Re: [CentOS-docs] [CentOS] Securing SSH wiki article outdated

2015-02-13 Thread Ned Slider
On 12/02/15 20:03, Warren Young wrote: > Hi, just a quick note to whoever is maintaining this page: > > http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/Network/SecuringSSH > > The procedure is missing the firewall-cmd calls necessary in EL7: > > firewall-cmd --add-port 2345/tcp > firewall-cmd --add-port 2

Re: [CentOS-docs] [CentOS] Broadcom WiFi Wiki Updated

2014-11-19 Thread Ned Slider
On 19/11/14 11:17, Milos Blazevic wrote: > Hi all, > > > Long time, no speak. Shifting from private sector job to full-time > freelance work took its toll. > As a result, among other things, the Broadcom Wiki page > http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/Laptops/Wireless/Broadcom I "maintain" was > neglec

Re: [CentOS-docs] Error in SecuringSSH Iptables Description

2013-12-28 Thread Ned Slider
On 28/12/13 17:57, Eli L. wrote: > The description for the iptables -m limit rule is incorrect[1], and I don't > have edit permissions to fix it: > > "The first line will accept new connections on port 22 provided that IP > address hasn't made more than 3 connection attempts in the last minute." >

Re: [CentOS-docs] Fwd: mistake on Securing SSH

2013-03-07 Thread Ned Slider
On 07/03/13 02:28, Timothy Lee wrote: > This was sent to me regarding the wiki. > -- Forwarded message -- > From: "Martin Koníček" > Date: Mar 7, 2013 4:44 AM > Subject: mistake on Securing SSH > To: > Cc: > > Hi TImothy, > > I saw wiki http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/Network/Securi

Re: [CentOS-docs] [CentOS Wiki] Update of "HowTos/SELinux" by kirkbocek

2012-11-08 Thread Ned Slider
On 08/11/12 04:45, nore...@centos.org wrote: > Dear Wiki user, > > You have subscribed to a wiki page or wiki category on "CentOS Wiki" for > change notification. > > The following page has been changed by kirkbocek: > http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/SELinux?action=diff&rev2=29&rev1=28 > > The comme

Re: [CentOS-docs] http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/postfix

2012-07-20 Thread Ned Slider
On 20/07/12 12:00, Christoph Galuschka wrote: > Am 20.07.2012 01:25, schrieb Edward Cavill: >> Hi in the wiki, using 64 without the trailing M gives an error. >> >> >> The dovecot configuration file is located at /etc/dovecot.conf. The >> following lines should be added, edited or uncommented: >>

[CentOS-docs] Postfix howto update for 6

2011-06-15 Thread Ned Slider
Hi list, As the author of the Postfix howto: http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/postfix I'm receiving some feedback that some things have changed in el6 (e.g, dovecot confs). As I don't have any plans to update my mail server to el6 (I intend to run el5 until EOL), does anyone have any interest in

Re: [CentOS-docs] Notification Emails

2011-05-31 Thread Ned Slider
On 01/06/11 06:10, Cody Jackson wrote: > Does the wiki actually send out emails to KaranbirSingh, > RalphAngenendt, RussHerrold, TimVerhoeven, AkemiYagi, NedSlider, > AlanBartlett, MarcusMoeller, TimothyLee, LaurentWandrebeck, > TimoSchoeler, GaoHu, and AlainRegueraDelgado with every edit? > > It m

Re: [CentOS-docs] [CentOS] New CentOS ToDo Page Required

2011-04-09 Thread Ned Slider
On 09/04/11 11:36, Mister IT Guru wrote: > Due to recent list traffic, it seems that we need to have a new todo > list! I propose the following > > 1) Nuke current todo page > 2) Create new todo page > 3) Clear out ancient todo items > a) Get rid of the items that are no longer relevant >

Re: [CentOS-docs] Suggestion for "how to" section: easy way to install the JDK?

2010-10-09 Thread Ned Slider
On 09/10/10 13:13, R P Herrold wrote: > On Sat, 9 Oct 2010, Ned Slider wrote: > >> Are these redistributable? I'm sure they are as Red Hat has >> Sun's Java packages on it's RHEL Supplementary disk for >> RHEL5 which it (re)distributes to customers. >

Re: [CentOS-docs] Suggestion for "how to" section: easy way to install the JDK?

2010-10-09 Thread Ned Slider
On 09/10/10 08:32, Manuel Wolfshant wrote: > > At least the jre package (and I am almost sure jdk too) from Sun comes > with the following structure: > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Apr 10 01:25 default -> /usr/java/latest > drwxr-xr-x 7 root root 4096 Jun 28 23:34 jre1.6.0_20 > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root

Re: [CentOS-docs] update HOWTO page for how to copy ssh pub keys

2010-10-07 Thread Ned Slider
On 07/10/10 12:29, Robert P. J. Day wrote: > >here: > > http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/Network/SecuringSSH > > the recipe for how to copy your id_rsa.pub file to a remote system is > given as: > > "Copy the public key (id_rsa.pub) to the server and install it to the > authorized_keys list: > > $

Re: [CentOS-docs] any chance of getting edit permission on the wiki?

