Ubuntu distribution corrupted?
Basically, I want to know if when I used a livecd of another installation, did it somehow affect my ubuntu installation on the harddisk?
I used a knoppix live CD and instructed it to load "toram" and with the "noswap" function. I figured with these options, it would not touch my HD. I also did not do anything with the filesystems (at least not intentionally).
Now... when I boot ubuntu from the hard disk and list open files (lsof -p) of firefox, tor, or any other tcp using process, I get this type of log entry...
firefox 8917 central 54u IPv4 27531 TCP Knoppix:
Note where is now has "Knoppix".
Has knoppix modified my system, and is there an easy way to see an undo such modifications?
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- Solved by:
- Steven Danna
- Solved:
- 2008-12-06
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- 2008-12-06
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- 2008-12-06
| Jon Charge (seropith) said : | #1 |
Ubuntu 8.10
I do not assume knoppix has changed your installation. Nevertheless, it seems some config files have the wrong information in it.
Try this:
sudo gedit /etc/hostname
sudo gedit /etc/hosts
and change every line with "knoppix" in it to your will.
| Jon Charge (seropith) said : | #3 |
/etc/hosts stated:
127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.1.1 Central
# The following lines are desirable for IPv6 capable hosts
# ::1 ip6-localhost ip6-loopback
# fe00::0 ip6-localnet
# ff00::0 ip6-mcastprefix
# ff02::1 ip6-allnodes
# ff02::2 ip6-allrouters
# ff02::3 ip6-allhosts
and /etc/hostname was:
Central
I saw no reference to knoppix.
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#4 |
I'm guessing that your DHCP server is now sending you this hostname and that your system hasn't been modified. You could try to edit /etc/dhcp3/
send host-name "Central";
This should send the dhcp server your desired hostname the next time it gets a dhcp lease.
| Jon Charge (seropith) said : | #5 |
Thanks Steven Danna, that solved my question.
