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Grex > Agora > #4: Grex System Problems - Fall 2015/Winter 2016 | |
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cfadm
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Grex System Problems - Fall 2015/Winter 2016
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Dec 31 16:42 UTC 2015 |
This item is for system problems. If something on Grex isn't working
right (weird behavior from a program, etc.), this is the place to
announce it. Except for security holes. If you find a hole in system
security, mail information about it directly to "staff".
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walkman
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response 1 of 223:
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Jan 28 12:40 UTC 2016 |
My browser is telling me grex is unsafe. I told it that slynne and zulu
are gone but it insisted that I proceed with caution.
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cross
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response 2 of 223:
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Jan 28 13:10 UTC 2016 |
Oh. We need to renew the certificate, probably.
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telnetuserid
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response 3 of 223:
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Feb 22 01:52 UTC 2016 |
Hi there.
It seems that grex is still using OpenBSD 5.0. That's
too old.
It would be nice to have latest OpenBSD running on
grex, maybe the next 5.9 version.
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commodorejohn
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response 4 of 223:
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Feb 22 02:36 UTC 2016 |
What exactly are the criteria for "too old?" Seems to be working perfectly
fine...
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kentn
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response 5 of 223:
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Feb 22 12:55 UTC 2016 |
We've talked about this repeatedly for the last several years. Our goal
is to migrate to FreeBSD. That requires more time than staff currently
have to devote. So we are in a holding pattern and leaving what works
alone. Just updating OpenBSD to a newer version would require more
staff time than we have right now (local applications would likely need
updating). If we were to do anything we'd rather put that time toward
FreeBSD.
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telnetuserid
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response 6 of 223:
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Feb 23 11:40 UTC 2016 |
Ok. No problem here. Moving to FreeBSD is also
acceptable, because of simpler incremental binary
upgrades.
As long as the system is running just fine, I think
it doesnt matter how old the os.
Maybe it would be simpler to stick to the old Unix
"if it isn't broken, don't fix it"
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cross
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response 7 of 223:
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Feb 23 20:03 UTC 2016 |
The thing is, OpenBSD sucks and actually is kind of broken.
The system panics every now and again because of it.
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