2010-09-25 Thread Ned Slider
On 25/09/10 21:17, Robert P. J. Day wrote: > >just to fix obvious and trivial typoes that i'm running across, like > on this page: > > http://wiki.centos.org/FAQ/CentOS5 > >"notwithin" This is technically, if not grammatically, correct - look closely at the error message as it appears. >

Re: [CentOS-docs] edit by AlanBartlett

2010-07-29 Thread Ned Slider
On 29/07/10 21:03, Akemi Yagi wrote: > > So, here comes the positive thinking part: what would have worked > better if placing the query within the page did not do the job? > 'Asking on this mailing list' comes to my mind. That way, chances of > getting attention will be quite good. Posting here w

Re: [CentOS-docs] Way to see Moin Moin statistics

2010-05-07 Thread Ned Slider
Didi Hoffmann wrote: > Hey > > Is there a way to see how many people have looked at a page in Moin Moin > (like the current Newsletter ;), or some general wiki usage statistics? > > Cheers Didi > Maybe this: http://wiki.centos.org/PageHits ___ CentO

Re: [CentOS-docs] ACL changes...

2010-03-25 Thread Ned Slider
Cris Rhea wrote: > > I would like to know if there's a more proper way to get stuff done > (fixing ACLs and updating Contents/Index pages) than sending to this list. > Not that I'm aware of - sending to this list is the way to go :) BTW, nice job on the nvidia/xen page :) _

Re: [CentOS-docs] General FAQ addition

2010-03-04 Thread Ned Slider
Karanbir Singh wrote: > > I dont want to get in the way or be irritating, but if there is an > attempt to do something, I dont see any harm in making that into a more > useful tool that might benefit a few more people. > Which is exactly the point of bringing it to this list for discussion, s

Re: [CentOS-docs] wiki contribution

2010-01-15 Thread Ned Slider
On 01/15/2010 03:32 AM, R P Herrold wrote: > On Thu, 14 Jan 2010, Ned Slider wrote: > >> Again, I would reiterate Ralph's request for you to use plain English[1] >> when communicating with this list, especially considering that it's a >> documentation list. > &

Re: [CentOS-docs] wiki contribution

2010-01-14 Thread Ned Slider
As this thread is alive again... On 11/30/2009 11:35 PM, R P Herrold wrote: > On Mon, 30 Nov 2009, Ralph Angenendt wrote: > >> Am 30.11.09 22:49, schrieb R P Herrold: > >>> I was considering 'axes' to refactor it along over the >>> weekend > >> Please do consider "plain English" too, while doing s

Re: [CentOS-docs] Broadcom's BCM4311-, BCM4312-, BCM4321-, and BCM4322-based hardware install manual

2009-12-13 Thread Ned Slider
On 12/13/2009 03:44 PM, Milos Blazevic wrote: > Ned Slider wrote: >> Agreed. I would think the logical location would be in the Wireless page: >> >> http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/Laptops/Wireless >> >> where there is already a small section near the bottom that

Re: [CentOS-docs] Broadcom's BCM4311-, BCM4312-, BCM4321-, and BCM4322-based hardware install manual

2009-12-13 Thread Ned Slider
On 12/13/2009 01:02 PM, Milos Blazevic wrote: > Hello (again), > > I saw I've been granted the rights to edit the page. Thanks Ralph! I'd > like to thank all for supporting me on this matter. > And yes Ralph, good point about sending from the address I registered > with,... never really thought abo

Re: [CentOS-docs] the iredmail project

2009-12-09 Thread Ned Slider
Hi, I'm not sure why this would be sent directly to me so I'm forwarding it to the CentOS Documentation mailing list as that would seem a more appropriate place. http://wiki.centos.org/Contribute#head-42b3d8e26400a106851a61aebe5c2cca54dd79e5 shake chen wrote: > hello > > I am a team member o

Re: [CentOS-docs] New User Wishes to Contribute

2009-10-01 Thread Ned Slider
Steve Bonds wrote: > On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 6:52 PM, Phil Schaffner > P.R.Schaffner-at-IEEE.org |CentOS| <...> > wrote: >> On Wed, 2009-09-30 at 16:25 -0700, Steve Bonds wrote: >>> As requested on http://wiki.centos.org/Contribute, here is my info: >>> >>> # your FirstnameLastname username [SteveB

