[00:03] <rhineheart_m> great faulkes :) can you recommend a server status monitoring web interface? like PHPSysInfo and nagios?
[00:03] <rhineheart_m> the better and trusted one by ubuntu cannonical?
[00:07] <faulkes-> rhineheart: the canonical answer of course, would be landscape
[00:07] <faulkes-> I don't trust anything php that I didn't write myself
[00:08] <faulkes-> even then, I still don't trust it
[00:08] <faulkes-> nagios is your hot hot monitoring fun
[00:08] <faulkes-> it is well supported by the entire community, not just ubuntu
[00:11] <rhineheart_m> really? that sounds interesting...won't it eat most of my memory? won't it congest my LAN traffic?
[00:14] <faulkes-> you have a production network?
[00:16] <rhineheart_m> ah.. its not much of a production network. It is just an office with windows networking ( for files and printers sharing) and a web server where I'm planning to install the nagios. what do you think?
[00:17] <faulkes-> you'll see more network congestion from windows constantly spamming to the broadcast address than nagios will create
[00:18] <faulkes-> in short, you won't notice it
[00:20] <rhineheart_m> mmmm...are you using nagios?
[00:24] <faulkes-> yes
[00:24] <faulkes-> although I just recently inherited this installation of it
[00:25] <faulkes-> however, you just aren't going to notice it, not network-wise
[00:25] <faulkes-> well, you will notice it, if you tell it to send you emails when a problem exists ;)
[00:27] <rhineheart_m> you mean.. you can recommend it than phpsysinfo?
[00:28] <faulkes-> thats subjective, it all depends on your needs and how concerned you are or may be about security or any of a dozen different factors
[00:28] <faulkes-> from what we know, you have a small business network you want to monitor
[00:29] <faulkes-> basicly anything will do at that level
[00:30] <faulkes-> if you dont like one, you can always use the other
[00:30] <faulkes-> it's not like you are going to be super glueing it to the cpu ;)
[00:31] <rhineheart_m> okay. I've read your post talking about windows constantly spamming to the broadcast address? what do you mean with it? thanks..
[00:32] <faulkes-> the smb protocol, to find stuff on the network, uses the network broadcast address
[00:34] <rhineheart_m> okay.. you're taking about samba right? please explain it to me.. I can't understand what are you talking about with "windows constantly spamming to the broadcast address"
[00:46] <Kamping_Kaiser> rhineheart_m, before you started asking in #ubuntu-* channels, have you ever administered anything before?
[00:49] <rhineheart_m> Kamping_Kaiser: what do you mean..administered before? Like Samba? or phpsysinfo? I tried both already but found out that Samba eats most of my network resources...
[00:49] <Kamping_Kaiser> rhineheart_m, no, i mean like been in charge of running a server
[00:50] <rhineheart_m> Kamping_Kaiser: Yeah. I have a web server up and running and it is ubuntu gutsy no GUI
[00:50] <rhineheart_m> Kamping_Kaiser: why?
[00:51] <Kamping_Kaiser> rhineheart_m, i'm asking before you setup the ubuntu box
[00:52] <rhineheart_m> Kamping_Kaiser: Are you asking if I tried any server other than ubuntu?
[00:53] <nijaba> faulkes-: I have put on the server-survey wiki page a few suggestions for shortening survey.
[00:54] <Kamping_Kaiser> rhineheart_m, not exactly, no
[00:54] <rhineheart_m> Kamping_Kaiser: please make it clear..I can
[00:55] <rhineheart_m> Kamping_Kaiser: I can't really get what you meant.. sorry..
[00:56] <Kamping_Kaiser> i dont know how much clearer i can make it. Have you ever  been in charge of running a server ?
[00:57] <rhineheart_m> nope. This is my first time to run a server..almost 2 months old..why?
[00:58] <Kamping_Kaiser> because you understand none of the concepts behind running a server (even server/client relationship), so i wondered
[00:59] <rhineheart_m> okay.. I admit that.. in that area maybe... so that's why I'm asking some of them here..
[01:01] <rhineheart_m> Kamping_Kaiser: I have something to ask you.. hope you could shed light on this issue..
