Re: [gentoo-user] VMWare Server beta on Gentoo

2006-05-21 Thread Peter De Zutter
Hey James,I'm a happy vmware server user on gentoo.But I did try following the guidelines on that url you supplied, and I wasn't able to start vmware.I did found a work around, first emerge vmware-workstation, when that's done untar the vmware-server in /opt. And then run the vmware-install.pl,

Re: [gentoo-user] File system on Sony nw-e405

2005-12-24 Thread Peter De Zutter
The same can be said about Sony MiniDisc, seems to me that all Sony equiment has this protection or whatever they call it. Peter De ZutterOn 12/24/05, PolkLUG [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-Hash: SHA1Martin S wrote: Hi, and Merry Christmas! Anyone with an idea what

Re: [gentoo-user] computer:///

2005-11-13 Thread Peter De Zutter
Hi, there is a way to achieve what you want, if you want links to mounted partitions in 'computer:///' all you have to do is use 'Connect to server' and select Custom Location, then fill in the directory where you've mounted your partition and give a name. Once that's done you will see a link to

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Bash scripting 2

2005-11-11 Thread Peter De Zutter
Hi, you can check if the directory containing the file is writable, if it isn't then you can't create a file. Greetz Peter On 11/11/05, Peper [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello,How can i check whether i can create or overwrite a file?For example:If /etc/conf.d/net cannot be overwritten or created it

Re: Re: [gentoo-user] Where does /etc/env.d/99local come from?

2005-08-05 Thread Peter De Zutter
It is indeed very annoying. PeterOn 8/5/05, John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This email address is being abandoned due to the sick amount of junk mail I receive.Please stop spamming it.If you are a friend and need to contact me I can be reached at:Email: firstinitiallastinitial at neochicago.comIRC:

Re: [gentoo-user] Please unsubscribe!

2005-08-05 Thread Peter De Zutter
Thanks Daniel Greetz Peter On 8/5/05, Daniel Drake [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Alex A. Smith MCP wrote: Ok so cause he was getting spammed its ok to spam us all? Does any one around here (Gentoo team or such) have access to remove him?I contacted Gentoo Infrastructure and he has now been

Re: [gentoo-user] Testing how secure a server is...

2005-08-04 Thread Peter De Zutter
This document should give you some info http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Port_Knocking Peter On 8/4/05, Jarry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Joseph wrote: I have port knocking installed on firewall, to further protect any SSH attacks. So port 22 is closed (in stealth mode) and only opens if it received

Re: [gentoo-user] Dell PowerEdge 800 CERC SATA RAID Controller

2005-08-03 Thread Peter De Zutter
Hi, not on PE800 but on PE1300 with scsi disks and no raid controller, the hardest thing to do was getting that poweredge boot off a livecd. It didn't boot with the livecd untill I connected an old ide drive. With that old drive the livecd boot was ok, then checked output of dmesg, and I could

Re: [gentoo-user] Testing how secure a server is...

2005-08-02 Thread Peter De Zutter
Hi, 2 tools nmap and nessus for network/port scanning and others. For hardering you could use bastille. Of course all found in portage. PeterOn 8/3/05, Raphael Melo de Oliveira Bastos Sales [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi there, I was wondering what tools should I use to detect security flaws tomy