Re: Where can I find a functional nslookup?
by James McKenzie
Craig White <craigwhite(a)azapple.com> wrote:
>Sent: Feb 15, 2011 4:21 AM
>To: users(a)lists.fedoraproject.org
>Subject: Re: Where can I find a functional nslookup?
>
>On Sun, 2011-02-13 at 13:03 -0500, Bill Davidsen wrote:
>>
>> I would really not like to fight this battle, I was hoping someone
>> would answer
>> the question I asked instead of assuming that I meant "what can I use
>> instead of
>> nslookup" which is not the problem. The issues are money, time, and
>> office
>> politics, and I ran "yum clean obstructionists" but it didn't work.
>----
>I think the question you asked was indeed answered... the nslookup
>utility shipped with Fedora is part of the Bind utilities from ISC and
>is deprecated and suggestions were to use dig.
>
No, the real truth is if Bill wants nslookup fixed, he is going to have to do it himself. It is deprecated and that means the upstream folks no longer maintain it in favor of dig. We don't install it on our systems for various reasons, but being deprecated is one of them. dig is a better, faster utility.
Bill is going to have to overcome the 'office politics' with a case of SECURITITIS and let the folks know that unmaintained software is dangerous and introduces unknown hazards. It is at least a possible security violation to do so for some areas (PCI/FDA will NOT allow this.)
James McKenzie
9 years
Re: Things are getting really messed up on Fedora 14
by genomega
-----Original Message-----
>From: les <hlhowell(a)pacbell.net>
>Sent: Feb 2, 2011 7:21 PM
>To: users(a)lists.fedoraproject.org
>Subject: Re: Things are getting really messed up on Fedora 14
>
>On Wed, 2011-02-02 at 22:38 -0600, Steven Stern wrote:
>> On 02/02/2011 07:46 PM, compdoc wrote:
>> >> Every now and again, the firefox profile gets hosed.
>> >
>> >
>> > Are you saying this is a normal occurrence in Fedora 14, or for Firefox in
>> > general?
>> >
>> > I've never had it happen...
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> I've had it happen with Firefox on more than one OS. It's not a big
>> deal to restart -- use the Firefox Sync addon to save your bookmarks,
>> history, passwords, etc. Create a new profile, install the Sync addon,
>> and all your saved stuff comes back.
>>
>> --
>> -- Steve
>
>Using the suggestion to set the home page in about:config did not work.
>It would change it while the browser was open, but close the browser and
>reopen it and the setting would return. I created a new profile, and
>found that the home directory would take, but it wouldn't open it until
>I clicked on the home button. But this was helpful. At least the new
>user did not change the home page on me.
>I opened the .mozilla/firefox/*username directory and did a grep for the
>bad home page. Turned out there were two files that listed it.
>
>The first is prefs.js. It warns that if you edit it with firefox open,
>it will be rewritten. Apparently this is what is killing the setting in
>about:config.
>
>The second one is user.js. It had only one line:
>user_pref("browser.startup.homepage", "stickyhomepage");
>Changing stickyhomepage (my substitute for my home page) to the one I
>wanted in both files, and eureka, it works as desired.
>
>Deleted the new, unwanted profile and things are peachy again for now.
>Question, where did the user.js file come from?
>
>Regards,
>Les H
>
>
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Perhaps an untested rogue extension or plug-in.
9 years
Re: Things are getting really messed up on Fedora 14
by genomega
-----Original Message-----
>From: Steven Stern <subscribed-lists(a)sterndata.com>
>Sent: Feb 2, 2011 7:20 PM
>To: Community support for Fedora users <users(a)lists.fedoraproject.org>
>Subject: Re: Things are getting really messed up on Fedora 14
>
>On 02/02/2011 11:15 AM, les wrote:
>> Hi, guys,
>> First it was evolution, and some poor slowdowns with other things, now
>> it is firefox, where I cannot set the home page. I have tried using
>> edit>preferences and typing it in, selecting the page I want and
>> selecting edit>preferences and selecting use current page, and I hav
>> tried dragging the token to the home button. None of these methods
>> work. What on earth do we have to do now to set preferences? Is the
>> history really being erased? Are our systems doing strange stuff? or
>> is it just my system? By the way the problem of not saving the
>> separator position in evolution has come back as well.
