August 2008 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] crypttab and openSUSE
by skx 02 Aug '08

02 Aug '08

How to properly use crypttab in openSUSE? I have openSUSE 11 installed on three encrypted partitions: /, swap and /home, so I have to type password for every one of them during boot. I would like to use crypttab to automatically mount /home (automounting swap seems to be more complicated, I'm leaving it for later). I have created the key file dd if=/dev/urandom of=/etc/key-home bs=1024 count=4 set the rights for it chmod 0400 /etc/key-home added it to LUKS cryptsetup luksAddKey /dev/sda8 /etc/key-home I also checked if /dev/sda8 can be decrypted using the key file. No problem here. I have created /etc/crypttab with only one entry home /dev/sda8 /etc/key-home luks appropriate entry in /etc/fstab was already in place /dev/mapper/home /home ext3 acl,user_xattr,noatime,nodiratime,barrier=1 1 2 as the last thing, I changed the menu entry in /boot/grub/menu.lst from title openSUSE 11.0 - 2.6.25.9-0.2 root (hd0,4) kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.25.9-0.2-default root=/dev/mapper/root luks_root=/dev/sda7 luks_swap=/dev/sda6 luks_home=/dev/sda8 luks="root swap home" resume=/dev/mapper/swap splash=silent showopts vga=0x317 initrd /initrd-2.6.25.9-0.2-default to title openSUSE 11.0 auto? - 2.6.25.9-0.2 root (hd0,4) kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.25.9-0.2-default root=/dev/mapper/root luks_root=/dev/sda7 luks_swap=/dev/sda6 luks="root swap" resume=/dev/mapper/swap splash=silent showopts vga=0x317 initrd /initrd-2.6.25.9-0.2-default and rebooted. Unfortunately the partition was gone -- not even listed in /dev/mapper. In /var/log/boot.omsg I found failedActivating crypto devices using /etc/crypttab ... unused ...unused I rebooted again and used the original entry for /boot/menu.lst. It worked, but I was asked for password three times, so no progress here. How to set opensuse up to work with crypttab? -- skx, http://skxpl.eu.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] libperl.a gone in opensuse-11.0?
by Josef Wolf 02 Aug '08

02 Aug '08

Hello, I noticed that libperl.a (used to be part of the perl package in older opensuse releases) is no longer available. Was this library moved to a different package? Maybe it is possible to recreate it from the still existing libperl.so? Any hints? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] help! How did EDITOR=/usr/bin/joe get set and how do I get vi back -- permanently?
by David C. Rankin 02 Aug '08

02 Aug '08

Listmates, Gremlins in my 10.3 server again. I went to edit a crontab and to my surprise, a blue screen editor appeared and I had no idea how to get out of it so I just hit ctrl+c to exit. Further investigation revealed that "joe" was now my default editor? joe who? [00:57 nirvana/var/backup] # set | grep EDITOR EDITOR=/usr/bin/joe [00:57 nirvana/var/backup] # export EDITOR=/usr/bin/vi [00:57 nirvana/var/backup] # set | grep EDITOR EDITOR=/usr/bin/vi _=EDITOR Now I have an additional piece of environment set to "_=EDITOR". I killed it with "unset _". More troubling is how did "EDITOR=/usr/bin/joe" get set in the first place? This is a basic 10.3 server (Linux nirvana 2.6.22.18-0.2-default). I like vi, I wouldn't change it. More frustrating, this seems to be set every time I open a new shell. I exit a shell, su to reopen another, and the thing is set to joe again. Where do I fix this for good? Thanks. -- David C. Rankin, J.D., P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Widgets broken?
by Chris Arnold 02 Aug '08

02 Aug '08

11.0 with kde 4.1 x86 64. Are the desktop widgets broken now with the latest updates from 4.1 repo? I had widgets on the desktop-did an update, widgets gone and when adding them my whole screen goes black and the only way to get it back is log off and then back on. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Vpn client settings for Cisco vpns?
by Nico Sabbi 02 Aug '08

