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Techiedragonrunning 8.04 server - is there anyway to change the display font so I get more on the screen?00:14
maw_is there a up to date 'how-to' for setting up ubuntu server as a reliable NTP server?00:16
owhmaw_: AFAIK it's in the server guide. - see the /topic00:17
maw_thanks, I stumbled across this while googling00:18
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lukehasnonamewhat up yo, nxvl01:29
Jberg88hello?02:25
Jberg88anyone02:25
Jberg88How can I access my server via ssh remotely... i was at work today and tried me@myip but it didn't work02:26
ScottKDid you install openssh-server?02:26
Jberg88yes02:26
ScottKCan you do it from a desktop at home?02:27
Jberg88hold on02:27
Jberg88I can but only using the static ip of the server02:28
ScottKDid you try the same from work?02:28
hadsYou'll need DNS for anything else.02:29
ScottKJberg88: You're welcome.02:36
sommerScottK: I'll take a look02:37
ScottKsommer: Thanks.02:37
Jberg88it works woohoo!02:39
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pubohi03:22
puboI'm looking for a web application to maintain system accounts (like webmin, but I only want the system accounts part)... can anybody help me?03:22
ScottK!ebox | pubo03:29
ubottupubo: ebox is a web-based GUI interface for administering a server. It is designed to work with Ubuntu/Debian style configuration management. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/eBox03:29
puboScottK, ubottu, yes, I know ebox. But I only that the person who is going to maintain user account could not configure anything more03:31
ScottKThat's the only other one I know of.03:32
pubouhm, ok.. I'll try03:34
maw_anyone know how to enable ethernet flow control?04:14
Brazennmaw: i think ethtool can do that.05:16
maw_ya I got it05:19
maw_and you were right :)05:20
thenewguyhey how can i setup phpmyamin to run under ssl and is it needed? thanks in advance05:36
keithclarkWhy do I get this error when running gnome-system-monitor via ssh?  SELinux was found but is not enabled.06:10
keithclarkAnd evolution running via ssh creates this error of which I know nothing about: WARNING **: couldn't connect to dbus session bus: Failed to connect to socket /tmp/dbus-F7ZRYqizA8: Connection refused06:12
hadsYou have gnome on your server?06:13
keithclarkhads: yes.  It is an old desktop that I used to use06:13
hadsI don't know anything about gnome but try connecting with ssh -X or -Y06:14
keithclarkhads: I am.  ssh -CX user@address06:16
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krautmoin07:52
sp20ngebobhi at all09:22
CrummyGummyelo09:23
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liassisthello, i have just got my ubuntu-server from the company but there this little problem "there is no gui" so any suggestions on a gui suited for servers09:53
owhliassist: It depends on what you want to achieve with the GUI.09:57
owh!gui09:58
ubottuThe graphical user interface (GUI) in Ubuntu is composed of many elements, including the !X server, a window manager, and a desktop environment such as !GNOME or !KDE (which themselves use the !GTK and !Qt toolkits respectively)09:58
owhHmm09:58
liassistnormal server topic (i never want gnome or kde)09:58
owh!server-gui09:58
ubottuFactoid server-gui not found09:58
liassista gui from which i can run a server09:59
owhliassist: That doesn't answer the question really. You can either manage your server from an ssh or command line terminal screen, or you can manage it using software like ebox.09:59
owhPersonally, I'm an ssh user.09:59
liassistok so what exectly is ebox i currntly dont have a browser right now10:00
owhliassist: It's a web-based interface.10:00
liassistok so there is a deabon needed for that right?10:00
liassist*deamin10:01
liassist*deamon10:01
foolanoliassist: which services are you planning to use?10:01
owhWell from memory it uses apache, so yes.10:01
* owh has to run and waves bye.10:01
