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Difficulty with 5.0 - 5.1 upgrade: sysreport vs. sos
by Bart Schaefer 03 Dec '07

03 Dec '07

I got file conflicts between the sysreport and sos packages on the file /usr/sbin/sysreport. I unchecked sysreport in the package updater UI and the rest of the update is proceedng.

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x86_64 versus i386
by Manish Kathuria 03 Dec '07

03 Dec '07

Hello, On the Intel Core 2 Duo processor based systems, we have the option of installing either x86_64 or the i386 distribution. I would like to know your experiences with the x86_64 port. How does it compare with the i386 distribution in terms of stability, reliability and performance ? How significant are the performance benefits gained by using the x86_64 linux instead of i386 on the same system ? Keeping in mind a production environment, which port of CentOS do you recommend for a Core 2 Duo based server ? It would be great to have your opinion. Thanks, Manish

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CentOS-announce Digest, Vol 34, Issue 3
by centos-announce-request＠centos.org 03 Dec '07

03 Dec '07

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. Release for CentOS-5.1 i386 and x86_64 (Karanbir Singh) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 02 Dec 2007 22:05:38 +0000 From: Karanbir Singh <kbsingh(a)centos.org> Subject: [CentOS-announce] Release for CentOS-5.1 i386 and x86_64 To: centos-announce(a)centos.org Cc: lwn(a)lwn.net, distro(a)distrowatch.com Message-ID: <47532C32.8000104(a)centos.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed We are pleased to announce the immediate availability of CentOS-5.1 for the i386 and x86_64 Architectures. CentOS-5.1 is based on the upstream release 5.1, and includes packages from all variants including Server and Client. All upstream repositories have been combined into one, to make it easier for end users to work with. And the option to further enable external repositories at install time is now available in the installer. Further Arch support for PowerPC, IA64 and Sparc are planned and will be released soon. These arch's will follow the existing pattern of release to Beta first, and then to Final. This is the first release where we are also publishing a special netinstall iso that can be used to start a remote install. Its included in the isos/ directory. This iso is in addition to the boot.iso published in the images/ directory of the distribution - there are no changes to that file. +++++++++++++++++++++++ Verification of downloads and media We highly recommend that all forms of downloads be verified before use. Both md5sum and sha1sum for all isos and torrents released by the CentOS project are published at the same location as the isos and torrents themselves. md5sum and sha1sum verification tools are available for all major platforms. As an added option, but not a replacement to the md5sum/sha1sum process, its possible to check media during install time. All rpms published by the CentOS project are signed with a gpg key, and by default we configure yum to verify this signature on package download. In order to check that this is operating as normal ensure that each repository section includes two lines that look exactly like this : gpgcheck=1 gpgsignature=http://mirror.centos.org/centos/RPM-GPG-KEY-CentOS-5 Note: 1) url to the gpg key will never point at an external non .centos.org machine. 2) a copy of the gpg key is also provided on the install media, and installed as /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-CentOS-5, however do the possibility of compromised media we recommend you still verify that key with the one hosted on http://mirror.centos.org/ +++++++++++++++++++++++ Download Instructions: First a request from us : When possible, consider using torrents to run the downloads. Not only does it help the community and keeps mirrors from running up high bandiwdth bills, in most cases you will find its also the fastest means to download the distro. Via BitTorrent : Torrents are available for i386 at http://isoredirect.centos.org/centos/5/isos/i386/ and for x86_64 at http://isoredirect.centos.org/centos/5/isos/x86_64/ Via direct download: Due to bandwidth considerations the CentOS Project does not publish ISOS directly from our network machines. However direct downloads are available from external mirrors over http, ftp and rsync, and a geoip based list is available at http://isoredirect.centos.org/centos/5/isos/ to give you the best predictable match ( and only lists mirrors that are updated already, so you dont need to go looking for a mirror with all the isos you want ! ) Some mirrors also publish DVD images that can be downloaded directly. Refer to the mirrors list page at http://www.centos.org/mirrors for more details Mirrors that offer DVD's are clearly marked on the page. ----------------------------------------------- i386 ISOS and their sha1sum's are : 18dbc08071f381b327e7d591d6921f125ff43359 CentOS-5.1-i386-bin-1of6.iso 87f1fa3cd42fbfb6d9d12d7d4440101aba2e4647 CentOS-5.1-i386-bin-2of6.iso ec4b1875de5bf9da3fcedad66a0ed61f59d07dd3 CentOS-5.1-i386-bin-3of6.iso 077179429ef46e8aee6726a64aaf461a4f44a668 CentOS-5.1-i386-bin-4of6.iso bcc3b5d839b56638419eee09fa933c90005f291d CentOS-5.1-i386-bin-5of6.iso c6b62bbf82cc850d2855705934a0e4b04f0abfe3 CentOS-5.1-i386-bin-6of6.iso 0a07e11a43515e772eb392e5b9261ecc52980b7c CentOS-5.1-i386-bin-DVD.iso e010156ae3bb7499c057f25cc3b42bd66bb686b7 CentOS-5.1-i386-netinstall.iso ----------------------------------------------- x86_64 ISOS and their sha1sum's are : 7e70ca98f6042342159a6705cc10eae9b937a12f CentOS-5.1-x86_64-bin-1of7.iso eaec3219d9ee29ead7d79e87674ea1b289cddb2f CentOS-5.1-x86_64-bin-2of7.iso 89d922359fab8668bf5aee594de3e3bdad8b27f0 CentOS-5.1-x86_64-bin-3of7.iso 6a7d55cbcaf4412001ed276c20d299e1c48aa2cd CentOS-5.1-x86_64-bin-4of7.iso 018c877063e1893785ba28859552f0ec73b101f6 CentOS-5.1-x86_64-bin-5of7.iso d5daca1b6341b290d090162441078b6c6a054827 CentOS-5.1-x86_64-bin-6of7.iso 1ab34cf0977aa966436dd0d3b54a7f56e99f3344 CentOS-5.1-x86_64-bin-7of7.iso 22403c5d46fd620e3d7156a8df0f73889680a20d CentOS-5.1-x86_64-bin-DVD.iso da61e6c3d0b119da59804144cf7d42478cf812c8 CentOS-5.1-x86_64-netinstall.iso +++++++++++++++++++++++ Release Notes: The distro release notes are only available online at http://wiki.centos.org/Manuals/ReleaseNotes/CentOS5.1/ The release notes include important changelog info as well as notes about the installer and outcomes from test situations which the centos-qa team worked through. Its considered essential reading. Upstream release notes are available in the NOTES/ directory of the install media, as well as online at http://www.centos.org/docs/5/ . These include release specific technologies, new features in the distro and other misc infomation that can help you better utilise the distro. Always something worth reading. +++++++++++++++++++++++ How to get help with CentOS The best place to start when looking for help with CentOS is at the wiki ( http://wiki.centos.org/GettingHelp ) which lists various options and communities who might be able to help. If you think there is a bug in the system, do report it at http://bugs.centos.org/ - but keep in mind that the bugs system is *not* a support mechanism. Friendly URL's : http://wiki.centos.org/ http://www.centos.org/ http://bugs.centos.org/ http://www.centos.org/donate http://lists.centos.org/ +++++++++++++++++++++++ And a big thanks to everyone who contributed to the distro, including the translation teams, the qa team, the CentOS Developers and all the users out there. Enjoy! -- Karanbir Singh CentOS Project { http://www.centos.org/ } irc: z00dax, #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 34, Issue 3 **********************************************

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how to get the source for installed RPM (CUPS)
by Ulrik S. Kofod 03 Dec '07

03 Dec '07

I would like to change a few things in CUPS, but I would prefer to use the source for the version of CUPS that I already have installed using yum. Mostly because I'm quite happy with the way it works except a few details. Is there a way to get the source using yum or should I go to http://www.cups.org/software.php and get it from there ? The version I installed with yum is 1.1.22 and on http://www.cups.org/software.php the best match is 1.1.23. Or would you suggest I go with the latest version released on http://www.cups.org/software.php ? This is the first time I feel the need to change something so I'm not quite sure how to start out on this and I don't want to spend a lot of time on the wrong source code. best regards Ulrik

