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using redhat 9.0 , using swat to configure samba (localhost:901), it seems to work. I get the error message "Couldn't display smb/// because no host "null" could be found. Check that the spelling is correct and that your proxy settings are correct." I am using vmware 4.0.5 and windows xp …

I am having troubles running apache because of a port 80 problem. I have XP.

I want to create a PHP script that users can upload an image (logo) into some directory.... well anyways long story short... the only way that I seem to be able to create this upload script is by setting the images folder to chmod 777 is there any drawbacks to …

Hi I'm goint to have two web servers, one linux and another windows. I want have two webs in same domain. I want go to [url="http://www.mydomain.com/"]http://www.mydomain.com[/url] and enter to linux webserver, and writing [url="http://www.mydomain.com/any"]http://www.mydomain.com/any[/url] go to windows webserver. But I want to Url don't change of domainname. I want to …

Hello guys, i got live CD ubuntu linux. I've never tried linux before, and I decided to test it first, see how it looks and similar stuff. I placed cd in cdrom and after a few minutes I had a fully functional ubuntu linux. Now, my question is: Is it …

I'm having a huge problem trying to get samba to work. I want to be able to put my Redhat 7.3 box onto my Windows workgroup. My linux box can see my windows pcs fine, but not the other way around. My linux box appears in Network Neighborhood in windows, …

Hi everyone, Don't ask me why but my only way out is to run second instance of Apache 2 on my RHEN3 with different configuration. Software that I use requires Apache for itself. I want to be able to start/stop these instances individually and independently. Thanks for all your help/hints …

hi I have apache2 in suse10. everything went smooth. now when im adding a user using useradd command it creates the user but i cant find it under /home directory. do you knw where it is or would i be able to make changes to .conf file in order to …

I have been using knoppix for data recovery and forensics work for about 6 months (on and off ). I want to install it onto a P3 machine i have. What i want to know is how easy it is to install stuff like my Broadband modem and get the …

Hi all, I recently installed Mandrake 2005 LE Micro on one of my machines, and it's my first real attempt at linux admin. what I would like to do is setup mandrake to do most of the things that I've got going on windows (watching .nsv streams, using DC++, music, …

I have my harddisk with Windows XP and Mandrake 9.2 in dual boot. When i installed Mandrake i tried to create a boot disk but i always receive a error message. After the instalation i try again and receive a new error message, it seems that the boot disk is …

hi really this issue is troubling: I exported the database structure using the phpmyadmin as harry.sql from my local system.now I went to company server/cpanel /mysql database.created a user with username and password. I would like to import this file and I tried the same way that I used to …

hi all I have installed apache server on my comp. people on the LAN can access it by my IP address. But I would like them to access it using an easier text name....not the complicated nos. Is there any way to do this...and what are the precautions I need …

Hi, I already set up apache. How do I set it to a domain name? Do I have to buy the name? Thanx.

hi in my college we are using debian operating systems to install apache 5. now would i be able to install apache in redhat operating system and use the same commands as debian system? thanx

You can read about my linux experience here: [url]http://www.gabrielvilla.com/forum/?p=9[/url] and my question is about Gentoo. I decided to install Gentoo, but after printing pages of the installation guide, I could not get too far. Two things??? is there a ditro as good as gentoo (not red hat or mandrake or …

I recently noticed in my packages I did not install KDE or Gnome. Does it matter? Which is best. Is there any optimization for Linux like in Windows? Thanks:lol:

:rolleyes: i recently installed a new sony dvd drive in my dell optiplex gxp1 mid tower. when i loaded the drivers from the software provided w/ the dvd, i booted the system as instructed. i assume my installation of cable & jumpers are correct :?: i removed a cd rom …

Hi people. I'm having alot of problems with a peice of CGI mail form that I'm trying to use. Everytime I click send I get a 405 error. I have been led to believe that it generally means I have a permission problem. I've checked the permissions on the CGI-BIN …

