Re: [arch-general] A good time to switch to dash as /bin/sh?
The flaw is not patched correctly. Tavis Ormandy has shown it to be still exploitable. Chester On 26 September 2014 11:23:59 GMT-07:00, Guus Snijders gsnijd...@gmail.com wrote: Op 26 sep. 2014 16:34 schreef Doug Newgard scim...@archlinux.info: [...] Instead of theorizing that many will do this, give a real world example of where this happens and would have reduced the attack surface of the bug in question. One of the very few examples that sound reasonable, is dhclient. Apparently, that can be readily used for this bug to be exploited. Sounds like more of problem with dhclient, though. I agree that there's a lot of fud out there about this bug; once found (or perhaps: cve assigned), the patches came quickly, so that actually looks quite good for bash! Switching /bin/sh to dash has been discussed before and we can spend a lot of e-mails on that, but as usual it's up to devs to implement it as such, or not. Just my E0, 02 Mvg, Guus
Re: [arch-general] owncloud: incorrect dependencies in PKGBUILD
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 If I can help, let me know. I have it working with uwcgi. Was slightly wonky updating to 7, but clearing the maintenance flag and re-running the update from the web page rectified it. Chester On 07/30/14 11:19, Neitsab wrote: I use it personally. It's plays the same role as php-fpm, but it's better (I think) and can be used with python, php, ruby and cgi. I need to update the wiki because the instructions are not correct. Alright, I see, thanks. Concerning the wiki update, please do so. I'm currently struggling to set up properly ownCloud with nginx, it's been quite a nightmare for the past few days. I'm also keeping my installation notes in Markdown so as to maybe (if I ever manage to get it running) use it as a base for a dedicated LEMP/ownCloud page on the wiki. I don't know if it should go in opt-deps. There are a lot of web servers and application servers, I'm not sure we should put them all. pacman misses categories, like needs a web server. Sergej Pupykin just uploaded an updated owncloud package to [community], by doing so closing bug FS#41381 I had opened (many thanks to him). Seems like he didn't include php-fpm. -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v2 Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJT3uuVAAoJEIppaxyC9sVdjwcP/jquLBFBWYGAOUR6PINVA1uB jdZInrl6a8M2Z4SHCbyqNEz2fhP8c3wkC9Ee+umC8InqRdvXL9lSDgHIFcrHXkAd BU1FrkyG+Hp2vJIPeUp/mE/m2PkjOwSOLVqCSS1vBfcA6XvgKqCKt1X3oKPykGhA VZMkorbmBImF0ytWDeoqboQ79u/nrqJa6PaSE0/U/8l4yzMHaK2vly6sDX7h4ulW PqyecOrPJWWGwVRHXQ4LleVDnXr9Q7GsIKVex4sLX2mFJloPPluWj9Cb4OF07Ar0 6J+Fzi4cr6B61IpEDkjs3yEpyOky09CJWbp2c5/Et1N5hUfyzChQLylYqjmpF9xW CoRPZOeDEWINFF5yAhwmkeidxGXwhiyYONK7VC5V27lHgoXvlAsA4kwjdkQikgjg 0XSe+kqO+VyNX6DGY7nkMCtsQTraUqKgLBZKmsZojW7jl6nIDU/02UiqGe5Ger8B u8lQyb8zWkjITFwlWXGEULcEzGT6aXXqNm3R/T+At71OnPodYPFfZpeAcPwV6jbV G/9lKxio1smUoSAqFViFJYyDOlOrTIUFsgAjBO11th54Lp9i5xPpQRPsXzbLuYGf pUFgPEfxKczyy6t/LECuoVsuPmcf77OBWd9PlQhwjgoLToZRB+APZtDqZUGTzIH+ UR8NHy12Y/5gus7xMJnM =uvwr -END PGP SIGNATURE-
Re: [arch-general] No usb keyboard in early userspace
