Strange 'su' error messages

2004-01-13 Thread Christian Schuerer
Hello! Since updating my debian server yesterday I get the following error messages every hour (generated by logcheck): Jan 13 00:05:01 asterix su[2102]: + ??? root:bin Today there is even an additional line: Jan 13 06:05:01 asterix su[5684]: + ??? root:bin Jan 13 06:25:01 asterix su[57

Encrypted backups

2004-01-13 Thread Marcus Williams
Hi - I am investigating ways of producing encrypted backups. Currently I use afio and gpg (via tob) with something like: afio -b 10240 -c 1000 -U -Z -P gpg -Q --symmetric -Q \ --passphrase-fd=3 -Q --no-verbose -Q --batch -Q --no-options \ -3 3 -o /dev/nst0 < $FILELIST 3<$PASSPHRASE where $FILELI

Re: Strange 'su' error messages

2004-01-13 Thread Teun Vink
On Tue, 2004-01-13 at 10:29, Christian Schuerer wrote: > Hello! > > Since updating my debian server yesterday I get the following error > messages every hour (generated by logcheck): > > Jan 13 00:05:01 asterix su[2102]: + ??? root:bin > > Today there is even an additional line: > > Jan 1

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Re: Encrypted backups

2004-01-13 Thread Marcus Williams
On 13/01/2004, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > First of all, don't use the 'Z' option. GPG compresses itself and this > would slow down the process a lot. I'm pretty sure the 'Z' option is needed - coupled with the 'P' option that tells afio to 'compress' using an external program that happens to be gp

Re: Strange 'su' error messages

2004-01-13 Thread Ian Brayshaw
On Tuesday 13 January 2004 9:29 am, Christian Schuerer wrote: > Since updating my debian server yesterday I get the following error > messages every hour (generated by logcheck): > > Jan 13 06:25:01 asterix su[5741]: + ??? root:nobody I now get similar messages in my logs after a recent upgrade

RE: Encrypted backups

2004-01-13 Thread no . spam
First of all, don't use the 'Z' option. GPG compresses itself and this would slow down the process a lot. On 13-Jan-2004 10:19:12, Marcus Williams wrote: > Hi - > > I am investigating ways of producing encrypted backups. Currently I > use afio and gpg (via tob) with something like: > > afio -b

Re: Encrypted backups

2004-01-13 Thread Alexander Neumann
Hi Marcus, * Marcus Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 13/01/2004, Alexander Neumann wrote: > > Did you try duplicity? > No - I just took a look at it though and I suspect that its not an > option because it uploads the encrypted archive offsite. Not really an > option on our ADSL line (we'r

Re: Encrypted backups

2004-01-13 Thread Marcus Williams
[I meant to send this to the list] On 13/01/2004, Alexander Neumann wrote: > You are able to store the backup-files on a local disk... Yes, but then we lose the ability to take them offsite. Well, unless I then move them to a tape. Worth thinking about though. Thanks Marcus -- Marcus Williams

Re: Encrypted backups

2004-01-13 Thread Marcus Williams
On 13/01/2004, Alexander Neumann wrote: > Did you try duplicity? No - I just took a look at it though and I suspect that its not an option because it uploads the encrypted archive offsite. Not really an option on our ADSL line (we're talking about 60+Gb of data on a full backup) Thanks Marcus -

Re: tripwire .deb for Woody

2004-01-13 Thread Lupe Christoph
On Tuesday, 2004-01-13 at 13:34:18 +0100, Lupe Christoph wrote: > Has anybody on this list managed to backport the tripwire package to > Woody? I'm running into a strange problem where configure tries to > locate an include file named "locale". Yes, without an suffix. I don't > know much C++, but

tripwire .deb for Woody

2004-01-13 Thread Lupe Christoph
Hi! Has anybody on this list managed to backport the tripwire package to Woody? I'm running into a strange problem where configure tries to locate an include file named "locale". Yes, without an suffix. I don't know much C++, but this does not seem normal to me. Plus, when I try to backport to Sar

Re: Encrypted backups

2004-01-13 Thread Alexander Neumann
Hi Marcus, * Marcus Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [I meant to send this to the list] Thanks. I was just writing a mail about honoring the Mail-Followup-To:-Header... ;) > On 13/01/2004, Alexander Neumann wrote: > > You are able to store the backup-files on a local disk... > Yes, but then

Re: Encrypted backups

2004-01-13 Thread Alexander Neumann
Hi Marcus, * Marcus Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 13/01/2004, Alexander Neumann wrote: > > Using duplicity you usually end up with a lot of files (all around 5MB > > in size) and you are freee to move them whereever you like. > Oh, ok. Perhaps I will give it a try. Obviously the next pr

Re: Encrypted backups

2004-01-13 Thread Bill
Hello, Here's something I like: - make sure your kernel support encrypted loopback & your encryption of choice - configure a crypto loop to your tape device losetup -e twofish /dev/loop0 /dev/nst0 - backup or restore as usual, using /dev/loop0 as a tape device - unconfigure the loop

