Re: are unattended updates a good idea?

2015-02-01 Thread Will Aoki
On Sat, Jan 31, 2015 at 09:58:39AM +0100, Ml Ml wrote: > Is anyone else facing the same problem? What are your experiences > doing (blind) automatic security updates. I've done automatic updates for Debian under cfengine control for nine years and Ubuntu for perhaps one and a half. I started with

Re: Create Logical Volumes within an encrypted VG

2011-04-01 Thread Will Aoki
On Fri, Apr 01, 2011 at 11:53:48AM -0300, Rafael Moraes wrote: > *#pvdisplay* > --- Physical volume --- > PV Name /dev/dm-0 > VG Name vg01 > PV Size 148.79 GiB / not usable 1.29 MiB This: > Allocatable NO is your problem: allocation of phy

Re: sendmail & localhost rDNS

2009-08-12 Thread Will Aoki
On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 10:56:57AM +0200, Joerg Morbitzer wrote: > I just did a fresh sendmail installation on Debian Etch getting this > auto-generated new /etc/mail/access file: > > titan:~# grep "^Connect:.*RELAY" /etc/mail/access > Connect:localhost RELAY > Connect:127

Re: sshd: Logging illegal users

2004-08-20 Thread Will Aoki
On Thu, Aug 19, 2004 at 10:44:40AM +0200, Thomas Hungenberg wrote: > On Sun, 15 Aug 2004 12:34:59 -0600, Will Aoki wrote: > > >> Is there a way to make the sshd included with Debian/woody to also log > >> the usernames an attacker tried to connect with? > > > >

Re: sshd: Logging illegal users

2004-08-15 Thread Will Aoki
On Sun, Aug 15, 2004 at 07:15:18PM +0200, Thomas Hungenberg wrote: > Hello, [snip] > Is there a way to make the sshd included with Debian/woody to also log > the usernames an attacker tried to connect with? Set "LogLevel VERBOSE" in /etc/ssh/sshd_config -- William Aoki KD7YAF [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: How To Set Up Mail-out-only System ?

2004-02-12 Thread Will Aoki
On Wed, Feb 11, 2004 at 08:47:46PM -0800, Rick Moen wrote: > Quoting Michael Stone ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > > comment out the line in inetd.conf and remove any S20exim links in > > /etc/rc?.d. Removing the S links is the proper way to keep a service > > from running in debian; the link removal is

Re: How To Set Up Mail-out-only System ?

2004-02-11 Thread Will Aoki
On Wed, Feb 11, 2004 at 08:47:46PM -0800, Rick Moen wrote: > Quoting Michael Stone ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > > comment out the line in inetd.conf and remove any S20exim links in > > /etc/rc?.d. Removing the S links is the proper way to keep a service > > from running in debian; the link removal is

Re: How To Set Up Mail-out-only System ?

2004-02-10 Thread Will Aoki
On Wed, Feb 11, 2004 at 01:41:13AM +, Nick Boyce wrote: [want a send-only exim] > The default Exim MTA is installed, and I've commented out the SMTP line > from inetd.conf, but there is a /etc/init.d/exim startup script that > comes with the Exim package, that has this : ># Exit if exim

Re: How To Set Up Mail-out-only System ?

2004-02-10 Thread Will Aoki
On Wed, Feb 11, 2004 at 01:41:13AM +, Nick Boyce wrote: [want a send-only exim] > The default Exim MTA is installed, and I've commented out the SMTP line > from inetd.conf, but there is a /etc/init.d/exim startup script that > comes with the Exim package, that has this : ># Exit if exim

Re: Web based password changer

2004-01-23 Thread Will Aoki
On Fri, Jan 23, 2004 at 12:17:00AM -0700, Will Aoki wrote: > I've attached a slightly cleaned-up version of the password changer that Perhaps this time I'll remember to attach the file *and* the mailing list won't reject it... -- William Aoki KD7YAF [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Web based password changer

2004-01-23 Thread Will Aoki
On Fri, Jan 23, 2004 at 04:13:35PM +1100, Michael Sharman wrote: > > -Original Message- > > From: Rene Cunningham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, 23 January 2004 4:09 PM [snip] > > use something like > > > > (sleep 1; echo $oldpasswd; sleep 1; echo $newpasswd; sleep 1; > > ech