I'm running kubuntu 5.04, and I am having lots of trouble setting my scroll wheel to work. specifically, in Konqueror or other web browsers. The mouse is a standard, two button and scroll wheel mouse. the applicable portion of my xorg.conf file follows: [CODE]Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Mouse1" Driver "mouse" Option …

Hi, I thought I would give linux a try. Is there a free version that is similar to linspire that I can download online? Also, can I set-up windows xp and linux with that MS Virtual PC? Thanks

Dani Could you look into this if you had time, probably would not take that long for you. For the higher level URL's to get into the gallery system, I have this in my .htaccess: [CODE]RewriteEngine On RewriteRule ^index.html index.php [L,NC] RewriteRule ^rantgirl([0-9]+).html$ index.php?rgom=$1 [L,NC] RewriteRule ^rgom([0-9]+)-(.*).html$ browseimages.php?c=$1 [L,NC][/CODE] I …

Let me make sure I am clear. If i plan to host my own domain name all I need to do is: 1. purchase a domain name of my choosing 2. setup my server accordingly to host my site 3. setup an email server to host my mail is this …

Hey, Im trying to install mplayer in my FC4 system, but on giving the RPM commands, I get an error "libpng.so.2 is required". Where do I download this file from? Also, if you can suggest any other player capable of playing DivX movies, it'd be great. When I used mplayer …

Hi Folks...thank you for your help. I just built my newest rig and loaded SUSE 9.2 Pro rather than XP Pro. I really love the OS except that the gaming experience is lacking. I'm trying to boot Linux UT 2003 off an old copy of the game CDs. I found …

Hello, I have an oldish P3 IBM Thinkpad R30 with 128 of RAM (But 8mb is shared with the graphics card). It came with M$ Windows 98 and I would like to install linux onto t. I have some linux experience, mainly on older network servers. However, I am dubious …

I am getting an old sony laptop (PI-2XXish, 32ram, 1 gig HD) that I am about to rebuild for myself (maxing RAM and adding a bigger HD when I do.) I planned to do a Debian min install and add what I need to keep resources as free as possible, …

I want to create a simple aim bot which can read my my e-mail, i want it to be able to tell me the weather and i want it to tell me my schedule. can any1 help me? ive tried webcomics.com/bots but it didnt wotk wat is Net :: AIM …

Hi. I am running FC4 and I am trying to set up an intranet web server. So far, i installed Apcahe 2.0. Everything works to the point where i have created webpages. The problem is computers within my network cannot see the webpages without typing in the IP address (ie: …

about a week ago, i installed fedora core3 on my machine, and all went well. after approx five days, the hard disc expired, probably due to being constantly overwritten by dariks nuke disk, as i experimented with various linux distro's trying to get on the net without the use of …

Ok so here's the thing I have a site with the directory /forum/ If you go to that directory it shows a directory listing. This is not something that I want. The reason for this directory showing though is because the index page is .php. I was told that I …

Ok so you are having the same problem I am. You wanted to hide your directory listing because you were worried about someone seeing it and being able to manipulate it. Or your index directory wasn't Index.html, it was something like Index.php, and you thought it just looked sloppy having …

Hi, folks! I need to use Desktop Sharing in Red Hat 9, but when I start the program I receive the error message "Cannot find KInetD. Have you restarted KDE after installation?". I searched for this message at google.com and found some threads, but all of them without answers. If …

hi when i tried installing /usr/bin/perl -MCPAN -e 'install "Template"' it gives me this error message what sould be done make: *** [test_dynamic] Error 2 /usr/bin/make test -- NOT OK Running make install make test had returned bad status, won't install without force so what sould be done. every sugestion …

Short and simple, I installed Windows XP and Solaris 10 on same disk in order to create same development enviroment like at school where we use Solaris in our labs. I got new hard disk because old one was small. Firstly with use of XP instalation CD I created partition …

Hi, I have toshiba laptop which comes with XP Home. I would like to Install Fedora as a dual boot along with XP Home. I downloaded the software and converted the ISO file to a DVD. When I booted the DVD it started the preparation for Installation. When It came …

