Linuxers November 2007

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squid query -- denying a particular group a specific sites , bandwidth
by Agnello George 11 Dec '07

11 Dec '07

HI I have just configured a squid proxy server. I have created a group called marketing and allowed http access to that particular group ( following is my config ) acl marketing src "/etc/squid/marketing.squid" http_access allow marketing ########################################### how ever i now need to give certain permission to the group *"marketing "* ( like disallowing access to certain sites ... limiting bandwidth to this group ) How is this possible ? Can some one please help me here !! Thank you !!! -- Agnello . G .Dsouza

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The Linux Delhi Hall Of Shame: Resurrected
by Kumar Appaiah 07 Dec '07

07 Dec '07

Dear Linuxers, I am working on resurrecting the erstwhile Linux Delhi Hall Of Shame, which lists a set of (typically Indian or useful to Indian) websites which are not standards compliant, in the sense that they are designed to work with specific proprietary software applications or operating systems. Full details of criteria and current list of sites in the Hall of Shame are available here: http://wiki.linux-delhi.org/cgi-bin/twiki/view/Main/HallOfShame I would request you to familiarize yourself with the criteria which warrant additions to the list, and add relevant sites to the list as well. If you do not want to edit the Wiki yourself, please mail me and I shall add the site to the Wiki. I appreciate your comments and suggestions. Please help in making this effort a success. Thanks are due to Raj "Raju" Mathur of Linux Delhi for his advice in helping me get this done. Thank you. Kumar -- Kumar Appaiah, 458, Jamuna Hostel, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai - 600 036

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volunteers for Teacher Training Programmes
by Kenneth Gonsalves 01 Dec '07

01 Dec '07

hi, as a fallout from the NRC-FOSS meeting in Mumbai, requests for Teacher Training Programmes and installation of FOSS in labs have started coming in. Typically, TTPs will be for one or two days, and the teachers will be trained to teach FOSS subjects. We have a full schedule of what is to be taught. We will pay for travel, accommodation and a small honorarium also. Please contact us if you are interested. -- regards Kenneth Gonsalves Associate, NRC-FOSS lawgon(a)au-kbc.org http://nrcfosshelpline.in/web/ Foss conference for the common man: http://registration.fossconf.in/web/

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Hi Folks
by Vivek Varghese Cherian 30 Nov '07

30 Nov '07

Hi Folks, I am now working in Mumbai. Hope to meet up with the GLUG-Mumbai members soon. Regards, -- VivekVC

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Exatt / Worldnet with Linux
by Prashant Shah 28 Nov '07

28 Nov '07

This guide is to setup Ubuntu Linux with Worldnet / Exattnet. Assume the following : Username : abc Password : xyz Server : worldnet002 Lets get started .... 1. Get a dlink card - DFE-530TX (it has original realtek chipset which if fully supported in linux as 8139too kernel module) Note : There are other lan cards in market available under Realtek chipset - but they didnt work for me. I read about them that they are not original realtek chipset. 2. Run the following command from the shell prompt (needed to set the link speed to 10MPBS and Half duplex) $mii-tool -F 10baseT-HD eth0 Add this line to /etc/rc.local so that it runs at every boot /etc/rc.local mii-tool -F 10baseT-HD eth0 3. Install the pppoe package (google them) modconf_0.3.1_all.deb pppoe_3.8-1.1_i386.deb pppoeconf_1.13_all.deb 4. configure the /etc/ppp/pppoe.conf (substitute the username and passowrd) /etc/ppp/pppoe.conf ETH='eth0' USER='abc' DEMAND=no CONNECT_TIMEOUT=60 CONNECT_POLL=6 PING="." PIDFILE="/var/run/$CF_BASE-pppoe.pid" TERMINATEFILE=/var/run/pppoe.stop SYNCHRONOUS=no CLAMPMSS=no LCP_INTERVAL=20 LCP_FAILURE=3 PPPOE_TIMEOUT=80 FIREWALL=NONE ACNAME='worldnet002' SERVICENAME='worldnet002' DNSTYPE='SERVER' PEERDNS='yes' 5. Run the following command and fill in the details $pppoe-setup 6. Verify the following /etc/ppp/chap-secrets "abc" * "xyz" /etc/ppp/pap-secrets "abc" * "xyz" 7. Start the internet $sudo pppoe-start ...Connected ! Note : Sometimes the worlnet DNS servers will not assign you a IP address. So when you boot into windows note down the IP address assigned to you. Then when you boot into Linux just assign the same IP address to the LAN card as static ip address. This is just a basic hack to get it working. If any improvements or mistakes please suggest. -- Elite System. A open source company http://www.freewebs.com/elitemumbai/index.htm elite.mumbai(a)gmail.com

