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debian-user-digest Digest V2007 #2942

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debian-user-digest Digest Volume 2007 : Issue 2942

Today's Topics: 

  I have a problem with Courier Imap    [ Nevruz Mesut Sahin  ]
  Re: Something accessing hard drive    [ JoseC.Rodriguez@gmail.com ]
  Re: SUDO                              [ Dan H  ]
  Re: SUDO                              [ Michael Pobega  ]
  I have a problem with Courier Imap    [ Nevruz Mesut Sahin  ]
  Re: SUDO                              [ Michael Pobega  ]
  Re: SUDO                              [ Kent West  ]
  Re: I have a problem with Courier Im  [ Andrew Sackville-West  ]
  Re: I have a problem with Courier Im  [ Jon Dowland  ]
  Re: Re: SUDO                          [ Jon Dowland 

Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2007 08:16:40 -0800 (PST)
From: Nevruz Mesut Sahin <databasearia@yahoo.com>
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org


Subject: I have a problem with Courier Imap

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I have problem with installing  Courier Imap . when I try to install
 courier-imap-pop3-1.5.3-5.i386.rpm but it conflicts  Cyrus Sasl and need=
s


 courier-imap-common. then I tried to install courier-imap-common but
 this time it needs rc-scripts then I tried to install rc-scripts but it
 gives errors bellow. please help me how can I install courier-imap




error: Failed dependencies:


 bdflush is needed by rc-scripts-0.3.1-13.i686
 iproute2 is needed by rc-scripts-0.3.1-13.i686

 initscripts < 4.26 conflicts with setup-2.5.49-1.noarch
 initscripts <=3D 5.30-1 conflicts with chkconfig-1.3.29-1.i386
 initscripts < 6.55 conflicts with psacct-6.3.2-41.i386
 initscripts < 7.84 conflicts with udev-084-13.fc5.2.i386
 initscripts < 7.23 conflicts with kernel-smp-2.6.20-1.2312.fc5.i686
 initscripts < 7.23 conflicts with kernel-2.6.20-1.2312.fc5.i586

Do you need more help?X

 initscripts < 7.23 conflicts with kernel-2.6.20-1.2319.fc5.i586
 initscripts < 7.23 conflicts with kernel-smp-2.6.20-1.2319.fc5.i686
 initscripts < 7.23 conflicts with (installed)


 kernel-smp-2.6.20-1.2312.fc5.i686

 initscripts < 7.23 conflicts with (installed)
 kernel-2.6.20-1.2312.fc5.i586
 initscripts < 7.23 conflicts with (installed)
 kernel-2.6.20-1.2319.fc5.i586
 initscripts < 7.23 conflicts with (installed)


 kernel-smp-2.6.20-1.2319.fc5.i686

 /sbin/service is needed by (installed) distcache-1.4.5-13.i386
 /sbin/service is needed by (installed) cyrus-sasl-2.1.21-10.i386
 /sbin/service is needed by (installed) postfix-2.2.8-1.2.i386
 /sbin/service is needed by (installed) bluez-utils-2.25-4.i386
 /sbin/service is needed by (installed) irqbalance-1.12-1.25.i386
 /sbin/service is needed by (installed) rng-utils-2.0-1.11.i386
 /sbin/service is needed by (installed) xinetd-2.3.13-6.2.1.i386
 /sbin/service is needed by (installed) acpid-1.0.4-2.i386
 /sbin/service is needed by (installed) rp-pppoe-3.5-31.i386
 /sbin/service is needed by (installed) cpuspeed-1.2.1-1.36.fc5.i386
 /sbin/service is needed by (installed) yum-2.6.1-0.fc5.noarch
 /sbin/service is needed by (installed) vixie-cron-4.1-58.fc5.i386
 /sbin/service is needed by (installed) vnc-4.1.1-39.fc5.i386
 /sbin/service is needed by (installed) smartmontools-5.36-fc5.1.i386
 /sbin/service is needed by (installed) proftpd-1.3.0a-3.fc5.i386
 /sbin/service is needed by (installed) cyrus-imapd-2.3.1-2.8.fc5.i386
Do you need help?X

