[wplug] cron ?
Brian A. Seklecki
lavalamp at spiritual-machines.org
Thu May 15 18:10:06 EDT 2008
On Thu, 2008-05-15 at 16:49 -0400, JAMES DISKIN wrote:
> Why won't this cron job work?
>
> Here's the crontab
Set the: MAILTO= line in the cron file at the top and get the output
Also, chmod +x /home/administrator/cdto.sh
Also, make sure "#!/bin/sh" is the 1st line in the file.
and/or
Prefix the path to the file with /bin/sh to explicitly indicate the
command line interpreter.
~BAS
> $ crontab -l
>
> 30 16 * * * /home/administrator/cdto.sh > /home/administrator/cdto.log
>
> And here is cdto.sh
>
> $ cat cdto.sh
>
> cd /cygdrive/c/users/public/music/newmusic.newmusic3
> find . -size +10M -type f -delete
> find . -mtime +30 -type f -delete
>
> Sincerely,
>
> James B. Diskin
>
> http://jbdst8.googlepages.com/home
>
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> > 1. Kernel build bug (Weber, Lawrence A)
> > 2. Re: Kernel build bug (Michael Semcheski)
> > 3. OpenSSL security vulnerability (Patrick Wagstrom)
> > 4. Re: Kernel build bug (Weber, Lawrence A)
> > 5. Re: OpenSSL security vulnerability (Brian Sammon)
> > 6. Re: OpenSSL security vulnerability (Christopher DeMarco)
> > 7. Re: OpenSSL security vulnerability (Christopher DeMarco)
> > 8. Re: OpenSSL security vulnerability (Michael Semcheski)
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> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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> > Message: 1
> > Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 09:19:58 -0400
> > From: "Weber, Lawrence A" <laweber at switch.com>
> > Subject: [wplug] Kernel build bug
> > To: "General user list" <wplug at wplug.org>
> > Message-ID:
> > <3D7A5969DC27E747A85F69D1AFF8649505F6C601 at exchptc2.uss.switch.com>
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> > I am attempting to build kernel 2.6.25.1 and am hitting a error.
> >
> > The error says there is no rule to make net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_ECN.c for
> > net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_ECN.o
> >
> > There is a file ipt_ecn.c and a rule that builds ipt_ecn.o. Later in the
> > Makefile it references ipt_ECN.o. and crashes.
> >
> > Am I correct in thinking that make is case sensitive like everything else?
> > If this is true then I can see other errors in the following Makefile
> > lines.
> >
> >> -------------------------------------------
> > Lawrence A. Weber
> > Consulting Engineer
> >> ANSALDO STS
> >> Union Switch & Signal
> >> 1000 Technology Drive
> >> Pittsburgh, PA 15219-3120
> >> Ph: 412-688-2319
> >> Email: laweber at switch.com
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> >
> > Message: 2
> > Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 09:31:06 -0400
> > From: "Michael Semcheski" <mhsemcheski at gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: [wplug] Kernel build bug
> > To: "General user list" <wplug at wplug.org>
> > Message-ID:
> > <c077d2020805150631v6a16a671n52dca8fad69a3912 at mail.gmail.com>
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> >
> > Without knowing the specifics, my initial reaction is that it would be
> > case
> > sensitive.
> >
> > The notion that file names are not case sensitive seems to be valid only
> > in
> > the Windows world.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 9:19 AM, Weber, Lawrence A <laweber at switch.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> I am attempting to build kernel 2.6.25.1 and am hitting a error.
> >>
> >> The error says there is no rule to make net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_ECN.c for
> >> net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_ECN.o
> >>
> >> There is a file ipt_ecn.c and a rule that builds ipt_ecn.o. Later in the
> >> Makefile it references ipt_ECN.o. and crashes.
> >>
> >> Am I correct in thinking that make is case sensitive like everything
> >> else?
> >> If this is true then I can see other errors in the following Makefile
> >> lines.
> >>
> >> -------------------------------------------
> >> *Lawrence A. Weber*
> >> Consulting Engineer
> >> *ANSALDO* STS
> >> Union Switch & Signal
> >> 1000 Technology Drive
> >> Pittsburgh, PA 15219-3120
> >> Ph: 412-688-2319
> >> Email: laweber at switch.com
> >> -------------------------------------------
> >>
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> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 3
> > Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 15:49:36 +0200
> > From: Patrick Wagstrom <patrick at wagstrom.net>
> > Subject: [wplug] OpenSSL security vulnerability
> > To: WPLUG General user list <wplug at wplug.org>
> > Message-ID: <482C3F70.9060003 at wagstrom.net>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
> >
> > I haven't seen any discussion of this, but it's actually very important.