[01:02] <Kamping_Kaiser> !private message | rhineheart_m
[01:02] <ubotu> rhineheart_m: Please ask your questions in the channel so that other people can also benefit AND help you. Please don't PM a user in the channel without asking first, some find it rude.
[01:50] <scoundrel> hello
[01:51] <scoundrel> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-source-2.6.22/+bug/199708 - guys, please, anyone have an idea about this?
[01:51] <ubotu> Launchpad bug 199708 in linux-source-2.6.22 "OOM killer kills all processes on an "empty" server" [Undecided,New]
[03:08] <sommer> scoundrel: do you have an issue with nagios?
[03:08] <sommer> seems like it's killing that process a lot
[03:08] <scoundrel> this is only one of the processes.
[03:09] <scoundrel> Anyways, one process (nagios) just can't cause OOM in 32bit system
[03:09] <scoundrel> with 16gb ram
[03:09] <scoundrel> and this happens on 7 different servers with different sotware
[03:09] <sommer> can you just disable oom?
[03:09]  * sommer not very familiar with oom
[03:10] <Kamping_Kaiser> 32 bit with 16gig of ram? is that a hacked kernel?
[03:13] <scoundrel> hacked?
[03:13] <scoundrel> PAE
[03:14] <scoundrel> OOM - how can I disable it? It is one of kerne's basic features.
[03:14] <Kamping_Kaiser> hacked - not stock
[03:17] <sommer> scoundrel: have you seen this article: http://www.linuxdevcenter.com/pub/a/linux/2006/11/30/linux-out-of-memory.html
[03:18] <sommer> there are some ways to manage oom towards the end
[03:18] <scoundrel> it is ubuntu kernel.
[03:18] <scoundrel> ubuntu server official kernel.
[03:18] <faulkes-> "towards the end"
[03:19] <sommer> scoundrel: you might also ask in #ubuntu-kernel
[03:19] <sommer> hey faulkes
[03:20] <faulkes-> that sounds so, final ;)
[03:20]  * scoundrel is going to #ubuntu kernel
[03:20] <sommer> faulkes-: me?
[03:21] <faulkes-> no, sommer's comment
[03:22] <sommer> woops didn't mean for it to be final... just that someone in kernel may no more, heh
[03:25] <faulkes-> well, no, it made it sound like you were easing the kernel's pain towards the OOPS
[03:26] <sommer> I'd like to think that I always ease the pain :-)
[03:26] <sommer> the pain and the tension
[03:29] <mralphabet> I am looking at the meeting notes from earlier this week and there is a comment for "Windows Integration: Dendrobates is waiting for an upstream release", is this referring to likewise-open?
[03:30] <sommer> mralphabet: I believe so
[03:30] <sommer> earlier today he mentioned that a new version of the package is almost ready as well
[03:31] <mralphabet> sommer: thanks for the confirmation
[03:32] <faulkes-> sommer: you're the morphine that keeps the channel alive eh? ;)
[03:33] <sommer> faulkes-: heh... I can't claim the fame
[04:51] <rhineheart_m> hello... can Portsentry be installed remotely? Can't it block the ssh server? thanks..
[08:43] <zero_> good morning
[08:46] <zero_> ssh public key auth - anyone?
[09:05] <jougukny__> oops
[09:10] <XiXaQ> how do I make /tmp use tmpfs?
[10:48] <replicant_> anyone here works with dell PE1950? Do Xeon's Quad-Core support Xen? What about 8Gb Ram...? Will this work with Ubuntu Server to implement Virtualization?
[11:16] <spiekey> Hello
[11:17] <spiekey> i have changed my network cards in my box...now i have eth2 but only one network card installed
[11:17] <spiekey> where does it assign the eth name to the network card again?
[11:20] <nijaba> spiekey: man interfaces should tell you all you need to know
[11:20] <spiekey> was it not /etc/iftab?
[11:22] <nijaba> spiekey: in dapper, yes
[11:22] <spiekey> and in gutsy?