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Re: Mail Server Install
by Jun Salen 03 Dec '07

03 Dec '07

Hi, Is the horde from RPMForge repository equal to horde server or horde-webmail? Thanks, junji aisalen.wordpress.com Linux Registered User #253162 Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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Re: Mail Server Install
by Jun Salen 03 Dec '07

03 Dec '07

Have a look at http://zimbra.com. It has an open-source version with unlimited users. I've tried both it and scalix and much prefer zimbra. Cheers. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. [Fred Kienker] Scalix has announced starting with Version 11.3, to be released mid December 2007, the number of premium users available in the Community Edition will be reduced from 25 to 10. The number of standard users will remain unlimited for now. There is new commercial licenses available starting at 20 users to fill in the gap. You can continue to use Ver. 11.2 which will remain at 25 premium users forever, but there are several serious issues in this version which will not be addressed except by updating to 11.3. In our experience the most current version of the Community Edition tends to be beta test software - YMMV. Using any version of the Community Edition in a commercial or educational environment would not be a good idea without a paid for support contract from Scalix. -----------------------------Hi Fred and others, Thanks for enlightening me. I will check zimbra or kolab as other also had suggested. If there are others still who will may share ideas, please do so. Thanks, junji aisalen.wordpress.com Linux Registered User #253162 Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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how to Load balancing
by D. Bettancourt M. 03 Dec '07

03 Dec '07

Hi I need informmation about this Topic: Load balancing,, I have 2 nic to internet, 1 nic to DMZ, and 1 nic to LAN, but I don,t know how do that. Where I can found information ?? Thx!! For your information! -- Este mensaje ha sido analizado por MailScanner en busca de virus y otros contenidos peligrosos, y se considera que est� limpio. For all your IT requirements visit: http://www.transtec.co.uk

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Archive search + xen
by James Wilde 03 Dec '07

03 Dec '07

Hi: I'm new to Centos mailing list. Please excuse the simple questions. The only archive I can find for this list appears to be unsearchable. Is there another archive somewhere, where one can search? Am I in the right list to discuss problems with Centos5 xen distro? I'm having a problem with a foreign-language keyboard in the guest installation (which is also Centos5). Thanks in advance. //James

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unstable libdg error when ./configure Perfparse on Nagios 2.x / CentOS 4.x
by Rogelio 03 Dec '07

03 Dec '07

I'm trying to ./compile Perfparse on my Nagios CentOS 4.x box, but am having this error. (And am hoping someone here might point me in the right direction) "configure: error: required library libgd unusable." Here is a history of my problems: First, it ./configure 'd ok, but I couldn't "make && make install" due to an error. I googled and found this FAQ on the the subject (http://perfparse.de/tiki-view_faq.php?faqId=1) ********************************************************* Q: When i try to compile, i get errors like: perfparse-0.105.5/perfparse/storage.c:269: undefined reference to `g_path_get_basename' A: Try this: cd perfparse make copy & paste the "/bin/sh ../libtool ...." line and add "/opt/gnome/lib64/libglib-2.0.so" at the end. The path may vary. Try to find the libglib-2.0.so. Then try again with "make". ********************************************************* Not sure what happened, but it eventually was working, and later I got past that error and got a "gdImage" error when I tried to "make && make install". (This too is on the FAQ page) ********************************************************* "A: The gd library is probably not installed yet on your system. Or you are missing the development package such as libgd-devel or libgd-dev. Install gd and try again." ********************************************************* Not knowing what to do (gd-2.0.28-5.4E and gd-devel-2.0.28-5.4E were installed), we "yum removed" these packages (which destroyed Nagios, and I had to reinstall and reconfigure that too), and ever since, I've gotten that ""configure: error: required library libgd unusable" error whenever I've tried to ./configure with the automake tools. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

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./configure -> "libgd unusable" (shall I build from source or scrape and rebuild?)
by Rogelio 03 Dec '07

03 Dec '07

On a relatively new Nagios 2.x / CentOS 4.x server (only like a week old), I am experiencing gd(-devel/-progs) problems and am wondering if I should just scrape and rebuild. Here is my situation: I installed LAMP+Nagios+NagiosQL and was going to install PerfParse so that I could have trending info integrated with Nagios. The configure script would run ok, but would crap out on make && make install, leading me to believe something was missing from the configure script (I had all the prequesisite files installed). In an effort to fix it, another sysadmin did a "yum remove gd", which ripped out Nagios. I reinstalled Nagios and gd, thinking that would be ok, and since then, PerfParse's configure script says that "libgd is unusable" Any ideas? Or should I just scrape and rebuild while I still have time before this goes into production?

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Sharing Partitions between Linux and Windows
by Saurabh Sharma 03 Dec '07

03 Dec '07

Hi All I've just shifteed over to linux,form Windows.I 'm having 5 partations for use by my windows XP Professional and another one by linux.The partation table is as shown : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [root@localhost6 ~]# fdisk -l Disk /dev/hdc: 250.0 GB, 250059350016 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/hdc1 * 1 1275 10241406 7 HPFS/NTFS /dev/hdc2 1276 30400 233946562+ f W95 Ext'd (LBA) /dev/hdc5 1276 7649 51199123+ 7 HPFS/NTFS /dev/hdc6 7650 14023 51199123+ 7 HPFS/NTFS /dev/hdc7 14024 20397 51199123+ 7 HPFS/NTFS /dev/hdc8 20398 26771 51199123+ 7 HPFS/NTFS /dev/hdc9 26772 26784 104391 83 Linux /dev/hdc10 26785 28059 10241406 83 Linux /dev/hdc11 28060 28124 522081 82 Linux swap / Solaris ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I want to convert my NTFS partations /dev/hdc5 ,/dev/hdc6 ,/dev/hdc7 ,/dev/hdc8 over to FAT32,so that they can be accessible to me in both Windows and LINUX environments.I googled a lot for the same and found that in windows i'll have to delete all the partitions and recreate themin FAT32 format,but the limitation over here is that windows just allows a FAT32 partition to be at most of 32GB and i don't want to breakup my disk any more,can anyone please help me out with some way in the linux environment,to do the desired. Thanks to all,and please help me and LINUX grow. Thanks & Regards Saurabh Sharma ************************************************************************************************** In world without fences and walls,who needs Gates and Windows ? **************************************************************************************************

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Cyber Timer(cybermanager)
by maina 03 Dec '07

03 Dec '07

Hi all, Am setting up a internet cyber cafe of roughly 50 or so boxes running on CentOS 5.0. Now the question is. Does someone on the list know of a open source cyber timer/cybermanager which runs on CentOS(LINUX) and where i can download it? All that am getting are M$ based.(grrrh). Thanks. ------------------------------------------------- David Maina. Systems/Network Administrator. PdE-Kenya. P. O. Box 1239 - 20100. Nakuru, Kenya. Telephone:+254-51-850298/850333. Cell:+254-721-950073. Registered Linux User #407239. --------------------------------------------------- "By golly, I'm beginning to think Linux really *is* the best thing since sliced bread." ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better sports nut! Let your teams follow you with Yahoo Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/sports;_ylt=At9_qDKvtAbMuh1G1SQtBI7ntAcJ

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video capture via nvidia g3, cento5 (rhel5) - arrrgghhh
by Paul 03 Dec '07

03 Dec '07

I've never messed with video capture on a linux system, and someone point me the right direction? I've been googling like crazy, and can't seem to get any good pointers. I'm trying to get some kind of video capture working and eventually get a live cam setup and security setup with motion sensing. I've given up on getting my USB webcam to work. I'm now trying via the video input of my G3 card. I've installed the latest nvidia drivers for g3 and still no go. Not sure I even have the slightest clue of what I'm doing. Any pointers or good resources? Thanks.

