[rockjr]

1. how do I format a usb flash drive using the mkfs command? I want to use half of it for streaming movie files and format the other half for tht suse I will put on there

2. why cant I use ' useradd ' cmd on my rhl but there is a man page for it

3. samba is started on my server but I can't see the other window clients on the network or the can't see tht server

[Felarin]

Once you insert your device, you need to do the following.

su -

Key in your root password to gain administrative priviledges.

Assuming you wish to format your device with ext3 and assuming your device has been issued the device id /dev/sdb,

# To check device id assignment fdisk -l

# To create a partition in the device fdisk /dev/sdb
# Press "n" to create a new partition
# Press "p" to select primary # Press "1" to make it the first partition
# And use the default values for the first and last cylinder to encompass the whole disk

# Once your partition has been created, use this command to format it mkfs.ext3 /dev/sdb1

You will be able to use the useradd command once you "su -" to login as root.

You need to configure Samba in order for it to work properly. You might want to look at some Samba documentation at their site.

[rockjr]

super user root or just regular root???? I guess i am asking that one right...

also the usb cant be usb1 or something like that.... does it have to be sdb1

[khafa]

hi,

root as the super user root(this is not regular user root).

for the usb device question , Linux from the 2.6 kernel sees your disks as /dev/sda, /dev/sdb , /dev/sdc etc . so when you plug your usb memory it will see it as /dev/sdb(if your already present hard disk is seen as /dev/sda ...).
you need to know how your usb flash memory is seen before formatting because if you make a mistake and format your hard drive you will be in trouble.
to see how you usb memory is seen just run the following command as Felarin said

/sbin/fdisk -l

(its a small L after the - sign)

[khafa]

Originally Posted by rockjr

2. why cant I use ' useradd ' cmd on my rhl but there is a man page for it

to use useradd you need to be root and the command useradd is under /usr/sbin/

[rockjr]

Originally Posted by khafa

hi,

root as the super user root(this is not regular user root).

for the usb device question , Linux from the 2.6 kernel sees your disks as /dev/sda, /dev/sdb , /dev/sdc etc . so when you plug your usb memory it will see it as /dev/sdb(if your already present hard disk is seen as /dev/sda ...).
you need to know how your usb flash memory is seen before formatting because if you make a mistake and format your hard drive you will be in trouble.
to see how you usb memory is seen just run the following command as Felarin said

/sbin/fdisk -l

(its a small L after the - sign)

my hd should be hda right???? oh and i am using rhl 5 right now

[khafa]

hi,


please can you run the following command and post the output so we can tell you what your HD is

/sbin/fdisk -l

(its a small -L)

[manavalansuresh]

[quote=rockjr;584908]1. how do I format a usb flash drive using the mkfs command? I want to use half of it for streaming movie files and format the other half for tht suse I will put on there

hi,
rockjr you want format you pen drive
eg:-
fdisk -l ---> it's show /dev/sdba

plz type this command :- mkfs.vfat /dev/sdba --> this is command to format your pen drive plz try it reply soon ....bye

[manavalansuresh]

[quote=manavalansuresh;586918]

Originally Posted by rockjr

1. how do I format a usb flash drive using the mkfs command? I want to use half of it for streaming movie files and format the other half for tht suse I will put on there

hi,
rockjr you want format your pen drive
eg:-

fdisk -l ---> it's show /dev/sdba

plz type this command :- mkfs.vfat /dev/sdba --> this is command to format your pen drive plz try it reply soon ....bye

if you know any thing plz share with me or any ques