Just to be sure.... Do I have to replace root.lrp or LINUX on my boot floppy or are they the same as before? Thanks Robert
> > How did I miss your announcement for RC4 ??? >> >> Does everybody else know that RC4 was released on 7Nov ??? > >Um...because I think I forgot to make one. > ><clears throat...begins fanfare> > >Announcing the availability of Dachstein-CD release candidate 4 (rc4) > >This version is getting very close to finished...enough so that I am now >running it on four production routers. The biggest change is the addition >of openssh. > >There have also been substantial changes to the POSIXness cut command, which >severly broken. Looking over the original code, I don't know how it ever >worked, but it is fixed now. Anyone wanting to see an example of advanced >sed scripting should take a look at the new command...the cut command is >translated directly into a single sed script. Also, range specifications >(ie cut -f 3-8), multiple field specifications (ie cut -f -3,5,7-9,11-) and >the byte/char modes are now supported. > >The POSIXness mail script also got fixed, and in the process, I learned how >to open multiple file descriptors for reading using shell script (adding to >the multi-threaded and inter-process comunation already implemented). > >KNOWN BUGS: >There is a problem with the snmpBlock procedure in ipfilter.conf...I can't >remember how many times I've had to fix this, but the fix never seems to >'stick', and gets lost when I build new version of /etc. The next release >WILL have the fix, in the mean-time, you can manually change: > >if [ "$SNMP_BLOCK" != "YES" -o "$SNMP_BLOCK" != "Yes" \ > -o "$SNMP_BLOCK" != "yes" ] ; then > >to: >if [ "$SNMP_BLOCK" != "YES" -a "$SNMP_BLOCK" != "Yes" \ > -a "$SNMP_BLOCK" != "yes" ] ; then > >note -o (or) switched to -a (and) > >I will also upgrade the openssh package to Jacques' latest 2.9.9p2 version >on the next release. > >Migrating from LRP-CD: >----------------- >Migrating from LRP-CD is fairly straight-forward, but there are a few things >to note. I followed the following general procedure: > >- COPY YOUR CONFIGURATION DISK AND WORK WITH THE COPY > >- Boot LRP-CD on a convinent test machine with the copy of your config disk > >- Change the lrpkg.cfg file on your floppy to reflect changes for Dachstein: > ipsec now requires mawk and ifconfig > sshd-1 -> sshd and ssh-1 -> ssh...both require libz > ramdisk -> ramlog > update package is no longer needed > you might want to load some of the new packages, like bash (required >lrdline2 and lncurses), vim, and rsync > >- Rename etc.lrp on the config floppy to etcx.lrp so it will not be loaded. >Rename (or delete) modules.lrp. > >- Reboot the system with Dachstein-CD and your modified config floppy > >- Load sshkey and run makekeys to generate host keys for sshd > >- If desired, migrate your existing ssh host key to the new system: > mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /mnt > cd /tmp > zcat /mnt/sshd-1.lrp | tar -xv > cp /tmp/etc/ssh/ssh_host_key* /etc/ssh > umount /mnt > >- Backup sshd > >- Edit /etc/modules as requierd, and backup modules > >- Migrate your existing network configuration to the new system...I do this >by hand. First, extract your previous etc.lrp to /tmp using the method >above. > >- With your old etc extracted to /tmp, copy any files you manually >created/modified (like localtime, ipchains.input, hosts.allow/hosts.deny, >hostname, hosts, nsswitch.conf, &c). > >- Manually merge your network.conf settings to the new network.conf file. >This will allow you to keep the updated inline comments for network.conf, >which you may need at some point in the future. Remember you can access two >virtual consoles using <alt><F1> and <alt><F2> > >- Manually make the change to /etc/ipfilter.conf listed above...it will be >backed up with /etc on the floppy. > >- Backup etc, reboot, and verify your configuration matches that of your >online system. Especially check the firewall rules. > >- When your new system looks properly configured, put the Dachstein-CD and >new config floppy in your production system, reboot, and verify everything >works correctly... > >---------- >Changes from Dachstein-CD rc3 to Dachstein-CD rc4: >---------- > >root version changed to 4.0.3 > >Updated POSIXness cut > >Changed ssh packages to openssh packages (V2.9p2) from Jacques Nilo > >etc.lrp updated to 'unified' version for use on both cd & floppy > fixed bug when using IP Aliases on external net > /etc/init.d/hostname.sh modified for busybox hostname (-F not --file) > added banner back to auto-generated hostname file > removed weblet entry from /etc/crontab (weblet now includes a log rotation > script in /etc/cron.daily) > removed unnecessary auth backup files (group-, gshadow-, passwd-, shadow-) > IP set to eth1_IPADDR in auto-generated hosts file > >Weblet updated > >Busybox hostname fixed to act more like net-tools hostname > >POSIXness.mail updated > blank line properly inserted between headers and message body > logging added > >---------- > >Charles Steinkuehler >http://lrp.steinkuehler.net >http://c0wz.steinkuehler.net (lrp.c0wz.com mirror) > > > >_______________________________________________ >Leaf-user mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user _______________________________________________ Leaf-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user