Re: [CentOS-docs] Contribution to wiki: nagios incompatibility with centos 5.2

2009-09-18 Thread Ned Slider
Ralph Angenendt wrote: > On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 8:34 AM, Christopher Chan > >> But before we go on, may I ask what is the purpose of the Centos Wiki? > > That is a good question. IM not so HO it should contain documentation > which gets people going with things on CentOS. Which is a very broad >

Re: [CentOS-docs] proposed nvidia wiki page

2009-09-16 Thread Ned Slider
JohnS wrote: > On Tue, 2009-09-15 at 15:11 -0400, Scott Robbins wrote: >> On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 08:51:23PM +0200, Dag Wieers wrote: >>> On Tue, 15 Sep 2009, Akemi Yagi wrote: >>> >>> The only reason for me to keep maintaining the dkms packages, would be >>> for those people not running supported

Re: [CentOS-docs] proposed nvidia wiki page

2009-09-14 Thread Ned Slider
Phil Schaffner wrote: > lostson wrote: >> On Tue, 2009-08-18 at 23:39 -0400, JohnS wrote: > ... >>> [1] http://wiki.centos.org/HardwareList/Nvidia_Graphics >>> >>> JohnStanley >>> >> I was reading yours over today and yes they are very similar, hopefully >> i can get edit permissions soon and we c

Re: [CentOS-docs] requesting to become a contributor

2009-08-30 Thread Ned Slider
Richard Bronosky wrote: > I had already created that account, but could not do the step of > creating the homepage because of permissions. > Great. I'm sure Ralph will get you set up in due course :) Also, please would you bottom post replies (rather than top posting) as that is the convention

Re: [CentOS-docs] requesting to become a contributor

2009-08-30 Thread Ned Slider
Richard Bronosky wrote: > I'd like to make grammatical corrections to a few pages. The one that > I am reading now is: > http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/postfix > Hi Richard, Please set up an account for yourself of the form FirstnameLastname (e.g, RichardBronosky) then I'm sure Ralph (our Wiki M

Re: [CentOS-docs] Well, I wasn't a member of this list until today

2009-07-29 Thread Ned Slider
Jim Perrin wrote: > On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 6:46 AM, Ralph Angenendt > wrote: > >>> I've got no problem discussing it or other changes here. I set it up >>> on my blog mostly because there wasn't a way to have comments on the >>> page, and I didn't want to open the wiki page up to editing by outs

Re: [CentOS-docs] Well, I wasn't a member of this list until today

2009-07-29 Thread Ned Slider
Ralph Angenendt wrote: > Jim Perrin wrote: >> But I guess with Akemi dragging me out over the OS_Protection page, >> I'm a member now :-P >> >> I've got no problem discussing it or other changes here. I set it up >> on my blog mostly because there wasn't a way to have comments on the >> page, and I

Re: [CentOS-docs] About the article OS_Protection by JimPerrin

2009-07-28 Thread Ned Slider
Ned Slider wrote: > > +1 - discussions should take place on list, not on disparate blogs. > > +1 for the wiki article... excellent! > > Ned > One other thing... the page appears locked. Despite being a member of the Edit Group, I can't even view revisions :( Please

Re: [CentOS-docs] About the article OS_Protection by JimPerrin

2009-07-28 Thread Ned Slider
Akemi Yagi wrote: > Evolution (aka JimPerrin - or is this the other way around?) has been > working on this excellent wiki article: > > http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/OS_Protection > > However, the discussion is taking place at his own blog site > http://www.bofh-hunter.com/ . Because this is a C

Re: [CentOS-docs] Greetings!

2009-07-15 Thread Ned Slider
JohnS wrote: > > --- > Is there a way to get a like a Proof Reading Copy? > > John > Yes, Amazon will happily sell you a copy ;) http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1430219300?ie=UTF8&tag=cime-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1430219300 __

Re: [CentOS-docs] New page InstallFromUSBkey

2009-06-19 Thread Ned Slider
Ralph Angenendt wrote: > Karanbir Singh wrote: >> On 06/19/2009 01:56 PM, Phil Schaffner wrote: >>> Ralph Angenendt wrote: Phil Schaffner wrote: > Bingo! The man wins the prize! :-) So is this the time where I send you my account number? >>> Sure, let me supply you my Nigerian e-mail

Re: [CentOS-docs] Comments on draft TipsAndTricks/InstallWebminRepo page

2009-05-22 Thread Ned Slider
Ralph Angenendt wrote: > Ralph Angenendt wrote: >> Ralph Angenendt wrote: >>> Karanbir Singh wrote: A 'whats new' section in a block, on the right side of the home-page, perhaps push the screenshot up, and put this box in under that ( is one option ) >>>

