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OpenBSD is a free, multi-platform 4.4BSD-based UNIX-like operating system with a focus on security, portability, standardization, code correctness, proactive security and integrated cryptography.

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OpenBSD is an open-source operating system derived from 4.4BSD UNIX and is popular for it's focus on security, portability and code correctness. It was forked from in the mid-1990s.

The project strictly incorporates only source code with ISC or BSD compatible licensing (except the ports tree) with the goal of providing software for any use, including commercial. It is funded by the Canadian non-profit, The OpenBSD Foundation, which also supports related projects such as OpenSSH, LibreSSL, OpenSMTPD, and other popular infrastructure software.

Website: http://www.openbsd.org

OpenBSD Foundation: http://www.openbsdfoundation.org

Distrowatch: http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=openbsd

Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenBSD

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PHP script unable to email on OpenBSD Apache

I have a webserver running OpenBSD 4.7 and PHP 5.2.12 out of the ports tree. There is a small contact page that is supposed to send an email to a specific address. When I fill in the form using a web browser, it sends the AJAX request to the PHP…
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Setting up NTP on 2 Linux boxes and one OpenBSD box

I have been tasked with getting an NTP client working on two Linux machines and an OpenBSD machine. The machines are arranged like this: NTPServer / \ / \ L1 L2 \ / \ / OpenBSD I have…
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Continuous Data Protection on Openbsd

I was wondering if there is anything similar to Continuous Data Protection that is available for openbsd?
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OpenBSD firewall - netbook hardware option - pros and cons

I'm considering putting OpenBSD on a netbook for use as a firewall. I am entertaining the idea of using a netbook because it has a built-in screen and keyboard, built-in battery backup, and a relatively small physical footprint. The firewall will be…
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Where does openBSD store the IP address?

I have an openBSD firewall, and I would really like to know in which file the IP adress of the firewall is stored. And also where can I see if it set up to be with static IP or dhcp? Edit by pauska: Dont pack your /etc and put it on public hosting,…
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Port forward DNS using pf

On OpenBSD, I can successfully & transparently forward ports 80 and 443 to services running on custom, unprivileged ports using the following /etc/pf.conf: tcp_pass = "{ 22 80 123 443 }" block all pass out log on egress proto tcp to any port…
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permission denied when writing to mounted directory exported by NFS server running on OpenBSD OS

I have a default installation of openbsd, with portmap, mountd, nfsd services started by via rcctl. I have following entry in /etc/exports /nfs/testdir -alldirs -maproot=root -network=192.168.0 -mask=255.255.255.0 I am able to mount the exported…
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OpenBSD 7.2: Mailbox file in users' home directory - use Postfix or stick to default sendmail?

I need to setup a mail server with a bit unusual requirements: OpenBSD is a must. Probably latest version, 7.2. All mails have to be stored in aa Mailbox file located in user's home directory. Well, it does not look difficult, as I did it before…
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Simple OpenBSD NAT router not working

I'm toying around with using OpenBSD as a NAT router behind Starlink but efforts with the NAT are failing even in the simplest cases. I've probably simply been staring at it too long and need an extra set of eyes. Here's the essential…
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Mysterious/Unknown IPs keep getting whitelisted by spamd

I have an OpenBSD 7.1 mail server running OpenSMTPD with spamd. I notice mysterious IP addresses in /var/log/maillog, such as: smtp connected address=162.142.125.222 host=scanner-25.ch1.censys-scanner.com These IPs keep getting whitelisted in the…
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Is there any advantage setting OpenBSD as Domain Controller instead a Windows 2008?

I have an OpenBSD 4.6 installation with LDAP ports configured correctly. I can create users and other objects. But, I'm a Windows user and I know how easy is create and configure a domain controller. Comparing two systems, what is the best to set a…
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Unable to create inetOrgPerson in LDAP structure

I have an LDAP server running on OpenBSD 7.1 using the native ldapd implementation. I've created a basic DIT, and when attempting to add a user, I get: # ldapadd -vv -H ldaps://hypnos.spookyinternet.com/ -f /tmp/users.ldif -D…
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Setting up LDAPD service on OpenBSD

I have an OpenBSD 7.1 server with the LDAPD service running. At the moment it is working as expected, however I am new to managing an LDAP organization, and am unsure about some of the configuration settings I have. As a quick side note - despite…
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How to create service/port specific subdomains in OpenBSD vm

I am creating a website in an OpenBSD vm, and I plan to have different services on it that will be pointed to by their respective subdomains (irc.example.com -> example.com:6697, img.example.com -> example.com:80, etc). I also plan on…
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403 Page recieved when accessing OpenBSD httpd page

I am writing a static webpage on an OpenBSD vm (here called example.com), and when I access the server with it's domain name over http I get httpd's 403 page, when I use telnet example.com 80 I get Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2022 01:07:01 GMT Server: OpenBSD…
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