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Kernel RPM
by PV Juliet 29 Mar '06

29 Mar '06

Hi All, I am having the source code of kernel with patched(2.6.9). After untar iin kernels directory . I tried to make the rpm of the kernel with changing the extraversion in Makefile. After that i run the command "make rpm" . I made the kernel rpm but ii made the distribution . But it gives the kernel panic . I made the initrd manually so it worked . please give me some idea how can i make the initrd image ... Thanks in Advance Juliet

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by spart cus 29 Mar '06

29 Mar '06

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ATI Radeon Mobility M6 LY & IBM Thinkpad R40
by Max 28 Mar '06

28 Mar '06

Does anyone have any experience with the combination of a Thinkpad R40 and the ATI Radeon Mobility M6 LY video chip? I've had CentOS 4.1, 4.2, and now 4.3 running just great with 1024x768 resolution, but according the IBM specs, this chip is capable of 1280x1024. A quick lspci -v | grep ATI spewed the following: 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon Mobility M6 LY (prog-if 00 [VGA]) I can successfully change the settings under the display menu to 1280x1024, but upon restarting X the default greeter crashes. After that, it picks another greeter and allows me to log in, with it still picking 1024x768. I've played around with trying to manually change the settings in /etc/X11/xorg.conf file. I've tried various depth settings to no avail. The section identifying the card in xorg.conf is: Section "Device" Identifier "Videocard0" Driver "radeon" VendorName "Videocard vendor" BoardName "ATI Radeon Mobility M6" EndSection According to what I've been reading, that's what is supposed to be there. I've found a few things stating that DRI could be a problem, but I'm not too familiar with this. Also, a friend has an R40 but has the ATI Mobility Radeon 7500 chip, instead of the M6 like mine. He's also running CentOS 4.3 and having the exact same problem I'm having. Same deal, according to the IBM specs his chipset as well as mine should be capable of 1280x1024. Any thoughts or related experience with this? If not, it's not a huge deal, I've been using it 1024x768 for well over a year now, but the extra resolution would be wonderful. Thanks! Max

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Re: [CentOS] Server hosed... maybe?
by Jay Leafey 28 Mar '06

28 Mar '06

I THINK I found the problem. As usual, a user/keyboard disconnect error. :^} I rebooted the box this morning into single-user mode and started looking at config files, comparing them to it's twin. Nothing obvious jumped out (of course). I ran authconfig and turned off LDAP authenticaion, tne rebooted the box. Once it came back up, I was able to log in. I re-ran authconfig and turned LDAP authentication back on and was able to log into a VC or remotely via SSH with no problems. I did see another difference that may or man not have had anything to do with it. The "kernel" line in grub.conf had "console=tty0" at the end, but only on the box I was having problems with. It had been uses with a serial console a while back, but not any more. I'm not sure if removing it had anything to do with the problem, but it's working now. I'm going to try to recreate the problem, so I may have something more definitive later. Anyway, it seems happy now. -- Jay Leafey - Memphis, TN jay.leafey(a)mindless.com

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Server hosed... maybe?
by Jay Leafey 28 Mar '06

28 Mar '06

I was busy congratulating myself about NOT having a problem with updating my CentOS-4 servers when I ran into a problem with a couple of CentOS-3 servers. The Gods hate the proud... Anyway, I updated two identical servers recently and got the new kernel (2.4.21-40) along with the new initscripts, vixie-cron, squid, and gnupg packages. I waited until the weekend to reboot one of the two boxes and was encouraged to see that it appeared to come up OK and all the servies started with no apparent problems. Later on I tried to log in via SSH and was unable to get in. The login apparently succeeded, but I got no response at all after the password entry. I wasn't able to log in via the console either, same lack of response. I rebooted (ctl-alt-del) into single-user mode, which worked fine, and set up syslog to send all messages to /dev/tty12 for debugging purposes and enabled sysrq, then booted back into runlevel 3. Again, no response after the username/password entry and no messages on tty12 indicating any problems. Just no shell response at all on root or any of the user accounts set up on the system. The box is set up to authenticate against LDAP, but as I mentioned there were no errors from the syslog output that seemed relevant. I'm probably going to set up a shell on one of the virtual consoles to debug this some more, but thought I might ask if anybody else has seen anything like this. All other services (http and a Sun directory server) start up fine, but I cannot get a shell in multi-user mode. I'd like to avoid a rebuild, but that would not be catastrophic as this box is part of a redundant pair. Anybody got any constructive thoughts on this? -- Jay Leafey - Memphis, TN jay.leafey(a)mindless.com

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SATA error
by Fajar Priyanto 28 Mar '06

28 Mar '06

Hi all, Finally I temporarily migrate my mailserver to another box. It has been experiencing troubles with the SATA discs (Maxtor and Western Digital). I then upgraded the kernel to the latest one: 2.6.9-34.ELsmp and now smartd can run. When I do: smartcl -d ata -a /dev/sda, it says some errors but I don't know what does it mean. This is the result: http://pastebin.com/624613 The problems it encoutered were: time out on device. Pls take a look at the pastebin for details. Is the drive still ok? Running smartcl on sdb gives no error. Thanks, -- Fajar Priyanto | Reg'd Linux User #327841 | Linux tutorial http://linux2.arinet.org 15:15:23 up 6:20, 2.6.15-1.1830_FC4 GNU/Linux Let's use OpenOffice. http://www.openoffice.org

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updating ruby
by Roger D Vargas 28 Mar '06

28 Mar '06

I want to install Ruby on Rails, but I need at least, Ruby 1.8.2. There is no update for ruby in the repositories. How can I find a a ruby 1.8.2 rpm that works in Centos 4.2? -- http://dsgp.blogspot.com | Linux, programación, juegos Have no place I can be since I found Serenity But you can’t take the sky from me ______________________________________________ LLama Gratis a cualquier PC del Mundo. Llamadas a fijos y móviles desde 1 céntimo por minuto. http://es.voice.yahoo.com

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Is the SRPM for kernel-2.6.9-34.106.unsupported available?
by Dave Hatton 28 Mar '06

28 Mar '06

Hi, I can't see the SRPM for kernel-2.6.9-34.106.unsupported in the centosplus repo. Is it just kernel-2.6.9-34.EL.src.rpm with an modified .config or were any additional patches added? Thanks Daveh

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kernel source
by Andrew Zahn 28 Mar '06

28 Mar '06

Hi, I am trying to install the kernel src rpm that I've downloaded from the CentOS ftp, kernel-2.6.9-22.EL.src.rpm. I hope to compile the kernel with XFS enabled. However, I have tried to simply run: [root@se4 ~]# rpm -iv kernel-2.6.9-22.EL.src.rpm and it complains back: warning: group builder does not exist - using root warning: user builder does not exist - using root warning: group builder does not exist - using root warning: user builder does not exist - using root warning: group builder does not exist - using root warning: user builder does not exist - using root .... then an rpm -q kernel-2.6.9-22.EL.src.rpm says: package kernel-2.6.9-22.EL.src.rpm is not installed Anyone know what is going on?? ps. I have tried to install the CentOSplus kernel with xfs and that is completely unstable for me. thanks, Andrew

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Extremely slow disk transfers with SATA disks
by Vanja Hrustic 28 Mar '06

28 Mar '06

I have installed CentOS 4.2, recently, on new computer. Everything seemed to work fine. However, we've found out that disk transfers are incredibly slow, and I just can't figure out what to do in order to fix it. Computer is now running CentOS 4.3 (updated it 1 hour ago), and same thing is still present. I hoped kernel upgrade might fix it, but it didn't. Computer has 2 SATA disks, 200GB (Maxtor 6Y200M0) and 80GB (Maxtor 6L080M0). There are no errors or any other indications of problems in logs/dmesg. Copying 500MB file takes around 210 seconds. Around 2.3MB/sec. Doesn't matter if I am copying from one hard disk to another, or onto the same hard disk. When copying, vmstat shows: r b swpd free buff cache si so bi bo in cs us sy id wa 0 0 160 525928 1060 278044 0 0 1609 1112 1387 1146 9 4 39 47 0 0 160 525928 1060 278044 0 0 0 0 1084 745 0 0 100 0 0 0 160 525844 1060 278044 0 0 0 0 1067 795 2 0 98 0 0 0 160 525844 1060 278044 0 0 0 0 1084 745 1 0 99 0 0 0 160 525844 1072 278044 0 0 0 156 1073 757 0 0 100 0 0 1 160 525564 1148 278228 0 0 240 0 1129 1136 2 1 77 20 0 1 160 522708 1176 281256 0 0 1600 0 1283 1155 0 2 0 98 0 1 160 519380 1184 284568 0 0 1672 0 1327 1231 0 2 0 98 3 1 160 516404 1196 287368 0 0 1412 0 1264 1126 1 1 0 98 0 1 160 513524 1196 290424 0 0 1536 0 1353 1926 11 2 0 87 0 3 160 510132 1208 293544 0 0 1544 7348 1407 2163 24 6 0 71 0 1 160 513780 1216 289972 0 0 1412 140 1360 1536 9 3 0 88 2 0 160 515316 1220 288464 0 0 1104 0 1341 2067 47 4 0 49 0 1 160 518996 1216 284608 0 0 1712 0 1333 1676 34 7 0 59 0 1 160 516820 1224 286832 0 0 2052 0 1318 2025 25 4 0 71 1 2 160 512388 1228 291024 0 0 2952 8736 1433 1431 6 4 0 90 2 1 160 504772 1244 295304 0 0 3076 76 1382 1453 15 5 0 80 0 1 160 502340 1252 301096 0 0 3332 0 1358 1624 7 5 0 88 0 1 160 495236 1260 308216 0 0 3588 0 1323 1631 2 3 0 95 1 1 160 487620 1268 315640 0 0 3716 0 1355 1175 7 2 0 91 0 2 160 480708 1276 322120 0 0 3204 16732 1423 1354 2 5 0 93 You can see text version here (in case this got wrapped): http://www.vanja.com/vmstat.txt I've tried vmstat on my machine, with IDE disks, and I've noticed that I ave much less 'cs' (context switches), although it might be because I'm not having as many processes in the background (problematic computer is running KDE :). On my computer, number of blocks in (bi) gets into tens of thousands, while problematic computer has 1500-3000 bs/second. Does anyone know what I might do in order to find what the problem might be? I couldn't find any SATA specific tools, which might help with troubleshooting. hdparm -tT tests show: /dev/sda: Timing cached reads: 2408 MB in 2.00 seconds = 1202.98 MB/sec Timing buffered disk reads: 150 MB in 3.02 seconds = 49.61 MB/sec /dev/sdb: Timing cached reads: 2628 MB in 2.00 seconds = 1313.54 MB/sec Timing buffered disk reads: 166 MB in 3.02 seconds = 54.88 MB/sec All filesystems are ext3. This "problematic" computer has nforce3 motherboard, I have nforce2. Same CentOS, but no SATA on my computer. This really affects complete performance of computer, and any help or ideas are welcome. Btw, no problems with transfer under Windows :( Thanks. Vanja

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Python in Centos 4
by Kari Salovaara 27 Mar '06

27 Mar '06

Hi, I should upgrade Python to 2.4.x due some application needs so. At the moment version is 2.3.4. What do I blow out if I uninstall present version and compile new version manually ? Many thanks in advance, Kari -- Kari Salovaara Hanko, Finland

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Odd installation hang.
by Lamar Owen 27 Mar '06

27 Mar '06

For the archives: I had an odd installation hang on an older Athlon MB; KT133 I believe. SuSE 10.0 and Fedora Core 5 installers ran fine; CentOS 4.2 and 4.3 hung with the last line on the screen referencing running /sbin/loader (or is that /sbin/installer....don't typically see it enough to remember); the cursor froze at that point. SuSE 10.0 successfully installed on this box. After trying all the normal tricks, like turning ACPI off, using the BIOS IRQ table, etc, I noticed that the FC5 installer mentioned something about disabling IRQ6. IRQ6?!? That's the floppy controller; but there's no floppy drive configured or cabled. Hmmm.... no place in the BIOS to disable the floppy controller ?!? Ok, let's tell it it has a 3.5 1.44MB floppy (even though it doesn't!), and not to stop on floppy errors. Lo and behold, that fixed the hang. Something in the CentOS 4 installer that runs right after /sbin/loader was hanging, unless it had a floppy out there, even when there was no floppy out there. But, and I repeat, SuSE 10.0 installed flawlessly, and the FC5 installer came up fine. But the CentOS 4 installer did not until I told the BIOS to lie about having a floppy. -- Lamar Owen Director of Information Technology Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute 1 PARI Drive Rosman, NC 28772 (828)862-5554 www.pari.edu

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Shells
by Scott Silva 27 Mar '06

27 Mar '06

This is giving me some grief, and I couldn't get anything decent from Google. What shell is the best to allow things like vacation to work, but not allow logins. It seems that /bin/false used to work in RedHat 9, but not in Centos 4. -- MailScanner is like deodorant... You hope everybody uses it, and you notice quickly if they don't!!!!

