Re: Can not login as root

2008-09-04 Thread James Shupe
aptop. However, I can not login as root. It > ...^^^ > >> Try to login as a single user and change your root password > > FYI, single-user asks for root pword. However, he's solved his > problem now. >

Re: Root login

2008-09-04 Thread James Shupe
rd before executing something as root. Nobody knows another one's > password, there is no common account or password and you can always know > who ran this damn "rm /etc/passwd". > > Furthermore, root is also ALWAYS the first account to be attacked by > script kiddie

Re: Can not login as root

2008-09-03 Thread James Shupe
Great! Sorry, I forgot to Cc the list when I sent you my initial reply. It's quoted in the email below. Murat Ohannes Berin wrote: > Thanks James, > > It worked!!! > > Murat > > At 10:04 PM 9/3/2008, James Shupe wrote: >> Just reset the root password. >

Re: Is oldstable security support duration something to be proud of?

2008-03-10 Thread James Shupe
c was brought up on the wrong list in http://lists.debian.org/debian-security/2008/03/msg00051.html The comment on the site was well justified, and yes, opinionated. If you don't agree with it, disregard it and go on with your life. You've apparently disregarded the topic of this list.

Re: Is oldstable security support duration something to be proud of?

2008-03-10 Thread James Shupe
rded the topic of this list. -- James Shupe HermeTek Network Solutions http://www.hermetek.com 1.866.325.6207 This Email is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. 2510-2521 and is legally

Re: Why not have firewall rules by default?

2008-01-23 Thread James Shupe
difficult for Debian as a > distribution to choose what firewall scripting framework should be used. > (But I don't think this is worth the effort.) > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EM

Re: [SECURITY] [DSA 1458-1] New openafs packages fix denial of service vulnerability

2008-01-11 Thread James Shupe
7;s no concensus within the security team about this. > The argument is that not all sites can or choose to use apt to install > updated packages, and that we should make it reasonably convinent for > these sites to verify package integrity via other means. > > noah > > -