Java allows root access without permission?
by Michael Cronenworth
Fedora 13 x86_64 with OpenJDK (not Sun) installed.
I was required to login to a web site today to configure a VPN and the
site installed a Cisco VPN Java applet. When it was finished installing
and was running I noticed the processes where running as root and had
installed into /opt. I had not given it my root password or any
permission to do so. It did not install any RPM package. It was all
driven by a Java applet.
$ ps -efw #id 502 is me
502 4791 2668 0 11:16 ? 00:00:19
/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.6.0-openjdk-1.6.0.0.x86_64/jre/lib/amd64/../../bin/java
sun.appl
root 4923 1 0 11:16 ? 00:00:00 /opt/cisco/vpn/bin/vpnagentd
Is this something "allowed" by some configuration setting in OpenJDK
somewhere? I'd like to turn off this "feature" ASAP.
Thanks,
Michael
13 years, 6 months
How to tell which user is active (which display is up)?
by Robert Arkiletian
Assume there are two or more people logged in to separate X sessions
with "Switch User". If I ssh in to that box (as root), how can I tell
which user is the active one?
Put another way, is there any way to tell which display is currently
being shown.
--
Robert Arkiletian
Eric Hamber Secondary, Vancouver, Canada
13 years, 6 months
vlc install on F13 x86_64...backtrace...what just happened?
by Kevin Martin
Ouch! VLC appears to not like the latest glibc on F13 x86_64.
Kevin
$ sudo yum --enablerepo=updates-testing install vlc vlc-devel
Loaded plugins: changelog, fastestmirror, list-data, post-transaction-actions, presto, protectbase, ps, refresh-packagekit, refresh-
: updatesd, remove-with-leaves, show-leaves
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
* fedora: fedora.fastsoft.net
* livna: ftp-stud.fht-esslingen.de
* rpmfusion-free: mirror.liberty.edu
* rpmfusion-free-updates: mirror.liberty.edu
* rpmfusion-nonfree: mirror.liberty.edu
* rpmfusion-nonfree-updates: mirror.liberty.edu
* updates: fedora.fastsoft.net
* updates-testing: fedora.fastsoft.net
0 packages excluded due to repository protections
Setting up Install Process
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package vlc.x86_64 0:1.1.4-2.fc13 set to be installed
--> Processing Dependency: vlc-core(x86-64) = 1.1.4-2.fc13 for package: vlc-1.1.4-2.fc13.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: libtar.so.1()(64bit) for package: vlc-1.1.4-2.fc13.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: libxosd.so.2()(64bit) for package: vlc-1.1.4-2.fc13.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: libminizip.so.1()(64bit) for package: vlc-1.1.4-2.fc13.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: libprojectM.so.2.0.1()(64bit) for package: vlc-1.1.4-2.fc13.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: libvlccore.so.4()(64bit) for package: vlc-1.1.4-2.fc13.x86_64
---> Package vlc-devel.x86_64 0:1.1.4-2.fc13 set to be installed
--> Running transaction check
---> Package libprojectM.x86_64 0:2.0.1-7.fc13 set to be installed
