Re: [CentOS] I can't find grub-install in CENTOS 7 1804

2018-10-08 Thread James (CentOS ML)
On 2018-10-08 22:25, Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming wrote: Good morning from Singapore, How can I install it? It looks like this grub-install cannot be easily installed. ===BEGIN SIGNATURE=== Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming's Academic Qualifications as at 30 Oct 2017 [1]

Re: [CentOS] Mail has quit working

2018-07-24 Thread James (CentOS ML)
On 2018-07-24 20:10, TE Dukes wrote: -Original Message- From: CentOS [mailto:centos-boun...@centos.org] On Behalf Of mark Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2018 5:21 PM To: CentOS mailing list Subject: Re: [CentOS] Mail has quit working TE Dukes wrote: >> -Original Message- >> From:

Re: [CentOS] Mail has quit working

2018-07-23 Thread James (CentOS ML)
On 2018-07-23 18:39, TE Dukes wrote: Hello, Mail has come to an abrupt stop. Running C7, postfix and dovecot. Using Roundcube as the client. Mail stopped working Saturday and I cannot figure was has happened. I have not touched this server except to upgrade packages. I believe Roundcube was

Re: [CentOS] Imap daemons for CentOS 6 (other then cyrus-imapd)

2018-06-21 Thread James (CentOS ML)
On 2018-06-21 13:28, Robert Heller wrote: Are there any imap daemons (besides cyrus-imapd). cyrus-imapd is appearently not compatible with postfix + procmail. I need an imap daemon that will work with a postfix + procmail system. Try dovecot, I use that personally. There also appears to

Re: [CentOS] strange su behavior

2010-03-09 Thread Uwe (ML) Kiewel
From: Uwe Kiewel m...@kiewel-online.ch If I am root and want to change the user to a non-root user, the system prompts me for a password: [r...@halifax ~]# useradd test00 [r...@halifax ~]# su - test00 We trust you have received the usual lecture from the local System Administrator. It

[CentOS] Installing an SSL Cert

2010-01-26 Thread ML
HI All, I am considering buying this: http://www.godaddy.com/Compare/gdcompare_ssl.aspx?isc=sslqgo003a Since I have a domain that will be collecting data and processing payments. Where can I find instructions on how to install the certificate? Do I have to run another domain or sub domain

[CentOS] SSH slow

2010-01-18 Thread ML
Hi All, All of my systems are running 5.4 x64. The are all AMD x64 processors with at least 2gb of RAM in each. I am running SSH on a non standard port. When I SSH into ANY of my systems, I get prompted for my password right away, but after entering, it takes 30+ seconds to get logged in and

Re: [CentOS] SSH slow

2010-01-18 Thread ML
, 2010 at 6:08 PM, ML mailingli...@mailnewsrss.com wrote: Hi All, All of my systems are running 5.4 x64. The are all AMD x64 processors with at least 2gb of RAM in each. I am running SSH on a non standard port. When I SSH into ANY of my systems, I get prompted for my password right away

[CentOS] Hardening

2009-12-28 Thread ML
Hi Guys, I would like advice for best practices to secure my linux boxes. Know if I have been hacked, know of security breaches, etc. Can anyone provide advice? -Jason ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org

[CentOS] Frustrations with MySQL loss, tcpdump, netstat, etc

2009-12-22 Thread ML
Hi All, Hi All, MySQL 5.0.77 on CentOS 5.4 MySQL is running, my Wordpress stuff is working, but I cannot connect to the server from my house. This server is in my house, however, but on a public IP, behind a firewall, etc. I checked my hardware firewall (a dedicated UnTangle system) and that

Re: [CentOS] Frustrations with MySQL loss, tcpdump, netstat, etc

2009-12-22 Thread ML
Hi Les, MySQL is running, my Wordpress stuff is working, but I cannot connect to the server from my house. This server is in my house, however, but on a public IP, behind a firewall, etc. I checked my hardware firewall (a dedicated UnTangle system) and that is successfully allowing the

[CentOS] Yum and upgrading PHP

2009-11-25 Thread ML
Hi All, I ran yum upgrade today and it went fine. I tried a yum upgrade php so that I could get to either 5.2 or 5.3 (currently 5.1.2) and It says nothing marked for upgrade. How does one upgrade individual packages versus doing a plain system upgrade (like just yum upgrade) -Jason

