/srv/irclogs.ubuntu.com/2009/10/30/#ubuntu-server.txt

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A-KOWhat would cause apache to suddenly spike in memory usage and then crash the server?00:06
A-KOit goes from < 100MB of total system memory usage to > 300MB, chews up swap, then bombs00:07
A-KOwordpress-based sites, only one of them seems to cause the problem.00:07
ruben23i installed vsftpd, Public accessible ftp site is located what directory..?00:10
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qman__ruben23, I'm not sure where the default location is, though it's probably specified in the config00:34
jMCg218 only here. Wow.00:35
qman__my guess would be somewhare in /var00:35
jMCgSo, can someone please pastebin me an ldd output of ldapsearch ?00:35
qman__I would but I don't have an ldap server00:36
jMCgqman__: one doesn't need an ldapserver, to have/need/use ldap-utils00:37
qman__well, I don't have/need/use ldap-utils either00:37
jMCgI was much hoping someone here does/is/blah.00:38
jMCgAlternatively, I could take a look at the package dependencies in the repos.00:38
qman__there are probably plenty who do, but this is generally a pretty slow channel00:39
qman__might take a while to get a response00:39
jMCgShit.00:39
jMCglibgnutls26 (>= 2.7.14-0)00:40
jMCgI was hoping it Ubuntu was not on the same GNU/Fascism wave as Debian.00:40
jMCgThis is the 4th package in a week I'm rebuilding because the gnutls bindings don't have the capabilities I need.00:41
qman__I don't really understand what's wrong with using openssl, but if it means an alternative gets good, then I'm fine with it00:41
qman__ah00:41
qman__I think the only time it would affect me is with my openvpn server00:41
qman__that's on hardy though00:42
jMCgI mean, of course it's documented: ldap.conf(5) TLS_CACERTDIR <path> Specifies the path of a directory that contains  Certificate  Authority  certificates  in  separate  individual  files.  The  TLS_CACERT is always used before TLS_CACERTDIR.  This parameter is ignored with GNUtls.00:42
qman__hopefully the issues are worked out for lucid00:43
qman__I'd hate to upgrade to the next LTS and have my VPN break00:43
Jad_anybody knows what apps utilize ubuntu cloud feature?00:44
jMCgqman__: sure, are you going to help bring all GPL/BSD/APL license wars to peace?00:44
jMCgJad_: lsof -i ;)00:44
qman__heh, I don't know what the big deal is between them00:45
qman__sure they're different, and choosing your favorite is one thing00:45
qman__but I don't see why using software from the different ones is a problem00:46
qman__it's all free, it's all open, it's all good software00:46
jMCgI don't give TWO FUCKS ABOUT THE LICENSE. I just like good software. And I like good code. And I like both together best.00:46
Jad_you mean i type lsof -i in ubuntu to get the apps? i haven't installed it yet00:46
jMCgJad_: apt-cache show lsof , google://lsof00:47
jMCgIt was a geek ``joke'', you didn't get it. Now read up.00:48
qman__that would only tell you what programs are using files over the internet00:48
qman__cloud computing seems to be the latest trendy buzz word00:48
qman__we used to call it clustering00:49
qman__and you didn't bother unless you had an application in mind that you specifically wanted to cluster00:49
jMCgqman__: cloud is more than clustering. It's third party, virtualization, with optional ($$$$) clustering. The third party part is important. You give it to the ``cloud'' -- to someone else to take care of it, to someone else to blame (for $$$$).00:50
qman__sort of how virtualization became a trendy buzz word a couple years ago00:50
qman__oh yes, I understand how it's different00:51
qman__just saying, it's really not all that different00:51
qman__clustering made easy00:51
Jad_yes i appreciate the joke but i wasn't kidding. especially since i'm practially new to ubuntu00:51
jMCgJad_: and I don't even use it!00:51
Jad_you don't use ubuntu?00:52
Jad_whats this crap heh00:52
Jad_lets stay serious00:52
qman__Jad_, cloud computing is basically just combining a bunch of servers into one giant computing resource, where you create virtual machines or applications to run on that resource00:54
jMCgJad_: I came here to ask some info about a package. Stayed for the good coffee.00:54
Jad_:)00:54
qman__so, instead of saying "what can I do on a cloud", you should be saying "what do I need to do"00:54
jMCgAnd then think about how to do it cheaper and more realiable.00:55
qman__and once you figure that out, determine if it's economical or beneficial to do it on a cloud00:55
jMCgAnd a cloud is just one of the options.00:55
Jad_yea i understand i was just thinking it might be like windows azure00:56
jMCgqman__: not quite. Right now the hosting I'm doing is a lot cheaper with a couple of leased root servers (all running a couple of Xen DomUs) than doing it with Amazon (as an example).00:56
Jad_but it seems more like vmware vsphere00:56
jMCgJad_: Windows Azure is not so much a cloud, as it is a pipe (smoke) dream.00:56
qman__I don't know anything about windows azure00:57
qman__or vmware vsphere, for that matter00:57
Jad_i understand what clouding is, the thing is its different among different vendors. in windows azure it lets a developer distribute bunch of processes/resources on different servers00:58
Jad_but azure is only hosted by MS00:58
qman__I run all my stuff on actual hardware00:59
qman__nothing against virtualization, it just doesn't benefit me00:59
Jad_midori seems to be like a cloud but actually a grid compututing system perhaps00:59
Jad_yea qman its better to have it local00:59
qman__Jad_, the ubuntu cloud computing is the same type of system as amazon ec200:59
qman__or at least it can be configured that way01:00
jMCg\o/01:00
qman__you can move machines to and from amazon and your ubuntu cloud01:00
jMCgSuccess. Recompiling ldap stuff, and suddenly I can actually verify my connection to all my servers.01:01
Jad_so you mean the OS can be run on several hardwares at once?01:01
Jad_maybe different processes run on different cases01:01
Jad_like grid computing01:01
qman__well, that's how a cloud works01:01
qman__it shares the load among all the hardware in the cloud01:02
jMCghttp://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=1017001 some more infos...01:02
qman__in one giant environment01:02
ruben23how do i check my free remaining space on ubuntu-server01:02
qman__ruben23, hard drive space, df01:02
qman__I usually do df -Thx tmpfs01:02
Jad_ok thanks, yea thats what i was thinking. vmware cloud OS uses another definition for the cloud thats why several vendors use different meanings.01:03
Jad_good thing that ubuntu you can have unlike azure01:04
ruben23qman__: teh un partion part of my HDD01:04
ruben23qman__: the unpartion part of my HDD01:04
jMCgfdisk?01:04
jMCgcfdisk for more comfort.01:05
Jad_vmware's cloud is more like a bunch of vm's btw01:05
ruben23hi i did lvextend on my existing logical on a volume group, after that i check df -h nothing happend to my /var/01:16
Jad_*low level software that handles bunch of vms, more than 200 OSes01:16
netratruben23: what filesystem are you using?01:18
netratruben23: you've expanded the volume, but you have to let the filesystem know of the change01:18
ruben23netrat: how to do that..?01:19
Jad_is there a 32bit ubuntu server btw?01:19
ruben23the logical/volume group is monuted on /var/01:19
ruben23do i have to unmount it first..?01:19
netratruben23: is it an ext3 filesystem?01:20
netratJad_: yes there is a 32bit server01:20
ruben23netrat: how do i check..?01:20
netratruben23: run the mount command01:21
Jad_oh nevermind, found it, thanks01:21
netratruben23: give me the mount information for /var, for example /dev/mapper/vg0-root on / type ext301:22
ruben23/dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol0101:22
ruben23                      1.9G  1.5G  313M  83% /var01:22
netratruben23: do you see a filesystem type? ext3, xfs, etc...01:23
ruben23 netrat: no i cant see it01:23
