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ompaulunop, your missing the point12:03
unopompaul,  you're not giving me much to work on in understanding why12:04
phaidrosompaul, yes would be great if you'd have an example !!12:04
unopyes, examples puleeeese12:04
ompaulgo help in #ubuntu in a ubuntu centric way as it was phrased and I will find some12:04
ompaulthen I will ping you both here12:05
phaidrosok. we can meet here then again :) thanks for diggin into, ompaul!12:05
unopompaul,  so you dont have anything concrete then .. and you're waiting for something to crop up?12:05
naliothunop: he has the same info as me, we don't keep this stuff on file, we just know that it's happened repeatedly12:06
unopnalioth,  ok, so these are bugs then? what has this got to do with unix in it's normal operations???12:07
ompaulunop, actually tell you what screw this for a game of soldiews12:07
naliothunop: Ubuntu is not "unix in its normal operation", it's Ubuntu in its normal operation12:07
naliothif you want unix, use slackware12:08
phaidrosnalioth, thats cynical again ;)12:08
ompaulno use FreeBSD12:08
unopi do use freeBSD .. infact i sit on it right now12:09
ompaulmy work has me using four different *nx versions12:09
ompaulbut I will condence that into one12:09
phaidrosso no examples for breaking things with root on *buntu ??12:10
unopompaul,  4 unices. and yet i find it hard you cant convince me that downsides to enabling root on ubuntu exist apart from "#ubuntu" policy and "works for me"12:10
ompaulhttp://archives.free.net.ph/message/20070131.082448.b477d880.en.html12:11
ompaulunop, - the fact is this I gave up trying to run ubuntu as debian or freebsd a long time ago12:11
ompaulthat is one person on my search12:11
ompauland having this on file as the op says is not what we do12:11
ompaulwe keep working solutions12:12
ompaulhttp://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/showthread.php?t=45147812:13
ompaulstill loooking for the lamp issue12:13
unopompaul,  both these examples are inconclusive and on random sites (is there nothing in ubuntu's database that is convincing?) .. in the first example, the guy edits the shadow file , well, hey guess what, you expect things like this to break if you do that (which is why visudo was written)..12:18
phaidrosare these examples occuring regularly ?12:18
ompaulgoogle and check it out people are making a mess of stuff12:18
unopthe second guy doesnt seem to know what he is doing and could have done anything apart from issue "passwd root" properly .. i'm not buying these as bugs12:18
ompaulbut my query is not right12:18
unopompaul,  you are an op right?12:18
ompaulso they tell me12:19
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ompaulit appears to be so12:19
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naliothlooks can be deceiving12:19
ompaulthat is true12:20
nalioththen again, unop should know better than to show off12:20
unopso you've been in these channels for a few years atleast -- you must have definitely come across severe and conclusive implications of enabling the root account .. thats what i am after really12:20
unopnalioth,  now i feel this is getting personal -- in no way am i showing off, i'm just getting to the bottom of this (with no apparent help from you)12:21
phaidrosI have to second unop, this is more a rant here, than a helping out with facts betweeen experienced users / ops12:23
ompaulunop, and I have megs of logs how do you suggest I search them?12:23
naliothactually that is a good idea12:24
nalioth!logs12:24
ubotuChannel logs can be found at http://people.ubuntu.com/~fabbione/irclogs - See also !OpenWeek12:24
unopompaul,  only if i can find something conclusive where user error has been ruled out and i can readily replicate the problem .. otherwise no12:24
ompaulphaidros, the other view is that the question is that four people are not helping that could be and that annoys me12:24
naliothyou guys can search #ubuntu logs there for the past years12:24
phaidrosompaul, I'm elping two users in private chats right now12:26
phaidrostsss12:26
ompaulwell here is fun I am not12:26
phaidrosnalioth, I am getting annoyed12:26
phaidrosompaul, nalioth sry, but you guys have been 0 (ZERO) help in a understandable question12:26
phaidrosI'll go and help ppl now.12:26
naliothphaidros: we are not devs, we are general help. we've both seen this problem, but unfortunately we don't catalogue every bobble on the radar12:27
phaidrosif one of you might come up with a reasonable base for sorting facts on root problem with e.g. apache or mysql i'd be very glad to hear12:27
naliothto know it exists is enough for us12:27
