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TechiedragonI am having difficulty getting the wireless card i n my laptop to work right01:41
TechiedragonIt looks like it is activating correctly but I am unable to even ping the router...01:41
Techiedragonrunning ubuntu 8.04server01:41
kgoetzhi all. cron-apt and apt-get are disagreeing about wether a file needs upgrading or not. is this something i should be worried about? (i'm thinking security issues) http://paste.ubuntu.com/19758/01:43
Techiedragondon't know - I am fighting with a wireless card01:44
TechiedragonIt looks like everything works; but can't even ping the router....01:45
kgoetzwireless in a server?01:46
Techiedragonlaptop.01:46
kgoetzah right01:46
TechiedragonI am trying to setup the wireless card to act as a backup for when the cats knock out the ethernet cable01:46
nealmcbyo email experts.  I'm helping folks out with a server which is currently not properly handling email, and the guy with the backup is out-of-town until tomorrow night.  I wonder if there is an easy-to-set-up "mx backup" or "mail bagging" configuration that we can set up on another machine, and redirect the mx records to the new machine and just get the new machine to spool everything for later delivery and thus prevent bounces.01:46
nealmcb I know that dns takes time to update so for this situation it may not be appropriate, but I saw webservio's mail-bagging offering, and it got me to thinking that that would be a good service to have handy for other similar circumstances.  Can we do this with a custom postfix config?   http://www.webservio.net/hosting/mail/bagging/index.html01:46
Techiedragonthat and my first experience with ubuntu..... so learning experience. :)01:47
kgoetzTechiedragon: i suggest buying ethernet cables with working clips ;)01:47
Techiedragonkgoetz now what does that do with helping me learn about setting up the wireless card???01:48
kgoetzTechiedragon: it will help you avoid it : D01:48
TechiedragonI was taking unix in college (went back to school ) - I installed ubuntu on a USB HD so that I could work both at home and at school.01:48
TechiedragonI have to use Windows for everything else01:48
Techiedragonkgoetz that doesn't really help01:49
kgoetzoh well. you win some, you lose some.01:49
keithclarkhey everyone!  I seem to be having a problem accessing a usb drive via an ssh session with nautilus.  It won't mount the drive.01:57
keithclarkIt just gives the following error:01:59
keithclarkA security policy in place prevents this sender from sending this message to this recipient, see message bus configuration file (rejected message had interface "org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.Volume" member "Mount" error name "(unset)" destination "org.freedesktop.Hal")01:59
keithclarkSorry, that did not work.....here is the error:02:00
keithclarkA security policy in place prevents this sender from sending this message to this recipient, see message bus configuration file (rejected message had interface "org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.Volume" member "Mount" error name "(unset)" destination "org.freedesktop.Hal")02:00
sommerkeithclark: seems like an issue with nautilus to me... have you tried mounting the drive via cli?02:02
keithclarksommer: No.02:03
keithclarksommer: I would rather use nautilus and dragging and dropping files is way easier than the cli equivalents02:06
keithclarksommer: and more efficient02:06
sommerkeithclark: gotcha, not sure what to try myself, you might also ask in #ubuntu02:08
keithclarksommer: as soon as you mention ssh sessions, they point to here.02:08
sommerheh, you might just give it some time then... someone else may know, but one thing that does come to mind is policykit02:10
sommerhaven't dealt with it myself, but you might need to adjust settings regarding that02:10
keithclarksommer: yeah, I have a lot to learn.02:10
* sommer doesn't really use nautilus for much02:10
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Buzz_[05:25] <Buzz_> i have a celeron based fileserver. when doing a network transfer from it, i get speed like 5mb/second. If i run something like "cpuburn" on the machine the speed increases. I assume the cpu is entering some acpi sleep state which is affecting network speed. Has anyone else had similar problems and is there a workaround ?05:27
