Re: [gentoo-user] OT - Best IRC client
a lot of developers use irssi. On Tue, 08 Aug 2006 22:09:50 -0500 Anthony E. Caudel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So I'm wondering what the consensus is regarding what is the best irc client under Gentoo. Tony -- Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. -- Benjamin Franklin -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list pgpJo4oGagwws.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [gentoo-user] What's an ewarn?
On Wed, 12 Jul 2006 23:02:10 -0700 Kevin O'Gorman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If so, where can I read about it? http://devmanual.gentoo.org/ebuild-writing/messages/index.html pgpGHgEziCyN1.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Protecting my server against an individual
On Tue, 4 Jul 2006 17:38:28 -0700 Grant [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How can I check which ports are open? nmap can do this. Just `emerge nmap` and run `nmap yourdomain.com` Below is what the output looks like: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $ nmap cs.ubishops.ca Starting Nmap 4.01 ( http://www.insecure.org/nmap/ ) at 2006-07-04 22:14 EDT Interesting ports on cs.ubishops.ca (206.167.194.132): (The 1662 ports scanned but not shown below are in state: closed) PORTSTATE SERVICE 21/tcp open ftp 22/tcp open ssh 25/tcp open smtp 80/tcp open http 110/tcp open pop3 143/tcp open imap 443/tcp open https 465/tcp open smtps 993/tcp open imaps 995/tcp open pop3s Nmap finished: 1 IP address (1 host up) scanned in 5.906 seconds pgpX8wvNqT7MX.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [gentoo-user] Protecting my server against an individual
On Tue, 4 Jul 2006 15:56:02 -0700 Grant [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It has come to my attention that a particular person I know may be intent on attacking my server/website in any way possible. He doesn't know much about Linux but does know Windows. What kind of things should I lock down to protect my remote hosted server? Locking down ssh is a must. There are thousands of computers scanning the internet attempting to log into any computer running sshd by using brute force (dictionary) attacks. Just look at /var/log/sshd/current and you will see ;) Luckily, this is pretty easy to protect against. In /etc/ssh/sshd_config set PermitRootLogin to 'no' or 'without-password' (without-password means using key based authentication). `emerge denyhosts`, configure it in /etc/denyhosts.conf, start it up, and added it to the default run level. It should be noted that this only goes so far. You need good passwords too. Passwords should be at least 7 characters long and contain upper and lower case with punctuation. You can check for weak passwords with a package called johntheripper. Making sure your software is up to date is also critical. Web-apps are especially prone to security holes. Good Luck! -tcort pgphkF3hlzzKN.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [gentoo-user] linux' IO performance sucks
On Wed, 05 Jul 2006 05:43:57 +0200 Sven Köhler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So what's going on here? Please provide more details. What filesystem does the server use (ext2/3, reiserfs, jfs, xfs, ...)? Are you using nfs, shfs, afs, smbfs, ...? What are the hardware specs for the server? How much RAM? How fast is it? What about the client specs? Is the client running Linux too? Is the client that uploads the 600MB file the same one that is attempting to play the music? What is the network like? 100Mbps ethernet? Are the client and server on the same subnet? Same hub or switch? How many other computers are using the network? What music player are you using? -tcort pgpVoVsg6bGLC.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [gentoo-user] auto login
On Mon, 3 Jul 2006 20:49:12 -0400 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How do I auto login and start a single X11 related program EX oxine. I have it all configured to run but I still have to login and startx for it to work. You can use gdm. Just `emerge gdm`, set DISPLAYMANAGER=gdm in /etc/rc.conf, make it start at boot with `rc-update add xdm default`, and then start it up and configure it with `/etc/init.d/xdm start`. In one of the configuration screens you can set it to automatically log a user in when it is first started. -tcort pgpIXhrfVLlhT.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [gentoo-user] xorg-x11 upgrade
On Fri, 30 Jun 2006 22:27:31 -0400 Thomas G. Willis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Emerging (1 of 112) x11-libs/libX11-1.0.1-r1 to / checking ebuild checksums !!! Digest verification failed: !!! /usr/portage/x11-libs/libX11/libX11-1.0.3.ebuild !!! Reason: Filesize does not match recorded size !!! Got: 995 !!! Expected: 1001 In the gentoo forums some were reporting this problem went away. WTF? It probably has been fixed already. Just do an `emerge --sync` and try again. If you are still having problems, then take a look at this bug report http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=138645 and watch it for any changes. -Thomas pgpBWBLJKQqib.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [gentoo-user] OT - question about modprobe
Michael Sullivan wrote: Is there a way to retrieve a listing of kernel modules that are currently loaded? lsmod -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
