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I have security on my installation of mdk 10.0 set to "higher" and am running sshd. This seems to translate to the inability for non-root users to do things like run top or view processes. As a result, as a regular user I can't even kill my own errant processes -- I have to su to do it. Is there any way to fine tune these settings a bit more? I tried setting the user to the adm group, which /proc belongs to, but this didn't do any good. Any suggestions? Thanks- -Alan

Thanks for the response, SoulSe -- I got it working late last night. It was a serious case of Error-Between-Keyboard-and-Chair... Argh.

I've gone and broken my tiny office network by installing mdk 10.0. I hope someone can offer some suggestions: My linux PC shares its connection with an XP desktop, and this has worked fine for over a year. With 10.0, however, I can't get the share connection wizard to do a thing -- every time I run it, it tells me that only one network interface is configured, so it won't let me set up eth1. My second NIC is al old ne-compatible card, and has worked fine up until now... I'm not sure if my problems are with re-configuring it, or with the connection sharing, or what. ifconfig gives me this: eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:E0:B8:11:99:24 inet addr:128.196.44.154 Bcast:128.196.44.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 inet6 addr: fe80::2e0:b8ff:fe11:9924/64 Scope:Link UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:20387 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:1819 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:78 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:2743878 (2.6 Mb) TX bytes:286741 (280.0 Kb) Interrupt:9 Base address:0x1000 eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:40:95:AA:25:B0 inet addr:192.168.1.1 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 inet6 addr: fe80::240:95ff:feaa:25b0/64 Scope:Link UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:4 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:0 errors:4 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:618 (618.0 b) Interrupt:10 Base address:0x300 lo Link encap:Local Loopback inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 RX packets:2 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:2 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 RX bytes:140 (140.0 b) TX bytes:140 (140.0 b) So I think that eth1 is working, but I'm really not sure at this point. I tried skipping the wizard and setting up shorewall directly, using the two-interface startup configuration files, but had no luck there, either. Anybody have any suggestions?

I use Unison to do this every day between a laptop, a server, and two desktops. Works great.

Grass is really complex -- I tinkered with it a little bit, but it has a pretty steep curve. To get started, have you checked out the documentation? The first time usage page might help you get going.

I use unison in a similar situation, though on a smaller scale (not 40 gigs!), to sync files between multiple machines. You can add/delete/modify files from any location, and unison handles this situation just fine, as long as the same file hasn't been changed in both locations since the last sync. In that case, you have to manually intervene or set up a rule defining that one location overrides conflicting updates in another location.

I'm a big fan of using unison to sync all sorts of things. I sync data and documents between three machines, and it works great. Although I haven't used it to sync my Evolution data, this thread seems to suggest that it works just fine. Might be worth a look; once you get the hang of unison, it's a slick process, and you can set up an automatic syncing via a cron job. Also, it requires just one executable, and since it's run from remote via ssh, it doesn't involve setting up another server.

Doh! DragonMage reminds me of a few extra ACPI steps that I completely forgot -- which is appropriate, becuase he helped me with some sound issues not too long ago. My memory must be going... Anyway, his advice should get you up and running in no time.

I'm running 9.2 on a Toshiba s501, and sound works fine here. I didn't need to do anything special with the kernel or manually add the acpi patch, but I have added the line "toshiba_acpi" to my /etc/modules. I don't remember, however, if that action on my part had anything to do with sound -- but it's worth a try in your case. Also, fuzzylizard's advice to check the volume is very good. I think the first time I tried to play a CD, the relevant audio channel was muted. One click in the volume control and I was back in business.

This will sound heretical, but I'm using a Microsoft MN 520 PCMCIA card (prism2 chipset), and it works beautifully. I'm running mdk 9.2, and the card works with WEP and everything. It wasn't quite plug and play: Thanks to a thread at linuxquestions I found the lines I needed to add to /etc/pcmcia/config: card "Microsoft Wireless Notebook Adapter MN-520 1.0.3" version "Microsoft", "Wireless Notebook Adapter MN-520", "", "1.0.3" bind "orinoco_cs" After that, smooth sailing and easy configuration in drake config. I bought the Microsoft card because 1) I knew its chipset has drivers that work with linux, and 2) unlike cards like the WPC11 v3, I could buy it locally (Office Max) and not have to worry about tech support/returns via mail if there were problems. None of the other cards readily available in my area (local PC retailers or big box stores) used chipsets with known (and reliable) linux support, their manufacturers having moved on to chips like the Broadcom or to 802.11G chips, for which support is still pretty touch-and-go. Did I mortage my soul for a little wireless support? Maybe, but there was no amount of money that I could have paid locally to get a card from a manufacturer that endorses Linux. Anyway, the bottom line I'd recommend is to check this list of chipsets and manufacturers and see what's available. Off the top of my head, the Netgear MA401 is confirmed to work, and Netgear even offers a linux driver -- if that card is available to you, it would probably be a good bet (Gowater, what Netgear cards failed to work for you?) if you're determined to use a card with express linux support.

Check out linux-wlan.org for an extensive list of wireless adapters and the linux drivers reported to work with them. According to the list, one version of the WUSB11 is tested to work, but a newer version isn't. I guess the suggestion then is to figure out which version you have and go from there.

Have you used suspend on your laptop? So far, with kernel 2.4.22-10, it's the one function that doesn't work for me. Any luck in your case?

I have a laptop with 1400x1050, and really love the resolution. I don't recommend running it at any other resolution, however; unlike on a CRT, the LCD's pixels are fixed, and the display has to fake it to display any other resolution -- the result will be bigger, but also blurry, text. I'd recommend keeping it at the recommended resolution, and adjusting the zoom of you particular application to reach your comfort level.

Nice to hear that suspend to swap works for you. Now that's what I'd really like to get working on my own laptop, but no luck so far. Otherwise, I'm really happy with 9.2 on both my desktop and laptop (where wireless networking is up and running flawlessly, as well). The install-to-productivity time has shortened dramatically for me -- partly because I'm just better at it than I was when I started with mdk 6, but also because Mandrake has kept on getting better. 9.2 was well worth the upgrade.

I will echo fuzzylizard's recommendations on using mysql. However, you might also look into mdbtools, which provides some tools for using Access databases on linux. I haven't looked into it for a while, but it has a pretty active set of users and developers, and while I don't think it will support your user forms, it may function as an intermediate step.