Scientific Linux Fermi LTS 3.0.4 i386 February 22 , 2005 Please send bug reports to dawson@fnal.gov,csieh@fnal.gov ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please read the Release Notes for Scientific Linux. It is located at SL.releasenote All of the info in the SL.releasenote is valid unless this document states otherwise. This document only contains info that is specific to the Fermi site. Any reference to SL.releasenote is done to emphasis that it contains important information. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lines that start with "*" are changed compared to "lts303". This is based on the rebuilding of RPMS out of SRPMS's that form Scientific * Linux. This includes Update 4 with the following changes. There has not been any FUE certification done yet. Please read this entire document before installing. Table of contents HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS INSTALLATION INFO ADDED compared to Scientific Linux 3.0.4 UPDATED compared to Scientific Linux 3.0.4 Installer modifications /contrib /docs /notsupported MISC Notes HARDWARE SPECIFIC ISSUES SOFTWARE ISSUES/BUGS SUPPORT INFO vendor ERRATA Each has a "---" line above and below it. _____________________________________________________________________________ HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS _____________________________________________________________________________ - See SL.releasenotes - Common "Fermi Generic Desktop" Installation : 3.5GB _____________________________________________________________________________ INSTALLATION INFO _____________________________________________________________________________ Installation Locations Via NFS linux.fnal.gov:/export/linux/lts304/i386/ with floppy The floppy install situation is the same as Fermi Linux 9.0.1 . There was not enough space on 1 floppy so the vendor redesigned the install to have a "generic" boot floppy. With all of the device drivers on driver floppies. There is a net , pcmcia, and a block driver floppy. With a Fermi Linux install you will need the "generic" bootdisk.img floppy. And either the "net" drvnet.img or the "pcmcia" pcmcia.img floppy for your network drivers. I have modified the boot.img install floppy image to automatically put in the nfs server and nfs install directory. To override this you can select the original redhat choice with linux at the install floppy prompt. You will have to make your own floppies from ftp://linux.fnal.gov/linux/lts304/i386/images/Fermi/bootdisk.img and one of these ftp://linux.fnal.gov/linux/lts304/i386/images/Fermi/drvnet.img ftp://linux.fnal.gov/linux/lts304/i386/images/Fermi/pcmcia.img To make the install floppies. Put a scratch floppy in "/dev/fd0" for each image. dd if=bootdisk.img of=/dev/fd0 dd if=drvnet.img of=/dev/fd0 If you are making the drvnet with cdrom There is also a boot.iso which is small iso image which includes all the drivers on the driver floppies and the generic boot info. This can be used instead of the above floppies. After download you can use cdrecord to create a cdr with this image on it. ftp://linux.fnal.gov/linux/lts304/i386/images/Fermi/boot.iso Via CDROM Download and then burn cdrom iso images from ftp://linux.fnal.gov/linux/lts304/i386/sites/Fermi/iso/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ADDED compared to Scientific Linux ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kerberos -- Fermi version krb5-fermi-config-1.9-4.LTS.noarch.rpm krb5-fermi-krb5.conf-1.9-3.LTS.noarch.rpm krb5-libs-fermi-1.8a-LTS30x.1.i386.rpm krb5-workstation-fermi-1.8a-LTS30x.1.i386.rpm release 1.8a-LTS30x.1 fixes a security problem. kx509 and kxlist were fixed. RPM had stripped them and they broke. Correct permissions were put on all files your old krb5.conf is now checked to see if it needs to be completely fresh or not. If it does not need a fesh krb5.conf then only the top half is changed. kx509 and kxlist were added. krb5-fermi-krb5.conf will ONLY put on a /etc/krb5.conf that points to the fermi domain. If you have krb5-fermi-config you DO NOT need this. This is intended for use with the Redhat provided kerberos. Many offsite users will find this of use. krb5-fermi-config-1.9-4 and later has a seperate script