Legato Networker 5.5.1 now available for Linux, New
Linux-Mandrake Gold Pack 2000, Linux PLC project has a home and
mailing list, Seeking Examples of Corporate Use of Linux for a
Firewall, S/Key packages for Debian and PalmOS, Kerberos5 HOWTO and
Kerberor5 Debian binaries published, Nodevice.com – Linux
Programmer’s Website, LPI Linux Certification Is Live! and
LinuxPorts.Com: January Release of VAR HOWTO.
- James
McPherson writes:“Legato Networker 5.5.1 now available for Linux
Just received my new copy of Networker (resold by Sun as
Solstice Backup) and was quite pleasantly surprised to see that
v5.5.1 has a linux client included. There’s no official html about
it at the Legato
Networker website, but it is listed as a supported client in
the Legato Compatibility Guide for Software (in pdf).All in all, it’s a really good thing ™, because it quite
obviously points to Legato, one of the major backup software
houses, taking the linux community seriously.My question to you – how soon before we see results of
{Free|Net|Open}BSD emulations running successfully? I’m going to be
testing the package on solaris 8 with lxrun ;)” - Alix Guillard of
Mandrakesoft wrote to tell us:“New Linux-Mandrake Gold Pack 2000
Linux-Mandrake Gold Pack 2000 offers new users an easy and
convenient way to enter the Linux world.The latest MandrakeSoft package, Gold Pack 2000, is now
available at local reseller throughout the USA and UK. The
Linux-Mandrake Gold Pack 2000 is a complete solution for newcommers
to Linux world : it is packed with the latest enhancements to our
current distribution (Linux-Mandrake 6.1) and provides 60 days free
phone support, an easy hard disc partitioning with System
Commander, our new Graphical installer, DrakX and a free update to
the next release of Linux-Mandrake.” - Curt Wuollet writes:
“Linux PLC project has a home and mailing list.
The Linux PLC project is attempting to bring the virtues of Open
Source to one of the last bastions of proprietary hardware and
software and produce a free controller and ancillaries using Linux.
Right now we have lots of automation and controls folks and few
Linux programmers. We could sure use some experienced Linux
programmers with controls experience or interest. We’re just
starting out so there are plenty of challanges to go around. Here’s
your chance to change an industry. The site’s not much to look at,
the action is on the mailing list.”You can find the web site at http://www.linuxplc.org.
- Steve writes in with
this request:“Seeking Examples of Corporate Use of Linux for a Firewall
I need the Linux Community’s help! We set up a firewall at work
using Linux and TIS. Because we had never done something like this
before, we are trying to hire someone to come in and audit our
security setup. The first company we talked with refused to perform
an audit on the Linux machine we set up, and instead offered a
different solution. We turned them down because they didn’t do what
we asked. That must have angered them because they wrote a report
about the insecure nature of Linux (I don’t believe them a bit
here) and sent it to one of the company executives. They basically
lied about Linux in general and we want to prove them wrong to our
executives.Here is where I need everyone’s help. If you know of any sights
that using Linux for a firewall (preferably of well-known
companies), please post a comment here or e-mail me. I would prefer
it is a sight that we can verify with Netcraft (not that I don’t
believe you, but we need concrete proof to show the execs), or
other concrete evidence that I can use. Even a sight that uses
Linux at all for anything web related (http server, mail, news,
etc.) would be helpful. We want a huge list to present to our
executives to prove to them the reliability of Linux.I’m sorry this isn’t an informational post, but I need your
help.
Thank you all!” - Bear Giles writes:
“S/Key packages for Debian and PalmOS
AT&T S/Key is a method of implementing one-time-passwords
(OTP) for use on untrusted networks. This isn’t a critical issue if
you have SSH, but if you’re unable to depend on SSH you can use
S/Key to provide a *safe* way to access telnet.The following items have been posted on my web site:
- S/Key for Debian 2.1 (unofficial)
- S/Key PAM module for Debian 2.1 (unofficial)
- S/Key key generator for Palm OS
Most users will want to install the base package for the key
manipulation tools, but use the PAM module instead of the ancient
AT&T “login” script. Finally, the PDA program can be used to
compute the OTP in the field, avoiding the need to carry around a
list of future keys.” - Bear Giles also
writes:“Kerberos5 HOWTO and Kerberos5 Debian binaries published
Kerberos5 is a network authentication protocol that has been
used in the Unix world for years… and will also be used by MS
Windows 2000. Kerberos5 supports both mutual strong authentication
and encryption. (MIT K5-1.1.1 only supports DES, but DES3 will be
available in a near-future release.)I have published a HOWTO
document on my web site. This document discusses- What Kerberos is
- Setting up a basic Kerberos Domain Controller (KDC)
- Configuring Kerberos servers (ktelnetd, kftpd, klogind)
- Using Kerberos clients (ksu, ktelnet, kftp, krlogin, kshd)
- Using Kerberized applications, with information on LPRNG, CVS
and XFree86.
Most of the document is distribution-agnostic, but some of the
details assume Debian or my Kerberos-enhanced extensions, “Coyote
Linux.”In addition, I have published unofficial Debian packages for
Kerberos and a few Kerberized applications. To minimize problems,
all of these packages install to the /opt directory.These packages may be subject to US export control, so the
packages are password protected. If you are a US resident, send me
a note indicating the same and that you will not export the
packages and I’ll reply with the password. Hopefully all of this
nonsense will go away when the US government issues its revised
ITAR interpretations in November (no, December (NO!,
January…)).” - Minek sent in this
announcement:“Nodevice.com – Linux Programmer’s Website
Nodevice.com – website that
offers free access to all Usenet newsgroups related to Linux and
programming (mostly C/C++, Perl, Web) took off yesterday. Browsing,
searching, posting. No registration. Documentation, tutorials,
howtos, faqs, technical articles.” - Anthony Awtrey writes:
“LPI Linux Certification Is Live!
I just registered for
the Linux Professionals Institute
certification exam hosted by VUE.
It turns out that I was on the site about 15 minutes after it went
live and my registration number is: LPI000001003. I asked the nice
guy that processed my registration how many people registered
before me and he said that I was the first one in the system! I
wonder if that is like getting the first post at Slashdot. I’ll
post my comments about the exam after I take it and also cover the
test experience at the Melbourne
(Florida) Linux User Group meeting tomorrow night.” - Joshua Drake sent in
this:“LinuxPorts.Com: January Release of VAR HOWTO
The VAR HOWTO
January edition has been released.The VAR HOWTO is a LinuxPorts.Com for the Linux Documentation Project document
providing information on Linux vendors. Over 100 vendors are listed
internationally.If you are considering purchasing a Linux based computer the VAR
HOWTO can be of great service. It allows anyone to view over 100
vendors of Linux systems without having to search for them.”