kamicota Posted May 1, 2004 Author Posted May 1, 2004 Bruno I am USING my nom-de-plume "kamicota" as the user NOT colin.But still have the guest option in there too I used you addusr commandsAnd will get to the sources as SOON as the email arrives Colin Quote
Bruno Posted May 1, 2004 Posted May 1, 2004 Good so you are not using the guest account anymore ? . . . And did you change the root password from "root" to another one ? Bruno Quote
kamicota Posted May 1, 2004 Author Posted May 1, 2004 Righty Ho BrunoI have the sources list and it is in /home/kamicotaAnd after # cp sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list HOW do I --->>>Then If you are using the Guest account I first want to make a Colin account for login before you do the updatesColin Quote
kamicota Posted May 1, 2004 Author Posted May 1, 2004 BrunoI FORGOT how to change Root passwordSo it is still the sameColin Quote
Bruno Posted May 1, 2004 Posted May 1, 2004 Colin,Log out and log back in as "root" ( password "root" ) . . then open a konsole and: # passwd it will ask you for your new ROOT password, give it and give it again to confirm.After that ( if you not already did that ): # adduser kamicota That will make the user kamicota and next # passwd kamicota will ask you for the new password for the user "kamicota" give it and confirm itAnd then you are ready to delete the user Guest: # userdel guest Then we are ready to log out again and log in as kamicota ! Bruno Quote
kamicota Posted May 1, 2004 Author Posted May 1, 2004 here it is bruno after [root@localhost root]# passwdChanging password for user root.New UNIX password:BAD PASSWORD: it is based on a dictionary wordRetype new UNIX password:passwd: all authentication tokens updated successfully.[root@localhost root]# adduser kamicotaadduser: user kamicota exists[root@localhost root]# userdel guestuserdel: error removing shadow group entry[root@localhost root]#But the last error???Colin Quote
Bruno Posted May 1, 2004 Posted May 1, 2004 We will delete the Guest in another way Colin . . . just log out as root now and log back in as kamicota and post again :DB) Bruno Quote
kamicota Posted May 1, 2004 Author Posted May 1, 2004 Bruno please excuse the delaySTRANGE things happening with the computer--->>>Both times logging in as different user LOCKED the computer up & had to do Cold boots. In future i will reboot.BUT somehow "GUEST" is Not in the login screen only kamicota and rootColin Quote
Bruno Posted May 1, 2004 Posted May 1, 2004 How are you logged in now Colin ?Root or Kamicota ? Bruno Quote
Bruno Posted May 1, 2004 Posted May 1, 2004 Good !!Now just to check:Menu --> Configuration --> Other --> Useradministration . . . . . . . . . and have a look if only kamicota is mentionned there . . :DB) Bruno Quote
ross549 Posted May 1, 2004 Posted May 1, 2004 userdel: error removing shadow group entryBruno, that sounds like userdel had a problem deleting the GROUP "guest" Quote
Bruno Posted May 1, 2004 Posted May 1, 2004 Great Colin . . . so that did work okay !!Now the updates ! . . . start synaptic and as you press "refresh" and it gets the lists from the mirror check if it is "nluug" . . . . then upgrade your system !After the updates we have to check the /apt/sources.list again to see if it has not been replaced by the updates . . . so do the updates, reboot, and do # cat /etc/apt/sources.list Bruno Quote
Bruno Posted May 1, 2004 Posted May 1, 2004 userdel: error removing shadow group entryBruno, that sounds like userdel had a problem deleting the GROUP "guest" Yep Adam . . but the user guest is gone and we changed the rootpassword, so all is safe from hackers ( crackers ) :DB) Bruno Quote
kamicota Posted May 1, 2004 Author Posted May 1, 2004 BrunoOnly "ibiblio" is in the sources right now so did NOT press "update list"Colin Quote
