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Disc 4 is not available in ISO downloads, so where do I find it? I reviewed quite a few FTP sites and none of them included CD4. It seems to me if Mandrake download version asks for CD4 they should make it downloadable. That's like helping an old lady halfway across the street. -vspy

I would like to add that once the Mandrake Control Center showed Software Management, I performed Software Updates. Software Updates listed a number of Security Updates and Bug Fixes which corrected the original problem of the K menu getting out-of-whack. After updates, I successfully installed Open Office and the icon appears on the K menu as expected. Thanks again for your help.

Thanks! That did it! I have the software management GUI again. Thanks again!!!

"MandrakeUpdate" and "rpmdrake" give "command not found" errors. Can I reinstall those applications/commands?

Except now I see the "software" is nonexistant on the MCC. Is there a terminal command to install that module of MCC?

You're absolutely right ..."mcc" worked fine. I've been around Windoze too long.

The commands worked except typing "mmc" from the terminal did not work, but "drakconf" worked. Thanks for the good advice! Anna and tyme made my day.

I do not want to install Mandrake again from scratch. Here's the scenario: I installed v9.1 a few months ago successfully but received errors when I attempted to add Open Office after installing the OS ...so I upgraded to the official (not pre-release) v9.2 this week. It went smoothly, but since I didn't have the choice to select additional components (i.e., Open Office) during the install process, I successfully installed it using Mandrake Control Center. ...except there were no icons on the K menu and the K menu got all weird (all the program icons were folder icons). Anyways, I decided to un-install Open Office and re-install in case there was a dependency issue. Now the K menu is back to normal but there is no Mandrake Control Center. It appears to have uninstalled when I removed Open Office. I confirmed it's really gone (not just the icon from K menu) because I tried to open it from a terminal and it's gone baby gone. CATCH-22 ...How do I reinstall the dependencies without Mandrake Control Center? Or better yet, how do I reinstall Mandrake Control Center?

Two problems with using SSH: 1) When attempting to connect via ssh, I get the message because the /etc/hosts.deny file gets appended with a DENY message. What causes the automatic entry in hosts.deny? Is it something I can turn off or workaround? 2) Once I manually fix the above, I have to use Webmin to fix the SSH security configuration because it keeps reverting back to require RSA authentication for root, so I have to change it back to YES each time. Is this a conf file setting (I didn't see it when I looked)?

I'm running a sliMP3 server to stream my MP3's, and the file permissions keep reverting back after I grant all users permission. I created a path called should I configure another place for it (other than inside HOME)? Is there something about the HOME directory that security gets periodically enforced? By the way, when it does work, the sliMP3 is a terrific way to listen to MP3s from around the house or anywhere with broadband access. I haven't tried it with slow connection yet.

Yes, port 25 is not blocked as long as you accessed it from another place on the Internet and not on the same LAN. Check the other things I wrote about ...make sure your router/firewall is forwarding port 25 to Linux ...make sure your domain name DNS record is forwarding MX records to your IP.

You could change the port on a working but non-vital function, like VNC (for desktop remote control which usually is on 5900). If you're using KDE 3.1 then you can change the port number in the KDE control panel and try to access it externally by typing your domain name or IP address and then put ":25" at the end which will specify the non-default 5900. I suppose you would have to stop the postfix mail service from the Mandrake control panel so that they're both not listening to port 25. If you're not used to VNC, then alternatively you could modify the apache to port 25 from the config file, assuming an hour or so of downtime for web services is acceptable.

So far I setup the IMAP configuration to use MySQL database. But it doesn't seem to be connecting to the database. Does anyone have a working Courier IMAP using MySQL with which I can compare?

1) Make sure your ISP doesn't block port 25 (non-business accounts of RoadRunner does those bastards). 2) Make sure port 25 is forwarding to your Linux server (e.g., using a Linksys router, advanced settings forwarding tab). 3) Make sure the MX records in DNS are forwarding to your IP address (assuming you have your own domain name) (e.g., 975Register.com has MXE that will forward MX records to your IP). 4) Make sure your domain name is setup as the destination in the Postfix configuration file. 5) Give 72 hours after updating your DNS record (step 3 above) for the change to take effect. This is the most difficult step of them all ...waiting. How are your clients configured? What email clients are you using? I have used KMail with success in creating a "local" connection.

I can access the postfix mailbox using a POP connection in Outlook. After installing Courier IMAP, I get an authentication failure when attempting to connect using an IMAP connection in Outlook. I tried the different authentication methods and they all have authentication failures. After installing Squirrelmail for web access, I also get an authentication failure when attempting to logon to the web page. I'm sure it's an IMAP configuration issue ...but I don't know where else to look.

