Re: Uh-oh...

ultant manager, made sure I didn't look at the original source code, etc.) so I ended up clean. Open Source is the way to keep things moving and surviving. If you want to get into it, DO IT! Sincerely, -- Dave Ihnat -- ___ users mailing

Uh-oh...

ed other contributions to build rapport or to compromise more projects as well. I looked at the detection script available at the URL in the posting. It's harmless at worst (don't know yet if it can detect anything). Caveat Utilitor, -- Dave Ihnat -- __

Re: Which scanner/copier do you use with Fedora?

plan-printer-subscription-service/ Sincerely, -- Dave Ihnat dih...@dminet.com -- ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://

Re: iPad file backup?

her an appliance, or RYO in Fedora or your distro of choice. Get one or more meshable WAPs. Yes, Ubiquiti UniFi is still the most professional-grade that's close to retail pricing, even after their price increases. Cheers, -- Dave Ihnat ___ user

Re: iPad file backup?

ing for saying good things about the product. And, of course, it's always subject to change if they do. G'luck, -- Dave Ihnat ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@

Re: iPad file backup?

s easy to build on a Linux system, works on a VM, and is easy to use. I have a detailed generic guide to installation and configuration if anyone wishes. So you might consider putting up your own NextCloud instance. -- Dave Ihnat _

Re: Looking to get connection between 2 local networks?

dn't work since it had the 100 metric. So, that machine > I switched the connections to interfaces. You could also have changed the metrics. Just a thought. Cheers, -- Dave Ihnat dih...@dminet.com ___ users mailing list -

Re: Trying to install from ISO via grub.cfg - almost there?

h of Forensic, Security, Recovery, and LiveCD images available on my keychain and in my laptop bag. Cheers, -- Dave Ihnat ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.

This is...disturbing...

Ran across this today: https://gabrielsieben.tech/2022/07/25/the-power-of-microsoft-pluton-2/ I'm concerned... -- Dave Ihnat dih...@dminet.com ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an ema

Re: ssh impacted by systemd.resolved

g to the conflicts on this topic just make me sigh. Sincerely, -- Dave Ihnat dih...@dminet.com ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: http

Re: Setting up webserver for https??

f it never seems to change, *don't* count on your IP being "static"--it's more "pseudo-static", but can change at the whim of the ISP. Using a dynamic DNS service such as dyndns.org, freedns.org, etc. is wise and recommended in such a case. Cheers, -- Dave Ihna

Re: webmin

root permissions, and that the root password has been set. If this doesn't work, I have to ask--did you install Webmin? If so, you followed prerequisite requirements, yes? And made sure the port is open (preferably only on the LAN) in the firewall? Cheers, -- Dave Ihnat

Re: Honest Questions -- Trying to decide on version of linux/os

atest'n'greatest. THAT is dropped--you're likely to have to do a big-bang refresh on CentOS now every 30-60 days, a no-go for most production environments. It's really screwed with a lot of my clients. Cheers, -- Dave Ihnat ___

Re: Honest Questions -- Trying to decide on version of linux/os

win as "the best". Cheers, -- Dave Ihnat ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/co

Re: Honest Questions -- Trying to decide on version of linux/os

I've not been following what's happened in the few months since then, but the end result will still probably be that CentOS isn't the go-to it was. Cheers, -- Dave Ihnat ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To un

Re: Can mke2fs -c -c be restarted

blocks, it's time to replace that drive, and sooner rather than later. Cheers, -- Dave Ihnat ign...@dminet.com ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora C

Re: tar a flash drive

12b, painful. Cheers, -- Dave Ihnat dih...@dminet.com ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/

Re: how to have dual boot on new laptop

be worthless anyway...) G'luck, -- Dave Ihnat ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct.html List Guidel

Re: (OT) Beeping drives used for backup

at all. > I look at it this way, when you need your data back, you need it > back. The last thing you want to deal with is an extra layer > of complication. Absolutely. Data is expensive, hardware is cheap. For backup or storage, failure is not an option. Cheers, --