> > Some time ago, approximately two years, a single line was removed from the
> > Debian installation of OpenSSL. Reading around, it looks like it was
> > removed because the line caused a problem when profiling the code with
> > Valgrind. Unfortunately, this had the nasty side effect of reducing the
> > possible key space to 2^15 keys instead of 2^1024 possible keys. Yeah, it
> > took two years for people to realize this.
> >
> > In that time span, Ubuntu, which uses/steals lots of stuff from Debian has
> > achieved massive popularity, thus the defect is much more popular than
> > just
> > Debian. Also, the problem affects more than just servers -- in fact the
> > server issue is quite moot compared to the elephant in the room.
> >
> > The biggest issue is that any SSH private keys you may have generated in
> > that time are now vulnerable to a fairly easy dictionary attack. Knowing
> > that most people use 1024 or 2048 bit public keys, you can already go and
> > complete key sets on the net, and I'd imagine that by this evening the
> > 4096
> > set will be available to download. Thus, if you run a machine that
> > accepts
> > SSH passwordless login, you're now on borrowed time if ANYONE HAS USED A
> > DEBIAN SYSTEM TO GENERATE KEYS. With a simple username there are only
> > 98304 possible keys to try.
> >
> > So, system administrators, unless it's completely untenable, you should
> > consider disabling passwordless login until you've confirmed that all
> > users
> > have changed their private key.
> >
> > Once again, because of the vulnerability with SSH public keys, any system
> > that has a key generated by a debian user is vulnerable. Don't get all
> > haughty thinking you're immune because you run Fedora, FreeBSD, or
> > OpenBSD.
> > I'm looking forward to scads of dictionary attacks in the near future.
> >
> > --Patrick
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 4
> > Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 10:32:46 -0400
> > From: "Weber, Lawrence A" <laweber at switch.com>
> > Subject: Re: [wplug] Kernel build bug
> > To: "General user list" <wplug at wplug.org>
> > Message-ID:
> > <3D7A5969DC27E747A85F69D1AFF8649505F6C603 at exchptc2.uss.switch.com>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
> >
> > Thanks for the sanity check. I corrected the case of several file names
> > in the Makefile and the build is now rerunning and has passed this first
> > problem point.
> >
> > I just don't understand how an error that gross could be in the kernel
> > distribution. It tells me that it could never have been built prior to
> > its release????
> >
> >
> > -------------------------------------------
> > Lawrence A. Weber
> > Consulting Engineer
> > ANSALDO STS
> > Union Switch & Signal
> > 1000 Technology Drive
> > Pittsburgh, PA 15219-3120
> > Ph: 412-688-2319
> > Email: laweber at switch.com
> > -------------------------------------------
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> >
> > From: wplug-bounces+laweber=switch.com at wplug.org
> > [mailto:wplug-bounces+laweber=switch.com at wplug.org] On Behalf Of Michael
> > Semcheski
> > Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 9:31 AM
> > To: General user list
> > Subject: Re: [wplug] Kernel build bug
> >
> >
> > Without knowing the specifics, my initial reaction is that it
> > would be case sensitive.
> >
> > The notion that file names are not case sensitive seems to be
> > valid only in the Windows world.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> >
> > On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 9:19 AM, Weber, Lawrence A
> > <laweber at switch.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > I am attempting to build kernel 2.6.25.1 and am hitting
> > a error.
> >
> > The error says there is no rule to make
> > net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_ECN.c for net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_ECN.o
> >
> > There is a file ipt_ecn.c and a rule that builds
> > ipt_ecn.o. Later in the Makefile it references ipt_ECN.o. and crashes.
> >
> > Am I correct in thinking that make is case sensitive
> > like everything else? If this is true then I can see other errors in
> > the following Makefile lines.
> >
> > -------------------------------------------
> > Lawrence A. Weber
> > Consulting Engineer
> > ANSALDO STS
> > Union Switch & Signal
> > 1000 Technology Drive
> > Pittsburgh, PA 15219-3120
> > Ph: 412-688-2319
> > Email: laweber at switch.com
> > -------------------------------------------
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
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> > Message: 5
> > Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 10:32:09 -0400
> > From: Brian Sammon <wplug-list at brisammon.fastmail.fm>
> > Subject: Re: [wplug] OpenSSL security vulnerability
> > To: General user list <wplug at wplug.org>
> > Message-ID: <E1JweVR-0005sX-6P at thinkpad>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
> >
> >> I haven't seen any discussion of this, but it's actually very important.