unop30 searches later on launchpad and still nothing - http://www.google.com/search?num=100&complete=1&hl=en&q=site%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Flaunchpad.net+sudo+%22passwd+root%22&btnG=Search12:27
ompaulwhy lp12:27
ompaulit is not a bug12:27
naliothno, Ubuntu was made that way.12:28
ompaulhttp://people.ubuntu.com/~fabbione/irclogs/kubuntu-2006-05-11.html12:28
phaidrosanyway, I'll go on with working, this is time waste. sry guys12:28
ompaulthat is not an example12:28
ompaulthat is one result I got12:28
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ompaulsite http://people.ubuntu.com/~fabbione/irclogs/12:28
unopompaul,  ok what am i looking for here?12:29
ompaulyou are not use that as search criteria12:29
ompaulor do this wait until we get someone who can find us an exact example12:29
unopwhy lp? because thats where the complaints first start appearing (or as so far i have noticed)12:30
ompaulehh better to check lists12:30
ompaullp is only where you get specs and the like12:30
ompaullp is a plan to build and real bugs12:30
ompaulhaving a root password is not a bug - it is a user error12:30
unopompaul,  thats not what that google page says -- it's gone into the bugs.launchpad.net12:31
unopompaul,  thats what you say tho and i outrightly reject .. it is not an error, it's just a preference12:31
naliothunop: it is the way Ubuntu is made.12:32
ompaulwell neither of us calls it a bug and bugs go in lp12:32
ompaulso looking in lp is wrong12:32
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unopnalioth, yes, ubuntu comes that way but, are people not allowed to change preferences now? is that it? is that what you are saying?12:33
naliothit is not a preference in the default Ubuntu12:34
naliothif you want a root account, use the custom install and have one12:34
unopi don't even find other linux users complain or laugh about the fact ubuntu breaks when enabling root (because that is what they'd do almost automatically)12:35
naliothmost linux users give sudo a try and continue using it12:35
naliothif they do not, they are knowledgable and advanced enough to fix their own problems12:36
unopnalioth,  as I have done too -- without any custom install12:36
nalioth#ubuntu is for helping new users (users who have never used a computer or are just here from Windows(tm))12:36
unopnalioth,  and most windows users rest in the comfort of having their "Administrator" account enabled and ready to use when needed12:37
unopnalioth,  which is why the first question they as is "how do i enable superuser" .. and believe it or not, we tell them to use !sudo12:37
naliothunop: most windows user have no clue what an account is12:38
unopnalioth,  thats not true -- a lot of power users know exactly what accounts are, file permissions , ACLs, process privileges, network security etc (they have to know or end up knowing about them, they use insecure systems)12:39
ompauland one side of the sign is gold and the other silver12:41
unopanyway, this is drifting off-topic now .. the very reason you brougt me in here was to perhaps "educate" me about sudo on ubuntu -- but i'm unresolved and dont think i'll find an answer anytime soon -- do let me know when you guys find something concrete and replicable, i'm forever interested .. ciao :)12:43
naliothunop: my point is: the problem exists.12:44
naliothunfortunately i do not have every problem i've seen catalogued12:44
unopnalioth,  or so you claim and arent definite, thats my challenge12:44
naliothunop: we've both seen it repeatedly in #ubuntu12:45
ompaulunop, I'll turn one up maybe not tonight but I will12:45
naliothmyself and ompaul12:45
unopnalioth,  but surely you'd know or vaguely remember what one of the problems is12:45
unopnalioth,  again, so you say and cannot readily show me12:45
ompaulunop, I can't tell you what is wrong with automatix - orhter than it brokes stuff12:45
naliothi remember that all the users had enabled the root password12:46
ompaulI can tell you that it used to be the worst written software I ever read12:46
ompaulunop, when you have dealt with the outcome of other peoples lack of doing the standard thing (if you hang around that long)12:47
unopompaul,  we arent discussing automatix here tho -- whether or not it works, doesnt work, breaks systems doesnt have anything to do with root12:47
ompaulit is similar12:47
unopi dont think so .. not one bit similar infact12:47
naliothunop: automatix does things in a unix way, not an Ubuntu way.  and Ubuntu invarabily breaks.12:47
unopi'm not interested in automatix12:48
ompaulunop, as a paradigm it is comparible12:48
