RE: test VMs

2015-01-08 Thread Bonno Bloksma
Hi Bob, >> I want to setup a few test VMs on my VMware servers. > > Fun! > >> Can I simply clone a basic machine? A machine with no desktop, just an >> "empty" server. > > Yes. I do that all of the time. Depending upon what VM system you are using > there may > be a script to clone the VM and

RE: Unable to join the Debian User Forum; appears that all IPs are being black-listed.

2015-01-08 Thread Wayne Hartell
Hi Bob, Thanks. I'm sure to violate some conventions here in reply format or what have you. Just let me know if I do and I'll try to remedy in future. With respect to reporting the issue as a bug I started down that path using Reportbug, but noticed that a similar issue (not quite the same, or ma

Re: Unable to join the Debian User Forum; appears that all IPs are being black-listed.

2015-01-08 Thread Bob Proulx
Wayne Hartell wrote: > I'm a new Debian/Linux user and brand new to this mailing list. Welcome. > To that end I have been tinkering with various Linux distros and I have > found a reproducible issue in Wheezy ... Please report it as a bug. https://www.debian.org/Bugs/ > that I wish to discu

Unable to join the Debian User Forum; appears that all IPs are being black-listed.

2015-01-08 Thread Wayne Hartell
Hi, I'm a new Debian/Linux user and brand new to this mailing list. I'm here primarily because I'm not impressed with the way Windows (particularly the latest technical preview) is heading and am looking for alternatives. To that end I have been tinkering with various Linux distros an

Re: test VMs

2015-01-08 Thread Bob Proulx
Bonno Bloksma wrote: > I want to setup a few test VMs on my VMware servers. Fun! > Can I simply clone a basic machine? A machine with no desktop, just > an "empty" server. Yes. I do that all of the time. Depending upon what VM system you are using there may be a script to clone the VM and auto

Re: Have I been hacked?

2015-01-08 Thread Brian
On Thu 08 Jan 2015 at 22:36:46 +0100, Martin Steigerwald wrote: > Am Donnerstag, 8. Januar 2015, 14:20:27 schrieb Jerry Stuckle: > > > Just ensure you're using good security practices - don't allow root > > login, use long, random passwords, etc. I also use a random character > > strings for the

Re: How can g++ (stable) be incompatible with a fresh stable install?

2015-01-08 Thread Sven Hartge
Kynn Jones wrote: > libc6-dev: > Installed: (none) > Candidate: 2.13-38+deb7u4 > Version table: > 2.19-13 0 > 750 http://debian.csail.mit.edu/debian/ testing/main amd64 > Packages > 750 http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ testing/main amd64 Pac

Re: How can g++ (stable) be incompatible with a fresh stable install?

2015-01-08 Thread Sven Hartge
Kynn Jones wrote: > On Thu, Jan 8, 2015 at 5:51 PM, Kynn Jones wrote: >> I can think of the following possible solutions: >> >> 1. change the priorities so that stable trumps security; >> 2. (somehow) force the installation of libc6-dev v. 2.13-38+deb7u6; >> 3. (somehow) downgrade my libc6

Re: How can g++ (stable) be incompatible with a fresh stable install?

2015-01-08 Thread Kynn Jones
On Thu, Jan 8, 2015 at 5:51 PM, Kynn Jones wrote: > I can think of the following possible solutions: > > 1. change the priorities so that stable trumps security; > 2. (somehow) force the installation of libc6-dev v. 2.13-38+deb7u6; > 3. (somehow) downgrade my libc6 to the version in > securi

Re: How can g++ (stable) be incompatible with a fresh stable install?

2015-01-08 Thread Kynn Jones
On Thu, Jan 8, 2015 at 11:30 AM, Sven Joachim wrote: > On 2015-01-08 15:14 +0100, Kynn Jones wrote: >> 4. The key dependecy chain behind the error shown above goes like this: >> >> g++ depends on >> g++-4.7 (>= 4.7.2-1~) depends on >> libstdc++6-4.7-dev (= 4.7.2-5) depends on >> li

Re: Have I been hacked?

