Re: OpenSSL 3.0 support for Debian11

2023-01-17 Thread David
On Wed, 18 Jan 2023 at 10:24, Ben Lavender wrote: > Stable releases don't always provide the latest software, generally that > isn't always respectively "stable". > > The latest seems to be available via the repositories Debian testing and > unstable of which you can still run on Debian 11 if you

Re: Setting up bindfs mount in LXC container

2023-01-17 Thread Richard Hector
On 18/01/23 16:38, Max Nikulin wrote: On 18/01/2023 03:52, Richard Hector wrote: On 17/01/23 23:52, Max Nikulin wrote: lxc.idmap = u 0 10 1000 lxc.idmap = u 1000 1000 1 lxc.mount.entry = /home/richard/sitename/doc_root srv/sitename/doc_root none bind,optional,create=dir My goal is not

Re: OpenSSL 3.0 support for Debian11

2023-01-17 Thread tomas
On Tue, Jan 17, 2023 at 11:23:41PM +, Ben Lavender wrote: > Stable releases don't always provide the latest software, generally that > isn't always respectively "stable". To be more precise, "stable" means "it doesn't change". In general, no new major versions, especially not libraries (which

Re: Setting up bindfs mount in LXC container

2023-01-17 Thread Max Nikulin
On 18/01/2023 03:52, Richard Hector wrote: On 17/01/23 23:52, Max Nikulin wrote: lxc.idmap = u 0 10 1000 lxc.idmap = u 1000 1000 1 lxc.mount.entry = /home/richard/sitename/doc_root srv/sitename/doc_root none bind,optional,create=dir My goal is not to map container users to host users, b

Re: Running Windows on a VM: getting files from the original Windows host

2023-01-17 Thread David
On Wed, 18 Jan 2023 at 10:39, Tom Browder wrote: > On Tue, Jan 17, 2023 at 10:06 Tom Browder wrote: >> In a previous thread you fellow Debianites gave me excellent advice on >> running Windows on a VM running on a Debian host. Now I have my shiny new >> Debian Silent PC host quietly waiting. >

Re: Running Windows on a VM: getting files from the original Windows host

2023-01-17 Thread Tom Browder
On Tue, Jan 17, 2023 at 17:38 Tom Browder wrote: .,, > I've followed the instructions from the Debian wiki, fired up > virt-manager, and got this warning: > > KVM is not available. This may mean the KVM package is not installed > or the KVM kernel modules are not loaded. > And it seems t

Re: Passwords

2023-01-17 Thread Jeffrey Walton
On Tue, Jan 17, 2023 at 3:55 AM DdB wrote: > > Am 17.01.2023 um 07:14 schrieb Stanislav Vlasov: > > вт, 17 янв. 2023 г. в 11:01, David : > >> Looking on the internet it says the passwords are stored in /etc/passwd > >> and /etc/shadow > > > > In /etc/shadow only password's hashes, some data, one-

Re: Running Windows on a VM: getting files from the original Windows host

2023-01-17 Thread Tom Browder
On Tue, Jan 17, 2023 at 10:06 Tom Browder wrote: > In a previous thread you fellow Debianites gave me excellent advice on > running Windows on a VM running on a Debian host. Now I have my shiny new > Debian Silent PC host quietly waiting. I've followed the instructions from the Debian wiki, fir

Re: OpenSSL 3.0 support for Debian11

2023-01-17 Thread Ben Lavender
Stable releases don't always provide the latest software, generally that isn't always respectively "stable". The latest seems to be available via the repositories Debian testing and unstable of which you can still run on Debian 11 if you configure it so. https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/openssl

Re: Setting up bindfs mount in LXC container

2023-01-17 Thread Richard Hector
On 17/01/23 23:52, Max Nikulin wrote: On 17/01/2023 04:06, Richard Hector wrote: I'm using bindfs in my web LXC containers to allow particular users to write to their site docroot as the correct user. I am not familiar with bindfs, so I may miss something important for your use case. Firs

Re: Passwords

2023-01-17 Thread gene heskett
On 1/17/23 01:01, David wrote: Morning All, I have forgotten my password to a Debian PC using an SD stick as it's main drive. Looking on the internet it says the passwords are stored in /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow The password string in /etc/shadow looks as if it's encoded, how can I read this