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Sun quad fast ethernet: Failed to allocate mem resource
by Louis Lagendijk 27 Mar '06

27 Mar '06

Hello all, I have this nice Sun quad fast ethernet card that I would like to use in my Centos server. I have used it in the past on my old server without problems. When I insert it in my new server (Epox 8k3a AMD mobo, XP1800 processor) I get the following messages in dmesg: ACPI: PCI interrupt 0000:02:00.1[B] -> GSI 5 (level, low) -> IRQ 5 sunhme.c:v2.02 24/Aug/2003 David S. Miller (davem(a)redhat.com) divert: allocating divert_blk for eth0 eth0-3: Quattro HME (PCI/CheerIO) 10/100baseT Ethernet DEC 21153 PCI Bridge eth0: Quattro HME slot 0 (PCI/CheerIO) 10/100baseT Ethernet 08:00:20:b4:2f:6c ACPI: PCI interrupt 0000:02:01.1[B] -> GSI 11 (level, low) -> IRQ 11 PCI: Failed to allocate mem resource #6:1000000@e3000000 for 0000:02:01.1 divert: allocating divert_blk for eth1 eth1: Quattro HME slot 1 (PCI/CheerIO) 10/100baseT Ethernet 08:00:20:06:ad:d7 ACPI: PCI interrupt 0000:02:02.1[B] -> GSI 10 (level, low) -> IRQ 10 PCI: Failed to allocate mem resource #6:1000000@e3000000 for 0000:02:02.1 divert: allocating divert_blk for eth2 eth2: Quattro HME slot 2 (PCI/CheerIO) 10/100baseT Ethernet 08:00:20:a7:0e:32 ACPI: PCI interrupt 0000:02:03.1[B] -> GSI 11 (level, low) -> IRQ 11 PCI: Failed to allocate mem resource #6:1000000@e3000000 for 0000:02:03.1 divert: allocating divert_blk for eth3 eth3: Quattro HME slot 3 (PCI/CheerIO) 10/100baseT Ethernet 08:00:20:43:80:28 the MAC address for eth0 is correct, the other mac-adressess appear to be random. I have been googling around, but have not been able to find a solution. Does anybody hee have an idea what the problem migt be, or how to tackle the problem? for the record: I am running the 2.6.9-34.EL kernel, but had the problem with older kernels as well. As the card worked under Centos 4 on my Asus K7M mobo, it looks as a mobo or bios problem, but I am not sure. Any help is very much appreciated. kind regards, Louis -- Louis Lagendijk <louis(a)lagendijk.xs4all.nl>

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Sendmail vulnerability
by Peter Farrow 27 Mar '06

27 Mar '06

Dear All, I noticed that sendmail rpms were updated by yum a day or so ago, however, how can I check if the versions installed are patched for the recently exposed exploit.... I guess that since I am running sendmail-8.13.1-3 (which appears to be the latest according to yum) and the articles describe 8.13.6 as having the fix that I may be vulnerable.... P.

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slashdotted
by Chris Mauritz 27 Mar '06

27 Mar '06

Johnny, I must say that I think you've got the patience of a saint. Good job on taking the high road. 8-) Cheers,

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4.3 upgrade transaction error (smartd & smartctl)
by Ed Morrison 27 Mar '06

27 Mar '06

Anyone else run into this error? Will renaming this files allow to me run a successful yum update? Is there a better way? Transaction Check Error: file /etc/rc.d/init.d/smartd from install of kernel-utils-2.4-13.1.80 conflicts with file from package smartmontools-5.33-3 file /usr/sbin/smartctl from install of kernel-utils-2.4-13.1.80 conflicts with file from package smartmontools-5.33-3 file /usr/sbin/smartd from install of kernel-utils-2.4-13.1.80 conflicts with file from package smartmontools-5.33-3 Thanks. Ed

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ipw2200 & ieee80211 latest versions
by Ian Harper 27 Mar '06

27 Mar '06

Has anyone else had problems compiling the ieee80211 ? I am getting kzalloc errors. I see there was a fix for RHEL but obviously isnt picking up the fact I am on Centos. Ian

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CentOS SPARC Exception
by Henry Rodriguez 27 Mar '06

27 Mar '06

I'm intalling CentOS Sparc on a Sun Netra T1, and i got a warning that says: the disk geometry (17274, 64, 32 )deosn't match with the disk geometry label (7508, 19, 248). I continued with the installation and after i choose the packages i need, i got an exception: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/anaconda", line 1176 in intf.run (id, dispatch, configFileData) File "/local/builder/tmp/anaconda-10.1.1.25 //usr /lib/anaconda/text.py", line 510, in run Then the installation aborts. I don't know if one thing is related to the other. WHAT CAN I DO TO SOLVE THE EXCEPTION?? Thanks again.. --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2¢/min or less.

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Installing: difference between linux and i586 mode
by iagosineiro＠yahoo.es 27 Mar '06

27 Mar '06

Hi. When you installing CenOS 4 it offers two options linux and i586. What is the best option for an Pentium III? And for a Pentium IV?

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compiling Zaptel-1.2.4 on CentOS 4.3
by Mark Quitoriano 27 Mar '06

27 Mar '06

Hi Guys, Im having a problem compiling zaptel 1.2.4 on CentOS 4.3, anyone encountered this problem before? Here's the error i got: make -C /lib/modules/2.6.9-34.EL/build SUBDIRS=/usr/src/zaptel-1.2.4 XPPMOD= modules make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.9-34.EL-i686' CC [M] /usr/src/zaptel-1.2.4/zaptel.o /usr/src/zaptel-1.2.4/zaptel.c:384: error: syntax error before "zone_lock" /usr/src/zaptel-1.2.4/zaptel.c:384: warning: type defaults to `int' in declaration of `zone_lock' /usr/src/zaptel-1.2.4/zaptel.c:384: error: incompatible types in initialization /usr/src/zaptel-1.2.4/zaptel.c:384: error: initializer element is not constant /usr/src/zaptel-1.2.4/zaptel.c:384: warning: data definition has no type or storage class /usr/src/zaptel-1.2.4/zaptel.c:385: error: syntax error before "chan_lock" /usr/src/zaptel-1.2.4/zaptel.c:385: warning: type defaults to `int' in declaration of `chan_lock' /usr/src/zaptel-1.2.4/zaptel.c:385: error: incompatible types in initialization /usr/src/zaptel-1.2.4/zaptel.c:385: error: initializer element is not constant /usr/src/zaptel-1.2.4/zaptel.c:385: warning: data definition has no type or storage class /usr/src/zaptel-1.2.4/zaptel.c:188: warning: 'fcstab' defined but not used make[2]: *** [/usr/src/zaptel-1.2.4/zaptel.o] Error 1 make[1]: *** [_module_/usr/src/zaptel-1.2.4] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.9-34.EL-i686' make: *** [linux26] Error 2 -- Regards, Mark Quitoriano, CCNA Fan the flame... http://www.spreadfirefox.com/?q=user/register&r=19441

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xpdf
by boricua 27 Mar '06

27 Mar '06

i want to change the mime type for pdf from ggv to xpdf i cant see to find where to do it appreciate any advice

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pc speaker mess
by Ulrik S. Kofod 27 Mar '06

27 Mar '06

I wanted to enable my pc speaker and ref. http://www.centos.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=855 this should work: /sbin/modprobe pcspkr and then it worked!!! a little too much I might add, I thought the fire alarm went off ;) a /sbin/modprobe -r pcspkr helped a little, it stopped beeping and just gave one long sound. I couldnt take it anymore so I rebooted it to make it stop. Is this a bug ?? It is a CentOS 4.2 updated last time just before 4.3 was released. best regards Ulrik

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CentOS-announce Digest, Vol 13, Issue 11
by centos-announce-request＠centos.org 27 Mar '06

27 Mar '06

Send CentOS-announce mailing list submissions to centos-announce(a)centos.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-announce or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to centos-announce-request(a)centos.org You can reach the person managing the list at centos-announce-owner(a)centos.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of CentOS-announce digest..." Today's Topics: 1. CESA-2006:0203-8: Low CentOS 2 i386 ypserv bug fix update (John Newbigin) 2. CESA-2006:0209-5: Low CentOS 2 i386 krb5 bug fix update (John Newbigin) 3. CESA-2005:833-2: Low CentOS 2 i386 emacs bug fix update (John Newbigin) 4. CESA-2005:483-5: Low CentOS 2 i386 nss_db bug fix update (John Newbigin) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 11:30:31 +1100 From: John Newbigin <jnewbigin(a)ict.swin.edu.au> Subject: [CentOS-announce] CESA-2006:0203-8: Low CentOS 2 i386 ypserv bug fix update To: centos-announce(a)centos.org Message-ID: <44273227.7080109(a)ict.swin.edu.au> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed The following errata for CentOS-2 have been built and uploaded to the centos mirror: RHBA-2006:0203-8 ypserv bug fix update Files available: ypserv-2.8-9.23.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 Faculty of Information and Communication Technologies Swinburne University of Technology Melbourne, Australia http://www.ict.swin.edu.au/staff/jnewbigin ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 11:30:27 +1100 From: John Newbigin <jnewbigin(a)ict.swin.edu.au> Subject: [CentOS-announce] CESA-2006:0209-5: Low CentOS 2 i386 krb5 bug fix update To: centos-announce(a)centos.org Message-ID: <44273223.5060205(a)ict.swin.edu.au> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed The following errata for CentOS-2 have been built and uploaded to the centos mirror: RHBA-2006:0209-5 krb5 bug fix update Files available: krb5-devel-1.2.2-40.i386.rpm krb5-libs-1.2.2-40.i386.rpm krb5-server-1.2.2-40.i386.rpm krb5-workstation-1.2.2-40.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 Faculty of Information and Communication Technologies Swinburne University of Technology Melbourne, Australia http://www.ict.swin.edu.au/staff/jnewbigin ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 11:30:34 +1100 From: John Newbigin <jnewbigin(a)ict.swin.edu.au> Subject: [CentOS-announce] CESA-2005:833-2: Low CentOS 2 i386 emacs bug fix update To: centos-announce(a)centos.org Message-ID: <4427322A.9000604(a)ict.swin.edu.au> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed The following errata for CentOS-2 have been built and uploaded to the centos mirror: RHBA-2005:833-2 emacs bug fix update Files available: emacs-20.7-41.3.i386.rpm emacs-el-20.7-41.3.i386.rpm emacs-leim-20.7-41.3.i386.rpm emacs-nox-20.7-41.3.i386.rpm emacs-X11-20.7-41.3.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 Faculty of Information and Communication Technologies Swinburne University of Technology Melbourne, Australia http://www.ict.swin.edu.au/staff/jnewbigin ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 11:30:38 +1100 From: John Newbigin <jnewbigin(a)ict.swin.edu.au> Subject: [CentOS-announce] CESA-2005:483-5: Low CentOS 2 i386 nss_db bug fix update To: centos-announce(a)centos.org Message-ID: <4427322E.8080705(a)ict.swin.edu.au> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed The following errata for CentOS-2 have been built and uploaded to the centos mirror: RHBA-2005:483-5 nss_db bug fix update Files available: nss_db-2.2-13.1.3.i386.rpm nss_db-compat-2.2-13.1.3.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 Faculty of Information and Communication Technologies Swinburne University of Technology Melbourne, Australia http://www.ict.swin.edu.au/staff/jnewbigin ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ CentOS-announce mailing list CentOS-announce(a)centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-announce End of CentOS-announce Digest, Vol 13, Issue 11 ***********************************************

