openSUSE Users December 2012

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by James Knott

I'm trying to modify some MP3 files, but when I try to import an existing MP3 file, I get an error "This version of Audacity was not compiled with MP3 files support". However, the help say LAME is required to support MP3. I have LAME installed, yet still get that error. What is necessary to work with MP3 files? I can work with OGG files without problem. tnx jk -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

8 years, 1 month

[opensuse] How to get sshguard working in 12.2

by Lew Wolfgang

Hi Folks, I started to use sshguard <http://www.sshguard.net/> with openSuSE 12.1. The package I had been using for many years to protect Internet facing servers from brute force attacks still worked, but it was a hassle to update the regex log scanning glue when bumping OS versions. I really like sshguard, but I had some issues installing it in 12.1 even though the package was available in the openSuSE "security" repository. The main problem was SuSEfirewall2 re-initializing the iptable rules after sshguard during the boot process. Christian (IIRC) helped me to sort things out with the SysV init scripts. But what worked in 12.1 failed in 12.2, it seems that systemd is behaving differently. So I re-addressed the issue and figured out a workaround using custom firewall rules. It would be nice if all this could be sorted out for 12.3, but I thought it valuable to document a workaround for 12.2. sshguard is a good package, but it will never work out-of-the-box without some fumbling around. My workaround will only protect ssh, but it's easy to modify to include other services. Another note: The workaround below doesn't seem to work with IPv6, so I included a line to disable IPv6 in the ssh daemon. This will work in my environment and should give me a chance to sort out what's wrong. Regards, Lew 1: Add the sshguard package from the security repository zypper addrepo http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/security/openSUSE_12.2/ opensuse-security zypper install sshguard 2: Edit /etc/sysconfig/sshguard and change ATTACK_ATTEMPTS from 4 to 40: ATTACK_ATTEMPTS="40" 3: In /etc/init.d/sshguard comment out the lines as shown: # Reset status of this service rc_reset case "$1" in start) echo -n "Starting SSHGUARD " # iptables_start setup_cmdline /sbin/startproc -q $SSHGUARD_BIN $cmdline rc_status -v ;; stop) echo -n "Shutting down SSHGUARD " /sbin/killproc -q -TERM $SSHGUARD_BIN # iptables_stop rc_status -v 4: Enable the sshguard service in yast, or by running: insserv sshguard 5: Enable custom firewall rules in /etc/sysconfig/SuSEfirewall2 by uncommenting the line as shown: FW_CUSTOMRULES="/etc/sysconfig/scripts/SuSEfirewall2-custom" Then comment out the following line: #FW_CUSTOMRULES="" 6: In /etc/sysconfig/scripts/SuSEfirewall2-custom, add the two lines as shown: fw_custom_after_chain_creation() { # these rules will be loaded after the various input_* and forward_* chains # are created. # You can use this hook to allow/deny certain IP protocols or TCP/UDP # ports before the SuSEfirewall2 generated rules are hit. #example: always filter backorifice/netbus trojan connect requests and log them. #for target in LOG DROP; do # for chain in input_ext input_dmz input_int forward_int forward_ext forward_dmz; do # iptables -A $chain -j $target -p tcp --dport 31337 # iptables -A $chain -j $target -p udp --dport 31337 # iptables -A $chain -j $target -p tcp --dport 12345:12346 # iptables -A $chain -j $target -p udp --dport 12345:12346 # done #done Add>>> iptables -N sshguard Add>>> iptables -I INPUT 4 -p tcp --dport 22 -j sshguard true } 7: 7: In /sbin/SuSEfirewall2 comment out the FW_CUSTOMRULES line: #FW_CUSTOMRULES="" 8: To make sshd listen only for IPv4 traffic, uncomment the AddressFamily line and change to: AddressFamily inet Then run "/etc/init.d/sshd restart" A reboot at this time is probably advisable to reset/initialize everything. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

8 years, 1 month

[opensuse] how to add boot parameters at boot time in 12.2?

by Carlos F. Lange

There used to be an input field for additional boot parameters at the boot selection screen, but there is nothing anymore now with 12.2. Even if I choose the Additional Options boot option, it just offers me regular mode and safe mode, without a field to enter new options. What am I doing wrong? -- Carlos F Lange -- Recursive: Adj. See Recursive. -- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

8 years, 1 month

[opensuse] Quick Launch Behavior

by SuSE User

Not sure if this is a bug or a "feature". I have been delaying moving from 11.4 to 12.2 because of the quick launch behavior on KDE in 12.2. When I click on either the dolphin or firefox icon in the quick launch area they launch but the quick launch icon is covered and I'm unable to launch a second instance. Is this "feature" customizable ? Gary Ernst-- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

