[xfbb] Interface Client won't start!

[Bob Scanferla]

Hello Again Gents

Well in desperation I trashed my system yesterday......I reinstalled RH7.2 (I know it is crap :) but it is all I have :(

Of course network interface would not come up....appears to be a known problem in 7.2......so I installed RH5.1 which properly configures the network interface and then did an upgrade to RH7.2.......ended up with a working system again!  This time I was much more careful installing 7.2 and made sure to include all the development components.

Installed the RPMs recommended here and pulled down the fbb7.04j source code!

I know I am asking for a lot of trouble :)

Anyway long story made short it all compiled the fist time and the fbb server actually ran and stayed running  with an available port  (netstat -a) this time! 

I was also able to connect using the client.....unbelievable!

So onward to try and configure a TNC!

Thanks to all the help from everyone on the list......you all got me up to speed with a one evening effort....this is truly a great list!

I am sure I will be back with more questions shortly :)

Seasons Greeting

Bob
VA3RJS












----- Original Message ----
From: Ray Wells <vk2tv at exemail.com.au>
To: List for the LINUX version of FBB <xfbb at f6fbb.org>
Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 4:35:03 PM
Subject: Re: [xfbb] Interface Client won't start!

Thanks Bo,

That's what I get for doing two things at the same time.

Ray vk2tv

Bo Skoglund wrote:

>># Hours +/- in relation with UTC
>>#localtime = +11
>>TZ=/etc/localtime
>>export TZ
>>
>>    
>>
>
>The lines 'TZ=/etc/localtime' and 'export TZ' shall NOT be in
 'fbb.conf'.
>They shall be in the fbb startup script '/usr/sbin/fbb'.
>
>>From my previous mail:
>  
>
>>A good thing to do is to edit /usr/sbin/fbb and add the two lines
>>TZ=/etc/localtime
>>export TZ
>>just before the line that says "Do not change following lines"
>>    
>>
>
>Wrong file has been edited. Edit /usr/sbin/fbb.
>
>  
>
>>Then comment out the line
>>localtime =
>>in /etc/ax25/fbb.conf
>>    
>>
>
>This has been done correctly, but remember to remove the two
 'TZ'-lines from 
>fbb.conf.
>
>
>To answer another question:
>  
>
>>Anyone know what the 63 in the passwd.sys file means? In the case of 
>>peter's file it is a 4?
>>
>>I am just going to have to find and print and read the whole manual I
 guess 
>>:)
>>    
>>
>
>The syntax of the passwd.sysy is:
><call> <security code BEFORE the the password is given> <security code
 AFTER 
>password has been given> <password>
>
>The security codes is bit coded, just add the different things you
 want you 
>users to be able to do and you get the security code.
>The security code states what a user can do in addition to the normal
 user 
>commands.
>
># Security codes.
># Users can :
># 1  : Read all messages, including private messages
># 2  : Kill all messages
># 4  : Send SYS command
># 8  : Use remote sysop commands (edit, forward, etc...)
># 16 : Edit labels in YAPP, FBBDOS, DOCS
># 32 : Can delete files in YAPP, FBBDOS
># 64 : Have access to all gateways
># 128: Run DOS commands
># 256: Have access to the entire hard disk
># 512: Have access to commands /A (stop) and /R (Reboot)
># All (1023):   Sysop: Sysop after successful SYS-command:
>
>So 4 means user can send SYS command.
>and 63 means: 1 +2 + 4 + 8 + 16 + 32.
>
>73 de SM7LKS, Bosse
>
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>

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