Re: [CentOS-docs] Typo on "TipsAndTricks/VncHeadlessInstall" wiki page

2009-05-13 Thread Ned Slider
Timothy Lee wrote: > Dear all, > > On the "TipsAndTricks/VncHeadlessInstall" wiki page, the first sentence > under "Download ISO" section should be changed from: > > The first thing you will need is once if the ISO's from the CentOS > mirrors. > > to: > > The first thing you will n

Re: [CentOS-docs] XPS1530 Draft Comments Please

2009-05-12 Thread Ned Slider
Lalit Dhiri wrote: > Good morning, > > Would anyone with CentOS Wiki experience consider giving feedback on the > state of my draft article at? > > http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/Laptops/Dell/XPS_M1530 > > I will be adding info ref Nvidia graphics card driver, hard drive Load Cycle > and hope t

Re: [CentOS-docs] New Wiki Page

2009-05-09 Thread Ned Slider
David Dreggors wrote: > Dag, this seems confusing to me... > >> No, the kmod-ath5k works, but does have a problem when the interface is >> brought down. > > In this first sentence you say the kmod-ath5k does have a problem when > the interface is brought down. > >> This is not a problem with

Re: [CentOS-docs] New Wiki Page

2009-05-09 Thread Ned Slider
Dag Wieers wrote: > On Sat, 9 May 2009, R P Herrold wrote: > >> I think you like to complain > I for one find that type of attitude offensive and not an appropriate way to talk to contributors on this list, not to mention damaging to the wider project. If you don't understand why, then Dag doe

Re: [CentOS-docs] Potential loss of a wiki contributor.

2009-05-09 Thread Ned Slider
Dag Wieers wrote: > > Also I am very much inclined to ask on the mailinglist and forums that > everyone sends in a top-3 or a top-5 of items that the project needs to > work on to me and I will compile that into something we could discuss on a > CentOS conference or an internal IRL meeting. >

Re: [CentOS-docs] Updated How to Setup a Software RAID on CentOS 5

2009-04-30 Thread Ned Slider
R P Herrold wrote: > On Wed, 29 Apr 2009, Phil Schaffner wrote: > >>> R P Herrold wrote: >>>> On Wed, 29 Apr 2009, Ned Slider wrote: >>>>> unknown prior wrote ... > >>>>> There's always going to be an argument about whether

Re: [CentOS-docs] Updated How to Setup a Software RAID on CentOS 5

2009-04-29 Thread Ned Slider
Ed Heron wrote: > From: "Phil Schaffner", Tuesday, April 28, 2009 5:36 PM > >> I have attempted to address all comments: >> >> http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/SoftwareRAIDonCentOS5 >> >> Give me your best shot! :-D >> >> Phil > > There's always going to be an argument about whether to put /boot a

Re: [CentOS-docs] Updated How to Setup a Software RAID on CentOS 5

2009-04-29 Thread Ned Slider
Phil Schaffner wrote: > Ned Slider wrote:... >> Would using grub be simpler rather than directly editing >> /boot/grub/device.map ? Something like... >> >> Following on from Section 1, reboot... >> >> Stop at the grub menu and enter the "c"

Re: [CentOS-docs] Updated How to Setup a Software RAID on CentOS 5

2009-04-29 Thread Ned Slider
Marcus Moeller wrote: > > ... > > If you are planning to setup a RAID1, I still wonder why not to place > /boot on a raid partition? > Section one, point 4 ? ___ CentOS-docs mailing list CentOS-docs@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinf

Re: [CentOS-docs] Updated How to Setup a Software RAID on CentOS 5

2009-04-29 Thread Ned Slider
Phil Schaffner wrote: > I have attempted to address all comments: > > http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/SoftwareRAIDonCentOS5 > > Give me your best shot! :-D > > Phil > Nice job Phil :) /remembering my disclaimer/ I'm not a raid/grub expert... Presumably Section two is required because grub is i

Re: [CentOS-docs] HowTo/RAID/convert non-RAID CentOS 5 system tosoftware RAID1 using rescue mode

2009-04-28 Thread Ned Slider
Marcus Moeller wrote: > Hi Ed. > Does documentation exist describing how to convert a simple, single disk non-RAID CentOS 5 system to software RAID1 using the CentOS install CD/DVD as a rescue disk? (Assuming not) Is there a need for such? (Assuming need) I

Re: [CentOS-docs] New page on installing to software RAID

2009-04-27 Thread Ned Slider
Phil Schaffner wrote: > http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/SoftwareRAIDonCentOS5 > > Comments and corrections please. Hi Phil, Was just looking at this earlier. Wouldn't it be a lot simpler to put /boot on raid1 too - wouldn't that save the lengthy process of manually duplicating those partitions?

