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> Re: network - notwork! unable to acc [ Kent West <westk@acu.edu> ]
> =?GB2312?B?ZGViaWFuLXVzZXLE+rrDo6E=? [ =?GB2312?B?0Oy8zsHZ?= <xlyxu@163.co ]
> Re: OpenSSL suggested version [ Travis Crump <pretzalz@techhouse.or ]
> Netscape 7.0 [ lameth <lameth@comcast.net> ]
> Re: strange apt-get upgrade issue [ Crispin Wellington <crispin@aeonlin ]
> Re: network - notwork! unable to acc [ Tom Cook <tom.cook@adelaide.edu.au> ]
> unsubscribe [ Christopher Shea <cshea@artic.edu> ]
> Re: Manually changing IRQ/reconfigur [ Andy Saxena <andyML@nyc.rr.com> ]
> Re: Gnome session errors [ Vineet Kumar <debian-user@virtual.d ]
> Re: configuring ADSL at Debian?? [ Crispin Wellington <crispin@aeonlin ]
> Re: deb command - which package? [ Osamu Aoki <debian@aokiconsulting.c ]
> Re: Netscape 7.0 [ ben <benfoley@rcn.com> ]
> Re: Khelpcenter glossary problem [ Dirk Kostrewa <dirk.kostrewa@psi.ch ]
> RE: Netscape 7.0 [ David Pastern <david@scsenterprises ]
> free software version of MATLAB [ "Musang S.X." <musangsx@yahoo.com> ]
> =?GB2312?B?ZGViaWFuLXVzZXLE+rrDo6E=? [ =?GB2312?B?0Oy8zsHZ?= <xlyxu@163.co ]
> Re: free software version of MATLAB [ Oleg <oleg@tw304h3.cpmc.columbia.ed ]
> Re: Netscape 7.0 [ ben <benfoley@rcn.com> ]
> Re: Locale and date/time settings [ Osamu Aoki <debian@aokiconsulting.c ]
> Samba 'security=server' Debian/Windo [ Andy Saxena <andyML@nyc.rr.com> ]
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> Subject: Re: network - notwork! unable to access lan and net
> Date: Mon, 07 Oct 2002 00:09:46 -0500
> From: Kent West <westk@acu.edu>
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
>
> sandip wrote:
>
> >> Sandip> status: i am unable to ping my machine's ip address,
> >>
> >>
> >thanx for the help. it was an oversight on my part. my apologies to the
> >group. i had entered ip addresses incorrectly.
> >
> >subsequently, i have edited /etc/network/interfaces by hand and set the
> >things right - by hand! i used vi for the first time and was amazed at the
> >facilities it provides. all *i mean it* win editors look pale compared to vi!
> >
> >
> vi ?!! You were amazed by vi?!
>
> >and all seems well now. however, i wanted to know if there is a tool/ utility
> >to do what i did by hand.
> >
> >
> The installer routine normally handles network setup, but after initial
> installation, I'm not aware of any tools for editing network setup in
> Debian.
>
> >further i wanted to know if there are any other places where i need to change
> >ip address my machine and gateway other than what i have already done.
> >
> >
> Other possibly relevant files are /etc/hosts, /etc/hostname,
> /etc/resolv.conf, and the /etc/network/ directory, but what you've done
> should probably take care of your immediate needs.
>
> >i also will like to know what does entry 'network' in /etc/network/interfaces
> >mean
> >
> >
> From "man interfaces":
> The static Method
> This method may be used to define ethernet interfaces with
> statically
> allocated IPv4 addresses.
>
> Options
>
> address address
> Address (dotted quad) required
>
> netmask netmask
> Netmask (dotted quad) required
>
> broadcast broadcast_address
> Broadcast address (dotted quad)
>
> network network_address
> Network address (dotted quad) required for 2.0.x
> kernels
>
> gateway address
> Default gateway (dotted quad)
>
> >and where does one change dns server entries?
> >
>
> /etc/resolv.conf
>
> >last but not the least - how do i access my lan resources? files on other pcs
> >and printers connected to them? in windows i can do it!
> >
> >
>
> Depends on what the other machines and printers are, and the protocols
> they speak. Windows computers usually speak SMB, and in order to access
> Windows shares (file sharing and printer sharing), you'll need to
> install and configure samba on your Linux box. Do a google for "samba
> howto" and you'll find way more info that you ever wanted.
>
> If you're printing to networked printers (not Windows-shared printers),
> you're probably interested in lpd and/or cups information.