Re: Web based password changer

2004-01-23 Thread Will Aoki
On Thu, Jan 22, 2004 at 10:04:48PM -0500, Tom White wrote: > Dear List, > > I'm looking for a decent, secure, web based password changer for > user accounts. Something that I can install on a debian box with a > minimum amount of tweaking, and that isn't really any less secure than > a shell user

Re: Web based password changer

2004-01-23 Thread Will Aoki
On Fri, Jan 23, 2004 at 12:17:00AM -0700, Will Aoki wrote: > I've attached a slightly cleaned-up version of the password changer that Perhaps this time I'll remember to attach the file *and* the mailing list won't reject it... -- William Aoki KD7YAF [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Web based password changer

2004-01-23 Thread Will Aoki
On Fri, Jan 23, 2004 at 04:13:35PM +1100, Michael Sharman wrote: > > -Original Message- > > From: Rene Cunningham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, 23 January 2004 4:09 PM [snip] > > use something like > > > > (sleep 1; echo $oldpasswd; sleep 1; echo $newpasswd; sleep 1; > > ech

Re: Web based password changer

2004-01-23 Thread Will Aoki
On Thu, Jan 22, 2004 at 10:04:48PM -0500, Tom White wrote: > Dear List, > > I'm looking for a decent, secure, web based password changer for > user accounts. Something that I can install on a debian box with a > minimum amount of tweaking, and that isn't really any less secure than > a shell user

Re: bridge firewall with kernel 2.4.22

2003-12-01 Thread Will Aoki
On Mon, Dec 01, 2003 at 03:07:14PM +0100, Francisco Oliveira wrote: > hi > I have compiled kernel 2.4.22 for bridge and iptables support. > Bridge is working ok but Layer 3 packets are only processed if they are > addressed to bridge box ip address interface. You need the ebtables patch from http:

Re: bridge firewall with kernel 2.4.22

2003-12-01 Thread Will Aoki
On Mon, Dec 01, 2003 at 03:07:14PM +0100, Francisco Oliveira wrote: > hi > I have compiled kernel 2.4.22 for bridge and iptables support. > Bridge is working ok but Layer 3 packets are only processed if they are > addressed to bridge box ip address interface. You need the ebtables patch from http:

Re: honeyd and libdnet

2003-07-31 Thread Will Aoki
On Thu, Jul 31, 2003 at 01:50:07PM -0400, Noah L. Meyerhans wrote: [snip] > > libdnet has nothing to do with decnet. Its feature list, as shown on > http://libdnet.sourceforge.net/ indicates that it does the following: > * network address manipulation > * kernel arp(4) cache and route(4)

Re: honeyd and libdnet

2003-07-31 Thread Will Aoki
On Thu, Jul 31, 2003 at 01:50:07PM -0400, Noah L. Meyerhans wrote: [snip] > > libdnet has nothing to do with decnet. Its feature list, as shown on > http://libdnet.sourceforge.net/ indicates that it does the following: > * network address manipulation > * kernel arp(4) cache and route(4)

Re: Could sudo be an security issue?

2003-05-14 Thread Will Aoki
On Thu, May 15, 2003 at 09:17:03AM +1000, Stewart James wrote: > > Hi all, > > My manager just came in asking questions about sudo. We use sudo here as a > replacement for hacing to know root passwords - in general there are > around 5 of us who need root access to the machines we maintain. we >

Re: idea for improving security

2003-05-06 Thread Will Aoki
On Tue, May 06, 2003 at 01:07:24PM -0500, Mark Edgington wrote: > Hi, > I'm not sure whether this idea has been considered or implemented > anywhere, but I have been thinking about it, and believe it would provide a > fairly high-level of security for systems which only run a few public > se

Re: Apache log - what is this?

2002-12-30 Thread Will Aoki
On Mon, Dec 30, 2002 at 02:20:25PM -0500, Stephen Gran wrote: > Hello all, > > I'm seeing the following in my logs (fairly frequently): > > 66.140.25.156 - - [30/Dec/2002:13:31:21 -0500] "CONNECT 213.92.8.4:6667 > HTTP/1.0" 405 303 "-" "-" > 66.140.25.156 - - [30/Dec/2002:13:31:21 -0500] "POST h

Re: Apache log - what is this?

