Openwall internal conventions, as well as tips & tricks

This namespace will describe the Openwall team's internal conventions, as well as tips & tricks, that we've decided to keep in public view (e.g., for possible reuse by other people and teams).

• VIM settings (.vimrc) and VIM usage tips & tricks
• Mutt settings (.muttrc)
• ezmlm-idx mailing list manager - tips & tricks
• How to properly run qmail-smtpd via xinetd
• How to get procmail working with Qmail
• How to build Perl CPAN modules as non-root, then install and use as the user or globally
• Shell tricks
• SSH (Secure Shell) usage policies, as well as tips & tricks
• Pre- and post-reboot actions/checklist for remote Linux servers
• How to replace GRUB with LILO on a remote Linux server
• Linux kernel netconsole setup with LILO and netcat
• How to reboot a Linux server stuck into the Big Kernel Lock
• How to create a user-local build of recent GCC

• Our experiments with Xeon Phi 5110P

Drafts (“raw notes” to consider for future wiki articles):

• How to access users' files as root safely
• Incremental backups with GNU tar
• LILO MBRs on RAID drives