Redhat-install-list Digest, Vol 25, Issue 6

shiva shiva at dynamar.com.sg
Tue Mar 7 03:37:04 UTC 2006


Hello friends,

How very new to linux, i'm able to install redhat ver 9, now i need to
configure NFS server any one can give step by step instruction.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Shiva shankar.s

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>    1. Sharing Printer (brad.mugleston at comcast.net)
>    2. Re: Sharing Printer (karlp at ourldsfamily.com)
>    3. Re[2]: 11. Re[4]: Install RHEL 4 into IBM x346 (Milis) (Milis)
>    4. Re: Sharing Printer (brad.mugleston at comcast.net)
>    5. RE: Sharing Printer (Otto Haliburton)
>    6. RE: Sharing Printer (brad.mugleston at comcast.net)
>    7. Re: Sharing Printer (Kevin Raber)
>    8. Re: Sharing Printer (karlp at ourldsfamily.com)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2006 16:59:16 -0700 (MST)
> From: brad.mugleston at comcast.net
> Subject: Sharing Printer
> To: Red Hat Install <Redhat-install-list at redhat.com>
> Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.62.0603051656050.12551 at mugleston.mugs.net>
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> I've got SAMBA set up on my Linux computer and my son is over and
> he needs to connet his XP notebook to the network to print on my
> printer.
>
> XP is all messed up, it's nothing like anything I've played with
> before and I can't seem to get it to even find my printer or any
> of my shared drives.  I was able to figure out how to set up a
> workgroup on his computer that matched the one on my Linux
> machine (same as the other windows computers use).
>
> He is getting on the wireless network in the house and that part
> works OK.
>
> Anyway, how does an XP connect to my Linux drives and printer.
>
> Thanks
>
> Brad Mugleston, KI0OT
>
> There are 10 types of people in this world.  Those that
> understand binary and those that don't.
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2006 18:30:26 -0700 (MST)
> From: karlp at ourldsfamily.com
> Subject: Re: Sharing Printer
> To: "Getting started with Red Hat Linux"
> <redhat-install-list at redhat.com>
> Message-ID:
> <20725.198.60.114.90.1141608626.squirrel at webmail.ourldsfamily.com>
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>
> On Sun, March 5, 2006 4:59 pm, brad.mugleston at comcast.net said:
> > I've got SAMBA set up on my Linux computer and my son is over and
> > he needs to connet his XP notebook to the network to print on my
> > printer.
> >
> > XP is all messed up, it's nothing like anything I've played with
> > before and I can't seem to get it to even find my printer or any
> > of my shared drives.  I was able to figure out how to set up a
> > workgroup on his computer that matched the one on my Linux
> > machine (same as the other windows computers use).
> >
> > He is getting on the wireless network in the house and that part
> > works OK.
> >
> > Anyway, how does an XP connect to my Linux drives and printer.
>
> I think you have to setup the login name he uses on XP as a user on the
> Linux Samba server. Either that or the name of the XP Computer. You've got
a
> good start with the workgroup name, but in my experience it's not
necessary
> if you set the other part up. I apologize for not knowing whether it's the
> PC name or the login name. To see the syntax, however, type addsmbuser at
#
> and see what it says.
>
> HTH
>
> Karl
>
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Brad Mugleston, KI0OT
> >
> > There are 10 types of people in this world.  Those that
> > understand binary and those that don't.
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> Message: 3
> Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 09:23:04 +0700
> From: Milis <milis at ogs-id.com>
> Subject: Re[2]: 11. Re[4]: Install RHEL 4 into IBM x346 (Milis)
> To: Rick Stevens <rstevens at vitalstream.com>
> Cc: Getting started with Red Hat Linux
> <redhat-install-list at redhat.com>
> Message-ID: <155396037.20060306092304 at sur.ogs-id.com>
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> Rick,
>
> today I've been finish install RHEL 4 u1 on IBM X346 while
> installation well done and smoothly. and I use driver from adaptec to
> get a320raid, but I have a question about clustering on RHEL using
> IBM EXP400, now I would like to configure my EXP400 for clustering,
> and I already use driver from from IBM and follow instruction from
> http://wiki.linux-ha.org but this HW could not show up on my Linux
> Box, what this driver need to compile kernel to get this device ?
> while i use firewire i got driver from http://otn.oracle.com.
