Where do you find the MCPAN configuration for Perl updating of CPAN?
I ran perl -MCPAN -e shell and ran the configuration the best I
could and let it do what it needed.

Later I found out the server did not have a DNS entry so it had no DNS and
then I guess some of the programs MCPAN was looking for, for FTP and such
must not be installed.

This is RED Hat 7.3 and 6.2 machines. No one at the company was around when
the systems was set up and not nuch was installed on the systems. I am now
trying to patch and update a few things.

Where is the CPAN / MCPAN files located at inside of Linux? Or what Perl
Mod. is it part of? ANd if I need to edit the CPAN config program where it
states what programs to use and where the ftp program is located on the
system, what file is that?


Also X-Windows is not installed. Is there a command line RPM Red Hat
Package Manager? Or where can one download the one needed for red hat 7.3
and 6.2? If so what is the commands or location for it. I will be
searching for ISO images of red hat 6.2 and 7.3 since I do not think they
even have the install disks for the systems.


Sincerely,

Chad

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On 2004-10-12, Chad <c-paul@netexpress.net> wrote:
> Where do you find the MCPAN configuration for Perl updating of CPAN?

Look at

/usr/lib/perl5/your_Perl_version/CPAN/Config.pm

If you know Perl, reading this file should be easy; if you don't know
Perl, ask in comp.lang.perl.modules for what to do to this file.

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In comp.os.linux.setup Chad <c-paul@netexpress.net>:
[..]

> This is RED Hat 7.3 and 6.2 machines. No one at the company was around when

RH 6.2? Please join this century.

7.3 is outdated, no more official updates/ security patches from
RH, you can find a few mor recent at fedoralegacy.org. Best idea
would be upgrading the system to a version supported.

> the systems was set up and not nuch was installed on the systems. I am now
> trying to patch and update a few things.

> Where is the CPAN / MCPAN files located at inside of Linux? Or what Perl
> Mod. is it part of? ANd if I need to edit the CPAN config program where it
> states what programs to use and where the ftp program is located on the
> system, what file is that?

As Keith mentioned look for/edit Config.pm.

Good luck

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If it was that easy we would, but the machines are running certian purchased
software LuminX and a few other things that run on it or interact with
LuminX and we can not just upgrade as we would like.
I am new to the company and there was / is no documentation and my manager
was not in the I.T. position or at the company when the servers had been set
up.

So upgrade to 9.0 or any comercial Red Hat release is not an option. I have
to work around what I have. We can try to patch some parts and applications
of it, but not the entire system.
Now that I am part of the team, one of my jobs / projects is to document,
and update what we can and make suggestions for future updates and see from
there. I have a Red Hat 6.2, 7.3 and a Compaq true 64 Unix plus a Red Hat
Professional Workstation Running Samba for the Image server. All four of
these systems all intergrate with each other and our LuminX software
package. So changes to one can effect the others and how the communication
sockets between each and all. I wish it was so and could all be updated to
the same, but not at this time.

Thank you again for your ideas and thoughts.

Chad

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>
> > This is RED Hat 7.3 and 6.2 machines. No one at the company was around
when
>
> RH 6.2? Please join this century.
>
> 7.3 is outdated, no more official updates/ security patches from
> RH, you can find a few mor recent at fedoralegacy.org. Best idea
> would be upgrading the system to a version supported.
>
> > the systems was set up and not nuch was installed on the systems. I am
now
> > trying to patch and update a few things.
>
> > Where is the CPAN / MCPAN files located at inside of Linux? Or what Perl
> > Mod. is it part of? ANd if I need to edit the CPAN config program where
it
> > states what programs to use and where the ftp program is located on the
> > system, what file is that?
>
> As Keith mentioned look for/edit Config.pm.
>
> Good luck
>
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On 2004-10-12, Michael Heiming <michael+USENET@www.heiming.de> wrote:
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> RH 6.2? Please join this century.

Hey now, at least a linux distribution that old is still somewhat
usable. Try that with an MS OS!

Anyway, there are many reasons why an upgrade may be difficult. I only
recently got one of our main servers to the point where I could upgrade
from RH6.2 without too many problems. Of course, it's running few
daemons, and those that are running are compiled from recent sources.

To the OP, Michael's advice is sound--if you can't upgrade your distro,
at the very least update the daemons so that you're not running a
years-old sendmail which might (being generous here!) have security
holes you could drive Longhorn through.

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Hello,

Thank you for your thoughts. Yes an upgrade of the OS is not a real option
we have at this time, but I am working on upgrading the various daemons and
programs we are using.

I am trying to track down the ISO files for Red Hat 7.3 and 6.2. I am told
the systems was configured at another company and then installed on site and
when they asked about disks and software they was told it is all open source
and can be downloaded any time. Well not exactly now. But little by
little I am working on things.

Sincerely,

Chad

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> > RH 6.2? Please join this century.
>
> Hey now, at least a linux distribution that old is still somewhat
> usable. Try that with an MS OS!
>
> Anyway, there are many reasons why an upgrade may be difficult. I only
> recently got one of our main servers to the point where I could upgrade
> from RH6.2 without too many problems. Of course, it's running few
> daemons, and those that are running are compiled from recent sources.
>
> To the OP, Michael's advice is sound--if you can't upgrade your distro,
> at the very least update the daemons so that you're not running a
> years-old sendmail which might (being generous here!) have security
> holes you could drive Longhorn through.
>
> - --keith
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In comp.os.linux.setup Chad <c-paul@netexpress.net>:
> "Keith Keller" <kkeller-usenet@wombat.san-francisco.ca.us> wrote in message
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>> On 2004-10-12, Michael Heiming <michael+USENET@www.heiming.de> wrote:
>> >
>> > RH 6.2? Please join this century.
[..]

> I am trying to track down the ISO files for Red Hat 7.3 and 6.2. I am told

Try harder, the first hit on google "redhat 7.3 iso download".

ftp://redhat.dulug.duke.edu/pub/redh...ux/7.3/en/iso/

Good luck

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I found the rpms for 7.3 on Red Hat Network and have gotten the few needed.
I forgot to add the ISO when I did a yahoo Red Hat 7.3 and was just
getting stuff on training or anything else red hat but what I had been
looking for.

Thank you.

Chad


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> >> On 2004-10-12, Michael Heiming <michael+USENET@www.heiming.de> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > RH 6.2? Please join this century.
> [..]
>
> > I am trying to track down the ISO files for Red Hat 7.3 and 6.2. I am
told
>
> Try harder, the first hit on google "redhat 7.3 iso download".
>
> ftp://redhat.dulug.duke.edu/pub/redh...ux/7.3/en/iso/
>
> Good luck
>
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>>RH 6.2? Please join this century.
>
>
> Hey now, at least a linux distribution that old is still somewhat
> usable. Try that with an MS OS!

It's usable... for making a honeypot.

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