>
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> Subject: debian-user您好！
> Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2002 13:12:47 폍
> From: 徐嘉临 <xlyxu@163.com>
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
>
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> Subject: Re: OpenSSL suggested version
> Date: Mon, 07 Oct 2002 01:21:46 -0400
> From: Travis Crump <pretzalz@techhouse.org>
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
>
> cwolf@hou.asp.ti.com wrote:
> > On the Apache web site, it recommends at least version 0.9.6e of OpenSSL
> > and Apache-SSL HTTP Server version 1.3.27 or later.
> >
> > But Debian only has Apache-SSSL 1.3.26 and OpenSSL 0.9.6c in stable, and
> > OpenSSL 0.9.6g in testing.
> >
>
> Debian backports security patches to the stable versions. Both
> apache-ssl 1.3.26.1+1.48-0woody2 and openssl 0.9.6c-2.woody.1 in
> woody/updates have no known security problems and are fine to use.
>
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>
> Subject: Netscape 7.0
> Date: Mon, 07 Oct 2002 01:31:46 -0400
> From: lameth <lameth@comcast.net>
> To: debian-user <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
>
> Has anyone gotten netscape 7.0 to install yet? When I tried I received
> the error message;
> ./netscape-installer error while loading shared libraries:
> libstdc++-libc6.1-1.so.2
>
> I know I have libc6 installed and I just installed libstdc++2.2 other
> than that I do believe woody meets the requirements.
>
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> Subject: Re: strange apt-get upgrade issue
> Date: 07 Oct 2002 13:33:27 폍
> From: Crispin Wellington <crispin@aeonline.net>
> To: Chris McCormick <chris@perthweb.com.au>
> CC: debian-user@lists.debian.org
>
> On Mon, 2002-10-07 at 12:57, Chris McCormick wrote:
> > At 12:41 7/10/2002 +0800, you wrote:
> > >On Mon, 2002-10-07 at 12:34, Chris McCormick wrote:
> > > > >You could try comparing straces of the dpkg command when it works and
> > > > >when it doesn't work
> > > > >
> > > > >strace -fF dpkg -X packagename.deb /path/to/testdir 2>strace.output
> > > >
> > > > Excellent suggestion - at the moment I can't get it to run correctly ever
> > > > though. :(
> > > >
> > > > running:
> > > > strace -fF dpkg --unpack libc6_2.1.3-24_i386.deb
> > > > doesn't tell me anything i can understand. if someone more knowledgable
> > > > wants to look at the copy of the output i can send it to them.
> > >
> > >Can you dump it on a webpage and post the URL to the list?
> >
> > Sure,
> > http://203.59.70.242/strace_dpkg_output.txt
>
> [pid 4582] ptrace(PTRACE_ATTACH, 4580, 0, 0) = -1 EPERM (Operation not
> permitted)
> [pid 4582] ptrace(PTRACE_ATTACH, 4577, 0, 0) = -1 EPERM (Operation not
> permitted)
>
> this is something tar is trying to do and failing, thus breaking the
> pipe...
>
> The same happens on the gzip call...
>
> from man ptrace
>
> ERRORS
> EPERM The specified process cannot be traced. This could
> be because the parent has insufficient privileges;
> non-root processes cannot trace processes that they
> cannot send signals to or those running setuid/set�
> gid programs, for obvious reasons. Alternatively,
> the process may already be being traced, or be init
> (pid 1).
>
> Not that that helps much.
>
> If you go
>
> dpkg-deb --fsys-tarfile packagename.deb > packagename.tar
>
> and then
>
> /bin/tar xvf packagename.tar
>
> Does it untar ok?
>
> Is it a broken package that is cached? try...
>
> rm -rf /var/cache/apt/archives/*.deb
> rm -rf /var/cache/apt/archives/partial/*.deb
>
> Does dselect fix the problems. Try running dselect, choose update, the
> select. Add no new packages, just press return, then select install.
>
> All just vague stabs in the dark really...
>
> Crispin
>
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> Subject: Re: network - notwork! unable to access lan and net
> Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2002 15:04:34 폝
> From: Tom Cook <tom.cook@adelaide.edu.au>
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
>
> On 0, sandip <deshmukh@zapo.net> wrote:
> [snip]
> > subsequently, i have edited /etc/network/interfaces by hand and set the
> > things right - by hand! i used vi for the first time and was amazed at the
> > facilities it provides. all *i mean it* win editors look pale compared to vi!
>
> Come now, emacs runs on windoze...
>
> [snip]
> > further i wanted to know if there are any other places where i need to change
> > ip address my machine and gateway other than what i have already done.
>
> I don't think so, but you can always 'grep -r /etc/* <your_old_ip>' to
> see what has your old IP address in its config files.
