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Debian 4.0 Etch is a Linux Distribution

Released in may 2010, it is Debian's fourth version. It was named after the Etch character of Toy Story: enter image description here

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How should I upgrade debian/xen machines from etch to lenny

I manage a server that currently runs Debian/Etch, and Xen 3.0. Each virtual machine is also running Debian/Etch. Lenny is the next release of Debian, and includes Xen 3.2. Unfortunately, I believe there is no automatic upgrade path (via…
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How do I set a time zone for a crontab?

I would like to use UTC for the scheduling times in a crontab for a single user, regardless of the current time zone of the server. How do I do this on Debian Etch?
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apt-get update fails on Debian etch

I have a debian server running Etch. I can no longer seem to run apt-get update properly: root@charm osqa ] apt-get update Ign http://ftp.uk.debian.org etch Release.gpg Ign http://ftp.uk.debian.org etch Release Err http://ftp.uk.debian.org etch/main…
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Repository bugzilla package changed to bugzilla3 in Lenny - is it upgradable?

This question was asked in debianhelp.org almost half a year ago, but never got an answer. I wasn't the one who posted it, however I was today facing exactly the same question: Hello all! We are using a Bugzilla server install on a Debian 4/Etch …
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PAM module causes flurry of SSH sessions

While tailing /var/log/auth.log I noticed that there where multiple entries being entered (instantly) by the minute for user "foo". I personally had only one connection open as user "root_bar" while tailing the auth.log (log sample below). As you…
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How to update sources.list for Debian 4.0 Etch?

I am trying to update my /etc/apt/sources.list on my VPS. As I run apt-get update I get all kinds of 404s not found, for example: Failed to fetch http://debian.newdream.net/dists/etch/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz 404 Not Found Failed to fetch…
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Debian server freezing

I appoligize in advance for not being the proper admin, I'm just a programmer with a server on which I installed Debian Etch plus mysql, php, apache and ISPConfig. So, it had an uptime of more than 900 days with not a single problem (there's no…
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mdadm fail, disk won't show up

One of my disks failed in my raid array: cat /proc/mdstat: Personalities : [raid1] md1 : active raid1 sda2[2](F) sdb2[1] 488086720 blocks [2/1] [_U] md0 : active raid1 sda1[0] sdb1[1] 192640 blocks [2/2] [UU] When i tried to remove…
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How to run Postgresql 8.2 on Debian lenny?

We are running a legacy application which requires PostgreSQL 8.2 on Debian Etch. Since Debian dropped support for etch, we're seriously considering to upgrade to Debian Lenny. However, we are stuck if we will be able to continue to run PostgreSQL…
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Upgrading Debian Etch to Lenny stuck on kernel/libc issue

I have a Debian Etch (4.0) system, currently still running kernel 2.4.27-2-386. I'd like to upgrade it to Lenny, but I'm running into what seems to be a circular dependency between the kernel and libc6. A straightforward upgrade (update…
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Trying to install rSync 3.x on debian 4 etch

Whenver i use the official debian source link, and run the apt-get install rsync Debian automatically install me the rsync version 2.6.9. I can confirm with the following command : rsync --version it ouput : rsync version 2.6.9 protocol…
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Debian etch apt-get issues

I'm new to this area of Linux. I have a linux box which says kernel version is 2.6.18-4-amd64. It's been working as it for a long time. I needed to install subversion on the box, hence I tried apt-get. But received following: The following extra…
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How to upgrade PHP 5.2.0 on Debian Etch?

How do I upgrade from PHP 5.2.0 to anything > PHP 5.2.3 on Debian Etch? Do I need to use backports (not quite sure how to do it)? I tried dotdeb.org, but they don't support Etch. I'd like to upgrade to the latest 5.3.*, but I will be content with…
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New accounts in Debian have no corresponding mail inbox file in /var/mail

I can't for the life of me understand why all of a sudden no mailboxes are being created for new accounts on my Debian server. The mailbox files are usually located in /var/mail I create a user by typing in the following command: useradd -md…
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How to find security-leak after a skynet intrusion?

Some days ago, the server of a friend had an intrusion. The attack installed a new SSH daemon that let any valid account in, without providing a valid password. After login, each account automatically got root permissions and the server greeted as…
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