Linux-Setup Digest #307, Volume #19 Wed, 2 Aug 00 22:13:12 EDT
Contents:
Re: FWD: Red Hat's CFO abandoning ship. (John Hasler)
Re: isapnp (flipper)
Re: syslogd fails on startup ("HSC")
please help - continuing saga of trying to get LPC3-TX PCMCIA Ethernet working ("Ian
Turnbui")
Re: Using KPPP as a user ("Keith D. Burgess Jr.")
Re: isapnp ("Christa Staudacher")
Re: 'cdrecord' error!!?? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: building smp kernel ("Scott Simpson")
Re: Using KPPP as a user (E J)
Re: Red Hat 6.2 & sound support: bummer! (bullwinkle)
Re: Red Hat 6.2 & sound support: bummer! (bullwinkle)
Re: syslogd fails on startup (Gary Shears)
Re: One more question about partition location (David Efflandt)
Re: linux memory limits? (E J)
Re: CDRW Drive Suggestion for Mandrake 7 (E J)
modprobe error (Myriam Abramson)
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From: John Hasler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: FWD: Red Hat's CFO abandoning ship.
Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2000 23:04:19 GMT
blowfish writes:
> I did have many of my work copyrighted (not computer related, but in
> arts.)
No. You have _all_ of your works copyrighted. Copyright is automatic.
Go study up a bit on copyright.
--
John Hasler
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Dancing Horse Hill
Elmwood, Wisconsin
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From: flipper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: isapnp
Date: Wed, 02 Aug 2000 20:27:37 -0400
Hi,
> Better than that, try letting isapnp see how it could be
> configured automagically. Try running pnpdump -c > /etc/isapnp.conf and
> see what that gets you. Check that new file to see if it is set up to
> your tastes, then run isapnp on it, and see what you get.
>
Here's what I have when I run new script
"Board 1 has Identity 5d e6 07 5e 7b 20 15 90 04: ADP1520 Serial No
3859242619
[checksum 5d
/etc/isapnp.conf:50 -- Fatal - IO range check attempted while device
activated
/etc/isapnp.conf:50 -- Fatal -- Error occured executing request '<IORESCHECK>
---further action aborted---"
Any solution?
Thanks an bye :)
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From: "HSC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.admin
Subject: Re: syslogd fails on startup
Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2000 00:29:09 GMT
yes, I am running wu-ftp, the version that comes with the RH 6.2 (pardon the
misinformation earlier). All zone files were altered including resolv.conf
and possibly many others. I have no recent logs as a result to see what
has/is happening. There is a daemon running in the background called
"myserver" which does not sound like a system daemon.
As a newbie to both linux and security, it's simpler to start from the
beginning. Anyone know of a better solution?
"Gary Shears" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
Quick and dirty test to see if syslogd was corrupted or replaced is to
'md5sum /usr/sbin/syslogd' and compare the output to md5sum run on a
canonical source, i.e., the one that came with your distribution. If it's
different, do the same thing on klogd, and other files that hackers are
likely to hit, i.e., ps, ls, find, netstat, and such. If you see any
differences, assume you've been cracked. After that, all bets are off
until you do a complete re-installation. Judging by the last message, and
the fact that it was ANONYMOUS FTP, I think you're probably correct in
assuming a crack. Are you running wu-ftp? Is it up to date?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
On 8/2/00, 5:24:03 PM, "HSC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote regarding syslogd
fails on startup:
> Red Hat 6.1 says it fails when starting the system logger. I believe
syslog
> consists of two daemons: syslogd and klog. The latter daemon starts
fine;
> however syslogd states that it fails.
> Syslogd has a PID and appears to be running in the background according
to a
> pstree. However, the logs all are three days old and the 'messages' log
> ends with an ANONYMOUS FTP LOGIN hostname.domain.xx followed by garbage
> characters.
> Looks like security was breached. Please help! As a newbie, I am at a
> loss, and any advice would be appreciated at this point.