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Re: [CentOS] Slightly OT: Conexant fax/modem not faxing with sendfax
by MHR 03 Dec '07

03 Dec '07

On Nov 30, 2007 6:35 PM, Kingsly John <member+centos(a)kingsly.net> wrote: > > What you have isn't a "real" modem .. it's just a winmodem that is usable > under linux. "real" modems don't need drivers to work. > > 11/30 00:31:52 dem mdm_command: string 'AT+FCLASS=2.0' > 11/30 00:31:52 dem mdm_command: string 'ERROR' -> ERROR > > 11/30 00:31:52 dem mdm_command: string 'AT+FCLASS=2' > 11/30 00:31:52 dem mdm_command: string 'ERROR' -> ERROR > > Your modem (rather the driver) doesn't support Class2 or Class2.0 fax command sets. > Figures - I was planning to take it back anyway. Thanks! Any recommendations for actual genuine, non-winmodem, CHEAP modems? And, yes, I realize that this is OT - should have said so up front.... Thanks again. mhr

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32bit HVM within CentOS5 x86_64+xen3?
by Nils Toedtmann 03 Dec '07

03 Dec '07

Hi *! I have to install a xen virtualization host that will start with 4GB RAM and will maybe grow to 8GB in the future. And there has to be a 32bit winXP domU. Is CentOS5(.1) x86_64 able to run 32bit HVMs or do i have to stick with i386/PAE? /nils.

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Re: [CentOS-announce] Release for CentOS-5.1 i386 and x86_64
by centos＠911networks.com 03 Dec '07

03 Dec '07

On Sun, 02 Dec 2007 22:05:38 +0000 Karanbir Singh <kbsingh(a)centos.org> wrote: ... > CentOS-5.1 is based on the upstream release 5.1, and includes > packages from all variants including Server and Client. All 1. Thank you for the outstanding work. I am downloading now. 2. Is there or will there be the appliance version? -- Thanks http://www.911networks.com When the network has to work

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Adding user's and groups
by Joseph L. Casale 03 Dec '07

03 Dec '07

Is it ok to edit the /etc/passwd and /etc/group files manually to add users and groups or would this circumvent other required system commands from being executed when adding them at the command line via useradd and groupadd? In reading the docs @ http://www.centos.org/docs/5/html/Deployment_Guide-en-US/s1-users-tools.htm… I see a user that is created with these utilities is disabled until unlocked with passwd. If someone is creating users for services without home dirs and shell access, how do you handle the password? Looking at the example provided in a doc I am reading, there is "*" in the password field in the passwd file. Is that suggesting it's just not displayed in the doc, or does the "*" have specific meaning? Thanks! jlc

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Obtuse-smtpd and Postfix
by Manuel Leon 02 Dec '07

02 Dec '07

Hi all.. I would like to switch to CENTOS Postfix from sendmail. My current sendmail, in combination with the very old obtuse-smtpd, allows me: 1. To control who of the internal users can send mail and to which domain or accounts 2. To control who of the internal users can receive mail and from which domain or accounts 3. To obtain a copy of all sent mails 4. To obtain a copy of all received mails Obtuse-smtpd is very easy to configure and very effective. It takes control of all smtp activities over Port 25 and, after filtering and checking, passes the safe mails to sendmail for final delivery. Obtuse can, also, check for addressability, through DNS, of the mail sender and other useful features. Unfortunately, obtuse-smtpd is so old that it works only (don't be surprised) with old sendmail versions. So, I always have to uninstall the in-OS shipped modern sendmail version and replace it with the proper old version. Now: Can Postfix do all this ? Or, at least: Can Postfix work in combination with obtuse-smtpd ? (at the end, obtuse just calls sendmail for the real mail delivery; it only receives mail in port 25 and checks what it receives with its rules, allowing or rejecting at the end) Thanks a lot, in advance. M. Leon

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Replacement for Linux-HA (heartbeat) - RedHat cluster?
by Amos Shapira 02 Dec '07

02 Dec '07

Hello, I'm beginning to give up on making Linux-HA's heartbeat work for my environment (CentOS x86_64) and am wondering what other option have I got to help me: 1. Use IPVS to maintain a cluster of virtual servers, either master/slave or load-balanced. 2. Use DRBD in master/slave fashion to keep a home-grown application highly-available. The first thing I stumbled upon is RedHat Cluster Suite ( http://www.linuxtopia.org/online_books/centos_linux_guides/centos_cluster_c…) from which I also saw some packages on my CentOS servers. I've never heard of it before and am just starting to dig its docs, but if someone here can confirm/deny that this is a possible route to take it might save me some time or doubts. Thanks, --Amos

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Searching for beagle
by Olaf Mueller 02 Dec '07

02 Dec '07

Hi, there was a message in the list at Fri 26 Oct 2007 21:13:58, that beagle was added to centos testing repo. But I could not find it there. Please could someone give me an advice. Thank's a lot! "We have added beagle-0.2.18, tomboy-0.8.1, and mono-1.2.4 to the CentOS-5 testing repo for both x86_64 and i386." Are there any experiences with beagle under centos 5? Is it usable now or will it slow down my desktop like it did under fedora core 6? regards Olaf

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CentOS-announce Digest, Vol 34, Issue 2
by centos-announce-request＠centos.org 02 Dec '07

02 Dec '07

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-2007:1082 Critical CentOS 4 s390(x) firefox - security update (Pasi Pirhonen) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2007 22:20:41 +0200 From: Pasi Pirhonen <upi(a)centos.fi> Subject: [CentOS-announce] CESA-2007:1082 Critical CentOS 4 s390(x) firefox - security update To: centos-announce(a)centos.org Message-ID: <20071201202041.GP18540(a)centos.fi> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" CentOS Errata and Security Advisory 2007:1082 https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-1082.html The following updated files have been uploaded and are currently syncing to the mirrors: s390: updates/s390/RPMS/firefox-1.5.0.12-0.8.el4.centos.s390.rpm s390x: updates/s390x/RPMS/firefox-1.5.0.12-0.8.el4.centos.s390x.rpm -- Pasi Pirhonen - upi(a)iki.fi - http://pasi.pirhonen.eu/ Top-postings silently ignored

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Centos 5.1 distro: How to upgrade 5.0 to 5.1 with yum??
by Robinson Tiemuqinke 02 Dec '07

02 Dec '07

Hi, Redhat announced RHEL 5.1 on Nov 07, so hopefully CentOS 5.1 will be ready shortly. But I get kind of nervous of the arrival of 5.1. My problem is: I have hundreds Centos 5.0 boxes just finished installation and I will continue to install and upgrade hundreds more in next few months. With the arrival of Centos 5.1, I don't like to reinstall them anymore but continuous upgrade instead -- if this is possible? Currently I download the Centos 5.0 upgrade packages from mirror sites on Internet (.../centos/5/updates/{SRPMS,i386,x86_64}/...), with the arrival of Centos 5.1, are the existing Centos 5.0 update packages will be removed in honor of Centos 5.1 updates? or it will stay? And how about the Centos 5.1's default packages in distro? Give an example here: 2.6.18-8.1.15 version kernel is the most recently updated kernel for Centos 5.0 distro, if the Centos 5.1 distro comes with 2.6.18-8.1.10000 kernel and in the first few weeks there are no kernel updates for 5.1, then how can I upgrade my kernel to 2.6.18-8.1.10000 naturally -- will the 2.6.18-8.1.10000 shows in the same update sources directories(.../centos/5/updates/{SRPMS,i386,x86_64/...)? A similar question is: are the update diretories contains only updates for 5.1 distro, or both 5.0 and 5.1? Any clarifications are greatly appreciated. --Robinson ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs

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Re: [CentOS] RESOLVED: Slightly OT: Conexant fax/modem not faxing with sendfax
by MHR 02 Dec '07

02 Dec '07

On Dec 1, 2007 5:23 PM, Robert <kerplop(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > All the more reason to quit wasting your time with that junk and go shopping for a USRobotics Courier v.everything -- external if you have a serial port available. I notice that there are several on ebay right now. If it has no manual included, download one from the mfr. > Lesson learned - I just hate to give on the free approach as long as it seems to be viable. (sigh) Thanks. mhr

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Deleting a user?
by Amos Shapira 02 Dec '07

02 Dec '07

Hello, I've compiled linux-ha heartbeat into an RPM but when I try to install it (after "yum erase heartbeat*") it complains that the user hacluster still exists: # rpm -ivh heartbeat-2.1.2-1.x86_64.rpm Preparing... ########################################### [100%] useradd: user hacluster exists error: %pre(heartbeat-2.1.2-1.x86_64) scriptlet failed, exit status 9 error: install: %pre scriptlet failed (2), skipping heartbeat-2.1.2-1 I ran "userdel -r hacluster" which just disabled the user login then edited /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow to remove this user completely, but I still get this error. What else can I do to remove this user and help useradd succeed? I'd rather not force script-skipping if at all possible. Thanks, --Amos

