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  Writing to old school 3.5" floppy disk(ette)s... ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-12-29 01:54 -0600
    Re: Writing to old school 3.5" floppy disk(ette)s... Pascal Hambourg <boite-a-spam@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2015-12-29 09:36 +0100
      Re: Writing to old school 3.5" floppy disk(ette)s... ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-12-29 13:45 -0600
        Re: Writing to old school 3.5" floppy disk(ette)s... mm0fmf <none@mailinator.com> - 2015-12-29 19:50 +0000
          Re: Writing to old school 3.5" floppy disk(ette)s... ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-12-29 13:53 -0600
            Re: Writing to old school 3.5" floppy disk(ette)s... Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2015-12-29 13:47 -0800
              Re: Writing to old school 3.5" floppy disk(ette)s... Mark Carroll <mtbc@ixod.org> - 2015-12-29 22:00 +0000
                Re: Writing to old school 3.5" floppy disk(ette)s... Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2015-12-29 14:36 -0800
                Re: Writing to old school 3.5" floppy disk(ette)s... ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-12-30 05:03 -0600
              Re: Writing to old school 3.5" floppy disk(ette)s... Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2015-12-29 14:39 -0800
                Re: Writing to old school 3.5" floppy disk(ette)s... ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-12-31 03:19 -0600
                  Re: Writing to old school 3.5" floppy disk(ette)s... Robert Riches <spamtrap42@jacob21819.net> - 2016-01-01 01:14 +0000
                    Re: Writing to old school 3.5" floppy disk(ette)s... J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG> - 2016-01-01 15:19 +0000
                      Re: Writing to old school 3.5" floppy disk(ette)s... Robert Riches <spamtrap42@jacob21819.net> - 2016-01-02 04:04 +0000
    Re: Writing to old school 3.5" floppy disk(ette)s... Tauno Voipio <tauno.voipio@notused.fi.invalid> - 2015-12-29 10:46 +0200
      Re: Writing to old school 3.5" floppy disk(ette)s... Pascal Hambourg <boite-a-spam@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2015-12-29 10:37 +0100
        Re: Writing to old school 3.5" floppy disk(ette)s... ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-12-29 13:50 -0600
          Re: Writing to old school 3.5" floppy disk(ette)s... Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2015-12-29 22:13 +0000
            Re: Writing to old school 3.5" floppy disk(ette)s... The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-30 00:36 +0000
            Re: Writing to old school 3.5" floppy disk(ette)s... philo <philo@privacy.net> - 2016-01-11 06:55 -0600
              Re: Writing to old school 3.5" floppy disk(ette)s... The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2016-01-11 13:02 +0000
              Re: Writing to old school 3.5" floppy disk(ette)s... Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2016-01-16 19:13 -0800
      Re: Writing to old school 3.5" floppy disk(ette)s... ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-12-29 13:46 -0600
    Re: Writing to old school 3.5" floppy disk(ette)s... Alastair Black <abqab.nemo@example.net> - 2015-12-29 09:38 -0700
      Re: Writing to old school 3.5" floppy disk(ette)s... ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-12-29 14:44 -0600
    Re: Writing to old school 3.5" floppy disk(ette)s... Wildman <best_lay@yahoo.com> - 2015-12-29 15:28 -0600
      Re: Writing to old school 3.5" floppy disk(ette)s... ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-12-30 05:05 -0600
        Re: Writing to old school 3.5" floppy disk(ette)s... Robert Nichols <SEE_SIGNATURE@localhost.localdomain.invalid> - 2015-12-31 08:57 -0600
          Re: Writing to old school 3.5" floppy disk(ette)s... ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-12-31 16:32 -0600