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Help on custmizing CentOS
by Imtiyaz Ansari 27 Mar '06

27 Mar '06

Hi all, I wanted to create a custom CentOS single CD by removing some RPMS from the stock.I am using CentOS 4.2. Does anybody has any documentation or so then please send me, I will be thankful to you. I have tried a little bit but no success. I want to create a bootable CD, Please help ... Waiting for reply............ Regards Imtiyaz

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XLS for php4?
by Howard Fore 27 Mar '06

27 Mar '06

Anyone know where I can find an RPM (or a yum repository) for the PHP4 XSL module? -- Howard Fore, howard.fore(a)gmail.com "The less you know, the more you believe." - U2, Last Night On Earth

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packaging local builds
by James B. Byrne 26 Mar '06

26 Mar '06

I have built software on unix/Linuix many times, but now I want to move two packages that I have built on one machine to another (both CentOS4.2), and the time seems ripe to discover how to use rpm. The packages are subversion-1.3.0 and swig-1.3.28. How do I turn the the results of the build process into rpms? As I am a digest subscriber, the favour of a direct copy of any reply to the list is appreciated. Regards, Jim -- *** e-mail is not a secure channel *** mailto:byrnejb.<token>@harte-lyne.ca James B. Byrne Harte & Lyne Limited vox: +1 905 561 1241 9 Brockley Drive fax: +1 905 561 0757 Hamilton, Ontario <token> = hal Canada L8E 3C3

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installation via telnet
by Dave 26 Mar '06

26 Mar '06

Hello, Is it possible to do a telnet installation of centos 4.x? When i was using fc3 that was doable with a command at the boot prompt like: telnet ip=address netmask=mask gateway=address ksdevice=/dev/eth0 this works now, i.e. the box's ip comes up on the network, pinging it works, but a telnet connection from another unix box immediately gets a connection closed by foreign host msg and all further atempts are refused. Thanks. Dave.

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yum update killed on cleanup stage - anything to worry about?
by Matt Arnilo S. Baluyos (Mailing Lists) 26 Mar '06

26 Mar '06

Hello everyone, I had to kill yum while it's on the cleanup stage (somehow it stalled so i killed it). Should I be worried about anything in this situation? If so, how do I go about fixing it? Thanks and best regards, Matt -- Stand before it and there is no beginning. Follow it and there is no end. Stay with the ancient Tao, Move with the present.

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SPARC
by Anthony Gabrielson 26 Mar '06

26 Mar '06

Hello, I just wanted to get an idea of whats going on with the SPARC port. I tried to get the ISO provided on the website going with a Sun Blade 100 and hung each in one of two places each time I booted the cd. Thanks, Anthony

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point release security updates?
by Christian Nygaard 26 Mar '06

26 Mar '06

I have a question regarding security updates for Centos 4. If you are currently running older point releases for example CentOS 4.1 or 4.2, do you have to upgrade to CentOS 4.3 to be able to get the latest security updates or can you simply stick to the old point release? I notice that there is sendmail update in 4.3 but not in 4.2 Cheers, Chris

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Advice on upgrading packages
by Fajar Priyanto 26 Mar '06

26 Mar '06

Hi all, Regarding packages updates using yum, all this time I only upgrade packages that I think is important, but also at the same time is having little risk of breaking my installation. Such as httpd, ssh, etc. But there are many packages that waits to be updated such as lvm, mdadm, etc. I'm worried that it will break my installation (web and mail server). Like the saying "if it ain't broken, don't fix it". Is there any pitfall that I should avoid of when upgrading packages using yum? Or is it completely save to let yum update the machine automatically? Thank you very much, -- Fajar Priyanto | Reg'd Linux User #327841 | Linux tutorial http://linux2.arinet.org 13:51:01 up 4:41, 2.6.15-1.1830_FC4 GNU/Linux Let's use OpenOffice. http://www.openoffice.org

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Radeon 7000 woes, redux
by Paul Heinlein 26 Mar '06

26 Mar '06

The Radeon 7000 and the X.org radeon driver have had some well publicized difficulties since CentOS 4.2 (aka RHEL4U2). In short, the 7000 would hang miserably, often completely killing the console. See, e.g., https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=170008 On Nov 29, 2005, Red Hat's Mike Harris announced the testing release of xorg-x11-6.8.2-1.EL.13.21, which ended up solving the problems with my video subsystem. That ticket was later marked closed with an errata release of the xorg-x11 packages: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2006-0072.html I installed that upgrade (xorg-x11-6.8.2-1.EL.13.25) when it was made available via yum, but never not around to rebooting until the recent 4.3 release. My (PCI, not AGP) Radeon 7000 went on strike again! The console crashes aren't as fatal this time around -- the screen is a mess, but the keyboard and mouse still respond to input (though I can't see what I'm typing) -- but they still render the console unusable. For now, I've reinstalled the radeon_drv.so from Mike Harris' xorg-x11-6.8.2-1.EL.13.21 interim release -- which, thankfully, I've kept around, because they are no longer available in Mike's chunk of people.redhat.com -- and that's solved the problem. I'll try to send a real bug report once I can isolate what may have changed between .21 and .25, but for now I thought I'd just send a general problem description. -- Paul Heinlein <heinlein(a)madboa.com>

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Naming packages in custom yum repo.
by Jason Ish 26 Mar '06

26 Mar '06

I need to setup a custom yum repo to supply some packages that are not in CentOS, and some that are but have been patched and/or are different versions. Not much of a big deal. In order to limit conflict with CentOS packages, I am using a prefix other than /usr. All my packages that also have existing versions in CentOS are installed under this new prefix to prevent any conflict with the CentOS package. My main issue is I would like yum (and rpm) to be happy with this coexistence. Is the only way to do this by giving my packages a different name rather than just twiddling the release number? For example, CentOS has libpcap-0.8.3, I need to supply a patched libpcap-0.8.4 but I don't want it to replace the 0.8.3 package, so I've modified the package name to be like <something>.libpcap-0.8.3... I know this may same weird, but is prefixing the package name a sane approach to this? On a related note, I also supply a modified kernel and I don't want yum to replace the kernel when its updated on a CentOS mirror. Is the best way to do this with a the ignore option in the yum repo configuration? Thanks, Jason

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Bind Recursion and Sendmail
by John Hinton 26 Mar '06

26 Mar '06

Seems that bind by default allows recursion and it's not a good idea. I'm struggling a bit on a couple of systems. These two systems run sendmail and are nameservers. I have sendmail set to do domain lookups and bounce if the domain does not exist. My struggle has been to turn recursion off in bind while allowing sendmail to do these lookups. I've been trying to do this by setting up allow-recursion in the options section of named.conf. Using something like allow-recursion {192.1.1.0/24; 192.34.2.6; }; The IPs have been changed to protect the innocent...... Bind is happy with the entry.. sendmail is not and starts bouncing email. Does anybody have this working and have any hints? I've googled and tested for hours.... Best, John Hinton

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My SSL connection is very slow
by dan1 25 Mar '06

25 Mar '06

Hello all. I have a problem since months with my CentOS 4 webserver. It came up since I intalled it. The SSL pages are very slow. Typically, I get 2-3 thumbnails from an SSL page, and then nothing during 7 seconds, and then again 2 thumbnails, nothing again, etc.. and so forth during about 30 seconds after what all non loaded images are just discarded (time out). It also happens with the normal HTTP, but much less, and is usable. I must have done an error in the configuration, but I don't know where. I have tried taking the ssl.conf, httpd.conf and php.ini from another clean CentOS server (that does not present this) but after rebooting the services nothing changes. I don't see anything strange in the logs neither. It just takes very long to answer a request. I also tried to stop MySQL and Tomcat, but no chance. Did someone already see that kind of behaviour ? Kind regards, Daniel

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is the latest SSH messed up?
by Mike 25 Mar '06

25 Mar '06

Greetings. I'm reading a report from a software provider that SSH should be reinstalled and all keys re-generated. They seem to be suggesting a possible security vulnerability in the current SSH. Has anyone here heard of this or been affected by replaced ssh binaries? Mike

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Re: Re: [CentOS] UPS Batteries
by edukes＠alltel.net 25 Mar '06

25 Mar '06

> > From: Chris Mauritz <chrism(a)imntv.com> > Date: 2006/03/24 Fri PM 01:17:52 EST > To: CentOS mailing list <centos(a)centos.org> > Subject: Re: [CentOS] UPS Batteries > > edukes(a)alltel.net wrote: > >> From: Mark Schoonover <schoon(a)amgt.com> > >> Date: 2006/03/24 Fri PM 12:22:21 EST > >> To: 'CentOS mailing list' <centos(a)centos.org> > >> Subject: RE: [CentOS] UPS Batteries > >> > >> edukes(a)alltel.net <mailto:edukes@alltel.net> tapped at Friday, March 24, > >> 2006 6:21 AM: > >> > >> > >>> Hello, > >>> > >>> This may be a really stupid question, but can a gel type marine > >>> battery be used in a UPS? > >>> > >>> Thanks > >>> > >> I don't think so. Gelcells are different than the sealed lead acid batteries > >> found in UPS's. They have different charging requirements, and will > >> discharge differently than SLAs. Probably best to purchase replacement > >> batteries from the manufacturer... > >> > >> HTH > >> > > Thanks for the info!! > > > > Depending on the vendor of the UPS, you may be able to cheaply replace > the original batteries. APC has a program called "ChargeUPS" or > somesuch that sends you replacement batteries and allows you to send > your old batteries back to them "freight pre-paid" so you don't have to > deal with disposing of them properly (which can be a pain in the behind > in some areas). The reason I asked the question was I was looking at buying a used APC 1400 with no battery. It seems shipping for the battery is about as much as the battery itself. Do you know a particular model of APC that is compatible with CentOS? Thanks!!

