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CentOS-3 i386 errata : Updated Ethereal packages fix security issues
by Lance Davis 03 Feb '05

03 Feb '05

https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-011.html refers Updated files are :- updates/i386/RPMS/ethereal-0.10.9-1.EL3.1.i386.rpm updates/i386/RPMS/ethereal-gnome-0.10.9-1.EL3.1.i386.rpm updates/i386/SRPMS/ethereal-0.10.9-1.EL3.1.src.rpm To update run 'yum update ethereal' Lance

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SATA - SIL3112A controller
by Nigel Kendrick 03 Feb '05

03 Feb '05

Hi folks, I have just installed a PCI SATA controller based on the SIL3112A chipset into my Centos-3 (latest kernel patches applied) system and moved an existing (not the boot disk) SATA drive from the onboard controller to the SIL-based one so I can setup software RAID with two 300GB drives. Kudzu/Linux found the controller and drives straight away and they've appeared as 'hda' and 'hdc'. I've managed to partition hdc (hda was already setup) and format it - this was VERY slow and 'top' showed a significant amount of interrupt time. A bit of Googling found the right command to enable DMA (hdparm -X66 -d1 /dev/hda etc.) and this seems to have cured that problem! While Googling I found a LOT of info on the SIL controller and Linux but it was all for various kernels and linux versions - can anyone steer me in the right direction for info on this setup with RHEL3/Centos - specifically: 1) Should I just use the native SATA drivers like I'm doing now or are there better ones to use? 2) Are there any drivers that will use the BIOS-based software RAID or is using the Linux software RAID the way to go? 3) Tweaks and recommendations for the setup would be appreciated. The system is going to be used as a backup server for bacula with various clients dumping data via 512K broadband and so the performance of the RAID system does not need to be blazingly fast - hence the I'm seeing if the cheap (£14!) controller is Ok for the job before trying anything else. Any info or pointers appreciated. Thanks Nigel Kendrick

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CentOS-2 errata
by John Newbigin 03 Feb '05

03 Feb '05

The following errata for CentOS-2 have been built and uploaded the the centos mirror: RHSA-2005:011-01 Updated Ethereal packages fix security issues Files available: ethereal-0.10.9-1.AS21.1.i386.rpm ethereal-gnome-0.10.9-1.AS21.1.i386.rpm More details are available from the RedHat web site at https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/rh21as-errata.html The easy way to make sure you are up to date with all the latest patches is to run: # yum update -- John Newbigin - Computer Systems Officer School of Information Technology Swinburne University of Technology Melbourne, Australia http://www.it.swin.edu.au/staff/jnewbigin

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IBM x226 lockups, convert CentOS to RHEL 3.0
by Barry L. Kline 02 Feb '05

02 Feb '05

I have a friend who has been having an intermittent problem with his nice, shiny new IBM x226 server. It's a Xeon processor, 1.5Gb RAM, hardware RAID controller running CentOS 3 The system will will sometimes run for a couple of weeks, then simply lock up -- nothing on the console, no response to pings, no "caps-lock" lights, no kernel panic indicators, nothing in the logs to indicate the problem. Other times the machine may lock up three times in one day. At the last call to me he did report that the hard drive lights flicker every once in a while during one of the systems catatonic states, but other than that there was no indication of life. We have been in contact with IBM servicce and have run their hardware tests, which perform flawlessly. We have now come to the point where they claim that "CentOS is not a supported OS" and even though they acknowledge CentOS as a RHEL clone, they argue that there is no support path for them to follow to pursue possible software problems. The system owner is ready to buy RHEL, just to get service on his machine, but I am wondering -- how difficult is it to convert from CentOS to RHEL? Is it similar to the conversion from RHEL to CentOS or from WBEL to CentOS? I would like to avoid a complete reload. Does anyone else have any suggestions? TIA, Barry

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gcc, libkrb4 problem
by Troy Engel 02 Feb '05