liassistftp, and back office10:02
foolanoliassist: eBox has not a module to manage an ftp server10:03
liassistok what about pop310:03
liassistand smtp10:03
foolanoyep, it has that. it uses postfix and courier10:04
foolanoliassist: but that package is not in the ubuntu repositories, you will have to install it from my ppa10:04
liassistmy ppa?10:05
foolanoppa -> Personal PAckage Archives, its a service in launcpad to build and publish ubuntu packages10:06
foolanoliassist: if you want to test eBox and you have a spare machine or a virtual machine, you can download the installer from http://ebox-platform.com. The installer is a hardy server with all the eBox modules and its dependencies10:08
liassistwell se ya later10:12
Klejsome1 hereee11:46
logixoulHi. I installed Hardy Server Edition on a VIA EPIA box but when booting I get this error:11:58
logixoulHi. I installed Hardy Server Edition on a VIA EPIA box but when booting I get this error:11:58
logixouler,11:58
logixoul"this kernel requires the following features not present on the CPU: 0:6 0:8. Unable to boot - please use a kernel appropriate for your CPU"11:58
logixoulWhat do I do?11:58
_rubenyou need to install the i386 kernel (atleast, thats how i got my epia mobo to work)12:00
logixoulhttps://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/222253 seems to suggest I need "PAE"12:01
uvirtbotLaunchpad bug 222253 in linux "Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Kernel does not support VIA C3 CPU" [Medium,Won't fix]12:01
logixoul_ruben: How do I select which kernel to install? is this related to writing "huge.s" at the boot prompt, to select a "non-SMP" kernel?12:02
logixoul(got this from http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-installation-40/via-epia-c3-supported-648669/ )12:02
_rubenPAE is for 4+ GB of ram12:07
_rubenlogixoul: you need to install the appropriate kernel image package (either at the end of the installation prior to rebooting (thats how i did it), or by booting in to a rescue mode)12:08
logixoulsorry, net dropped. anyone said something?12:12
hads23:07:31 < _ruben> PAE is for 4+ GB of ram12:13
hads23:08:21 < _ruben> logixoul: you need to install the appropriate kernel image package (either at the end of the installation prior to rebooting (thats how i did it), or by booting in to a rescue mode)12:13
logixouloh, I see. thanks.12:15
logixoul_ruben: hmm, rescue mode == recovery mode, right?12:15
logixoulbooting into recovery mode gives me the same error, so I guess I'll reinstall again.12:16
logixoul_ruben: where exactly will I be given the chance to select a kernel? The last message I get in the installation is "remove cd and press Enter". Should I wait for that one?12:17
_rubenlogixoul: there's no prompt to select a different kernel .. when it prompts for remove cd, drop to a shell (alt-f2) and do apt-get install linux-386 (or smth similar, been a while)12:33
_rubenlogixoul: you can recover by booting the install disk into recovery mode, or use a live cd12:33
spiekeyhi12:34
spiekeydoes vmware-server 1.0.6 install smootly on hard now? has anyone tried that yet?12:34
logixoul_ruben: hm, linux-386 doesn't seem to exist, and `apt-cache search 386` doesn't show anything12:35
_rubenii  linux-386                                             2.6.24.16.18                                          Complete Linux kernel on 386.12:38
logixoulthat's on Hardy Server? weird, I get "Couldn't find package linux-386"12:38
logixoulmaybe I should add some repo?12:39
_ruben$ apt-cache madison linux-386 linux-386 | 2.6.24.16.18 | http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/restricted Packages12:39
_rubenlinux-image-386 is in main though12:40
logixoulOk, any ideas why I don't see neither linux-386 nor linux-image-386 in this rescue prompt?12:42
logixoulsources.list includes both main and restricted12:42
logixoulahh, maybe I should apt-get update12:42
logixoulbut I've no network in this prompt12:42
