Re: unattended-upgrades: apache won't restart

Can anyone help with this? Just to be clear, after apache is upgraded via unattended-upgrades, apache is in the stopped state. I have to manually start it again. On 27/02/2017 12:45 PM, Yasir Assam wrote: > Running Jessie. Every time apache is upgraded through > unattended-upgrades, it

unattended-upgrades: apache won't restart

Running Jessie. Every time apache is upgraded through unattended-upgrades, it isn't restarted. Here's an excerpt from syslog: Feb 27 06:41:32 musomates systemd[1]: Starting LSB: Apache2 web server... Feb 27 06:41:32 musomates apache2[24650]: Starting web server: apache2. Feb 27 06:41:33 mus

Re: Xorg xserver blank using one kernel, but ok using another

Apologies - I should have mentioned that this is all running on an up to date version of Etch. Yasir I was happily using an unstable version of xen built July from source (pre 3.0.3) and I downloaded the 3.0.3 source and built it using: # make world # make install it boots

Xorg xserver blank using one kernel, but ok using another

I was happily using an unstable version of xen built July from source (pre 3.0.3) and I downloaded the 3.0.3 source and built it using: # make world # make install it boots ok, but when the the xorg xserver starts I just get a blank screen - I think it's not picking up the right modes. (

Re: xorg: Ctrl+Alt+F7 doesn't bring back WindowMaker

Whoops! I didn't see the other thread! Yasir I've never used WindowMaker, but have you tried just pressing Alt+F7 (no ctrl)? That works for me using gdm + gnome. Hi! I don't know since when Ctrl+Alt+F7 does not bring me back to WindowMaker any more. Once I switch from WindowMaker to conso

Re: xorg: Ctrl+Alt+F7 doesn't bring back WindowMaker

I've never used WindowMaker, but have you tried just pressing Alt+F7 (no ctrl)? That works for me using gdm + gnome. Hi! I don't know since when Ctrl+Alt+F7 does not bring me back to WindowMaker any more. Once I switch from WindowMaker to console by hitting Ctrl+Alt+F1 ~ F6, I lose my GUI

/etc/security/limits.conf: ulimit -l (max locked memory) reports 32 when it should be unlimited

Hello, I'm using Sarge. I'm learning to use /etc/security/limits.conf in order to set user limits via PAM. According to the doc if I specify a user or group followed by '-' and omit the type and value, then no limits will apply to that user/group, e.g. @root - will ensure that no limits w

nForce5 chipset support?

Apologies if this is the wrong list to ask this question. I'd like to buy the ASUS M2N-E motherboard which uses the nForce5 chipset: http://au.asus.com/products4.aspx?l1=3&l2=101&l3=0&model=1181&modelmenu=1 Does anyone know whether there are drivers to support this board? I need to make sure t

Re: Unsure about security requirements for workstation/server

/14 0/24 * * * /usr/bin/apt-get update 0/15 0/24 * * * /usr/bin/apt-get upgrade -y "ctrl X" This will update your system with security updates each 15 minutes 24/7 when they are available.   2006/2/2, Andrei Popescu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: On Thu, 02 F

Re: Unsure about security requirements for workstation/server

Here is a very good starter for Shorewall on Debian http://www.cyberdogtech.com/firewalls/firewall/ Looks useful - thanks. Yasir Regards Andrei P.S. Please send replies only to the list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contac

Re: Unsure about security requirements for workstation/server

Thanks for your feedback Andrei - I appreciate it. I think I'll invest time in learning shorewall. Yasir On Wed, 01 Feb 2006 10:40:57 +1100 Yasir Assam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I suppose shorewall will be useful for monitoring/blocking outgoing

Re: Unsure about security requirements for workstation/server

, and by having Apache and other services open to the net, that someone with malicious intent on the net could exploit a hole somewhere that I'm not aware of. Thanks, Yasir On Tue, 2006-01-31 at 20:03 +1100, Yasir Assam wrote: ... I know that for production servers only the St

Unsure about security requirements for workstation/server

Hi, I have a requirement for a machine that will double-up as a server and a workstation for me, and I'm not sure what to install on it. I currently use a laptop. It's a dual-boot system, with Debian Testing (I plan to upgrade to Unstable soon) and Windows XP. Most of the time I work on Debi