            Re: Writing to old school 3.5" floppy disk(ette)s... Robert Nichols <SEE_SIGNATURE@localhost.localdomain.invalid> - 2015-12-31 20:01 -0600
              Re: Writing to old school 3.5" floppy disk(ette)s... Robert Nichols <SEE_SIGNATURE@localhost.localdomain.invalid> - 2015-12-31 20:13 -0600
              Re: Writing to old school 3.5" floppy disk(ette)s... ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-12-31 23:08 -0600
              Re: Writing to old school 3.5" floppy disk(ette)s... The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2016-01-01 09:26 +0000
                Re: Writing to old school 3.5" floppy disk(ette)s... Pascal Hambourg <boite-a-spam@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2016-01-01 11:29 +0100
    Re: Writing to old school 3.5" floppy disk(ette)s... Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-12-29 19:29 -0500
      Re: Writing to old school 3.5" floppy disk(ette)s... Pascal Hambourg <boite-a-spam@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2015-12-30 10:03 +0100
    Re: Writing to old school 3.5" floppy disk(ette)s... "Ralf S. Hellersen" <schneiderxr@arcor.de> - 2016-01-01 17:31 +0000
      Re: Writing to old school 3.5" floppy disk(ette)s... ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2016-01-01 12:58 -0600
        Re: Writing to old school 3.5" floppy disk(ette)s... Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2016-01-01 11:37 -0800
        Re: Writing to old school 3.5" floppy disk(ette)s... "Ralf S. Hellersen" <schneiderxr@arcor.de> - 2016-01-02 18:51 +0000
          Re: Writing to old school 3.5" floppy disk(ette)s... ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2016-01-02 18:38 -0600
            Re: Writing to old school 3.5" floppy disk(ette)s... J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG> - 2016-01-03 02:17 +0000
              Re: Writing to old school 3.5" floppy disk(ette)s... ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2016-01-02 23:22 -0600
                Re: Writing to old school 3.5" floppy disk(ette)s... Wildman <best_lay@yahoo.com> - 2016-01-02 23:41 -0600
                  Re: Writing to old school 3.5" floppy disk(ette)s... ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2016-01-03 12:17 -0600
                    Re: Writing to old school 3.5" floppy disk(ette)s... Alastair Black <abqab.nemo@example.net> - 2016-01-03 12:02 -0700
                    Re: Writing to old school 3.5" floppy disk(ette)s... Wildman <best_lay@yahoo.com> - 2016-01-03 13:07 -0600
                      Re: Writing to old school 3.5" floppy disk(ette)s... ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2016-01-03 19:01 -0600
                        Re: Writing to old school 3.5" floppy disk(ette)s... Wildman <best_lay@yahoo.com> - 2016-01-04 00:20 -0600
                          Re: Writing to old school 3.5" floppy disk(ette)s... ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2016-01-04 04:24 -0600
                            Re: Writing to old school 3.5" floppy disk(ette)s... "jeff g." <jeff.g.group@att.net> - 2016-01-04 09:16 -0800
                              Re: Writing to old school 3.5" floppy disk(ette)s... Mark Carroll <mtbc@ixod.org> - 2016-01-04 17:30 +0000
    Re: Writing to old school 3.5" floppy disk(ette)s... ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2016-01-01 14:47 -0600
      Re: Writing to old school 3.5" floppy disk(ette)s... Robert Nichols <SEE_SIGNATURE@localhost.localdomain.invalid> - 2016-01-02 20:29 -0600
        Re: Writing to old school 3.5" floppy disk(ette)s... ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2016-01-04 04:57 -0600
          Re: Writing to old school 3.5" floppy disk(ette)s... Robert Nichols <SEE_SIGNATURE@localhost.localdomain.invalid> - 2016-01-04 21:26 -0600
    Re: Writing to old school 3.5" floppy disk(ette)s... Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn@panix.com> - 2016-02-05 03:19 +0000

