Port for Roller?

[David Stanford]

Hi all,

Does anyone know if a port exists for
Roller?
I can't seem to locate it if it does.

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Re: FreeBSD 6.2 Release

[David Stanford]

Dear Sirs,

I just wanted to ask you since FreeBSD 6.2 is going to be
released, sooner or later I will be forced to upgrade my
system from 6.1 to 6.2.
Well my question goes like this: what is the best way for me
to do it? By downloading the ISO images or by doing it with
cvsup stable-supfile?

Waiting for your reply.

Best Regards,

Stefanos Sofroniou



You should take a look at:

http://www.daemonology.net/blog/2006-11-26-freebsd-6.1-to-6.2-binary-upgrade.html

...if you have no objections to a stock (GENERIC) kernel.

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Re: trying to install jre

[David Stanford]

What now?



Looks like you forgot to update your ports collection. Easiest way to update
them:

# portsnap fetch extract

Or you can use cvsup following the handbook (portsnap is also documented
there):

http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports-using.html

Also, you may have to first download the Java binaries and place them in
/usr/ports/distfiles (though I am not sure if this a requirement still,
since Java is now open sourced). Update your ports using portsnap and then
attempt to install /usr/ports/java/diablo-jre15; the Java binary downloads
can be found here:

http://www.freebsdfoundation.org/downloads/java.shtml

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Re: Configuration of Grub?

[David Stanford]

Good question; not sure about that one, since the BIOS may or may not
count the EIDE channels as 0 and 1, and the SATA as 2 and 3. Needless to
say, this little numbering scheme with grub has become confusing, esp
with the introduction of new technology (SATA) >.>. Not sure how
numbering would work with SCSI either (something I should try sometime),
because I don't know how the BIOS numbers drives with SCSI cards or SATA
drives put into the mix.



Another good point. I suppose it's documented somewhere, but who has time to
RTFM? :)

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Re: Configuration of Grub?

[David Stanford]

On 12/9/06, Karl Sinn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


Hi,

Am Samstag, 9. Dezember 2006 23:19 schrieb David Stanford:
> title FreeBSD
> root (hd1,0,a)
> kernel /boot/loader

This worked.

But I have to say, I don't know why.
It is the third harddisk in the system, and it's definitifly the slave on
the
second IDE-port.

During the installation I had to identify the disk with ad3.

How can grub mix the harddisks up and set this one to hd1?
Is there any logic behind?



Can't definitively explain this one. I'm assuming your first IDE port has a
CD/DVD drive and the first disk?  The *only* guess I have is that Grub, in
fact, does only count existing hard drives and didn't find one of the first
two (for whatever reason). Other than that, I got nothing. Anyway, glad you
got it working.

Anyway I already have the next problem: How to start KDE

But I'll check the Handbook first and start a new thread if I don't
manage.



http://freebsd.kde.org/instructions.php

Good luck!

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Re: Configuration of Grub?

[David Stanford]

Incorrect. If you installed the filesystem on ad3s1, it should be:

root (hd3,0,a)



Thank you, I stand corrected. Not sure what I was thinking there... :)

Many people goof up GRUB by accident because it's numbering system is

zero-based and linux-like to a certain extent, so /dev/hda in Linux
translates to hd0 in GRUB, which is also ad0 in FreeBSD.



This now leads me to a thought: does Grub count only *existing* hard drives
on your system or does it count the hard drive channels on your system? In
this case, Karl says he has installed FreeBSD on ad3, which makes me think
he has installed on a second SATA drive (more likely that on a fourth hard
drive I would think), and FreeBSD has counted two IDE channels as ad0 and
ad1, and two SATA channels as ad2 and ad3. If this is the case, and Grub
counts only the *existing* drives on his system, then he would have to use
(hd1,0,a), no? This would also explain the "disk is not existing" error he
was recieving.

I'd be interested in hearing thoughts (or facts ;) on this as I hate being
left confused... :)

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Re: Configuration of Grub?

[David Stanford]

I tried this with (hd3,0,a) and (hd3,1,a).
It didn't work.

I got a message like: disk is not existing (don't remember the exact
message)



See below.

If I understood right the hdd in Linux translates to ad3 in FreeBSD?


> 1.) the hard drive and 2.)
> the partition you installed FreeBSD on.

hdd/ad3 I used all the disk for FreeBSD and I used the automatic
configuration.



ad3 may be (and probably is) correct for you, but this has no relationship
with the 'hdx' format that Grub uses. Using 'hd3' in your Grub config would
suggest that you have installed FreeBSD on the fourth (counting 0, 1, 2, 3)
hard drive on your machine. If you have only one hard drive on your machine
and have installed FreeBSD on it, you would have to use 'hd0' (the *first*
hard drive) in your config. You would use 'hd1' if you installed on your
second hard drive, and so on. I would guess, since you mentioned ad3, that
you have installed FreeBSD on a second hard drive; if so, try the following:

title FreeBSD
   root (hd1,0,a)
   kernel /boot/loader

Right now Linux can not read the FreeBSD disk. Does FreeBSD have its own

filesystem?



Yes, by default FreeBSD uses UFS2. There is almost certainly a third party
app out there that will allow you to read UFS2 from Linux if this is what
you want to do at some point. You can also check 'man mount' under SUSE to
see if there is built-in support for mounting UFS2 filesystems (though this
is probably a long shot).

Ans if it has its own filesystem how can grub read the /boot/loader in

there?



SUSE may not be able to read it, but remember that Grub is independent (so
to speak) from Linux and has support for booting *BSD OS's.

Do I have to copy the loader on my Linux drive, configure it there so

FreeBSD
can then start?



No, not at all. Like I said, I'm sure your error is in your menu.lst 'root'
config. Many people have dual-boot Linux/FreeBSD setups, and I myself used
to have a Gentoo/FreeBSD/Windows setup using Grub way back, and copying
files from one filesystem to another was never necessary.

Is there any other way to start the system on that disk? From the install-CD

maybe?



Hmm, never tried. You may have to use FreeSBIE for something like this, but,
again, try your config first.

Good luck!

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Re: Configuration of Grub?

[David Stanford]

On 12/9/06, Karl Sinn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


Hi,

> I'm using this:
>
> title FreeBSD 6.2-STABLE
> root (hd1,0,a)
> kernel /boot/loader
>
> title FreeBSD 7.0-CURRENT
> root (hd0,2,a)
> kernel /boot/loader

I tried, but it still does not work.

Grub is giving a "file not found" message. If I understand it right it
searches the /boot/loader on my Linux hard disk.

I have found loader and loader.conf on the FreeBSD installation disk can I
just copy them?



What are you using now for your menu.lst? Still this?...

title FreeBSD
 root (hd3,0)
 chainloader +1

I can almost guarantee that you have your 'root' specified incorrectly. You
should have something similar to the following (as mentioned earlier by
Pieter):

title FreeBSD
   root (hd0,1,a)
   kernel /boot/loader

Unlike a Linux boot entry, you have to specify the 'a' portion of 'root' in
the menu.lst config. And remember that 'hd0' is defining exactly which hard
drive you have FreeBSD installed on (in this example, the first hard drive),
and '1' refers to the partition (in this example, the second partition). The
'a' will not have to be changed, assuming you performed a standard FreeBSD
installation as this is the slice / is installed on by default. Give it
another try with this info and reply back if you still have trouble. If you
reply back, please include 1.) the hard drive and 2.) the partition you
installed FreeBSD on.

P.S. Welcome to FreeBSD! :)

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Re: setfacl(1) Recursively?

[David Stanford]

Hmm, I don't see a recursive option either.
You should be able to set ACL on files in a direcotry with `setfacl -m
 *`, and pipe that through 'find -type:d` and xargs to do an
entire directory tree.



I got it with this on my server for /etc:

# cd /etc
# setfacl -m u:rsync_ssh:r,g:rsync_ssh:r `find .`

Thanks.

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setfacl(1) Recursively?

[David Stanford]

Hi all,

I'm simply trying to set ACLs on a few directories but don't see an option
to recursively apply this to the whole directory's contents. Does applying
the ACL to a directory inherently apply it to all other files and folders
within the directory? I've browsed the man page and handbook but can't find
the info. Thanks.

-David
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Re: bsdnews or daemonnews ... ?

[David Stanford]

I've forwarded this to Chris Coleman and Mikel King who run the site...

On 9/11/06, Marc G. Fournier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:




does anyone know what's going on with those?  trying to access both all
night and nadda ...


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Re: easy patch management tools

[David Stanford]

On 9/5/06, Aaron Bliss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


Hi everyone, first let me say that I'm pretty new to bsd, so please
forgive
the newbie questions; I've been using linux (redhat, suse, centos) for
many
years, and so learning bsd was a bit of a learning curve, but not bad (I
almost never use gui's for administration); I was wondering if there are
any
packagement tools for freebsd/pcbsd that offer simular functionality to
up2date or yum; I take care of installing and updating complete rpm based
systems using yum, and have not found a tool simular to yum for freebds
(I'm
also trying to stay away from pbi's, since they are specific to pcbsd);
I've
used the pkg_add, pkg_delete, portupgrade tools, but am just looking for
an
easy way to ensure my entire bsd box is updated;



I personally use portupgrade and portaudit to manage my installed ports and
have no complaints. I find portupgrade  to be extremely easy to use (after
your first mistake or two ;) and use portaudit to determine if any of my
critical ports actually *need* upgrading. Though, I should mention that I've
heard others on this list who prefer portmaster over portupgrade for various
reasons. You should probably look into both and see which one suits you
best.

You can also you security/freebsd-update to keep your base system updated
with errata fixes.

Also, as I understand it,

bsd makes use of ports, by using tools such as cvsup,



I would suggest using portsnap as is much more newb-friendly than cvsup.

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Re: help installing FreeBSD

[David Stanford]

I'm sorry, I think I didn't explain it very well...
When I choose the media type, a message is shown warning that '...this is
the last chance... we can take no responsabillity". I hit 'ok' and then a
message appears saying 'writing partitions...' and a few seconds later
appears one message saying  'Unable to make new root filesystem on
/dev/ad0s1a! Command returned status 36' (sometimes the 'Command returned
status 1'). I hit 'ok' and then appears: 'Couldn't make filesystems
properly. Aborting'. And finally the last message I receive is 'Instalation
completed with some errors. You may wish to scroll through...' At this point
is where I press Alt+F2 and the errors (the WRITE_DMA errors) are shown. Is
not necessary to press Alt+F2 but I read it somewhere. I hope you know now
where do these errors are shown, if not please respond me again and I'll try
to explain it better.
By the way, I don't think is the checksum because I was trying to install
FreeBSD 5.4 at first and the same error occured, but I will check the
checksum, is just that... excuse my ignorance, but what is the checksum of
my ISO image and how do I verify it Sorry I know that is a stupid
question...