netratruben23: type the following command, mount01:24
netratruben23: then you should see the filesystem type01:25
ruben23/dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol01 on /var type ext3 (rw)01:25
Jad_oh these shell stuff seem complicated. hope there's easy UI for these stuff01:25
netratruben23: okay that's good, ext3 supports online resizing. run the following command, resize2fs /dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol0101:26
ruben23 netrat: but /var/ is already mounted01:26
netratruben23: ext3 supports online resizing, meaning you can resize it while it's mounted01:27
Jad_do you have to learn these commands to use ubuntu server? i remember the linux book was pretty big :) . maybe though ubuntu is easier01:28
ruben23netrat: how about this scenario, ill be having a directory /var/ftp---> can i resize my ftp directory only...01:28
netratruben23: is the filesystem mounted on /var or /var/ftp?01:28
netratruben23: if the filesystem is mount /var then you'll have to make a new lv and ext3 filesystem then transfer everything over and mount it on /var/ftp01:29
ruben23ok ill do the second options you give01:30
ruben23ftp is not yet made, im just going to create the ftp directory01:30
Jad_maybe just use alcohol120% for mounting on ubuntu? or not possible?01:31
netratruben23: have you already resized the /var logical volume? if so you have wasted space and eventually you'll have to resize the filesystem01:31
Jad_like mount CDs?01:31
netratJad_: what are you talking about using alcohol120$? isn't that a windows program? ;-)01:31
ruben23netrat: can i revert it back..?01:31
jdstrandqman__: didn't read the whole backscroll, and while I of course agree that clouds are a security risk, we have mitigated that quite a bit when using libvirt in karmic. it will launch machines with their own individual profiles so they are isolated from each other as well as protecting the host from user space attacks. hypervisor/kernel level exploits are of course not protected01:32
Jad_maybe it has a linux vers too01:32
Jad_havn't checked01:32
netratruben23: that shouldn't be a problem01:32
Jad_or emulating :)01:32
netratJad_: we are talking about mounting and resizing filesystem/logical volumes. alcohol120 is used to mount CD images01:33
ruben23netrat: im just focus on resizing ftp directory cause ill be copying large file on that directory01:33
jdstrandqman__: I should rephrase... 'clouds *can be* a security risk01:34
ruben23netrat: how would we do the revertion..?01:34
jdstrand'01:34
Jad_oh mounting filesystems. havn't used that ina  long time :)01:34
Jad_i guess i should check back my old linux book :)01:34
netratruben23: use lvextend and lvreduce to resize LVs01:35
jdstrandqman__: it all depends on what you are doing, who has access (just like with a real cluster of machines). obviously hypervisor bugs and kernel exploits are an attractive target, and you get more bang for your buck with one hypervisor bug as opposed to compromising a single machine01:36
netratlvextend -L+5G or lvreduce-L-5G01:36
jdstrandqman__: but the point remains-- many of these issues are mitigated in 9.10 through the apparmor security driver in libvirt01:36
jdstrands/these/the/01:36
netratJad_: are you in libya?01:39
Jad_no, why :)01:39
Jad_its close though01:40
Jad_beirut01:40
netratoh Lebanon01:40
Jad_was using redhat back in 2002. ubuntu seems the most popular these days. perhaps will switch my hosting to a ubuntu server01:41
Jad_the only command i remember is ln sym? symbolic link hehe01:42
netratJad_: yes i used redhat too.. CentOS is basically the community version of redhat, but i prefer ubuntu01:42
Jad_ok01:42
Jad_will have to keep a win hosting for aspx and mssql thou01:44
doug__I just did a fresh install of ubuntu-9.10-server-i386 on a test system.  I went to edit the /boot/grub/menu.lst file to add a boot option and the file wasn't there.  Did the latest version of ubuntu-server switch to a different boot loader that grub2?02:25
qman__9.10 uses grub 2 on new installs02:29
qman__all previous versions used grub 102:30
doug__qman:  That's what I thought and read on the ubuntu site, but shouldn't there be a menu.lst file then?02:31
ruben23hi nayone can help i have installed pxe server it work, problem only is the process how it copies the file on my os distro, im doing it by ftp but it didnt work, NFS and http are option but how to do it..02:52
jmarsdenruben23: See if the info about using Kickstart at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PXEInstallServer helps you?03:04
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axisysw/ apticron running when should i expect the upgrade available email?03:33
axisysmy apticron runs at 12:44 daily and its 23:55 .. have not received an alert03:35
axisys/etc/motd is not saying anything either .. it runs every 10 mins03:36
axisys/etc/update-manager/release-upgrades shows Prompt=normal03:38
twbIsn't apticron obsoleted by /etc/cron.daily/apt ?03:55
uvirtbotNew bug: #464172 in mysql-dfsg-5.1 (main) "update script break on run (mysqld not stopping)" [Undecided,New] https://launchpad.net/bugs/46417204:35
ruben23hi any help setting pxe server04:56
twbruben23: install dnsmasq05:03
ruben23twb: ihave dhcpd already installed05:11
twbdhcpd is not a TFTP server.  dnsmasq is.05:11
twbBut if you want to use tftpd-hpa instead, go ahead.05:12
ruben23twb actually i can boot to my pxe server and start the initial install of the OS, problem is during the copying of ciles it cant locate, what id copy the image file05:13
ruben23ive tried05:13
ruben23ftp05:13
ruben23and httpd05:13
ruben23same thing05:14
ruben23it ask for cdrom05:14
ruben23during the installation05:14
twbruben23: that's because you're booting the wrong initrd05:14
twbruben23: which release are you trying to bootstrap, 8.04?05:15
ruben23yes05:15
twbOne moment05:15
ruben23im doing the initrd.gz05:16
twbhttp://mirror.internode.on.net/pub/ubuntu/ubuntu/dists/hardy/main/installer-amd64/current/images/netboot/ubuntu-installer/amd64/linux05:17
twbhttp://mirror.internode.on.net/pub/ubuntu/ubuntu/dists/hardy/main/installer-amd64/current/images/netboot/ubuntu-installer/amd64/initrd.gz05:17
twbYou want to use those two, not the hd-media or cdrom images.05:17
ruben23twb: this will i used to the config05:21
ruben23how about the process of my image05:21
ruben23how it will copy05:21
ruben23twb: thanks for this05:22
twbruben23: eh?05:23
twbI don't understand the question05:23
twbIncidentally, I seem to recall a recent package that will help set up a netboot install server...05:23
ruben23twb: i mean i used that file on my pxe config..05:23
StrangeCharmcan a thin client with no hdd boot ubuntu over ethernet from a server?05:23
ruben23then may image ubuntu, how do i copy it to be used by pxe.05:24
twbStrangeCharm: yes.05:24
twbStrangeCharm: I sell systems that do this for an entire network05:24
twbruben23: I still don't understand.05:24
ruben23twb: huhuhu05:24
StrangeCharmis there an app in the default repo for the server end of this?05:25
qman__StrangeCharm, you can set it up using the alternate install disc05:25
qman__it's an automagic type option05:25
qman__or you can do it manually05:26
twbStrangeCharm: ltsp505:26
StrangeCharmqman__, the server already does other things. i'm not reainstalling the OS.05:26
qman__trouble with doing it manually is there's quite a bit to set up05:27
ruben23twb what i do next05:27
qman__unless they've improved it since I last did it05:27
twbnetboot-assistant, that's the package05:28
twbIt basically does everything for you, IIRC05:28
qman__nice05:28
qman__that didn't exist when I did it05:28
StrangeCharmtwb, so, i install the netboot package, and the client can just go from there?05:28
qman__had to do the DHCP and everything manually05:28
twbSorry, di-netboot-assistant05:28
twbIt will fetch the d-i netboot kernels and ramdisks and set up a pxelinux menu and everything05:29
twbI don't know if it's available in Ubuntu yet, of course...05:29