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#7567 — Writing to old school 3.5" floppy disk(ette)s...

FromANTant@zimage.com (Ant)
Date2015-12-29 01:54 -0600
SubjectWriting to old school 3.5" floppy disk(ette)s...
Message-ID<X8ednazTqqGCoR_LnZ2dnUU7-RkAAAAA@earthlink.com>
Hello!

In my very old upgraded Debian Wheezy/stable box, I can read my old 
school 3.5" floppy disk(ette)s but it can't write. From what I searched 
online, I need to do some hacking with my configurations files like 
/etc/fstab. KDE v4.14.2's Dolphin automounts and shows me the data in it 
but doesn't let me delete, format, and other write activities. With 
sudo, I can erase files but not write like:
$ sudo echo > test
-bash: test: Permission denied

$ df
Filesystem     1K-blocks      Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/sda1         944120    572036    306908  66% /
udev               10240         0     10240   0% /dev
tmpfs             411592      9544    402048   3% /run
/dev/sda8       49851100   7003492  40292216  15% /usr
tmpfs            1028976        80   1028896   1% /dev/shm
tmpfs               5120        12      5108   1% /run/lock
tmpfs            1028976         0   1028976   0% /sys/fs/cgroup
/dev/sda5         944120      1292    877652   1% /tmp
/dev/sda6        4673664   1882708   2530504  43% /var
/dev/sda9       49882844   3207188  44118680   7% /home
tmpfs             205796         8    205788   1% /run/user/1000
/dev/fd0            1424         0      1424   0% /media/floppy0

/etc/fstab shows: /dev/fd0        /media/floppy0  auto    rw,user,noauto  0       0

Mount shows: /dev/fd0 on /media/floppy0 type vfat (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,fmask=0022,dmask=0022,codepage=437,iocharset=utf8,shortname=mixed,errors=remount-ro,user)

I don't know if those are correct or not. What am I missing? Thank you 
in advance. :)
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#7571

FromPascal Hambourg <boite-a-spam@plouf.fr.eu.org>
Date2015-12-29 09:36 +0100
Message-ID<n5tglm$1eqv$1@saria.nerim.net>
In reply to#7567
Ant a écrit :
> 
> In my very old upgraded Debian Wheezy/stable box, I can read my old 
> school 3.5" floppy disk(ette)s but it can't write. From what I searched 
> online, I need to do some hacking with my configurations files like 
> /etc/fstab. KDE v4.14.2's Dolphin automounts and shows me the data in it 
> but doesn't let me delete, format, and other write activities. With 
> sudo, I can erase files but not write like:
> $ sudo echo > test
> -bash: test: Permission denied

Beware of redirections with sudo : they apply to the sudo command, not
to the command run by sudo.

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#7583

FromANTant@zimage.com (Ant)
Date2015-12-29 13:45 -0600
Message-ID<44mdnZxvGbJJfx_LnZ2dnUU7-budnZ2d@earthlink.com>
In reply to#7571
> > In my very old upgraded Debian Wheezy/stable box, I can read my old 
> > school 3.5" floppy disk(ette)s but it can't write. From what I searched 
> > online, I need to do some hacking with my configurations files like 
> > /etc/fstab. KDE v4.14.2's Dolphin automounts and shows me the data in it 
> > but doesn't let me delete, format, and other write activities. With 
> > sudo, I can erase files but not write like:
> > $ sudo echo > test
> > -bash: test: Permission denied

> Beware of redirections with sudo : they apply to the sudo command, not
> to the command run by sudo.

Interesting. So I should use su first then. People told me using "su" is 
bad and to use "sudo".
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#7585

Frommm0fmf <none@mailinator.com>
Date2015-12-29 19:50 +0000
Message-ID<uuBgy.201119$Xy.112216@fx46.am4>
In reply to#7583
On 29/12/2015 19:45, Ant wrote:
>>> In my very old upgraded Debian Wheezy/stable box, I can read my old
>>> school 3.5" floppy disk(ette)s but it can't write. From what I searched
>>> online, I need to do some hacking with my configurations files like
>>> /etc/fstab. KDE v4.14.2's Dolphin automounts and shows me the data in it
>>> but doesn't let me delete, format, and other write activities. With
>>> sudo, I can erase files but not write like:
>>> $ sudo echo > test
>>> -bash: test: Permission denied
>
>> Beware of redirections with sudo : they apply to the sudo command, not
>> to the command run by sudo.
>
> Interesting. So I should use su first then. People told me using "su" is
> bad and to use "sudo".
>
No. I think he's suggesting you're expected to learn how to use sudo so 
you don't get bitten. As soon as you start doing anything with root 
privileges you need to be sure you are wearing your best "clue" hat. 
Else hilarity will ensue as you try to fix the damage.