As somebody already mentioned, it could very well be an issue with your hard
drive - but the simplest thing to do is first verify that your ISO and,
thus, your CDROM image aren't corrupt. A checksum is basically a value
generated from a data file using some sort of calculation method (in this
case, using an md5 hash). This value can then be later used to verify
nothing has changed in the data
file and that you have downloaded it with no errors. This is a common
thing to see in the open source world. If you want more information on
this, more can be found from
wikipedia 
. If you are downloading on a Windows machine, you can use the md5sum
utility (download
here 
). Once you have the ISO file, you can simpy place both the md5sum.exe
utility and ISO in the same directory and run it like so:

C:\Documents and Settings\dstanford\Desktop>*md5sum.exe
6.1-RELEASE-i386-disc1.iso*

This will generate a value which you can then compare with what the
valueshould be,
here.
If the two values match up, then you know the downloaded file (ISO) is the
same as the one on the server and that there were no errors while
downloading.

Good luck!

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Re: help installing FreeBSD

[David Stanford]

I've got a Maxtor of 60GB as primary master. My geometry is wrongly
reported
by the installation program, it reports a geometry of 119108/16/63 while
the
BIOS reports one of
1024/240/63.



If I'm not mistaken, I believe this is a  long-time bug in the installer.
I've installed several times seeing this error and never had a problem.
However, to be safe you could always manually specify the geometry of your
disk in the fdisk utility during install.

I think this has nothing to do since I'm planning to have

FreeBSD as the only OS of the machine, but you never know...
These errors are shown just after I leave the partition editor, when they
give the warning of making Back ups. Then the 'Writing partitions; message
is shown and then the last one that says: "Unable to make new root
filesystem on /dev/ad0s1a! Command returned status 36"



I'm confused. At what point are you pressing Alt-F2? There isn't any point
during the installation, that I can think of, that requires you hitting
Alt-F2. Though, in reference the short error message above, I would first
recommend verifying the checksum of your ISO and then reburning it - start
with the simple things :).

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Re: Permission to Distribute OS and Demon Logo

[David Stanford]

On 7/26/06, Carmen Chase <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


Hello from Buenos Aires, Argentina!

My name is Carmen Chase and I request your permission to distribute
FreeBSD &
ports, use the BSD Demon, and links to the manuals & downloads sites. Our
objective is to locally promote and generalize FreeBSD as end users - not
criticize other systems, or profit from FreeBSD. Let me explain:

The overwhelming majority of argentine PC users run un-licensed Microsoft
Sytems and software. The remainder have licenses or use Linux. FreeBSD is
unknown to the average PC user.

Although efforts are being made to control piracy, the vast majority of
final
users cannot afford microsoft licences. In terms of local purchasing
power,
windows XP would cost the equivalent of $1500 us dollars in the US market.
Meanwhile, PC usage continues to grow by leaps and bounds.

Over the last few years our family have increasingly used FreeBSD,
consider it
a grand solution and greatly admire your organization and acheivements. In
fact, we would like to see FreeBSD generalized amongst the millions of
argentine users and small businesses.

To achieve this objective, we are considering a simple non-profit web
site,
with a help section, history section, forum, bulletin boards, jobs/help
wanted, links, videos clips demonstrating the system, etc... and request
your
permision to use the Demon Logo, and distribute the FreeBSD operating
system
& ports.

Any support would be greatly appreciated!

Respectfully yours,

Carmen Chase
tel. 4541-1434

PD please let us know you received this message!


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http://www.freebsd.org/art.html#USE


http://www.freebsd.org/logo.html#GUIDELINE

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Re: Simple DNS Configuration

[David Stanford]

> Yea, I feel I may just use the A records as the additional query issue
you
> mentioned previously leaves me thinking it's the better
configuration...it
> still bothers me I can't figure it out though. :-/


Not sure what you mean.



I was referring to your comment regarding CNAME causing an  additional query
for each look-up:

"I wouldn't recommend using CNAME for www due to extra DNS lookups[1]."


[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# /etc/rc.d/named start

>>> Starting named.
>>
>> Check your logs.
>
>
> I've been checking /var/log/messages but see nothing after recieving
that
> error. Are all named logs placed here by default?


This is the only place where I look. As far as I'm concerned, if a
reload was unsuccessful, then you'll get something in there. Otherwise
nothing gets logged.


>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# host -t a daemonbox.net localhost
>>> Using domain server:
>>> Name: localhost
>>> Address: 127.0.0.1#53
>>> Aliases:
>>>
>>> Host daemonbox.net not found: 2(SERVFAIL)
>>>
>>>
>>> Does anyone see anything wrong with this? Thanks for all your help!
>>
>> Can you resolve other domains (e.g.: freebsd.org)? Can't think of
>> anything else right now.
>
>
> Yes, as I noted, when  I remove the CNAME entry everything works fine.
Very
> strange...


Not sure about that either. I guess you shouldn't use it then. Anyway,
at least your domain is responding now:


$ host -t a daemonbox.net chadwick.daemonbox.net
Using domain server:
Name: chadwick.daemonbox.net
Address: 66.246.140.170#53
Aliases:

daemonbox.net has address 66.246.140.170

$ host -t a www.daemonbox.net chadwick.daemonbox.net
Using domain server:
Name: chadwick.daemonbox.net
Address: 66.246.140.170#53
Aliases:

www.daemonbox.net has address 66.246.140.170



Wow, I'm surprised you were able to get that as I've also been making
firewall adjustments all night. :)

http://www.dnsreport.com/tools/dnsreport.ch?domain=daemonbox.net



www.dnsreport.com is a great tool for all your DNS needs.



Absolutely. I'd be lost at work without it (or dnsstuff.com). :) Thanks
again for all your help!

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Re: Simple DNS Configuration

[David Stanford]

> ; MX Records
> > IN  MX 10   mail.daemonbox.net.
> >
> > ; Machine Names
> > localhost   IN  A   127.0.0.1
> > chadwick   IN  A   66.246.140.170
> > mail  IN  A   66.246.246.58
> > www IN  A   66.246.140.170
> > @IN  A   66.246.140.170
> >
> > ; Aliases
> > www IN  CNAME   @
>
>

Found it. If you notice, I had an A record and a CNAME record for www.
Though it still doesn't seem to like this:

www  IN  A   66.246.140.170
@ IN CNAME www

Either way, I've decided to just not use the CNAME record. Thanks to
everyone for all their help!

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Re: Simple DNS Configuration

[David Stanford]

On 7/25/06, Mikhail Goriachev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


David Stanford wrote:
>> I've tried everyone's suggestions to no avail. Here's my actual
> configuration:
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# /etc/rc.d/named stop
> Stopping named.
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# tail -12 /etc/namedb/named.conf


I can't stop mine and then start it again (running in chrooted mode). I
do:

# make rndc reload



Isn't named's default behaviour to run chrooted? It appears so whn looking
at the rc script.

Also, when something goes wrong, named won't reload but logs a complaint

into /var/log/messages. So it is a good idea to check logs every time a
change is made.


>
> zone "daemonbox.net" {
> type master;
> file "master/daemonbox.net";
> };
>
> /*
> zone "140.246.66.in-addr.arpa" {
> type master;
> file "master/140.246.66.in-addr.arpa";
> };
> */
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# cat /etc/namedb/master/daemonbox.net
> $TTL 3600; 1 hour
> daemonbox.net.  IN  SOA chadwick.daemonbox.net.
> dstanford.daemonbox.net. (
> 2006072400  ; Serial
  ^^
  ^^
Make sure your serial increments with every change you make.



I've been ignoring that to save time while troubleshooting as (from my
understanding) it  is only used by  other name servers so they know to
update their information:

"The serial number identifies this version of the zone configuration. Remote
name servers
first retreive the SOA record and check if the serial number has incremented
before
deciding whether to access the rest of the zone, which could be large. Make
sure you
increment this field every time you edit the file. If you don't, your
updates will not
propagate to other name servers."   -The Complete FreeBSD, Greg Lehey


1d  ; Refresh
> 2h  ; Retry
> 100d; Expire
> 1h ); Minimum TTL
>
>
> ; DNS Servers
> @   IN  NS  chadwick.daemonbox.net.
> @   IN  NS  ns1.nac.net.
> @   IN  NS  ns2.nac.net.


Remove/comment those nac.net servers just in case (just for now while
testing). Get yours cranking first.



Good point.


; MX Records
> IN  MX 10   mail.daemonbox.net.
>
> ; Machine Names
> localhost   IN  A   127.0.0.1
> chadwick   IN  A   66.246.140.170
> mail  IN  A   66.246.246.58
> www IN  A   66.246.140.170
> @IN  A   66.246.140.170
>
> ; Aliases
> www IN  CNAME   @


I personally wouldn't use that line. Previous 2 lines are sufficient.



Yea, I feel I may just use the A records as the additional query issue you
mentioned previously leaves me thinking it's the better configuration...it
still bothers me I can't figure it out though. :-/


[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# /etc/rc.d/named start
> Starting named.


Check your logs.



I've been checking /var/log/messages but see nothing after recieving that
error. Are all named logs placed here by default?


[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# host -t a daemonbox.net localhost
> Using domain server:
> Name: localhost
> Address: 127.0.0.1#53
> Aliases:
>
> Host daemonbox.net not found: 2(SERVFAIL)
>
>
> Does anyone see anything wrong with this? Thanks for all your help!


Can you resolve other domains (e.g.: freebsd.org)? Can't think of
anything else right now.



Yes, as I noted, when  I remove the CNAME entry everything works fine. Very
strange...

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Re: Simple DNS Configuration

[David Stanford]

On 7/24/06, Derek Ragona <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


 Check your /etc/nsswitch.conf file.  You want the line for hosts to be:
dns files

Also be sure named is running.  While it says it is starting do a:
ps -ax|grep name

-Derek



Derek,

nsswitch.conf hasn't been modified from the default:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# cat /etc/nsswitch.conf
group: compat
group_compat: nis
hosts: files dns
networks: files
passwd: compat
passwd_compat: nis
shells: files

And I've been verifying named is running after every stop/start of the rc
script:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# ps aux|grep named
bind  26207  4.1  0.2  4060  3328  ??  Ss7:09PM
0:00.08/usr/sbin/named -t /var/named -u bind
root  10645  0.0  0.0  1300   952  ??  Ss6:09AM
0:02.08/usr/sbin/syslogd -l /var/run/log -l /var/named/var/run/log -s

There has to be something I'm missing as I've set this is up in the exact
same manner on a dev box at home using the same named.conf and master files,
and still yield the same results.

