Changeset c76806a for basicnet/netutils


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Timestamp:
06/01/2004 08:43:38 PM (20 years ago)
Author:
Larry Lawrence <larry@…>
Branches:
10.0, 10.1, 11.0, 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 12.0, 12.1, 12.2, 6.0, 6.1, 6.2, 6.2.0, 6.2.0-rc1, 6.2.0-rc2, 6.3, 6.3-rc1, 6.3-rc2, 6.3-rc3, 7.10, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.6-blfs, 7.6-systemd, 7.7, 7.8, 7.9, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 9.0, 9.1, basic, bdubbs/svn, elogind, gimp3, gnome, kde5-13430, kde5-14269, kde5-14686, kea, ken/TL2024, ken/inkscape-core-mods, ken/tuningfonts, krejzi/svn, lazarus, lxqt, nosym, perl-modules, plabs/newcss, plabs/python-mods, python3.11, qt5new, rahul/power-profiles-daemon, renodr/vulkan-addition, systemd-11177, systemd-13485, trunk, upgradedb, v5_1, xry111/for-12.3, xry111/intltool, xry111/llvm18, xry111/soup3, xry111/spidermonkey128, xry111/test-20220226, xry111/xf86-video-removal
Children:
23d784b
Parents:
62e9283
Message:

grammer fixes

git-svn-id: svn://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/BLFS/trunk/BOOK@2250 af4574ff-66df-0310-9fd7-8a98e5e911e0

Location:
basicnet/netutils
Files:
7 edited

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  • basicnet/netutils/bind-utils/bind-utils-exp.xml

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    22<title>Command explanations</title>
    33
    4 <para><screen><userinput>make -C lib/...</userinput></screen>
    5 Build the libs that are needed for the client programs.</para>
     4<para><command>make -C lib/...</command>: This command  builds the librariess that are needed for the client programs.</para>
    65
    7 <para><screen><userinput>make -C bin/dig</userinput></screen>
    8 Build the client programs.</para>
     6<para><command>make -C bin/dig</command>: This command  builds the client programs.</para>
    97
    108</sect2>

  • basicnet/netutils/netutils.xml

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    44
    55<para>This chapter contains some tools that come in handy when the
    6 network need some investigating.</para>
     6network needs investigating.</para>
    77
    88&traceroute;

  • basicnet/netutils/nmap/nmap-desc.xml

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    33
    44<para>The <application>Nmap</application> package contains
    5 <command>nmap</command>.</para>
     5<command>nmap</command> and optionally <command>nmapfe</command>.</para>
    66
    77</sect2>
    … …  
    1414<acronym>TCP</acronym>/<acronym>IP</acronym> fingerprinting.</para></sect3>
    1515
     16<sect3><title>nmapfe</title>
     17<para><command>nmapfe</command> is the graphical front end for
     18nmap.</para></sect3>
    1619</sect2>

  • basicnet/netutils/nmap/nmap-intro.xml

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    1919<sect4><title>Optional</title>
    2020<para><xref linkend="openssl"/>, <xref linkend="pcre"/>,
    21 <xref linkend="GTK"/> (for building the front-end) and
     21<xref linkend="GTK"/> (for building the graphical front-end) and
    2222<xref linkend="libpcap"/></para></sect4>
    2323</sect3>

  • basicnet/netutils/traceroute/traceroute-desc.xml

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    1111<para><command>traceroute</command> does basically what it says: it traces the
    1212route your packets take from the host you are working on to another host on a
    13 network, showing all the intermediate steps (routers) along the way.</para>
     13network, showing all the intermediate steps (gateways) along the way.</para>
    1414</sect3>
    1515

  • basicnet/netutils/traceroute/traceroute-exp.xml

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    88
    99<para><command>make install</command>: Installs <command>traceroute</command>
    10 with <acronym>UID</acronym> set to  root in the <filename>/usr/sbin</filename> directory. This makes it
     10with <acronym>SUID</acronym> set to  root in the <filename>/usr/sbin</filename> directory. This makes it
    1111possible for all users to execute <command>traceroute</command>. For absolute
    1212security, turn off the <acronym>SUID</acronym> bit in <command>traceroute</command>'s file
    … …  
    1414<screen><command>chmod 0755 /usr/sbin/traceroute</command></screen>
    1515
    16 <para>The risk is that if a security problem such as a buffer overflow were
     16<para>The risk is that if a security problem such as a buffer overflow was
    1717ever found in the <application>Traceroute</application> code, a regular user
    1818on your system could gain root access if the program is
    19 <acronym>SUID</acronym> root. Removing
    20 the <acronym>SUID</acronym> permission of course also makes it impossible for users other than
     19<acronym>SUID</acronym> root. Of course, removing
     20the <acronym>SUID</acronym> permission also makes it impossible for users other than
    2121root to utilize <command>traceroute</command>, so decide what's right for your
    2222individual situation.</para>
    2323
    24 <para>Now, to be completely <acronym>FHS</acronym> compliant, as is our aim, if
     24<para>Our aim is to be completely <acronym>FHS</acronym> compliant, so if
    2525you do leave the <command>traceroute</command> binary
    2626<acronym>SUID</acronym> root, then you

  • basicnet/netutils/whois/whois-desc.xml

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    22<title>Contents</title>
    33
    4 <para>The <application>Whois</application> package contains <command>whois
    5 </command>.</para>
     4<para>The <application>Whois</application> package contains <command>whois</command>.</para>
    65
    76</sect2>
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