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I have problem with installing  Courier Imap . when I try to=
 install
 courier-imap-pop3-1.5.3-5.i386.rpm but it conflicts  Cyrus S=
asl and needs
 courier-imap-common. then I tried to install courier-im=
ap-common but
 this time it needs rc-scripts then I tried to install r=
c-scripts but it
 gives errors bellow. please help me how can I instal=
l courier-imap


error: Failed dependencies:
 bdflush is need=
ed by rc-scripts-0.3.1-13.i686
 iproute2 is needed by rc-scripts-0.3.1=
-13.i686
 initscripts < 4.26 conflicts with setup-2.5.49-1.noarch initscripts <=3D 5.30-1 conflicts with chkconfig-1.3.29-1.i386
 =
initscripts < 6.55 conflicts with psacct-6.3.2-41.i386
 initscripts=
 < 7.84 conflicts with udev-084-13.fc5.2.i386
 initscripts < 7.2=
3 conflicts with kernel-smp-2.6.20-1.2312.fc5.i686
 initscripts < 7=
.23 conflicts with kernel-2.6.20-1.2312.fc5.i586
 initscripts < 7.2=


3 conflicts with

 kernel-2.6.20-1.2319.fc5.i586
 initscripts < 7.23 conflicts with k=
ernel-smp-2.6.20-1.2319.fc5.i686
 initscripts < 7.23 conflicts with=
 (installed)
 kernel-smp-2.6.20-1.2312.fc5.i686
 initscripts < 7=
.23 conflicts with (installed)
 kernel-2.6.20-1.2312.fc5.i586
 init=
scripts < 7.23 conflicts with (installed)
 kernel-2.6.20-1.2319.fc5=
.i586
 initscripts < 7.23 conflicts with (installed)
 kernel-smp=

Can we help you?X

-2.6.20-1.2319.fc5.i686
 /sbin/service is needed by (installed) distca=
che-1.4.5-13.i386
 /sbin/service is needed by (installed) cyrus-sasl-2=
.1.21-10.i386
 /sbin/service is needed by (installed) postfix-2.2.8-1.=
2.i386
 /sbin/service is needed by (installed) bluez-utils-2.25-4.i386=

 /sbin/service is needed by (installed) irqbalance-1.12-1.25.i386
=


 /sbin/service is needed by (installed) rng-utils-2.0-1.11.i386<br> /sbin=

/service is needed by (installed) xinetd-2.3.13-6.2.1.i386<br> /sbin/serv=
ice is needed by (installed)

 acpid-1.0.4-2.i386
 /sbin/service is needed by (installed) rp-pppoe-3=
.5-31.i386
 /sbin/service is needed by (installed) cpuspeed-1.2.1-1.36=
.fc5.i386
 /sbin/service is needed by (installed) yum-2.6.1-0.fc5.noar=
ch
 /sbin/service is needed by (installed) vixie-cron-4.1-58.fc5.i386<=
br> /sbin/service is needed by (installed) vnc-4.1.1-39.fc5.i386
 /sbi=
n/service is needed by (installed) smartmontools-5.36-fc5.1.i386
 /sbi=
n/service is needed by (installed) proftpd-1.3.0a-3.fc5.i386
 /sbin/se=
rvice is needed by (installed) cyrus-imapd-2.3.1-2.8.fc5.i386
 
      
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Date: Mon, 03 Dec 2007 17:25:05 +0100


From: strawks <strawks@yahoo.fr>


To: debian-user@lists.debian.org


Subject: Re: UPS

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On lun, 2007-12-03 at 06:16 -0500, Tom Allison wrote:
[...]


> So -- what's a working combination of UPS and software?  What to avoid?