Re: [CentOS-docs] Authorship and Attribution

2009-04-16 Thread Ned Slider
Scott Robbins wrote: > On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 04:40:53PM -0400, Phil Schaffner wrote: >> A question on authorship and attribution policy for the Wiki. I >> originally credited Alan Bartlett for the page content on >> HowTos/ConfigureNewVideoCard, but he was not comfortable with that and >> the re

Re: [CentOS-docs] proposed changes option

2009-04-04 Thread Ned Slider
Akemi Yagi wrote: > On Sat, Apr 4, 2009 at 9:40 AM, Marcus Moeller wrote: > >> Test procedure is: >> >> - test forum functionality (hope Ned and some of the forum mods will >> join us then) > > When participation of the forum mods is needed, I'd be happy to join in. > > Akemi Absolutely Mar

Re: [CentOS-docs] [CentOS] Is the NFS lockd bug fixed ?

2009-02-17 Thread Ned Slider
Akemi Yagi wrote: > On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 8:20 AM, Filipe Brandenburger > wrote: >> Hi, >> >> On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 11:05, Akemi Yagi wrote: >>> On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 7:57 AM, Filipe Brandenburger wrote: On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 10:44, Alain Terriault wrote: > I am runing x86

Re: [CentOS-docs] wiki contribs 4 centos

2009-02-13 Thread Ned Slider
Fabian Arrotin wrote: > Steffen Mann wrote: >> Hello Gents, >> >> I feel I should do more for the community and contribute writing the >> occasional wiki article to improof the overall centos experience. >> Having worked for the upsteam .src provider for nearly 7 years I should >> be able to do s

[CentOS-docs] Nice work Alain

2009-02-09 Thread Ned Slider
Hey Alain, Nice work on the updated admonitions here: http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/Wiki/Editing IMHO they look great, and a nice improvement on the previous set. Thanks for the hard work making our wiki pages look great! Ned ___ CentOS-docs mailing

Re: [CentOS-docs] Improving the website and forums

2009-01-05 Thread Ned Slider
Akemi Yagi wrote: > On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 1:16 PM, Karanbir Singh wrote: > >> Forum moderators would be able to provide more feedback here : how >> relevant and accurate are most topic's for threads ? If they are >> bang-on, perhaps it might be a good idea to replace the entire title of >> the p

Re: [CentOS-docs] Permission to add an entry to the Webcams page

2009-01-02 Thread Ned Slider
Marko A. Jennings wrote: > On Fri, January 2, 2009 5:18 am, Ralph Angenendt wrote: >> Marko A. Jennings wrote: >>> On Thu, January 1, 2009 1:00 pm, Ralph Angenendt wrote: Marko A. Jennings wrote: > I would like to add an entry for the Logitech QuickCam Communicate STX > to this page: >

Re: [CentOS-docs] Screenshot on FrontPage

2008-12-30 Thread Ned Slider
Marcus Moeller wrote: > Dear Dag. > .. > This is to notify that I have put a screenshot on the FrontPage. It is not an exciting screenshot, just a simple default desktop with the browser opened and pointed to the wiki itself. > > I don't think it's a good idea to put a screenshot o

Re: [CentOS-docs] Disabling automatic links for mixed case in MoinMoin

2008-12-20 Thread Ned Slider
Dag Wieers wrote: > Hi, > > I would like to request to disable the behaviour where MoinMoin > automatically create a link for a mixed case word like NetworkManager. > > Is that possible ? > +1 for that. If it's not possible, I believe links can be manually disabled with the syntax !NetworkMa

Re: [CentOS-docs] Added BackupPC Guide

2008-12-19 Thread Ned Slider
Ralph Angenendt wrote: > Ned Slider wrote: >> In hind sight, that's probably not the clearest way to do it and >> formatting it in a separate note box would probably make it stand out more. > > Probably. Or have two config sections (one for x86_64, one for i386) so

Re: [CentOS-docs] Added BackupPC Guide

2008-12-19 Thread Ned Slider
Karanbir Singh wrote: > > Sometimes for arch specific notes, a comment box at the bottom of the > page should be enough - but then again that is something for the > EditGroup to decide I guess. > In the one instance I've encountered this (dovecot config setting on x86_64 that was documented i

Re: [CentOS-docs] HardwareList - webcams

2008-12-04 Thread Ned Slider
Karanbir Singh wrote: > Ned Slider wrote: >> I hope you'll add your Philips webcam to the list when you get a chance ;) > Added info about that. > Thanks. > However, I completely failed to find a click path from the home page to > the webcams page. Is the page hid

Re: [CentOS-docs] HardwareList - webcams

2008-12-02 Thread Ned Slider
Karanbir Singh wrote: > Ned Slider wrote: >> http://wiki.centos.org/AdditionalResources/HardwareList/Webcams > > I dont see the point of 'high end', 'midrange' and 'entry level' > sections. If there is any reason for it to be there, some info on ho