2002-12-30 Thread Will Aoki
On Mon, Dec 30, 2002 at 02:20:25PM -0500, Stephen Gran wrote: > Hello all, > > I'm seeing the following in my logs (fairly frequently): > > 66.140.25.156 - - [30/Dec/2002:13:31:21 -0500] "CONNECT 213.92.8.4:6667 HTTP/1.0" >405 303 "-" "-" > 66.140.25.156 - - [30/Dec/2002:13:31:21 -0500] "POST ht

Re: how to identify the superuser in C

2002-12-11 Thread Will Aoki
On Wed, Dec 11, 2002 at 11:07:11AM +0900, Oohara Yuuma wrote: > I am working on adding a high score list to a game written in C. > (It's already packaged.) The high score list will be 664 root:games > and the game binary will be sgid games --- nothing special here. > I want to dump and undump the

Re: how to identify the superuser in C

2002-12-11 Thread Will Aoki
On Wed, Dec 11, 2002 at 11:07:11AM +0900, Oohara Yuuma wrote: > I am working on adding a high score list to a game written in C. > (It's already packaged.) The high score list will be 664 root:games > and the game binary will be sgid games --- nothing special here. > I want to dump and undump the

Re: configuration problem with interaction of krb5 and kde screensaver

2002-09-19 Thread Will Aoki
On Thu, Sep 19, 2002 at 08:44:18AM +0200, Dietrich Schroff wrote: > Here my problem: > If i log in as user in KDE and then use the screensaver, i can not > unlock my screen. As root this is possible. > I think the configuration file is /etc/pam.d/kde. It looks like this: > > auth required /

Re: configuration problem with interaction of krb5 and kde screensaver

2002-09-19 Thread Will Aoki
On Thu, Sep 19, 2002 at 08:44:18AM +0200, Dietrich Schroff wrote: > Here my problem: > If i log in as user in KDE and then use the screensaver, i can not > unlock my screen. As root this is possible. > I think the configuration file is /etc/pam.d/kde. It looks like this: > > auth required

Re: sshd fails reverse dns lookup / host accomplishes reverse dns

2002-08-25 Thread Will Aoki
On Sun, Aug 25, 2002 at 10:32:54AM -0500, Hanasaki JiJi wrote: > computer1 and computer2 > - both run woody > - both have the same /etc/resolve.con > - both have the same ssh config > > ssh from 1 to 2 - no problems > ssh from 2 to 1 - sshd reports a failed reverse dns lookup >

Re: secure file transfer

2002-06-05 Thread Will Aoki
On Tue, Jun 04, 2002 at 09:58:55AM -0400, Jon McCain wrote: > You can remove the sftp-server program to disable sftp but you can't > turn off the scp commands. They are part of ssh. So someone could > still use something like winscp and be able to browse everything. > > You can "break" scp by ma

Re: ssh authentication configuration?

2002-05-29 Thread Will Aoki
On Tue, May 28, 2002 at 05:51:02PM -0700, Stephen Johnson wrote: > Hello, i'm confused on a couple variables in the sshd_config file, i > have a client that's using that 'other os' and has an ssh client that he > likes. however, he wanted me to secure the server as much as possible, > i've always d

Re: ssh authentication configuration?

2002-05-29 Thread Will Aoki
On Tue, May 28, 2002 at 05:51:02PM -0700, Stephen Johnson wrote: > Hello, i'm confused on a couple variables in the sshd_config file, i > have a client that's using that 'other os' and has an ssh client that he > likes. however, he wanted me to secure the server as much as possible, > i've always

Re: deploying pam-opie?

2002-05-19 Thread Will Aoki
On Sun, May 19, 2002 at 11:46:10PM -0400, Bradley Alexander wrote: > Hey all, > > I'm trying to get pam-opie working with openssh, but I guess I'm not > getting the hang of it. I think I have all of the packages installed: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] storm]$ dpkg -l | grep opie > ii libpam-opie0.

Re: deploying pam-opie?

2002-05-19 Thread Will Aoki
On Sun, May 19, 2002 at 11:46:10PM -0400, Bradley Alexander wrote: > Hey all, > > I'm trying to get pam-opie working with openssh, but I guess I'm not > getting the hang of it. I think I have all of the packages installed: > > [storm@defiant storm]$ dpkg -l | grep opie > ii libpam-opie0.21

Re: restricting outbound access?

