Re: FreeBSD-update?

2013-04-24 Thread Steve O'Hara-Smith
On Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:43:03 +1000 Da Rock wrote: > Interesting. My only observation was that sysctl is supposed to be the > 'system' database where all queries relate to. It is supposed to display > everything about the system; therefore any of these data bits should be > fixed here first. An

Re: FreeBSD-update?

2013-04-24 Thread Steve O'Hara-Smith
On Thu, 25 Apr 2013 08:43:59 +1000 Da Rock wrote: > On 04/25/13 06:31, Steve O'Hara-Smith wrote: > > On Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:52:17 -0500 > > "Mark Felder" wrote: > > > >> On Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:34:30 -0500, Steve O'Hara-Smith > >> wrote: > >> > >>> You have updated to 9.1-RELEASE-p2 - but since

Re: FreeBSD-update?

2013-04-24 Thread Da Rock
On 04/25/13 13:32, Mike. wrote: On 4/25/2013 at 4:47 AM Polytropon wrote: |On Wed, 24 Apr 2013 22:32:17 -0400, Mike. wrote: |> If uname -r [-a] does not give the proper version of the OS, then it is |> either a bug, or the documentation for uname should be changed. |> Currently, the man page for

Re: FreeBSD-update?

2013-04-24 Thread Mike.
On 4/25/2013 at 4:47 AM Polytropon wrote: |On Wed, 24 Apr 2013 22:32:17 -0400, Mike. wrote: |> If uname -r [-a] does not give the proper version of the OS, then it is |> either a bug, or the documentation for uname should be changed. |> Currently, the man page for uname gives the following option:

Re: FreeBSD-update?

2013-04-24 Thread Polytropon
On Wed, 24 Apr 2013 22:32:17 -0400, Mike. wrote: > If uname -r [-a] does not give the proper version of the OS, then it is > either a bug, or the documentation for uname should be changed. > Currently, the man page for uname gives the following option: > > -r Write the current release level o

Re: FreeBSD-update?

2013-04-24 Thread Mike.
On 4/24/2013 at 5:07 PM Mike Brown wrote: |Da Rock wrote: |> sysctl kern.version | |For me, that's the same info as in uname -a. | |Try this: | |grep -v # /usr/src/sys/conf/newvers.sh | head -4 = If uname -r [-a] does not give the proper version of the OS, then it is either a bug, o

Re: FreeBSD-update?

2013-04-24 Thread Polytropon
On Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:13:56 -0500, Mark Felder wrote: > The point is that the uname and sysctl output is inaccurate. If the > latest release is -p6 and the kernel hasn't been touched since -p4, both > uname and the sysctl only show -p4. It's impossible to tell otherwise > that the system is really

Re: FreeBSD-update?

2013-04-24 Thread Mark Felder
On Wed, Apr 24, 2013, at 20:41, Da Rock wrote: > On 04/25/13 09:07, Mike Brown wrote: > > Da Rock wrote: > >> sysctl kern.version > > For me, that's the same info as in uname -a. > > > > Try this: > > > > grep -v # /usr/src/sys/conf/newvers.sh | head -4 > That shows even less. But the point of the

Fwd: Unknown IP address shows FreeBSD server MAC in arp cache

2013-04-24 Thread Kaya Saman
Well I managed to find the answer!! Scanning through /etc/defaults/rc.conf I noticed this: dhclient_program="/sbin/dhclient" # Path to dhcp client program. dhclient_flags="" # Extra flags to pass to dhcp client. Then I went back to check my DHCP server's log files and i

Unknown IP address shows FreeBSD server MAC in arp cache

2013-04-24 Thread Kaya Saman
Hi, I'm experiencing a weird problem and I have no idea where to begin with this one! Basically what's happening is that I did a host scan from my NetBSD box running Cacti in order to 'Auto Discover' machines on my network; a php script on the Cacti server added an IP address xxx.xxx.1.52. Seei

Re: FreeBSD-update?

2013-04-24 Thread Da Rock
On 04/25/13 09:07, Mike Brown wrote: Da Rock wrote: sysctl kern.version For me, that's the same info as in uname -a. Try this: grep -v # /usr/src/sys/conf/newvers.sh | head -4 That shows even less. But the point of the OP was having a file in etc with the info on version, which I fell could

Re: Procmail Decoding Mime Messages

2013-04-24 Thread Warren Block
On Wed, 24 Apr 2013, Martin McCormick wrote: Is there a filter that one can run in procmail in which base64 encoded data go in and text comes out so one can allow procmailrc to do its work? I use bogofilter to filter spam and it does a very good job after one builds a core of sp

Re: Home WiFi Router with pfSense or m0n0wall?

