Re: [cobalt-developers] Package Un-installation issues on Qube 3

[Michael Stauber <devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Robert,

> I am with you on the makefile stuff. And I am also working the config
> files through PHP. That is fine as long as you don’t need root level
> access to things. Only handlers get root access to the system. So don't
> even bother trying with PHP.

I've got no problem with that yet, as the config file I'm writing to can 
safely be owned by user httpd. If someone puts any nonsense into the file, 
then the logic in the main program which uses the config file should filter 
that out and use safe defaults instead.

If I ever need root access from inside the GUI then I can write a small binary 
which runs SUID/GID=root  and only performs a simple hardcoded task with some 
checks in place which confirm that it's the GUI who's calling it and not 
someone with shell access or even another PHP page than the one I intend to 
use it from. 

That still sounds easier than to learn how to do it the Cobalt way. ;o)

> In terms of makefiles, I don’t bother. The cobalt ones are buggy from
> what I have heard, and it is quite simple to build a package manually.
> Just build your RPMS as normal, and then slide them into a package file
> template.

Yepp, just did that this afternoon and from there on it was smooth sailing 
with the manual PKG creation. It even uninstalls fine.

> You can find a readme. File on the cobalt website at...
>
> ftp://ftp.cobaltnet.com/pub/developer/TechNotes/sampleQube3.readme

Yeah, I found that by accident four or five weeks ago and it was what got me 
started on PKG building for the Sausalito enabled servers. Especially the 
creation of the *.po files was a mystery to me prior to finding that readme.

> PS. If you are interested, I have a few packages for the Qube3. You can
> find them on my site. Please let me know if you are interested in them,
> or have any feedback about them in general.

I just looked at your site. So you were also working on a GUI for an 
anti-virus solution. Not bad. :o)

How good is the Trend Anti-Virus on the Qubes? Their licensing and pricing 
practices seem to be kinda ... eqxuisite - if not expensive.

I usually use a mixture of Kaspersky, Sendmail-8.12.3 with Milter support and 
Amavis-Milter on the Qube 3. Although I'm somewhat forced to build a separate 
PKG with Sophos instead of Kaspersky for one of my resellers.

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Mit freundlichen Grüßen / With best regards

Michael Stauber
mstauber@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Unix/Linux Support Engineer