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MaraDNS, any experience with it?
by William L. Maltby 25 Mar '06

25 Mar '06

Setting up a server for my private net, thought I'd take the opportunity to learn some new stuff. Ran across this, http://www.maradns.org/ and thought I might give it a try. Web page says compiled on CentOS 3. Unfortunately no rpms available from the usual CentOS repos. If it looks decent, I figured I'd speak to the provider about getting it into CentOS. It uses a FreeBSD-like copyleft. TIA for any info. Bill

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centos4 install freezing on Compaq Workstation ap250
by Dave 25 Mar '06

25 Mar '06

Hello, I'm trying to install Centos4 on a Compaq Professional Workstation AP250. I'm doing this via serial terminal as this box does not have a monitor and install is getting to the running of /sbin/loader then it freezes. I've tried linux text console=ttyS0 and added combinations of: nousb noathlon apm=off acpi=off nothing is working. Some urgency! Any help appreciated. Thanks. Dave.

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wmv
by boricua 25 Mar '06

25 Mar '06

how do you get helix to play wmv files

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Re: RE: [CentOS] UPS Batteries
by edukes＠alltel.net 25 Mar '06

25 Mar '06

> > From: Mark Schoonover <schoon(a)amgt.com> > Date: 2006/03/24 Fri PM 12:22:21 EST > To: 'CentOS mailing list' <centos(a)centos.org> > Subject: RE: [CentOS] UPS Batteries > > edukes(a)alltel.net <mailto:edukes@alltel.net> tapped at Friday, March 24, > 2006 6:21 AM: > > > Hello, > > > > This may be a really stupid question, but can a gel type marine > > battery be used in a UPS? > > > > Thanks > > > I don't think so. Gelcells are different than the sealed lead acid batteries > found in UPS's. They have different charging requirements, and will > discharge differently than SLAs. Probably best to purchase replacement > batteries from the manufacturer... > > HTH Thanks for the info!! Eddie

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CentOS 4.3 Jigdo
by Maciej Żenczykowski 25 Mar '06

25 Mar '06

I've made rudimentary jigdo files available at: http://mirror.tcs.ii.uj.edu.pl/jigdo/ i386: bin1of4 bin2of4 bin3of4 bin4of4 CDs binDVD srcDVD x86_64: binDVD Usage requires replacing the [Servers] parts inside the jigdo files with an appropriate mirror (file:/, http://, ftp://) This should allow recreation of the above mentioned files from any complete set of their contents (a mirror or DVD from CDs or vice versa). (jigdo is available from dag/dries/rpmforge repo). Cheers, MaZe.

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httpd not starting after 4.3 update
by Jerry Geis 25 Mar '06

25 Mar '06

On Thu, 2006-03-23 at 01:13 -0500, Jerry Geis wrote: >/ After updating to 4.3 I cant get httpd to startup. />/ I see no messages in /var/log/message other that httpd failed. />/ />/ I see no errors in /var/log/httpd/error_log />/ />/ there is mention in ssl_error_log that no RSA or DSA certificate is found. />/ I dont know what to do about that.I tried starting in the non fork mode />/ but all it does is give me a prompt no error message . />/ />/ Also of note I am having issue with sshd. It starts up but I cannot connect />/ to the machine. />/ />/ I have been at this for a couple hours now. trying anything... />/ />/ Jerry / >Please look hard at your selinux. I suspect that is where your problems >lie if it is turned on. Johnny and all, My selinux is turned off. doing rpm -qa | grep httpd does not show duplicate packages. Is there a way to "freshen" the new packages for 4.3. Kind of a way to reload the packages without SCRAPPING the partition and starting from scratch? just a thought. Is there someway to tell what httpd doesnt like? When I run httpd with options to check config files and things like that it runs an prints a couple lines and prints status OK. So the exe is running just not as a background process. Thanks Jerry

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Is the unsupported kernel considered stable-ish?
by Troy Engel 25 Mar '06

25 Mar '06

I have a need to use the unsupported kernel for one feature only (AFP/Appletalk support). Never having had to use it before, I'm unsure of what's all in it other than reading it's config file. From those that do use it -- is it considered stable enough to use in lightweight production? I'm debating the use of it versus wasting my time rebuilding the normal kernel with AFP enabled. Seeing as how this is an underpowered machine (Duron 900/512mb), using a prebuilt would be nice. -te ps: why oh why did RH decide to disable this? a simple upgrade of a RH9 machine now turns ugly. :-/ Do they think nobody uses Appletalk anymore? WTH. -- Troy Engel | Systems Engineer Fluid, Inc | http://www.fluid.com

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RE: [CentOS] UPS Batteries
by Mark Schoonover 24 Mar '06

24 Mar '06

edukes(a)alltel.net <mailto:edukes@alltel.net> tapped at Friday, March 24, 2006 6:21 AM: > Hello, > > This may be a really stupid question, but can a gel type marine > battery be used in a UPS? > > Thanks I don't think so. Gelcells are different than the sealed lead acid batteries found in UPS's. They have different charging requirements, and will discharge differently than SLAs. Probably best to purchase replacement batteries from the manufacturer... HTH Thanks! Mark Schoonover IS Manager American Geotechnical - California, Nevada and Arizona V-> 858.450.4040 F-> 714.685.3909 C-> 858.472.3816 "Don't tell me I'm burning the candle at both ends, just tell me where to get more wax!"

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evolution can't send/receive
by rado 24 Mar '06

24 Mar '06

on one of my boxes...all at once evolution can't pop the server..can't send or anything... any suggestions? thx John Rose ps...I have not upgraded to 4.3 so this is surely not an issue there

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module kernel for adaptec 2110s in CenOS 4.2
by iagosineiro＠yahoo.es 24 Mar '06

24 Mar '06

Hi. I've used ghost for change the ide disk for an array of scsi in raid using an adaptec controller 2110s. Now when I boot it didn't boot correctly. Looking for in Internet (http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_46_4969.shtm) I guest that I have to rebuild the initial ramdisk to contain the proper kernel modules for the adaptec controller. But what is the kernel module for 2110s in kernel 2.6.x? I also have to adding a line in /etc/modprobe.conf, but I don't know the format for that. Thanks in advance. Iago.

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Transferring user quotas?
by Kai Schaetzl 24 Mar '06

24 Mar '06

Is there a way of transferring user quotas from one machine to another? Where does the quota get stored? Non of the scarce documentation for the quota commands tells this. Apparently it can't be in the aquota.* files since I can repquota without them. Or does it get saved in some humanly unreadable filesystem information? Kai -- Kai Schätzl, Berlin, Germany Get your web at Conactive Internet Services: http://www.conactive.com

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Evolution Updated RPM
by Brent DiNicola 24 Mar '06

24 Mar '06

I realize that the Evolution included with 4.3 is not really 2.0, but it is not 2.4/2.6 either. Has anyone out there tried or successfully updated Evolution to the 2.6 version (or even 2.4) on CentOS? The OS is doing great on the desktop, I am however trying to use a Scalix connector that relies on some major changes that were done around 2.4 version of Evolution and it's Data Server. I have done a bit of digging and so far, to update to Evolution 2.4+ you would need a newer form of glib2 installed, which at that point would be a core update. Anyone have any luck or advice on this? Perhaps someone got the Scalix connector working on older Evolution (which would be ok with me). Thanks Brent -- Brent DiNicola The Whitewolf of Imrryr <centos .AT. elric.net> http://www.elric.net Disclaimer: Any opinions expressed here are from my dog. Any liabilities fall to the dog.

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Something keep modifying cups config
by Reuben D. Budiardja 24 Mar '06

24 Mar '06

Hello, I have the following line in my /etc/cups/mime.types uncommented : application/octet-stream so that Windows machine which can use the printer driver can print through the cups printer set up on a CentOS box. But something keep changing the file by commenting out the line. So sometimes printing from Windows would stop working and it the cups error_log I see: E [21/Mar/2006:12:58:34 -0500] print_job: Unsupported format 'application/octet-stream'! I [21/Mar/2006:12:58:34 -0500] Hint: Do you have the raw file printing rules enabled? All I need is usually just uncomment that line in /etc/cups/mime.types and restart cups. So I couldn't figure out what keeps changing the files. Am I not supposed to edit the file directly, or am I missing something else here ? Thanks for any help. RDB -- Reuben D. Budiardja Dept. Physics and Astronomy University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

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UPS Batteries
by edukes＠alltel.net 24 Mar '06

24 Mar '06

Hello, This may be a really stupid question, but can a gel type marine battery be used in a UPS? Thanks

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UPS/NUT config/install for MGE UPS units ellipse USBS series (usb models)
by J.J.Garcia 24 Mar '06

24 Mar '06

Hi folks, I've now a new "usb-thing" attached to a CentOs 4.3 box in my room and just followed these steps to get it up and running, hope it helps. [root@sparkbox ~]# cat /etc/yum.repos.d/mgeups.repo [mgeups] name=MGE UPS SYSTEMS baseurl=http://opensource.mgeups.com/rhfc/ gpgcheck=0 # yum install mgeups-psp Now plug the ups and check that: [root@sparkbox ups]# lsusb | grep MGE Bus 003 Device 002: ID 0463:ffff MGE UPS Systems UPS I had to restart hotplug to get the following working: [root@sparkbox ~]# newhidups -a mgeups Network UPS Tools: New USB/HID UPS driver 0.23 (2.0.2-pre2) Detected an UPS: MGE UPS SYSTEMS/ELLIPSE Then, go to /etc/sysconfig/ups and: MODEL=newhidups DEVICE=mgeups OPTIONS="-a" UPSD_OPTIONS= Just verify that /etc/ups/ups.conf has something like this: [mgeups] driver = newhidups port = auto desc = "SparkBox ellipse ASR 1000 VA managed unit" And that's all if you use the standard config providen by the MGE folks, [root@sparkbox ~]# service ups start Iniciando newhidups: [ OK ] Iniciando upsd: [ OK ] Iniciando monitor UPS (master): [ OK ] Check syslog: Mar 24 11:56:13 sparkbox newhidups: Network UPS Tools: New USB/HID UPS driver 0.23 (2.0.2-pre2) Mar 24 11:56:13 sparkbox newhidups: Mar 24 11:56:13 sparkbox newhidups: Detected an UPS: MGE UPS SYSTEMS/ELLIPSE Mar 24 11:56:13 sparkbox newhidups: Mar 24 11:56:16 sparkbox newhidups[5869]: Startup successful Mar 24 11:56:16 sparkbox ups: Iniciación de newhidups succeeded Mar 24 11:56:16 sparkbox upsd[5872]: /etc/ups/upsd.conf is world readable Mar 24 11:56:16 sparkbox upsd[5872]: Connected to UPS [mgeups]: newhidups-auto Mar 24 11:56:16 sparkbox upsd: Network UPS Tools upsd 2.0.2-pre2 Mar 24 11:56:16 sparkbox upsd: Synchronizing... Mar 24 11:56:16 sparkbox upsd: /etc/ups/upsd.conf is world readable Mar 24 11:56:16 sparkbox upsd: Connected to UPS [mgeups]: newhidups-auto Mar 24 11:56:17 sparkbox upsd: . Mar 24 11:56:20 sparkbox last message repeated 3 times Mar 24 11:56:21 sparkbox upsd: . giving up Mar 24 11:56:21 sparkbox upsd[5873]: Startup successful Mar 24 11:56:21 sparkbox ups: Iniciación de upsd succeeded Mar 24 11:56:21 sparkbox upsmon[5877]: Startup successful Mar 24 11:56:21 sparkbox upsd[5873]: Connection from 127.0.0.1 Mar 24 11:56:21 sparkbox upsd[5873]: Client monuser(a)127.0.0.1 logged into UPS [mgeups] Mar 24 11:56:21 sparkbox upsmon[5878]: Poll UPS [mgeups@localhost] failed - Variable not supported by UPS Mar 24 11:56:21 sparkbox upsmon: UPS: mgeups@localhost (master) (power value 1) Mar 24 11:56:21 sparkbox upsmon: Using power down flag file /etc/killpower Mar 24 11:56:21 sparkbox upsmon: Mar 24 11:56:21 sparkbox ups: Iniciación de upsmon succeeded Unless for the rigth perms to config files, and the (i think) the 'POLLFREQ 5' and 'POLLFREQALERT 5' parameters in /etc/ups/upsmon.conf the rest is working ok. Don't forget to open at /etc/sysconfig/iptables # NUT/upsd -A RH-Firewall-1-INPUT -m state --state NEW -m tcp -p tcp --dport 3493 -j ACCEPT To get mon from remote computers and allow them in the corresponding ACL at /etc/ups/upsd.conf: ... ACL lan 192.168.0.0/24 ACCEPT lan ... REJECT all Have a good day, Jose -- Linux sparkbox.stigmatedbrain.net 2.6.9-34.ELsmp i686 GNU/Linux 12:25:01 up 1:38, 5 users, load average: 0.04, 0.14, 0.18 --------------------------------------------------------- There's no future in time travel.

