[00:26] anyone here familiar with the so called cn=config method for configuring openldap? [00:27] for some reason a fresh 9.04 install is not allowing anonymous queries [00:56] pmatulis: whats the error? [00:57] is it save to update to v 9.04 ? [00:57] :) [00:57] sure [00:59] dur, gotta run... check in #openldap if no one responds here [00:59] Sam-I-Am: a getent query as non-root yields "cannot find name for group id" and "I have no name". root query is ok [01:06] why do I keep loosing the name server that I prepended in my /etc/dhcp3/dhcpclient.conf file ? [01:06] it keep disappearing from the /etc/resolv.conf file [03:00] * VK7HSE I've just reported the following bug in documentation... Bug #381802 [03:00] Launchpad bug 381802 in ubuntu-docs "Update required in moin moin docs (Ubuntu-server 9.04)" [Undecided,New] https://launchpad.net/bugs/381802 [03:11] am I hitting a bug with that prepended domain name server keep disappearing from /etc/resolv.conf ? === edson is now known as edsoncanto === edsoncanto is now known as edson [03:32] Morning [03:32] er [03:32] evening, I'm in Texas [03:46] New bug: #381806 in samba (main) "I cannt open shared folder on windows unless i run "sudo /etc/init.d/samba restart"" [Undecided,New] https://launchpad.net/bugs/381806 [03:52] Anyone here use vserver/openvz on jaunty? [03:55] axisys, are you still in here? [04:01] How do I add a spare device to a RAID-5 array using mdadm, and have it persist across reboots? Running stock Ubuntu server 8.04. Running `mdadm /dev/md0 --add /path/to/partition` results in 1 spare shown in subsequent `mdadm --detail /dev/md0` but 0 spares after a reboot. Do I need to re-create the array using the --spare-devices parameter? Reassemble it? TIA [07:07] anyone here know dnsmasq very well? I've got a strange issue where all the domains on my lan and some from the internet have a cname to my domain. See this paste. http://paste2.org/p/232464 [07:08] causes strange issues, like when the dns times out the site gets redirected to my server hosted on terminator. [08:43] anybody knows how can i tell postfix not to deliver locally? === isaac_ is now known as isaac === dazman_ is now known as dazman [10:33] Hi! Im having problems with getting LDAP to work with ubuntu server edition, Im administration through webmin... can anyone here please help me? Im trying to get the eGroupWare-server up and running! [10:35] It says "The OpenLDAP server program /etc/ldap/ldap.conf was not found on your system. Perhaps the path on the module configuration page is incorrect?" [10:36] But the file is there and the path is correct! [10:36] NorthByNorthWest, permissions [10:36] Is it a permissions issue? [10:36] ah ok [10:37] humm... how to fix? setting chmod 777 isnt the best solution is it? [10:39] Or should I change the "User OpenLDAP server runs as"-group? [10:42] Im getting nowhere... help appreciated! [10:54] incorrect: still there? [10:58] NorthByNorthWest: maybe it's easier for you to install ebox [10:58] NorthByNorthWest: it will handle ldap configuration for you [10:58] isaac: hi! whats ebox, exactly? [10:59] isaac: just install with apt-get? [10:59] NorthByNorthWest: well, think webmin but highly integrated [10:59] and easy to use [10:59] NorthByNorthWest: yeah, well, in theory,except the last version available in ubuntu isn't always the best one [10:59] isaac: oh... a better webmin? [11:00] NorthByNorthWest: well, it's a bit different [11:00] http://trac.ebox-platform.com/wiki/Document/FAQ/HowDiffersFromWebmin [11:00] ops, not there [11:00] * NorthByNorthWest googles ebox [11:00] http://trac.ebox-platform.com/wiki/Document/FAQ/HowEboxDiffersFromWebmin [11:02] * NorthByNorthWest reads the info in the link [11:03] NorthByNorthWest: what are you installing? hardy or jaunty? [11:03] isaac: i have installed jaunty server edition [11:04] isaac: remote administrating through ssl and/or webmin right now... [11:04] right, i think the latest ebox version isn't available for jaunty yet [11:04] as we focus on hardy [11:04] isaac: i guess it must be possible to try out ebox in parallell with webmin and then uninstall the one i then dont want to