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Rally Racer EVO
by nicklesteele532＠gmail.com 24 Jul '23

24 Jul '23

Use your computer to play Rally Racer EVO. Getting your driver's license is a must before joining any group or even driving a car or other vehicle. Similarly, in Rally Racer EVO, you will need to do the same. Getting your driver's license is Step One on the Road to the Ultimate Rally Racing Experience. If you want to get into the exciting world of rally racing, you'll need to enroll in one of 32 different licensing classes. If you want to be a genuine driver, you need to finish them as quickly as possible. Once you've obtained your driver's license, you may enter Events Mode and compete in over eighty-five different races. Compete in six different races to prove your mettle as a rally racer. Rally racing prowess may also be shown in the game's Arena Mode. You'll want to practice your drifting talents in this mode. There are four different game modes to try out, and no matter which one you choose, you'll have a great time showing off your driving talents. Supercars That Feel Like the Real Thing Rally Racer EVO has not just many game modes, but also a garage full of actual supercars from which to choose. Additionally, these automobiles may be made even more potent by upgrading and experimenting with the available modification choices. Your supercar may be customized to reflect your own taste. This racing game is already fantastic, but it's much better since it has 12 beautiful circuits that can be customized for different weather and lighting circumstances. Realistic physics and handling, like you'd experience in a physical automobile, are also readily apparent. The visuals and audio in this game have been finely tuned to enhance the realism of the experience. Connect: https://backroomsgame.io

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Tips and tricks to master in 1v1 lol
by noteminnow＠gmail.com 27 Jun '23

27 Jun '23

Tip 1 It's simply how to fire without using your crosshairs. Just shooting near your opponent will ensure that your bullets strike them. It doesn't even have to be turned on, and your crosshair may be close to them. You don't have to aim at them for it to strike them perfectly. This will come in handy if you shock them once and then use your AR. Larger bullets spread so that even if you miss a little bit, you still strike them, and it's a strong technique to achieve this, so take use of it. Tip 2 So, essentially, you have to create a floor then spam leap if you're building up and your opponent puts a ramp above you. Tip 3 To begin, ensure that school is turned on, then construct a wall, go to the opposite side of the wall, and scroll. We'll simply scroll the wheel and you'll walk right through the wall, so when you approach it, just scroll the wheel up or down and you'll walk right through it. This is similar to breaking past barriers in a competitive game. Tip 4 There are several methods to personalize your name, and most of them are simple. To begin, how do you alter the color of your name? You will put "color= + "name of color you want" + >" + "your name" (Example: color=red> Pete). Second, change the size. Write "size= + "a number you want" + >" + your name" (Example: size=15> Pete). The next step is to make this form bold: "b> + your name". You can also make your name italics and underlined by typing I + your name" and "u> + your name" in the appropriate fields. Tip 5 It's extremely simple to float in 1v1 lol, but not everyone knows how. All you have to do is left-click and spam G! The material shown here has been gathered and compiled to provide you with a general knowledge of the game. https://1v1-lol.io

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repo.almalinux.org ipv6 access
by Gerald Vogt 20 May '23

20 May '23

Hi! repo.almalinux.org shows two addresses for me % host repo.almalinux.org repo.almalinux.org has address 67.222.0.50 repo.almalinux.org has IPv6 address 2600:4c00:400::2 While the ipv4 address is working fine, ports 80 and 443 on 2600:4c00:400::2 are not accessible. Connection attempts time out. Regards, Gerald

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Introducing AlmaLinux Accounts
by Jonathan Wright 04 May '23

04 May '23

Over the past few months, our infrastructure team <https://wiki.almalinux.org/sigs/Infrastructure.html> has been hard at work preparing our single sign-on system that will provide a unified login experience to nearly all AlmaLinux websites and properties. We are happy to announce the launch of https://accounts.almalinux.org! AlmaLinux Accounts <https://accounts.almalinux.org> will give you a single account to use across the array of sites and services offered by AlmaLinux! In addition it eases the process of onboarding new contributors through centralized groups and permissions. Why? Introducing our Single Sign-On (SSO) system offers numerous benefits for both users and the AlmaLinux OS Foundation. SSO enhances security, streamlines access, and simplifies user management across our ecosystem. With a single set of credentials, users can seamlessly navigate all AlmaLinux websites and services. This unified login experience ultimately boosts productivity, fosters collaboration, and provides a more cohesive and personalized experience for our community. Software Stack In the spirit of FOSS, it was only natural for us to stick with a free and open-source software stack. The chosen components should be familiar to anyone who has dealt with directory management or SSO in the Enterprise Linux space. We took inspiration from Fedora’s account system for some components. We have chosen the following FOSS components to power our SSO: - FreeIPA <https://www.freeipa.org> for directory and user management. - Noggin <https://github.com/fedora-infra/noggin>, a web front-end for user self-service. We’ve been doing work in the Fedora project to get noggin and its dependencies added to EPEL 9. This will benefit anyone looking to deploy noggin on RHEL 9 or RHEL 9 compatible distros. 1 - Keycloak <https://www.keycloak.org/>, an OpenID Connect system to sit between applications and LDAP. We’ve started contributing to a playbook mostly maintained by RHEL engineers to help ease the deployment of Keycloak on EL distros. 2 What About My Existing Account(s)? We have a transition plan for the next few weeks to get all systems fully supporting our AlmaLinux Accounts <https://accounts.almalinux.org> and all existing accounts transitioned into the system, or otherwise integrated. chat.almalinux.org (Mattermost) chat.almalinux.org is the single largest standalone user database we have to transition. Luckily this is a very easy and painless task for us as well as users. After you’ve created your AlmaLinux Account <https://accounts.almalinux.org>, navigate to the Profile -> Security section in Mattermost. [image: Step 1 of converting MatterMost account to use AlmaLinux Accounts] From here click on Edit next to Sign-in Method and then Switch to Using OpenID SSO and you can link your new AlmaLinux account. *Keep in mind that once you link your account you will always use your AlmaLinux account to sign in to chat.almalinux.org <http://chat.almalinux.org>.* [image: Step 2 of associating chat.almalinux.org account with AlmaLinux Accounts] On the next screen enter your current chat.almalinux.org (Mattermost) password. [image: Step 3 of associating chat.almalinux.org account with AlmaLinux Accounts]) Finally, log in using your AlmaLinux Account details. [image: Step 4 of associating chat.almalinux.org account with AlmaLinux Accounts] From now on when you log in to chat.almalinux.org you will use your AlmaLinux Account via the dedicated login button: [image: How to log in to chat.almalinux.org/Mattermost with AlmaLinux Accounts] bugs.almalinux.org All existing users on bugs.almalinux.org have been imported as AlmaLinux Accounts. You can gain access to the account by requesting a password reset at https://accounts.almalinux.org/forgot-password/ask using your username. git.almalinux.org git.almalinux.org was originally setup with only GitHub as an authentication source. This is now disabled and you must use your AlmaLinux Account to log in. If you wish to recover your previous git.almalinux.org account send an email to account-merge(a)almalinux.org from the address tied to your GitHub and AlmaLinux accounts and we can tie them together for you. lists.almalinux.org lists.almalinux.org has been tied into AlmaLinux Accounts <https://accounts.almalinux.org> for a few weeks now. Existing lists accounts can be linked to AlmaLinux Accounts seamlessly. Login option for new accounts: [image: Step 1 of associating lists.almalinux.org account with AlmaLinux Accounts] Tie your existing account to your AlmaLinux Account at https://lists.almalinux.org/accounts/social/connections/: [image: Step 2 of associating lists.almalinux.org account with AlmaLinux Accounts] pes.almalinux.org The Package Evolution Service (PES) will be updated with OIDC support, and subsequently AlmaLinux Account support soon. build.almalinux.org The AlmaLinux Build System (ALBS) will be updated with OIDC support, and subsequently AlmaLinux Account support soon. Other There are various other services used by contributors which are mostly tied into AlmaLinux Accounts already with a few to follow soon. Frequently Asked Questions *Q:* I configured 2FA/OTP at https://accounts.almalinux.org but *service/site XYZ* does not have a field for my OTP on the login page. *A:* All sites tied to AlmaLinux Accounts <https://accounts.almalinux.org> support your 2FA/OTP. Simply add it to the end of your password in the password field when logging in. For example if your password is hunter2 and your OTP is 123456 you would enter hunter2123456 into the password field. *Q:* Where should I go for help? *A:* The Infrastructure Channel on Mattermost <https://chat.almalinux.org/almalinux/channels/infrastructure>, IRC <https://web.libera.chat/#almalinux-infrastructure>, mailing list <https://lists.almalinux.org/mailman3/lists/infra.lists.almalinux.org/>. *Q:* Where can I use my AlmaLinux Account <https://accounts.almalinux.org>? *A: *See the table in the blog post <https://almalinux.org/blog/almalinux-accounts-launch/#frequently-asked-ques…> . ------------------------------ 1 *https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2023-b0e8a9d618 <https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2023-b0e8a9d618>* *https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2023-cfcb055a9f <https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2023-cfcb055a9f>* *https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2023-fdfb8a6342 <https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2023-fdfb8a6342>* *https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2023-3b54948adb <https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2023-3b54948adb>* *https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2023-46e518d693 <https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2023-46e518d693>* *https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2023-607e3d35c7 <https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2023-607e3d35c7>* *https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2023-6215554ad9 <https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2023-6215554ad9>* *https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2174923 <https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2174923>* 2 *https://github.com/ansible-middleware/keycloak/pull/73 <https://github.com/ansible-middleware/keycloak/pull/73>* --- Jonathan Wright AlmaLinux Foundation Mattermost: chat <https://chat.almalinux.org/almalinux/messages/@jonathan>

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Email to root not sending
by Neil Aggarwal 17 Apr '23

17 Apr '23

Hey everyone: I did a fresh install of AlmaLinux 9.1 on a server. I then set the root email address to my admin email address in /etc/aliases and ran newaliases. But, when I send email to root, it does not come to me. I see sendmail is installed on the machine already and I tested outgoing connections to port 25. Any ideas? Thank you, Neil -- Neil Aggarwal, (972) 834-1565, http://www.propfinancing.com We offer 30 year loans on single family houses!

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AlmaLinux 9.1 and rsync problem
by Alessandro Baggi 13 Apr '23

13 Apr '23

Hey there, I'm using AlmaLinux 9.1 as my backup server using a script. I noticed that if I run: rsync --cc=xxh128.... it reports: unknown checksum name: xxh128 while inside the rsync manual page this checksum is documented. Running rsync --version I get: Checksum list: md5 md4 none Seems that other checksum type where disabled on compilation but reported on documentation. The absence of xxh128/xxh64 is a bug or them are disabled by default on compilation? Thank you in advance.