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From: "Ian Turnbui" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: please help - continuing saga of trying to get LPC3-TX PCMCIA Ethernet working
Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2000 01:55:49 +0100
Just so OBVIOUS that there is a make-...rpm huh!, so having solved my make
command not being found - just by looking at the rpms by the way naturally
the next problem surfaced immediately -
in one of the files [pcnet_cs.c in fact] there are a lot of:
#include <linux/kernel.h>
#include </linux/config.h>
#incude </linux/version.h>
There was not a /usr/src/linux folder before I started and
I had downloaded the source as in linux-2.2.14.tar.gz and gzip -d and
tar'd it whilst in /usr/src
BUT the above files are actually in
/usr/src/linux/include/linux/config.h and is the only config.h in
usr/src//linux
/usr/src/linux/arch/i386/math-emu/version.h and is the only version.h in
/usr/src/linux
/usr/src/linux/include/linux/kernel.src and is the only one
of these !!!
I have also downloaded a 1.5MB patch-2.2.14.gz file but am not sure what
to do with it ??
WHAT have I done wrong!! Have I downloaded the kernel for something other
than Mandrake OR indeed has Techworks given me something that works only
with SUSE / RedHAt perhaps ???
DO all the different flavours of Linux actually use the same source layout
in that the version.h should always be in the /usr/src/linux folder??
Oh God, I can't afford to go out and buy a PCMCIA Ethernet card that is
supported I just don't have the funds available. Please help me get over
this hurdle folks.
One last thing - in the makefile provided by Techworks they have a variable
INC in this form:
PCMCIASRC = /usr/src/pcmcia - this I dowloaded
from ftp://sourcforge.org/pcmcia/..
INC = -I/usr/src/linux -I$(PCMCIASRC)/include -I/usr/src/linux \
-I/usr/src/linux/drivers/net
if thats of any help??
Ian Turnbull
0961 931941
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Web : www.turnbui.freeserve.co.uk
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From: "Keith D. Burgess Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.install
Subject: Re: Using KPPP as a user
Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2000 00:54:37 GMT
run kppp from a shell in X you'll see the errors....
if you don't feel like it run ---- > xhost + from a shell then try
running kppp
David Stackis wrote:
> I have RedHat 6.2...I love it and all, except for the fact that I cannot
> access KPPP as a regular user.
>
> This is a workstation at home running KDE as my windows manager. Every time
> I try to access KPPP as a user, I get prompted for the roots
> password....funny thing is, is that the root password does not work to open
> KPPP either. The only way I can get to KPPP is to be logged in as root.
>
> How can I correct this?
>
> Cheers!
> TIA!
> David Stackis
> http://www.stackis.com
>
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From: "Christa Staudacher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: isapnp
Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2000 02:57:30 +0200
Rename or delete isapnp.conf and create a new script with "pnpdump -c >
/etc/isapnp.conf". Then start isapnp /etc/isapnp.conf. Also you can try
adding (VERIFYLD N) to the top of your script.
# [. . .]
# (DEBUG)
(VERIFYLD N)
(READPORT 0X0???)
(ISOLATE)
(IDENTIFY *)
# [. . .]
"root" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Hi all,
>
> I can't configure my Adaptec-1520B SCSI card (ISA).
>
> I've tried to use pnpdump for creating a script for using
> with isapnp but when I start isapnp /etc/isapnp.conf,
> I have a fatal error on line beginning with CONFIGURE ADP1520/******
>
> Someone have an idea or better, an isapnp script for an Adaptec 1520B
>
> Thanks
>
> Bye
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: 'cdrecord' error!!??
Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2000 01:00:40 GMT
Thanks a lot!
But I have one IDE CD-ROM drive, and a IDE CD-RW. If I choose IDE-CD
no, then I cannot use the IDE CD-ROM drive, right? What do I do now?
Thanks again
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> On Tue, 01 Aug 2000 16:20:15 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> >cdrecord 1.8 for RH 6.2
> >
> >run 'cdrecord -scanbus' as root. The error message is:
> >cdrecord: no such file or directory. cannot open SCSI driver
> >cdrecord: for possible targets, try 'cdreord -scanbus', Make sure you
> >are root.
> >
> >I did compile 'SCSI support' when I compiled the kernel.
>
> Yes, but did you compiled also the IDE CDRom support ? If yes,
> your CD-Burner is still under the control of the IDE controller,
> hence you cannot use the SCSI interface to control it.
>
> Recompile the kernel and be sure that:
>
> IDE-HD YES
> IDE-CD NO!!!!