_rubenthe cd should be abail12:43
_rubenavail12:43
logixoulsources.list doesn't include mentions of the CD. should append it there manually?12:47
_rubenit oughta be at the very top, unless the rescue mode is different .. on a decent install machine, the cdrom is listed on the very top12:48
_rubenyou're probably in some temp environment now, you'd need to chroot into your installation and work from there .. or just reinstall .. whichever suits you best :)12:49
logixoulooh, right, it's there sorry. it's commented out though.12:49
_rubenah ok12:49
logixoulbut this dumb terminal doesn't support any editor like vi or nano...12:49
logixoulhow do I remove this single hash commenting sign from there? should I use ed? :)12:50
logixoulhm, maybe I'll backup the file and `cat` the line in there12:50
_rubenyou're not in the right environment .. as in: not in your installation .. you should mount your installation under /mnt and do chroot /mnt12:51
micheluntuhi all, I have a question about hot to configure apache2 to listen on IPv6 address12:51
logixoul_ruben: no, actually I was asked whether I wanted "prompt in the livecd fs" or "prompt in the installation fs" or a few other things and I selected the installation fs. /home/myusername exists, so it's the right place.12:52
ScottKfoolano: Have you considered an anti-spam module to go with your Postfix stuff?  I was reviewing the amavisd-new docs last night and there is some serious potential for complexity in it, but it's very powerful.12:59
ScottKfoolano: I think with that plus spamassassin and clamav you'd have a very powerful feature.12:59
foolanoScottK: we have that already13:00
foolanoexactly that13:00
logixoul_ruben: so I uncommented the line, but "apt-get update" returns with no visible delay and "apt-cache search linux-386" still returns nothing.13:00
foolanoScottK: we have to add greylisting and rework the UI13:01
ScottKfoolano: Interesting.13:01
* ScottK hadn't looked.13:01
ScottKfoolano: The new version of amavisd-new I uploaded last night has some significant additions too.13:01
logixoul_ruben: I'll try booting with the proper network interface this time, so I can get the package from the online repos13:01
foolanoScottK: cool, i'll look at it soon13:02
ScottKfoolano: Which greylisting implementation do you intend to support?13:02
foolanoScottK: we don't know yet, some users have proposed a few but we haven't made our mind up yet. We would like to hear from people who are actually using it. So any idea/recommendation is very welcomed13:04
foolanoScottK: by the way, I would like to ask you a couple of things about postfix that I still have to work out in our ebox-mail package13:04
ScottKfoolano: I'd suggest writing the ubuntu-server ML about what greylisting people use.13:05
ScottKfoolano: Sure.  Ask away.13:05
pppHiyas :) Basically I just want to allow tcp port 9000 from 192.168.10.3 only in UFW :) Anyone know the command?13:05
pppsudo ufw allow 9000/tcp from 192.168.10.3 wasnt happy :)13:06
pppI figured it - sudo ufw allow proto tcp from 192.168.10.3 port 900013:10
pppthanks anyway13:10
foolanoScottK: i'm working on something else right know. If it's fine i'll bother you with those questions later13:12
foolanos/know/now/13:12
ScottKSure.  Anytime I'm around.13:12
logixoul_ruben: neither network interface seems to work now, but in the previous dapper install (which someone else did) it worked. I'm trying to configure the network now...13:14
micheluntuis anyone using apache2 on IPv6?13:27
logixoul_ruben: I managed to get it working with the "generic" kernel. thanks for the help!13:36
lukehasnonamegood morrow to thee Britons13:51
jjesselol13:57
jjessegood mornng lukehasnoname13:57
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BrazenAre you saying we have bad teeth?14:13
lukehasnonameI've heard y'all do14:16
lukehasnonamebug #214:20
Brazenha, nice14:55
