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Scrabble??
by Beartooth 12 Nov '13

12 Nov '13

Does anyone know a way to run a Scrabble program on CentOS? (I realize the obvious existence of Wine and of virtual machines; but my experience with both has been thoroughly unsatisfactory. So I'd much rather get a linux-native app.) There seem to be two proprietary Scrabble programs, one in which you play against the computer, and one in which you play against a remote friend. The latter is what I'm being asked for by Her Who Must Be Obeyed. (I don't play Scrabble.) -- Beartooth Staffwright, Neo-Redneck Not Quite Clueless Power User Remember I have precious (very precious!) little idea where up is.

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virtualbox, lvextend, etc.
by Wes James 12 Nov '13

12 Nov '13

I'm using virtualbox with one of the tests I have for centos 6.4. I realized after creating the disk, the default was too small. I added more disk space with: VBoxManage modifyhd /Users/user/VirtualBox\ VMs/centos\ 6.x/centos\ 6.x.vdi --resize 25000 I then used this site to help me resize the lvm: http://community.spiceworks.com/how_to/show/2768-extending-lvm-partition-wi… but when I do: df -h I still see only the original 8gig disk (8gig total - 4gig data/4gig swap)). When I look at pvscan in lvm, it says 23.92GiB is the size of the volume. Why doesn't df see it correctly? Thanks, -wes

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Re: [CentOS] CentOS Digest, Vol 106, Issue 12
by jalila fattach 12 Nov '13

12 Nov '13

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CentOS-announce Digest, Vol 105, Issue 7
by centos-announce-request＠centos.org 12 Nov '13

12 Nov '13

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. CEBA-2013:1511 CentOS 5 rgmanager Update (Johnny Hughes) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2013 12:04:42 +0000 From: Johnny Hughes <johnny(a)centos.org> Subject: [CentOS-announce] CEBA-2013:1511 CentOS 5 rgmanager Update To: centos-announce(a)centos.org Message-ID: <20131111120442.GA27576(a)chakra.karan.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii CentOS Errata and Bugfix Advisory 2013:1511 Upstream details at : https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2013-1511.html The following updated files have been uploaded and are currently syncing to the mirrors: ( sha256sum Filename ) i386: 9ded8cda8eaac003ade6fe78617fb6adb8b0ab38a1e8195722f53a2422392b8f rgmanager-2.0.52-47.el5.centos.4.i386.rpm x86_64: 737e69d1517b587c8a4f6bd8e67c22f49025864e305a1aa49030835d06d8d9d0 rgmanager-2.0.52-47.el5.centos.4.x86_64.rpm Source: ba0a1e6566686f8e71e6dd00e65bcc11d0400485a2da72cdf739c2e98b0811d5 rgmanager-2.0.52-47.el5.centos.4.src.rpm -- Johnny Hughes CentOS Project { http://www.centos.org/ } irc: hughesjr, #centos(a)irc.freenode.net ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ CentOS-announce mailing list CentOS-announce(a)centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-announce End of CentOS-announce Digest, Vol 105, Issue 7 ***********************************************

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disk cloning ?
by hadi motamedi 12 Nov '13

12 Nov '13

Dear All I needed to clone my disk to another hard drive . I did it as the following : #dd if=/dev/sdb of=/dev/sdc But after a while, the procedure ended with the "writing to /dev/sdc input/output error" message. Can you please let me know how can I overcome this as the fdisk now returns as " #fdisk /dev/sdc "I do not know how to handle files with mode 81a4 must set cylinders" What can I do at know ? Thank you

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qemu-kvm-rhev
by Sander Grendelman 11 Nov '13

11 Nov '13

I recently ran into some problems using certain oVirt (3.3) features on CentOS 6.4 hosts. The solution was to use the qemu-kvm-rhev version from the EL6 RHEV repository: http://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6Server/en/RHEV/SRPMS/qem… It seems that this tree is not carried/built by CentOS. Are there any plans on the CentOS for carrying these packages? Some background information: - http://lists.ovirt.org/pipermail/users/2013-November/017652.html - http://lists.ovirt.org/pipermail/users/2013-November/017722.html Best regards, Sander

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XML to text
by Steve Campbell 11 Nov '13

11 Nov '13

Is there anything offered in Centos that might convert an XML file to a plain text file? My hopes are that it is flexible enough to make the following type of line: <title>Guide</title> into something like: title: Guide along with all the other fields. It'd be nice if it could handle multiple lines inside a single tag line as well. thanks steve campbell

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Certain fonts missing from xlsfonts in Centos 6.4
by Çağrı Gürleyük 11 Nov '13

11 Nov '13

I have a certain software on CentOS 6.4 that gave the following error: X Error of failed request: BadName (named color or font does not exist) Major opcode of failed request: 45 (X_OpenFont) Serial number of failed request: 15 Current serial number in output stream: 30 Running strace shows that the error happens just about here: writev(4, [{"-\2\21\0\4\0\240\0027\0\240\2-adobe-helvetica-bol"..., ... I thought some fonts were missing from my system, so I went on to insall all xorg-x11-fonts-* packages on my system. The Adobe fonts should be included in the xorg-x11-fonts-75dpi package. I thought the fonts may not be in the fonts path, so I ran xset q. The fonts seemed to be in the X font path. Keyboard Control: auto repeat: on key click percent: 0 LED mask: 00000000 XKB indicators: 00: Caps Lock: off 01: Num Lock: off 02: Scroll Lock: off 03: Shift Lock: off 04: Group 2: off 05: Mouse Keys: off auto repeat delay: 65535 repeat rate: 0 auto repeating keys: 00feffffdffffbbf fadfffffffdfe5ef ffffffffffffffff ffffffffffffffff bell percent: 50 bell pitch: 400 bell duration: 100 Pointer Control: acceleration: 2/1 threshold: 4 Screen Saver: prefer blanking: yes allow exposures: yes timeout: 0 cycle: 0 Colors: default colormap: 0x50 BlackPixel: 0 WhitePixel: 16777215 Font Path: /usr/NX/share/fonts/TTF,/usr/share/X11/fonts/misc/,/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1/,/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi/,/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi/,/usr/share/X11/fonts/TTF/,/usr/NX/share/fonts/base,/usr/NX/share/fonts/base,/usr/NX/share/fonts/base Bug Mode: compatibility mode is disabled DPMS (Energy Star): Standby: 0 Suspend: 0 Off: 0 DPMS is Disabled Despite all these, the font requried (any font from the Adobe family) seems not to be reported with xlsfonts, and the application error persists. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Re: [CentOS] disk cloning ?
by hadi motamedi 11 Nov '13

11 Nov '13

>the problem you have to solve is that the last partition on the source >ends a few MB before the maximum size and after that it does not matter >if the targt drive is a little smaller than the source Thank you very much for your help. So my case is SOLVED . Thank you again for your kind assistance

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Re: [CentOS] disk cloning ?
by hadi motamedi 11 Nov '13

11 Nov '13

> what do you think would this gain? Excuse me, I thought to format it to have a fresh dish to try with. Can you please let me know how to format it at this situation?

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Re: [CentOS] disk cloning ?
by hadi motamedi 11 Nov '13

11 Nov '13

>gparted and if it is the system-partition a Live-CD with gparted Excuse me, the source hard disk is a second hard disk connected to usb drive . The actual scenario is the main hard disk is my centos machine and the second source hard disk connected to usb port and the target is the third hard disk connected to usb port. Is it still necessary to use gparted with live cd or there is another simple procedure for this scenario? In the meantime, If I want to format the target hard disk with the same geometry as the source hard disk what can I do to accomplish that ? Thank you

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Re: [CentOS] disk cloning ?
by hadi motamedi 11 Nov '13

11 Nov '13

>i pretty clear explained you to shrink the last partition >and after that you can safely ignore the typical difference >of physical disks Sorry . You mean using "resize2fs" for this purpose ? What is the most safe procedure that can be done on the source hard disk without losing any data ?

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Re: [CentOS] disk cloning ?
by hadi motamedi 11 Nov '13

11 Nov '13

> > the response below was pretty clear > __________________________________________________ > >>> buy a bigger target drive? >>> >> Thank you for your help. So I will try to buy a larger target drive.

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Re: [CentOS] disk cloning ?
by hadi motamedi 11 Nov '13

11 Nov '13

Excuse me, You mean I need to buy a larger disk ? Please comment.

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Re: [CentOS] disk cloning ?
by hadi motamedi 11 Nov '13

11 Nov '13

ok . I will obey the rule.

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Re: [CentOS] disk cloning ?
by hadi motamedi 11 Nov '13

11 Nov '13

On 11/11/13, Reindl Harald <h.reindl(a)thelounge.net> wrote: > > > Am 11.11.2013 11:52, schrieb hadi motamedi: >> On 11/11/13, Vishesh kumar <linuxtovishesh(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>> I think below command will serve your purpose. >>> >>> #dd if=/dev/sdb of=/dev/sdc conv=noerror,sync >>> >> Sorry. It quit with the following error : >> "no space left on device" >> What can I do next? > > buy a bigger target drive? > > > Sorry . Both are 40GB . Is it sufficient ?