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#7587

FromANTant@zimage.com (Ant)
Date2015-12-29 13:53 -0600
Message-ID<44mdnZlvGbIzeR_LnZ2dnUU7-budnZ2d@earthlink.com>
In reply to#7585
> >>> $ sudo echo > test
> >>> -bash: test: Permission denied
> >
> >> Beware of redirections with sudo : they apply to the sudo command, not
> >> to the command run by sudo.
> >
> > Interesting. So I should use su first then. People told me using "su" is
> > bad and to use "sudo".
> >
> No. I think he's suggesting you're expected to learn how to use sudo so 
> you don't get bitten. As soon as you start doing anything with root 
> privileges you need to be sure you are wearing your best "clue" hat. 
> Else hilarity will ensue as you try to fix the damage.

Ah OK. Thanks. :)
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#7593

FromBobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com>
Date2015-12-29 13:47 -0800
Message-ID<n5uusq$1it$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#7587
On 12/29/2015 11:53 AM, Ant wrote:
>>>>> $ sudo echo > test
>>>>> -bash: test: Permission denied
>>>
>>>> Beware of redirections with sudo : they apply to the sudo command, not
>>>> to the command run by sudo.
>>>
>>> Interesting. So I should use su first then. People told me using "su" is
>>> bad and to use "sudo".
>>>
>> No. I think he's suggesting you're expected to learn how to use sudo so
>> you don't get bitten. As soon as you start doing anything with root
>> privileges you need to be sure you are wearing your best "clue" hat.
>> Else hilarity will ensue as you try to fix the damage.
>
> Ah OK. Thanks. :)
>
	Should be pointed out that with su always use -a
so "su -a" otherwise problems with ownership of some files
may ensue.  The problem is that in a user file may be
turned into a root file.  Then you may have problems with
accessing your usual programs as a user.

	bliss

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#7594

FromMark Carroll <mtbc@ixod.org>
Date2015-12-29 22:00 +0000
Message-ID<87y4ccapab.fsf@ixod.org>
In reply to#7593
On 29 Dec 2015, Bobbie Sellers wrote:

> 	Should be pointed out that with su always use -a
> so "su -a" otherwise problems with ownership of some files
> may ensue.  The problem is that in a user file may be
> turned into a root file.  Then you may have problems with
> accessing your usual programs as a user.

That's interesting, what does this "-a" do? My shadow-utils 4.2 su
doesn't know that option (Debian login 1:4.2-3) -- is it a new thing?
(My BSD su doesn't either, but over there I use doas anyway.)

But, yeah, one of the last things I do as root sometimes is a chown.

(followups adjusted)

-- Mark

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#7596

FromBobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com>
Date2015-12-29 14:36 -0800
Message-ID<n5v1ob$c2h$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#7594
On 12/29/2015 02:00 PM, Mark Carroll wrote:
> On 29 Dec 2015, Bobbie Sellers wrote:
>
>> 	Should be pointed out that with su always use -a
>> so "su -a" otherwise problems with ownership of some files
>> may ensue.  The problem is that in a user file may be
>> turned into a root file.  Then you may have problems with
>> accessing your usual programs as a user.
>
> That's interesting, what does this "-a" do? My shadow-utils 4.2 su
> doesn't know that option (Debian login 1:4.2-3) -- is it a new thing?
> (My BSD su doesn't either, but over there I use doas anyway.)
>
> But, yeah, one of the last things I do as root sometimes is a chown.
>
> (followups adjusted)
>
> -- Mark
>


MY REMARKS WERE INACCURATE!
	The proper startup is either su - or su-- which triggers
a login environment,  The single hyphen is for the short version.
I am so sorry.
	Before I learned about this on the Mageia 
newsgroup,alt.os.linux.mageia, I had to do a lot of chowns
from back in Mandriva days, PC-LOS days and early use of
Mageia 4.1.
	Now I seldom use chown except when adding a fresh
drive to my USB network.

	bliss

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#7608

FromANTant@zimage.com (Ant)
Date2015-12-30 05:03 -0600
Message-ID<Q7KdneSw09qOJx7LnZ2dnUU7-fudnZ2d@earthlink.com>
In reply to#7594
> >       Should be pointed out that with su always use -a
> > so "su -a" otherwise problems with ownership of some files
> > may ensue.  The problem is that in a user file may be
> > turned into a root file.  Then you may have problems with
> > accessing your usual programs as a user.