[11:23] <nijaba> spiekey: /etc/nework/ contains all the network related stuff
[11:23] <nijaba> * /etc/network
[11:26] <nijaba> spiekey: oops, sorry, in gutsy iftab was converted to /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules
[11:28] <spiekey> hehe, yep. :)
[11:39] <Nafallo> the last update to ntp... WHY?!
[11:52] <Nafallo> stop restarting my bloody daemons automatically just because I'm in the DC and want to use cross over to grab data.
[11:53] <Nafallo> NOT a reason to restart ntpd and reset the poll intervalls.
[13:35]  * faulkes- yawns
[13:35]  * faulkes- looks at pile of pdf's that need reading
[13:41] <faulkes-> hrmmm, supposed to get 50cm of snow today
[13:44] <MenZa> faulkes-: sweet
[13:45] <MenZa> faulkes-: I wish I was :(
[13:45] <faulkes-> we already broke record snowfall in feb., most since 1956
[13:45] <faulkes-> march is gonna be another record breaker
[14:54] <und3va> could i talk to somebody about an ubuntu server installation?
[14:58] <faulkes-> !ask
[14:58] <ubotu> Please don't ask to ask a question, ask the question (all on ONE line, so others can read and follow it easily). If anyone knows the answer they will most likely answer. :-)
[15:00] <und3va> anybody here from whom i can request some help regarding ubuntu server?
[15:00] <faulkes-> !ask
[15:00] <ubotu> Please don't ask to ask a question, ask the question (all on ONE line, so others can read and follow it easily). If anyone knows the answer they will most likely answer. :-)
[15:01] <und3va> i've installed ubuntu server, then i'set up my ip address for my internet connection and then for my secondary lan card like this : 192.168.0.1 255.255.255.0, then i connected my windows machine to the secondary lan card. but when i try to ping it i get no reply, i've also installed ssh on my server
[15:02] <faulkes-> from side do you try to ping, linux->windows or windows->linux?
[15:02] <und3va> windows - linux
[15:03] <faulkes-> and does the windows machine have a matching ip addr set to the same 192.168.0.0/24 network
[15:03] <und3va> windows has 192.168.0.2 ip and 192.168.0.1 as gateway
[15:04] <faulkes-> did you install any additional packages, such as firewall'ing we should be aware of?
[15:05] <faulkes-> and how are you connecting the windows/linux box together (via cable? via switch?)
[15:05] <und3va> i've installed  ubuntu server , then php-cli , mcrypt , mc, and ssh
[15:05] <und3va> only lamp and i connect with cable
[15:06] <Kamping_Kaiser> crossover or strait through?
[15:06] <und3va> crossover
[15:07] <Kamping_Kaiser> positive? :)
[15:07] <faulkes-> I would first check cabling
[15:08] <Kamping_Kaiser> and make sure you have it in the correft rj45 port
[15:08] <und3va> i'm a newbie in linux and i'm trying to share my internet connection, but it's pretty hard :) the cable is ok, i've tried it before win- win and also now i see that i'm connected on windows
[15:08] <und3va> to linux but i can't ping it.
[15:09] <Kamping_Kaiser> und3va, does `sudo iptables -L` give you any output other then empty chains?
[15:10] <faulkes-> I was just going to suggest doing -F
[15:10] <faulkes-> blow away anything that might be there temporarily
[15:10] <und3va> no only empty stuff
[15:11] <und3va> do i need to add something in hosts?