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Re: Simple DNS Configuration

[David Stanford]

On 7/24/06, Matthias Fechner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


Hi David,

David Stanford wrote:
> Now it appears to be working correctly and responding to queries,
however
> I'm noticing I continue to get that same error when I add my CNAME
entry:
> =
> @  IN   CNAMEwww.example.org.
> =

write:
www IN  CNAME   example.org.



Best regards,
Matthias

I've tried everyone's suggestions to no avail. Here's my actual

configuration:

[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# /etc/rc.d/named stop
Stopping named.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# tail -12 /etc/namedb/named.conf

zone "daemonbox.net" {
   type master;
   file "master/daemonbox.net";
};

/*
zone "140.246.66.in-addr.arpa" {
   type master;
   file "master/140.246.66.in-addr.arpa";
};
*/
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# cat /etc/namedb/master/daemonbox.net
$TTL 3600; 1 hour
daemonbox.net.  IN  SOA chadwick.daemonbox.net.
dstanford.daemonbox.net. (
   2006072400  ; Serial
   1d  ; Refresh
   2h  ; Retry
   100d; Expire
   1h ); Minimum TTL


; DNS Servers
@   IN  NS  chadwick.daemonbox.net.
@   IN  NS  ns1.nac.net.
@   IN  NS  ns2.nac.net.

; MX Records
   IN  MX 10   mail.daemonbox.net.

; Machine Names
localhost   IN  A   127.0.0.1
chadwick   IN  A   66.246.140.170
mail  IN  A   66.246.246.58
www IN  A   66.246.140.170
@IN  A   66.246.140.170

; Aliases
www IN  CNAME   @
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# /etc/rc.d/named start
Starting named.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# host -t a daemonbox.net localhost
Using domain server:
Name: localhost
Address: 127.0.0.1#53
Aliases:

Host daemonbox.net not found: 2(SERVFAIL)


Does anyone see anything wrong with this? Thanks for all your help!

-David
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Re: Simple DNS Configuration

[David Stanford]

On 7/24/06, Mikhail Goriachev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


Hi,

Try this and let us know how it goes.



$ORIGIN example.org.
> $TTL 3600; 1 hour
> example.org.  IN  SOAns.example.org. admin.example.org. (
> 2006072400  ; Serial
> 1d; Refresh
> 2h; Retry
> 100d ; Expire
> 1h )  ; Minimum TTL
>
@   IN  NS  ns.example.org.
IN  A   192.168.1.1 ; or whatever your IP is.
>
> ; Machine Names
> localhost IN  A   127.0.0.1
> host1 IN  A   192.168.1.1
> host2 IN  A   192.168.1.2
> host3 IN  A   192.168.1.3
> =


Cheers,
Mikhail.

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Thanks Mikhail, that was it:
=
@   IN  NS  ns.example.org.
=

Now it appears to be working correctly and responding to queries, however
I'm noticing I continue to get that same error when I add my CNAME entry:
=
@  IN   CNAMEwww.example.org.
=

Doesn't the "@" simply represent the domain, in this case "example.org"?
That makes this translate from example.org -> www.example.org, correct?

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Simple DNS Configuration

[David Stanford]

Hi all,

I feel like I'm losing my mind here. It's been a while since I configured
named and I can't quite figure out what I'm doing wrong here. Here is my
understanding of what is "needed" to get (a very basic configuration of)
named running with a few A records in place:

# sh make-localhost

append default named.conf with:
=
zone "example.org" {
   type master;
   file "master/example.org";
};
=

create master/example.org with:
=
$TTL 3600; 1 hour
example.org.  IN  SOAns.example.org. admin.example.org. (
   2006072400  ; Serial
   1d; Refresh
   2h; Retry
   100d ; Expire
   1h )  ; Minimum TTL


; Machine Names
localhost   IN  A   127.0.0.1
host1IN  A   192.168.1.1
host2IN  A   192.168.1.2
host3IN  A   192.168.1.3
=

append rc.conf with:
=
named_enable="YES"
=

# reboot


Is there something I'm missing? This is on a fresh 6.1 install (rebuilt with
latest src) and a few random ports installed (editors and such) and no
firewall config.

[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# uname -sri
FreeBSD 6.1-RELEASE-p3 GENERIC

[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# host -t a example.org localhost
Using domain server:
Name: localhost
Address: 127.0.0.1#53
Aliases:

Host example.org not found: 2(SERVFAIL)

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Re: What FreeBSD users really want

[David Stanford]

On 7/22/06, sammy sumer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


To Whom It May Concern:

Greeting from Australia

I commend your efforts and your success. Following are some gripes with
FreeBSD and ideas to fix them.

I have been using FreeBSD for a few years. I have also played with lots of
Linux distributions but still FreeBSD is my first choice as a computer
system admin and backend web developer.

But you know what pisses me off about FreeBSD? It is the little things.

Every Linux Distributor in the world is hard at work reinventing the
interface and making the Linux as user friendly as possible but we're
still
dogged by turn of the century hassle with our FreeBSD.

Here is what I would fix:

1.Reinvent the installer and interface.

Fundamental thing like system installer is still phenomenally arcane.
There
is no excuse for FreeBSD developers not to upgrade the system installer
and
why not using disk imaging technology like Norton ghost or Acronis
TrueImageinstead of the traditional installation.



http://wikitest.freebsd.org/BSDInstaller

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Re: DNS beginner question

[David Stanford]

On 7/5/06, Michael S <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:


Hi all.

I am trying to set up a DNS service. I have 2 FreeBSD machines, one's
web and DNS (that I am setting up) and the other FTP. Both machines
are behind a router and get local addresses (i.e. 192.168). If
DNS, FTP and web ports in the router are open, will I be able to set
up the DNS in a way such that when someone from the outside types
www.mydomain.com, he'll be taken to the machine that runs apache, and
when he types ftp.mydomain.com he'll be taken to the machine which
runs ftp?
By the way simply typing ftp://mydomain.com and http://mydomain.com
does the trick, but I want it to work with prefixes too.

Hopefully my question isn't too confusing.

Thanks in advance.
Michael



Hi Michael,

You'll have to clarify "open" regarding the WEB, DNS, and FTP ports on the
router. Are they simply port-forwarded to the internal servers (meaning
based on service ports) or do you have one-to-one NAT mapping a public IP to
an internal for each server? If it's the latter, and each machine has its
own public IP, then you can simply set DNS to point to each server
respectively:

www.mydomain.com -> publicIP1 -> privateIP1
ftp.mydomain.com -> publicIP2 -> privateIP2

The real question is whether you have a block of public IPs or just one. But
to be honest, you can probably get away with just having a single public IP
and using port forwarding as most browsers (including Firfox and IE)
recognize the "ftp" and "www" subdomains and automatically adjust to that
protocol.

i.e. ftp.somedomain.com will automatically be translated to
ftp://ftp.somedomain.com (ftp.freebsd.org ).

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Re: Backup sollutions

[David Stanford]

An even better alternative (IMHO) is Bacula . It
supports a wide range of
platforms,
including Windows PCs (backup client only). As for a GUI, it only comes with
bimagemgr,
a web interface only useful to those who backup strictly to disk or CDs. It
also comes with some text-based console utilities for Windows and Gnome to
help centralize management, but most of your work  will still have to be
done on the backup server anyway. And, of course, the documentation is
terrific.

-David

On 6/23/06, Martin Hepworth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


Another vote for amanda - no gui, the the command line is easy.

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On 6/23/06, Andreas Wideroe Andersen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hi,
> I'm looking for a free (ports?) backup sollutions for FreeBSD
> servers. I would like to have something similare to IBM's Tivoli
> where you install a client on each server and administer the backup
> from another server with a web gui.
>
> Are there similare sollutions found for FreeBSD?
>
> Thanks!
> Andreas
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Re: FreeBSD firewall, nat, kernel

[David Stanford]

On 6/14/06, Dennis Olvany <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


From a fresh install, a working nat should only require a few commands.
Kernel compilation is not necessary.



I personally don't use the NAT function in my IPFW config, and thus just
reverted to the handbook,,,*cough*, excuse me...bible for the information.
Though, if this is the case you should probably submit a PR to the docs team
to avoid future confusion. :)

kldload ipfw

kldload ipdivert
sysctl net.inet.ip.forwarding=1
dhclient xl0
natd -dynamic -n xl0
ipfw add divert natd ip from any to any via xl0
ipfw add allow ip from any to any
ifconfig rl0 192.168.100.253/24

To make the config permanent, you just need to use the rc equivalents of
those commands.

/etc/rc.conf

firewall_enable="yes"
firewall_type="/etc/ipfw.rules"
gateway_enable="yes"
ifconfig_xl0="dhcp"
ifconfig_rl0="192.168.100.253/24"
natd_enable="yes"
natd_interface="xl0"

/etc/ipfw.rules

add divert natd ip from any to any via xl0
add allow ip from any to any
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Re: FreeBSD firewall, nat, kernel

[David Stanford]

On 6/13/06, fbsd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


All 3 FreeBSD 6.1 firewall software products IPF, IPFW, PF and their
NAT components all work without having to be compiled into the
kernel.



To get NAT functionality from IPFW you need to add 'option divert' to your
kernel configuration file and recompile. fbsd was half right, it's all in
the handbook ;)...

"There are some additional configuration statements that need to be enabled
to activate the NAT function of IPFW. The kernel source needs 'option
divert' statement added to the other IPFIREWALL statements compiled into a
custom kernel."

http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/firewalls-ipfw.html

Read the handbook closer for details on how to activate which ever

one you want to use.

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Subject: FreeBSD firewall, nat, kernel


Hi,

I've just installed a FBSD 6.1 box and I want to install Firewall
and NAT services.
The handbook Firewall chapter indicates to compile Firewall if you
want NAT.
But, I could not find in the GENERIC file the IPFIREWALL options.

Do you have an idea ?

