tmp/ldifo4Cabj.ldif" (9 entries) [01/Sep/2008:15:59:50 -0400] - import userRoot: Workers finished; cleaning up... [01/Sep/2008:15:59:50 -0400] - import userRoot: Workers cleaned up. [01/Sep/2008:15:59:50 -0400] - import userRoot: Cleaning up producer thread... [01/Sep/2008:15:59:50 -0400] - import userRoot: Indexing complete. Post-processing... [01/Sep/2008:15:59:50 -0400] - import userRoot: Flushing caches... [01/Sep/2008:15:59:50 -0400] - import userRoot: Closing files... [01/Sep/2008:15:59:50 -0400] - All database threads now stopped [01/Sep/2008:15:59:50 -0400] - import userRoot: Import complete. Processed 9 entries in 0 seconds. (inf entries/sec) [01/Sep/2008:15:59:51 -0400] - Fedora-Directory/1.1.1 B2008.151.1915 starting up the log file in /tmp doesn't seem to be any help either. I've already uninstalled, and did ]# rm -fr /etc/dirsrv /var/lock/dirsrv /var/run/dirsrv /var/log/dirmngr reinstalled -- same issue. I'm really lost on this. I was hoping to avoid OpenLDAP, but I'm running out of time. Hot diggity!!! Found an answer: http://blog.adslweb.net/serendipity/article/244/Fedora-directory-server I'm assuming I properly chown'd to nobody.nobody -- lemme know if this is wrong. It does seem to have worked. I stress the word "seem" though.

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More questions - OFF-LIST answers, please
by Anne Wilson 01 Sep '08