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Looking for Insights
by Shawn Everett 02 Dec '07

02 Dec '07

Hi Guys, I had a strange problem yesterday and I'm curious as to what everyone thinks. I have a client with a Red Hat Enterprise 2.1 cluster. All quality HP equipment with an MSA 500 storage array acting as the shared storage between the two nodes in the cluster. This cluster is configured for reliability and not load balancing. All work is handled by one node or the other not both. There are two 100GB RAID 5 logical drives in the MSA500. Linux sees them as /dev/md2 and /dev/md3 respectively. Running cat /proc/mdstat shows them as "active multipath" and otherwise healthy. There is a nightly shell script that runs and backs up information via tar to a USB external drive. The last thing the script does before unmounting the USB drive is to run the sync command. Yesterday it was noticed that the backup script was hung. A quick check via "ps aux" showed the backup script and a sync process still hanging around from Monday night. All attempts to stop these processed failed and it was decided a reboot was the best fix. All production services where shut down as much as possible. Because of the locked processes the machine would hot shut down properly and was physically turned off. On reboot the drives in the server were checked via e2fsck with no problems. The shared storage: md2 and md3 also mounted without errors. All services started properly. No errors about md2 or md3 were reported in dmesg or /var/log/messages Strangely, all files added via Samba after Monday are gone. This is limited to only one device: md3. Everything else is fine. Checking the two drives/partitions that make up md3 show none of the missing files. Any brilliant thoughts as to where those files might have gone would be appreciated. The files lost are not critical so there are no major problems but it's a puzzle I can't quite figure out. Shawn

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Dell Wireless WLAN Card Utility - mini-pci wireless card 1390
by Andrew Allen 02 Dec '07

02 Dec '07

Is there any way I can find a driver and/or get the above wireless card working in CentOS 5 on my Dell laptop (Inspiron 1501). I've installed ipw2200 from RPMForge, but it now appears that this won't work because the card is not an Intel PRO/Wireless card. Dell seem to support only MS Windows Vista now so I don't think there's much chance of getting a driver from them - so am I on a fruitless 'crusade' in trying to get wifi in CentOS 5 in this case? Any helpful advice much appreciated please? Thanks, Andy

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CentOS-announce Digest, Vol 34, Issue 1
by centos-announce-request＠centos.org 01 Dec '07

01 Dec '07

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-2007:1084 Critical CentOS 4 ia64 seamonkey - security update (Pasi Pirhonen) 2. CESA-2007:1082 Critical CentOS 4 ia64 firefox - security update (Pasi Pirhonen) 3. CESA-2007:1084 Critical CentOS 4 s390(x) seamonkey - security update (Pasi Pirhonen) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 18:31:28 +0200 From: Pasi Pirhonen <upi(a)centos.fi> Subject: [CentOS-announce] CESA-2007:1084 Critical CentOS 4 ia64 seamonkey - security update To: centos-announce(a)centos.org Message-ID: <20071130163128.GM18540(a)centos.fi> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" CentOS Errata and Security Advisory 2007:1084 https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-1084.html The following updated files have been uploaded and are currently syncing to the mirrors: ia64: updates/ia64/RPMS/seamonkey-1.0.9-7.el4.centos.ia64.rpm updates/ia64/RPMS/seamonkey-chat-1.0.9-7.el4.centos.ia64.rpm updates/ia64/RPMS/seamonkey-devel-1.0.9-7.el4.centos.ia64.rpm updates/ia64/RPMS/seamonkey-dom-inspector-1.0.9-7.el4.centos.ia64.rpm updates/ia64/RPMS/seamonkey-js-debugger-1.0.9-7.el4.centos.ia64.rpm updates/ia64/RPMS/seamonkey-mail-1.0.9-7.el4.centos.ia64.rpm updates/ia64/RPMS/seamonkey-nspr-1.0.9-7.el4.centos.ia64.rpm updates/ia64/RPMS/seamonkey-nspr-devel-1.0.9-7.el4.centos.ia64.rpm updates/ia64/RPMS/seamonkey-nss-1.0.9-7.el4.centos.ia64.rpm updates/ia64/RPMS/seamonkey-nss-devel-1.0.9-7.el4.centos.ia64.rpm -- Pasi Pirhonen - upi(a)iki.fi - http://pasi.pirhonen.eu/ Top-postings silently ignored

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Conexant fax/modem not faxing with sendfax
by MHR 01 Dec '07