lukehasnonameok when I think of "load balancing" I think of auto-live-migration between physical hosts for best utilization of resources15:01
lukehasnonameam I correct in that assumption?15:01
The_ZoRousually, no. It means to split inconning requests between backend servers15:07
The_ZoRowhat you are thinking of is HA :)15:08
The_ZoRoHigh availability :)15:08
lukehasnonameI see15:10
_rubenits not even HA .. the only example of what was described is the VMware's DRS functionality15:16
_rubenHA is usualy just failover from one node to another when the first crashes15:16
lukehasnonameso only VMWare's tools can do that?15:18
lukehasnonameCause that's an awesome feature. Of course, that comes AFTER we get a VM manager gui, and AFTER that gui can do manual live migration15:19
Brazenyes, you are describing VMWare's DRS, which is basically a sort of virtual machine load balancing.  I remember reading either Emo or oVirt (or both) is going to support similar functionality.15:23
jjesseare you talking about the ability to move physical machines to virtual machines and back again?15:33
jjessecause symantec has a product taht can do p to v and v to p15:33
jjessefor recovery15:33
jjesseits pretty cool15:33
jjessebut nothing open that i'm aware15:33
lukehasnonameno,15:34
lukehasnonameI'm talking about... hold on I'll get link15:35
lukehasnonamehttp://www.vmware.com/products/vi/vc/drs.html15:35
jjessethat looks cool15:41
lukehasnonameyes, yes it does15:45
lukehasnonameOnce live migration gets managed, I wouldn't think DRS would be hard15:46
lukehasnonameIt's simply automating the LM process, triggered by comparing CPU cycles15:47
lukehasnonamemore or less, Iwould think, maybe <_<15:47
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lukehasnonameMan, it dies in the Ubuntu channels sometimes, across the board16:19
lukehasnonamehttp://xkcd.com/233/16:29
sommerpoor littlefoot :(16:35
Brazen!test17:25
ubottuFailed!17:25
zulmathiaz: ping! can you have a look: people.ubuntu.com/~chucks/ldap-sru.diff thanks18:12
lukehasnonameGood read18:16
brewmaster_anyone know if i can tell if my site is blacklisted by corporate firewalls?18:58
lukehasnonamewhat site18:59
brewmaster_www.montrealvip.com19:00
lukehasnonameis it work-safe?19:01
brewmaster_yeah19:02
brewmaster_though it could be confused for not being work safe19:02
brewmaster_i remember my mom seeing it for the first time and saying "oh my, this looks like a gentleman's club" --> I still don't know what that means...19:03
thenewguyhey guys, how can i configure phpmyadmin to work over ssl19:03
sommerthenewguy: there's some information in the server guide about configuring apache for ssl: https://help.ubuntu.com/8.04/serverguide/C/httpd.html19:07
thenewguysommer: Thanks i have done that, but do i need change anything pma19:08
sommerpma?19:08
sommerphpmyadmin is simply a website so if you configure apache to use ssl then phpmyadmin will use ssl as well :)19:09
sommerer web application to be more accurate heh19:09
thenewguyhmm thanks19:12
sommerand you access the site using https://yousite/phpmyadmin (or whatever url you use)19:13
melteris there any way to control on which drive the installer puts the mbr?19:34
lukehasnonameit puts it on either root or boot partition's drive, I would guess. In that sense, yes.19:36
IndianaHi all, my server had generated many empty UDP packages to a single ip. rkhunter and chkrootkit doesn't show any (unknown) warnings. Also top (atop) doesn't show any unkown prozess.19:39
IndianaAny idea or method to find out more?19:41
melterlukehasnoname, so whichever drive has the /boot partition has the mbr?19:42
lukehasnonameI don't know, that's an educated guess19:42
ScottKIn case there is any confusion on the point: I am not a free private help service.  Please don't PM me with questions about how to do/fix stuff.19:45
lukehasnonameI dare to assume that is not the first time it's occured19:51
jamboodaHey All,  Is there a reason why Ubuntu Server 6.06.2 will install on my Dell R805 but Ubuntu Server 8.04 won't?21:04
