Re: Overwrite bsd tar

2011-09-23 Thread Adam Vande More
On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 4:18 PM, Lowell Gilbert wrote: > If you want gnu tar, which based on the earlier messages in this thread > I think you do, you should install it. > > E.g.: > cd /usr/ports/archivers/gtar > (su if necessary) > make install > Being aware of the "XY Problem" and http://www.le

Re: Overwrite bsd tar

2011-09-23 Thread Lowell Gilbert
Esimorp E writes: > [prom@pcbsd-2112] /home/prom# ls -la /usr/bin/tar > lrwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel  6 Jul 18  2010 /usr/bin/tar -> bsdtar > [prom@pcbsd-2112] /home/prom# ls -la /usr/local/bin/gtar > ls: /usr/local/bin/gtar: No such file or directory > [prom@pcbsd-2112] /home/prom# > > Please, wha

Re: rsync over nfs or rsync protocol

2011-09-23 Thread David Brodbeck
On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 2:15 PM, Chuck Swiger wrote: > Lots.  The handbook has a chapter on backups which is worth reading, also True. Personally, I like dump/restore for disaster-recovery backups on FreeBSD. However, if you frequently need individual file recovery (e.g., Joe User deletes a

Trying to build Nessus 4 from ports

2011-09-23 Thread Michael D. Norwick
Good Day Trying to build /usr/ports/security/nessus on FreeBSD 9-beta2 with ports updated via - portsnap fetch update - completed 09/22/2011. The result from #>make; ===> Applying FreeBSD patches for nessus-libraries-2.2.9_1 ===> nessus-libraries-2.2.9_1 depends on executable: bison - fou

Re: rsync over nfs or rsync protocol

2011-09-23 Thread Bill Campbell
On Fri, Sep 23, 2011, Jason C. Wells wrote: > I am looking into finally setting up a backup solution that's a little > more sophisticated than a bunch of DVD-RWs. I have two servers. I'd > like to make each a backup server for the other. I'm considering using > rsync. > > Is rsync a good c

Re: rsync over nfs or rsync protocol

2011-09-23 Thread Chuck Swiger
On Sep 23, 2011, at 2:04 PM, Jason C. Wells wrote: > Is rsync a good choice for a backup tool? It's OK. A versioned backup system (dump/restore, Legato Networker, Amanda, Retrospect, etc) is more efficient at using backup storage. > Should I use the rsyncd or should I use NFS? I'm using 100 mb

Re: rsync over nfs or rsync protocol

2011-09-23 Thread David Brodbeck
On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 2:04 PM, Jason C. Wells wrote: > I am looking into finally setting up a backup solution that's a little more > sophisticated than a bunch of DVD-RWs.  I have two servers.  I'd like to > make each a backup server for the other.  I'm considering using rsync. > > Is rsync a go

Re: rsync over nfs or rsync protocol

2011-09-23 Thread Jerry McAllister
On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 02:04:03PM -0700, Jason C. Wells wrote: > I am looking into finally setting up a backup solution that's a little > more sophisticated than a bunch of DVD-RWs. I have two servers. I'd > like to make each a backup server for the other. I'm considering using > rsync. >

RE: rsync over nfs or rsync protocol

2011-09-23 Thread Gary Gatten
I'm sure you'll get a TON of responses on this. Maybe some script that combines tar, g[b]zip, and rsync? I wouldn't use NFS just for this, but if it's already there it may have a place. -Original Message- From: owner-freebsd-questi...@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd-questi...@freebs

rsync over nfs or rsync protocol

2011-09-23 Thread Jason C. Wells
I am looking into finally setting up a backup solution that's a little more sophisticated than a bunch of DVD-RWs. I have two servers. I'd like to make each a backup server for the other. I'm considering using rsync. Is rsync a good choice for a backup tool? Should I use the rsyncd or shoul

Re: Pci express ZFS card?

2011-09-23 Thread Outback Dingo
On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 2:10 PM, Joseph Lenox wrote: > On 09/21/2011 09:16 AM, Eduardo Morras wrote: >> >> Hi, i have this used pci express industrial card (PCIe 2.0 x4) with 1GB: >> >> >> http://www.ieiworld.com/product_groups/industrial/content.aspx?gid=1101&cid=08141333914287007

Re: much to my surprise....