Buzz_ignore me.. i think ive solved it05:28
Buzz_i accidently had enabled p4-clockmod. oops05:29
Buzz_(doh)05:29
spiekeyGood morning Ubuntu!07:41
spiekeyhas anyone an idea about my Blue-Ray device? https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-server/2008-June/001683.html07:42
spiekeylooks like i just dumped 250€ :-/07:42
LMJhi spiekey : sorry, I can't help you neither :-/07:48
spiekeyokay, thanks :-(07:54
krautmoin08:46
emgentheya12:40
sommeryo12:40
J_Phi all13:22
J_Ppeople, what fiel configuration I need change to change value for "systems has mounted 30 times, check forced" ?13:22
spiekeyhas anyone here got egroupware with smbldap-tools running?14:14
mysterycoolLol, hi. :p14:22
RaceKonditionhi :P14:22
RaceKonditionis it safe to dist-upgrade a live server running Gutsy to Hardy?14:22
RaceKonditionshould I remove some packages beforehand or is it safe to just run aptitude dist-upgrade as is?14:23
LMJhello RaceKondition14:44
LMJRaceKondition : are you more a apt-get or aptitude guy .14:45
LMJ?14:45
RaceKonditionaptitude14:45
RaceKonditionbut I chose the do-release-upgrade tool for the job14:45
RaceKonditionand I'm running the upgrade now14:45
LMJgood, you should have not a lot of package orphaned, right ? (deborphan)14:45
RaceKonditionyou mean dependency conflicts or what?14:46
RaceKonditionbecause I had none14:46
RaceKonditionat least not that I know o14:46
RaceKonditionf14:46
RaceKonditionI've been using aptitude since day 1 so everything should be well-managed14:46
LMJgood14:46
LMJyou can run a dist-upgrade but take some time to check whatever package is removed forever or so14:47
LMJexcept bad surprise, most of the upgrade I've did went fine14:47
RaceKonditionLMJ: do-release-upgrade told me it would remove 3 packages none of which are necessary14:49
LMJshould be ok14:49
RaceKonditionI can't figure out whether to keep the old /etc/apache2/mods-available/fcgid.conf or use the new one14:49
LMJare you using this feature or not? did you ever modified it?14:50
RaceKonditionI guess I didn't modify it14:52
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RaceKonditionif I decide to keep an old version of a configuration file, can I somehow check out the new one after the upgrade?14:52
LMJYou can also check a diff between the 2 version, if you choose to overwrite it, it will rename your conf with .dpkg-old or so14:53
lukehasnonameWhy don't people tell you to use "apt-get autoremove" when uninstalling?14:53
LMJaptitude purge ;)14:54
RaceKonditionlooks like the upgrade was a success. rebooting right now14:55
RaceKonditionand... everything looks fine14:57
RaceKonditionother than the apache2-mpm-itk package still being not installable...14:58
LMJsound good ;)15:00
lukehasnonameAnyone know how to crack a BIOS password without using a floppy drive or opening the case?15:34
* _ruben always used the 2nd option..15:37
lukehasnonameit's a laptop, and I didn't want to do that. I'm also reading that the Phoenix TrustedCore BIOS doesn't have backdoor pws15:38
lukehasnonameand I have to reboot after three unsuccessful tries, which slows down my guessing15:38
Deepsopening up a laptop isn't that scary15:55
Deepsor infact, scary at all15:55
InsomniaCitylukehasnoname: I doubt they'd give them to you even if it did :)16:04
lukehasnonameInsomniaCity: Many backdoor pws are on the net. In any case, none of the default phoenix ones worked.16:08
ScottKmathiaz or dendrobates: I made https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/amavisd-dkim last night.  Is that enough information or do you want the whole wiki spec template for that?16:37
keesgood mornin'16:50
lukehasnonamegood morrow16:52
ScottKGood morning kees.16:55
ScottKclamav security updates *cough*16:55
keesScottK: yes!  thanks for the reminder.  I was swamping with X.org update regression testing.16:59
keesand I know emgent has a few waiting as well.  (/me wants security-in-soyuz so badly)16:59
* ScottK too.17:00
ScottKWith the same clamav in all 4 supported releases, figuring out patch is pretty trivial.  Getting it published is definitely the long pole in the tent.17:01
ScottKkees: Would it be sensible for me to have access to your clamav regression tests so I can pre-test stuff?17:01