Re: [CentOS] Yum and upgrading PHP

2009-11-25 Thread ML
Hi Mark, I tried a yum upgrade php so that I could get to either 5.2 or 5.3 (currently 5.1.2) and It says nothing marked for upgrade. How does one upgrade individual packages versus doing a plain system upgrade (like just yum upgrade) I'm a little confused: why did you do a yum upgrade

[CentOS] Zimbra Help

2009-11-02 Thread ML
I am playing around with Zimbra. For the install, I selected the Fedora 11 version for x64. I am running: Linux 2.6.18-164.el5 #1 SMP Thu Sep 3 03:28:30 EDT 2009 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux When I install I get an error: This platform is CentOS5_64 Packages found: F11_64 This may or may

Re: [CentOS] Zimbra Help

2009-11-02 Thread ML
Guys, I would suggest starting out with one of the RHEL versions found on the download page here http://www.zimbra.com/community/downloads.html. Got it, yes, I should have choose the RHEL 5 version. Can anyone explain CentOS vs RHEL5 vs Fedora as I dont really know the differences and

[CentOS] E-Mail on SSH login?

2009-11-02 Thread ML
Does anyone have thoughts on how to kick off an e-mail on SSH login? -Jason ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

[CentOS] Zimbra help?

2009-11-02 Thread ML
Hi All, Is anyone versed in Zimbra? I have most things working except some MTA issue. I tried posting on the Zimbra forums after reading the docs, but my post was labeled as SPAM and the moderators have not replied to my private message to get my post reviewed. Who uses this type of method for

[CentOS] DoveCot and Postfix Setup? or Zimbra?

2009-11-01 Thread ML
Hi All, I have not really setup e-mail serving on Linux before by myself. I have a setup now where it was setup for me running Dovecot and postfix. The setup works. I want to set this up again on my own system. Does anyone have a good tutorial? Zimbra...does it replace dovecot and postfx

Re: [CentOS] Infrastructure HELP!

2009-10-30 Thread ML
. Didn't you just contradict yourself? How can we support companies that contribute and help the project if we don't know what each others companies do and specialize in? -ML ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman

[CentOS] RAID 10 on Install?

2009-10-30 Thread ML
Hi All, How can I RAID 10 on install? (the names myRAID1 and myRAID2 are just for example purposes) I select a custom layout /dev/sda, sdb, sdc, sdd are listed... I create a partition of Software RAID on each of sda, sdb, sdc, sdd Create a swap partition on sda? Click RAID and take sda

Re: [CentOS] RAID 10 on Install?

2009-10-30 Thread ML
Nate, How can I RAID 10 on install? (the names myRAID1 and myRAID2 are just for example purposes) 3rd time this question has been asked in the past few weeks, I believe the answer is not using the normal installer. I believe if you make a custom installer with the right modules you can do

[CentOS] Infrastructure HELP!

2009-10-29 Thread ML
Hi Everyone, I started a social networking site and I am getting ready to go live next week. I have limited fund as I am not funded yet (although hopefully soon). I have an extra Mac Pro (I know, how can I possibly call a Mac Pro dual 2.8 quad core with 16gb RAM extra). So Mac Pro quad

Re: [CentOS] Infrastructure HELP!

2009-10-29 Thread ML
downtime -Original Message- From: centos-boun...@centos.org [mailto:centos-boun...@centos.org] On Behalf Of ML Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 12:57 PM To: CentOS mailing list Subject: [CentOS] Infrastructure HELP! Hi Everyone, I started a social networking site and I am getting ready

Re: [CentOS] Infrastructure HELP!

2009-10-29 Thread ML
On Oct 29, 2009, at 11:11 AM, Neil Aggarwal wrote: RAID 10 is striping across mirrored drives. So, if you have 4 x 1TB drives, think of it as two separate 1 TB volumes. The system will write half your data to volume A and the other half to volume B. The data in volume A and B do not

Re: [CentOS] Infrastructure HELP!

2009-10-29 Thread ML
Would 2 x 1TB enterprise drives be enough mirrored? Are you going to to software RAID1 or hardware? I find software RAID1 bogs down for intensive database applications. If I can find a cheap enough RAID Card that wil fit the Mac Pro, I would do hardware RAID, but Apple wants $699 for

Re: [CentOS] Infrastructure HELP!