Bruno Posted May 1, 2004 Posted May 1, 2004 Colin . . . Do the command again: #  cp  sources.list  /etc/apt/sources.list And after that start synaptic againB) Bruno Quote
kamicota Posted May 1, 2004 Author Posted May 1, 2004 This is what I got Bruno cp : overwrite '/etc/apt/.list , overriding mode 0664had to type that no copy/pasteColin Quote
Bruno Posted May 1, 2004 Posted May 1, 2004 Are you root as you do #  cp  sources.list  /etc/apt/sources.list ?? Bruno Quote
kamicota Posted May 1, 2004 Author Posted May 1, 2004 Nopeas "Su" got --->>>cp : overwrite '/etc/apt/.list ' ?Colin Quote
Bruno Posted May 1, 2004 Posted May 1, 2004 And then you type "YES" and hit enter !After that do: #  cat  /etc/apt/sources.list and post me what you see . . Bruno Quote
kamicota Posted May 1, 2004 Author Posted May 1, 2004 This time BrunoAll the Sources showed up (TOO MANY to type)Colin Quote
kamicota Posted May 1, 2004 Author Posted May 1, 2004 Doesn't work from the console into the posting but DOES from the posting to the consoleColin Quote
kamicota Posted May 1, 2004 Author Posted May 1, 2004 Bruno switched browsers[kamicota@localhost kamicota]$ suPassword:[root@localhost kamicota]# cp sources.list /etc/apt/sources.listcp: overwrite `/etc/apt/sources.list'? YES[root@localhost kamicota]# cat /etc/apt/sources.list#PCLINUXOS apt repository#rpm http://ftp.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/distribut.../pclinuxos/apt/ pclinuxos/2004 os updates texstar#rpm ftp://ftp-linux.cc.gatech.edu/pub/metalab.../pclinuxos/apt/ pclinuxos/2004 os updates texstarrpm ftp://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/metalab/distributi.../pclinuxos/apt/ pclinuxos/2004 os updates texstar#rpm ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/mirrors/sunsi.../pclinuxos/apt/ pclinuxos/2004 os updates texstar[root@localhost kamicota]# Quote
Bruno Posted May 1, 2004 Posted May 1, 2004 Doesn't work from the console into the posting but DOES from the posting to the consoleColinStrange !!Well anyway let me explain . . . . this is the file . . . only I inserted white lines so you can see the different sections:#PCLINUXOS apt repository#rpm http://ftp.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/distributions/contrib/texstar/pclinuxos/apt/ pclinuxos/2004 os updates texstar#rpm ftp://ftp-linux.cc.gatech.edu/pub/metalab/distributions/contrib/texstar/pclinuxos/apt/ pclinuxos/2004 os updates texstarrpm ftp://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/metalab/distributions/contrib/texstar/pclinuxos/apt/ pclinuxos/2004 os updates texstar#rpm ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/mirrors/sunsite/distributions/contrib/texstar/pclinuxos/apt/ pclinuxos/2004 os updates texstar You will see that ONLY the line with nluug has NO "#" mark at the beginning . . . that is good and the only right one . . . . so after updating you have to check with # cat /etc/apt/sources.list if that is still the case . . . . if it is not you just do the # cp  sources.list  /etc/apt/sources.list again :DB) Bruno Quote
Bruno Posted May 1, 2004 Posted May 1, 2004 Okay keep using that browser . . . so I can check what you are up to :DB) Bruno Quote
ross549 Posted May 1, 2004 Posted May 1, 2004 #PCLINUXOS apt repository#rpm http://ftp.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/distribut.../pclinuxos/apt/ pclinuxos/2004 os updates texstar#rpm ftp://ftp-linux.cc.gatech.edu/pub/metalab.../pclinuxos/apt/ pclinuxos/2004 os updates texstarrpm ftp://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/metalab/distributi.../pclinuxos/apt/ pclinuxos/2004 os updates texstar#rpm ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/mirrors/sunsi.../pclinuxos/apt/ pclinuxos/2004 os updates texstar[root@localhost kamicota]#Colin, you have the right source..... Quote
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