> That's interesting, what does this "-a" do? My shadow-utils 4.2 su
> doesn't know that option (Debian login 1:4.2-3) -- is it a new thing?
> (My BSD su doesn't either, but over there I use doas anyway.)

> But, yeah, one of the last things I do as root sometimes is a chown.

I use chown and chgrp command to fix them. I didn't know about -a 
parameter, but mine doesn't have it too:

$ su --help
Usage: su [options] [LOGIN]

Options:
  -c, --command COMMAND         pass COMMAND to the invoked shell
  -h, --help                    display this help message and exit
  -, -l, --login                make the shell a login shell
  -m, -p,
  --preserve-environment        do not reset environment variables, and
                                keep the same shell
  -s, --shell SHELL             use SHELL instead of the default in 
passwd


:(
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#7597

FromBobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com>
Date2015-12-29 14:39 -0800
Message-ID<n5v1tl$c2h$2@dont-email.me>
In reply to#7593
On 12/29/2015 01:47 PM, Bobbie Sellers wrote:
> On 12/29/2015 11:53 AM, Ant wrote:
>>>>>> $ sudo echo > test
>>>>>> -bash: test: Permission denied
>>>>
>>>>> Beware of redirections with sudo : they apply to the sudo command, not
>>>>> to the command run by sudo.
>>>>
>>>> Interesting. So I should use su first then. People told me using
>>>> "su" is
>>>> bad and to use "sudo".
>>>>
>>> No. I think he's suggesting you're expected to learn how to use sudo so
>>> you don't get bitten. As soon as you start doing anything with root
>>> privileges you need to be sure you are wearing your best "clue" hat.
>>> Else hilarity will ensue as you try to fix the damage.
>>
>> Ah OK. Thanks. :)
>>
>      Should be pointed out that with su always use -a
> so "su -a" otherwise problems with ownership of some files
> may ensue.  The problem is that in a user file may be
> turned into a root file.  Then you may have problems with
> accessing your usual programs as a user.
>
>      bliss

	I was wrong.  I simply mistyped then someone pointed
out my errors and I rechecked.  invoke su with a space and
a hyphen, "su -".

	bliss

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#7639

FromANTant@zimage.com (Ant)
Date2015-12-31 03:19 -0600
Message-ID<c_mdnXsXP_uKbhnLnZ2dnUU7-IOdnZ2d@earthlink.com>
In reply to#7597
>        I was wrong.  I simply mistyped then someone pointed
> out my errors and I rechecked.  invoke su with a space and
> a hyphen, "su -".

Is there a "sudo -"?
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#7646

FromRobert Riches <spamtrap42@jacob21819.net>
Date2016-01-01 01:14 +0000
Message-ID<slrnn8bko3.gpn.spamtrap42@one.localnet>
In reply to#7639
On 2015-12-31, Ant <ANTant@zimage.com> wrote:
>>        I was wrong.  I simply mistyped then someone pointed
>> out my errors and I rechecked.  invoke su with a space and
>> a hyphen, "su -".
>
> Is there a "sudo -"?

This works well for me on non-Debian systems at work, and I'm
pretty confident it would work on Debian as well:

    sudo su -

HTH

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#7653

FromJ G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG>
Date2016-01-01 15:19 +0000
Message-ID<n665dv$841$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#7646
On Friday, January 1st, 2016, at 01:14:43h +0000, Robert Riches reported:

> This works well for me on non-Debian systems at work, and I'm
> pretty confident it would work on Debian as well 
>
>     sudo su -

Indeed so, but the Poettering Gang do not agree.