I have two machines connected to a Back UPS RS 800, one with a nut
server and the other a nut client, all working fine. You can find a list
of compatible UPS here : http://www.networkupstools.org/compat/

regards,


strawks



Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2007 08:06:45 -0800 (PST)
From: JoseC.Rodriguez@gmail.com


To: debian-user@lists.debian.org


Subject: Re: Something accessing hard drive

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Can't find what you're looking for?X

On 2 Dec, 02:30, "Douglas A. Tutty" <dtu...@porchlight.ca> wrote:

> On Fri, Nov 30, 2007 at 03:24:02AM -0800, JoseC.Rodrig...@gmail.com wrote:
> > I have set myharddriveto standby after a given time through laptop-
> > mode. The hd actually passes to standby mode but only for half a
> > second or so after which it spins up again.  As far as I can tell I have configured syslog.conf
> > in a way that log daemons will not sync after each minor event.

Don't know where to look next?X

> > Is there a way to track down what isaccessingthedrive?
>
> You may needsomethinglike noflushd.  Don't know if its on sid.  When
> activated, it keeps the filesystem from syncing to disk unnecessarily.
>
> Doug.
>



Hi, thanks for the reply. I solved it following the directions found
in the laptop-mode website FAQ:



echo 1 > /proc/sys/vm/block_dump



which enables checking disk activity through dmesg. It turned out that
I hadn't put the "-" sign before EVERY log file name in /etc/
syslog.conf...



I took a look at noflushd, but apparently it can't handle journaling
file systems for they bypass the kernel's delayed write mechanism (*).
Oh, well, it works now anyway.



Thanks!



(*) http://noflushd.sourceforge.net/

Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2007 17:27:17 +0100


From: Dan H <dunno@stoptrick.com>


To: debian-user@lists.debian.org


Subject: Re: SUDO

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Confused? Frustrated?X

On Mon, 03 Dec 2007 15:47:09 +0100


Jostein Elvaker Haande <jehaande@gmail.com> wrote:



> erik	ALL=(ALL) ALL



I've always heard people discouraging root logins or "su" and using sudo instead. I know how sudo works and how to fine-tune system access with it, but is the above suggestion in any way different or safer than a root login?



--D.



Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2007 11:47:54 -0500


From: Michael Pobega <pobega@gmail.com>


To: debian-user@lists.debian.org


Subject: Re: SUDO

Message-ID: <20071203164754.GA3405@digital-haze.net>
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On Mon, Dec 03, 2007 at 05:27:17PM +0100, Dan H wrote:

> On Mon, 03 Dec 2007 15:47:09 +0100 Jostein Elvaker Haande
>  wrote:
> 
> > erik	ALL=(ALL) ALL
> 
> I've always heard people discouraging root logins or "su" and using
> sudo instead. I know how sudo works and how to fine-tune system access
> with it, but is the above suggestion in any way different or safer
> than a root login?
> 
> --D.
> 

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Using sudo the way Jostein suggested is just as open to problems as
logging in as root is, and should be avoided at all costs. Sudo was made
to save the user from hassle, for example, to play Wesnoth I need to
have access to the SDL framebuffer, but since you need to have root
permissions to access it I granted myself permissions just to Wesnoth.



pobega	ALL=NOPASSWD	/usr/games/wesnoth



And aliased in my shell:



alias wesnoth	'sudo /usr/games/wesnoth'



So when I run `wesnoth`, the framebuffer is automagically started and
I'm granted root permissions just for this one operation.



At least, that's how I think sudo should be used. I suppose you could
take ten people and they'd each find different uses for a single
program, but sudo is in NO WAY a replacement for su. 



  •   -- 
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programs, by the same token they deserve to be punished if they
restrict the use of these programs. 

  
    •   Richard Stallman
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Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2007 08:08:33 -0800 (PST)
From: Nevruz Mesut Sahin <databasearia@yahoo.com>
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org