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What is syncthing in alma linux
by Patrick Begou 14 Mar '23

14 Mar '23

I all, on a freshly installed Alma Linux 8.7 I can see a syncthing process communicating over https to a remote unknown server. Syncthing is installed automaticaly but what does this process with the remote server ? (base) bash-4.4$ netstat -puta |grep syncthing tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:35533 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 4902/syncthing tcp 0 0 localhost:38257 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 4902/syncthing tcp 0 0 xxxxxxxx.legi:kitim 195.219.124.44:https ESTABLISHED 4902/syncthing udp 0 0 0.0.0.0:32779 0.0.0.0:* 4902/syncthing udp 0 0 0.0.0.0:35533 0.0.0.0:* 4902/syncthing udp 0 0 0.0.0.0:21027 0.0.0.0:* 4902/syncthing I read it that “Syncthing replaces proprietary sync and cloud services with something open, trustworthy and decentralized. Your data is your data alone and you deserve to choose where it is stored, if it is shared with some third party and how it's transmitted over the Internet." But I do not want to share my datas! Any details welcome. Patrick

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hplip toolbox error
by John Thompson 09 Mar '23

09 Mar '23

Trying to use hp-tool box to configure my printers fails thus: HP Linux Imaging and Printing System (ver. 3.21.2) HP Device Manager ver. 15.0 Copyright (c) 2001-18 HP Development Company, LP This software comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. This is free software, and you are welcome to distribute it under certain conditions. See COPYING file for more details. Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/hp-toolbox", line 270, in <module> ui = import_module(ui_package + ".devmgr5") File "/usr/lib64/python3.9/importlib/__init__.py", line 127, in import_module return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level) File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1030, in _gcd_import File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1007, in _find_and_load File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 972, in _find_and_load_unlocked File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 228, in _call_with_frames_removed File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1030, in _gcd_import File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1007, in _find_and_load File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 984, in _find_and_load_unlocked ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'ui5' These are the rpms I installed: [john@alma ~]$ rpm -qa|grep hplip hplip-common-3.21.2-6.el9.alma.x86_64 hplip-libs-3.21.2-6.el9.alma.x86_64 hplip-3.21.2-6.el9.alma.x86_64 From the official almalinux repo: [john@alma ~]$ rpm -qi hplip Name : hplip Version : 3.21.2 Release : 6.el9.alma Architecture: x86_64 Install Date: Thu 09 Mar 2023 01:31:57 PM CST Group : Unspecified Size : 27157762 License : GPLv2+ and MIT and BSD and IJG and Public Domain and GPLv2+ with exceptions and ISC Signature : RSA/SHA256, Tue 12 Apr 2022 01:22:53 PM CDT, Key ID d36cb86cb86b3716 Source RPM : hplip-3.21.2-6.el9.alma.src.rpm Build Date : Tue 12 Apr 2022 11:49:56 AM CDT Build Host : x64-builder01.almalinux.org Packager : AlmaLinux Packaging Team <packager(a)almalinux.org> Vendor : AlmaLinux URL : https://developers.hp.com/hp-linux-imaging-and-printing Summary : HP Linux Imaging and Printing Project Description : The Hewlett-Packard Linux Imaging and Printing Project provides drivers for HP printers and multi-function peripherals. Any ideas? -- -John Thompson (johndthompson(a)gmail.com) Appleton WI USA

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Alma 9 keep server up and running.
by jdwirtz＠cox.net 08 Mar '23

08 Mar '23

How do I keep my server from "sleeping". It shuts down, but power light is still on and nothing will bring it back except power cycling. I've tried everything I can find on disabling sleep and hibernation but it still keeps "sleeping". What good is a web server that doesn't stay up and running?

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AlmaLinux on WSL initscripts
by Travis Newton 24 Feb '23

24 Feb '23

Hello, I’m having an issue with Windows 10, WSL, and AlmaLinux 8. WSL is at version 1.0.3.0 so what I am trying to do should work. But since it’s easy to blame Microsoft, I am going to do that for the time being. 😊 I am trying to use systemd within WSL running AlmaLinux. AlmaLinux is fully updated on 8.7. I edited /etc/wsl.conf to include [boot] and setting systemd as true. I’ve restarted WSL (and the Windows computer), and still for the life of me, I cannot get AlmaLinux to load systemd. The fallback should be using initscripts. Obviously, RHEL (so AlmaLinux), have moved to systemd but there is an initscripts package. I installed that and even restarted WSL for good measure, but unfortunately it redirects service to systemctl and then it complains that the system was booted as init and not systemd and it can’t operate. So my question is, has anyone either got systemd working on AlmaLinux under WSL or has anyone got initscripts working? I’ve been Googling this like mad but all I’ve been able to find are articles regarding Ubuntu. Thanks in advance if anyone can provide some insight! Kind regards, Travis Newton Founder/Owner Hosting Intellect, LLC (Formerly Xinsto, LLC) [Hosting Intellect, LLC Logo] https://www.hostingintellect.com<https://www.hostingintellect.com/> -- This e-mail and any attached files are confidential and may be legally privileged. If you are not the addressee, any disclosure, reproduction, copying, distribution, or other dissemination or use of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error please notify the sender immediately and then delete this mail. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message which arise as a result of e-mail transmission or changes to transmitted date not specifically approved by the sender. If this e-mail or attached files contain information which do not relate to our professional activity we do not accept liability for such information.

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Fwd: Linux Userspace - CentOS History
by Luna Jernberg 15 Feb '23

15 Feb '23

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Luna Jernberg <droidbittin(a)gmail.com> Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2023 14:24:16 +0100 Subject: Linux Userspace - CentOS History To: centos <centos(a)centos.org>, Shaun McCance <shaunm(a)redhat.com>, carl(a)redhat.com, Jack Aboutboul <jack(a)almalinux.org> Hey! Watching the latest Linux Userspace about the History of CentOS, Alma and Rocky on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52MnZVvVumc

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Wine 32bit
by John Thompson 14 Feb '23

14 Feb '23

Has anybody gotten wine to work in Almalinux-9.1 with 32bit PE executables? I can compile wine-8 for 64bit executable support, but I haven't been able to install a 32-bit development environment for 32-bit support. -- -John (JohnDThompson(a)gmail.com) Appleton, WI USA

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WG: Package missing in Podman Module container-tools:rhel8 / container-selinux-2.189.0-1.module_el8.7.0+3344+5bcd850f.noarch.rpm
by Dominik Rutkowski 02 Feb '23

02 Feb '23

Hello, I just noticed this behavior because of an trivy scan I enabled podman module RHEL8 and installed podman: dnf module enable container-tools:rhel8 dnf install podman rpm -qa podman podman-4.2.0-6.module_el8.7.0+3385+a9526ac7.x86_64 rpm -qa container-selinux container-selinux-2.189.0-1.module_el8.6.0+3336+00d107d5.noarch if I switch to container-tools:4.0 then the correct container-selinux module get installed dnf module switch-to container-tools:4.0 rpm -qa podman podman-4.0.2-8.module_el8.7.0+3344+5bcd850f.x86_64 rpm -qa container-selinux container-selinux-2.189.0-1.module_el8.7.0+3344+5bcd850f.noarch The whole Module "container-tools:rhel8" seems messed up fuse-overlayfs 1.9-1.module_el8.6.0+3070+1510fbd1 get installed, but should be 1.9-1.module_el8.7.0+3344+5bcd850f I cannot replicate it on an RHEL machine, so I don't know if this is an upstream RHEL issue Thanks in advance If you need any more infos, just let me know Greetings Dominik

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ganglia gmond python modules missing from EPEL package
by Adrian Sevcenco 23 Jan '23

23 Jan '23

Does anyone use ganglia gmond under alma 9? And does anyone have any idea why the epel provided gmond does not have the python modules? Thanks a lot! Adrian

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LSRRB (Linux Software Raid Redundant Boot)
by Robert Moskowitz 11 Jan '23

11 Jan '23

I have a new HPE Prioliant gen10plus that I will be setting up with RAID1. I have been asking questions on the Centos-user list, but my plan is to install AlmaLinux 9.1 And I have been following comments about problems with RAID support in it. Meanwhile in my digging into RAID on my gen10+ install I find: https://downloads.linux.hpe.com/SDR/project/lsrrb/ And lsrrb. It is available for RH8. Can I get it to work with AL9.1? should I for a single server? It seems to use PXE, TFTP, and kickstart. A lot of work, is it worth it? Or is there a short cut? thanks for any help you can provide.

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mail server platform
by Robert Moskowitz 01 Jan '23

01 Jan '23

Past time to upgrade my email server I run my own setup with RedSleeve6-arm. I never successfully got the Centos7-arm working, but if interested you can see what I was doing at: http://medon.htt-consult.com/Centos7-mailserver.html I want something as turnkey as possible with RAID1 drives. So first level question is a small Almalinux platform with RAID. Will have to be Intel, not ARM, as the mail software tends to be Intel. I do want low power. Note my network server is a little, low-power QNAP TS-230 and I had to replace a drive with errors, so I am sold on RAID. Thus first a recommendation on a platform. 4TB drives would be overkill for my mail needs. Then email software. My current setup is file-based messages. So I have to think about that for any migration, but I SO want out of maintaining the software myself. Running an updater is all I want at this age (now 72). I found: https://geekflare.com/self-hosted-email-server/ And iRedMail looks interestingly easy for me. Modoboa looks a little harder. Mail will be the ONLY think on this system, so I should not need any docker setups. Anyone can point me where to get going? thanks

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Forums Down
by Jack Aboutboul 29 Dec '22

29 Dec '22

Hi All, Our forum provider, Discourse, is having an outage this morning and we are waiting on them for an update. You can monitor the situation here: https://status.discourse.org. You can always reach out on https://chat.almalinux.org, or on the mailing lists and certainly via social. We will send an update as soon as we have one. Jack

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dependency problem for python3-virtualenv?
by Adrian Sevcenco 28 Dec '22

28 Dec '22

Hi! I'm new to Alma (and el9) and i just seen that i cannot install python3-virtualenv.noarch: dnf install python3-virtualenv.noarch Last metadata expiration check: 0:31:21 ago on Fri 23 Dec 2022 01:14:06 AM EET. Error: Problem: conflicting requests - nothing provides python3-wheel-wheel needed by python3-virtualenv-20.17.1-1.el9.noarch (try to add '--skip-broken' to skip uninstallable packages or '--nobest' to use not only best candidate packages) any idea what could be the problem? is this known? Thanks a lot! Adrian

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git.almalinux.org Planned Outage
by Jonathan Wright 19 Dec '22

19 Dec '22

Tomorrow we have a planned outage on git.almalinux.org at 12PM EST / 5PM UTC for Gitea upgrades. The maintenance is anticipated to take less than an hour. -- Jonathan Wright AlmaLinux Foundation Mattermost: chat <https://chat.almalinux.org/almalinux/messages/@jonathan>