2013-04-24 Thread Charles Swiger
Hi-- On Apr 24, 2013, at 1:53 PM, Michael Powell wrote: > This is along the lines of what I was thinking. I am my own CA and can > generate certs that no one else has the private keys to. So can someone who does not run their own CA...? > The problem with buying certs from a provider is the go

Re: FreeBSD-update?

2013-04-24 Thread Mark Felder
On Wed, Apr 24, 2013, at 18:07, Mike Brown wrote: > Da Rock wrote: > > sysctl kern.version > > For me, that's the same info as in uname -a. > > Try this: > > grep -v # /usr/src/sys/conf/newvers.sh | head -4 > Not useful if you don't have src on your servers, but that's good to know. ___

Re: Procmail Decoding Mime Messages

2013-04-24 Thread Julian H. Stacey
Polytropon wrote: > On Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:07:35 -0500, Martin McCormick wrote: > > Is there a filter that one can run in procmail in which > > base64 encoded data go in and text comes out so one can allow > > procmailrc to do its work? Good question, I havent tried that yet, (but should), but

LSI 2008 Contoller settings for ZFS?

2013-04-24 Thread Dennis Glatting
Is there a recommended set of settings on LSI 2008 chips burned IT for ZFS? Looking at the "Global Settings" in the configuration utility there is a field labeled "status" whose value can be enabled/disable/error. I don't know what to put there or whether it matters. There are other config

Re: FreeBSD-update?

2013-04-24 Thread Mike Brown
Da Rock wrote: > sysctl kern.version For me, that's the same info as in uname -a. Try this: grep -v # /usr/src/sys/conf/newvers.sh | head -4 ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To u

Re: Home WiFi Router with pfSense or m0n0wall?

2013-04-24 Thread RW
On Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:16:32 -0400 Michael Powell wrote: > Alejandro Imass wrote: > > [snip] > >>> Most consider the answer to use WPA2, which I do use too. Many > >>> think it is 'virtually' unbreakable, but this really is not true; > >>> it just takes longer. I've done WPA2 keys in as little as

Re: FreeBSD-update?

2013-04-24 Thread Da Rock
On 04/25/13 06:31, Steve O'Hara-Smith wrote: On Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:52:17 -0500 "Mark Felder" wrote: On Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:34:30 -0500, Steve O'Hara-Smith wrote: You have updated to 9.1-RELEASE-p2 - but since there have been no kernel changes since 9.1-RELEASE the kernel version message ha

Re: Stop ifconfig high intensity message from master console

2013-04-24 Thread Da Rock
On 04/25/13 01:53, Joe wrote: When I do a ifconfig bridge create or ifconfig epair create commands I get some high intensity messages on the hosts F1 session master console. I would like to suppress these messages. Is there any way to do that? You'd have to adjust your syslog.conf I'd imagine-

Re: Procmail Decoding Mime Messages

2013-04-24 Thread Polytropon
On Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:07:35 -0500, Martin McCormick wrote: > Is there a filter that one can run in procmail in which > base64 encoded data go in and text comes out so one can allow > procmailrc to do its work? > [...] > Is there anything which will take a raw email message > and spit o

Re: Procmail Decoding Mime Messages

2013-04-24 Thread Ryan Frederick
Forgot to cc the list. On 04/24/2013 04:47 PM, Ryan Frederick wrote: I believe mimencode is in ports as converters/mmencode. It is also included as part of mail/metamail. Ryan On 04/24/2013 04:07 PM, Martin McCormick wrote: Is there a filter that one can run in procmail in which base64 en

Re: Home WiFi Router with pfSense or m0n0wall?

2013-04-24 Thread Alejandro Imass
On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 4:16 PM, Michael Powell wrote: > Alejandro Imass wrote: > > [snip] Most consider the answer to use WPA2, which I do use too. Many think it is 'virtually' unbreakable, but this really is not true; it just takes longer. I've done WPA2 keys in as little as 2-3 h

Procmail Decoding Mime Messages

2013-04-24 Thread Martin McCormick
Is there a filter that one can run in procmail in which base64 encoded data go in and text comes out so one can allow procmailrc to do its work? I use bogofilter to filter spam and it does a very good job after one builds a core of spammishness, but legitimate messages are often-ti

Re: Home WiFi Router with pfSense or m0n0wall?