[15:11] <soulc> where can I get some help with fail2ban I am getting this error message in my logwatch file
[15:11] <faulkes-> win-win is not a garrauntee of win-lin with cabling, depending on the card configurations
[15:11] <soulc> http://paste.ubuntu-nl.org/58881/
[15:11] <Kamping_Kaiser> last minute sugestion - recheck ethernet ports, and try telneting to port 22 on the lin box
[15:11]  * Kamping_Kaiser goes to sleep - night all
[15:12] <soulc> nigth
[15:12] <soulc> er
[15:12] <soulc> night
[15:12] <und3va> it doens't work telneting
[15:14] <faulkes-> soulc: I would hazard a guess it doesn't like the regex, I'm not a f2b expert
[15:14] <faulkes-> und3va: if you cannot telnet on the linux machine to 192.168.0.1 22, then more information is needed
[15:14] <und3va> ok
[15:14] <und3va> tell what to tell you
[15:15] <soulc> ok back to the conf fils
[15:15] <faulkes-> I would past the output of /sbin/ifconfig to http://paste.ubuntu-nl.org/
[15:15] <faulkes-> s/past/paste
[15:18] <und3va> et0 is  my internet connection; eth1 is my other card . it has the following configuration : Address 	
[15:18] <und3va> 192.168.0.1
[15:18] <und3va> Network 	
[15:18] <und3va> 192.168.0.0
[15:18] <und3va> Netmask 	
[15:18] <und3va> 255.255.255.0
[15:18] <und3va> Broadcast 	
[15:18] <und3va> 192.168.0.255
[15:18] <Nafallo> ehrm
[15:18] <faulkes-> send the actual output to http://paste.ubuntu-nl.org/
[15:19] <Nafallo> there we go! :-)
[15:19] <Nafallo> to quick for me ;-)
[15:19] <faulkes-> was already in my copy bufer ;)
[15:19] <faulkes-> s/bufer/buffer
[15:19] <Nafallo> hehe
[15:20] <und3va> it seems that i can't ping my linux machine.
[15:25] <faulkes-> yes, but we need to see what's happening, which means, config information, and the easiest way to do that is to put it into the web paste url I provided
[15:26] <faulkes-> can you access the internet from the server you setup?
[15:26] <und3va> no
[15:26] <und3va> it doesn't have iternet connection
[15:27] <und3va> i'm on windows machine now
[15:27] <faulkes-> do you have a usb dongle you can put on the server and save output to it?
[15:28] <und3va> i have an usb stick but how can acces it in ubuntu server?
[15:29] <faulkes-> attach it to the server
[15:29] <faulkes-> if it doesn't mount automagically, it can be mounted relatively easily
[15:30] <und3va> where does it get mounted?
[15:31] <und3va> by default?
[15:31] <faulkes-> usually /media/disk iirc
[15:31] <faulkes-> just use a df command and look for that
[15:33] <und3va> just a sec
[15:34] <soulc> so what is failregex?
[15:36] <und3va> i got something la like this [sdb] assuming drive cache
[15:36] <und3va> when i've inserted it
[15:37] <faulkes-> ok
[15:37] <und3va> an then what should i do?
[15:37] <faulkes-> dmesg | grep sdb
[15:37] <faulkes-> look for the partition #
[15:37] <faulkes-> for me, it looks like:
[15:38] <faulkes-> [61135.334159]  sda: sda1
[15:38] <faulkes-> that's when I insert my usb dongle into the server
[15:38] <faulkes-> once you know the partition #, you can "sudo mount /dev/sdb# /mnt"
[15:39] <faulkes-> # being the partition it sees there
[15:39] <und3va> i have 119.772104 sdb: sdb1
[15:39] <faulkes-> so "sudo mount /dev/sdb1 /mnt
[15:39] <faulkes-> "
[15:39] <faulkes-> you can then do commands and echo the output there
[15:39] <faulkes->  /sbin/ifconfig -a >/mnt/ifconfig.txt
[15:40] <faulkes-> dmesg > /mnt/dmesg.txt
[15:40] <faulkes-> netstat -nr >/mnt/routes.txt
[15:41] <und3va> i get permision denied
[15:44] <faulkes-> preface the commands with sudo
[15:45] <und3va> i triedthe same permision denied
[15:48] <faulkes-> sudo umount /mnt ; mount -o rw /dev/sdb1 /mnt
[15:50] <und3va> it works now
[15:54] <und3va> ok
[15:54] <und3va> so now what do i need to do, i copied the files to windows
[15:56] <faulkes-> !paste
[15:56] <ubotu> pastebin is a service to post multiple-lined texts so you don't flood the channel. The Ubuntu pastebin is at http://paste.ubuntu-nl.org (make sure you give us the URL for your paste - see also the channel topic)
[15:56] <faulkes-> that ;)
[15:58] <und3va> http://paste.ubuntu-nl.org/58885/
[15:59] <und3va> http://paste.ubuntu-nl.org/58886/
[16:00] <und3va> http://paste.ubuntu-nl.org/58887/
[16:04] <und3va> anything faulkes?
