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Pascale's bed is done!
Jamie and Pascale have been in California, visiting the grandparents, for the past month. While they've been away, I've been a busy beaver:
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BackupPC 3.2.0 now in repository, “Download ZIP archive” fixed
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BackupPC 3.2.0 is now in the repository for both Ubuntu Lucid and Hardy. The Lucid version is taken directly from Debian sid. The Hardy version is backported from the same package, with edits to make the graphs’ fonts work (older rrdtool on hardy) and depend on samba-common instead ( Read more... ) -
Secure locate with ecryptfs
Originally published at tolaris.com. You can comment here or there.
I use an ecryptfs-encrypted home directory. I also like the convenience of locate, which keeps a database of all the files on my laptop. Unfortunately, these two things are in conflict with one another. The locate database is stored in an unencrypted location, which means the names ( Read more... ) -
Editing GPG-encrypted files in Vim
Originally published at tolaris.com. You can comment here or there.
I’m always looking for a better way to digitally store private data, like passport numbers, credit cards, and server root passwords. Unfortunately, good encryption is hard to find. I have yet to find a solution better than “GPG-encrypted text files edited with a secure editor”. For ( Read more... ) -
Should I cross-post entries from tolaris.com?
I've been cross-posting entries from tolaris.com for a while now. These are mostly technical in nature, and I wonder if my friends would rather not see them. Facebook pulls these in turn from LJ, so FB friends are welcome to answer the poll or comment on Facebook.
Poll Should I cross-post entries from tolaris.com?
Poll results are no guarantee of a policy change.
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rrdtool: This RRD was created on other architecture
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I use a number of open-source tools that rely on rrdtool to generate graphs. Cacti uses it for its core functionality. BackupPC uses it to graph storage pool usage over time. Unfortunately, the files it generates are architecture-dependent. This means that if you upgrade your ( Read more... ) -
Upgrading to OpenWRT 10.03.1-rc3
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I’ve run OpenWRT on my Buffalo WZR-HP-G300NH home router for a week now. So far there has been only one problem: wireless performance. The ath9k driver in OpenWRT Backfire 10.03 has a number of bugs, from poor latency jitter to occasionally dropping the connection. I’ve upgraded the ( Read more... ) -
OpenWRT 10.03 on Buffalo WZR-HP-G300NH
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I’ve been using a Linksys WRT54GL router running DD-WRT for several years now. It runs OpenVPN and fits a surprisingly large number of features into 4 MB of flash and 16 MB of RAM. It has been stable and reliable, but it’s a very under-powered device by modern standards. I haven’t ( Read more... ) -
Telnet URL handler, part 3
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Philip continues to play devil’s advocate / script kiddie for my telnet URL handler. My input checker allowed host/port definitions to begin with a hyphen character. That’s an invalid domain name, so I ignored the possibility that someone might try it. Philip used it to pass a ( Read more... ) -
A better telnet URL handler
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After I wrote yesterday’s post, Philip reminded me of the dangers of not validating your inputs. Here is a better telnet/ssh handler which checks the URL passed to it.
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