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From: Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Error in network commands in root mode
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:15:01
Message-Id: 200802130802.36956.michaelkintzios@gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Error in network commands in root mode by "Markus Schönhaber"
1 On Tuesday 12 February 2008, Markus Schönhaber wrote:
2 > dell core2duo wrote:
3 > > No, its not due to proxy.
4 > > See the output below.
5 > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------
6 > >----------------------------- flukebox driver # wget yahoo.com
7 > > --2008-02-12 22:30:56-- http://yahoo.com/
8 > > Resolving relproxy.iitk.ac.in... 172.31.1.233
9 > > Connecting to relproxy.iitk.ac.in|172.31.1.233|:3128... Connection
10 > > Refused: Forbidden
11 > > failed: Connection refused.
12 > > flukebox driver # exit
13 > > exit
14 > > flukebox@flukebox ~ $ wget yahoo.com
15 > > --2008-02-12 22:31:04-- http://yahoo.com/
16 > > Resolving relproxy.iitk.ac.in... 172.31.1.233
17 > > Connecting to relproxy.iitk.ac.in|172.31.1.233|:3128... connected.
18 >
19 > OK, if it's not the proxy refusing the connection but something on your
20 > local machine, I'm not sure what causes it. Some selinux policy maybe?
21 > Or an iptables rule with an owner match on uid 0?
22
23 Check how is the proxy variable defined for both users:
24
25 # env | grep -i proxy
26 $ env | grep -i proxy
27
28 You may need to define the same proxy user for both, for the proxy server to
29 accept connections .
30 --
31 Regards,
32 Mick

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