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Migrating Virtualmin Master Server from CentOS 7.9 to AlmaLinux 9.1
by Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming 15 Dec '22

15 Dec '22

Subject: Migrating Virtualmin Master Server from CentOS 7.9 to AlmaLinux 9.1 Good day from Singapore, I have shared my guides at the following links. [01] https://sourceforge.net/p/webadmin/mailman/message/37749090/ [02] https://marc.info/?l=webmin-l&m=167109901806173&w=2 [03] https://pastebin.com/raw/Gg8hSFsW [04] https://controlc.com/5c6ea18d [05] https://www.klgrth.io/paste/h6wcb [06] https://rentry.co/fv4bxi I hope my guides are useful to you. Regards, Mr. Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming Targeted Individual in Singapore Blogs: https://tdtemcerts.blogspot.com https://tdtemcerts.wordpress.com

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Migrating Virtualmin Master Server from CentOS 7.9 to AlmaLinux 9.1
by Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming 15 Dec '22

15 Dec '22

Subject: Migrating Virtualmin Master Server from CentOS 7.9 to AlmaLinux 9.1 Good day from Singapore, Author: Mr. Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming (TARGETED INDIVIDUAL) Country: Singapore Date: 15 Dec 2022 Thursday I have successfully migrated Virtualmin Master Server from CentOS 7.9 to AlmaLinux 9.1 on 14 Dec 2022 Wed from 4.00 PM to 7.30 PM Singapore Time. Even though I have a fever of 38.5 degrees C on 14 Dec 2022 Wed, I still managed to carry out the migration. As of 15 Dec 2022 Thursday at 4.30 PM, I still have a mild fever of 37.5 degrees C. Below are the detailed instructions. Special thanks to Jamie Cameron at Virtualmin.com for providing guidance. I am not migrating the slave DNS server yet. It is still running CentOS 7.9. DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS ====================== SECTION A - Installing Virtualmin 7.0.0 on new AlmaLinux 9.1 VPS ================================================================= # wget https://software.virtualmin.com/gpl/scripts/install.sh # /bin/sh install.sh Running Virtualmin 7 pre-installation setup: Syncing system time .. .. done Updating CA certificates .. .. done Welcome to the Virtualmin GPL installer, version 7.0.0 This script must be run on a freshly installed supported OS. It does not perform updates or upgrades (use your system package manager) or license changes (use the "virtualmin change-license" command). The systems currently supported by install script are: Red Hat Enterprise Linux and derivatives - RHEL 8 and 9 on x86_64 - Alma and Rocky 8 and 9 on x86_64 - CentOS 7 on x86_64 Debian Linux and derivatives - Debian 10 and 11 on i386 and amd64 - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and 22.04 LTS on i386 and amd64 If your OS/version/arch is not listed, installation will fail. More details about the systems supported by the script can be found here: https://www.virtualmin.com/os-support The selected package bundle is LAMP and the size of install is full. It will require up to 650 MB of disk space. Exit and re-run this script with --help flag to see available options. Continue? (y/n) y [INFO] Started installation log in /root/virtualmin-install.log ▣◻◻ Phase 1 of 3: Setup Installing core plugins for package manager [ ✔ ] Downloading Virtualmin 7 release package [ ✔ ] Installing Virtualmin 7 release package [ ✔ ] ▣▣◻ Phase 2 of 3: Installation Installing EPEL release package [ ✔ ] Enabling CRB package repository [ ✔ ] Cleaning up software repo metadata [ ✔ ] Checking and installing system packages updates [ ✔ ] Installing dependencies and system packages [ ✔ ] Installing Virtualmin 7 and all related packages [ ✔ ] Installing Virtualmin 7 and all related packages updates [ ✔ ] ▣▣▣ Phase 3 of 3: Configuration [1/21] Configuring AWStats [ ✔ ] [2/21] Configuring Apache [ ✔ ] [3/21] Configuring Bind [ ✔ ] [4/21] Configuring ClamAV [ ✔ ] [5/21] Configuring Dovecot [ ✔ ] [6/21] Configuring Etckeeper [ ✔ ] [7/21] Configuring Firewalld [ ✔ ] [8/21] Configuring MySQL [ ✔ ] [9/21] Configuring Postfix [ ✔ ] [10/21] Configuring ProFTPd [ ✔ ] [11/21] Configuring Procmail [ ✔ ] [12/21] Configuring Quotas [ ✔ ] [13/21] Configuring SASL [ ✔ ] [14/21] Configuring Shells [ ✔ ] [15/21] Configuring SpamAssassin [ ✔ ] [16/21] Configuring Status [ ✔ ] [17/21] Configuring Upgrade [ ✔ ] [18/21] Configuring Usermin [ ✔ ] [19/21] Configuring Webmin [ ✔ ] [20/21] Configuring Fail2banFirewalld [ ✔ ] [21/21] Configuring Virtualmin [ ✔ ] ▣▣▣ Cleaning up [SUCCESS] Installation Complete! [SUCCESS] If there were no errors above, Virtualmin should be ready [SUCCESS] to configure at https://vmi1122973.contaboserver.net:10000 (or https://217.76.54.74:10000) [SUCCESS] You may receive a security warning in your browser on your first visit. [SUCCESS] Chromium based browsers, to bypass security warning screen may require [SUCCESS] you to type `thisisunsafe` to get to the login page. Post-Installation Wizard ========================= Introduction ============= This post-installation wizard allows you to configure Virtualmin optimally for your system. You can make selections depending on whether you want to host websites, email or databases, and based on your system's memory and CPU power. To continue, click the Next button below. To skip it and use the default settings, click Cancel. Click Next. Memory use =========== Virtualmin can be tuned to improve performance in its user interface and email processing, but at the cost of increased memory use. The best choice depends on how your system will be used. Preload Virtualmin libraries? Choose Yes, faster UI with more RAM used (≈40M) Run email domain lookup server? Choose Yes, faster mail processing with more RAM used (≈70M) Click Next. If your system is going to host domains that will receive a large amount of email, scanning incoming messages for viruses can generate high CPU load. Because scanning is done using the ClamAV scanning server clamd, it will consume RAM even when not processing email. If your system will not be hosting email, virus scanning can be disabled. Enable virus scanning with ClamAV? Choose Yes, uses up to 2G of RAM Click Next. Spam filtering ================== If your system is going to host domains that will receive a large amount of email, filtering incoming messages for spam can generate significant CPU load. This is due to CPU use by the SpamAssassin mail filter when it is started, which can be avoided by running the SpamAssassin filter server spamd in the background. This consumes RAM, but reduces CPU load and makes mail processing faster. Run SpamAssassin server filter? Choose Yes, faster mail processing with more RAM used (≈30M) and no per-domain settings Click Next. Database servers ================ Virtualmin supports both the MariaDB and PostgreSQL database servers, but you might want to run only one (or neither) on your system. Each consumes RAM when running, even if they are not being used. Depending on the websites and applications you plan to host, running MariaDB only may be enough, as most web applications do not support or require PostgreSQL. If your system will only be used for mail or DNS hosting, there is no need to run either. Run MariaDB database server? Yes Run PostgreSQL database server? No Click Next. MariaDB password ================ To prevent other users on your system from managing the MariaDB database, a password for the root user should be set. Currently the MariaDB password is not set, which is highly insecure. Set MariaDB password: <removed> Click Next. DNS configuration ================== For DNS zones created by Virtualmin to be resolvable, the primary nameserver record for each zone must be set to something that can itself be resolved by other systems on the Internet. Primary nameserver: ns1.turritopsis-dohrnii-teo-en-ming.com Click Skip check for resolvability. Secondary nameservers (optional): ns2.turritopsis-dohrnii-teo-en-ming.com Click Next. All done ========= Virtualmin post-installation configuration is now complete! However, you can continue with the wizard to configure optional features. Click Next. Password storage ================= Virtualmin gives you the option of storing plain-text passwords for virtual servers and mailboxes, or storing only one-way encrypted (hashed) passwords. Plain text passwords are more convenient, but less secure if your system is compromised. However, with hashed passwords enabled, password recovery for virtual servers will not be not possible, and database password for new servers will be different from the administration password, and will be randomly generated. Password storage mode: Only store hashed passwords Click Next. MariaDB database size ====================== MariaDB can be configured to trade off memory use for performance, depending on how much RAM your system has and how heavily you expect the database to be used. MariaDB configuration size: Keep MariaDB system defaults Click Next. SSL key directory ================== Virtualmin gives you the option of keeping SSL certificates and keys in each virtual server's home directory, or another location under /etc. The former is easier to manage, but introduces the risk that server owners may cause your webserver to fail to start if they delete the certificate file. Location for SSL certificates: Per-domain directory under /etc/ssl/virtualmin Click Next. Virtualmin can create a default virtual server that will serve web requests to your system that don't match any other domain. It can also be used to request a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate for use by Virtualmin's own UI. Setup default virtual server? No, thanks Click Next. Additional post-installation configuration is now complete! Click Finish. SECTION B - Backing up Virtualmin Virtual Servers on old CentOS 7.9 VPS ======================================================================== Refer to my guide. Reference guide: Have I performed my backups using Virtualmin GUI correctly? Link a: https://sourceforge.net/p/webadmin/mailman/message/37744989/ Link b: https://marc.info/?l=webmin-l&m=167038794008036&w=2 SECTION C - Transferring Backup Files From CentOS 7.9 VPS to AlmaLinux 9.1 VPS =============================================================================== Download all the 20 backup files from CentOS 7.9 Linux server to your laptop using WinSCP. Upload all the 20 backup files from your laptop to AlmaLinux 9.1 server using WinSCP. The backup files should be uploaded to /restore directory on AlmaLinux 9.1 server. SECTION D - Restore Backups in AlmaLinux 9.1 Server ==================================================== Login to Virtualmin. Click Backup and Restore. Click Restore Virtual Servers. Restore Virtual Servers Page ============================= Source and format ================== Restore source: Local file or directory Click and choose /restore Features and settings ===================== Features to restore: Restore all features Virtualmin settings to restore: Select all Other restore options ===================== Re-allocate UIDs and GID: Yes Just re-import server details: No Delete and re-create virtual servers: No IPv4 address for restored servers: Shared, on IP 217.76.54.74 IPv6 address for restored servers: Shared, on IP 2a02:c206:2112:2973:0000:0000:0000:0001 Click Show What Will Be Restored Checking contents of the backup .. .. found 6 virtual servers and 8 global virtualmin settings Information! The following features were enabled in one or more of the domains in the backup, but are not enabled : Webalizer reporting Without them, some functions of the restored virtual servers may not work. Warning! Are you sure you want to restore the selected domains and features from local file /restore? Any existing data for the features in these domains will be over-written! Click government-of-the-multiverse.online (Server does not exist, will be re-created) Virtual server password, description and other details Administration user's password, quota and Cron jobs Records in DNS domain, except SOA Mail/FTP users and mail aliases Apache webserver configuration Apache SSL webserver configuration and certificate Logrotate configuration for log file Contents of server's MariaDB databases Spam filtering Webmin ACL files Server's home directory and web pages AWStats configuration file Click shaunlohxiaowen.xyz (Server does not exist, will be re-created) Virtual server password, description and other details Administration user's password, quota and Cron jobs Records in DNS domain, except SOA Mail/FTP users and mail aliases