Re: [Vserver] Debian guest on a Gentoo Host?
On Wed, Jun 13, 2007 at 11:26:27AM +0300, jepa kazol wrote: I am trying to move all of my gentoo servers to debian and for now I am trying to install a debian guest vserver on a gentoo host. But I couldn't find out how to do that. Is there anyone on this list did the job? Please share your experiences with me... debootstrap http://gentoo-portage.com/dev-util/debootstrap -- 5o Peter.Mann at tuke.sk ___ Vserver mailing list Vserver@list.linux-vserver.org http://list.linux-vserver.org/mailman/listinfo/vserver
Re: [Vserver] Couldn't download base-config
On Mon, Feb 05, 2007 at 05:16:44PM +0100, Peter Mann wrote: On Mon, Feb 05, 2007 at 06:11:04AM +0100, Herbert Poetzl wrote: - debian tends to break things, and then avoid to fix up the breakage for a long time (see kernel) just now it's special case, because of preparing next stable, so testing is frozen http://www.debian.org/doc/FAQ/ch-ftparchives#s-testing now we have new vserver kernel in Etch/testing: http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/l/linux-2.6/linux-2.6_2.6.18.dfsg.1-11/changelog * Update vserver patch to 2.0.2.2-rc9. (closes: #402743, #403790) http://bugs.debian.org/402743 http://bugs.debian.org/403790 -- 5o Peter.Mann at tuke.sk ___ Vserver mailing list Vserver@list.linux-vserver.org http://list.linux-vserver.org/mailman/listinfo/vserver
Re: [Vserver] Couldn't download base-config
On Wed, Feb 28, 2007 at 03:53:27PM +0100, Herbert Poetzl wrote: On Wed, Feb 28, 2007 at 01:12:04PM +0100, Peter Mann wrote: On Mon, Feb 05, 2007 at 05:16:44PM +0100, Peter Mann wrote: On Mon, Feb 05, 2007 at 06:11:04AM +0100, Herbert Poetzl wrote: - debian tends to break things, and then avoid to fix up the breakage for a long time (see kernel) just now it's special case, because of preparing next stable, so testing is frozen http://www.debian.org/doc/FAQ/ch-ftparchives#s-testing now we have new vserver kernel in Etch/testing: http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/l/linux-2.6/linux-2.6_2.6.18.dfsg.1-11/changelog * Update vserver patch to 2.0.2.2-rc9. (closes: #402743, #403790) well, unfortunately still an old one, and not the 2.2.0 branch, but hey, better than nothing now Etch is frozen, so no new versions is accepted, only bugfixes ... so Etch will be released with 2.6.18 ... anyway vs2.2 for 2.6.18 is very old too: 04-Dec-2006 06:19 ;-) http://ftp.linux-vserver.org/pub/kernel/vs2.2/testing/patch-2.6.18.5-vs2.2.0-pre5.diff and The latest prepatch version of the stable Linux-VServer patch is: vs2.0.3-rc1 http://linux-vserver.org/ChangeLog-2.0 so only small difference between vs2.0.3-rc1 and vs2.0.2.2-rc9 so stable vserver patch with next stable Debian release will be fine for long time on many servers ... so anyone can use only apt-get to install vserver utils and kernel: apt-get install linux-image-vserver-686 util-vserver vserver-debiantools if someone want newer versions, then he can use The latest prepatch version of the upcoming stable Linux-VServer patch for 2.6.19 or 2.6.20 with vanilla kernel ... -- 5o Peter.Mann at tuke.sk ___ Vserver mailing list Vserver@list.linux-vserver.org http://list.linux-vserver.org/mailman/listinfo/vserver
Re: [Vserver] keeping a mirror machine synched
On Sat, Feb 24, 2007 at 04:13:43PM +0100, Eugen Leitl wrote: I run a nightly script (over a private network) which does the following synchronisation from the production to the backup machine: rsync -a -e ssh /home/ [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/ rsync -a -e ssh /usr/local/etc/vservers/ [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/local/etc/vservers/ My vservers live in /vservers which is a symlink to /home/vservers. Apart from /usr/local/etc/vservers/ is there anything else I should synch? my tip: use rsync --numeric-ids and --exclude vservers/name1/proc ... (and you can use rsync