use anymore? [11:05] isaac: ah ok... can i install additional packages to gt it to work? or would a complete reinstall be necessary? [11:06] i would discourage from installing it in jaunty at the moment [11:06] but i would encourage you to give it a try in a hardy install at some point [11:06] NorthByNorthWest: you can just go to http://ebox-platform.com/ and click the big download link [11:07] that will get you a installer CD image which will install ubuntu server and ebox [11:07] * NorthByNorthWest downloading [11:08] isaac: youre a ebox developer? [11:08] yeap [11:09] so i can replace webmin in full with ebox....? [11:10] NorthByNorthWest: well, it depends on what services you require [11:10] although you can just configure some services with ebox and others with webmin [11:10] or manually [11:10] isaac: I want to set up e egroupware server and a NAS [11:10] but the ones that ebox manages needs to be left just to ebox [11:10] NorthByNorthWest: well, ebox supports egroupware [11:10] isaac: ok [11:11] and also serving files through Samba [11:12] you if i can make a bootable usb pen drive with that iso file? [11:12] *do you know if... [11:13] NorthByNorthWest: i think you can [11:13] but i am not 100% sure [11:13] i think someone had done it [11:14] i running low on cd-r's here! :) [11:14] you know any specific stuff that ebox cant but that i can do with webmin? [11:15] i am not really used to webmin [11:16] but webmin usually exposes *all* or most of the features [11:16] can i partition and format drives through ebox? [11:16] of services [11:16] while ebox usually just tries to make things easy and provide what 90% of users would want [11:16] NorthByNorthWest: well, the ebox installer has the regular ubuntu partitioning system [11:18] so i need to do to it through a ordinary terminal? [11:43] isaac: the ebox installer comes with egroupware preinstalled?? [11:43] uhm, i think you can choose [11:44] so installing with it will pretty much set up egroupware and all its dependencies as well? [11:44] yes [11:44] and will set up openldap too [11:45] i just found this: http://forum.ebox-platform.com/index.php?topic=1020.0 [11:45] havent read it thorough yet [11:47] that does it... im going ebox! [11:47] * NorthByNorthWest goes to fetch an USB stick to make an installer [11:50] when is Ubuntu 8.04.3 likely to be confirmed? https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardyReleaseSchedule still lists it as TBC [11:50] and julys not that far away :) [12:09] isaac: ive booted the usb stick with youre installer... no problemo... but do you know the easiest way to find out which /dev/??? to enter to make the installer find the files? [12:11] uhm, not sure [12:11] sdb? [12:12] isaac: another noobish question... how to i make the ls command pause for keypress when it has filled the screen with files? [12:12] pipe it into less [12:12] how? [12:13] ls | less [12:13] anyway it's weird that it asks you for a device [12:14] yeah i think so too but right now i just want to install! [12:15] well, if you get into problems with the USB it should work perfectly from the CD-ROM [12:16] it looks for the cdrom yeah... argh... [12:57] i have a questions. how can i have root access in ubuntu? [12:59] using sudo === tuxlinux_ is now known as tuxlinux [13:30] isaac: you still there? [13:30] NorthByNorthWest: sure [13:31] NorthByNorthWest: i am going to leave now, but magnetic is a ebox developer too [13:31] NorthByNorthWest: anyway if you want ebox specific help you can join #ebox [13:31] isaac: is he here now? i just fininshed installing to a use drive but booting makes linux ask for the ubuntu-hardy-cd-rom! [13:32] * NorthByNorthWest joins #ebox [13:32] yes, he is here now [13:41] could anyone pls help me with postfix/dovecot/sasl? problem seems to be in latter area [13:42] dennister: have you checked out the SASL documentation from both the postfix and dovecot projects? it's pretty good [13:42] i've tried, but must admit it's all a bit overwhelming [13:42] just can't seem to authenticate... [13:43] can you tell me what you've tried exactly? [13:45] ...configured postfix according to howto; configured dovecot according to howto as well, and that's testing as working...built the key, crt, csr...