      <https://tlhp.CF/lennart-poettering-su/>

QUOTE

     Long story short:  su is really a broken concept.
     It will given you kind of a shell, and it’s fine
     to use it for that, but it’s not a full login,
     and shouldn’t be mistaken for one.

UNQUOTE

The command all systemD droids are now expected to use is

                machinectl shell

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#7664

FromRobert Riches <spamtrap42@jacob21819.net>
Date2016-01-02 04:04 +0000
Message-ID<slrnn8ej2d.9s9.spamtrap42@one.localnet>
In reply to#7653
On 2016-01-01, J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG> wrote:
> On Friday, January 1st, 2016, at 01:14:43h +0000, Robert Riches reported:
>
>> This works well for me on non-Debian systems at work, and I'm
>> pretty confident it would work on Debian as well 
>>
>>     sudo su -
>
> Indeed so, but the Poettering Gang do not agree.
>
>       <https://tlhp.CF/lennart-poettering-su/>
>
> QUOTE
>
>      Long story short:  su is really a broken concept.
>      It will given you kind of a shell, and it???s fine
>      to use it for that, but it???s not a full login,
>      and shouldn???t be mistaken for one.
>
> UNQUOTE
>
> The command all systemD droids are now expected to use is
>
>                 machinectl shell

Well, that won't be the first point of disagreement I have with
the Poettering Gang:

1) The test VM I made a few years ago with Mageia 2 installed
fine, but it would not boot.  The boot process would hang for
several minutes.  Then, some hidden systemd timeout would be
exceeded and the system would continue booting without about half
of the mdadm-type RAIDs having formed.  There were no tools
installed by default on Mageia 2 to decipher the binary journal
to provide any clue as to what happened.  After installing the
required debugging tools in order to decipher the binary journal
(not an easy task on a system that did not boot up properly), all
it showed was a Gantt-chart-like sequence with no additional
information available.  It was at that point I decided that if
there ever came a time that only a handful of people on the
planet were running something other than systemd (or its
decreasingly-distant cousin, winDoze), I would be among them.

2) More recently, I have been made aware that on Ubuntu 14.04
(and likely other systems), systemd-logind silently (and
apparently without it being documented) converts multiple
soft-shutdown commands into a hard poweroff.  For example,
ipmitool retries soft-shutdown commands if they are not
acknowledged.  When systemd-logind sees the second soft-shutdown
command, it immediately does a hard poweroff, without letting the
rest of the services to cleanly shut down, unmount filesystems,
etc.  Except perhaps on a cell phone or one-person client
machine, it's entirely inappropriate for a "logind" to even be
involved with power control operations.  The only solution I know
of is to modify two configuration files to get systemd-logind
entirely out of the shutdown business and let acpid do the job it
should have been doing in the first place.

If the day comes that I can't find a Linux distribution that
works well with_OUT_ systemd, it will be time to switch to a *BSD
or other non-Linux system that still follows the general unix
philosophy.

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#7572

FromTauno Voipio <tauno.voipio@notused.fi.invalid>
Date2015-12-29 10:46 +0200
Message-ID<n5th4e$rqg$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#7567
On 29.12.15 09:54, Ant wrote:
> Hello!
>
> In my very old upgraded Debian Wheezy/stable box, I can read my old
> school 3.5" floppy disk(ette)s but it can't write. From what I searched
> online, I need to do some hacking with my configurations files like
> /etc/fstab. KDE v4.14.2's Dolphin automounts and shows me the data in it
> but doesn't let me delete, format, and other write activities. With
> sudo, I can erase files but not write like:
> $ sudo echo > test
> -bash: test: Permission denied
>
> $ df
> Filesystem     1K-blocks      Used Available Use% Mounted on
> /dev/sda1         944120    572036    306908  66% /
> udev               10240         0     10240   0% /dev
> tmpfs             411592      9544    402048   3% /run
> /dev/sda8       49851100   7003492  40292216  15% /usr
> tmpfs            1028976        80   1028896   1% /dev/shm
> tmpfs               5120        12      5108   1% /run/lock
> tmpfs            1028976         0   1028976   0% /sys/fs/cgroup
> /dev/sda5         944120      1292    877652   1% /tmp
> /dev/sda6        4673664   1882708   2530504  43% /var
> /dev/sda9       49882844   3207188  44118680   7% /home
> tmpfs             205796         8    205788   1% /run/user/1000
> /dev/fd0            1424         0      1424   0% /media/floppy0
>
> /etc/fstab shows: /dev/fd0        /media/floppy0  auto    rw,user,noauto  0       0
>
> Mount shows: /dev/fd0 on /media/floppy0 type vfat (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,fmask=0022,dmask=0022,codepage=437,iocharset=utf8,shortname=mixed,errors=remount-ro,user)
>
> I don't know if those are correct or not. What am I missing? Thank you
> in advance. :)
>