jamboodaI tried multiple CD's for hardy and nothing21:04
lukehasnonamewhat sort of errors?21:06
jamboodait gets to the where it says "ISOLINUX Debian ....."21:06
jamboodathen its supposed to say Loading ......21:06
jamboodabut doesn't get to that point21:07
jamboodano errors21:07
jamboodajust hangs21:07
jamboodait goes through just fine with Dapper release 221:07
lukehasnonameI assume you verify the CD integrity21:07
jamboodawell i tried multiple cd's but did not check to see if any of those cd's will install on another machine21:08
jamboodawill do that now21:08
jamboodait was the cd21:12
jamboodathanks..nevermind21:13
ghalebhello, I need to install gnome to my ubuntu hardy server21:28
ghalebbut it couldn't be21:28
ghalebfailed by deps21:29
ghaleb gnome: Depends: gnome-desktop-environment (= 1:2.20.2.2) but it is not going to be installed21:29
ghalebE: Broken packages21:29
thenewguyu are installing it using apt-get?21:37
zulsudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop should do it21:42
Xcaliber009<---- looking for help setting up apache and exim4 on a server, having problems with setting up an FQDN and not sure why21:47
Xcaliber009constantly getting a "cannot resolve <hostname> when restarting apache2 and exim4 after editing conf files21:48
ScottKXcaliber009: Is this static or dynamic assignment?21:57
Xcaliber009ScottK: Static- It's sole purpose for now is to run a mailing list through mailman22:01
ScottKXcaliber009: Please pastebin what's in /etc/network/interfaces22:02
Xcaliber009ScottK: it already has a static IP address via the web (68.189.29.73), the "It works" page shows up, but the DNS hasn't been resolved yet22:03
Xcaliber009ScottK: but that's another issue entirely22:03
Xcaliber009ScottK: one moment22:03
ScottKOK.  Is the hostname correct there too?22:03
Xcaliber009ScottK: I have the hostname from godaddy.com as mailman.velociter.net, the hostname on the box is mailman and the domain is velociter.net22:04
ScottKWhat does uname -a on the box tell you?22:04
ScottKErr... hostname -f22:05
Xcaliber009Unknown Host22:06
ScottKHow about just hostname22:07
Xcaliber009mailman22:07
ScottKNow, how about /etc/network/interfaces please?22:08
Xcaliber009I'm not sure how to paste it, im IRC via my kubuntu laptop22:09
Xcaliber009i can give you line-for-line though22:09
ScottKOK.22:09
ScottKWait one.22:09
Xcaliber009I've got a thumb drive, so i'll try that22:10
ScottKNo rush.22:11
ScottKI'm looking for a bug.22:11
ScottKI want to make sure I remember correctly before sending you on a hunt.22:11
Xcaliber009auto lo22:12
Xcaliber009iface lo inet loopback22:12
Xcaliber009iface eth1 inet static22:12
Xcaliber009address 192.168.1.10722:12
Xcaliber009netmask 255.255.255.022:12
Xcaliber009gateway 192.168.1.122:12
Xcaliber009auto eth122:12
Xcaliber009iface eth0 inet dhcp22:12
Xcaliber009there is the text from the /etc/network/interfaces22:12
ScottKXcaliber009: Pastebin next time please.22:15
ScottK!pastebin | Xcaliber00922:15
ubottuXcaliber009: pastebin is a service to post multiple-lined texts so you don't flood the channel. The Ubuntu pastebin is at http://paste.ubuntu.com (make sure you give us the URL for your paste - see also the channel topic)22:15
Xcaliber009will do that next time :-)22:16
Xcaliber009<--- n00b to IRC too22:16
ScottKXcaliber009: Sorry I wanted /etc/hosts.  Remembered wrong.22:16
Xcaliber009ScottK: ok one moment22:17
ScottKXcaliber009: See Bug #898022:17
Xcaliber009ScottK: http://paste.ubuntu.com/1972422:22
Xcaliber009how would I view that bug?22:23
ScottKXcaliber009: There's a bot that should have give a URL.  One moment.22:25
ScottKhttps://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/netcfg/+bug/898022:26
ScottKWhat happens if you have http://paste.ubuntu.com/19725/ (that's tabs between the IP address, FQDN, and hostname.22:26
Xcaliber009that seems to work, hostname -f brings up the correct alias for the IP, so now it should resolve the hostname just fine due to it being a FQDN, right?22:31