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Local Yum Repo
by Peter Farrow 24 Mar '06

24 Mar '06

Hi There, I have approx 4 machines running centos 4.2 and would like to run a local yum repo for them. Is there a quick and dirty way to do this... Thanks in advance Pete

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Hi
by PV Juliet 24 Mar '06

24 Mar '06

HI, I am using super micro severs which is having adp94xx scsi controller . I need to include the driver in the default kernel . can anyone can tell me the steps ?? Thanks in advance Regards juliet

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Sound Blaster Live! 24bit how to get it support?
by lnthai2002＠aim.com 24 Mar '06

24 Mar '06

Hi, I used to use the onboard sound card(SIS) and it work well with centos 4 stock and unsupported kernel. I have just got a new Sound Blaster Live! 24bit and installed it on the system. The current kernel does not detect the sound card. Is there anyway i can make this card run on centos? This is a fairly new card, why the stock kernel does not have the driver module compiled from it? Thai -------------------------------------------------- Where there's will, there's a way ________________________________________________________________________ Check Out the new free AIM(R) Mail -- 2 GB of storage and industry-leading spam and email virus protection.

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[OT maybe] netcafe firewall
by Alexandru E. Ungur 24 Mar '06

24 Mar '06

Hi all, I appologise in advance if this is a little OT, but I am building a box that will serve as firewall and router for a small 'internet cafe / netcafe' and am using CentOS... So here it is: What are the best tools to be used for keeping the potential script kiddies from 'harming the Internet' :) ? I specifically want to be able to detect and prevent portscans from LAN to Internet, and any other malware activity the clients might think of. I am particularily interested in 'the CentOS way'. For example I know there is psd module in patch-o-matic for iptables to be able to do the portscan detection in firewall... but, that doesen't feel like 'CentOS way' (because I have to build a cusom kernel) unless there is some kernel (even 3rd part, unsuported/etc.) that already has this in... Also I know of the portsentry tool, but the project seems pretty much dead after Cisco bought Psyonic... and again is not on up2date's list... I intend to use Snort, though I hope that it won't share portsentry's fate and become extinct after Check Point's acquisition of Sourcefire will be completed. No FUD intended on this, optimistic views are always highly welcomed :) Luckily denyhosts has no plans of selling itself to anyone so that's one project I can safely use :) So, Open Source portscaner for CentOS... anyone... ? :) Thank you for your time and help, With respect, Alex

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Webserver redundancy - help
by Wayne 24 Mar '06

24 Mar '06

Hey Guys, I have 3 webservers rented with a datacentre. Each of them provides the same webservices to different clients. So clients A,B,C would log onto webserver 1. Clients D,E,F log onto webserver 2. Clients XYZ, log onto webserver 3. Each of the webservers provide the same services using apache, php & mysql. Data is collected from an application logged to sql and the users can view / manipulate that data over the web. My problem is there is no redundancy. If webserver 1 goes down then clients A,B,C have no services. I need to add in redundancy. I can't at the moment afford a 4th server. So I need to make do with whats currently there. Were talking about 100megs of new data on each server per day. Would something like mysql replication be the best bet? Anybody have any better ideas? Correct me if Im wrong but under replication wouldn't one server be a master and all others be slaves? So if I made webserver 1 the master then all clients would have to log into that one if they want to manipulate the data and if it goes down them Im screwed on all clients? I know I need a better setup just wondering whats the best way to go about it... Thanks, Wayne

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how tell what process has port 22
by Jerry Geis 24 Mar '06

24 Mar '06

>Jerry Geis wrote: >>/ I had trouble with the update to 4.3. />>/ />>/ How do I tell what program that is and stop it? />>/ />Personal favorite way: ># /sbin/fuser -v 22/tcp Looks like there really is no port conflict - my laptop does the same thing and the commands suggested return no program using the port on my desktop (messed up box). It works on my laptop with sshd running. Actuall sshd does RUN. however when I try to connect it is saying "connection closed". I have ran system-config-securitylevel and have ssh enabled. I have rebooted... I cannot get sshd to allow me to connect. httpd still wont start. I see no entries in messages other than httpd failed. I dont know what else to do/try. THanks for any suggestion. Jerry

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/bin/false as a login shell
by Kai Schaetzl 24 Mar '06

24 Mar '06

I see that /bin/false is not a valid shell by default on CentOS. It is f.i. on Suse. /bin/false is present, though. Is there a security reason for this? man says that nologin gives feedback that the account is not available while false just exits false. Anything against just adding /bin/false to /etc/shells? Kai -- Kai Schätzl, Berlin, Germany Get your web at Conactive Internet Services: http://www.conactive.com

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httpd not starting after 4.3 update - DONE
by Jerry Geis 23 Mar '06

23 Mar '06

THanks guys for trying to help with this problem. I GAVE up. I copied everthing off for a backup and reimaged the machine. It's all working now. Jerry On Thu, 2006-03-23 at 07:35 -0500, Jerry Geis wrote: >// On Thu, 2006-03-23 at 01:13 -0500, Jerry Geis wrote: //>/ >/ After updating to 4.3 I cant get httpd to startup. />/ />/ I see no messages in /var/log/message other that httpd failed. />/ />/ />/ />/ I see no errors in /var/log/httpd/error_log />/ />/ />/ />/ there is mention in ssl_error_log that no RSA or DSA certificate is found. />/ />/ I dont know what to do about that.I tried starting in the non fork mode />/ />/ but all it does is give me a prompt no error message . />/ />/ />/ />/ Also of note I am having issue with sshd. It starts up but I cannot connect />/ />/ to the machine. />/ />/ />/ />/ I have been at this for a couple hours now. trying anything... />/ />/ />/ />/ Jerry />/ / />/ />/ >Please look hard at your selinux. I suspect that is where your problems />/ >lie if it is turned on. />/ />/ Johnny and all, />/ />/ My selinux is turned off. />/ />/ doing rpm -qa | grep httpd does not show duplicate packages. />/ />/ Is there a way to "freshen" the new packages for 4.3. Kind of a way to reload the />/ packages without SCRAPPING the partition and starting from scratch? just a thought. />/ />/ Is there someway to tell what httpd doesnt like? When I run httpd with options to />/ check config files and things like that it runs an prints a couple lines and prints />/ status OK. So the exe is running just not as a background process. />/ />/ Thanks />/ />/ Jerry />/ / >/Seems to me that you had a problem generating the ssl keys for this and />/sshd ... (by what I read before). / >/Removing and reinstalling these pacakges should help. / I removed the httpd and openssh-* and reinstalled - still the same situation. sshd starts but I cannot connect. keys seems to be generated. httpd will not star

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moving accounts with permissions.
by Dave 23 Mar '06

23 Mar '06

Hello, I've got an old fc3 box being retired. I've got 5 accounts on the old box i have to move to the new one. This machine is CentOs 4.2. I don't have the user's passwords and don't want to crack the shadow file to get them. So, i went through the old passwd, shadow, and group file, and got out the relevant parts, then i copied those files over to the new box to a tempoary location. Then i did a cat < oldpasswd,shadow,group files to the new files. This worked without a problem. Then i used scp -Cpqr * on /home which got all the data. So far, so good. The problem is permissions were not transfered and i thought that was the point of -p for scp. Did i miss something is there a command i have to use for the new box to pick up the permissions from the old box? Thanks. Dave.

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Horde/IMP
by edukes＠alltel.net 23 Mar '06

23 Mar '06

Hello, This may be a little off topic but can't seem to find out how to make horde/imp work in a virtual host environment. I checked hordes website but could'nt find any documentation. Any help would be greatly appreciated. TIA

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looking for pyPgSQL
by Craig White 23 Mar '06

23 Mar '06

Trying to install 'track' and I am using postgres. Apparently I need a connector for python to postgres named pyPgSQL does anyone know where I might find such a beast? Craig

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httpd not starting after 4.3 update
by Jerry Geis 23 Mar '06

23 Mar '06

On Thu, 2006-03-23 at 07:35 -0500, Jerry Geis wrote: >/ On Thu, 2006-03-23 at 01:13 -0500, Jerry Geis wrote: />/ >/ After updating to 4.3 I cant get httpd to startup. />/ />/ I see no messages in /var/log/message other that httpd failed. />/ />/ />/ />/ I see no errors in /var/log/httpd/error_log />/ />/ />/ />/ there is mention in ssl_error_log that no RSA or DSA certificate is found. />/ />/ I dont know what to do about that.I tried starting in the non fork mode />/ />/ but all it does is give me a prompt no error message . />/ />/ />/ />/ Also of note I am having issue with sshd. It starts up but I cannot connect />/ />/ to the machine. />/ />/ />/ />/ I have been at this for a couple hours now. trying anything... />/ />/ />/ />/ Jerry />/ / />/ />/ >Please look hard at your selinux. I suspect that is where your problems />/ >lie if it is turned on. />/ />/ Johnny and all, />/ />/ My selinux is turned off. />/ />/ doing rpm -qa | grep httpd does not show duplicate packages. />/ />/ Is there a way to "freshen" the new packages for 4.3. Kind of a way to reload the />/ packages without SCRAPPING the partition and starting from scratch? just a thought. />/ />/ Is there someway to tell what httpd doesnt like? When I run httpd with options to />/ check config files and things like that it runs an prints a couple lines and prints />/ status OK. So the exe is running just not as a background process. />/ />/ Thanks />/ />/ Jerry />/ / >Seems to me that you had a problem generating the ssl keys for this and >sshd ... (by what I read before). >Removing and reinstalling these pacakges should help. I removed the httpd and openssh-* and reinstalled - still the same situation. sshd starts but I cannot connect. keys seems to be generated. httpd will not start. Jerry

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Dovecot rpm
by Ted Kaczmarek 23 Mar '06

23 Mar '06

Appears that the dovecot rpm is missing the doc/dovecot-ldap.conf. dovecot-0.99.11-2.EL4.1 Regards, Ted

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ATI Radeon IGP resolution problems
by Robert Moskowitz 23 Mar '06

23 Mar '06

My NC4010 has the ATI Radeon IGP 350M controller http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/11832_na/11832_na.HTML It works fine in 800x600 but when I change it to 1024x768 the LCD goes bad. Hard to discribe, it looks like the 800x600 is just smaller in the upper left with parts clipped and the rest of the screen repeats part of the reduced sized image. I am running at 60Mz. I have searched far and wide and have not have had anyone else complain about this. The controller uses main system memory (my system has 768Mb), perhaps that is where my problem is? Somewhere I need to set there? Oh, I just bit the bullet and had Disk Druid setup the drive how I wanted. It did create the LVM as an extended partition...

