Spinning down the disks is bad for the health of the disks, and you'll probably need the RAID-1 to ensure that your system stays up. Basically, a continuously spinning drive goes through less stress than one which constantly stops & starts, so watch out.
You'll only get that file if you're vulnerable. If you're up to date on patches, you won't see anything in/tmp (other than files that should be there).
Yeah, the admins should have patched this up. Wanna know the funniest? Check this article where a security writer got hit with Slapper. It shows even those who should know better sometimes get hit.
It doesn't prove that much as there may be fewer Apache-SSL sites on linux than there are IIS sites. Code Red hit all IIS boxes, Slapper only hits Apache on linux, and even then, it requires the presence of gcc and some other conditions to be met before it works.
That said, I would like to see a more in-depth analysis of the proportions of machines which have been hit and are infected. Also, we should bear in mind that the impact is much less on linux as Apache normally runs as a non-root user while IIS almost always runs as a system/admin user.
Yup, the HSM module. You can do the same with most operating systems using Veritas/ADSM and various other products. We use a repackaged version of Veritas on Solaris to do the same thing.
There's a very good reason for this; upgrading to 0.9.6g (or whatever) may introduce some weird-ass bugs in linked executables. By changing the minimum (i.e. fixing the buffer overflow or whatever), you minimise the impact of an upgrade.
If you want linux to succeed in a corporate environment, you're going to have to avoid saying to people "if you want secure, you need (b)leading edge".
Hrm, likewise; I thought I'd patched for this a while back and was a bit worried when I found I was at e and it was recommended to be at g. However, given how easy it was to upgrade (apt-get install openssl:) ), it wasn't a big deal.
Added to that, the worm listens on UDP port 2002... which won't get through my iptables rules (which block everything except ports 80, 22 and 443 on TCP).
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I can understand the lack of help within the BIOS; after all, you're trying to keep the BIOS footprint to a minimum and adding help text just increases footprint.
However, that isn't really any excuse for not documenting it elsewhere, other than some ID10T getting ideas that tweaking the BIOS is a safe thing to do...
Yup, the UK has suffered terrorism for decades. Notably, terrorism from the IRA, funded at least in part by the US. Since Dubya has declared that those who fund terrorists are guilty, when is he going after the catholics in the USA?
Yes, and now you (well, OK, Dubya) want to smack down Iraq because they might be able to develop a nuke. I find it ironic that the nation which probably has the biggest nuclear arsenal and has so far been the only nation to use them wishes to stop the president of a foreign nation from developing similar weapons.
Re: backing up CD's. If you can configure grip it'll do 99% of the work for you. Insert CD, let it grab CDDB info, click a couple of buttons and rip. I've got mine configured to dump it into/path/to/mp3//.mp3
grip will also do ogg encoding, according to the Freshmeat entry.
It's probably easier as you can see the whole layout from slightly above. That way, everyone can see where they need to be to make the heart shape work.
You're right, I've checked my camera now (I was at work earlier) and it does up to 2272x1704 pixels. At 24-bit colour, that's 11.5MB per picture. 32-bit colour gives 15MB per picture.
Well, my 4Mpixel camera stores 120 jpegs at high quality on a 256MB CF card, making them 2MB each. Bear in mind that's a 1600x1200 full colour jpeg. If I switch to the highest quality setting (I think it's TIFF or something), I get significantly less; I can't remember the exact number, but I think it's either 12 or 20. That makes the images 14MB-20MB in size. I can't figure out how, as a 1600x1200x32bpp image should be less than 8MB.
Of course, I could be wrong on the image sizes/colour depth & number of images.
Yup, but people like bits of paper which say "this person knows about subject X". Even if they say "this person knows how to cram and may not have any practical experience", the latter mainly coming from the MCSEs.
Cool idea, I'll have to keep my eyes open for one, as I've also had the same issue with screws. Just watch where you leave it (i.e. keep it away from any floppies or hard drives!). However, it does lead to another "essential"; a mix of screws used in computer cases. Most fall into about 3 categories so keep a selection of these. If you ever buy a computer case, you'll probably get a pile of spares, so keep them handy in case you (or someone else) loses the screws.