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Installing CentOS via USB thumbdrive
by Joseph Spenner 11 Nov '13

11 Nov '13

I've been poking at this for quite a while, and have never been able to get it to work. I've found a couple links with some partial truths: http://syslint.com/syslint/how-to-make-a-usb-boot-disk-for-centosrhel-from-… http://brakkee.org/site/2013/05/09/creating-a-usb-install-for-centos-6-4/ The first one talks about converting a standard iso to a 'hybrid' image, using: 'isohybrid'. But it then instructs the reader to make a vfat partition on the thumbdrive, and DD the image to that partition. This seemed odd to me, since the image itself should have all that info. I've used hybrid images before, such as Linux Mint, and was simply able to dd directly to the device itself, ie: dd if=/path/to/hybrid.iso of=/dev/sdb (where sdb is the thumbdrive). But, I went along with it, and it failed-- unable to find 'isolinux.bin'. I've read this error is due to old/incompatible firmware, but I've booted other thumbdrive hybrid-built images many times, and have never seen this except in CentOS installations. So, I tried doing a dd directly to the thumbdrive device, rather than the partition. This actually looked like it was going to work. I got to the initial installer page, and proceeded through the Language and Keyboard questions. It then forgot where itself was, and asked me where the media for installation was. I selected Hard Drive, and /dev/sda1 showed up as default. I hit enter, and it continued further. But then it again forgot where the media was, and couldn't find the installation media. The second URL/instruction wouldn't boot at all. Has anyone successfully installed via USB? I remember reading some multi part instructions where the USB drive is formatted with some special tools, often involving Windows, and various files need to be copied to the USB drive. But I was hoping we were passed that by now. But then again, Dell firmware updates still want me to make a DOS bootable floppy. So, I'm usually not surprised when I hear something like this. :) Thanks! Regards, Joseph Spenner If life gives you lemons, keep them-- because hey.. free lemons. "~heart~ Sticker" fixer: http://microflush.org/stuff/stickers/heartFix.html

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how to calculate mail storage/traffic used
by Götz Reinicke - IT Koordinator 11 Nov '13

11 Nov '13

Hi, we have to setup a server which gets a copy of all messages send and received by our mailserver as a 1:1 copy. Mails send to multiple recipients should be calculated and saved per user. (great if you usually have lost of mails send to groups of people.) So no dedublication should be used here. (e.g. save the message and refer the different recipients to it.) How can I calculate the current traffic in the best way to extrapolate the amount of space to be planed for the new server? We think to have a couples of days to be saved. Thanks for any hint or comment. Regards Götz -- Götz Reinicke IT-Koordinator Tel. +49 7141 969 82 420 Fax +49 7141 969 55 420 E-Mail goetz.reinicke(a)filmakademie.de Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH Akademiehof 10 71638 Ludwigsburg www.filmakademie.de Eintragung Amtsgericht Stuttgart HRB 205016 Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats: Jürgen Walter MdL Staatssekretär im Ministerium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kunst Baden-Württemberg Geschäftsführer: Prof. Thomas Schadt

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Strange unexplainable CUPS problem after upgrade to 5.10
by Robert Heller 10 Nov '13

10 Nov '13

I manage a bunch of workstations at the Wendell Free Library. They are all diskless, boot via PXE and mount all of their file systems via NFS from a server. All of the machines are 32-bit and run CentOS (fully up-to-date running 5.10). There are two printers with queues managed on the server. The server 'shares' these printers on the local LAN (eg with all of the workstations). After the upgrade to 5.10, *one* of the machine no longer sees the printers. *Nothing* is different about its configuration files, since these files are mounted via NFS from the server, *like all of the other workstations*. The other workstations all see the printers shared by the server. I don't understand what is going on here. And cannot find the problem. lpstat -t on the server yields: scheduler is running system default destination: BlackandWhiteLaserjet device for BlackandWhiteLaserjet: socket://192.168.1.246:9100 device for Officejet_Color: socket://192.168.1.253 BlackandWhiteLaserjet accepting requests since Tue 19 Jun 2012 03:27:17 PM EDT Officejet_Color accepting requests since Tue 24 Jul 2012 04:43:33 PM EDT printer BlackandWhiteLaserjet is idle. enabled since Tue 19 Jun 2012 03:27:17 PM EDT printer Officejet_Color is idle. enabled since Tue 24 Jul 2012 04:43:33 PM EDT lpstat -t on the bum workstation yields: lpstat: No destinations added. lpstat: No destinations added. lpstat: No destinations added. lpstat: No destinations added. scheduler is running no system default destination and lpstat -t on a working workstation yields: scheduler is running system default destination: BlackandWhiteLaserjet device for BlackandWhiteLaserjet: ipp://192.168.1.254:631/printers/BlackandWhiteLaserjet device for Officejet_Color: ipp://192.168.1.254:631/printers/Officejet_Color BlackandWhiteLaserjet accepting requests since Sun 10 Nov 2013 10:26:03 AM EST Officejet_Color accepting requests since Sun 10 Nov 2013 10:26:04 AM EST printer BlackandWhiteLaserjet is idle. enabled since Sun 10 Nov 2013 10:26:03 AM EST printer Officejet_Color is idle. enabled since Sun 10 Nov 2013 10:26:04 AM EST The server's /etc/cups/cupsd.conf looks like this: LogLevel debug2 SystemGroup sys root admin # Allow remote access Port 631 Listen /var/run/cups/cups.sock # Enable printer sharing and shared printers. Browsing On BrowseOrder allow,deny # (Change '@LOCAL' to 'ALL' if using directed broadcasts from another subnet.) BrowseAllow @LOCAL BrowseAddress @LOCAL DefaultAuthType Basic <Location /> # Allow shared printing and remote administration... Order allow,deny Allow all </Location> <Location /admin> Allow from localhost Allow from 192.168.1.27 Allow from 192.168.1.28 Allow from 192.168.1.29 Allow from 192.168.1.5 # Allow remote administration... Order allow,deny Allow all </Location> <Location /admin/conf> AuthType Basic Require user @SYSTEM Allow localhost # Allow remote access to the configuration files... Order allow,deny Allow all </Location> <Policy default> <Limit Send-Document Send-URI Hold-Job Release-Job Restart-Job Purge-Jobs Set-Job-Attributes Create-Job-Subscription Renew-Subscription Cancel-Subscription Get-Notifications Reprocess-Job Cancel-Current-Job Suspend-Current-Job Resume-Job CUPS-Move-Job> Require user @OWNER @SYSTEM Order deny,allow </Limit> <Limit Pause-Printer Resume-Printer Set-Printer-Attributes Enable-Printer Disable-Printer Pause-Printer-After-Current-Job Hold-New-Jobs Release-Held-New-Jobs Deactivate-Printer Activate-Printer Restart-Printer Shutdown-Printer Startup-Printer Promote-Job Schedule-Job-After CUPS-Add-Printer CUPS-Delete-Printer CUPS-Add-Class CUPS-Delete-Class CUPS-Accept-Jobs CUPS-Reject-Jobs CUPS-Set-Default> AuthType Basic Require user @SYSTEM Order deny,allow </Limit> <Limit CUPS-Authenticate-Job> Require user @OWNER @SYSTEM Order deny,allow </Limit> <Limit All> Order deny,allow </Limit> </Policy> and the cupsd.conf (shared by ALL of the workstations) looks like this: # # "$Id: cupsd.conf.in 7199 2008-01-08 00:16:30Z mike $" # # Sample configuration file for the Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS) # scheduler. See "man cupsd.conf" for a complete description of this # file. # MaxLogSize 2000000000 # Log general information in error_log - change "info" to "debug" for # troubleshooting... LogLevel debug # Administrator user group... SystemGroup sys root # Allow remote access Port 631 Listen /var/run/cups/cups.sock # Only listen for connections from the local machine. #Listen localhost:631 #Listen /var/run/cups/cups.sock # Show shared printers on the local network. Browsing On BrowseOrder allow,deny # (Change '@LOCAL' to 'ALL' if using directed broadcasts from another subnet.) BrowseAllow @LOCAL BrowseAllow 192.168.1.27 BrowseAllow 192.168.1.28 BrowseAllow 192.168.1.29 BrowseAllow 192.168.1.5 BrowseAllow 192.168.1.254 BrowseAllow 10.163.1 BrowseAddress @LOCAL # Default authentication type, when authentication is required... DefaultAuthType Basic # Restrict access to the server... <Location /> Order allow,deny Allow localhost Allow from 192.168.1.27 Allow from 192.168.1.28 Allow from 192.168.1.29 Allow from 192.168.1.5 Allow from 192.168.1.254 Allow from 10.163.1 </Location> # Restrict access to the admin pages... <Location /admin> Order allow,deny Allow localhost Allow from 192.168.1.27 Allow from 192.168.1.28 Allow from 192.168.1.29 Allow from 192.168.1.5 Allow from 192.168.1.254 </Location> # Restrict access to configuration files... <Location /admin/conf> AuthType Default Require user @SYSTEM Order allow,deny </Location> # Set the default printer/job policies... <Policy default> # Job-related operations must be done by the owner or an administrator... <Limit Send-Document Send-URI Hold-Job Release-Job Restart-Job Purge-Jobs Set-Job-Attributes Create-Job-Subscription Renew-Subscription Cancel-Subscription Get-Notifications Reprocess-Job Cancel-Current-Job Suspend-Current-Job Resume-Job CUPS-Move-Job> Require user @OWNER @SYSTEM Order deny,allow </Limit> # All administration operations require an administrator to authenticate... <Limit CUPS-Add-Modify-Printer CUPS-Delete-Printer CUPS-Add-Modify-Class CUPS-Delete-Class CUPS-Set-Default> AuthType Default Require user @SYSTEM Order deny,allow </Limit> # All printer operations require a printer operator to authenticate... <Limit Pause-Printer Resume-Printer Enable-Printer Disable-Printer Pause-Printer-After-Current-Job Hold-New-Jobs Release-Held-New-Jobs Deactivate-Printer Activate-Printer Restart-Printer Shutdown-Printer Startup-Printer Promote-Job Schedule-Job-After CUPS-Accept-Jobs CUPS-Reject-Jobs> AuthType Default Require user @SYSTEM Order deny,allow </Limit> # Only the owner or an administrator can cancel or authenticate a job... <Limit Cancel-Job CUPS-Authenticate-Job> Require user @OWNER @SYSTEM Order deny,allow </Limit> <Limit All> Order deny,allow </Limit> </Policy> # # End of "$Id: cupsd.conf.in 7199 2008-01-08 00:16:30Z mike $". # -- Robert Heller -- 978-544-6933 / heller(a)deepsoft.com Deepwoods Software -- http://www.deepsoft.com/ () ascii ribbon campaign -- against html e-mail /\ www.asciiribbon.org -- against proprietary attachments

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logical volume and drive names after mirroring a centos installation via rsync
by Peter Peltonen 10 Nov '13

10 Nov '13

I have a working CentOS5 installation on server A's first SATA drive (sda). I had an empty SATA drive on that server (sdb). I was asked to mirror the installation of server B (installed on first SATA drive, sda), also running CentOS5, to the second drive (sdb) of server A. I am unsure what should be done after mirroring to get the new system boot. What I have done already: - On server A/sdb I created the same partition layout and a little bit bigger logical volumes as on server B/sda plus created the filesystems (130G / fs and 200M /boot fs). The volume group and logical volumes have different names. I have mounted the new volumes on server A. - From server B/sda I rsynced all data to server A/sdb (excluding /dev/*,/proc/*,/sys/*,/tmp/*,/run/*,/mnt/*,/media/*,/lost+found) whitle most services were stopped on server B Now I would need to figure out how to boot to the CentOS installation on server A/sdb and I would like to ask about a few details: - I am confused about the logical volume names: which ones should I use on the new server's fstab, the old ones (rsynced from server B/sda) or the ones I used when creating the logical volumes from server A? If I need to use the new ones, should I update the names also somewhere else than fstab? - As the new installation will boot from sdb instead of sda, do I need to update this information somewhere (like /boot/grub/device.map) ? - How do I install grub on the second drive? Do I simply command from the A/sda installation: grub-install /dev/sdb ? - And to access this new grub I just mark the second drive as the boot drive in BIOS and boot, yes? - If I also wanted to boot to the new A/sdb system by using the grub in A/sda installation, what should the entry in /boot/grub/menu.lst look like, do I just change the hd(0,0) parameter to hd(1,0) and edit correct kernel and initrd values? Regards, Peter

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Install to internal USB?
by Lists 10 Nov '13

10 Nov '13

Saw a trick today, wondering if anybody else had done/tried this? Assume you have a 1U rackmount with 4 front-accessed drive bays, and you want all four bays for a 4-disk RAID5 storage. The idea is to use an internal USB adapter and a couple of bigger USB thumb drives to install to, RAID 1 style, freeing up all your external drive bays. At first, I didn't think that a thumb drive would hold enough for the O/S, but in actual production use for a file server with 14 TB of redundant storage, the OS actually uses less than 6 GB! Here's the internal USB adapter specifically mentioned: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007PODI1W I'd be concerned about getting a higher quality drive than the $10 givaways at Staples; Anybody here ever tried this?