> if you have some experience to build clustering using EXP400 pls let
> you share knowledge.
> your kind support is highly appreciate.
>
> -- 
> Tks & Best regards,
> Andi EP
> IT Engineer
> mailto:milis at ogs-id.com
>
>
>
> Friday, March 3, 2006, 8:09:20 AM, you wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 2006-03-02 at 17:07 -0800, Steve Rieger wrote:
> >> Milis wrote:
> >> > Steve,
> >> >
> >> > is that a tools? or kind of script?
> >> > sorry if this like stupid question.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> kickstart
>
> > Actually, it's the configuration file kickstart uses.
>
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > - Rick Stevens, Senior Systems Engineer     rstevens at vitalstream.com -
> > - VitalStream, Inc.                       http://www.vitalstream.com -
> > -
> > -    I don't suffer from insanity...I enjoy every minute of it!
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> ------------------------------
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> Message: 4
> Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2006 19:38:36 -0700 (MST)
> From: brad.mugleston at comcast.net
> Subject: Re: Sharing Printer
> To: Getting started with Red Hat Linux
> <redhat-install-list at redhat.com>
> Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.62.0603051934040.12551 at mugleston.mugs.net>
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> On Sun, 5 Mar 2006 karlp at ourldsfamily.com wrote:
>
> > On Sun, March 5, 2006 4:59 pm, brad.mugleston at comcast.net said:
> > > I've got SAMBA set up on my Linux computer and my son is over and
> > > he needs to connet his XP notebook to the network to print on my
> > > printer.
> > >
> > > XP is all messed up, it's nothing like anything I've played with
> > > before and I can't seem to get it to even find my printer or any
> > > of my shared drives.  I was able to figure out how to set up a
> > > workgroup on his computer that matched the one on my Linux
> > > machine (same as the other windows computers use).
> > >
> > > He is getting on the wireless network in the house and that part
> > > works OK.
> > >
> > > Anyway, how does an XP connect to my Linux drives and printer.
> >
> > I think you have to setup the login name he uses on XP as a user on the
> > Linux Samba server. Either that or the name of the XP Computer. You've
got a
> > good start with the workgroup name, but in my experience it's not
necessary
> > if you set the other part up. I apologize for not knowing whether it's
the
> > PC name or the login name. To see the syntax, however, type addsmbuser
at #
> > and see what it says.
> >
> > HTH
> >
> > Karl
> >
> Karl,
>
> Thanks for the help but I can't figure it out - yet.  The command
> addsmbuser didn't work but I found smbadduser which doesn't like
> anything I put in.  The computer name is DFOPH071 (assigned from
> the install I guess) but smbadduser DFOPH071 gives and error
> looking for a different format.
>
> He doesn't have to login onto his computer, it just boots and he
> is there.  I'll try to do some more web searches - I had to
> borrow his computer to run my tax software and now I can't
> print it out.  8^(
>
> Brad
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 5
> Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2006 21:45:26 -0600
> From: "Otto Haliburton" <ottohaliburton at comcast.net>
> Subject: RE: Sharing Printer
> To: "'Getting started with Red Hat Linux'"
> <redhat-install-list at redhat.com>
> Message-ID: <007c01c640d0$67e7d660$4701a8c0 at C515816A>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>
> As a emergency method until someone helps you, it is a laptop so just
> connect the printer directly to the laptop and  do your printing, save you
> time of having to figure out how to get it working. Personally I have no
> problem printing to a printer on linux from xp, but have never been able
to
> print to a printer on xp from linux, but then I don't spend anytime trying
> to figure it out.  Like I said do the quick fix and solve the other when
you
> have a lot of spare time
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: redhat-install-list-bounces at redhat.com
[mailto:redhat-install-list-
> > bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of brad.mugleston at comcast.net
> > Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2006 8:39 PM
> > To: Getting started with Red Hat Linux
> > Subject: Re: Sharing Printer
> >
> > On Sun, 5 Mar 2006 karlp at ourldsfamily.com wrote:
> >
> > > On Sun, March 5, 2006 4:59 pm, brad.mugleston at comcast.net said:
> > > > I've got SAMBA set up on my Linux computer and my son is over and
> > > > he needs to connet his XP notebook to the network to print on my
> > > > printer.
