[BlueOnyx:00946] Re: Blueonyx Digest, Vol 4, Issue 1

[Richard C. Barker Sr.]

Server did an yum update and got this error:
Running rpm_check_debug
ERROR with rpm_check_debug vs depsolve:
Package base-java-capstone needs mod_jk-ap20, this is not available.
Complete!

RC

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>    1. [BlueOnyx:00935] Re: Sirius XM Satellite Radio   needs help
>       (Greg O'Lone)
>    2. [BlueOnyx:00936] Re: Sirius XM Satellite Radio   needs help
>       (Doug Harvey)
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>    7. [BlueOnyx:00941] Re: Sirius XM Satellite Radio   needs help
>       (Ken Marcus - Precision Web Hosting, Inc.)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:19:40 -0400
> From: "Greg O'Lone" <blueonyxlist at stretchedout.com>
> Subject: [BlueOnyx:00935] Re: Sirius XM Satellite Radio   needs help
> To: BlueOnyx General Mailing List <blueonyx at blueonyx.it>
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> Until a customer uses as password like pa$$word, thinking that it was  
> secure, and then your box becomes a relay point for several thousand  
> messages per hour (we had this problem last fall). Personally, I like  
> the strong password thing. I suspect that it is because of how many  
> days it took me to track down the problem (and I'd like to never do  
> that again).
>
> GregO
>
> On Mar 31, 2009, at 11:02 pm, Doug Harvey wrote:
>
>   
>> It's been my experience that I can use a password like: D31158 and the
>> system reports that it is a strong password, but if I use a password
>> like:dd%31158&deutft, the system reports that the password is to weak.
>>
>> Just a thought, but personally, I don't see that as a good measure to
>> instill strong passwords.
>>
>> Doug
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blueonyx-bounces at blueonyx.it [mailto:blueonyx-bounces at blueonyx.it 
>> ] On
>> Behalf Of Tjerk Hacquebord
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 2:58 PM
>> To: 'BlueOnyx General Mailing List'
>> Subject: [BlueOnyx:00931] Re: Sirius XM Satellite Radio needs help
>>
>> I agree with Alex that this function should have had the possibility  
>> to be
>> tweaked. The check is way too hard on users.
>> Even the most brilliant passwords can be marked as 'based on  
>> dictionary
>> word'.
>> If you have a hosting company with many customers I would find a way  
>> to
>> disable this function.
>> Tip for Alex: create an empty forbidden words database. But like  
>> Michael
>> said, it will be back after an update.
>>
>>
>>
>> Tjerk Hacquebord
>> ---
>> tjerk at hqmatics.nl
>> http://www.hqmatics.nl
>>
>>
>> HQMatics: Software- en websiteontwikkeling
>>
>> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
>> Van: blueonyx-bounces at blueonyx.it [mailto:blueonyx- 
>> bounces at blueonyx.it]
>> Namens Michael Stauber
>> Verzonden: dinsdag 31 maart 2009 22:32
>> Aan: alex at raqport.com; BlueOnyx General Mailing List
>> Onderwerp: [BlueOnyx:00925] Re: Sirius XM Satellite Radio needs help
>>
>> Hi Alex,
>>
>>     
>>> Can you please show me how to disable the feature that require strong
>>> password.
>>>       
>> Not possible. They way it's built in you can't disable that feature
>> relieably
>> as it will come back during the next patch.
>>
>> Anyone who insists on using bad (or too simplicistic) passwords can  
>> set them
>>
>> from the command line using the following syntax (as root):
>>
>> /usr/bin/passwd username
>>
>> It'll ask for the password twice and will then set the specified  
>> password
>> for
>> the given user. It will still complain if the password is too short  
>> or too
>> simple, but will set it nonetheless.
>>
>> -- 
>> With best regards
>>
>> Michael Stauber
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> Message: 2
> Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:32:25 -0700
> From: "Doug Harvey" <dwh1958 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [BlueOnyx:00936] Re: Sirius XM Satellite Radio   needs help
> To: "'BlueOnyx General Mailing List'" <blueonyx at blueonyx.it>
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> Don't get me wrong, (by the way, I have worked in environments where strong
> and constant changing passwords are a part of life) I agree that strong
> password are a necessary evil. I might not have stated my case correctly. In
> the example that I used, it's clear that the second password is stronger
> than that of the first, but the system reports it as being weaker.
>
> Doug
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blueonyx-bounces at blueonyx.it [mailto:blueonyx-bounces at blueonyx.it] On
> Behalf Of Larry Smith
> Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 8:15 PM
> To: BlueOnyx General Mailing List
> Subject: [BlueOnyx:00934] Re: Sirius XM Satellite Radio needs help
>
> On Tue March 31 2009 22:02, Doug Harvey wrote:
>   
>> It's been my experience that I can use a password like: D31158 and the
>> system reports that it is a strong password, but if I use a password
>> like:dd%31158&deutft, the system reports that the password is to weak.
>>
>> Just a thought, but personally, I don't see that as a good measure to
>> instill strong passwords.
>>     
>
> Try the second password with a capital (eg Dd%31158&duetft),
> believe one of the primary tests is for something "upper" case.
>
> I agree that "more" secure passwords is a "pain", but all it takes is
> sitting
> and watching a server for a day or so and monitoring the almost constant
> pop3, ssh, ftp dictionary probes to realize it is a "necessary" evil.  Seat 
> belts are a pain and motorcycle helmets even more so; but most people 
> wear them, even in states without the laws because it is recognized that
> they save lives - stronger passwords save servers...
>
> Work in a "gov" environment for a while with extra strong password checks
> and also have to change it every 30 to 60 days (and not repeat within a 
> year)....
>
>   

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