Author Archives: bodhi.zazen

Fedora 15 remove kmod-nvidia

Posted on August 19, 2011 by bodhi.zazen

The post is in follow up to my post on installing the kmod-nvidia . I am a fanboi of the nouveau driver and the only reason I use the nvidia driver is when the nouveau driver fails. This means removing … Continue reading →

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selinux MCS

Posted on August 14, 2011 by bodhi.zazen

This is the second post regarding selinux arising from security discussions at our LUG. Introduction Selinux uses MAC, or mandatory access control, to grant or deny access to files or processes. Multi-Category Security (MCS) is a method of giving users … Continue reading →

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selinux sandbox

Posted on August 13, 2011 by bodhi.zazen

This is the second in a series of blogs arising from security discussions in my LUG. This month we covered selinux and here I will show some examples of using the selinux sandbox. Dan Walsh explains a selinux sandbox Introducing … Continue reading →

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Apparmor privoxy profile

Posted on July 27, 2011 by bodhi.zazen

This blog is an extension of a discussion we had at our LUG regarding security. We are reviewing both apparmor and selinux and started with apparmor. One advantage of apparmor is that it is relatively easy to learn, but a … Continue reading →

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Window manager smackdown

Posted on July 27, 2011 by bodhi.zazen

The challenge: Gnome 2 is dead, long live the king !! The contestants: Gnome 3 (gnome shell), Gnome 3 fallback mode, Unity, KDE, XFCE, and fluxbox. The battle field: Family of 6, the two youngest, 6 and 4, were not … Continue reading →

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SSH logs as a Honeypot

Posted on July 27, 2011 by bodhi.zazen

You can use your logs as a "poor mans" honey pot. Review your logs and modify the following awk command to suit your needs. The exact syntax will vary depending on your authentication (passwords or keys) and server. Debian: awk … Continue reading →

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A 5 minute guide to Fluxbox

Posted on June 30, 2011 by bodhi.zazen

With all the rage about Unity and Gnome 3, people are sometimes looking for an alternate window manager. While KDE or XFCE are often suggested, Fluxbox is another viable alternate. The purpose of this guide is to suggest a few … Continue reading →

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Fedora 15 Virt manager bridged networking

Posted on June 26, 2011 by bodhi.zazen

I recently upgraded my virtual host node from Fedora 13 to Fedora 15 and alas virt-manager / NetworkManager do not yet configure a bridged network device for use with KVM guests. There have been some changes to how Fedora names … Continue reading →

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Fire SSH

Posted on June 14, 2011 by bodhi.zazen

Just a quick blog about a openssh client I came across recently, FireSSH, a firefox extension. The most notable features are: FireSSH is by definition cross platform. Unlike putty, FireSSH uses openssh keys. FireSSH will use proxies (such as privoxy … Continue reading →

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Gnome 3 focus follows mouse

Posted on June 11, 2011 by bodhi.zazen

Although normally I am a fan of xfce or {open,flux}box, curiosity got the best of me and I decided to take gnome 3 for a spin. One annoyance was the need to click a window to change the focus. I … Continue reading →

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