unopagain, i beg to differ and request you put it aside .. i have no contest with regards to automatix12:49
naliothunop: doing things the "unix way" or "the debian way" break Ubuntu12:49
unopnalioth,  as i have seen , indeed .. and it's one of the downsides to ubuntu (i personally believe) .. but again, it has little to do with root on ubuntu12:51
naliothUbuntu was not designed with an active root account in mind (by default) when you twist the design of something, do not expect it to work well12:52
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ompaulto change the subject do you like big hondas12:53
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ompaulI have wasted 2 hours in this channel12:53
ompaulmake that one12:54
unopmy argument from the start has been that _it does work well_ with no downsides, you say there are, i say where, you say somewhere but i have seen .. :(12:54
ompaulwell why don't you quit arguing and put in the irc logs and read the 1300 or so entries with !root in them12:54
ompauland see the pain12:54
ompauleach one being a day12:54
ompauland you never said if you liked big hondas12:56
unopompaul,  bahh, thats not the issue .. if you contend with me that NEW users fumble, please don't, i know what NEW users are like and _never ever ever_ suggest enabling root .. the _only reason_ i am here is to know the technical details of this preference, _that is all_12:56
naliothit's in the logs12:57
naliothmany times12:57
ompaulread them12:57
ompaulhave a nice night I am going to bed12:57
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ompaulit is seconds away from midnight12:57
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Apollyon_I have issues with firefox/mozilla and verysign. I am trying to make a payment, but verysign does not accept it. And if I do it with IE it accepts. So ... ???12:38
nothlitYou should ask in #ubuntu, but anyways you need elaborate more on whats the issue12:40
Apollyon_I asked this question in #mozilla, #firefox, #ubuntu, #ubuntu-offtopic But no answer12:40
nothlitAnyways, you can always run ie under wine12:40
nothliti wouldn't see why it wouldn't work under FF unless it requires active x12:41
Apollyon_nothlit: The issue is: I fill a form, give all the infos and credit card number and then click in submit then verysing declines the deal. It happens with mozilla and firefox. But if I do it in IE it accepts!12:43
nothliti'm sure nobody knows what you mean by verisign declining12:44
Apollyon_I don't have window$ in my machine though. I used to, but now no dual-boot at all12:44
Apollyon_nothlit: Verysign declining is verysign don't accept the payment deal.12:45
nothlithttp://www.tatanka.com.br/ies4linux/page/Main_Page12:46
nothlituse that, otherwise be more explicit12:46
Apollyon_nothlit: What do you want to know more? I have been very explicit :-)12:52
nothlitjust use ies4linux then...12:53
Apollyon_So, how to install that active x in firefox. Is it possible?12:54
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nothlityes it sort of is i think01:49
nothlittheres an emulation sort of thing, and also one that uses ie's01:49
Apollyon_nothlit: Could you point me there?02:21
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soundrayHi novice03:13
novicehi03:13
novicecan u plz guide me??03:13
soundrayFirst of all, have you got any firefox plugins or extensions that you want to keep?03:13
noviceforget abt dat....... i will do dat again......no  pro...03:14
soundraynovice: okay. Have you got a terminal open?03:14
noviceyup03:14
soundray'ls /var/cache/apt/archives/mozilla-firefox_*' -- how many files?03:14
novice"no such file or directory"03:15
soundrayHow about 'ls /var/cache/apt/archives/*firefox*'03:15
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novicenext??03:16
soundrayAny lines from that?03:16
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noviceit is just some arrow mark.....03:16
novice*showing03:16
soundraynovice: Hit Ctrl-C, and don't enter the quotes :)03:16
novicesorry......03:17
soundraynovice: that's fine. It's sometimes easier for me to show you where the command begins and ends with quotes.03:17
soundraynovice: have you tried again without the quote?03:18
noviceya..... i'm getting some lines03:18
novice4 to 5 lines03:18
soundraynovice: give me one that looks like it's a recent 1.5 package of firefox03:18
novice/var/cache/apt/archives/firefox_1.5.dfsg+1.5.0.9-0ubuntu0.5.10.1_i386.deb03:19
novice/var/cache/apt/archives/firefox-gnome-support_1.5.dfsg+1.5.0.9-0ubuntu0.5.10.1_i386.deb03:19
soundraynovice: okay03:19
soundraynovice: remove the folder with the failed upgrade attempt: 'sudo rm -rf /usr/lib/firefox'03:20