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Linux Driver Development -- OT -- commercial
by Akshay Mishra 27 Nov '07

27 Nov '07

Hello all, I have made a ARM9E based hardware and am now writing extended drivers for the peripherals (Linux 2.4.20). Need help with somebody who can devote some time on driver development. I shall explain the toolchain, discuss the requirements and once ready, test the drivers on the hardware with you. It shall be a great learning experience for sure. We can discuss other things offline. Drop me a mail at akshaymishra<at>gmail.com. Thanks, Akshay

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Cron help needed
by shishu naik 27 Nov '07

27 Nov '07

Hi, using crontab -e i have created the crontab file and gave the specified time and commands. Then when i start crond its says cant' lock pid.... Other wise can anyone tell me how to put shell script in crontab. Thanks Shishu

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Cron help needed
by Raghu Prasad 26 Nov '07

26 Nov '07

> using crontab -e i have created the crontab file and gave the > specified time and commands. > Then when i start crond its says cant' lock pid.... > Other wise can anyone tell me how to put shell script in crontab. 1. Write a shell script in a secure location. For example, assume that your script is /usr/local/bin/myscript.sh 2. Make sure that its owner and group is root and root respectively. chown root.root /usr/local/bin/myscript.sh This step is not essential, but useful to keep the script tamper proof provided next step is also followed. 3. Make sure that it is executable. chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/myscript.sh 4. Run "crontab -e" as the user who is intended to execute the script. In the editor window, enter data in the following format (for further details read crontab manual by running "man 5 crontab") minute hour day_of_month month day_of_week /usr/local/bin/myscript.sh For testing purpose, set up execution time a few minutes from current time. Usually cron daemon is started during system startup. You don't have to start it explicitly. Run "ps -ax | grep cron | grep -v grep" to check whether cron is running already. 5. Check the mail of the user as whom the script was getting executed. The mail will contain the output, if any, generated from the script. Usually these mails are stored in /var/mail directory. Special care should be taken to write scripts running as root. The ownership and permission of all the scripts or other executables are of extreme importance to avoid unintended security holes in your setup. The security aspects of shell script or any other executable can't be discussed in a short mail like this. Refer some good books on secure programming or search on the Net. Raghu

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Hoo to install ZTE MG880 modem on Linux
by Neelesh Gurjar 26 Nov '07

26 Nov '07

Hi, I have baught ZTE MG880 usb modem. I couldnot install it on my Linux Desktop. How to install this on Linux ? I am using FC-4. Please help.. -- Regards NeeleshG LINUX is basically a simple operating system, but you have to be a genius to understand the simplicity

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nrc-foss meeting in Mumbai
by Kenneth Gonsalves 25 Nov '07

25 Nov '07

hi, the meeting report was incomplete. The complete report is here: http://nrcfosshelpline.in/web/full/44/NW/ -- regards Kenneth Gonsalves Associate, NRC-FOSS lawgon(a)au-kbc.org http://nrcfosshelpline.in/web/ Foss conference for the common man: http://registration.fossconf.in/web/

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