Thanks,
Regi
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Re: makeworld FAILURE on 5.4-STABLE

[David Stanford]

On 5/17/06, Kyrre Nygard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


At 13:55 16.05.2006, Donald J. O'Neill wrote:
>On Tuesday 16 May 2006 05:30, Kyrre Nygard wrote:
> > >Is /home on a slice of its own. Mine is, for the reason that if I
> > > have to blow off the system and reinstall, I can safely do that, as
> > > long as I don't make any changes to /home, just remount it as
> > > /home. You can do this with sysinstall, very easlily.
> > >
> > >Send the output from 'df', I can tell from that.
> > >
> > >Don
> >
> > Hello!
> >
> > Actually, my /home is under /usr ... uh oh huh?
> > No can do then?
> >
> > Thanks for the tip of having /home as a seperate slice though,
> > I'll treasure it for the rest of my days!
> >
> > Peace,
> > Kyrre
>
>Not as you have it now. However, I read a possible solution that I think
>might work, to you from David Stanford. I think it will work, it just
>needs a couple of suggestions to flesh it out a bit.
>
>I'll requote it here:
>How large is your /var slice? If it's large enough to fit /home (or at
>least the files you'd like to save), maybe try booting into single-user
>mode, mount /usr and /var, wipe out /var, copy the files from /usr/home
>to /var, and just remember to document what slice /var was. Then you
>could just reinstall the base system around it using a 6.1-RELEASE CD,
>no?
>
>Just a shot in the dark...
>===
>
>Not a bad shot in the dark, I think it will work if you do it this way:
>1) Follow what David said above,  be sure to document what slice /var
>is. You're going to need that information when you reinstall with the
>6.1-RELEASE disc.
>
>2) boot up the release disc. Use the standard install method. The first
>thing you come to is "fdisk" partitioning. The only thing you're going
>to do here is make an existing partition bootable, don't change
>anything else, don't make any new partitions, don't delete any. Just
>make the one partition bootable, then go on to the next step and
>install the boot manager.
>
>3) BSDlabel is the next step. Since you didn't change any partitions on
>your disc, the existing slices should come up. You can remove and
>recreate all of them except the one you had for /var. You're going to
>mount that one as /home. At this point, you can create your other
>slices and mount points. Make sure that the slice you now have as /home
>is not going have 'newfs' run on it, all the others need to have it
>done, but not /home. Then go on with the installation.
>
>Until you go through the disk label step, you haven't changed anything.
>Once you get through that step, you're committed, and what will be,
>will be. So, if you need any clarification, ask for it. Just remember,
>if you make a mistake, it's unpleasant and you'll be kicking yourself
>in the ass, but it's not the end of the world.
>
>Don

Hey man,

# df
Filesystem SizeUsed   Avail Capacity  Mounted on
/dev/ad4s1a248M 35M193M15%/
devfs  1.0K1.0K  0B   100%/dev
/dev/ad4s1d248M 80M148M35%/var
/dev/ad4s1e248M 10K228M 0%/tmp
/dev/ad4s1f142G118G 12G91%/usr

Great shot! :)

So in my case, can I not first mount /dev/ad4s1f from FreeSBIE
maybe, delete everything except my home directory, and then run a
FreeBSD 6.1-RELEASE reinstall, skipping the parts that would
mess with my /dev/ad4s1f?



Maybe I'm confused as to what you're looking to do. If you're looking to
copy data from (or all of) /home to /var, it obviously won't be able to hold
anymore than 248MB; and it seems like you have much more data than that.

And avoiding the /usr slice won't help with upgrading as you will need to
reinstall a new /usr slice anyway using the 6.1-RELEASE disc. Much of the
system is located in /usr...

If you have more than 248MB worth of data you need to save, and upgrading is
absolutely necessary, I would suggest just ponying up the $40.00 and getting
an external hard drive to back up the data. Then do a fresh install.

Hehe, no it would not be the end of the world.

But it would put an end to the fruits of a lot of struggle.

See you around man,
Kyrre





-David
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Re: makeworld FAILURE on 5.4-STABLE

[David Stanford]

Kyrre,

How large is your /var slice? If it's large enough to fit /home (or at least
the files you'd like to save), maybe try booting into single-user mode,
mount /usr and /var, wipe out /var, copy the files from /usr/home to /var,
and just remember to document what slice /var was. Then you could just
reinstall the base system around it using a 6.1-RELEASE CD, no?

Just a shot in the dark...

-David

On 5/16/06, Kyrre Nygard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


At 11:12 16.05.2006, Donald J. O'Neill wrote:
>On Tuesday 16 May 2006 03:30, Kyrre Nygard wrote:
> >
> > Hello Don!
> >
> > Yes it's the `make buildworld' as far as I know.
> >
> > The /etc/make.conf contains PERL_VER=5.8.7 and PERL_VERSION=5.8.7.
> >
> > Is it possible, do you think, to use a FreeSBIE CD maybe to clean out
> > everything on my harddrive but my /home/kyrre where all my important
> > files are, and then reinstall the latest FreeBSD without
> > reformatting?
> >
> > It might be risky, let's say I hit the wrong switch and it does
> > format everything,
> > but you get my point right? To just lay a new FreeBSD on top of an
> > empty harddrive?
> >
> > I hope this is possible somehow ...
> >
> > Well, take care Don!
> >
> > -- Kyrre
>Is /home on a slice of its own. Mine is, for the reason that if I have
>to blow off the system and reinstall, I can safely do that, as long as
>I don't make any changes to /home, just remount it as /home. You can do
>this with sysinstall, very easlily.
>
>Send the output from 'df', I can tell from that.
>
>Don

Hello!

Actually, my /home is under /usr ... uh oh huh?
No can do then?

Thanks for the tip of having /home as a seperate slice though,
I'll treasure it for the rest of my days!

Peace,
Kyrre

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Re: Cvsup verses Portsnap

[David Stanford]

Yea, Colin's the man.

http://www.daemonology.net/portsnap/ highlights all the beneifts.

-David

On 5/13/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


At 01:35 PM 5/13/2006, Tom Moore wrote:
>Which program is best for retrieving and keeping the ports tree up
>to date? What are some pros and cons of each approach? Is one method
>better than the other?

I just discovered portsnap a couple months ago after loading a couple
new machines with 6.0.  It is AWESOME (thanks, Colin! (the guy that
developed it)).

Do not even screw with cvsup for your ports.  portsnap is faster,
easier, and (I'm told) even lower bandwith and server
overhead.  About the only downside, is it has a directory in /var/db
that was about 50MB with a bunch of little files last I looked, and I
suspect it grows with time.  But what's disk space these days?

   -Wayne
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Re: Cvsup verses Portsnap

[David Stanford]

On 5/13/06, Aren Olvalde Tyr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


On Saturday 13 May 2006 18:35, Tom Moore wrote:
> Hi guys.
> Which program is best for retrieving and keeping the ports tree up to
date?
> What are some pros and cons of each approach?
> Is one method better than the other?

Both systems are very efficient and work extremely well, so you won't go
too
far wrong with either. However, I believe Portsnap has the edge and uses
less
bandwidth.

Keeping your Ports tree up to date with Portsnap is as simple as

#portsnap fetch && portsnap update



Or as of 6.0-RELEASE, just:

# portsnap fetch update;)

Assuming, of course, you've already extracted the tree...

Aren.


-David
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Re: New FreeBSD logo

[David Stanford]

On 5/13/06, Ted Mittelstaedt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:




>-Original Message-
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of David Stanford
>Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 5:32 AM
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: New FreeBSD logo
>
>
>Why, oh why, would you post this?
>
>So help me to understand...The FreeBSD Project takes great effort in
>not only producing a truly _great_ operating system, trademarked as
>being fast, robust, stable and secure, provides it to the world for
>_free_, but also takes on the additional chore of attempting to
>promote its growth in the corporate market by  introducing a new
>logo...and then some, all for the community. And your repayment is to
>aid in these, now, endless rants of verbal bashing of the Project's
>logo, which had an obvious goal of gaining wider popularity among
>busnesses for the purposes of making it bigger and better for, yes,
>_you_ and every other one of its users.

Your missing something - "they" didn't ask all us users if we wanted
a new logo or not.



I wasn't aware they had to (?).


Maybe I'm going out on a limb
>here, and maybe I'm solo dangling out there on it, but I feel a need
>to say something in defense. They spent

they wasted



IYOO


much valued donation money for
>the logo and in legal fees, I'm sure, to obtain it, so I would assume
>(and hope) it's here to stay.

Unlikely.  Most corporate logos change every 10-20 years or so.  Some
also have a raft of logos.  For example Chrysler used to use the
medallion for it's logo.  Then they switched to the pentagram.  Now
they are back to the medallion and it's been redone.AT&T has also
changed logos, they used to use the bell then the Death Star, now
they are using a modifed Death Star.  Fads and fashions
in logos come and go.  The current FreBSD sex toy logo is very
much a current fashion, as abstract logos like that are all the
rage now.  But it's just going to get dated all the faster for that.



You have entirely too much time on your hands. But my statement meant that I
hoped the Project isn't swayed out of using the logo because of childish
posts such as these.


Furthermore, by continuing to post
>threads like this you (and others) are hardly contributing to the
>Project (or this list) and, in fact, are doing the exact opposite -
>you are attempting to destroy the new logo's image by imaturely
>calling it a "sex toy" and in turn are slowly taking away from those
>precious dollars put into aquiring it.

Why throw more good money after bad?



Not sure I know what this means. However, I would love to hear how this,
among your *many* other posts, has contributed to this list.


Maybe it's not the greatest
>logo, but, regardless, the logo doesn't affect the code. Try to keep
>that in mind. FreeBSD is a gift. And anyone who doesn't see that
>should take another look at Microsoft's pricing options for a simple
>Home edition of XP (now $99, five years after its initial release).
>Please do the community a favor: Just say thanks and move along.
>

The community doesen't want the new logo and the majority of the
community
prefers Beastie over the sex-toy.



You speak for the community?


**Of course, this was not aimed at the general community, but more
>specifically at the folks wasting everyone's inbox space the past few
>days with this nonsense.**
>

like yourself?



Agreed, and this will be my last post on the subject - though, I'm sure it
won't be yours...

Ted




-David
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Re: Dead tree documentation

[David Stanford]

On 5/12/06, Michael M. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

I've been using various Linux distros and OS X for a while now, and
Windows before those, and am interested in trying out FreeBSD.  Call me
old fashioned, but as an engaged-but-non-technical user, I find it
really useful to have at least some accompanying documentation in book
form when embarking on something like this.  Okay, forget
"old-fashioned," just call me "old."  :-)  Book-learnin' was the only
thing we had when I was a yung-un, and it's what I'm used to.

I understand that the be-all-and-end-all of authoritative FreeBSD
reference is the online handbook (and, of course, the man pages and docs
included with the OS itself).  I was wondering if more experienced users
could give me a few pointers about the best book supplements for delving
into this OS.  Specifically, I'm looking for advice about what might be
too outdated to be useful (or worse, might end up being more confusing
than helpful) and what isn't.  From looking around and lurking here for
a while, the books that look most promising to me are:

"The Complete FreeBSD, 4th Ed." by Greg Lehey
"FreeBSD 6 Unleashed" by Brian Tiemann
"Absolute BSD" by Michael Lucas
"BSD Hacks" by Dru Lavigne


"The Complete FreeBSD, 4th Ed." by Greg Lehey and "Absolute BSD" by
Michael Lucas are fantastic books, but are, unfortunately, a little
outdated. "BSD Hacks" is also an extremely useful book, but aimed more
at administrators looking to learn a few tricks of the trade. My
suggestion would be to wait another week or two when "FreeBSD 6
Unleashed" by Brian Tiemann" is released as it will be the most
thorough and up-to-date book out there.


