Re: [CentOS] ACHTUNG: wrt CentALT repo

2011-02-19 Thread Johnny Hughes
On 02/19/2011 01:13 AM, Larry Vaden wrote: > On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 3:00 PM, Johnny Hughes wrote: >> >> Just for the record ... we (the CentOS Project) do not recommend this >> site. They are using our name without permission. > > Attribution goes to EliteMoly: > CentALT repository not ready fo

Re: [CentOS] BInd Problem or Update SSL ?

2011-02-19 Thread James Hogarth
> > Johnny has remarked on the importance of trust. > > My trust in RedHat went down when I learned they are not shipping all > the SRPMs.  Some say it is due to human error.  If that is the case, > why should I think they are better at backporting security fixes than > at making sure a manifest of

Re: [CentOS] BInd Problem or Update SSL ?

2011-02-19 Thread Eero Volotinen
> My trust in RedHat went down when I learned they are not shipping all > the SRPMs.  Some say it is due to human error.  If that is the case, > why should I think they are better at backporting security fixes than > at making sure a manifest of SRPMs is complete and correct? Centos, SL and oracle

Re: [CentOS] BInd Problem or Update SSL ?

2011-02-19 Thread Larry Vaden
On Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 6:58 AM, James Hogarth wrote: > > For the record an archive of all mails sent to the mailing list > appears here... in this case in date order. > > http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/2011-January/date.html > > To give you the benefit of the doubt I search there for yo

Re: [CentOS] BInd Problem or Update SSL ?

2011-02-19 Thread Lamar Owen
On Saturday, February 19, 2011 12:57:40 am Larry Vaden wrote: > Through this experience, > starting with a hacked or poisoned name server, or, quite frankly, the > perception of one, I have learned what people really see. Having a server hacked is one of the worst things that can happen in IT; no

Re: [CentOS] BInd Problem or Update SSL ?

2011-02-19 Thread Lamar Owen
On Saturday, February 19, 2011 01:51:55 am Larry Vaden wrote: > My trust in RedHat went down when I learned they are not shipping all > the SRPMs. Some say it is due to human error. If that is the case, > why should I think they are better at backporting security fixes than > at making sure a man

Re: [CentOS] openoffice & command line printing

2011-02-19 Thread Gregory P. Ennis
On Fri, Feb 18, 2011, Gregory P. Ennis wrote: > >On 18/02/2011, at 2:29 PM, Gregory P. Ennis wrote: > >> Everyone, >> >> I am trying to print some *.doc files from the command line with >> openoffice on centos 5.5 with using cups as the print server. >> >> I can open the file from the command lin

Re: [CentOS] Any update on 5.6 / 6?

2011-02-19 Thread aurf alien
Great article to enlighten us all on why this round seems to be taking longer then the previous versions. And why in general this is a tremendous undertaking. http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7952/ You'll need to log in to read the entire article but its worth it. - aurf

Re: [CentOS] openoffice & command line printing

2011-02-19 Thread Frank Cox
On Sat, 19 Feb 2011 13:41:04 -0600 Gregory P. Ennis wrote: > Is there a way to request that CentOS maintainers or rpmforge to upgrade > the rpm to 3.3.0? Is there any reason not to simply install the openoffice or libreoffice rpms from their respective websites? I've been doing that for some year

Re: [CentOS] vanilla kernel configuration :: xconfig --> qt errors

2011-02-19 Thread Adrian Sevcenco
On 02/17/2011 06:08 PM, Akemi Yagi wrote: > yum install qt-devel root@sevcenco: ~ # rpm -qa | grep qt | grep devel qt-devel-3.3.6-23.el5 qt-devel-docs-3.3.6-23.el5 qt4-devel-4.2.1-1 Thanks, Adrian smime.p7s Description: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature ___

[CentOS] strace issue in 5.5?

2011-02-19 Thread Eric Gerzon
Hello, I am trying to get some more information about the following issue: # strace -p 2256 attach: ptrace(PTRACE_ATTACH, ...): Operation not permitted I am trying to trace an mdadm re-sync pid and I keep getting the above error. I have done some digging on google and forums, but have not had m

Re: [CentOS] BInd Problem or Update SSL ?

2011-02-19 Thread Larry Vaden
On Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 9:51 AM, Lamar Owen wrote: > > If your server was really hacked, I'd start from scratch, and set the new one > up more defensively. THANKS for your input; there exists a consensus, so that's what will be done (replace 4.8 with 5.x). Troy says Fermi (a great target for t

Re: [CentOS] BInd Problem or Update SSL ?

2011-02-19 Thread John R. Dennison
On Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 04:37:57PM -0600, Larry Vaden wrote: > > THANKS for your input; there exists a consensus, so that's what will > be done (replace 4.8 with 5.x). Troy says Fermi (a great target for > the miscreants/actors) runs stock BIND as it appears in > RHEL/CentOS/SL, so, to be redund

Re: [CentOS] BInd Problem or Update SSL ?

2011-02-19 Thread Larry Vaden
On Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 5:07 PM, John R. Dennison wrote: > >        Just out of curiosity, have you ever thought about hiring a >        competent admin? Yes. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] strace issue in 5.5?

2011-02-19 Thread Dr. Ed Morbius
on 13:29 Sat 19 Feb, Eric Gerzon (ericger...@gmail.com) wrote: > Hello, > > I am trying to get some more information about the following issue: > > # strace -p 2256 > attach: ptrace(PTRACE_ATTACH, ...): Operation not permitted As root? (Prompt suggests yes). Is another strace attached to the p

Re: [CentOS] openoffice & command line printing

2011-02-19 Thread Gregory P. Ennis
On Sat, 19 Feb 2011 13:41:04 -0600 Gregory P. Ennis wrote: > Is there a way to request that CentOS maintainers or rpmforge to upgrade > the rpm to 3.3.0? Is there any reason not to simply install the openoffice or libreoffice rpms from their respective websites? I've been doing that for some year

[CentOS] Full screen Flash in CentOS 5.5 again

2011-02-19 Thread Ron Blizzard
I'm happy to report that, as of (at least) the last Flash update, full screen Flash (on Hulu and Youtube) is again working on my machine. I know some folks weren't updating Flash because of this so it might be time to update. -- RonB -- Using CentOS 5.5 ___

Re: [CentOS] openoffice & command line printing

2011-02-19 Thread Frank Cox
On Sat, 19 Feb 2011 17:44:42 -0600 Gregory P. Ennis wrote: > Thanks for the suggestion, I have had difficulty stepping out of the > CentOS rpm barrier in the past so I did not try. Knowing you have > succeeded gives me some confidence to proceed. Does OpenOffice have yum > repository or do you r

Re: [CentOS] openoffice & command line printing

2011-02-19 Thread Gregory P. Ennis
On Sat, 19 Feb 2011 17:44:42 -0600 Gregory P. Ennis wrote: > Thanks for the suggestion, I have had difficulty stepping out of the > CentOS rpm barrier in the past so I did not try. Knowing you have > succeeded gives me some confidence to proceed. Does OpenOffice have yum > repository or do you r

Re: [CentOS] CentOS Donations - Is Money a Curse?

2011-02-19 Thread Sean
James B. Byrne wrote: > But, our future financial support > for CentOS is contingent upon dealing with an independent legal > entity that conforms with national and international tax laws and > corporate reporting requirements. > > A new model (appropriate to OSS) is being worked on here: http