Ubuntu Forums

[ubuntu] How can all users mount pendrives (/etc/fstab)

frenchn00b — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:42:07 GMT

How can all users mount pendrives (/etc/fstab)

[ubuntu] Force use of i386 repository on lpia

JonForTheWin@gmail.com — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:40:46 GMT

I want to use repositories hosting i386 or i686 packages on Ubuntu 9.10 lpia so I don't have to dpkg -i --force-architecture manually.

How can I force apt to use these repositories?

[all variants] Cause for concern?

Cuco3 — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:40:45 GMT

This article, titled "Is 2009 the year of Linux malware?" explains how Malware can be ran on a linux computer that can trick the user into giving control of their system to the program.

What do you guys think? Is this a serious threat? I was able to edit all those folder locations without a password prompt for authorization (considering they're all in my home folder, my account has permission to those folders).

[ubuntu] Cannot connect to own FTP server via any browser

prshah — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:39:24 GMT

Hello all,

I am using VSFTPD on my home server to allow users to connect and access/manipulate their files remotely.

I am able to connect to the VSFTPD server using the command line and using nautilus's ftp://... I can access and manipulate my files correctly.

However, when I try to connect through a browser (testing Firefox and Windows IE), I am unable to connect. I get the prompt for username and password, which I then enter correctly, and I get the response (in firefox) "Error 550: Permission Denied". In IE, I get "200 switching to ASCII mode 550 Permission Denied"

Other ftp clients work well.

Any suggestions on what I need to do to get FTP access via the browser?

Tech level: Intermediate, comfortable with command line, vi, etc.

Thanks in advance...

Problem making mysql visible from other computer

Elv13 — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:35:48 GMT

Hi,

I edited /etc/mysql/my.conf and changed the bind adress from 127.0.0.1 to 192.168.2.238 in order to be able to use other frontend, but I can't connect anymore.

Quote:

mysql -u root --password="myPassword" -h 192.168.2.238
ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'root'@'lepagee-mediaserver.local' (using password: YES)

The strange thing is that I can still connect on localhost:

Code:

mysql -u root --password="mypassword" -h 127.0.0.1

Welcome to the MySQL monitor.  Commands end with ; or \g.

Your MySQL connection id is 344

Server version: 5.1.37-1ubuntu5 (Ubuntu)



Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the current input statement.



mysql>

So the change did not worked. Here is my /etc/mysql/my.cnf:

Code:

#

# The MySQL database server configuration file.

#

# You can copy this to one of:

# - "/etc/mysql/my.cnf" to set global options,

# - "~/.my.cnf" to set user-specific options.

# 

# One can use all long options that the program supports.

# Run program with --help to get a list of available options and with

# --print-defaults to see which it would actually understand and use.

#

# For explanations see

# http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/server-system-variables.html



# This will be passed to all mysql clients

# It has been reported that passwords should be enclosed with ticks/quotes

# escpecially if they contain "#" chars...

# Remember to edit /etc/mysql/debian.cnf when changing the socket location.

[client]

port                = 3306

socket                = /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock



# Here is entries for some specific programs

# The following values assume you have at least 32M ram



# This was formally known as [safe_mysqld]. Both versions are currently parsed.

[mysqld_safe]

socket                = /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock

nice                = 0



[mysqld]

#

# * Basic Settings

#



#

# * IMPORTANT

#   If you make changes to these settings and your system uses apparmor, you may

#   also need to also adjust /etc/apparmor.d/usr.sbin.mysqld.

#



user                = mysql

pid-file        = /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid

socket                = /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock

port                = 3306

basedir                = /usr

datadir                = /var/lib/mysql

tmpdir                = /tmp

skip-external-locking

#

# Instead of skip-networking the default is now to listen only on

# localhost which is more compatible and is not less secure.

bind-address                = 192.168.2.238

#

# * Fine Tuning

#

key_buffer                = 16M

max_allowed_packet        = 16M

thread_stack                = 192K

thread_cache_size       = 8

# This replaces the startup script and checks MyISAM tables if needed

# the first time they are touched

myisam-recover         = BACKUP

#max_connections        = 100

#table_cache            = 64

#thread_concurrency     = 10

#

# * Query Cache Configuration

#

query_cache_limit        = 1M

query_cache_size        = 16M

#

# * Logging and Replication

#

# Both location gets rotated by the cronjob.

# Be aware that this log type is a performance killer.

# As of 5.1 you can enable the log at runtime!

#general_log_file        = /var/log/mysql/mysql.log

#general_log             = 1

#

# Error logging goes to syslog due to /etc/mysql/conf.d/mysqld_safe_syslog.cnf.

#

# Here you can see queries with especially long duration

#log_slow_queries        = /var/log/mysql/mysql-slow.log

#long_query_time = 2

#log-queries-not-using-indexes

#

# The following can be used as easy to replay backup logs or for replication.

# note: if you are setting up a replication slave, see README.Debian about

#       other settings you may need to change.

#server-id                = 1

#log_bin                        = /var/log/mysql/mysql-bin.log

expire_logs_days        = 10

max_binlog_size         = 100M

#binlog_do_db                = include_database_name

#binlog_ignore_db        = include_database_name

#

# * InnoDB

#

# InnoDB is enabled by default with a 10MB datafile in /var/lib/mysql/.

# Read the manual for more InnoDB related options. There are many!

#

# * Security Features

#

# Read the manual, too, if you want chroot!

# chroot = /var/lib/mysql/

#

# For generating SSL certificates I recommend the OpenSSL GUI "tinyca".

#

# ssl-ca=/etc/mysql/cacert.pem

# ssl-cert=/etc/mysql/server-cert.pem

# ssl-key=/etc/mysql/server-key.pem







[mysqldump]

quick

quote-names

max_allowed_packet        = 16M



[mysql]

#no-auto-rehash        # faster start of mysql but no tab completition



[isamchk]

key_buffer                = 16M



#

# * IMPORTANT: Additional settings that can override those from this file!

#   The files must end with '.cnf', otherwise they'll be ignored.

#

!includedir /etc/mysql/conf.d/

[ubuntu] DSL connection problem

jerunjose — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:31:07 GMT

hi ..

i am an absolute newbie to ubuntu ,,

i tried going through the "absolute beginner talk" but couldn't find what i was looking for ..

heres my problem :

i am having bridged connection (requires username and password to connect to the internet)

i tried the method suggested by many :

open terminal
sudo pppoeconf
(it asks for password and i enter it )
then a window opens up telling :
" I found 3 ethernet devices
eth0
pan0
wlan0

are all you ethernet interfaces listed above"

i select yes

and then it starts "scanning device"
first eth0, pan0 and wlan0
then eth0(multi-modem mode)
same for pan0 and wlan0

finished by sayin:
" sorry i scanned 3 interfaces but access contrator of your provider did not respond.. please check your ntw and modem cables. another reason for the scan failure may also be another running pppoe process which controls the modem"

selected ok (the only option available)

ok and just for additional details ..

i am using ubuntu 9.04 ,, my net connection has been configured as static ip . (in windows i have to enter the ip address and DNS server addresses)

thats where i stand now ......

i really need your help ppl ..

i need to start using ubuntu for my final year project..

[ubuntu] Video playing on a specific site

aroha — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:27:53 GMT

bout flash players and "tvolucion"
Hello there Ubuntu community members !
As a newbie, I have got heaps of questions every day, and always get the right answer from you guys !

In this country, there is a website for videos called tvolucion.com
I really can not understand why their videos can not be played using our Operating System; can only be played using either a macintosh or a windows based Pc.

Is there any tweak, trick, or anything you can suggest that I get from open source software like gnash (maybe) ?

I am not very computer literate, all I have read on the net says that this tvolucion site has to do with a flash player.

I am really looking forward to hearing from you guys !
Aroha

Ps.- I am running karmic koala- netbook remix- on my acer asper one

:popcorn:

[ubuntu] Small partition - need to extend

Bambidub — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:27:16 GMT

Hi, I'm new to the forums but have been dabbling with ubuntu and xubuntu for a while now.

When I decided to get ubuntu up and running again I discovered the wubi installer for windows. Using this I installed ubuntu onto a small partition as for some reason it didnt like being on anything other than C:

Heres the problem:

I have nearly run out of space on my partition but I have lots of space in other partitions. Is there any way I can extend the partition or use another partition for installed programs in ubuntu?

Sorry If this is a bit unclear I'm quite tired.

Thanks all.