The latter, at least, seems like something best left for later, if I
really stick with it,.  Of the first three -- well, the first is the
most appealing to me, but it's somewhat more dated than the others (I
have seen the regularly posted reminders about online updates).  I'm
certainly not averse to buying two books; however, I don't want to drown
myself -- keeping in mind that I'm not the most technically inclined
person and my purpose is to learn to use FreeBSD as a general-purpose
desktop system.  I've no special or advanced uses in mind, though I am
hoping that ultimately learning more about FreeBSD will also have the
benefit of teaching me more about making use of the Darwin subsystem of
OS X.

If you do plan to purchase two books, I would suggest making The
complete FreeBSD the second. As for Mac OS X, I have no clue - never
used it.


Any thoughts, advice, pointers?  Anything I missed, especially any
general UNIX books that might go well with one of the above?

Much obliged.

p.s.  BTW, I did try out DesktopBSD and am quite impressed with it.  It
seems like there are still some issues to be addressed; still, it's a
really nice introductory way to get up and running with a FreeBSD
desktop quickly and easily.  As a matter of personal preference, I'm not
a big KDE fan, so that tempers my enthusiasm somewhat.  I don't think
it's really a substitute for trying to learn the basics of using and
administering FreeBSD, but then that's probably not what it's trying to
be.  I hope it progresses and gets lots of support.

Have you tried PC-BSD? It also installs defaulted with KDE, which I
also am not a fan of, but is really a great fork and looks to have a
bright future ahead.

http://www.pcbsd.org


--
Michael M. ++ Portland, OR ++ USA
"No live organism can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of absolute 
reality; even larks and katydids are supposed, by some, to dream." --S. Jackson


-David


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Re: New FreeBSD logo

[David Stanford]

Why, oh why, would you post this?

So help me to understand...The FreeBSD Project takes great effort in
not only producing a truly _great_ operating system, trademarked as
being fast, robust, stable and secure, provides it to the world for
_free_, but also takes on the additional chore of attempting to
promote its growth in the corporate market by  introducing a new
logo...and then some, all for the community. And your repayment is to
aid in these, now, endless rants of verbal bashing of the Project's
logo, which had an obvious goal of gaining wider popularity among
busnesses for the purposes of making it bigger and better for, yes,
_you_ and every other one of its users. Maybe I'm going out on a limb
here, and maybe I'm solo dangling out there on it, but I feel a need
to say something in defense. They spent much valued donation money for
the logo and in legal fees, I'm sure, to obtain it, so I would assume
(and hope) it's here to stay. Furthermore, by continuing to post
threads like this you (and others) are hardly contributing to the
Project (or this list) and, in fact, are doing the exact opposite -
you are attempting to destroy the new logo's image by imaturely
calling it a "sex toy" and in turn are slowly taking away from those
precious dollars put into aquiring it. Maybe it's not the greatest
logo, but, regardless, the logo doesn't affect the code. Try to keep
that in mind. FreeBSD is a gift. And anyone who doesn't see that
should take another look at Microsoft's pricing options for a simple
Home edition of XP (now $99, five years after its initial release).
Please do the community a favor: Just say thanks and move along.

**Of course, this was not aimed at the general community, but more
specifically at the folks wasting everyone's inbox space the past few
days with this nonsense.**

-David

On 5/11/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

 Oh my gosh,

I thought people were exagerating about the sextoy logo, but after some late
night research i found this, and was frankly disgusted.

  http://www.toy-company.co.uk/index.html?target=p_1876.html&lang=en-gb

It's like Linux having a midget in a PVC Nun outfit and calling him "Fux the
Penguin".

Best of luck,


reflex
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Re: securing beyond the handbook

[David Stanford]

Jim,

I'm currently reading Mastering FreeBSD and OpenBSD Security, and thus far
it is proving to be a fantastic book covering many advanced security topics
specifically related to BSD. I suggested you order a copy from
Amazon;
it's well worth the time...

-David

On 5/10/06, Jim Stapleton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


Rephrase:

I have 5 static IPs
currently 1 is being used to "power" the NAT for all the machines
inside the network, the other 4 are empty.

I'm getting one of those 4 remaining, and having it point directly to
my BSD machine.



On 5/10/06, fbsd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> There is no difference between a dynamic and static ip
> address from the point of the firewall.
>
> If you felt secure before, then getting a static ip
> address will have no effect on that.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jim
> Stapleton
> Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 9:18 AM
> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
> Subject: securing beyond the handbook
>
>
> I'm about to get a static IP and direct outside access for my BSD
> box
> (before it was hidden behind a firewall/NAT). I was comfortable with
> the level of security I've had, but with the whole "open to the
> outside world" setup I'll have, what would you suggest for securing
> it?
>
> I'll be running:
> Apache
> PHP
> MySQL
> SSH/SFTP
> OpenRPG (only occasionally, from a special nonpriv account)
>
> Any suggestions, any of these that you know are such huge security
> holes that you would absolutely demand something else be run?
>
> Any other security suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
> -Jim
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Re: Zero Copy, FreeBSD and Linus Torvalds opinion

[David Stanford]

Well quoted.

-David

On 5/1/06, Frank Mayhar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


On Mon, 2006-05-01 at 00:09 +0300, Iantcho Vassilev wrote:
> "incompetent idiots." quote
>
> What do you think about it?

"It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak, and
remove all doubt."
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Re: DenyHosts Startup Script

[David Stanford]

Daniel,

Much thanks, you're the man! Actually, I initially installed it from ports
(ver. 2.2) and was having the same problem. I then went onto the DenyHosts
website and read the changelog for 2.3 which stated "daemon-control-dist
should now behave correctly on FreeBSD systems". Of course this still didn't
help my problem. It seems to be a problem with running the daemon-control
script at boot time, although I have no clue what it is specifically.
/etc/crontab worked using:

@reboot root /usr/local/bin/denyhosts.py --daemon
--config=/usr/local/etc/denyhosts/denyhosts.cfg

But since I prefer keeping everything consistent, I now run it from my
/usr/local/etc/rc.d/denyhosts.sh which simply reads:

#!/bin/sh

/usr/local/bin/denyhosts.py --daemon
--config=/usr/local/etc/denyhosts/denyhosts.cfg

Looking at this now, I can't believe it never occurred to me to just run the
denyhosts.py file directly seeing as how daemon-control invokes it anyway.
But in any event, thanks for the help!

-David

On 4/25/06, Daniel A. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> On 4/25/06, David Stanford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Hello all,
> >
> > So I've recently just installed
> > DenyHosts<http://denyhosts.sourceforge.net/>on my FreeBSD
> > 6.1-RC box and can't, for the life of me, get this daemon to start on
> boot.
> > I installed version 2.4b using the setup.py script. I'e moved
> daemon-control
> > to /usr/local/bin and all configuration files from the default
> > /usr/share/denyhosts directory to /usr/local/etc/denyhosts (including
> > denyhosts.cfg). Here is what I've tried to get this to start at boot:
> >
> > 1.) Created a simple script file called denyhosts.sh in
> /usr/local/etc/rc.d:
> >
> > #!/bin/sh
> >
> > /usr/local/bin/daemon-control start
> >
> >
> > 2.) Changed the previous denyhosts.sh script file to this:
> >
> > #!/bin/sh
> >
> > case "$1" in
> >   start)
> > /usr/local/bin/daemon-control start
> > ;;
> >   stop)
> > /usr/local/bin/daemon-control stop
> > ;;
> >   *)
> > echo "Usage: $0 {start | stop}"
> > ;;
> > esac
> >
> > exit 0
> >
> > 3.) Created an /etc/rc.local using the same script from 1.):
> >
> > #!/bin/sh
> >
> > /usr/local/bin/daemon-control start
> >
> > For all of these attempts, I even chmod'd them all to 777, but still no
> > good. I even changed both 1.) and 3.) to "/usr/local/bin/daemon-control
> > debug > ~/debug.output" and though the debug.output file was created,
> there
> > was no information in it. So now, 6 hours later (yes, 6 hours) of
> playing
> > with this has me now desperate to find anyone who has this set to start
> on
> > boot. Anyone?
> >
> > -David
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> Hi David,
> I suggest that you install DenyHosts from the ports collection, and
> then use a cronjob to start it.
> add to /etc/crontab:
> @reboot root /usr/local/bin/denyhosts.py --daemon -c
> /usr/local/etc/denyhosts.cfg
>
> Then your biggest concern is to configure denyhosts to your likings,
> which I guess you have done already ;)
>
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DenyHosts Startup Script

[David Stanford]

Hello all,

So I've recently just installed
DenyHostson my FreeBSD
6.1-RC box and can't, for the life of me, get this daemon to start on boot.
I installed version 2.4b using the setup.py script. I'e moved daemon-control
to /usr/local/bin and all configuration files from the default
/usr/share/denyhosts directory to /usr/local/etc/denyhosts (including
denyhosts.cfg). Here is what I've tried to get this to start at boot:

1.) Created a simple script file called denyhosts.sh in /usr/local/etc/rc.d:

#!/bin/sh

/usr/local/bin/daemon-control start


2.) Changed the previous denyhosts.sh script file to this:

#!/bin/sh

case "$1" in
  start)
/usr/local/bin/daemon-control start
;;
  stop)
/usr/local/bin/daemon-control stop
;;
  *)
echo "Usage: $0 {start | stop}"
;;
esac

exit 0

3.) Created an /etc/rc.local using the same script from 1.):

#!/bin/sh

/usr/local/bin/daemon-control start

For all of these attempts, I even chmod'd them all to 777, but still no
good. I even changed both 1.) and 3.) to "/usr/local/bin/daemon-control
debug > ~/debug.output" and though the debug.output file was created, there
was no information in it. So now, 6 hours later (yes, 6 hours) of playing
with this has me now desperate to find anyone who has this set to start on
boot. Anyone?