Re: doxymacs configure error

Thanks - I'll do that from now on. Yasir Hello *, On Fri, Jan 13, 2006 at 08:44:39PM +1100, Yasir Assam wrote: I'm using Etch and I just tried installing doxymacs - I got the following error: [...] /usr/share/emacs21/site-lisp/doxymacs/doxymacs.el: !! File error (("Cannot

doxymacs configure error

Hello, I'm using Etch and I just tried installing doxymacs - I got the following error: # dpkg --configure doxymacs Setting up doxymacs (1.6.0-3) ... install/doxymacs: Handling install for emacsen flavor emacs21 Loading 00debian-vars... Loading 50autoconf (source)... Loading 50css-mode (source

Re: Unable to install custom kernel

The strange thing is that it worked ok with 2.6.14.3 using the same .config file. In any case, I found installing initramfs-tools fixed it. Thanks for the info. Yasir Apparently, mkinitrd can no longer support a large number of configurations after kernel 2.6.12 (when devfs was droppe

Re: Compatible VoIP software on Debian

Hi Chris, If you simply want to have a voice conversation with another person over the internet and if you have no preferences on the underlying protocol, then I say simply to use Skype which is easly available on www.skype.com for both windows and linux (.deb package available too), and lets yo

Re: Unable to install custom kernel

Hi again, I managed to fix it by installing initramfs-tools, though I don't pretend to understand why it happened. Any explanations would be much appreciated. Thanks, Yasir Hi, I recently upgraded from Sarge to Etch. Today I downloaded kernel 2.6.14.5 from kernel.org and built it with mak

Unable to install custom kernel

Hi, I recently upgraded from Sarge to Etch. Today I downloaded kernel 2.6.14.5 from kernel.org and built it with make-kpkg as follows: $ make-kpkg clean $ fakeroot make-kpkg --append_to_version -xyz --initrd \ kernel_image $ cd .. # dpkg -i kernel-image*.deb When

Re: famd using up lots of CPU time

Thanks Michael - I normally just restart it using # /etc/init.d/fam restart but I was wondering why it was happening. Good to hear that someone else has the same experience - I guess it must be a bug in famd? Thanks, Yasir Hello Yasir! I've got a current version of Etch and I've notice

famd using up lots of CPU time

I've got a current version of Etch and I've noticed that every day (around evening time) famd starts using up lots of CPU time (e.g. 95%, according to top) and it does this for a long time. Is this normal? What's it doing? Thanks, Yasir -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a s

Re: Upgrading from old Sarge (Testing) to Unstable

> Thanks you all for your replies. > > It sounds like I should stick to stable for now at least (till I get more confident about what I'm doing). > > The package I'm most concerned about upgrading is the kernel. I built this from the sources at kernel.org and used a Debian tool (can't rememb

Re: Upgrading from old Sarge (Testing) to Unstable

> Thanks you all for your replies. > > It sounds like I should stick to stable for now at least (till I get more confident about what I'm doing). > > The package I'm most concerned about upgrading is the kernel. I built this from the sources at kernel.org and used a Debian tool (can't rememb

Re: Upgrading from old Sarge (Testing) to Unstable

> Thanks you all for your replies. > > It sounds like I should stick to stable for now at least (till I get more confident about what I'm doing). > > The package I'm most concerned about upgrading is the kernel. I built this from the sources at kernel.org and used a Debian tool (can't remember

Re: Upgrading from old Sarge (Testing) to Unstable

rwrite the kernel with the standard prebuilt one - I presume mine will still be in the GRUB menu at least. Thanks, Yasir Yasir Assam wrote: Hello, I installed DVDs of Sarge when it was the testing distribution (before the 3.1 release). Specifically I installed a snapshot dated 30 April 2005.

Upgrading from old Sarge (Testing) to Unstable

Hello, I installed DVDs of Sarge when it was the testing distribution (before the 3.1 release). Specifically I installed a snapshot dated 30 April 2005. When I installed it the following lines were added to /etc/apt/sources.list: deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux testing _Sarge_ - Official Snapsh