I recently upgrade my IPCop to version 1.4.16 but my Snort (Intrusion Detection System) failed to load the latest rules set. The install logs revealed the error below.
/usr/local/bin/oinkmaster.pl: Error: the output directory “/etc/snort/rules” isn’t writable by you.
The fix was simple. simply change the permission for the “/etc/snort/rules” folder so that the owner is “snort” using the command below.
# chown -R snort:snort /etc/snort/rules
# ls -l /etc/snort/ | grep drw
drwxr-xr-x 2 snort snort 4096 2007-09-18 18:20 rules
While loading K3b to burn a DVD earlier today I received a warning that my DMA support had been turned off and write speeds would be slow. DMA is normally enabled by default, provided the disk supports it and is handled by the OS.
What is DMA?
DMA (Direct Memory Access) is the mechanism which allow your disk device to move data directly to memory without passing through the CPU. This shortens the distance the data needs to travel and reduces the load on the CPU thus improving performance and quality of the data. DMA eliminates errors that might occur when data is passed through the CPU. For example, you might hear pops and click while playing an audio CD or your video quality might be distorted when reading directly from a cdrom/dvd drive with DMA turned off.
I will have to investigate what happen later. But for now this is how I enabled DMA support for the DVD+-drive the manual way. Continue Reading ->
The is a new version of Firefox out. Firefox 2.0.07.
2.0.0.7 is a security update to prevent an attacker from executing code via Quick Time Media Link file. MFSA 2007-28
Firefox will automatically download the latest update and prompt you to install. If you prefer the manual approach the Firefox is available download here. Release notes for 2.0.0.7 are availble here.
I’m running 2.0.0.7 now, are you?
WordPress 2.3 Release Candidate 1 is now availble for download.
This will be the only release candidate before the final release before the 2.3 final release scheduled for 24th September 2007.
Download WordPress 2.3 RC1 here and report any lingering bugs here. Also, if you have multiple plugins installed then update the plugin compatibility list. This will helpful to the plugin authors fixing incompatible plugins and also users looking for plugins.
Personal Note : I am 5 hours behind on this post. Slept at 9am today and it’s now 6pm. I need more rest!!
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