-David
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Re: learning to buildworld

[David Stanford]

On 4/24/06, Kevin Kinsey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Jonathan Horne wrote:
>
> >i have begun spending a good deal of time researching and practicing the
> >buildworld process on my dev boxes.  i want to make sure i have the
> entire
> >process down pat, before i attempt it on my production server.
> >
> >
>
> So, Mr. Murphy has never visited?  "down pat" is probably
> an oxymoron. ;-)
>
> >the handbook states that i should:
> >
> >make buildworld
> >make buildkernel
> >make installkernel
> >
> >and then reboot to single usermode.  the installworld comes while in
> >single user mode, and my production server would see quite a bit of
> >downtime over this.  handbook says to, in sigle user mode:
> >
> >mergemaster -p
> >
> >
>
> /etc/ is not updated by "buildworld" nor "buildkernel",
> hence the need for mergemaster (to get the new files
> into /etc/ if anything has changed).
>
> Note, from mergemaster(8), that the "-p" option is
> "pre buildworld"; so, to place this at this juncture is
> assuming that nothing in /etc/ has changed to the point
> of destroying the "build world" procedure.  If it has, then
> you should run "mergemaster -p" before *anything* else
>
> This wasn't the case with the last rebuild I did (Saturday).
> The newly-built world couldn't be installed without the
> "audit" group, so "mergemaster -p" was necessary before
> "installworld", but "buildworld" had been fine without it.
> It all depends.  Which brings up another point ... the
> *real* first step is, "read /usr/src/UPDATING".
>
> Here's the brass tacks:
>   *You may have to "mergemaster -p" before buildworld.
>   *You *must* buildworld before buildkernel if you want
> the new kernel to match the new world.
>*You must build a world and a kernel before you install
> either. ;-)
>*You probably don't want to install the new world before
>you install the new kernel, 'cause currently running
>programs could be affected, or might cause problems
>with the current kernel.  But, I guess you *could*
>*You have to reboot to run a new kernel, so you must
>install the kernel prior to a reboot.  When you reboot,
>your kernel will be using an old userland until the new
>world is installed.  Probably won't cause many issues,
>but it could.
>*It's possible that installing a new userland/world while
>running could interfere with some processes/users/whatnot.
> *It's possible that programs running after the world is reinstalled
>need something in the new /etc/.
>
> From this, one might extract this sequence:
>
> cvsup your source
> read /usr/src/UPDATING, take notes
> mergemaster -p
> buildworld
> buildkernel
> installkernel
> reboot (su preferred/wisest)
> installworld
> mergemaster
>
> But, frankly, the last "mergemaster" could be anywhere
> after the initial cvsup, I suppose.  Kicks/pointers
> welcomed on that
>
> >make installworld
> >mergemaster
> >reboot
> >
> >ive seen several articles on the net, and of course, no one agrees on the
> >exact steps to take to update your system.  my question is, is it safe to
> >'mergemaster' and 'make installworld' while still up and running?  or do
> i
> >just need to bite the downtime-bullet, and put it in single user?
> >
> >
>
> As you have probably noted, various "authorities" will give you
> different answers.  'Nix is "tools, not policy".  There are a few
> ways to skin the cat
>
> It is possible to "installworld" after a remote reboot on a
> low-trafficked machine without issues --- I do it all the time
> (in fact, the entire process, with the exception of the reboot,
> is scripted).  But, I've been visited by Mr. Murphy once
> or twice in the almost 5 years I've done this.  Fortunately, my
> "co-location" is only 20 minutes away, and I've a key... at
> least for one of my production systems (I rebuild the other
> during office hours ;-)


I've done remote src upgrade a few times now and also have had no issues.
Although, I agree that you can probably only get away with this on low
volume boxes.


> I note from previous responses that for some people, such a
> strategy is not acceptable at all.  YMMV; mine does.
>
> You might ask if anyone uses a "limited reboot" strategy.  You
> could turn your daemons off in /rc.conf prior to the reboot, and
> set your firewall to only allow you in; then perform the last steps
> and re-enable the daemons/firewall, etc.
>
> Of course, the real problems start if the kernel panics on reboot,
> and you're sitting in your chair 300 miles away on a Sunday
> afternoon, wonder why "ping myhost" still isn't working after 240
> seconds
>
> >my server is co-located, so its not exactly convenient to put it in
> single
> >user mode, so if there is any reason to believe the whole processes can
> be
> >completed safely without single-user mode, then i will probably try it.
> >
> >
> It's possible to enter si

Re: Installing Gnome (Or possibly other GUI)

[David Stanford]

Although I personally feel the best way to begin learning FreeBSD (or really
any *nix) is to avoid GUI's altogether (at least at first), you may want to
give a look into PC-BSD: http://www.pcbsd.org. This comes with KDE
preinstalled and will give you a useable desktop system right off the bat,
and also provides Konsole so you can work on the command line.

-David

On 4/19/06, Enigma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I am having problems installing Gnome GUI, I have Xorg working, and I have
> read many install instructions to get the Gnome GUI up and running. My
> problem is this: I am installing onto a small partition (roughly 2.5 gig)
> with the add_pkg -r gnome2 command to download the packets. By about what
> seems 3/4 the way through, my hdd is full and theres no way this option is
> open to me. I have tried copying all the packages across from FreeBSD 6 cd 2
> across to my hdd but the 'make' command doesnt work, which im guessing is
> due to the fact there is no .tar.gz file to build from?
>
> My question is, how can I install this GUI, or will it be easier to
> install an alternative with less graphics and tag along programs?
> I'm essentially getting a GUI going due to the fact I'm new to Unix as a
> whole and would be good to assist learning of the OS and the shell. Due to
> this, something like a windows clone Gnome or KDE may be good, but I'm just
> as willing to have to learn to use a good GUI that isnt windows clone.
>
> Thankyou.
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Fwd: Is Squirrelmail the best webmail choice?

[David Stanford]

-- Forwarded message --
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Apr 18, 2006 4:08 PM
Subject: Re: Is Squirrelmail the best webmail choice?
To: David Stanford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Roundcube is what I use for my own personal webmail, but it generates
errors a little more often than I'd like.  I'm on Lotus Domino at work,
but if I had to choose a webmail client for a large userbase, I'd excluse
Roundcube b/c of the errors.  Squirrelmail is good, Horde is good.

You might also want to check out Zimbra.  I have no experience with this,
but it looks to be a pretty full featured package.

Michael Gaskins
Berkeley County Government
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Re: Is Squirrelmail the best webmail choice?






SquirrelMail is definitely a great choice with regard to functionality,
but
lacks a bit in appearance. You should look into http://roundcube.net/ if
you're interested in a clean looking webmail solution.

-David

On 4/18/06, Jonathan Horne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> ive used squirrelmail for quite a while, and i just want to make sure i
> have my mind as open as possible here.  are there any other choices for
> webmail that are about as easy as SM to configure, but offer a better
user
> interface or experience?
>
> ive heard of horde, but ive not seen it since early 2000 or so, and even
> then, when i tried to set it up, it was a complete and total failure.
>
> so, any other recommendations for webmail besides squirrelmail?
>
> thanks,
> Jonathan Horne
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Re: Is Squirrelmail the best webmail choice?

[David Stanford]

SquirrelMail is definitely a great choice with regard to functionality, but
lacks a bit in appearance. You should look into http://roundcube.net/ if
you're interested in a clean looking webmail solution.

-David

On 4/18/06, Jonathan Horne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> ive used squirrelmail for quite a while, and i just want to make sure i
> have my mind as open as possible here.  are there any other choices for
> webmail that are about as easy as SM to configure, but offer a better user
> interface or experience?
>
> ive heard of horde, but ive not seen it since early 2000 or so, and even
> then, when i tried to set it up, it was a complete and total failure.
>
> so, any other recommendations for webmail besides squirrelmail?
>
> thanks,
> Jonathan Horne
>
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Re: Gmail vs FreeBSD

[David Stanford]

Andrew,

Yes, this was all very odd...I hadn't received a single message from either
-questions or -announce all day. Only an hour or so ago did they begin to
all flood in...

-David

On 4/16/06, Andrew Pantyukhin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> So what's up with gmail and freebsd sites? I haven't
> seen a single message delivered to my inbox since
> April 13. Not from mailing lists, not from gnats scripts -
> nothing.
>
> I told the lists to send mail to my other address, I then
> redirect from there back to gmail - and it works. So
> gmail seems to block direct communications from the
> freebsd servers only.
>
> And I'm not the only one to experience this:
>
> http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions/2006-April/119155.html
>
> I've written to gmail support directly and through their
> forums, but haven't yet received anything except for
> the automated replies telling me that I'm an idiot and
> pointing me to their faqs.
>
> I understand that if a problem of this magnitude stays
> unresolved for more than 72 hours, I should probably
> be looking for another mail service. What would you
> suggest? I've already signed up for Yahoo Beta, but
> it's not clear when I will receive the invitation.
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Re: PPC version of FreeBSD

[David Stanford]

Jose,

http://www.freebsd.org/platforms/ppc.html

ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/ppc/ISO-IMAGES/6.0/

-David
On 4/12/06, Jose Hales-Garcia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I read that a PPC version of FreeBSD in the works, yet I don't see it
> available from the downloads site.
>
> Is it still planned and can I get it now?
>
> I'm benchmarking an Xserve and would like to use FreeBSD instead of
> Linux.
>
> Thank you for your attention,
> Jose
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Re: I think I butchered my supfile - can anyone tell me why I get this result?

[David Stanford]

Jim,

What errors are you getting? I was able to cvsup using your supfile with no
problem:



*default host=cvsup13.us.FreeBSD.org
*default base=/var/db
*default prefix=/usr
*default release=cvs tag=RELENG_6
*default delete use-rel-suffix
*default date=2006.04.01.12.00.00

# If you seem to be limited by CPU rather than network or disk bandwidth,
try
# commenting out the following line.  (Normally, today's CPUs are fast
enough
# that you want to run compression.)
*default compress

## Main Source Tree.
#
# The easiest way to get the main source tree is to use the "src-all"
# mega-collection.  It includes all of the individual "src-*" collections.
src-all
ports-all tag=.
doc-all tag=.


su-2.05b# cvsup -g -L2 /etc/supfile
Parsing supfile "/etc/supfile"
Connecting to cvsup13.us.FreeBSD.org
Connected to cvsup13.us.FreeBSD.org
Server software version: SNAP_16_1h
Negotiating file attribute support
Exchanging collection information
Establishing multiplexed-mode data connection
Running
Updating collection src-all/cvs
 Checkout src/COPYRIGHT
 Checkout src/LOCKS
 Checkout src/MAINTAINERS
 Checkout src/Makefile
 Checkout src/Makefile.inc1
 Checkout src/ObsoleteFiles.inc
 Checkout src/README
 Checkout src/UPDATING
 Checkout src/bin/Makefile
 Checkout src/bin/Makefile.inc
 Checkout src/bin/cat/Makefile
...

