December 2002 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

manual update suse 8.1
by MichaelHoeller＠t-online.de 06 Dec '02

06 Dec '02

Hello, I like to update my Suse 8.1 since YOU seems to be good for trouble would it be ok to download all *.i586.rpm files from ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update/8.1/rpm/i586 and do a rpm -Fhv *.rpm? Why are there in the mentioned directory some *.patch.rpm files which don't have an assoiated *.rpm? How how is a *.patch.rpm installed? Michael :-))

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SuSE on the IBM iSeries
by Purdom, Jesse 06 Dec '02

06 Dec '02

Hello List, I am doing some research regarding deployment of SuSE Linux Enterprise on the IBM iSeries (aka AS/400) in preparation for deployment at the company I work for. Does anyone on this list have any experience with deployment of SuSE on this platform? Are you aware of any pitfalls I should be alert for or have any suggestions which may make our deployment go smoother? Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Jesse L. Purdom Operations Specialist ThyssenKrupp Materials NA, Inc.

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Re: [SLE] suidperl
by Mark Gray 06 Dec '02

06 Dec '02

Greg Franks <rgfranks(a)alumni.uwaterloo.ca> writes: >>>>>> "Greg" == Greg Franks <rgfranks(a)alumni.uwaterloo.ca> writes: > > Greg> Quick question, is there a good reason why suidperl is > Greg> setuid root? (Security, probably, but is there a particular > Greg> exploit that I should be aware of?) > > Greg> -rwxr-xr-x 2 root root 800943 Sep 19 2001 suidperl > > Greg> Perl5.6.1, Suse Linux 7.3 > > > Ooops... is there any good reason why suidperl (which is used to > execute suid perl scripts is NOT set uid root (ie. mode 04755)? The perl developers seem to have lost confidence in its security after several bugs -- from the INSTALL file: Because of the buggy history of suidperl, and the difficulty of properly security auditing as large and complex piece of software as Perl, we cannot recommend using suidperl and the feature should be considered deprecated. Instead use for example 'sudo': http://www.courtesan.com/sudo/ [end quote] I use suidperl myself.

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Re: [SLE] Windows NTFS is read only, what am I missing?
by Mark Gray 06 Dec '02

06 Dec '02

Glenn Hollowell <glenn(a)kpunet.net> writes: > I've just installed SuSE 8.1 on my hard drive which had Windows 2000 on > an NTFS partition. The partition was detected just fine and Grub was > configured without a hitch. The only problem is that the Windows > partition is read-only. In the past, (w/SuSE 8.0 and earlier) I'd had > Win2000 on a Vfat partition...this worked great as I was able to read, > write and save files on c:/ from my Linux partition. Any suggestions? > Then I try to enable the write permission for c:/ drive, (when logged in > as root) I get a "this drive is read only" error message. I've tried > several fstab configurations, but have made no progress. > > YAST wrote the following line for c:/ when I installed 8.1... > > /dev/hda1 /windows/C ntfs > ro,users,gid=users,umask=0002,nls=iso8859-1 0 0 > > Which I've changed to... > > /dev/hda1 /windows/C ntfs noauto,user,exec > 0 0 > > ...initially this was set as a read-only partition as indicated in the > first Fstab statement...does something else need to be changed aside > from the fstab to allow writing to this partition from linux? > > Thanks in advance for all advice and clarity rendered markgray@soyo:~> zgrep NTFS /proc/config.gz CONFIG_NTFS_FS=m # CONFIG_NTFS_DEBUG is not set # CONFIG_NTFS_RW is not set markgray@soyo:~> You need to compile your own kernel with CONFIG_NTFS_RW support set. >From /usr/src/linux/Configure.help CONFIG_NTFS_RW This enables the experimental write support in the NTFS driver. WARNING: Do not use this option unless you are actively developing NTFS as it is currently guaranteed to be broken and you may lose all your data! It is strongly recommended and perfectly safe to say N here. [end quote] If you really need it you should look into: SourceForge.net: Project Info - Linux NTFS file system support http://sourceforge.net/projects/linux-ntfs/

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How to install source rpms off the 8.1 CDs with YaST
by JW 06 Dec '02

06 Dec '02

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Ok, I'm porbably blind, but I don't see a package seiries for the srpms anymore (in YaST "Install Software"), and search doens't seem to be looking there. What am I overlooking? - -- - ---------------------------------------------------- Jonathan Wilson System Administrator Cedar Creek Software http://www.cedarcreeksoftware.com -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE98EOEQ5u80xXOLBcRAgQ3AJ9nzK2XhW1yxrMCPrpzdJWXZoAp/wCdF27B j0yc8XFyPwxHgCMlj0wVwfA= =xk3m -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Test... I am recieving. Are my messages getting through?
by Geordon VanTassle 06 Dec '02

06 Dec '02

Hello , I seem to be having problems with my messages not getting to the list. -- Best regards, Geordon mailto:gvantass@interaccess.com PGP Key ID: 0xFCF06B79 Your Fortune ==> "»Stay« is a charming word in a friend's vocabulary." - Bronson Allcott

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email problems
by Windwalker 06 Dec '02

06 Dec '02

I need email program help. Im running Kmail right now. I want to run Evolution as it will also send in html and kmail wont. NOW I need to be able to configure the smtp on evolution to port 25 and see nowhere in options to do it. Is there a way?? Also will say Calypso email client work with SuSe?? Any thoughts?? I know Calypso will allow changing smtp ports thanks Sam -- Note: Anything that appears to be an error in spelling or grammar is actually the author's clever use of the vernacular, and thus is a carefully placed literary device that demonstrates his writing prowess.

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suidperl
by Greg Franks 06 Dec '02

06 Dec '02

Quick question, is there a good reason why suidperl is setuid root? (Security, probably, but is there a particular exploit that I should be aware of?) -rwxr-xr-x 2 root root 800943 Sep 19 2001 suidperl Perl5.6.1, Suse Linux 7.3 Thanks ..greg -- __@ Greg Franks <| _~@ __O _`\<,_ Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |O\ -^\<;^\<, (*)/ (*) (*)--(*)%---/(*) "Where do you want to go today?" Outside.

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VMWare
by Tim Hanson 06 Dec '02

06 Dec '02

I tried this twice with the same result. I installed vmware from yast2, then ran the perl file to configure it, as root. On running the first time both at root and as user, I go through the dialog boxes to set the network and cdrom options, and the config script exits normally. I start vmware, and as soon as I press the "Power On" button, Seg Fault. Every time. I'd really like to get VMWare running, as I have ordered Windows 2000 for it. -- Chicken Little only has to be right once.

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Kernel updates via YOU, or manually?
by Jeric 06 Dec '02

06 Dec '02

When SuSE releases a kernel update for 8.1, will it be attainable via YOU? Or, will I have to keep systematically checking the /pub/i386/suse/update/8.1/kernel/ folder (when one comes into existence) manually via FTP? Thanks, -jeric -- JericAtSbcglobalDotNetwork 6:55pm up 15 days, 10:44, 7 users, load average: 0.88, 0.91, 0.70

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