On Lu, 09 dec 19, 14:17:39, John Hasler wrote:
> Jonas Smedegaard writes:
> > I dislike APG because it generates passwords difficult to remember -
> > without aiding in how to deal with that, which has a high risk of
> > passwords getting stored on physical notes in the top drawer...
>
> Bruce Sc
On Lu, 09 dec 19, 18:35:46, Celejar wrote:
>
> I understand that many recommend encrypting the password store, but I
> haven't yet done this. 'pass', recommended by Jonas in another message
> in this thread, uses gpg to do this, and your recommendation of scrypt,
> IIUC, would serve a similar goal
On Lu, 09 dec 19, 20:27:28, riveravaldez wrote:
>
> Just to clarify: How long one could go on upgrading debian-testing
> (kernel included) without rebooting?
As long as it is acceptable for you to run the system with known
security flaws.
Kind regards,
Andrei
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Le 10/12/2019 à 00:01, Nektarios Katakis a écrit :
I am running an iptables firewall on an openwrt router I ve got. Which
acts as Firewall/gateway and performs NATing for my internal network -
debian PCs and android phones.
All good but specific web sites are not loading for the machines that
a
riveravaldez wrote:
...
> Hi, thanks a lot for the answers/info.
>
> Just to clarify: How long one could go on upgrading debian-testing
> (kernel included) without rebooting?
why would you not want to reboot? if you aren't going to
use the upgrades why are you making them? if you think there
a
On 12/10/2019 12:01 AM, Nektarios Katakis wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am running an iptables firewall on an openwrt router I ve got. Which
> acts as Firewall/gateway and performs NATing for my internal network -
> debian PCs and android phones.
>
> All good but specific web sites are not loading for the
On Tue, Dec 10, 2019 at 02:04:54AM +0200, aprekates wrote:
>sudo apt-cache depends twm
>twm
> Depends: menu
> Depends: libc6
> Depends: libice6
> Depends: libsm6
> Depends: libx11-6
> Depends: libxext6
> Depends: libxmu6
> Depends: libxt6
>
>$ su
sudo apt-cache depends twm
twm
Depends: menu
Depends: libc6
Depends: libice6
Depends: libsm6
Depends: libx11-6
Depends: libxext6
Depends: libxmu6
Depends: libxt6
$ sudo apt-cache show twm
Provides: x-window-manager
Description-en: Tab window manager
twm is a window mana
On Mon, 9 Dec 2019 19:34:29 +
Brian wrote:
> On Mon 09 Dec 2019 at 14:10:56 -0500, Celejar wrote:
...
> > Although I almost always use it with its --secure option, since I
> > don't try to memorize passwords, but instead record them (in a plain
> > text file) - who can remember hundreds of
On 12/4/19, songbird wrote:
> Sven Hartge wrote:
>> riveravaldez wrote:
>>
>>> Because updating the kernel requires to reboot the system -AFAIK- in
>>> many cases I would prefer to 'dist-upgrade' (all packages) except the
>>> kernel -until a moment in which I can reboot the system-, so:
>>
>>> 1.
Hello,
I am running an iptables firewall on an openwrt router I ve got. Which
acts as Firewall/gateway and performs NATing for my internal network -
debian PCs and android phones.
All good but specific web sites are not loading for the machines that
are sitting behind the home router.
When atte
On Mon, Dec 9, 2019 at 2:29 PM John Hasler wrote:
> Nicholas Geovanis writes:
> > You are safe (now) so others' freedoms need not be respected. Your
> > first jump down the slippery slope :-) Jefferson the slave-master
> > would have said that you have taken one hand off the wolf's ears.
> > Goo
Charles Curley (12019-12-09):
> Archaeological record.
Are not history.
Can we close this useless subthread now?
Quoting John Hasler (2019-12-09 21:17:39)
> Jonas Smedegaard writes:
> > I dislike APG because it generates passwords difficult to remember -
> > without aiding in how to deal with that, which has a high risk of
> > passwords getting stored on physical notes in the top drawer...
>
> Bruce Schne
On Lu, 09 dec 19, 14:28:39, John Hasler wrote:
> Nicholas Geovanis writes:
> > You are safe (now) so others' freedoms need not be respected. Your
> > first jump down the slippery slope :-) Jefferson the slave-master
> > would have said that you have taken one hand off the wolf's ears.
> > Good luc
On Mon, 9 Dec 2019 20:01:04 +0100
Nicolas George wrote:
> Maybe you have studied a lot of it, but apparently not in depth enough
> to know that we have less than 5500 years of it.
Archaeological record.
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Quoting John Hasler (2019-12-09 20:40:06)
> Charles Curley writes:
> > There is a handy password generator available on Debian, called APG
> > (Automated Password Generator), which will generate passwords for you.