Ash

[all variants] dual screen and fullscreen

ffxigotenks — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:26:34 GMT

I have a dual screen setup that runs well with only a couple of current issues. right now whenever I start something fullscreen (like the einstein puzzle) it either turns the second monitor off, or it clones the first onto the second, I'd like to be able to play fullscreen in one monitor and chat in another, any ideas? here's my xorg.conf

Code:

# /.../                                                       

# SaX generated X11 config file                               

# Created on: 2008-07-06T11:12:44-0500.                       

#                                                             

# Version: 8.1                                                

# Contact: Marcus Schaefer , 2005                

# Contact: SaX-User list 

#                                                                             

# Automatically generated by [ISaX] (8.1)                                     

# PLEASE DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE!                                               

#                                                                             

# commented out by update-manager, HAL is now used                            

#Section "InputDevice"                                                        

#       Identifier  "Keyboard[0]"                                             

#       Driver      "kbd"                                                     

#       Option      "Protocol" "Standard"                                     

#       Option      "XkbLayout" "us"                                          

#       Option      "XkbModel" "microsoftpro"                                 

#       Option      "XkbRules" "xfree86"                                      

#EndSection                                                                   

# commented out by update-manager, HAL is now used                            

#Section "InputDevice"                                                        

#       Identifier  "Mouse[1]"                                                

#       Driver      "mouse"                                                   

#       Option      "Buttons" "5"                                             

#       Option      "Device" "/dev/input/mice"                                

#       Option      "Name" "Logitech TrackMan Wheel"                          

#       Option      "Protocol" "explorerps/2"                                 

#       Option      "Vendor" "Sysp"                                           

#       Option      "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"                                      

#EndSection                                                                   



Section "Files"

        FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/misc:unscaled"

        FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/local"        

        FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled"

        FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled"

        FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/Type1"          

        FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/URW"            

        FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/Speedo"         

        FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/PEX"            

        FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/cyrillic"       

        FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/latin2/misc:unscaled"

        FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/latin2/75dpi:unscaled"

        FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/latin2/100dpi:unscaled"

        FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/latin2/Type1"          

        FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/latin7/75dpi:unscaled" 

        FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/baekmuk:unscaled"      

        FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/japanese:unscaled"     

        FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/kwintv"                

        FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/truetype"              

        FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/uni:unscaled"          

        FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/CID"                   

        FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/ucs/misc:unscaled"     

        FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/ucs/75dpi:unscaled"    

        FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/ucs/100dpi:unscaled"   

        FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/hellas/misc:unscaled"  

        FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/hellas/75dpi:unscaled" 

        FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/hellas/100dpi:unscaled"

        FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/hellas/Type1"          

        FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/misc/sgi:unscaled"     

        FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/xtest"                 

        FontPath     "/opt/kde3/share/fonts"                  

        # commented out by update-manager, HAL is now used    

        #       InputDevices   "/dev/gpmdata"                 

        # commented out by update-manager, HAL is now used    

        #       InputDevices   "/dev/input/mice"              

EndSection                                                    



Section "Monitor"

        Identifier   "aticonfig-Monitor[0]"

        Option      "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"

        Option      "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"

        Option      "DPMS" "true"                              

EndSection                                                     



Section "Screen"

        Identifier "aticonfig-Screen[0]"

        Device     "aticonfig-Device[0]"

        Monitor    "aticonfig-Monitor[0]"

        DefaultDepth    24               

        SubSection "Display"             

                Viewport  0 0            

                Depth     24             

                Modes    "1600x1200@60" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"

                Virtual 2304 1024                                     

        EndSubSection                                                 

EndSection                                                            



Section "Module"

        Load  "dbe"

        Load  "type1"

        Load  "freetype"

        Load  "extmod"  

        Load  "glx"     

#       Load  "dri"     

        SubSection "extmod"

                Option  "omit xfree86-dga"

        EndSubSection                     

EndSection                                



Section "DRI"

        Group        "video"

        Mode         0666   

EndSection                  



Section "Extensions"

        Option      "Composite" "Enable"

EndSection                              



Section "ServerLayout"

        Identifier     "Layout[all]"

        Screen      0  "aticonfig-Screen[0]" 0 0

        Option      "Clone" "on"                

        Option      "Xinerama" "off"            

        # commented out by update-manager, HAL is now used

        #       InputDevice    "Keyboard[0]" "CoreKeyboard"

        # commented out by update-manager, HAL is now used 

        #       InputDevice    "Mouse[1]" "CorePointer"    

EndSection                                                 



Section "Device"