StrangeCharmsweet05:29
StrangeCharmwell, that's the fun part05:30
StrangeCharmproblem. on a fresh 9.10 install, with several crypted lvm disks, entering the first passphrase at boot goes ok, when prompted for the second, a bunch of messages appear before the phrase can be entered05:48
supermatthewso i just bought a vps, i am mildly experinced with ubuntu, but not a security expert, best tips for keeping it secure?05:55
supermatthewother than strong passwords and not handing out ssh accounts like there candy05:56
qman__supermatthew, make sure no users have shells that shouldn't ever log on05:56
qman__and use encrypted protocols05:57
supermatthewhttps05:57
supermatthewatm im not handing out access to it05:57
qman__http isn't a big deal unless you're logging in05:57
qman__I meant email, shell access, file access05:57
supermatthewi setup ispconfig cause i hate messing with files05:57
qman__use pop3s/imaps, scp/sftp/sshfs, etc05:58
qman__don't use ftp, telnet, etc05:58
supermatthewi don't even have a telnet client :p05:58
qman__you probably do05:58
supermatthewwindows 705:58
supermatthewno preinstalled telnet client05:58
supermatthewwait putty has a telnet client05:58
supermatthewnvm05:58
qman__in any case05:59
qman__go through /etc/password and if anything has a real shell that shouldn't, like built in accounts, change it to /sbin/nologin or /bin/false05:59
qman__err05:59
qman__/etc/passwd05:59
kblinsupermatthew: you're running ssh, right?05:59
qman__the only ones that should have real shells are root and any user accounts you create05:59
supermatthewyeah06:00
qman__ubuntu is pretty well secured by default06:01
kblinsupermatthew: install something like denyhosts06:01
qman__oh, change the sshd config,   PermitRootLogins No06:01
qman__unless you need that06:01
supermatthewwell the default vps image has root enabled06:02
supermatthew:p06:02
qman__right06:02
qman__which is why you should prevent root from logging in through ssh06:02
qman__log in through an unprivileged user, then su to root if you need it06:02
supermatthewk06:03
kblinand I'd switch to public/pricate key auth over ssh06:03
supermatthewi guess what i should really worry about is the windows server sitting at my feet :p06:04
supermatthewbut thats behind my DSL nat, so not really worried06:05
qman__a default install is pretty secure, so you only really need to secure anything you install on top of it06:05
qman__or in this case, anything your VPS company did to it06:05
qman__also, a good firewall is quite valuable06:06
* kblin shrugs06:07
qman__you can mitigate brute force attacks and prevent any connections to anything you aren't intentionally running06:07
supermatthewwon't fail2ban help with the brudeforce attacks06:07
kblinon a server at a hoster, I usually go for "if I don't want to run the service, the port is closed"06:07
supermatthewof course closing ports is a good isea06:08
qman__I don't use fail2ban, I just use iptables with the recent module06:08
qman__brute forcers can only get about 20 failed logins done in a day06:08
qman__which is nowhere near fast enough to actually crack an account06:09
qman__if they were smart they could get more in, but they're not06:09
qman__they're just spamming attempts06:10
supermatthewits probably just bots06:10
qman__yeah06:10
qman__of course my shell server's down right now06:10
qman__video card died a couple days ago06:10
qman__waiting on a replacement06:11
supermatthewi used to run filezilla server on my desktop a couple years ago to let a friend quickly upload and download files(we moved to an svn solution later)06:11
supermatthewand i could watch as 1-2 IPs a day tried to brude force the admin password06:12
qman__yeah06:12
supermatthewthough the admin account didn't exsist :p06:12
qman__I usually get about 5-10 separate brute forcers trying my shell server06:12
qman__per week06:12
qman__and it's always root, admin, mysql, etc...06:13
qman__none of which can log in06:13
supermatthewpasswords to always try first if you want into a system: password admin root 123456 1234506:13
* kblin shrugs06:13
kblinI'm using denyhosts with the public database of known offenders06:14
qman__that's a bit too resource intensive for my 200MHz shell server ;)06:14
qman__iptables gets it done06:14
supermatthewmight i ask what exactly your server does :p06:15
kblinsupermatthew: most my servers have "secret" as admin password :)06:15
qman__I've got several, that one is for ssh and web06:15
qman__it's the oldest and slowest06:15
supermatthewi used to use test test as a login/password for various things06:16
qman__making it perfect for ssh, since it can only handle 3-4 simultaneous ssh connections06:16
kblinthen again, those are virtual machines for testing and stuff, they're never on a public network06:16
supermatthewthen i used it on a friends game and he mad at me :p06:16
supermatthewit was a public game06:16
qman__and any box could serve my static HTML pages and pictures at the 40k/s my net connection can handle06:17
supermatthewtest test had full admin rights06:17
supermatthewi had fun then loged off and told him to change that password06:17
qman__I also used to run ftp and an eggdrop on that machine06:18
supermatthew:( i have a gbps port on both of my desktops, why can't i get a fiber cable for cheap06:19
supermatthewi watched as they put down a couple hundred strands infront of my apartment06:19
* kblin goes back to try and find what's causing data corruption on his file server06:19
qman__why would you want fiber06:20
qman__cat6 is cheaper and easier to work with06:20
supermatthewfiber as in from this apartment to a datacenter06:20
StrangeCharmqman__, isn't it ironic that your shell server is down because of video card problems?06:20
qman__ah06:20
qman__StrangeCharm, yes, it is06:20
qman__it won't boot without one06:20
qman__and it doesn't have an AGP slot06:20
supermatthewor some other place06:20
qman__so I had to order up a PCI replacement06:21
supermatthewtheres only 1 hop between my isps network and the datacenter my vps is on06:21
StrangeCharmqman__, i'm so young, i've never seen an agp slot in real life06:21
kblin?06:21
kblinwow06:21
supermatthewO.o06:21
qman__hah06:21
kblinso let me tell you about running stuff on ISA slots :)06:21
qman__this machine predates AGP06:21
qman__it only has PCI and ISA06:21
supermatthewi have an ISA card in my closet06:21
supermatthewsound card06:21
supermatthewquite usless to me06:22
qman__economically, fixing it is a poor decision06:22
qman__but it has sentimental value06:22
StrangeCharmqman__, also, fiber has much higher max speeds than cat6. it is better as a long-term investment06:22
supermatthewfiber can go for miles06:23
qman__StrangeCharm, there are specs for 10g over cat606:23
supermatthewcat6 100 meters06:23
qman__I thought he meant in his home, PC to PC06:23
qman__making fiber silly06:23
StrangeCharmqman__, agreed, there is almost application i can think of that would require fibre in the home. but fiber to the home is a sound investment: highest experimental speeds with fiber are massive, among other advantages06:24
qman__yeah06:24
supermatthewwhy, im living in the center of thousands of corprate buildins and 10 or so datacenters within an hour drive06:25
supermatthewbut im stuck with 3 mbps dsl06:25
supermatthewyet i had fios when i lived in denton, which is an hour drive06:25
StrangeCharmnot to put too fine a point on it: the reason that the us has such poor broadband and beyond-broadband is that llu is not mandated06:26
qman__I'm stuck with cable06:26
qman__costs three times what it should06:26
qman__the only other option is a leased line06:26
supermatthewi want to move to sweeden06:26
supermatthewsweden06:26
supermatthewa friend there has a 100 mbps line06:27
StrangeCharm100meg broadband as a human right?06:27
StrangeCharmthe suicide rate's pretty high, though06:27
supermatthewO.o06:27
crohakonStrangeCharm; I think 100meg broadband should be a human right =)06:27