Apache webserver configuration Apache SSL webserver configuration and certificate Logrotate configuration for log file Contents of server's MariaDB databases Spam filtering Webmin ACL files Server's home directory and web pages AWStats configuration file Click teo-en-ming-corp.com (Server does not exist, will be re-created) Virtual server password, description and other details Administration user's password, quota and Cron jobs Records in DNS domain, except SOA Mail/FTP users and mail aliases Apache webserver configuration Apache SSL webserver configuration and certificate Logrotate configuration for log file Contents of server's MariaDB databases Spam filtering Webmin ACL files Server's home directory and web pages AWStats configuration file Click teo-en-ming.com (Server does not exist, will be re-created) Virtual server password, description and other details Administration user's password, quota and Cron jobs Records in DNS domain, except SOA Mail/FTP users and mail aliases Apache webserver configuration Apache SSL webserver configuration and certificate Logrotate configuration for log file Contents of server's MariaDB databases Spam filtering Webmin ACL files Server's home directory and web pages AWStats configuration file Click theonlinecitizens.com (Server does not exist, will be re-created) Virtual server password, description and other details Administration user's password, quota and Cron jobs Records in DNS domain, except SOA Mail/FTP users and mail aliases Apache webserver configuration Apache SSL webserver configuration and certificate Logrotate configuration for log file Contents of server's MariaDB databases Spam filtering Webmin ACL files Server's home directory and web pages AWStats configuration file Click turritopsis-dohrnii-teo-en-ming.com (Server does not exist, will be re-created) Virtual server password, description and other details Administration user's password, quota and Cron jobs Records in DNS domain, except SOA Mail/FTP users and mail aliases Apache webserver configuration Apache SSL webserver configuration and certificate Logrotate configuration for log file Contents of server's MariaDB databases Spam filtering Webmin ACL files Server's home directory and web pages AWStats configuration file Click Virtualmin configuration settings Virtualmin configuration Custom fields, links and shells New user email messages Mail server settings Scheduled Virtualmin backups Third-party script installers Server templates and plans Click Restore Now. Checking contents of the backup .. .. found 6 virtual servers and 8 global virtualmin settings Starting restore of 6 domains from local file /restore .. Extracting backup archive files .. .. done Restoring Virtualmin settings .. Restoring Virtualmin configuration .. .. done Restoring templates and plans .. .. done Restoring email templates .. .. done Restoring custom fields, links, categories and shells .. .. done Restoring custom script installers .. .. done Restoring scheduled backups and keys .. .. done Restoring DKIM settings .. Finding virtual servers to enable DKIM for .. .. no virtual servers with DNS and email enabled were found, but enabling for 1 extra domains Extracting public key from private key in /etc/opendkim/keys/default.private .. .. done Setting domain and selector in DKIM filter configuration .. .. done Enabling DKIM filter at boot time .. .. done Starting DKIM filter .. .. done Configuring mail server to use DKIM filter .. .. done .. done Restoring greylisting settings .. .. leaving disabled Restoring rate limiting settings .. .. leaving disabled Restoring mail server configuration .. .. done .. done Re-creating virtual server government-of-the-multiverse.online .. Creating administration group government-of-the-multiverse .. .. done Creating administration user government-of-the-multiverse .. .. done Creating aliases for administration user .. .. done Adding administration user to groups .. .. done Creating home directory .. .. done Creating mailbox for administration user .. .. done Adding new DNS zone .. .. done Adding to email domains list .. .. done Adding default mail aliases .. .. done Adding DKIM records to DNS domain government-of-the-multiverse.online .. .. added successfully Adding new virtual website .. .. done Starting FCGIwrap server .. .. done Adding webserver user apache to server's group .. .. done Performing other Apache configuration .. .. done Setting up scheduled Webalizer reporting .. .. Webalizer reporting failed! : Webalizer config file /etc/webalizer.conf does not exist! Creating SSL certificate and private key .. .. done Adding new SSL virtual website .. .. done Setting up log file rotation .. .. done Creating MariaDB login .. .. done Creating MariaDB database government_of_the_multiverse .. .. done Setting up spam filtering .. .. done Setting up virus filtering .. .. done Setting up AWStats reporting .. .. done Setting up password protection for AWStats .. .. done Creating Webmin user .. .. done Saving server details .. .. done Re-starting DNS server .. .. done Applying web server configuration .. .. done Re-loading Webmin .. .. done Re-starting Usermin .. .. done Restarting mail server .. .. done Restoring backup for virtual server government-of-the-multiverse.online .. Restoring virtual server password, quota and other details .. .. done Updating administration password and quotas .. .. done Restoring Cron jobs .. .. done Extracting TAR file of home directory .. .. done Setting ownership of home directory .. .. done Re-creating records in DNS domain .. .. done Restoring Apache virtual host configuration .. .. done Checking restored PHP execution mode .. .. mode FCGId cannot be used, switching to FPM. Updating PHP FPM configuration .. .. no fixes needed Restoring Apache log files .. .. done Restoring SSL Apache virtual host configuration and certificate .. .. done Restoring Logrotate configuration .. .. done Restoring allowed MariaDB hosts .. .. done Re-loading MariaDB database government_of_the_multiverse .. .. done Re-loading MariaDB database government_of_the_multiverse_roundcube .. Creating MariaDB database government_of_the_multiverse_roundcube .. .. done .. done Restoring SpamAssassin and Procmail configurations .. .. done Restoring Webmin ACL files .. .. done Restoring AWStats configuration file .. .. done Re-creating mail and FTP users .. .. done Re-creating mail aliases .. .. done Restoring mail and FTP user Cron jobs .. .. done Updating Webmin user .. .. done Re-creating virtual server shaunlohxiaowen.xyz .. Creating administration group shaun .. .. done Creating administration user shaun .. .. done Creating aliases for administration user .. .. done Adding administration user to groups .. .. done Creating home directory .. .. done Creating mailbox for administration user .. .. done Adding new DNS zone .. .. done Adding to email domains list .. .. done Adding default mail aliases .. .. done Adding DKIM records to DNS domain shaunlohxiaowen.xyz .. .. added successfully Adding new virtual website .. .. done Starting FCGIwrap server .. .. done Adding webserver user apache to server's group .. .. done Performing other Apache configuration .. .. done Setting up scheduled Webalizer reporting .. .. Webalizer reporting failed! : Webalizer config file /etc/webalizer.conf does not exist! Creating SSL certificate and private key .. .. done Adding new SSL virtual website .. .. done Setting up log file rotation .. .. done Creating MariaDB login .. .. done Creating MariaDB database shaun .. .. done Setting up spam filtering .. .. done Setting up virus filtering .. .. done Setting up AWStats reporting .. .. done Setting up password protection for AWStats .. .. done Creating Webmin user .. .. done Saving server details .. .. done Re-starting DNS server .. .. done Restarting PHP-FPM 8.0 server .. .. done Applying web server configuration .. .. done Re-loading Webmin .. .. done Re-starting Usermin .. .. done Restoring backup for virtual server shaunlohxiaowen.xyz .. Restoring virtual server password, quota and other details .. .. done Updating administration password and quotas .. .. done Restoring Cron jobs .. .. done Extracting TAR file of home directory .. .. done Setting ownership of home directory .. .. done Re-creating records in DNS domain .. .. done Restoring Apache virtual host configuration .. .. done Checking restored PHP execution mode .. .. mode FCGId cannot be used, switching to FPM. Updating PHP FPM configuration .. .. no fixes needed Restoring Apache log files .. .. done Restoring SSL Apache virtual host configuration and certificate .. .. done Restoring Logrotate configuration .. .. done Restoring allowed MariaDB hosts .. .. done Re-loading MariaDB database shaun .. .. done Re-loading MariaDB database shaun_roundcube .. Creating MariaDB database shaun_roundcube .. .. done .. done Restoring SpamAssassin and Procmail configurations .. .. done Restoring Webmin ACL files .. .. done Restoring AWStats configuration file .. .. done Re-creating mail and FTP users .. .. done Re-creating mail aliases .. .. done Restoring mail and FTP user Cron jobs .. .. done Updating Webmin user .. .. done Re-creating virtual server teo-en-ming-corp.com .. Creating administration group ceo .. .. done Creating administration user ceo .. .. done Creating aliases for administration user .. .. done Adding administration user to groups .. .. done Creating home directory .. .. done Creating mailbox for administration user .. .. done Adding new DNS zone .. .. done Adding to email domains list .. .. done Adding default mail aliases .. .. done Adding DKIM records to DNS domain teo-en-ming-corp.com .. .. added successfully Adding new virtual website .. .. done Starting FCGIwrap server .. .. done Adding webserver user apache to server's group .. .. done Performing other Apache configuration .. .. done Setting up scheduled Webalizer reporting .. .. Webalizer reporting failed! : Webalizer config file /etc/webalizer.conf does not exist! Creating SSL certificate and private key .. .. done Adding new SSL virtual website .. .. done Setting up log file rotation .. .. done Creating MariaDB login .. .. done Creating MariaDB database ceo .. .. done Setting up spam filtering .. .. done Setting up virus filtering .. .. done Setting up AWStats reporting .. .. done Setting up password protection for AWStats .. .. done Creating Webmin user .. .. done Saving server details .. .. done Re-starting DNS server .. .. done Restarting PHP-FPM 8.0 server .. .. done Applying web server configuration .. .. done Re-loading Webmin .. .. done Re-starting Usermin .. .. done Restoring backup for virtual server teo-en-ming-corp.com .. Restoring virtual server password, quota and other details .. .. done Updating administration password and quotas .. .. done Restoring Cron jobs .. .. done Extracting TAR file of home directory .. .. done Setting ownership of home directory .. .. done Re-creating records in DNS domain .. .. done Restoring Apache virtual host configuration .. .. done Checking restored PHP execution mode .. .. mode FCGId cannot be used, switching to FPM. Updating PHP FPM configuration .. .. no fixes needed Restoring Apache log files .. .. done Restoring SSL Apache virtual host configuration and certificate .. .. done Restoring Logrotate configuration .. .. done Restoring allowed MariaDB hosts .. .. done Re-loading MariaDB database ceo .. .. done Re-loading MariaDB database ceo_roundcube .. Creating MariaDB database ceo_roundcube .. .. done .. done Restoring SpamAssassin and Procmail configurations .. .. done Restoring Webmin ACL files .. .. done Restoring AWStats configuration file .. .. done Re-creating mail and FTP users .. .. done Re-creating mail aliases .. .. done Restoring mail and FTP user Cron jobs .. .. done Updating Webmin user .. .. done Re-creating virtual server teo-en-ming.com .. Creating administration group teo-en-ming .. .. done Creating administration user teo-en-ming .. .. done Creating aliases for administration user .. .. done Adding administration user to groups .. .. done Creating home directory .. .. done Creating mailbox for administration user .. .. done Adding new DNS zone .. .. done Adding to email domains list .. .. done Adding default mail aliases .. .. done Adding DKIM records to DNS domain teo-en-ming.com .. .. added successfully Adding new virtual website .. .. done Starting FCGIwrap server .. .. done Adding webserver user apache to server's group .. .. done Performing other Apache configuration .. .. done Setting up scheduled Webalizer reporting .. .. Webalizer reporting failed! : Webalizer