Re: Re: Security support for CMSes

2012-10-07 Thread Jan Ingvoldstad
On Mon, Oct 8, 2012 at 12:18 AM, Peter Viskup wrote: > Overlooked it was not sent to debian-user list. > … > I do not know what security issue was used to crack my site - they used > some Drupal weakness to create some php files in Drupal install dir > remotely and without getting SFTP access.

Re: Debian Small CD install "netinst.iso"

2012-10-07 Thread Brian
On Sun 07 Oct 2012 at 19:02:29 -0400, Wally Lepore wrote: > >On Sun, Oct 7, 2012 at 4:48 PM, Brian wrote: > > > > You do not run it, you unzip it. The contents of the zip file then get > > unpacked. > > Yes I understand how to extract files. Sorry, I meant to say: > After downloading the zip fil

Re: Debian Small CD install "netinst.iso"

2012-10-07 Thread Wally Lepore
>On Sun, Oct 7, 2012 at 4:48 PM, Brian wrote: >>On Sun 07 Oct 2012 at 14:05:24 -0400, Wally Lepore wrote: >> >> and run that from the USB stick? > > You do not run it, you unzip it. The contents of the zip file then get > unpacked. Yes I understand how to extract files. Sorry, I mean

Re: Exim4 behaviour when long term failure of outgoing address

2012-10-07 Thread Chris Davies
Alan Chandler wrote: > I am using Debian Squeeze on a virtual machine that I lease. It has > exim4 (light) version as its mail server. - its name is > avalon.hartley-consultants.com > However, it looks to me like its trying to send a failure e-mail to me > locally somehow. > 2012-10-05 07:4

Fwd: Re: Security support for CMSes

2012-10-07 Thread Peter Viskup
Overlooked it was not sent to debian-user list. Original Message Subject:Re: Security support for CMSes Date: Mon, 08 Oct 2012 00:07:56 +0200 From: Peter Viskup To: Robert Pommrich , lu...@debian.org, secur...@debian.org Hello Nico, On 10/07/2012 08:25 PM, Ni

Editing org.gnome.desktop.background in /etc/gdm3/greeter.settings doesn't change login wallpaper

2012-10-07 Thread Lone Learner
I am trying to change my GNOME 3.4 login background using the instructions in http://www.stderr.nl/Blog/Software/Gnome/Gnome3-Gdm3-Background.html But that method didn't work for me. I am using Debian (Wheezy) testing. My /etc/gdm3/greeter.settings file is like this: [org.gnome.desktop.background

Applications that require root privileges freeze

2012-10-07 Thread Giorgos Kounenis
I did the default installation of Debian 6.06, I log in Gnome as the created user and every time I try to run an application which requires root privileges, eg. Synaptic, Users and Groups, etc the application freezes. I need to run xkill and kill it. Any ideas what might be going on? Thanks, Gior

Re: Debian Small CD install "netinst.iso"

2012-10-07 Thread Wally Lepore
>> On 7 October 2012 19:05, Wally Lepore wrote: >> >> I'm not understanding please. Do I download the .zip file you >> suggested and run that from the USB stick and that alone will tell me >> if any firmware is needed for my system prior to running the netinst >> CD I created? > On Oct 7, 2012 at

Re: Installation problem on Dell Latitude D810

2012-10-07 Thread Brian
On Sun 07 Oct 2012 at 20:38:14 +0200, Cesar Enrique Garcia Dabo wrote: > I have now successfully installed Debian with image firmware-6.0.6-amd64- > i386-netinst.iso and it works fine. Good. > I used that because I read that my wifi > card > needs non free

Re: Debian Small CD install "netinst.iso"

2012-10-07 Thread Brian
On Sun 07 Oct 2012 at 14:05:24 -0400, Wally Lepore wrote: > Chapter 6 discusses using the Debian Installer. I am not utilizing the > installer. I downloaded the netinst.iso file. Is there a difference? No difference. They are the same thing. > I'm not understanding please. Do I download the .zip

Re: [NIT] Re: Debian Small CD install "netinst.iso"

2012-10-07 Thread Paul E Condon
On 20121007_152845, Neal Murphy wrote: > On Sunday, October 07, 2012 03:18:25 PM Paul E Condon wrote: > > Windows and Debian use different file systems on disk. I think Windows > > is incapable of modifying data on extN formatted disks that Debian > > uses. > > > A minor NIT to pick. > > There i

