Discuss March 2008

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IMAP security
by Anne Wilson 29 Mar '08

29 Mar '08

I have port 143 open so that I can get my mail when away from home. Occasionally, though, my router reports things like Thu, 2008-03-27 02:00:11 - TCP Packet - Source:200.122.134.9,3821 Destination:88.97.17.41,143 - [IMAP rule match] Thu, 2008-03-27 05:39:49 - TCP Packet - Source:140.127.181.141,3461 Destination:88.97.17.41,143 - [IMAP rule match] Thu, 2008-03-27 16:10:03 - TCP Packet - Source:80.88.161.125,2352 Destination:88.97.17.41,143 - [IMAP rule match] Looking at those addresses in whois, I don't see any good reason for these, and I'm concerned in case they are relays. Advice? Anne

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how do I run something on a newly installed server, on it's 1st boot only?
by Rudi Ahlers 29 Mar '08

29 Mar '08

Hi all I'm busy with a kickstart file to automate server installations, and I need to run a bash script right after the server has been installed for the first time. But the script only needs to run once, and it needs to run automatically. How do I do that? -- Kind Regards Rudi Ahlers CEO, SoftDux Web: http://www.SoftDux.com Check out my technical blog, http://blog.softdux.com for Linux or other technical stuff, or visit http://www.WebHostingTalk.co.za for Web Hosting stuff

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questions on kickstart
by Jerry Geis 29 Mar '08

29 Mar '08

I have 2 questions dealing with 2 different kickstart files. 1) my kickstart sections for RAID disk setup and kickstart reports it cannot find sda. Why is that. sda is there and works. clearpart --all --initlabel part raid.01 --asprimary --bytes-per-inode=4096 --fstype="raid" --onpart=sda1 --size=20000 part swap --asprimary --bytes-per-inode=4096 --fstype="swap" --onpart=sda2 --size=4000 part raid.02 --bytes-per-inode=4096 --fstype="raid" --grow --onpart=sda3 --size=1 part raid.03 --asprimary --bytes-per-inode=4096 --fstype="raid" --onpart=sdb1 --size=20000 part swap --asprimary --bytes-per-inode=4096 --fstype="swap" --onpart=sdb2 --size=4000 part raid.04 --asprimary --bytes-per-inode=4096 --fstype="raid" --grow --onpart=sdb3 --size=1 raid / --bytes-per-inode=4096 --device=md0 --fstype="ext3" --level=1 raid.01 raid.03 raid / --bytes-per-inode=4096 --device=md1 --fstype="ext3" --level=1 raid.02 raid.04 2) my kickstart section for normally single disk setup. However with 2 disks present in box it put / on sda and /home on sdb. Is there a way to put it ALL on sda??? If there is a second disk I want it left alone. clearpart --all --initlabel part / --fstype ext3 --size=20000 --asprimary part swap --size=4000 --asprimary part /home --fstype ext3 --size=100 --grow --asprimary THanks, Jerry

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arp_filter
by Milton Calnek 29 Mar '08

29 Mar '08

Hello all, I have an annoying networking issue. The value of arp_filter is getting changed. /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/eth0/arp_filter 1 I specifically set it to 0 via /sbin/ifup-local. The hosts in question are setup to test some network gear, and they all have 1 "management" interface and 1 or more through put interface. Any ideas on how to keep this value from changing? -- Milton Calnek BSc, A/Slt(Ret.) milton(a)calnek.com 306-717-8737 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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mysql-server installing...or not`
by Ray Leventhal 29 Mar '08