> > > >
> > > > XP is all messed up, it's nothing like anything I've played with
> > > > before and I can't seem to get it to even find my printer or any
> > > > of my shared drives.  I was able to figure out how to set up a
> > > > workgroup on his computer that matched the one on my Linux
> > > > machine (same as the other windows computers use).
> > > >
> > > > He is getting on the wireless network in the house and that part
> > > > works OK.
> > > >
> > > > Anyway, how does an XP connect to my Linux drives and printer.
> > >
> > > I think you have to setup the login name he uses on XP as a user on
the
> > > Linux Samba server. Either that or the name of the XP Computer. You've
> > got a
> > > good start with the workgroup name, but in my experience it's not
> > necessary
> > > if you set the other part up. I apologize for not knowing whether it's
> > the
> > > PC name or the login name. To see the syntax, however, type addsmbuser
> > at #
> > > and see what it says.
> > >
> > > HTH
> > >
> > > Karl
> > >
> > Karl,
> >
> > Thanks for the help but I can't figure it out - yet.  The command
> > addsmbuser didn't work but I found smbadduser which doesn't like
> > anything I put in.  The computer name is DFOPH071 (assigned from
> > the install I guess) but smbadduser DFOPH071 gives and error
> > looking for a different format.
> >
> > He doesn't have to login onto his computer, it just boots and he
> > is there.  I'll try to do some more web searches - I had to
> > borrow his computer to run my tax software and now I can't
> > print it out.  8^(
> >
> > Brad
> >
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> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 6
> Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2006 20:49:43 -0700 (MST)
> From: brad.mugleston at comcast.net
> Subject: RE: Sharing Printer
> To: Getting started with Red Hat Linux
> <redhat-install-list at redhat.com>
> Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.62.0603052047400.12551 at mugleston.mugs.net>
> Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
>
> On Sun, 5 Mar 2006, Otto Haliburton wrote:
>
> > As a emergency method until someone helps you, it is a laptop so just
> > connect the printer directly to the laptop and  do your printing, save
you
> > time of having to figure out how to get it working. Personally I have no
> > problem printing to a printer on linux from xp, but have never been able
to
> > print to a printer on xp from linux, but then I don't spend anytime
trying
> > to figure it out.  Like I said do the quick fix and solve the other when
you
> > have a lot of spare time
> >
> Otto,
>
> Very good idea, which I though of a few hours ago but when I
> got everything together I realized that the computer did not have
> a printer port other than USB and the printer only has a standard
> printer input.
>
> Thanks for the thought, wish it could have worked.
>
> Brad
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 7
> Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2006 23:06:35 -0500
> From: Kevin Raber <ktr at mtu.edu>
> Subject: Re: Sharing Printer
> To: Getting started with Red Hat Linux
> <redhat-install-list at redhat.com>
> Message-ID: <440BB54B.404 at mtu.edu>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
>
> brad.mugleston at comcast.net wrote:
> > On Sun, 5 Mar 2006 karlp at ourldsfamily.com wrote:
> >
> >> On Sun, March 5, 2006 4:59 pm, brad.mugleston at comcast.net said:
> >>> I've got SAMBA set up on my Linux computer and my son is over and
> >>> he needs to connet his XP notebook to the network to print on my
> >>> printer.
> >>>
> >>> XP is all messed up, it's nothing like anything I've played with
> >>> before and I can't seem to get it to even find my printer or any
> >>> of my shared drives.  I was able to figure out how to set up a
> >>> workgroup on his computer that matched the one on my Linux
> >>> machine (same as the other windows computers use).
> >>>
> >>> He is getting on the wireless network in the house and that part
> >>> works OK.
> >>>
> >>> Anyway, how does an XP connect to my Linux drives and printer.
> >> I think you have to setup the login name he uses on XP as a user on the
> >> Linux Samba server. Either that or the name of the XP Computer. You've
got a
> >> good start with the workgroup name, but in my experience it's not
necessary
> >> if you set the other part up. I apologize for not knowing whether it's
the
> >> PC name or the login name. To see the syntax, however, type addsmbuser
at #
> >> and see what it says.
> >>
> >> HTH
> >>
> >> Karl
> >>
> > Karl,
> >
> > Thanks for the help but I can't figure it out - yet.  The command
> > addsmbuser didn't work but I found smbadduser which doesn't like
> > anything I put in.  The computer name is DFOPH071 (assigned from
> > the install I guess) but smbadduser DFOPH071 gives and error
> > looking for a different format.