novicedone......03:20
soundrayNow, do a 'sudo dpkg -i /var/cache/apt/archives/firefox_1.5.dfsg+1.5.0.9-0ubuntu0.5.10.1_i386.deb'03:20
soundraynovice: it'll probably complain about some error...03:21
noviceno..... it didn't show any error03:21
noviceit showed dat setting up firefox.....03:22
novicenow asking for next command......03:22
soundraynovice: it should have recreated the folder. Check with 'ls /var/lib/firefox'03:22
noviceno such file or directory03:22
soundraySorry, my bad03:23
soundraynovice: it should have recreated the folder. Check with 'ls /usr/lib/firefox'03:23
noviceyup........ done....03:23
novicenow can i start my firefox...03:24
soundraynovice: to get 2.0, check out this page: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FirefoxNewVersion03:24
soundrayNote it's better to keep 1.5 around03:25
noviceY  dude??03:25
soundraynovice: that page will tell you03:26
soundraynovice: you can use 2.0 for browsing, of course03:26
novicek.... i have some more doubts...... can i ask U??03:26
soundrayOf course03:26
novicein order copy the folders present on the desktop i used nautilus command ...... instead can't i use any command line03:27
novicei tried with sudo cp -r.......03:27
novicebut it didn't work03:28
soundraynovice: I don't quite follow. You've got a folder on the desktop that you want to move elsewhere?03:28
novicei want to copy into root directory03:29
novicefor example i downloaded firefox 2.0 folder on to my desktop then i copied dat folder into root directory03:30
novicecan' t i use any command line03:30
soundraynovice: there are two directories that are called root directories. One is /root (which is the root user's home), the other is '/', which holds everything else (like /home, /etc, /usr etc.)03:31
soundraynovice: you shouldn't copy your stuff to either of those.03:31
soundrayThe best place to put your stuff would be your home directory. Type 'echo $HOME' to see what it's called.03:32
noviceif i want to use then wat command should i use03:32
noviceecho $HOME03:32
soundray'mv Desktop/foldername $HOME'03:32
noviceno dude ........ wat i mean is ........ i downloaded some apple icons...... now i want them to put in /usr/share/pixmaps..... frm desktop...03:34
novicewat command shld  i use to do dis function??03:34
novicei tried with sudo cp -r ...... but didn't work03:34
noviceso i used nautilus.....03:35
soundraynovice: if you do 'sudo cp file.xpm /usr/share/pixmaps/', that should work03:36
noviceno dude it didn't work..... it showed missing destination files03:36
soundrayOh, you probably haven't changed to the directory where your stuff is located03:36
novicei did dat also....03:37
soundraynovice: does 'ls /usr/share/pixmaps/' return lots of filenames?03:37
novicek........ wait.... i think there shld be gap b\w file name and destination...... rite??03:38
noviceis dat a pro??03:38
soundrayYes, that would be essential ;)03:38
noviceya....... dat was the mistake....03:39
novicek.... thank u very much......03:39
novicecan u temme briefly wat u did to restore my firefox?? i just wanna know... if u have time...??03:40
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soundrayNo problem -- just give me a minute03:42
soundrayOkay, back. Still here?03:44
novicecan u temme briefly wat u did to restore my firefox03:45
soundrayWe looked in your package cache, /var/cache/apt/archive, for a recent firefox package03:45
soundrayThen we installed that, bypassing the apt mechanism.03:45
soundrayThis restored your botched /usr/lib/firefox03:46
soundraydpkg is the program that apt or synaptic also calls in order to do actual installations.03:46
soundraydpkg is sometimes more powerful when you're problem-solving.03:47
soundrayThink of synaptic as the Swiss army knife, and of dpkg as the scalpel ;)03:47
noviceya.... i have observed that ....... many times ppl use dpkg to solve the pro03:47
novicek..... thank u very much dude..... will u be in this server at this time daily??03:49
soundrayIt varies03:49
soundrayI'm usually later in the day03:49
soundrayBut there are usually helpful people around. If you ask and don't get a good answer straight away, it's a good idea to ask again after an hour or so03:50
noviceits k..... i will try to catch u daily ;)03:50
soundraybecause new people keep logging on03:50
noviceya ....... i have found many guys who help when i'm in trouble..03:51
soundrayBTW, have you considered upgrading to Dapper?03:51
noviceya.... i will try it today night...03:52
soundrayGood luck03:52
novicethanx....03:52
Gunirusnovice: Good luck03:53
novicegunirus: thanx....03:53
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