OpenBSD is a BSD variant with a strong emphasis on security.
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Why is sudo telling me my password is wrong?
I recently installed OpenBSD 4.9 in my computer, so I could learn a little bit about Unix-like operating systems. I added a new user to the system called bruno. Ok. When I use the 'sudo' command, it ...
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2answers
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OpenBSD NFS server with Linux NFS clients — file size limit?
I've set up an NFS server on OpenBSD 4.9. The client is Arch Linux x86-64. The mount has no problems with small files but when trying to read large files (in the example, an 7.4G iso file) it will ...
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1answer
642 views
Framebuffer on OpenBSD?
I am migrating from Linux to OpenBSD, and one of the things I miss from my old OS is how even the consoles looked nice (so nice you could actually watch movies in there) under framebuffer using a ...
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1answer
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Automatic internet connection on startup in OpenBSD?
I just installed the OpenBSD in my computer. I am completely new to Unix-like operating systems. I've learned how to connect to my wireless network using the following commands (even though I don't ...
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Can I use Unix to load-balance two Linux servers?
I'm trying to work out a solution in my head where two backend linux-servers run HTTP, SMTP, XMPP mirrored and should load balance connections between them.
My current solution is an OpenBSD box ...
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Are there any keepassx like solutions for OpenBSD?
Are there any password protecting solutions under OpenBSD, that is not from Ports?
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Are there any audited webbrowsers in OpenBSD?
I'm looking for an audited web browser on OpenBSD. As far as I can tell nothing in Ports is audited, so are there any browsers built-in on OpenBSD?
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2answers
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Are there any virtualization solutions for OpenBSD that aren't from ports?
I'm searching for a virtualization solutions for an OpenBSD host and a CentOS guest. What are my options? I'm searching for one that doesn't use packages from ports. Are there any?
3
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1answer
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Converting a line from a firewall on OpenBSD 4.9 to OpenBSD 4.7
What is the OpenBSD 4.7 equivalent of this line from OpenBSD 4.9 for use with pf?
no nat on egress proto udp from 192.168.1.10 port 4672 to any
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2answers
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How do I install BleachBit under OpenBSD?
How should I best go about installing BleachBit under OpenBSD?
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1answer
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Are there any GPG checks in OpenBSD when installing an application?
Like under an average Linux distribution - are there any checkings that the downloaded packages are really the packages that are on the mirror server?
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0answers
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Gnome does not start on OpenBSD 4.9 [closed]
I followed all the steps from this tutorial to put gnome up and running in one ACER Aspire laptop - running OpenBSD 4.9.
However, Gnome does not load after booting. Only if I run nautilus, then it ...
3
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1answer
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Setting up the firewall for amule on OpenBSD 4.7 gateway
I'm trying to properly setup the firewall on my gateway (OpenBSD 4.7) using pf to allow amule (on 10.0.0.104) to operate properly as discussed here:
Now I know pf has changed a bit from OpenBSD 4.7 ...
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1answer
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HTML5 on OpenBSD?
What do I need to install/configure to make an HTML5 such as Youtube's alternate player page work? Install a browser that's supporting it by default, or I have to do other things to?
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FlashPlayer on OpenBSD?
What are my choices in 2011? Or it's better to download the flash videos? (but there aren't any solutions to download every type of videos, only youtube..).
Or are there any "linux-emulations" for ...
2
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2answers
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Virtualization solutions under OpenBSD
I use "OpenBSD as my Desktop OS". What are my choices to run a Linux Distribution, or a Windows (XP/7) in a Virtual Machine?
I know that the following apps are not available for OBSD:
VirtualBox
...
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1answer
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Dropbox on OpenBSD
Has anyone had any success getting dropbox installed with dropboxd running properly on OpenBSD (FreeBSD would work for me too..)? I have built from source and everything installs just fine but when I ...
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ral0 malfunctioning
OpenBSD 4.9 using a ral card, RT2560
For some strange reason it stopped functioning, ifconfig ral0 shows all the network information and network active, but no real connection. I keep getting DHCP ...
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0answers
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Training to be a sysadmin. Most valuable skills? [closed]
I'm working on learning OpenBSD and unix systems in order to get a job as a unix sysadmin. What would you say are the most valuable skills I can learn/work on now to be more attractive to employers?
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2answers
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Security support time for OpenBSD?
If I install OpenBSD 4.9, when will I have to upgrade to 5.0? When will the 4.9 release no longer be supported by the OBSD teams?
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1answer
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port redirection with PF under OpenBSD
i need to do a setting a bit unusual.
I have 3 machines with public Ips.
I want to use one of them as a load balancer for the 2 others.
My machine >> machine1 who redirect the connection to machine ...
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1answer
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General questions about OpenBSD source code and release dates
Looking into doing analysis of the lifespan of a line of code, and via another question on stackexchange I was pointed to a research paper on OpenBSD that I've got a few questions about.
That being:
...
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1answer
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Performance difference between Ubuntu & OpenBSD? [closed]
Are there any performance differences between e.g.: Ubuntu 11.04 and OpenBSD 4.9? I mean using them on a laptop. e.g.: EXT4 is faster then OpenBSD's fs?