--> Processing Dependency: bitstream-vera-sans-fonts for package: libprojectM-2.0.1-7.fc13.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: bitstream-vera-sans-mono-fonts for package: libprojectM-2.0.1-7.fc13.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: libftgl.so.2()(64bit) for package: libprojectM-2.0.1-7.fc13.x86_64
---> Package libtar.x86_64 0:1.2.11-16.fc13 set to be installed
---> Package minizip.x86_64 0:1.2.3-23.fc12 set to be installed
---> Package vlc-core.x86_64 0:1.1.4-2.fc13 set to be installed
--> Processing Dependency: libdvbpsi.so.6()(64bit) for package: vlc-core-1.1.4-2.fc13.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: libthreadutil.so.2()(64bit) for package: vlc-core-1.1.4-2.fc13.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: libBasicUsageEnvironment.so.0()(64bit) for package: vlc-core-1.1.4-2.fc13.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: libgroupsock.so.0()(64bit) for package: vlc-core-1.1.4-2.fc13.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: libupnp.so.3()(64bit) for package: vlc-core-1.1.4-2.fc13.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: libebml.so.0()(64bit) for package: vlc-core-1.1.4-2.fc13.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: libtiger.so.5()(64bit) for package: vlc-core-1.1.4-2.fc13.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: libUsageEnvironment.so.0()(64bit) for package: vlc-core-1.1.4-2.fc13.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: libSDL_image-1.2.so.0()(64bit) for package: vlc-core-1.1.4-2.fc13.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: libmatroska.so.0()(64bit) for package: vlc-core-1.1.4-2.fc13.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: libixml.so.2()(64bit) for package: vlc-core-1.1.4-2.fc13.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: libzvbi.so.0()(64bit) for package: vlc-core-1.1.4-2.fc13.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: libliveMedia.so.0()(64bit) for package: vlc-core-1.1.4-2.fc13.x86_64
---> Package xosd.x86_64 0:2.2.14-13.fc12 set to be installed
--> Running transaction check
---> Package SDL_image.x86_64 0:1.2.10-1.fc13 set to be installed
---> Package bitstream-vera-sans-fonts.noarch 0:1.10-18.fc12 set to be installed
--> Processing Dependency: bitstream-vera-fonts-common = 1.10-18.fc12 for package: bitstream-vera-sans-fonts-1.10-18.fc12.noarch
---> Package bitstream-vera-sans-mono-fonts.noarch 0:1.10-18.fc12 set to be installed
---> Package ftgl.x86_64 0:2.1.3-0.3.rc5.fc13 set to be installed
---> Package libdvbpsi.x86_64 0:0.1.7-1.fc13 set to be installed
---> Package libebml.x86_64 0:0.7.8-3.fc12 set to be installed
---> Package libmatroska.x86_64 0:0.8.1-5.fc12 set to be installed
---> Package libtiger.x86_64 0:0.3.3-3.fc13 set to be installed
---> Package libupnp.x86_64 0:1.6.6-3.fc12 set to be installed
---> Package live555.x86_64 0:0-0.27.2010.04.09.fc13 set to be installed
---> Package zvbi.x86_64 0:0.2.33-4.fc12 set to be installed
--> Running transaction check
---> Package bitstream-vera-fonts-common.noarch 0:1.10-18.fc12 set to be installed
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Dependencies Resolved
====================================================================================================================================