[NIT] Re: Debian Small CD install "netinst.iso"

2012-10-07 Thread Neal Murphy
On Sunday, October 07, 2012 03:18:25 PM Paul E Condon wrote: > Windows and Debian use different file systems on disk. I think Windows > is incapable of modifying data on extN formatted disks that Debian > uses. A minor NIT to pick. There is an EXT3 driver for Winders that enables it to read and

Re: Debian Small CD install "netinst.iso"

2012-10-07 Thread Paul E Condon
On 20121007_140524, Wally Lepore wrote: > On Sat, Oct 6, 2012 at 5:46 AM, Brian wrote: > > > > You will have a good idea what to expect after reading Chapter 6 of the > > guide. > > > > Hi Brian > > Chapter 6 discusses using the Debian Installer. I am not utilizing the > installer. I downloaded

Re: Installation problem on Dell Latitude D810

2012-10-07 Thread Cesar Enrique Garcia Dabo
Thanks a lot! I have now successfully installed Debian with image firmware-6.0.6-amd64- i386-netinst.iso and it works fine. I used that because I read that my wifi card needs non free firmware. However the WLAN configuration didn't work. The card was detected but when trying to look for acce

Fwd: Re: Security support for CMSes

2012-10-07 Thread Robert Pommrich
Putting it back to the list where it came from. Original-Nachricht Betreff: Re: Security support for CMSes Datum: Sun, 7 Oct 2012 20:25:11 +0200 Von: Nico Golde An: Robert Pommrich Kopie (CC): lu...@debian.org, secur...@debian.org Hi, * Robert Pommrich [2012-10-07 16:01]: > A

Re: Screen Aspect Ratio

2012-10-07 Thread Gary Dale
On 07/10/12 12:13 PM, Stephen P. Molnar wrote: On 10/07/2012 11:58 AM, Stephen P. Molnar wrote: On 10/07/2012 11:20 AM, Gary Dale wrote: On 04/10/12 06:17 AM, Sthu Deus wrote: Good time of the day, Stephen. You wrote: As a result of my stupidity in attempting to modify the screen drivers I

Re: Security support for CMSes

2012-10-07 Thread Nico Golde
Hi, * Robert Pommrich [2012-10-07 16:01]: > Am 07.10.2012 12:19, schrieb Peter Viskup: > > Hello everybody, > > I am using Drupal6 from Debian repositories as I thought that Debian is > > taking care of the security fixes and therefore I do not have to take > > care too much. > > Unfortunately one

Re: Security support for CMSes

2012-10-07 Thread Wolf Halton
Wolf Halton http://sourcefreedom.com Apache developer: wolfhal...@apache.org On Oct 7, 2012 11:54 AM, "Johan Grönqvist" wrote: > > 2012-10-07 17:38, Wolf Halton skrev: > >> The reason to have a drupal package or any other community or multiverse >> package is most likely that somebody had the incl

Re: rtorrent on low_disk_space.

2012-10-07 Thread Sthu Deus
Good time of the day, Artifex. Thank You for Your time and answer. You wrote: > http://libtorrent.rakshasa.no/wiki/MailingLists I saw that! - Do not know why did not use it - probably because at that point I did not think to write to, but was looking for solution, then latter when was looking f

Re: Screen Aspect Ratio

2012-10-07 Thread Sthu Deus
Good time of the day, Stephen. You wrote: > I think that I have located the problem. The monitor resolution is > set at 1280x1024 by Debian. Also there are only four solutions > listed in System Settings/Size and Orientation. > > I have an OpenSUSE 12.2 installatopn on another hadr drive in t

Re: Debian Small CD install "netinst.iso"

2012-10-07 Thread Wally Lepore
On Sat, Oct 6, 2012 at 5:46 AM, Brian wrote: > > You will have a good idea what to expect after reading Chapter 6 of the > guide. > Hi Brian Chapter 6 discusses using the Debian Installer. I am not utilizing the installer. I downloaded the netinst.iso file. Is there a difference? Here is the li

Re: rtorrent on low_disk_space.

2012-10-07 Thread Sthu Deus
Good time of the day, Chris. Thank You for Your time and answer. You wrote: > Is the line the same? Did you restart rtorrent? Yes. Of course restarted! > Version difference. (Although I doubt that is the issue.) > > tal% rtorrent -h > Rakshasa's BitTorrent client version 0.9.2. Same here. :o

Re: rtorrent on low_disk_space.