2011-09-23 Thread Matthew Seaman
On 23/09/2011 19:19, David Brodbeck wrote: > On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 12:14 AM, Matthew Seaman > wrote: >> > Not my experience. Running my own DNS is simple and trouble free, plus >> > it gives me much more scope to play with things like DNSSEC. > I've done it before, but I don't anymore. Partly

where is ng_eapol project?

2011-09-23 Thread Коньков Евгений
Hi. Does any know is anywhere ng_eapol project or any clone of it? -- С уважением, Коньков mailto:kes-...@yandex.ru ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To

Re: SV: much to my surprise....

2011-09-23 Thread 'Gary Kline'
On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 11:42:53AM +0200, Hasse Hansson wrote: > > Hello. > "Outsourcing" primary DNS services saves a lot of hassle. > I've been using http://freedns.afraid.org/ for a couple of years with great > satisfaction. > Please check'em out before decide. > i've used afraid.org

Re: Pci express ZFS card?

2011-09-23 Thread Joseph Lenox
On 09/21/2011 09:16 AM, Eduardo Morras wrote: Hi, i have this used pci express industrial card (PCIe 2.0 x4) with 1GB: http://www.ieiworld.com/product_groups/industrial/content.aspx?gid=1101&cid=08141333914287007902&id=0A263601401161285688 I want to install a NanoBSD with ZF

Re: much to my surprise.... [ now trending #OT ]

2011-09-23 Thread Gary Kline
On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 12:27:57PM +0100, Dave wrote: > Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2011 12:27:57 +0100 > From: Dave > Subject: Re: much to my surprise [ now trending #OT ] > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Windows (4.61) > > From: "Matt Emmerton" > > >

Re: much to my surprise....

2011-09-23 Thread David Brodbeck
On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 12:14 AM, Matthew Seaman wrote: > Not my experience.  Running my own DNS is simple and trouble free, plus > it gives me much more scope to play with things like DNSSEC. I've done it before, but I don't anymore. Partly because it's very hard to provide proper levels of DNS

Re: 9.0 bata2 & keymap

2011-09-23 Thread David Brodbeck
I don't think not asking the question is the right answer. Asking about the keyboard layout during installation is the right thing to do; working with the wrong one is difficult and not everyone has a standard US keyboard. I think the problem is that the keymap names are kind of obscure, making i

Re: much to my surprise.... [ now trending #OT ]

2011-09-23 Thread Gary Kline
On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 10:48:09PM -0400, Matt Emmerton wrote: > Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2011 22:48:09 -0400 > From: Matt Emmerton > Subject: RE: much to my surprise [ now trending #OT ] > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0 > > >> >> *Finally*, i saw that m

Re: 9.0 bata2 & keymap

2011-09-23 Thread Gavin Atkinson
On Sat, 2011-09-17 at 12:24 -0400, Fbsd8 wrote: > Changing the cancel button in the kbdmap command to skip, does not > address the problem, which is the lack of knowledge of the standard > bsdinstall user. I've been using Freebsd since 4.0 and never used the > kbdmap command or for that matter

Re: Overwrite bsd tar

2011-09-23 Thread Dan Nelson
In the last episode (Sep 23), Esimorp E said: > Hi Bernt, > > Thank you for your reply. I had similar concern as well but I really > needed the globus toolkit and wouldn't mind if its the only that works on > the system. You never actaully said what the problem was. If it's a bug in bsdtar, I'm

Re: Overwrite bsd tar

2011-09-23 Thread Esimorp E
Hi, Damien, Thank you for your timely response. I tried your instruction but encountered an error which I think is due the initial errors I had as a result gtar that couldn't install as either source or package. [prom@pcbsd-2112] ~> su Password: [prom@pcbsd-2112] /home/prom# ls -la /usr/bin/tar

Re: Overwrite bsd tar

2011-09-23 Thread Adam Vande More
On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 12:12 PM, Esimorp E wrote: > Hi Bernt, > > Thank you for your reply. I had similar concern as well but I really needed > the globus toolkit and wouldn't mind if its the only that works on the > system. > > Please don't top post. See the mailing list expectations. As for