01 Sep '08

So that those who do not read the lists over the weekend are not excluded, I'm keeping this poll open another 24 hours. We've had some valuable answers so far. Please do keep them coming. Anne ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: More questions - OFF-LIST answers, please Date: Saturday 30 Aug 2008 From: Anne Wilson <cannewilson(a)googlemail.com> To: For users of Fedora <fedora-list(a)redhat.com> Thanks, everyone who has answered my original questions - and if you still haven't, please do. The team have asked if I can get more information, so that they can adequately classify users and answers. Before I give you the questions, though, can I say that my original post implied that I was only interested in KDE users. That's not so. We're interested in the view of everyone who is using or has used kickoff. In order to make the answers more complete, we'd also like to know if your wife/girlfriend/mother/grandmother/son/daughter has any experience of kickoff, answering the same questions as before. The additional information we'd like for each user is What is your profession? What is your technical proficiency level? Which of the following age-bands do you fit into? 5-25 25-50 50+ Thank you once again for your help. The results are proving most interesting. Anne ------------------------------------------------------- ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: Re: More questions - OFF-LIST answers, please Date: Saturday 30 Aug 2008 From: "Patrick O'Callaghan" <pocallaghan(a)gmail.com> To: "For users of Fedora" <fedora-list(a)redhat.com> On Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 1:42 PM, Anne Wilson <cannewilson(a)googlemail.com> wrote: > Thanks, everyone who has answered my original questions - and if you still > haven't, please do. > > The team have asked if I can get more information, so that they can adequately > classify users and answers. Before I give you the questions, though, can I > say that my original post implied that I was only interested in KDE users. > That's not so. We're interested in the view of everyone who is using or has > used kickoff. > > In order to make the answers more complete, we'd also like to know if your > wife/girlfriend/mother/grandmother/son/daughter has any experience of > kickoff, answering the same questions as before. > > The additional information we'd like for each user is > > What is your profession? University professor (retired) > What is your technical proficiency level? 30 years experience in Unix/Linux. Reasonable proficiency with KDE. > Which of the following age-bands do you fit into? > > 5-25 25-50 50+ 50+ poc -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list(a)redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines ------------------------------------------------------- ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: Re: More questions - OFF-LIST answers, please Date: Sunday 31 Aug 2008 From: dexter <dex.mbox(a)googlemail.com> To: For users of Fedora <fedora-list(a)redhat.com> On Sat August 30 2008 19:12:17 Anne Wilson wrote: > Thanks, everyone who has answered my original questions - and if you still > haven't, please do. > > The team have asked if I can get more information, so that they can > adequately classify users and answers. Before I give you the questions, > though, can I say that my original post implied that I was only interested > in KDE users. That's not so. We're interested in the view of everyone who > is using or has used kickoff. > > In order to make the answers more complete, we'd also like to know if your > wife/girlfriend/mother/grandmother/son/daughter has any experience of > kickoff, answering the same questions as before. > > The additional information we'd like for each user is > > What is your profession? > > What is your technical proficiency level? > > Which of the following age-bands do you fit into? > > 5-25 25-50 50+ > > Thank you once again for your help. The results are proving most > interesting. Oops, That's just crossed my "Don't leak personal shiznit online/3rd-parties without some official looking privacy statement" I can't proceed any further. ...dex -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list(a)redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines ------------------------------------------------------- ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: Re: More questions - OFF-LIST answers, please Date: Sunday 31 Aug 2008 From: Anne Wilson <cannewilson(a)googlemail.com> To: "Community assistance, encouragement, and advice for using Fedora." <fedora-list(a)redhat.com> On Sunday 31 August 2008 20:00:20 dexter wrote: > On Sat August 30 2008 19:12:17 Anne Wilson wrote: > > Thanks, everyone who has answered my original questions - and if you > > still haven't, please do. > > > > The team have asked if I can get more information, so that they can > > adequately classify users and answers. Before I give you the questions, > > though, can I say that my original post implied that I was only > > interested in KDE users. That's not so. We're interested in the view of > > everyone who is using or has used kickoff. > > > > In order to make the answers more complete, we'd also like to know if > > your wife/girlfriend/mother/grandmother/son/daughter has any experience > > of kickoff, answering the same questions as before. > > > > The additional information we'd like for each user is > > > > What is your profession? > > > > What is your technical proficiency level? > > > > Which of the following age-bands do you fit into? > > > > 5-25 25-50 50+ > > > > Thank you once again for your help. The results are proving most > > interesting. > > Oops, That's just crossed my "Don't leak personal shiznit > online/3rd-parties without some official looking privacy statement" I can't > proceed any further. > > > ...dex Entirely your choice, Dex. The details I pass back will not include your name. The questions are designed to try to discover whether certain working patterns are related to whether you are a computer professional, whether you have a problem-solving profession, or maybe certain patterns fit certain age groups. I don't expect that everyone who answered the first set of questions will also answer these, but the more that do answer, the better picture we will have of who the KDE users are, and what their needs and expectations are. Regards Anne -------------------------------------------------------

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how to create a symlink
by potat0 01 Sep '08

01 Sep '08

Hello - I'am restoring some NCR 7401 touch panel all in ones pc pentium 2's and I'm trying to boot with Fedora 9, however as my boot results into a Booting the Kernal. ACPI: no DMI BIOS year, acpi=force is required to enable ACPI WARNING: Cannot find root file system! Create symlink/dev/root and then exit this shell to continue the boot sequence. I'm dont no how to create a symlink? can somebody please mentor me thank you!! Dale -- This is an email sent via The Fedora Community Portal https://fcp.surfsite.org https://fcp.surfsite.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?post_id=286634&topic_i… If you think, this is spam, please report this to webmaster(a)fcp.surfsite.org and/or blame dale(a)i-move.us.

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Fedora 9 + HP Pavilion + AR5007.
by Ricardo Gomez 01 Sep '08

01 Sep '08

Hi, I'm having some problems with madwifi and AR5007 wifi card. The problem es just after suspend, if I do ifconfig I can see that the card is up but i can find any wireles network. What do I have to change to make go back from suspende mi wifi card? TKS. Ricardo

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Sound Configurations
by Diego Nascimento 01 Sep '08

01 Sep '08

Hi all, i migrated to fedora distribution a short time ago and when i tried to set the volume of the different outputs, i couldn't. Today i just can configure the master volume. How can i configure alsa to control the volume of all different outputs separated?