StrangeCharmsupermatthew, i'm just saying, there's broadband, and there's environment06:28
qman__I'll take my freedom over fast internet06:28
StrangeCharmcrohakon, i agree in principle, but i'd rather not specify a speed, rather a qualitative value that'll keep pace with changing times06:28
StrangeCharmqman__, where do you have freedom, out of interest?06:28
crohakonWant to know what pisses me off about ISPs? When they block ports!06:28
qman__I live in michigan, US right now06:29
qman__and my rights are pretty heavily violated here06:29
crohakonwhat part of michigan?06:29
qman__but it's much worse in europe06:29
qman__lapeer06:29
qman__ideally I'd like to go to alaska06:29
StrangeCharmqman__, don't assume so. the balance is closer than you think, especially with the echr06:29
qman__the last free state06:29
crohakonover near flint?06:30
qman__crohakon, yes06:30
crohakonAhh, I am from the Muskegon area.06:30
crohakonAnyway, time for sleep. Goodnight.06:31
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qman__good night06:31
supermatthewso i was thinkin, Blimps + LAzors + Sharks = Internet Anywere above ground and defence system for said internet06:31
supermatthewie each blimp is a hop06:31
supermatthewand connects to other blips or to the ground via lazers06:32
supermatthewthen you stick the sharks on the blimps so that people can't attack them or enviromentalists will be angry06:32
qman__supermatthew, that strategy would be pretty heavily affected by poor weather06:32
supermatthewput blimps high up in air06:33
supermatthewand if the connections poor, then you use land based connections to cover the area06:33
supermatthewthen when weathers clear, you can go back to blimpies06:33
qman__also, effective laser communication requires extreme precision06:34
supermatthewand im sure that not much could stop a 10 gigawatt comminication lazer06:34
qman__more than GPS can do06:34
supermatthewbut sharks + satalite dishes + blimps doesn't sound as good06:35
supermatthewi should be gettin to bed06:35
StrangeCharmwhat's the package/metapackage/whatever for the standard ubuntu gnome environment?06:35
qman__StrangeCharm, ubuntu-desktop06:36
StrangeCharmso simple, thanks06:36
supermatthewalso: for password security people: download these http://www.outpost9.com/files/WordLists.html06:36
supermatthewif your passwords on one of those lists06:36
supermatthewplease think of a new password06:36
qman__nice resource06:37
qman__great for pen testing WPA06:37
supermatthew:p it seems WPA is becomming a joke06:37
supermatthewalmost as much as wep06:37
supermatthewyay netsplit06:38
qman__well, WPA + AES isn't totally broken06:39
qman__but it's easy to get a packet, and then brute force06:39
qman__so it requires a strong passphrase06:39
qman__I keep all my wireless stuff on a separate network from my important stuff06:42
qman__and VPN in06:42
qman__just like I would from anywhere else on the internet06:42
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nic1can anyone please tell me where i can get the key bindings for x server?07:59
_rubenubuntu-server doesnt do X08:05
nic1ok..08:14
nic1what is tty, stty etc.,?08:14
_rubenstty (1)             - change and print terminal line settings08:29
_rubentty (1)              - print the file name of the terminal connected to standard input08:29
_rubentty (4)              - controlling terminal08:29
_ruben!apropos stty08:29
ubottuSorry, I don't know anything about apropos stty08:29
_rubenaww08:29
twb!man -k tty08:33
ubottuSorry, I don't know anything about man -k tty08:33
twbBah!08:33
qman__not a very bright bot, is he08:33
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uvirtbotNew bug: #464418 in eucalyptus (main) "Official UEC image fails to boot" [Undecided,New] https://launchpad.net/bugs/46441808:57
uvirtbotNew bug: #464426 in krb5 (main) "missing binary transition package libkrb53" [Undecided,New] https://launchpad.net/bugs/46442609:02
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StrangeCharmwhat's the command to start the ubuntu-dektop interface09:42
kworkstart kdm from init09:44
kworkif you use kde09:44
twbStrangeCharm: "invoke-rc.d gdm start"09:49
twbStrangeCharm: assuming you mean a graphical GNOME login screen.09:49
fahadsadahWhy have you installed a GUI on a server?09:52
twbhear, hear09:52
fahadsadahThe only time I've ever done that was to rickroll clueless users over X11 forwarding.09:53
\shhmmm..on karmic its "start gdm" afaik, because of upstart? ;)09:53
StrangeCharmfahadsadah, i like using a mouse with emacs09:55
StrangeCharmso sue me09:55
GarandilHi.. I was wondering if there is any good way to administer the domains and mail users on Ubuntu server?10:00
kworki use postfixadmin10:00
Garandildoes it work in anyway like qmailadmin?10:06
twbBlink.10:08
twbPeople still use qmail?10:08
twbStrangeCharm: Emacs has transparent remote file access.  It is in NO WAY appropriate to install Emacs on a server.10:08
GarandilI used it 3 years ago.. just gotten around to start fiddeling with linux again..10:09
twbStrangeCharm: also, even if you install emacs23-nox on your server, you can do -e xterm-mouse-mode10:09
twbAs the mg DD, I also heartily recommend it as a lightweight alternative to vi when you're trying to fix the network at the server's local console.10:09
twb\sh: ah, I guess in karmic the upstart people finally got off their arses and started moving stuff out of sysvinit-compat10:10
twb\sh: start(8) is certainly an upstart API10:10
\shtwb, yes...keybuk did some good work on it :)10:15
twbAt the same time, per finally got insserv on by default in Debian...10:16
hk_guesthi all I have a question. What is the main advantage to upgrade my system from 8.04 to 9.1 ?11:05
twbhk_guest: you get to spend a weekend fixing all the fuckups it causes11:10
hk_guesttwb: should I upgrade my server?11:11
twbThe rule of thumb is: get it working, then leave it the hell alone11:11
twbDon't upgrade unless you know you need to11:11
twbe.g. because it fixes a bug that's causing you a lot of problems.11:11
hk_guesttwb: you are right11:12
twbNote that security updates are an exception to this rule11:12
hk_guesttwb: what is the best web based managemetn tool for ubuntu server in ypur opinion? for example webmin or ebox?11:13
kblinwell, a security update kind of classifies as "a bug that's causing you a lot of problems"11:13
twbhk_guest: they're all bloody awful11:13
twbkblin: granted11:13
twbkblin: not everyone sees it that way :-)11:13
hk_guesttwb: :))11:14
hk_guesttwb: I think you are thinking the best management tool is nano or pico :)11:14
twbhk_guest: erm, sed -i beats nano11:15
twbpico IIRC isn't free software, so it's automatically out11:15
kblinhk_guest: basically try whatever you can find and pick your best match11:16
kblinhk_guest: mine happens to be vim, yours might be different11:16
kbline.g. you can pretty much manage a samba server from the microsoft management console if you want to11:18
hk_guestkblink: yes. I am using nano. I want to set up a new server instead of old with a new PC based hardware. and planning to use 9.111:18
kblin9.10, if I might nitpick :)11:18
hk_guestBut I use mysql for vtigercrm and postgresql for another software. I dont know what is waiting for me when I transfer my old data11:19
hk_guestI am not sure should I upgrade or not. Because my old system like an test system. lots of unnecessary software I installed on it.11:21
hk_guestI want a fresh start again :911:21
MazuGrazushellow11:45
MazuGrazusi am having error while creating cloud server: Error 7: Failed to connect to 91.189.89.31: Network is unreachable11:45
MazuGrazusanyone can help me to solve it?11:45
twbPfft, vim is like 7MB11:46
cemcwhich is the fastest virtualization method (performance-wise) in 9.04/9.10 ? for servers without X11:47
cemcI mean server guests, ubuntu/debian11:48
twbVisualization of what?11:48
cemcvirtualisation11:48
twbOh, virTualization11:48
cemcKVM ?11:48
twbKVM is what Ubuntu recommends.11:48
