Pam_chroot not available for Debian

2002-05-01 Thread Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña
Ok guys, I promised back in october (after a thread regarding chrooting users that I started) to take a look at PAM_chroot (currently provided by RedHat's Linux-PAM). I was up til 4 am yesterday and finally made it: libpam-chroot-0.6-1_i386.deb -> available at http://www.dat.etsit.upm.es/~jfs/deb

Re: Why is there a prompt for a root shell when the default linux kernel boots?

2002-05-01 Thread Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña
On Tue, Apr 30, 2002 at 07:31:02PM -0400, Michael Stone wrote: > On Tue, Apr 30, 2002 at 03:23:06PM -0600, Erik Andersen wrote: > > It is there as part of the installer to make like easier > > for those wishing to do things that the installer does not > > support by default. It has nothing whatsoe

Re: PPTP with Encryption

2002-05-01 Thread Jean-Francois Dive
another solution you may want to try is to use freeswan + pptp. If the windows machines are 2k or sup, you dont need to install any additional soft on the machine. however, ipsec config on 2k and XP is a pain. So, i reckon the best way to do, would be to use a vpn client on the windows machine

Pam_chroot not available for Debian

2002-05-01 Thread Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña
Ok guys, I promised back in october (after a thread regarding chrooting users that I started) to take a look at PAM_chroot (currently provided by RedHat's Linux-PAM). I was up til 4 am yesterday and finally made it: libpam-chroot-0.6-1_i386.deb -> available at http://www.dat.etsit.upm.es/~jfs/de

Re: Why is there a prompt for a root shell when the default linux kernel boots?

2002-05-01 Thread Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña
On Tue, Apr 30, 2002 at 07:31:02PM -0400, Michael Stone wrote: > On Tue, Apr 30, 2002 at 03:23:06PM -0600, Erik Andersen wrote: > > It is there as part of the installer to make like easier > > for those wishing to do things that the installer does not > > support by default. It has nothing whatso

Re: PPTP with Encryption

2002-05-01 Thread Jean-Francois Dive
another solution you may want to try is to use freeswan + pptp. If the windows machines are 2k or sup, you dont need to install any additional soft on the machine. however, ipsec config on 2k and XP is a pain. So, i reckon the best way to do, would be to use a vpn client on the windows machine (

faulty pam module

2002-05-01 Thread Ian Cumming
I'm getting these in my logcheck logs May 1 12:11:46 ids afpd[21702]: PAM adding faulty module: /lib/security/pam_cracklib.so Anyone know what this means? cheers, Ian. -- Ian Cumming, [EMAIL PROTECTED] "The number of Unix installations has grown to 10, with more expected." -- The Unix Progra

Re: qpopper related question

2002-05-01 Thread Sven Hoexter
On Wed, May 01, 2002 at 11:47:25AM +0200, eim wrote: Hi, > I've noted in my syslog a strange qpopper related entry: > > * May 1 11:48:10 foobox in.qpopper[11047]: connect from foo.bar.org > * May 1 11:48:10 foobox in.qpopper[11047]: @foo.bar.org: -ERR Unknown > command: "capa". > > Well, (-ER

Re: qpopper related question

2002-05-01 Thread eim
Thanks Lionel ! On Wed, 2002-05-01 at 12:35, Lionel Elie Mamane wrote: > On Wed, May 01, 2002 at 12:21:20PM +0200, eim wrote: > > On Wed, 2002-05-01 at 12:10, Lionel Elie Mamane wrote: > >> On Wed, May 01, 2002 at 11:47:25AM +0200, eim wrote: > > >>> * May 1 11:48:10 foobox in.qpopper[11047]: @f

faulty pam module

2002-05-01 Thread Ian Cumming
I'm getting these in my logcheck logs May 1 12:11:46 ids afpd[21702]: PAM adding faulty module: /lib/security/pam_cracklib.so Anyone know what this means? cheers, Ian. -- Ian Cumming, [EMAIL PROTECTED] "The number of Unix installations has grown to 10, with more expected." -- The Unix Progr

Re: qpopper related question

2002-05-01 Thread Lionel Elie Mamane
On Wed, May 01, 2002 at 12:21:20PM +0200, eim wrote: > On Wed, 2002-05-01 at 12:10, Lionel Elie Mamane wrote: >> On Wed, May 01, 2002 at 11:47:25AM +0200, eim wrote: >>> * May 1 11:48:10 foobox in.qpopper[11047]: @foo.bar.org: -ERR Unknown >>> command: "capa". >>> Well, (-ERR Unknown command: "c

Re: qpopper related question

2002-05-01 Thread eim
On Wed, 2002-05-01 at 12:10, Lionel Elie Mamane wrote: > On Wed, May 01, 2002 at 11:47:25AM +0200, eim wrote: > > > * May 1 11:48:10 foobox in.qpopper[11047]: connect from foo.bar.org > > * May 1 11:48:10 foobox in.qpopper[11047]: @foo.bar.org: -ERR Unknown > > command: "capa". > > > > Well, (-

RE: Why is there a prompt for a root shell when the default linuxkernel boots?