01 Dec '07

I finally picked up a "real" modem (not a winmodem) and put it in my machine. I pulled down the hsfmodem driver from the source, got a license and installed the driver at full power. If I use wvdial, I can get out through the modem, so I know that works. However, sendfax is rejecting the fax capability (from /var/log/sendfax.log): 11/30 00:31:52 sendfax: interim release 1.1.33-Apr10 11/30 00:31:52 sendfax.c compiled at Jan 7 2007, 07:01:40 11/30 00:31:52 sending fax to 19496328403 11/30 00:31:52 checking WebOwnSig.ps 11/30 00:31:52 makelock(modem) called 11/30 00:31:52 do_makelock: lock='/var/lock/LCK..modem' 11/30 00:31:52 lock made 11/30 00:31:52 tss: set speed to 38400 (017) 11/30 00:31:52 tio_set_flow_control( HARD ) 11/30 00:31:52 dem fax_open_device succeeded, modem -> 4 11/30 00:31:52 dem reading specific data for port 'modem' 11/30 00:31:52 dem reading /etc/mgetty+sendfax/sendfax.config... 11/30 00:31:52 dem conf lib: read: 'verbose y' 11/30 00:31:52 dem conf lib: read: 'debug 5' 11/30 00:31:52 dem conf lib: read: 'fax-devices modem' 11/30 00:31:52 dem conf lib: read: 'fax-id 49 115 xxxxxxxx' 11/30 00:31:52 dem conf lib: read: 'max-tries 3' 11/30 00:31:52 dem conf lib: read: 'max-tries-continue y' 11/30 00:31:52 dem key: 'fax-devices', type=1, flags=4, data=(ignored) 11/30 00:31:52 dem key: 'modem-init', type=1, flags=0, data=(empty) 11/30 00:31:52 dem key: 'modem-handshake', type=1, flags=0, data=(empty) 11/30 00:31:52 dem key: 'modem-type', type=1, flags=1, data=auto 11/30 00:31:52 dem key: 'modem-quirks', type=0, flags=0, data=(empty) 11/30 00:31:52 dem key: 'fax-send-flow', type=4, flags=1, data=7 11/30 00:31:52 dem key: 'fax-rec-flow', type=4, flags=1, data=7 11/30 00:31:52 dem key: 'max-tries', type=0, flags=3, data=3 11/30 00:31:52 dem key: 'max-tries-continue', type=3, flags=3, data=TRUE 11/30 00:31:52 dem key: 'speed', type=0, flags=1, data=38400 11/30 00:31:52 dem key: 'switchbd', type=0, flags=1, data=0 11/30 00:31:52 dem key: 'open-delay', type=0, flags=0, data=(empty) 11/30 00:31:52 dem key: 'ignore-carrier', type=3, flags=1, data=TRUE 11/30 00:31:52 dem key: 'dial-prefix', type=1, flags=1, data=ATD 11/30 00:31:52 dem key: 'fax-id', type=1, flags=3, data=49 115 xxxxxxxx 11/30 00:31:52 dem key: 'poll-dir', type=1, flags=1, data=. 11/30 00:31:52 dem key: 'normal-res', type=3, flags=1, data=FALSE 11/30 00:31:52 dem key: 'fax-min-speed', type=0, flags=1, data=0 11/30 00:31:52 dem key: 'fax-max-speed', type=0, flags=1, data=14400 11/30 00:31:52 dem key: 'debug', type=0, flags=3, data=5 11/30 00:31:52 dem key: 'verbose', type=3, flags=3, data=TRUE 11/30 00:31:52 dem key: '', type=3, flags=1, data=FALSE 11/30 00:31:52 dem key: 'page-header', type=1, flags=0, data=(empty) 11/30 00:31:52 dem key: '', type=3, flags=1, data=FALSE 11/30 00:31:52 dem key: '', type=3, flags=1, data=FALSE 11/30 00:31:52 dem key: '', type=1, flags=1, data= 11/30 00:31:52 dem tss: set speed to 38400 (017) 11/30 00:31:52 dem mdm_send: 'ATV1Q0' 11/30 00:31:52 dem mdm_command: string 'ATV1Q0' 11/30 00:31:52 dem mdm_command: string 'OK' -> OK 11/30 00:31:52 dem mdm_send: 'ATI' 11/30 00:31:52 dem mdm_gis: string 1: '56000' 11/30 00:31:52 dem mdm_identify: string '56000' 11/30 00:31:52 dem Generic Rockwell modem (56000) 11/30 00:31:52 dem mdm_send: 'ATI3' 11/30 00:31:52 dem mdm_gis: string 1: 'hsfmodem-7.68.00.04x86_64full' 11/30 00:31:52 dem mdm_send: 'ATI4' 11/30 00:31:52 dem mdm_gis: string 1: 'Conexant HSF softmodem' 11/30 00:31:52 dem additional info: 'Conexant HSF softmodem' 11/30 00:31:52 dem modem quirks: 0004 11/30 00:31:52 dem mdm_send: 'AT+FCLASS=2' 11/30 00:31:52 dem mdm_command: string 'AT+FCLASS=2' 11/30 00:31:52 dem mdm_command: string 'ERROR' -> ERROR 11/30 00:31:52 dem mdm_send: 'AT+FCLASS=2.0' 11/30 00:31:52 dem mdm_command: string 'AT+FCLASS=2.0' 11/30 00:31:52 dem mdm_command: string 'ERROR' -> ERROR 11/30 00:31:52 dem mdm_send: 'AT+FCLASS=2' 11/30 00:31:52 dem mdm_command: string 'AT+FCLASS=2' 11/30 00:31:52 dem mdm_command: string 'ERROR' -> ERROR 11/30 00:31:52 ##### failed: no class 2/2.0 fax modem, dev=modem 11/30 00:31:52 dem fax_send: 'AT+FCLASS=0' 11/30 00:31:53 dem removing lock file Is there a newer version of sendfax I should get? This was the latest one available from yum on CentOS 5.0. I also tried using 'fax' (in the efax package), and it also failed: /usr/bin/efax: Fri Nov 30 01:19:25 2007 efax v 0.9 Copyright 1999 Ed Casas efax: 19:25 compiled Jan 7 2007 02:20:44 efax: 19:25 TIFF version 4.2 file (little-endian) efax: 19:25 TIFF directory at 8 with 20 tags, last image. efax: 19:25 page 1 : WebOwnSig.ps.001 + 338 : 1728x2156 @ 204x196 dpi TIFF/FAX efax: 19:25 TIFF version 4.2 file (little-endian) efax: 19:25 TIFF directory at 8 with 20 tags, last image. efax: 19:25 page 2 : WebOwnSig.ps.002 + 338 : 1728x2156 @ 204x196 dpi TIFF/FAX efax: 19:25 TIFF version 4.2 file (little-endian) efax: 19:25 TIFF directory at 8 with 20 tags, last image. efax: 19:25 page 3 : WebOwnSig.ps.003 + 338 : 1728x2156 @ 204x196 dpi TIFF/FAX efax: 19:25 argv[0]=/usr/bin/efax efax: 19:25 argv[1]=-v efax: 19:25 argv[2]=ewin efax: 19:25 argv[3]=-v efax: 19:25 argv[4]=chewmainrxtf efax: 19:25 argv[5]=-d/dev/modem efax: 19:25 argv[6]=-x efax: 19:25 argv[7]=/var/lock/LCK..modem efax: 19:25 argv[8]=-iZ efax: 19:25 argv[9]=-i&FE&D2S7=120 efax: 19:25 argv[10]=-i&C0 efax: 19:25 argv[11]=-iM1L0 efax: 19:25 argv[12]=-l efax: 19:25 argv[13]=+0 000 000 0000 efax: 19:25 argv[14]=-kZ efax: 19:25 argv[15]=-h efax: 19:25 argv[16]=2007/11/30 01:19 +0 000 000 0000 from a Red Hat Linux system p. %d/%d efax: 19:25 argv[17]=-t efax: 19:25 argv[18]=T19496328403 efax: 19:25 argv[19]=WebOwnSig.ps.001 efax: 19:25 argv[20]=WebOwnSig.ps.002 efax: 19:25 argv[21]=WebOwnSig.ps.003 efax: 19:25 created text lock file /var/lock/LCK..modem efax: 19:25 opened (null) efax: 19:25 command "Q0V1" efax: 19:25 waiting 2.0 s efax: 19:25 .592 [ATQ0V1<CR><CR><LF>] efax: 19:25 .592 [OK<CR><LF>] efax: 19:25 response "OK" efax: 19:25 command "Z" efax: 19:25 waiting 5.0 s efax: 19:25 .720 [ATZ<CR><CR><LF>] efax: 19:25 .720 [OK<CR><LF>] efax: 19:25 response "OK" efax: 19:25 command "&FE&D2S7=120" efax: 19:25 waiting 5.0 s efax: 19:25 .847 [AT&FE&D2S7=120<CR><CR><LF>] efax: 19:25 .847 [OK<CR><LF>] efax: 19:25 response "OK" efax: 19:25 command "&C0" efax: 19:25 waiting 5.0 s efax: 19:25 .970 [<CR><LF>OK<CR><LF>] efax: 19:25 response "OK" efax: 19:26 command "M1L0" efax: 19:26 waiting 5.0 s efax: 19:26 .093 [<CR><LF>OK<CR><LF>] efax: 19:26 response "OK" efax: 19:26 command "E0" efax: 19:26 waiting 5.0 s efax: 19:26 .216 [<CR><LF>OK<CR><LF>] efax: 19:26 response "OK" efax: 19:26 command "I3" efax: 19:26 waiting 5.0 s efax: 19:26 .339 [<CR><LF>hsfmodem-7.68.00.04x86_64full<CR><LF>] efax: 19:26 .339 [OK<CR><LF>] efax: 19:26 response "OK" efax: 19:26 command "+FCLASS=?" efax: 19:26 waiting 5.0 s efax: 19:26 .462 [<CR><LF>0,1,1.0<CR><LF>] efax: 19:26 .462 [<CR><LF>OK<CR><LF>] efax: 19:26 response "OK" efax: 19:26 command "+FCLASS=1" efax: 19:26 waiting 5.0 s efax: 19:26 .563 [<CR><LF>OK<CR><LF>] efax: 19:26 response "OK" efax: 19:26 using (ûin class efax: 19:26 Error: terminating on signal -1789414544 efax: 19:26 failed -> efax: 19:26 failed -> efax: 19:26 failed -> efax: 19:26 command "Q0V1" efax: 19:26 waiting 2.0 s efax: 19:26 .687 [<CR><LF>OK<CR><LF>] efax: 19:26 response "OK" efax: 19:26 command "Z" efax: 19:26 waiting 5.0 s efax: 19:26 .793 [<CR><LF>OK<CR><LF>] efax: 19:26 response "OK" efax: 19:26 read HDB pid 15315 [ 15315<LF>] from /var/lock/LCK..modem (our pid) efax: 19:26 removed lock file /var/lock/LCK..modem The output from the fax program on the command line was: fax send 19496328403 WebOwnSig.ps WebOwnSig.ps.nnn is up-to-date /usr/bin/efax: Fri Nov 30 01:19:25 2007 efax v 0.9 Copyright 1999 Ed Casas efax: 19:25 opened /dev/modem efax: 19:26 using hsfmodem-7.68.00.04x86_64full in class 1 efax: 19:26 Error: terminating on signal 11 efax: 19:26 failed -> WebOwnSig.ps.001 efax: 19:26 failed -> WebOwnSig.ps.002 efax: 19:26 failed -> WebOwnSig.ps.003 efax: 19:26 done, returning 5 (terminated by signal) /usr/bin/fax: line 858: 15315 Segmentation fault $NICE $EFAX -v "$VERB" -v "$VERBLOG" -d/dev/$DEV $LOCK $INIT $SPKR $CLASSINIT $FCINIT $TXINIT $TXCAP -l "$FROM" $RESET $HDRFONT -h "$HDR" $MANINIT -t "$TELNO" $FILES >$logfile Any advice? Thanks. mhr

