Is there a better Alternative to Thunderbird ?
by Mickey
Fedora 14 / KDE
Today my Thunderbird-3.1.7 crashed and sent all my 1500 emails to the
Trash Can. Thunderbird was taking so long to compact and other
things it had to do and locking up my desktop and Web Browser.
In Fedora is there a better email Browser ?
I tried Evolution but it just does not seem to work very good in Fedora 14.
13 years, 2 months
how to change nautilus' default browser?
by Mike Wright
Hi all,
Subject says it all.
I've gone through every option I could find, right clicked everything,
grepped through .nautilus and .gnome2* and haven't the slighted idea why
nautilus insists on opening Chrome when the system default is set to
Firefox.
(IMO Chrome isn't ready for prime time: the Firebug extension for it is
a joke, its UI is tedious; it may be faster at some things but its
shortcomings *way* overwhelm any of its benefits.)
Any takers?
TIA,
Mike Wright
13 years, 2 months
Fedora 14: Shutdown problem
by Terry Barnaby
Hi,
About 1 in 4 times Fedora 14 hangs during shutdown on at least 4 of my systems.
Looking at the shutdown messages (ESC in the splash screen) and adding some
debug statements to /etc/rc.d/rc0.d/S01halt, it hangs after the messages:
"Unmounting file systems"
"init: Re-executing /sbin/init"
with the message:
"mount: you must specify the file system type."
Adding some debug, this appears after the following command is executed:
"fstab-decode mount -n -o ro,remount /dev/sda1 /"
The file system is ext4 on all of the systems and that command looks ok.
Any ideas ?
Terry
13 years, 2 months
Printer marker levels -
by Bob Goodwin
I am plagued with the cryptic message:
Printer "Brother-HL-5140": ";marker-supply-low".
This seems to have begun recently, perhaps with the installation of
F-14, I'm not certain? If I knew what it means I might be able to
fix something, alternatively how to eliminate it if I can't satisfy
whatever it's objecting to.
System-config-printers > Properties tells me "Marker levels
[whatever they are] are not reported for this printer" but the
notice keeps coming up anyway.
I print two copies each of five crossword puzzles every morning and
this notice keeps popping up and blocking part of my screen, an
annoyance and one more thing to keep clicking on!
Suggestions?
Bob
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13 years, 2 months
CHECKSUM is not easily accessible on Fedora Download Page
by Armelius Cameron
Hello,
I know Fedora try to be more user friendly, and the website design that points
to the various download options reflects that. But I think one signficant thing
is missing: the CHECKSUM file is not easily accesible. How can a novice user
know how to check that his/her download is correct and not corrupted ?
Following the link to get fedora from the main page, I ended on this page:
http://fedoraproject.org/en/get-fedora-options#formats
Since I want to get the full DVD install, I follow the link to:
http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/14/Fedora/x86...
x86_64-DVD.iso
That goes to a page that tells me that the download would start shortly (and
it did), but no information about how to check the correctness of the
downloaded file.
There's this box that says: "What should I do with this ISO file?" and a link
to instruction. The second page on the instruction ask to "Verify the
download", but again, no link to point to the CHECKSUM, or how to even verify
the download.
Sure, I can figure out just fine that I can browse the download directory
manually, get the CHECKSUM, and verify it with 'sha256sum' utility. But how
about Aunt Tillie ? How about people who uses Windows to download and may not
have the utility handy ? should there be at least a link to the CHECKSUM file,
or even just display the hash there on the download page, and a quick
instruction on how to check the download ?
Thanks
--
AC
13 years, 2 months
httpd cannot connect via TLS to LDAP server after upgrade to fedora 14
by Ldap Tester
After upgrading a machine from fedora 13 to fedora 14 (with all
updates), I was suddenly unable to get its httpd to authenticate
with my LDAP servers. After connecting my browser to the web server
with https, and typing in my username and password,
I get an Internal Server Error response.