UPDATE:
I mean for e.g.: everyday desktop use, ...
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1answer
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Where can I download the hash of an OpenBSD release ISO? [closed]
To check that it's 100% ok, and to check that it doesn't containt anything "bad" :)
I tried to google but with no luck. Of course it's need to be downloaded over a secure connection, HTTPS!
Thank ...
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1answer
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Find server with small ping latency (my script, but can anyone write it in e.g.: Perl?) [closed]
I want to download OpenBSD with FTP with a script, and I want to download it from a server that is near me. So I want to choose a mirror that has low "ping latency". I wrote a little script, that ...
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3answers
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Does PGPDesktop supports OpenBSD or e.g. Fedora?
Does PGPDesktop support OpenBSD or e.g. Fedora, or can I only encrypt my whole hard drive when I use Windows?
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2answers
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OpenBSD on a SDHC or an microSDHC card - tips
Any ideas for making an OpenBSD usable (how to turn off logs, "put os into memory"?) on a SDHC or an microSDHC card? Since full-disk encryption is not really a solution under OpenBSD so I though I ...
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2answers
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OpenBSD SMP support
The OpenBSD 4.9 release announcement says
"SMP kernels can now boot on machines with up to 64 cores;"
So OpenBSD does support several CPU's/cores?
If i have a Core2Duo cpu in my laptop (t7100) ...
2
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1answer
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How can I press key of “keycode 53” every minute in X?
I want to automate my typing. I can use window managers such as gnome and fvwm.
I can access to ubuntu and obsd.
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1answer
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How to change the USB keyboard layout in an OpenBSD console?
I may be abusing the word console but I mean the mode without X i.e. pressing ^+Alt F1 and then log as other user where I want to use my chosen layout with USB keyboard.
X works, it configures the ...
2
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0answers
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OpenBSD X, mouse only scrolls down
I just got a new OpenBSD 4.8 instance up and running with Xfce. The only issue I'm having is that the mouse wheel only ever scrolls down. When I physically scroll up, X scrolls down. When I do scroll ...
4
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2answers
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Getting better resolution using X on OpenBSD w/VMWare Fusion
Just setup an OpenBSD 4.8 VM for VMWare Fusion. Can't seem to force X to any decent resolution. I attempted to try and use the VMWare tools for FreeBSD, but no dice.
Any suggestions to try and get ...
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2answers
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Adding Ctrl-L as “clear” hotkey in OpenBSD's ksh
I've been looking for a way to use Ctrl-L to clear the monitor instead of typing clear in each time. I found nothing except a patch which didn't work for me. How do I add hotkeys/shortcuts to my ...
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1answer
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Does OpenBSD use bcrypt by default?
http://codahale.com/how-to-safely-store-a-password/
with what does OpenBSD store the password by default?
They say bcrypt is way more secure then hashing. I googled' it and obsd supports bcrypt, but ...
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2answers
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OpenBSD patch system
If I install OpenBSD from CD-ROM: http://www.openbsd.org/ftp.html with install48.iso then is it patched?
All 10 patches from here are in the ISO file?
If those are not included, how can I apply ...
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How to guarantee the integrity of an OS?
In information security, integrity
means that data cannot be modified
undetectably.
This answer raised my interest, of course, I want to guarantee the integrity of my OS, outlined here. ...
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Free/Open Source secure Skype alternative on Fedora & OpenBSD?
Criteria:
Audio/video calls
Encrypt the whole traffic [with a good encryption]
ported to windows 7 too
runs on Fedora, OpenBSD
Does anybody know a good alternative?
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How should one set up full-disk encryption on OpenBSD?
Is there a preferred method to set up full-disk encryption under OpenBSD, similar to dm-crypt under Linux?
I'm looking for full-disk encryption, as if someone were to steal my notebook they could ...
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2answers
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NFS permissions and slow copy
I have an NFS share on an OpenBsd server. When I assess the share from my Ubuntu box I don't seem to have all permission eg write. Also copying a file from the NFS share to the Ubuntu machine can take ...
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1answer
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rc control user
I am playing around with rc scripts. I am starting a daemon from rc.local. I would like to know how I start the process under a specific user instead of root?
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Starting A Bind/DHCP server
I am looking for some reading material on starting my own BIND/DHCP server. I mainly want the bind server to just be a caching server and for my home computers but it may also need to be authoritative ...
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3answers
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Prevent a USB external hard drive from sleeping
Does anyone know if there is an elegant way to tell an external usb drive not to spin down after a period of inactivity? I've seen cron based solutions that write a file every minute, but nothing ...
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2answers
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OpenBSD: 32 bit or 64 bit
I would like to use the 64 bit version of OpenBSD,
but I'm not really sure how good it works.
Are there any known problems? Is the 32 bit version more recommended for productive environment?
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1answer
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How to install OpenBSD/vax 4.7 on multiple disks?
I've got an old VAXstation 3100 Model 76, and I'd like to install OpenBSD/vax 4.7 on it.
I've got two drives in it, an RZ23 (104MB) and a another 1.09GB. Now, since the 1.09GB is too large for an ...