>
> [snip]
> > last but not the least - how do i access my lan resources? files on other pcs
> > and printers connected to them? in windows i can do it!
>
> apt-get install samba
> apt-get install cupsys cupsys-bsd
>
> The samba package contains the smbfs thingy that lets you
> mount/unmount samba (ie windoze) shares on your linux box, as well as
> stuff for printing to printers shared using samba. CUPS gives you a
> nice way of setting up printers and printing to them (I even figured
> out how to get it to print to netware printers).
>
> Tom
> --
> Tom Cook
> Information Technology Services, The University of Adelaide
>
> "That you're not paranoid does not mean they're not out to get you."
> - Robert Waldner
>
> Get my GPG public key: https://pinky.its.adelaide.edu.au/~tkcook/tom.cook-at-adelaide.edu.au
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> Date: Mon, 07 Oct 2002 01:06:54 -0500 (CDT)
> From: Christopher Shea <cshea@artic.edu>
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
>
> Subject: Re: Manually changing IRQ/reconfiguring network?
> Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2002 02:21:12 -0400
> From: Andy Saxena <andyML@nyc.rr.com>
> To: "'debian-user@lists.debian.org'" <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
>
> On Tue, Oct 01, 2002 at 12:11:46PM -0400, Bruce Best (CRO) wrote:
> > I have Debian 3.0 installed on an HP Pavillion N5425 laptop, and after
> > considerable modifications it is (mostly) working.
> >
>
> > 1) Reconfiguring network: I have somehow managed to break the network
> > configuration, so that I no longer seem to be able to get an IP address. The
> > card is there, the card is up, but dhclient eth0 doesn't get me any error
> > messages. I am not sure how to troubleshoot this problem, and also not sure
> > what caused it. I expect it was something to do with my recompiling the
> > kernel; however, when I booted the previous kernel (where the networking
> > used to work fine), the same symptoms persist.
>
> Can you ping localhost or 127.0.0.1?
>
> What does /etc/network/interfaces say?
>
> -Andy
>
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>
> Subject: Re: Gnome session errors
> Date: Sun, 6 Oct 2002 23:22:29 -0700
> From: Vineet Kumar <debian-user@virtual.doorstop.net>
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
>
> * Antonio Rodriguez (arodriguez31@cfl.rr.com) [021006 12:27]:
> > Similar here, but looking for a more drastic solution: I want to
> > re-install gnome for a specific user in a box (several users have
> > access to same box) due to several reasons, without affecting the
> > settings for any other user. What should I do?
>
> Just remove (or, safer, rename) that user's .gnome directory.
>
> good times,
> Vineet
> --
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> Q: Should I include quotations after my reply?
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> Subject: Re: configuring ADSL at Debian??
> Date: 07 Oct 2002 14:34:52 폍
> From: Crispin Wellington <crispin@aeonline.net>
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
>
> On Mon, 2002-10-07 at 11:43, Albert Tuulas wrote:
> > Hello.
> > After
> > setup my parameters pppoeconf tries to make a connection and I am
> > getting error:
> >
> >
> > ppp0: error fetching interface information: Device not found!
> >
> >
> > Runing plog after that prints out:
> >
> >
> > Oct 7 05:21:12 localhost pppd[180]: Connection terminated.
> > Oct 7 05:21:24 localhost pppd[332]: Serial connection established.
> > Oct 7 05:21:24 localhost pppd[332]: Using interface ppp0
> > Oct 7 05:21:24 localhost pppd[332]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/pts/0
> > Oct 7 05:21:25 localhost pppd[332]: LCP terminated by peer
> > Oct 7 05:21:25 localhost pppd[332]: Modem hangup
> > Oct 7 05:21:25 localhost pppd[332]: Connection terminated.
> >
>
> Try turning on debug. edit the file /etc/ppp/options. Find the line that
> says
>
> #debug
>
> remove the #
> save the file and restart the ppp connection
>
> poff
> pon dsl-provider
>
> or whatever you named it in pppoeconf.
>
> Now look in the logfiles.
>
> Kind Regards
> Crispin
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> Subject: Re: deb command - which package?
> Date: Sun, 6 Oct 2002 23:34:58 -0700
> From: Osamu Aoki <debian@aokiconsulting.com>
> To: Lars Jensen <jensen@scsr.nevada.edu>
> CC: Debian Users List <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
>
> On Mon, Sep 30, 2002 at 10:04:25PM -0700, Lars Jensen wrote:
> > Which .deb package do I need to install to get the deb command?