config file /etc/webalizer.conf does not exist! Creating SSL certificate and private key .. .. done Adding new SSL virtual website .. .. done Setting up log file rotation .. .. done Creating MariaDB login .. .. done Creating MariaDB database teo_en_ming .. .. done Setting up spam filtering .. .. done Setting up virus filtering .. .. done Setting up AWStats reporting .. .. done Setting up password protection for AWStats .. .. done Creating Webmin user .. .. done Saving server details .. .. done Re-starting DNS server .. .. done Restarting PHP-FPM 8.0 server .. .. done Applying web server configuration .. .. done Re-loading Webmin .. .. done Re-starting Usermin .. .. done Restoring backup for virtual server teo-en-ming.com .. Restoring virtual server password, quota and other details .. .. done Updating administration password and quotas .. .. done Restoring Cron jobs .. .. done Extracting TAR file of home directory .. .. done Setting ownership of home directory .. .. done Re-creating records in DNS domain .. .. done Restoring Apache virtual host configuration .. .. done Checking restored PHP execution mode .. .. mode FCGId cannot be used, switching to FPM. Updating PHP FPM configuration .. .. no fixes needed Restoring Apache log files .. .. done Restoring SSL Apache virtual host configuration and certificate .. .. done Restoring Logrotate configuration .. .. done Restoring allowed MariaDB hosts .. .. done Re-loading MariaDB database teo_en_ming .. .. done Re-loading MariaDB database teo_en_ming_roundcube .. Creating MariaDB database teo_en_ming_roundcube .. .. done .. done Restoring SpamAssassin and Procmail configurations .. .. done Restoring Webmin ACL files .. .. done Restoring AWStats configuration file .. .. done Re-creating mail and FTP users .. .. done Re-creating mail aliases .. .. done Restoring mail and FTP user Cron jobs .. .. done Updating Webmin user .. .. done Re-creating virtual server theonlinecitizens.com .. Creating administration group theonlinecitizens .. .. done Creating administration user theonlinecitizens .. .. done Creating aliases for administration user .. .. done Adding administration user to groups .. .. done Creating home directory .. .. done Creating mailbox for administration user .. .. done Adding new DNS zone .. .. done Adding to email domains list .. .. done Adding default mail aliases .. .. done Adding DKIM records to DNS domain theonlinecitizens.com .. .. added successfully Adding new virtual website .. .. done Starting FCGIwrap server .. .. done Adding webserver user apache to server's group .. .. done Performing other Apache configuration .. .. done Setting up scheduled Webalizer reporting .. .. Webalizer reporting failed! : Webalizer config file /etc/webalizer.conf does not exist! Creating SSL certificate and private key .. .. done Adding new SSL virtual website .. .. done Setting up log file rotation .. .. done Creating MariaDB login .. .. done Creating MariaDB database theonlinecitizens .. .. done Setting up spam filtering .. .. done Setting up virus filtering .. .. done Setting up AWStats reporting .. .. done Setting up password protection for AWStats .. .. done Creating Webmin user .. .. done Saving server details .. .. done Re-starting DNS server .. .. done Restarting PHP-FPM 8.0 server .. .. done Applying web server configuration .. .. done Re-loading Webmin .. .. done Re-starting Usermin .. .. done Restoring backup for virtual server theonlinecitizens.com .. Restoring virtual server password, quota and other details .. .. done Updating administration password and quotas .. .. done Restoring Cron jobs .. .. done Extracting TAR file of home directory .. .. done Setting ownership of home directory .. .. done Re-creating records in DNS domain .. .. done Restoring Apache virtual host configuration .. .. done Checking restored PHP execution mode .. .. mode FCGId cannot be used, switching to FPM. Updating PHP FPM configuration .. .. no fixes needed Restoring Apache log files .. .. done Restoring SSL Apache virtual host configuration and certificate .. .. done Restoring Logrotate configuration .. .. done Restoring allowed MariaDB hosts .. .. done Re-loading MariaDB database theonlinecitizens .. .. done Re-loading MariaDB database theonlinecitizens_roundcube .. Creating MariaDB database theonlinecitizens_roundcube .. .. done .. done Restoring SpamAssassin and Procmail configurations .. .. done Restoring Webmin ACL files .. .. done Restoring AWStats configuration file .. .. done Re-creating mail and FTP users .. .. done Re-creating mail aliases .. .. done Restoring mail and FTP user Cron jobs .. .. done Updating Webmin user .. .. done Re-creating virtual server turritopsis-dohrnii-teo-en-ming.com .. Creating administration group turritopsis-dohrnii-teo-en-ming .. .. done Creating administration user turritopsis-dohrnii-teo-en-ming .. .. done Creating aliases for administration user .. .. done Adding administration user to groups .. .. done Creating home directory .. .. done Creating mailbox for administration user .. .. done Adding new DNS zone .. .. done Adding to email domains list .. .. done Adding default mail aliases .. .. done Adding DKIM records to DNS domain turritopsis-dohrnii-teo-en-ming.com .. .. added successfully Adding new virtual website .. .. done Starting FCGIwrap server .. .. done Adding webserver user apache to server's group .. .. done Performing other Apache configuration .. .. done Setting up scheduled Webalizer reporting .. .. Webalizer reporting failed! : Webalizer config file /etc/webalizer.conf does not exist! Creating SSL certificate and private key .. .. done Adding new SSL virtual website .. .. done Setting up log file rotation .. .. done Creating MariaDB login .. .. done Creating MariaDB database turritopsis_dohrnii_teo_en_ming .. .. done Setting up spam filtering .. .. done Setting up virus filtering .. .. done Setting up AWStats reporting .. .. done Setting up password protection for AWStats .. .. done Creating Webmin user .. .. done Saving server details .. .. done Re-starting DNS server .. .. done Restarting PHP-FPM 8.0 server .. .. done Applying web server configuration .. .. done Re-loading Webmin .. .. done Re-starting Usermin .. .. done Restoring backup for virtual server turritopsis-dohrnii-teo-en-ming.com .. Restoring virtual server password, quota and other details .. .. done Updating administration password and quotas .. .. done Restoring Cron jobs .. .. done Extracting TAR file of home directory .. .. done Setting ownership of home directory .. .. done Re-creating records in DNS domain .. .. done Restoring Apache virtual host configuration .. .. done Checking restored PHP execution mode .. .. mode FCGId cannot be used, switching to FPM. Updating PHP FPM configuration .. .. no fixes needed Restoring Apache log files .. .. done Restoring SSL Apache virtual host configuration and certificate .. .. done Restoring Logrotate configuration .. .. done Restoring allowed MariaDB hosts .. .. done Re-loading MariaDB database turritopsis_dohrnii_teo_en_ming .. .. done Re-loading MariaDB database turritopsis_dohrnii_teo_en_ming_roundcube .. Creating MariaDB database turritopsis_dohrnii_teo_en_ming_roundcube .. .. done .. done Re-loading MariaDB database turritopsis_dohrnii_teo_en_ming_roundcube_2 .. Creating MariaDB database turritopsis_dohrnii_teo_en_ming_roundcube_2 .. .. done .. done Restoring SpamAssassin and Procmail configurations .. .. done Restoring Webmin ACL files .. .. done Restoring AWStats configuration file .. .. done Re-creating mail and FTP users .. .. done Re-creating mail aliases .. .. done Restoring mail and FTP user Cron jobs .. .. done Updating Webmin user .. .. done Enabling PHP modules for restored scripts .. .. no PHP modules needed to be installed WARNING - The following scripts used PHP versions that are not available : government-of-the-multiverse.online - RoundCube - Version 7.2 government-of-the-multiverse.online - SquirrelMail - Version 7.2 shaunlohxiaowen.xyz - RoundCube - Version 7.2 teo-en-ming-corp.com - SquirrelMail - Version 7.2 teo-en-ming-corp.com - RoundCube - Version 7.2 teo-en-ming.com - SquirrelMail - Version 7.2 teo-en-ming.com - RoundCube - Version 7.2 theonlinecitizens.com - RoundCube - Version 7.2 turritopsis-dohrnii-teo-en-ming.com - RoundCube - Version 7.2 Re-starting DNS server .. .. done Restarting PHP-FPM 8.0 server .. .. done Applying web server configuration .. .. done Re-loading Webmin .. .. done Re-starting Usermin .. .. done .. restore complete. SECTION E - Changing IP Address of Virtualmin Master Server (Primary DNS Server) at your Domain Registrar ========================================================================================================== Refer to the following guide. Reference guide: [NAMECHEAP] How can I update my personal nameserver's IP address? Link: https://www.namecheap.com/support/knowledgebase/article.aspx/292/10/how-can… SECTION F - Checking Virtualmin Configuration =============================================== The status of your system is being checked to ensure that all enabled features are available and properly configured .. Your system has 7.5 GiB of memory, which is at or above the Virtualmin recommended minimum of 256 MiB BIND DNS server is installed Mail server Postfix is installed and configured Postfix is configured to support per-domain outgoing IP addresses PHP execution mode fcgid was selected in the default template, but is not supported on this system, and now will be changed to none Apache is installed CGI scripts can be executed using FCGIwrap Apache supports HTTP/2 on your system The following PHP execution modes are available : fpm The following PHP-FPM versions are available : 8.0.20 (php-fpm) PHP versions have changed to 8.0 since last check. Regenerating any missing php.ini files Webalizer does not appear to be installed on your system, or has not yet been set up properly in Webmin's Webalizer Logfile Analysis module. If your system does not use Webalizer, it should be disabled in Virtualmin's module configuration page .. your system is not ready for use by Virtualmin SECTION G - System Information =============================== System hostname vmi1122973.contaboserver.net (217.76.54.74) Operating system AlmaLinux 9.1 Webmin version 2.001 Usermin version 1.860 Virtualmin version 7.3 Authentic theme version 20.01.1:5 Time on system Wednesday, December 14, 2022 10:35 AM Kernel and CPU Linux 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1.x86_64 on x86_64 Processor information AMD EPYC 7282 16-Core Processor, 4 cores System uptime 19 hours, 12 minutes Running processes 171 CPU load averages 0.28 (1 min) 0.37 (5 mins) 0.41 (15 mins) Real memory 2.43 GiB used / 4.71 GiB cached / 7.5 GiB total Local disk space 17.53 GiB used / 178.22 GiB free / 195.76 GiB total Package updates All installed packages are up to date SECTION H - Tying up some loose ends for the Slave DNS Server =============================================================== Part 1 ======= Because I haven't migrate the slave DNS server (it is still running CentOS 7.9), we need to tie up some loose ends. Use the following guide. Reference guide: [PART 8 - DRAFT 2] [Virtualmin and Webmin] Teo En Ming's Notes for Setting Up Slave DNS Server Link a: https://sourceforge.net/p/webadmin/mailman/message/37373922/ Link b: https://marc.info/?l=webmin-l&m=163528877500627&w=2 Link c: https://pastebin.com/raw/hVShREH6 Part 2 ======= Then you need to login to the Webmin of the slave DNS server. Click Servers > BIND DNS Server For EACH AND EVERY DNS Zone, click on the DNS Zone. Click Edit Zone Options. Master servers: 217.76.54.74 Allow transfers from.. Click Listed.. and then specify 217.76.54.74 Click Save. Part 3 ======= Putty/SSH into the slave DNS server. # systemctl restart named Run the below command for every domain name. # rndc reload <domain name> Reference guide: Force dns zone transfer Link: https://archive.virtualmin.com/node/14479 CONCLUSION ========== You have successfully migrated your Virtualmin master server from CentOS 7.9 to AlmaLinux 9.1! ADDITIONAL READING MATERIALS ============================== Reference guide: [8-Part Series] Complete Guide to Setting Up Virtualmin Web Hosting Control Panel with Master and Slave DNS Servers Configuration Link a: https://sourceforge.net/p/webadmin/mailman/message/37373937/ Link b: https://marc.info/?l=webmin-l&m=163529128901657&w=2 Regards, Mr. Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming Targeted Individual in Singapore Blogs: https://tdtemcerts.blogspot.com https://tdtemcerts.wordpress.com

