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Rebuilding PHP: how do I manage updates?
by Niki Kovacs 29 Jan '08

29 Jan '08

Hi, Our public library management software (PMB) runs on Apache/PHP/MySQL. It requires some additional PHP modules to run correctly, namely: 1) php-gd 2) php-yaz 3) php-xslt I've googled and fiddled around quite a bit, and come to the following conclusions: 1) php-gd can be installed from extra repos (rpmforge IIRC), so this one's no problem. 2) To install php-yaz, I have to install the yaz library first. To do this, I download the FC6 SRPM for yaz from www.indexdata.dk, it builds without any problem, and I install the resulting libyaz3 and libyaz3-devel. Then, I can install the according PHP module with a simple 'pecl install yaz'. 3) Apparently, there's no php-xslt module around. AFAIK, the only way to have it is to build it into PHP. So I went and downloaded the PHP SRPM from one of the CentOS mirrors. I edited php.spec and added the following configure option in php.spec: --with-xslt-sablot After installing a myriad of build dependencies, I launched 'rpmbuild -bb --clean php.spec', and after a while, I got my /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386 directory chock-full with resulting PHP packages. I uninstalled everything I already had PHP-wise, like this: yum remove `rpm qa | grep php` Then I simply installed my resulting RPMS like this: rpm -ivh php-*.rpm I checked the PHP information page (with phpinfo()), and every module needed by my application was there. Now I wonder: how will I manage security and/or bugfix updates for PHP and its modules in the future? When simply issuing 'yum update', any update to php will squash my rebuilt version, and PMB will become dysfunctional. My first idea would be: see if there are available updates, and in that case, download the according SRPM, rebuild and reinstall the whole thing. But that sounds a bit tedious. Or simply put a line in /etc/yum.conf: exclude=php php-* ??? Any suggestions? Niki

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centos 5.0/5.1 nfs kickstart
by Adam Miller 29 Jan '08

29 Jan '08

Hi all, I'm having a bit of trouble with something and was wondering if anyone else has encountered this or knows what the problem is. I have one computer I would like to kickstart a centos 5.0 or 5.1 install. I have another computer which is the tftpboot server and contains the centos 5.0 and centos 5.1 install directories I wish to do the kickstart over nfs and my network is using MTU of 4500. The machine will kickstart to the point of fetching the kickstart script from the server, but soon after stop responding. The machine is not locked but seems to be waiting on network traffic. Are there any known issues with kickstarting over nfs with jumbo frames? Thanks! Adam

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rpm spec file
by Centos 29 Jan '08

29 Jan '08

Hello any one has spec file for cgicc and pyperl. or any good and quick document that shows how to create spec file. I don't want to compile it on our servers.

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Intel dq35jo
by Milton Calnek 29 Jan '08

29 Jan '08

Hello all, I'm looking at buying an intel dq35jo mother board. From what I've read on the net other's have been using the board to one degree or another for a year now. My main concern is that I can install CentOS 5 over a network. Any comments? -- Milton Calnek BSc, A/Slt(Ret.) milton(a)calnek.com 306-717-8737 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Dump answer thanks
by Scott Ehrlich 29 Jan '08

29 Jan '08

Thanks to everyone who pointed out (and, had I read the man page, would have discovered) dump is for ext2/3, not cifs. And to those who gave insightful, brief summaries of how backuppc and amanda work. Much appreciated to all. Scott

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Re: [CentOS] Unknown rootkit causes compromised servers
by Chris Mauritz 29 Jan '08

29 Jan '08

Alfredo Perez wrote: > I will add to that list, change ssh port 22 to somthing else > Why? Most of the script kiddies now check all the higher ports for ssh too. Moving ssh's port around solves nothing. Cheers,

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Re: [CentOS] Unknown rootkit causes compromised servers
by Jim Perrin 29 Jan '08

29 Jan '08

On Jan 29, 2008 8:01 AM, Alfredo Perez <alfredoj69(a)rogers.com> wrote: > Thinking about the above made me ask the following question: > > Is it possible to setup Centos to ask for a change of password > every month? Yep. Change the values in /etc/login.defs for PASS_* and use: chage -M <value> -m <value> -W <value> USER -- During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act. George Orwell

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Re: [CentOS] Unknown rootkit causes compromised servers
by Les Bell 29 Jan '08

29 Jan '08

Frank Cox <theatre(a)sasktel.net> wrote: >> I have never understood this. If I have a good, strong password that nobody knows, how is changing it to another one an improvement over what I already have? << Correct. Modern thinking is to teach people how to create a good, strong password and then stick with it for a longer period than has traditionally been the case. A rainbow tables attack against a captured hash can be done in just a few seconds, so unless you're prepared to change your password every few seconds, it's a futile gesture. Because most sets of rainbow tables cover all combinations of upper/lower case alpha, numeric and punctuation symbols, a strong password should contain at least one control character, a composed character (using the Alt+numpad technique) or some other non-printable character outside the rainbow tables set. Or use two-factor authentication (RSA SecurID or similar tokens, certificates, etc.). Best, --- Les Bell, RHCE, CISSP [http://www.lesbell.com.au] Tel: +61 2 9451 1144 FreeWorldDialup: 800909

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pygtk2 bug fix update
by Heiko Adams 29 Jan '08

29 Jan '08

Hello, when will this upstream update be available? http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2008-0079.html -- Heiko Adams <heiko.adams(a)gmail.com>

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question on "cp -f" on centos 5.1
by Jerry Geis 29 Jan '08

29 Jan '08

When I issue the command cp -af --reply=yes * ../other it tells me --reply is deprecated and use -i or -f. when I remove the --reply=yes I have to indicate 'y' to every file being copied. I just want to copy every file in my current directory to another directory and overwrite any file that is there. What is the correct way to do that? Jerry

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