(comfort zone for me) [13:46] which howto? [13:46] put cert stuff in correct folders...restarted postfix, dovecot, the sasl demon a hundred times...ubuntu 8.04 official documentations mainly [13:47] ok, certificates are totally separate from SASL [13:47] I asked if you had checked out the documentation from the dovecot and postfix projects [13:47] not from Ubuntu [13:47] but when that got simply on underlying stuff like dovecot and tls-sasl, ended up adding some stuff from community documentation [13:48] i did end up using some of the postfix documentation so i could get a passphrase-leass key, cert, etc. [13:48] what keys are you generating? [13:48] ubuntu comes with self-signed certs ready to use [13:48] for testing, etc [13:49] smtp.key, smtp.crt, same for csr, cakey.pem... [13:49] ubuntu comes with self-signed certs ready to use [13:49] i've taken postfix out of chroot for testing/troubleshooting... [13:50] Doing kernel RAID-5 on Ubuntu 8.04: How do I add a spare device to an _existing_ array so that it persists across reboots? Running `mdadm /dev/md0 --add /path/to/partition` results in 1 spare shown in subsequent `mdadm --detail /dev/md0` but 0 spares after a reboot. Do I need to re-create the array using the --spare-devices parameter? Reassemble it? TIA [13:50] so where do i go from here? [13:50] <-------totally stumped [13:50] dennister: I've pointed you towards the official documentation from both projects, I assure you that it works [13:51] even with ubuntu...it's a bit different [13:51] no, it works with ubuntu [13:51] ubuntu has done nothing to the configs that makes documentation not applicable [13:52] k...should i try the dovecot more than the postfix docs? since the problem is in the sasl authentication... [13:52] both sets of documentation are critical, postfix has to be told where and how to use dovecot's sasl, and dovecot has to have sasl running [13:52] May 30 00:24:38 bannville postfix/smtpd[7301]: fatal: no SASL authentication mechanisms [13:53] sounds like you haven't configured dovecot's sasl at all then [13:53] well, i did, but it's not taking...not being recognized as having been done [13:53] then it wasn't done correctly [13:53] exactly [13:53] the documentation is very good, I suggest you read it carefully [13:54] after i get some sleep :) [13:54] if I can ever get to sleep...:( [13:55] and thanks for the old basic...back to the documentation...that really helps [13:57] hi all, how do I install x server on ubuntu 9.04 server? [13:58] I tried apt-get install xserver to no avail [13:58] you may need to use the package name 'xorg' instead [13:59] thanks I'll try that [13:59] Look at http://packages.ubuntu.com/ [14:00] I was trying X11 forwarding but it didn't work, i then remembered that X11 is not in 9.04 server edition [14:00] I see... You'll definitely need some kind of x server - the web site above can list what's available for you [14:01] thanks I'm looking into it now [14:01] `apt-get install ` is not very forgiving when you don't specify the package name exactly as it appears in the database [14:01] and keep in mind that some packages are meta-packages, meaning they actually end up installing a whole bunch of other packages ('xorg' is one of these) [14:02] yeah that's true, I'm installing the xorg meta package right now [15:36] I'm trying to forcefully unmount an nfs mount, with umount -f /mnt/nfsdir but it doesn't work, is there a more "brutal" way to do this? :-) [15:50] Skaag1: is there an error [15:50] you can try a lazy unmount (-l) [15:50] as well as forceful [15:51] I managed to do it [15:51] works now. thanks :-) [15:52] what was the problem and solution -- it's good to keep that in irc for logging purposes [16:07] Hi, is it possible to make an external harddrive look like part of the same fs as the internal harddrive that is on my server? I am trying to create users on a partition of the harddrive and use another partition as a media server, but my server wants everything as the same fs. [16:18] hello [16:19] is anybody there [16:20] i need some