2009-10-29 Thread ML
. They are like $89.99 a piece on NewEgg. I have a friend that has 1 x 1TB Seagate Raid level drives he will sell me for $100 each. Is software RAID 10 decent performance? -Jason Ryan On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 2:36 PM, ML mailingli...@mailnewsrss.com wrote: On Oct 29, 2009, at 11:11 AM

Re: [CentOS] For building my local repo, how large is 5.4 update?

2009-10-25 Thread ML
Hi Robert, I have run a local repo for Centos updates for some time. You actually bring up a good item here. I am starting to learn more and deploy CentOS. I should run a local repo too, save bandwidth, etc. Do you have a tutorial for setting up a local repository? Can one store, say

[CentOS] Running SSH on a different port

2009-10-24 Thread ML
need to ssh in? Is it as simple as ssh u...@hots:port? Best, -ML ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

[CentOS] Turning off X-Windows

2009-10-24 Thread ML
Hi All, How does one best turn of X-Windows? I dont need it, ssh works just fine for me. I seem to recall it was complicated and since I know enough to do my stuf and not well versed yet in fixing things I break, I dont want to blow this up. Best, -ML

Re: [CentOS] Running SSH on a different port

2009-10-24 Thread ML
How does one switch ssh ports? What is a good port to use? What ramifications does it have when I need to ssh in? Is it as simple as ssh u...@hots:port? In /etc/ssh/sshd_config replace port 22 with port whatever high port ( 1024) you like Then configure your ssh clients accordingly.

Re: [CentOS] Running SSH on a different port

2009-10-24 Thread ML
Pretty much everything you need to know about SSH is on the Wiki here: http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/Network/SecuringSSH Why don't people use the Wiki? These same topics come up over and over again, and no one ever refers to the resources available on the Wiki? I dont think it is well

Re: [CentOS] Running SSH on a different port

2009-10-24 Thread ML
, this should help me create public/private keys too! -ML ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] Running SSH on a different port

2009-10-24 Thread ML
Mark, One more thing - you might want to look at authfail. After a number of attempts to log in, it will add firewall rules to block that IP address. Thanks for the advice! I will google it. -ML ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http

Re: [CentOS] Running SSH on a different port

2009-10-24 Thread ML
sshd restart and I still get connection refused. Comment out Port 29770 and all is well again. -ML ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] Running SSH on a different port

2009-10-24 Thread ML
restarted the whole server actually. -ML ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] Calling all Hackers from Big stan

2009-10-20 Thread ML
Well, alot of education out there by watching movies, however noone ever brought up the most complex driven sub-culture of geeks and nerds worldwide. THE MATRIX (muhahahahah) Well, all trinity really did was run nmap, big deal he he -Jason

Re: [CentOS] Calling all Hackers from Big stan

2009-10-19 Thread ML
I want to learn to hack what do I need to do in order to start. Umm, watch: Hackers: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113243/ Takedown: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0159784/ Isn't that how we all learned? ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org

[CentOS] Still Confused about Firewalling

2009-10-19 Thread ML
Hi All, Sorry, I am still confused about implementing a firewall without having my ISP static route all of my traffic to my public IP's to a single public IP. So before when I have done this for work all traffic has been statically routed. Now I have a comcast modem and it is 'pass

[CentOS] Sparc?

2009-10-15 Thread ML
HI All, I have acquired a Sun Fire VL 240. I know there is not a SPARC version of CentOS. Can anyone recommend a good OS for a machine that will do apache, postfix, mysql, etc. I know this is sort of a loaded question, but I don't have a lot of knowledge on distros that are stable on

Re: [CentOS] Sparc?

2009-10-15 Thread ML
I have acquired a Sun Fire VL 240. I know there is not a SPARC version of CentOS. Can anyone recommend a good OS for a machine that will do apache, postfix, mysql, etc. I know this is sort of a loaded question, but I don't have a lot of knowledge on distros that are stable on Sparc.

Re: [CentOS] Sparc?