2002-05-15 Thread Will Aoki
On Wed, May 15, 2002 at 09:49:08PM -0500, Steve Meyer wrote: > I have a question. Is there any way to restrict outbound access for all but > a few users? I know with iptables you can block outbound traffic completely > but that wont work in my situation. There are about 150 users of my server

Re: restricting outbound access?

2002-05-15 Thread Will Aoki
On Wed, May 15, 2002 at 09:49:08PM -0500, Steve Meyer wrote: > I have a question. Is there any way to restrict outbound access for all but > a few users? I know with iptables you can block outbound traffic completely > but that wont work in my situation. There are about 150 users of my server

Re: A question about some network services

2002-04-02 Thread Will Aoki
On Tue, Apr 02, 2002 at 10:23:21AM -0800, Anne Carasik wrote: > On Tue, Apr 02, 2002 at 07:45:21PM +0200, eim wrote: > > A question about some network services > > == > > > > Hallo Debian folks, > > > > By default, on my debian boxes, I disable this network > >

Re: A question about some network services

2002-04-02 Thread Will Aoki
On Tue, Apr 02, 2002 at 10:23:21AM -0800, Anne Carasik wrote: > On Tue, Apr 02, 2002 at 07:45:21PM +0200, eim wrote: > > A question about some network services > > == > > > > Hallo Debian folks, > > > > By default, on my debian boxes, I disable this network >

Re: hosts.{allow,deny} vs iptables.

2002-03-04 Thread Will Aoki
On Mon, Mar 04, 2002 at 11:52:21AM -0500, Moses Moore wrote: > Joao Luis Meloni Assirati wrote: > > I want to know if my point of view is right, or if there is any > > functionality that hosts.{allow,deny} scheme provides which iptables > > can't. > > - You have daemon-by-daemon settings instead o

Re: hosts.{allow,deny} vs iptables.

2002-03-04 Thread Will Aoki
On Mon, Mar 04, 2002 at 11:52:21AM -0500, Moses Moore wrote: > Joao Luis Meloni Assirati wrote: > > I want to know if my point of view is right, or if there is any > > functionality that hosts.{allow,deny} scheme provides which iptables > > can't. > > - You have daemon-by-daemon settings instead

Re: Port 113 (auth) accept or deny?

2002-02-09 Thread Will Aoki
On Sat, Feb 09, 2002 at 09:39:00PM +0100, Johannes Weiss wrote: > > Hi, > I have a security question: > On my HTTP(s)/MAIL(SMTP,POP,IMAP)/SSH-Server: > should I open(accept) or close(deny, perhaps reject?) the port 113??? Accept if you've chosen to run an ident server; otherwise, reject, but don'

Re: Port 113 (auth) accept or deny?

2002-02-09 Thread Will Aoki
On Sat, Feb 09, 2002 at 09:39:00PM +0100, Johannes Weiss wrote: > > Hi, > I have a security question: > On my HTTP(s)/MAIL(SMTP,POP,IMAP)/SSH-Server: > should I open(accept) or close(deny, perhaps reject?) the port 113??? Accept if you've chosen to run an ident server; otherwise, reject, but don

Re: Exim Relay

2002-02-01 Thread Will Aoki
On Fri, Feb 01, 2002 at 04:22:43PM +0100, Laurent Luyckx wrote: > En réponse à Nemesis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > Hello everybuddy: > > > > One question, please. > > > > When nessus gives a report and says > > > > "The remote SMTP server allows the relaying. This means that > > it allows spamm

Re: Exim Relay

2002-02-01 Thread Will Aoki
On Fri, Feb 01, 2002 at 04:22:43PM +0100, Laurent Luyckx wrote: > En réponse à Nemesis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > Hello everybuddy: > > > > One question, please. > > > > When nessus gives a report and says > > > > "The remote SMTP server allows the relaying. This means that > > it allows spam

Re: [ot] how to create a user that can't log in?

2002-01-20 Thread Will Aoki
On Sun, Jan 20, 2002 at 01:41:44AM -0600, Nathan E Norman wrote: > Hi, > > I'm setting up a project for some friends. I want each of them to > have their own account, but I want the project to be hosted (and run > under) a seperate account. Each user should be able to su to the > project account

Re: [ot] how to create a user that can't log in?