help with 8.10 server [16:20] there are 176 people in this channel [16:21] i know === tuxlinux_ is now known as tuxlinux [16:31] guys what is the advantage of running ubuntu on servers over debian ? [16:33] They have very different release cycles. This may or may not be an advantage or disadvantage [16:33] ubuntu server gets released often.. and is more uptodate [16:33] i like that [16:33] maxb: [16:34] So difficult to answer. [16:35] i am using squeeze now.. i want to move to mysql 5.4 asap.... i want to run latest php versions.. is ubuntu a better choice than debian ? [16:35] I guess Commercial Support from Canonical may create an advantage to corporate users. [16:35] no we will not get a commercial support as of now [16:35] Commercial Support, partner certification, and slightly fresher packages are the Ubuntu advantages. [16:36] ok.. that sounds nice infinity dana_good [16:36] dazman: [16:36] MySQL 5.4 isn't in Ubuntu 9.04 as a package, so you'll be in the same position with Debian in that you'd need a third party package or compile yourself. [16:36] Long release cycles (leading to very stable, but older software) and backed by 1000 Debian Developers who probably all use it as a "server" on at least one machine is the Debian side. [16:36] there is a channel on ubuntu-ec2 .. i dont find similar channels for debian [16:37] from ec2 perspective .. ubuntu sounds better than debian interms of wide usage [16:38] codeshepherd: MySQL 5.4 isn't out yet, and we certainly won't be shipping it until it is. [16:38] ya, i guess you would be the first to ship it .. atleast before debian does [16:38] infinity: ^ [16:39] Depends on where it falls in the Debian release cycle but, yes, if they're hard frozen, we're a bit more likely to roll 5.4 packages. [16:39] It depends yea.. it'd be in Debian Unstable very early on.. ,but then, gone are the days people use Debian Unstable on servers.. surely! ;) [16:40] Some more adventurous developers do, but I'd like to think most users don't. :) [16:41] ok [16:41] I *used* too, around the Debian Potato days (when Slink was stable) but, waking up after a dist-upgrade and having to fix perl wasn't the best thing to be doing. [16:41] My rule of thumb as a Debian and Ubuntu developer was always "if the machine is in kicking distance, I'll run a development release on it, if not, it's getting a stable release"... [16:42] you guys are already supporting mysql 5.1 .. debian is still in mysql 5.0 [16:42] dazman: Funny you should mention Potato, I just found a machine that had been quietly running Potato SINCE ITS RELEASE, and upgraded it to hardy... [16:42] dazman: "Oops". [16:43] Using unstable on a server is a bit over the top. I happily run testing on a server, though, and have done for years [16:44] infinity, Heh. Cool. I really liked Potato - I was on Slink, and Potato was probably the first version I *really* used.. as I was using it as Unstable for ages... [16:44] maxb: I consider that to be reasonably insane on remote machines too, depending on where in the release cycle you are. [16:45] maxb: Once the world starts freezing, and most of what trickles totesting is bugfixes and such, then yeah, I'm all for it. [16:45] Well.. remote Debian Unstable servers, unless they are virtualised and you have decent remote access when * goes wrong.. is pretty impressive ;) [16:45] Out of the box, and excuse the technology ;) [16:45] dazman: VMs don't count as "remote" in this case. :) [16:46] Ubuntu-Server runs out of the box much better than Debian Lenny on a Hyper-V box. Debian Lenny would drop to arounnd 1MB/sec read rate on the disks after a couple of days.. Ubuntu-server stays solid at 40MB/sec forever.. [16:46] In fact, a machine with a solid KVM or ILO type setup really doesn't count as remote either. [16:46] infinity, ;) [16:46] But most cheap co-lo providers don't give me such bells and/or whistles. [16:46] infinity, Haha.. iLO only has to save you once.. and then you really to value it.. awesome stuff. [16:47] dazman: I've got serial to the machines I use at work (in the Canonical DC), but my personal co-lo machine has no such spanky features, since I'm a