MySQL security in DebianMySQL security in Debian
Currently there is a problem with the MySQL default install in Debian/Etch (and probably other distributions too). It sets up “root” with dba access with no password by default, the[...]
booting from USB for securitybooting from USB for security
Sune Vuorela asks about how to secure important data such as GPG keys on laptops. I believe that the ideal solution involves booting from a USB device with an encrypted[...]
free laptopfree laptop
Jesus Climent writes about donating laptops. Free Thinkpad I have a Thinkpad 385xd laptop to give away for free. It has a PentiumMMX-233 CPU, 96M of RAM, a 3.2G IDE[...]
first look at CentOS 5 Xenfirst look at CentOS 5 Xen
I have just installed a machine running CentOS 5 as a Xen server. I installed a full GUI environment on the dom0 so that GUI tools can be used for[...]
lemonup and blog licenselemonup and blog license
I have just updated my previous post about licenses and also explicitely licensed my blog. Previously I had used a Creative-Commons share-alike license for lecture notes to allow commercial use[...]
the Right to Forkthe Right to Fork
Leon Brooks blogged about the Right to Fork (an essential right for free software development) but notes that governments of countries don’t permit such a right. One of the criteria[...]
praying for rainpraying for rain
Paul Dwerryhouse posted a comment about the Prime Minister asking people to pray for rain. I don’t think that Johnny is suggesting this because he’s overly religious (compare his actions[...]
a Heartbeat developer comments on my blog posta Heartbeat developer comments on my blog post
Alan Robertson (a major contributor to the Heartbeat project) commented on my post failure probability and clusters. His comment deserves wider readership than a comment generally gets so I’m making[...]
2 node vs 3+ node clusters2 node vs 3+ node clusters
A comment on my post about the failure probability of clusters suggested that a six node cluster that has one node fail should become a five node cluster. The problem[...]
failure probability and clustersfailure probability and clusters
When running a high-availability cluster of two nodes it will generally be configured such that if one node fails then the other runs. Some common operation (such as accessing a[...]