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Centos 7.9 transition blocked, how to solve??
by just4safe＠hotmail.com 07 Dec '22

07 Dec '22

Hi all, My home desktop machine runs Centos 7.9 Due to the Centos issues I want to migrate to Almalinux (8 or later). I updated Centos 7.9 I found a/the site with the Elevate/Leapp route, so I started there. After making steps as in the description (on that page), in Leapp I did the preupgrade check, and that returns some issues which seem to block the process: >>> start of last part of screen output: Complete! ==> Processing phase `TargetTransactionCheck` ====> * local_repos_inhibit Inhibits the upgrade if local repositories were found. ====> * dnf_transaction_check This actor tries to solve the RPM transaction to verify the all package dependencies can be successfully resolved. Applying transaction workaround - yum config fix Last metadata expiration check: 0:03:06 ago on Sat Dec 3 09:53:09 2022. Process Process-464: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/multiprocessing/process.py", line 258, in _bootstrap self.run() File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/multiprocessing/process.py", line 114, in run self._target(*self._args, **self._kwargs) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/leapp/repository/actor_definition.py", line 72, in _do_run actor_instance.run(*args, **kwargs) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/leapp/actors/__init__.py", line 290, in run self.process(*args) File "/usr/share/leapp-repository/repositories/system_upgrade/common/actors/dnftransactioncheck/actor.py", line 44, in process xfs_info=xfs_info, storage_info=storage_info, plugin_info=plugin_info File "/usr/share/leapp-repository/repositories/system_upgrade/common/libraries/dnfplugin.py", line 371, in perform_transaction_check context=context, stage='check', target_repoids=target_repoids, plugin_info=plugin_info, tasks=tasks File "/usr/share/leapp-repository/repositories/system_upgrade/common/libraries/dnfplugin.py", line 219, in _transaction e.stdout = e.stdout.encode('utf-8', 'xmlcharrefreplace') AttributeError: can't set attribute ====================================================================================================== Actor dnf_transaction_check unexpectedly terminated with exit code: 1 - Please check the above details ====================================================================================================== >>> end of screen output. I guess, something in python-2.7 is a problem; I guess, something in leapp-repositories is a problem. and maybe the AttributeError... Being a simple and old Centosuser, I do not know how to solve this. Can any member give the help to overcome this blocking? Note: my Centos 7.9 uses 'yum' and not 'dnf' as a manager.

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AlmaLinux 9.1 and SELinux problem
by Alessandro Baggi 07 Dec '22

07 Dec '22

Hi, I'm running AlmaLinux 9.1 on VM to play with SELinux and trying to create a custom policy for an app. This app is written in Python and wait files to be processed (uploaded via sftp from another host). It read data from this file and then save them on postgresql DB. If something is wrong with the data, it will send an email. I followed this: https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/8/ht… Generating a custom policy, a permissive line is inserted in the policy: permissive example_t; that, if I'm not wrong, also if denials are found it runs the policy as permissive. Commenting this line and reload the policy my program does not work anymore and I receive this error: psycopg2.connect(127.0.0.1): could not receive data from server: Permission denied could not send SSL negotiation packet: Permission denied The strange thing is that if I run: # ausearch -m AVC -ts recent I don't receive new denied AVC. I tried also to read PostgreSQL side logs but nothing useful. Can someone point me in the right direction? Thank you in advance.

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Re: [Security] Re: Can I use the Elevate tool to migrate my CentOS 7.9 with Virtualmin/Webmin to AlmaLinux 9.0?
by Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming 24 Nov '22

24 Nov '22

On Sat, 19 Nov 2022 at 06:02, Scott Blaydes <scott(a)nettek.io> wrote: > > As always, create a backup before making changes. > > Thank you, > Scott Blaydes Noted with thanks. I love creating backups :) > > On Fri, Nov 18, 2022 at 10:49:52PM +0800, Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming wrote: > > On Fri, 18 Nov 2022 at 21:58, Scott Blaydes <scott(a)nettek.io> wrote: > > > > > > I believe that is beyond the scope of this list. > > > > > > Best bet would be to make a clone of the system and try running Elevate. If you can't make a clone, build a new server and try it. > > > > > > Also, if you do choose to build a new server and install an Alma/Virtualmin server, you can migrate backups from the CentOS/Virtualmin and restore them on the new Alma/Virtualmin server. > > > > > > Thank you, > > > Scott Blaydes > > > > Dear Scott Blaydes, > > > > Thank you for your reply. > > > > I think you may have saved my day. > > > > You mean I can make full and complete backups of my web hosting > > control panel using the Virtualmin GUI web interface in CentOS 7.9 and > > restore the backups on the fresh new installation of AlmaLinux > > 9.1/Virtualmin server? > > > > That means I do not need to make a clone of my CentOS 7.9 linux server > > and run Elevate tool already. I can simply make a fresh new > > installation of both AlmaLinux 9.1 and Virtualmin on a brand new > > server. > > > > No migration needed and no headaches and complications. > > > > Thank you. > > > > Mr. Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming > > > > > > > > On Wed, Nov 16, 2022 at 10:45:10PM +0800, Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming wrote: > > > > Subject: Can I use the Elevate tool to migrate my CentOS 7.9 with > > > > Virtualmin/Webmin to AlmaLinux 9.0? > > > > > > > > Good day from Singapore, > > > > > > > > I understand both CentOS Linux and AlmaLinux follow Red Hat Enterprise > > > > Linux (RHEL). > > > > > > > > I have 2 CentOS 7.9 Linux virtual private servers (VPS) in Europe. > > > > They are running Virtualmin/Webmin web hosting control panel in master > > > > and slave configuration. > > > > > > > > Unfortunately, the end of life (EOL) date for CentOS 7.9 is 30 June > > > > 2024, which is less than 2 years away. > > > > > > > > Can I use the Elevate tool to migrate my CentOS 7.9 with > > > > Virtualmin/Webmin to AlmaLinux 9.0? Is it technically impossible or > > > > will result in too many complications? > > > > > > > > Should I install AlmaLinux 9.0 from fresh and then install Virtualmin > > > > instead? If I choose this route, I will need to ask Virtualmin > > > > developers how I can migrate the web hosting control panel from CentOS > > > > 7.9 to AlmaLinux 9.0. > > > > > > > > Please advise. > > > > > > > > Thank you. > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > > > Mr. Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming > > > > Targeted Individual in Singapore > > > > Blogs: > > > > https://tdtemcerts.blogspot.com > > > > https://tdtemcerts.wordpress.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Security mailing list -- security(a)lists.almalinux.org > > > > To unsubscribe send an email to security-leave(a)lists.almalinux.org > > _______________________________________________ > > Security mailing list -- security(a)lists.almalinux.org > > To unsubscribe send an email to security-leave(a)lists.almalinux.org

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Testing
by Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming 24 Nov '22

24 Nov '22

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Fwd: [orca] AlmaLinux 9.1 released
by Luna Jernberg 19 Nov '22

19 Nov '22

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Jude DaShiell <jdashiel(a)panix.com> Date: Sat, Nov 19, 2022 at 7:15 AM Subject: [orca] AlmaLinux 9.1 released To: <orca(a)freelists.org> For us screen reader users, you want the dvd images since these are the only ones with the accessibility stack immediately available. This after a bittorrent download turned out to be quick research since .manifest files for all three flavors of almalinux came as a result of the bittorrent download. Jude <jdashiel at panix dot com> "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author, 1940) . _______________________________________________ orca mailing list orca(a)freelists.org https://www.freelists.org/list/orca Orca wiki: https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Orca Orca documentation: https://help.gnome.org/users/orca/stable/ GNOME Universal Access guide: https://help.gnome.org/users/gnome-help/stable/a11y.html

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Re: [Security] Can I use the Elevate tool to migrate my CentOS 7.9 with Virtualmin/Webmin to AlmaLinux 9.0?
by Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming 18 Nov '22