> >> Some time ago, approximately two years, a single line was removed from
> >> the
> >> Debian installation of OpenSSL. Reading around, it looks like it was
> >> removed because the line caused a problem when profiling the code with
> >> Valgrind. Unfortunately, this had the nasty side effect of reducing the
> >> possible key space to 2^15 keys instead of 2^1024 possible keys. Yeah,
> >> it
> >
> > Reference?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 6
> > Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 10:23:32 -0400
> > From: Christopher DeMarco <demarco at maya.com>
> > Subject: Re: [wplug] OpenSSL security vulnerability
> > To: General user list <wplug at wplug.org>
> > Message-ID: <20080515142331.GA7337 at owl.prv.maya.com>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
> >
> > On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 03:49:36PM +0200, Patrick Wagstrom wrote:
> >
> >> I haven't seen any discussion of this, but it's actually very
> >> important. Some time ago, approximately two years, a single line
> >> was removed from the Debian installation of OpenSSL. Reading
> >> around, it looks like it was removed because the line caused a
> >> problem when profiling the code with Valgrind. Unfortunately, this
> >> had the nasty side effect of reducing the possible key space to 2^15
> >> keys instead of 2^1024 possible keys. Yeah, it took two years for
> >> people to realize this.
> >
> > [snip]
> >
> >> complete key sets on the net, and I'd imagine that by this evening
> >> the 4096 set will be available to download. Thus, if you run a
> >
> > For the record: This vulnerability was announced on the 13th, so
> > Patrick's estimate of "this evening" for the next bit (ha!) of
> > keyspace to hit the 'net.
> >
> > This is A Big Deal. Drop whatever you're doing and go fix this --
> > this can be considered on par with disk errors on the urgency scale.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Christopher DeMarco <demarco at maya.com>
> > IT Director
> > MAYA Group
> > +1-412-488-2900
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 7
> > Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 10:49:24 -0400
> > From: Christopher DeMarco <demarco at maya.com>
> > Subject: Re: [wplug] OpenSSL security vulnerability
> > To: General user list <wplug at wplug.org>
> > Message-ID: <20080515144923.GD7337 at owl.prv.maya.com>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
> >
> > On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 10:32:09AM -0400, Brian Sammon wrote:
> >
> >> > I haven't seen any discussion of this, but it's actually very
> >> > important.
> >> > Some time ago, approximately two years, a single line was removed from
> >> > the
> >> > Debian installation of OpenSSL. Reading around, it looks like it was
> >> > removed because the line caused a problem when profiling the code with
> >> > Valgrind. Unfortunately, this had the nasty side effect of reducing
> >> > the
> >> > possible key space to 2^15 keys instead of 2^1024 possible keys. Yeah,
> >> > it
> >>
> >> Reference?
> >
> > The horse's mouth, as it were...
> >
> > http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1576
> >
> >
> > --
> > Christopher DeMarco <demarco at maya.com>
> > IT Director
> > MAYA Group
> > +1-412-488-2900
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 8
> > Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 11:19:07 -0400
> > From: "Michael Semcheski" <mhsemcheski at gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: [wplug] OpenSSL security vulnerability
> > To: "General user list" <wplug at wplug.org>
> > Message-ID:
> > <c077d2020805150819y8bd6939n312a1ad99a4a2470 at mail.gmail.com>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
> >
> > I want to clarify something here:
> >
> > This affects not just the server keys, but also any user keys that may
> > have
> > been generated (e.g., id_rsa).
> >
> > Thus, if you have an authorized_keys entry for a key generated from an
> > Ubuntu or Debian system, the prudent thing is probably to delete it, and
> > regenerate your user keys.
> >
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 10:49 AM, Christopher DeMarco <demarco at maya.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 10:32:09AM -0400, Brian Sammon wrote:
> >>
> >> > > I haven't seen any discussion of this, but it's actually very
> >> important.
> >> > > Some time ago, approximately two years, a single line was removed
> >> > > from
> >> the
> >> > > Debian installation of OpenSSL. Reading around, it looks like it was
> >> > > removed because the line caused a problem when profiling the code
> >> > > with
> >> > > Valgrind. Unfortunately, this had the nasty side effect of reducing
> >> the
> >> > > possible key space to 2^15 keys instead of 2^1024 possible keys.
> >> > > Yeah,
> >> it
> >> >
> >> > Reference?
> >>
> >> The horse's mouth, as it were...
> >>
> >> http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1576
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Christopher DeMarco <demarco at maya.com>
> >> IT Director
> >> MAYA Group
> >> +1-412-488-2900
> >>
> >> _______________________________________________
> >> wplug mailing list
> >> wplug at wplug.org
> >> http://www.wplug.org/mailman/listinfo/wplug
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