My configuration is:
LDAPTrustedGlobalCert CA_BASE64 /etc/pki/tls/certs/ca-bundle.crt
LDAPTrustedGlobalCert CA_BASE64 /etc/openldap/cacerts/cacert.asc
<Directory /var/www/html/ssl>
AuthType Basic
AuthName "User Login"
AuthBasicProvider ldap
AuthLDAPURL "ldap://serv1.foo.org serv2.foo.org/dc=foo,dc=org" TLS
AuthzLDAPAuthoritative off
require valid-user
SSLOptions +StrictRequire
SSLRequireSSL
</Directory>
The httpd debugging log shows:
auth_ldap authenticate: user XXXX authentication failed;
URI /ssl/staff/index.shtml
[LDAP: ldap_start_tls_s() failed][Connect error]
Changing AuthLDAPURL to use SSL instead of TLS also fails but with:
[LDAP: ldap_simple_bind_s() failed][Can't contact LDAP server]
tcpdump shows that the httpd client connects to the LDAP server,
and is sent:
Start TLSrequest accepted Server willing to negotiate SSL
but no certificate info is exchanged and the client quickly closes
the connection.
Changing AuthLDAPURL to use NONE makes it connect successfully.
serv1 uses a cert purchased from GoDaddy,
and serv2 uses a self signed cert
(which is /etc/openldap/cacerts/cacert.asc).
Both servers are 389-ds.
Both certs mentioned in LDAPTrustedGlobalCert are valid and world
readable. ldapsearch is able to connect to both servers with TLS.
On another machine with the same httpd configuration, but still at
fedora 13, httpd is able to connect securely even
without the LDAPTrustedGlobalCert lines.
As a side note, after upgrading to fedora 14, I had to add
tls_cacertfile /etc/pki/tls/certs/ca-bundle.crt
to /etc/nss_ldap.conf and /etc/pam_ldap.conf
and also add
TLS_CACERT /etc/pki/tls/certs/ca-bundle.crt
to /etc/openldap/ldap.conf
in order to get those to work.
Under fedora 13, everything worked without those lines.
I don't know if this is a problem with httpd's mod_authnz_ldap
or its mod_ldap or with openldap, or just a configuration mistake
on my part, but it used to work before the upgrade.
I have searched all over for an answer to this problem
because I can't believe that I am the only one having it,
but I have found nothing.
I welcome any ideas.
13 years, 2 months
Help coming up to speed
by don fisher
Sorry for the length:-) I have used RedHat/Fedora since the company
started. But for the last few years (since F9) I have been doing
science. I tried to install F14 and found many changes. Much of what one
used accomplish by editing configuration files is now done using GUIs
under Gnome.
I would like to know how the system works at the configuration file
level. What are the switches that can be included on the kernel command
line? Is there any way to control Plymouth so that the commands are
visible and one drops to a login prompt at the end? What is upstart
calling and what files does it modify? When one configures a dual head
display under gnome, what tools are used and what files are modified?
What auto configurations are controlled by HAL and udev and whatever?
Is there a document or book that can purchased/downloaded that explains
what is going on under the covers? I have found fragments via Google.
The software development I preform does not lend itself well to the
desktop environment. Most of my work is done from the command line
and/or under emacs. I currently use fvwm2 with a 6X6 grid of desktops.
If this query is not appropriate for this list, please suggest the
alternative.
Thanks,
don
13 years, 2 months
zfs works in fedora
by ann kok
Hi
ls zfs working in fedora? Can you share?
I can't install it in fedora14
Thank you
13 years, 2 months
OT: bash question
by Mike Wright
Hi all,
Not sure where to find the answer to this question. Google wasn't
helpful. The users on this list are a great repository of knowledge so
I thought to try here.
Is there a bash command that tells an executing script what *its* path
is? Not the path where the user is but where the script is. If not
that then a series of commands that yield the same result? Maybe some
way of using 'ps'?
Has me stumped and my dog-eared "UNIX in a Nutshell" hasn't exposed the
goodies either ;)
TIA,
Mike Wright
13 years, 2 months
Problem with NetworkManager (self-inflicted)
by Dick Roark
It all started with Puppy Linux 5.2. I setup a LiveCD and jumped in to get
familiar with it. I had some trouble with connectivity. I eventually got
around to trying my linksys Wireless-G dongle. This showed some promise
although I was unable to find the correct Puppy driver for the dongle and
eventually removed the Wireless-G and shelved that project. Later on, I
tried to log on with Fedora and found that NetworkManager was now unusable.
Okay, after fiddling around with it for a while, I did a complete reinstall
of Fedora (including reformatting the disk) and low-and-behold
NetworkManager still doesn't work. I would have thought the Fedora reinstall
would have installed the correct driver but apparently it didn't. I am able
to send this because I have plugged the Wireless-G back in. (aargh!) Has
anyone ever seen this sort of thing?
13 years, 2 months