[16:06] <faulkes-> you have to be patient, I'm working on several things currently
[16:06] <und3va> ok
[16:08] <faulkes-> "sudo /sbin/ifconfig eth1 192.168.0.1 netmask 255.255.255.0"
[16:08] <faulkes-> then try to ping the windows machine ip
[16:12] <und3va> doesn't work
[16:13] <faulkes-> try to ping 192.168.0.1
[16:13] <und3va> i get reply
[16:15] <faulkes-> put the usb dongle back on the server (it may have automatically unmounted, check using df, remount per previous if required)
[16:16] <faulkes-> output again of "/sbin/ifconfig -a >/mnt/ifconfig.txt", "netstat -nr >/mnt/routes.txt", "arp -a >/mnt/arp.txt"
[16:17] <faulkes-> make sure the cable is plugged into both machines properly
[16:23] <und3va> http://paste.ubuntu-nl.org/58888/
[16:24] <faulkes-> ok, first issue was eth1 didn't have an ip address
[16:24] <und3va> and from arp i got nothing
[16:24] <faulkes-> now it does
[16:24] <faulkes-> make sure the cable is plugged into the right ethernet card, I know that may sound silly
[16:26] <und3va> ok
[16:26] <henkjan> 16:27 < bitrot> Link change: FastEthernet3/15 (Tendernet Rack) on rbfs1.kelvin.network.bit.nl went DOWN (UP).
[16:28] <und3va> it is
[16:30] <faulkes-> ok, well, eth0 is getting an ip from somewhere, did you manually configure eth0?
[16:31] <und3va> yes
[16:31] <und3va> and it is my internet connection
[16:31] <und3va> and it works
[16:31] <faulkes-> on the server?
[16:31] <und3va> when i plug the cable
[16:31] <faulkes-> ok
[16:32] <faulkes-> well, again, eth1 is up, if it has status led's on the card at the back, I would look at them to make sure it thinks it's connected
[16:32] <und3va> oooo
[16:32] <und3va> it works now
[16:32] <faulkes-> well then, life is good
[16:32] <und3va> :))
[16:32] <faulkes-> however,eth1 does not appear to be configured to start at boot
[16:33] <faulkes-> I would look at /etc/network/interfaces
[16:33] <und3va> ok
[16:34] <und3va> and then?
[16:34] <und3va> set auto?
[16:34] <faulkes-> http://paste.ubuntu-nl.org/58894/
[16:34] <faulkes-> or something like that;)
[16:35] <und3va> :)
[16:35] <und3va> i made it run
[16:35] <und3va> thanks  a lot
[16:35] <faulkes-> np
[17:01] <soulc> yo
[17:02] <soulc> so how do I fix that failregex error in the fail2ban log file
[17:02] <soulc> http://paste.ubuntu-nl.org/58881/
[20:37] <sommer> jdstrand: I noticed that apparmor won't let slapadd -l file.ldif import entries in enforce mode
[20:37] <sommer> jdstrand: any advice?
[20:42] <sommer> jdstrand: ah... I added: /home/sommer/file.ldif r,
[20:43] <sommer> jdstrand: to /etc/apparmor.d/usr.sbin.slapd then reloaded the profile and it worked
[20:44] <sommer> jdstrand: garr... that's kind of a conundrum
[20:47] <sommer> jdstrand: I stumbled on the issue while updating the openldap docs... if need be I can document it to set slapd to complain mode while using slapadd
[22:59] <sarthor> Hi, I am using ubuntu server 7.04, i have 80 Clients on my LAN (UTP cable + Wireless), Can i create user passwords for that users to dial my server? if yes what i will need to install and configure on my server? my clients are using windows xp, 2000 and some Linux also
[22:59] <kraut> what exactly do you want and what do you mean with "to dial my server"?!
[23:01] <sarthor> kraut, I want to my user to athunticate by user name password for accessing internet.
