I'm not sure what that means.

_xor, who was that?

meena, I remember REXX as a scripting language for OS/2.

I guess more than anything, it was an IBM thing.

ok so when i install a new box i boot an iso then go through bsdinstall, then it runs, then i do some post install config. how can i make those changes directly in the install iso so i can skip the bsdinstall step and get a working system immediately

so I have a running server with a single partition where the OS is installed, and is encrypted.

I lost that password and so I will be stuck if I restart.

How can I reset it? Is it just a matter of geli setkey and that's all?

I'd hate to have to reinstall because the installation disk is encrypted :)

unfortunatelly, you are lost there

angry_vincent what do I need to do here

it is running right now

try to get password. otherwise, no way for you to get into system next time

absolutely no way to get password

is there no way to reset?

No.

haha

maybe backup full system as it is ( if ZFS ) and do reinstall

time to backup all configuration files

yes

it is quick

it is an email server

yes

but the actual messages are stored on another server

so it is only mail routing here

which is just config files and pf rules

Hi all, while reading the manual I noticed that libarchive has support for rar archives. Are there any tools in base which can extract a rar archive? I read the manpages for pax, cpio, and tar and didn't see anything.

for that install unrar

when i install a new box i boot an iso then go through bsdinstall, then it runs, then i do some post install config. how can i make those changes directly in the install iso so i can skip the bsdinstall step and get a working system immediately

I've been using 7-zip and p7zip just fine before that, I was specifically wondering if there's any tools in base which make use of libarchive's RAR support.

there is no such thing in base for rar ( why is such a need for rar specifically? )

polyex: ypu can create custom img with all configs

how?

polyex: look release(7)

Because downloading other people's files are sometimes contained in RAR. I don't need to make them, just open them from time to time.

install unrar and you are fine

ah cool thanks angry_vincent

7-zip works perfectly, don't get me wrong. I just noticed that the archive library in base supports them, and wondered if any software in base could extract them.

angry_vincent so let's say i have x things i do in bsdinstall. how can i do those things directly in the install iso so i can skip the manual bsdinstall step?

i do not know but maybe just to have all the files that bsdinstall touching/modifying/setting setup how you like and make an image of it. and simply doing manual install from shell

well what i wanna do is take all initial setup i do in bsdinstall and manual post-instal config before rebooting, and slipstream all of that right into the iso so when i boot it, it just automatically does the initial setup

polyex: we got scripting for that in bsdinstall

meena i'm back

so my goal is to be able to make installs as automatic as possible. so i don't have to manually do anything to set up a system, i just point some tool at a custom .img and a machine and next thing i know i have a running system

i remember RhodiumToad saying there were 2 ways. either a bsdinstall script for unattended install, or make custom .img

not sure which path is right for me

I saw a presentation where a guy was using hashicorp packer to automate unattended installs of entire datacenters. He said he'd set everything up on the plane.

So, that's a third way at least

not sure what got through. had flaky internet

dangit sorry my internet is messed up

That's why I don't usually use IRC. It's awesome for people with infrastructure. I said there's a third way, I saw a presentation where a guy was using hashicorp packer to automate unattended installs of entire datacenters.

if you cant stay on irc then you dont even need to do something else... any other web service requires more traffic these days

SSL, auth, graphics, etc.

wow

got a link to that concussious?

let me see

Title: OpenBSD: add VMM to 'packer' porting Go software - YouTube

He did it on openBSD, and for a different reason, but the pieces are all there.