that only adds or removes aklog from your krb5.conf. This script now get's run (via triggers) whenever openafs get's added or removed. zz_a2ps_stdout-1.0-2.noarch.rpm Change the output of a2ps to go to stdout vs the printer. zz_cups_nobrowse-1.0-4.noarch.rpm By default the cups deamon constantly searches the network to find and check on other cups printers. This rpm turns that feature off. It also turns off the cupd server as it is not really needed. zz_dhcp_resolv-2.2-1.noarch.rpm This rpm fixes that so that when your network starts, as it checks your resolv.conf, if you have dhcp.fnal.gov, but not fnal.gov it will put it in, so that you will have "search fnal.gov dhcp.fnal.gov" in your /etc/resolv.conf file. zz_emacs_link-1.1-3.noarch.rpm Make a symbolic link from "emacs" to "xemacs" when xemacs is installed and emacs is not installed. This version uses triggers to make or remove the link when emacs, or xemacs is added or removed. zz_fermi-logos zz_fermi-logos-3.0.2-1.noarch.rpm redhat-artwork-0.73.2-1.LTS.i386.rpm redhat-logos-1.1.14.3-5.LTS.noarch.rpm Because we were required to change redhat-logos, we didn't have to do all the little tweeks that we were doing in zz_fermi-logos This version has most of those tweeks taken out. Since it is related, and the license permits us, we have also taken out the most glaring redhat logo's from redhat-artwork. Fixed a bug with the gdm greeeter theme. Put in gnome-foot for menu icon so you can tell it is gnome. Fermi-release Made change so that /etc/issue and /etc/issue.net showed Fermi Linux instead of RedHat. ** Changed release number from 304 to 3.0.4 zz_firstboot_fix-1.0-1.noarch.rpm Make changes to firstboot. 1.0 - removes the question about adding users zz_lang_collate-1.0-2.noarch.rpm Changes LANG so that sorting is done the same as 6.1 and earlier. (ABCabc instead of AaBbCc). This is not installed by default except for a few workgroups. Can be added later with a "yum install zz_lang_collate" . zz_logwatch_df-1.0-2.noarch.rpm By default logwatch does a df -h when looking at disk usage. This can be unwanted if you have alot of NFS mounted disks. This rpm change the command to be df -h -l, which looks at local disks only. zz_ntp_configure-4.0-1.noarch.rpm Configure ntp for Fermi site network. zz_pine_user_domain-1.0-1.noarch.rpm By default when a user sends mail from pine their email address is myname@mycomputer.fnal.gov. This rpm changes it so that the default is myname@fnal.gov by modifying the /etc/pine.conf config file. zz_rhnsd_off-1.0-1.noarch.rpm This rpm turns off rhnsd, which is on by default. zz_sshd_aklog-1.1-6.noarch.rpm This rpm contains a script that will ensure that you have the correct path to aklog in your sshd_config script. It you do not have AFS installed it comments out the aklog line. This script is 'trigger'able, so that when you update your openssh-server or your afs client, it will re-run to keep the sshd_config file up to date. zz_sshd_nonkerberized-1.0-0.7.noarch.rpm Fermi's openssh is normally kerberized out of the box. This rpm will make it non-kerberized. Should only be used offsite. version 1.0-0.7 fixes the privilege separation user - server start problem. zz_tcp_wrappers_change-3.0-1.noarch.rpm Disable all offsite access to common network services. Also puts in the "DOE required login banners". If it determines that you have already modified /etc/hosts.allow or host.deny it leaves them alone. zz_tex_tweaks-1.0-1.noarch.rpm Changes the default paper size to 8.5 x 11 vs A3 flpr I am installing the flpr rpm by default. I got the latest version from Randy. This does NOT require ups/upd. The flpr binary will reside in /usr/local/bin/ . This should just make using flpr easier for all. flpr-2.4-4f.9x.i386.rpm Yum -- From Duke University See SL.releasenote for more info * yum-conf-304-2.LTS.noarch.rpm * yum-2.0.7-11.SL.noarch.rpm apt-get Scientific Linux Fermi is aptable. We do NOT provide any config files for this. If you want to use apt YOU will need to add /etc/apt/ entries to point to Scientific Linux Fermi. We only support yum handling the daily "auto update" function. Note that yum can handle the "auto update" function with apt still able to do "installs". Only YUM is installed by default