Re: dump/restore?

2022-12-13 Thread ToddAndMargo via users
On 12/13/22 17:50, Samuel Sieb wrote: I don't really see dump being a particularly good option for backups though. dump/restore is just damned easy to use. It has saved my butt several times. ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org

Re: dump/restore?

2022-12-13 Thread Samuel Sieb
On 12/13/22 20:39, Robert Nichols wrote: On 12/13/22 6:10 PM, ToddAndMargo via users wrote: On 12/13/22 15:28, Todd Zullinger wrote: Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: However qcow also allows compression, sparse files, encryption and copy-on-write snapshots (COW, hence the name) [...] This is not

Re: dump/restore?

2022-12-13 Thread Robert Nichols
On 12/13/22 6:10 PM, ToddAndMargo via users wrote: On 12/13/22 15:28, Todd Zullinger wrote: Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: However qcow also allows compression, sparse files, encryption and copy-on-write snapshots (COW, hence the name) [...] This is not meant to detract from your well-made point

Re: Clearing DNS cache without rebooting

2022-12-13 Thread Bill C
This is an interesting thread. Is there a group on networking or servers. I am going to enjoy this. :) On Tue, Dec 13, 2022, 9:16 PM Mike Wright wrote: > On 12/13/22 13:11, Tom Horsley wrote: > > On Wed, 14 Dec 2022 07:16:43 +1030 > > Tim via users wrote: > > > >> I have a server PC running

Re: Clearing DNS cache without rebooting

2022-12-13 Thread Mike Wright
On 12/13/22 13:11, Tom Horsley wrote: On Wed, 14 Dec 2022 07:16:43 +1030 Tim via users wrote: I have a server PC running 24/7, so I use it instead. Me too. I used to use bind, but it became impossible to configure when they started enforcing DNS encryption, switched to dnsmasq and wondered

Re: dump/restore?

2022-12-13 Thread Samuel Sieb
On 12/13/22 16:10, ToddAndMargo via users wrote: On 12/13/22 15:28, Todd Zullinger wrote: Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: However qcow also allows compression, sparse files, encryption and copy-on-write snapshots (COW, hence the name) [...] This is not meant to detract from your well-made point

Re: Clearing DNS cache without rebooting

2022-12-13 Thread Samuel Sieb
On 12/13/22 12:48, Jeffrey Walton wrote: On Tue, Dec 13, 2022 at 3:20 PM Samuel Sieb wrote: On 12/10/22 01:06, Tim via users wrote: Tim: Are you supposed to remember which epson printer is which without any clues? Are they both going to get the same name? Will they self- modify one of

Re: Clearing DNS cache without rebooting

2022-12-13 Thread Samuel Sieb
On 12/13/22 13:11, Tom Horsley wrote: On Wed, 14 Dec 2022 07:16:43 +1030 Tim via users wrote: I have a server PC running 24/7, so I use it instead. Me too. I used to use bind, but it became impossible to configure when they started enforcing DNS encryption, switched to dnsmasq and wondered

Re: dump/restore?

2022-12-13 Thread ToddAndMargo via users
On 12/13/22 15:28, Todd Zullinger wrote: Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: However qcow also allows compression, sparse files, encryption and copy-on-write snapshots (COW, hence the name) [...] This is not meant to detract from your well-made point that the qcow2 format provides many benefits over

Re: dump/restore?

2022-12-13 Thread Todd Zullinger
Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > However qcow also allows compression, sparse files, > encryption and copy-on-write snapshots (COW, hence the > name) [...] This is not meant to detract from your well-made point that the qcow2 format provides many benefits over raw filesystem images. :) Tangentially,

Re: dump/restore?

2022-12-13 Thread Patrick O'Callaghan
On Tue, 2022-12-13 at 13:16 -0800, ToddAndMargo via users wrote: > On 12/13/22 00:27, Samuel Sieb wrote: > > On 12/11/22 05:22, ToddAndMargo via users wrote: > > > Has dump/restore been superseded with something else? > > > > > > It ain't work right! > > > > > > dump restores a qcows drive as a

Re: dump/restore?