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Per user tmp?
by Gilboa Davara 01 Sep '08

01 Sep '08

Hello all, Any idea how I can setup a per-user tmp directory? E.g. USER1 has /tmp -> /tmp/USER1, /var/tmp -> /var/tmp/USER1. USER2 has /tmp -> /tmp/USER2, /var/tmp -> /var/tmp/USER2. etc. In short, I want each user to have a private /tmp, and /var/tmp - without having to resort to using virtualized/jailed environment. - Gilboa

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Linksys WRT54G2
by Rich Emberson 01 Sep '08

01 Sep '08

I run Fedora 9 (only, no windows or macs). I recently was given a Linksys WRT54G2 Wireless-G broadband router with its installation CD (which according to the terse instructions has a windows and mac modes - of course no Linux). I want to use this as simply a wireless access point to my existing LAN. I already have a router and DSL internet connection. Anyone have any experience or links which can help me figure out how to use this puppy? Thanks Richard

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Okular + mozplugger?
by Gilboa Davara 01 Sep '08

01 Sep '08

Hello all, Anyone gotten okular working under mozplugger? I tried adding "repeat noisy swallow(okular) fill: okular "$file"" to mozpluggerrc, but okular opens up a new window instead of getting embedded into the existing tab. * Fedora 9, x86_64, KDE 4.1 from updates-testing. - Gilboa * This is most likely a mozplugger bug, but I'm asking just in case.

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PKI graphical tool
by Guillaume 01 Sep '08

01 Sep '08

Hi, I woul like to know if someone in this list use a graphical tool to manage pki infrastructure ? Like creating CA, creating & revoking certificates. If this kind of tools exist, can someone tell me the name :) Thanks. -- Guillaume

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X leaks memory
by Patrick O'Callaghan 01 Sep '08

01 Sep '08

A few days ago I was casually running htop and noticed that the X server seemed to be consuming an inordinate amount of memory. Since I normally leave my session logged in for days at a time, I logged out and the usage immediately dropped to a fraction of what it was. I decided to monitor the usage with the following script (run from a root console): #!/bin/sh X=`pgrep -f /usr/bin/X` period=1800 mkdir -p /tmp/Xleak while : do stamp=`date +%F_%R` grep Vm* /proc/$X/status > /tmp/Xleak/$stamp sleep $period done (this just copies some statistics from the /proc/<pid>/status file to a time-stamped log file every 30 minutes). The results are interesting. Between 5:30pm yesterday and 9am today the usage as reflected by the VmSize statistic went from 450952 KB to 1241608 KB, i.e. almost tripled. It's worth noting that the running apps over this period basically didn't change: evolution, a few Firefox windows, a couple of terminal consoles, a Ktorrent session and a quiescent Pidgin session. The 'xrestop' tool shows total consumption for all 39 clients of X to be 46464 KB (the top user is kwin with under 20MB). The Xleak stats show long periods of no change, which seem to correspond to me not using the machine, with occasional increases and no decreases. It seems fairly clear to me that X is leaking memory. I also collected stats from /proc/<pid>/smaps but the process memory map never changes. I suspect this explains why I've found my system to start becoming sluggish after a few days use, something which has been bothering me for months. Monitoring the situation with htop is illuminating: cpu usage rarely goes over 10%, but whereas in a new session I'm not using any swap space, after a day or two swap is being used more and more, and eventually fills up completely. Not good. This is F9 with an 2.6.25.14-108.fc9.x86_64 kernel on an Intel 965 motherboard, 2GB of RAM, onboard video chipset, running xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.4.99.905-2.20080702.fc9.x86_64 and xorg-x11-drv-i810-2.3.2-2.fc9.x86_64 under KDE 4.1. Has anyone seen this behaviour, or should I bump it upstream, and if so where to? BZ has some reports of apparent leakage (e.g. https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=448503) but I'm not sure it's the same phenomenon. poc

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