and ONLY YUM is SUPPORTED at Fermi. OpenAFS See SL.releasenote Workgroup tag files These are used to specify which workgroup you belong to. Astro-tag-3.0-4.noarch.rpm BooNE-tag-3.0-4.noarch.rpm BooNEDataServer-tag-3.0-5.noarch.rpm BTeV-tag-3.0-5.noarch.rpm BTeVTrigger-tag-3.0-5.noarch.rpm BTeVSimulation-tag-3.0-7.noarch.rpm BTeVWorker-tag-3.0-7.noarch.rpm CDFCAFworker-tag-3.0-4.noarch.rpm CDFlevel3-tag-3.0-4.noarch.rpm CDFoffsite-tag-3.0-4.noarch.rpm CDFonline-tag-3.0-4.noarch.rpm CDF-tag-3.0-4.noarch.rpm ClueD0Workstation-tag-3.0-4.noarch.rpm CMSdesktop-tag-3.0-4.noarch.rpm CMSfarm-tag-3.0-4.noarch.rpm CMSserver-tag-3.0-4.noarch.rpm ConsoleServer-tag-3.0-4.noarch.rpm CPD-tag-3.0-4.noarch.rpm CPDserver-tag-3.0-5.noarch.rpm CSS-tag-3.0-4.noarch.rpm FarmsConsole-tag-3.0-4.noarch.rpm Farms-tag-3.0-4.noarch.rpm FermiStandAlone-tag-3.0-4.noarch.rpm FermiVeryGeneric-tag-3.0-4.noarch.rpm FnaluBatch-tag-3.0-4.noarch.rpm FnaluInteractive-tag-3.0-4.noarch.rpm FOCUS-tag-3.0-4.noarch.rpm GenericFarm-tag-3.0-4.noarch.rpm Minos-tag-3.0-4.noarch.rpm OAA-tag-3.0-4.noarch.rpm RIP-tag-3.0-4.noarch.rpm SDSS-tag-3.0-4.noarch.rpm Sidet-tag-3.0-4.noarch.rpm Theory-tag-3.0-4.noarch.rpm FermiGenericDesktopOffsite-tag-3.0-6.noarch.rpm Performance Co-Pilot (PCP) config Config file specific for Fermi site. pcp-config-2.3.0-LTS3x.2.i386.rpm Acrobat * acroread-5.010-1.i386.rpm * acroread-plugin-5.010-1.i386.rpm Java Sun currently allows us to distribute their java rpms. j2sdk is the runtime enviroment, plus compilers. * Version 1.4.2_07 fixes a security hole with the plugins. * Version 1.4.2_07 works with the CD helpdesk web pages. * * We are putting in Sun's j2sdk rpm straight from Sun so that * the new java from jpackage can make all the correct links to * setup the java correctly * * j2sdk-1.4.2_07-fcs.i586.rpm * * The jpackage rpm java-1.4.2-sun-compat-1.4.2.07-1jpp.noarch.rpm * is used to install j2sdk-1.4.2_07-fcs.i586.rpm . It creates * the proper links. So all you should need to do to install java * is * yum install java-1.4.2-sun-compat * and it will install j2sdk-1.4.2_07-fcs.i586.rpm * * The j2re-blackdown was discontinued because it wasn't keep up * with security plugins as fast as we had liked. MISC vendor changes See SL.releasenote upsupdbootstrap upsupdbootstrap-3.0-7.i386.rpm upsupdbootstrap-generic-3.0-5.i386.rpm upsupdbootstrap-local-3.0-5.i386.rpm --------------------------------------------------------------------------- UPDATED compared to 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- authconfig Authconfig needed to be tweeked because it was putting a line into the /etc/pam.d/system-auth that would not allow you to log into root or a group account if there was a .k5login file in the accounts home area. This is the same change that was done in Fermi Linux 9.0.x We also changed it so that it quit putting the kerberos realm, as a line by itself in the top of krb.conf. This was causing some authentications to never return. authconfig-4.3.7-1f1.i386.rpm authconfig-gtk-4.3.7-1f1.i386.rpm Mozilla With the latest security release of mozilla it was decided to upgrade to the latest mozilla rather than try to backport the patch. * mozilla-1.7.5-LTS3x.1.i386.rpm * mozilla-chat-1.7.5-LTS3x.1.i386.rpm * mozilla-devel-1.7.5-LTS3x.1.i386.rpm * mozilla-dom-inspector-1.7.5-LTS3x.1.i386.rpm * mozilla-js-debugger-1.7.5-LTS3x.1.i386.rpm * mozilla-mail-1.7.5-LTS3x.1.i386.rpm * mozilla-nspr-1.7.5-LTS3x.1.i386.rpm * mozilla-nspr-devel-1.7.5-LTS3x.1.i386.rpm * mozilla-nss-1.7.5-LTS3x.1.i386.rpm * mozilla-nss-devel-1.7.5-LTS3x.1.i386.rpm openSSH Fermi version of openssh with kerberos cryptocard changes. If a workgroup wants to install openssh-server then they just need to add the entry from their "comps" file as it is NOT installed by default. openssh-3.5p1f11-1rh7x.i386.rpm openssh-askpass-3.5p1f11-1rh7x.i386.rpm openssh-askpass-gnome-3.5p1f11-1rh7x.i386.rpm openssh-clients-3.5p1f11-1rh7x.i386.rpm openssh-server-3.5p1f11-1rh7x.i386.rpm *vnc * Issue with vnc allowing more than just localhost to connect by * default. * * The starting point was the latest Fedora Core SRPM of vnc, * back-ported to use the XFree86-4.3.0-78.EL sources instead of x.org * and javac instead of the (too-old) gcc-java, and patched to set the * "localhostOnly" parameter to true by default. Note that it is still * possible to return to RISKY behavior by invoking: * * vncserver -localhost="no" (or 0, or "off") * Note that vncviewer has the new option "-via", meaning that the * command line: * * vncviewer -via .fnal.gov localhost:1 * * will set up an SSH tunnel and use it to access the local vncserver * running on .fnal.gov, all in one step. * * NOTE that vnc is ONLY allowed if used with a SSH tunnel onsite at * Fermi. See the above info. * * Thanks to Chris Green for this patched vnc. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Installer modifications --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kerberos is enabled by default on the normal authentication screen. The installer does NOT know if what you put in here is accurate so if you change something make sure it is right because that is what you are going to get. Changes to "defaults" from vendor installer. Firewall is off by default. vendor default was Medium. US/Central is default timezone. vendor default was New York. Kerberos is on by default with a realm of FNAL.GOV . vendor default was off. flpr Now installed by default. No need for ups/upd as this is a rpm. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- /contrib/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The packages in this section have been contributed by various people. They are presented AS IS and there is no guarantee of them working. These packages are NOT supported by us. They will only get security updates if the contributor provides them. If you have questions about them then ask the contributor. There are really 2 contrib trees. One for the base Scientific Linux and one for this site. To use with yum you will need to uncomment out either/both of the "contrib" lines in /etc/yum.conf See README's in the RPMS/ directorys for specific info. /sites/Fermi/contrib/RPMS/ /contrib/RPMS/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MISC NOTES --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Upgrades from prior versions. UPDATES are NOT supported for all versions of Fermi Linux. UPDATES will NOT work from anything except RedHat AS 2.1. Vendor seems to really want users to start from scratch. We will support yum upgrades from Fermi Linux 9.0.1 to LTS 3.0.4 . Note that the workgroup maintainers will have to enable the after.rpms.yum.sh with the same contents as after.rpms.sh for their workgroups to work via a yum upgrade. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUPPORT INFO --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fermi site users should start with the "Fermi" specific support areas and use the Scientific Linux next. Fermi Linux web pages http://www.fnal.gov/cd/unix/linux Fermi Linux Community support mailing list linux-users@fnal.gov Which is archived at http://listserv.fnal.gov/archives/linux-users.html Scientific Linux web page http://www.scientificlinux.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ERRATA rebuilt from SRPMS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ These errata were not included in Scientific Linux 3.0.4 which SL Fermi 3.0.4 is a site of. So they are included as part of SL Fermi. Also see SL.releasenote for the errata that are included there. * imap-2002d-11.i386.rpm * imap-devel-2002d-11.i386.rpm * imap-utils-2002d-11.i386.rpm * cpio-2.5-3e.3.i386.rpm * cups-1.1.17-13.3.27.i386.rpm * cups-devel-1.1.17-13.3.27.i386.rpm * cups-libs-1.1.17-13.3.27.i386.rpm * python-2.2.3-6.1.i386.rpm * python-devel-2.2.3-6.1.i386.rpm * python-docs-2.2.3-6.1.i386.rpm * python-tools-2.2.3-6.1.i386.rpm * tkinter-2.2.3-6.1.i386.rpm * rh-postgresql-7.3.9-2.i386.rpm * rh-postgresql-contrib-7.3.9-2.i386.rpm * rh-postgresql-devel-7.3.9-2.i386.rpm * rh-postgresql-docs-7.3.9-2.i386.rpm * rh-postgresql-jdbc-7.3.9-2.i386.rpm * rh-postgresql-libs-7.3.9-2.i386.rpm * rh-postgresql-pl-7.3.9-2.i386.rpm * rh-postgresql-python-7.3.9-2.i386.rpm * rh-postgresql-server-7.3.9-2.i386.rpm * rh-postgresql-tcl-7.3.9-2.i386.rpm * rh-postgresql-test-7.3.9-2.i386.rpm * vim-common-6.3.046-0.30E.3.i386.rpm * vim-enhanced-6.3.046-0.30E.3.i386.rpm * vim-minimal-6.3.046-0.30E.3.i386.rpm * vim-X11-6.3.046-0.30E.3.i386.rpm