-David

On 4/12/06, Jim Stapleton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Thanks, I'll try that again, however, when I've tried to do that, it
> has refused to update.
>
> On 4/12/06, David Stanford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Jim,
> >
> > You currently have your default tag set to RELENG_6 (which is correct),
> but
> > when you place "tag=." next to your src, ports, and doc entries, you
> > override the default setting of RELENG_6. Remove the "tag=." next to
> your
> > src, ports, and doc entires, cvsup again, and your sources should be
> updated
> > with 6 STABLE.
> >
> > -David
> >
> >
> > On 4/12/06, Jim Stapleton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >
> >  I used the examples as a basis, and a little trial and error if things
> > didn't work, so I eventually got a working supfile. However, it did
> > some weird stuff, even though this should be downloading 6.0 stable
> > (from what I can tell), I get errors in port builds (even without
> > optimisation flags).
> >
> > On top of that, I tried to build my kernel, and when all was said and
> > done, and it booted, it said 7.0 current. Is there a problem in my
> > supfile, or is this just a "HTF did you manage that??" error?
> >
> > I ran:
> > $ cvsup -g -L 2 /etc/supfile
> >
> > /etc/supfile
> > 
> > *default host=cvsup13.us.FreeBSD.org
> > *default base=/var/db
> >  *default prefix=/usr
> > *default release=cvs tag=RELENG_6
> > *default delete use-rel-suffix
> > *default date=2006.04.01.12.00.00
> >
> > # If you seem to be limited by CPU rather than network or disk
> bandwidth,
> > try
> > # commenting out the following line.  (Normally, today's CPUs are fast
> > enough
> > # that you want to run compression.)
> > *default compress
> >
> > ## Main Source Tree.
> > #
> > # The easiest way to get the main source tree is to use the "src-all"
> > # mega-collection.  It includes all of the individual "src-*"
> collections.
> > src-all tag=.
> > ports-all tag=.
> > doc-all tag=.
> > 
> >
> > Thanks,
> > -Jim
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Re: I think I butchered my supfile - can anyone tell me why I get this result?

[David Stanford]

On 12 Apr 2006 09:23:09 -0400, Lowell Gilbert <
[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> "David Stanford" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> top-posted:
>
> > You currently have your default tag set to RELENG_6 (which is correct),
> but
> > when you place "tag=." next to your src, ports, and doc entries, you
> > override the default setting of RELENG_6. Remove the "tag=." next to
> your
> > src, ports, and doc entires, cvsup again, and your sources should be
> updated
> > with 6 STABLE.
>
> Only the "src" entry.
> Ports and doc should definitely be using HEAD (i.e., '.').
>


True. Really, I was just trying to get the concept across. :)

-David
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Re: I think I butchered my supfile - can anyone tell me why I get this result?

[David Stanford]

Jim,

You currently have your default tag set to RELENG_6 (which is correct), but
when you place "tag=." next to your src, ports, and doc entries, you
override the default setting of RELENG_6. Remove the "tag=." next to your
src, ports, and doc entires, cvsup again, and your sources should be updated
with 6 STABLE.

-David

On 4/12/06, Jim Stapleton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I used the examples as a basis, and a little trial and error if things
> didn't work, so I eventually got a working supfile. However, it did
> some weird stuff, even though this should be downloading 6.0 stable
> (from what I can tell), I get errors in port builds (even without
> optimisation flags).
>
> On top of that, I tried to build my kernel, and when all was said and
> done, and it booted, it said 7.0 current. Is there a problem in my
> supfile, or is this just a "HTF did you manage that??" error?
>
> I ran:
> $ cvsup -g -L 2 /etc/supfile
>
> /etc/supfile
> 
> *default host=cvsup13.us.FreeBSD.org
> *default base=/var/db
> *default prefix=/usr
> *default release=cvs tag=RELENG_6
> *default delete use-rel-suffix
> *default date=2006.04.01.12.00.00
>
> # If you seem to be limited by CPU rather than network or disk bandwidth,
> try
> # commenting out the following line.  (Normally, today's CPUs are fast
> enough
> # that you want to run compression.)
> *default compress
>
> ## Main Source Tree.
> #
> # The easiest way to get the main source tree is to use the "src-all"
> # mega-collection.  It includes all of the individual "src-*" collections.
> src-all tag=.
> ports-all tag=.
> doc-all tag=.
> 
>
> Thanks,
> -Jim
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Re: Newbie help!

[David Stanford]

Ivan,

Yes, you are a newbie as many of us are (including myself ;). You have
already gotten some pretty good responses pointing you in the right
direction to correctly set up a graphical desktop, such as the ones you saw
in the screenshots. However, what the responses have not mentioned, and I
think this is extremely important for newbies to understand, is that FreeBSD
is mainly a command line (CLI) driven operating system. Although, many
people ause it as a desktop (graphical) system, you will need to do a good
deal of researching and reading before a lot of the concepts and capabilites
to set this up become entirely clear to you.

I guess what really caught my eye in your post was "I feel the hope is
dripping into the sink!". This is OKAY! I can't imagine anyone on this list
not having the same exact feeling when they first installed FreeBSD for the
first time...I know I did! Just remember that it will all come in time - you
just have to be willing to spare it. As most people on this list will reply
with (I notice some already have), the FreeBSD
handbookis
the best place to start. Although the FreeBSD operating system isn't
covered inside and out, its really a fantastic overall peice of
documentation, especially considering the lack of "good" documentation found
in many Open Source projects. Anyway, good luck and don't get discouraged!
And please, whatever you do, stay away from the penguin! ;)

-David

On 4/9/06, infernus - Bluelight <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> Sorry for bothering this mailing list, but I realy need some help..
> I find awsome screenshots from FreeBSD on various sites on the net, but
> on my comp,
> the only thing I see is a black screen with some white text on it, and:
> 
> $|
>
> -
> I just tested some commands on random, and found that "info" show some
> kind of list with information on each "something"..
>
> How do I enter some kind of interface, or desktop, like on the
> screenshots?
> Is there a web-site or enything with tutorials explaining how to do all
> this..
>
> I was thinking about setting up a FTP and Apache server +mail maybe..
> But now when I see this black screen and don't have a clue on what to
> do, or how to do enything..
> I feel the hope is dripping into the sink!
>
> Please help me somehow, with tutorials and important information for
> starters..
>
>
> Thanks a lot..  Ivan S. - Norway
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Re: BSD License "Innocence" Clause Proposal

[David Stanford]

So, if I understand this correctly, you basically want a license that asks
that your name be mentioned if/when someone modifies your work and then
republishes it, but with no real boundaries?

Why not just publish your work and ask that those who use it for their own
benefit just acknowledge your portion of it? I don't know, maybe I missed
something...

-David

On 3/19/06, Andrew Pantyukhin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I'm not sure if I should start advocating the idea here.
> Some people must've had this thought before I ever
> did, I hope they will support me.
>
> We need a special clause in the license we release
> our work under. I'm not a lawyer, but I understand that
> it will be very hard to devise and formulate. Basically,
> it should state that under no circumstances and under
> no legislation should ever any entity be punished for
> breaking the license terms.
>
> I just can't sleep tight when a man can get sued and
> prosecuted because he copied a piece of my work
> without mentioning my name, whatever his motives
> are. At the same time, I respect my work and the work
> of other, and appreciate a way to state that names
> should be mentioned.
>
> So we need a "law", that can be followed and can
> be broken, but can't be enforced.
>
> What do you think, guys?
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Re: FYI: Threading Messages Correctly on Thunderbird

[David Stanford]

Yes it is.

-David

On 3/19/06, Ken Stevenson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Jarrod wrote:
> >
> > Dear All,
> >
> > Just a quick one for the benefit of anyone who might be using
> Thunderbird
> > to send emails to the freebsd mailing lists.
> > Thanks to the postmaster for his/her help on this one.
> >
> > It seems that in order to have your replies to a topic threaded
> > correctly you
> > need to add a second field to your message header block labelled
> > "Reply-To".
> > This can be selected from the drop down list that appears if you click
> "To"
> > on the left side of a header block entry. (Same as making CC, BCC
> > fields, etc.)
> >
> > On the right side of the "Reply-To" entry, paste the "Message-ID" of the
> > message you wish to reply to. This is present for every message when
> > receiving
> > in the "digest form".
> >
> > (Not sure about receiving messages one-by-one. You might need to go
> > View -> Headers -> All in order to see the Message-ID?)
> >
> > Be sure to include the leading and trailing angle brackets
> > (ie. the less-than and greater-than signs) !!
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Jarrod.
> >
> Is this reply threaded correctly? I sent it using Thunderbird doing
> nothing more than clicking Reply All.
>
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Re: Mail Server tutorial

[David Stanford]

http://qmailrocks.org ...Qmail rocks!

-David

On 3/15/06, Erin Fortenberry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> http://www.web-cyradm.org/
>
> > -Original Message-
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
> > Perica Veljanovski
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 9:58 AM
> > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
> > Subject: Mail Server tutorial
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm looking for a tutorial/howto for setting up an e-mail
> > server on my
> > fbsd.
> > I prefer postfix with mysql authentication, web interface for
> > administration and for the users, as well as imap, pop3, spam
> > filter and
> > anti virus software.
> >
> > Any pointers would be appreciated.
> >
> >
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Re: Let's make a FreeBSD ports blog! CCCCOOOL =)

[David Stanford]

Vaaf,

14,187 ports... http://www.freebsd.org/ports/. Sounds like a good idea to
me. What kind of help are you looking for?

-David

On 3/8/06, Kristian Vaaf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> Hey!
>
> There are about 10.000 ports, am I right?
>
> Not all FreeBSD users have the time to go through all
> of the package descriptions. But definitely all FreeBSD users
> have their share of favorite ports, and are interested in
> finding new ports that may compliment their lives.
>
> Not is the ports collection already too big for the average
> human intellect. It also continues to span. New programs
> appear on a daily basis, however there's nothing to
> grasp their presence and determine their quality
>
> I see this as a chance to promote FreeBSD to desktop
> users, which is what this project lacks. It has everything to
> make it superior to all the other open source operating
> systems, but nothing to really let it out in the open.
>
> Imagine a FreeBSD ports blog that tries to gather data
> on the most popular ports, sorted by ratings, downloads etc.
> In addition, it posts articles every now and then telling
> people about recent discoveries made among all the 10.000
> ports. This could be a great thing!
>
> I am aware of freshports.org, this would be totally different.
> I know a thing or two about design, and could make the
> site look something like lounge72.com or linkdup.com.
> I have high speed hosting all standing by. A splendid name
> for it as well :D
>
> So, who's game? :)
>
> All the best,
> Vaaf
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Re: FreeBSD user groups?

[David Stanford]

Hi Bruce,

Have you checked http://www.freebsd.org/usergroups.html#australia yet?

-David

On 3/8/06, Bruce M. Axtens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Is there anyone using FreeBSD in Perth, WA, Australia?
>
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Re: 192.168.0.1/24

[David Stanford]

Hello Huy Ton That,

The "/24" is the bitmask. As stated previously, it's basically a shorter
notation than having to write out the whole subnet mask (i.e. 255.255.255.0)
associated with the IP address. Unfortunately, attempting to explain the
whole concept of netmasks is just too time consuming for a mailing list and
you really have to have an understanding of the Base 2 (binary) numbering
system to fully grasp the logic behind it. However, I will mention since you
will often see networks networked at a classful boundary, whenever you see
"/8", "/16", "/24", or "/32", this represents the networks
192.[1-254].[1-254].[1-254], 192.168.[1-254].[1-254], 192.168.1.[1-254], and
192.168.1.1 respectively*.

