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499: Dan Langille Interview

March 23rd, 2023 | 40 mins 20 secs

berkeley, bsd, bsdcan, cli, conference, dataset, development, distribution, dragonflybsd, filesystem, freebsd, guide, hardenedbsd, howto, interview, jails, netbsd, open source, openbsd, operating system, os, packages, ports, r730, release, server, setup, shell, software, storage, trident, trueos, tutorial, unix, zfs, zpool

We’re interviewing Dan Langille about his new server project. He’ll talk to us about the things he’s building, some of which are a bit out of the ordinary. We’re also talking about BSDCan 2023 and what to expect after returning to an in-presence conference format. Enjoy!

498: Dropping Privileges

March 16th, 2023 | 42 mins 58 secs

berkeley, bsd, cli, dataset, development, distribution, dragonflybsd, filesystem, freebsd, guide, hardenedbsd, howto, interview, jails, netbsd, open source, openbsd, operating system, os, packages, ports, release, shell, software, storage, trident, trueos, tutorial, unix, zfs, zpool

OpenZFS auditing for storage Performance, Privilege drop; privilege separation; and restricted-service operating mode in OpenBSD, OPNsense 23.1.1 release, Cloning a System with Ansible, FOSDEM 2023, BSDCan 2023 Travel Grants

497: Random Relinking SSHD

March 9th, 2023 | 42 mins 29 secs

berkeley, bitcoin, bsd, collaboration, dataset, development, distribution, dragonflybsd, driver development, filesystem, fosdem, freebsd, guide, hackathon, hardenedbsd, hardware drivers, howto, interview, jails, keepassxc, log file, logs, miner, monitor, netbsd, open source, openbsd, operating system, os, packages, ports, random relinking, release, shell, software, sshd, storage, trident, trueos, tutorial, unix, zfs, zpool, zstd

How to Catch a Bitcoin Miner, A Call For More Collaboration, zstd updates, hating hackathons, How to monitor multiple log files at once, KeePassXC, sshd random relinking at boot, and more

496: Hacking the CLI

March 2nd, 2023 | 45 mins 5 secs

2fa, automation, berkeley, bsd, bug, bugfix, cli, dataset, development, discobsd, distribution, dragonflybsd, filesystem, fix, freebsd, guide, hacking, hardenedbsd, howto, instant message, interview, jails, keys, memory, messaging, netbsd, netflix, nycbug, open source, openbsd, operating system, os, packages, ports, release, shell, software, ssh, status report, storage, trident, trueos, tutorial, unix, zfs, zpool

Automation and Hacking Your FreeBSD CLI, Run your own instant messaging service on FreeBSD, Watch Netflix on FreeBSD, HardenedBSD January 2023 Status Report, How To Set Up SSH Keys With YubiKey as two-factor authentication, OpenSSH fixes double-free memory bug that’s pokable over the network, A late announcement, but better late than never, Next NYC*BUG and more

495: Limited Jail Time

February 23rd, 2023 | 30 mins 18 secs

berkeley, bsd, dataset, development, distribution, dragonflybsd, filesystem, fourth quarter, freebsd, guide, hardenedbsd, hello system, howto, interview, jails, limit, netbsd, open source, openbsd, operating system, os, packages, parallel port, ports, release, resource limits, resource use, shell, software, solbournes, space, status report, storage, trident, trueos, tutorial, unix, zfs, zpool

FreeBSD Status Report Fourth Quarter 2022, How to limit a jail, the parallel port, Hello System 0.8, Solbournes in space, and more

494: Unix workstation extinction

February 16th, 2023 | 46 mins 45 secs

bastille, berkeley, bsd, comparison, dataset, deciding, decision, development, distribution, dragonflybsd, factors, filesystem, freebsd, guide, hardenedbsd, howto, interview, jail manager, jails, login, netbsd, open source, openbsd, operating system, os, packages, ports, release, shell, software, ssh, storage, trident, trueos, tunnel, tutorial, unix, visual guide, workstation, zfs, zpool

Mass extinction of UNIX workstations, Determine Who Can Log In to an SSH Server, Factors When Considering FreeBSD vs. Linux Packages, A Visual Guide to SSH Tunnels, Harvesting the Noise While it’s Fresh, Bastille - The Jail Manager on FreeBSD, and more