> > The default settings yield a fairly strong password, but you can
> > modify thos
Charles Curley writes:
> How do you know that? Mr. Snowden, among others, has made it
> abundantly clear that the US government is perfectly willing to do
> mass surveillance and other intrusions without the slightest notice to
> the Congress, never mind the public.
Read what I actually wrote. I
Nicholas Geovanis writes:
> You are safe (now) so others' freedoms need not be respected. Your
> first jump down the slippery slope :-) Jefferson the slave-master
> would have said that you have taken one hand off the wolf's ears.
> Good luck :-) don't let go the other ear or you become the slave
On Lu, 09 dec 19, 12:54:24, aprekates wrote:
>
> I'll refreshed my wiki creds. I'll try to use it. Just wasnt sure for that.
If in doubt just ask here ;)
Kind regards,
Andrei
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On Lu, 09 dec 19, 11:16:32, John Hasler wrote:
> Charlie writes:
> > Over many years, although, I may not ever be in possession of anything
> > of interest to anyone?
>
> There are two distinct "security" condsiderations here that are often
> munged together:
>
> 1) Our ethical/moral/political ob
Jonas Smedegaard writes:
> I dislike APG because it generates passwords difficult to remember -
> without aiding in how to deal with that, which has a high risk of
> passwords getting stored on physical notes in the top drawer...
Bruce Schneier recommends writing passwords down and then keeping t
On Mon 09 Dec 2019 at 19:50:21 +, Brian wrote:
> On Mon 09 Dec 2019 at 11:58:57 -0600, Nicholas Geovanis wrote:
>
> > On Mon, Dec 9, 2019 at 11:17 AM John Hasler wrote:
> >
> > > The data trawling activities of my
> > > government[2] angers me but when I think about it objectively I realiz
On Mon 09 Dec 2019 at 11:58:57 -0600, Nicholas Geovanis wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 9, 2019 at 11:17 AM John Hasler wrote:
>
> > The data trawling activities of my
> > government[2] angers me but when I think about it objectively I realize
> > that it does me no actual harm: I'm simply not someone the
Charles Curley writes:
> There is a handy password generator available on Debian, called APG
> (Automated Password Generator), which will generate passwords for you.
> The default settings yield a fairly strong password, but you can
> modify those to make the results even stronger.
Considering th
On Mon 09 Dec 2019 at 14:10:56 -0500, Celejar wrote:
> On Mon, 09 Dec 2019 16:31:35 +0100
> Jonas Smedegaard wrote:
>
> > Quoting Charles Curley (2019-12-09 15:56:26)
> > > On Sun, 8 Dec 2019 18:55:12 +0100 (CET)
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Usual advice : use strong passwords (i.e. long enough
On Mon, 09 Dec 2019 16:31:35 +0100
Jonas Smedegaard wrote:
> Quoting Charles Curley (2019-12-09 15:56:26)
> > On Sun, 8 Dec 2019 18:55:12 +0100 (CET)
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Usual advice : use strong passwords (i.e. long enough with high
> > > entropy => generated&stored in a dedicated password ma
Charles Curley (12019-12-09):
> Having studied more than ten thousand years of history
Maybe you have studied a lot of it, but apparently not in depth enough
to know that we have less than 5500 years of it.
Regards,
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On Mon, 09 Dec 2019 11:16:32 -0600
John Hasler wrote:
> The data trawling activities of my
> government[2] angers me but when I think about it objectively I
> realize that it does me no actual harm:
How do you know that? Mr. Snowden, among others, has made it abundantly
clear that the US govern
On Mon 09 Dec 2019 at 16:31:35 +0100, Jonas Smedegaard wrote:
> Quoting Charles Curley (2019-12-09 15:56:26)
> > On Sun, 8 Dec 2019 18:55:12 +0100 (CET)
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Usual advice : use strong passwords (i.e. long enough with high
> > > entropy => generated&stored in a dedicated password
On Mon, Dec 9, 2019 at 11:17 AM John Hasler wrote:
> The data trawling activities of my
> government[2] angers me but when I think about it objectively I realize
> that it does me no actual harm: I'm simply not someone they care about.
>
You are safe (now) so others' freedoms need not be respec
On Mon, 09 Dec 2019 08:21:27 -0800
pe...@easthope.ca wrote:
> > telnetd is INSECURE and SHOULD NOT BE USED unless you have ...
> > EXPLICITLY STATED reason.
>
> Where is that policy published? Where should the description of use
> be submitted for approval?
I have no idea whose policy you r
Charlie writes:
> Over many years, although, I may not ever be in possession of anything
> of interest to anyone?
There are two distinct "security" condsiderations here that are often
munged together:
1) Our ethical/moral/political objections to being tracked and snooped
on.
2) Our actual ris
From: Greg Wooledge
Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2019 09:11:55 -0400
> They gave you the rope and the instructions. It's up to you to actually
> tie the noose around your own neck.