> >
> > He doesn't have to login onto his computer, it just boots and he
> > is there.  I'll try to do some more web searches - I had to
> > borrow his computer to run my tax software and now I can't
> > print it out.  8^(
> >
> > Brad
> >
>
> Brad,
>
>     You could always map a Samba share as a Samba user, then you would
> be able to see any shared printers.  Right-click My Computer, choose Map
> Network drive, choose a letter, and the share
>
> \\sambaservername\share
>
> then click Connect using different user name, and use one of your Samba
> user names to map the shared drive.  XP will cache the user name and
> password entered, so now click Start, Run, and enter:
>
> \\sambaservername
>
> then click OK, and you should get a list of all your Samba shares,
> including the printer(s).  XP should lose the cached information when
> you logout or reboot.  I don't think you can enter "different user" info
> to install a printer directly, but this should work.  If that doesn't
> work, install CutePDF, and email it to yourself (electronic sneakernet)
> - good luck,
>
> Kevin
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 8
> Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2006 22:40:51 -0700 (MST)
> From: karlp at ourldsfamily.com
> Subject: Re: Sharing Printer
> To: "Getting started with Red Hat Linux"
> <redhat-install-list at redhat.com>
> Message-ID:
> <26564.198.60.114.90.1141623651.squirrel at webmail.ourldsfamily.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1
>
>
> On Sun, March 5, 2006 7:38 pm, brad.mugleston at comcast.net said:
> > On Sun, 5 Mar 2006 karlp at ourldsfamily.com wrote:
> >
> >> On Sun, March 5, 2006 4:59 pm, brad.mugleston at comcast.net said:
> >> > I've got SAMBA set up on my Linux computer and my son is over and
> >> > he needs to connet his XP notebook to the network to print on my
> >> > printer.
> >> >
> >> > XP is all messed up, it's nothing like anything I've played with
> >> > before and I can't seem to get it to even find my printer or any
> >> > of my shared drives.  I was able to figure out how to set up a
> >> > workgroup on his computer that matched the one on my Linux
> >> > machine (same as the other windows computers use).
> >> >
> >> > He is getting on the wireless network in the house and that part
> >> > works OK.
> >> >
> >> > Anyway, how does an XP connect to my Linux drives and printer.
> >>
> >> I think you have to setup the login name he uses on XP as a user on the
> >> Linux Samba server. Either that or the name of the XP Computer. You've
got
> >> a
> >> good start with the workgroup name, but in my experience it's not
> >> necessary
> >> if you set the other part up. I apologize for not knowing whether it's
the
> >> PC name or the login name. To see the syntax, however, type addsmbuser
at
> >> #
> >> and see what it says.
> >>
> >> HTH
> >>
> >> Karl
> >>
> > Karl,
> >
> > Thanks for the help but I can't figure it out - yet.  The command
> > addsmbuser didn't work but I found smbadduser which doesn't like
> > anything I put in.  The computer name is DFOPH071 (assigned from
> > the install I guess) but smbadduser DFOPH071 gives and error
> > looking for a different format.
>
> I forgot to mention one very annoying idiosyncrasy of MS OSes. If it fails
> to connect, some type of caching is done and you have to reboot the OS to
> try again. To help make it faster, hold the left-shift key down while
> rebooting and it will just restart Windows rather than doing the whole
> power-cycle thing.
>
> >
> > He doesn't have to login onto his computer, it just boots and he
> > is there.  I'll try to do some more web searches - I had to
> > borrow his computer to run my tax software and now I can't
> > print it out.  8^(
>
> Even though he doesn't have to login, there's a user. If you click on
Start
> and Logout, it tells you who you are attemping to logout when it asks if
> you're sure.
>
> AND the syntax for smbadduser is smbadduser LOGIN:UNIXID IIRC.
> Here's what I get if I just type smbadduser with no arguments:
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> Written: Mike Zakharoff email: michael.j.zakharoff at boeing.com
>
>    1) Updates /etc/samba/smbpasswd
>    2) Updates /etc/samba/smbusers
>    3) Executes smbpasswd for each new user
>
> smbadduser unixid:ntid unixid:ntid ...
>
> Example: smbadduser zak:zakharoffm johns:smithj
> ----------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> Again, HTH.
>
> Karl
>
> >
> > Brad
> >
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>
>
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