about the ipsec stack
by Antonio José Espinoza Palenque
About the new ipsec stack...
I'm used freeswan for ipsec/x509 vpns and worked well, however, there is
a new ipsec implementation in the kernel 2.6...and... I'd like to know
if the current kernel ipsec stack is freeswan, was ported from some *nix
or is a completely new unprobed implementation.
I need to know it because I love linux but I want to be sure about the
performance of the new ipsec stack.
Grettings Antonio :)
20 years, 2 months
Graphical Greeter -- Security gripe
by Steve Ward
I noticed that the graphical login screen now displays the last
successful login for the username entered _before_ the password is entered.
This is a security issue because it tells a potential cracker that they
have found a valid login.
20 years, 2 months
build a kernel howto ( I want samba)
by Harry Putnam
I've never spent much time building kernels. Never seemed to need
stuff that wasn't in them. What little I did know about the build
has long since evaporated and I suspect would be somewhat dated now
anyway.
So where to look for a `step by step' applicable to current kernels?
I've had a enough of `cifs' troubles and want to re-enable smbfs.
With cifs, I can mount but not write. Seemingly it would be a windows
issue but I've set the shares for `everyone' and not passworded them.
I'm mounting as `administrator' anyway so should have the concommitant
permissions ... you'd think. But then again I'm not particularly
conversant in windows-xp way of doing things.
I was told the upstream cifs people would be `very' resonsive to
questions about cifs troubles. But I've found that not to be true at
all. I got an answer back, then pursued further questioning and
haven't gotten another response for more than a week.
To Dave J., I'm wondering what it is about cifs that is supposed to be
better or more advanced. It claims to be the advanced ancestor of smbfs.
20 years, 2 months
Re: build a kernel howto ( I want samba)
by Sandy Pond
> So where to look for a `step by step' applicable to
> current kernels?
Here's a small script currently I use for rawhide
(it's not very general);
#!/bin/bash
rm -rf /lib/modules/2.6.3-MyKernel
cd /usr/src/linux &&
make clean &&
make mrproper &&
make clean &&
cp configs/kernel-2.6.3-i686.config .config &&
echo "
Enable options save and exit
" &&
make gconfig &&
sed --in-place 's/^EXTRAVERSION[[:space:]]*=.*$/EXTRAVERSION = -MyKernel/' Makefile &&
make clean &&
make bzImage &&
make modules &&
make modules_install &&
make install || exit 1
rm -rf /boot/*2.6.3-MyKernel.old
echo -e '\n<<<< BUILD OK >>>>\n'
20 years, 2 months
[kde fcore2] Konquerorbookmarks and edit bookmarks
by Harry Putnam
I'm probably blind as a bat but I don't see a way to edit a bookmark
in Konqueror. There is the `edit bookmarks' on the bookmarks menu
but once there I don't see a way to actually edit an individual
bookmark other than change its name or delete cut copy, but no way to
change its characteristics or properties.
Someone tell me I'm blind please but also provide the needed light :)
20 years, 2 months
Re: GDM is broken does not allow user to XDPM into another machine
by Peter Banks
Message: 1
Date: Mon, 01 Mar 2004 02:30:30 -1000
From: Warren Togami <wtogami(a)redhat.com>
To: fedora-test-list(a)redhat.com
Subject: Re: GDM is broken does not allow user to XDPM into another machine
if in the graphical display greeter.
Reply-To: fedora-test-list(a)redhat.com
Peter A. Banks wrote:
> Even if this feature is enabled in gdmconfig.
> Regards
> pab
>
>
>
Which specific version of gdm? FC1 or FC1.90?
Warren
I am running version 2.5.90.1-1 gdm. On a daily upgraded test 1.90 test1. I
just did a triple check. And the Options for XDPM login to other machines is
not in the Bluecurve theme( I presume it in session Menu item) GDM is
running.
This was not a fresh install. IE. It has been through numerous version and
rawhide upgrades for over a year. Maybe a newer Bluecurve theme is not
overwriting an older one's files.
Regards
pab
20 years, 2 months
Floppy
by Alexander Bussman
Hello!
This may be a bit off topic but I'm wondering what program it's that trying to
mount my floppy drive from time to time.
I have disabled autorun and fam (just to be sure) so now I don't know what it
is. It's pretty irretating... Sure I could just disable/remove my floppy
drive since I never use it but I don't wanna for some strange reason.
But anyway, could anyone tell me how I can fix that (I don't want that
behaviour)?
// Alexander Bussman
20 years, 2 months
Heres a dumb one - where does intitrd `img' come from
by Harry Putnam
Where does the /boot/initrd*.img come from.
I never thought to much about that file other than seeing it in lilo
or grub.
rpm -qf doesn't know about it. Its built during a kernel install I
think but just now having built a kernel (not yet installed) I don't
find that under the `build' directory.
There is 1012MB of data there though... yikes. Is that normal?
20 years, 2 months
kernel 2.6.3 & sound
by VENKAT RAMANAN
Iam not able to open the volume control option in Fedora core 2 test 1. it
says gst-mixer not
found.
What should I do?
Ramanan
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20 years, 2 months
ldconfig errors when doing a 'yum update'
by Erik Williamson
Hi All,
On a box upgraded from FC1 -> FC2 test 1 (via yum), then updated daily
with the development tree:
I'm getting the following when updating:
/sbin/ldconfig: /usr/lib/libboost_signals-gcc-1_31.so.1.31.0 is not a
symbolic link
I get lots of these, mentioning different libraries. System is running
just fine though.
While the error makes sense - Is there something I'm missing? Something
that I need to do? Looks like the mailing list search is broken, please
forgive if this has already been answered.
Thanks!
e.
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20 years, 2 months