> SCSI-HD NO!!!!
> SCSI-CD YES!!!!
>
> Then add to the lilo.conf the append="hd?=ide-scsi" line, this
> will tell to your kernle to leave the CD alone.
>
> See also the CD-Writing-HOWTO.
>
> Davide
>
>
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Before you buy.
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From: "Scott Simpson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: building smp kernel
Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2000 01:13:24 GMT
"Scott Simpson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:hE1i5.3740$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> "Neil McFadyen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > After installing redhat 6.2 from cdrom on an smp box,
> > then rebuilding the kernel by
> > I get error messages for
> > unresolved symbols for some modules
>
> I have the same problem (on the updated 2.2.16 kernel). Help!
OK. I've solved the problem. Try doing "make mrproper" (which will delete
the .config file) and re-enter all the settings. Don't copy over a previous
kernel config file. This seems to work.
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From: E J <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.install
Subject: Re: Using KPPP as a user
Date: Wed, 02 Aug 2000 18:23:16 -0700
Bring up a xterm or console window.
$ kppp
Was there any errors in the console window when kppp would not work?
In my case , I had a Xauthority error so I correct it by editing the
.bash_profile
file
and add the following lines:
#-----------snip--------------
# add localhost to the list allowed to make connections to the X server to
prevent
# the following message:
#
# Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
# Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to Server
# kppp: cannot connect to X server :0
/usr/X11R6/bin/xhost + localhost
#-----------snip---------------
Rob Blomquist wrote:
David Stackis wrote:
> I have RedHat 6.2...I love it and all, except for the fact that I cannot
> access KPPP as a regular user.
>
> This is a workstation at home running KDE as my windows manager. Every time
> I try to access KPPP as a user, I get prompted for the roots
> password....funny thing is, is that the root password does not work to open
> KPPP either. The only way I can get to KPPP is to be logged in as root.
>
> How can I correct this?
>
> Cheers!
> TIA!
> David Stackis
> http://www.stackis.com
>
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From: bullwinkle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Red Hat 6.2 & sound support: bummer!
Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2000 01:30:06 GMT
Fausto Arinos de A. Barbuto wrote:
>
>
>
>
> Hello,
>
> I have recently installed Red Hat 6.2 on my
> computer. Then it came the time to setup the
> sound devices. sndconfig did a good job as to
> detecting the correct hardware, a CMI 8738
> [/C3DX] PCI audio device. However, no sound
> has ever been heard from the sound boxes.
> sndconfig said it would perform a sound test
> but no sound ever echoed from the multimedia
> speakers. What's wrong? What to do? Can't RH
> 6.2 work with PCI devices?
>
> Yet another question: during the install, I
> selected a US keyboard with "deadkeys", as
> I wanted accent support for my texts in
> Portuguese. There was a text box to test the
> accents, and they worked fine. But now that
> RH is installed, no one of the text editors I
> have yields neither accents on the vowels (or
> any other character) nor cedils. I tried to
> select a US-Latin keyboard from kbdconfig,
> but that choice was of no use. What to do in
> this case?
>
> Any help will be much appreciated. Thank
> you!
>
> ---Fausto
>
>
>
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> Before you buy.
For the "dead keys", check in /etc/X11/XF86Config. Look in Section
"Keyboard". Verify that the line that contains only "XkbDisable" is
uncommented. Running RH6.2, with keyboard set as "us" and "pc101", I can
use "dead keys" by first hitting the "print screen" key, then hitting the
accent key I want. Next hit the letter key, now you should see the letter
with the accent. I think when I installed RH6.2, I also choose to use
"dead keys". However, after the install completed, "dead keys" did not
work until I uncommented "XkbDisable" in /etc/X11/XF86Config.
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From: bullwinkle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Red Hat 6.2 & sound support: bummer!
Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2000 01:30:06 GMT
Fausto Arinos de A. Barbuto wrote:
>
>
>
>
> Hello,
>
> I have recently installed Red Hat 6.2 on my
> computer. Then it came the time to setup the
> sound devices. sndconfig did a good job as to
> detecting the correct hardware, a CMI 8738
> [/C3DX] PCI audio device. However, no sound
> has ever been heard from the sound boxes.