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webmin rpm for centos
by Dave 23 Mar '06

23 Mar '06

Hello, I'm looking for a centos-specific rpm version of webmin. I've found fc3 and rh specific, but nothing for centos. Thanks. Dave.

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RE: [CentOS] yum failing
by Miskell, Craig 23 Mar '06

23 Mar '06

> I have two Centos servers here..only one of them is having this issue. > > Resolving Dependencies > --> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait. > ---> Downloading header for glibc to pack into transaction set. > glibc-2.3.4-2.19.i686.rpm 100% |=========================| > 118 kB 00:00 > ---> Package glibc.i686 0:2.3.4-2.19 set to be updated > ---> Downloading header for policycoreutils to pack into > transaction set. > policycoreutils-1.18.1-4. 100% |=========================| > 49 kB 00:00 > http://mirror.tamu.edu/centos/4.3/os/i386/CentOS/RPMS/policyco > reutils-1.18.1-4.9.i386.rpm: > [Errno -1] Header is not complete. <snip> > > Any ideas? Are you going through an http proxy? Craig Miskell ======================================================================= Attention: The information contained in this message and/or attachments from AgResearch Limited is intended only for the persons or entities to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipients is prohibited by AgResearch Limited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately. =======================================================================

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CentOS-announce Digest, Vol 13, Issue 10
by centos-announce-request＠centos.org 23 Mar '06

23 Mar '06

Send CentOS-announce mailing list submissions to centos-announce(a)centos.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-announce or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to centos-announce-request(a)centos.org You can reach the person managing the list at centos-announce-owner(a)centos.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of CentOS-announce digest..." Today's Topics: 1. CESA-2006:0264 Critical CentOS 3 i386 sendmail - security update (Tru Huynh) 2. CESA-2006:0264 Critical CentOS 3 x86_64 sendmail - security update (Tru Huynh) 3. CESA-2006:0264 Critical CentOS 3 s390(x) sendmail - security update (Pasi Pirhonen) 4. CESA-2006:0264 Critical CentOS 3 ia64 sendmail - security update (Pasi Pirhonen) 5. CESA-2006:0264 Critical CentOS 4 axp sendmail - security update (Pasi Pirhonen) 6. CESA-2006:0264 Critical CentOS 4 ia64 sendmail - security update (Pasi Pirhonen) 7. CESA-2006:0264 Critical CentOS 4 s390(x) sendmail - security update (Pasi Pirhonen) 8. CESA-2006:0264 Critical CentOS 4 x86_64 sendmail - security update (Johnny Hughes) 9. CESA-2006:0264 Critical CentOS 4 i386 sendmail - security update (Johnny Hughes) 10. CESA-2006:0265-01: Critical CentOS 2 i386 sendmail security update (John Newbigin) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2006 17:47:02 +0100 From: Tru Huynh <tru(a)centos.org> Subject: [CentOS-announce] CESA-2006:0264 Critical CentOS 3 i386 sendmail - security update To: centos-announce(a)centos.org Message-ID: <20060322164702.GA18999(a)sillage.bis.pasteur.fr> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" CentOS Errata and Security Advisory CESA-2006:0264 sendmail security update for CentOS 3 i386: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0264.html The following updated file has been uploaded and is currently syncing to the mirrors: i386: updates/i386/RPMS/sendmail-8.12.11-4.RHEL3.4.i386.rpm updates/i386/RPMS/sendmail-cf-8.12.11-4.RHEL3.4.i386.rpm updates/i386/RPMS/sendmail-devel-8.12.11-4.RHEL3.4.i386.rpm updates/i386/RPMS/sendmail-doc-8.12.11-4.RHEL3.4.i386.rpm source: updates/SRPMS/sendmail-8.12.11-4.RHEL3.4.src.rpm You may update your CentOS-3 i386 installations by running the command: yum update sendmail\* Tru -- Tru Huynh (CentOS-3 i386/x86_64 Package Maintenance) http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xBEFA581B

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Non-torrent D/L of 4.3 DVD image?
by Steve Snyder 23 Mar '06

23 Mar '06

I am unable to use BitTorrent due to being behind a firewall. Does anyone have the 4.3 DVD image available for download? Thanks.

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yum update
by Jerry Geis 23 Mar '06

23 Mar '06

I did a "yum -y update" on centos 4.2 going to 4.3 - WOrked fine on my laptop. however my desktop crashed mid process somewhere now when I do yum -y update it says eror missing dependency xorg-x11-devel how do I continue on. THanks jerry

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httpd not starting after 4.3 update
by Jerry Geis 23 Mar '06

23 Mar '06

After updating to 4.3 I cant get httpd to startup. I see no messages in /var/log/message other that httpd failed. I see no errors in /var/log/httpd/error_log there is mention in ssl_error_log that no RSA or DSA certificate is found. I dont know what to do about that.I tried starting in the non fork mode but all it does is give me a prompt no error message . Also of note I am having issue with sshd. It starts up but I cannot connect to the machine. I have been at this for a couple hours now. trying anything... Jerry

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how tell what process has port 22
by Jerry Geis 23 Mar '06

23 Mar '06

I had trouble with the update to 4.3. /usr/sbin/sshd -d -D is telling me some other process is using port 22 and cant bind to it. How do I tell what program that is and stop it? Thanks, Jerry

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how tell what process has port 22
by Jerry Geis 23 Mar '06

23 Mar '06

>On Wed, Mar 22, 2006 at 11:30:47PM -0500, Jerry Geis wrote: >>/ I had trouble with the update to 4.3. />>/ />>/ /usr/sbin/sshd -d -D is telling me some other process is />>/ using port 22 and cant bind to it. />>/ />>/ How do I tell what program that is and stop it?> / ># netstat -tupan | grep 22 Ray, THanks for the reply. This does not output anything on port 22??? It has process numbers with 22 in it but the ports were like :111 and something else... No 22. What might be stopping sshd from working. debug1: sshd version OpenSSH_3.9p1 debug1: private host key: #0 type 0 RSA1 debug1: read PEM private key done: type RSA debug1: private host key: #1 type 1 RSA debug1: read PEM private key done: type DSA debug1: private host key: #2 type 2 DSA debug1: rexec_argv[0]='/usr/sbin/sshd' debug1: rexec_argv[1]='-e' debug1: rexec_argv[2]='-d' debug1: Bind to port 22 on ::. Server listening on :: port 22. debug1: Bind to port 22 on 0.0.0.0. Bind to port 22 on 0.0.0.0 failed: Address already in use. Generating 768 bit RSA key. RSA key generation complete. debug1: Server will not fork when running in debugging mode. debug1: rexec start in 4 out 4 newsock 4 pipe -1 sock 7 As you can see it wont bind to the port??? If sshd does not startup would that affect httpd also? THanks, Jerry

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Lost printing with last update
by Dick Roth 23 Mar '06

23 Mar '06

After I updated today (~189 updates) I have lost the ability to print: [dick@c-24-63-101-211 ~]$ ls |lpr lpr: error - stdin is empty, so no job has been sent. Anyone having the same problem? Any clues to a cure? Thanks, Dick -- "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety" --Benjamin Franklin 1775

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Forced upgrade to 4.3 ?
by techlist06 23 Mar '06

23 Mar '06

I have Centos 4.2 and I run yum update periodically and manually when security patches are released, etc. Today I saw the sendmail security update and although I don't use sendmail (I use Postfix) I ran "yum update" and got a huge list of 93 packages to update. I presume this is to upgrade to 4.3. As this is a production server I'm nervous about doing an update that big. Is there a way to not go to 4.3, or should I just go on and load it? I have a few packages I loaded from source, all related to my mail system (dcc, razor, amavisd-new, spamassassin). I'm worried about the 4.3 update hosing those. Thanks, Scott

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Cannot start sm-client on CentOS
by Kai Schaetzl 23 Mar '06

23 Mar '06

Starting up sendmail I get: Starting sm-client: can not chdir(/var/spool/clientmqueue/): Permission denied Program mode requires special privileges, e.g., root or TrustedUser. I assume the user used for sm-client is smmsp. However, that user has /var/spool/mqueue as homedir and I added him to the trusted users list. FYI, that user has disabled login (which should be okay) and the group has a pre-encrypted password by default. On Suse the client queue runner is run by user mail:mail which also has login disabled but no password for the group. What do I need to change, so that sm-client runs okay on CentOS? Kai -- Kai Schätzl, Berlin, Germany Get your web at Conactive Internet Services: http://www.conactive.com

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Changing Window Mangager in X
by Jose Alburquerque 22 Mar '06

22 Mar '06

Hi. I've been running CentOS 4 since it was first released. I just updated (via yum) to 4.3 yesterday (with no problems as most would guess!). My system runs X on start up (initlevel 5) and uses gdm as the display manager. I know that when I first installed CentOS 4 with GNOME as the default desktop, it came with metacity as the window manager (in fact it is still installed and I've never touched any of the X settings). I would like to try another window manager (I saw one in the CentOS extras repository). Can someone sort of guide me as to what I need to do to "run" a different window manager in X? The window manager that I want to try is 'xfwm4'. Thanks. Sincerely Jose

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help after yum update
by Jerry Geis 22 Mar '06

22 Mar '06

I am trying to get sshd and httpd running after machine crashed on yum update. sshd runs put cannot connect (see debug output below) httpd does not run at all. I cant find a way to get any debug output. How do I fix ssh???? All I am doing is "ssh localhost" and it says closed connection of course due to the error below. Thanks, jerry -------------------------------- debug1: private host key: #1 type 1 RSA debug1: read PEM private key done: type DSA debug1: private host key: #2 type 2 DSA debug1: inetd sockets after dupping: 3, 3 Connection from ::ffff:127.0.0.1 port 32840 debug1: Client protocol version 2.0; client software version OpenSSH_3.9p1 debug1: match: OpenSSH_3.9p1 pat OpenSSH* debug1: Enabling compatibility mode for protocol 2.0 debug1: Local version string SSH-1.99-OpenSSH_3.9p1 debug1: permanently_set_uid: 74/74 debug1: list_hostkey_types: ssh-rsa,ssh-dss debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEXINIT sent debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEXINIT received debug1: kex: client->server aes128-cbc hmac-md5 none debug1: kex: server->client aes128-cbc hmac-md5 none debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_REQUEST received debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_GROUP sent debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_INIT ssh_rsa_sign: RSA_sign failed: error:04075070:lib(4):func(117):reason(112) mm_answer_sign: key_sign failed debug1: do_cleanup debug1: PAM: cleanup debug1: do_cleanup debug1: PAM: cleanup [root@devcentos64 src]#

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RE: [CentOS] Non-torrent D/L of 4.3 DVD image?
by Kenneth Hadley 22 Mar '06

22 Mar '06

If your in a business environment most likely you don't have access to port forward to your client the port your client is configured to use. If a residential environment the same as above and/or traffic shaping by your ISP. I'm in a business environment with no port forwarding (I may be the network admin, but I have to live by the same rules I give users) running Azureus Client with torrents active for both i386 and x86_64 I was pulling 100k-200k each today. At home last night I was pulling 320k on my residential DSL (with port forwarding) for the same two torrents. Mileage may vary. -Kenneth > > you have a local problem on your end or a mis configured bittorrent > client - look at this : > > at time of release, the DVD torrents were seeding ( for x86_64, i386 > and > ia64 together ) at over 1.3 GiB/sec. > > its only grown from there. And almost everyone who's commented on it - > has said that they have been able to saturate their links with the > torrent ( eg. one guy on irc was leeching at 35MiB/sec earlier in the > day today ... ) > > I find it hard to believe that in general terms, ftp would offer much > better performance. I do believe that something is wrong with the setup. I get torrent connection speeds that vary wildly from 10KB/sec to about 200KB/sec. FTP gets me about 1380KB/sec. Jack _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS(a)centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