18 Nov '22

On Fri, 18 Nov 2022 at 21:58, Scott Blaydes <scott(a)nettek.io> wrote: > > I believe that is beyond the scope of this list. > > Best bet would be to make a clone of the system and try running Elevate. If you can't make a clone, build a new server and try it. > > Also, if you do choose to build a new server and install an Alma/Virtualmin server, you can migrate backups from the CentOS/Virtualmin and restore them on the new Alma/Virtualmin server. > > Thank you, > Scott Blaydes Dear Scott Blaydes, Thank you for your reply. I think you may have saved my day. You mean I can make full and complete backups of my web hosting control panel using the Virtualmin GUI web interface in CentOS 7.9 and restore the backups on the fresh new installation of AlmaLinux 9.1/Virtualmin server? That means I do not need to make a clone of my CentOS 7.9 linux server and run Elevate tool already. I can simply make a fresh new installation of both AlmaLinux 9.1 and Virtualmin on a brand new server. No migration needed and no headaches and complications. Thank you. Mr. Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming > > On Wed, Nov 16, 2022 at 10:45:10PM +0800, Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming wrote: > > Subject: Can I use the Elevate tool to migrate my CentOS 7.9 with > > Virtualmin/Webmin to AlmaLinux 9.0? > > > > Good day from Singapore, > > > > I understand both CentOS Linux and AlmaLinux follow Red Hat Enterprise > > Linux (RHEL). > > > > I have 2 CentOS 7.9 Linux virtual private servers (VPS) in Europe. > > They are running Virtualmin/Webmin web hosting control panel in master > > and slave configuration. > > > > Unfortunately, the end of life (EOL) date for CentOS 7.9 is 30 June > > 2024, which is less than 2 years away. > > > > Can I use the Elevate tool to migrate my CentOS 7.9 with > > Virtualmin/Webmin to AlmaLinux 9.0? Is it technically impossible or > > will result in too many complications? > > > > Should I install AlmaLinux 9.0 from fresh and then install Virtualmin > > instead? If I choose this route, I will need to ask Virtualmin > > developers how I can migrate the web hosting control panel from CentOS > > 7.9 to AlmaLinux 9.0. > > > > Please advise. > > > > Thank you. > > > > Regards, > > > > Mr. Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming > > Targeted Individual in Singapore > > Blogs: > > https://tdtemcerts.blogspot.com > > https://tdtemcerts.wordpress.com > > _______________________________________________ > > Security mailing list -- security(a)lists.almalinux.org > > To unsubscribe send an email to security-leave(a)lists.almalinux.org

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Can I use the Elevate tool to migrate my CentOS 7.9 with Virtualmin/Webmin to AlmaLinux 9.0?
by Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming 17 Nov '22

17 Nov '22

Subject: Can I use the Elevate tool to migrate my CentOS 7.9 with Virtualmin/Webmin to AlmaLinux 9.0? Good day from Singapore, I understand both CentOS Linux and AlmaLinux follow Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). I have 2 CentOS 7.9 Linux virtual private servers (VPS) in Europe. They are running Virtualmin/Webmin web hosting control panel in master and slave configuration. Unfortunately, the end of life (EOL) date for CentOS 7.9 is 30 June 2024, which is less than 2 years away. Can I use the Elevate tool to migrate my CentOS 7.9 with Virtualmin/Webmin to AlmaLinux 9.0? Is it technically impossible or will result in too many complications? Should I install AlmaLinux 9.0 from fresh and then install Virtualmin instead? If I choose this route, I will need to ask Virtualmin developers how I can migrate the web hosting control panel from CentOS 7.9 to AlmaLinux 9.0. Please advise. Thank you. Regards, Mr. Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming Targeted Individual in Singapore Blogs: https://tdtemcerts.blogspot.com https://tdtemcerts.wordpress.com

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AlmaLinux 9.1 - Now Available
by Jonathan Wright 16 Nov '22

16 Nov '22

Hello All, We are happy to announce that AlmaLinux 9.1 is now available on the mirrors. You can read the announcement here: https://almalinux.org/blog/almalinux-91-now-available/ <https://almalinux.org/blog/almalinux-87-now-available/> Release Notes: https://wiki.almalinux.org/release-notes/9.1.html -- Jonathan Wright AlmaLinux Foundation Mattermost: chat <https://chat.almalinux.org/almalinux/messages/@jonathan>

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RHEL EUS like feature
by eric.dechaux＠gendarmerie.interieur.gouv.fr 10 Nov '22

10 Nov '22

Hello, Is it possible to have a feature like RHEL EUS [1] for minor releases long term support ? Regards. [1] https://access.redhat.com/articles/rhel-eus -- Eric

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AlmaLinux 8.7 - Now Available
by Jonathan Wright 10 Nov '22

10 Nov '22

Hello All, We are happy to announce that AlmaLinux 8.7 is now available on the mirrors. You can read the announcement here: https://almalinux.org/blog/almalinux-87-now-available/ Release Notes: https://wiki.almalinux.org/release-notes/8.7.html -- Jonathan Wright AlmaLinux Foundation Mattermost: chat <https://chat.almalinux.org/almalinux/messages/@jonathan>

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Almalinux 8.7 - Now Available
by Jonathan Wright 10 Nov '22

10 Nov '22

Hello All, We are happy to announce that AlmaLinux 8.7 is now available on the mirrors. You can read the announcement here: https://almalinux.org/blog/almalinux-87-now-available/ Release Notes: https://wiki.almalinux.org/release-notes/8.7.html -- Jonathan Wright AlmaLinux Foundation Mattermost: chat <https://chat.almalinux.org/almalinux/messages/@jonathan>

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Install wine on almalinux-9
by John Thompson 18 Oct '22

18 Oct '22

I don't see a wine package available for almalinux-9. I would build it from source, but I don't see a 32-bit development environment available either. Does anyone know if/where either can be found for almalinix-9? -- -John Thompson (john(a)os2.dhs.org) Appleton WI USA

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Thunderbird fails to start
by John Thompson 17 Oct '22

17 Oct '22

The latest Mozilla Thunderbird package fails to start on my Almalinux-9 machine. The password window comes up, I enter my password, and an error message results: XML Parsing Error: undefined entity Location: chrome://messenger/content/messenger.xhtml Line Number 8318, Column 15: <toolbarbutton id="imipGoToCalendarButton" --------------^ I am using this Thunderbird package: Name : thunderbird Version : 102.3.0 Release : 3.el9_0.alma Architecture: x86_64 Install Date: Thu 06 Oct 2022 04:48:51 PM CDT Group : Unspecified Size : 287392892 License : MPLv1.1 or GPLv2+ or LGPLv2+ Signature : RSA/SHA256, Fri 30 Sep 2022 05:44:53 AM CDT, Key ID d36cb86cb86b3716 Source RPM : thunderbird-102.3.0-3.el9_0.alma.src.rpm Build Date : Wed 28 Sep 2022 05:03:02 AM CDT Build Host : x64-builder01.almalinux.org Packager : AlmaLinux Packaging Team <packager(a)almalinux.org> Vendor : AlmaLinux URL : http://www.mozilla.org/projects/thunderbird/ Summary : Mozilla Thunderbird mail/newsgroup client N.B. the Thunderbird-102.3.3 tarball from Mozilla works fine. Any ideas? -- -John Thompson (johndthompson(a)gmail.com) Appleton WI USA

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started cancel waiting for multipath siblings of nvme0n1
by Patrick Begou 27 Sep '22

27 Sep '22

Hi, I'm unable tu run a PXE boot + Kickstart based install for Alma Linux 8.6 on a DELL Precision 3571 laptop. The workflow hangs with the message: "/started cancel waiting for multipath siblings of nvme0n//1/" I find this is an issue known by Alma Linux (https://bugs.almalinux.org/view.php?id=209&nbn=6) but the proposed workaround do not work (or I dot not understand it): I've removed ./usr/lib/udev/prefixdevname in initrd.img as prefixdevname-tools was not found but this make a Kernel panic! And there are no details about the initrd.img modification steps. Any idea how to solve this (I have 3 laptops to deploy) ? Is there a way to use older boot images for Alma Linux ? My setup works fine for an old DELL Precision 3520 used for testing before deploying on these new 3571. Thanks for your advices Patrick

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HP-LIP does not work
by John Thompson 22 Sep '22

22 Sep '22

Trying to set up my HP printers in almalinux-9 using HPLIP but it doesn't work. rpm -qa|grep hplip hplip-common-3.21.2-6.el9.alma.x86_64 hplip-libs-3.21.2-6.el9.alma.x86_64 hplip-3.21.2-6.el9.alma.x86_64 These are the official almalinux packages, e.g. $ rpm -qi hplip Name : hplip Version : 3.21.2 Release : 6.el9.alma Architecture: x86_64 Install Date: Thu 22 Sep 2022 07:16:14 PM CDT Group : Unspecified Size : 27157762 License : GPLv2+ and MIT and BSD and IJG and Public Domain and GPLv2+ with exceptions and ISC Signature : RSA/SHA256, Tue 12 Apr 2022 01:22:53 PM CDT, Key ID d36cb86cb86b3716 Source RPM : hplip-3.21.2-6.el9.alma.src.rpm Build Date : Tue 12 Apr 2022 11:49:56 AM CDT Build Host : x64-builder01.almalinux.org Packager : AlmaLinux Packaging Team <packager(a)almalinux.org> Vendor : AlmaLinux URL : https://developers.hp.com/hp-linux-imaging-and-printing Summary : HP Linux Imaging and Printing Project Description : The Hewlett-Packard Linux Imaging and Printing Project provides drivers for HP printers and multi-function peripherals. Unlike other linux distros I've used, the GUI config tool "hp-toolbox" is not included. hp-setup fails thus: $ hp-setup HP Linux Imaging and Printing System (ver. 3.21.2) Printer/Fax Setup Utility ver. 9.0 Copyright (c) 2001-18 HP Development Company, LP This software comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. This is free software, and you are welcome to distribute it under certain conditions. See COPYING file for more details. Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/hp-setup", line 313, in <module> ui = import_module(ui_package + ".setupdialog") File "/usr/lib64/python3.9/importlib/__init__.py", line 127, in import_module return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level) File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1030, in _gcd_import File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1007, in _find_and_load File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 972, in _find_and_load_unlocked File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 228, in _call_with_frames_removed File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1030, in _gcd_import File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1007, in _find_and_load File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 984, in _find_and_load_unlocked ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'ui5 I had been successfully using hplip (including the gui utilities) in almalinux-8.5, but none of the hplip utilities seem to work in almalinux-9 and I am unable to use any of my printers from the almalinux-9 machine. Any ideas? -- -John (JohnDThompson(a)gmail.com) Appleton, WI USA

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elrepo kernel-ml for el9 ready for testing
by Akemi Yagi 18 Sep '22

18 Sep '22

Hi all, elrepo kernel-ml for el9 is ready for testing. Details are here: https://lists.elrepo.org/pipermail/elrepo/2022-September/006208.html Please test! Akemi

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Centos 7 to Almalinux 8 & VMWare
by Joey J 01 Sep '22

01 Sep '22

Hello All, I started the process to upgrade from Centos 7 to Almalinux, but ran into a snag with the drivers: - mptspi - mptscsih - mptbase I believe these are vmware drivers, but couldn't find a workaround since you cant just remove those drivers like it was a floppy. Any suggestions, instructions etc appreciated! -- Thanks! Jack

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Migration issue
by Stephen Beckwith 10 Aug '22

10 Aug '22

Greetings, I'm trying to upgrade (update) a very old CentOS7 setup. I have, I think, successfully updated the CentOS7 to CentOS8. The /etc/redhat-release file says 8.5, kernel version however is still 3.10, so I might have messed up some steps. Also, this CentOS7 was a KDE custom setup. During this process, I was running out of the GUI/DE - which at a point reverted to CLI only (inside a VMWare Workstation 16.2.x Virtual Machine). I have tried to get KDE installed, but alas, no joy. So I decided to follow the upgrade path to Alma Linux. Following the instructions on GitHub, when I run the almalinux-deploy.sh script, I get: Verify almalinux-relesae-latest.rpm package ERROR (in red) details say: RSA sha1 ((MD5) PGP) md5 NO OK MISSING KEYS: (MD5) PGP#c21ad6ea) Any assistance you could provide would be greatly appreciated. I thank you for your time and expertise. Regards, Stephen Beckwith

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Errata missing again
by Dominik Rutkowski 08 Aug '22

08 Aug '22

Hello, I hope this is the correct channel, already posted this on security mailinglist, but got no response I've just noticed again, that several errata are missing. Just one example RHSA-2022:5819 Can you please look into it? Thanks Greetings Dominik

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AlmaLinux 9 and libvirt-guest bug
by Alessandro Baggi 04 Aug '22

04 Aug '22

Hey there, I noticed that libvirt-guests service is installed and enabled but the configuration file /etc/sysconfig/libvirt-guests is missing. I noticed this also on RHEL9. I populated the missing file with one of almalinux 8 and it works as expected. Running "dnf whatprovides /etc/sysconfig/libvirt-guests" does not report any match. This missing is a bug or a wanted behaviour? Thank you in advance.