>>
>> Are Microsoft engineers "helping" us with our applications now?
>>
>> Regards,
>> Les H
>>
>Every now and again, the firefox profile gets hosed. Try creating an
>new firefox profile and see if the problem persists.
>
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Go to about:config and check -> browser.startup.homepage and if nots what you want, change it.
9 years
Re: Help coming up to speed
by genomega
-----Original Message-----
>From: don fisher <hdf3(a)comcast.net>
>Sent: Jan 31, 2011 5:54 PM
>To: users(a)lists.fedoraproject.org
>Subject: Help coming up to speed
>
>Sorry for the length:-) I have used RedHat/Fedora since the company
>started. But for the last few years (since F9) I have been doing
>science. I tried to install F14 and found many changes. Much of what one
>used accomplish by editing configuration files is now done using GUIs
>under Gnome.
>
>I would like to know how the system works at the configuration file
>level. What are the switches that can be included on the kernel command
>line? Is there any way to control Plymouth so that the commands are
>visible and one drops to a login prompt at the end? What is upstart
>calling and what files does it modify? When one configures a dual head
>display under gnome, what tools are used and what files are modified?
>What auto configurations are controlled by HAL and udev and whatever?
>
>Is there a document or book that can purchased/downloaded that explains
>what is going on under the covers? I have found fragments via Google.
>The software development I preform does not lend itself well to the
>desktop environment. Most of my work is done from the command line
>and/or under emacs. I currently use fvwm2 with a 6X6 grid of desktops.
>
>If this query is not appropriate for this list, please suggest the
>alternative.
>
>Thanks,
>don
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Yet another post confirming my belief that using the cli is much faster and more efficient. I spend a lot of time fixing ms win problems, I finally took the time to learn the cli for ms win as it can take forever to figure out which gui you need to repair problems.
This may give you a starting point -> http://www.fedorafaq.org/basics/
9 years
Re: yum vs. rpm to install occasional products
by genomega
-----Original Message-----
>From: Jerry Feldman <gaf(a)blu.org>
>Sent: Jan 31, 2011 11:06 AM
>To: users(a)lists.fedoraproject.org
>Subject: Re: yum vs. rpm to install occasional products
>
>On 01/30/2011 01:36 PM, Joe Zeff wrote:
>> On 01/30/2011 07:37 AM, Jerry Feldman wrote:
>>> The question was just for answering the criticism from my coworker that
>>> I should have used rpm(8) and not yum(8).
>> Your cow-orker clearly doesn't know what he/she/it is talking about.
>I very well know.
>
>--
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>
>
yum is a great tool, it protects me from my self induced foolish in a hurry errors.
9 years
Re: Website in a box?
by James McKenzie
Dave Ihnat <dihnat(a)dminet.com> wrote:
>
>On Tue, Jan 04, 2011 at 10:22:42PM -0500, Alex wrote:
>> I have an FC14 x86_64 install, and would like to find a basic
>> application for some friends that will provide a simple web presence,
>> including a simple blogging features and a photo gallery.
>>
>> Should I just install wordpress and gallery, or is there something
>> that's better and more integrated, and easy for a novice to use?
>
>Definitely take a look at either Drupal or Joomla. Both are
>full-featured systems; Drupal has a huge number of add-on packages and
>is eminently extensible, while Joomla purports to be easier to get
>started. Both are trending toward each other in these areas as they
>evolved.
>
I looked at Joomla for a large commercial type application for a not-for-profit and I would recommend against it for the purpose you want to use it for. It is very powerful but it appears complicated for setup (they even offer pay-for services to setup your site.)