Re: [CentOS-docs] HardwareList - webcams

2008-12-02 Thread Ned Slider
Ralph Angenendt wrote: > Ned Slider wrote: > >> I'd like to ask if we can make a small exception to that rule for >> webcams, and ask for permission to start a section for webcams known to >> work with CentOS. > > Sure, go ahead, what you wrote sounds re

[CentOS-docs] HardwareList - webcams

2008-12-01 Thread Ned Slider
Hi List, The hardware list page on the Wiki: http://wiki.centos.org/AdditionalResources/HardwareList says: "I'd like to see this page as an entry point for hardware that does not work with CentOS out of the box or only with some effort. I do not see a need for a list which states all working

Re: [CentOS-docs] Postgrey Wiki page - FAO Karanbir

2008-11-21 Thread Ned Slider
Karanbir Singh wrote: Ned Slider wrote: I remember we previously talked about making that page less specific to any particular MTA, and Steve has since kindly contributed a section for sendmail. So I'm wondering how we could best restructure the page to make clear those sections are po

[CentOS-docs] Postgrey Wiki page - FAO Karanbir

2008-11-21 Thread Ned Slider
Hi Karanbir, everyone I've only just noticed that the sections on Reporting, Multiple MX Considerations and Whitelisting on the Postgrey page are specific to postfix/postgrey. I remember we previously talked about making that page less specific to any particular MTA, and Steve has since kind

Re: [CentOS-docs] What's an Enterprise class OS

2008-11-15 Thread Ned Slider
Akemi Yagi wrote: Thank, Ned. I went ahead and added this to the wiki FAQ with minor modifications: http://wiki.centos.org/FAQ/General (currently the last item) Thanks Akemi :) ___ CentOS-docs mailing list CentOS-docs@centos.org http://lists.c

Re: [CentOS-docs] What's an Enterprise class OS

2008-11-15 Thread Ned Slider
Akemi Yagi wrote: While we are still discussing the subject (or are we?), *yet another* new person posted a question in the forums [1]: "I was wondering, is majority of the software in the repositories outdated or is it something on my side (and how could I fix it)? For example, the newest ver

Re: [CentOS-docs] What's an Enterprise class OS

2008-11-10 Thread Ned Slider
Karanbir Singh wrote: Ned Slider wrote: The more I think about this, and in relation to the whole WebSite2 vision, I'm wondering if a simple static page at www.centos.org is all that may be needed combined with wiki.centos.org for content/docs etc, forums.centos.org, MLs and IRC for su

Re: [CentOS-docs] What's an Enterprise class OS

2008-11-10 Thread Ned Slider
Ralph Angenendt wrote: Steve Tindall wrote: When looking for a reference to post in response to a question, I often find it hard to locate questions in the FAQs that I know exist, but sometimes that's because of the web vs. wiki FAQs issue (i.e., I'm looking in the wrong one). The problem with

Re: [CentOS-docs] What's an Enterprise class OS

2008-11-08 Thread Ned Slider
Akemi Yagi wrote: Many of you on this mailing list may still remember the longish thread regarding the writing of a HowTo rpmbuild article. At that time, I quoted several forum posts to demonstrate the fact that we repeatedly *type* the same answer each time a new person asks the same question.

Re: [CentOS-docs] What's an Enterprise class OS

2008-11-08 Thread Ned Slider
William L. Maltby wrote: On Sat, 2008-11-08 at 09:29 -0500, Scott Robbins wrote: On Sat, Nov 08, 2008 at 12:59:02PM +, Ned Slider wrote: Hi all, One of the concepts we see arise on the forums time and time again that's poorly understood is the concept of an Enterprise Class O

[CentOS-docs] What's an Enterprise class OS

2008-11-08 Thread Ned Slider
Hi all, One of the concepts we see arise on the forums time and time again that's poorly understood is the concept of an Enterprise Class OS and everything that involves. I think it would be of benefit to have a one stop page to point users to that explains the concepts and provides the infor

Re: [CentOS-docs] Opening of the wiki Part III(?) ...

2008-11-03 Thread Ned Slider
Marcus Moeller wrote: Good Evening. ... Courtesy and to have something within the centos space to point to. Plus: Finding the manuals on upstream *all in one place* (like clustermanagement, virtualization and so on) isn't that easy. I personally welcome that the docs are mirrored on CentOS.or

Re: [CentOS-docs] Opening of the wiki Part III(?) ...

2008-11-03 Thread Ned Slider
Ralph Angenendt wrote: Akemi Yagi wrote: On Sun, Nov 2, 2008 at 8:54 AM, Ralph Angenendt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Ned Slider wrote: Also, whilst undergoing this process, would it also be a good time to request and/or formalize a documentation SIG as there doesn't appear to be one

Re: [CentOS-docs] Opening of the wiki Part III(?) ...