8 years, 1 month

[opensuse] OT: ATTN: Facebook picture posters - Instagram (which is owned by Facebook) says it now has the right to sell your photos

by Duaine Hechler

-- Duaine Hechler Piano, Player Piano, Pump Organ - Tuning, Servicing & Rebuilding (314) 838-5587 / dahechler(a)att.net / www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com Home & Business user of Linux - 12 years -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

8 years, 1 month

[opensuse] Kerberos Access & Ticket Management

by Adam Tauno Williams

openSUSE 12.2 x86_64 gnome-shell-3.6.2-1.2.x86_64 I access resources in an Active Directory domain from my laptop. What is the best way to manage Kerberos tickets from GNOME3? I has assumed there would be a Kerberos "online account", but that isn't available. Adding Kerberos to 'the system' via YaST does not work well as it is my laptop and that assumes my account == my AD account. -- Adam Tauno Williams GPG D95ED383 Systems Administrator, Python Developer, LPI / NCLA -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

8 years, 1 month

[opensuse] How to set up a fast search for file names?

by Davi C. Rodrigues

I do like the fast and simple interface of krunner. I just start typing on the desktop and it starts the search. Problem: I cannot configure it to look for file names only. Most of the time, the single search engine I need is for file names, not for file contents. Is there a way to set this? The desired output I can achieve by using the Find within Dolphin, except for two issues: 1) It takes more time to open Dolphin, press Ctrl+F and then starting typing. 2) Each typed word in the search field must appear in the same order of the file name. Hence, if a file is named "Dogs and cats need air.pdf", a search with the entry "cats air" will not find that file. Any ideas? Thanks Davi -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

8 years, 1 month

[opensuse] thunderbird and encripted passwords

by Carlos E. R.

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 Hi, After learning that the keylock icon on the accounts means that the connection is secure, I wondered if I could secure those that are not. I tried connection security STARTTLS and SSL/TLS, no go. I found that "encripted password" works, though, so that's a good small thing. In fetchmail I see in the log: fetchmail 18516 - - 6.3.19 querying imap.telefonica.net (protocol IMAP) at 2012-12-20T13:46:26 CET: poll started fetchmail 18516 - - Trying to connect to 213.4.149.65/143...connected. fetchmail 18516 - - IMAP< * OK IMAP4 PROXY server ready fetchmail 18516 - - IMAP> A0001 CAPABILITY fetchmail 18516 - - IMAP< * CAPABILITY IMAP4 IMAP4rev1 UIDPLUS IDLELOGIN-REFERRALS NAMESPACE QUOTA CHILDREN SORT AUTH=CRAM-MD5 fetchmail 18516 - - IMAP< A0001 OK capabilities listed fetchmail 18516 - - IMAP> A0002 AUTHENTICATE CRAM-MD5 so it is using "CRAM-MD5". Is that the same that Thunderbird calls "encripted password"? (Telefonica security is a joke. Look at this log entry: <2.6> 2012-12-19 01:56:46 minas-tirith postfix 11167 - - setting up TLS connection to smtp.telefonica.net[213.4.149.228]:25 <2.6> 2012-12-19 01:56:47 minas-tirith postfix 11167 - - certificate verification failed for smtp.telefonica.net[213.4.149.228]:25: untrusted issuer /C=US/O=RTFM, Inc./OU=Widgets Division/CN=Test CA20010517 <2.6> 2012-12-19 01:56:47 minas-tirith postfix 11167 - - Untrusted TLS connection established to smtp.telefonica.net[213.4.149.228]:25: TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits) See the RTFM part? X'-) ) - -- Cheers Carlos E. R. (from 11.4, with Evergreen, x86_64 "Celadon" (Minas Tirith)) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.16 (GNU/Linux) iF4EAREIAAYFAlDTEh8ACgkQja8UbcUWM1w+twD/YT5s14iMRbZB41FwHZe6/wax cAyq7RRFNGoPQ33oPsUA/1qAnW47rBqTXP8o5ZjIOq8XixXbjHzg9ciHg+060Pm0 =o3Ut -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

8 years, 1 month

[opensuse] Steam for Linux Public Beta

by C

This may be of interest to the gamers here. http://steamcommunity.com/games/221410/announcements/detail/174766017333271… I've been in the closed Beta, and Steam runs fine on openSUSE once you track down all the missing 32 bit libs (if you run it on 64 bit like me). There are currently 39 Linux games but not all are working from within the Steam client. Works best overall with nVidia and the latest Beta binary drivers. C. -- openSUSE 12.2 x86_64, KDE 4.9.4 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

8 years, 1 month

[opensuse] How to get various "plain text" files to open differently...........

by Duaine Hechler

In other words, I need ".txt" to open with an editor and ".bat" to open with dosbox - automagically (without right clicking) TIA, Duaine -- Duaine Hechler Piano, Player Piano, Pump Organ - Tuning, Servicing & Rebuilding (314) 838-5587 / dahechler(a)att.net / www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com Home & Business user of Linux - 12 years -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

8 years, 1 month

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openSUSE Users December 2012