diff --git a/LDP/faq/docbook/Linux-FAQ.sgml b/LDP/faq/docbook/Linux-FAQ.sgml index 85531fd2..816bac86 100644 --- a/LDP/faq/docbook/Linux-FAQ.sgml +++ b/LDP/faq/docbook/Linux-FAQ.sgml @@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ and ftp://ftp.linux.sgi.com/pub/mips-linux. Interested people may mail their questions and offers of assistance to -mailto:linux@waldorf-gmbh.de. +linux@waldorf-gmbh.de. There is (or was) also a MIPS channel on the Linux Activists mail @@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ The Linux SPARC project is a hotbed of activity. There is a FAQ and plenty of other information available from the UltraLinux page, -http://www.ultralinuxorg/. +http://www.ultralinux.org/. @@ -664,7 +664,7 @@ Topics of Current Interest. -Should I use the Red Hat 7.0 <literal>kgcc</literal> compiler? +Should I Use the Red Hat 7.0 <literal>kgcc</literal> compiler? It's probably better to use one of the standard GCC releases. The @@ -886,7 +886,7 @@ The mini-HOWTO's are indexed at -In addition, translations available from +In addition, translations are available from ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/translations/ @@ -1242,6 +1242,12 @@ the Subject: send giveaway_list. +PocketLinux. + +http://www.pocketlinux.com/. + + + Red Hat and ISDN4Linux: http://www.webideal.de/. @@ -1537,6 +1543,12 @@ url="http://www.wu-ftpd.org/HOWTO/"> http://www.wu-ftpd.org/HOWTO/ + +XTERM—Frequently Asked Questions. + +http://dickey.his.com/xterm/xterm.faq.html +. + @@ -1567,7 +1579,7 @@ WWW interface. -tsx-11.mit.edu//pub/linux/ +ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/ (US). @@ -1845,7 +1857,7 @@ will be faster for you and easier on the network. Please send updates and corrections to this list to the Linux FAQ maintainer, -rkiesling@mainmatter.com +rkiesling@mainmatter.com. Not all of these mirror all of the other ``source'' sites, and some have material not available on the ``source'' sites. @@ -3686,28 +3698,42 @@ the system can't connect to other sites, either. -FTP Server Won't Allow Logins. +FTP or Telnet Server Won't Allow Logins. -This would happen if the FTP server daemon is responding to clients, -but doesn't allow logins. On new systems that have Pluggable -Authentication Modules installed, look for a file named, -``ftp,'' in the directories -/etc/pam/ or /etc/pam.d/. -If the file doesn't exist, the instructions for configuring FTP +This applies to server daemons that respond to clients, but don't +allow logins. On new systems that have Pluggable Authentication +Modules installed, look for a file named, +``ftp,'' or ``telnet,'' in the +directory /etc/pam/ or +/etc/pam.d/. If the corresponding authentication +file doesn't exist, the instructions for configuring FTP and Telnet authentication and other PAM configuration, should be in /usr/doc/pam-<version>. -On older systems, make sure that the account exists in -/etc/passwd, especially +If it's an FTP server on an older system, make sure that the account +exists in /etc/passwd, especially ``anonymous.'' -If the host machine doesn't respond to FTP clients at all, then the -FTP daemon is not installed correctly, or at all. Refer to the manual -pages: inetd, -inetd.conf, and ftpd. +This type of problem may also be caused a failure to resolve the host +addresses properly, especially if using Reverse Address Resolution +Protocol (RARP). The simple answer to this is to list all relevant +host names and IP addresses in the /etc/hosts +files on each machine. ( Refer to the example +/etc/hosts and +/etc/resolv.conf files in: ``.'') If the network +has an internal DNS, make sure that each host can resolve network +addresses using it. + + +If the host machine doesn't respond to FTP or Telnet clients at all, +then the server daemon is not installed correctly, or at all. Refer +to the manual pages: inetd, +inetd.conf, ftpd, and +telnetd. @@ -4732,12 +4758,30 @@ switch out of X you must press or whatever will switch back. +However, If you have a non-PC compatible system, please see +the note below. + + If you want to use a VC for ordinary login, it must be listed in /etc/inittab, which controls which terminals and virtual consoles have login prompts. The X Window System needs at least one free VC in order to start. + +[Note: The key sequence is actually +Ctrl—Meta— +FN. On PC +compatible systems, the right and left Alt keys are +really synonymous with the keysymbols Meta_L and +Meta_R. If the binding is different, you can +determine what keys produce Meta_L and +Meta_R with xkeycaps or +a similar application.] + + +[David Charlap] + @@ -6573,7 +6617,7 @@ also as a security measure. Short of recompiling the executable file for the libraries on the system—probably the most desirable alternative in the long run—you can try to determine which libraries the executable file needs -with the command: ``ldd +with the command: ``ldd programname.'' The output will be a list of the shared libraries on the system that the program needs to run, as well as the missing libraries. You can then add the library @@ -6617,6 +6661,36 @@ the library directories are listed in + + +``<literal> +init: Id "x" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes +</literal>.'' + + +This means, generally, that the system is booting by default into +runlevel 5, which enables a graphical login via +xdm/kdm/ +gdm/whatever program, and can't locate it. + + +In other situations, ``Id'' might indicate +the absence of another program. + + +The temporary solution in this case is to switch to runlevel 3, a +standard text-mode login, by typing ``telinit 3.'' +To make the change permanent, set the correct runlevel (1,2,3, or 5) +in the initdefault line of +/etc/inittab. + + +Some systems, however, rewrite /etc/inittab when +booting. In that case, refer to the init man +page, and/or the settings in /etc/sysconfig/init. + + +