Re: Encrypted backups

2004-01-13 Thread Marcus Williams
On 13/01/2004, Alexander Neumann wrote: > * Marcus Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> [I meant to send this to the list] > Thanks. I was just writing a mail about honoring the > Mail-Followup-To:-Header... ;) [snip] Sigh.. one of my wish list items for TheBat! is proper reply actions such as

Re: tripwire .deb for Woody

2004-01-13 Thread Noah Meyerhans
On Tue, Jan 13, 2004 at 01:34:18PM +0100, Lupe Christoph wrote: > Has anybody on this list managed to backport the tripwire package to > Woody? I'm running into a strange problem where configure tries to > locate an include file named "locale". Yes, without an suffix. I don't > know much C++, but t

Re: better apt security with 3rd-party sites

2004-01-13 Thread Ryan Underwood
On Mon, Jan 12, 2004 at 07:18:07PM +, Steve Kemp wrote: > > > Note that I ignore trojaned binaries/libraries. The reason is that, > > without setuid, you would have to purposefully run these as root, > > hopefully knowing the consequences for doing so; there are warnings > > everywhere that

Re: Encrypted backups

2004-01-13 Thread Alexander Neumann
* [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > First of all, don't use the 'Z' option. GPG compresses itself and this > would slow down the process a lot. Don't you have a working email-addres or are you trying to DoS the owner of "please.de"? $ host -t mx please.de please.de MX

Re: Encrypted backups

2004-01-13 Thread Marcus Williams
On 13/01/2004, Bill wrote: > - make sure your kernel support encrypted loopback & your encryption of choice > - configure a crypto loop to your tape device > losetup -e twofish /dev/loop0 /dev/nst0 Well, you learn a new thing every day. Never thought you could do that! What happens with media

Re: Encrypted backups

2004-01-13 Thread Alexander Neumann
Hi Marcus, * Marcus Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am investigating ways of producing encrypted backups. Currently I > use afio and gpg (via tob) with something like: Did you try duplicity? - Alexander signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: Encrypted backups

2004-01-13 Thread gz
> Hi - > > I am investigating ways of producing encrypted backups. Currently I use > afio and gpg (via tob) with something like: take a look at loop-aes and aespipe. http://loop-aes.sourceforge.net/loop-AES.README http://loop-aes.sourceforge.net/aespipe.README gaetano

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Strange 'su' error messages

2004-01-13 Thread Christian Schuerer
Hello! Since updating my debian server yesterday I get the following error messages every hour (generated by logcheck): Jan 13 00:05:01 asterix su[2102]: + ??? root:bin Today there is even an additional line: Jan 13 06:05:01 asterix su[5684]: + ??? root:bin Jan 13 06:25:01 asterix su[57

Encrypted backups

2004-01-13 Thread Marcus Williams
Hi - I am investigating ways of producing encrypted backups. Currently I use afio and gpg (via tob) with something like: afio -b 10240 -c 1000 -U -Z -P gpg -Q --symmetric -Q \ --passphrase-fd=3 -Q --no-verbose -Q --batch -Q --no-options \ -3 3 -o /dev/nst0 < $FILELIST 3<$PASSPHRASE where $FILELI

Re: Strange 'su' error messages

2004-01-13 Thread Teun Vink
On Tue, 2004-01-13 at 10:29, Christian Schuerer wrote: > Hello! > > Since updating my debian server yesterday I get the following error > messages every hour (generated by logcheck): > > Jan 13 00:05:01 asterix su[2102]: + ??? root:bin > > Today there is even an additional line: > > Jan 1

Re: Encrypted backups

2004-01-13 Thread Marcus Williams
On 13/01/2004, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > First of all, don't use the 'Z' option. GPG compresses itself and this > would slow down the process a lot. I'm pretty sure the 'Z' option is needed - coupled with the 'P' option that tells afio to 'compress' using an external program that happens to be gp

Re: Strange 'su' error messages

2004-01-13 Thread Ian Brayshaw
On Tuesday 13 January 2004 9:29 am, Christian Schuerer wrote: > Since updating my debian server yesterday I get the following error > messages every hour (generated by logcheck): > > Jan 13 06:25:01 asterix su[5741]: + ??? root:nobody I now get similar messages in my logs after a recent upgrade

Re: Encrypted backups

2004-01-13 Thread Alexander Neumann
Hi Marcus, * Marcus Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am investigating ways of producing encrypted backups. Currently I > use afio and gpg (via tob) with something like: Did you try duplicity? - Alexander signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: Encrypted backups

2004-01-13 Thread Marcus Williams
On 13/01/2004, Alexander Neumann wrote: > Did you try duplicity? No - I just took a look at it though and I suspect that its not an option because it uploads the encrypted archive offsite. Not really an option on our ADSL line (we're talking about 60+Gb of data on a full backup) Thanks Marcus -

