From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.1 required=5.0 tests=DATE_IN_PAST_12_24,DMARC_NONE, INVALID_DATE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,NICE_REPLY_A autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from femail1.sdc1.sfba.home.com ([24.0.95.81]) by cvs.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 3.22 #1) id 14ybKs-0006Q1-00 for gentoo-dev@gentoo.org; Sat, 12 May 2001 09:29:39 -0600 Received: from [65.6.118.16] by femail1.sdc1.sfba.home.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.20 201-229-121-120-20010223) with SMTP id <20010512152817.JXVU965.femail1.sdc1.sfba.home.com@[65.6.118.16]> for ; Sat, 12 May 2001 08:28:17 -0700 From: Collins Richey To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] DNS not working except as root Message-Id: <20010512093746.18c94690.erichey2@home.com> In-Reply-To: <3AFD4961.51095FBE@gentoo.org> References: <20010511205002.699bda35.erichey2@home.com> <3AFD134B.7043769D@gentoo.org> <20010512085011.50c560a5.erichey2@home.com> <3AFD4961.51095FBE@gentoo.org> X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 0.4.66 (GTK+ 1.2.10; i586-pc-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux development list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Sat May 12 09:30:02 2001 X-Original-Date: Sat, 12 May 2001 09:37:46 -0600 X-Archives-Salt: bfed040a-dd47-4e85-9b7b-275bf0926cd8 X-Archives-Hash: c0e10c214e45ff7546e010e9bc2a88bd [snips ] On Sat, 12 May 2001 16:32:01 +0200 AGottinger@t-online.de (Achim Gottinger) wrote: > Collins Richey wrote: > > > > On Sat, 12 May 2001 12:41:15 +0200 AGottinger@t-online.de > (Achim > > Gottinger) wrote: > > > > > Collins Richey wrote: > > > > > > > > > > A normal user is denied access to DNS requests, which > > > > means that you can only gain internet access with specific > > > ip addresses. > > > > > > /tmp was already 1777, > You should also set the sticky bit (chmod +t /tmp). I had a > problem with > netscape here. > I added the sticky bit and now all > files created in /tmp are owned by root automatic, so normal users > can overwrite such files without problems. Before that fix I could > not start gnome a s a normal user > ok, I misread your post, have set the sticky bit. > but your second post fixed most of the problem, ie > /etc/resolv.conf was 600 now 644. Now I can browse with > konqueror using names instead of ip addresses. > > > > I still have one minor problem that I have seen before. > > Some distros have the problem, some don't. I still can't > > use the name for my mail server under sylpheed, just the ip > > address. > > did you assign your hostname to 127.0.0.1 in /etc/hosts or to > your real IP adress? (just a suggestion). I will make a package > for sylpheed so I can try that here. > My hosts file has my local lan ip address for my hostname -- Collins Ridhey Denver area gentoo system