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Wireless problems
by Krzysztof Szarlej 09 Nov '13

09 Nov '13

Hi guys, I have a problem with my Centos 6.4. I am experiencing a Wireless Disconnects, some time ago I had them constantly each 2-3minutes. After upgrading to new kernel (and other software from "Software Update" I am still exepriencing disconnects but every 10-15 minutes. It makes me angry because I am doing a lot of work with ftp servers. Card: *Atheros Communications Inc. AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) (rev 01)* uname -r: *2.6.32-358.23.2.el6.i686* I Turned off ipv6 in */etc/sysctl.conf* Here is Log: ( I divided it into 2 stages) ---------------------------------------------------- Nov 8 14:10:01 mlody kernel: cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain Nov 8 14:10:01 mlody NetworkManager[8817]: <info> (wlan0): supplicant connection state: completed -> disconnected Nov 8 14:10:01 mlody kernel: cfg80211: World regulatory domain updated: Nov 8 14:10:01 mlody kernel: cfg80211: (start_freq - end_freq @ bandwidth), (max_antenna_gain, max_eirp) Nov 8 14:10:01 mlody kernel: cfg80211: (2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm) Nov 8 14:10:01 mlody kernel: cfg80211: (2457000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @ 20000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm) Nov 8 14:10:01 mlody kernel: cfg80211: (2474000 KHz - 2494000 KHz @ 20000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm) Nov 8 14:10:01 mlody kernel: cfg80211: (5170000 KHz - 5250000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm) Nov 8 14:10:01 mlody kernel: cfg80211: (5735000 KHz - 5835000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm) ------------------------------------------------------- Nov 8 14:10:01 mlody NetworkManager[8817]: <info> (wlan0): supplicant connection state: disconnected -> scanning Nov 8 14:10:17 mlody NetworkManager[8817]: <info> (wlan0): device state change: 8 -> 3 (reason 11) Nov 8 14:10:17 mlody NetworkManager[8817]: <info> (wlan0): deactivating device (reason: 11). Nov 8 14:10:17 mlody NetworkManager[8817]: <info> (wlan0): canceled DHCP transaction, DHCP client pid 16791 Nov 8 14:10:17 mlody NetworkManager[8817]: <warn> Couldn't disconnect supplicant interface: Method "Disconnect" with signature "" on interface "fi.epitest.hostap.WPASupplicant.Interface" doesn't exist#012. Nov 8 14:10:17 mlody NetworkManager[8817]: <info> Auto-activating connection 'Auto Bulgarski Poscikk'. Nov 8 14:10:17 mlody NetworkManager[8817]: <info> Activation (wlan0) starting connection 'Auto Bulgarski Poscikk' ... first block: This appears and after several seconds then second block appear and the wifi is disconnected, right after it disconnects it tries to reconnect. *Regards!*

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IBM Storwize V3700 storage - device names
by Todor Petkov 08 Nov '13

08 Nov '13

Hello, I have IBM Storwize V3700 storage, connected to 2 IBM x3550 M4 servers via fiber channel. The servers are with QLogic ISP2532-based 8Gb Fibre Channel to PCI Express HBA cards and run Centos 5.10 When I export a volume to the servers, each of them sees the volume twice, i.e /dev/sdb and /dev/sdc, with the same size. Previously I have installed many systems with IBM DS3500 series of storage and the servers see one disk per export. I am using the MPP drives from this package: http://support.netapp.com/NOW/public/apbu/oemcp/apbu_lic.cgi/public/apbu/oe… I came upon the IBM site, saying to configure multipath (I never did it for DS3500 series). When I did, a new device came, /dev/dm-7, but my goal is to have one /dev/sdX type of device and no device mapper. I read that Storwize support DMP RDAC, and DS support MPP RDAC, but does anyone else have experience with such setup and can give an advice/hint? Thanks in advance.

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CentOS-announce Digest, Vol 105, Issue 6
by centos-announce-request＠centos.org 08 Nov '13

08 Nov '13

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. CEBA-2013:1506 CentOS 6 udev Update (Johnny Hughes) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2013 15:26:14 +0000 From: Johnny Hughes <johnny(a)centos.org> Subject: [CentOS-announce] CEBA-2013:1506 CentOS 6 udev Update To: centos-announce(a)centos.org Message-ID: <20131107152614.GA51912(a)n04.lon1.karan.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii CentOS Errata and Bugfix Advisory 2013:1506 Upstream details at : https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2013-1506.html The following updated files have been uploaded and are currently syncing to the mirrors: ( sha256sum Filename ) i386: b037d6c2c622f7a34fa0765e4bfd64cd1859207946dbb2c81b31b1c023474a3c libgudev1-147-2.46.el6_4.2.i686.rpm 6188b3eb42bf874d8a246e06511bfa799caf7b1cf3ea61daa8512a564dfa91df libgudev1-devel-147-2.46.el6_4.2.i686.rpm 6918e179150b87608ca4afdfaca40cb81d252d82d4d5782a842ea16b2f922525 libudev-147-2.46.el6_4.2.i686.rpm b543f81d1516650b23013a477bbb2b4c88e87f7126fda4476acae8ce84ebae0e libudev-devel-147-2.46.el6_4.2.i686.rpm aece91f7bda8f95d7596555acbc7b7d629ca8463cf3cb0a70b3a9159537bc4a8 udev-147-2.46.el6_4.2.i686.rpm x86_64: b037d6c2c622f7a34fa0765e4bfd64cd1859207946dbb2c81b31b1c023474a3c libgudev1-147-2.46.el6_4.2.i686.rpm 6a537fc17943a2e2bfa28404545b02aa4e87fc4d383c76be9c493bda75f32f8c libgudev1-147-2.46.el6_4.2.x86_64.rpm 6188b3eb42bf874d8a246e06511bfa799caf7b1cf3ea61daa8512a564dfa91df libgudev1-devel-147-2.46.el6_4.2.i686.rpm 343a8ca5cc5f4230119d68610b65f1994b5f2a79b58930fdb42bd9911c8a75e8 libgudev1-devel-147-2.46.el6_4.2.x86_64.rpm 6918e179150b87608ca4afdfaca40cb81d252d82d4d5782a842ea16b2f922525 libudev-147-2.46.el6_4.2.i686.rpm f6775e18c55f77726482388648ce5acb30084399ab9f1a84392ed728b2208137 libudev-147-2.46.el6_4.2.x86_64.rpm b543f81d1516650b23013a477bbb2b4c88e87f7126fda4476acae8ce84ebae0e libudev-devel-147-2.46.el6_4.2.i686.rpm cc89b8410bbc8061c0c66d320793dbe6be8f0bc85759099513663c5ed066bda3 libudev-devel-147-2.46.el6_4.2.x86_64.rpm 5d95c1d1a19cf7e6b3b7be132a95c6a780047bb8b3b216e00012759c522502ec udev-147-2.46.el6_4.2.x86_64.rpm Source: a85a5c251c89d8ac6810a7316d0da6980d4cc864b0cad57a59d0ee042b6c4fcf udev-147-2.46.el6_4.2.src.rpm -- Johnny Hughes CentOS Project { http://www.centos.org/ } irc: hughesjr, #centos(a)irc.freenode.net ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ CentOS-announce mailing list CentOS-announce(a)centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-announce End of CentOS-announce Digest, Vol 105, Issue 6 ***********************************************

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chipsets etc to avoid for CentOS 6.x
by Devin Reade 08 Nov '13

08 Nov '13

It's time to purchase hardware again, and I'm going through the usual "of that which is on the market, what will CentOS run without leaving new hardware collecting dust for a year"? I'm looking at a number of commodity-grade machines (ie: desktop grade will suffice) with reasonably fast CPUs and able to use at least 8GB each (preferably 32GB). These will be deployed as software development systems in run mode 3 (ie: no real graphical requirement). Does anyone have suggestions, assuming a CentOS 6.x install, what CPUs/chipsets, etc, to avoid? (Or alternately, which ones still commonly on the market are fine?) I've typically stuck to Intel CPUs, and prefer Gigabyte or Intel motherboards. I'd prefer to minimize the likelihood of non-working or marginally-working hardware. I've had a look at the supported RHEL hardware list, but they typically just list Xeon-based machines. Thanks in advance. Devin

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3TB disk with 6.0.4 not booting
by Wes James 07 Nov '13

07 Nov '13

As you know I've been testing centos on an old mac pro. I have 1 disk left of 4 that I'm testing on. I had a 3TB disk and stuck it in and couldn't get centos to boot off of it. It would install, but not boot. I then got "old" disk 4 installed with it. Any idea why the 3TB disk doesn't work? I pulled out an os x 10.6.3 and that would install and boot. I resized the disk in osx and reinstalled centos, but centos still won't boot off the 3TB disk. Thanks, -wes

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Workaround for (EL6.4) rdesktop-1.6.0-10 Woe
by Cal Webster 07 Nov '13

