Author: Andreas Schneider
Automatic testing of PAM modules
Last week at the SambaXP conference I had a discussion with Günther Deschner about the testing of PAM modules. What we want to do is automatic testing. To achieve this in the Samba build farm you need a separate “pam.d” config directory for testing. You should be able to change the config and mess it up without getting locked out. I’ve introduced a new function...
This and that
You can find the slides of my csync talk at SambaXP 2009 here. libssh 0.3 is on the way. I’m improving the last parts of it. A new release should be available next week. As soon as libssh 0.3 is released I will release a new version of csync with sftp support too!
ssh-agent client support for libssh
As you might know I develop csync which is a file synchronizer. To support sftp I’m using libssh. libssh is designed to be used by programmers needing a working SSH implementation by the mean of a library. I think it is nearly feature complete. I’ve cleaned up the sftp interface last year. The only thing missing was ssh-agent support. This is implemented now in the...
Geocaching, Garmin and Linux
I’m a Geocacher and I’ve bought a new toy, the Garmin Vista HCx. This device has a special function for Geocaching. You have to upload these files directly to the device. It isn’t possible to store them on the microSD. On the geocaching.com you have an option to send the coordinates directly to the GPS. It downloads a web browser plugin from Garmin. To send...
phonon and amarok wakeups
I’ve used my notebook the first time with openSUSE 11.1 without a power cable attached and wondered why my battery was empty after a short time. So I’ve did some research and found a knotify4 bug, this leads to a phonon and xine bug. I have the latest version of xine installed and the wakeup bug in xine is already fixed sine 1.1.9. So there...
csync and pam_csync 0.42.0 beta1
I’ve released a new version of csync and pam_csync. csync is a bidirectional file synchronizer for Linux and allows to keep two copies of files and directories in sync. It uses uses widly adopted protocols like smb or sftp so that there is no need for a server component of csync. It is a user-level program which means there is no need to be a...
Hackweek3: Logitech hacking
I planning to rewrite lomoco since a long time now. The problem is that Logitech has introduced a new protocol to talk to the devices. For the main features of these new mice we have already proof of concept code but some features aren’t suppport. I still don’t know how they identify a cordless mouse connected to a receiver. The MX Revolution and the G7...
Pimp my KDE
As KDE 4.1 RC1 has been released I’ve installed it on my notebook and pimped it I’ve build the Polyester theme in the openSUSE Build Service for KDE4 and Qt4. krusader for KDE4 is available too, here.
Roaming Home Directories for Linux
An interesting feature of Active Directory is Roaming Profiles. You can login on different workstations and you have all you data with you. If you use a Notebook you have the same and the ability to work offline. As soon as you’re connected to you network again the data will be automatically synchronized again and you have a backup of your data. Now the time...