Re: [Devil-Linux-discuss] DL 1.3.6-2008-08-28-i686 Error message on save-config

[Dom <dl...@ed...>]

Heiko Zuerker wrote:
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: dev...@li... [mailto:devil-
>> lin...@li...] On Behalf Of Bruce Smith
>> Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 8:28 AM
>> To: dev...@li...
>> Subject: Re: [Devil-Linux-discuss] DL 1.3.6-2008-08-28-i686 Error
>> message on save-config
>>
>>     
>>> Thanks Bruce, that's great, I can relax now! I feel more comfortable
>>>       
>> being
>>     
>>> able to read the stick from a Windows machine (if ever required, for
>>> instance as an emergency way to recover the configuration), so I'll
>>>       
>> stick
>>     
>>> with vfat and ignore the messages.
>>>       
>> Yes, it's always a good idea to make a copy of the config for backup
>> purposes.
>>
>>     
>>> While I'm enjoying success, I might try running the install-on-usb
>>>       
>> script to
>>     
>>> migrate the installation from CD to the (vfat) usb stick. Does this
>>>       
>> make it
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>>> more complicated later on to upgrade DL?
>>>       
>> I haven't done much with the install-on-usb script for a long, so I'm
>> probably not the best one to answer that question.
>>
>> Personally I really like the "RUNFROMRAM=y" option.  (It takes an
>> extra quarter GB of memory, but memory is cheap)  That way the entire
>> CD is read into RAM upon initial bootup and then the system runs from
>> memory.  It takes longer to boot, but after that, the system is FAST
>> because it never has to go back to read the CD.
>>
>>     
>
> There may be a problem with the latest 1.3.x and running from a media other
> then CD.
> I tried upgrading my Firewall last weekend and it blew up (found the ISO but
> couldn't use it for some strange reason).
> I had not have any time to investigate it. 
>
> Heiko
OK, on the principle of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it", I think I'll 
stick with CD-based running for now.

Well I'm here I find myself thinking of a couple of other things:
- Could anyone who understands these things upgrade Nano in DL 1.3 to 
v2? Nano is now DL's default editor, which is good for me, but DL is 
using v1.2.4.
- In DL 1.3 the default configuration of Postfix (main.cf) requires as 
data_directory a directory /var/lib/postfix owned by postfix, so you 
have to create this manually after each boot before Postfix will work, 
how do I automate this process (and could this be fixed for a future 
release)? And even with this fixed manually I am at present unable to 
get Postfix working after the upgrade to DL 1.3.
- What is the easiest way to configure DL to send outgoing emails (e.g. 
for crontab messages / warning / diagnostic purposes)? Maybe I don't 
need to use Postfix at all!

Thanks and have a good weekend!

Dom
http://www.edendevelopments.co.uk/dlsetup