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From: "Sina Bahram" <sbahram@nc.rr.com>
To: "'Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.'"
	<speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Subject: RE: General linux question
Date: Sun, 9 Nov 2003 20:43:07 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <000501c3a72c$00e91220$6401a8c0@quantum> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.58.0311091756330.3825@wb2flw.octothorp.org>

Oh ok. Thanks for that.

Take care,
Sina

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-----Original Message-----
From: speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca
[mailto:speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca] On Behalf Of William F. Acker
WB2FLW +1-303-722-7209
Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2003 8:00 PM
To: SPEAKUP Distribution List
Subject: Re: General linux question


Hi,

     Actually, there's no need to edit the xinetd files.  chkconfig 
handles this also.  Just do: chkconfig telnet on
It's most spiffy.  chkconfig will signal xinetd for you, so you don't
even 
need to restart it.
          HTH.
-- 


Bill in Denver

On Sun, 9 Nov 2003, Janina Sajka wrote:

> Hi, Sina:
> 
> Sina Bahram writes:
> > 
> > ... but how do I check if I am running gnome or kde for the desktop 
> > environment. Is there any command I can do via telnet?
> 
> The configuration of Xwindows use is at /etc/X11. However, I don't 
> think you need to worry about it. It's not as if you can't smoothly 
> stray from one to another.
> 
> Rather, your concern is to have the desktop come up talking with 
> Gnopernicus following your login on the graphical login dialog--or 
> following your launch of gnopernicus from the command line.
> 
> 
> > Also how
> > can I enable telnet and ftp. I can ssh into the box but it's a 
> > crappy ssh and I want to enable the telnet client and the ftp 
> > server.
> 
> Areyou unable to use your Fedora Core system natively for some reason?

> The results and the learning curve will be significantly enhanced if 
> you do. Certainly, you're not going to succeed with Gnopernicus over 
> telnet, at the very least.
> 
> However, to answer the question you asked, you'll need to enable both 
> telnet and vsftp servers, and allow their ports if the Linux machine's

> firewall is on, as it likely is.
> 
> Here's what to study:
> 
> Learn about the service command:
> 
> service [service.name] start/stop/restart
> 
> For the more permanent fix, learn the chkconfig command.
> 
> To enable/disable various firewall (and other) settings, use the setup

> command.
> 
> Look at the configurations for vsftp under /etc and tweak as you see 
> fit. Also, edit the telnet configuration file under /etc/xinetd.d/ -- 
> and be aware that you need to restart xinetd after so doing.
> 
> 				How do I just get an ftp that will let
me do anything I
> > want.
> 
> Well, I have never heard of an interface that lets one do anything 
> they want. However, you can configure vsftp to do all that it can for 
> you as described above.
> 
> 				Janina
> 
> 
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Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
 returning ext3 to ext2 Shaun Oliver
 ` Jacob Schmude
   ` Shaun Oliver
     ` General linux question Sina Bahram
       ` Janina Sajka
         ` Sina Bahram
           ` Janina Sajka
         ` William F. Acker WB2FLW +1-303-722-7209
           ` Sina Bahram [this message]
     ` returning ext3 to ext2 Gregory Nowak
       ` Thomas Stivers
         ` Cheryl Homiak
           ` Steve Holmes
             ` Adam Myrow

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