29 Mar '08

Hi all, I've got a clean CentOS 5.1 install and need php/mysql support. Seems mysql (client) is installed, but I need server, so I did yum install mysql-server and got the errors posted below. Have I missed something or is there a problem with this package? (actually I should ask do I need this package - I believe I do, but I've been wrong before - as recently as today :) ) -Ray # yum install mysql-server Loading "installonlyn" plugin Setting up Install Process Setting up repositories Reading repository metadata in from local files Parsing package install arguments Resolving Dependencies --> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait. ---> Downloading header for mysql-server to pack into transaction set. mysql-server-5.0.22-2.2.e 100% |=========================| 33 kB 00:00 http://mirror.fast-serv.com/pub/centos/5.1/updates/i386/RPMS/mysql-server-5…: [Errno -1] Header is not complete. Trying other mirror. mysql-server-5.0.22-2.2.e 100% |=========================| 33 kB 00:00 http://ftp.linux.ncsu.edu/pub/CentOS/5.1/updates/i386/RPMS/mysql-server-5.0…: [Errno -1] Header is not complete. Trying other mirror. mysql-server-5.0.22-2.2.e 100% |=========================| 33 kB 00:00 http://www.gtlib.gatech.edu/pub/centos/5.1/updates/i386/RPMS/mysql-server-5…: [Errno -1] Header is not complete. Trying other mirror. mysql-server-5.0.22-2.2.e 100% |=========================| 33 kB 00:00 http://mirrors.unbornmedia.com/centos/5.1/updates/i386/RPMS/mysql-server-5.…: [Errno -1] Header is not complete. Trying other mirror. mysql-server-5.0.22-2.2.e 100% |=========================| 33 kB 00:00 http://mirrors.versaweb.com/centos/5.1/updates/i386/RPMS/mysql-server-5.0.2…: [Errno -1] Header is not complete. Trying other mirror. mysql-server-5.0.22-2.2.e 100% |=========================| 33 kB 00:01 http://mirrors.gigenet.com/centos/5.1/updates/i386/RPMS/mysql-server-5.0.22…: [Errno -1] Header is not complete. Trying other mirror.

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Commandline utility to edit ID3 tags?
by Niki Kovacs 29 Mar '08

29 Mar '08

Hi, I'm running a webradio on our brandnew CentOS 5.1 database server. (The main purpose of this radio is fun, sure, but it's also a bit like a canary in a coalmine...) It's based on Icecast, MPD and NCMPC and works great. I'm configuring the server remotely via SSH, no X. Is there any commandline utility to edit ID3 tags? Cheers, Niki

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USB printer stops working?
by Alan Goodman 28 Mar '08

28 Mar '08

I have recently attached a USB to my centos 5.1 NAS server. The printer works for about 5 minutes after the box has started but after that it stops working. CUPS says the device is busy. If I print stuff, reboot the server and go into cups it mentions an error about HAL failing, i click start printer anyway and all the documents I have printed will be printed. Someone mentioned it might be USB power saving, if this is the case how do i turn it off? Alan

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OpenGL and CAD Apps
by Joseph L. Casale 28 Mar '08

28 Mar '08

I am likely going to switch a desktop over from Windows to either CentOS or Fedora and run two CAD apps that now have Linux ports. I was wondering as I can't seem to find much specific info about the support of OpenGL in RH based OS's. Does CentOS support this out of the box or do I need to do anything with it? Anyone doing this, or know of a definitive resource to point me towards? Thanks! jlc

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Xen3.2 rpm's?
by Rudi Ahlers 28 Mar '08

28 Mar '08

Hi Does anyone know when the Xen3.2 rpm's will be part of the CentOS repo's? -- Kind Regards Rudi Ahlers CEO, SoftDux Web: http://www.SoftDux.com Check out my technical blog, http://blog.softdux.com for Linux or other technical stuff, or visit http://www.WebHostingTalk.co.za for Web Hosting stugg

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Deleting file in /tmp directory
by Mário Gamito 28 Mar '08

28 Mar '08

Hi, This is a bit of-topic, but since it has to do with /tmp permissions here it goes. Anyway, I'm sorry in advance for posting this. I have this PHP script (simplificated here), called delete_tmp.php that basically calls external commands: <?php $session_file = '/tmp/sess_89765' system(''rm -f' . ' ' . $session_file); ?> delete_tmp.php file is owned by gamito.users /tmp/sess_89765 file has permissions -rw------ and is owned by gamito.users My /tmp permissions are rwxrwxrwt and is owned by root.root I know that the the sticky bit only allows files to be deleted by their owners, the owner of the directory or by root. Never the less, i can switch to /tmp directory and delete sess_89765 file as user gamito. If I run: $ php delete_tmp.php as root, it deletes sess_89765 file. But if I do the same has user gamito, it doesn't delete the file !!! Ideas ? Any help would be appreciated. Warm Regards, Mário Gamito

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