Greg Norris wrote:
>Weird... I tried it about a week ago, and got the behaviour described in
>the bugreport. What version do you have installed? Mine was 2.7.0-8
>from sid.
>
>
Yes,.. I have the same version.
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On Thu, Jan 19, 2006 at 08:21:49PM +0100, Christoph Anton Mitterer wrote:
>Greg Norris wrote:
>>Unfortunately, fam will fail to start if portmap isn't running.
>>
>> http://bugs.debian.org/332790
>>
>I cannot confirm this bug, I'm using sid and fam but don't have portmap
>installed,.. it it star
Greg Norris wrote:
>Unfortunately, fam will fail to start if portmap isn't running.
>
> http://bugs.debian.org/332790
>
>
I cannot confirm this bug, I'm using sid and fam but don't have portmap
installed,.. it it starts fine :-)
Chris.
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On Thu, Jan 19, 2006 at 09:28:02AM +0100, Christoph Anton Mitterer wrote:
> > I did not remove the gnome package or fam, just out of the init
> > scripts. From what you mentioned I imagine we should blame the fam.
>
> No, IIRC fam needs portmap only for some of its network
> functionallity,... so
Christoph Anton Mitterer wrote:
Marty wrote:
gnome-desktop-environment requires portmap through dependency on fam. Did you
by any chance remove gnome-desktop-environment in the meantime?
IIRC fam does not _depend_ on portmap but only recommends it...
Chris.
Are you running testing or
BTP wrote:
> I did not remove the gnome package or fam, just out of the init
> scripts. From what you mentioned I imagine we should blame the fam.
No, IIRC fam needs portmap only for some of its network
functionallity,... so if you don't use that you'll be just ok to use it
without portmap.
Chri
Marty wrote:
>gnome-desktop-environment requires portmap through dependency on fam. Did you
>by any chance remove gnome-desktop-environment in the meantime?
>
>
IIRC fam does not _depend_ on portmap but only recommends it...
Chris.
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On Wed, Jan 18, 2006 at 11:33:33PM -0400, BTP wrote:
> I did not remove the gnome package or fam, just out of the init scripts.
> >From what you mentioned I imagine we should blame the fam.
Incidentally, you can install "gamin" if you want the functionality of
fam without the portmap dependency.
Ah, what I did was:
362 apt-get --purge remove portmap -s
370 update-rc.d -f portmap remove
412 update-rc.d -f fam remove
443 apt-get --purge remove portmap -s
So either the removal of portmap from boot sequence or the removal of
fam from boot sequence affected GNOME related package dependenc
BTP wrote:
Sorry, I don't know where, but I must have made a mistake somewhere
regarding this.
I checked my bash history and I looked where i could have done this but saw
nothing...
I again simulated the removal of portmap with apt-get and things seemed
normal this time... no removal of GNOME.
Sorry, I don't know where, but I must have made a mistake somewhere regarding this.
I checked my bash history and I looked where i could have done this but saw nothing...
I again simulated the removal of portmap with apt-get and things seemed
normal this time... no removal of GNOME. Put that i
On Wed, Jan 18, 2006 at 04:41:02PM -0400, BTP wrote:
> apt-get --purge remove portmap reported a required removal of GNOME
> which I did not want, so I instead used the "update-rc.d portmap
> remove" alternative.
Interesting. I've got gnome installed (although I currently use xfce4 :)
with port
> And during this whole process I am still trying to learn as much as
> possible about administration and security..
Not overwhelmed yet? :) I've found these useful:
Securing Debian Manual
http://www.debian.org/doc/user-manuals#securing
System Administration Tips and Resources
http://www.debian
On 1/18/06, Johannes Wiedersich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
If you are paranoid, you should also install/activate a firewall...
Yes, I am looking into firewall software. Although, I am behind a
linksys little router I bought from future-shop, but I think it might
have been tampered with it if they
My solution was "apt-get --purge remove portmap"... apt will let youknow if you have any packages installed which actually require it.
apt-get --purge remove portmap reported a required removal of GNOME
which I did not want, so I instead used the "update-rc.d portmap
remove" alternative.
However
BTP wrote:
Hi All,
This is my first time posting to the list as I am a beginning my journey
into the realm of Linux.
One of the first things I'd like to establish is the security of my system.
If you are paranoid, you should also install/activate a firewall...
If you are new to linux, it's n
On Wed, Jan 18, 2006 at 02:29:59PM -0400, BTP wrote:
> Does anybody know the correct procedure for eliminating this daemon from
> booting? Should I be using update-rc.d or do I have to manually edit config
> files?
My solution was "apt-get --purge remove portmap"... apt will let you
know if you h
Does anybody know the correct procedure for eliminating this daemon from
booting? Should I be using update-rc.d or do I have to manually edit config
files?
I use "sysv-rc-conf" to edit runlevels (there are also other tools that
do the same), but the best solution is, of course, to uninstall the
Hi All,
This is my first time posting to the list as I am a beginning my journey into the realm of Linux.
One of the first things I'd like to establish is the security of my system.
nmap revealed the following:
779/tcp open unknown
789/tcp open unknown
and I think I tracked it down correct
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