Re: [CentOS] How bad is "rm -rf /" ?

2016-02-05 Thread Gordon Messmer
On 02/05/2016 06:31 PM, Mark LaPierre wrote: So let me get this straight. You are saying that you can make changes to the MB ROM/EPROM/whatever hardware the vendor uses, by issuing an erase command on a hard drive? No, but you can erase the UEFI variables by issuing "rm" on them if the OS pre

Re: [CentOS] How bad is "rm -rf /" ?

2016-02-05 Thread Mark LaPierre
On 02/05/16 14:55, Nathan Duehr wrote: > >> On Feb 2, 2016, at 17:57, Valeri Galtsev wrote: >> >> Dear All, >> >> Suppose I executed the command >> >> rm -rf / > > There was also this article recently that pointed out that if the box boots > via UEFI, you may brick the machine, depending on set

Re: [CentOS] How bad is "rm -rf /" ?

2016-02-05 Thread Valeri Galtsev
On Fri, February 5, 2016 1:55 pm, Nathan Duehr wrote: > >> On Feb 2, 2016, at 17:57, Valeri Galtsev >> wrote: >> >> Dear All, >> >> Suppose I executed the command >> >> rm -rf / > > There was also this article recently that pointed out that if the box > boots via UEFI, you may brick the machine,

Re: [CentOS] How bad is "rm -rf /" ?

2016-02-05 Thread Nathan Duehr
> On Feb 2, 2016, at 17:57, Valeri Galtsev wrote: > > Dear All, > > Suppose I executed the command > > rm -rf / There was also this article recently that pointed out that if the box boots via UEFI, you may brick the machine, depending on setup. http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_ite

[CentOS] safest way to mount iscsi loopback..

2016-02-05 Thread lejeczek
.. what is? fellow centosians. how to you mount your loopback targets? I'm trying lvm backstore, I was hoping I would do it with uuid, but it's exposed more than once and how would kernel decide which device to use I don't know. thanks ___ CentOS ma

Re: [CentOS] Issue with installation on wireless-only desktop workstation, CentOS 7(1511)

2016-02-05 Thread Akemi Yagi
On Thu, Feb 4, 2016 at 7:17 AM, Lamar Owen wrote: > > I have a personal workstation at home, a Dell Optiplex 745 with a > Core2Quad Q6600, that is on the other end of the house from the router. > While I could run cat5 to the location, it would involve quite a bit of > labor, and I have a known-s

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Re: [CentOS] How to install packages from git.centos.org

2016-02-05 Thread Johnny Hughes
On 02/05/2016 04:22 AM, Johnny Hughes wrote: > On 02/03/2016 10:23 AM, Tim wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> how can I install rpms from git.centos.org? I'd like to install and test >> the realtime-kernel. >> >> It seems to me that https://wiki.centos.org/Sources only means to build >> srpms. >> >> What I ne

Re: [CentOS] How to install packages from git.centos.org

2016-02-05 Thread Johnny Hughes
On 02/03/2016 10:23 AM, Tim wrote: > Hi all, > > how can I install rpms from git.centos.org? I'd like to install and test > the realtime-kernel. > > It seems to me that https://wiki.centos.org/Sources only means to build > srpms. > > What I ned is an rt-kernel with headers for further compiling.

Re: [CentOS] Squid as interception HTTPS proxy under CentOS 7

2016-02-05 Thread C. L. Martinez
On Thu, Feb 4, 2016 at 5:36 PM, Tris Hoar wrote: > On 04/02/2016 13:24, C. L. Martinez wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> I am trying to configure squid as a interception HTTPS proxy under >> CentOS 7. At every https request, I am receiving a certificate error. >> >> My current config for squid is: >>

Re: [CentOS] CentOS7 wireless config on command line on asus

2016-02-05 Thread James Hogarth
On 5 Feb 2016 12:24 a.m., "Karanbir Singh" wrote: > > On 04/02/16 21:29, Adrian P. van Bloois wrote: > > Hi all, > > I'm trying to configure wireless on my Asus laptop running CentOS7. > > I see wlan0 when I type iw dev, but if I type > > ip link set wlan0 up > > I get the following error: > > RTN