Re: (OT) Beeping drives used for backup

On Sat, Mar 02, 2019 at 11:00:46AM -0700, Joe Zeff wrote: > Hieroglyphics also work well. Ah...not so much. Remember what happened to Akhenaten. And yes, I said I'd shut up... -- Dave Ihnat ___ users mailing list

Re: (OT) Beeping drives used for backup

of off-topic, I will scurry away, my fancy tickled. -- Dave Ihnat ign...@dminet.com ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://

Re: (OT) Beeping drives used for backup

k up to the NAS during the week, and once/week to the current removable HDD. Client only has to remember to swap one disk, once/week; most will do that. You get backup in depth, much more reliable drives, and a stable and reliable primary backup. And yes, it costs some money, but f

Re: Sticks with not lights

? And no, I've not cared enough to go see how Linux does it.) Cheers, -- Dave Ihnat dih...@dminet.com ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of

Re: really off topic -- yahoo email issue!

unt owner has to authorize connection with such a system. Cheers, -- Dave Ihnat ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://getfe

Re: Which is better? Microsoft Exchange 2016 or Linux-based SMTP Servers?

about $550 street, comes with 5 Exchange CALs. o Exchange CALs. Not to be confused with Server CALs. These run about $90-$100/ea. -- Dave Ihnat dih...@dminet.com ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscr

Re: Which is better? Microsoft Exchange 2016 or Linux-based SMTP Servers?

luation Copy > FREE for a period of 3 years MAXIMUM. But I can use Linux servers and > Mail Transport Agents (MTA) FREE perpetually. Costs for running an Exchange server and AD DC are most assuredly non-zero. G'luck, -- Dave Ihnat dih...@dminet.com __

Re: html to man page

prehistoric > is flat out incorrect. The nice thing is I have a shellscript from the '80s when I was at BTL Naperville (and rather a 'ROFF nerd) that still works nicely to generate a man file. It works, and has outlived other doc formats that have not caught on (such as info).

Re: What tool to configure SAMBA on Fedora25

ine, but I want to share files on Fedora25 with this > machine(Win7_32). Take a look at Webmin. Cheers, -- Dave Ihnat dih...@dminet.com ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an

Re: Linux anti-virus any good?

On Wed, Jul 12, 2017 at 05:28:47PM -0500, Doug wrote: > How do you move SSH off port 22? Please supply konsole code. Dunno about konsole code; it's a single-line change in "/etc/ssh/sshd_config", from Port 22 to some unused port. Cheers, -- Dave Ihnat

Re: Linux anti-virus any good?

oes* drop the vast majority of doorknob rattling. > Suggest adding something like Fail2Ban to slow down the password guess > attempts against SSH. True. Not only that, but also adding DenyHosts. Cheers, -- Dave Ihnat dih...@dminet.com _

Re: Linux anti-virus any good?

ws networks. Sincerely, -- Dave Ihnat dih...@dminet.com ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org

Re: attempts to hack in?

n't mean they AREN'T out to get me!" But they ARE. And paranoid is a GoodThing(Tm Martha Stewart) whenever you're dealing with security. (Although this is totally harder with the stupid systemd garbage.) Cheers, -- Dave Ihnat dih...@dminet.com __

Re: attempts to hack in?

default port. After that, I simply restrict connections to known source IP addresses for direct connects, and run everything else through a VPN tunnel. G'luck, -- Dave Ihnat dih...@dminet.com ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fe

Re: Thanks, everyone, for your comments Re: CIA Outlaw Country attack against CentOS / Rhel (and Fedora?) Is this credible?

t like, don't play in our (admin) sandbox, etc. Cheers, -- Dave Ihnat dih...@dminet.com ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org

Re: Thanks, everyone, for your comments Re: CIA Outlaw Country attack against CentOS / Rhel (and Fedora?) Is this credible?

lock--you can't stop someone from getting in, you CAN make it evident it's been tampered with. Cheers, -- Dave Ihnat dih...@dminet.com ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send a

Re: Rebuilding a failing drive

On Mon, Nov 21, 2016 at 08:21:01AM -0500, Robert Moskowitz wrote: > Given that I am experiencing I/O errors, it would seem that a dd is > not advisable. Likely not, but you _can_ try ddrescue. G'luck, -- Dave Ihnat dih...

