[806] in RedHat Linux List
Re: Buggy 4.0 && unhappy user
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (PSCI)
Thu Oct 24 19:19:54 1996
Date: Thu, 24 Oct 1996 16:18:06 -0700 (PDT)
From: PSCI <psci@teleport.com>
To: honglu@rt66.com
cc: redhat-list@redhat.com
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No. You are not alone. Many people were under the impression that RH4.0
was a 'finished' product. I was too. This is the world of "Linux" though,
and very little should be taken for granted with such a new and rapidly
evolving creature. Dont get me wrong, the people at RedHat are fine
people, esp. the tech. expertise. Unfortunately the product was pushed out
the door too fast this time. It is unfair to make a community of trusting
users unknowingly become beta-testers. I hope (and trust now) it will be
different for future releases. Rule no. 1: Always keep backups; Rule no.
2: Always keep backups. Rule no. 3: Patience.
On Thu, 24 Oct 1996 honglu@rt66.com wrote:
> Hi all:
>
> I installed 4.0 from scratch and then copied some /etc config files from
> old 3.0.3, such as bashrc, profile, hosts, resolve, ppp-off, ppp-on , etc.
>
> But the ease of redhat 3.0.3 is gone in 4.0, and it seems that no one can
> help me to solve the problems.
>
> First, passwd is not working for non-root users, I tried to change
> passwd group to root.root and setuid root, no luck.
> (/usr/bin/passwd root root rswr-xr-x )
>
> Second , I found that screen is not working for non-root users today.
>
> third , netscape 3.0 gold is crashy with java, I know it is because libc
> is too new.
>
> If I can choose, I would rather go back to 3.0.3, however, old 3.0.3 rpms
> are not available from ftp sites now, no choice. I can not go back because
> I deleted old packages. My machine was working perfectly in 3.0.3.
>
> Please I would like to know whether bugginess
> is only for me or ther are others unlucky guys like me?
>
> By the way, I have upgraded all the 4.0 erreta from redhat http site,
> including screen, pam, perl, and even kernel, and many more that I can
> not remember.
>
> When I first installed 3.0.3 2 months ago there was not many trouble
> like
> today.
>
>
> A unhappy redhat user.
>
> Henry H Lu
> http://www.tc.umn.edu/nlhome/m508/luxxx012/
>
>
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