Really nice guy too

yay eurobsdcon

When doing redirection `myapp < a_file` file descriptor stdin points directly to a_file, as if I fopened the file in myapp, in that correct? If so, that means I should be able to fstat and seek stdin in this case, correct?

yes

OK, thanks.

i accidentally removed my /usr/local/

luckily, i have snapshots

i restored it

but for some reason /usr/local/etc/openvpn can't be restored

i tried copying it manually from /.zfs/snapshots

angry_vincent: i was able to change the password without knowing the old one

geli setkey

made backups just in case

perhaps permissions pkubaj ?

i tried removing /usr/local/etc/openvpn and just cat /.zfs/snapshots/....../client.conf > client.conf

thedaemon: nope

lastly, i tried mv openvpn openvpn2 and then recreate openvpn directory

that worked

and now i can't do anything with openvpn2

root@serwer:$/usr/local/etc$ find openvpn2

openvpn2

find: openvpn2: No such file or directory

this kind of looks like a bug in zfs

pkubaj luckily in the worst case, you didn't lose personal/critical info.

you would only stand to lose software config

root@serwer:$/usr/local/etc/openvpn2$ touch ass

root@serwer:$/usr/local/etc/openvpn2$ ls

root@serwer:$/usr/local/etc/openvpn2$

signalblue: i restored everything

no i know

this is a minor problem

just rebuild openvpn and move on lol

i know this shouldn't happen but it is what it is

ok, but what can i do about this directory?

really sounds like an issue with ZFS that needs to be fixed

can you delete the directory, recreate it, and restore from backup?

that's what they were trying to do?

i can only move it

can't rm -rf it?

i can't delete it or restore

pkubaj: which version of FreeBSD?

strange

what's the file permission on it?

normal?

ls -al

i also can't create anything in this directory

also check for file flags

ls -aol

america online

lul

:)

root@serwer:$/usr/local/etc$ ls -aol openvpn2

total 0

root@serwer:$/usr/local/etc$ ls -aold openvpn2

drwxr-xr-x 5 root wheel uarch 10 Sep 16 16:21 openvpn2

I'm running 14.0-beta1 and it's been good to me

this is 13.2

also:

root@serwer:$/usr/local/etc$ find openvpn2

openvpn2

find: openvpn2: No such file or directory

is it a mountpoint?

no

this is on zfs?

yes

i assume so

read the scrollback

thedaemon: It is great to see how the extremely hard work to get past the breaking problems earlier in the 14* REL process are paying off. 14.0-RELEASE is going to be fantastic. It should be noticeably better than 13* has been for desktop, which was already a good overall step forward for the desktop/workstation sphere.

coreystephanphd: oh yes, I am particularly using it for my primary desktop os now, after drm-515 I was able to use my shiny new AMDGPU and it's been a struggle but I think it's paid off greatly.

The proof will be in the pudding, as we say, but the logs make it seem that the Foundation's investments of donations in full-time work on desktop are starting to have tangible benefits.

wasn't FreeBSD's whole motive was to turn PCs into workstations?

lol

pkubaj: what's the output of sysctl security.mac

signalblue: Yes and no. #freebsd-social for more :)

forgot about that channel, joining. thanks

me too

RhodiumToad: root@serwer:$/usr/local/etc$ sysctl security.mac

security.mac.mmap_revocation_via_cow: 0

security.mac.mmap_revocation: 1

security.mac.labeled: 0

security.mac.max_slots: 4

security.mac.version: 4

use a paste site

Title: root@serwer:$/usr/local/etc$ sysctl security.macsecurity.mac.mmap_revocation_v - Pastebin.com

ok, so no MAC modules in play

RhodiumToad: also, it's on zfs

i didn't notice that question before

so the directory exists and stat works on it, but the contents can't be listed?

RhodiumToad: also, it can't be removed and nothing can be created in it, but it can be moved

you copied it from somewhere else?

no

when you say you removed /usr/local, did this dir get removed with the rest, or did it remain?

i'm not sure

after removing /usr/local, i restored it from a backup

then i discovered that /usr/local/etc/openvpn didn't get restored

lsextattr system openvpn2; lsextattr user openvpn2; # any output from those?

openvpn2 is printed twice

with a . after?

no

i think i'll just file a bug on bugzilla

Hi. Is it reliable to check if any running builds finished via 'ps aux | grep make | grep -v grep'? I there are no more make processes, i could assume the builds are done and use that for some sort of notification to myself (like in writing a xfce plugin that changes icon or similar)