Re: Seeking advice on router.

nd make sure it runs on Fedora. Can't see why it wouldn't, but I've been around long enough (and then some) that I don't trust, just verify. G'luck, -- Dave Ihnat dih...@dminet.com -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or chang

Re: Seeking advice on router.

e where the antenna is in the enclosure. With the new 802.11ac standard, I'm not sure you're going to find that's viable advice. Cheers, -- Dave Ihnat dih...@dminet.com -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription option

Re: Seeking advice on router.

ired router--but they nicely handle WiFi issues. Cheers, -- Dave Ihnat dih...@dminet.com -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/admin/lists/users@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora

Re: BlueFish - how to access a remote server

Watching this go by, I wonder if ownCloud would be a good solution for you. Cheers, -- Dave Ihnat dih...@dminet.com -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora

Re: IP Security Cameras

claim the client's building and area as their turf, and they were much less than happy to have some dude clearly installing a surveillance system that would be watching *them*. Good luck, -- Dave Ihnat dih...@dminet.com -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To u

Re: This is what I was talking about

On Tue, Aug 04, 2015 at 06:04:36PM -0500, Glenn Holmer wrote: > Who cares who you meant to send it to? Now, now. We all make mistakes. Cheers, -- Dave Ihnat dih...@dminet.com -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription opti

Re: What Seriously Ails Fedora

; there's no such thing as LTS. If you want more stability, use another distro. Accept that you won't have the latest'n'greatest releases of packages, but they're likely to be more integrated and stable. It's all about what you're looking to accomplish. Cheers,

Re: USB to COM Port connections

On Mon, May 25, 2015 at 08:20:41PM -0400, Mickey wrote: > Why is this a bad syntax ? > > # chmod 666 /dev/ttyACM0 –> ( Why Is this a bad syntax) Octal. "chmod 0666 /dev/ttyACM0". Cheers, -- Dave Ihnat dih...@dminet.com -- users mailing list users@list

Re: SD cafd read only -

least on the RPi with Raspbian (a Debian fork), it _always_ was broken. (Because of this, I became too familiar with fdisk, gparted, etc.) G'luck, -- Dave Ihnat dih...@dminet.com -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription optio

Re: SD card programing -

t. Discounts abound. > ...and a 5-volt, 2 amp power supply before I do any more with it. Frankly, the 5.25V 1A supply from Adafruit does fine, unless you're pulling a lot of power from the USB ports. Cheers, -- Dave Ihnat dih...@dminet.com -- users mailing list users@lists

Re: SD card programing -

the HD2VGAE2. It costs more than the RPi itself, but hopefully you only need one for testing. Cheers, -- Dave Ihnat dih...@dminet.com -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/ma

Re: SD card programing -

SD on your > RPi and you should be good to go. If you run 'fdisk' on it, you should see two partitions--the boot partition, and the RPi Linux partition. Cheers, -- Dave Ihnat dih...@dminet.com -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe

Re: SD card programing -

32GB is pricy, and if you're thinking about that much storage maybe you want to hang a USB HDD or even SDD off the box; after all, we now have four USB ports with the Pi 2. Cheers, -- Dave Ihnat dih...@dminet.com -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubs

Re: SD card programing -

anded to use the entire card, don't have either identical or larger destination raw capacity, the same problem will surface. Cheers, -- Dave Ihnat dih...@dminet.com -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fed

Re: SD card programing -

edure to move data from a larger-to-smaller card. (I've documented it if anyone needs.) Cheers, -- Dave Ihnat dih...@dminet.com -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/u

Re: Microsoft may lock out other OSes with Windows 10

ssimist, you're rarely disappointed, and sometimes pleasantly surprised. Cheers, -- Dave Ihnat dih...@dminet.com -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Co

Re: calendar servers?