Have you checked that the diskette is not physically write-protected?

-- 

-TV

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#7573

FromPascal Hambourg <boite-a-spam@plouf.fr.eu.org>
Date2015-12-29 10:37 +0100
Message-ID<n5tk93$1fsu$1@saria.nerim.net>
In reply to#7572
Tauno Voipio a écrit :
> On 29.12.15 09:54, Ant wrote:
>>
>> I can erase files but not write like:
   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> Have you checked that the diskette is not physically write-protected?

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#7586

FromANTant@zimage.com (Ant)
Date2015-12-29 13:50 -0600
Message-ID<44mdnZ5vGbKAeR_LnZ2dnUU7-budnZ2d@earthlink.com>
In reply to#7573
> > On 29.12.15 09:54, Ant wrote:
> >>
> >> I can erase files but not write like:
>    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> > Have you checked that the diskette is not physically write-protected?

Yes even with multiple disks in case there was a bad one since they're 
all old.
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#7595

FromRichard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk>
Date2015-12-29 22:13 +0000
Message-ID<87poxoykbo.fsf@mantic.terraraq.uk>
In reply to#7586
ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) writes:
>> > On 29.12.15 09:54, Ant wrote:
>> >>
>> >> I can erase files but not write like:
>>    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>> > Have you checked that the diskette is not physically write-protected?
>
> Yes even with multiple disks in case there was a bad one since they're 
> all old.

Surely anything that reuqires _writing_ to floppy disks is a mistake by
now.  Get your files off them and then dispose of them.

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#7599

FromThe Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
Date2015-12-30 00:36 +0000
Message-ID<n5v8tm$aap$8@news.albasani.net>
In reply to#7595
On 29/12/15 22:13, Richard Kettlewell wrote:
> ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) writes:
>>>> On 29.12.15 09:54, Ant wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I can erase files but not write like:
>>>     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>>> Have you checked that the diskette is not physically write-protected?
>>
>> Yes even with multiple disks in case there was a bad one since they're
>> all old.
>
> Surely anything that reuqires _writing_ to floppy disks is a mistake by
> now.  Get your files off them and then dispose of them.
>
The mylar film inside makes an excellent source of light and very free 
model aircraft hinges.

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diverted our attention away from what really matters to our existential 
survival, to indulging in navel gazing and faux moral investigations 
into what the world ought to be, whilst we fail utterly to deal with 
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#7749

Fromphilo <philo@privacy.net>
Date2016-01-11 06:55 -0600
Message-ID<n708jc$b3i$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#7595
On 12/29/2015 04:13 PM, Richard Kettlewell wrote:
> ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) writes:
>>>> On 29.12.15 09:54, Ant wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I can erase files but not write like:
>>>     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>>> Have you checked that the diskette is not physically write-protected?
>>
>> Yes even with multiple disks in case there was a bad one since they're
>> all old.
>
> Surely anything that reuqires _writing_ to floppy disks is a mistake by
> now.  Get your files off them and then dispose of them.
>


I agree.

About a year ago I needed to actually find a few working floppies and 
about 90% of the ones I had in storage were bad.

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