2009-10-15 Thread ML
Hi Nate, I know this is sort of a loaded question, but I don't have a lot of knowledge on distros that are stable on Sparc. I *think* debian is the only major distro left that supports SPARC to the fullest extent. Though watch out if your running the latest T1/T2 type processors, last I

[CentOS] DNS is confusing! (I really need some help understanding!)

2009-10-09 Thread ML
-bind/ Paul, I appreciate this! -ML ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

[CentOS] Resolv.conf with multiple adaptors on multiple networks

2009-10-09 Thread ML
Hi All, I did a clean install of CentOS 5.3 yesterday. During setup I activated both adapters on startup. etho is my public IP and eth1 is my private/internal IP. It did not let me specify nameservers though. So I know this is resolv.conf. I know I put in: nameserver xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

[CentOS] GPT?

2009-10-09 Thread ML
Hi All, I had a few 320gb sata drives that had OS X on them. Before that they were Windows for testing. I put them in an IBM eServer 335 and now trying to install CentOS 5.3 I get to the partition - Create custom. I take sda and create a swap and a software raid partition. Same with sdb

Re: [CentOS] GPT?

2009-10-09 Thread ML
Hi Joseph, I try to proceed and I get: boot partition is on a disk using GPT partitioning scheme but this machine cannot boot using GPT. I have never seen this before. Advice? Sure, drop into a shell (boot to a rescue mode for example) and relabel the discs. Use parted and its

Re: [CentOS] GPT?

2009-10-09 Thread ML
John, boot the installl CD and get into the rescue shell (from the startup menu), then use something like dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sda bs=1024 count=1024 note thats sda and not sda1 or whatever, we want the raw device and not the partition. Just the ticket! You da man Thank

[CentOS] Bring up Networking in Single User Mode

2009-10-07 Thread ML
Hi All, Can anyone provide advice on how to bring up networking in Single User Mode? I need to specify an IP, mask, gateway and bring up the adaptor so I can ssh into another machine to transfer files to it. -ML ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS

Re: [CentOS] Bring up Networking in Single User Mode

2009-10-07 Thread ML
Nate, ifconfig ethX IP_ADDRESS netmask NETMASK route add default gw IP_OF_GATEWAY OK, so I was correct, I am doing ifconfig eth0 172.16.254.80 netmask 255.255.255.240 route add default gw 172.16.254.1 I am getting Network is unreachable. -Jason

Re: [CentOS] Bring up Networking in Single User Mode

2009-10-07 Thread ML
Hi Timo, Try 'ifconfig eth0 172.16.254.80 netmask 255.255.255.240 up' or, after you already issued those commands, a simple 'ifconfig eth0 up'. Yup did that then: route ass default gw 172.16.254.1 I get: Network is unreachable I can ping 172.16.254.1 from my Mac though. -Jason

Re: [CentOS] Bring up Networking in Single User Mode

2009-10-07 Thread ML
ifconfig eth0 172.16.254.80 netmask 255.255.255.240 route add default gw 172.16.254.1 I am getting Network is unreachable. ipcalc -nbp 172.16.254.80 255.255.255.240 PREFIX=28 BROADCAST=172.16.254.95 NETWORK=172.16.254.80 so 172.16.254.1 is not in your network and thus not reachable

[CentOS] Linux CD Stores

2009-10-07 Thread ML
. -ML ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

[CentOS] rsync exclusions

2009-10-06 Thread ML
Hi All, I am using rsync and I see --exclude as an option. But it says --exclude pattern? So how can I do an rsync on '/' except exclude /home/nackup? I am doing: rsync -avx / /mnt/sdb2/ can I simply do: rsync -avx --exclude=/home/backup / /mnt/sdb2/ -ML

Re: [CentOS] rsync exclusions

2009-10-06 Thread ML
Joseph. can I simply do: rsync -avx --exclude=/home/backup / /mnt/sdb2/ The exclude is relative from the path specified in the source. Check this out: http://articles.slicehost.com/2007/10/10/rsync-exclude-files-and-folders Thank you! I am set now. -ML

[CentOS] Huge!

2009-10-06 Thread ML
the math in my head right No wonder why this is taking forever to rsync to a USB drive. It was only on the second of 7 and I started it at 2pm yesterday and it was not done/going this morning -ML ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http

[CentOS] RSync Issues

2009-10-06 Thread ML
. Does anyone have thoughts? -ML ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

[CentOS] DNS Serving - Why my own?