On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 01:04:55PM +, Ian Malone wrote: > I've got a project I'm developing for the raspberry pi which requires > a calendar server. ... You could consider using ownCloud. Among all the other services it offers is a shared calendar. Cheers, -- Dave I

Re: Is SMART really that dumb?

operation, mark them bad, and reallocate from its reserve pool. It only allows errors to be seen by the host OS when it can't do this--meaning it's had enough bad blocks accumulating to exhaust its pool. Drives be cheap; data be expensive. I'd just get everything off this drive an

Re: despirate help needed - Samba and security = share

back to Fedora 16 will only give me problems down the > line, ... No, you don't want to do that. Cheers, -- Dave Ihnat dih...@dminet.com -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mail

Re: End of 32-bit support?

s, maybe. The dense xU and blade machines commonly in use in datacenters and some SMBs may be more energy-efficient than in the past, but they can generate a *lot* more heat. Cheers, -- Dave Ihnat dih...@dminet.com -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubsc

Re: End of 32-bit support?

he role as an enthusiast's distro, and continuing to support the alternatives such as Pidora. Posting in hopes RH monitors the list and considers serious comments, -- Dave Ihnat dih...@dminet.com -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change su

Re: wireless is strange

return all channels, with or without a SSID. So why obfuscate your network to no advantage? It just gets in the way of legitimate administration and users. Cheers, -- Dave Ihnat dih...@dminet.com -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscript

Re: Hiding SSIDs - Re: wireless is strange

ed. I don't have a problem with showing "?" if you don't know the SSID; just document that's what you're doing. Cheers, -- Dave Ihnat dih...@dminet.com -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: ht

Re: Latest systemd news

istro will split, we can't ignore the issue for Fedora and, eventually (or already), Redhat. Sincerely, -- Dave Ihnat dih...@dminet.com -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman

Re: Latest systemd news

ining exactly why systemd is needed, and good, is critical. If it already exists, collected pointers are just as good (if not better). Sincerely, -- Dave Ihnat dih...@dminet.com -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription

Re: Latest systemd news

e feedback > from this list seriously and for this to happen, all participants need to > work better on providing feedback in a form that is useful. That is a > collective responsibility and one that I find important. Thoroughly agree. Think twice, post once. Sincerely, -- Dave Ihnat

Re: Latest systemd news

to Redhat's decison making process, and why. Sincerely, -- Dave Ihnat dih...@dminet.com -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://f

Re: Latest systemd news

;shut up, out of scope" seems a bad idea. Sincerely, -- Dave Ihnat dih...@dminet.com -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/

Re: Somewhat OT, encryption question

In addition to any other solution you end up using, consider self-encrypting drives (SED); for instance: http://www.computerweekly.com/feature/Self-encrypting-drives-SED-the-best-kept-secret-in-hard-drive-encryption-security G'luck, -- Dave Ihnat dih...@dminet.com --

Re: Latest systemd news

tching train wrecks. And never thought it a good idea to let the inmates run the asylum. -- Dave Ihnat dih...@dminet.com -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Cod

Re: Password Needed

in--but they really hid this in Windows 8. Cheers, -- Dave Ihnat dih...@dminet.com -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject

Re: Password Needed

that by creating a local account. Cheers, -- Dave Ihnat dih...@dminet.com -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/

Re: Password Needed

IOS is passworded, you'll have to look up on the 'Net how to clear the password. G'luck, -- Dave Ihnat dih...@dminet.com -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.or

Re: IP addresses on local network change

ol and, for whatever reason, is difficult to change. Cheers, -- Dave Ihnat dih...@dminet.com -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http:/

Re: is it the future?

itself. If it's not going to change Redhat's decision, then all we can meaningfully discuss here are discovered issues and any resolutions of same with the current implementation of systemd. Sincerely, -- Dave Ihnat dih...@dminet.com -- users mailing list users@lists.f

Re: Recovering files from ext2/3

cause they used the wrong lubricant and there was a "stiction" problem--most are humbug. Think long and hard about how important that data really is, and do some serious googling before trying any of these. Sincerely, -- Dave Ihnat dih...@dminet.com -- users mailin

Re: is it the future?

