Re: [OpenAFS] OpenAFS Security Releases 1.8.2, 1.6.23 available --> butc & backup security update question

2018-11-12 Thread Thomas Otto
Hello, my backup via butc is broken and I am not able to get an actual butc binary for Solaris 10 sparc (sun4x_510). The last binary to download is 1.6.10 and my tries to compile the source of 1.6.23 all fails or the result isn't valid (core dumps) :( Is there anyone who can send me the 1.6.23

Re: [OpenAFS] OpenAFS Security Releases 1.8.2, 1.6.23 available --> butc & backup security update question --> why only root?

2018-09-27 Thread Giovanni Bracco
OK, I understand, thank you! Giovanni On 27/09/2018 15:22, Jeffrey Altman wrote: On 9/27/2018 9:11 AM, Giovanni Bracco wrote: I have made some tests - ok it works - but I wonder why the key autentication method is allowed only to root user -localauth All butc RPCs require superuser

Re: [OpenAFS] OpenAFS Security Releases 1.8.2, 1.6.23 available --> butc & backup security update question --> why only root?

2018-09-27 Thread Jeffrey Altman
On 9/27/2018 9:11 AM, Giovanni Bracco wrote: > I have made some tests - ok it works - but I wonder why the key > autentication method is allowed only to root user > >> -localauth >> All butc RPCs require superuser authentication. >> This option must be run as root, and server key material must be

Re: [OpenAFS] OpenAFS Security Releases 1.8.2, 1.6.23 available --> butc & backup security update question --> why only root?

2018-09-27 Thread Giovanni Bracco
I have made some tests - ok it works - but I wonder why the key autentication method is allowed only to root user > -localauth > All butc RPCs require superuser authentication. > This option must be run as root, and server key material must be present. Our backup scripts, which have been

Re: [OpenAFS] OpenAFS Security Releases 1.8.2, 1.6.23 available --> butc & backup security update question

2018-09-13 Thread Mark Vitale
> On Sep 13, 2018, at 2:37 PM, Jeffrey Altman wrote: > > In the case of OPENAFS-SA-2018-001.txt, both 'butc' and 'backup' (or > 'afsbackup' as it is installed on some systems) must be at least: > > * AuriStorFS v0.175 > * OpenAFS 1.8.2 > * OpenAFS 1.6.23 > > > > As of the releases above,

[OpenAFS] OpenAFS Security Releases 1.8.2, 1.6.23 available --> butc & backup security update question

2018-09-13 Thread Jeffrey Altman
It is unfortunate that the announcement e-mail included neither a URL to the https://www.openafs.org/security/ page nor a link to the individual security advisory text files: https://www.openafs.org/pages/security/OPENAFS-SA-2018-001.txt