Added to this, get some spare PCI blanking plates; if you work on servers, you'll probably remove cards at various times and then you usually have to leave a gap at the back which (a) screws up airflow and (b) lets dust in.
I work at one of the companies mentioned in the "Don't link to Us!" web site and I wasn't aware of the policy. Methinks I may have to post a message on one of the group message boards asking about this policy:) I don't have any job security anyway (I'm a contractor) so who cares?
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Spinning down the disks is bad for the health of the disks, and you'll probably need the RAID-1 to ensure that your system stays up. Basically, a continuously spinning drive goes through less stress than one which constantly stops & starts, so watch out.
You'll only get that file if you're vulnerable. If you're up to date on patches, you won't see anything in /tmp (other than files that should be there).
Yeah, the admins should have patched this up. Wanna know the funniest? Check this article where a security writer got hit with Slapper. It shows even those who should know better sometimes get hit.
That said, I would like to see a more in-depth analysis of the proportions of machines which have been hit and are infected. Also, we should bear in mind that the impact is much less on linux as Apache normally runs as a non-root user while IIS almost always runs as a system/admin user.
So, in short, it's an old bug, it's been patched, and the only ones getting hit are people who haven't patched their openssl libraries.
SGI make MIPS processors. Alpha's are/were made by HPaq, formerly Compaq, formerly DEC/Digital.
Yup, the HSM module. You can do the same with most operating systems using Veritas/ADSM and various other products. We use a repackaged version of Veritas on Solaris to do the same thing.
Not in unstable :) I guess you're running one of the older stable Debians.
Er, hasn't HP chosen Debian? I can't find any recent links, but I'm pretty sure I heard something about that...
If you want linux to succeed in a corporate environment, you're going to have to avoid saying to people "if you want secure, you need (b)leading edge".
Added to that, the worm listens on UDP port 2002... which won't get through my iptables rules (which block everything except ports 80, 22 and 443 on TCP).
However, that isn't really any excuse for not documenting it elsewhere, other than some ID10T getting ideas that tweaking the BIOS is a safe thing to do...
Hehe, I wonder how many damages suits are for $4999.99 in California? :)
The nForce mainboard is also red, and that's from nVidia. Not sure about their GFX cards, though, and I can't remember what my Asus GeForce is.
Yup, the UK has suffered terrorism for decades. Notably, terrorism from the IRA, funded at least in part by the US. Since Dubya has declared that those who fund terrorists are guilty, when is he going after the catholics in the USA?
Yes, and now you (well, OK, Dubya) want to smack down Iraq because they might be able to develop a nuke. I find it ironic that the nation which probably has the biggest nuclear arsenal and has so far been the only nation to use them wishes to stop the president of a foreign nation from developing similar weapons.
grip will also do ogg encoding, according to the Freshmeat entry.
It's probably easier as you can see the whole layout from slightly above. That way, everyone can see where they need to be to make the heart shape work.
You're right, I've checked my camera now (I was at work earlier) and it does up to 2272x1704 pixels. At 24-bit colour, that's 11.5MB per picture. 32-bit colour gives 15MB per picture.
Of course, I could be wrong on the image sizes/colour depth & number of images.
Poor taste. However, it is worth noting that they considered changing the name of the film in light of September 11th.
There was also part of the HND course which gave them the ECDL (European computer driving license), but to be honest, that was a waste of space.
Yup, but people like bits of paper which say "this person knows about subject X". Even if they say "this person knows how to cram and may not have any practical experience", the latter mainly coming from the MCSEs.
Added to this, get some spare PCI blanking plates; if you work on servers, you'll probably remove cards at various times and then you usually have to leave a gap at the back which (a) screws up airflow and (b) lets dust in.
I work at one of the companies mentioned in the "Don't link to Us!" web site and I wasn't aware of the policy. Methinks I may have to post a message on one of the group message boards asking about this policy :) I don't have any job security anyway (I'm a contractor) so who cares?