Ownership of the Local SE Linux PolicyOwnership of the Local SE Linux Policy
A large part of the disagreement about the way to manage the policy seems to be based on who will be the primary “owner” of the policy on the machine.[...]
SE Linux Policy Packaging for a DistributionSE Linux Policy Packaging for a Distribution
Caleb Case (Ubuntu contributer and Tresys employee) has written about the benefits of using separate packages for SE Linux policy modules [1]. Firstly I think it’s useful to consider some[...]
Australian Business and IT ExpoAustralian Business and IT Expo
I’ve just visited the Australian Business and IT Expo (ABITE) [1]. I haven’t been to such an event for a while, but Peter Baker sent a link for a free[...]
Starting to BlogStarting to Blog
The best way to run a blog is to run your own blog server. This can mean running an instance on someone else’s web server (some ISPs have special hosting[...]
CPU vs RAMCPU vs RAM
When configuring servers the trade-offs between RAM and disk are well known. If your storage is a little slow then you can often alleviate the performance problems by installing more[...]
SpamAssassin During SMTPSpamAssassin During SMTP
For some time people have been telling me about the benefits of SpamAssassin (SA). I have installed it once for a client (at their demand and against my recommendation) but[...]
Compassion for Windows UsersCompassion for Windows Users
In a discussion which covered some of the differences between Linux and Windows, a Windows using friend asked me if I felt compassion for Windows users. I feel some compassion[...]
Executable Stacks in LennyExecutable Stacks in Lenny
One thing that I would like to get fixed for Lenny is the shared objects which can reduce the security of a system. Almost a year ago I blogged about[...]
Xen CPU use per DomainXen CPU use per Domain
The command “xm list” displays the number of seconds of CPU time used by each Xen domain. This makes it easy to compare the CPU use of the various domains[...]
A Basic IPVS ConfigurationA Basic IPVS Configuration
I have just configured IPVS on a Xen server for load balancing between multiple virtual hosts. The benefit is not load balancing but management. With two virtual machines providing a[...]