07 Nov '13

rdesktop has been spewing error messages since the update to CentOS 6.4. Aside from the continuous stream of errors in the terminal window from which it was launched, there are a number of usability issues in the remote session. The pointer does not change shape when moving over various window components such as column separators, window borders, etc. The background doesn't refresh within scroll bars, making it difficult to tell where the scroll handle is. We've also found that MS Visio will crash and hang the remote system if run within rdesktop. Other strange phenomenon are also manifest in various applications. In short, rdesktop 1.6.0-10 is buggy and unstable. See this upstream bug report for more: Bug 914279 - regression in 1.6.0-10.el6: Mousepointer and selections not drawn properly https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=914279 We've been putting up with it, hoping that an update would be published upstream. Even though this issue is affecting customers upstream, as evidenced in the bugzilla report, a bug-fix update doesn't appear to be imminent. I decided to rebuild the Fedora 19 SRPM on CentOS to resolve the issue. It appears from the bugzilla remarks that others have done this trivially. With a few simple precautions, we've done just that. I'm sharing our work-around in the hope that it will benefit others in similar circumstances. This process assumes you have a build machine properly setup with an rpmbuild environment. If you don't, see this article: Set Up an RPM Build Environment under CentOS http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/SetupRpmBuildEnvironment Note: Watch for line-wrap below. Best Regards, --Cal Webster =============[Rdesktop Workaround]============= ##>> Retrieve and install the CentOS source RPM: rpm -iv http://vault.centos.org/6.4/os/Source/SPackages/rdesktop-1.6.0-10.el6.src.r… ##>> Set aside the sources: [iseo@jato ~]$ cd rpmbuild/SOURCES/ [iseo@jato SOURCES]$ mkdir rdesktop-1.6.0-10 [iseo@jato SOURCES]$ mv *.patch rdesktop-1.6.0.tar.gz rdesktop-1.6.0-10/ ##>> Rename the CentOS spec file: [iseo@jato SOURCES]$ cd ../SPECS/ [iseo@jato SPECS]$ mv rdesktop.spec rdesktop.spec.centos ##>> Retrieve and install the Fedora source RPM from your favorite mirror: (watch for line-wrap in URL) rpm -iv http://mirror.linux.duke.edu/pub/fedora/linux/releases/19/Everything/source… ##>> Rename the Fedora spec file then use the CentOS spec file: [iseo@jato SPECS]$ mv rdesktop.spec rdesktop.spec.fc19 [iseo@jato SPECS]$ cp rdesktop.spec.centos rdesktop.spec ##>> Edit the CentOS spec file: Change version and release to reflect FC19 package Add version suffix to designate local RPM Remove original CentOS patch references and replace with those from FC19 Add comments in change log [iseo@jato SPECS]$ vi rdesktop.spec ----------------------------------- Version: 1.7.1 Release: 2%{?dist}.1.iseo ... Patch0: %{name}-libao.patch ... %prep %setup -q %patch0 -p1 -b .ao ... %changelog * Fri Nov 1 2013 Cal Webster <cwebster(a)bizec.rr.com> 1.7.1-2 - Latest version not available upstream - This version from FC19 - Fixes regression errors (NOT IMPLEMENTED RDP5 opcodes, get cursor, etc) - Fixes mouse cursor not changing and background showing through - Fixes freeze on remote system - See https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=914279 ----------------------------------- ##>> You might need to install pcsc-lite-devel if you get a build dependency error. It's not installed by default. [root@jato ~]# yum install pcsc-lite-devel ... Installed: pcsc-lite-devel.x86_64 0:1.5.2-13.el6_4 Complete! [root@jato ~]# ##>> You will also need to modify /usr/include/ao/ao.h to overcome this build error: ------------------------------------------------------ [iseo@jato rpmbuild]$ rpmbuild -ba --sign --clean SPECS/rdesktop.spec ... gcc -O2 -g -pipe -Wall -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fexceptions -fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -m64 -mtune=generic -Wall -I/usr/include -pthread -I/usr/include/PCSC -DPACKAGE_NAME= \"rdesktop\" -DPACKAGE_TARNAME=\"rdesktop\" -DPACKAGE_VERSION=\"1.7.1\" -DPACKAGE_STRING=\"rdesktop\ 1.7.1\" -DPACKAGE_BUGREPORT=\"\" -DPACKAGE_URL=\"\" -DSTDC_HEADERS=1 -DHAVE_SYS_TYPES_H=1 -DHAVE_SYS_STAT_H=1 -DHAVE_STDLIB_H=1 -DHAVE_STRING_H=1 -DHAVE_MEMORY_H=1 -DHAVE_STRINGS_H=1 -DHAVE_INTTYPES_H=1 -DHAVE_STDINT_H=1 -DHAVE_UNISTD_H=1 -DL_ENDIAN=1 -DHAVE_SYS_SELECT_H=1 -DHAVE_LOCALE_H=1 -DHAVE_LANGINFO_H=1 -DHAVE_SYSEXITS_H=1 -Dssldir= \"/usr\" -DHAVE_XRANDR=1 -DWITH_SCARD=1 -DEGD_SOCKET=\"/var/run/egd-pool \" -DWITH_RDPSND=1 -DRDPSND_LIBAO=1 -DHAVE_DIRENT_H=1 -DHAVE_DIRFD=1 -DHAVE_DECL_DIRFD=1 -DHAVE_ICONV_H=1 -DHAVE_ICONV=1 -DICONV_CONST= -DHAVE_SYS_VFS_H=1 -DHAVE_SYS_STATVFS_H=1 -DHAVE_SYS_STATFS_H=1 -DHAVE_SYS_PARAM_H=1 -DHAVE_SYS_MOUNT_H=1 -DSTAT_STATVFS=1 -DHAVE_STRUCT_STATVFS_F_NAMEMAX=1 -DHAVE_STRUCT_STATFS_F_NAMELEN=1 -DHAVE_MNTENT_H=1 -DHAVE_SETMNTENT=1 -DIPv6=1 -DKEYMAP_PATH= \"/usr/share/rdesktop/keymaps/\" -o orders.o -c orders.c rdpsnd_libao.c: In function 'libao_open': rdpsnd_libao.c:78: error: 'ao_sample_format' has no member named 'matrix' rdpsnd_libao.c: In function 'libao_set_format': rdpsnd_libao.c:117: error: 'ao_sample_format' has no member named 'matrix' make: *** [rdpsnd_libao.o] Error 1 make: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs.... error: Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.wkIC6X (%build) RPM build errors: Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.wkIC6X (%build) [iseo@jato rpmbuild]$ ------------------------------------------------------ ##>> Make a backup copy of ao.h: cp /usr/include/ao/ao.h /usr/include/ao/ao.h.orig ##>> Open ao.h in vi editor and search for the ao_sample_format type definition. Then add the "matrix" line at the bottom. vi /usr/include/ao/ao.h ----------------------- typedef struct ao_sample_format { int bits; /* bits per sample */ int rate; /* samples per second (in a single channel) */ int channels; /* number of audio channels */ int byte_format; /* Byte ordering in sample, see constants below */ char *matrix; /* channel input matrix */ } ao_sample_format; ----------------------- ##>> Make a copy of the modified ao.h in case it gets overwritten later: cp /usr/include/ao/ao.h /usr/include/ao/ao.h.withMatrix ##>> The build should now complete without incident: ---------------------------------------------------- [iseo@jato rpmbuild]$ rpmbuild -ba --sign --clean SPECS/rdesktop.spec ... Generating signature: 1005 Wrote: /home/iseo/rpmbuild/SRPMS/rdesktop-1.7.1-2.el6.1.iseo.src.rpm Generating signature: 1005 Wrote: /home/iseo/rpmbuild/RPMS/x86_64/rdesktop-1.7.1-2.el6.1.iseo.x86_64.rpm Generating signature: 1005 Wrote: /home/iseo/rpmbuild/RPMS/x86_64/rdesktop-debuginfo-1.7.1-2.el6.1.iseo.x86_64.rpm Executing(%clean): /bin/sh -e /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.JeWQeP + umask 022 + cd /home/iseo/rpmbuild/BUILD + cd rdesktop-1.7.1 + rm -rf /home/iseo/rpmbuild/BUILDROOT/rdesktop-1.7.1-2.el6.1.iseo.x86_64 + exit 0 Executing(--clean): /bin/sh -e /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.wRDJyS + umask 022 + cd /home/iseo/rpmbuild/BUILD + rm -rf rdesktop-1.7.1 + exit 0 [iseo@jato rpmbuild]$ ---------------------------------------------------- Your install RPM is in ~/rpmbuild/RPMS/{i386,x86_64}/ You can now copy the RPM to any CentOS 6.4 machine of the same architecture and update rdesktop. yum localupdate rdesktop-1.7.1-2.el6.1.iseo.x86_64.rpm -or- If you maintain a local, custom repo like we do just copy the rpm there and update your repo metadata so it'll be installed during the next update cycle. [root@pegasus ~]# yum list rdesktop Loaded plugins: downloadonly, fastestmirror, priorities, refresh-packagekit, : security Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile * base: ftpserver 56 packages excluded due to repository priority protections Installed Packages rdesktop.i686 1.6.0-10.el6 @base Available Packages rdesktop.i686 1.7.1-2.el6.1.iseo localupdates [root@pegasus ~]# =============[/Rdesktop Workaround]=============

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echo 0> /selinux/enforce
by Wes James 07 Nov '13

07 Nov '13

When does echo 0 > /selinux/inforce need to be used? I.e., where is selinux enforcing itself on the system to protect it? When I do yum install of some package, it seems to work (not being blocked). When would doing something not work because selinux is watching it (or whatever that process is doing)? Thanks, -wes

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CentOS-announce Digest, Vol 105, Issue 5
by centos-announce-request＠centos.org 07 Nov '13

