Questions tagged [freebsd]
FreeBSD is a free Unix-based operating system descended from AT&T UNIX via BSD UNIX.
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tar not excluding symlinked directories
Tar version:
root@node: /tmp > tar --version
bsdtar 3.4.2 - libarchive 3.4.2 zlib/1.2.11 liblzma/5.2.5 bz2lib/1.0.8
I have a directory structure which looks like this:
root@node: /tmp > ls -...
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QEMU/KVM: USB3 passthrough to FreeBSD
I'm making my first steps in FreeBSD, so please excuse any possible "linuxism".
My goal is to run FreeBSD 10.2 inside virtual machine with QEMU/KVM and allow USB3 network card passthrough from the ...
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Difference between commands >hostname and >echo $HOSTNAME and the entry hostname in /etc/rc.conf : FreeBSD
In trying to change the hostname in the bash prompt of a running system (without rebooting):
I tried changing the hostname of my system using the command hostname NEW_HOST_NAME. For good measure, I ...
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LC_TIME portability (and other locale settings)
It seems that Linux and FreeBSD (at least) have different notions of how presentation of time is implemented in different locales (LC_TIME), notably but not entirely in how the hour of day is ...
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FreeBSD Reverse Shell Command Issue: Ambiguous Output Redirect Error
I’ve been experimenting with penetration testing recently, and I need to use reverse shell techniques for testing. I’ve previously used reverse shell on Ubuntu with the following command:
/bin/bash -i ...
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How to list installed files in FreeBSD pkg?
Is there a way to list the installed files with pkg for a certain package?
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How to change the default (binary) python version in a FreeBSD jail?
In a jail, I have installed python3.6 along python3.4. Both were installed using pkg install, no ports. I want to keep the 3.4 version for some time, but set the 3.6 as default.
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How can I install pip on FreeBSD?
I was trying to install python and pip on my FreeBSD 15.0 server. It seems like I've successfully installed python. Now I have both Python3.9 and Python 3.11. However, I can't find and package called &...
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Mounting a disk image
I created a backup from my laptop using the following command:
# dd if=/dev/sda | gzip -1 - | ssh backup-server "dd of=kubuntu-disk.gz"
On the backup server (FreeBSD 14.0-RELEASE-p4) I ...
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gpart will always say "Invalid argument" when add a new ufs partition
I am using the FreeBSD 14.0.
I follow the instructions at https://www.transip.eu/knowledgebase/entry/138-how-do-create-partition-freebsd/ to create a UFS partition, as below:
But always get "...
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LibreOffice on FreeBSD (GhostBSD) is missing GnuPG encryption entry fields
I set up a FreeBSD 14 (GhostBSD) box with a complete set of my GnuPG keys. Encryption/Decryption on the cli works as expected.
I am used to encrypt files within LibreOffice on Linux (on the same ...
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Host Tor Site with Apache on FreeBSD
How can I host a Tor site with Apache on FreeBSD 13.3-RELEASE-p1? Apache is serving multiple sites from this server, so each one has its own entry in /usr/local/etc/apache24/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf
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How full is my ZFS pool? (not sure how to read command output)
I'm using ZFS on FreeBSD to store several TB of data.
If stored as non-dedup, about 25% of the raw data would be unique enough that compression helps but dedup is wasted.
The other 75% contains a ...
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Issue with ng_ipfw, ng_bpf, ng_tag testing commands
Update my issue with more details provided below :
Summary of the ng_tag Command Issue
Querying BPF Filter Status
When using Berkeley Packet Filter (BPF) filters, you can use the getstats command to ...
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working netgraph configuration for ipfw and ng_bpf on FreeBSD
I'm trying to get a raw BPF bytecode packet filter working on FreeBSD using a combination of ipfw with ng_ipfw, ng_bpf and ng_tag.
However none of the documentation or presentations I can find ...
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