We upgraded the installation of RH 8.0 to FC1 in our online server using the upgrade option of the installer.
When the new system is plugged in, dns server was not responding. There was an issue with the permission to /etc/bind directory. Once changed it to give write permission to bind things worked.
Sendmail was tougher. Sendmail smtp authentication did not work at all. Tried so many things. Finally it turned out that I should have read the release notes to figure out what changed from RH 8.0 to FC 1.
QUOTE From the Release Notes
The openldap, postfix, and sendmail packages are now compiled using version 2 of the Cyrus SASL library. For these packages, the default location of each application's SASL configuration files has changed from /usr/lib/sasl to /usr/lib/sasl2. In addition, some SASL configuration options have changed; refer to /usr/share/doc/cyrus-sasl*/options.html for a list of options recognized by version 2 of the Cyrus SASL library.
Configuration files that specified a pwcheck_method of sasldb must be changed to specify auxprop, the auxprop_plugin setting must be set to sasldb, and the contents of /etc/sasldb must be migrated into /etc/sasldb2 using the dbconverter-2 tool.
Configurations that set pwcheck_method to other values must be set to saslauthd, and the saslauthd service must be enabled and started.
Refer to /usr/share/doc/cyrus-sasl*/upgrading.html for more information.
UNQUOTE
In addition I also did the following:
a. Used this page to test the smtp auth working. Especially the telnet session to test the settings is useful:
You can also try to test it manually. Here is a dialog from my system (properly garbled for security reasons). The green text is what you would type. The blue text is what the server displays.
> telnet localhost 25
EHLO localhost
AUTH LOGIN
a4msl9ux
ZvVx9G1hcg==
MAIL FROM: me@something.fake
RCPT TO: you@nowhere.land
DATA
This is a test .
QUIT
The line a4msl9ux is a user name encoded in Base64. Likewise, the line ZvVx9G1hcg== is the password to that account also encoded in Base64.
b. Downloaded sasl certificates following procedures outlined here.
c. Added a sasl password to the user
saslpasswd username
passwd username
d. Change sendmail.mc file to allow collections from all hosts (not only localhost) and also allow plain/login authentication methods. Use this file to create sendmail.cf as m4 sendmail.mc > sendmail.cf
e. On the client use TLS, PLAIN authentical method to send mail.
Religion is a private, personal affair. In the name of religion when a group is formed, politics starts there. Ranging from the Catholican church to the Jamaat's of muslims to RSS shakhas, organized religions do more harm than good.
I am against religion in politics and politics in religions.
Political parties use religion to garner votes, appeal to passions and incite violence. The minority vote banks are easily tappable with Jamaath's of Muslims and Churches of Christians issuing diktats to the congregation on voting preferences. All the politicians have to pander this segment to take care of the votes in block.
What the hindutva parties do is more dangerous. They have to sow hatred to reap the benefits. I have observed one pattern during late 80s and early 90s. Whereever there is a relegeous riot, BJP will win the seat next time. When they orchestrated large scale violence during Advani Yatra, Babri Masjid demolition and Bombay bomb blasts, they gained electorally in the subsequent elections.
But the irony is once in power they can not indulge in such activities and their vote bases erodes. And it is not so easy to go back afterwards. The question will naturally arise as to what they did during their time in power.
That is the path BJP, Shivsena and even Akali Dal are going.
The other side of organising religion as political activity is more dangerous and amoral. The strings of criminal acts of by mada heads and organised economic activity by religeous groups.
What should a leader have? Administrative capabilities? Intelligence? Courage?
Empathy towards fellow human beings is the most important thing. If that is present the rest can be provided by any number of follwers who will be attracted by the empathy of the leader.
That is why a political party by IIT alumni need not necessarily be a success. Why a Kamaraj, Anna Durai, Indira Gandhi, and MAHATMA GANDHI become leaders? Not because of their admin or intelligence alone. But by connecting the those around them which makes the circle wider and wider.
Every one is stripped down to their bare bodies have near similar physical worries and stripped off their pretentions have near similar psychologicl needs. Recognising this a leader is bereft of hatred, anger and full of understand and love.
Is that not enought to attract human beings?
Name one person in India/ World who is such a leader!
The election is announced to be held on May 8, 2006.
ADMK led by Jayalalitha and DMK led by Karunanidhi are in the fray. DMK has a strong coalition with Congress, PMK, MDMK, CPI(M) and CPI. Jayalalitha has roped in DPI of Thol Thirumavalavan. MDMK and the communist parties are negotiating hard over seat share with DMK. One or two from the DMK camp might switch sides to ADMK on the seat allocation issues.
What kind of results I would like: (I think ADMK should win irrespective of the alliance arithmetic).
ADMK – 100 seats
DPI – 5 seats
MDMK – 20 seats
PMK – 10 seats
Congress – 30 seats
DMK – 25 seats
Communists – 10 seats
DMDK (Vijayakanth) – 20 seats
DMK + PMK + MDMK + Congress+Communists should not cross 100 mark (95 seats here)
ADMK should not be able to form government on its own (100 seats) and should form government with DMDK (20) and DPI (5) as partners.
This will let Jayalalitha head the government with some temperation to her methods. She should be forced to co habitate with other parties.
Everyone and his dog has a theory about how this elections will go. Here is one more of mine:
In 1980, there was a parliament election. DMK/Congress combined won 38 seats out of 40 in TN/Pondy. The ruling ADMK ended up with just 2. The victors wanted to cash on quick and dismissed the state government and arranged fresh elections to the Assembly.
Mr. Karunanidhi was arrogant and declared himself the future CM. DMK contested 117 seats with congress contesting 117. MGR was returned to power with 130 seats with both the opposition allies less than 50 seats each.
Now in 2004-06 also the same situation. The mega koottani won the MP elections handsomely and they are already slapping themselves for the victory in assembly elections. But JJ is going to win and win big. Vaiko made the right decision.