Package Arch Version Repository Size
====================================================================================================================================
Installing:
vlc x86_64 1.1.4-2.fc13 rpmfusion-free-updates 1.9 M
vlc-devel x86_64 1.1.4-2.fc13 rpmfusion-free-updates 159 k
Installing for dependencies:
SDL_image x86_64 1.2.10-1.fc13 fedora 45 k
bitstream-vera-fonts-common noarch 1.10-18.fc12 fedora 11 k
bitstream-vera-sans-fonts noarch 1.10-18.fc12 fedora 108 k
bitstream-vera-sans-mono-fonts noarch 1.10-18.fc12 fedora 85 k
ftgl x86_64 2.1.3-0.3.rc5.fc13 fedora 100 k
libdvbpsi x86_64 0.1.7-1.fc13 rpmfusion-free 43 k
libebml x86_64 0.7.8-3.fc12 fedora 62 k
libmatroska x86_64 0.8.1-5.fc12 fedora 149 k
libprojectM x86_64 2.0.1-7.fc13 updates 497 k
libtar x86_64 1.2.11-16.fc13 fedora 29 k
libtiger x86_64 0.3.3-3.fc13 fedora 34 k
libupnp x86_64 1.6.6-3.fc12 fedora 80 k
live555 x86_64 0-0.27.2010.04.09.fc13 rpmfusion-free 259 k
minizip x86_64 1.2.3-23.fc12 fedora 24 k
vlc-core x86_64 1.1.4-2.fc13 rpmfusion-free-updates 7.2 M
xosd x86_64 2.2.14-13.fc12 fedora 45 k
zvbi x86_64 0.2.33-4.fc12 fedora 357 k
Transaction Summary
====================================================================================================================================
Install 19 Package(s)
Total size: 11 M
Total download size: 159 k
Installed size: 39 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
Setting up and reading Presto delta metadata
Processing delta metadata
Package(s) data still to download: 159 k
vlc-devel-1.1.4-2.fc13.x86_64.rpm | 159 kB 00:00
Running rpm_check_debug
Running Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
Installing : libebml-0.7.8-3.fc12.x86_64 1/19
Installing : minizip-1.2.3-23.fc12.x86_64 2/19
Installing : libmatroska-0.8.1-5.fc12.x86_64 3/19
Installing : libtiger-0.3.3-3.fc13.x86_64 4/19
Installing : libupnp-1.6.6-3.fc12.x86_64 5/19
Installing : xosd-2.2.14-13.fc12.x86_64 6/19
Installing : live555-0-0.27.2010.04.09.fc13.x86_64 7/19
Installing : libdvbpsi-0.1.7-1.fc13.x86_64 8/19
Installing : zvbi-0.2.33-4.fc12.x86_64 9/19
Installing : ftgl-2.1.3-0.3.rc5.fc13.x86_64 10/19
Installing : libtar-1.2.11-16.fc13.x86_64 11/19
Installing : SDL_image-1.2.10-1.fc13.x86_64 12/19
Installing : vlc-core-1.1.4-2.fc13.x86_64 13/19
Installing : bitstream-vera-fonts-common-1.10-18.fc12.noarch 14/19
Installing : bitstream-vera-sans-mono-fonts-1.10-18.fc12.noarch 15/19
Installing : bitstream-vera-sans-fonts-1.10-18.fc12.noarch 16/19
Installing : libprojectM-2.0.1-7.fc13.x86_64 17/19
Installing : vlc-1.1.4-2.fc13.x86_64 18/19
Warning in file "/usr/share/applications/fedora-xarchiver.desktop": usage of MIME type "multipart/x-zip" is discouraged ("multipart"
is a media type that probably does not make sense in this context)
Error in file "/usr/share/applications/kde4/kfontview.desktop": "fonts/package" is an invalid MIME type ("fonts" is an unregistered
media type)
Warning in file "/usr/share/applications/gnome-nautilus-folder-handler.desktop": usage of MIME type