You might want to look at ppBBS to see if it will meet your needs. Most forum sites use it.
James McKenzie
9 years
Re: Rescuing a veteran : F14, PowerEdge SC1420, HP w2207h
by James McKenzie
Ted Roche <tedroche(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
>On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 2:55 PM, Beartooth <beartooth(a)comcast.net> wrote:
>> If I can find an old one, I'll try copying it in; but I doubt
>> that'll work ...
>>
>
>If you execute Xorg :0 -configure as root, it will write out an xorg.conf.
>
>man Xorg for more details.
>
>You would need to stop X before you issue that command, either booting
>into a non-X runlevel or switching to one. I'm not sure how you'd do
>that in a liveCD, but hope that helps a bit.
>
init 3 should do the trick. If you are booting up the LiveCD you should be able to select text install from the boot menu as well.
James McKenzie
9 years
Re: what process is sending this packet?
by James McKenzie
JB <jb.1234abcd(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>Sent: Dec 27, 2010 7:45 AM
>To: users(a)lists.fedoraproject.org
>Subject: Re: what process is sending this packet?
>
>S Mathias <smathias1972 <at> yahoo.com> writes:
>
>>
>> I can see, that theres a program that keeps sending packets on port 25:
>>
>> Dec 27 14:11:46 a kernel: [ 6336.992320] O_D_LOG: IN= OUT=lo SRC=127.0.0.1
>DST=127.0.0.1 LEN=60
>> ...
>> but where or how could i find out, that what process sends these packets?
>>
>
>netstat
>tcpdump
>
Looks like sendmail trying to send a message to a local user. If you have sendmail disabled, there are other programs that use SMTP to process mail to local mailboxes.
James McKenzie
9 years
Re: Security ?
by James McKenzie
Les <hlhowell(a)pacbell.net> wrote:
>
>On Thu, 2010-12-16 at 17:21 +0000, JB wrote:
>> JB <jb.1234abcd <at> gmail.com> writes:
>>
>> > ...
>>
>> We should be careful with judgements about software backdoors and their
>> implementers.
>>
>> They can be life- or cause-saving, literally, in extreme circumstances (when
>> much or many depend on ability to communicate with others/outside world).
>>
>> For that reason, I would expect a gifted dev or "white hat" be able and ready
>> to introduce, maintain, and distribute a backdoor very quickly, if a need
>> arises.
>>
>> It is a "Cui bono ?" situation.
>> There are "good" and "bad" backdoors and their implementers.
>> And so is a "revelation" about them.
>>
>> JB
>>
>>
>
>I don't see the message you are responding to, but what do you think
>would justify a back door? And are you including administrative
>operations a back door? Is it impossible to administer a properly
>designed system without a back door?
>
It never should be 'impossible' to administer a program with a trap/back door. As a matter of fact, no program in production should have such a feature. Many games are shipped with 'debug' codes in them that fast become cheats and are discovered in a matter of minutes. Imagine if you were using a critical program and a rouge were to get elevated to admin level just by looking at the code with a hex editor (and the biggest safety hazard is the people who work for your company.)
>
>Some times good intentions and even debugging leads us astray. Code
>gets "left behind" that should not, or enabled when it should not, or
>even inadvertently promulgated when it should not.
>
>It has been shown that software can be developed and built into a
>compiler that will insert a back door into any code compiled by it. The
>original intention was debugging, but the technique has other
>applications, not all good.
>
Yes. This is very true and you really don't want this in a production environment.
>
>Do you know if your code includes such a back door? How would you
>detect it?
>
Reviewing the source and with a lot of help, the compiled program. This is how white/black hats find them. The problem is what is the likelihood of your userbase finding it? If it is a world-wide game, pretty good. If it is a custom application for your company and you have good controls in place and trustworthy people, not so likely. It all depends. The key is not to have them there in the first place. You don't need the trouble and publicity when you are 'cracked' or breached, either by an intruder or a 'trusted' employee, or both.
