hydrajump 2017-01-25 07:46:08
I have a usb drive with the ubuntu iso and a casper-rw partition for persistence. Before first boot of the usb drive the casper-rw partition is empty (As it should be). I tried pre-populating /etc/rc.local, but when you boot for the first time everything on casper-rw is overwritten.
goofer 2017-01-25 07:46:17
no spikka da bot
hydrajump 2017-01-25 07:46:56
is there a way to make my /etc/rc.local on the casper-rw partition be persistent on first boot or does this involve remastering the ISO to include the file form the start?
goofer 2017-01-25 07:48:21
so you just create a partition and name it casper-rw?
goofer 2017-01-25 07:51:38
if its got persistence why cant you add /etc/rc.local for subsequent boots?
hydrajump 2017-01-25 07:56:19
goofer: yes that's a workaround, boot from USB drive, then add /etc/rc.local and it will persist.
hydrajump 2017-01-25 07:56:53
However, I'd like to avoid having to boot once.
hydrajump 2017-01-25 07:57:25
There must be a way to perhaps set a flag or something so that it's not overwritten
roothorick 2017-01-25 07:57:53
"There's a problem with the install media" "Hey, can you install the newest mainline kernel to see if that still has the problem?" wat
mlw 2017-01-25 07:58:37
Anyone familliar with the ubuntu-sdk seeing this error? ":-1: error: There was a error in the device detection of builder-i386, no IP address was returned."
nacc 2017-01-25 07:58:58
roothorick: context?
roothorick 2017-01-25 07:59:09
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1659075
ubottu 2017-01-25 07:59:09
Launchpad bug 1659075 in linux (Ubuntu) "Live media lacks functioning driver for AMD Polaris GPUs, resulting in X failing to start and unusable text console" [Medium,Incomplete]
roothorick 2017-01-25 07:59:20
is that even possible?
jcjordyn120 2017-01-25 07:59:25
isn't new packages in LTS releases only for bug fixes and security updates?
nacc 2017-01-25 07:59:34
jcjordyn120: generally, yes.
roothorick 2017-01-25 07:59:35
jcjordyn120: and support for new hardware
jcjordyn120 2017-01-25 07:59:45
ah
roothorick 2017-01-25 07:59:46
jcjordyn120: which is why there's 4.8 kernels as well as 4.4
AlexFromCanada 2017-01-25 08:00:02
Hey, could anyone help connect to an EAP-TLS network? It's not working for me
jcjordyn120 2017-01-25 08:00:03
I found a bug, I already did a bug report too.
AlexFromCanada 2017-01-25 08:00:28
I'm actually on linux mint, but the people over on that irc are being a bit dickish
nacc 2017-01-25 08:01:22
AlexFromCanada: unfortunately, !mint isn't supported here
AlexFromCanada 2017-01-25 08:01:53
Yeah, but the help seems to be pretty general I think?
AlexFromCanada 2017-01-25 08:02:10
Like I dont think its too distro specific
roothorick 2017-01-25 08:02:19
AlexFromCanada: logically, that would mean you'd go to a distro-agnostic channel...
nacc 2017-01-25 08:02:32
roothorick: well, you did mention in the bug (presuming you are the submitter) that the installed system (not live any longer) has the smae problem with a partial workarond?
roothorick 2017-01-25 08:03:05
nacc: full workaround, actually, but the workaround involves a PPA or other third-party software
nacc 2017-01-25 08:03:10
roothorick: ah ok
AlexFromCanada 2017-01-25 08:03:25
Yeah I know, this channel was just pretty popular so I thought I'd give it a shot
AlexFromCanada 2017-01-25 08:03:35
Do you see anything wrong with this? http://imgur.com/a/0rbEz
nacc 2017-01-25 08:04:08
roothorick: so the HWE stack in 16.04.1 does or does not fix the issue?
conley 2017-01-25 08:04:43
dpkg is, as always, making me long for death. if anybody could help me out with this, I'd owe you my soul. http://askubuntu.com/questions/876188/iredmail-mysql-install-prompts-for-password-hangs
nacc 2017-01-25 08:04:50
roothorick: it's probably just a misunderstanding in the bug report, we get lots of bug reports (particularly for the kernel)
roothorick 2017-01-25 08:05:03
nacc: the HWE kernel is one half of the fix
roothorick 2017-01-25 08:05:35
nacc: the other half is AMDGPU Pro or getting a newer libgl1-mesa-dri from a PPA
nacc 2017-01-25 08:05:41
roothorick: what about the HWE X stack?
roothorick 2017-01-25 08:06:04
nacc: what packages are that?
