Re: [CentOS] Howto: Extremely tight security rsync shell for backups

2013-09-23 Thread Kahlil Hodgson
A couple of weeks ago I found this breakdown of various approaches https://techstdout.boum.org/EncryptedBackupsForParanoiacs/ We're currently using a variation of the push-backup system described (using rsync via duplicity). K Kahlil (Kal) Hodgson GPG: C9A02289 Head of

Re: [CentOS] Howto: Extremely tight security rsync shell for backups

2013-09-23 Thread m . roth
Lists wrote: > On 09/23/2013 02:44 PM, m.r...@5-cent.us wrote: >> Lists wrote: >>> On 09/23/2013 01:50 PM, Les Mikesell wrote: Is there something that convinces you that sudo is better at handling the command restriction than sshd would be? >>> In the context of a production server, the i

Re: [CentOS] Howto: Extremely tight security rsync shell for backups

2013-09-23 Thread Lists
On 09/23/2013 02:44 PM, m.r...@5-cent.us wrote: > Lists wrote: >> On 09/23/2013 01:50 PM, Les Mikesell wrote: >>> Is there something that convinces you that sudo is better at handling >>> the command restriction than sshd would be? >> In the context of a production server, the idea is to remove any

Re: [CentOS] Howto: Extremely tight security rsync shell for backups

2013-09-23 Thread m . roth
Lists wrote: > On 09/23/2013 01:50 PM, Les Mikesell wrote: >> Is there something that convinces you that sudo is better at handling >> the command restriction than sshd would be? > > In the context of a production server, the idea is to remove any ability > from another host (EG: backup server) to

Re: [CentOS] Howto: Extremely tight security rsync shell for backups

2013-09-23 Thread Lists
On 09/23/2013 01:50 PM, Les Mikesell wrote: > Is there something that convinces you that sudo is better at handling > the command restriction than sshd would be? In the context of a production server, the idea is to remove any ability from another host (EG: backup server) to run local arbitrary c

Re: [CentOS] Howto: Extremely tight security rsync shell for backups

2013-09-23 Thread Les Mikesell
On Mon, Sep 23, 2013 at 3:26 PM, Lists wrote: > > > Depending on how you interpret this statement, my documented process may > present a (mild) improvement. > > It has the backup account on the public server being a non-priviliged > account only able to run a (tightly controlled) shell script whic

Re: [CentOS] Howto: Extremely tight security rsync shell for backups

2013-09-23 Thread Lists
On 09/23/2013 01:02 PM, m.r...@5-cent.us wrote: > It does have to > run as root, though, on both, to preserve ownership of home and project > directories, etc. Depending on how you interpret this statement, my documented process may present a (mild) improvement. It has the backup account on the

[CentOS] Package chkconfig-1.3.49.3-2.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm is not signed

2013-09-23 Thread Leonard den Ottolander
Hello, gpk-update-viewer on my CentOS 6 desktop gives me an error about untrusted updates. When running yum update from a terminal I get the following error: Package chkconfig-1.3.49.3-2.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm is not signed No other packages seem to be affected so for now I updated excuding chkconfi

Re: [CentOS] Howto: Extremely tight security rsync shell for backups

2013-09-23 Thread m . roth
Lists wrote: > We've been using rsync since forever to back up all our servers and it's > worked without a problem. But in a recent security review, we noted that > our specific rsync backup host is using root keys to access the server, > meaning that if the keys on the backup server were leaked/co

[CentOS] Howto: Extremely tight security rsync shell for backups

2013-09-23 Thread Lists
We've been using rsync since forever to back up all our servers and it's worked without a problem. But in a recent security review, we noted that our specific rsync backup host is using root keys to access the server, meaning that if the keys on the backup server were leaked/compromised in any

Re: [CentOS] Package chkconfig-1.3.49.3-2.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm is not signed

2013-09-23 Thread Johnny Hughes
On 09/23/2013 01:10 PM, Joe Pruett wrote: > On 09/23/2013 09:39 AM, Leonard den Ottolander wrote: >> Hello, >> >> gpk-update-viewer on my CentOS 6 desktop gives me an error about >> untrusted updates. When running yum update from a terminal I get the >> following error: >> >> Package chkconfig-1.3.

Re: [CentOS] Package chkconfig-1.3.49.3-2.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm is not signed

2013-09-23 Thread Joe Pruett
On 09/23/2013 09:39 AM, Leonard den Ottolander wrote: > Hello, > > gpk-update-viewer on my CentOS 6 desktop gives me an error about > untrusted updates. When running yum update from a terminal I get the > following error: > > Package chkconfig-1.3.49.3-2.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm is not signed > > No oth

Re: [CentOS] Chromium update

2013-09-23 Thread James Pearson
isd...@gmail.com wrote: >>My advice to anyone who needs a good, solid browser is to use the stock >>one (Firefox ESR) or get the latest Firefox binary from ftp.mozilla.org >>if they really want to be bleeding edge. > > Doesn't work or even build on CentOS5 anymore. The latest version that > s

[CentOS] Centos 6.4 on Xserve, IPMI error

2013-09-23 Thread Arno B
Hello! I'm trying to install Centos 6.4 64 bit on this Xserve: http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/xserve/specs/xserve-intel-xeon-2.8-eight-core-specs.html I got a bootloader from: http://blog.christophersmart.com/2009/07/23/linux-on-an-apple-xserve-efi-only-machine/ as none of the official Cen