>
> Try doing followings, you can find a package containing the
> command name with "deb"
>
> # apt-get install auto-apt # on-demand package installation tool
> # auto-apt update # create db file for auto-apt
> $ auto-apt search deb
> # search for "deb" in all packages, installed or not
>
> This is in my Debian Reference, 6.3 Debian nirvana commands.
>
> See more on below URL.
>
> HTH
> --
> ~\^o^/~~~ ~\^.^/~~~ ~\^*^/~~~ ~\^_^/~~~ ~\^+^/~~~ ~\^:^/~~~ ~\^v^/~~~ +++++
> Osamu Aoki @ Cupertino CA USA, GPG-key: A8061F32
> .''`. Debian Reference: post-installation user's guide for non-developers
> : :' : http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/reference/ also http://qref.sf.net
> `. `' "Our Priorities are Our Users and Free Software" --- Social Contract
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>
> Subject: Re: Netscape 7.0
> Date: Sun, 6 Oct 2002 23:51:57 -0700
> From: ben <benfoley@rcn.com>
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
>
> On Sunday 06 October 2002 10:31 pm, lameth wrote:
> > Has anyone gotten netscape 7.0 to install yet? When I tried I received
> > the error message;
> > ./netscape-installer error while loading shared libraries:
> > libstdc++-libc6.1-1.so.2
> >
> > I know I have libc6 installed and I just installed libstdc++2.2 other
> > than that I do believe woody meets the requirements.
>
> netscape, in any recent iteration, isn't free software. you might want to
> investigate mozilla, or galeon, or dillo. if you can load and run the latest
> mozilla, you'll have everything in place to run the latest linux-compatible
> version of netscape, which will, nonetheless, be unfree software. as in,
> ain't no debs for netscape.
>
> ben
>
> p.s. maybe "ain't no debs for...." should be the standard for distinguishing
> between free and unfree.
>
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>
> Subject: Re: Khelpcenter glossary problem
> Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2002 08:52:00 퍭
> From: Dirk Kostrewa <dirk.kostrewa@psi.ch>
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
>
> > Dear Debian users,
> >
> > I've installed Debian 3.0r0 with KDE 2 on my PC. When I call the
> > Khelpcenter, all the manuals in "Contents" are there but the
> > "Glossary" is empty (except for the two sub-section headers
> > "Alphabetically" and "By topic"). Has anybody else encountered this problem
> > and found a solution for it?
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > Dirk.
>
> I've found myself a solution for this by installing all KDE packages
> recommended in /usr/share/doc/kde/README.debian and the package htdig.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Dirk.
>
> --
>
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> Subject: RE: Netscape 7.0
> Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2002 16:52:29 흍
> From: David Pastern <david@scsenterprises.com.au>
> To: 'ben' <benfoley@rcn.com>, debian-user@lists.debian.org
>
> umm not really no....i don't see any debs for kvirc...and that's open
> source, gpl based...mmmm i'm sure I could think of other applications out
> there that invalidate your suggestion :-)
>
> Dave
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ben [mailto:benfoley@rcn.com]
> Sent: Sunday, 6 October 2002 4:51 PM
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org; David Pastern
> Subject: Re: Netscape 7.0
>
>
> On Sunday 06 October 2002 10:31 pm, lameth wrote:
> > Has anyone gotten netscape 7.0 to install yet? When I tried I received
> > the error message;
> > ./netscape-installer error while loading shared libraries:
> > libstdc++-libc6.1-1.so.2
> >
> > I know I have libc6 installed and I just installed libstdc++2.2 other
> > than that I do believe woody meets the requirements.
>
> netscape, in any recent iteration, isn't free software. you might want to
> investigate mozilla, or galeon, or dillo. if you can load and run the latest
>
> mozilla, you'll have everything in place to run the latest linux-compatible
> version of netscape, which will, nonetheless, be unfree software. as in,
> ain't no debs for netscape.
>
> ben
>
> p.s. maybe "ain't no debs for...." should be the standard for
> distinguishing
> between free and unfree.
>
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> Subject: free software version of MATLAB
> Date: Sun, 6 Oct 2002 23:54:35 -0700 (PDT)
> From: "Musang S.X." <musangsx@yahoo.com>
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
>
> Hi! I notice many students are using MATLAB at my
> school/campus, and I suspect most are pirated
> versions...
>
> Is there any free software version of MATLAB that I
> can use/suggest as an alternative?
>
> Thanks!
>
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> Subject: debian-user您好！
> Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2002 14:54:55 폍
> From: 徐嘉临 <xlyxu@163.com>
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
>
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> Subject: Re: free software version of MATLAB
> Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2002 03:09:57 -0400
> From: Oleg <oleg@tw304h3.cpmc.columbia.edu>
> To: "Musang S.X." <musangsx@yahoo.com>, debian-user@lists.debian.org
>
> On Monday 07 October 2002 02:54 am, Musang S.X. wrote:
> > Hi! I notice many students are using MATLAB at my
> > school/campus, and I suspect most are pirated
> > versions...