Subject: I have a problem with Courier Imap

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Do you need help?X

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I have problem with installing  Courier Imap . when I try to install
 courier-imap-pop3-1.5.3-5.i386.rpm but it conflicts  Cyrus Sasl and need=
s


 courier-imap-common. then I tried to install courier-imap-common but
 this time it needs rc-scripts then I tried to install rc-scripts but it
 gives errors bellow. please help me how can I install courier-imap




error: Failed dependencies:


 bdflush is needed by rc-scripts-0.3.1-13.i686
 iproute2 is needed by rc-scripts-0.3.1-13.i686

 initscripts < 4.26 conflicts with setup-2.5.49-1.noarch
 initscripts <=3D 5.30-1 conflicts with chkconfig-1.3.29-1.i386
 initscripts < 6.55 conflicts with psacct-6.3.2-41.i386
 initscripts < 7.84 conflicts with udev-084-13.fc5.2.i386
 initscripts < 7.23 conflicts with kernel-smp-2.6.20-1.2312.fc5.i686
 initscripts < 7.23 conflicts with kernel-2.6.20-1.2312.fc5.i586
 initscripts < 7.23 conflicts with kernel-2.6.20-1.2319.fc5.i586
 initscripts < 7.23 conflicts with kernel-smp-2.6.20-1.2319.fc5.i686
 initscripts < 7.23 conflicts with (installed)


 kernel-smp-2.6.20-1.2312.fc5.i686

 initscripts < 7.23 conflicts with (installed)
 kernel-2.6.20-1.2312.fc5.i586
 initscripts < 7.23 conflicts with (installed)
 kernel-2.6.20-1.2319.fc5.i586

Do you need more help?X

 initscripts < 7.23 conflicts with (installed)


 kernel-smp-2.6.20-1.2319.fc5.i686

 /sbin/service is needed by (installed) distcache-1.4.5-13.i386
 /sbin/service is needed by (installed) cyrus-sasl-2.1.21-10.i386
 /sbin/service is needed by (installed) postfix-2.2.8-1.2.i386
 /sbin/service is needed by (installed) bluez-utils-2.25-4.i386
 /sbin/service is needed by (installed) irqbalance-1.12-1.25.i386
 /sbin/service is needed by (installed) rng-utils-2.0-1.11.i386
 /sbin/service is needed by (installed) xinetd-2.3.13-6.2.1.i386
 /sbin/service is needed by (installed) acpid-1.0.4-2.i386
 /sbin/service is needed by (installed) rp-pppoe-3.5-31.i386
 /sbin/service is needed by (installed) cpuspeed-1.2.1-1.36.fc5.i386
 /sbin/service is needed by (installed) yum-2.6.1-0.fc5.noarch
 /sbin/service is needed by (installed) vixie-cron-4.1-58.fc5.i386
 /sbin/service is needed by (installed) vnc-4.1.1-39.fc5.i386
 /sbin/service is needed by (installed) smartmontools-5.36-fc5.1.i386
 /sbin/service is needed by (installed) proftpd-1.3.0a-3.fc5.i386
 /sbin/service is needed by (installed) cyrus-imapd-2.3.1-2.8.fc5.i386

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I have problem with installing  Courier Imap . when I try to=
 install
 courier-imap-pop3-1.5.3-5.i386.rpm but it conflicts  Cyrus S=
asl and needs
 courier-imap-common. then I tried to install courier-im=
ap-common but
 this time it needs rc-scripts then I tried to install r=
c-scripts but it
 gives errors bellow. please help me how can I instal=
l courier-imap


error: Failed dependencies:
 bdflush is need=
ed by rc-scripts-0.3.1-13.i686
 iproute2 is needed by rc-scripts-0.3.1=
-13.i686
 initscripts < 4.26 conflicts with setup-2.5.49-1.noarch initscripts <=3D 5.30-1 conflicts with chkconfig-1.3.29-1.i386
 =
initscripts < 6.55 conflicts with psacct-6.3.2-41.i386
 initscripts=
 < 7.84 conflicts with udev-084-13.fc5.2.i386
 initscripts < 7.2=
3 conflicts with kernel-smp-2.6.20-1.2312.fc5.i686
 initscripts < 7=
.23 conflicts with kernel-2.6.20-1.2312.fc5.i586
 initscripts < 7.2=