493: Dotfile Management

February 9th, 2023 | 42 mins 29 secs

admin, berkeley, bsd, configuration file, data integrity, data security, dataset, development, distribution, dotfiles, dragonflybsd, filesystem, guide, hardenedbsd, howto, interview, jails, management, netbsd, odroid hc4, open source, openbsd, operating system, os, packages, ports, reebsd, release, shell, software, storage, tool, trident, trueos, tutorial, unix, zfs, zpool

Write Admin tools from Day One, Differentiating between Data Security and Data Integrity, 45 year-old Unix tool is finally getting an upgrade, OpenBSD 7.2 on an ODROID-HC4, Dotfiles Management, and more

492: Feeling for NetBSD

February 2nd, 2023 | 38 mins 43 secs

amd64, architecture, berkeley, bsd, cd, ci, continuous integration, dataset, development, distribution, dragonflybsd, execute-only, filesystem, freebsd, gcc, guide, hardenedbsd, howto, interview, jails, modula-2, netbsd, open source, openbsd, operating system, os, packages, ports, qa, quality assurance, release, rust, shell, software, storage, trident, trueos, tutorial, unix, zfs, zpool

Writing your own operating system, Continuous Integration and Quality Assurance Update, feeling for the NetBSD community, Testing wanted: execute-only on amd64, GCC uses Modula-2 and Rust, do they work on OpenBSD, Unix is dead; long live Unix, and more

491: Catch the Spammers

January 26th, 2023 | 42 mins 18 secs

berkeley, binary compatibility, bsd, dataset, distribution, dragonflybsd, ebook, filesystem, freebsd, guide, hardenedbsd, howto, interview, jails, leaks, netbsd, open source, openbsd, operating system, os, packages, ports, release, reproducible builds, shell, software, spam, spam trap, storage, summit, trident, trueos, tutorial, unix, unix shell prompt, venice, zfs, zpool

Dragonfly BSD 6.4 is out, Running OpenZFS – Choosing Between FreeBSD and Linux, OpenBSD Mastery: Filesystems ebook leaks, catching 71% spam, crazy unix shell prompts, Linux Binary Compatibility: Ubuntu on FreeBSD, Reproducible Builds Summit Venice 2022, and more

490: New Year’s Plan9’ing

January 19th, 2023 | 46 mins 13 secs

berkeley, bsd, dataset, development, distribution, dragonflybsd, filesystem, freebsd, guide, hardenedbsd, howto, interview, jails, kde, netbsd, open source, openbsd, operating system, os, packages, plan9, ports, release, shell, software, status report, storage, trident, trueos, tutorial, unix, vintage computing, zfs, zpool

FreeBSD Foundation’s Software Development review of 2022, what can we learn from Vintage Computing, OpenBSD KDE Status Report 2022, a Decade of HardenedBSD, In Praise of Plan9, and more

489: Refreshing Perspective

January 12th, 2023 | 36 mins 11 secs

active directory, berkeley, bsd, dataset, dhcp server, distribution, dragonflybsd, filesystem, freebsd, guide, hardenedbsd, hdmi sound output, howto, interview, jails, netbsd, networking, open source, openbsd, openiked, operating system, os, packages, plasma 5 gui, ports, release, samba, shell, software, storage, tmux, trident, trueos, tutorial, tv speakers, unix, zfs, zpool

FreeBSD vs. Linux – Networking, HDMI sound output through TV speakers on FreeBSD 13, Getting started with tmux, Samba Active Directory, OpenIKED 7.2 released, FreeBSD Plasma 5 GUI Install, DHCP server howto in German, and more

488: Old ping(8) bug

January 5th, 2023 | 35 mins 25 secs

authentication gateway, berkeley, bsd, bug, dataset, debugging, distribution, dragonflybsd, filesystem, foundation, freebsd, fundraising, guide, hardenedbsd, howto, internet of things, interview, iot, jails, netbsd, open source, openbsd, operating system, os, packages, ping, ports, release, shell, software, ssh, storage, trident, trueos, tutorial, unix, zfs, zpool

Finding a 24 year old bug in ping(8), The Role of Operating Systems in IOT, Authentication gateway with SSH on OpenBSD, FreeBSD 12.4 is out, and more

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