"x-directory/gnome-default-handler" is discouraged ("x-directory" is an old media type that should be replaced with a modern equivalent)
Warning in file "/usr/share/applications/gnome-nautilus-folder-handler.desktop": usage of MIME type "x-directory/normal" is
discouraged ("x-directory" is an old media type that should be replaced with a modern equivalent)
Installing : vlc-devel-1.1.4-2.fc13.x86_64 19/19
*** glibc detected *** /usr/lib64/vlc/vlc-cache-gen: free(): invalid pointer: 0x0000003cddcf43a0 ***
======= Backtrace: =========
/lib64/libc.so.6[0x3cd6675676]
/usr/lib64/libstdc++.so.6(_ZNSbIwSt11char_traitsIwESaIwEE7reserveEm+0x8e)[0x3cddab497e]
/usr/lib64/libstdc++.so.6(_ZNSbIwSt11char_traitsIwESaIwEE6appendEmw+0x81)[0x3cddab4ab1]
/usr/lib64/libtag.so.1(_ZN6TagLib6StringC2EPKcNS0_4TypeE+0xdc)[0x7f7163ad8aac]
/usr/lib64/libtag.so.1(+0x3ce82359c9)[0x7f7163abc9c9]
/usr/lib64/libtag.so.1(+0x3ce826d416)[0x7f7163af4416]
======= Memory map: ========
00400000-00401000 r-xp 00000000 08:08 212675 /usr/lib64/vlc/vlc-cache-gen
00601000-00602000 rw-p 00001000 08:08 212675 /usr/lib64/vlc/vlc-cache-gen
00e9f000-010af000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0 [heap]
3184a00000-3184ab3000 r-xp 00000000 08:0a 128139 /lib64/libkrb5.so.3.3
3184ab3000-3184cb3000 ---p 000b3000 08:0a 128139 /lib64/libkrb5.so.3.3
3184cb3000-3184cbd000 rw-p 000b3000 08:0a 128139 /lib64/libkrb5.so.3.3
3185200000-3185244000 r-xp 00000000 08:08 135335 /usr/lib64/libldap-2.4.so.2.5.4
3185244000-3185443000 ---p 00044000 08:08 135335 /usr/lib64/libldap-2.4.so.2.5.4
3185443000-3185445000 rw-p 00043000 08:08 135335 /usr/lib64/libldap-2.4.so.2.5.4
3185600000-318560e000 r-xp 00000000 08:08 135190 /usr/lib64/liblber-2.4.so.2.5.4
318560e000-318580d000 ---p 0000e000 08:08 135190 /usr/lib64/liblber-2.4.so.2.5.4
318580d000-318580e000 rw-p 0000d000 08:08 135190 /usr/lib64/liblber-2.4.so.2.5.4
3185a00000-3185a54000 r-xp 00000000 08:08 135306 /usr/lib64/libssl.so.1.0.0a
3185a54000-3185c53000 ---p 00054000 08:08 135306 /usr/lib64/libssl.so.1.0.0a
3185c53000-3185c5b000 rw-p 00053000 08:08 135306 /usr/lib64/libssl.so.1.0.0a
3186200000-3186227000 r-xp 00000000 08:08 135362 /usr/lib64/libssh2.so.1.0.1
3186227000-3186427000 ---p 00027000 08:08 135362 /usr/lib64/libssh2.so.1.0.1
3186427000-3186428000 rw-p 00027000 08:08 135362 /usr/lib64/libssh2.so.1.0.1
3186600000-318662d000 r-xp 00000000 08:0a 128141 /lib64/libgssapi_krb5.so.2.2
318662d000-318682d000 ---p 0002d000 08:0a 128141 /lib64/libgssapi_krb5.so.2.2
318682d000-318682f000 rw-p 0002d000 08:0a 128141 /lib64/libgssapi_krb5.so.2.2
3186a00000-3186a2a000 r-xp 00000000 08:0a 128137 /lib64/libk5crypto.so.3.1
3186a2a000-3186c2a000 ---p 0002a000 08:0a 128137 /lib64/libk5crypto.so.3.1
3186c2a000-3186c2c000 rw-p 0002a000 08:0a 128137 /lib64/libk5crypto.so.3.1
3187600000-31876db000 r-xp 00000000 08:08 135156 /usr/lib64/libgstreamer-0.10.so.0.26.0
31876db000-31878da000 ---p 000db000 08:08 135156 /usr/lib64/libgstreamer-0.10.so.0.26.0
31878da000-31878e2000 rw-p 000da000 08:08 135156 /usr/lib64/libgstreamer-0.10.so.0.26.0
31878e2000-31878e3000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0