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cockpit motd doesn't display
by Ranbir 26 Jul '22

26 Jul '22

Hello Everyone, On my AlmaLinux 9 installs, the cockpit motd I'm used to seeing upon login via ssh isn't being shown. I've looked at the symlinks that get created when the unit is enabled and everything appears to be fine, yet no motd noting that cockpit is available. I get the inactive message just fine. As soon as it's activated, the inactive message dissapears and doesn't get replaced with the active one. Has anyone else encountered this? -- Ranbir

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AlmaLinux vs. RHEL packages
by Lana Deere 18 Jul '22

18 Jul '22

I was comparing the packages in the AlmaLinux9 ISO with those in the RHEL 9 ISO and found differences. Most the naming differences are "alma" versions of the rpms, similar to these: < libstdc++-devel-11.2.1-9.4.el9.alma.i686.rpm < libstdc++-devel-11.2.1-9.4.el9.alma.x86_64.rpm --- > libstdc++-devel-11.2.1-9.4.el9.i686.rpm > libstdc++-devel-11.2.1-9.4.el9.x86_64.rpm What does it mean when there is a package name difference like this? There also seemed to be a package here or there which only existed in one of the releases. For example, RHEL has > virt-who-1.31.22-1.el9_0.noarch.rpm but not AlmaLinux. Conversely AlmaLinux has < plotnetcfg-0.4.1-18.el9.x86_64.rpm but not RHEL. Is there any conclusion I should draw from this? .. Lana (lana.deere(a)gmail.com)

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Almalinux 9 and libvirt guest
by Alessandro Baggi 14 Jul '22

14 Jul '22

Hi all, I'm using Almalinux 9 and installed virt-manager and libvirt. I noticed that the file /etc/sysconfig/libvirt-guests does not exist in EL9 while in EL8 it is present. How I can setup things like "parallel shutdown", action on host shutdown and start up? Thank you in advance. Alessandro.

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Unable to use xfce desktop
by John Thompson 13 Jul '22

13 Jul '22

I just reinstalled almalinux-9 after an selinux screw-up and cannot get xfce to work. I've installed all the requisite packages, but the gdm login screen no longer shows an option to select a different desktop (i.e. no "gear" icon). I tried pointing ./xinitrc to "exec /usr/bin/xfce4-session" but no joy. I installed the switchdesk package and ran "switchdesk Xfce" program reports "Desktop now set up to run xfce" but logout/login still comes up as the butt-ugly almalinux default desktop. Xfce worked fine on this machine prior to the reinstall. What am I missing? -- -John (JohnDThompson(a)gmail.com) Appleton, WI USA

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AlmaLinux 9 First Boot Problem
by Alessandro Baggi 12 Jul '22

12 Jul '22

Hey there, I have installed AlmaLinux 9 on my workstation. I know that I should wait until x.2 minor but if anyone wonn't test since first releases no bugs will be discovered. First problem: I'm not able to install nvidia driver (from nvidia.com) using dkms. I tried the latest driver and the previous one running under 8.6. Actually I'm running nouveau driver. I got this error: "DKMS make.log for nvidia-510.54 for kernel 5.14.0-70.13.1.el9_0.x86_64 (x86_64) Fri May 27 17:30:08 CEST 2022 make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/src/kernels/5.14.0-70.13.1.el9_0.x86_64' Compiler version check failed: The major and minor number of the compiler used to compile the kernel: gcc (GCC) 11.3.1 20220421 (Red Hat 11.3.1-2), GNU ld version 2.35.2-19.el9 does not match the compiler used here: cc (GCC) 11.2.1 20220127 (Red Hat 11.2.1-9) Copyright (C) 2021 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. It is recommended to set the CC environment variable to the compiler that was used to compile the kernel. The compiler version check can be disabled by setting the IGNORE_CC_MISMATCH environment variable to "1". However, mixing compiler versions between the kernel and kernel modules can result in subtle bugs that are difficult to diagnose. *** Failed CC version check. Bailing out! *** make[2]: *** [/var/lib/dkms/nvidia/510.54/build/Kbuild:194: cc_version_check] Error 1 make[2]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs.... make[1]: *** [Makefile:1862: /var/lib/dkms/nvidia/510.54/build] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/kernels/5.14.0-70.13.1.el9_0.x86_64' make: *** [Makefile:82: modules] Error 2 " Anyone encountered this issue and solved? Running gcc --version I get 11.2.1. How could the kernel be compiled with a newer gcc version? it was build running CentOS Stream? I don't know. I checked for update but there are not available upgrade. Second issue is related to libvirt. All my VMs were using spice and QXL but EL9 deprecates spice and QXL. So to solve the problem I did imported all my old VMs. No problem here just more work. I noticed that /etc/sysconfig/ files libvirtd and libvirt-guests are not more available. I always used them to config "start on boot" shutdown parallel vms or shutdown timeout. Where I can set this option in EL9? I don't know if the following is an issue, but running dnf module list I can't get appstream (it is empty). I think it is normal because EL9 is a young release but I excpected to see at least the default release with el9.0. Thank you in advance. To AlmaLinux Team: great job!

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Filezilla on AlmaLinux aarch64
by Andrey Bibiano Jardim 06 Jul '22

06 Jul '22

Good day. I've just installed the AlmaLinux 9 on Raspberry Pi 4 (aarch64). I've tried to enable all kind of repos possible, but I couldn't find the Filezilla package. I thought it was strange, because on another distros I can simply enable remi and/or epel and download it. Does you guys have any idea of how can I get it? Another packages as firefox, @xfce go normally. Tks in advance; Andrey

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AlmaLinux9 problem on gnome shell extension
by Alessandro Baggi 19 Jun '22

19 Jun '22

Hey there, I'm using AlmaLinux 9 on my workstation. Actually I'm using GNOME and I have installed two extensions: 1. dash-to-dock 2. systemMonitor I noticed some strange behavious. On the dash I can move the icon to change their order but the selected element goes to the end of the list. About systemMonitor, it placed on the top bar but it has some glitches. When I pass the mouse pointer it refresh data. I don't know if this is a NVIDIA driver problem or a bug of the extension. I don't have any other video issue. I'm using NVIDIA driver downloaded from nvidia.com. Someone is experimenting the same behaviour with these 2 extensions? Thank you in advance. Alessandro.

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Alma9: inconsistent ability to boot Windows VM guest
by Lists 19 Jun '22

19 Jun '22

So, I'm trying to track down an ODD issue with Alma 9. I have a Win2016 .qcow2 system image, 4 core, 8 GB RAM I'm trying to move from one host to the other. Both are running Alma 9, with all updates applied. Both have been configured with similar/identical software. ZFS is the file store in both cases. The Windows VM starts and works fine on one but not the other. But why? Both are running fresh installs of Alma 9 from the same installation disk. System 1 "Delta" Xeon 2620 Blade server 128 GB RAM OpenZFS RAIDZ1 on 3x 500 GB SATA SSDs Alma 9 X86/64 Running numerous Virtual Machines Windows Server 2016 runs great System 2 "Grumman" I7 4790 16 GB RAM OpenZFS RAIDZ1 on 3x 250 GB SATA SSDs Alma 9 X86/64 Runs only 1 Virtual Machine Windows Server 2016 boots to "black screen of death" During the "black screen of death", top shows 4 cores running at 100% CPU forever. I've tried the 3x power off to trigger recovery mode and that, too, resulted in the same result. There is nothing in the Grumman's system log. Grumman's CPU is a bit older, but a 2620 is also pretty old. Any idea where I could look for resolution? Thanks

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Lost my grub2
by johndthompson＠gmail.com 17 Jun '22

17 Jun '22

I just did a BIOS update on my Lenovo Ideacenter running Almalinux-8.6 and Windows-10. Of curse, the update had to be done from Windows, and once completed it has disabled my grub bootloader and goes directly into Windows. I can boot linux using SystemRescueCD, but grub2-install fails thus: [john@alma ~]$ sudo grub2-install /dev/sda grub2-install: error: this utility cannot be used for EFI platforms because it does not support UEFI Secure Boot. If I disable "Secure Boot" I get "no operating system found." I've also tried SuperGrub, BootRepair, and (from Windows) EasyBCD. SuperGrub fails in a manner similar o that described above. BootRepair fails with "Please enable a repository containing the [grub-efi-amd64-signed] packages in the software sources of AlmaLinux 8.6 (Sky Tiger) (mapper/almalinux-root). Then try again." but no indication of where or how this repo should be added. The SourceForge page for BootRepair doesn't show a way to ask for help. EasyBCD fails to find my linux installation. What are my options? Should I re-install almalinux and hope it can fix grub? Seems like a pile of work for what ought to be a simple task. For the time being, I can use my almalinux installation by booting from SystemRescueCD nd using its "findroot" boot option. Almost everything works, except, notably, nfs. Systemctl shows proc-fs-nfsd.mount as the problem: systemctl list-dependencies nfs-server nfs-server.service ● ├─-.mount . ├─auth-rpcgss-module.service ●├─home.mount . ├─nfs-convert.service . ├─nfs-idmapd.service . ├─nfs-mountd.service . ├─nfsdcld.service x├─proc-fs-nfsd.mount ● ├─rpc-statd-notify.service ● ├─rpc-statd.service ● ├─rpcbind.socket ● ├─system.slice ● ├─network-online.target ● │ └─NetworkManager-wait-online.service ● └─network.target Any ideas?

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