cemcmhm. I'm using Virtualbox for windows, and vmware server for ubuntu server installs, but it's a bit (a lot?) slower.11:50
MazuGrazuswhat does it means "cc host"?11:52
TeTeTMazuGrazus: cluster controller host in the context of UEC11:53
MazuGrazusTeTeT: thx11:53
acalvohi12:12
GoogaI have created a zone file "ele.localhost."12:12
Googaand in the zone file I write @ SOA nameofcomputer.localhost.12:13
Googaand then NS RR i put it again and a A record for the loopback adress12:13
Googawhen i write dig ele.localhost, why dosent my computer loopback adress come up12:13
Googaor should i configure it so the zone ele.localhost i created is in my computers assigned ip and not loopback address12:14
phretorhello, what do you think about this RPC issue? http://pastie.org/676628 - no firewall nor /etc/hosts.* restrictions are active.12:54
uvirtbotNew bug: #464646 in ipsec-tools (main) "package racoon 1:0.7-2.1ubuntu1.9.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 255" [Undecided,New] https://launchpad.net/bugs/46464613:11
ttxsmoser: bug 464418 looks like a failure to bundle correctly to me... would you get that error if you package something that is not an image together with a valid EKI/ERI ?13:15
ttxhttps://launchpad.net/bugs/46441813:16
smoseri dont know how htat could be.13:18
smoserttx, the attached console log http://launchpadlibrarian.net/34665954/console-output13:20
smosersays "gave up waiting on sda1" but right before that it shows sda1 output from kernel13:21
ttxbeh13:22
ttxsmoser, kirkland: I never got that in testing. did you ?13:23
smoserno.13:23
kirklandttx: first i've seen of it13:23
kirklandttx: i did hit the deadlock db issue *all day* yesterday13:23
smoserand i to would suspect rebundling (cared that possibly rebundling on non-karmic might have cuased it) other than it doesn't say "no filesystem on /dev/sda1" it says "no sda1"13:23
kirklandttx: particularly as i was setting up for my UEC demo last night13:24
ttxkirkland: happy to hear I didn't dream it. I got it every single time.13:24
kirklandttx: i couldn't "not" get it yesterday13:24
kirklandttx: i see why you were so frustrated13:24
ttxkirkland: I think its config-related13:24
kirklandttx: we have to fix that in an SRU13:24
kirklandttx: our competition is gonna laugh at us13:24
kirklandttx: and our customers are going to cry13:24
kirklandttx: so i caught dan online, and here's how we "fixed" it13:25
kirklandttx: i commented out the upstart registration jobs13:25
kirklandttx: since the pieces were already registered13:25
ttxkirkland: "restart" fixes it for me.13:25
kirklandttx: and restarted eucalyptus13:25
kirklandttx: i had to no-opt the registrations13:25
ttxkirkland: simply restarting wouldn't fix it ?13:26
ttxkirkland: they asked access to affected configurations to debug it. But the box I experience it on boots 25% of the time correctly because it has hardware quirks, so I'm not sure the eucalyptoids can easily use it for investigation13:28
ttxkirkland: good thing if you can reproduce it steadily on something they could access13:28
* ttx should really dump that intel sdp nightmare and replace it by hardware that works.13:29
kirklandttx: sure, i won't reinstall this system until they've looked at it13:29
RoyKchoosing "install ubuntu enterprise cloud" feels strange in this VM on my laptop13:29
kirklandttx: so i brought 4 laptops to the release party last night13:29
kirklandttx: and the router13:29
ttxkirkland: how did it go ?13:30
kirklandttx: our 2 canonical dell laptops and our router13:30
kirklandttx: plus 2 of my own13:30
kirklandttx: i did UEC demo's all night13:30
kirklandttx: most people there had seen ec213:30
kirklandttx: and they were pissing themselves when they saw how they could do basically the same thing on their hardware13:30
ttxyes, in 15 minutes :)13:31
kirklandttx: so it went well, once i got the db deadlock thing solved13:31
kirklandttx: i also demo'd powernap13:31
kirklandttx: which went really well13:31
kirklandttx: brought the watt-meter13:31
kirklandttx: killed all the vm's waited 5 minutes while i showed the web interface13:32
phretorhi folks, I usually don't ask to re-consider a post: I know it's lame and very annoying. However, this is really causing me serious problems in a production environment. Does anybody have any clues about the RPC issue I posted above? Thank you.13:32
kirklandttx: and then each of the nodes s3 suspended13:32
ttxyes, that makes a great 45 minute demo. If we could cut the install time while still showing "from ISO to cloud", we could do it in 20-30 minutes13:33
ttxI don't think a 15-minute format would give it justice13:34
Googawhat the fuck is a node13:37
RoyK" scrub: scrub in progress for 0h0m, 0,00% done, 852h29m to go"13:37
Googaplease13:37
Googaanyone13:37
RoyKa node is a machine in a cluster13:38
RoyKamong other things13:38
kworkmember of a cluster13:38
smoserGooga, in UEC terms a node is a physical system that hosts virtual systems13:38
smoserplease do not use foul language, as it might be offensive to some.13:39
Googasry13:39
uvirtbotNew bug: #464776 in samba (main) "Upgrade to Karmic kills smbfs: cifs filesystem not supported by the system" [Undecided,New] https://launchpad.net/bugs/46477613:42
Googais subdomain same as subzone?13:43
moonpupcan anyone tell me the differnce between the admin and adm groups?13:57
moonpupdo you have to be in both for sudo privs?13:57
Picimoonpup: admin is listed in the sudoers file. adm is typically used for writing to log files in /var/log/  (someone correct me if I'm missing something)13:58
moonpupPici thanks, as I couldn't seem to find anything in the ubuntu docs regarding the groups13:59
moonpupi was pretty sure it was admin, but didn't know what adm was for14:00
andolPici: Well, I guess adm is more used for read access to log files...14:04
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maxernoulthello14:48
Boohbahhi maxernoult14:49
maxernoultdo you know a command / program that shows the electric consumption of a server ?14:51
simmerzhi. Just upgraded a server (Xen host) guest from intrepid -> jaunty -> karmic. Jaunty was fine, but karmic fails to boot. I get the following, and then a Control-D message:14:52
simmerzmountall:/proc: unable to mount: Device or resource busy14:52
simmerzmountall:/proc/self/mountinfo: No such file or directory14:52
simmerzmountall: root filesystem isn't mounted14:52
simmerzhost is debian etch / kernel 2.6.1814:52
Boohbahmaxernoult: PowerTOP14:54
Boohbahhttp://www.lesswatts.org/projects/powertop/14:55
maxernoultgood, th0mz nks14:55
maxernoultoups ...14:55
maxernoultgood, thanks :D14:56
Liberty76I want to install 9.10 on a new computer it will be real close to my desktop Shall I administer it via lan or serial port15:09
Liberty76Is anyone here that canm help15:16
Liberty76Is every one here a bot15:20
simmerzhi. Just upgraded a server (Xen host) guest from intrepid -> jaunty -> karmic. Jaunty was fine, but karmic fails to boot. I get the following, and then a Control-D message:15:21
simmerzmountall:/proc: unable to mount: Device or resource busy15:22
simmerzmountall:/proc/self/mountinfo: No such file or directory15:22
simmerzmountall: root filesystem isn't mounted15:22
simmerzhost is debian etch / kernel 2.6.1815:22
dmsallesAlguem está rodando vmware server no ubuntu 8.0415:27
Liberty76Simmerz are you real15:27
simmerzLiberty76: yep15:27
Liberty76simmerz thanks15:35
Liberty76lots of people here but not much help15:35
weechat3xit15:36
darkpixelLiberty76: There are people in here from around the world.  I just woke up and sat down at my PC--but I have to leave for work in about 5 minutes.  Try asking your question in another hour, maybe more people will be looking at their screen.15:42
Liberty76maybe15:44
ttxkirkland, mathiaz: I'll be away until Thursday, please split the remaining bugs in https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/karmic/+source/eucalyptus between you two so that they keep moving15:53