On Fri, Sep 12, 2014 at 12:16:01PM -0400, Stephen Gallagher wrote: > I really wish people would stop repeating this falsehood. systemd is > *not* a single process. "Process" as in "procedure for operation". -- Dave Ihnat dih...@dminet.com --

Re: is it the future?

with the unbelievable adjunct that it's been accepted by major Linux distros. Unchecked, this could be the stake in the heart of Linux. Those who don't know history are doomed to repeat it. Sincerely, -- Dave Ihnat dih...@dminet.com -- users mailing list users@lists.fedo

Re: Fedora *is* for servers! [was Re: Need advice]

worth keeping an eye on it. I keep track of software and systems I may never use--because, as a consultant, I never know when it'll show up. So I read this list, yes, and sometimes I might even be able to help someone. Cheers, -- Dave Ihnat dih...@dminet.com -- users

Re: Reverse E-Mail Blockage.....

nbox to various folders. This message, for me, goes > to /Inbox/Fedora/Users You often use the message filter in conjunction with your anti-spam solution--e.g., for PopFILE, have it modify the Subject line to include the string "[spam]", and then filter on that. Cheers, --

Re: Reverse E-Mail Blockage.....

ile works a treat--but the bottom line is my mantra for the past number of years: o In the old days, I had to write it myself. o Today, if I want to do it, somebody has probably written something to do it. o If it exists, it probably exists in FOSS. Cheers, -- Dave Ihnat

Re: Reverse E-Mail Blockage.....

re are some RBLs that are "bad eggs". If they regularly provide bad rejections, mailhosts stop using them. The worst problem is from the major ISPs themselves--e.g., Yahoo, and most particularly Hotmail. They maintain their own internal blacklists, don't give tools for identification, a

Re: Reverse E-Mail Blockage.....

sider to be utter crap and a pain to have to > constantly manage. It's *never* set and forget. It sounds to me like you don't care for anti-spam solutions, and as such have never really investigated the viable options. I can understand your sentiments, but don't agree wit

Re: Reverse E-Mail Blockage.....

On Sun, Dec 29, 2013 at 02:25:41PM -0700, Robert Holtzman wrote: > Doesn't your ISP have spam filters or are you the ISP? Effectively, I am. I run my own mail server, and just use my ISP as a pipe. Cheers, -- Dave Ihnat dih...@dminet.com -- users mailing li

Re: Reverse E-Mail Blockage.....

ally, decades. Can you say the same?: > All mail to my mailbox is automatically deleted, there is no point > trying to privately email me, I will only read messages posted to the > public lists. Ah; didn't think so. Cheers, -- Dave Ihnat dih...@dminet.com -- users

Re: Reverse E-Mail Blockage.....

mes it can go over a thousand. Usually, only 5-10 get through, whereupon I feed 'em to sa-learn. And the filters have gotten good enough that I only spot check the rejects; I've not found a false positive for months, if not years. Cheers, -- Dave Ihnat dih...@

Re: Reverse E-Mail Blockage.....

On Sat, Dec 28, 2013 at 03:56:16PM -0500, Eddie G. O'Connor Jr. wrote: > Hmmm...maybe I can do with a bit of reading up on Spam > Assassinwonder if there's an Open Source version of it?... It is already FOSS. Cheers, -- Dave Ihnat dih...@dminet.com -- us

Re: Reverse E-Mail Blockage.....

rver. Cheers, -- Dave Ihnat dih...@dminet.com -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedorapro

Re: mail from the command line ??