>
> Just delete the stupidly obvious this-line-is-commented-out-on-purpose
> token, and then reload inetd. If you don't know h
Quoting Charles Curley (2019-12-09 15:56:26)
> On Sun, 8 Dec 2019 18:55:12 +0100 (CET)
> wrote:
>
> > Usual advice : use strong passwords (i.e. long enough with high
> > entropy => generated&stored in a dedicated password manager) AND 1
> > different per service, never the same.
>
> There is a h
On Mon, 9 Dec 2019, Charles Curley wrote:
> Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2019 09:56:26
> From: Charles Curley
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Subject: Re: dropbox security situation
> Resent-Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2019 14:57:02 + (UTC)
> Resent-From: debian-user@lists.debian.org
>
> On Sun, 8 Dec 2019 18
On Sun, 8 Dec 2019 18:55:12 +0100 (CET)
wrote:
> Usual advice : use strong passwords (i.e. long enough with high
> entropy => generated&stored in a dedicated password manager) AND 1
> different per service, never the same.
There is a handy password generator available on Debian, called APG
(Auto
Thanks all for the usefull feedback.
I was finding many related tutorials from popular searchengines some
using the method to add to the group and others editing /etc/sudoers
I think the remarks made put the issue in the correct perspective and
wiki change is more correct.
I'll refreshed
On Mon, Dec 09, 2019 at 08:46:13PM +1100, Keith Bainbridge wrote:
> On 9/12/19 6:57 pm, Reco wrote:
> > ll it takes is to look at APNIC record with whois.
> > Shows your ISP and a city it's operating at.
> > I could dig deeper, but I'm lazy.
> Thanks Andrei
>
>
> I got 3 addresses
> 2 of them abo
On Mon, 9 Dec 2019 11:22:56 +0200
aprekates wrote:
> In https://wiki.debian.org/sudo it says:
>
> In order for a user to run sudo, the user must belong to group=sudo.
>
> But i see that adding a line in /etc/sudoers can allow me execute
> sudo without being in the sudo group.
>
> Do i miss sth
aprekates writes:
> In https://wiki.debian.org/sudo it says:
>
> In order for a user to run sudo, the user must belong to group=sudo.
>
> But i see that adding a line in /etc/sudoers can allow me execute sudo
> without being in the sudo group.
>
> Do i miss sth or the wiki miss sth?
The Wiki isn't
On 9/12/19 6:57 pm, Reco wrote:
ll it takes is to look at APNIC record with whois.
Shows your ISP and a city it's operating at.
I could dig deeper, but I'm lazy.
Thanks Andrei
I got 3 addresses
2 of them about 3Km away from me (1 in a public park)
the 3rd, about 4,500Km away from me, but refer
On Mon, 9 Dec 2019 at 20:23, aprekates wrote:
>
> In https://wiki.debian.org/sudo it says:
>
> In order for a user to run sudo, the user must belong to group=sudo.
This refers to the fact that the sudo group is already configured
in the /etc/sudoers file to have certain rights.
If you search ins
In https://wiki.debian.org/sudo it says:
In order for a user to run sudo, the user must belong to group=sudo.
But i see that adding a line in /etc/sudoers can allow me execute sudo
without being in the sudo group.
Do i miss sth or the wiki miss sth?
Alexandros.
Perhaps wdm would be of interest for you:
https://packages.debian.org/buster/wdm
On 12/9/2019 9:06 AM, Reco wrote:
> Hi.
>
> On Mon, Dec 09, 2019 at 09:55:22AM +0200, aprekates wrote:
>> In a fresh debian10 installation with xfce4 when i try:
>>
>> $ sudo apt-get remove xfce4
>>
>> will present me with a maybe a hundred of packages that 'were automatically
>> installed
Hi.
On Mon, Dec 09, 2019 at 09:55:22AM +0200, aprekates wrote:
> In a fresh debian10 installation with xfce4 when i try:
>
> $ sudo apt-get remove xfce4
>
> will present me with a maybe a hundred of packages that 'were automatically
> installed and no longer needed' and that i should
Hi.
On Mon, Dec 09, 2019 at 04:05:00PM +1100, Keith Bainbridge wrote:
> On 4/12/19 11:11 am, John Hasler wrote:
> > Yes. I suggest Newsguy o
>
>
> Um
>
> Firefox gave me this when I went to their web page
>
> Warning: Potential Security Risk Ahead
Firefox messages are useless for
On Lu, 09 dec 19, 09:55:22, aprekates wrote:
> In a fresh debian10 installation with xfce4 when i try:
>
> $ sudo apt-get remove xfce4
>
> will present me with a maybe a hundred of packages that 'were automatically
> installed and no longer needed' and that i should remove if i want with 'apt
>
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