2012-10-07 Thread Artifex Maximus
On Sat, Oct 6, 2012 at 8:00 AM, Sthu Deus wrote: >> I think you need registration there. > > I can not find the list! May, You know one? http://libtorrent.rakshasa.no/wiki/MailingLists >> What prelocate means? Preallocate disk space for torrent content? > > rtorrent takes disk space before it ac

Re: Screen Aspect Ratio

2012-10-07 Thread Stephen P. Molnar
On 10/07/2012 11:58 AM, Stephen P. Molnar wrote: On 10/07/2012 11:20 AM, Gary Dale wrote: On 04/10/12 06:17 AM, Sthu Deus wrote: Good time of the day, Stephen. You wrote: As a result of my stupidity in attempting to modify the screen drivers I have managed to change my display into somethin

Re: Security support for CMSes

2012-10-07 Thread Wolf Halton
Wolf Halton http://sourcefreedom.com Apache developer: wolfhal...@apache.org On Oct 7, 2012 10:01 AM, "Robert Pommrich" wrote: > > Hi, > > Am 07.10.2012 12:19, schrieb Peter Viskup: > > Hello everybody, > > I am using Drupal6 from Debian repositories as I thought that Debian is > > taking care of

Re: Screen Aspect Ratio

2012-10-07 Thread Gary Dale
On 04/10/12 06:17 AM, Sthu Deus wrote: Good time of the day, Stephen. You wrote: As a result of my stupidity in attempting to modify the screen drivers I have managed to change my display into something really ugly. The aspect ratio is off and the number of available fonts is really limited.

Re: Screen Aspect Ratio

2012-10-07 Thread Stephen P. Molnar
On 10/04/2012 06:17 AM, Sthu Deus wrote: Good time of the day, Stephen. You wrote: As a result of my stupidity in attempting to modify the screen drivers I have managed to change my display into something really ugly. The aspect ratio is off and the number of available fonts is really limite

Re: Security support for CMSes

2012-10-07 Thread Robert Pommrich
Hi, Am 07.10.2012 12:19, schrieb Peter Viskup: > Hello everybody, > I am using Drupal6 from Debian repositories as I thought that Debian is > taking care of the security fixes and therefore I do not have to take > care too much. > Unfortunately one of my sites was cracked and there were none of >

Re: Security support for CMSes

2012-10-07 Thread Rob Owens
On Sun, Oct 07, 2012 at 09:02:23AM -0400, Wolf Halton wrote: > I am sorry to hear your site was cracked. I run Drupal on Debian as well. > The fundamental flaw here is the lag time between drupal update and > packaging on debian. I run drupal 7 for new sites. Installs are not the > simplest things

Re: Security support for CMSes

2012-10-07 Thread Wolf Halton
I am sorry to hear your site was cracked. I run Drupal on Debian as well. The fundamental flaw here is the lag time between drupal update and packaging on debian. I run drupal 7 for new sites. Installs are not the simplest things in the world, but it comes in handy in an ongoing fashion to have don

Re: dynamic IP assignment on servers = brain damage

2012-10-07 Thread Stan Hoeppner
On 10/6/2012 1:52 PM, Satoru Otsubo wrote: > Hi, > Stan > >> >> The problem in this thread is but one of many that can/will result from >> using dynamic IP assignment with servers. If the OP had mentioned his >> use of dynamic IP up front he would have saved himself, and the rest of >> us, much t

Re: dynamic IP assignment on servers = brain damage

2012-10-07 Thread Stan Hoeppner
On 10/6/2012 7:43 AM, Miles Fidelman wrote: > Tom H wrote: >> On Fri, Oct 5, 2012 at 11:56 PM, Stan Hoeppner >> wrote: >>> This thread reinforces what experienced server admins round the world >>> have known forever: >>> >>> DO NOT USE dynamic network address assignment on servers. >>> >>> The pro

Security support for CMSes

2012-10-07 Thread Peter Viskup
Hello everybody, I am using Drupal6 from Debian repositories as I thought that Debian is taking care of the security fixes and therefore I do not have to take care too much. Unfortunately one of my sites was cracked and there were none of security fixes released in June 2012 by Drupal community