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Logwatch "2 200 responses" issue
by Matt Morgan 22 Mar '06

22 Mar '06

I have this issue with logwatch that seems to be growing. I've googled this, and other people have posted questions about it here and there, but I don't see any solutions posted. I'm seeing logwatch reporting this issue, or something like it, in a lot of web programming tools I and my friends use. Here's an example, from a Drupal Chat module installed under CentOS 4.2 (in this case): -------- --------------------- httpd Begin ------------------------ A total of 11934 unidentified 'other' records logged with response code(s) GET /chatbox/text?nickname=jtrant&limit=30&lastrefresh=1142823531 HTTP/1.1 with response code(s) 2 200 responses GET /chatbox/nicklist&forcerefresh=9317 HTTP/1.1 with response code(s) 2 200 responses -------- etc. (it continues for all 12000 entries). I've also seen it with htdig, the open source web indexing software, mambo and joomla! (CMS's like Drupal), and some wiki software. I don't know what it is about perl & php-based web forms that generate that funny double 200 (success) http response code, but it seems to be getting very common. One way to fix it may be to edit logwatch's http script. But part of me wonders if that's the wrong approach--maybe it's Drupal's fault for sending back a funny http response--and part of me knows that would be a lot of effort. Has anyone fixed this already? How? Thanks, Matt

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yum update problem
by Jerry Geis 22 Mar '06

22 Mar '06

I did the yum update. server crash in the middle... I did get it to finally complete but now ssh and httpd are not working correctly. sshd does not accept connections although its running I see no error indications though. cant even ssh localhost. get connection closed. httpd FAILS on boot or service httpd start All I see in ssl_error_log is no RSA or DSA certificate found. NUTS. Jerry

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Mirror Mirror on the wall, who is the slowest of them all? CentOS
by Jim Smith 22 Mar '06

22 Mar '06

Some of the other RHEL rebuilds take one or two days, while CentOS takes 2 weeks. While i can't say if they have more than a hundred users, their speed in releasing quarterly updates is commendable. Technically CentOS is not the slowest, as Whitebox takes the wooden spoon but you get the general idea. :) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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partition problems in kickstart
by Robert Moskowitz 22 Mar '06

22 Mar '06

I fought with this for a day, and now am crying for help.... The goal is 5 partitions: boot, notebook suspend, / , /home. and swap. So I have to use LVM. Here are my commands: #System bootloader configuration bootloader --location=mbr #Clear the Master Boot Record zerombr yes #Partition clearing information clearpart --all --initlabel --drives=hda #Disk partitioning information part pv.1 --size 1058 --noformat part /boot --fstype ext3 --size 100 --ondisk=hda part swap --start=4603 --end=4864 part pv.6 --size=0 --grow --ondisk=hda volgroup VolGroup00 --pesize=32768 pv.6 logvol / --fstype ext3 --name=LogVol00 --vgname=VolGroup00 --size=10240 logvol /home --fstype ext3 --name=home --vgname=VolGroup00 --size=25600 --grow ================================================= I get an error of lvm cann't create the volgroup. The partitions were created: hda1 4603 4864 2104515 82 linux swap hda2 * 1 13 104391 83 linux hda3 14 148 1084387+ 83 linux hda4 149 4602 35776755 8e linux LVM Note above that for the suspend partition, part requires I have a fstype and mount, so I am 'dummying them up and will edit the partition table later. Then run lphdisk. I always can just run disk druid to create the partitions if in the end I can't get this working. Well I have learned a lot! Oh, at first I did not have the -asprimary options, but the LVM partition was created as an extended partition and things looked a little strange. An extended partition with a LVM partition within it.

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Partitioning advice
by William Warren 22 Mar '06

22 Mar '06

I have a new 1u server here. It is a dell 850 with dual 80 gig SATA drives. I intend to software RAID1 the drives. May i have some partitioning advice please? -- My "Foundation" verse: Isa 54:17 No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD. -- carpe ductum -- "Grab the tape" CDTT (Certified Duct Tape Technician) Linux user #322099 Machines: 206822 256638 276825 http://counter.li.org/

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rpmbuild
by James B. Byrne 22 Mar '06

22 Mar '06

So, after a quick rush through the documentation and modifying the spec file to show version: 1.3.0 and release: centos4.2 I tried to build the subversion package using: > rpmbuild -ba subversion.spec and I got this: > error: Failed build dependencies: > apr-devel >= 0.9.5 is needed by > subversion-1.3.0-centos4.2.i386 apr-util-devel >= 0.9.5 is > needed by subversion-1.3.0-centos4.2.i386 So, since this software is working on my system and since centos seems to backport the essentials I made the leap that apr-0.9.4 was good enough. I went in and altered the spec file again to set the minimum version of apr down to 0.9.5. Now I get: > rpmbuild -ba subversion.spec > ... > configure: Apache Portable Runtime (APR) library configuration > checking for APR... yes > checking APR version... 0.9.4 > wanted regex is 0\.9\.[5-9] or 1\. > configure: error: invalid apr version found > error: Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.51580 (%prep) So, I was wrong. Is there some easy way to fix this short of installing apr-0.9.5 over 0.9.4? Digest subscriber, direct copies of any replies appreciated. Regards, Jim -- *** e-mail is not a secure channel *** mailto:byrnejb.<token>@harte-lyne.ca James B. Byrne Harte & Lyne Limited vox: +1 905 561 1241 9 Brockley Drive fax: +1 905 561 0757 Hamilton, Ontario <token> = hal Canada L8E 3C3

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dcs-5300g dlink camera crashes dhcpd
by Jerry Geis 22 Mar '06

22 Mar '06

All, I just received my DC-5300G dlink camera. WHen I plugged it into my network and powered on my DHCPD process seg faulted. Mar 22 13:18:04 devcentos64 kernel: dhcpd[1734]: segfault at 000000562ace02ae rip 000000552aad4787 rsp 0000007fbfffe860 error 4 I tried it a second time and it died again. Any ideas??? Using the config tool under windows shows an IP address in my range however I have not been able to configure the device yet. Jerry

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various update problems
by William Warren 22 Mar '06

22 Mar '06

I was using the http round robin but several packages get header errors. I reverted to my ftp setup and i am getting checksum errors. I have cleaned yum several times now and it cleans properly. Are there some updating issues with the mirrors? -- My "Foundation" verse: Isa 54:17 No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD. -- carpe ductum -- "Grab the tape" CDTT (Certified Duct Tape Technician) Linux user #322099 Machines: 206822 256638 276825 http://counter.li.org/

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futex.. How to remove lots of duplicate packages
by Dave 22 Mar '06

22 Mar '06

This is the second time on a version upgrade that I've been hit with the futex wait issue. Last time I hung with about 5 packages to go, this time it hung with about 50 packages on the clean up. Now I have loads of duplicate packages, any way to search and/or remove them without trying to do it manually?

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File transfer protocols question.
by Dominik Składanowski 22 Mar '06

22 Mar '06

Hello list. Please excuse me this question not directly connected to CentOS. I have no idea where I could ask about that. I have to download/upload over 5GB backup file to server (Linux). First I used FTP client from my computer where I have a backup. FTP upload from my computer has failed. I think 5GB file is too large for the FTP protocol. Now I have loged into shell of the server (where backup should be) and I'm downloading backup file from my computer through SFTP. Can you say how big file I can download/upload using SFTP (SCP) protocol? Regards. -- _________________________________________________________________ D o m i n i k S k ł a d a n o w s k i

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torrents?
by William Warren 22 Mar '06

22 Mar '06

are there torrents available for 4.3? -- My "Foundation" verse: Isa 54:17 No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD. -- carpe ductum -- "Grab the tape" CDTT (Certified Duct Tape Technician) Linux user #322099 Machines: 206822 256638 276825 http://counter.li.org/

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yum failing
by William Warren 22 Mar '06

22 Mar '06

I have two Centos servers here..only one of them is having this issue. Resolving Dependencies --> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait. ---> Downloading header for glibc to pack into transaction set. glibc-2.3.4-2.19.i686.rpm 100% |=========================| 118 kB 00:00 ---> Package glibc.i686 0:2.3.4-2.19 set to be updated ---> Downloading header for policycoreutils to pack into transaction set. policycoreutils-1.18.1-4. 100% |=========================| 49 kB 00:00 http://mirror.tamu.edu/centos/4.3/os/i386/CentOS/RPMS/policycoreutils-1.18.…: [Errno -1] Header is not complete. Trying other mirror. policycoreutils-1.18.1-4. 100% |=========================| 49 kB 00:00 http://centos.mirrors.tds.net/pub/linux/centos/4.3/os/i386/CentOS/RPMS/poli…: [Errno -1] Header is not complete. Trying other mirror. policycoreutils-1.18.1-4. 100% |=========================| 49 kB 00:00 http://centos.mirror.nac.net/4.3/os/i386/CentOS/RPMS/policycoreutils-1.18.1…: [Errno -1] Header is not complete. Trying other mirror. policycoreutils-1.18.1-4. 100% |=========================| 49 kB 00:00 http://centos.neoservers.com/4.3/os/i386/CentOS/RPMS/policycoreutils-1.18.1…: [Errno -1] Header is not complete. Trying other mirror. policycoreutils-1.18.1-4.9.i386.rpm 3.1 kB 00:00 http://centos-distro.cavecreek.net/4.3/os/i386/CentOS/RPMS/policycoreutils-…: [Errno -1] Header is not complete. Trying other mirror. policycoreutils-1.18.1-4. 100% |=========================| 49 kB 00:00 http://centos.cs.ucr.edu/centos/4.3/os/i386/CentOS/RPMS/policycoreutils-1.1…: [Errno -1] Header is not complete. Trying other mirror. policycoreutils-1.18.1-4. 100% |=========================| 49 kB 00:00 http://centos.mirrors.redwire.net/4.3/os/i386/CentOS/RPMS/policycoreutils-1…: [Errno -1] Header is not complete. Trying other mirror. policycoreutils-1.18.1-4. 100% |=========================| 49 kB 00:00 http://styx.biochem.wfubmc.edu/mirror/CentOS/4.3/os/i386/CentOS/RPMS/policy…: [Errno -1] Header is not complete. Trying other mirror. policycoreutils-1.18.1-4. 100% |=========================| 49 kB 00:00 http://wuarchive.wustl.edu/pub/linux/distributions/centos/4.3/os/i386/CentO…: [Errno -1] Header is not complete. Trying other mirror. policycoreutils-1.18.1-4. 100% |=========================| 49 kB 00:00 http://www.gtlib.gatech.edu/pub/centos/4.3/os/i386/CentOS/RPMS/policycoreut…: [Errno -1] Header is not complete. Trying other mirror. Error: failure: CentOS/RPMS/policycoreutils-1.18.1-4.9.i386.rpm from base: [Errno 256] No more mirrors to try. Any ideas? -- My "Foundation" verse: Isa 54:17 No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD. -- carpe ductum -- "Grab the tape" CDTT (Certified Duct Tape Technician) Linux user #322099 Machines: 206822 256638 276825 http://counter.li.org/

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Safety
by Sam Drinkard 22 Mar '06

22 Mar '06

My server has not yet been updated with all the goodies and is still a stock 4.2 installation. What is the consensus about remote updating? Would it be better if I were to physically be there and do it or are things stable enough that I could do it remotely and then reboot. It's kind of a PITA to have to go downtown to the C0-LO site, but can be done. Thanks.. Sam