3 conflicts with

 kernel-2.6.20-1.2319.fc5.i586
 initscripts < 7.23 conflicts with k=
ernel-smp-2.6.20-1.2319.fc5.i686
 initscripts < 7.23 conflicts with=
 (installed)
 kernel-smp-2.6.20-1.2312.fc5.i686
 initscripts < 7=
.23 conflicts with (installed)
 kernel-2.6.20-1.2312.fc5.i586
 init=
scripts < 7.23 conflicts with (installed)
 kernel-2.6.20-1.2319.fc5=
.i586
 initscripts < 7.23 conflicts with (installed)
 kernel-smp=
-2.6.20-1.2319.fc5.i686
 /sbin/service is needed by (installed) distca=
che-1.4.5-13.i386
 /sbin/service is needed by (installed) cyrus-sasl-2=
.1.21-10.i386
 /sbin/service is needed by (installed) postfix-2.2.8-1.=
2.i386
 /sbin/service is needed by (installed) bluez-utils-2.25-4.i386=

Can we help you?X


 /sbin/service is needed by (installed) irqbalance-1.12-1.25.i386
=


 /sbin/service is needed by (installed) rng-utils-2.0-1.11.i386<br> /sbin=

/service is needed by (installed) xinetd-2.3.13-6.2.1.i386<br> /sbin/serv=
ice is needed by (installed)

 acpid-1.0.4-2.i386
 /sbin/service is needed by (installed) rp-pppoe-3=
.5-31.i386
 /sbin/service is needed by (installed) cpuspeed-1.2.1-1.36=
.fc5.i386
 /sbin/service is needed by (installed) yum-2.6.1-0.fc5.noar=
ch
 /sbin/service is needed by (installed) vixie-cron-4.1-58.fc5.i386<=
br> /sbin/service is needed by (installed) vnc-4.1.1-39.fc5.i386
 /sbi=
n/service is needed by (installed) smartmontools-5.36-fc5.1.i386
 /sbi=
n/service is needed by (installed) proftpd-1.3.0a-3.fc5.i386
 /sbin/se=
rvice is needed by (installed) cyrus-imapd-2.3.1-2.8.fc5.i386
 
      
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Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2007 16:49:14 +0000


From: Jon Dowland <jon+debianuser@alcopop.org>
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org


Subject: Re: Re: /etc/cron.daily/logrotate

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...


> run-parts: /etc/cron.daily/logrotate exited with return
> code 1


...

> if ps cax | grep -q mysqld; then
> exit 1
> fi 


This is one possible candidate; is there a mysqld process
running?


Can't find what you're looking for?X

Try running "sh -x /etc/cron.daily/logrotate". This will
print out the lines as it executes, which means the ones
near the end are the culprits.


-- 
Jon Dowland


Date: Mon, 03 Dec 2007 16:48:23 +0000
From: Joe <joe@jretrading.com>
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: Einstein broken by recent upgrades on Sid
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David Baron wrote:
> The installation from Sid brings up a black window, hangs
> I tried a local compilation with the same result.
> Must be killed with a signal-9 from top, etc.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> 
No. Fully patched as of about an hour ago, and it starts OK. I haven't 
actually played through a game, but it looks like you never see Happy 
Birthday Ann!!!

Mind you, I haven't rebooted yet...



Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2007 12:26:04 -0500
From: Michael Pobega <pobega@gmail.com>
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: SUDO
Message-ID: <20071203172604.GB3405@digital-haze.net>
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On Mon, Dec 03, 2007 at 11:10:44AM -0600, Kent West wrote:
> Michael Pobega wrote:
>> ... sudo is in NO WAY a replacement for su.
>
> Three (possible) Ways that come to mind:
>
> 2. There's the (very) slight psychological reminder that you're potentially 
> doing dangerous things when you have to take the extra step of typing 
> "sudo" before a command.
>

I suppose that may be true, but personally I see the # instead of the >,
and I don't have any colouring setup on my root's terminal to remind me
that I'm logged in as root.

> 3. "sudo" automagically handles X permissions, whereas "su" does not.
>

Does it really? I always thought it didn't and that's why we have
gksu/gksudo, but I could be wrong.

> Having mentioned these things, yeah, "sudo" is not a "safe" replacement for 
> "su".
>

Not safe is definitely what I was trying to say, not that it isn't
POSSIBLE for sudo to be used as a replacement, but it isn't a viable
solution.