3187e00000-3187e3c000 r-xp 00000000 08:08 135168 /usr/lib64/libgstbase-0.10.so.0.26.0
3187e3c000-318803c000 ---p 0003c000 08:08 135168 /usr/lib64/libgstbase-0.10.so.0.26.0
318803c000-318803d000 rw-p 0003c000 08:08 135168 /usr/lib64/libgstbase-0.10.so.0.26.0
3188200000-3188218000 r-xp 00000000 08:08 135444 /usr/lib64/libspeex.so.1.5.0
3188218000-3188418000 ---p 00018000 08:08 135444 /usr/lib64/libspeex.so.1.5.0
3188418000-3188419000 rw-p 00018000 08:08 135444 /usr/lib64/libspeex.so.1.5.0
3858600000-3858616000 r-xp 00000000 08:08 204902 /usr/lib64/libfribidi.so.0.3.1
3858616000-3858815000 ---p 00016000 08:08 204902 /usr/lib64/libfribidi.so.0.3.1
3858815000-3858816000 rw-p 00015000 08:08 204902 /usr/lib64/libfribidi.so.0.3.1
3858a00000-3858a16000 r-xp 00000000 08:08 163451 /usr/lib64/libucil.so.2.4.0
3858a16000-3858c16000 ---p 00016000 08:08 163451 /usr/lib64/libucil.so.2.4.0
3858c16000-3858c19000 rw-p 00016000 08:08 163451 /usr/lib64/libucil.so.2.4.0
3859600000-3859609000 r-xp 00000000 08:08 143035 /usr/lib64/libtalloc.so.2.0.1
3859609000-3859809000 ---p 00009000 08:08 143035 /usr/lib64/libtalloc.so.2.0.1
3859809000-385980a000 rw-p 00009000 08:08 143035 /usr/lib64/libtalloc.so.2.0.1
3859a00000-3859a33000 r-xp 00000000 08:08 157267 /usr/lib64/libtheora.so.0.3.10
3859a33000-3859c33000 ---p 00033000 08:08 157267 /usr/lib64/libtheora.so.0.3.10
3859c33000-3859c34000 rw-p 00033000 08:08 157267 /usr/lib64/libtheora.so.0.3.10
385a200000-385a2ba000 r-xp 00000000 08:08 208818 /usr/lib64/libschroedinger-1.0.so.0.3.0
385a2ba000-385a4ba000 ---p 000ba000 08:08 208818 /usr/lib64/libschroedinger-1.0.so.0.3.0
385a4ba000-385a4bd000 rw-p 000ba000 08:08 208818 /usr/lib64/libschroedinger-1.0.so.0.3.0
385a4bd000-385a4be000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0
385a600000-385a698000 r-xp 00000000 08:08 184905 /usr/lib64/libx264.so.98
385a698000-385a898000 ---p 00098000 08:08 184905 /usr/lib64/libx264.so.98
385a898000-385a89a000 rw-p 00098000 08:08 184905 /usr/lib64/libx264.so.98
385a89a000-385a8a1000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0
385aa00000-385aa03000 r-xp 00000000 08:08 197031 /usr/lib64/libavcore.so.0.9.0
385aa03000-385ac02000 ---p 00003000 08:08 197031 /usr/lib64/libavcore.so.0.9.0
385ac02000-385ac03000 rw-p 00002000 08:08 197031 /usr/lib64/libavcore.so.0.9.0
385ae00000-385ae47000 r-xp 00000000 08:08 184909 /usr/lib64/libmp3lame.so.0.0.0
385ae47000-385b047000 ---p 00047000 08:08 184909 /usr/lib64/libmp3lame.so.0.0.0
Installed:
vlc.x86_64 0:1.1.4-2.fc13 vlc-devel.x86_64 0:1.1.4-2.fc13
Dependency Installed:
SDL_image.x86_64 0:1.2.10-1.fc13 bitstream-vera-fonts-common.noarch 0:1.10-18.fc12
bitstream-vera-sans-fonts.noarch 0:1.10-18.fc12 bitstream-vera-sans-mono-fonts.noarch 0:1.10-18.fc12
ftgl.x86_64 0:2.1.3-0.3.rc5.fc13 libdvbpsi.x86_64 0:0.1.7-1.fc13
libebml.x86_64 0:0.7.8-3.fc12 libmatroska.x86_64 0:0.8.1-5.fc12
libprojectM.x86_64 0:2.0.1-7.fc13 libtar.x86_64 0:1.2.11-16.fc13
libtiger.x86_64 0:0.3.3-3.fc13 libupnp.x86_64 0:1.6.6-3.fc12
live555.x86_64 0:0-0.27.2010.04.09.fc13 minizip.x86_64 0:1.2.3-23.fc12
vlc-core.x86_64 0:1.1.4-2.fc13 xosd.x86_64 0:2.2.14-13.fc12
zvbi.x86_64 0:0.2.33-4.fc12
Complete!
