November 2008 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] Results of moving ssh to a high port - Zero script kiddies in a 24 hour period.
by David C. Rankin 01 Dec '08

01 Dec '08

Listmates, Moving ssh to a high port has been a resounding success at completely eliminating the dictionary attacks against my server. And so far, I have not had one single instance since making the change. I don't have any great statistics, but I do have one that shows the impact very clearly. The number of log entries per 24 hour period before and after. Before the change (November 21) I had over 5000 ssh attempts on port 22. There were periods where there were multiple attempts every second: 16:36 nirvana~/linux/boxes/bonza/log> wc -l < 20081121.log 5353 After the change: 16:37 nirvana~/linux/boxes/bonza/log> wc -l < 20081125.log 294 Less than 300 entries in the logs in _total_ for an entire 24 hour period. If you have similar issues, and your real user needs can be accommodated on a high port, I highly recommend it. -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. | openSoftware und SystemEntwicklung Rankin Law Firm, PLLC | Countdown for openSuSE 11.1 www.rankinlawfirm.com | http://counter.opensuse.org/11.1/small -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] bug in nut-2.2.2-66.1.src.rpm and built rpms - no /etc/init.d/upsd
by David C. Rankin 01 Dec '08

01 Dec '08

Stanislav, I was using the nut rpms from http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/sbrabec:/backports/openSUSE… and I noticed an apparent bug with the rpms and .src.rpm. When you install nut, your current /etc/init.d/upsd script is deleted and the new rpms do not provide a new one. I tried building from your .src.rpm with the same results. It looks like the spec file doesn't generate the required /etc/init.d/upsd script. If you could tell me how to include this, I could try editing the spec file for the copy I downloaded and test it. Thanks. -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. | openSoftware und SystemEntwicklung Rankin Law Firm, PLLC | Countdown for openSuSE 11.1 www.rankinlawfirm.com | http://counter.opensuse.org/11.1/small -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] An empty desktop with a little and floating windows with my desktop inside
by ivo.linux 01 Dec '08

01 Dec '08

well I know that this post could sound strange or stupid but it exactly describe my problem I starting my PC today and I found without any reason an empty top except for one dash with inside my desk folder, follow a snapshot (it is fun)...... http://picasaweb.google.com/giov.martin/UABSTOSUnAltroBlogSuScienzaTecnlogi… well I know that in substance it is not a really functional problem however it is horrible! Any ideas will be appreciate thanks in advance -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] New Install Perplexities #1
by Bob Rea 01 Dec '08

01 Dec '08

I think this has been coveered before but I may have fouled it up I just installed 11.0 on my new laptop. I thought when the user page came up it was for root. Later it was clearly not so i went into yast and change the password. Neither the one i set thinking it was root nor the one I set from my ordinary user now work. I can get into online update in yast but if I try it from the taskbar it asks for the root password. How can I fix this? Oh I am logged on using the original password. What will happen when I leave an come back as my normal user with the new password? Have I fouled things up too badly? -- Bob Rea mailto:gapetard@stsams.org http://www.petard.us http://www.petard.us/blog http://www.petard.us/gallery Where is Bill Stringfellow now that we really need him? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] OpenSUSE 11.0: Dell Latitude E4300
by Fabian Scheler 01 Dec '08

01 Dec '08

Hello everybody, on Monday I got a brand new Dell Latitude E4300 and, of course, I had to install openSUSE :-) After upgrading to kernel version 2.6.27 wifi works fine, however I was not successful in getting sound working until now :-( I have to admit, I installed quite a lot of packages from OSB repositories, so my installation can not be regarded a standard openSUSE 11.0 installation, but I am not really able to track down the cause of the problem and that is what's annoying me most. I have installed packages from the following OSB repositories among other (but thath should be the repositories most probably related to the given issue): - Kernel: http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/m4r3k:/kernel-backport/open… - X11: http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/X11:/XOrg/openSUSE_11.0/ - KDE4: http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/KDE:/KDE4:/Community/openSUSE_11.… - Packman: http://ftp.skynet.be/pub/packman/suse/11.0/ The sound hardware seems to be recognized properly, at least yast tells me that "82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller" is configured and the driver snd-hda-intel is used. The fact that kde4-kmix is muted all the time and klicking the check mark in the context menu of the kmix-plasmoid apparently does not change that. Has anybody comparable problems? What do you think - is that a hardware/driver problem (sound works on windows) or is it maybe caused by KDE4? Thanks in advance. Ciao, Fabian -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] New Installation Perplexities #3--webcam
by Bob Rea 01 Dec '08

01 Dec '08

This new laptop has a little webcam built in. What apps should I try? Where is the set up Yes I know, I sound like a newbie. I am a newbie to laptops Laptop: Acer Extensa 4420-5963 -- Bob Rea mailto:gapetard@stsams.org http://www.petard.us http://www.petard.us/blog http://www.petard.us/gallery Where is Bill Stringfellow now that we really need him? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] New Install Perplexities #2--Wireless
by Bob Rea 30 Nov '08

30 Nov '08

This laptop came with wireless. I can see the wireless interface in the system info in yast It is a broadcom, but how do i do the setup? There is no signal here at home, if that makes a difference. -- Bob Rea mailto:gapetard@stsams.org http://www.petard.us http://www.petard.us/blog http://www.petard.us/gallery Where is Bill Stringfellow now that we really need him? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] 10.3 Yast SW management Repositories Continue to Fail
by David C. Rankin 30 Nov '08

30 Nov '08

Listmates, On Turkey day, I was going to update a 10.3 box and the repositories one after the other continued to fail. It was like 10.3 had reached eol and the repos had been pulled. The failing repos were education, mail server, php, etc... Screenshots: http://www.3111skyline.com/download/openSUSE_bugs/zypper/103/081129-repolis… http://www.3111skyline.com/download/openSUSE_bugs/zypper/103/081127-downloa… http://www.3111skyline.com/download/openSUSE_bugs/zypper/103/081128-downloa… What's up? DCR -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Evolution backup/restore problem
by Simon Roberts 30 Nov '08

30 Nov '08

Hi all, I just upgraded my main system from OpenSuSE 10.3 to 11.0. I use evolution for my calendar and mail, and as I've done in the past, I made a backup of my home directory before doing the new install. Then I copied back the contents of ~/.evolution, ~/.gconf/apps/evolution, and ~/.gnome2_private/Evolution. I thought that was all I had done in the past, and that had been sufficient to restore all my mail configurations, folders, etc. But this time it doesn't seem to have worked. When I start evolution, it seems to come up as a new install, and starts taking me through the wizard to set it all up. Can anyone suggest what I might have done wrong? TIA Cheers, Simon "You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions." — Naguib Mahfouz -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Recompiling gdb
by Koenraad Lelong 30 Nov '08

30 Nov '08

Hi, On a 11.0 system I want to rebuild gdb. I run ./configure and then make. This fails with "... /lib/cpp fails sanity check". The same happens if I rebuild the source-rpm. The reason I need to rebuild gdb is that I need libgdb.a, which seems to be created if you compile gdb. Any hints to solve this problem ? B.T.W. this is not limited to 11.0 alone. TIA Regards, Koenraad Lelong. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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