without -e ssh, because it's default in Debian; and maybe -e 'ssh -c blowfish') i'm using some similar rsync scripts ... Another question: Debian 4.0 is ante portas. Given that 3.1 had everything way out of date, can one rely on stock vserver kernel and tools in Debian 4.0? i upgraded all my sarge host servers to etch ... some guest servers is still sarge, but almost all are etch ... there is problem with default debian vserver kernel in TESTING, but i have my own recompiled kernels and new debian kernels are almost ready for entering testing (and debian-installer etch rc2/final) -- 5o Peter.Mann at tuke.sk ___ Vserver mailing list Vserver@list.linux-vserver.org http://list.linux-vserver.org/mailman/listinfo/vserver
Re: [Vserver] Couldn't download base-config
On Sun, Feb 04, 2007 at 09:45:31AM +0300, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: vserver sid64 build -n sid64 --hostname sid64.deb.com --interface eth1:192.168.1.30/24 -m debootstrap -- sid Couldn't download base-config stop .. how can fix it ? try another debian mirror ... maybe temporary missing file, maybe mirroring script in progress and base-config unfinished or newer Packages.gz, but unfinished .deb files ... -- 5o Peter.Mann at tuke.sk ___ Vserver mailing list Vserver@list.linux-vserver.org http://list.linux-vserver.org/mailman/listinfo/vserver
Re: [Vserver] vserver enter eating cpu and vkill problem
On Sat, Jan 13, 2007 at 12:31:52AM +0100, Philippe Teuwen wrote: This is on a remote server in a datacenter so I'm not that fan to try a vanilla home-patched remotely :-/ i know ... i had same problem ;-) Nevertheless I tried some upgrade: the last kernel and the last util-vserver tools of etch and sid: Linux version 2.6.18-3-vserver-amd64 (Debian 2.6.18-7) ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) (gcc version 4.1.2 20061115 (prerelease) (Debian 4.1.1-20)) #1 SMP Mon Dec 4 17:19:24 CET 2006 vserver patch: 2.0.2.2-rc8 util-vserver: 0.30.212-1 I have the same problems with this single difference: now killing a process of a guest with a single kill in context 0 does not work anymore (as expected), so the only way is # vserver exec kill as vkill still does not work. yes 2.6.18-3-vserver-amd64 was bad too ... -- 5o Peter.Mann at tuke.sk ___ Vserver mailing list Vserver@list.linux-vserver.org http://list.linux-vserver.org/mailman/listinfo/vserver
Re: [Vserver] vserver enter eating cpu and vkill problem
On Sat, Jan 13, 2007 at 12:44:05PM +0100, Philippe Teuwen wrote: yes 2.6.18-3-vserver-amd64 was bad too ... Are the kernels here better? http://linux-vserver.derjohn.de/debian-etch-sid/debian/dists/sid/main/binary-amd64/ as seen in the faq http://linux-vserver.org/Frequently_Asked_Questions#Were_can_I_get_newer_versions_of_VServer_as_ready_made_packages_for_Debian.3F i don't know ... you can make own kernel with vanilla source + vserver patch by using your kernel config and make-kpkg ... IMHO it's easy and safe ... i sent to this list mail about Etch vserver kernels a few days ago: Subject: Re: [Vserver] stop vserver cause error/oops - with new debian 4.0 vserver kernel version Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2007 09:47:36 +0100 On Tue, Jan 09, 2007 at 06:11:10AM +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, Jan 08, 2007 at 11:05:50AM +0100, Oliver Paulus wrote: I have used Linux kernel 2.6.17.13 with VServer 2.0.2.1 before - everything worked correctly. Now I have installed the Debian 4.0 (Etch) vserver kernel 2.6.18-3-vserver-amd64. If I stop a specific vserver instance with vserver name stop I get the following error: please try with a mainstream kernel, preferable one of the 2.2.0-rc* kernels, and mainstream util-vserver (0.30.212) if the issue remains, please let us know, otherwise please contact the debian maintainers about those issues ... TIA, Herbert The Debian maintainers are aware, and it's the bug fixed in 2.0.2.2-rc9 (off by one cacct). From what I gathered, the most recent Debian snapshot kernel should work fine, but I didn't quite understand how or where to get it. Debian Etch is now frozen, so every package update into Etch is processed through debian-release team ... some new linux-2.6 (kernel) is scheduled: http://lists.debian.org/debian-release/2007/01/msg00085.html -- 5o Peter.Mann at tuke.sk ___ Vserver mailing list Vserver@list.linux-vserver.org http://list.linux-vserver.org/mailman/listinfo/vserver
