Re: HTTPD server won't stay up

2002-12-16 Thread Sergey Korzhevsky
If you use SLES7, try to increase timeout in /etc/rc.config.d/apache.rc.config HTTPD_START_TIMEOUT=40 (was 10) WBR, Sergey Davis, Lawrence [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: Linux on 390 Port [EMAIL PROTECTED] 13.12.2002 21:53 Please respond to Linux on 390 Port To: [EMAIL

Re: LINUX Security

2002-12-16 Thread Sergey Korzhevsky
Hi Could you explain me, please, what is the reason to remove 'root' name from a system? Local user can read /etc/passwd and find out who is really root, so it is not save us. For remote logins we can disable root. Is this not enough? Thank you. WBR, Sergey

Re: TCPIP vs. OSA

2002-12-16 Thread Gustavo Niemeyer
Hello Rob! If you're talking about OSA with QDIO, then I think there are situations where you want to have a virtual router rather than direct access to the OSA device. The IP address assignment is done with the qeth driver, so [... nice explanation ...] QDIO devices get more efficient at

Re: LINUX Security

2002-12-16 Thread Alan Cox
On Mon, 2002-12-16 at 11:04, Sergey Korzhevsky wrote: Hi Could you explain me, please, what is the reason to remove 'root' name from a system? In many languages the letter sequence root is meaningless, or even not in their default characters.

Re: LINUX Security

2002-12-16 Thread Daniel Jarboe
Alan Cox wrote: On Mon, 2002-12-16 at 11:04, Sergey Korzhevsky wrote: Could you explain me, please, what is the reason to remove 'root' name from a system? In many languages the letter sequence root is meaningless, or even not in their default characters. So what about names like like

Re: LINUX Security

2002-12-16 Thread Alan Cox
On Mon, 2002-12-16 at 14:53, Daniel Jarboe wrote: So what about names like like /etc, /mnt, /var, /bin, /proc, which probably don't translate well either. And commands (ls, mv, cp), and file names (/etc/shadow, /etc/fstab). Where does one draw the line? Wherever you like. Note that for file

Re: LINUX Security

2002-12-16 Thread Sergey Korzhevsky
It is all right, but when i asked this question, i mean for security. Does it improve security? WBR, Sergey Alan Cox [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: Linux on 390 Port [EMAIL PROTECTED] 16.12.2002 18:12 Please respond to Linux on 390 Port To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc:

Re: LINUX Security

2002-12-16 Thread Susanne Oberhauser
Sergey Korzhevsky [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi Could you explain me, please, what is the reason to remove 'root' name from a system? there is none --- to the contrary doing so is Evil (tm) for LSB compliant distributions. From http://www.linuxbase.org/spec/gLSB/gLSB/usernames.html:

Re: Linux/390 and z/VM interactions.

2002-12-16 Thread James Melin
Just so I can wave a 'see, these people say it needs to be done this way' paper at my head sysprog I assume to use CDL and back up linux volumes with DFDSS 1) the volumes need to be 'avaiable' to the OS/390 image doing the backup, and that 2) Linux needs to be quiesced and halted in order to

Re: LINUX Security

2002-12-16 Thread Matt Zimmerman
On Mon, Dec 16, 2002 at 05:08:54PM +0100, Susanne Oberhauser wrote: Sergey Korzhevsky [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Could you explain me, please, what is the reason to remove 'root' name from a system? there is none --- to the contrary doing so is Evil (tm) for LSB compliant distributions.

Re: Linux/390 and z/VM interactions

2002-12-16 Thread paultz
Jim, Yes, quiesce your Linux prior to doing your DFDSS backup of your CDL DASD. As to SSH, I assume you are referencing the SG245944 Redbook, chapter 25? I know it's out there, I just haven't gotten to it yet. I'm trying to find some free time to do similar automated tasks via SSH. I'll be

Re: Linux/390 and z/VM interactions

2002-12-16 Thread James Melin
We're in LPAR mode as well with Linux. Trying to cough up the $$$ for Z/VM also. The distribution of SSH that I tried was on http://s390.nichols.de/ssh/index.html. Page says the archive included binaries compiled under OS/390 2.9, but I sure as hell couldn't find them or figure out where they

FW: Apache on zSeries with SSL

2002-12-16 Thread Noll, Ralph
I cannot get SSL (secure sockets layer) working on the z-box. I have loaded, reloaded, configured, re-configured, looked on the internet, in short tried everything I know to fix the problem. The installation of apache from source (and related packages) went according to plan. The new apache

Re: Updated site....for Ken Dreger

2002-12-16 Thread paultz
LOVE the Help Desk Nightmare! I hear this same sort of story from people two or three times a year Don't worry, we'll preserve your hard drive. .. sure. Paul

Re: FW: Apache on zSeries with SSL

2002-12-16 Thread Carlos Ordonez
Ralph, this is something we put together for a class we are teaching, hope it helps (See attached file: Crypto.pdf) Carlos :-) Saying goes: Great minds think alike - I say: Great minds think for themselves! Carlos A. Ordonez IBM Corporation Server Consolidation

Re: LINUX Security

2002-12-16 Thread John Summerfield
On Mon, 16 Dec 2002, Sergey Korzhevsky wrote: It is all right, but when i asked this question, i mean for security. Does it improve security? Not nearly as much as having a decent password. -- Cheers John. Join the Linux Support by Small Businesses list at

Re: Linux/390 and z/VM interactions

2002-12-16 Thread Mark Post
Steve, I just downloaded the openssh.os390.gz file. The binary code is in there: -rwxr-xr-x 0/5000 5598 2001-08-28 14:16:23 testopenssh/install-sh -rw-r--r-- 0/5000 11422828 2001-08-28 15:42:50 testopenssh/libcrypto.a -rw-r--r-- 0/5000 736948 2001-08-28 14:21:56

Re: Linux/390 and z/VM interactions

2002-12-16 Thread Wolfe, Gordon W
This is for USS under OS/390, not USS(OE) under z/VM. If the z/OS people are interested, more power to them. If the source code is in this, it might be we could get it to work under USS(OE) on z/VM. You don't need a parachute to skydive. You need a parachute to skydive twice. - motto of the

FW: Linux/390 and z/VM interactions

2002-12-16 Thread Wolfe, Gordon W
Sorry for the unintended post to the list. I was responding to a co-worker who forwarded this to me and hit reply all by mistake. You don't need a parachute to skydive. You need a parachute to skydive twice. - motto of the Darwin Society. Gordon W.Wolfe, Ph.D. The Boeing Company (425)865-5940

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(please) Tell IBM about your VM Linux on VM Education needs

2002-12-16 Thread Pamela Christina (IBM z/VM)
(cross-posted to vmesa-l, ibm-main, linux-390) Hello, Please help us to understand your education needs (and those of your staff) by providing your input and guidance. For starters, these are the newly-updated VM course offerings from IBM. - Installing, Configuring and Servicing z/VM for