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Hello, When I run portupgrade -ra and PHP needs upgrading I am faced with having to select all the options I want PHP compiled with (again). I hate this. How can I continually compile PHP with the same options as the last time? Thanks! Rick

Hello. I am a relatively new FreeBSD user. I have samba, ssh and vnc server running on it. I am also trying to set up the IPFILTER on it. I used the handbook to familiarize myself with the software and the sample script provided in the chapter discussing ipf, I decided to use as a starting point. After reading the ipf chapter I assumed that if "block in log first quick on xl0 all" is

Hi, I'm trying to setup one-time passwords on freebsd5.2.1 >From what I've read so far, if the user is present in opiekeys, the opieaccess file determines if the user (coming from a specific host or network) is allowed to use his unix password from this specific network. As my opieaccess file is empty and the default rule (as mentionned in the man file) is deny, I should not be

Hi, Just two quick questions: 1. Would it be possible or difficult to upgrade FreeBSD 4.8 -STABLE to 5.2 -STABLE when it comes out? 2. Which is the best for a production environment, -STABLE or -RELEASE Someone told me they think the latter is better because it doesn't require as much downtime for an upgrade. Thanks Joe

How 'bout PAM? /usr/ports/security/pam_ldap. If you have machines that can't do PAM, perhaps NIS is the way to go (assuming, of course, you're behind a firewall). You can store login information in LDAP like you want, then use a home-grown script to extract the information to a NIS map. Or, if you have a Solaris 8 machine lying around, you can cut out the middle step and use