Re: [Vserver] vserver enter eating cpu and vkill problem
On Fri, Jan 12, 2007 at 07:18:42PM +0100, Philippe Teuwen wrote: Here are some problems I have with vserver. My environment: Kernel: Debian vserver_pre-patched kernel for AMD64: Linux version 2.6.17-2-vserver-amd64 (Debian 2.6.17-9) ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) (gcc version 4.1.2 20060901 (prerelease) (Debian 4.1.1-13)) #1 SMP Wed Sep 13 18:02:36 CEST 2006 According to changelog.Debian, this version is using vserver patch v2.0.2 util-vserver: 0.30.211-6 i had same problem with debian kernels ... new kernel are waiting to enter Etch (which is now frozen) ... so it's (temporary) debian specific problem Etch is still 'testing' so try your own kernel ... i recompiled vanilla + vserver patch and all works fine ... -- 5o Peter.Mann at tuke.sk ___ Vserver mailing list Vserver@list.linux-vserver.org http://list.linux-vserver.org/mailman/listinfo/vserver
Re: [Vserver] stop vserver cause error/oops - with new debian 4.0 vserver kernel version
On Tue, Jan 09, 2007 at 06:11:10AM +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, Jan 08, 2007 at 11:05:50AM +0100, Oliver Paulus wrote: I have used Linux kernel 2.6.17.13 with VServer 2.0.2.1 before - everything worked correctly. Now I have installed the Debian 4.0 (Etch) vserver kernel 2.6.18-3-vserver-amd64. If I stop a specific vserver instance with vserver name stop I get the following error: please try with a mainstream kernel, preferable one of the 2.2.0-rc* kernels, and mainstream util-vserver (0.30.212) if the issue remains, please let us know, otherwise please contact the debian maintainers about those issues ... TIA, Herbert The Debian maintainers are aware, and it's the bug fixed in 2.0.2.2-rc9 (off by one cacct). From what I gathered, the most recent Debian snapshot kernel should work fine, but I didn't quite understand how or where to get it. Debian Etch is now frozen, so every package update into Etch is processed through debian-release team ... some new linux-2.6 (kernel) is scheduled: http://lists.debian.org/debian-release/2007/01/msg00085.html -- 5o Peter.Mann at tuke.sk ___ Vserver mailing list Vserver@list.linux-vserver.org http://list.linux-vserver.org/mailman/listinfo/vserver
Re: [Vserver] Re: future vserver on ubuntu
On Tue, Nov 28, 2006 at 05:11:32PM +0100, alexander goeres - lieblinx GmbH wrote: just one question aside: is anybody able to figure out, what vserver-versions the debian-kernel-packagers are using? http://packages.debian.org/linux-image-vserver-686 http://packages.debian.org/linux-image-vserver-k7 http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/l/linux-2.6/linux-2.6_2.6.17-9/changelog * Update vserver patch to 2.0.2. http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/l/linux-2.6/linux-2.6_2.6.18-5/changelog * Update vserver patch to 2.0.2.2-rc6. -- 5o Peter.Mann at tuke.sk ___ Vserver mailing list Vserver@list.linux-vserver.org http://list.linux-vserver.org/mailman/listinfo/vserver
Re: [Vserver] Running bind 9.2.4 on Debian Sarge without caps
