Wednesday March 16, 2005
GNOME login problems.
Having just started using Solaris10 on my laptop, it turns out that there is a bit of a problem with logging into GNOME that may be related to using variable hostnames (e.g. using DHCP)
The symptom is that logging in to GNOME will result in a black screen with the timer icon which never goes away. Logging in via CDE, or failsafe works fine. To resolve the problem, remove the GNOME session files from /var/tmp, then change $TMPDIR to be /tmp so that the files will be removed on boot (/tmp on solaris is mounted on tmpfs - i.e. swap)
The files concearned have this sort of signature.
drwx------ 3 gjl other 512 Feb 24 09:21 gconfd-gjl
srwxr-xr-x 1 gjl other 0 Feb 24 11:31 mapping-gjl
drwx------ 2 gjl other 1536 Feb 24 14:18 orbit-gjl
I had no problem removing these files when logged in to CDE or failsafe, YMMV.
( Mar 16 2005, 06:00:00 PM GMT )
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Tuesday March 01, 2005
Scammed on ebay
I tried to sell my record decks on Ebay (2 x Technics 1210's from my days as a raver) The winning 'bidder' then sent this highly suspicious email..
Hi,
I am happy to buy this item from you that i saw on
ebay.however, it look great and I 'm interested in
purchasing it.Concerning the shipment,my shipper will
come and pick it up from your location as soon as we
seal this transaction. A client of mine in uk is owing
me some funds (£3,800)and i have inform him about this
transaction and i will instruct him to issue the
cashier cheque in your name and once the cheque clear
in your account you will deduct the cost of the
(2x Technics 1210 MkII Deconomix console, 100
records}{£410.00}and icompensate you £50 with your
money and you will send my remaining balance to my
Shipper via western union money transfer for immediate
shipping arrangment. If this is okay with you do get
back to me immediately with your
information as listed below for me to instruct my
client to issue the
cashier cheque in your name.Hope to hear from you
soonest.
NAME :
ADDRESS:
CITY:
STATE:
ZIP CODE:
COUNTRY:
TEL NUMBER:
Best regards,
N.B, THE CHEQUE WILL CLEAR YOUR BANK BEFORE THE
SHIPPER COME FOR THE PICK
A quick check on the bidder's ID showed that this 'person' had tried it on with several folks. And is now
barred
But as another person put it, doing any sort of business on ebay is getting harder and harder.
( Mar 01 2005, 01:25:53 PM GMT )
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