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mathiazttx: maaoooowww - okidoki15:54
ttxmathiaz: you're trying to sound like a lynx ?15:55
mathiazttx: :)15:55
ttxmathiaz: sounded like when I step on my cat.15:55
mathiazttx: it's actually hard to sound like a koala15:55
mathiazttx:15:55
mathiazttx: ^^ koala15:55
ttxmathiaz: how was Montreal release party ?15:56
mathiazttx: great - I didn't get as much beers as I expected15:56
mathiazttx: the upside is that I was able to remember the way back home ;)15:56
ttxhm, being an Ubuntu dev used to pay more.15:56
ttxI also remembered the way from my party couch to my bed15:57
mathiazttx: how many people were attending your party couch?15:57
Liberty76I am building a new pc, and want to make an ubuntu home server, Do i need a monitor will a serial port work or is it better to administer it over the network?15:58
ttxmathiaz: do cats count ?15:58
mathiazttx: yes - mice as well15:58
ttxmathiaz: then, 2 plus an unknown number of mice.15:58
incorrectis there no 9.10 server edition?16:00
ttxincorrect: you are incorrect.16:00
Liberty76There is a 9.10 release it came out officially yeserday16:01
incorrectwell the updates to the website show no 9.1016:01
incorrecthttp://www.ubuntu.com/products/whatisubuntu/serveredition/techspecs/whatsnew16:01
incorrectlinked from http://www.ubuntu.com/products/whatisubuntu/serveredition16:02
Liberty76http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download16:02
ttxincorrect: you are correct -- that "What's new in 9.10 (Jaunty Jackalope)" is quite wrong16:03
incorrecthttp://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download shows no server edition16:03
ttxhttp://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download-server16:03
ttxlinked from first page (ubuntu.com)16:03
incorrectwell its confusing for people who have previously just clicked the download and selected server16:04
ttxincorrect: and it should be fixed16:05
incorrecti wonder if someone will have put in server install from the netboot or if i will have to extract the seed file for it16:05
ttxincorrect: thanks for pointing it out16:05
Liberty76I thought the whole world knew about 9.10 its ben all over the net. and on the front page of ubuntu. org16:05
incorrecti thought maybe the server version was skipping a release as i didn't see a whats new16:06
Liberty76I would get it from a torrent. The dowlload servers will likely be over loaded16:06
Liberty76Can the server be administered ove a serial port?16:08
ttxincorrect: known issue, fix in progress16:10
incorrectttx, cool, i wasn't too sure if there was going to be a server release, i haven't been keeping track of things recently16:11
ttxthere is. I hope, otherwise I'd have been working 6 months for nothing.16:11
incorrectthought it might have been more important to get a good LTS out rather than a server update now16:14
mathiazincorrect: LTS is the next release.16:15
incorrecti know16:15
incorrecti try to use LTS releases for my hosting platforms16:15
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mathiazScottK: bug 37757116:33
uvirtbotLaunchpad bug 377571 in postfix "package postfix 2.5.5-1.1 failed to install/upgrade: " [Undecided,Incomplete] https://launchpad.net/bugs/37757116:33
mathiazScottK: is linux1.hsd1.pa.comcast.net. an invalid value for myhostname?16:33
ScottKNo.  Let me look at the bug.16:33
mathiazScottK: I'm going through the postfix bugs to mark all invalid hostname/domain name bugs duplicate of bug 40277616:34
uvirtbotLaunchpad bug 402776 in postfix "postfix fails to install with invalid hostnames or domain names" [Medium,Triaged] https://launchpad.net/bugs/40277616:34
mathiazScottK: could the . at the end be the 'misplaced delimiter'?16:36
RoyKis there a trivial 'show ubuntu version' command somewhere? looking in all sorts of files in /etc is a mess16:48
jpdsRoyK: apt-cache show $package | grep Version ?16:50
BoohbahRoyK: cat /etc/lsb-release16:50
jpdsOh, not packages, lsb_release -a should do that.16:50
kshbu0ping16:52
RoyKlsb_release -r16:52
RoyKthanks16:52
Pici!version16:53
ubottuTo find out what version of Ubuntu you have, type « lsb_release -a » in a !shell - To know the available version of a package, « apt-cache policy <package> »16:53
RoyKPici: sure, but the question was answered :þ16:55
PiciRoyK: Just in case someone asks in the future, hopefully someone will remember the factoid.16:56
RoyKthis cloud computing stuff in 9.10 - is it just an abstraction of kvm/xen/something or what's the big deal?16:56
SkaagHi guys, I'm running 9.04 server, 64bit. Is Xen known to work out of the box on this version?17:27
Skaagand is it the recommended virtualization solution?17:27
pdebruicIs there a metapackage I could use to go from Ubuntu Minimal to Ubuntu Server?17:52
andolpdebruic: Depending on what version you run there might be a task called "server" which will give you the packages belonging to a basic ubuntu server.17:55
pdebruicandol: OK thanks.  its a Jaunty minimal install.17:56
andolYes, in Jaunty you should find that task17:57
nijabaSkaag: Ubuntu works as a guest under Xen, but not as a Xen host. see http://www.ubuntu.com/products/whatisubuntu/serveredition/technologies/virtualization17:57
Skaaghrm.17:57
andolpdebruic: sudo tasksel install server should do the trick.17:58
nijabaSkaag: the recommended virtualization solution for server on Ubuntu is KVM17:58
Skaaginteresting17:58
pdebruicandol: thanks!17:58
nijababtw, I just finished updating http://www.ubuntu.com/products/whatisubuntu/serveredition/techspecs/whatsnew for 9.1017:59
andolpdebruic: You might also want to pull the meta package linux-server to get the server kernel.17:59
pdebruicandol: ok thanks.  I'm trying to figure out why my smalltalk image runs fine in Jaunty 64 bit desktop but seg faults in 64 bit server18:02
blackxoredhello I got this disk which says LDM metadata and all that stuff the disk came from windows, how can I mount it in ubuntu 8.04.3???18:12
sammydoes anyone else happen to use ejabberd's mod_irc to connect to freenode?18:13
sammyoh nm. I'm finding the bug now. say, all the instructions I find about using the alternative-iso to upgrade to 9.10 involve using the update-manager gui and not the console. is there a way to use the alternate server iso to upgrade an ubuntu-server install so I can download the torrent instead of putting more load on the mirrors?18:15
orudie_question. is it safe to upgrade from 8.10 to 9.10 ?18:20
ruben23hi18:22
ruben23how do i get initrd.gz and vmlinuz on network boot..?18:22
sammyorudie_: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes : Skipping versions is not advised as it may cause damage to your system. If you are using an earlier version, and want to 'skip' a version, the safest way is to backup your data and do a fresh installation, or to progressively upgrade to each successive version.18:22
ruben23i should not used the initrd.gz and vmlinuz on the installation disc, im doing ubuntu-server amd64 8.0418:23
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ruben23hi anyone..?18:23
nijabaruben23: you should find your answer in the WP I wrote about automated deployments at: http://www.ubuntu.com/products/whitepapers18:29
* nijaba calls it a week. Have fun everyone...18:31
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alex88hi, i was updating a vps to karmic via ssh..but connection closed..is there a way to resume the upgrade process?18:53
alex88cause maybe it's waiting for a configuration input or something else18:54
alex88should i simply restart and continue upgrade after restart?18:54
qman__alex88, normally it spawns an SSH server on an alternate port18:54
alex88yeah...but it's not responding18:55
alex88maybe the firewall is blocking it18:55
alex88uh..i can use ssh port forward to ssh->localhost..18:55
alex88mmhh..i've logged in on alternate port18:57
alex88but i can't see the upgrade progress18:57
alex88mmhhh19:01
alex88i'll try hard reboot19:02