2015-01-08 Thread Martin Steigerwald
Am Donnerstag, 8. Januar 2015, 14:20:27 schrieb Jerry Stuckle: > As for the attacks - I've seen a big uptake in the attacks over the last > couple of weeks. The worst I've seen is > 100 IP's locked out in one 24 > hour period. They are coming from all over the world, although since > there are a

Re: _COMPLETE_ instructions for debootstrap &/or multistrap

2015-01-08 Thread Cindy-Sue Causey
On 1/8/15, Richard Owlett wrote: > I'm attempting to do some heavily customized installs. > It was suggested I investigate debootstrap. > While researching that I came across multistrap. > > The man pages and tutorials I've found so far demonstrate gaps in > my background. > The material I'm looki

Re: Have I been hacked?

2015-01-08 Thread Martin Steigerwald
Am Donnerstag, 8. Januar 2015, 14:20:27 schrieb Jerry Stuckle: > As for the attacks - I've seen a big uptake in the attacks over the last > couple of weeks. The worst I've seen is > 100 IP's locked out in one 24 > hour period. They are coming from all over the world, although since > there are a

Re: remove me from this list

2015-01-08 Thread Ric Moore
On 01/08/2015 02:54 PM, Joe Pfeiffer wrote: Talitha Thalya writes: My name was never meant to show up on a google search like this linked to Debian. and dated back in 2001 Not Ok it was meant to go to the cause. this is a misuse of trust. please remove me. name stated in this email address. Th

Re: _COMPLETE_ instructions for debootstrap &/or multistrap

2015-01-08 Thread Brian
On Thu 08 Jan 2015 at 14:18:14 -0600, Richard Owlett wrote: > I'm attempting to do some heavily customized installs. > It was suggested I investigate debootstrap. > While researching that I came across multistrap. > > The man pages and tutorials I've found so far demonstrate gaps in my > backgrou

Re: multiple outbound NAT

2015-01-08 Thread Paul van der Vlis
Op 08-01-15 om 14:36 schreef Bonno Bloksma: > Hi Paul, > >>> At one place I have a Debian wheezy machine that acts as router / firewall >>> using iptables and default routing. >>> I used to have just 1 ip number on the uplink interface. And a simple >>> $IPTABLES --table nat -A POSTROUTING -o

_COMPLETE_ instructions for debootstrap &/or multistrap

2015-01-08 Thread Richard Owlett
I'm attempting to do some heavily customized installs. It was suggested I investigate debootstrap. While researching that I came across multistrap. The man pages and tutorials I've found so far demonstrate gaps in my background. The material I'm looking for would likely have been prepared for f

Re: remove me from this list

2015-01-08 Thread Joe Pfeiffer
Talitha Thalya writes: > My name was never meant to show up on a google search like this linked > to Debian. and > dated back in 2001 Not Ok it was meant to go to the cause. this is a > misuse of trust. please remove me. name stated in this email address. > Thanks > > Taliban woman 2001 > https:/

Re: Have I been hacked?

2015-01-08 Thread Brian
On Thu 08 Jan 2015 at 22:53:45 +0200, Danny wrote: > However, as soon as my network was up and running I got attacked ... > here is an excerpt of one of the fail2ban mails ... > > ### > The IP 204.12.2

Re: Have I been hacked?

2015-01-08 Thread Rob Owens
On Thu, Jan 08, 2015 at 02:20:27PM -0500, Jerry Stuckle wrote: > Danny, > > If you want to inspect further, I would suggest you look at each of the > jobs being run. See if they are what you expect them to be. Also check > your /etc/crontab and /etc/anacrontab to see what is in them. > And if y

Re: Have I been hacked?

2015-01-08 Thread Brian
On Thu 08 Jan 2015 at 11:30:46 -0800, Joris Bolsens wrote: > > > On 01/08/2015 12:53 PM, Danny wrote: > ### > > > > As you can see ... I am already DROPping some of these IP's ... I just need > > som

Re: Have I been hacked?

2015-01-08 Thread Joe
On Thu, 8 Jan 2015 22:53:45 +0200 Danny wrote: > > As you can see ... I am already DROPping some of these IP's ... I > just need something to block an ENTIRE country ... > Why? If you don't know anyone in China, don't pick up the phone. Why are your services responding to them? You're not s

Re: Have I been hacked?