On Tue, Oct 24, 2006 at 03:52:58PM +0200, Holger Nowak wrote: I know that running bind in a vserver guest is a bit problematic, so I decided to recompile Bind with linux-caps disabled according to [1]http://linux-vserver.org/Problematic_Programs#Bind9_on_Debian_GNU.2FLinux_Woody_.283.0.29_and_Sarge_.283.1.29 and [2]http://www.newt.com/debian/acornHOWTO/ (Section bind9) But I couldn't start named properly. No error messages neither on promt nor on syslog occur but the name server isn't running. If I want to stop the service I receive the well known message: Stopping domain name service: namedrndc: connect failed: connection refused which kernel and which vserver patch ??? i talk about debian bind9 a few weeks ago with Herbert on irc, but i was very busy ... so try 'normal' debian packages WITH enabled linux-caps ... on 2.6.17.11 and vs2.0.2 bind9 can work normally like other programs ... (maybe) ... i must deeply investigate all my settings ... i have my own recompiled kernel and my own recompiled bind9 ... -- 5o Peter.Mann at tuke.sk ___ Vserver mailing list Vserver@list.linux-vserver.org http://list.linux-vserver.org/mailman/listinfo/vserver
Re: [Vserver] Fedora 3 Vserver Guest under Debian Sarge
On Sun, Jul 02, 2006 at 05:54:56PM +0200, Guenther Fuchs wrote: saen I haven't really tried, because I know I will need something saen like this (but don't know where to get it for Fedora): saen http://host/debian/pool/main/d/debootstrap/debootstrap_0.3.3_all.deb I don't think you will need this for Fedora at all, no. rpmstrap http://packages.debian.org/testing/admin/rpmstrap bootstrap a basic RPM-based system rpmstrap is a tool for bootstrapping a basic RPM-based system. It is inspired by debootstrap, and allows you to build chroots and basic systems from RPM sources. At present rpmstrap can build basic Fedora Core 2, Fedora Core 3, Fedora Core 4, Yellowdog 4, CentOS 3, CentOS 4, Mandriva and Scientific Linux systems. It also has support for custom RPM-based systems managed by PDK. -- 5o Peter.Mann at tuke.sk ___ Vserver mailing list Vserver@list.linux-vserver.org http://list.linux-vserver.org/mailman/listinfo/vserver
Re: [Vserver] What is the best way to connect from 1 vserver to other vserver within the same host ?
On Fri, May 05, 2006 at 10:22:13PM +0200, Sébastien CRAMATTE wrote: What is the best way to connect from 1 vserver to other vserver within the same host ? I've got an Ldap directory inside one vserver and a postfix that use ldap in another vserver. I search the best way to connect to the ldap server with the maximum of security. use your ldap and postfix like any other network servers (forget vserver technology for a minute) and use SSL connection - ldaps:// or stunnel4 the best way is IMHO using SSL connection independent on vserver technology ... -- 5o Peter.Mann at tuke.sk ___ Vserver mailing list Vserver@list.linux-vserver.org http://list.linux-vserver.org/mailman/listinfo/vserver
Re: [vserver] Root users differentiation
On Fri, May 05, 2006 at 09:15:01AM +0200, joeytrviano wrote: I would like to know how host root user and each vserver root users are differentiated by the system. Are they one same user just chrooted in each vserver directory or are there several users named root at different levels? every root user is different ... http://linux-vserver.org/ Linux-VServer provides virtualization for GNU/Linux systems. This is accomplished by kernel level isolation. It allows to run multiple virtual units at once. Those units are sufficiently isolated to guarantee the required security, but utilize available resources ^^^ efficiently, as they run on the same kernel. simply try different passwords for each root user ... http://linux-vserver.org/short+presentation Why do you need vservers ? A) Many Tasks on the same Box Also, you can give the root password of a vserver to one administrator and he will be able to perform updates, restart services and so on without having to know about every other project hosted on a server. -- 5o Peter.Mann at tuke.sk ___ Vserver mailing list Vserver@list.linux-vserver.org http://list.linux-vserver.org/mailman/listinfo/vserver
Re: [Vserver] cdrecording inside vserver?