07 Nov '13

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-2013:X012 Xen4CentOS Medium kernel Security Update (Johnny Hughes) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2013 22:06:05 +0000 From: Johnny Hughes <johnny(a)centos.org> Subject: [CentOS-announce] CESA-2013:X012 Xen4CentOS Medium kernel Security Update To: centos-announce(a)centos.org Message-ID: <20131106220605.GA14468(a)n04.lon1.karan.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii CentOS Errata and Security Advisory 2013:X012 (Xen4CentOS) The following updated files have been uploaded and are currently syncing to the mirrors: ( sha256sum Filename ) ----------------------------- X86_64 ----------------------------- 2eb1022ec7ec2d508248c9c152e253aa72acfa08a155701d2791b1458766590a e1000e-2.5.4-3.4.68.2.el6.centos.alt.x86_64.rpm b65433fa683a36d998f2f660ebdd50d2550aaeafed911a03007649cdec6cf14c kernel-3.4.68-9.el6.centos.alt.x86_64.rpm 824fc0603b694bb586449a8afda87e13db86c07119d55660f731843f7e25e56a kernel-devel-3.4.68-9.el6.centos.alt.x86_64.rpm 44592adfc80413a69e7312b1e114184369c0dfedf61c66f3e7d9b773d8f8bff3 kernel-doc-3.4.68-9.el6.centos.alt.noarch.rpm 0cd7f0883d06c638e1326465a544d0725149418d60bf64e15f401a540d733bb8 kernel-firmware-3.4.68-9.el6.centos.alt.noarch.rpm ded3dc674c5ba0fa04b582cbc83543c8410c54dcdd3368a6254563e96ff8abab kernel-headers-3.4.68-9.el6.centos.alt.x86_64.rpm bd29ab597f081e63eda572b67ab5888508771d04ae40b5662ffde763ec15dee8 perf-3.4.68-9.el6.centos.alt.x86_64.rpm ----------------------------- Source: ----------------------------- 404eef04cf6ca1fb12a1e55946e67eafc26e0d73534a9c17f1738ad2f2a77f6a e1000e-2.5.4-3.4.68.2.el6.centos.alt.src.rpm c3dbddf3df8a85eea587c4b6d530f70ac106b6cf94cb7c01317ebbbdb629352a kernel-3.4.68-9.el6.centos.alt.src.rpm ===================================================== Kernel Changelog info from the SPEC file: * Tue Nov 05 2013 Johnny Hughes <johnny(a)centos.org> - 3.4.68-9 - upgraded to upstream 3.4.68 - added Source7 to fix centos bug 6721 e1000e Changelog info from the SPEC file: * Wed Nov 06 2013 Johnny Hughes <johnny(a)centos.org> - 2.4.14-3.4.68.2.el6.centos.alt - built against 3.4.68 - upgrade to version 2.5.4 ===================================================== The following kernel.org changelog entries are applicable since the last kernel update: https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.68 https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.67 https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.66 https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.65 https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.64 https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.63 https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.62 ===================================================== The following bugs have been addressed in this release: http://bugs.centos.org/view.php?id=6721 ==================================================== The following security issues are addressed in this release: CVE-2013-0343: http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2013-0343 CVE-2013-2015: http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2013-2015 CVE-2013-2147: http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2013-2147 CVE-2013-2888: http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2013-2888 CVE-2013-2889: http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2013-2889 CVE-2013-2892: http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2013-2892 CVE-2013-2893: http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2013-2893 CVE-2013-2895: http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2013-2895 CVE-2013-2896: http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2013-2896 CVE-2013-4299: http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2013-4299 -- Johnny Hughes CentOS Project { http://www.centos.org/ } irc: hughesjr, #centos at irc.freenode.net ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ CentOS-announce mailing list CentOS-announce(a)centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-announce End of CentOS-announce Digest, Vol 105, Issue 5 ***********************************************

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Running MacOSX as VM under CentOS 5.10?
by Robert Heller 07 Nov '13

07 Nov '13

Is it even remotely possible to run MacOSX (or Darwin) as VM under CentOS 5.10 / xen? Or am I better off not even trying and just getting a MacMini or MacBook to just jack into my LAN? I just need a 'build box' and possibly something to do light testing (eg does the program run? Does the GUI come up?). I don't really have the *physical* room for an iMac, unless the screen is tiny. I can cross-build for MS-Windows using mgwin32 and I have VMs for CentOS 6, Fedora, Ubuntu, Debian, etc. Only MacOSX is missing from the 'mix'. -- Robert Heller -- 978-544-6933 / heller(a)deepsoft.com Deepwoods Software -- http://www.deepsoft.com/ () ascii ribbon campaign -- against html e-mail /\ www.asciiribbon.org -- against proprietary attachments

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syslog-ng or rsyslog?
by Rafał Radecki 06 Nov '13

06 Nov '13

Hi All. I've used syslog-ng for some time. I like it. I have a project in which I need to choose a central logging solution. What are your experiences with rsyslog? Is it more complex to setup than syslog-ng? Or maybe does it have some additional features? I am also thinking about using some gui tools for log parsing and graphing. May be proprietary/paid. Any suggestions? Best regards, Rafal.

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Re: [CentOS] [OT] Building a new backup server
by m.roth＠5-cent.us 06 Nov '13

06 Nov '13

Hey, Les, Thanks for changing the subject to OT. Les Mikesell wrote: > On Tue, Nov 5, 2013 at 1:28 PM, <m.roth(a)5-cent.us> wrote: >> >> As I noted, we make sure rsync uses hard links... but we have a good number of individual people and projects with who *each* have a good number of terabytes of data and generated data. Some of our 2TB drives are >> over 90% full, and then there's the honkin' huge RAID, and at least one 14TB partition is over 9TB full.... > > If you have database dumps or big text files that aren't compressed, backuppc could be a big win. I think it is the only thing that can keep a compressed copy on the server side and work directly with a stock rsync and uncompressed files on the target hosts (and it can cache the block-checksums so it doesn't have to uncompress and > recompute them every run). While it is 'just a perl script' it's not quite what you expect from simple scripting... We have a *bunch* of d/bs. Oracle. MySQL. Postgresql. All with about a week's dumps from every night, and then backups of them to the b/u servers. I can't imagine how they'd be a win - don't remember just off the top of my head if they're compressed or not. A *lot* of our data is not huge text files - lots and lots of pure datafiles, output from things like Matlab, R, and some local programs, like the one for modeling protein folding. mark

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Provide access to /home folder
by Gopu Krishnan 06 Nov '13

06 Nov '13

I have a CentOS linux web server in which I have multiple web sites. I have many website programmers now doing the coding for all the sites. How can I provide a key-based authentication for the programmers in such a way that they have access only to /home folder ? They should be able to access only all the files inside /home and able to modify it. This is cPanel server in which all the sites comes under /home directory. Currently they are using separate passwords for every site. If I could give access to my developer inside /home folder, they would be able to do edit all the sites easily rather than having separate password for each site (eg : /home/site1 or /home/site2). Please share your ideas on the same. Thanks,

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Re: [CentOS] [OT] Building a new backup server
by m.roth＠5-cent.us 06 Nov '13

06 Nov '13

Sorin Srbu wrote: > Guys, > > I was thrown a cheap OEM-server with a 120 GB SSD and 10 x 4 TB SATA-disks for the data-backup to build a backup server. It's built around an Asus Z87-A > that seems to have problems with anything Linux unfortunately. > > Anyway, BackupPC is my preferred backup-solution, so I went ahead to install another favourite, CentOS 6.4 - and failed. > > The raid controller is a Highpoint RocketRAID 2740 and its driver is suggested to be prior to starting Anaconda by way of "ctrl-alt-f2", at which point > Anaconda freezes. > > I've come so far as installing Fedora 19 and having it see all the hard-drives, but it refuses to create any partition bigger than approx. 16 TB with ext4. > > I've never had to deal with this big raid-arrays before and am a bit stumped. > > Any hints as to where to start reading up, as well as hints on how to proceed (another motherboard, ditto raidcontroller?), would be greatly appreciated. Several. First, see if you CentOS supports that card. The alternative is to go to Highpoint's website, and look for the driver. You *might* need to get the source and build it - I had to do that a few months ago, on an old 2260 (I think it is) card, and had to hack the source -they're *not* good about updates. If you're lucky, they'll have a current driver or source. Second, on our HBR's (that's a technical term - Honkin' Big RAIDS... <g>), we use ext4, and RAID 6. Also, for about two years, I keep finding things that say that although ext4 supports gigantic filesystems, the tools aren't there yet. The upshot is that I make several volumes and partition them into 14TB-16TB filesystems. Besides, if you have a problem with a truly humongous RAID, the rebuild will finish sometime around next summer.... mark

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CentOS-announce Digest, Vol 105, Issue 4
by centos-announce-request＠centos.org 06 Nov '13