Re: Passwords

2023-01-17 Thread Joe
On Tue, 17 Jan 2023 15:02:03 +0100 steve wrote: > Le 17-01-2023, à 08:07:02 -0500, Greg Wooledge a écrit : > > > > > >If you went in via a Live CD, and mounted the Debian root partition, > >the next step is to chroot into the Debian root partition. Then you > >can run "passwd root" in the chroo

Running Windows on a VM: getting files from the original Windows host

2023-01-17 Thread Tom Browder
In a previous thread you fellow Debianites gave me excellent advice on running Windows on a VM running on a Debian host. Now I have my shiny new Debian Silent PC host quietly waiting. I intend to try to copy data from the old Win box via the network but, if that doesn't work, can I do this: Take

Re: Bitlbee user

2023-01-17 Thread Greg Wooledge
On Tue, Jan 17, 2023 at 10:10:50AM -0500, The Wanderer wrote: > On 2023-01-17 at 09:49, Richmond wrote: > > > Why is there a user called bitlbee on my system (nologin) when > > bitlbee is not installed? > > > > Also there is a user saned but sane is not installed. > > At a guess: because those p

Re: Passwords

2023-01-17 Thread DdB
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 thx everyone for sharing your point of view(s). I am enjoying that food-for-thought and reconsidering ... Am 17.01.2023 um 15:05 schrieb to...@tuxteam.de: >> chroot can be tricky for newcommers… > That's why passwd is nice to us and has the -R optio

Re: Bitlbee user

2023-01-17 Thread The Wanderer
On 2023-01-17 at 09:49, Richmond wrote: > Why is there a user called bitlbee on my system (nologin) when > bitlbee is not installed? > > Also there is a user saned but sane is not installed. At a guess: because those packages were installed at some point in the past. Typically, when a package c

Bitlbee user

2023-01-17 Thread Richmond
Why is there a user called bitlbee on my system (nologin) when bitlbee is not installed? Also there is a user saned but sane is not installed.

Re: OpenSSL 3.0 support for Debian11

2023-01-17 Thread The Wanderer
On 2023-01-17 at 09:33, Shaheena Kazi wrote: > Hello Team, > > We are using Debian 11 with OpenSSL 1.1.1n > As OpenSSL 1.1.1 series is going EOL on 11th September 2023. > > We would like to know if Debian is planning to add OpenSSL 3.0 support on > Debian 11 any time soon. While I have no speci

Re: OpenSSL 3.0 support for Debian11

2023-01-17 Thread tomas
On Tue, Jan 17, 2023 at 08:03:23PM +0530, Shaheena Kazi wrote: > Hello Team, > > We are using Debian 11 with OpenSSL 1.1.1n > As OpenSSL 1.1.1 series is going EOL on 11th September 2023. > > We would like to know if Debian is planning to add OpenSSL 3.0 support on > Debian 11 any time soon. It s

OpenSSL 3.0 support for Debian11

2023-01-17 Thread Shaheena Kazi
Hello Team, We are using Debian 11 with OpenSSL 1.1.1n As OpenSSL 1.1.1 series is going EOL on 11th September 2023. We would like to know if Debian is planning to add OpenSSL 3.0 support on Debian 11 any time soon. Regards,

Re: Passwords

2023-01-17 Thread tomas
On Tue, Jan 17, 2023 at 03:30:32PM +0100, steve wrote: > Le 17-01-2023, à 15:05:37 +0100, to...@tuxteam.de a écrit : > > > > chroot can be tricky for newcommers… > > > > That's why passwd is nice to us and has the -R option :) > > Thanks Tomas, didn't know that option. Will go to bed a bit less

Re: Passwords

2023-01-17 Thread steve
Le 17-01-2023, à 15:05:37 +0100, to...@tuxteam.de a écrit : chroot can be tricky for newcommers… That's why passwd is nice to us and has the -R option :) Thanks Tomas, didn't know that option. Will go to bed a bit less stupid tonight :-)

Re: Passwords

2023-01-17 Thread tomas
On Tue, Jan 17, 2023 at 03:02:03PM +0100, steve wrote: > Le 17-01-2023, à 08:07:02 -0500, Greg Wooledge a écrit : > > > On Tue, Jan 17, 2023 at 01:53:33PM +0100, steve wrote: > > > Le 17-01-2023, à 07:19:04 -0500, Greg Wooledge a écrit : > > If you went in via a Live CD, and mounted the Debian ro

