package pre/post install scripts on noexec /var ?

2000-09-28 Thread Michael Bacarella
find /var -type f -perm +111 The only executable files that show up on my system are package pre/post install scripts. I like to mount /var as noexec which means that I can't add new packages, or at least their pre/post install scripts don't get to run. Has anyone had a similar dilemna? I can li

Re: sparc boxes

2000-09-28 Thread Michael Bacarella
> I've noticed that older sparc boxes are going for > reasonable prices on ebay. I've been running Debian > on Intel HW for sometime now, and would like to hack > on some Risc equipment, maybe some of the older sparc > equipment would play well (and Debian runs on it). > Problem is I know nothing

Re: Debian vs. Red Hat

2000-09-05 Thread Michael Bacarella
On Tue, 5 Sep 2000, Sven Burgener wrote: > On Tue, Sep 05, 2000 at 08:04:19PM +0518, USM Bish wrote: > > MCSE ? In our part of the world that stands for "Must > > Consult a Second Expert" ! Does M$ have some other > > version of this acronym ? > > Yes, sure: "Minesweeper Consultant, Solitaire

lesser man database..

2000-09-05 Thread Michael Bacarella
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