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Re: [CentOS] CleanLog.h
by Amos Shapira 01 Dec '07

01 Dec '07

On 30/11/2007, Alfredo Perez <alfredoj69(a)rogers.com> wrote: > Furthermore, this question is for the list > > I have a Centos 5 server running sshd > for me to signon and check my emails. > > I use denyhosts to protect port 22. > > Is there anyother software you people use > to protect your servers. There are a few such programs floating around. Do you confine yourself to CentOS packages? denyhosts is apparently a good one. Personally, I don't use any - once I moved to a non-standard port I've never seen anyone knocking on my SSH server's door. --Amos

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RE: [CentOS] CleanLog.h
by Evans F. Mitchell KD4EFM / AFA2TH / WQFK-894 01 Dec '07

01 Dec '07

By any chances, have you ran 'ps ax' from root and looked to see what does not look like it should be there?? IF you are willing, paste your 'ps' output for us to help you find the program that is running and sending out the emails. also review your sendmail rule set. Next, to help lock down your server a little more make sure you have set a password on your VNC. I had and Italian 17 year old poking around one of my Amateur Radio boxes via VNC, simply cause I forgot to set a vnc password, so it was wide open like a windoz server box without a login screen, you know, the good old "I AM OPEN FOR YOUR PLEASURES..." Also change your sshd, the port it is on, and do a rule set that only allows a specific ip to access it. I think I am correct saying you can do that as well with VNC. The other option would be to stop the service all together IF your not needing it. Good Luck. Evans F. Mitchell KD4EFM/AFA2TH/WQFK-894 -----Original Message----- From: centos-bounces(a)centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces@centos.org] On Behalf Of Alfredo Perez Sent: Friday, November 30, 2007 7:40 AM To: CentOS mailing list Subject: Re: [CentOS] CleanLog.h On Thu, Nov 29, 2007 at 04:43:44PM -0600, B.J. McClure wrote: > Sad to say one of my file servers was exploited and used to run a > Phishing scam. Have identified subject virus amongst other things. > It appears twice in a virus scan; /sbin/z (which I assume can just be > deleted) and /sys/bus/serio/drivers/atkbd/description. The latter > file is also present in identical uninfected machines. I have been > unable to open the file, even with root privileges, although it > appears to be a text file. Any suggestions on how to proceed > appreciated. Guess I could delete it and copy over the file from an identical machine. > > Thanks in advance, > B.J. > > CentOS 5.0, Linux 2.6.18-8.1.15.el5 x86_64 16:26:48 up 10:46, 1 user, > load average: 0.07, 0.08, 0.04 Hi Can you tell me which virus scan you are using? Thanks _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS(a)centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

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How to delete mails in the mailq in ONE DAY -- POSTFIX
by Indunil Jayasooriya 01 Dec '07

01 Dec '07

I am runnig posfix on Centos 4.4 as a Mailgateway. It only accepts mails for domains and then forwards mails to Lotus domino Server. All clients sends outgoing mails to that Lotus domino Server. Then , That Lotus Domino Server sends mails to Postfix mailgateway. This postfix mailgateway sends mails to all the destinations. But, This Postfix mailgateway has about 150 messages in the mailq. Some are unwanted mails. I think they keep trying until 5 days old. I want decrease it to ONE DAY. In Sendmail, this can be done by editing sendmail.mc as below. (`confTO_QUEUERETURN', `5d')dnl changing above line to below line (`confTO_QUEUERETURN', `1d')dnl How Can I do it in Postfix? ANY IDEA? O Timeout.queuereturn=5d -- Thank you Indunil Jayasooriya

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Re: Release Cycles [was RE: [CentOS] special tricks for developersboxon centos 5]
by Ross S. W. Walker 01 Dec '07

01 Dec '07

Did you mean non-secular? Otherwise what sect is it? -----Original Message----- From: centos-bounces(a)centos.org <centos-bounces(a)centos.org> To: CentOS mailing list <centos(a)centos.org> Sent: Fri Nov 30 14:22:04 2007 Subject: Re: Release Cycles [was RE: [CentOS] special tricks for developersboxon centos 5] On Fri, Nov 30, 2007 at 09:39:01AM -0800, Robert - elists alleged: > Cheers everyone, and remember, Jesus is the reason for everything. Huh? Please keep the preaching out of a secular maillist. Thanks. ______________________________________________________________________ This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify the sender and permanently delete the original and any copy or printout thereof.

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centos remote installation
by Centos 01 Dec '07

01 Dec '07

Hello I am installing Centos from remote location and have no problem if I upgrade Centos, however if I will have problem if I go through fresh installation, because once the fresh installation finished,at next reboot Centos will ask to define another user name with its pasword and that will be the time I will not see the console messages, so I should automate that part. Is there any easy way to do this or I should go all the way through Kickstart procedures ? Thanks

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special tricks for developers box on centos 5
by Jerry Geis 01 Dec '07

01 Dec '07

I was just wondering if there are special tricks people do that compile A LOT on centos? Do RAM disks help or something else I dont about that minimizes your compile time? I presently have and AMD x2 4800+ with 2GIG ram. Just curious if I can reduce any more time out of my compiles. Jerry

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Kernel panic - where to go from here?
by Mike 01 Dec '07

01 Dec '07

CentOS 5 has been running continuously since 9/21 on my "do everything" home server (with the exception of a kernel update). It's a fairly old Athlon machine that serves as a firewall and various servers (dovecot, samba, NFS, dhcp, OpenVPN, etc). I connected via OpenVPN about a week ago and discovered I get a kernel panic. I've since found that this is very repeatable and happens only after being connected via OpenVPN for about 4 hours or so. I was able to manually copy the stuff on the console after the panic (see below). I googled "unable to handle kernel paging request" and didn't really find anything useful (to me). I've tried both kernel version 2.6.18-8.1.14.el5 and 2.6.18-8.1.15.el5 as well as OpenVPN versions 2.1_rc4-1 and 2.0.9 all with the same results. Not sure where to go with this(?). Should I post this on a kernel mailing list? Or somewhere else? Call Trace: [<C040502c>] dump_trace+0x8c/0x96 [<c0405046>] show_trace_log_lvl+0x10/0x20 [<c04050e2>] show_stack_log_lvl+0x8c/0x94 [<c040520f>] show_registers+0x125/0x191 [<c0404c3b>] kernel_thread_helper+0x7/0x10 [<c0405411>] die+0x196/0x296 [<c05fd73f>] do_page_fault+0x3ea/0x4b8 [<c0434d15>] kthread+0x0/0xeb [<c05fd355>] do_page_fault+0x0/0x4b8 [<c0404a71>] error_code+0x39/0x40 [<c0434d15>] kthread+0x0/0xeb [<c0404c3b>] kernel_thread_helper+0x7/0x10 BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address c0613dbf Printing eip: c0404c44 *pde = 2f9b5163 Recursive die() failure, output suppressed <0>Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception -- Thanks, Mike

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network interface activation order
by Graham Johnston 30 Nov '07

30 Nov '07

I am using CentOS as a firewall/router. I am using bonded interfaces, vlan interfaces, and bridge interfaces. My problem currently is that on boot the system is attempting to activate the bridge interface before it's bonded-vlan members have been created. What this means is that the bridge is created but not activated. Is there anyway for me to influence the activation order and have bridge interfaces dealt with last? Graham Johnston Manager, Network Services Westman Communications Group 204.571.7225 johnstong(a)westmancom.com

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Re: [CentOS] CleanLog.h
by B.J. McClure 30 Nov '07

30 Nov '07

On Fri, 2007-11-30 at 12:22 -0500, Alfredo Perez wrote: > > > > > > Hi Can you tell me which virus scan you are using? > > > > > > Thanks > > > > Can you share your findings with us? Yes, however this thread will be dead from my end for the next 2 weeks due to travel. I am taking some files from the compromised machine and hope to be able to spend a little time with them. B.J. > Furthermore, this question is for the list > > I have a Centos 5 server running sshd > for me to signon and check my emails. > > I use denyhosts to protect port 22. > > Is there anyother software you people use > to protect your servers. > > Thanks in advance > > Alfredo - The sauce > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS(a)centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos CentOS 5.0, Linux 2.6.18-8.1.15.el5 x86_64 11:33:51 up 1 day, 5:53, 1 user, load average: 0.03, 0.02, 0.00

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CentOS /boot kernel files removed after rpm upgrades
by Dave 30 Nov '07

30 Nov '07

Hello, I ran a yum update on a centos 5 machine. I then removed some old kernel files, 2.6.x.14 and 2.6.x.10 older kernels. The issue is i got the error "Grub can not create template". I checked /boot and it is now empty. If i reboot this box it certainly will have an issue. I'm running the latest kernel 2.6.x.15 i believe it is. Can anyone tell me how to fix this? Thanks. Dave.