2002-05-01 Thread Santiago Vila
Howland, Curtis wrote: > Where might one find documentation on this bf2.4 kernel? See dists/woody/main/disks-i386/current/bf2.4 as I said... -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: qpopper related question

2002-05-01 Thread Lionel Elie Mamane
On Wed, May 01, 2002 at 11:47:25AM +0200, eim wrote: > * May 1 11:48:10 foobox in.qpopper[11047]: connect from foo.bar.org > * May 1 11:48:10 foobox in.qpopper[11047]: @foo.bar.org: -ERR Unknown > command: "capa". > > Well, (-ERR Unknown command: "capa") sounds quite strange, > anyone has idea

qpopper related question

2002-05-01 Thread eim
qpopper related question Hello Debian-security folks, I've noted in my syslog a strange qpopper related entry: * May 1 11:48:10 foobox in.qpopper[11047]: connect from foo.bar.org * May 1 11:48:10 foobox in.qpopper[11047]: @foo.bar.org: -ERR Unknown command: "capa". We

Re: qpopper related question

2002-05-01 Thread Sven Hoexter
On Wed, May 01, 2002 at 11:47:25AM +0200, eim wrote: Hi, > I've noted in my syslog a strange qpopper related entry: > > * May 1 11:48:10 foobox in.qpopper[11047]: connect from foo.bar.org > * May 1 11:48:10 foobox in.qpopper[11047]: @foo.bar.org: -ERR Unknown > command: "capa". > > Well, (-E

Re: qpopper related question

2002-05-01 Thread eim
Thanks Lionel ! On Wed, 2002-05-01 at 12:35, Lionel Elie Mamane wrote: > On Wed, May 01, 2002 at 12:21:20PM +0200, eim wrote: > > On Wed, 2002-05-01 at 12:10, Lionel Elie Mamane wrote: > >> On Wed, May 01, 2002 at 11:47:25AM +0200, eim wrote: > > >>> * May 1 11:48:10 foobox in.qpopper[11047]: @

Re: qpopper related question

2002-05-01 Thread Lionel Elie Mamane
On Wed, May 01, 2002 at 12:21:20PM +0200, eim wrote: > On Wed, 2002-05-01 at 12:10, Lionel Elie Mamane wrote: >> On Wed, May 01, 2002 at 11:47:25AM +0200, eim wrote: >>> * May 1 11:48:10 foobox in.qpopper[11047]: @foo.bar.org: -ERR Unknown >>> command: "capa". >>> Well, (-ERR Unknown command: "

Re: qpopper related question

2002-05-01 Thread eim
On Wed, 2002-05-01 at 12:10, Lionel Elie Mamane wrote: > On Wed, May 01, 2002 at 11:47:25AM +0200, eim wrote: > > > * May 1 11:48:10 foobox in.qpopper[11047]: connect from foo.bar.org > > * May 1 11:48:10 foobox in.qpopper[11047]: @foo.bar.org: -ERR Unknown > > command: "capa". > > > > Well, (

RE: Why is there a prompt for a root shell when the default linuxkernelboots?

2002-05-01 Thread Santiago Vila
Howland, Curtis wrote: > Where might one find documentation on this bf2.4 kernel? See dists/woody/main/disks-i386/current/bf2.4 as I said... -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: qpopper related question

2002-05-01 Thread Lionel Elie Mamane
On Wed, May 01, 2002 at 11:47:25AM +0200, eim wrote: > * May 1 11:48:10 foobox in.qpopper[11047]: connect from foo.bar.org > * May 1 11:48:10 foobox in.qpopper[11047]: @foo.bar.org: -ERR Unknown > command: "capa". > > Well, (-ERR Unknown command: "capa") sounds quite strange, > anyone has idea

qpopper related question

2002-05-01 Thread eim
qpopper related question Hello Debian-security folks, I've noted in my syslog a strange qpopper related entry: * May 1 11:48:10 foobox in.qpopper[11047]: connect from foo.bar.org * May 1 11:48:10 foobox in.qpopper[11047]: @foo.bar.org: -ERR Unknown command: "capa". W

Re: Why is there a prompt for a root shell when the default linux kernel boots?

2002-05-01 Thread Lupe Christoph
Use the source, Luke. /usr/share/initrd-tools/linuxrc is: > #!/bin/sh > # > # $Id: linuxrc,v 1.3 2002/01/25 12:46:20 herbert Exp $ > > PATH=/sbin:/bin > > . /linuxrc.conf > > if [ $DELAY -gt 0 ]; then > echo "Waiting for $DELAY seconds, press ENTER to obtain a > shell." > > tr