2002-01-20 Thread Will Aoki
On Sun, Jan 20, 2002 at 01:41:44AM -0600, Nathan E Norman wrote: > Hi, > > I'm setting up a project for some friends. I want each of them to > have their own account, but I want the project to be hosted (and run > under) a seperate account. Each user should be able to su to the > project accoun

Re: Don't panic (ssh)

2002-01-14 Thread Will Aoki
On Mon, Jan 14, 2002 at 12:17:15PM +, Iain Tatch wrote: > On 14 January 2002 at 11:48:34 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >> Have I missed something and was I already OK, or is the current stable > >> potato release shipping with a potential ssh security hole? > > > AFAIK, all SSH1 connections

Re: Don't panic (ssh)

2002-01-14 Thread Will Aoki
On Mon, Jan 14, 2002 at 12:17:15PM +, Iain Tatch wrote: > On 14 January 2002 at 11:48:34 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >> Have I missed something and was I already OK, or is the current stable > >> potato release shipping with a potential ssh security hole? > > > AFAIK, all SSH1 connections

Re: SSH configuration problem

2002-01-13 Thread Will Aoki
On Sun, Jan 13, 2002 at 07:05:10PM +0200, Jussi Ekholm wrote: > Will Aoki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Jan 12 20:54:43 badkey sshd[14848]: Connection from 127.0.0.1 port 4074 > [snip...] > > I would've wanted to ask, why I'm getting this kind of messag

Re: SSH configuration problem

2002-01-13 Thread Will Aoki
On Sun, Jan 13, 2002 at 07:05:10PM +0200, Jussi Ekholm wrote: > Will Aoki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Jan 12 20:54:43 badkey sshd[14848]: Connection from 127.0.0.1 port 4074 > [snip...] > > I would've wanted to ask, why I'm getting this kind of messag

Re: SSH configuration problem

2002-01-12 Thread Will Aoki
On Mon, Jan 07, 2002 at 08:00:02PM +0100, Luc MAIGNAN wrote: > Hi, > > my SSH connections don't go to the 'auth.log' file, but the sshd_config seems > to be good. What can happen ? Do you mean that you're not seeing *any* messages from sshd in the log file, or that sshd is logging, but that you

Re: SSH configuration problem

2002-01-12 Thread Will Aoki
On Mon, Jan 07, 2002 at 08:00:02PM +0100, Luc MAIGNAN wrote: > Hi, > > my SSH connections don't go to the 'auth.log' file, but the sshd_config seems > to be good. What can happen ? Do you mean that you're not seeing *any* messages from sshd in the log file, or that sshd is logging, but that you

Re: Need Help with the Debian Securing Manual (contributions accepted)

2001-09-24 Thread Will Aoki
On Sun, Sep 23, 2001 at 06:40:46PM -0700, Nicole Zimmerman wrote: > > Yup, I'm not using a proxy. > > http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/securing-debian-howto/ > > I can access the following URL (which I found by going through the > www.debian.org/doc tree): > > http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals

Re: Need Help with the Debian Securing Manual (contributions accepted)

2001-09-23 Thread Will Aoki
On Sun, Sep 23, 2001 at 06:40:46PM -0700, Nicole Zimmerman wrote: > > Yup, I'm not using a proxy. > > http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/securing-debian-howto/ > > I can access the following URL (which I found by going through the > www.debian.org/doc tree): > > http://www.debian.org/doc/manual

Re: shared root account

2001-07-07 Thread Will Aoki
On Sat, Jul 07, 2001 at 02:10:09AM +0100, Eric E Moore wrote: [cut] > I would be very shocked if you could compromise a system with a > sudoers entry of: > me hostname = (root) /bin/cat Depends on what's on the system. I've thought of four similar ways. 1: With Kerberos, you can steal someone's

Re: shared root account

2001-07-06 Thread Will Aoki
On Sat, Jul 07, 2001 at 02:10:09AM +0100, Eric E Moore wrote: [cut] > I would be very shocked if you could compromise a system with a > sudoers entry of: > me hostname = (root) /bin/cat Depends on what's on the system. I've thought of four similar ways. 1: With Kerberos, you can steal someone'