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I have had this issue with all 3.14 kernels on only one system. Asus MB, H77 chipset, i5 CPU. Chester On 05/15/14 12:21, Javier Vasquez wrote: On Thu, May 15, 2014 at 12:11 PM, Carl Schaefer schae...@trilug.org wrote: ... I don't have an answer, just a data point - I'm still on 3.14.2, and on that version using a USB keyboard to access an encrypted root works. Carl Yes it did for me too. And 3.14.3 also worked... For some reason I wrote it wrong... 3.14.4 is the only one that has failed for me. -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v2.0.22 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJTdUb2AAoJEIppaxyC9sVd0boQAI1koHEiiGyP/wUCqWG//Xf3 B1Wu3UFx7vPzN3yBJC2clMso2yQAUJN2TOWAdipVcfkb5vVWyyrsRQwJtWLFGuqy 3SdOWicQCVEgHvPm5XyQZ5q0NW/zW+kziwpg6YBDgPd5iMfQ4fCishzzvKmMvt5H hfd9kDT609s8aNWElPIrPA4HUgLL7z1yuMQoFt4I2A70HUxju2PDy8xvomRDw8an XRQswJM1nRmOqgq9M7euxZZoSBQi9Q4EWhjvd53uGROmleylrEHBkuAH8Z3KTFpy w8D0aqWi/B7OBRT8SetU5vTbPEQbuKXXFshLRJvQDql/5VEcVVELBd4RCh5ESTSM 6sFqrFhPrx/9khC8rHj+XFrJZWx2K805mbD9nbsQcNYZ8xQRALuip/HrKxHCBUOv XIB5JdNHsH5PJ3byfREgjm5T4qPlBq9nTtxJngFruuvTcKU2Gvg+aUZw+wDVCPIw 4+MzEf9Wfzr/GjRpr6gupUmo8vomtrhNvOeZrVNZ4pRcMKtO7vkITJhC2/CIXaRT lNRTNmcnjuzPH8hogcxoTsuBbtVjCslpna6TWZA1zMH/IV4bYzRGgMuzyJrod/ZS jbw6abgW6SENnMSB+tm7gjxwH/FPBOVBfDP0mBMxUmbNH4QITVeRtXiL5hknC/0e xdE96Jgysvyb50wVMO5K =iV7X -END PGP SIGNATURE-
Re: [arch-general] New Installation
Hi Toyam, You need to create a special partition to install GRUB2 on GPT without UEFI. See the wiki: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GRUB#GUID_Partition_Table_.28GPT.29_specific_instructions Create a 1 MB partition, mark it type ef02 (in gdisk) and do not format it. When you run grub-install it will then copy some image files there required for GPT booting when UEFI isn't present. The wiki walks you through the details, don't worry about the 1007KB part and errors about partition alignment, just make a 1 meg partition right at the front of the disk and it will work fine. Chester On 02/16/14 13:06, Toyam Cox wrote: Hey folks, I mostly use Gentoo but I'm installing Arch on my laptop, so hello! I'm installing GRUB, an I'm getting an error: grub-install: waring: this GPT partition label contains no BIOS Boot Partition; embedding won't be possible. Then Grub refuses to go ahead with blocklists. Any thoughts? It isn't a UEFI computer... it's a netbook. Thank you!
Re: [arch-general] New Installation
It is unrelated to filesystem partitions. It is just a special area for GRUB to store things. It doesnt have a mountpoint. Did you create that in addition to your /, /boot and swap? Chester On 02/16/14 13:23, Toyam Cox wrote: I already created everything else, including a /boot right there. On Sun, Feb 16, 2014 at 4:20 PM, Chester Wisniewski ch...@zuzax.com wrote: Hi Toyam, You need to create a special partition to install GRUB2 on GPT without UEFI. See the wiki: https://wiki.archlinux.org/ index.php/GRUB#GUID_Partition_Table_.28GPT.29_specific_instructions Create a 1 MB partition, mark it type ef02 (in gdisk) and do not format it. When you run grub-install it will then copy some image files there required for GPT booting when UEFI isn't present. The wiki walks you through the details, don't worry about the 1007KB part and errors about partition alignment, just make a 1 meg partition right at the front of the disk and it will work fine. Chester On 02/16/14 13:06, Toyam Cox wrote: Hey folks, I mostly use Gentoo but I'm installing Arch on my laptop, so hello! I'm installing GRUB, an I'm getting an error: grub-install: waring: this GPT partition label contains no BIOS Boot Partition; embedding won't be possible. Then Grub refuses to go ahead with blocklists. Any thoughts? It isn't a UEFI computer... it's a netbook. Thank you!