02 Aug '08

Hi, using Cisco's vpnclient I can connect to the other side and work in full stability, but compiling the needed module after kernel changes is always a PITA, thus I'd like to replace it. vpnc kind of works, but it disconnects too frequently - even when I'm actually using the vpn connection - and after a while it doesn't reconnect anymore. Is there some magical setting that I have to pass to vpnc to keep the connection stable? If necessary I can use OpenVPN, but since I don't know it at all I'd like to have a configuration example specific for Cisco vpns (I remember that configuring openvpn is really scary). Thanks, Nico -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] javascript and firefox 3
by Ed Harrison 02 Aug '08

02 Aug '08

Javascript calls are not working in firefox 3 on opensuse 11. Many sites use javascript to pop up another window, but mine isn't working. I have added the "jsok" policies for a whitelist as mentioned in the mozilla knowledge base to no avail. I have allowed several sites to the "Block Popup Windows" exceptions in firefox preferences. Nothing I have tried allow the proper javascript behavior. Any idea? Ed -- 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 - updates offered without all dependencies
by Michael Roberts 01 Aug '08

01 Aug '08

The current set of pulseaudio updates will not install because of the following dependencies: pulseaudio-utils-0.9.10-26.3.x86_64 requires libpulse-browse0 = 0.9.10, but this requirement cannot be provided pulseaudio-module-lirc-0.9.10-26.3.x86_64 requires pulseaudio = 0.9.10, but this requirement cannot be provided I imagine that I could install the missing items myself and try again, but should such dependencies not be part of the update package? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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Re: rpm --queryformat, was: [opensuse] openSUSE 11.0 - updates offered without all dependencies
by Michael Roberts 01 Aug '08

01 Aug '08

2008/8/1 Sonja Krause-Harder <skh(a)suse.de>: > On Fri, Aug 01, 2008 at 03:26:53PM +0200, Michael Roberts wrote: > >> How can I best find out whether anything currently installed on the >> system is coming from a particular repository? > > With a bit of luck, rpm --queryformat can help you. > ... Thanks. The commands I have ended up with (we need the -a option for the second query) are: ...> rpm -q --queryformat "%{name} -- Distribution: %{distribution} Vendor: %{vendor}\n" dejavu dejavu -- Distribution: openSUSE 11.0 (noarch) Vendor: packman.links2linux.de ...> rpm -q -a --queryformat "%{name}: %{distribution}: %{vendor}\n" | grep 'packman\.links2linux\.de' liba52dec0: openSUSE 10.3 (x86_64): http://packman.links2linux.de dejavu: openSUSE 11.0 (noarch): packman.links2linux.de ... ...> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Setting default printer - Firefox / open office ignoring me!!!
by Greg Freemyer 01 Aug '08

01 Aug '08

All, OpenSuse 11.0 -- KDE 3.5 I just added a second printer to my setup. I changed the default printer via YAST, but it did not seem to take. I rebooted to make sure everything is stable / propagated. Current status: lpstat -d shows correct default printer and lpr prints to it Yast shows correct default printer. open office and firefox default to the wrong printer. ie. The one I originally had configured as the sole printer. Where else do I need to set the default? Greg -- Greg Freemyer Litigation Triage Solutions Specialist http://www.linkedin.com/in/gregfreemyer First 99 Days Litigation White Paper - http://www.norcrossgroup.com/forms/whitepapers/99%20Days%20whitepaper.pdf The Norcross Group The Intersection of Evidence & Technology http://www.norcrossgroup.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Who is eating my packets??
by Per Jessen 01 Aug '08

01 Aug '08

All, hardware: my router with three NICs. eth0 = local network (192.168.0.0/16) eth1 = ptp to adsl box eth2 = public network /27. Problem: >From a box (box67) on the public network, I ping an external address. Using tcpdump on eth2 I see the ICMP echo request. Using tcpdump on eth1 I see the ICMP echo request, and the echo reply from the external host. So far so good. The echo reply never gets back to box67. I don't see it on eth2. So I disabled the firewall on the router, and put ACCEPT in INPUT, FORWARD and OUTPUT. I added some iptables log entries, expecting to see the echo reply somewhere. I can't catch it anywhere. I tried in PREROUTING, and I see nothing. So how can tcpdump see the incoming echo reply, but I can't catch it in PREROUTING? Who's eating my packets? /Per Jessen, Zürich -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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