Re: [CentOS] what is CodeMeter and why is it running on my CentOS box?
On Sat, Aug 12, 2017 at 09:25:11PM -0400, Fred Smith wrote: > I just stumbled over /var/log/CodeMeter, which contains a number of large > log files. > > I know I'm getting old and forgetful, but I can't remember intentionally > installing that package. > > Yum just says "installed" instead of listing a repo. > > Looking at codemeter.com, it seems to work with something called a > "cm stick". I don't have one, don't want one, and never heard of them. > > Is there any reason I should be leery of just "yum remove"ing the > package? > > thanks! > > Fred Bingo! A couple years ago I purchased a commercial CD/DVD player for this system (because I didn't seem to be able to get VLC to play some dvds). Turns out CodeMeter came as part of the OnePlay player (as yum told me when I tried to remove CodeMeter, it also wanted to remove OnePlay which reminded me.) wonder if bad things would happen if I just blocked the network port it uses (which seems to be 22350). -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God." --- Corinthians 5:21 - ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] what is CodeMeter and why is it running on my CentOS box?
On 13/8/17 12:00 pm, Fred Smith wrote: > On Sat, Aug 12, 2017 at 06:49:01PM -0700, John R Pierce wrote: >> On 8/12/2017 6:25 PM, Fred Smith wrote: >>> I just stumbled over /var/log/CodeMeter, which contains a number of large >>> log files. >>> >>> I know I'm getting old and forgetful, but I can't remember intentionally >>> installing that package. >>> >>> Yum just says "installed" instead of listing a repo. >>> >>> Looking at codemeter.com, it seems to work with something called a >>> "cm stick". I don't have one, don't want one, and never heard of them. >>> >>> Is there any reason I should be leery of just "yum remove"ing the >>> package? >>> >>> thanks! >> sounds like its dongle based copy protection for some application >> program. you running any small market big dollar applicaitons, >> like CAD? they are the most frequent user of such services. > Nope. not me. home desktop/mailserver/play/light-coding box. > > could it be part of some exploit? Hi Fred, You and John have it right. I used to administer a license server and that was exactly what it was. We had a USB stick to plug into the server and the CodeMeter daemon serve the licenses. There were a couple of ports, default was 22350 IIRC, open that the clients talked to over an embedded web server. The logs did fill up but for a license administrator they were useful: which clients checked out what, when and if the license was returned. Is there anything useful in the logs you have? When I installed it, the package was standalone with no dependencies that weren't on my C7 box anyway. I doubt that you'll find it in any repos. I used to have to download directly from codemeter.com and do a "yum localinstall". Assuming you have no licenses it should be safe to remove. Otherwise, no idea why its on your server. Cheers, -pete signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] what is CodeMeter and why is it running on my CentOS box?
On Sat, Aug 12, 2017 at 06:49:01PM -0700, John R Pierce wrote: > On 8/12/2017 6:25 PM, Fred Smith wrote: > >I just stumbled over /var/log/CodeMeter, which contains a number of large > >log files. > > > >I know I'm getting old and forgetful, but I can't remember intentionally > >installing that package. > > > >Yum just says "installed" instead of listing a repo. > > > >Looking at codemeter.com, it seems to work with something called a > >"cm stick". I don't have one, don't want one, and never heard of them. > > > >Is there any reason I should be leery of just "yum remove"ing the > >package? > > > >thanks! > > > sounds like its dongle based copy protection for some application > program. you running any small market big dollar applicaitons, > like CAD? they are the most frequent user of such services. Nope. not me. home desktop/mailserver/play/light-coding box. could it be part of some exploit? -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - The eyes of the Lord are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good. - Proverbs 15:3 (niv) - ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] what is CodeMeter and why is it running on my CentOS box?
On 8/12/2017 6:25 PM, Fred Smith wrote: I just stumbled over /var/log/CodeMeter, which contains a number of large log files. I know I'm getting old and forgetful, but I can't remember intentionally installing that package. Yum just says "installed" instead of listing a repo. Looking at codemeter.com, it seems to work with something called a "cm stick". I don't have one, don't want one, and never heard of them. Is there any reason I should be leery of just "yum remove"ing the package? thanks! sounds like its dongle based copy protection for some application program. you running any small market big dollar applicaitons, like CAD? they are the most frequent user of such services. -- john r pierce, recycling bits in santa cruz ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