alex88uh nice...vps broken...19:12
alex88mountall:/proc: unable to mount: Device or resource busy19:12
alex88mountall:/proc/self/mountinfo: No such file or directory19:12
ruben238.04 is entipred right..?19:14
alex88ruben23: nope, it's hardy19:16
alex888.10 is intrepid19:16
smoserkirkland, where should i document that you can have second dhcp server on eucal network ignore d0:0d macs?19:20
kirklandsmoser: somewhere in https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UEC19:46
kirklandsmoser: ie, some page below that19:46
blackxoredhow can I change keyboard layout in ubuntu 8.04.3????? it's sudo dpkg-reconfigure locales or something else???19:50
blackxoredplease direct my message I'm going out for a while, we need to setup an english keyboard layout from the console of ubuntu 8.04.3 LTS19:53
Liberty76I want to build a homeserver system.  My MB has a serial port and will be connected to my network. Can I adminster Karmic without a monitor and keyboard?20:01
qman__Liberty76, yes, normally you'd install SSH server and just do it remotely20:01
qman__you need a keyboard and mouse for the initial install, though20:01
qman__borrowing one from another machine is good enough20:02
qman__err20:02
qman__keyboard and monitor20:02
qman__mouse not needed20:02
Liberty76I'm not sure what ssh means?20:02
Liberty76Kewl.. I adminstraitng it from Serial port a good idea?20:02
qman__not necessary20:03
qman__ssh is secure shell, a network service20:03
qman__you can connect to your server from another computer20:03
Liberty76Kewl20:03
Liberty76kewl ..20:03
qman__to connect you use 'ssh' from linux machines, or get putty for windows machines20:04
Liberty76this is to be a fileserver/webserver and database server any particular gotchas20:05
qman__nope, you can just check the "LAMP" install for a web/database server, and install samba or NFS for file server20:05
Liberty76I have a karmic desktop machine that will be stacked right on top of it.20:06
qman__the ubuntu server guide goes through this process in good detail20:06
Liberty76Qman I really apreciate your advise ..20:06
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Liberty76I never AROUND WITH SERVERS MUCH20:07
qman__no problem20:08
Liberty76i never played around with servers much. so the cofidence is a little low20:08
crohakonLiberty76; I just recently did the same thing you are looking to do. It took me about 2 hours to set up just because I had to start over twice. First time was because the box I was using had a bad mb that kept locking up. The other time was just so I could re-enforce what I had learned from the first two attempts.20:10
qman__yes, it's a very straightforward process, ubuntu makes it easy20:10
qman__so, even for a newbie, it shouldn't take too long20:10
crohakonLiberty76; Now I can connect to my ubuntu server from anywhere and access my files. I am also hosting my own website now, using dyndns.com and avoiding default ports (damn charter)20:11
Liberty76I installed the desktop a couple of times and I'l be using the same hardware for the server.20:11
crohakonLiberty76; Like qman says, easy even for a newbie. I had never configured a server before. Although, I had been using Ubuntu desktop on my laptop for about a week. =)20:11
Liberty76It sounds like fun, I am taking some pride in building pretty powerful machines for not much money ..20:13
qman__my record for bringing up a new web server is ten minutes flat, from inserting the CD to production ready20:13
ScottKI once had a mail server up and in production in two hours.20:13
ScottKBut that was from a box of parts on a table.20:13
Liberty76I think my biggest thing to learn is the networking stuff.20:13
crohakonScottK; I was going to tackle the mail server next. My only issue is my ISP blocking ports. But I am sure I can find away around it to make it work.20:14
Liberty76I use an atom duo board ..20:14
qman__ScottK, nice20:14
crohakonLiberty76; Whats to know? Ubuntu should setup should configure your nic and it should be plug in play. Install LAMP, configure it quickly by going through the server guide, and you are set to go.20:15
qman__crohakon, what I did was set up postfix with a gmail account20:15
qman__it's not perfect but it allows me to get mail onto the internet20:15
crohakonSo, in a sense, you run your own SMTP but use gmail for the pop access?20:16
qman__basically, I only set it up to get mail out20:16
qman__all mail is "from" that gmail account20:16
Liberty76Crohakon It sounds pretty straight forward.  I hope it works that easy.. although desktop proved striaghtforward20:16
qman__used it for automated mailing20:16
crohakonThat would work for my needs. I just want to set it up so my websites can send mail for account activations and such.20:16
qman__right, that's exactly what I needed too20:17
qman__I did it almost a year ago, so I don't remember all the details20:18
crohakonLiberty76; The only issue I faced was that I was clueless when it came to working in a console environment. I almost gave in and installed gnome... but the guys and gals here in this channel convinced me to just push through with console. I am damn thankful they did, I love console now. I even code using nano and have never found building websites to be so easy.20:18
qman__but basically you configure it to connect to gmail as its smtp server, you put the gmail account information in a config file, and set it up to use the alternate port and TLS20:18
qman__yeah, the console is linux's best feature, if you ask me20:19
qman__bash can facilitate some amazing things20:19
crohakonI am still learning, but it has been a lot less daunting then I thought it would be. In fact, it really helped me to understand how the OS worked.20:20
crohakonLiberty76; When do you plan to do this?20:20
Liberty76Crohakon I have had some experiance on sun stations.20:21
Liberty76next week I  still need a ca\se and disk drive20:21
crohakonahh20:22
Liberty76one of those mine ITX cases20:22
Liberty76mini20:22
crohakonWhen ever I have the $$ I want to setup linux on a sold state drive on a mini computer with a touch screen just for fun. =)20:22
qman__my most important servers use old hard drives, quantum fireballs20:23
qman__those things just don't die20:23
Liberty76I have a solid state 32 gig ide : but Im going for a 100 terabyte drive20:23
crohakondamn, thats a lot of storage.20:23
Liberty76$100 drive just singe terabyte20:23
qman__heh, my file server only has 3.3TB20:24
Liberty76lol20:24
crohakonqman__; How many servers are you running?20:24
qman__hmm20:24
qman__5, but one's down from hardware failure20:24
crohakonWhat do you use them for?20:24
qman__one's my internet gateway and router20:25
qman__one's a file server, also running torrentflux20:25
qman__one runs openVPN and mail20:25
qman__one's my shell server and web20:25
crohakonand I assume the web server is running a lamp configuration?20:26
qman__yes20:26
crohakonWhats your power bill like? =)20:26
qman__oh, computers are the least bit to worry about for power bill20:26
qman__family business, it's a campground20:27
coolman_bg84hay algien q hable espaniol20:27
qman__party store20:27
qman__got tons of refrigerators and AC units and such20:27
qman__power bills are like $1500 a month20:27
crohakonqman__; I have always wanted to own something like that...20:27
qman__it's my parents' business20:28
qman__I run the network, we have wifi20:28
linux_drI'm really confused on how to configure apache in Ubuntu 9.10.... I'm trying to turn on the RewriteLog to no avail... ideas?20:28
crohakonapt-get install apache220:28
ruben23hi how do partition manual my HDD... imean the proer devision on every mount points..20:28
qman__linux_dr, you probably need to enable the module20:28
ruben23any guide for it20:28
qman__a2enmod modulename20:28
metalf8801my update just seems to have stopped20:29
guntbertlinux_dr: #ubuntu-server might be the better place for your problem20:29
linux_drApache is running just fine... trying to diagnose a mod-rewrite issue.20:29