The most important point I wanted to make was that you really don't need a MUA to send mail from the command line, and in fact doing it directly gives you a very clear view of what's actually going on in the dialog with the MTA. Cheers, -- Dave Ihnat dih...@dmi

Re: mail from the command line ??

On Sat, Sep 14, 2013 at 04:42:29PM -0400, bruce wrote: > as a test, I have mailx (also have sendmail) Of course, you can always do it the way we used to--still do for some testing: #telnet localhost 25 220 foo.bar.com ESMTP Sendmail 8.14.4/8.14.4/Debian-2ubuntu2; Mon 16 Sep 2013 16:00

Re: Partition fuckup

's not repeated. Many don't grok (or read) the rules until gently reminded. Cheers, -- Dave Ihnat dih...@dminet.com -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users

Re: OT: bash help

you modify IFS, do something like: IFSAVE=$IFS; ...do stuff... IFS=$IFSAVE Depending on what you're doing to/with IFS, it can lead to confusion with other commands if it's not as expected. Cheers, -- Dave Ihnat dih...@dminet.com -- users mailing list user

Re: Performance and the hard disk size

cussing the differences between operating systems. Enough pre-coffee pontificating. I just hit a tipping point, and had to point out that before we post something we "all know"--"Windows filesystems are fragile", "Linux doesn't fragment", etc.--we should think twice.

Re: OT: Hard drive warning at boot time

few hours it had rebuilt the array. No muss, no fuss. Cheers, -- Dave Ihnat President, DMINET Consulting, Inc. dih...@dminet.com -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailm

Re: Odd Question, Wifi

likely. > I can well imagine something spreading through a series of LANs. That's pretty much what happens right now, anyway. The difference here is that with an open WiFi and poorly configured internal security on the LAN, an intruder has most of the penetration work done for him/her.

Re: OT - wire tester

h similar functionality and > cost. Dunno 'bout cost, but the Siemon STM-8 has done well by me for years. G'luck, -- Dave Ihnat dih...@dminet.com -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraprojec

Re: Fixing a crashed disk

we've gotten much more deeply into the topic than I expect most of the list cares about. Cheers, -- Dave Ihnat dih...@dminet.com -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo

Re: Fixing a crashed disk

ble at the OS interface, you've probably been having problems internally for a while. It's not worth it today to go to excessive lengths to repair a disk reporting errors. Cheers, -- Dave Ihnat dih...@dminet.com -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe

Re: Fax to email gateway

minimalist!) It forwards faxes to E-Mail, can include as attachments or point to an FTP server on the LAN, can auto-print, etc. For the workstation clients we've been using JHylaFAX. It hasn't been changed since 4/18/09, but remember this is a pretty mature environment. Cheers, --

Re: Fixing a crashed disk

ing). G'luck, -- Dave Ihnat dih...@dminet.com -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a questi

Re: UEFI bootkit

e BIOS versions available. One such is: http://www.openfirmware.info There are others as well. Cheers, -- Dave Ihnat dih...@dminet.com -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/li

Re: Failure to acquire IP over DHCP

plugging into probably doesn't "know" the MAC address of your machine. > The guys at CERN usually know what they are doing, ... You'd certainly hope so! > ...so the best bet would be to ask them for help, they should certainly > be able to fix this. And t

Re: possible problem with scp/ssh/telnet

*can* go read the source, but they *don't*. Fortunately, Cygwin is all FOSS. But, again, the vast majority of people never crack the source, so there's a certain amount of magic in their interpretation of the vagaries of the behavior of different packages. Cheers, -- Dave Ihnat

Re: Failed Migration to Linux

;re having problems understanding the Samba config file, install and run Webmin and use it to configure Samba. Then go read the file it creates. Cheers, -- Dave Ihnat dih...@dminet.com -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscrip

  1   2   >