KingShark: a cool trick to make sure grep isn't in the output itself is: ps aux | grep [m]ake

or you could just use pgrep -x make

this is a pretty wild bug: zfs: a directory can't be removed and nothing can be created in it, but it can be moved bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=273858

Title: 273858 – zfs: a directory can't be removed and nothing can be created in it, but it can be moved

it almost feels too wild to be true.

this seems to work fine: ps aux | grep '[m]ake install clean'. is there a better way to check if a ports-build finished? there must be some lock file on the ports collection?

i think if i start a second build while one is running it yields an error saying something about that :))

KingShark: you could use poudriere which keeps track of these things by itself

meena: that is literally the channel discussion from a few minutes ago?

I missed that sorry

meena, what i would like to achieve is some sort of popup / tray icon telling me all builds are done :) chromium is building for hours already and i waste time checking if its already done in between changing windows / workspaces to it

i use xfce so i could make my own plugin telling me ' no more builds running '

are these plain makes or poudriere?

plain makes or portmaster

right now, plan make install clean

i could just do a cronjob checking every minute and doing a notify-send "Builds finished"

just need a reliable way to check the make is done so i wondered about the best way. ps and grep? some lockfile?

poudriere probably even has stuff like, execute these scripts when a build finishes

guess i could just start the builds with 'make install clean && notify-send..'?

or alias that

or 'make install clean; notify-send..' if i want a notification regardless the return code

right, i will play with that ideas :) thanks

how do i get retroarch's core downloader to work

i tried changing the directories to the home folder but the core downloader still doesnt work

install the cores with pkg

libretro-XXXX

hi guys. I have a question but it is not related to bsd. Please let me ask the question maybe you may give me some hint

BETA1 -> BETA2 was uneventful

i am working on my own freebsd installer. Now, it installs base system, configures, installs apps and resotre dot files

Still no movement on PR 273372 ... should I be raising this in a mailing group to get more attention?

273372 – SR-IOV Networking in Bhyve Causes Chelsio T520-SO-CR to Fail on Host, Kernel Panic if Reset bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=273372

i am looking for solution that would help me install extensions for firefox. I have no idea how to do it from the script.

how do you think, is it possible? Any hints?

that would be awesome if I could have installer that can configure firefox too

wikan: agreed, that's not really a bsd question. maybe ask that in a firefox channel?

asked

there is silence

nobody talk

would it be viable to move 464XLAT into libc?

wikan: why would you, installing FreeBSD is basically untaring stuff

(effectively deprecating the ipv4 syscalls?)

megaTherion, i know. untaring and some configuration is needed

thedaemon: is there no way to use the builtin downloader and install the cores that way to the home folder?

because the pkg versions are outdated and missing dolphin and others

wikan: install it my hand and compare the dot directories

i found soluation, i know how to install firefox extensions from script ;)

there i found hints: askubuntu.com/questions/73474/how-t…-addon-from-command-line-in-scripts

Title: How to install Firefox addon from command line in scripts? - Ask Ubuntu

Hi. I am a bit puzzled. I built the port security/bitwarden-cli and it finished fine but i cant find any new command to use this 'bitwarden-cli'. How could i find out which command it added? I am browsing the ports subfolders right now looking for clues

The command is called 'bw', found it on the bitwarden website :D

KingShark:'pkg list bitwarden-cli' will show you all the files associated with the package

thedaemon, nice! thank you. and it seems to work no matter if it was built via ports or pkg

i've got a web portal (nginx) with authelia as the auth service. both are set to start at boot. the authelia service is always dead, presumably due to some missing dependency with nginx. is there a standard way to delay the start without creating a custom rc script?

markmcb: modify the rc script and add the dependency.

meena: like "# REQUIRE: nginx"? ... reading rcorder(8) now.

not sure if it's a beta issue, but i restarted the jail running the portal above to test, and the system took a good 5 minutes to release the network vf (cxlv0) after stopping the jail.

seems the REQUIRE did the trick, at least for a jail restart. will confirm next time i reboot the system.