- -- 
If programmers deserve to be rewarded for creating innovative
programs, by the same token they deserve to be punished if they
restrict the use of these programs. 
 - Richard Stallman
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Date: Mon, 03 Dec 2007 11:10:44 -0600
From: Kent West <westk@acu.edu>
To:  debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: SUDO
Message-ID: <47543894.8020401@acu.edu>
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Michael Pobega wrote:
> ... sudo is in NO WAY a replacement for su.

Three (possible) Ways that come to mind:

1. It's my understanding that sudo commands are logged, whereas su 
commands may not be. (This may be old or inaccurate information.)

2. There's the (very) slight psychological reminder that you're 
potentially doing dangerous things when you have to take the extra step 
of typing "sudo" before a command.

3. "sudo" automagically handles X permissions, whereas "su" does not.


Having mentioned these things, yeah, "sudo" is not a "safe" replacement 
for "su".

-- 
Kent



Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2007 09:34:18 -0800
From: Andrew Sackville-West <andrew@farwestbilliards.com>
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: I have a problem with Courier Imap
Message-ID: <20071203173417.GC9741@localhost.localdomain>
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On Mon, Dec 03, 2007 at 08:08:33AM -0800, Nevruz Mesut Sahin wrote:
>=20
> I have problem with installing  Courier Imap . when I try to install
>  courier-imap-pop3-1.5.3-5.i386.rpm but it conflicts  Cyrus Sasl and needs
>  courier-imap-common. then I tried to install courier-imap-common but
>  this time it needs rc-scripts then I tried to install rc-scripts but it
>  gives errors bellow. please help me how can I install courier-imap
>=20

why not=20

aptitude install courier-imap

or is there some specific reason you are installing an alien package?

A

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Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2007 09:40:26 -0800
From: Andrew Sackville-West <andrew@farwestbilliards.com>
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: Dual EMC Installation
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On Mon, Dec 03, 2007 at 05:09:25AM -0600, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:
> Ron Johnson wrote:

>>
>> Two thirds of that email was useless nonsense crap.
>>
> Right.

pile on...


looks like it was cut-n-pasted from a website.

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Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2007 16:54:45 +0000
From: Patter <steve@patter.mine.nu>
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: Apache and perl CGI
Message-ID: <lvod25-o9q.ln1@moriarty.lan>

On Mon, 03 Dec 2007 16:40:16 +0100, Bogart Salzberg wrote:
> Perl has a "taint" mode (add switch "-T" to the command line or  
> shebang line, as in "#!/usr/bin/perl -T"). The taint mode, I think,  
> prevents user input from being used in unsafe operations until it is  
> filtered by a regular expression.
>
> Taint mode is not as comprehensive as PHP's safe mode. Type "perldoc  
> perlsec" on the command line for a good tutorial on security in Perl.

You should also add 'use strict' & 'use warnings' to your perl scripts,
they're both very useful for keeping your code healthy.

http://perlmonks.org/?node_id=111088

> Perl also does not have a built-in "mail" function.

You can use MIME::Lite for that, or write directly to sendmail. You
probably don't want to allow people to enter the email destination
address.


-- 
Stephen Patterson :: steve(at)patter.mine.nu :: http://patter.mine.nu/
GPG: B416F0DE :: Jabber: patter@jabber.earth.li 
"Don't be silly, Minnie. Who'd be walking round these cliffs with a gas oven?"



Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2007 16:46:19 +0000
From: Jon Dowland <jon+bts@alcopop.org>
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: I have a problem with Courier Imap
Message-ID: <20071203164619.GA3864@ANKH.ncl.ac.uk>
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> I have problem with installing Courier Imap . when I try
> to install courier-imap-pop3-1.5.3-5.i386.rpm
snip

Are you sure you are asking the right list? .rpm is the
native package format for Redhat-derived distributions
(RHEL, Fedora, SUSE, Mandriver, etc.), not Debian, which
uses .deb, but rarely exposes the user to them.