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Load-Balancing Virtualized Guests
by Alvin Chang 30 Nov '07

30 Nov '07

Hi everyone: According to "Automated failover and recovery of virtualized guests in Advanced Platform", one can easily migrate virtualized guests around different hosts. However, is it currently possible for CentOS 5 with Virtualization&Clustering Suite to migrate guests dynamically according to loads on different hosts? Thanks, -- Alvin Chang Yu-Ming

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what's the equivalent to sendmail's Timeout.queuewarn in POSTFIX
by Indunil Jayasooriya 30 Nov '07

30 Nov '07

Hi, I am ruunig postfix and MailScanner as a Mailgw on Centos 4.5. I want to know what is default warntime in Postfix? I.e - *what's the equivalent to sendmail's Timeout.queuewarn in POSTFIX ? . ANY IDEAS? *** -- Thank you Indunil Jayasooriya

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Good evening to all
by Silambarasan.R 30 Nov '07

30 Nov '07

Hi.. Could u help me to re-install the centos 4 without affecting existing data...? is it possible? if so pl let me know... Regards Silambu.R

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Re: [CentOS] CleanLog.h
by B.J. McClure 30 Nov '07

30 Nov '07

On Fri, 2007-11-30 at 07:40 -0500, Alfredo Perez wrote: > On Thu, Nov 29, 2007 at 04:43:44PM -0600, B.J. McClure wrote: > > Sad to say one of my file servers was exploited and used to run a > > Phishing scam. Have identified subject virus amongst other things. It > > appears twice in a virus scan; /sbin/z (which I assume can just be > > deleted) and /sys/bus/serio/drivers/atkbd/description. The latter file > > is also present in identical uninfected machines. I have been unable to > > open the file, even with root privileges, although it appears to be a > > text file. Any suggestions on how to proceed appreciated. Guess I > > could delete it and copy over the file from an identical machine. > > > > Thanks in advance, > > B.J. > > > > CentOS 5.0, Linux 2.6.18-8.1.15.el5 x86_64 16:26:48 up 10:46, 1 user, > > load average: 0.07, 0.08, 0.04 > > Hi Can you tell me which virus scan you are using? > > Thanks avg75flr-r49-a1130.i386.rpm B.J. CentOS 5.0, Linux 2.6.18-8.1.15.el5 x86_64 07:26:34 up 1 day, 1:45, 1 user, load average: 0.30, 0.13, 0.09

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CleanLog.h
by B.J. McClure 30 Nov '07

30 Nov '07

Sad to say one of my file servers was exploited and used to run a Phishing scam. Have identified subject virus amongst other things. It appears twice in a virus scan; /sbin/z (which I assume can just be deleted) and /sys/bus/serio/drivers/atkbd/description. The latter file is also present in identical uninfected machines. I have been unable to open the file, even with root privileges, although it appears to be a text file. Any suggestions on how to proceed appreciated. Guess I could delete it and copy over the file from an identical machine. Thanks in advance, B.J. CentOS 5.0, Linux 2.6.18-8.1.15.el5 x86_64 16:26:48 up 10:46, 1 user, load average: 0.07, 0.08, 0.04

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CentOS-announce Digest, Vol 33, Issue 15
by centos-announce-request＠centos.org 30 Nov '07

30 Nov '07

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-2007:1084 Critical CentOS 3 i386 seamonkey - security update (Tru Huynh) 2. CESA-2007:1084 Critical CentOS 3 x86_64 seamonkey - security update (Tru Huynh) 3. CESA-2007:1082 Critical CentOS 3 i386 firefox - security update (CENTOSPLUS only) (Tru Huynh) 4. CESA-2007:1082 Critical CentOS 3 x86_64 firefox - security update (CENTOSPLUS only) (Tru Huynh) 5. CESA-2007:1084 Critical CentOS 3 s390(x) seamonkey - security update (Pasi Pirhonen) 6. CESA-2007:1063 Important CentOS 3 ia64 pcre - security update (Pasi Pirhonen) 7. CESA-2007:1063 Important CentOS 3 s390(x) pcre - security update (Pasi Pirhonen) 8. CESA-2007:1068 Important CentOS 4 ia64 pcre - security update (Pasi Pirhonen) 9. CESA-2007:1063 Important CentOS 3 i386 pcre - security update (Tru Huynh) 10. CESA-2007:1063 Important CentOS 3 x86_64 pcre - security update (Tru Huynh) 11. CESA-2007:1068 Important CentOS 4 s390(x) pcre - security update (Pasi Pirhonen) 12. CESA-2007:1084-01: Critical CentOS 2 i386 seamonkey security update (John Newbigin) 13. CESA-2007:1065-01: Moderate CentOS 2 i386 pcre security update (John Newbigin) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 14:04:23 +0100 From: Tru Huynh <tru(a)centos.org> Subject: [CentOS-announce] CESA-2007:1084 Critical CentOS 3 i386 seamonkey - security update To: centos-announce(a)centos.org Message-ID: <20071129130423.GA19200(a)sillage.bis.pasteur.fr> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" CentOS Errata and Security Advisory CESA-2007:1084 seamonkey security update for CentOS 3 i386: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-1084.html The following updated file has been uploaded and is currently syncing to the mirrors: i386: updates/i386/RPMS/seamonkey-1.0.9-0.7.el3.centos3.i386.rpm updates/i386/RPMS/seamonkey-chat-1.0.9-0.7.el3.centos3.i386.rpm updates/i386/RPMS/seamonkey-devel-1.0.9-0.7.el3.centos3.i386.rpm updates/i386/RPMS/seamonkey-dom-inspector-1.0.9-0.7.el3.centos3.i386.rpm updates/i386/RPMS/seamonkey-js-debugger-1.0.9-0.7.el3.centos3.i386.rpm updates/i386/RPMS/seamonkey-mail-1.0.9-0.7.el3.centos3.i386.rpm updates/i386/RPMS/seamonkey-nspr-1.0.9-0.7.el3.centos3.i386.rpm updates/i386/RPMS/seamonkey-nspr-devel-1.0.9-0.7.el3.centos3.i386.rpm updates/i386/RPMS/seamonkey-nss-1.0.9-0.7.el3.centos3.i386.rpm updates/i386/RPMS/seamonkey-nss-devel-1.0.9-0.7.el3.centos3.i386.rpm source: updates/SRPMS/seamonkey-1.0.9-0.7.el3.centos3.src.rpm You may update your CentOS-3 i386 installations by running the command: yum update seamonkey 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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Persist perms on devices after reboots
by Tom Brown 30 Nov '07

30 Nov '07

Hi Dumb question i think but how can i make devices permissions persist after a reboot. I dont think i have come across this issue before but i have some SAN disks that need to be oracle:dba as their perms but after a reboot they reset back to brw------- 1 root root 120, 49 Nov 30 10:40 /dev/emcpowerd1 any thoughts? thanks

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kernel-2.6.9-55.0.12.EL not booting (lvm? 3ware?)
by Ugo Bellavance 30 Nov '07