keesScottK: absolutely (and you do) https://code.edge.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-bugcontrol/qa-regression-testing/master17:07
keessee scripts/test-clamav.py17:07
ScottKkees: Thanks.17:07
keesScottK: no problemo17:08
keesScottK: what would rock is to add tests for each CVE that comes through (though it's obviously not always possible)17:08
ScottKLet me get up to speed on running the tests and then I'll consider adding stuff.17:08
ScottKIt'd help if clamav were a little more open about what exactly they were worried about.17:09
dendrobatesScottK: If it is trivial to implement, you can leave out the spec wiki.18:03
ScottKdendrobates: It's 3 MIRs and a small config file change.  I'd call that trivial.18:09
ScottKdendrobates: I am very interested in feedback on https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/server-flavors - It's mostly done now (the spec anyway).18:10
J_Phey all, what package I need install to works for when I press button for shutdown system eill be halt automacally, without halt command ?18:31
Kamping_Kaiseryou dont need speical packages?18:34
Kamping_Kaisers/?//18:35
J_PKamping_Kaiser: what I need so ? I try press here, and not shutdown... :-(18:36
Kamping_KaiserJ_P, what ubuntu release?18:38
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J_PVK5FOSS: is Ubuntu server 8.0.4!18:39
VK5FOSSJ_P, 8.04 (fwiw). it uses upstart, i'm not sure how you handle the shutdown thing (traditionally you'd look at /etc/inittab)18:40
InsomniaCitysounds like there's something stopping it shutting down...18:41
J_PVK5FOSS:  ubuntu 8.04 don't have /etc/inittab18:41
InsomniaCityhave seen that on other distros.18:41
VK5FOSSJ_P, no it doesnt, as a result of upstart (basically, i dont know how how to configure it)18:43
J_P:-(18:44
J_PVK5FOSS: I find this http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Shutdown_headless_server_when_power-button_pressed#Shutdown_a_headless_server_when_power_button_pressed  is for gentoo, but may be explain for ubuntu18:44
* VK5FOSS waits for link to load18:46
mathiazJ_P: try to install the acpid package18:56
J_Pmathiaz: yes, I install it and works :-)19:03
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thenewguyhey guys how do force phpmyadmin to run under ssl19:20
leonelthenewguy: set the directory with a redirect to  https19:24
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thenewguyleonel: how do i do that19:43
rainerfhi all! i was wondering if there is a way to install ubuntu-server to a degenerate raid...?19:46
leonelthenewguy: take a look at this : http://spellbook.infinitiv.it/2006/05/25/redirect-your-http-traffic-to-https.htm19:47
rainerfi ordered 3 hdds, one of which is DOA... still, i'd like to install my server, and plug the third drive in as soon as it's replaces.. since i'm only going to use raid1 and 5 this shouldn't be a problem with linux's software raid, but i can't get the installer to create the raid on just two disks...19:48
LMJthenewguy : on the config option, under ssl, you can force it to use SSL19:48
rainerfi meant to write replaceD, of course ;)19:48
LMJthenewguy : Webmin Configuration > SSL > Enable SSL if available?  <- Yes I guess here ;)19:49
thenewguyleonel: LMJ: thanks guy i shall try that19:51
thenewguyso i had a question, is there any difference in running ubuntu desktop with LAMP on it verse using ubuntu serve20:03
thenewguyi like the gui, is there any security diff20:03
thenewguyor speed20:04
ScottKMore packages == More Security risk.20:04
ScottKDesktop is very heavy weight compared to server, so it will slow things down.20:05
ScottKServer has a different kernel that's more tuned for server work.20:05
thenewguyyaa but most on the time i will not be logged in20:05
ScottKYes.20:05
thenewguyok so the kernel is different20:06
ScottKLogged in or not, there is still stuff running unless you modify it.20:06
ScottKYou might look into ebox if you want something GUI like on your server.20:06
thenewguywat about if i install server then use apt-get to install desktop is that better20:06
ScottKThat would get you the server kernel, but the other stuff is the same.20:07
thenewguyis ebox like webmin20:07
thenewguyahh ebox is pretty, i shall look into it20:08
thenewguythanks for the help ScottK20:09
Centaur5If a server has 2G ram is it best to not have a swap partition? Basically I put vm.swappiness=0 but it still starts swapping when only 700 mb of ram is used which doesn't make sense.21:02
