[gentoo-user] old or non-existant ebuild
Suppose I want programs X and Y on my gentoo machine. I notice that the ebuild for program X is outdated, and there is no ebuild for program Y. Is there some forum where I can request the update or creation of ebuilds for these programs? Where can I learn about getting involved in the ebuild process? I am not a programmer, but if there are a few well-documented steps to create an ebuild and put it in the portage tree, I would be interested in learning. Jonathan -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
[gentoo-user] rsync port - firewall config
I've setup a firewall with Guarddog, which I use because it is relatively simple but seems to be comprehensive. However, it does not have rsync in its protocol list. I've tried to make a user-defined protocol for port 873 (which is the rsync port I believe), but it doesn't seem to work. I cannot use rsync unless I temporarily deactivate the firewall. As you know, allowing rsync is necessary to do an 'emerge sync'! I'm wondering if anyone else uses Guarddog and has come up with a solution. If not, I will entertain simple iptable snippets that I can manually enter into the Guarddog generated /etc/rc.firewall. Thanks, Jonathan -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] rsync port - firewall config
I plead ignorance. I didn't see the gentoo announcement about the rsync vulnerability until _after_ I made my post. I understand the basics of what you are saying, but apparently Guarddog blocks all incoming and outgoing traffic except on specified ports. I'll have to try another firewall gui (firestarter?). I want a simple firewall for feel good security, but I don't want to learn all about them. Jonathan SN wrote: Ah boy, now it made the round and people get crazy. Hey you don't have to block traffic from inside to outside, then in general you should block all ports and only open up ports you need for services that want to be accessed from outside. . The rsync problem only affects rsync servers not clients, clients aren't vulnerable, to do emerge sync you only need the client. Guys please do me a favour don't get crazy now because a server got hacked through rsync, rather read some basics about firewalling. - Original Message - From: Jonathan Stickel [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 7:14 PM Subject: [gentoo-user] rsync port - firewall config I've setup a firewall with Guarddog, which I use because it is relatively simple but seems to be comprehensive. However, it does not have rsync in its protocol list. I've tried to make a user-defined protocol for port 873 (which is the rsync port I believe), but it doesn't seem to work. I cannot use rsync unless I temporarily deactivate the firewall. As you know, allowing rsync is necessary to do an 'emerge sync'! I'm wondering if anyone else uses Guarddog and has come up with a solution. If not, I will entertain simple iptable snippets that I can manually enter into the Guarddog generated /etc/rc.firewall. Thanks, Jonathan -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] rsync port - firewall config
SN wrote: Firestarter is pretty good and it allows easy manuall adjustments. Since it useses plain files ere you can insert ports or hosts and so on, very flexible. You can even use it for scripted actions. Firestarter seems to meet my needs. I had to do a little hacking to have it start on boot, though. The gentoo emerge of firestarter didn't install a /etc/init.d script. Jonathan -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: reiser, fsck
sf wrote: Jonathan Stickel wrote: ... OK, ext3 doesn't need a full-blown fsck every boot either. I'm asking specifically how to do a one-time full-blown fsck of reiser during a boot. Sorry if I wasn't completely clear. emerge sys-fs/reiserfsprogs man reiserfsck Nothing there about setting reiserfsck to run at boot-time... I had already checked. Jonathan -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] split a fat32 partition on my laptop.
daniel wrote: On December 1, 2003 03:32 pm, Andrew Gaffney wrote: Jonas Widarsson wrote: I have an Acer Aspire 1703 SM laptop. I think the HD is an ordinary one, like those in stationary computers. I don't know much about how todays harddrives behave, so I'm wondering whether someone has recent experience in splitting the 80 GB primary fat23 partition (the only partition there is) so I can keep the existing winXP home install and install gentoo on the end of those 80 GB and then have a dual boot XP / Gentoo? Older Slackware Install CDs (and possible newer) distributed a utility called fips that could split a FAT16/32 partition. i think what you're looking for is gnu parted # emerge --search parted should get you what you need I would suggest QtParted (a gui for parted, http://qtparted.sourceforge.net/). I've never used it, but it looks like it should work with FAT32. As already mentioned, KNOPPIX would be helpful to get started since you can boot from it and will have a full set of gnu/linux tools available. QtParted (and hence parted) are included with the latest KNOPPIX. Jonathan -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
[gentoo-user] reiser, fsck
In switching from Red Hat to Gentoo, I have started using reiserfs rather than ext3 for my Linux partitions. For ext3 partitions, I know how to make fsck run on boot (shutdown -F, or set the mount count with tune2fs). Is there something analogous for reiser? I think reiserfsck may be running every boot, but I'm not sure because it happens so fast; is this typical? Jonathan -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] split a fat32 partition on my laptop.
Mark Knecht wrote: I would suggest QtParted (a gui for parted, http://qtparted.sourceforge.net/). I've never used it, but it looks like it should work with FAT32. As already mentioned, KNOPPIX would be helpful to get started since you can boot from it and will have a full set of gnu/linux tools available. QtParted (and hence parted) are included with the latest KNOPPIX. Jonathan It looks quite nice, but the features page doesn't list FAT as a supported file system type... - Mark It is really strange that that qtparted web page deosn't list FAT32 support. I am very sure it is supported, though: a) parted itself explicitly supports fat32 (man parted), and b) this screenshot of qtparted shows a resize dialog of a fat32 partition: http://qtparted.sourceforge.net/images/screenshot-002-a.jpg Jonathan -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
