Re: Package identification

Hi, please reply to the list debian-user@lists.debian.org instead to me in private. (I'm subscribed there. No need to Cc: me.) Since i seem to be the only responder who send you a Cc: , i wanted to point you to the other answers to your initial mail in the list archives. But https://lists.debia

pure-ftpd: anonymous users can't log in (Re: Where does pure-ftpd store files when anonymous logs in?)

So I have created the ftp user with a home directory to use for files from the anonymous user. But still pure-ftpd is, contrary to the man page, asking for a password and the login fails. Why is this not working? And why is is so difficult and troublesome on Debian? It wasn't an issue at all

Re: Linux machine hit by ransomware

On 7/9/25 22:14, Rick Macdonald wrote: On 2025-07-09 18:43, David Christensen wrote: On 7/9/25 10:39, Rick Macdonald wrote: I had a question that I forgot to add to my initial long post. This was since "top" didn't show any great CPU usage, could the encryption have been performed on another

Re: Where does pure-ftpd store files when anonymous logs in?

On Wed, 2025-07-09 at 20:19 -0400, Greg Wooledge wrote: > On Wed, Jul 09, 2025 at 23:08:05 +0200, hw wrote: > > where does pure-ftpd store files when anonymous logs in? > > > > Even its man page is missing in Debian. > > According to packages.debian.org, the package "pure-ftpd" depends on > the p

Re: Linux machine hit by ransomware

On 2025-07-09 18:43, David Christensen wrote: On 7/9/25 10:39, Rick Macdonald wrote: I had a question that I forgot to add to my initial long post. This was since "top" didn't show any great CPU usage, could the encryption have been performed on another machine (Windows or one of my 3 Androi

Re: more trouble with HP Laser Jet Pro 4301 8023 CB

On 7/9/25 18:04, Maureen L Thomas wrote: I am using Debian Bookworm latest updates with a HP desktop.  The computer works fine now and that is thanks to you guys who helped me get it that way.  I thank you all for you assistance. I am glad you were able to get the PIA VPN installed. :-) I

more trouble with HP Laser Jet Pro 4301 8023 CB

I am using Debian Bookworm latest updates with a HP desktop.  The computer works fine now and that is thanks to you guys who helped me get it that way.  I thank you all for you assistance. I have had this printer for about 7 or 98 months and have had no problem with it.  Four days ago it print

Re: Linux machine hit by ransomware

On 7/9/25 10:39, Rick Macdonald wrote: I had a question that I forgot to add to my initial long post. This was since "top" didn't show any great CPU usage, could the encryption have been performed on another machine (Windows or one of my 3 Android Kodi boxes)? A number of you suggested exactly

Re: Where does pure-ftpd store files when anonymous logs in?

On Wed, Jul 09, 2025 at 23:08:05 +0200, hw wrote: > where does pure-ftpd store files when anonymous logs in? > > Even its man page is missing in Debian. According to packages.debian.org, the package "pure-ftpd" depends on the package "pure-ftpd-common", and the latter has all the man pages:

Where does pure-ftpd store files when anonymous logs in?

Hi, where does pure-ftpd store files when anonymous logs in? Even its man page is missing in Debian. Are we supposed to create an ftp user having a home directory to store such files in, or what's the Debian way of specifying the directory for the files?

Re: Linux machine hit by ransomware

Hi, On Wed, Jul 09, 2025 at 02:00:15PM -0600, Rick Macdonald wrote: > I t seems something is opening every file in my Media share: The thing is that something like Kodi will be scanning through all the files it has access to in order to update its media library, for example, as an intended part o

Re: Linux machine hit by ransomware

On 2025-07-09 12:26, Šarūnas Burdulis wrote: On 7/9/25 1:39 PM, Rick Macdonald wrote: ... I checked, and sure enough, smb.conf had world-writeable permissions. I've seen where some Kodi web pages suggest this. I've had it this way for many years, but now I have made it read-only. In samba

Re: Package identification

Hi, Wolf wrote: > After some system updates, the keyboard and the mouse become unusable (and > the keyboard is not illuminated) during boot: I cannot access BIOS and > cannot select grub entries. > Then, once system started, both keyboard and mouse become usable. > Later, after other system update

Re: Linux machine hit by ransomware

On 7/9/25 1:39 PM, Rick Macdonald wrote: ... I checked, and sure enough, smb.conf had world-writeable permissions. I've seen where some Kodi web pages suggest this. I've had it this way for many years, but now I have made it read-only. In samba logs you might be able to see which hosts did wh

Re: Package identification

> > On 9 Jul 2025, at 17:30, Greg wrote: > > On 2025-07-09, Nicolas George wrote: >> Felix Miata (HE12025-07-09): >>> This may have nothing to do with Debian or any OS. It could be either >>> firmware in >>> the motherboard >> >> Nit: the firmware in the motherboard is an operating system.

Re: Linux machine hit by ransomware

On 2025-07-07 23:02, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: On Mon, Jul 07, 2025 at 09:44:11PM +0200, Detlef Vollmann wrote: [...] The main point is to find out which system was hit. According to the description it looks like the Linux server itself wasn't hit, but a different system that can access files

Re: Package identification

On 2025-07-09, Nicolas George wrote: > Felix Miata (HE12025-07-09): >> This may have nothing to do with Debian or any OS. It could be either >> firmware in >> the motherboard > > Nit: the firmware in the motherboard is an operating system. Is the firmware in the motherboard otherwise referred to

Re: Linux machine hit by ransomware

Hi, On Wed, Jul 09, 2025 at 07:17:25AM -0400, Michael Stone wrote: > On Mon, Jul 07, 2025 at 07:17:36AM +0200, john doe wrote: > > In this case, a perimeter firewall will not help. > > > > You likely got compromised by downloading something from the internet or > > via e-mail. > > That is unlike

Re: Package identification

Felix Miata (HE12025-07-09): > This may have nothing to do with Debian or any OS. It could be either > firmware in > the motherboard Nit: the firmware in the motherboard is an operating system. Regards, -- Nicolas George

Re: Package identification

Wolf composed on 2025-07-09 08:34 (UTC): > I need to identify a package to fill a bug report and I need help for that. > On my laptop (Debian unstable) I'm using external illuminated keyboard and > mouse connected to > - Dell dock connected via thunderbolt > or > - U2724de Dell monitor also co

Re: Linux machine hit by ransomware

On Mon, Jul 07, 2025 at 07:17:36AM +0200, john doe wrote: In this case, a perimeter firewall will not help. You likely got compromised by downloading something from the internet or via e-mail. That is unlikely if the generated files were owned by nobody rather than the user.

Re: Package identification

Wolf (HE12025-07-09): > After some system updates, the keyboard and the mouse become unusable > (and the keyboard is not illuminated) during boot: I cannot access > BIOS and cannot select grub entries. > Then, once system started, both keyboard and mouse become usable. What you describe is an issu

Package identification

Hi, I need to identify a package to fill a bug report and I need help for that. On my laptop (Debian unstable) I'm using external illuminated keyboard and mouse connected to - Dell dock connected via thunderbolt or - U2724de Dell monitor also connected via thunderbolt After some system update