2013-04-24 Thread Michael Powell
Michael Powell wrote: > [snip] >>> Are you saying that any WPA2 key can be cracked or or you simply >>> referring to weak keys? >> >> I would also like to specifically if it's for weak keys or are all >> WPA2 personal keys crackable by brute force. Also is WPA2 Enterprise >> as weak also. Could a

Re: Home WiFi Router with pfSense or m0n0wall?

2013-04-24 Thread Michael Powell
Arthur Chance wrote: [snip] >> What I was pondering is some form of L2TP tunnel, or some other form of >> IPSEC tunnel to form some kind of VPN like communication between the >> client and the wifi. Just never have begun to find the time to get >> anywhere with the idea. But basically it would res

Re: FreeBSD-update?

2013-04-24 Thread Steve O'Hara-Smith
On Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:52:17 -0500 "Mark Felder" wrote: > On Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:34:30 -0500, Steve O'Hara-Smith > wrote: > > > You have updated to 9.1-RELEASE-p2 - but since there have been no > > kernel changes since 9.1-RELEASE the kernel version message hasn't > > changed. > > This could

Re: Home WiFi Router with pfSense or m0n0wall?

2013-04-24 Thread Michael Powell
Alejandro Imass wrote: [snip] >>> Most consider the answer to use WPA2, which I do use too. Many think >>> it is 'virtually' unbreakable, but this really is not true; it just >>> takes longer. I've done WPA2 keys in as little as 2-3 hours before. >> >> Are you saying that any WPA2 key can be crack

Re: FreeBSD-update?

2013-04-24 Thread Walter Hurry
On Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:52:17 -0500, Mark Felder wrote: > On Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:34:30 -0500, Steve O'Hara-Smith > wrote: > >> You have updated to 9.1-RELEASE-p2 - but since there have been no >> kernel changes since 9.1-RELEASE the kernel version message hasn't >> changed. >> This could very rea

Re: FreeBSD-update?

2013-04-24 Thread Walter Hurry
On Wed, 24 Apr 2013 19:35:01 +0200, Alexandre wrote: > Freebsd-update tool apply binary patches to your -RELEASE system and > GENERIC kernel. > Furthermore, sources are synced too (/usr/src) by default. > If you want to see the -p# increased, you have to recompile your GENERIC > kernel. > If you a

Re: FreeBSD-update?

2013-04-24 Thread Mark Felder
On Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:34:30 -0500, Steve O'Hara-Smith wrote: You have updated to 9.1-RELEASE-p2 - but since there have been no kernel changes since 9.1-RELEASE the kernel version message hasn't changed. This could very reasonably be regarded as bug in the update/version reporting process

gettext-0.18.1.1 issues

2013-04-24 Thread Paul Macdonald
Hi, I have two boxes exhibiting issues with (updates or rebuilds to) gettext-0.18.1.1, (which obv affects lots of stuff) i had originally thought this was a problem with the port on jails on each box, but actually even each host won't rebuild this port. Both are amd64 and have recently bee

Re: FreeBSD-update?

2013-04-24 Thread Steve O'Hara-Smith
On Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:00:47 + (UTC) Walter Hurry wrote: > When I issue 'freebsd-update fetch install I see this: > > Looking up update.FreeBSD.org mirrors... 3 mirrors found. > Fetching metadata signature for 9.1-RELEASE from update5.freebsd.org... >

Re: FreeBSD-update?

2013-04-24 Thread Alexandre
On Wednesday, April 24, 2013, Walter Hurry wrote: > On Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:05:04 +0200, Polytropon wrote: > > > The kernel's version message will only change if the _kernel_ has been > > receiving changes. So, for example, if you update from 9.1 to 9.1-p2, > > and _no_ change has been written to t

Re: FreeBSD-update?

2013-04-24 Thread Walter Hurry
On Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:05:04 +0200, Polytropon wrote: > The kernel's version message will only change if the _kernel_ has been > receiving changes. So, for example, if you update from 9.1 to 9.1-p2, > and _no_ change has been written to the kernel, it will still report > 9.1, even though the updat

Re: FreeBSD-update?