2015-01-08 Thread Jerry Stuckle
On 1/8/2015 3:53 PM, Danny wrote: > Hi guys, > > My apologies for replying a little late ... > > It was an absolute struggle getting things to work just so that I can give > more > information about the intrusion. I narrowed it down to cron ... What would > happen is this ... After a boot the ne

Re: Have I been hacked?

2015-01-08 Thread Joris Bolsens
On 01/08/2015 12:53 PM, Danny wrote: ### > > As you can see ... I am already DROPping some of these IP's ... I just need > something to block an ENTIRE country ... > > Thank you ... and thanks to eve

Re: Please stop systemd-fsck on _every_ boot!

2015-01-08 Thread Marc Auslander
Just a reminder. fsck is responsible for applying the journal to journaled filesystems. So you really do want it to run everytime. This discussion should be about controlling the "full" fsck that happens if requested or if the mount count or time exceeds it's limit. These are all controlled out

Re: multiple outbound NAT

2015-01-08 Thread Pascal Hambourg
Bonno Bloksma a écrit : > > +---+ > | EXTIF="eth0" | > | INTNET1="192.168.0.0/24" | > | INTNET2="192.168.1.0/24"

Re: Have I been hacked?

2015-01-08 Thread Danny
Hi guys, My apologies for replying a little late ... It was an absolute struggle getting things to work just so that I can give more information about the intrusion. I narrowed it down to cron ... What would happen is this ... After a boot the network would work fine but would start degrading at

Using NVIDIA drivers in Jessie

2015-01-08 Thread ntrfug
Short version: they worked for me for just under 1 day. After that the system won't boot--at the point the NVIDIA logo should be displayed the system hangs on a black screen, and the only thing I can do is power off. I can start in single-user mode, supply the root password and startx as root. Fro

Thumbnails in PCManFM

2015-01-08 Thread August Karlstrom
Does anyone know if the file browser PCManFM (version 0.9.10 in the Debian Wheezy repository) can show thumbnails for e.g. PDF files? I have Evince installed with the default thumbnailer in place: $ cat /usr/share/thumbnailers/evince.thumbnailer [Thumbnailer Entry] TryExec=evince-thumbnailer E

Re: test VMs

2015-01-08 Thread Jarle Aase
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 01/08/2015 04:18 PM, Bonno Bloksma wrote: > Hi, > > I want to setup a few test VMs on my VMware servers. > Can I simply clone a basic machine? A machine with no desktop, just an "empty" server. Yes. > > Is there a script which I can use to simply

Re: Please stop systemd-fsck on _every_ boot!

2015-01-08 Thread John Hasler
rlfrost writes: > I am not sure what to make of this, but the data must surely be useful > to the Debian team. Please file a bug report so that the team will actually get it. -- John Hasler jhas...@newsguy.com Elmwood, WI USA -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org w

Re: How can g++ (stable) be incompatible with a fresh stable install?

2015-01-08 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Thursday 08 January 2015 16:30:49 Sven Joachim wrote: > On 2015-01-08 15:14 +0100, Kynn Jones wrote: > > I just did an install from debian-7.7.0-amd64-netinst.iso on my laptop. > > > > When I attempt to install g++, I get the following > > > > # apt-get -y install g++ > > ... > > Som

Re: remove me from this list

2015-01-08 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Thursday 08 January 2015 15:20:25 Lennart Sorensen wrote: > On Wed, Jan 07, 2015 at 05:27:05PM -0800, Talitha Thalya wrote: > > *My name was never meant to show up on a google search like this linked > > to Debian. and dated back in 2001 Not Ok it was meant to go to the > > cause. this is a mi

Re: How can g++ (stable) be incompatible with a fresh stable install?

2015-01-08 Thread Sven Joachim
On 2015-01-08 15:14 +0100, Kynn Jones wrote: > I just did an install from debian-7.7.0-amd64-netinst.iso on my laptop. > > When I attempt to install g++, I get the following > > # apt-get -y install g++ > ... > Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have > req

Re: Please stop systemd-fsck on _every_ boot!