06 Nov '13

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CESA-2013:1505 Important CentOS 6 java-1.6.0-openjdk Update (Johnny Hughes) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2013 20:45:16 +0000 From: Johnny Hughes <johnny(a)centos.org> Subject: [CentOS-announce] CESA-2013:1505 Important CentOS 5 java-1.6.0-openjdk Update To: centos-announce(a)centos.org Message-ID: <20131105204516.GA27067(a)chakra.karan.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii CentOS Errata and Security Advisory 2013:1505 Important Upstream details at : https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1505.html The following updated files have been uploaded and are currently syncing to the mirrors: ( sha256sum Filename ) i386: dd169ca8d385654007cae4e860cdd298cfc315db65f727aa6c1380d2bca1b123 java-1.6.0-openjdk-1.6.0.0-1.42.1.11.14.el5_10.i386.rpm a4b71822114fd37c6c6daa6d12d3eea9e9b7f1dd24fbe550897de59783d8320e java-1.6.0-openjdk-demo-1.6.0.0-1.42.1.11.14.el5_10.i386.rpm 25629c0881b4abf619e8f36f4c4f445d15a7710ee38c27d24aa2dc8c3fd9e616 java-1.6.0-openjdk-devel-1.6.0.0-1.42.1.11.14.el5_10.i386.rpm 7efd5cffb1c1168654066aff95b2710dd2451970a1e7354e30be1b909c63c5e6 java-1.6.0-openjdk-javadoc-1.6.0.0-1.42.1.11.14.el5_10.i386.rpm 71c6a01a454b9352d68709e9f9031f9eef145420fd60051a66f6b7281cace20d java-1.6.0-openjdk-src-1.6.0.0-1.42.1.11.14.el5_10.i386.rpm x86_64: 39edace146e4b2bbbacfe5e148f443b7d8511bd8842871433225aa0d49da06d9 java-1.6.0-openjdk-1.6.0.0-1.42.1.11.14.el5_10.x86_64.rpm 63941c45f78969dbea729453bab8ad9adbf2c1349ae4fd98097b29ac4ab69ad0 java-1.6.0-openjdk-demo-1.6.0.0-1.42.1.11.14.el5_10.x86_64.rpm cb205722eb289ddd233ec60bf693f0a6c32286cfbba68ebc3fea1d54bc362c5b java-1.6.0-openjdk-devel-1.6.0.0-1.42.1.11.14.el5_10.x86_64.rpm 44067d0bca757f767d3c48382f93590a314533afa69b90f66cf4b64ecd421578 java-1.6.0-openjdk-javadoc-1.6.0.0-1.42.1.11.14.el5_10.x86_64.rpm 56a1fc2fcc56e461be17a201e7c288d25f5672909ef3c47e195feb8634981c1a java-1.6.0-openjdk-src-1.6.0.0-1.42.1.11.14.el5_10.x86_64.rpm Source: 86b2a469dbe6da765da0444cf1b21f4048bf6543fd92813cf6ce8c34f545e3c6 java-1.6.0-openjdk-1.6.0.0-1.42.1.11.14.el5_10.src.rpm -- Johnny Hughes CentOS Project { http://www.centos.org/ } irc: hughesjr, #centos(a)irc.freenode.net ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2013 21:40:57 +0000 From: Johnny Hughes <johnny(a)centos.org> Subject: [CentOS-announce] CEBA-2013:1504 CentOS 6 lvm2 Update To: centos-announce(a)centos.org Message-ID: <20131105214057.GA37920(a)n04.lon1.karan.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii CentOS Errata and Bugfix Advisory 2013:1504 Upstream details at : https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2013-1504.html The following updated files have been uploaded and are currently syncing to the mirrors: ( sha256sum Filename ) i386: afb10969863e5be9dc2e12d3d572b3e30e8db05d2fe2cce77b21378309497033 cmirror-2.02.98-9.el6_4.3.i686.rpm f3fcebc12a257b9d62ec8f0dd1d7f312e82166a714c60433488f64dc6ec34c12 device-mapper-1.02.77-9.el6_4.3.i686.rpm 9333086c9884b188f8f7500691a92f8d4403c6c61e81997c4789d988aa643ac2 device-mapper-devel-1.02.77-9.el6_4.3.i686.rpm 0cb5c88b3293cf7ebd3734c8840c84ee0f5af46ef7bda1a27ffe9e26943a7964 device-mapper-event-1.02.77-9.el6_4.3.i686.rpm 05a20b870da7917f87dc96c2e78581f6172cf21b07ab8c0a8a93c580a5b1e2c9 device-mapper-event-devel-1.02.77-9.el6_4.3.i686.rpm 66b622c8613c894029bfbd91dfdcb9c6c4b73cd9ac34c51080c0236c748a3c83 device-mapper-event-libs-1.02.77-9.el6_4.3.i686.rpm e7d9e006dec02f85c6e96a43243e5faa576dfd1681ab3a85773e5fa9969c35df device-mapper-libs-1.02.77-9.el6_4.3.i686.rpm d4892fb65734d69db76cbdc068f020cd7d57a7a6c6ecd830ad6ac459dfafff56 lvm2-2.02.98-9.el6_4.3.i686.rpm 797cd30c09e767f1d0ee6cdb619614e69b256e297cdf55462f44dedb73c5ae03 lvm2-cluster-2.02.98-9.el6_4.3.i686.rpm ca4ba74f3845022f12860ed5eba23d0323cd0b8407a969fa3ea857ff4cd418a1 lvm2-devel-2.02.98-9.el6_4.3.i686.rpm 9bacf9832b22c36c34c4b92ed3c4d49f7d3b2766914ac0ac9b12d4bb7515425c lvm2-libs-2.02.98-9.el6_4.3.i686.rpm x86_64: d4e1f0a6e46ac7e86f6624f15ad4271ce51be7eb40d35fc36592525e246cdaf6 cmirror-2.02.98-9.el6_4.3.x86_64.rpm 657a64406e6d2726e24c9c097720945a02934d190739402f941d6d825d7b8f4d device-mapper-1.02.77-9.el6_4.3.x86_64.rpm 9333086c9884b188f8f7500691a92f8d4403c6c61e81997c4789d988aa643ac2 device-mapper-devel-1.02.77-9.el6_4.3.i686.rpm d0adb6d829ecae82d58dd6edd95fe8aed41fb1e7cadfb53f615cde0f959f36b0 device-mapper-devel-1.02.77-9.el6_4.3.x86_64.rpm e88a36adbf1eaf2840efc0b618cd6efc20a8e28b6da9feb2da1407db714179d0 device-mapper-event-1.02.77-9.el6_4.3.x86_64.rpm 05a20b870da7917f87dc96c2e78581f6172cf21b07ab8c0a8a93c580a5b1e2c9 device-mapper-event-devel-1.02.77-9.el6_4.3.i686.rpm 1dd4869314116e2e078abfc825b87cc50cd4d4d0a63ebdc5676fca792b9b0e60 device-mapper-event-devel-1.02.77-9.el6_4.3.x86_64.rpm 66b622c8613c894029bfbd91dfdcb9c6c4b73cd9ac34c51080c0236c748a3c83 device-mapper-event-libs-1.02.77-9.el6_4.3.i686.rpm 4db96cc287fbb652572955a5cef45f2a2fca9418a88cc0a9bec3a76691cf8c88 device-mapper-event-libs-1.02.77-9.el6_4.3.x86_64.rpm e7d9e006dec02f85c6e96a43243e5faa576dfd1681ab3a85773e5fa9969c35df device-mapper-libs-1.02.77-9.el6_4.3.i686.rpm de142a79204011255d35ce3031d4e6325a64776cbf369d4c9ad8d2fc1d7710ff device-mapper-libs-1.02.77-9.el6_4.3.x86_64.rpm 8fa97478975c6f3f3afc461bef2274c1ac6273c991d34c0cc023ef765d9be1ea lvm2-2.02.98-9.el6_4.3.x86_64.rpm bc6744f858cf6607a6efb4b3cbd985f07bdd676d9147e9e956ca08ef565b7311 lvm2-cluster-2.02.98-9.el6_4.3.x86_64.rpm ca4ba74f3845022f12860ed5eba23d0323cd0b8407a969fa3ea857ff4cd418a1 lvm2-devel-2.02.98-9.el6_4.3.i686.rpm 3e07834f92a6785bc4f1b8ac5e5709e6336b6b24eb03c42c88a906ad1b314874 lvm2-devel-2.02.98-9.el6_4.3.x86_64.rpm 9bacf9832b22c36c34c4b92ed3c4d49f7d3b2766914ac0ac9b12d4bb7515425c lvm2-libs-2.02.98-9.el6_4.3.i686.rpm b676643d3f10a1513b5a87ccaad8bdd3cc72f7df38c52707158af9d386ebe05a lvm2-libs-2.02.98-9.el6_4.3.x86_64.rpm Source: d831861cb6943b5e04c2ecde9e286614aeff471e199f7f33723c4ce188ba893f lvm2-2.02.98-9.el6_4.3.src.rpm -- Johnny Hughes CentOS Project { http://www.centos.org/ } irc: hughesjr, #centos(a)irc.freenode.net ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2013 21:41:19 +0000 From: Johnny Hughes <johnny(a)centos.org> Subject: [CentOS-announce] CEBA-2013:1502 CentOS 6 e2fsprogs Update To: centos-announce(a)centos.org Message-ID: <20131105214119.GA38053(a)n04.lon1.karan.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii CentOS Errata and Bugfix Advisory 2013:1502 Upstream details at : https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2013-1502.html The following updated files have been uploaded and are currently syncing to the mirrors: ( sha256sum Filename ) i386: 2e985c764113c3864a6e8da89939b40c4e21d7e90b50da8008f16bdda1a46105 e2fsprogs-1.41.12-14.el6_4.4.i686.rpm 7b91e6b1a014ab0db9ac309662ac7e47ef4685ac7ed350f8a1915324658125d5 e2fsprogs-devel-1.41.12-14.el6_4.4.i686.rpm 1f0c281760a4e0586d54ae1bfa160e23e77d96352f6024cbcd3cbf8765fa8a07 e2fsprogs-libs-1.41.12-14.el6_4.4.i686.rpm 24c327fea89ae753a345d985a2af1ede933a289c6fcca698ac943e4ba85f5bfd libcom_err-1.41.12-14.el6_4.4.i686.rpm e451aff77e22c6c7fad3b3c054e30b98c08c03a12d49e5d6959f9a33562516bf libcom_err-devel-1.41.12-14.el6_4.4.i686.rpm 018aa0194f392b02b670d18e451a3d61974cfee93e0ae5d1e52b3cf7792a9bf9 libss-1.41.12-14.el6_4.4.i686.rpm 989e905e80f950194b9cdc1671af7106a6005e04099029d538caf4603f64eea6 libss-devel-1.41.12-14.el6_4.4.i686.rpm x86_64: c1193c93f40b444f4299284cf5e040cea3aff3366dd5007877d385f9fe1e36cb e2fsprogs-1.41.12-14.el6_4.4.x86_64.rpm 7b91e6b1a014ab0db9ac309662ac7e47ef4685ac7ed350f8a1915324658125d5 e2fsprogs-devel-1.41.12-14.el6_4.4.i686.rpm b5f9893ca579d529672ac2506f26bfdf4d6d005d4c65f36f10baa17a2d58cb6a e2fsprogs-devel-1.41.12-14.el6_4.4.x86_64.rpm 1f0c281760a4e0586d54ae1bfa160e23e77d96352f6024cbcd3cbf8765fa8a07 e2fsprogs-libs-1.41.12-14.el6_4.4.i686.rpm 96ac105b3fd87d4dc0944083898b54d1a5768bbc6de78b0015552f9f776c645c e2fsprogs-libs-1.41.12-14.el6_4.4.x86_64.rpm 24c327fea89ae753a345d985a2af1ede933a289c6fcca698ac943e4ba85f5bfd libcom_err-1.41.12-14.el6_4.4.i686.rpm 95ea5f8fbc3ebe7cb1edb0f96f55609943d706136a39aacd11703f80a30e4324 libcom_err-1.41.12-14.el6_4.4.x86_64.rpm e451aff77e22c6c7fad3b3c054e30b98c08c03a12d49e5d6959f9a33562516bf libcom_err-devel-1.41.12-14.el6_4.4.i686.rpm 704e4197883ec6c7fbc7c07eace5cb9abfdf78ad58f2c941426a1910334cb48e libcom_err-devel-1.41.12-14.el6_4.4.x86_64.rpm 018aa0194f392b02b670d18e451a3d61974cfee93e0ae5d1e52b3cf7792a9bf9 libss-1.41.12-14.el6_4.4.i686.rpm add0da2e80f0c3849719a83a86a5565f3406d7071b0fe7b61933d82de3c08895 libss-1.41.12-14.el6_4.4.x86_64.rpm 989e905e80f950194b9cdc1671af7106a6005e04099029d538caf4603f64eea6 libss-devel-1.41.12-14.el6_4.4.i686.rpm 33dfc9904ad3b7d18a3d7f81ea56f6ba58d4575e7e7fec92b8d67cf253b70965 libss-devel-1.41.12-14.el6_4.4.x86_64.rpm Source: e76a30acfe69557020dee6119e8a3cfb17999131e3df3d516f334948aed8f700 e2fsprogs-1.41.12-14.el6_4.4.src.rpm -- Johnny Hughes CentOS Project { http://www.centos.org/ } irc: hughesjr, #centos(a)irc.freenode.net ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2013 21:41:40 +0000 From: Johnny Hughes <johnny(a)centos.org> Subject: [CentOS-announce] CESA-2013:1505 Important CentOS 6 java-1.6.0-openjdk Update To: centos-announce(a)centos.org Message-ID: <20131105214140.GA38166(a)n04.lon1.karan.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii CentOS Errata and Security Advisory 2013:1505 Important Upstream details at : https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1505.html The following updated files have been uploaded and are currently syncing to the mirrors: ( sha256sum Filename ) i386: 11734d052a16bfaab1b98c03458e0b1a83f9dbcf1c6aaedad6f212cb6458ec20 java-1.6.0-openjdk-1.6.0.0-1.65.1.11.14.el6_4.i686.rpm b106eb987e683a099ac16bdb1a6579e75b7eb7c52cc02c7cb9f94cdfbba3212b java-1.6.0-openjdk-demo-1.6.0.0-1.65.1.11.14.el6_4.i686.rpm 5f888eb576d1b15e47ff30f2918b3fa3f8b5577f41fb5a8391bb8417e519b7d7 java-1.6.0-openjdk-devel-1.6.0.0-1.65.1.11.14.el6_4.i686.rpm 588afe9ff72a004c506c8732d802ce4145ca7f8ebbab8c24b57295858510a92c java-1.6.0-openjdk-javadoc-1.6.0.0-1.65.1.11.14.el6_4.i686.rpm 95966320da3423eec4b370ef046c59d62beb5527bce6e71edc9b7e8b1bbfae12 java-1.6.0-openjdk-src-1.6.0.0-1.65.1.11.14.el6_4.i686.rpm x86_64: 504433cff9bb1720eb16ae2a02b75327dd7f8a445c302a963b4e4a70165312f6 java-1.6.0-openjdk-1.6.0.0-1.65.1.11.14.el6_4.x86_64.rpm f97c9909c18ae5c144a0689d0b8499cc05a7f5a1384e48e3773f0d874b489911 java-1.6.0-openjdk-demo-1.6.0.0-1.65.1.11.14.el6_4.x86_64.rpm 2d73d7cb54635bf1332de5da46e731ae69c1e70bce2f5d7f58397e04b024a4b7 java-1.6.0-openjdk-devel-1.6.0.0-1.65.1.11.14.el6_4.x86_64.rpm 4c98737fc8ef9dc7e96f8d980bd72c72f19ae31c6081fa11a404042778461fc5 java-1.6.0-openjdk-javadoc-1.6.0.0-1.65.1.11.14.el6_4.x86_64.rpm c529ce8d81427d3b1d60d3b27d829ea6f6f4bc2678e335416887702a7edb2ae3 java-1.6.0-openjdk-src-1.6.0.0-1.65.1.11.14.el6_4.x86_64.rpm Source: 9d916f361bddbfc4a948e0ffe035feabfe6c1c7be531bf22c14d211651826182 java-1.6.0-openjdk-1.6.0.0-1.65.1.11.14.el6_4.src.rpm -- Johnny Hughes CentOS Project { http://www.centos.org/ } irc: hughesjr, #centos(a)irc.freenode.net ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ CentOS-announce mailing list CentOS-announce(a)centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-announce End of CentOS-announce Digest, Vol 105, Issue 4 ***********************************************