Xcaliber009no longer getting that hostname errer *whew*22:32
Xcaliber009exim should be able to work now as well, though I have to figure out how to configure it to talk with our outside mail server22:33
ScottKWhy Exim and not Postfix?22:34
Xcaliber009I thought exim might be easier22:34
Xcaliber009if you recommend postfix, I can easily install that22:35
Xcaliber009does postfix integrate better with SMTP servers outside of the network?22:36
ScottKI can't compare 'better' because I've never used Exim.22:36
ScottKPostfix does have a setup option exactly for that.22:37
Xcaliber009ah ok...22:37
Xcaliber009will exim4 conflict with postfix if theyre both running?22:37
ScottKPostfix and Exim are both supported packages, but Postfix is the primary MTA for Ubuntu.22:37
ScottKYes.  You can only have one installed at a time.22:37
Xcaliber009ok one moment, i'll remove the packages22:38
ScottKWhen you install one the other will automatically be removed.22:38
Xcaliber009that makes it easier :-22:38
Xcaliber009)22:38
Xcaliber009any other postfix packages I should install, or just the basic postfix package?22:39
Xcaliber009ScottK: I wanted the configuration for postfix as internet site, correct?22:43
ScottKYou want to relay your outbound mail through another server, right?22:43
ScottKXcaliber009: ^^22:43
Xcaliber009ScottK: yes22:44
ScottKXcaliber009: IIRC the option you want is called internet plus smarthost or something like that22:45
* ScottK needs to run.22:45
Xcaliber009ok... having a problem removing exim anyways, its crashing trying to remove the exim4-daemon-heavy22:46
Xcaliber009restarting the server and deactivated the exim service prior too reboot22:47
Xcaliber009ScottK: ok installing postfix, then installing mailman afterwards22:53
Xcaliber009ScottK: That part is done and Mailman is reinstalled22:56
Xcaliber009didn't bring up the configuration though for postfix22:56
telexiconso that xen kernel networking bug is still not fixed?23:02
Xcaliber009telexicon: it would appear that way :-)23:07
telexicon>.>23:07
telexicondamnit, i dont want to deal with this today23:08
Xcaliber009telexicon: what seems to be the problem?23:11
Xcaliber009telexicon: my error might have been different from yours, I didn't realize you'd just joined the channel23:11
telexiconoh, well nothing other than 8.04 cant be a xen guest23:11
Xcaliber009ie as in you can't remote term?23:12
telexiconno, as in it panics on boot23:12
Xcaliber009I have not witnessed that issue, however, my server is probably different than yours23:13
telexiconhttps://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/21812623:13
telexiconit was reported 2 months ago23:13
Xcaliber009have you scrolled down through the fixes? I saw one person that was successful in using a fix to remedy the problem23:16
telexicontheres a hack to make it work23:17
telexiconbut it'd be nice if it was put into proposed or pushed mainstream23:17
Xcaliber009yeah the update manager is a bit easier to use :-)23:17
telexiconno23:17
telexiconits when the system goes down, and takes a bunch of core services offline23:17
telexiconi dont get fired for using some hack on some bug tracker23:18
Xcaliber009is this problem only in hardy?23:18
telexiconyeah23:18
Xcaliber009i didn't see anything about it on gutsy23:18
telexiconit doesnt happen with gutsy23:19
Xcaliber009do you benefit more by using 8.04 vs 7.10? I was using 7.10 until about 2 weeks ago23:21
telexiconselinux actually works on 8.0423:23
Xcaliber009it works on 7.10 as well i believe, just might be better to migrate back to 7.10 until the bug is resolved in the kernel23:25
thenewguyhave they fixed otrs23:27
telexiconXcaliber009, ive never been able to get it to work in any debian-derived system until ubuntu 8.0423:27
telexiconit always explodes into a pile of nonsense on reboot when enforcing23:27

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