2015-01-08 Thread rlfrost
I read this entire thread, and I just wanted to add to the mix, because I am seeing a similar phenomenon on a very new quad core (intel) box with no disk encryption whatsoever. I don't have a lot of information yet, because I had attributed this issue to Jessie not being quite ready for prime

Re: remove me from this list

2015-01-08 Thread Lennart Sorensen
On Wed, Jan 07, 2015 at 05:27:05PM -0800, Talitha Thalya wrote: > *My name was never meant to show up on a google search like this linked to > Debian. and dated back in 2001 Not Ok it was meant to go to the cause. > this is a misuse of trust. please remove me. name stated in this email > addres

test VMs

2015-01-08 Thread Bonno Bloksma
Hi, I want to setup a few test VMs on my VMware servers. Can I simply clone a basic machine? A machine with no desktop, just an "empty" server. Is there a script which I can use to simply "reset" machine specific stuff like the hostname, ssh keys, etc? Bonno Bloksma -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email

How can g++ (stable) be incompatible with a fresh stable install?

2015-01-08 Thread Kynn Jones
I've run into a situation I find deeply puzzling, so I'm now in a desperate quest for understanding... I just did an install from debian-7.7.0-amd64-netinst.iso on my laptop. When I attempt to install g++, I get the following # apt-get -y install g++ ... Some packages could not be in

RE: multiple outbound NAT

2015-01-08 Thread Bonno Bloksma
Hi Igor, >> [...] >> Due to several reasons I now have to use more than 1 outbound ip address to >> make clear from which internal segment the traffic is coming from. >> So traffic coming from 172.16.20.0/24 needs to use $WORLD_IP1 >> And traffic coming from 172.16.22.0/24 needs to use $WORLD_IP2

RE: multiple outbound NAT

2015-01-08 Thread Bonno Bloksma
Hi Paul, >> At one place I have a Debian wheezy machine that acts as router / firewall >> using iptables and default routing. >> I used to have just 1 ip number on the uplink interface. And a simple >> $IPTABLES --table nat -A POSTROUTING -o $WORLD_IF -j MASQUERADE line >> in my firewall scri

Re: Been out of it, when will there be a new `testing'

2015-01-08 Thread Martin Read
On 08/01/15 12:04, Harry Putnam wrote: I've been dinking with gentoo and not paying attention here. I see no upgrades and we are in a freeze with jessie I guess. Can anyone hazard a guess when there will be a new `testing'? My handwave guess would be late April / early May, on a basis of "I

Re: multiple outbound NAT

2015-01-08 Thread Paul van der Vlis
Hi Bonno, Op 08-01-15 om 07:57 schreef Bonno Bloksma: > Hi, > > At one place I have a Debian wheezy machine that acts as router / firewall > using iptables and default routing. > I used to have just 1 ip number on the uplink interface. And a simple > $IPTABLES --table nat -A POSTROUTING -o $W

Been out of it, when will there be a new `testing'

2015-01-08 Thread Harry Putnam
I've been dinking with gentoo and not paying attention here. I see no upgrades and we are in a freeze with jessie I guess. Can anyone hazard a guess when there will be a new `testing'? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? C

Unexpected inconsistency error message after rebooting a newly installed debian wheezy with preseed (lvm partitioning) - Any idea how to auto run fsck after installation, slipstreamed to preseed.cfg

2015-01-08 Thread Eran M.
Hi all, Below is my preseed.cfg file. What's wrong with it? Why am I getting "unexpected inconsistency" and forced to run fsck after a fresh installation? d-i debian-installer/locale string en_US d-i keyboard-configuration/xkb-keymap select us d-i console-keymaps-at/keymap

Re: HTML viewer

2015-01-08 Thread Wilko Fokken
On Tue, Jan 06, 2015 at 05:32:48PM -0500, Ralph Katz wrote: > > On 01/05/2015 07:57 PM, Frank wrote: > > I am looking for a simple HTML viewer I can use under MC to read > > HTML docs. I have Dillo installed but even it seems overkill for > > what I need. Does anyone have suggestions ? > > I use