[23:01] <crafton> Hi, I have a VPS hosting and for other band a domain registered on dreamhost, is needed to install a bind server on my vps for make subdomains?
[23:01] <kraut> oh dear
[23:02] <crafton> excuse my ignorance, i'm totally newbie
[23:04] <kraut> crafton: please learn first some domain-basics, before you want to start
[23:08] <crafton> ok. pardon me.
[23:08] <crafton> bye
[23:40] <Kamping_Kaiser> sarthor, yes you can, if you have the right hardware for it. you'll look at radius for authentication i expect
[23:40] <Kamping_Kaiser> sarthor, although your second line makes it sound like you want an authenticating proxy, which i expect squid could provide
[23:40] <sarthor> Kamping_Kaiser, I am not much expert, so please can you help more
[23:41] <sarthor> Kamping_Kaiser, No. i dont want to athenticate clints only for squid.
[23:41] <Kamping_Kaiser> sarthor, if you give us more information perhaps
[23:41] <sarthor> Kamping_Kaiser, same like dsl dialer do, i need that.
[23:43] <sarthor> Kamping_Kaiser, Like after dialing to my server, my server will check the user name and passwd and will assign the ip to that client, and if there is not login, passwd, my client shuld be in dark.
[23:43] <Kamping_Kaiser> sarthor, tell us about what your trying to setup. where are the clients? internal/external? do you have special hardware? is it a private network? etc
[23:47] <sarthor> Kamping_Kaiser, there in dsl of 4 mega in my home, and i have 1 p4 computer having 2 lan cards. 1 is connected to dsl modem, other to switch, and my clients are connected to that switch, out side of my home, in the near by plazza.
[23:47] <nealmcb> I'm trying to set up ubuntu server gutsy on an old machine with 64 mb, and it worked fine until doing an upgrade, at which point I got an error about running out of space in /lib/modules/2.6.22-14-generic/volatile which is mounted as tmpfs
[23:47] <nealmcb> I'm not having much luck finding out what that is mounted that way and how to disable it.  any tips?
[23:48] <Kamping_Kaiser> sarthor, so thier connecting to the gateway over an internal network?
[23:48] <Kamping_Kaiser> nealmcb, put more ram in
[23:48] <nealmcb> well I guess it is mounted that way for speed.... but I don't know where it is mounted.  it is put in fstab in /etc/init.d/mtab.sh I guess
[23:49] <nealmcb> Kamping_Kaiser: yeah  - well it's my brother's old machine, and I doubt that would be easy
[23:49] <sarthor> in my server, i am using squid for sharing net, dhcp for assigning ips, and iptables.. masqurading..
[23:49] <sarthor> My linux is working same like a router
[23:50] <Kamping_Kaiser> sarthor, now look at squid authentication, or perhaps mac address filtering in iptables
[23:50] <Kamping_Kaiser> nealmcb, :( i see
[23:51] <sarthor> Kamping_Kaiser, clients can spoof mac address easily,, so my mac are already binded by dhcp as will as by iptables, and if i am athenticating clients via squid, so there is a lot of data traveling whick the squid do not know about that, like voice cam.
[23:51] <sarthor> etc.
[23:52] <sarthor> and 1 thing more.
[23:52] <sarthor> some my client have virus in there computer, .. some time, the virus assign my server ip forcfully to the client pc,.. so my network stop working.
[23:53] <Kamping_Kaiser> theres nothing you can do about clients who steal IP addresses, unless you have a proper switch which lets you lock them out
[23:53] <Kamping_Kaiser> so i'll say again - you may want to look at radius.
[23:56] <sarthor> Kamping_Kaiser, if you want that radius is good in my scenario, so i will like to install that, Can you please give me good link about that ?
[23:57] <Kamping_Kaiser> sarthor, no i cant especially. its a long time since i've used it. i have to stress though - *read the provided doco*. it *does* help a lot, and it contains links
[23:58] <sarthor> Kamping_Kaiser, Ok, thank you brother, you guided me, let me google . thanks again
[23:58] <Kamping_Kaiser> sarthor, good luck with it