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connect() with AF_INET6 freezes on some Debian/unstable machine

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Re: sshfs: problem with rsync

On 2015-04-05 21:57:36 +0200, Pierre Frenkiel wrote: > my Android ssh server uses the port 2223, and I could not find how to > force rsync to use this port. The port is a SSH parameter, not a rsync option. So, use .ssh/config for that. -- Vincent Lefèvre - Web: 100

Re: sshfs: problem with rsync

Am 07.04.2015 um 12:49 CEST Vincent Lefevre: > On 2015-04-05 21:57:36 +0200, Pierre Frenkiel wrote: >> my Android ssh server uses the port 2223, and I could not find how to >> force rsync to use this port. > > The port is a SSH parameter, not a rsync option. So, use .ssh/config > for that. O

Re: Debian and FQDN lookup

On 2015-04-04 10:02:22 +0100, Joe wrote: > On Fri, 3 Apr 2015 20:39:26 -0500 > David Wright wrote: > > I think I/we ought to be using .local > > http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6762 > > because this won't get onto the Internet. > > Really? I've seen an Exchange Server refuse mail from a BT server

Re: sshfs: problem with rsync

On 2015-04-07 12:55:04 +0200, Markus Schönhaber wrote: > Am 07.04.2015 um 12:49 CEST Vincent Lefevre: > > > On 2015-04-05 21:57:36 +0200, Pierre Frenkiel wrote: > >> my Android ssh server uses the port 2223, and I could not find > >> how to force rsync to use this port. > > > > The port is a

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Re: connect() with AF_INET6 freezes on some Debian/unstable machine

Hi. On Tue, Apr 07, 2015 at 12:42:18PM +0200, Vincent Lefevre wrote: > On a Debian/stable machine: > > cassis:~> strace -o str.out telnet -6 www.vinc17.net 80 > Trying 2001:4b98:dc0:45:216:3eff:fe9b:eb2f... > telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Network is unreachable > zsh: exit 1 stra

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Re: connect() with AF_INET6 freezes on some Debian/unstable machine

On 2015-04-07 15:57:48 +0300, Reco wrote: > On Tue, Apr 07, 2015 at 12:42:18PM +0200, Vincent Lefevre wrote: > > But on my Debian/unstable machine on the same network, the "telnet" > > freezes and I need to type Ctrl-C: > > > > ypig:~> strace -o str.out telnet -6 www.vinc17.net 80 > > Trying 2001:

Re: connect() with AF_INET6 freezes on some Debian/unstable machine

I also notice that on the machine where I have the freeze/timeout problems, "ip addr" gives a inet6 [...] scope global [...] line for eth0, while on the other machines, there isn't such a line (only the usual "inet6 [...] scope link" ones for inet6). -- Vincent Lefèvre - Web:

Re: sshfs: problem with rsync

On Tue, 7 Apr 2015, Vincent Lefevre wrote: On 2015-04-07 12:55:04 +0200, Markus Schönhaber wrote: Am 07.04.2015 um 12:49 CEST Vincent Lefevre: On 2015-04-05 21:57:36 +0200, Pierre Frenkiel wrote: my Android ssh server uses the port 2223, and I could not find how to force rsync to use thi

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Re: sshfs: problem with rsync

On 2015-04-07 15:26:06 +0200, Pierre Frenkiel wrote: > On Tue, 7 Apr 2015, Vincent Lefevre wrote: > > >On 2015-04-07 12:55:04 +0200, Markus Schönhaber wrote: > >>Am 07.04.2015 um 12:49 CEST Vincent Lefevre: > >> > >>>On 2015-04-05 21:57:36 +0200, Pierre Frenkiel wrote: > my Android ssh serve

apt stuck at "Reading database"

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Re: connect() with AF_INET6 freezes on some Debian/unstable machine

Hi. On Tue, Apr 07, 2015 at 03:19:14PM +0200, Vincent Lefevre wrote: > On 2015-04-07 15:57:48 +0300, Reco wrote: > I now get a 3-second timeout (sometimes smaller), with a different > error: > > ypig:~> time telnet -6 www.vinc17.net 80 > Trying 2001:4b98:dc0:45:216:3eff:fe9b:eb2f... > telnet: Un

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Re: A question about deleting a big file structure from a big disk in Jessie: Why does this work? I'm really worried.

Curt wrote: > Bob Proulx wrote: > > HOWEVER! It is a big however. I can't find any _new_ eSATA > > enclosures that are not also USB enclosures and do not now include > > active electronics in the connection between the eSATA and the drive. > > That's bad IMNHO. It introduces cheap electronics in

Re: Debian and FQDN lookup

On Tue, 7 Apr 2015 13:23:33 +0200 Vincent Lefevre wrote: > On 2015-04-04 10:02:22 +0100, Joe wrote: > > On Fri, 3 Apr 2015 20:39:26 -0500 > > David Wright wrote: > > > I think I/we ought to be using .local > > > http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6762 > > > because this won't get onto the Internet. >

Re: sshfs: problem with rsync

On Tue, 7 Apr 2015, Vincent Lefevre wrote: I don't understand what you mean here. One generally uses rsync with the local ssh client (which connects to the remote server), i.e. the typical use is with something like: rsync --rsh=ssh or equivalently rsync -e ssh I already tried that, bu