Hi I have installed apache (httpd-2.0.53.tar.bz2) on Fedora Core 3. Whenever I start the service using the command /usr/local/apache2/bin/apachectl start, it starts successfully. In my browser if I give [url]http://localhost/[/url] or [url]http://127.0.0.1/[/url] the page opens properly without any error. But if i give [url]http://210.214.26.124/[/url] (which is my ip).......................it shows connection …

I'm having some serious-sounding trouble using a fat32 partition with linux. here are all (i think) the important stats: Distro: Kubuntu 5.04 fstab: ... /dev/hdb5 /home/../storage FAT32 user,gir=users,chmod=7777 0 0 ... command: mount -t vfat /dev/hdb5 /home/../storage after it is mounted properly, (I'm working on my XP boot right now, …

<no0ob alert> The only experience I have with mod_rewrite is to upload all the rules generated by wordpress or those by my ultra helpful friends :o </noob alert> Here's what I want to do - every request made for [url]http://www.domain.com/forumdisplay.php?t=xyz[/url] and [url]http://www.domain.com/showthread.php?t=xyz[/url] should be redirected to [url]http://www.domain.com/forums/forumdisplay,php?t=xyz[/url] and [url]http://www.domain.com/forums/showthread.php?t=xyz[/url] respectively! …

My Robots.txt Was Not Blocking Out Sites From Any Search Engine. A Friend Suggested That I Should Create An .htaccess File During A Web Search Using Google, Yahoo, Excite, Msn, Altavista, Hotbot, Infoseek, Lycos, Overture, Ask Jeeves, Teoma, Or Other Search Engines, I "do Not" Want These Sites To Be …

I've tried different approaches on this and am losing the battle - perhaps someone here will have some guidance that could help me to be winning! the url is normally like [B]arecipe.jsp?name=Cheese+Pizza&ingredient=Flour&culture=Italian&Type=[/B] I would like that to look in the browser something like [B]arecipe.jsp/name/Cheese+Pizza/ingredient/Flour/Culture/Italian[/B] and then in the example type …

hi all i m having one problem in while writing dvd from command prompt in linux i m having /dev/scd0 as my externel dvd writer command i m using is growisofs -M /dev/scd0=/home/backup but this command is not executing its comming up with problem that its not an iso file …

hi all i m having one assigmnet. please help me in solving thati need to write one script for linux fedora core3. in wich i want to mount one file system to some place and then check that weather that partation is mounted or not now i have to select …

I think im going to connect another computer to the Internet under linux. As I am a complete Linux noob I dont know very much about it. I'm going to put it on an old computer (96 mb ram p 266) I'm going to put on SuSE 8.0 cause newer …

im seriously thinking about installing knoppix to my hdd i was gonna partition my C: drive. But im gonna purchase a new hdd in the near future and install linux on that. After gathering info to go about this ive found i need a grub or lilo for dual boot …

hi, i'm new to linux, have installed FC2, done some C programs, got the printer working, and thats about it! can anyone plz tell me the steps needed to get the cd roms (R/W) to work on FC2? exactly which application is associated with video file types? thanks.

Actually a Double-Barrel question Can I use Alias, Redirect, or do I need to set up a Virtual Host situation? Apache/1.1.33(Win32)mod_perl/1.29_01-dev Running on an XP machine which recieves My DSL via Bellsouths' Westell External Modem. XP then connects My LAN(three machines) to the Internet via ICS. The folders I need …

I am wondering is it possible to have linux gentoo and Xp on the same computer with XP as my mine, i wanna have XP for just regular stuff but i also want to use linux for programming

the title leading to this post is a typo, the title should read: "DMA disabled" someone please correct it, or delete this post. Hi Everytime I start up linux it gives me a message that the dma is disabled, and I cant figure out how to enable it. Hard drive …

Right, I have a dual PII 266mhz each Compaq Proliant 1600r Rackmount Server with 512mb of ram, IDE CD, 2gb IDE HDD, and 3 2gb SCSI HDD'S. Should I install GRUB for fedora on had1 or sda1. The IDE HDD is new by the way. I know the server is …