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(1) Bugs 799279
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Firestarter has a loyal following of Linux users who are grateful to Tomas Junnonen for all the work he has done in creating the best free Linux firewall. However, the Firestarter Events log did not work with Linux Mint 11 Katya so this bug was reported. So far there has been no feedback from the Mint team.
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(2) Keith Taylor on launchpad suggests the following workaround.
Open a terminal and type:
sudo gedit /etc/rsyslog.
(if your text editor is not Gedit but Midori or Jedit or Foobar, substitute that editor name for “gedit”)
Comment out (delete the hash sign #) in front of the following lines:
#*.=info;
# auth,authpriv.
# cron,daemon.none;\
# mail,news.none -/var/log/messages
so that you now have:
*.=info;
auth,authpriv.
cron,daemon.none;\
mail,news.none -/var/log/messages
Save the file, close down the terminal and reboot your system.
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(3) This workaround works.
I have used this patch for a couple of months with no problem.
At first I thought that the patch did not catch as many Events in Firestarter.(Events are attempts to enter through various ports, and all these attempts are logged into an Events file). Having had a rethink and checked Firestarter out with other operating systenms, I now believe that the Events are logged as before and I have (as far as known) had no problems with the stealing of data or wicked scripts, so I would say that the patch solves the Firestarter problem. The bug can be treated as Solved and the issue can be Closed.
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(4) Whoever is handling this bug report, can you please confirm that the Mint team has in fact corrected the software so that a new download of the Katya would mean that it now works with Firestarter, as it is no good closing a bug report if new users will continue to experience the bug.
I shall leave the issue in your capable hands but for me the problem has been Solved.
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Thank you for your efforts on our behalf. It is always appreciated. Cheers.