cheap bastard. [16:47] dazman: So, I admin it conservatively and with much fear on reboots. :) [16:47] infinity, :) Yea.. iLO can make you lazier.. :) [16:48] infinity: I have it on a server I have in a datacenter, because it's 100miles away.. if it was closer, like 10 miles, I'd just drive, but not 100.. :p [16:49] Yes, well... infinity(Calgary) <-- large continent --><-- giant ocean --> Canonical DC (London) [16:49] I've never bothered with a tape measure, but. It ain't close. [16:49] Haha. [16:49] how do you use ILO stuff in Linux? [16:49] Amazingly, Potato was released August 14th, 2000. :o [16:50] Skaag1, it just gives you a remote console. [16:50] dazman: Hence my shame at still running it... [16:50] Skaag1, so either serial console, of with the advanced features, full access (as if you plug a keyboard, mouse and monitor in) [16:50] dazman: But hey, the machine was still happily doing its thing. [16:50] s/of/or/g [16:51] dazman: The fact that it was a monolithic kernel, with pretty much no useless drivers, and all it did was firewalling is probably the only reason it didn't end up as some sketchy mass-mailer or something. :P [16:52] Serial iLO >> KVM iLO... Seriously. [16:52] infinity, yea.. would be running for decades if you left it. [16:52] People who insist on the latter have never tried using it intercontinentally. [16:53] I did a Windows 2008 install over iLO over Virtual Media (hyper-v host) [16:53] that was, er, fun [16:54] It's pretty telling that Intel hardware is the only hardware out there where anyone ever even considered a GUI LOM... Thanks, Windows. [16:54] The KVM stuff isn't the most efficient. [16:56] I have this card you stick in IBM x335 servers which supposedly gives you this functionality [16:57] and the fun part is that if you daisy chain them all together, the card controls all of them [16:57] Yup, that was the massive selling feature for the xSeries stuff in datacentres. [16:57] IBM used to have this proprietary system where the servers had a built-in kvm [16:58] I can understand why it's a massive selling point, I use this, it's awesome [16:58] the newer models don't seem to have this [16:58] or perhaps I'm missing something [16:58] I assume the new ones use something else? I dunno. We run vanishingly few IBM servers. [16:59] you use Dell now? [16:59] or perhaps HP's [16:59] HP. Lots of HP. [17:00] I heard from someone that for the same specs, an HP DL server gives 130% the perceived power of an IBM server [17:00] supposedly something with I/O, or Memory Controllers... [17:03] Skaag1: that's an impossible generalization [17:03] Really depends on the line, and generation. [17:03] Skaag1: most (if not all) server manufs offer out of band management [17:04] the standard for this is called IPMI [17:04] But we weren't ridiculously thrilled with I/O on some of the xSeries stuff we had years ago and, frankly, it's much less hassle to just pick a vendor and stick with them, so HP has our love. [17:04] HP calls theirs iLO [17:04] dell has some other name [17:05] DRAC [17:05] Dell Remote Access Card [17:05] yep, that's it [17:06] I don't use proprietary stuff like that [17:06] I stick to IPMI compliant oob management [17:06] is there a way to make an external harddrive act like part of my servers harddrive? [17:07] To be fair, IPMI is "proprietary" too, just happens to be used by a few more people. :) [17:07] matt: I don't know what "part of" means [17:07] infinity: no ... it's not [17:07] it's an open specification, that's the exact opposite of "proprietary" [17:08] so it is part of the same filesystem, so I can get the package mt-daapd to retrieve media from it [17:08] matt: there's only one filesystem on your machine ... the drive is already part of your filesystem [17:08] matt: can't you just mount it within the past mt-daapd looks in? [17:08] because it only gets things that are from the same filesystem [17:08] you can mount it anywhere you'd like [17:08] s/past/path/g [17:09] Hi all, I added my public key to the authorized_keys file but the server still asks me for password [17:09] after the first connection I can make new connections without having to