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SSH Migration -- Conversion
by Robert Moskowitz 22 Mar '06

22 Mar '06

I sent the following to secureshell(a)securityfocus.com (after subscribing), but have not seen it posted. Probably my old mail server software that I will be using for a few more weeks... ================================================================== I have been running the commercial SSH for a long time. I want to (for now at least) migrate my user keys to my Linux platform running openSSH. There are two files in my C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\SSH\UserKeys directory: user.pub user These files start with: ---- BEGIN SSH2 PUBLIC KEY ---- Comment: "My Network [2048-bit dsa, user@host, Tue Jan 15 2002 04:27:29]" and ---- BEGIN SSH2 ENCRYPTED PRIVATE KEY ---- Comment: "My Network [2048-bit dsa, user@host, Tue Jan 15 2002 04:27:29]" So I need some magic to move the files. I have another notebook already on Linux and it has the SSH service running if there is someway I could upload the files there and then copy them over to the new system. I have also, in the past, learned to manually upload the pub file to a SSH server that did not have the SCP available by: 2. Log on to the servervusing password authentication. mkdir .ssh cd .ssh 3. On your local machine, use Notepad.exe to open your SSH local public key file. This can be normally be found in: C:\Documents and Settings\testuser1\Application Data\SSH\UserKeys 4. With the key file opened in the Notepad application, open the Edit menu and choose Select All. Once everything is selected, open the Edit menu again and select Copy. 5. On the server, complete the following steps: cat > ~/.ssh/identity.pub Paste the contents of the Clipboard (which should now contain the contents of your key file). Issue a CTRL+D to close the identity.pub file. Convert the key to one that SSH will recognize using the following command: /usr/bin/ssh-keygen -X -f ~/.ssh/identity.pub >> ~/.ssh/authorized_keys2 Be sure to complete step 5-d. So I ASSuME this is how I can move my public key. How to move my private key and passphrase protect it?

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odd entries in logwatch
by James B. Byrne 22 Mar '06

22 Mar '06

I am concerned about these entries reported this morning in the logwatch from one of our servers running CentOS4-2. Before I invest a lot of time and effort tracking this down I wonder if anyone here recognizes what is going on and why these entries exist. These are sealed servers with no local user accounts beyond those needed by system and application software. Login authentication is primarily by SSL certificate, however ssh password logins for certain backdoor accounts are enabled as a fallback. There are no records of unexpected logins via ssh or by userids not customarily associated with routine maintenance. Telnet is disabled. Only anonymous ftp is the permitted and that service is provided by vsftpd. The only thing that I can bring to mind that might account for these records internally is that yesterday we ran "yum update" on this machine. Might the update account for this trace? > Changed users GID: mailman: 41 -> 41 > > **Unmatched Entries** > usermod[25137]: change user `mailman' shell from `/sbin/nologin' > to `/sbin/nologin' > usermod[25150]: change user `gdm' shell from `/sbin/nologin' to > `/sbin/nologin' ... much sendmail stuff -------------------- SSHD Begin ------------------------ SSHD Killed: 2 Time(s) SSHD Started: 2 Time(s) Failed to bind: 0.0.0.0 port 22 (Address already in use) : 2 Time(s) Users logging in through sshd: xxxxxxx: inet05.hamilton.harte-lyne.ca (216.185.71.25): 1 time ---------------------- SSHD End ------------------------- --------------------- vsftpd-messages Begin ------------------------ Failed FTP Logins: (81.57.169.170): anonymous - 9 Time(s) (83.170.32.48): anonymous - 7 Time(s) (80.194.231.91): anonymous - 9 Time(s) ---------------------- vsftpd-messages End ------------------------- Please note that I am a digest subscriber, so that the favour of a direct copy of your reply would be great appreciated. Regards, Jim -- *** e-mail is not a secure channel *** mailto:byrnejb.<token>@harte-lyne.ca James B. Byrne Harte & Lyne Limited vox: +1 905 561 1241 9 Brockley Drive fax: +1 905 561 0757 Hamilton, Ontario <token> = hal Canada L8E 3C3

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error with gftp while using FTPS (Error with certificate at depth: 0) on centos4.x
by ankush grover 22 Mar '06

22 Mar '06

hey friends, Few days back I configured VSFTP on FC3 for my company. When I tried gftp to login into the FTP server it gave me following error Error with certificate at depth: 0 Issuer = /C=IN/ST=Dl/L=ND/O=Ntd/OU=FTP/CN=ftpserver Subject = /C=IN/ST=Dl/L=ND/O=Ntd/OU=FTP/CN=ftpserver Error 18:self signed certificate Disconnecting from site 192.168.1.10 I tried for the solution on the google but did not find the right one. Any pointers what needs to be done. Thanks & Regards Ankush Grover

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isolating disk consumer process
by Roger D Vargas 22 Mar '06

22 Mar '06

I have a weird problem. Sometimes the disk usage indicator led shows an intensive disk access and the server becomes slow. When I try to identify what process is consuming more resources with top command, I see that most process are just taking 1% of CPU, or maybe sort peaks of 15% for postgresql or amavis. How can I determine which process is making such intense use of disk? -- http://dsgp.blogspot.com | Linux, programación, juegos Have no place I can be Since I found Serenity But you can’t take the sky from me ______________________________________________ LLama Gratis a cualquier PC del Mundo. Llamadas a fijos y móviles desde 1 céntimo por minuto. http://es.voice.yahoo.com

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CentOS-announce Digest, Vol 13, Issue 9
by centos-announce-request＠centos.org 22 Mar '06

22 Mar '06

Send CentOS-announce mailing list submissions to centos-announce(a)centos.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-announce or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to centos-announce-request(a)centos.org You can reach the person managing the list at centos-announce-owner(a)centos.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of CentOS-announce digest..." Today's Topics: 1. CentOS 4.3 is Released for i386, x86_64, and ia64 (Johnny Hughes) 2. CESA-2006:0266-01: Important CentOS 2 i386 gnupg security update (John Newbigin) 3. CESA-2006:0208-7: Low CentOS 2 i386 glibc enhancement update (John Newbigin) 4. CESA-2005:206-8: Low CentOS 2 i386 bash bug fix update (John Newbigin) 5. CESA-2005:145-12: Low CentOS 2 i386 dos2unix and unix2dos bug fix update (John Newbigin) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 07:00:21 -0600 From: Johnny Hughes <johnny(a)centos.org> Subject: [CentOS-announce] CentOS 4.3 is Released for i386, x86_64, and ia64 To: CentOS-Announce <centos-announce(a)centos.org> Message-ID: <1142946021.6032.227.camel(a)myth.home.local> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" The CentOS development team is pleased to announce the availability of CentOS-4.3 in the following architectures: i386 - This distribution supports AMD (K6, K7, Thunderbird, Athlon, Athlon XP, Sempron), Pentium (Classic, Pro, II, III, 4, Celeron, M, Xeon), VIA (C3, Eden, Luke, C7) processors. x86_64 - This distribution supports AMD 64 (Athlon 64, Opteron) and Intel Pentium (Xeon EM64T) processors. ia64 - This distribution supports Intel Itanium2 processors. There may be a separate release announcement for individual architectures. (Note: CentOS -4.3 for s390, s390x, alpha, ppc, sparc is in progress and will be announced later) -------------------------------------------------------------------- The CentOS specific release notes for this upgrade are available here: http://mirror.centos.org/centos/4/os/i386/RELEASE-NOTES-en.html Documentation for CentOS 4 (including upstream release notes) is available here: http://mirror.centos.org/centos/4/docs/ You may download the installation CD ISOs (http, ftp, bittorrent) or DVD ISOs (bittorrent only) from this link: http://mirror.centos.org/centos/4/isos/ -------------------------------------------------------------------- MD5SUM values for CentOS ISOs The md5sum values for the latest CentOS ISOs can be obtained from these links: i386: http://mirror.centos.org/centos/4.3/isos/i386/md5sum.asc x86_64: http://mirror.centos.org/centos/4.3/isos/x86_64/md5sum.asc ia64: http://mirror.centos.org/centos/4.3/isos/ia64/md5sum.asc -------------------------------------------------------------------- Major changes in this version of CentOS include: 1. Upgraded update system. The CentOS Project has designed a new update system to deal with the issues that we had during the last CentOS 4 update cycle. This new system provides more that 100 total mirrors for updates and picks geographically close and non-stale mirrors based on our master server's content. It provides failover capability, so if a mirror is unavailable another will be chosen. Combined with the optional yum-plugin-fastestmirror, it will also pick the mirror that has the fastest connection to your location. The new update system uses yum only. Up2date will work for updates, but does not provide any of the new functionality, therefore yum is the recommended way for you to do CentOS updates. To utilize the new update system with yum, you first need to update yum and centos-yumconf to the latest versions. These updates were released for CentOS 4 on February 16th (CEEA:2006:0216-001, centos-yumconf) and February 20th (CEBA:2006:0220-001, yum), so you may already have them. You can check to see if you have the new yum and centos-yumconf with with command: rpm -q yum centos-yumconf If you have the below listed files, you are ready to use the new update system: yum-2.4.2-2.centos4 centos-yumconf-4-4.5 If you have earlier versions of either program, you should be able to upgrade them with the command: yum upgrade yum centos-yumconf Note: If you have previously modified your /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS- Base.repo file, a file named /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-Base.repo.rpmnew will be created. If you want to use the new update system, this file should be copied to CentOS-Base.repo. An example of the new default /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-Base.repo file should look like is available here: http://mirror.centos.org/centos/4/CentOS-Base.repo For more info on the update system, including how to install yum-plugin- fastestmirror, see: http://www.centos.org/modules/news/article.php?storyid=118 2. Frysk, InfiniBand Architecture (IBA), and z/VM hypervisor issues are discussed in the upstream release notes. CentOS has support for these items as well. For more information see upstream release notes for your architecture for CentOS-4.3 on the CentOS documentation page: http://mirror.centos.org/centos/4/docs/ 3. Updated and added packages. There is a list of all packages either added or upgraded since CentOS-4.2 in the upstream release notes, please see the upstream release notes for your architecture for CentOS-4.3 on the CentOS documentation page: http://mirror.centos.org/centos/4/docs/ -------------------------------------------------------------------- ISSUES: 1. There is a known upstream issue with recompiling anaconda with the new version of newt that is included in CentOS-4.3. If you need to build anaconda from the SRPM, you will need to downgrade your newt to newt-0.51.6-5. Please see this bug report: http://bugs.centos.org/view.php?id=1251 2. There is a known upstream issue with the ypserver rpm that was provided for EL4 update 3 (ypserv-2.13-9). This is a major issue as it broke NIS authentication. The CentOS team rolled in a patch to the ypserver version on the install CD to fix this issue (ypserv-2.13-9.centos4). Subsequently, a new version of ypserver was release (ypserv-2.13-11) and is available in the updates for CentOS-4.3. Please see this bug report: http://bugs.centos.org/view.php?id=1253 -------------------------------------------------------------------- To stay current with CentOS: Visit our website at http://www.centos.org Join the CentOS mailing list at: http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos Join various team members on IRC at irc.freenode.net #centos -------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: It may take a couple days for some of the mirrors to catch up. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enjoy, The CentOS Team

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CentOS 4.3 success
by Kai Schaetzl 22 Mar '06

22 Mar '06

Just ran yum check-update and found 4.3 has been released today. After reading the release-notes I ran the upgrade. About 150 MB. Went fast and smooth from a local mirror. So far no problems. Great job! Kai -- Kai Schätzl, Berlin, Germany Get your web at Conactive Internet Services: http://www.conactive.com

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