Re: [arch-general] New Installation
It mentions it exactly where I linked to it. Very top of the GRUB wiki. It's been there a while... https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GRUB#GUID_Partition_Table_.28GPT.29_specific_instructions On 02/16/14 13:42, Toyam Cox wrote: Note to the powers that be: This was not mentioned in the official wiki when I was formatting. At least not that I saw. On Sun, Feb 16, 2014 at 4:39 PM, Chester Wisniewski ch...@zuzax.com wrote: It is unrelated to filesystem partitions. It is just a special area for GRUB to store things. It doesnt have a mountpoint. Did you create that in addition to your /, /boot and swap? Chester On 02/16/14 13:23, Toyam Cox wrote: I already created everything else, including a /boot right there. On Sun, Feb 16, 2014 at 4:20 PM, Chester Wisniewski ch...@zuzax.com wrote: Hi Toyam, You need to create a special partition to install GRUB2 on GPT without UEFI. See the wiki: https://wiki.archlinux.org/ index.php/GRUB#GUID_Partition_Table_.28GPT.29_specific_instructions Create a 1 MB partition, mark it type ef02 (in gdisk) and do not format it. When you run grub-install it will then copy some image files there required for GPT booting when UEFI isn't present. The wiki walks you through the details, don't worry about the 1007KB part and errors about partition alignment, just make a 1 meg partition right at the front of the disk and it will work fine. Chester On 02/16/14 13:06, Toyam Cox wrote: Hey folks, I mostly use Gentoo but I'm installing Arch on my laptop, so hello! I'm installing GRUB, an I'm getting an error: grub-install: waring: this GPT partition label contains no BIOS Boot Partition; embedding won't be possible. Then Grub refuses to go ahead with blocklists. Any thoughts? It isn't a UEFI computer... it's a netbook. Thank you!
Re: [arch-general] Arch Linux on servers?
On 07/09/13 06:13, M Saunders wrote: Hi all, I'm writing a feature about Arch for Linux Format, a UK-based newsstand Linux magazine. I've been using Arch myself for a while for testing new app releases, and it's brilliant for that purpose. I'm still left wondering though: who uses it on production servers? I mean, the distro's overall simplicity and trimmed-down base installation are plus points here, but surely a rolling release poses problems. After installation you just want security and critical bug fix updates for software, and not major version bumps, right? www.archserver.org seems to be on hold, and I've also seen this page: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Enhancing_Arch_Linux_Stability which has some useful tips. But it'd be interesting to hear from people running Arch on production servers, how well it works for them and what (if any) problems they've faced. Thanks! Mike I run two production Arch server boxes. I update them each about twice a month unless I hear about a vulnerability in a critical internet facing component on the system (WordPress, etc). I just make sure to do it on Fridays and Saturdays. If something goes wrong, it can often take a little more time to back out than a traditional distribution. As a security professional, I appreciate always being up to date and having more detailed control over exactly what code is on my system. I have massively reduced my exposure to flaws in packages included by the distro that I never needed or even wanted. Get Linux? Get Arch Linux. Not so sure about Linux? Call Rackspace. Chester
Re: [arch-general] GDM and/or PulseAudio mute my sound
I had similar issues on my machine. First I launched mixer and set everything the way I wanted, then I ran sudo alsactl store. Now the problem is gone. Chester On 09/08/2012 09:59 AM, Frank Wilson wrote: According to Kyle: Apparently, Google is not my friend this time, as I can find no information about this problem, and I appear to be the only one experiencing it, and only on this machine. Correction: I actually did find [1], and that appears to be my exact problem, but it is also unsolved. Please help. Thanks. [1] https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=130201 ~Kyle Hi Kyle, I think I have also been having the same problems with pulseaudio on Arch. Basically pulseaudio seems to mute and zero the master channel on my sound card (its a VirtualBox machine) whenever it starts. I asked for help on the pulseaudio mailinglist back in June [1], but nothing much came out of it. I then gave up for a bit, but have been meaning to raise a bug on it. So this weekend I did so [2,3]. [1] http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/pulseaudio-discuss/2012-June/013710.html [2] https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/31469 [3] https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=54673 Cheers, Frank