Re: Overwrite bsd tar

2011-09-23 Thread Esimorp E
Hi Bernt, Thank you for your reply. I had similar concern as well but I really needed the globus toolkit and wouldn't mind if its the only that works on the system. --- On Fri, 9/23/11, Bernt Hansson wrote: From: Bernt Hansson Subject: Re: Overwrite bsd tar To: "Damien Fleuriot" Cc: freebsd-

Re: 9.0 bsdinstall usage

2011-09-23 Thread David Romano
On 09/23/2011 09:01, Daniel Staal wrote: On the other hand, that makes it harder for someone to look at the program to see what it does, in order to build or rebuild their own installer, or to customize the actions of this one. I don't see a cost to keeping the program around. There are probabl

Re: 9.0 bsdinstall usage

2011-09-23 Thread Daniel Staal
On Fri, September 23, 2011 9:23 am, Fbsd8 wrote: > These 2 statements should be added at the end of bsdinstall/auto to > complete the clean up of the install process. > > rm /usr/sbin/bsdinstall > rm -rf /usr/libexec/bsdinstall > > Another benefit of doing this is it will no longer be necessary to

Re: Support for "Brother" products

2011-09-23 Thread Alejandro Imass
On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 7:19 PM, Carmel wrote: > I just got a reply back from a representative from Brother [...] > Therefore, if anyone is interested in contacting him, this is the > e-mail address: > Someone had brought up issues about Brother devices, I believe it was Jerry. > -- > Carme

Re: Overwrite bsd tar

2011-09-23 Thread Bernt Hansson
2011-09-23 14:07, Damien Fleuriot skrev: On 9/23/11 2:04 PM, Bernt Hansson wrote: 2011-09-23 13:25, Esimorp E skrev: I would be grateful if anyone could help me out on how to overwrite bsd tar with Gnu tar. Thats not a good idea. If you want to use gnu tar then gtar is the command for you. O

Re: 9.0 bsdinstall usage

2011-09-23 Thread Daniel O'Connor
On 23/09/2011, at 23:03, Fbsd8 wrote: >> The binary is installed by default, but there it isn't run at startup. >> If it is being run then I would expect you are booting off your install >> media again by accident. >> -- >> Daniel O'Connor > > You did not read my post correctly. I dont say bsdi

Re: 9.0 bsdinstall usage

2011-09-23 Thread Fbsd8
Adrian Chadd wrote: On 23 September 2011 10:09, Fbsd8 wrote: I have installed 9.0 bata2 from cd and the net. In both cases after the completion of the install and rebooting, the bsdinstall scripts still remain on the new installed system. If I interpret the code logic correctly, bsdinstall can

Re: 9.0 bsdinstall usage

2011-09-23 Thread Fbsd8
Daniel O'Connor wrote: On 23/09/2011, at 11:39, Fbsd8 wrote: I have installed 9.0 bata2 from cd and the net. >>In both cases after the completion of the install and rebooting, the bsdinstall >>scripts still remain on the new installed system. If I interpret the code logic correctly, >>bsdinsta

Re: 9.0 bsdinstall usage

2011-09-23 Thread Fbsd8
Nathan Whitehorn wrote: On 09/23/11 04:09, Fbsd8 wrote: I have installed 9.0 bata2 from cd and the net. In both cases after the completion of the install and rebooting, the bsdinstall scripts still remain on the new installed system. If I interpret the code logic correctly, bsdinstall can ONLY b

sendmail : savemail panic : cannot save rejected email anywhere

2011-09-23 Thread Anton Shterenlikht
I have 6 servers. As far as I can see I've identical sendmail configuration on all of them. However, one server gives me these errors: Sep 23 13:53:12 mech-aslap239 sm-msp-queue[33721]: starting daemon (8.14.5): queueing@00:30:00 Sep 23 13:53:12 mech-aslap239 sm-mta[33723]: starting daemon (8.14.

