Date: Sat, 03 Jun 1995 13:15:13 -0700 From: "Justin T. Gibbs" <gibbs@freefall.cdrom.com> To: Temptation <temp@temptation.interlog.com> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Xfree Message-ID: <199506032015.NAA21146@freefall.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 03 Jun 95 15:44:44 EDT." <Pine.3.89.9506031503.B17714-0100000@temptation.interlog.com>
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> > >Yes I tried that. No go. when I just mark Xfree in the custom >install keeps telling that I never did. so I try the Xfree user. it then >tells me that it can't mount /dos, that it is already, and when I umount >it still gives me error. > I guess this is another bug on Jordans list. :) >> cat * | rsh freebsd_host "cd /; tar xvfz -" >> >> You'll have to setup the .rhost file correctly of course, but it should >> work. >whats a .rhost file? and am I suppose to type that on the machine that >storing the files, or the FreeBSD machine? .rhosts files allow remote users login without giving a password. I just found out that we don't have a man page describing the format, but it is fairly simple: Fully.qualified.hostname username So if you wanted me to be able to login to your account, you would create a $HOME/.rhosts file with the single line: freefall.cdrom.com gibbs In general, .rhosts are very insecure things, and you should use some other authentification scheme like kerberos, but this will allow you to invoke commands remotely like the rsh (remote shell) command I gave above. The whole command line should be run from the machine where the distribution files are. >> What programs or functionality do you miss in FreeBSD that you have in >> Linux? >> >> I know you've already said a lot in this area, but how would you >> improve the installation program? >I'll answer these two questions later :) want to think about it. >I know one thing, pressing the arrows keys in Linux shell gives me the >old comands that I typed, FreeBSD gives me ^[ things, I had this problem >with BSDI 1.1, had to keep setting stty erase etc...., but 2.0 fixed that >problem. This is under bash correct? Are you logging in with the "cons25" terminal type on the console? It should work. It does for me under tcsh and bash. -- Justin T. Gibbs ============================================== TCS Instructional Group - Programmer/Analyst 1 Cory | Po | Danube | Volga | Parker | Torus ==============================================
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