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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                                            |
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