nacc 2017-01-25 08:08:56
roothorick: honestly, not sure -- it used to be a well-named package for 14.04.x, not seeing it obviously yet
roothorick 2017-01-25 08:09:21
I did search for other HWE packages in 16.04 and came up empty-handed
OerHeks 2017-01-25 08:11:53
roothorick, wait for 16.04.2 .. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/LTSEnablementStack#Ubuntu_16.04_LTS_-_Xenial_Xerus
roothorick 2017-01-25 08:13:22
OerHeks: I don't see any mesa packages in the HWE roadmap... so at a cursory glance, .2 would be expected to have the same problem
alkisg 2017-01-25 08:13:27
conley: try to purge them, then run `dpkg -l '*mysql*' | grep ^ii`
conley 2017-01-25 08:13:43
aight
OerHeks 2017-01-25 08:13:55
roothorick, ".2 would be expected to have the same problem" ???
roothorick 2017-01-25 08:14:35
OerHeks: the current hwe-16.04-edge kernel has the necessary kernel-side component but a newer Mesa DRI module is required as well
nacc 2017-01-25 08:14:45
conley: or, try to install mysql-server manually, i've never seen a password prompt during the installation of the package
roothorick 2017-01-25 08:14:47
OerHeks: so there'd need to be a libgl1-mesa-dri-hwe
conley 2017-01-25 08:15:09
i really might as well just do that
conley 2017-01-25 08:21:03
nacc: the installer i downloaded from their website isn't hanging up now upon asking for password
conley 2017-01-25 08:21:10
but i have no idea what password it wants
conley 2017-01-25 08:21:27
i've tried the machine's root and a pw i supplied the first time i tried to install it, neither worked
JeSTeRH4CK3D 2017-01-25 08:23:30
hello
nacc 2017-01-25 08:24:02
conley: i would not generally suggest typing root password's into prompts if you don't know where theya re coming from :)
Ralph_ 2017-01-25 08:24:03
conley you could try sudo su
conley 2017-01-25 08:24:21
i mean fair enough
JeSTeRH4CK3D 2017-01-25 08:24:42
if its a sudoers user sudo -s works as well lol
conley 2017-01-25 08:24:45
there's not even anything of worth on this machine haha
Southern_Gentlem 2017-01-25 08:25:04
conley, wipe it and move on
roothorick 2017-01-25 08:25:10
I should add libgl1-mesa-dri as an affected package to that bug, shouldn't I?
conley 2017-01-25 08:25:11
i think it is a password issue though, i have some LDAP stuff set up
conley 2017-01-25 08:25:16
Southern_Gentlem: did that twice yesterday
JeSTeRH4CK3D 2017-01-25 08:25:48
conley: you should secure your system right after install
nacc 2017-01-25 08:25:59
conley: i'm guessing it's the software's installer script, not the package stuff
conley 2017-01-25 08:26:04
what do you mean by secure?
JeSTeRH4CK3D 2017-01-25 08:26:06
as yo remove the need for root user
JeSTeRH4CK3D 2017-01-25 08:26:15
ok
JeSTeRH4CK3D 2017-01-25 08:26:25
are you new to ubuntu?
conley 2017-01-25 08:26:28
nacc: the same problem was going on with apt-get
JeSTeRH4CK3D 2017-01-25 08:26:32
or *nix in genral?
conley 2017-01-25 08:26:42
I've used mint for about 6 years now but it's really casual
conley 2017-01-25 08:26:51
i can't remove root yet though because i haven't even been able to set anything up yet
conley 2017-01-25 08:26:56
because every install fails haha
JeSTeRH4CK3D 2017-01-25 08:27:01
i just finished a securing bash script
JeSTeRH4CK3D 2017-01-25 08:27:02
:\
JeSTeRH4CK3D 2017-01-25 08:27:14
if they allow me to post in here its on pastebin.com
nacc 2017-01-25 08:27:14
conley: sorry? `apt-get install mysql-server` prompted you for a password?
conley 2017-01-25 08:27:20
yes
conley 2017-01-25 08:27:27
nacc: ^
Ralph_ 2017-01-25 08:27:29
COmpiled my own kernel and made it work on Microsoft Surface pro 4 lol
JeSTeRH4CK3D 2017-01-25 08:27:47
NICE Ralph
Ralph_ 2017-01-25 08:28:19
But the first time to IRC
nacc 2017-01-25 08:31:28
conley: just spun up a new 16.04 lxd container, installed mysql-server in it, no prompt (as root, which appears to be how you are running). You do a get a configuration curses prompt for the new 'root' MySQL user. Also, that p
Ralph_ 2017-01-25 08:31:46
conley - could you explane the issue and some setup, so I could help? lost root access?
