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Re: Help new user.
Ariel you are forgeting somthing if you are installing redhat 4.0 which i
doute sendmail will always get stuck in the boot up proccess it's a known
bug.
On Fri, 29 Aug 1997, Ariel Biener wrote:
> On Fri, 29 Aug 1997 yernst@ndc.co.il wrote:
>
> >
> > Hello!
> >
> > I am a new linux user so if you can help me and forgive my stupid Q. i
> > will be thankful.
> >
> > last night i had my first linux red hat instatlion from cheapbyte cd
> > with no docs.
> >
> > i run intoa few problems.
>
> First of all welcome. Second, this list more or less requires users to at
> least try to read the manuals before they ask trivial questions here. I
> will answer this time, but it will also be the last.
>
>
> >
> > 1)after rebooting the program stops for a few minutes in starting
> > sendmail
>
> You're not connected to a network, sendmail might want to resolve you, or
> anything of that sort, and it can't, since it find no DNS.
> > 2)where is k shel
>
> Linux (RedHat) has either /bin/pdksh or /bin/zsh
>
> > 3)it took me a lot of time configuring x11 and it is still not good
> > how can i find information on my monitor mag14"
>
> A Mag 14" probably can do max 1024x768 non interlaced.
>
> > 4)after booting i dont have access to the CD-ROM and the floppy but i
> > see that they are mounted
>
> I don't think eithr your CDrom or your floppy are mounted after reboot ..
> how have you reached this conclusion ??
>
> Anyway, your CDROM is /dev/hd? where "?" stand for a,b,c or d. You;ll need
> to know how its connected i.e.:
>
> Primary Master /dev/hda
> Primary Slave /dev/hdb
> Secondary Master /dev/hdc
> Secondary Master /dev/hdd
>
> > 5)when i try to shutdown the system prints shutdown and the syntax
> > with out doing shut down and when i write init 6 i get "can not send
> > shutdown
>
> For rebooting the system do:
>
> /sbin/shutdown -fr now
>
> For halting the system do:
>
> /sbin/shutdown -fh now
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks for now i am sure i will have more
> >
>
> Now, you wont, you'll go and read the manuals, FAQS and docs on your Linux
> machine.
>
> >
> > Thanks again Yehuda.
> >
>
> Regards,
>
> --Ariel
>
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> | Ariel Biener |
> | e-mail: ariel@post.tau.ac.il Work ph: 03-6406086 |
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