Re: Authentication breakdown

On Tue, Apr 7, 2015 at 10:02 AM, francis picabia wrote: > I'm having a perplexing problem around authentication on my home system. > > It has been running 32 bit Debian for years, and up to date with Debian 7. > > Nothing new had been installed or configured for months, only > aptitude update and

Re: Authentication breakdown

Hi On Tue, 2015-04-07 at 10:02 -0300, francis picabia wrote: > I'm having a perplexing problem around authentication on my home system. > > It has been running 32 bit Debian for years, and up to date with Debian 7. > > Nothing new had been installed or configured for months, only > aptitude upda

Re: connect() with AF_INET6 freezes on some Debian/unstable machine

On 2015-04-07 17:22:42 +0300, Reco wrote: > On Tue, Apr 07, 2015 at 03:19:14PM +0200, Vincent Lefevre wrote: > > > What's the result of: > > > > > > ip -6 ro get 2001:4b98:dc0:45:216:3eff:fe9b:eb2f > > > > On the machines where I get the "Network is unreachable" error: > > > > unreachable 2001:4

Re: Authentication breakdown

On Tue, Apr 7, 2015 at 6:30 PM, francis picabia wrote: > On Tue, Apr 7, 2015 at 10:02 AM, francis picabia wrote: >> I'm having a perplexing problem around authentication on my home system. >> >> It has been running 32 bit Debian for years, and up to date with Debian 7. >> >> Nothing new had been

Re: Authentication breakdown

On Tue, Apr 7, 2015 at 6:48 PM, Karl E. Jorgensen wrote: > Hi > > On Tue, 2015-04-07 at 10:02 -0300, francis picabia wrote: >> I'm having a perplexing problem around authentication on my home system. >> >> It has been running 32 bit Debian for years, and up to date with Debian 7. >> >> Nothing new

Re: sshfs: problem with rsync

On 2015-04-07 22:34:32 +0200, Pierre Frenkiel wrote: > On Tue, 7 Apr 2015, Vincent Lefevre wrote: > >With sshfs, you don't need a remote rsync because the rsync > >synchronization is entirely done on the local side (sshfs does > >the additional transfer to the remote side), but unless sshfs > >has

Re: connect() with AF_INET6 freezes on some Debian/unstable machine

Hi. On Wed, Apr 08, 2015 at 12:00:59AM +0200, Vincent Lefevre wrote: > > I now get: > > unreachable 2001:4b98:dc0:45:216:3eff:fe9b:eb2f from :: dev lo table unspec > proto kernel src 2001:1::21f:29ff:fe04:3efb metric 4294967295 error -101 > > like on the other machines, i.e. the problem

Q: 'df' reports partition is full but 'du' shows not full partition -- how to find where the problem

Hello, what would be a best approach for the following situation: You have a web server and monitoring system reports that you short on disk space. You login into web server computer and command 'df' indeed shows that some partition is almost full. How would you resolve the issue if 'du' doe

Re: Webcam device `not found'

On 2015-03-31, Rodolfo Medina wrote: > Hi all. > > On my Acer Aspire One netbook, when I launch cheese, it complain that the > device is `not found'. Googling around I've found many similar issues but no > solution. Please help whoever can. I have Sid. > > Thanks, > > Rodolfo > > I have an Asp

Re: connect() with AF_INET6 freezes on some Debian/unstable machine

On 2015-04-08 01:41:58 +0300, Reco wrote: > On Wed, Apr 08, 2015 at 12:00:59AM +0200, Vincent Lefevre wrote: > > > Can I see the output of the following, please: > > > > > > ip -6 a l dev eth0 > > > > ypig:~> ip -6 a l dev eth0 > > 2: eth0: mtu 1500 qlen 1000 > > inet6 2001:1::21f:29ff:fe04:

Re: Q: 'df' reports partition is full but 'du' shows not full partition -- how to find where the problem

On 04/07/2015 05:47 PM, Snow Leopard wrote: > Hello, > > what would be a best approach for the following situation: > > You have a web server and monitoring system reports that you short on > disk space. You login into web server computer and command 'df' indeed > shows that some partition is alm

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Re: Q: 'df' reports partition is full but 'du' shows not full partition -- how to find where the problem

Snow Leopard wrote: > You have a web server and monitoring system reports that you short on disk > space. You login into web server computer and command 'df' indeed shows that > some partition is almost full. > > How would you resolve the issue if 'du' does not confirm that disk is full. > You 'du

Re: Webcam device `not found'

On 08/04/2015, Liam O'Toole wrote: > On 2015-03-31, Rodolfo Medina wrote: >> Hi all. >> >> On my Acer Aspire One netbook, when I launch cheese, it complain that the >> device is `not found'. Googling around I've found many similar issues but >> no >> solution. Please help whoever can. I have S

Re: connect() with AF_INET6 freezes on some Debian/unstable machine

On Wed, Apr 08, 2015 at 01:35:44AM +0200, Vincent Lefevre wrote: > On 2015-04-08 01:41:58 +0300, Reco wrote: > > On Wed, Apr 08, 2015 at 12:00:59AM +0200, Vincent Lefevre wrote: > > > > Can I see the output of the following, please: > > > > > > > > ip -6 a l dev eth0 > > > > > > ypig:~> ip -6 a l