        Identifier  "aticonfig-Device[0]"

        Option      "DesktopSetup" "horizontal"

        Option      "MonitorLyaout" "AUTO,AUTO"

        Option      "EnablePrivateBackZ" "yes" 

        Option      "UseInternalAGPGART" "no"  

        Option      "UseFastTLS" "2"           

        Option      "Mode2" "1024x768"         

        BusID       "PCI:2:0:0"

        Option      "XAANoOffscreenPixmaps" "true"

        Driver  "radeon"

EndSection



Section "Modes"

        Identifier     "Modes[0]"

EndSection



Section "ServerFlags"

        Option      "AIGLX" "on"

        Option      "AllowMouseOpenFail" "on"

        Option      "IgnoreABI" "on"

        Option      "ZapWarning" "on"

EndSection

oh and if it matters it's an ATI AiW 2006 edition (X1300) on karmic

[ubuntu] Can we do secure PPTP over the SSH, in security, like a VPN?

frenchn00b — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:25:12 GMT

Since Openvpn is too complicated, i.e. not Human to be installed and not standard, as microsoft, PPTP over SSH could be a solution?

Is this secured? Any ideas how to make it, if it is still an up to date way to be in our network?

Is PPTP still valuable tool. It is said not to use it anymore.

If ok, is there HOWTO / TUTO good for Debian Squeeze?

Code:

I'm one of those paranoid types. Is it possible to ssh tunnel my samba mount?



Sure it is. The following lines on a shell should have the desired result.

ssh -f -N -L 9900:myserver.cims.nyu.edu:139 myname@myserver.cims.nyu.edu



mount -t smbfs -o username=myname,port=9900 //localhost/myname /local.mount.point

can I do something like this for pptp? whcih port?

pptp is not secure but is more standard than openvpn.
openvpn needs lot of exe and complication.
You take windows XP, setup the connection with pptp and it works
no openvpn exe files.

--
I found this doc. but ok , http://help.lockergnome.com/windows/...ict555941.html

[ubuntu] Thumbs up for Kino.

NJC — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:23:27 GMT

I had typically had poor luck with Linux video editors. I've tried Kdenlive, Avidemux and Kino (and probably others I've forgotten). I've only used Kino once before for a few mins and don't have video editing experience. But I wanted to mash 2 videos togethers - one mp4 and the other flv.

Kino was PERFECT for this editing. I dragged the videos into a window, imported and easily edited out the pertinent sections before Exporting the 2 videos into one mpeg file. I'm impressed - very easy and intuitive for editing work.

[ubuntu] Better window switcher?

ThomasJ02 — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:22:36 GMT

Can anyone recommend a utility or configuration that enables easier switching between lots of windows on a single desktop? I usually have 3 emacs frames, a browser, and a couple terminals open at any given time while I code.

Switching between these with just Alt-Tab has become difficult - I often have to cycle between a half-dozen different icons and watch the screen at the same time to see which window is highlighted so I know when to release the Alt key to switch. Is there any better solution?

[ubuntu] Upgrade to 9.10 failed, cannot boot

Culler — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:22:21 GMT

I tried upgrading from 9.04 to 9.10, the upgrade failed (something about system in an unusable state around halfway of installing) and I had to reboot, now I can't reach the desktop. The error is:

One or more of the mounts listed in /etc/fstab cannot yet be mounted:
(ESC for recovery shell)
/: waiting for /dev/disk/by-uuid/02cdfa0e-4c7e-4628-ae88-dc577914efb8
/tmp: waiting for (null)
swap: waiting for UUID=af46fa52-580d-414f-ac78-dde763885032
/proc/bus/usb: waiting for none

Any suggestions?

[ubuntu] No sound Jaunty

tapas_mishra — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:20:00 GMT

this is out put of cat /proc/modules

snd 62756 16 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,sn d_seq_oss,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_de vice, Live 0xf7d52000
soundcore 15200 1 snd, Live 0xf7c74000

I installed VLC it is showing me the video being played but sound is missing what should I do

[ubuntu] help get sound in 9.10

elliotn — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:19:29 GMT

please peeps help me get sound in my 9.10. all worked outa the box except sound. I have 2 sound cards. a pci crystal fusion and a sis ac97 onboard card. am desperate plz help