2009-10-05 Thread ML
HI All, Can anyone explain why I might want to run my own DNS Server in-house? I have a comcast business circuit and use their DNS servers and when I need entries, I use GoDaddy where I buy my domains. Best, -ML ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS

[CentOS] How fast?

2009-10-05 Thread ML
HI All, How fast does a a small DNS Server need to be? I will have about 10 servers and a few workstations. I have a few older Compaq PIII boxes with 1gb RAM each or I have faster P4 boxes. Same question as above, just a Vyatta type device, Firewalling? -ML

[CentOS] More about firewalling

2009-10-05 Thread ML
Hi All, So before when I used PIX's for my employer, our traffic was statically routed to one IP and then the firewall decided if allowed/ denied and passed it on or dropped it. I have a Comcast business circuit with 13 IP's. The gateway device they provide is a 'pass through' device. They

Re: [CentOS] How fast?

2009-10-05 Thread ML
DNS and DHCP without ever cracking 1% CPU usage. That proves 614K should be enough for anybody. ah *snap*! -ML ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

[CentOS] [Slightly OT] Data Preservation - More

2009-10-03 Thread ML
a cp -r on / to the destination USB drive, correct? -ML ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] [Slightly OT] Data Preservation - More

2009-10-03 Thread ML
a cp -r on / to the destination USB drive, correct? cp -a is better 'man cp' -aSame as -pPR options. Preserves structure and attributes of files but not directory structure. Nice, thank you, I did not think about this option. Best, ML

Re: [CentOS] [Slightly OT] Data Preservation - More

2009-10-03 Thread ML
need to go after on this old drive after being booted to a LiveCD. I chose a LiveCD because without it the machine takes an hour to boot die to DNS issues and time-outs since moving it to my location (and the original location does not exist either) Best, -ML -Jason

Re: [CentOS] [Slightly OT] Data Preservation - More

2009-10-03 Thread ML
/VolGroup00-LogVol00' I get: 28GB used. So can I 'rsync -av /mnt/VolGroup00-LogVol00/. /mnt/disc/sda1/.' (sda1 is the 500GB USB Drive that I am wanting to put the data on.) Best, -ML ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org

Re: [CentOS] [Slightly OT] Data Preservation - More

2009-10-03 Thread ML
Hi Robert, There are *probably* two file systems: /boot on a regular partition (probably the first partition on the hard drive) and / on /dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00. You'll have to look at /etc/fstab closely. There might be more than two file systems -- eg /home, etc. on its own file system.

[CentOS] [Slightly OT] Data Preservation

2009-10-02 Thread ML
? Boot from a Live CD, hook up a USB external HD and do what? Can I create a .iso or .cdr (or some other portable format) and have it created on the external USB? Thoughts on this process would be appreciated. -ML ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS

[CentOS] Build a Firewall (Can I learn to do this...)

2009-10-01 Thread ML
Hi All, I have a home business circuit and I am gearing up to host my business affairs in my place. I have Comcast and 13 static IP's. I have an extra PIII 1U, 2 9gb SCSI, 1gb RAMm dual NICS. So I am wanting to build a firewall to front end my traffic. Assign one of my statics to it and

Re: [CentOS] Build a Firewall (Can I learn to do this...)

2009-10-01 Thread ML
Hi All, I've also looked at Vyatta, and heard good things about pfsense. Some have also recommended IPcop or pfsense. Has anyone used Untangle? http://www.untangle.com/ What are the differences between these... -ML ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS

[CentOS] SATA cards?

2009-09-30 Thread ML
Hi All, I have a server that is IDE drives and I dont have any so I wanted to put in a sata PCI card. Will CentOS be able to see the drives as they will be connected to the card? -ML ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http

[CentOS] tar and gunzip help

2009-08-21 Thread ML
this? Can I also issue one command that will unzip and untar the archive at the same time? (I know I can, I just cant get it right) Thanks! -ML ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

[CentOS] ASP Pages?

2009-08-07 Thread ML
I have a friend that hosts a few basic ASP pages. some simple links and plays a few media files with Windows Media Player. Is there any way I can host his site on my Linux Server? Without re- writing it for him -jason ___ CentOS mailing list