> sndconfig said it would perform a sound test
> but no sound ever echoed from the multimedia
> speakers. What's wrong? What to do? Can't RH
> 6.2 work with PCI devices?
>
> Yet another question: during the install, I
> selected a US keyboard with "deadkeys", as
> I wanted accent support for my texts in
> Portuguese. There was a text box to test the
> accents, and they worked fine. But now that
> RH is installed, no one of the text editors I
> have yields neither accents on the vowels (or
> any other character) nor cedils. I tried to
> select a US-Latin keyboard from kbdconfig,
> but that choice was of no use. What to do in
> this case?
>
> Any help will be much appreciated. Thank
> you!
>
> ---Fausto
>
>
>
> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Before you buy.
For the "dead keys", check in /etc/X11/XF86Config. Look in Section
"Keyboard". Verify that the line that contains only "XkbDisable" is
uncommented. Running RH6.2, with keyboard set as "us" and "pc101", I can
use "dead keys" by first hitting the "print screen" key, then hitting the
accent key I want. Next hit the letter key, now you should see the letter
with the accent. I think when I installed RH6.2, I also choose to use
"dead keys". However, after the install completed, "dead keys" did not
work until I uncommented "XkbDisable" in /etc/X11/XF86Config.
--
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From: Gary Shears <gshears@[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: syslogd fails on startup
Reply-To: gshears@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.admin
Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2000 01:33:18 GMT
You're right, 'myserver' does not sound at all like a system daemon. I'v=
e=20
never heard of it. I would assume you've been cracked.=20
Given that:
It's not just simpler as a newbie to start from the beginning, it is the=
=20
ONLY thing to do once you've been cracked. You have no way of knowing=20
what has been compromised on your system. They can even go as far as to =
replace gcc so you can't even build anything from source. You can check =
out Ken Thompson's article Reflections on Trusting Trust=20
(http://www.acm.org/classics/sep95/) to see how this works. This is=20
perhaps the ultimate hack. One of the most common things that most=20
rootkits do is replace most system utilities so you can't accurately=20
track what has been/is being done to your system. Since the cracker went=
=20
to the trouble of (apparently) replacing your syslogd, (albeit not=20
compentently, otherwise you'd get normal looking logs; they would just=20
hide their footprints) they probably replaced other system utilities as =
well. So the only way to check things is mount the drive in question fro=
m=20
a known good system and check every file on every partition against a=20
known good copy. Easier to just re-install.
One thing you might do is run netstat -anp (assuming it hasn't been=20
cracked) and see what foreign connections show up. This should tell you =
who 'myserver' is talking to. Also run 'nmap' against localhost to see=20
what ports are open.
Now, for the disclaimer: I'm not a hacker, just a hobbyist. So someone=20
else may have a more benign explanation for what you've experienced. I=20
just can't think of one.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
On 8/2/00, 7:29:09 PM, "HSC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote regarding Re:=20
syslogd fails on startup:
> yes, I am running wu-ftp, the version that comes with the RH 6.2 (pard=
on=20
the
> misinformation earlier). All zone files were altered including=20
resolv.conf
> and possibly many others. I have no recent logs as a result to see wh=
at
> has/is happening. There is a daemon running in the background called
> "myserver" which does not sound like a system daemon.
> As a newbie to both linux and security, it's simpler to start from the=
> beginning. Anyone know of a better solution?
> "Gary Shears" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Quick and dirty test to see if syslogd was corrupted or replaced is to=
> 'md5sum /usr/sbin/syslogd' and compare the output to md5sum run on a
> canonical source, i.e., the one that came with your distribution. If i=
t's
> different, do the same thing on klogd, and other files that hackers ar=
e
> likely to hit, i.e., ps, ls, find, netstat, and such. If you see any
> differences, assume you've been cracked. After that, all bets are off
> until you do a complete re-installation. Judging by the last message, =
and
> the fact that it was ANONYMOUS FTP, I think you're probably correct in=
> assuming a crack. Are you running wu-ftp? Is it up to date?
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
> On 8/2/00, 5:24:03 PM, "HSC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote regarding sysl=
ogd
> fails on startup:
> > Red Hat 6.1 says it fails when starting the system logger. I believ=
e
> syslog
> > consists of two daemons: syslogd and klog. The latter daemon start=
s
> fine;
> > however syslogd states that it fails.