enter a password [17:10] dazman: I've not noticed too many people being given input into the spec other than the companies shipping it. [17:10] dazman: Publishing the spec doesn't make it open, any more than publishing the spec for ALOM makes it "open". [17:10] I used passwordless public key auth on earlier versions of ubuntu but I'm having no luck with 9.04 [17:10] infinity, ^^ giovani [17:10] Heh [17:11] infinity: you clearly don't understand the meaning of the word "proprietary" [17:11] I didn't say that it was a community-built specification [17:11] I said that it's not proprietary [17:11] which means that a single company doesn't own/control/and keep it a secret [17:11] nearly ALL technical specifications work this way [17:11] ... [17:11] there's a governing body [17:11] I go with Giovani [17:11] So not getting into an argument about the word "proprietary". :P [17:12] if you open your spec, and others can implement it 100%, I no longer consider it proprietary [17:12] infinity: good, because you clearly don't grasp its meaning -- and therefore shouldn't be discussing it [17:12] But as it tends to be used in the Free Software world (looks around him), IPMI is under proprietary control, despite being published. [17:12] Much like published source for an application, but with a restrictuve license. [17:12] ghostlines: Is public key auth on in sshd_config? Have you tried ssh -v when you login for more verbose output? [17:12] this is not an open source discussion [17:13] I need to basically make an external harddrive look like part of my servers filesystem, because the package mt-daapd will only retrieve media that is on the servers main harddrive, but that harddrive is very small. [17:13] the protocol is open to be implemented by anyone who wants to -- that's the opposite of proprietary [17:13] period [17:13] HP's, Dell's etc solutions are proprietary [17:13] some support SOME IPMI interoperability [17:14] but their solutions are not built for IPMI [17:14] matt: as we've told you ... linux works this way already, any drive/device you mount becomes a part of the filesystem -- use the mount command to tell your computer WHERE in the filesystem you'd like it to be [17:15] i.e. "sudo mount /dev/sdb /where/my/music/files/go" [17:15] Give it a try [17:15] I'll do the same [17:15] I've tried this already. [17:15] it works [17:15] I assure you [17:16] if you have a SPECIFIC problem in executing that command properly, tell us about it [17:16] it does let me view the files, but mt-daapd for some reason does not detect them [17:16] then complain to mt-daapd people [17:16] that doesn't sound like a drive/ubuntu problem [17:17] okay [17:17] maybe if you're mounting it, it's permission based. Does the user mt-daapd is running as have access to the files on that USB drive when mounted? [17:17] thanks [17:18] ls -l /path/to/where/usb/mounted and see what permissions the files/folders have. [17:18] I'm looking it up [17:19] I found a Dapper guide [17:19] a guide to what, exactly? [17:19] Heh. wrong channel going on, surely. [17:23] No, the Firefly issue Matt is having [17:23] Lol [17:24] Oh, Haha. :) [17:24] * dazman predicts permissions [17:25] Where did you mount it Matt? [17:25] I'm going to run a test on the permitions [17:30] How do you run a permitions test? [17:30] ? Please [17:51] Alex_21: there's no "permissions test" -- you simply look at the permissions and evaluate what kind of access that provides your user [17:51] ls -l /path/to/directory will print the permissions for the contents of that directory [17:56] Thanks for your help [17:56] Good day [18:08] hi, I'm setting up my first ubuntu server : I got a dyndns domain name pointing on my ip adress, setup my router to port forward ssh and http and setup my server with a static ip on my local network [18:08] only now I can't access my server even from my local network [18:08] but I can ping it [18:09] ssh and http simply time out [18:10] thierry_: on the server "sudo netstat -anp | grep 22" [18:11] i get something like tcp 0 0 192.168.122.1:53 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 5487/dnsmasq [18:11] tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:22 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 5076/sshd [18:11] tcp6 0 0 :::22 :::* LISTEN 5076/sshd [18:11] udp 0 0 192.168.122.1:137 0.0.0.0:* 5561/nmbd [18:11] udp 0 0 192.168.122.1:138 0.0.0.0:* 5561/nmbd [18:11] udp 0 0 192.168.122.1:53 0.0.0.0:* 5487/dnsmasq [18:11] so sshd is running [18:12] ok, and on the server, "ssh localhost" [18:12] giovani : yes I did and it works [18:12] the problem is when I'm on another computer trying to ssh my server [18:12] then either you have a firewall set up on this machine, or this is a network problem [18:12] k, you mean a firewall on my server? [18:12] yes [18:13] this machine, the server [18:13] how can I know if it's the case?< [18:13] I doubt that's the case unless you specifically set one up [18:13] "sudo iptables -L" please don't paste the result into the channel -- use a pastebin [18:13] k [18:16] well? [18:16] http://pastebin.com/m34cecc64 [18:16] haha [18:16] well you most certainly have a firewall in place [18:17] why did you fail to tell me this? [18:17] well I half setup this server about 6 months ago and I really didn't know what I was doing back then :P [18:17] so, how do I get rid of it? [18:19] "sudo iptables -F" [18:19] that won't be persistent across a reboot -- I don't know where you put the script that's writing in the firewall rules, only you know that [18:26] giovani : sorry connections problem [18:27] so I did the iptables -F [18:27] then should be ok? [18:27] that won't be persistent across a reboot -- I don't know where you put the script that's writing in the firewall rules, only you know that [18:28] k, but iptables -f kills all connectiion I have, I can't even ping anything from my server anymore [18:30] giovani : stupid me , I had firestarter installed, I guess removing it should do the job [18:30] sigh [18:31] I definitely can't help you if you don't provide info about your environment [18:31] anyway, I've got a cookout to go to, later [18:31] giovani : thanks a lot for the help [18:35] Doing kernel RAID-5 on Ubuntu 8.04: How do I add a spare device to an _existing_ array so that it persists across reboots? Running `mdadm /dev/md0 --add /path/to/partition` results in 1 spare shown in subsequent `mdadm --detail /dev/md0` but 0 spares after a reboot. Do I need to re-create the array using the --spare-devices parameter? Reassemble it? TIA [18:56] medicdave: I suspect that spares aren't actually recorded in the superblock, so you likely need them to end up in the config file. At least, that's a guess. [18:57] medicdave: And when mdadm.conf changes, you want "update-initramfs -u" to make sure a copy lands in the initramfs too. === J_- is now known as J-_ [19:10] Thanks infinity - I tried adding the spare to mdadm.conf, but it still doesn't persist across reboots - however I haven't tried the update-initramfs -u yet... let me learn a bit about that [19:10] * medicdave checks man page [19:12] ok, time to reboot the machine - will be gone for a minute (it's my gateway, too) [20:03] Hi, how can I check the permissions of a directory? [20:03] ls -hal? [20:03] or for the current working directory ls -hal .. [20:04] MianoSM: ls -ld [20:04] or that [20:05] ah [20:07] I just use ls -l ... it's the fastest way. but all valid ways. [20:08] oh, for directories, yes, -ld is better [20:38] Hi all, I'm having trouble with ssh public key authentication in jaunty, I copied my public key to .ssh/authorized_keys but I'm still asked for a password [20:39] but after this initial connection, I don't have to provide a password to connect [20:39] Is your SSH key protected by a password? [20:40] nopes [20:40] no passphrase at all [20:40] Is your SSH key vulnerable? [20:40] (if so Ubuntu might reject it) [20:40] i have 644 permissions on it [20:40] you mean the one on the remote machine right? [20:40] I mean.. [20:40] There was an exploit a while ago.. [20:40] For SSH keys generated on Debian based systems. [20:41] Run ssh-vulnkey and paste your public key in. [20:41] ssh-vulnkey - [20:41] ok i'll try that [20:41] Then paste and hit ^D [20:41] Else, I don't know, check /var/log/auth.log [20:42]