On Fri, Apr 28, 2006 at 10:18:06AM +0200, Martin Grunert wrote: Is it possible to use cdrecording software inside a vserver? The environment has to get direct access to the device, but simply copying the hdc devnode ends copying devnode is IMHO sufficient for cdrecording in a permission denied warning, when I try to mount a cd or dvd. http://linux-vserver.org/Caps+and+Flags try BINARY_MOUNT capability -- 5o Peter.Mann at tuke.sk ___ Vserver mailing list Vserver@list.linux-vserver.org http://list.linux-vserver.org/mailman/listinfo/vserver
Re: [Vserver] problem with apt-get
On Mon, Apr 03, 2006 at 07:05:36PM +0200, Geoffroy Culot wrote: So I have a question is the kernel-image package needed on the client side ?? no If not, how to remove it and how clean the apt-get history ? apt-get remove --purge kernel-image-2.4.27-2-686 kernel-image-2.6.8-2-386 you can remove more packages - look at debian newvserver script and REMOVE_PACKAGES and REMOVE_SCRIPTS ... how you created your vserver guest??? -- 5o Peter.Mann at tuke.sk ___ Vserver mailing list Vserver@list.linux-vserver.org http://list.linux-vserver.org/mailman/listinfo/vserver
Debian packages (Was: Re: [Vserver] vserver 2.0.2 patch for kernel 2.6.15.6)
New Debian package (but for 2.6.16) ... http://packages.debian.org/unstable/base/linux-image-vserver-amd64-k8 http://packages.debian.org/unstable/base/linux-image-2.6-vserver-amd64-k8 http://packages.debian.org/unstable/base/linux-image-2.6.16-1-vserver-amd64-k8 Linux kernel 2.6.16 image on AMD64 K8 machines This package provides the binary image and pre-built loadable modules for Linux kernel 2.6.16 on 64bit AMD Athlon64, AthlonFX, Opteron and Turion64 machines. This packages is produced using an updated kernel packaging system and replaces older kernel-image packages -- 5o Peter.Mann at tuke.sk ___ Vserver mailing list Vserver@list.linux-vserver.org http://list.linux-vserver.org/mailman/listinfo/vserver
Re: [Vserver] vserver 2.0.2 patch for kernel 2.6.15.6
On Tue, Mar 28, 2006 at 07:58:03AM +0200, Tom Coetser wrote: Hi Corey, On Tuesday 28 March 2006 01:01, Corey Wright wrote: ... with ubuntu's 6 month release cycle and 18 months of security support, i can use their kernel (with vserver patch) at release and have 1.5 years and 3 more ubuntu releases before i lose security support. for example, i'm currently using breezy's 2.6.12 with vserver's 2.0, and pretending that i can't get any vserver release to apply to dapper's 2.6.15, i can continue using my current setup and i'll still have another year and 2 more ubuntu releases before i have to upgrade to continue receiving security support. i still have the problem with using older kernels on newer hardware, but i have another chance to upgrade every 6 months (and can even adapt my purchasing to accomodate that schedule). maybe i'm making too big of a deal over this, but after enduring the sarge release cycle, i'm cautious. Sounds like a very good solution. yes, i'm using similar solution i'm using kernel 2.4.31+vserver1.2.10 on many machines ... so i switched to 2.6.x a few weeks ago on two production machines ... but 2.6 kernel and still many changes on vanilla isn't good for me ... so i decided to use some 'distribution' kernel ... and Ubuntu Dapper will be supported for 5 years !!! As a matter of interest, how do you use the ubuntu kernels with vserver patches on your sarge box? Do you add the ubuntu repositories to sources.list and install the ubuntu kernel source of choice? - which vserver patches do you use then? those from the ubuntu vserver-patch package or directly from Herbert? How do you then deal with security updates? Get the updated kernel source release and patch and rebuild? i'm just testing 2.6.15-19.27 from ubuntu.uni-klu.ac.at ... look at my mini howto in my previous mail ... sources from ubuntu, but recompiled on sarge ... vanilla 2.6.15.6 + vserver working fine too, but i want kernel with no big changes ... and dapper will be official at 2006-06-01 ... i welcome some cooperation from experienced users with supporting ubuntu dapper kernel with stable vserver 2.0.x patch ... no new features, just updated patch every time dapper kernel changes - like vserver 1.2.10 and vanilla kernel 2.4 so who can support dapper vserver kernel? Gerald Hochegger [EMAIL PROTECTED] ??? Herbert Poetzl [EMAIL PROTECTED] ??? -- 5o Peter.Mann at tuke.sk ___ Vserver mailing list Vserver@list.linux-vserver.org http://list.linux-vserver.org/mailman/listinfo/vserver
Re: [Vserver] host and guest UID and GID
On Sun, Mar 26, 2006 at 01:31:47PM +0300, Nikolay Kichukov wrote: Is there a way this can be solved, or do I have to start numbering the UIDs and GIDs on the Guest from higher numbers? chmod 000 /var/lib/vservers -- 5o Peter.Mann at tuke.sk ___ Vserver mailing list Vserver@list.linux-vserver.org http://list.linux-vserver.org/mailman/listinfo/vserver