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mount.cifs install problem
by Nikos Gatsis - Qbit 06 Nov '13

06 Nov '13

Hello list After samba4 installation cant install cifs-utils. Is there an other way of mount an externall network drive without using mount.cifs? I try mount -t cifs //192.168.10.230/OpenShare/srvbackup /mnt/backup/ But I get "is not a valid block device" error I have centos-release-6-4.el6.centos.10.x86_64 This ext drive is also linked to a fedora server without problem. Thank you in advance. Nikos

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iptables
by Wes James 06 Nov '13

06 Nov '13

I ran: iptables -L and see this: Chain INPUT (policy ACCEPT) target prot opt source destination ACCEPT all -- anywhere anywhere state RELATED,ESTABLISHED ACCEPT icmp -- anywhere anywhere ACCEPT all -- anywhere anywhere REJECT all -- anywhere anywhere reject-with icmp-host-prohibited Does the REJECT all over-ride the ACCEPT all Would "DROP all" be better so people banging on the ports don't see a reply? I ran the gui tool to open ssh and it is in between ACCEPT all and REJECT all. Why does it work if there is a REJECT all after it? Thanks, -wes

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/etc/inittab
by Wes James 05 Nov '13

05 Nov '13

I noticed in /etc/inittab that it has this line: # 0 - halt (Do NOT set initdefault to this) It makes sense, but what if it did get set to 0 or 6? Is there a way to boot to single-user mode anyway to edit the file and change it to a correct value? What if it is set to a negative number or a value > 6? Does it default to a valid value.

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building software raid.
by Johan Vermeulen 05 Nov '13

05 Nov '13

dear All, I'm spending the afternoon trying to build software raid using this ( excellent ) guide : http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/Install_On_Partitionable_RAID1 I'm doing this not only because this machine has no raid controller - I could go out and buy one - but also because I hope software raid will provide easier monitoring. This is a newly installed, updated Centos6.4 standard machine. So far I arrived at part1 step 4: -----> mdadm --add /dev/md_d0 /dev/sdb and this is on 16.6 % Looking at part 2 , step 2 : ------------> Edit /etc/fstab, you must change all mounts from using LABEL= to explicit device names, like /dev/md_d0p1, /dev/md_d0p2, ... I'm wondering where I can find the names md_d0p1, p2 and so on. Can anyone help me on this? Thanks very much. Greetings, J. -- Johan Vermeulen IT-medewerker Caw De Kempen johan.vermeulen(a)cawdekempen.be 0479.82.01.41 Opensource Software is the future.

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[OT] Building a new backup server
by Sorin Srbu 05 Nov '13

05 Nov '13

Guys, I was thrown a cheap OEM-server with a 120 GB SSD and 10 x 4 TB SATA-disks for the data-backup to build a backup server. It's built around an Asus Z87-A that seems to have problems with anything Linux unfortunately. Anyway, BackupPC is my preferred backup-solution, so I went ahead to install another favourite, CentOS 6.4 - and failed. The raid controller is a Highpoint RocketRAID 2740 and its driver is suggested to be prior to starting Anaconda by way of "ctrl-alt-f2", at which point Anaconda freezes. I've come so far as installing Fedora 19 and having it see all the hard-drives, but it refuses to create any partition bigger than approx. 16 TB with ext4. I've never had to deal with this big raid-arrays before and am a bit stumped. Any hints as to where to start reading up, as well as hints on how to proceed (another motherboard, ditto raidcontroller?), would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. -- BW, Sorin ----------------------------------------------------------- # Sorin Srbu, Sysadmin # Uppsala University # Dept of Medicinal Chemistry # Div of Org Pharm Chem # Box 574 # SE-75123 Uppsala # Sweden# # Phone: +46 (0)18-4714482 # Visit: BMC, Husargatan 3, D5:512b # Web: http://www.orgfarm.uu.se ----------------------------------------------------------- # () ASCII ribbon campaign - Against html E-mail # /\ # # This message was not sent from an iProduct! # # MotD follows: # Legacy MS Tag: PATH=C:\DOS;C:\DOS\RUN;C:\WIN\CRASH\DOS;C:\ME\DEL\WIN

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CentOS-announce Digest, Vol 105, Issue 3
by centos-announce-request＠centos.org 05 Nov '13

05 Nov '13

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. CEBA-2013:1496 CentOS 5 lvm2-cluster Update (Johnny Hughes) 2. CEBA-2013:1499 CentOS 6 xorg-x11-drv-cirrus Update (Johnny Hughes) 3. CEBA-2013:1497 CentOS 6 expect Update (Johnny Hughes) 4. CESA-2013:1500 Moderate CentOS 6 gc Update (Johnny Hughes) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2013 11:50:30 +0000 From: Johnny Hughes <johnny(a)centos.org> Subject: [CentOS-announce] CEBA-2013:1496 CentOS 5 lvm2-cluster Update To: centos-announce(a)centos.org Message-ID: <20131104115030.GA27823(a)chakra.karan.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii CentOS Errata and Bugfix Advisory 2013:1496 Upstream details at : https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2013-1496.html The following updated files have been uploaded and are currently syncing to the mirrors: ( sha256sum Filename ) i386: 3603fbd36963915563207ef0f94fc0810ae79a7bb75ab9cfc77636a546d331d2 lvm2-cluster-2.02.88-9.el5_10.1.i386.rpm x86_64: d8ec45bc56ac11c75ce86ebfb6dcff81b4ce5a20a8ed01af0885bf574ad07009 lvm2-cluster-2.02.88-9.el5_10.1.x86_64.rpm Source: c5ff3e901f571f8f6acaad1c8a3c1e30480ef5a67281cdf5bd6be0c9e6c865e0 lvm2-cluster-2.02.88-9.el5_10.1.src.rpm -- Johnny Hughes CentOS Project { http://www.centos.org/ } irc: hughesjr, #centos(a)irc.freenode.net ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2013 11:57:13 +0000 From: Johnny Hughes <johnny(a)centos.org> Subject: [CentOS-announce] CEBA-2013:1499 CentOS 6 xorg-x11-drv-cirrus Update To: centos-announce(a)centos.org Message-ID: <20131104115713.GA2509(a)n04.lon1.karan.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii CentOS Errata and Bugfix Advisory 2013:1499 Upstream details at : https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2013-1499.html The following updated files have been uploaded and are currently syncing to the mirrors: ( sha256sum Filename ) i386: 0fc7fb308caa7a1d2f134d06bb9c7eaa3723459b42d9beb24b1afdca66e70501 xorg-x11-drv-cirrus-1.5.2-1.el6_4.i686.rpm x86_64: f3f25d3366cd60e5149dcd5d92b9a571950a6a1d005e9da99d89bfe59b754f86 xorg-x11-drv-cirrus-1.5.2-1.el6_4.x86_64.rpm Source: 8db4f17f820e51c7d1e7fbe0b374c307df0771220dc6916be72f601bfdb8b33c xorg-x11-drv-cirrus-1.5.2-1.el6_4.src.rpm -- Johnny Hughes CentOS Project { http://www.centos.org/ } irc: hughesjr, #centos(a)irc.freenode.net ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2013 11:57:28 +0000 From: Johnny Hughes <johnny(a)centos.org> Subject: [CentOS-announce] CEBA-2013:1497 CentOS 6 expect Update To: centos-announce(a)centos.org Message-ID: <20131104115728.GA2615(a)n04.lon1.karan.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii CentOS Errata and Bugfix Advisory 2013:1497 Upstream details at : https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2013-1497.html The following updated files have been uploaded and are currently syncing to the mirrors: ( sha256sum Filename ) i386: 997c7a4d089d212e063e2f498a96d06babfbe4bc1cb172ba333091bc3e2c9578 expect-5.44.1.15-5.el6_4.i686.rpm f34e24b9acb1898d4bcaa0cdc86027487657939802c0822871c75a63aecf97a1 expect-devel-5.44.1.15-5.el6_4.i686.rpm b33f7dde3f2c133496a097c7a8da513192058287a45f1963f1ec6a5215e5150e expectk-5.44.1.15-5.el6_4.i686.rpm x86_64: 42d2ce13f992236c6948e6700e3df05785714ce705a09c229c7ee4f052395ffc expect-5.44.1.15-5.el6_4.x86_64.rpm f34e24b9acb1898d4bcaa0cdc86027487657939802c0822871c75a63aecf97a1 expect-devel-5.44.1.15-5.el6_4.i686.rpm cf36c9f1febe47b9a5ec4e4c9f298827c8fa806b780e87f111036003e219075a expect-devel-5.44.1.15-5.el6_4.x86_64.rpm 2d51ee5cf61787eed45e1593f0622103f75171e0153c28bec3058bde9a91d012 expectk-5.44.1.15-5.el6_4.x86_64.rpm Source: 069f23fd30a2647fc4b6e5c21e8a09b99a94d1373b50a05db2a978916191d4a1 expect-5.44.1.15-5.el6_4.src.rpm -- Johnny Hughes CentOS Project { http://www.centos.org/ } irc: hughesjr, #centos(a)irc.freenode.net ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2013 19:32:13 +0000 From: Johnny Hughes <johnny(a)centos.org> Subject: [CentOS-announce] CESA-2013:1500 Moderate CentOS 6 gc Update To: centos-announce(a)centos.org Message-ID: <20131104193213.GA32577(a)n04.lon1.karan.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii CentOS Errata and Security Advisory 2013:1500 Moderate Upstream details at : https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1500.html The following updated files have been uploaded and are currently syncing to the mirrors: ( sha256sum Filename ) i386: 813764b716b569397a6aab5e9fea712edce28e26190b02043a03b49fc2e29a55 gc-7.1-12.el6_4.i686.rpm 4681b0433f1c5dd7c28ecba790849e61c62ebfe1e5eda1f59801c2fdf729583e gc-devel-7.1-12.el6_4.i686.rpm x86_64: 813764b716b569397a6aab5e9fea712edce28e26190b02043a03b49fc2e29a55 gc-7.1-12.el6_4.i686.rpm 1994204a388485eb29a451525a3f0b31af39c47ef12d6eeb6cb80629e7a7084c gc-7.1-12.el6_4.x86_64.rpm 4681b0433f1c5dd7c28ecba790849e61c62ebfe1e5eda1f59801c2fdf729583e gc-devel-7.1-12.el6_4.i686.rpm 117af5a3c2b7053727bbe5c5f58ce6e2e625cdaaa436ea76db380dee38d7a08a gc-devel-7.1-12.el6_4.x86_64.rpm Source: 956a0b90958bab1be79c5252e1eb9e4f3e9f73a2cfd336fbdd7866d57735e8e1 gc-7.1-12.el6_4.src.rpm -- Johnny Hughes CentOS Project { http://www.centos.org/ } irc: hughesjr, #centos(a)irc.freenode.net ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ CentOS-announce mailing list CentOS-announce(a)centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-announce End of CentOS-announce Digest, Vol 105, Issue 3 ***********************************************