-- 
Jon Dowland


Don't know where to look next?X

Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2007 16:47:09 +0000
From: Jon Dowland <jon+debianuser@alcopop.org>
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: Re: SUDO
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In-Reply-To: <20071203172717.4283c7ae@kir.physnet.uni-hamburg.de>

> I've always heard people discouraging root logins or "su"
> and using sudo instead. I know how sudo works and how to
> fine-tune system access with it, but is the above
> suggestion in any way different or safer than a root
> login?

If it discourages people from doing a full graphical
desktop login as root, it's better. I can't think of many
other advantages, other than the password caching
potentially  discouraging people from running things as
root unnecessarily in a terminal context, too.


-- 
Jon Dowland



Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2007 11:33:57 -0500 (EST)
From: Ishwar Rattan <ishwar@pali.cps.cmich.edu>
To: Nevruz Mesut Sahin <databasearia@yahoo.com>
cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: I have a problem with Courier Imap
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Why not try a FC list??

-ishwar

On Mon, 3 Dec 2007, Nevruz Mesut Sahin wrote:

>
> I have problem with installing  Courier Imap . when I try to install
> courier-imap-pop3-1.5.3-5.i386.rpm but it conflicts  Cyrus Sasl and needs
> courier-imap-common. then I tried to install courier-imap-common but
> this time it needs rc-scripts then I tried to install rc-scripts but it
> gives errors bellow. please help me how can I install courier-imap
>
>
> error: Failed dependencies:
> bdflush is needed by rc-scripts-0.3.1-13.i686
> iproute2 is needed by rc-scripts-0.3.1-13.i686
> initscripts < 4.26 conflicts with setup-2.5.49-1.noarch
> initscripts <= 5.30-1 conflicts with chkconfig-1.3.29-1.i386
> initscripts < 6.55 conflicts with psacct-6.3.2-41.i386
> initscripts < 7.84 conflicts with udev-084-13.fc5.2.i386
> initscripts < 7.23 conflicts with kernel-smp-2.6.20-1.2312.fc5.i686
> initscripts < 7.23 conflicts with kernel-2.6.20-1.2312.fc5.i586
> initscripts < 7.23 conflicts with kernel-2.6.20-1.2319.fc5.i586
> initscripts < 7.23 conflicts with kernel-smp-2.6.20-1.2319.fc5.i686
> initscripts < 7.23 conflicts with (installed)
> kernel-smp-2.6.20-1.2312.fc5.i686
> initscripts < 7.23 conflicts with (installed)
> kernel-2.6.20-1.2312.fc5.i586
> initscripts < 7.23 conflicts with (installed)
> kernel-2.6.20-1.2319.fc5.i586
> initscripts < 7.23 conflicts with (installed)
> kernel-smp-2.6.20-1.2319.fc5.i686
> /sbin/service is needed by (installed) distcache-1.4.5-13.i386
> /sbin/service is needed by (installed) cyrus-sasl-2.1.21-10.i386
> /sbin/service is needed by (installed) postfix-2.2.8-1.2.i386
> /sbin/service is needed by (installed) bluez-utils-2.25-4.i386
> /sbin/service is needed by (installed) irqbalance-1.12-1.25.i386
> /sbin/service is needed by (installed) rng-utils-2.0-1.11.i386
> /sbin/service is needed by (installed) xinetd-2.3.13-6.2.1.i386
> /sbin/service is needed by (installed) acpid-1.0.4-2.i386
> /sbin/service is needed by (installed) rp-pppoe-3.5-31.i386
> /sbin/service is needed by (installed) cpuspeed-1.2.1-1.36.fc5.i386
> /sbin/service is needed by (installed) yum-2.6.1-0.fc5.noarch
> /sbin/service is needed by (installed) vixie-cron-4.1-58.fc5.i386
> /sbin/service is needed by (installed) vnc-4.1.1-39.fc5.i386
> /sbin/service is needed by (installed) smartmontools-5.36-fc5.1.i386
> /sbin/service is needed by (installed) proftpd-1.3.0a-3.fc5.i386
> /sbin/service is needed by (installed) cyrus-imapd-2.3.1-2.8.fc5.i386
>
>
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