2013-04-24 Thread Polytropon
On Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:00:47 + (UTC), Walter Hurry wrote: > When I issue 'freebsd-update fetch install I see this: > > Looking up update.FreeBSD.org mirrors... 3 mirrors found. > Fetching metadata signature for 9.1-RELEASE from update5.freebsd.org... >

FreeBSD-update?

2013-04-24 Thread Walter Hurry
When I issue 'freebsd-update fetch install I see this: Looking up update.FreeBSD.org mirrors... 3 mirrors found. Fetching metadata signature for 9.1-RELEASE from update5.freebsd.org... done. Fetching metadata index... done. Inspecting system... done. Prepar

Stop ifconfig high intensity message from master console

2013-04-24 Thread Joe
When I do a ifconfig bridge create or ifconfig epair create commands I get some high intensity messages on the hosts F1 session master console. I would like to suppress these messages. Is there any way to do that? Thanks ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd

Re: Diskless question

2013-04-24 Thread Bernt Hansson
2013-04-24 15:40, Lowell Gilbert skrev: Arthur Chance writes: On 04/24/13 14:07, Lowell Gilbert wrote: No, that's from /etc/passwd which never shows any real password information. The true password field is in /etc/master.passwd and I'm not going to ask anyone to show that here. However, th

Re: Diskless question

2013-04-24 Thread Arthur Chance
On 04/24/13 13:45, Bernt Hansson wrote: 2013-04-24 13:21, Arthur Chance skrev: On 04/24/13 11:55, Bernt Hansson wrote: 2013-04-24 12:30, Arthur Chance skrev: On 04/24/13 09:18, Bernt Hansson wrote: Hello list! I have set up a diskless machine with 8.3-stable and i as a user can log in, but

Re: Diskless question

2013-04-24 Thread Bernt Hansson
2013-04-24 15:07, Lowell Gilbert skrev: Bernt Hansson writes: 2013-04-24 12:30, Arthur Chance skrev: On 04/24/13 09:18, Bernt Hansson wrote: Hello list! I have set up a diskless machine with 8.3-stable and i as a user can log in, but when I try to log in as root it won't work. How to resolv

Re: Diskless question

2013-04-24 Thread Lowell Gilbert
Arthur Chance writes: > On 04/24/13 14:07, Lowell Gilbert wrote: > > No, that's from /etc/passwd which never shows any real password > information. The true password field is in /etc/master.passwd and I'm > not going to ask anyone to show that here. However, the OP should > check it's got a valid

Re: Diskless question

2013-04-24 Thread Arthur Chance
On 04/24/13 14:07, Lowell Gilbert wrote: Bernt Hansson writes: 2013-04-24 12:30, Arthur Chance skrev: On 04/24/13 09:18, Bernt Hansson wrote: Hello list! I have set up a diskless machine with 8.3-stable and i as a user can log in, but when I try to log in as root it won't work. How to resol

Re: Diskless question

2013-04-24 Thread Trond Endrestøl
On Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:07-0400, Lowell Gilbert wrote: > Bernt Hansson writes: > > > 2013-04-24 12:30, Arthur Chance skrev: > >> On 04/24/13 09:18, Bernt Hansson wrote: > >>> Hello list! > >>> > >>> I have set up a diskless machine with 8.3-stable and i as a user can log > >>> in, but when I try

Re: Diskless question

2013-04-24 Thread Lowell Gilbert
Bernt Hansson writes: > 2013-04-24 12:30, Arthur Chance skrev: >> On 04/24/13 09:18, Bernt Hansson wrote: >>> Hello list! >>> >>> I have set up a diskless machine with 8.3-stable and i as a user can log >>> in, but when I try to log in as root it won't work. How to resolv that >>> issue. I have t

Re: Diskless question

2013-04-24 Thread Bernt Hansson
2013-04-24 13:04, Ralf Mardorf skrev: On Wed, 2013-04-24 at 12:52 +0200, Bernt Hansson wrote: su does not "work" it sayes sorry. Is the user in a group that does fulfil special permissions? Regarding to Google results, the group for FreeBSD is "wheel". Yes the user is in the wheel group.