Re: Overwrite bsd tar

2011-09-23 Thread Damien Fleuriot
On 9/23/11 1:25 PM, Esimorp E wrote: > Dear all, > > I tried installing GridFTP on Freebsd, had errors which a user group said is > due to bsd tar and I downloaded and installed Gnu tar which is required but > the command 'tar --version' still show bsd tar as the default. Tried using > packag

Re: Overwrite bsd tar

2011-09-23 Thread Damien Fleuriot
On 9/23/11 2:04 PM, Bernt Hansson wrote: > 2011-09-23 13:25, Esimorp E skrev: >> >> I would be grateful if anyone could help me out on how to overwrite >> bsd tar with Gnu tar. > > Thats not a good idea. If you want to use gnu tar then gtar is the > command for you. Or copy tar to tar.bsd and make

Re: Overwrite bsd tar

2011-09-23 Thread Bernt Hansson
2011-09-23 13:25, Esimorp E skrev: I would be grateful if anyone could help me out on how to overwrite bsd tar with Gnu tar. Thats not a good idea. If you want to use gnu tar then gtar is the command for you. Or copy tar to tar.bsd and make a symlink tar > gtar.

Re: much to my surprise.... [ now trending #OT ]

2011-09-23 Thread Dave
From: "Matt Emmerton" > > > > but i've been doing this for a while, and > > until i was away for five days, everything had been going > > fine for over a month. oh:: one power-out. the UPS saved > > the server, but everything else needed to be reinitialized. > > A lesson th

Overwrite bsd tar

2011-09-23 Thread Esimorp E
Dear all, I tried installing GridFTP on Freebsd, had errors which a user group said is due to bsd tar and I downloaded and installed Gnu tar which is required but the command 'tar --version' still show bsd tar as the default. Tried using package and encountered error as shown below. [prom@pcbs

Re: 9.0 bsdinstall usage

2011-09-23 Thread Nathan Whitehorn
On 09/23/11 04:09, Fbsd8 wrote: I have installed 9.0 bata2 from cd and the net. In both cases after the completion of the install and rebooting, the bsdinstall scripts still remain on the new installed system. If I interpret the code logic correctly, bsdinstall can ONLY be used for an original in

SV: much to my surprise....

2011-09-23 Thread Hasse Hansson
-Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: owner-freebsd-questi...@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd-questi...@freebsd.org] På vegne af Gary Kline Sendt: den 23 september 2011 03:31 Til: Ryan Coleman Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Robert Bonomi Emne: Re: much to my surprise On Thu, Sep 22, 201

Re: load average with multi-core CPU's

2011-09-23 Thread Robert Bonomi
> From owner-freebsd-questi...@freebsd.org Fri Sep 23 03:15:37 2011 > Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2011 10:12:51 +0200 > From: Damien Fleuriot > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: load average with multi-core CPU's > > On 9/22/11 10:59 PM, Rodrigo Gonzalez wrote: > > On 09/22/2011 04:29 PM, Ma

SV: much to my surprise....

2011-09-23 Thread Hasse Hansson
-Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: owner-freebsd-questi...@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd-questi...@freebsd.org] På vegne af Robert Bonomi Sendt: den 22 september 2011 22:15 Til: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; kl...@thought.org Emne: Re: much to my surprise > From owner-freebsd-questi..

Re: load average with multi-core CPU's

2011-09-23 Thread Damien Fleuriot
On 9/22/11 10:34 PM, Henry M wrote: > Thanks- That's what I thought it was. I'm trying to settle an argument at > work : ) > http://xkcd.com/386/ Enjoy ;) ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd

Re: load average with multi-core CPU's

2011-09-23 Thread Damien Fleuriot
On 9/22/11 10:59 PM, Rodrigo Gonzalez wrote: > On 09/22/2011 04:29 PM, Mark Felder wrote: >> On Thu, 22 Sep 2011 10:22:43 -0500, Henry M wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> Can someone explain, or point me to correct documentation on what the >>> load >>> average on top/uptime is actually displaying? >>

Re: much to my surprise....

2011-09-23 Thread Matthew Seaman
On 23/09/2011 01:08, Frank Shute wrote: > I had to use them because my static IP all of a sudden became dynamic > (crappy ISP). Now it seems to have gone back to static again. There are much better ISPs in the UK -- usually the smaller ones give you much better service. You can get a /28 fixed bl