People tend to want ease, and with ease comes additional areas that you can be expoited. It all depends on whether you desire this (some gaming companies actually publish their cheat/test codes) or not (you don't want me mucking around in your encrypted Quickbooks files.) To put this in focus, if you are a gamer and you want to move to the next level, back doors are your friend. If you are a multi-million dollar company with many trade secrets, you don't want one trap door into your company's secured files.
James McKenzie
9 years
Re: usb name in /dev
by James McKenzie
community help <helpcomm(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
Could you please follow the convention of bottom posting, thank you...
>--- On Wed, 12/15/10, James Mckenzie <jjmckenzie51(a)earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>> From: James Mckenzie <jjmckenzie51(a)earthlink.net>
>> Subject: Re: usb name in /dev
>> To: "Community support for Fedora users" <users(a)lists.fedoraproject.org>, users(a)lists.fedoraproject.org
>> Date: Wednesday, December 15, 2010, 6:28 AM
>> Andrew Haley <aph(a)redhat.com>
>> wrote
>> >
>> >On 12/15/2010 12:51 PM, community help wrote:
>> >> Hi,
>> >>
>> >> here is the output of lsusb
>> >>
>> >> Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0b05:170c ASUSTek Computer,
>> Inc. WL-159g
>> >> Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation
>> 2.0 root hub
>> >> Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation
>> 1.1 root hub
>> >> Bus 003 Device 002: ID 12d1:1446 Huawei
>> Technologies Co., Ltd.
>> >> Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation
>> 1.1 root hub
>> >> Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation
>> 1.1 root hub
>> >>
>> >> In my case i want to configure my 3G modem it is
>> the Huawei Technologies...
>> >> Now i'm able to see it is Device 002 how can I
>> know the name in the /dev directory?
>> >> For the other option and the one submited by
>> another member of the list i cannot guess the name either.
>> >
>> >That's because the drivers actually change the /dev
>> address. It'll
>> >be in either dmesg or /var/log/messages.
>> >
>> The OP should unplug the device and then plug it back in
>> again. Then tail the dmesg log and it will show what
>> device was created for the USB Modem. If no message
>> was created, then you have more work to do, like finding an
>> appropriate driver for your device.
>>
>> James McKenzie
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>Ok great, here is the output of the tail command and please tell me what is the name in /dev because i can't figure it out:
>--------------------
>Dec 15 15:20:16 localhost kernel: usb 3-1: USB disconnect, address 3
>Dec 15 15:20:16 localhost kernel: scsi 3:0:0:0: rejecting I/O to dead device
>Dec 15 15:20:17 localhost gnome-keyring-daemon[1385]: removing removable location: /media/HDM
>Dec 15 15:20:17 localhost gnome-keyring-daemon[1385]: no volume registered at: /media/HDM
>Dec 15 15:20:25 localhost kernel: usb 3-1: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 4
>Dec 15 15:20:25 localhost kernel: usb 3-1: New USB device found, idVendor=12d1, idProduct=1446
>Dec 15 15:20:25 localhost kernel: usb 3-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=4
>Dec 15 15:20:25 localhost kernel: usb 3-1: Product: HUAWEI Mobile
>Dec 15 15:20:25 localhost kernel: usb 3-1: Manufacturer: HUAÿWEI TECHNOLOGIES
>Dec 15 15:20:25 localhost kernel: usb 3-1: SerialNumber: ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ
>Dec 15 15:20:25 localhost kernel: usb 3-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
>Dec 15 15:20:25 localhost kernel: scsi4 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
>Dec 15 15:20:30 localhost kernel: scsi 4:0:0:0: CD-ROM HUAWEI Mass Storage 2.31 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0
>Dec 15 15:20:30 localhost kernel: sr1: scsi-1 drive
>Dec 15 15:20:30 localhost kernel: sr 4:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 5
And here is your answer: sr1. It is also seen as a CD-ROM drive so it might have mounted read-only as well.
James McKenzie
9 years