> > Syslogd has a PID and appears to be running in the background accord=
ing
> to a
> > pstree. However, the logs all are three days old and the 'messages'=
log
> > ends with an ANONYMOUS FTP LOGIN hostname.domain.xx followed by garb=
age
> > characters.
> > Looks like security was breached. Please help! As a newbie, I am a=
t a
> > loss, and any advice would be appreciated at this point.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David Efflandt)
Subject: Re: One more question about partition location
Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2000 01:40:34 +0000 (UTC)
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Wed, 02 Aug 2000 16:44:11 GMT, otosan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I just got a 20 gig drive. I am about to reinstall my system and wanted
>to ask a question. Can I put linux in a partition before win98.
>
> For example
>
> hard drive
>
> 1. os/2 boot manager in the first meg or two
>
> 2. linux (mandrake or slack haven't decided have both)- 3 gig
>
> 3. win98 - rest of the drive except for swap space for linux
>
> 4. linux swap 128 meg
>
>
> I am asking since I seem to have read somewhere that win98 needed to be
>the first thing on the disk after the boot manager. After reading a
>number of posts and websites it does not seem to be true. But both win98
>and linux have to start in the first 1024 cylinders??? I want a
>continuous win98 partion I don't want to break it up if I don't have to.
>I thought if linux did not take all of the first 1024 cylinders I could
>have them located on the disk as described above.
Win98 does NOT have to be the first partition on the drive, and it
probably doesn't even have to start under 1024 cyl either unless you use a
LILO with the 1024 cyl limitation. But I have older LILO, so I put a
couple of 16MB /boot partitions on my 27.3GB drive before installing
Win98se. The rest of Linux can go anywhere. I have room to play with a
couple of different distros in an extended partition, which is why I used
2 /boot partitions and put LILO there instead of the MBR. This allows me
to totally erase one of them and simply switch to the other /boot as the
active boot partition (any no worry about Win or virus checker stepping on
the MBR).
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From: E J <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: linux memory limits?
Date: Wed, 02 Aug 2000 18:46:46 -0700
The largest file size that linux can handle is 2G for ext2. ext2
replacement (ext3 when it comes out) does not have 2G file limit.
"Matthew N. White" wrote:
> Hi,
> I have redhat 6.2 running on some machines with
> 2G memory. For some reason, any job over around
> 1G is terminated before any more memory can be
> allocated. I found the problem occurs in a simple c
> program repeatedly calling malloc. Is there some
> inherent kernel limit to memory size for a single
> job in linux? If so, can it be changed? I'd like
> to run a job that can take up the majority of the 2G
> memory.
>
> Matt
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From: E J <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: CDRW Drive Suggestion for Mandrake 7
Date: Wed, 02 Aug 2000 18:56:07 -0700
It is best to get a SCSI CDRW for its ease of installation on a linux box.
But if price are a consideration get a IDE CDRW.
You will have to do some system configuration to use SCSI-IDE emulation
I have an HP CD Writer and it works fine except I am running out of hard disk space to
perform a CD copy.
It is easily fixed by buying a bigger hard disk.
"Stefo D. Stojanovski" wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I've been planning on getting a cdrw drive and I have searched around for drives
>that would be compatible with linux. I pretty much know what type I will probably
>get (an HP), but I would like any
> other suggestions that anyone has in terms of what CDRW they use with there linux
>box and how well it works.
>
> Thanks,
>
> steve
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From: Myriam Abramson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: modprobe error
Date: 02 Aug 2000 21:43:04 -0400
Hi!
I'm running Intel RH6.2. I get the following error with sndconfig:
The following error occurred running the modprobe program:
/lib/modules/2.2.14-5.0/misc/mad16.o: init_module: Device
or resource busy
/lib/modules/2.2.14-5.0/misc/mad16.o: insmod
/lib/modules/2.2.14-5.0/misc/mad16.o failed
/lib/modules/2.2.14-5.0/misc/mad16.o: insmod sound-slot-0
failed
What could be the problem(s)?
Thanks
--
myriam
Go Proverb:
The semeai where only one player has an eye is a fight over nothing.
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