* 192.x.x.x scheme is just for example and does not mean it has to be this
network.

-David

On 3/7/06, Petre Bandac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> On Tue, 7 Mar 2006 10:29:18 -0500 Anno Domini, the honourable Huy Ton
> That wrote using one of his keyboards:
>
> > Reading the handbook and I've seen /24 appended to an IP address
> > often.  I'm curious what this exactly means - I don't have strong
> > networking skills; does this define what ip it goes up to?
> >
> > 192.168.0.1 through to 192.168.0.24?
>
> you may want to install /usr/ports/net-mgmt/cidr
>
> 192.168.0.0/24 is the whole class C, i.e. from 1 to 254 (0 being the
> network address and 255 being the broadcast address)
>
> http://www.kgb.ro/netmasks
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Re: New logo, new look

[David Stanford]

On 3/6/06, Sven Rütz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hi FreeBSD-Team,
>
> about 4 months ago Anton K. Gural won the freebsd-logo-competition. After
> that I heared nothing new about the l33t new look (it turned out really
> well ;) ). I want to ask some questions concerning the "look":
>
> 1) What is the licensing of the logo-design by Gural?
>Is it under the BSD license or do I need the consent
>of Gural for using the logo like I need it from McKusick
>to use the Daemon?.


Although I'm not  entirely sure, I believe complete ownership will be given
to The FreeBSD Foundation and therefor you will not have to obtain
permissions from Anton Gural. Apparently they already have obtained the
copyright.

2) Will the sources of the logo be available for download
>(f.e. the svg-files)
>
> 3) When will the homepage be updated/redesigned?
>
> 4) Is there any possibility to contact Gural himself,
>because I found no homepage or something.


His email address is listed on the
resultspage.


-David
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Re: Powered-by FreeBSD icon using new logo

[David Stanford]

All,

According to The FreeBSD Foundation , the
copyright is now theirs and they are just finishing up registering the
trademark for the logo.

-David

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> The FreeBSD website says that the old logo will still be valid and can
> be used, but I don't think there is a place to download the new logo
> yet, somebody mentioned something on here about the Copyright stuff
> still being finalized.
>
> fbsd_user wrote:
> > Since there in now a new logo for FreeBSD,
> > what about the people who have the powered by old logo icon
> > on their website home pages?
> >
> > Will the old logo still be valid?
> >
> > Are powered by icon using the new logo available someplace for
> > download.
> > Do we need to get written permission to use it?
> >
> > Where can I see this new logo at?
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Re: ENOUGH ALREADY!! [WAS: Re: Where am I? :)]

[David Stanford]

Not entirely sure why you're upset about receiving too much mail on a
mailing list, but I would have thought the "Haven't been able to make world
in about a year" message from 2/21 that has continuously been diagnosed for
the past few weeks would have certainly gotten to you before this one did
from 3/3.

Just kidding, though. :)

-David

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> WHY!!!  Do we have to keep seeing a dozen messages a day about this?!
>
> You found a bug.  Congrats.  Thanks.  Report it and quit beating the
> dead horse.
>
>-Wayne
>
> At 05:59 AM 3/5/2006, you wrote:
> >The reason I didn't send any PR back then I didn't know if it's a
> >bug or feature. Since there was virtually no response from list I
> >assumed it's not a bug (at least not a serious one) and I just made a
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Re: 10 years of "The Complete FreeBSD"

[David Stanford]

Greg,

All I can think to say is thanks! I purchased this book nearly a year ago
shortly after I began using FreeBSD and it has been an invaluable resource
ever since. Now that you have made it publicly available, maybe the FreeBSD
project could find a way to merge some of your book in with their own
handbook or at least link it on FreeBSD.org for newbies like myself to
easily find :).

Thanks again!

-David

On 2/23/06, Greg 'groggy' Lehey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Ten years ago today, on 24 February 1996, I submitted for publication
> the final version of the first ever book on FreeBSD, "Installing and
> Using FreeBSD".  It was later renamed to "The Complete FreeBSD".
>
> I have always retained full rights to the book, and for today I've
> decided to release it for download under the Creative Commons
> license.  See more at http://www.lemis.com/grog/Documentation/CFBSD/.
>
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Re: Path And 'cron'

[David Stanford]

Tim,

The default location crontabs are stored in is /var/cron/tabs//,
and yes they can be edited manually.

-David

On 2/19/06, Tim Daneliuk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> Where is the default path for cron jobs established? (And can it
> be changed...)
>
> TIA,
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Re: Remote backup solutions

[David Stanford]

Goran,

Although I haven't used Bacula in a production environment, I am currently
using it to perform automated full/incremental backups of my Windows
machines at home and it works perfectly. For my purposes it's a bit of
overkill, but does the job with minimal fuss. Of all the researching I had
done (way back), this was the best solution and will probably suit your
needs. Not to mention it has some of the best documentation you could hope
to find for an open source solution.

-David

On 2/8/06, Göran Nilsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Thanks Ian.
> This sure looks like a good solutions. Are there anyone that have tried
> out
> bacula on FreeBSD 6.0 in a production enviroment?
>
> /Goran
>
>
> 2006/2/7, Ian Lord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> >
> > You might want to look into
> > http://www.bacula.org/
> >
> > Didnt try it myself, planning to test it soon...
> > They have a windows client from what they say...
> >
> > At 17:25 2006-02-07, Göran Nilsson wrote:
> > >Hi all.
> > >Im looking for som software (opensource) that's scalable to to plenty
> of
> > >remote backups over the Internet. The idea about this is offering small
> > >companys to do theire backup to a remote distance, and don't have to
> > concern
> > >that much about it. The companys servers are generally NT 4.0 Server up
> > to
> > >Windows2003. The backup system should be based on a FreeBSD 6.0 system.
> > In
> > >the beginning it won't be that many companys doing remotebackups still,
> > it
> > >should be easy grow with the jobs needed.
> > >Anyone have a pointer to what i should look for?
> > >Shoud the backups be done via a vpn solutions like "OpenVPN" and rsync?
> > >Or should i look for something else? Are there any "pitfalls" i should
> > >lookout for?
> > >
> > >Anyway any/all feedback is most appriciated.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >/Goran
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Re: PCBSD on Windows

[David Stanford]

http://nopurpose.net/images/screenshot.gif

-David

On 1/31/06, David Stanford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> For anyone who has been curious about maybe giving PCBSD a run for it's
> money but just haven't had the time (or resources) to do so, here is your
> answer:
>
> http://www.pcbsd.org/index.php?id=23
>
> I just installed VMware Player (5 mins.) and ran the PCBSD VMware image
> off it and...done. A fully functional PCBSD environment. This is extremely
> beneficial to anyone forced to use a Microsoft OS. It seems like PCBSD is
> quickly obtaining the "just works" status.
>
> -David
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PCBSD on Windows

[David Stanford]

For anyone who has been curious about maybe giving PCBSD a run for it's
money but just haven't had the time (or resources) to do so, here is your
answer:

http://www.pcbsd.org/index.php?id=23

I just installed VMware Player (5 mins.) and ran the PCBSD VMware image off
it and...done. A fully functional PCBSD environment. This is extremely
beneficial to anyone forced to use a Microsoft OS. It seems like PCBSD is
quickly obtaining the "just works" status.

-David
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Re: Debian apt-get / FreeBSD ports

[David Stanford]

The traditional way is to use
CVSup,
but I prefer portsnap.


-David

On 1/24/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> Hello,
> I come from a Debian background, i normally 'apt-get update' the list of
> the packages that apt-get mirrors serve before 'apt-get install'ing any
> package. Is there anything like that while using FreeBSD ports? If no,
> How does ports know what are the versions of the latest packages?
>
> thanks,
> Sincerely,
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Re: samba mount by name

[David Stanford]

Aivaras,

I had this problem a while back too. If I remember correctly, I didn't have
nmbd running. Also, as a quicker workaround, you could just add the host map
to your Windows hosts file located in C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts.

-David

On 1/22/06, Aivaras <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> How to get to samba share by name?
>
> On windows mashine typing in explorer \\192.168.0.1 opens shares and
> \\server doesnt.
>
> Mounting localy on server:
>
> mount_smbfs -I 192.168.0.1 //server/data /mnt/samba - works
> mount_smbfs //server/data /mnt/samba - mount_smbfs: can't get server
> address: syserr = Operation timed out
> ping server - I get good response - ping works to that name.
>
> /etc/hosts:
> 192.168.0.1 server.domain.com server
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Re: strange error with NFS on freebsd

[David Stanford]

Brent,

Just yesterday I had this same problem with a 6.0 box attempting to mount an
NFS share off a 5.4 box. Although I couldn't tell you why this happened, my
solution was to kill rpcbind, mountd, and nfsd and then restart them on the
5.4 box. That got it to work. However, I also noticed that when I was
researching the error online I found many threads (as Danial already
mentioned) stating that this is error is usually indicative of portmapper
not running (for those running 4.x series). Try restarting the services and
then look into portmapper.

-David

On 1/21/06, Brent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I have a 4.11 server runing nfs server and a nfs client running freebsd
> 5.4
> ive setup both according to the freebsd handbook
>
> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/network-nfs.html
>
> When i go to mount the nfs share onto the client by doing
>
> loqtis# mount 10.10.25.2:/user3 /user3
>
> i get the following output
> [udp] 10.10.25.2:/user3: RPCPROG_NFS: RPC: Program not registered
>
> what does this mean ?
>
> any help is greatly appreciated
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Re: freebsd 6.0 rc.conf

[David Stanford]

ann kok,

Here  are some instructions on
uninstalling Sendmail.

-David

On 1/18/06, ann kok <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hi all
>
> I have 2 questons about rc.conf
>
> 1/ I want to stop sendmail running in the box. in the
> man page in rc.sendmail. it said to put the following
> in rc.conf. "to completely prevent any snedmail(8)
> daemons from starting. but my sendmail is still
> running in the box!
>
> sendmail_enable="NO"
> sendmail_submit_enable="NO"
> sendmail_outbound_enable="NO"
> sendmail_msp_queue_enable="NO"
>
> 2/ When I put quagga_flags="start" in rc.conf, the box
> is in boot process and seems to not in logon prompt.
>
> but I remove quagga_flags="start" in rc.conf, the box
> is in the logon prompt
>
> Why?
>
> Thank you for your help
>
> defaultrouter="NO"
> quagga_enable="YES"
> quagga_daemons="zebra bgpd"
> quagga_flags="start"
> router_enable="NO"
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