March 19, 2004
startx = start windows from command line NOT
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March 18, 2004
Read lilo documentation about password & restricted. Lilo is not secure
/usr/sbin/base-config
dhelp finds and reads all doc on computer http://localhost/doc/HTML/index.html
Or file://localhost/usr/share/doc/HTML/index.html
doc-base manages debian docs [command not found for jim & root on 3-19-04]
dpkg-www
beancounter checks stock prices
doc-central browse documentation on machine ["command not found" for jim & root on 3-19-04]
mailto apache
locales are set wi /etc/locale-gen
statd uses tcwrappers to configure program "statd" in /etc/hosts.allow & hosts.deny
dpkg--reconfigure cdrecord about suid security
/etc/apache(-ssl)/access.conf #Disable execution of dpkg from remote hosts
interchange server user jim group is interchange
/etc/kde2/kdm/Xservers to change dpi
/etc.X11/XF86config-4, /etc/X11/fs/config, /etc.X11/fs-xtt/config make
FontPath /var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/CID
FontPath /var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType
apache-ssl & gs-common failed. /usr/bin/dpkg returned errors. Please fix them and run [I]nstall again
apache came back at least 7 times with new modules and reconfigured
gpmconfig to repair mouse
web page at /var/www
cgi user jim
host name = debian
apache(-ssl) failed again [dselect remove apache(-ssl) 3-18-04]
phpsysinfo
/etc/email-addresses
make config
ftp Server security issues README.Debian
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February
Change made to /etc/init.d/gdm &
video mode /etc/X11/XF86Config-4
New MySQL
January 23, 2004
if "myhostname" then 127.0.0.1 myhostname
User: debian-sys-maint
Network disabled, restore in /etc/mysql/my.cnf
/usr/share/doc/mysql-server/README.Debian
Permissions: /var/lib/mysql GID's other than root and mysql = mysql
User: jim
configure samba smb.conf through debconf
Command: smbpasswd at /etc/samba/smbpasswd
/usr/share/doc/samba-doc/htmldocs/ENCRYPTION.html
ftp server attacks READMED.Debian
Apache 127.0.0.1 Servername
magicfilterconfig to setup print cap
/etc/apache/httpd.conf
exim mail system /usr/share/doc/exim/spec.txt
mail direction for postmaster and root edited at /etc/aliases
multi tasking
base-config = configuration of base system [not jim 3-29-04]
hosts [not jim 3-29-04]
3-25-04
1) tried to add /opt/j2sdk_nb/j2sdk1.4.2/bin to /etc/manpath.config
it didn't work. Left it. Will come back later
2) added /opt/j2sdk_nb/j2sdk1.4.2/bin to path in /etc/profile
3) .bash_profile path="${PATH}:/opt/j2sdk_nb/j2sdk1.4.2/bin"
none of these work.
/etc/kde2/kdm/kdmrc line 197 added :/opt/j2sdk_nb/j2sdk1.4.2/bin
/etc/gdm/gdm.conf line 10, 25 added :/opt/j2sdk_nb/j2sdk1.4.2/bin DID NOTH
ING
3-27-04
/etc/apache/httpd.conf changed DocumentRoot, line 338 & 364
/etc/apache/httpd.conf allow access/doc all line 953
/etc/apache/httpd.conf AddType/AddHandler lines 803 - 804
PHP need to uncomment lines 250 & 779-780
Browsers don't know how to display .java files. Tried /etc/apache/httpd.conf
Addtype/Handler text/java .java line 805 - 806. Didn't work, canceled.
/etc/apache Text2html_module line 261
3-28-04
want mozilla on debian computer to access my welcome page, not apaches user welcome page
/etc/apache/httpd.conf remarked /usrdir_module line 223
DID NOTHING
/etc/apache/httpd.conf changed DefaultType text/html line 478
DID NOTHING PUT IT BACK
/etc/apache/httpd.conf remarked dav_module line 241
/etc/apache/httpd.conf AddHandler cgi-script line 798
Adding NTP /etc/ntp.conf
From Ryan to see why two web pages are running, netstat -anp | less
to get a listing of what processes are listening on which ports.
3-29-04
chown -R jim /var/www
/etc/apache/httpd.conf put DocumentRoot back to /var/www lines 337 & 362
3-30-04
Trying for mysql4.0 again.
Set the password for mysql root user. See /usr/share/doc/mysql-server/README.Debian
to enable networking, comment out skip-networking in /etc/mysql/my.cnf
/var/cache/apt/archives/
java2html
samba is NETBEUI
/var/cache/apt/archives dpkg -i
kscreensavers
/usr/share/doc/phpgroupware/README.Debian Upgrade / Install issues
phpgroupware 'Header Admin' password lynch
phpgroupware DB host name debian
phpgroupware DBMS administrator root
phpgroupware user name phpgroupware
***smbpasswd must be set /etc/samba/smbpasswd
errors seting up gdm, run dselect install again
***debconf
***debconf samba setup samba
***dpkg-reconfigure
***dpkg-www
/etc/kde2/kdm/Xservers for dpi
no gui
apt-get remove gdm kdm
ftp is not running
apt-get reconfigure kdm xdm
telnet NOT running
samba network NOT
must run apt-get update
/var/lib/dpkg/methods/ftp for downloaded files
removed phpgroupware to isolate apache NOT
6:00 PM Got it all back
I have major problems with the common data base for apt-get and dselect.
I can't seem to get debian's mysql 4.0. I'm stuck with 3.23. I can
download it seperatly but then I would also have to get PHP seperatly.
I don't want to do that.
5-31-04
/etc/apache/httpd.conf line 783 AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
JUNE
6-24-04
bypassed dselect with apt-get, installed
1 alsa-base I have no idea what this is
2 dpkg-reconfigure atlas2-3dnow
3 dpkg-reconfigure atlas2-sse
4 dpkg-reconfigure atlas2-sse2
5 added then removed kooka scanner software that
comes with a warning,
it will fry the scanner.
7-6-04 must read "Linux Network Administrators' Guide"
11-20-04
Changing to lcd monitor. Resetting /etc/X11/XF86Config-4
with dexconf, the DEBCONF utility by typing the command
dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86.
"lspci" gives you SiS chipset information. Audio and video
chipsets are there.
11-23-04
Lots of upgrades, apt-get and dselect complained about
a missing file and refused to do that. Used "aptitude" to get the
list and then apt-get install.
1-13-05
changed /etc/java-vm to read /usr/local/j2sdk_nb/j2sdk1.4.2/bin/java
instead of /usr/bin/kaffe
10-16-06
Changed "Document Root" from "/var/www/" to "/home/jim/www/" in
"/etc/apache/httpd.conf", in 3 places.