02 Feb '05

I'm trying to recompile the source RPM from the FC3 version of cvs (http://ayo.freshrpms.net/fedora/linux/3/i386/SRPMS.updates/cvs-1.11.17-4.sr…), as the version shipped on RHEL/CentOS/etc has a known bug (version 1.11.2-unix "cvs watch on" doesn't work). The initial configure is failing with this obscure error: configure:2257: checking for C compiler default output file name configure:2260: gcc -I/usr/kerberos/include/kerberosIV -I/usr/kerberos/include/kerberosIV conftest.c -lkrb4 -ldes425 -lk5crypto >&5 /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lkrb4 collect2: ld returned 1 exit status The file(s) do indeed exist in /usr/kerberos/lib, and that path is in my /etc/ld.so.conf (re-ran /sbin/ldconfig just in case). The strange thing here is that it also fails on RHES3 with the same error -- krb4 libs and .so symlinks are all fine, it's in the ld.so.conf. While apparently a RHES3 buglet of some sort, was wondering if anyone could pass on some knowledge or things to try. I have some developers wanting to use cvs watch on, cvs server runs CentOS. :-/ thanks for any help! -te -- Troy Engel | Systems Engineer Fluid, Inc | http://www.fluid.com

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CentOS-2 errata
by John Newbigin 02 Feb '05

02 Feb '05

The following errata for CentOS-2 have been built and uploaded the the centos mirror: RHBA-2004:503-20 Updated sysstat package Files available: sysstat-5.0.5-14.21as.i386.rpm sysstat-isag-5.0.5-14.21as.i386.rpm More details are available from the RedHat web site at https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/rh21as-errata.html The easy way to make sure you are up to date with all the latest patches is to run: # yum update -- John Newbigin - Computer Systems Officer School of Information Technology Swinburne University of Technology Melbourne, Australia http://www.it.swin.edu.au/staff/jnewbigin

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CentOS-2 errata
by John Newbigin 02 Feb '05

02 Feb '05

The following errata for CentOS-2 have been built and uploaded the the centos mirror: RHSA-2005:069-01 Updated perl-DBI package fixes security issue Files available: perl-DBI-1.18-3.i386.rpm More details are available from the RedHat web site at https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/rh21as-errata.html The easy way to make sure you are up to date with all the latest patches is to run: # yum update -- John Newbigin - Computer Systems Officer School of Information Technology Swinburne University of Technology Melbourne, Australia http://www.it.swin.edu.au/staff/jnewbigin

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CentOS-2 errata
by John Newbigin 02 Feb '05

02 Feb '05

The following errata for CentOS-2 have been built and uploaded the the centos mirror: RHSA-2005:039-01 Updated enscript package fixes security issues Files available: enscript-1.6.1-16.5.i386.rpm More details are available from the RedHat web site at https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/rh21as-errata.html The easy way to make sure you are up to date with all the latest patches is to run: # yum update -- John Newbigin - Computer Systems Officer School of Information Technology Swinburne University of Technology Melbourne, Australia http://www.it.swin.edu.au/staff/jnewbigin

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how to autoload modules on boot
by Alexander Georgiev 02 Feb '05

02 Feb '05

Hi, I want to autoload ide-scsi.o on each boot. In debian there is a file /etc/modules in which I can iclude the names of the modules that are to be loaded at boot time As I remember in gentoo there was a similar /etc/modules.auto or something ... is there an appropriate place in a redhat distribution or I should write my own rc script? sasoon

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CentOS-3 x86_64 errata : Updated enscript package fixes security issues
by Tru Huynh 01 Feb '05

01 Feb '05

https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-039.html refers Updated files are :- updates/x86_64/RPMS/enscript-1.6.1-24.4.x86_64.rpm updates/x86_64/SRPMS/enscript-1.6.1-24.4.src.rpm To update run 'yum update enscript' Tru Huynh -- http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xBEFA581B

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