> >
> > Is there any free software version of MATLAB that I
> > can use/suggest as an alternative?
> >
> > Thanks!
>
> Octave and SciLab. They don't really measure up to MATLAB with its really
> extensive toolboxes, but they are OK for basic linear algebra.
>
> HTH
> Oleg
>
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> Subject: Re: Netscape 7.0
> Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2002 00:16:50 -0700
> From: ben <benfoley@rcn.com>
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
>
> On Sunday 06 October 2002 11:52 pm, David Pastern wrote:
> > umm not really no....i don't see any debs for kvirc...and that's open
> > source, gpl based...mmmm i'm sure I could think of other applications out
> > there that invalidate your suggestion :-)
> >
> > Dave
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ben [mailto:benfoley@rcn.com]
> > Sent: Sunday, 6 October 2002 4:51 PM
> > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org; David Pastern
> > Subject: Re: Netscape 7.0
> >
> > On Sunday 06 October 2002 10:31 pm, lameth wrote:
> > > Has anyone gotten netscape 7.0 to install yet? When I tried I received
> > > the error message;
> > > ./netscape-installer error while loading shared libraries:
> > > libstdc++-libc6.1-1.so.2
> > >
> > > I know I have libc6 installed and I just installed libstdc++2.2 other
> > > than that I do believe woody meets the requirements.
> >
> > netscape, in any recent iteration, isn't free software. you might want to
> > investigate mozilla, or galeon, or dillo. if you can load and run the
> > latest
> >
> > mozilla, you'll have everything in place to run the latest linux-compatible
> > version of netscape, which will, nonetheless, be unfree software. as in,
> > ain't no debs for netscape.
> >
> > ben
> >
> > p.s. maybe "ain't no debs for...." should be the standard for
> > distinguishing
> > between free and unfree.
>
> yo top poster, try an apt-cache show kvirc.
>
> ben
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Subject: Re: Locale and date/time settings
> Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2002 00:29:06 -0700
> From: Osamu Aoki <debian@aokiconsulting.com>
> To: David P James <dpjames@rogers.com>
> CC: debian-user@lists.debian.org
>
> On Sat, Oct 05, 2002 at 11:33:27PM -0400, David P James wrote:
> > Does anyone happen to know which locale to set for date/time to get a
> > date in the following format?
> > yyyy/mm/dd or yyyy-mm-dd
> >
> > Or, if no such locale exists, then is it possible to generate one?
>
> $ LC_TIME=ja_JP ls -l
> drwxr-xr-x 4 nospam nospam 4096 2002-08-29 10:28 zlib-1.1.4
> ...
>
> You need to generate ja_JP locale, though.
> --
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> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Subject: Samba 'security=server' Debian/Windows passwd consistency [was Re: Samba 'security=domain' help]
> Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2002 03:32:25 -0400
> From: Andy Saxena <andyML@nyc.rr.com>
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
>
> On Tue, Oct 01, 2002 at 12:38:36PM -0700, nate wrote:
> >
> > if your wanting to authenticate from the domain the easiest way
> > is to do security=SERVER and set the password server to the
> > PDC of the NT domain. You don't have to do security=domain.
> > If you really do want to do security=domain(can you say why?
> > I cannot see any advantage to using it). I believe you have to
> > join the samba server to the domain(search google on this, its
> > not a very straight forward process IMO).
> >
> > I have used security=SERVER to authenticate off NT4 PDCs for
> > several years and its always worked flawlessly for me.
> >
> > nate
> >
>
> At work I have setup a Debian machine which I use for console access and
> also as a file server for a few other people. I am in a Windows
> environment so I set up Samba to enable shares. Pursuing a more
> practical solution, I changed the "security=user" default to the
> following global options:
>
> security=server
> password server= servername
>
> and then, as a test, changed my Windows network password. I was able to
> access my shares on the Debian machine after that using the new
> password. That makes me think that my Samba setup is successful in
> passing on the authentication to the domain PDC.
>
> However, I would like to also access my user account on the Debian
> machine which has the same login ID as the one I use for the Windows
> network. Is it possible to set this up so that the password either gets
> updated automatically from the PDC, or, in the very least, it can be
> authenticated against the PDC?
>
> I know that when the "security=user" option is used, one can set the
> "unix password sync" option. Is there an equivalent for
> "security=server"?
>
> -Andy
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