Re: Passwords

2023-01-17 Thread steve
Le 17-01-2023, à 08:07:02 -0500, Greg Wooledge a écrit : On Tue, Jan 17, 2023 at 01:53:33PM +0100, steve wrote: Le 17-01-2023, à 07:19:04 -0500, Greg Wooledge a écrit : > On Tue, Jan 17, 2023 at 09:36:03AM +0100, steve wrote: > > Easier would be to delete the second field in /etc/shadow for ro

Re: Passwords

2023-01-17 Thread Greg Wooledge
On Tue, Jan 17, 2023 at 01:53:33PM +0100, steve wrote: > Le 17-01-2023, à 07:19:04 -0500, Greg Wooledge a écrit : > > > On Tue, Jan 17, 2023 at 09:36:03AM +0100, steve wrote: > > > Easier would be to delete the second field in /etc/shadow for root, so > > > there > > > won't be anymore root passw

Re: Passwords

2023-01-17 Thread tomas
On Tue, Jan 17, 2023 at 01:53:33PM +0100, steve wrote: > Le 17-01-2023, à 07:19:04 -0500, Greg Wooledge a écrit : > > > On Tue, Jan 17, 2023 at 09:36:03AM +0100, steve wrote: > > > Easier would be to delete the second field in /etc/shadow for root, so > > > there > > > won't be anymore root passw

Re: Passwords

2023-01-17 Thread steve
Le 17-01-2023, à 07:19:04 -0500, Greg Wooledge a écrit : On Tue, Jan 17, 2023 at 09:36:03AM +0100, steve wrote: Easier would be to delete the second field in /etc/shadow for root, so there won't be anymore root password (it's empty). You can then create one with the 'passwd' command. If you c

Re: I've noticed a general protection fault

2023-01-17 Thread Richmond
Richmond writes: > This occurs during shutdown. I've also noticed occasional delays "a stop > job is running". These occur when I am using a desktop > environment. Currently I am using gnome. > > kernel: traps: dconf worker[2353] general protection fault > ip:7fe4564ec4a6 sp:7fe448e31090 error:0

Re: Passwords

2023-01-17 Thread Greg Wooledge
On Tue, Jan 17, 2023 at 09:36:03AM +0100, steve wrote: > Easier would be to delete the second field in /etc/shadow for root, so there > won't be anymore root password (it's empty). You can then create one with the > 'passwd' command. If you can edit the /etc/shadow file, you're already root, which

Re: Passwords

2023-01-17 Thread Greg Wooledge
On Tue, Jan 17, 2023 at 07:38:28AM +0100, Toni Mas Soler wrote: > You don't need a live-usb/cd. > If your boot system is grub you only have to change command to exec=/bin/bash > > Once you are in your system you can change root password and others. For the record, the kernel parameter you wanted

Re: Passwords

2023-01-17 Thread Jude DaShiell
pass phrase length and complexity. At least 16 characters; Starts and ends with a letter, has two symbols, two numbers two upper-case two lower-case. Nothing found in dictionaries in pass phrase no keyboard walking, no recognizeable keyboard patterns may work for a few seconds. Jude "There ar

I've noticed a general protection fault

2023-01-17 Thread Richmond
This occurs during shutdown. I've also noticed occasional delays "a stop job is running". These occur when I am using a desktop environment. Currently I am using gnome. kernel: traps: dconf worker[2353] general protection fault ip:7fe4564ec4a6 sp:7fe448e31090 error:0 in libc-2.31.so[7fe4564d3000+1

Re: Setting up bindfs mount in LXC container

2023-01-17 Thread Max Nikulin
On 17/01/2023 17:52, Max Nikulin wrote: lxc.mount.entry = /home/richard/sitename/doc_root /srv/sitename/doc_root none bind,optional,create=dir Sorry, path inside the container should be without the leading slash. lxc.mount.entry = /home/richard/sitename/doc_root srv/sitename/doc_root none bin