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Re: [CentOS] How should I reinstall CentOS?
by Denniston, Todd A CIV NAVSURFWARCENDIV Crane 05 Nov '13

05 Nov '13

> -----Original Message----- > From: Les Mikesell [mailto:lesmikesell@gmail.com] > Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2013 5:25 PM > To: CentOS mailing list > Subject: Re: [CentOS] How should I reinstall CentOS? > > On Tue, Oct 29, 2013 at 3:47 PM, Michael Hennebry > <hennebry(a)web.cs.ndsu.nodak.edu> wrote: > > <SNIP> > > > I'm not willing to put in another week of > > effort out of a probably vain hope of discovery. > > You might try running 'rpm -Va' to see if there are any surprises in > the list of differences between the current state and what was > installed. > > -- > Les Mikesell > lesmikesell(a)gmail.com Note on the rpm -Va... I had an issue recently where a package (openoffice) would not work correctly and: yum reinstall openoffice\* #did not help rpm -Va #did not find ANY issues (which surprised me when I did figure out what was wrong) however doing a (I did a more restricted, to openoffice files, version of) find /usr/ -not -perm -o+r -exec ls -lhd {} + find /usr/ -type d -not -perm -g+x -exec ls -lhd {} + find /usr/ -type d -not -perm -o+x -exec ls -lhd {} + found files that were not even set to write for ROOT (and in general had NO permission for anyone else)! The idea is basically that almost all files in /usr/ should be READABLE by any user and almost all directories should be READABLE & EXECUTABLE by all so that they can list and read the files in them. I don't know if the commands at http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/reset-rhel-centos-fedora-package-file-perm ission.html would have fixed the issue, because I brute forced the perms to root writeable and then reinstalled the packages again. BTW, I still feel a little confused on what the OP's original problem was and why they are headed in the direction of a 'reinstall the system'. Seems a bit overkill for most problems. Even when this disclaimer is not here: I am not a contracting officer. I do not have authority to make or modify the terms of any contract.

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ZFS on Linux in production?
by Lists 04 Nov '13

04 Nov '13

We are a CentOS shop, and have the lucky, fortunate problem of having ever-increasing amounts of data to manage. EXT3/4 becomes tough to manage when you start climbing, especially when you have to upgrade, so we're contemplating switching to ZFS. As of last spring, it appears that ZFS On Linux http://zfsonlinux.org/ calls itself production ready despite a version number of 0.6.2, and being acknowledged as unstable on 32 bit systems. However, given the need to do backups, zfs send sounds like a godsend over rsync which is running into scaling problems of its own. (EG: Nightly backups are being threatened by the possibility of taking over 24 hours per backup) Was wondering if anybody here could weigh in with real-life experience? Performance/scalability? -Ben PS: I joined their mailing list recently, will be watching there as well. We will, of course, be testing for a while before "making the switch".

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What the heck is a "text/html decoder"
by Frank Cox 04 Nov '13

04 Nov '13

My phone service provider offers a way to check my voicemail via a webpage. However, when I go to that webpage with Firefox and try to play back a saved message, a window pops up that says this: "The following plugin is required: text/html decoder" What is it looking for and how can I install it? I already have these totem rpms: totem-nautilus-2.28.6-2.el6.x86_64 totem-pl-parser-2.28.3-1.el6.x86_64 totem-mozplugin-2.28.6-2.el6.x86_64 totem-2.28.6-2.el6.x86_64 and the following gstreamer rpms: gstreamer-ffmpeg-0.10.11-2.el6.x86_64 gstreamer-0.10.29-1.el6.x86_64 gstreamer-devel-0.10.29-1.el6.x86_64 gstreamer-plugins-good-0.10.23-1.el6.x86_64 gstreamer-plugins-bad-free-0.10.19-2.el6.x86_64 gstreamer-plugins-bad-free-extras-0.10.19-2.el6.x86_64 phonon-backend-gstreamer-4.6.2-26.el6_4.x86_64 gstreamer-tools-0.10.29-1.el6.x86_64 gstreamer-plugins-base-0.10.29-2.el6.x86_64 PackageKit-gstreamer-plugin-0.5.8-21.el6.x86_64 gstreamer-plugins-ugly-0.10.18-4.el6.x86_64 -- MELVILLE THEATRE ~ Real D 3D Digital Cinema ~ www.melvilletheatre.com

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Firefox ESR and Coldfusion
by James B. Byrne 04 Nov '13

04 Nov '13

CentOS-6.4 x86_64 Firefox-17.0.10ESR I am getting a missing plugin report from Firefox when trying to load this url: http://yyyy.xxx.net//sco_launchv5.1.cfm?regKey=22349&CFID=0&CFTOKEN=1ED09F3… A Firefox search for plugins reports none found. I believe that this URL refers to a Coldfusion script. Given the context I am working in I believe that this script is an interactive training audio-visual. What client or plugin do I need for Firefox to run this script? Where do I get it? -- *** E-Mail is NOT a SECURE channel *** James B. Byrne mailto:ByrneJB@Harte-Lyne.ca Harte & Lyne Limited http://www.harte-lyne.ca 9 Brockley Drive vox: +1 905 561 1241 Hamilton, Ontario fax: +1 905 561 0757 Canada L8E 3C3

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extremely slow NFS performance under 6.x [SOLVED]
by m.roth＠5-cent.us 04 Nov '13

04 Nov '13

I've posted here about this a number of times. The other admin I work with had been playing with it recently, with some real problems we'd been having, and this time, with a year or so's more stuff to google, and newer documentation, found the problem. What we'd been seeing: cd to an NFS-mounted directory, and from an NFS-mounted directory, tar -xzvf a 25M or so tar.gz, which unpacks to about 105M. Under CentOS 5, on a local drive, seconds; doing the above, about 35 seconds. Mount options included sync. Under 6.x, from the beginning, it was 6.5 to 7 *minutes*. The result was that we'd been keeping our home directory servers on 5. What he found was the mount option barrier. According to one or two hits I found, googling, it's not clear that 5.x even recognizes this option. From upstream docs, <https://access.redhat.com/site/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux…>, it's enabled by default, and affects *all* journalled filesystems. Remounting the drive with -o nobarrier, I just NFS mounted an exported directory... and it took 20 seconds. Since most of our systems are all on UPSes, we're not worried about sudden power loss... and my manager did a jig, and we're starting to talk about migrating the rest of our home directory servers.... mark

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Re: [CentOS] yum update --skip-broken failure
by m.roth＠5-cent.us 04 Nov '13

04 Nov '13

ken wrote: > Though I've used it countless times in the past, "yum update > --skip-broken" doesn't work anymore... it doesn't skip over updates which have dependency problems. Is this a known issue? Is there a work-around for it? Has anyone else experienced this? > One thing that provokes that, in my experience, is repos from other repositories, where it's not a dependency on this, but that repo does have it as a dependency. mark

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root password required
by Valeri Shibaev 04 Nov '13

04 Nov '13

Hi, I've lost private key for my instance. So I've generated new Private/Public Keys, Created Image from my instance, and Launched new instance. Now I can ssh to this new instance: but it ask me for root password (which it did not on original instance): It looks like this is problem with MarketPlace AMI I was using originally: CentOS-6-x86_64-20120527-EBS-03-adc4348e-1dc3-41df-b833-e86ba57a33d6-ami-8f9af1e6.1 (ami-83cd5eb9). Any help with fixing this unexpected root password required problem?

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yum update --skip-broken failure
by ken 04 Nov '13

04 Nov '13

Though I've used it countless times in the past, "yum update --skip-broken" doesn't work anymore... it doesn't skip over updates which have dependency problems. Is this a known issue? Is there a work-around for it? Has anyone else experienced this? tnx.

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Converting an installed and configured system into live-cd/dvd
by Rajagopal Swaminathan 04 Nov '13

04 Nov '13

Greetings, Can somebody point me in this direction with some links please? -- Regards, Rajagopal

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