RE: Encrypted backups

2004-01-13 Thread no . spam
First of all, don't use the 'Z' option. GPG compresses itself and this would slow down the process a lot. On 13-Jan-2004 10:19:12, Marcus Williams wrote: > Hi - > > I am investigating ways of producing encrypted backups. Currently I > use afio and gpg (via tob) with something like: > > afio -b

tripwire .deb for Woody

2004-01-13 Thread Lupe Christoph
Hi! Has anybody on this list managed to backport the tripwire package to Woody? I'm running into a strange problem where configure tries to locate an include file named "locale". Yes, without an suffix. I don't know much C++, but this does not seem normal to me. Plus, when I try to backport to Sar

Re: Encrypted backups

2004-01-13 Thread Alexander Neumann
Hi Marcus, * Marcus Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 13/01/2004, Alexander Neumann wrote: > > Did you try duplicity? > No - I just took a look at it though and I suspect that its not an > option because it uploads the encrypted archive offsite. Not really an > option on our ADSL line (we'r

Re: Encrypted backups

2004-01-13 Thread Marcus Williams
[I meant to send this to the list] On 13/01/2004, Alexander Neumann wrote: > You are able to store the backup-files on a local disk... Yes, but then we lose the ability to take them offsite. Well, unless I then move them to a tape. Worth thinking about though. Thanks Marcus -- Marcus Williams

Re: Encrypted backups

2004-01-13 Thread Alexander Neumann
* [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > First of all, don't use the 'Z' option. GPG compresses itself and this > would slow down the process a lot. Don't you have a working email-addres or are you trying to DoS the owner of "please.de"? $ host -t mx please.de please.de MX

Re: Encrypted backups

2004-01-13 Thread Alexander Neumann
Hi Marcus, * Marcus Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [I meant to send this to the list] Thanks. I was just writing a mail about honoring the Mail-Followup-To:-Header... ;) > On 13/01/2004, Alexander Neumann wrote: > > You are able to store the backup-files on a local disk... > Yes, but then

Re: Encrypted backups

2004-01-13 Thread Marcus Williams
On 13/01/2004, Alexander Neumann wrote: > * Marcus Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> [I meant to send this to the list] > Thanks. I was just writing a mail about honoring the > Mail-Followup-To:-Header... ;) [snip] Sigh.. one of my wish list items for TheBat! is proper reply actions such as

Re: tripwire .deb for Woody

2004-01-13 Thread Lupe Christoph
On Tuesday, 2004-01-13 at 13:34:18 +0100, Lupe Christoph wrote: > Has anybody on this list managed to backport the tripwire package to > Woody? I'm running into a strange problem where configure tries to > locate an include file named "locale". Yes, without an suffix. I don't > know much C++, but

Re: Encrypted backups

2004-01-13 Thread Alexander Neumann
Hi Marcus, * Marcus Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 13/01/2004, Alexander Neumann wrote: > > Using duplicity you usually end up with a lot of files (all around 5MB > > in size) and you are freee to move them whereever you like. > Oh, ok. Perhaps I will give it a try. Obviously the next pr

Re: tripwire .deb for Woody

2004-01-13 Thread Noah Meyerhans
On Tue, Jan 13, 2004 at 01:34:18PM +0100, Lupe Christoph wrote: > Has anybody on this list managed to backport the tripwire package to > Woody? I'm running into a strange problem where configure tries to > locate an include file named "locale". Yes, without an suffix. I don't > know much C++, but t

Re: Encrypted backups

2004-01-13 Thread Bill
Hello, Here's something I like: - make sure your kernel support encrypted loopback & your encryption of choice - configure a crypto loop to your tape device losetup -e twofish /dev/loop0 /dev/nst0 - backup or restore as usual, using /dev/loop0 as a tape device - unconfigure the loop

Re: Encrypted backups

2004-01-13 Thread Marcus Williams
On 13/01/2004, Bill wrote: > - make sure your kernel support encrypted loopback & your encryption of choice > - configure a crypto loop to your tape device > losetup -e twofish /dev/loop0 /dev/nst0 Well, you learn a new thing every day. Never thought you could do that! What happens with media

Re: better apt security with 3rd-party sites

2004-01-13 Thread Ryan Underwood
On Mon, Jan 12, 2004 at 07:18:07PM +, Steve Kemp wrote: > > > Note that I ignore trojaned binaries/libraries. The reason is that, > > without setuid, you would have to purposefully run these as root, > > hopefully knowing the consequences for doing so; there are warnings > > everywhere that

Re: Encrypted backups

2004-01-13 Thread gz
> Hi - > > I am investigating ways of producing encrypted backups. Currently I use > afio and gpg (via tob) with something like: take a look at loop-aes and aespipe. http://loop-aes.sourceforge.net/loop-AES.README http://loop-aes.sourceforge.net/aespipe.README gaetano -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, emai

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