30 Nov '07

Hi, Here's he setup. Original Kernel: kernel-smp-2.6.9-42.EL, booting fine. Error with kernel-2.6.9-55.0.12.EL (and kernel-2.6.9-55.0.12.ELsmp) No volume groups found Volume group "VolGroup00" not found. ERROR: /bin/lvm exited abnormally! The system has a 3ware 9000 Storage Controller Model: 9500S-4LP Firmware FE9X 2.08.00.006, BIOS BE9X 2.03.01.052, Ports: 4. Anyone seen this? I've googled but can't find anything, except that: [184523] -add support for 3ware 9650SE SATA-RAID (Chip Coldwell) ... in 2.6.9-44 Regards, Ugo

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Stuck at GRUB
by Ugo Bellavance 30 Nov '07

30 Nov '07

Hi, I have a Dell poweredge 400SC here with an LSI scsi card. I installed Centos4 a while ago and put it in a datacenter. I rebooted many weeks after, and the machine didn't come back up. So I went to the datacenter tonight to find out that the server was stuck at "GRUB". Nothing more. So I decided to re-install Centos4. The partitions were already there, so I just made sure partitions were formatted and the install went fine. When I rebooted, "GRUB". I'm at this point and I don't know exactly what I could do to diagnose furthere. Any ideas? Regards, Ugo

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ieee1394 firewire disk unable to see or mount [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
by Lawson Hanson 30 Nov '07

30 Nov '07

We have some LaCie 1 TB external disks which work fine on other Linux servers (running Red Hat 9, and Ubuntu 7.04), but which fail to be seen on our CentOS 4.3 system with kernel 2.6.9-34.107.plus.c4smp The interface card is a Sunix 64 bit Firewire 800 ieee1394b adapter plugged into a PCI slot in our Linux server, which is a Tyan Thunder K8SD Pro S2882-D, 64 bit AMD Opteron CPU Using "cat" to examine the "/proc/scsi/scsi" information shows our system hard disk and internal RAID array: cat /proc/scsi/scsi ------------------- Attached devices: Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00 Vendor: ATA Model: WDC WD360GD-00FL Rev: 33.0 Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 05 Host: scsi4 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00 Vendor: AMCC Model: 9550SX-8LP DISK Rev: 3.01 Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 03 I have found various items in the centos list archives, but none of these has provided a definitive solution; I have used commands such as "lspci", and "lsmod" to ensure that the system sees the firewire card, and has iee1394 and other modules loaded: lspci | grep 1394 ----------------- 01:03.0 Firewire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments TSB82AA2 \ IEEE-1394b Link Layer Controller (rev 01) lsmod | egrep '1394|sbp2|s.*_mod' --------------------------------- sbp2 26825 0 ohci1394 36953 0 ieee1394 124601 2 sbp2,ohci1394 sd_mod 19393 7 scsi_mod 140561 4 sbp2,3w_9xxx,libata,sd_mod Somewhere I found a note about trying the "serialize_io=1" option with the "sbp2" module, and now have tried that, but still have no joy: dmesg | grep sbp ---------------- sbp2: $Rev: 1219 $ Ben Collins <bcollins(a)debian.org> sbp2: $Rev: 1219 $ Ben Collins <bcollins(a)debian.org> ieee1394: sbp2: Driver forced to serialize I/O (serialize_io = 1) The "1394" messages in "dmesg" are: dmesg | grep 1394 ----------------- ieee1394: Initialized config rom entry `ip1394' ohci1394: $Rev: 1223 $ Ben Collins <bcollins(a)debian.org> ohci1394: fw-host0: OHCI-1394 1.1 (PCI): IRQ=[209] \ MMIO=[fc7fe800-fc7fefff] Max Packet=[4096] ieee1394: Host added: ID:BUS[0-00:1023] GUID[080028560000470a] ieee1394: Error parsing configrom for node 0-01:1023 ieee1394: The root node is not cycle master capable; \ selecting a new root node and resetting... ieee1394: Error parsing configrom for node 0-00:1023 ieee1394: Node changed: 0-00:1023 -> 0-01:1023 ieee1394: Error parsing configrom for node 0-00:1023 ieee1394: Node changed: 0-01:1023 -> 0-00:1023 ieee1394: Error parsing configrom for node 0-01:1023 ieee1394: The root node is not cycle master capable; \ selecting a new root node and resetting... ieee1394: Error parsing configrom for node 0-00:1023 ieee1394: Error parsing configrom for node 0-01:1023 ieee1394: The root node is not cycle master capable; \ selecting a new root node and resetting... ieee1394: Error parsing configrom for node 0-00:1023 ieee1394: Node changed: 0-00:1023 -> 0-01:1023 ieee1394: Error parsing configrom for node 0-00:1023 ieee1394: sbp2: Driver forced to serialize I/O (serialize_io = 1) If anyone can suggest how I might proceed to get our LaCie disks to run on the Firewire card under CentOS 4.3, I shall be delighted to see what I need to do, thanks Best regards, Lawson Hanson ------ Climate Change Group Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research

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Re: [CentOS] CleanLog.h
by Ross S. W. Walker 30 Nov '07

30 Nov '07

Find out how they got in and make sure that hole is fixed. Do an rpm verify on all installed packages (excluding configs), reinstall the rpms that fail the verify. Find all binaries that are not accountable in rpm and nuke them. Harden your host with selinux and audit, keep audit logs of all changes to binary files and essential configs and make sure the audit logs are immutable. Keep an eye on the system for a while to make sure you haven't missed anything. Keep LVM snapshots of your OS LVs. -Ross -----Original Message----- From: centos-bounces(a)centos.org <centos-bounces(a)centos.org> To: CentOS mailing list <centos(a)centos.org> Sent: Thu Nov 29 17:43:44 2007 Subject: [CentOS] CleanLog.h Sad to say one of my file servers was exploited and used to run a Phishing scam. Have identified subject virus amongst other things. It appears twice in a virus scan; /sbin/z (which I assume can just be deleted) and /sys/bus/serio/drivers/atkbd/description. The latter file is also present in identical uninfected machines. I have been unable to open the file, even with root privileges, although it appears to be a text file. Any suggestions on how to proceed appreciated. Guess I could delete it and copy over the file from an identical machine. Thanks in advance, B.J. CentOS 5.0, Linux 2.6.18-8.1.15.el5 x86_64 16:26:48 up 10:46, 1 user, load average: 0.07, 0.08, 0.04 ______________________________________________________________________ This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify the sender and permanently delete the original and any copy or printout thereof.

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Re: [CentOS] special tricks for developers box on centos 5
by Ross S. W. Walker 30 Nov '07

30 Nov '07

More importantly, mount your dev filesys with atimes disabled and ext3 indexing on. Use tmpfs for /tmp, /usr/tmp, /var/tmp, it uses swappable ram filesys which helps a lot too. Make sure nothing gets put in those tmp dirs that needs to persist across a reboot and limit the max size each can take to 1/2 total memory. More memory... As far as background jobs go, reschedule them for day time hours when your asleep ;-) -Ross -----Original Message----- From: centos-bounces(a)centos.org <centos-bounces(a)centos.org> To: CentOS mailing list <centos(a)centos.org> Sent: Thu Nov 29 18:26:56 2007 Subject: Re: [CentOS] special tricks for developers box on centos 5 Jerry, --- Jerry Geis <geisj(a)pagestation.com> wrote: > I was just wondering if there are special tricks > people do > that compile A LOT on centos? Do RAM disks help or > something else I dont > about that minimizes your compile time? I presently > have and AMD x2 > 4800+ with 2GIG ram. > > Just curious if I can reduce any more time out of my > compiles. Watch out for background processes that steal resources: Move /etc/cron.daily/ mlocate prelink to /etc/cron.weekly Remove /etc/cron.daily/makewhatis and let it only run weekly (its already in weekly) Open /etc/updatedb and tune it for your system: add ntfs-3g or vfat to prunefs If you have any mock partitions, add that to prunepath -- Mark My C5 repo with RequestTracker http://www.tlviewer.org/centos ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better sports nut! Let your teams follow you with Yahoo Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/sports;_ylt=At9_qDKvtAbMuh1G1SQtBI7ntAcJ _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS(a)centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos ______________________________________________________________________ This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify the sender and permanently delete the original and any copy or printout thereof.

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