If you are using 2.6.19 kernel, then you will notice some errors with the vmware-config.pl script. If… actually, you better be using the 2.6.19 kernel now, or whatever the latest release is as of now
Error runninging vmware-config.pl :
/tmp/vmware-config2/vmnet-only/userif.c: In function ‘VNetCopyDatagramToUser’:
/tmp/vmware-config2/vmnet-only/userif.c:629: error: ‘CHECKSUM_HW’ undeclared (first use in this function)
/tmp/vmware-config2/vmnet-only/userif.c:629: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
/tmp/vmware-config2/vmnet-only/userif.c:629: error: for each function it appears in.)
make[2]: *** [/tmp/vmware-config2/vmnet-only/userif.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/vmware-config2/vmnet-only] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.19-1.2911.fc6′
make: *** [vmnet.ko] Error 2
make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config2/vmnet-only’
Unable to build the vmnet module.
It seems CHECKSUM_HW has been remove from 2.6.19 and replaced with CHECKSUM_PARTIAL. You can either replace any CHECKSUM_HW lines with CHECKSUM_PARTION, or you can use the patch that Robin Kearney (usefulthings.org.uk) has writtenHow to use the Patch:
FIX – As root:
- cd /tmp
- wget http://usefulthings.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/vmnet-only-2.6.19.patch
- cd /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/
- cp vmnet.tar vmnet.tar.orig
- tar xf vmnet.tar
- patch -p0 < /tmp/vmnet-only-2.6.19.patch
- tar cf vmnet.tar vmnet-only
- vmware-config.pl (if OS is FC6, this will probably fail again)
Fedora Core 6 will most likely have another error we need to fix:
Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config1/vmnet-only’
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.19-1.2911.fc6/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.19-1.2911.fc6-i686′
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config1/vmnet-only/driver.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config1/vmnet-only/hub.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config1/vmnet-only/userif.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config1/vmnet-only/netif.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config1/vmnet-only/bridge.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config1/vmnet-only/procfs.o
/tmp/vmware-config1/vmnet-only/procfs.c:33:26: error: linux/config.h: No such file or directory
make[2]: *** [/tmp/vmware-config1/vmnet-only/procfs.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/vmware-config1/vmnet-only] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.19-1.2911.fc6-i686′
make: *** [vmnet.ko] Error 2
make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config1/vmnet-only’
Unable to build the vmnet module.
FIX – as root:
- cd /usr/src/kernels/2.6.19-1.2911.fc6-i686/include/linux (or whatever kernel version you are using)
- touch config.h
- vmware-config.pl (should actually complete this time)
I always wondered how hard it might be to get ftp running with encryption (preferably proFTPd since that has always been my choice ftp server).
I did realize how easy it was. Of course again this documentation really only refers to Fedora Core 5. I am sure you can take this info and put it towards any other linux os.
proFTPd+TLS extremely mini howto
- edit /etc/proftpd.conf
## Add the Following lines.. or uncomment them# TLS
# Explained at http://www.castaglia.org/proftpd/modules/mod_tls.html
TLSEngine on
TLSRequired on
TLSRSACertificateFile /etc/pki/tls/certs/proftpd.pem
TLSRSACertificateKeyFile /etc/pki/tls/certs/proftpd-key.pem
TLSCipherSuite \ ALL:!ADH:!DES
TLSOptions NoCertRequest
TLSVerifyClient off
TLSLog /var/log/proftpd/tls.log
- Create the proftp.pem and proftpd-key.pem files
## Run this command as root
openssl req -new -x509 -days 365 -nodes -out /etc/pki/tls/certs/proftpd.pem -keyout /etc/pki/tls/certs/proftpd-key.pem
- Start the proFTPd service
## Run the command as root
service restart proftpd
Continue below if your FTP server is behind a firewall or is part of a NAT
- Allow passive ftp to work… need to specify what passive ports to use
edit /etc/proftpd.conf
## Add the line below
PassivePorts 60000 60500
- Add the Passive ports through your firewall
edit /etc/sysconfig/iptables
## Add the line below (may need some changing to fit the format)
-A RH-Firewall-1-INPUT -p tcp -m tcp –dport 60000:60050 -j ACCEPT
This page will describe most of the default services found in a default installation of FC5. If you have some services that are not listed, then most likely they were installed by you for a reason or just because you like to check boxes! Anyways, you may want to go through your list of services and uncheck any that you don’t use to deflate fedora a little bit.
Fedora Core 5 Services