Re: Setting up bindfs mount in LXC container

2023-01-17 Thread Max Nikulin
On 17/01/2023 04:06, Richard Hector wrote: I'm using bindfs in my web LXC containers to allow particular users to write to their site docroot as the correct user. I am not familiar with bindfs, so I may miss something important for your use case. First of all I am unsure why you prefer bin

Re: Passwords

2023-01-17 Thread Timothy M Butterworth
On Tue, Jan 17, 2023 at 1:01 AM David wrote: > Morning All, > > I have forgotten my password to a Debian PC using an SD stick as it's > main drive. > > Looking on the internet it says the passwords are stored in /etc/passwd > and /etc/shadow > > The password string in /etc/shadow looks as if it's

Re: Passwords

2023-01-17 Thread tomas
On Tue, Jan 17, 2023 at 09:51:46AM +0100, DdB wrote: [...] > Everyone (and their friend) seem to know, how to work around this, which > apparently is common debian knowledge (which is nice). > > But somehow, i feel there could be more caring about avoiding to teach > future hackers by accident.

Re: Passwords

2023-01-17 Thread davenull
Hello On 2023-01-17 09:51, DdB wrote: Am 17.01.2023 um 07:14 schrieb Stanislav Vlasov: вт, 17 янв. 2023 г. в 11:01, David : Looking on the internet it says the passwords are stored in /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow In /etc/shadow only password's hashes, some data, one-way calculated from pass

Re: Passwords

2023-01-17 Thread Bastien Durel
Le mardi 17 janvier 2023 à 09:51 +0100, DdB a écrit : > Am 17.01.2023 um 07:14 schrieb Stanislav Vlasov: > Everyone (and their friend) seem to know, how to work around this, > which > apparently is common debian knowledge (which is nice). > > But somehow, i feel there could be more caring about av

Re: Passwords

2023-01-17 Thread Joe
On Tue, 17 Jan 2023 09:51:46 +0100 DdB wrote: > Am 17.01.2023 um 07:14 schrieb Stanislav Vlasov: > > вт, 17 янв. 2023 г. в 11:01, David : > >> Looking on the internet it says the passwords are stored in > >> /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow > > > > In /etc/shadow only password's hashes, some dat

Re: Passwords

2023-01-17 Thread David
On Tue, 2023-01-17 at 09:51 +0100, DdB wrote: > Am 17.01.2023 um 07:14 schrieb Stanislav Vlasov: > > вт, 17 янв. 2023 г. в 11:01, David : > > > Looking on the internet it says the passwords are stored in > > > /etc/passwd > > > and /etc/shadow > > > >  In /etc/shadow only password's hashes, some d

Re: Passwords

2023-01-17 Thread davenull
Hello On 2023-01-17 08:58, Tim Woodall wrote: On Tue, 17 Jan 2023, Stanislav Vlasov wrote: ??, 17 ???. 2023 ?. ? 11:01, David : I have forgotten my password to a Debian PC using an SD stick as it's main drive. Looking on the internet it says the passwords are stored in /etc/passwd and /e

Re: Passwords

2023-01-17 Thread Alexander V. Makartsev
On 17.01.2023 13:51, DdB wrote: Everyone (and their friend) seem to know, how to work around this, which apparently is common debian knowledge (which is nice). But somehow, i feel there could be more caring about avoiding to teach future hackers by accident. Is this kind of lesson appropriate fo

Re: Passwords

2023-01-17 Thread Tixy
On Tue, 2023-01-17 at 09:51 +0100, DdB wrote: > > But somehow, i feel there could be more caring about avoiding to teach > future hackers by accident. Is this kind of lesson appropriate for a > users list? Yes. It's a common occurrence, and trivial to deal with - if you have physical access to th

Re: Passwords

2023-01-17 Thread DdB
Am 17.01.2023 um 07:14 schrieb Stanislav Vlasov: > вт, 17 янв. 2023 г. в 11:01, David : >> Looking on the internet it says the passwords are stored in /etc/passwd >> and /etc/shadow > > In /etc/shadow only password's hashes, some data, one-way calculated > from password string. > >> The password

Re: Passwords

2023-01-17 Thread steve
Le 17-01-2023, à 07:58:40 +, Tim Woodall a écrit : One other thing you can do if you don't have a quick and easy way to boot is to manually replace the hash in /etc/shadow with one that you do know the password for. (This might be the case, for example, where the USB stick is for booting AR