Play Machine Online Again with Xen 4.0Play Machine Online Again with Xen 4.0
My SE Linux Play Machine [1] has been offline for almost a month (it went offline late May 30 and has just gone online again). It’s the sort of downtime[...]
Month: June 2010
New SE Linux Policy for SqueezeNew SE Linux Policy for Squeeze
I have just uploaded refpolicy version 0.2.20100524-1 to Unstable. This policy is not well tested (a SE Linux policy package ending in “-1” is not something that tends to work[...]
Can you run SE Linux on a Xen Guest?Can you run SE Linux on a Xen Guest?
I was asked “Can you run SELinux on a XEN guest without any problem?“. In a generic sense the answer is of course YES, Xen allows you to run Linux[...]
Virtual Hosting PricesVirtual Hosting Prices
Linode has just announced a significant increase in the amount of RAM in each of their plans [1]. The last time I compared virtual hosting prices in a serious manner[...]
Carpal Tunnel – Getting BetterCarpal Tunnel – Getting Better
Three months ago I wrote about getting Carpal Tunnel Syndrome [1]. A few weeks after that I visited the specialist again and had my wrist brace adjusted to make it[...]
Should Passwords Expire?Should Passwords Expire?
It’s widely regarded that passwords should be changed regularly. The Australian government declared last week the “National Cyber Security Awareness Week” [1] and has published a list of tips for[...]
Defense in Depth and SudoDefense in Depth and Sudo
My blog post about logging in as root and whether sudo provides any benefit [1] got some interest on Redit. In the Reddit comments on my post [2] there are[...]
Links June 2010Links June 2010
Seth Berkley gave an interesting TED talk about developing vaccines against the HIV and Influenza viruses [1]. The part I found most interesting was the description of how vaccines against[...]
Logging Shell CommandsLogging Shell Commands
In response to my previous post about logging in directly as root [1] it was suggested that using sudo is the only way to log the commands that are entered[...]
Mailing List Meta-DiscussionsMailing List Meta-Discussions
It seems that most mailing lists occasionally have meta-discussions about what is on-topic, the few that don’t are the ones that have very strong moderation – authoritarian moderators who jump[...]