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Creating floppy image without root permissions?
by Kwan Lowe 16 Feb '11

16 Feb '11

Hello All: I've recently had to provision some RHEL and CentOS VMWare instances. There was no network connectivity so I had to use a kickstart floppy and DVD iso rather than installing from our repository. To create the floppy I used the following: As root: dd if=/dev/zero of=floppy.flp bs=1k count=360 mkfs.vfat floppy.flp mount -o loop floppy.flp /mnt/floppy cp base_kickstart.ks /mnt/floppy/ks.cfg umount /mnt/floppy It works, but now I need to automate the process and have to do with without root access. Is there a way to create a floppy iso with a single file without root access? I looked at fuseiso, but it appears that it still requires some root permissions.

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Bacula
by Johnny H 16 Feb '11

16 Feb '11

Dear all, I get a message from root as follows; 09-Feb 11:26 bacula-dir JobId 0: Fatal error: Could not open Catalog "MyCatalog", database "bacula". 09-Feb 11:26 bacula-dir JobId 0: Fatal error: postgresql.c:227 Unable to connect to PostgreSQL server. Database=bacula User=bacula Possible causes: SQL server not running; password incorrect; max_connections exceeded. 09-Feb 11:26 bacula-dir ERROR TERMINATION Please correct configuration file: /etc/bacula/bacula-dir.conf Does anyone know how to check if the database for bacula exists and how to start it? I would like to know how to view tape archives? Thank you if anyone can help. John.

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DRBD question
by ann kok 16 Feb '11

16 Feb '11

Hi Anyone experienced in DRBD ls it good in using mysql redundant? What is it best to use? Thank you

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Virtualization supporting 1000Mbps nics?
by Smithies, Russell 16 Feb '11

16 Feb '11

I've got xen-3.0.3-105.el5_5.5 running on Centos 5.5 and all is running smooth but I notice that any VMs running under it only have access to Realtek RTL8139C at 100 Mbps nics. We have 4 x 1G nics configured in a port channel so I'd really like to be able to give my VMs 1000Mbps nics. Does anyone know if this is possible and how to do it? If not, does KVM support faster nics because at this point it would be fairly simple to change. Thanx, Russell Smithies ======================================================================= Attention: The information contained in this message and/or attachments from AgResearch Limited is intended only for the persons or entities to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipients is prohibited by AgResearch Limited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately. =======================================================================

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Server Specs..
by Hal Davison 16 Feb '11

16 Feb '11

Recently a discussion around server specifications were floated with mention of routines to stress the configurations. Do these stress suites exist for server testing? --Hal. -- Hal Davison Observe Goal, Set the course, Burn the map Davison Consulting This correspondence was composed using Dragon Speaking Version 10 Peg#: 2007011701

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hotplug in centos 5
by aurfalien＠gmail.com 16 Feb '11

16 Feb '11

Hi, I've a specific need for hotplug but found Centos doesn't ship it with the kernal and that such tasks are handled by HAL. Any one have ideas on how to get hotplug functioning in Centos 5.5? Thanks in advance, - aurf

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what is the best RPM finder?
by Larry Vaden 16 Feb '11

16 Feb '11

thanks/ldv

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Insert the second CD of an install
by Mike VanHorn 15 Feb '11

15 Feb '11

Using CentOS 5.5 x86_64. I am trying to install software that comes on two discs. I can start the install just fine, but when it comes to taking out the first disc and putting in the second, the system won't let me eject it. I remember reading something on the internet once about something needing to be enabled to allow this to work, but I can't find it now. Does anybody have a clue as to what I might be looking for? (Yes, the work around is to just mount both ISOs and not use real discs at all, but as administrator I understand that process and my users won't. However, they are familiar with the process of inserting disks.) Thanks! --- Mike VanHorn Senior Computer Systems Administrator College of Engineering and Computer Science Wright State University 265 Russ Engineering Center 937-775-5157 michael.vanhorn(a)wright.edu RSS: http://www.engineering.wright.edu/~mvanhorn/MikeVanHorn'sNewsFeed.xml http://www.engineering.wright.edu/~mvanhorn/

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install 5.5 x86-64 on DL320 G6
by Jerry Geis 15 Feb '11

15 Feb '11

I am trying to install on a DL320 proliant. The disk is not being recognized. It fails when setting up disk with "no devices" found. I dont get an sda or cciss either one. I tried to disable the on board smart array controller? That didnt seem to make a difference. Is there something special I need to do? Thanks, jerry

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User Details
by James Bensley 15 Feb '11

15 Feb '11

I have some questions on how I can perform the following actions from the terminal in CentOS 5.5 final. My Google searches aren't helping and I keep seeing references to the command 'useradd' but this isn't present on my box; -How to add a new user? $ useradd -bash: useradd: command not found (This is the same for my normal user and when logged in as root) -How to set/change an existing users home folder path -How to list all users -How to list all groups Sorry if this seems trivial but I am actually stuck on this :) -- Regards, James. http://www.jamesbensley.co.cc/ There are 10 kinds of people in the world; Those who understand Vigesimal, and J others...?

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