2022-12-13 Thread ToddAndMargo via users
On 12/13/22 00:27, Samuel Sieb wrote: On 12/11/22 05:22, ToddAndMargo via users wrote: Has dump/restore been superseded with something else? It ain't work right! dump restores a qcows drive as a blank drive https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2152393 You might want to look into

Re: Clearing DNS cache without rebooting

2022-12-13 Thread Tom Horsley
On Wed, 14 Dec 2022 07:16:43 +1030 Tim via users wrote: > I have a server PC running 24/7, so I use it instead. Me too. I used to use bind, but it became impossible to configure when they started enforcing DNS encryption, switched to dnsmasq and wondered why I ever bothered to fool with bind

Re: Clearing DNS cache without rebooting

2022-12-13 Thread Jeffrey Walton
On Tue, Dec 13, 2022 at 3:20 PM Samuel Sieb wrote: > > On 12/10/22 01:06, Tim via users wrote: > > Tim: > >>> Are you supposed to remember which epson printer is which without any > >>> clues? Are they both going to get the same name? Will they self- > >>> modify one of their names? Will they

Re: Clearing DNS cache without rebooting

2022-12-13 Thread Tim via users
Tim: >> However, various people have found that it also puts the kybosh >> on normal DNS look-ups. Joe being just one. Tom Horsley: > Me! Before I retired, I installed loads of virtual machines to > use for testing software on various distros. Without fail, DNS > would simply not work until I

Re: Clearing DNS cache without rebooting

2022-12-13 Thread Samuel Sieb
On 12/10/22 01:06, Tim via users wrote: Tim: Are you supposed to remember which epson printer is which without any clues? Are they both going to get the same name? Will they self- modify one of their names? Will they always be the same ones in the same order? I despise things that make me

[389-users] Re: Builds for EL8 have a new home

2022-12-13 Thread Rosario Esposito
Hello, I have a question. With EPEL8 modular, when I want to do a fresh 389ds installation i use the command: dnf module install 389-directory-server:stable/default which provides 389ds version 2.0.15 Now, if I do a fresh installation using copr, there is no "stable" tag. If I just do a: dnf

Re: Clearing DNS cache without rebooting

2022-12-13 Thread Tom Horsley
On Tue, 13 Dec 2022 21:40:57 +1030 Tim via users wrote: > However, various people have found that it also puts the kybosh on > normal DNS look-ups. Joe being just one. Me! Before I retired, I installed loads of virtual machines to use for testing software on various distros. Without fail, DNS

Re: Better way to refresh the Display?

2022-12-13 Thread Patrick O'Callaghan
On Mon, 2022-12-12 at 17:16 -0800, Samuel Sieb wrote: > On 12/12/22 08:08, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > On Mon, 2022-12-12 at 08:57 -0700, stan via users wrote: > > > On Sun, 11 Dec 2022 11:11:16 -0500 > > > Javier Perez wrote: > > > > > > > On Sun, Dec 11, 2022 at 10:56 AM stan via users < >

Re: How do I identify a bluetooth device in bluetooth add device?

2022-12-13 Thread Tim via users
On Tue, 2022-12-13 at 09:43 +1100, Stephen Morris wrote: > I have a pair of "water dancing" bluetooth speakers that I am > trying to get working under F37, I had these working in fedora quite > some time ago and I've forgotten how I got them working. I've gone into > the bluetooth interface in

Re: How do I identify a bluetooth device in bluetooth add device?

2022-12-13 Thread Tim via users
On Mon, 2022-12-12 at 17:53 -0500, Tom Horsley wrote: > Because bluetooth is the most persnickety unreliable temperamental protocol > ever invented? > > Sometimes you have to put the device you are trying to connect to into > some special mode before it will show up, and the way you do that >

Re: Clearing DNS cache without rebooting

2022-12-13 Thread Tim via users
Tim: >> The /etc/nsswitch.conf file suggests otherwise, it's far from clear: >> >> # Example - obey only what nisplus tells us... >> #services: nisplus [NOTFOUND=return] files >> #networks: nisplus [NOTFOUND=return] files >> #protocols: nisplus [NOTFOUND=return] files >> #rpc:nisplus

Re: Better way to refresh the Display?

2022-12-13 Thread Tim via users
On Tue, 2022-12-13 at 13:39 +1100, Stephen Morris wrote: > on my system where I'm running Plasma on Xorg with I believe a GDM DM, and > ctrl-alt-f1 switches me to the gdm login screen, then ctrl-alt-f4 do > nothing, ctrl-alt-f5 switches me to a tty shell login prompt, and then > ctrl-alt-f6 to

Re: dump/restore?

2022-12-13 Thread Samuel Sieb
On 12/11/22 05:22, ToddAndMargo via users wrote: Has dump/restore been superseded with something else? It ain't work right! dump restores a qcows drive as a blank drive https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2152393 You might want to look into nbdkit and nbdkit-libvirt-plugin. That