2008-11-02 Thread Ned Slider
Akemi Yagi wrote: On Sun, Nov 2, 2008 at 8:54 AM, Ralph Angenendt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Ned Slider wrote: Also, whilst undergoing this process, would it also be a good time to request and/or formalize a documentation SIG as there doesn't appear to be one at present. Presumabl

Re: [CentOS-docs] Opening of the wiki Part III(?) ...

2008-11-01 Thread Ned Slider
Ralph Angenendt wrote: And even more important: Who wanted to be on the Editorial Team? Being on it means that you are supposed to subscribe to *all* pages on the wiki (meaning that you'll get a changelog diff for all changed pages via mail). And it means that you should at least skim through th

Re: [CentOS-docs] CentOS on the Aspire One

2008-11-01 Thread Ned Slider
Scott Robbins wrote: The Aspire One is one of those netbooks that have become so popular recently. I've installed CentOS on the hard drive model, and have been considering doing a wiki article about it, and probably will unless there are strenuous objections. Go for it Scott. There is alrea

Re: [CentOS-docs] Samba Docs

2008-10-11 Thread Ned Slider
Spike Turner wrote: Fabian Arrotin wrote: So not related to CentOS ... and on another I've got 3.0.28 (the latest from upstream). The docs look almost the same and the docs refer to security = share. However 3.0.32 comes with a blank smb.conf making it harder to get a secure server u

Re: [CentOS-docs] Samba

2008-08-31 Thread Ned Slider
Scott Robbins wrote: On Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 06:51:24PM +0100, Ned Slider wrote: As a thought - I'm wondering if the topic needs slitting up into multiple sections/pages? Maybe something like: An introduction/overview to samba (users, file permissions etc) Basic samba setup with ex

Re: [CentOS-docs] Samba

2008-08-31 Thread Ned Slider
Akemi Yagi wrote: On Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 9:09 AM, Will F. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi Fabian, Thanks for sharing your thoughts. It always seemed to me that HowTo pages catered to those people who didn't want to read "millions of pages of manpages" and just wanted things to work now. Turnke

Re: [CentOS-docs] Samba

2008-08-31 Thread Ned Slider
Fabian Arrotin wrote: Ned Slider wrote: Will F. wrote: Hi, I recently found a need for me to setup a Samba share for some quick and dirty file copying. I already knew how to do this, but was wondering if it would be worth while to add it to the tips & tricks or howto section. Th

Re: [CentOS-docs] Howto: postfix_restrictions

2008-08-31 Thread Ned Slider
Will F. wrote: Hey Ned, I found this very useful to test that the RBL was working: http://www.spamhaus.org/faq/answers.lasso?section=Spamhaus%20SBL#207 " How do I test my SBL setup? Once you have set up your mail server to use sbl.spamhaus.org (or the preferred zen.spamhaus.org), yo

Re: [CentOS-docs] Amavisd Howto

2008-08-30 Thread Ned Slider
Will F. wrote: Awesome, Thanks! -will - Original Message - From: "Ralph Angenendt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: centos-docs@centos.org Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 6:23:19 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: Re: [CentOS-docs] Amavisd Howto Will F. wrote: Please let me know how I ma

Re: [CentOS-docs] Samba

2008-08-30 Thread Ned Slider
Will F. wrote: Hi, I recently found a need for me to setup a Samba share for some quick and dirty file copying. I already knew how to do this, but was wondering if it would be worth while to add it to the tips & tricks or howto section. Thanks! -will Hi Will, I was recently discussi

Re: [CentOS-docs] potential wiki article on encryption

2008-08-27 Thread Ned Slider
Dag Wieers wrote: On Tue, 26 Aug 2008, Akemi Yagi wrote: There is a posting in the CentOS forum that can potentially make a good article regarding encryption (or supplement the existing page). Please take a look at #4 of: http://www.centos.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?viewmode=flat&topic_id

Re: [CentOS-docs] Re: IPTables HowTo (Comment)

2008-08-25 Thread Ned Slider
Manuel Wolfshant wrote: Ned Slider wrote: SELinux doesn't like this approach either >:) worked like a breeze here: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# echo 'service iptables stop' | at now + 1 minutes job 2 at 2008-08-25 16:02 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# service iptables status Table: na

Re: [CentOS-docs] Re: IPTables HowTo (Comment)

2008-08-25 Thread Ned Slider
Ned Slider wrote: Manuel Wolfshant wrote: Oh, yes, please add a note about "at now + 5 minutes pretty please disable firewall". It's simple, effective, useful. Safety nets are needed. Something like this maybe: echo 'service iptables stop' | at now + 5 min

Re: [CentOS-docs] Re: IPTables HowTo (Comment)