thenewguyCentaur5: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SwapFaq "swappiness=0 tells the kernel to avoid swapping processes out of physical memory for as long as possible"21:13
thenewguy"Reducing the default value of swappiness will probably improve overall performance for a typical Ubuntu desktop installation. A value of swappiness=10 is recommended, but feel free to experiment. Note: Ubuntu server installations have different performance requirements to desktop systems, and the default value of 60 is likely more suitable."21:14
erichammondCentaur5: The RAM and swap requirements may vary depending on the particular server needs and applications running on it.  On some servers I prefer that the software be killed than be swapped, so I don't use swap, but that's not appropriate for all situations.21:19
Nico_:21:20
Nico_I need help finding an Linux program, Does anyone remember the member:name of that program which is a Frontend program for downloading the top linux apps???  It is a graphical front end, and has catagories like  " Games,  Audio Apps, Internet Apps", and the program just downloads them for you21:20
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Centaur5erichammond: Okay, I just thought that ratio seemed rather odd cause when that much memory is free I would think it would continue filling the memory rather than swapping.21:33
erichammondCentaur5: Since I generally run without swap, I'm not much of an expert on swap behavior :)21:39
psufananyone to make the install cd just drop to a shell and then do nothing else21:43
psufanin a kickstart21:43
[mad]Berry|Lappyhey guys i'm trying to get wpa_supplicant to work on a laptop with hardy but the daemon doesn't seem to start any ideas?21:46
Centaur5erichammond: I think I'll just go without swap then. I didn't put that much ram in to not have it used.  :)21:49
erichammondCentaur5: Note that there is "used" and there is "used" when talking about RAM.  Having lots of "free" ram being "used" by cache is often a very good thing for performance, especially with databases.21:51
jamboodaDoes anyone have any idea how to go about monitoring my RAID on a Perc 6/i or Perc 6/E controller?21:57
jamboodai'm trying to query smart values from the controller using smartmontools and no dice21:57
Centaur5erichammond: Let's say in the case of a desktop used for web browsing and office apps with 512 ram using 200 on startup and starting to swap at 300 "used" with just a few applications open. Do you think that machine could do without swap?21:57
jamboodaDell is telling me they don't support Ubuntu Server so they can't help21:57
jamboodaanyone?22:01
intermediavishnuis there is any diff between ubuntu and ubuntu server23:25
hadsThe same actual packages, just a different set.23:26
Deepsdifferent default kernel23:26
intermediavishnuyou mean the softwares23:26
intermediavishnuKDE or gmome23:26
hadsTypically a server wouldn't have either.23:26
intermediavishnuthen how will they work23:27
Deepsyou can install them if you want to23:27
Deepsbut server isnt installed with any gui by default23:27
Deepsas there arent many gui tools to control a server, mostly command line or web based23:28
intermediavishnuok23:28
intermediavishnui want to study Computer hardware & networking23:29
intermediavishnuis the linux networking good23:29
Deepsintermediavishnu: speak to InsomniaCity about that, he's here too23:30
Deepspm him if he doesn't reply in here23:30
InsomniaCityintermediavishnu: well, I'd say if you're looking to study it23:30
InsomniaCityyou'd want to look at all OSs23:30
InsomniaCitybut yeah, as far as I know Linux networking is very good quality.23:30
intermediavishnuis all linux netwoking same or i have to choose the os23:31
InsomniaCityDifferent distributions configure networking in slightly different ways, but most have tools and so on to help you23:32
InsomniaCityBut under the cover, yeah, Fedora networking is the same as Ubuntu.23:32
intermediavishnuko23:33
intermediavishnuok23:33
intermediavishnudoes linux contains the command ping23:34
InsomniaCityyes23:35
keithclarkIs it possible to start an ssh session from windows and run an application?23:41

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