qman__guntbert, this is #ubuntu-server20:29
crohakonguntbert; He is in #ubuntu-server... where do you think you are?20:29
crohakonlol20:29
metalf8801WARNING **: Owner of /tmp/orbit-root is not the current user20:29
metalf8801 * Restarting eBox module: apache20:29
* guntbert blushes20:29
qman__linux_dr, sudo a2enmod rewrite20:29
linux_drROTFL20:29
qman__then restart apache20:29
guntbertlinux_dr: sorry :/20:30
crohakon/etc/init.d/apache2 restart20:30
crohakonsudo, of course, before hand20:30
ruben23any..?20:30
crohakonruben23; sorry, not much good when it comes to partitioning. Never really had to do it much.20:31
metalf8801is there anything i can do?20:31
qman__ruben23, partition with fdisk, change mount points in /etc/fstab20:31
linux_drthe rewrite MODULE is already enabled... I need to turn on LOGGING. so I can see why my rewrite rule is broken.20:31
linux_drRewriteLog20:31
ruben23 qman__: i mean how do i propoerly subdivide the sizes, of like /boot  recommended size--for /root---> like that etc.20:32
qman__ruben23, fdisk20:32
qman__or cfdisk, or parted, or whatever partitioner you like20:32
qman__oh, you mean what size should you make it20:32
ruben23 qman__: yeah but how about the sizing of partition are ther any standard of it..20:33
qman__ /boot should be at least 128MB, probably no more than 256MB20:33
crohakonnot to big... not to little...20:33
ruben23like for /boot , /root,  /local..20:33
qman__ / should be at least a gig20:33
crohakon=)20:33
qman__ /usr should be at least a gig20:33
linux_drit's just with the apache config broken up into a dozen pieces like this I'm not sure where to put it... I put it in the main apache2.conf to no avail20:33
crohakonhttp://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/mod/mod_log_config.html <-- does this help20:35
metalf8801can anyone help me?20:35
crohakonmetalf8801; whats wrong/20:35
metalf8801i'm trying to upgrade from 9.04 to 9.10 and there seems to be a problem with ebox20:36
metalf8801"running post-installation trigger ebox"20:36
crohakonmetalf8801; not an area where I have a great deal of knowledge.. sorry.20:37
metalf8801ok thanks anyway20:37
qman__metalf8801, how long has it been sitting?20:37
crohakonI can say, that is why I am sticking with 9.04 for a month or so.20:37
metalf8801at least 30 min20:37
qman__yeah, probably shouldn't be taking that long20:38
qman__I'd let it go for another 30 min, but if it's still not done I'd ctrl+c20:38
metalf8801well its still says about 27 minutes remaining20:39
metalf8801ok thank you20:39
qman__well20:40
qman__if it doesn't get anywhere in 30 min, then stop it20:40
qman__but if it does, just let it go20:40
metalf8801it looks like this is what its stuck on20:41
metalf8801WARNING **: Owner of /tmp/orbit-root is not the current user20:41
metalf8801 * Restarting eBox module: apache                                        [ OK ]20:41
blackxoredhow to change keyboard layout from the console in 8.04?20:42
blackxoredanyone?20:44
crohakonqman__; What is the your camp grounds/stores website?20:44
metalf8801thanks qman20:44
ruben23can i do LVM with primary partion..? or only extended-logical20:45
qman__crohakon, http://www.hilltopcampground.net/ -- the server doesn't support php or anything, so it's a bit lame, but there's pictures and stuff20:45
blackxoredhow to change keyboard layout from the console in 8.04?20:45
crohakonqman__; php is not that hard to set up20:46
qman__ruben23, you can do LVM with either20:46
qman__crohakon, it's not my server, it's just a web host20:46
qman__hence the problem20:46
crohakonqman__; why not run it at home?20:46
qman__charter blocks port 8020:47
crohakonso?20:47
crohakonport 8000 is not blocked20:47
qman__you can't run a business website on an alternate port20:47
qman__it just doesn't work20:47
crohakonusing dyndns with a domain name20:47
blackxoredhow to change keyboard layout from the shell, anyone could answer this one?20:47
qman__in any case, that's probably going to be addressed soon anyway20:48
qman__we're exceeding our bandwidth at times there20:48
crohakonfair enough =)20:48
crohakonThe place looks nice though.20:48
qman__thanks20:49
crohakonDo you have tent camping at all or is it just campers?20:49
qman__tent camping too, but all sites accommodate campers20:49
qman__but we're getting pretty far off topic :)20:49
ruben23qman__: my /boot partition--can i do it with ext3 file system..?20:50
crohakonqman__; true. =) Well, maybe my wife and I will have to plan our next camping trip there. It looks nice. That is the last I will say on the topic though.20:50
qman__blackxored, try "sudo dpkg-reconfigure console-setup"20:50
qman__ruben23, yes20:50
* Liberty76 is leaving thanks qman and crohakon20:53
crohakonwhat are the advantages of running your own DNS server instead of using your ISPs?20:56
qman__crohakon, much faster DNS lookups, resulting in faster web browsing20:56
qman__plus you can create a local zone and use DNS instead of netbios names20:56
qman__or hosts files20:56
crohakonqman__; I think that will be my next project then.20:57
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ruben23do sysadmin guys dreamed to setup and have ther own mail server..running..;-) thats a fact....21:47
clustyhey21:49
clustyi was curious how much ram do i need to run a LAMP with ubuntu server?21:50
clustyi want to buy VPS hosting for my project and was windering if 128 MB ram is enough for some light blog21:50
poningruclusty, 256MB here works just fine21:50
poningruoh21:50
poningruno idea21:50
poningruI would imagine so21:50
__rubenbetter avoid getting slashdotted with just 128megs21:51
clustynow i got 64 mb :D and it does nto cut it. that is the default conf21:51
clusty64 MB is barely enough to run everything with no clients  :D21:51
__rubenmy router which also has a lamp stack on it, uses 147M excluding cache/buffers21:52
clustywell basically i can "upgrade" to 128 mb for 15 bux/month21:53
clustyor switch providers alltogether for 512MB for 25bux/month21:53
__rubeni dont have any vms under 512M, i tend to for 1G as "default" .. then again, im not a vps buying person21:53
clustywell i am running windows in a box, but that is not comparable usage. and virtualbpx with 256 mb ram is fine for winCP21:54
clustyXP*21:54
clustywhich package do i need to reconfigure to get apache to default conf?22:00
jpdsclusty: apache2.2-common: /etc/apache2/apache2.conf22:02
bogeyd6prob look for22:02
bogeyd6dpkg --reconfigure apache222:02
bogeyd6sorry i been in suse all day22:02
bogeyd6its22:02
bogeyd6dpkg-reconfigure22:03
cemcif I use virt-install --vnc, how can I tell it to listen on 0.0.0.0:5900, and not only on 127.0.0.1:5900 ?22:03
uvirtbotNew bug: #465665 in mysql-dfsg-5.1 (main) "package mysql-server-5.1 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1" [Undecided,New] https://launchpad.net/bugs/46566522:11
dannyboy1121could do with a hand here - manually deleted a directory oops for jabber installation (/etc/jabber). Reinstalling jabber doesn't recreate the directory though. Any ideas how to force a complete fresh install?23:41
hggdhdannyboy1121: sudo apt-get purge jabber && sudo apt-get install jabber23:43
hggdh(if the dir is created by the install)23:44
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dannyboy1121h: I've tried this ... reinstall doesn't seem to recreate the /etc/jabber dir23:44
dannyboy1121I'm totally confused23:44
dannyboy1121:)23:44
hggdhdannyboy1121: http://pastebin.com/f7729114b23:45
hggdhthese are the packages that deal with the /etc/jabber directory (for karmic)23:46
dannyboy1121jabberd1423:47
dannyboy1121excellent .. that did the trick. I learnt something there ... tyvm23:51
hggdhdannyboy1121: one way to find which file belongs to which package is via apt-file. This is where I got the list (apt-file search /etc/jabber)23:52
dannyboy1121ahHHhhh .. again, many thanks23:53
hggdhyw23:54
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