Re: Diskless question

2013-04-24 Thread Bernt Hansson
2013-04-24 13:21, Arthur Chance skrev: On 04/24/13 11:55, Bernt Hansson wrote: 2013-04-24 12:30, Arthur Chance skrev: On 04/24/13 09:18, Bernt Hansson wrote: Hello list! I have set up a diskless machine with 8.3-stable and i as a user can log in, but when I try to log in as root it won't wo

Re: restore /usr dump on two hard disk parallel y

2013-04-24 Thread Lowell Gilbert
s m writes: > i'm trying to restore DUMP file for partition /usr on tow hard disk > parallel y. these two hard are connected to my system (i have freebsd8.2). > i use restore command and it uses /tmp directory to restore dump. in > restoring dump process, two hard disks try to use /tmp directory

Re: Diskless question

2013-04-24 Thread Eduardo Morras
On Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:55:08 +0200 Bernt Hansson wrote: > 2013-04-24 12:30, Arthur Chance skrev: > > On 04/24/13 09:18, Bernt Hansson wrote: > >> Hello list! > >> > >> I have set up a diskless machine with 8.3-stable and i as a user can log > >> in, but when I try to log in as root it won't work.

Re: Diskless question

2013-04-24 Thread Arthur Chance
On 04/24/13 11:55, Bernt Hansson wrote: 2013-04-24 12:30, Arthur Chance skrev: On 04/24/13 09:18, Bernt Hansson wrote: Hello list! I have set up a diskless machine with 8.3-stable and i as a user can log in, but when I try to log in as root it won't work. How to resolv that issue. I have tried

Re: Diskless question

2013-04-24 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Wed, 2013-04-24 at 12:52 +0200, Bernt Hansson wrote: > su does not "work" it sayes sorry. Is the user in a group that does fulfil special permissions? Regarding to Google results, the group for FreeBSD is "wheel". ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org

Re: Diskless question

2013-04-24 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Wed, 2013-04-24 at 12:52 +0200, Bernt Hansson wrote: > su does not "work" it sayes sorry. polkit:*:562:root,$USER ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any ma

Re: Diskless question

2013-04-24 Thread Bernt Hansson
2013-04-24 12:30, Arthur Chance skrev: On 04/24/13 09:18, Bernt Hansson wrote: Hello list! I have set up a diskless machine with 8.3-stable and i as a user can log in, but when I try to log in as root it won't work. How to resolv that issue. I have tried with and without password but the comput

Re: Diskless question

2013-04-24 Thread Bernt Hansson
2013-04-24 12:12, Steve O'Hara-Smith skrev: On Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:18:59 +0200 Bernt Hansson wrote: Hello list! I have set up a diskless machine with 8.3-stable and i as a user can log in, but when I try to log in as root it won't work. How to resolv that issue. I have tried with and without

Re: Diskless question

2013-04-24 Thread Bernt Hansson
2013-04-24 10:36, Ralf Mardorf skrev: On Wed, 2013-04-24 at 10:18 +0200, Bernt Hansson wrote: I have set up a diskless machine with 8.3-stable and i as a user can log in, but when I try to log in as root it won't work. How to resolv that issue. I have tried with and without password but the com

Re: Diskless question

2013-04-24 Thread Arthur Chance
On 04/24/13 09:18, Bernt Hansson wrote: Hello list! I have set up a diskless machine with 8.3-stable and i as a user can log in, but when I try to log in as root it won't work. How to resolv that issue. I have tried with and without password but the computer said no. How did it say no? What do

Re: Diskless question

2013-04-24 Thread Steve O'Hara-Smith
On Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:18:59 +0200 Bernt Hansson wrote: > Hello list! > > I have set up a diskless machine with 8.3-stable and i as a user can log > in, but when I try to log in as root it won't work. How to resolv that > issue. I have tried with and without password but the computer said no.

Re: Diskless question

2013-04-24 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Wed, 2013-04-24 at 10:18 +0200, Bernt Hansson wrote: > I have set up a diskless machine with 8.3-stable and i as a user can log > in, but when I try to log in as root it won't work. How to resolv that > issue. I have tried with and without password but the computer said no. Do you want to st

Diskless question

2013-04-24 Thread Bernt Hansson
Hello list! I have set up a diskless machine with 8.3-stable and i as a user can log in, but when I try to log in as root it won't work. How to resolv that issue. I have tried with and without password but the computer said no. ___ freebsd-questions@