New leaves:
vlc.x86_64
vlc-devel.x86_64
13 years, 6 months
F12 network problems
by Aaron Gray
I am unable to get Firefox or other higher level apps to connect to my
network, but ping works fine.
I have had this problem before, but cannot remember the solution.
Help,
Aaron
13 years, 6 months
USB support for VirtualBox
by Robert Karge
I have been using Fedora off/on since F3. I'm a heavy user of VirtualBox.
>From F3 to F13 USB is not evident. All suggestions from Fedora sources
don't work. All other Linux Distros I have tried have automated access to
USB in VirtualBox.
Please help me with an absolute method.
Thanks
13 years, 6 months
terrible language mix in new fedoraproject.org/download
by Joachim Backes
Going to http://fedoraproject.org/en/get-fedora and selecting "German
(de)" as language. But what i see is a horrible mix of german and
english parts:
-------------------------------snip ------------------------------
Was benötige ich?
* Eine leere CD oder DVD or a blank 1GB+ USB stick.
* Einen 400 MHz Prozessor, oder schneller
* At least 512 MB memory (RAM), 1 GB recommended for best performance
* At least 10 GB hard drive space (only required for installation)
------------------------------- snap ------------------------------
--
Joachim Backes <joachim.backes(a)rhrk.uni-kl.de>
http://www.rhrk.uni-kl.de/~backes
13 years, 6 months
Phoronix test suite gui on Fedora just a step away...
by Valent Turkovic
I managed to get all components needed for Phoronix test suite
installed but still have one issue.
# phoronix-test-suite gui
shell-init: error retrieving current directory: getcwd: cannot access
parent directories: No such file or directory
pwd: error retrieving current directory: getcwd: cannot access parent
directories: No such file or directory
pwd: error retrieving current directory: getcwd: cannot access parent
directories: No such file or directory
/usr/bin/phoronix-test-suite: line 28: [:
/usr/share/phoronix-test-suite: unary operator expected
You need two packages that aren't in Fedora, php-gtk, but php-gtk also
has it's dependency - pecl-cairo
Here is how I got all components built.
su -c "yum install php-cli php-devel make gcc gtk2-devel svn"
svn co http://svn.php.net/repository/pecl/cairo/trunk pecl-cairo
cd pecl-cairo/
phpize
./configure
make
su -c "make install"
cd ..
svn co http://svn.php.net/repository/gtk/php-gtk/trunk php-gtk
cd php-gtk
./buildconf
./configure
make
su -c "make install"
cd ..
wget http://www.phoronix-test-suite.com/download.php?file=phoronix-test-suite-...
tar xvzf phoronix-test-suite-2.8.1.tar.gz
cd phoronix-test-suite
su -c "./install-sh"
So please take where I left to get Phoronix test suite running on Fedora.
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13 years, 7 months
Can palimpsest disk utility create LVM partition?
by Robert Moskowitz
I just got my seagate 1.5TB drive. I deleted the NTFS partition and
wanted to put down a LVM partition that I would then divide into 3 EXT3
partitioins.
Palimpsest lists"
EXT2,3,4, XFS, minix, NTFS, Swap, Empty, and Extended Partition
So how do I do this as an LVM (and then put down the ext3 partitions....).
13 years, 7 months
mail client for usage in shell scripts, using the thunderbird configuration?
by Joachim Backes
Hi all,
normally, I use thunderbird for email purposes. Now, I need a cli
interface for usage inside of shell scripts (for sending emails).
I know that I can use mutt, but then I need to configure it. Brr!
Question: Is there an email client, using the thunderbird configuration,
but fully running inside a shell script (piping,...) without GUI?
All advice is welcome.
Kind regards
Joachim Backes <joachim.backes(a)rhrk.uni-kl.de>
http://www.rhrk.uni-kl.de/~backes
13 years, 7 months