conley 2017-01-25 08:32:44
nacc: I did, i went through everything, it's just still messing up
conley 2017-01-25 08:33:14
Ralph_: apt-get install mysql-server is asking me for a password for some ludicrous reason, then hanging
conley 2017-01-25 08:33:19
i've tried many different ways to install it
conley 2017-01-25 08:33:59
i mean i might just go ahead and cut my losses and reinstall, i have to go to class and i'm sick of dealing with this
roothorick 2017-01-25 08:34:02
nacc: maybe he has existing MySQL data and wants the MySQL root user pwd?
conley 2017-01-25 08:34:17
i have no MySQL data, no MySQL root user, nor any MySQL at all
conley 2017-01-25 08:34:25
I have none of that because i can't even install mysql-server
elias_a 2017-01-25 08:34:59
Is this a threat to a Ubuntu user with all the updates installed? https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/01/25/linux_proxy_10_trojan/?mt=1485371248327
roothorick 2017-01-25 08:35:02
that you know about :p I don't recall where it's stored but it's worth checking
Pici 2017-01-25 08:35:18
conley: are you sure it isn't asking you to create the mysql root password?
conley 2017-01-25 08:35:32
well, regardless of whether or not it is, it hangs
conley 2017-01-25 08:35:36
i have to kill the process manually
conley 2017-01-25 08:35:50
and any character I enter is echoed in plain text which implies curses isn't working and the process froze entirely, i'd assume
roothorick 2017-01-25 08:35:54
elias_a: that requires the device to be compromised in the first place. So technically yes, but it's not something you explicitly defend against
nacc 2017-01-25 08:36:00
roothorick: if by 'he' you mean conley, that's possible, but irrelevant to this discussion (afaict)
alkisg 2017-01-25 08:36:08
conley: do things like vim or nano work properly?
conley 2017-01-25 08:36:13
yeah
conley 2017-01-25 08:36:22
alkisg: yes
alkisg 2017-01-25 08:36:25
Do you have any DEBCONF variables set?
alkisg 2017-01-25 08:36:33
..in the environment?
elias_a 2017-01-25 08:36:36
I'll answer myself: "devices that are running with default passwords" so probably not.
alkisg 2017-01-25 08:36:38
Like, setting the frontend...
nacc 2017-01-25 08:36:43
alkisg: good call, i wondered that now too
conley 2017-01-25 08:36:50
nope
nacc 2017-01-25 08:37:00
conley: their installer script may have set some?
conley 2017-01-25 08:37:15
i ran env | grep DEBCONF and nothing showed
roothorick 2017-01-25 08:37:36
elias_a: I'd guess that, more commonly, attackers use some mostly-unrelated exploit to get into the system and then install that trojan, as the article hinted at
roothorick 2017-01-25 08:37:53
elias_a: said exploit is what you'd actually harden the system against
JeSTeRH4CK3D 2017-01-25 08:38:04
:0
elias_a 2017-01-25 08:38:31
roothorick: You're quit right. Ty.
roothorick 2017-01-25 08:39:19
elias_a: technically, guessing a default password would be one such exploit :p
JeSTeRH4CK3D 2017-01-25 08:39:23
you all just watch out how you setup phpMyAdmin and the perm. you give it.
Ralph_ 2017-01-25 08:39:24
conley: could you look into file /etc/passwd and /etc/group
JeSTeRH4CK3D 2017-01-25 08:39:28
just saying
conley 2017-01-25 08:39:46
for what, Ralph_? mysql-related entries?
roothorick 2017-01-25 08:39:56
as always, the weakest link is always the humans behind the keyboards
JeSTeRH4CK3D 2017-01-25 08:40:03
yes
JeSTeRH4CK3D 2017-01-25 08:42:14
roothorick: you into automated bash scripts?
JeSTeRH4CK3D 2017-01-25 08:42:32
i need a opinion of someone i dont even know lol
roothorick 2017-01-25 08:42:58
they're only a means to an end to me
roothorick 2017-01-25 08:43:03
and even then, I tend to turn to Python instead
JeSTeRH4CK3D 2017-01-25 08:43:14
well you might like this one
JeSTeRH4CK3D 2017-01-25 08:43:36
its like ubuntu harneding terminal style for dummy's
roothorick 2017-01-25 08:43:51
say what you will, Python is probably the best language out there for throwing something together in a few minutes
JeSTeRH4CK3D 2017-01-25 08:44:31
WELL bash can be places in the /usr/sbin file without making multi files to do so
roothorick 2017-01-25 08:44:46
JeSTeRH4CK3D: eh, if stock 16.04 isn't hard enough for you, you probably should be running OpenBSD