2008-08-25 Thread Ned Slider
Manuel Wolfshant wrote: Ned Slider wrote: I guess the best solution would be to develop and test your script locally before uploading and deploying on a remote server. Alternatively, if you must test remotely, setting up a cronjob to deactivate the firewall after 5 mins is a popular

[CentOS-docs] Re: IPTables HowTo (Comment)

2008-08-25 Thread Ned Slider
Daniel Swid wrote: Hi, Was following along reading your how-to with a box I had ssh'd to. I started pasting in the commands to build my own filter and my computer connection suddenly stopped responding after I pasted in iptables -P INPUT DROP Thought it'd be good of you to add a little warning

Re: [CentOS-docs] SELinux

2008-08-17 Thread Ned Slider
Ned Slider wrote: Hi list, I've knocked up a contribution on SELinux here: http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/SELinux Any suggestions as to where this should be linked under http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos ? I don't see an obvious existing category to add it under. An

Re: [CentOS-docs] SELinux

2008-08-12 Thread Ned Slider
Manuel Wolfshant wrote: On 08/12/2008 07:12 PM, Ned Slider wrote: Manuel Wolfshant wrote: Ned Slider wrote: Hi list, I've knocked up a contribution on SELinux here: http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/SELinux I've tried to pitch it as an introduction for those not already familiar wi

Re: [CentOS-docs] SELinux

2008-08-12 Thread Ned Slider
Manuel Wolfshant wrote: Ned Slider wrote: Hi list, I've knocked up a contribution on SELinux here: http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/SELinux I've tried to pitch it as an introduction for those not already familiar with SELinux but also hopefully a useful reference. I'm re

Re: [CentOS-docs] SELinux

2008-08-12 Thread Ned Slider
Manuel Wolfshant wrote: Ned Slider wrote: Hi list, I've knocked up a contribution on SELinux here: http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/SELinux I've tried to pitch it as an introduction for those not already familiar with SELinux but also hopefully a useful reference. I'm re

Re: [CentOS-docs] SELinux

2008-08-12 Thread Ned Slider
Ralph Angenendt wrote: Ned Slider wrote: Hi list, I've knocked up a contribution on SELinux here: http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/SELinux I've tried to pitch it as an introduction for those not already familiar with SELinux but also hopefully a useful reference. Great articl

[CentOS-docs] SELinux

2008-08-10 Thread Ned Slider
Hi list, I've knocked up a contribution on SELinux here: http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/SELinux I've tried to pitch it as an introduction for those not already familiar with SELinux but also hopefully a useful reference. I'm relatively new to SELinux and have covered pretty much everything I

Re: [CentOS-docs] mod_ssl How To Submission

2008-08-07 Thread Ned Slider
Ralph Angenendt wrote: George Ornbo wrote: http://snipurl.com/37hl7 Looks good. If it useful to others I'd like to share this content on the Wiki under How Tos > Miscellaneous. My username is GeorgeOrnbo. You should be able to create which I already

Re: [CentOS-docs] mod_ssl How To Submission

2008-08-01 Thread Ned Slider
George Ornbo wrote: Hi all, Firstly a big thank you to everyone who has contributed to the Wiki. I've gathered a huge amount from this and the CentOS project in general. I've gone from being a total novice to feeling comfortable with Linux pretty much thanks to the resources available on the

Re: [CentOS-docs] nspluginwrapper

2008-06-27 Thread Ned Slider
Scott Robbins wrote: As the subject of nspluginwrapper came up recently, it might be worth mentioning that it's not properly documented. The README seems to be the official nspluginwrapper README, which, oddly enough, states that it's used with the command nspluginwrapper However, RedHat based

Re: [CentOS-docs] RTL8111 Wiki Pages

2008-06-26 Thread Ned Slider
Kirk Bocek wrote: Howdy, It appears that CentOS 5.2's support for the RTL8111B/C chip is incomplete. The wiki has some blanket statements regarding this support: http://wiki.centos.org/AdditionalResources/HardwareList/CentOS5/RealTek/r1000 http://wiki.centos.org/AdditionalResources/Hardwar

Re: [CentOS-docs] Article for wiki consideration

2008-06-07 Thread Ned Slider
Alan Bartlett wrote: On 07/06/2008, Scott Robbins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Sat, Jun 07, 2008 at 03:15:43PM +0100, Alan Bartlett wrote: Still points to the Road Runner site displaying [quote] Sorry, the page you requested was not found. Please go to our web site to find o

Re: [CentOS-docs] Opening of the Wiki - Part I

2008-06-03 Thread Ned Slider
Ralph Angenendt wrote: Ned Slider wrote: Ralph Angenendt wrote: But this would mean that we have to either open up this list for everyone, or take all of the people on the editorial team into the moderators team for this list (which I don't have any problem with), or require peop

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