I figured it out: After un-installing and re-installing Apache, it still didn't work, so I uninstalled the modules I don't actively use (both pearl and SSL). One of them had a conflict of some kind. I'm back in business now. Cheers.

Apache stopped working out-of-the-blue Saturday, and I can't figure out why. The only thing I did on the server was install telnet so that I could use Cygwin to create an X session from a Windoze client. Here are the symptoms: 1. http clients get Page Cannot Be Displayed 2. Mandrake Control Center shows the service is running 3. I can get into Webmin on that server 4. Webmin shows httpd proccesses running 5. Webalizer works within Webmin, but not at "http://localhost/stats/index.html" 6. Webmin Server Status shows red X next to Apache What I've tried: 1. Stopping service, restarting 2. Rebooting 3. Upgrading Apache to the newest stable release 4. Changed the port number from 80 to 800 (since Webmin works on 10000) 5. Un-installing telnet 6. Changed the port number back to 80. I did NOT try to un-install Apache altogether because I'm afraid of losing plugins for MySQL, Webmin, Webalizer, etc. and I would rather not have to reinstall those components. Any help would be appreciated.

There was no log in the path "/var/log/". There were other logs, but none starting with "x". The other recommendations were also unsuccessful. I will try one last install choosing very simple generic settings before I revert to version 9.0. If I have to install 9.0, I'll look for a Mandrake RPM file for KDE 3.1.

This is a snippet of what was in the "XF86Config" file: Section "Monitor" Identifier "monitor1" VendorName "Generic" ModelName "1024x768 @ 70 Hz" HorizSync 31.5-57.0 VertRefresh 50-70 Further down was: Section "Device" Identifier "device1" VendorName "S3 Inc." BoardName "S386C368 (Trio3D/2X)" VideoRam 4096 Option "power_saver" I tinkered with these settings and rebooted about 10 times; each unsuccessful. During reboot, the following BIOS message appeared briefly: "S3 Trio 3D2X 86C362" so I guess the Mandrake installation correctly identified the video card. As for the monitor, it's a Compaq LCD. The hardware worked without problem on Mandrake 9.0 and I had the goofy idea of a fresh install instead of an upgrade. I might end up re-installing version 9.0 if necessary.

I have done this twice ...fresh install of Mandrake 9.1 and tested video settings during install as follows: 1) chose default (auto-detected) monitor/graphics card and boot to "x-free" login screen. 2) chose lesser (than auto-detected) screen resolution and tested ok. During boot, I can almost see the login manager screen while the screen flickers, but then kicks me into a shell login screen instead. I can login and manuver the computer using the terminal commands. What's wrong, and how do I fix it? Is there a more "generic" setting for the video I can use instead of what's auto-detected?

gabbman, that worked. I previously found that option in the KDE control center, but I didn't de-select the auto-login from Mandrake control center first which was the key. Thanks. By the way, my attempt to make a "reboot" button didn't work but I attribute that to my first attempt at such a thing. Should I have made the script file open in a terminal window? I tried it both ways but I suspect my syntax was wrong, however the "shutdown -r now" command ~did~ work to reboot after changing the settings. Something in my approach was wrong, but it's not important anymore so I will save that for another workaround... cheers.

I have confirmed from the K-menu (K|Config|Boot and Init) that I am running GDM. I can not find where to fix that inside Mandrake Control Center. I have created a button on the K-menu until I can find how to change the login manager. Thanks for your help so far...

I only have the choice to "logoff" in KDE 3.1, not to "reboot" or "shut down". In order to shut down the computer, I have to logoff and login to Gnome and then shut down. Where is the choice to shut down or reboot in KDE?

I found a workaround. Use the latest WEBMIN in the OTHERS tab there's a VNC feature where you can remote control that computer. I had to change the default port from 5901 to 5900 in the "Module Config", but it works using the browser. Sweet. P.S. Webmin is truely a KILLER APP for Linux. I believe the ease in which one can remotely administer a server will truely make more people turn to Linux.

The remote sharing on KDE 3.1 uses VNC. When running the Windoze VNC server, I can connect using a browser address like "http://computerIP:5800". I use the IP to avoid DNS issues. When I try that on the Mandrake 9.1, page cannot be displayed. When I try port 5900 I get "RFB 003.003" displayed in the browser. The VNC documentation http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/javavncviewer.html explains Where is that in Mandrake 9.1???