[00:08] <git__> hi
[00:17] <Dream-Ubu> is server usb install compatable? :/ becuase my desktop wont take it
[00:18] <Dream-Ubu> :/ unless the startup disc creator is missing something off]
[01:02] <ninjah> how do I change run levels in 9.10?
[01:10] <Mike_lifeguard> ninjah: man telinit, IIRC
[01:11] <ninjah> Mike_lifeguard: I found the new file. /etc/init/rc-sysinit.conf
[01:11] <Mike_lifeguard> right-o
[01:28] <Bookman> I am having a problem with a computer accessing the internet via a proxy connection to a machine running dansguardian.
[01:29] <Bookman> All I get is "openfire http binding service" as a response whenever I try to access a website via Firefox.  If I set the connection to direct connection to the internet all is fine.
[01:29] <ycy> http://tutzone.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/essential-softwares/vlc.png which movie is this?
[01:29] <Bookman> The connection was wired.  The wireless for a bit and now I have taken it back to wired and this is when the problem started.
[01:55] <Bookman> how do I unbind a port?
[01:56] <ninjah> Bookman: Stop using it
[01:56] <Bookman> ninjah: I tried that
[01:56] <ninjah> What port and what do you have it "bound" too?
[01:58] <Bookman> I get the following when trying to start dansguardian:  Error binding server socket: [8080] (Address already in use) Exiting with error
[01:58] <ninjah> Something is using port 8080
[01:58] <ninjah> find out what that is and kill it
[01:59] <Bookman> I tried finding out what the process was with netstat -a
[01:59] <Bookman> Can't seem to find it listed
[02:02] <ninjah> hmm...
[02:02] <ninjah> what do you have running on the system
[02:03] <Bookman> I had openfire running but stopped it
[02:05] <Bookman> I am at a loss.  Apparently nothing is using that port, and yet dansguardian say it is.
[02:06] <ninjah> Bookman: Check /etc/services
[02:06] <ninjah> you might have to add it to the list
[03:56] <HellMind> I got a ubuntu 8.03 tls, runing the openvz kernel, I've installed an ftp server on a guest, but when I connect from internet, the servers DIES
[03:56] <HellMind> what can be?
[03:56] <HellMind> I tried proftpd and pure-ftpd
[03:56] <HellMind> I tried 2 differnt ports
[03:57] <HellMind> How a ftp client can HANG the server :X
[04:01] <HellMind> maybe is the firewall
[04:02] <HellMind> I use ufw
[04:02] <HellMind> and I hate it
[04:02] <HellMind> maybe the portforward rule is doing the damage
[04:02] <HellMind> I dont see any logs about it :(
[04:03] <HellMind> and my server is on a datacenter :(
[04:03] <HellMind> trow ideas
[04:03] <jmarsden> Turn off ufw and retest -- if it was ufw you will then know it was ufw.  Then you can look at the ufw rules and find out exactly what part of them was responsible.
[04:05] <HellMind> I tell them to reboot the server
[04:05] <HellMind> and it happens again
[04:06] <HellMind> now is the 3rd time
[04:06] <HellMind> so they will ignore me now :(
[04:06] <HellMind> so when it comes online
[04:06] <HellMind> I should ufw disable
[04:07] <HellMind> and try to connect again to the ftp?
[04:09] <HellMind> where are the setting of ufw, where it stores the allow or deny?
[04:09] <HellMind> I found where to put the nat rules but the input filter ones no
[04:11] <HellMind> I dont understand why ubuntu-server accept that damn firewall
[04:12] <HellMind> here is :S /var/lib/ufw/user[6].rules
[04:12] <jmarsden> Also look in /etc/ufw/
[04:13] <jmarsden> But what makes you think it is ufw that is causing the issue?  Did you have an ssh session to the server open and tailing relevant log files as things happened?
[04:14] <jmarsden> ufw is just a front end for iptables, no more and no less.
[04:14] <HellMind> I think is ufw because I added a port forward rule to connect to the ftp server
[04:14] <HellMind> I looked on syslog and nothing is writed
[04:15] <HellMind> its  a very hard hang
[04:15] <jmarsden> The server is at a datacenter, so not behind a home firewall box... so why would you need a port forward to access FTP?
[04:15] <HellMind> Maybe is a kernel panic
[04:15] <HellMind> the firewall is the ubuntu-server
[04:15] <jmarsden> Then for sure no "port forward" is needed.
[04:15] <HellMind> because im runing openvz
[04:15] <HellMind> so i got guest
[04:15] <HellMind> that need nat
[04:16] <HellMind> I only got 1 ip
[04:16] <jmarsden> One IP is enough for FTP service with no "port forwarding".
[04:17] <HellMind> do you understand there are server virtual computer runing on the ubuntu server?
[04:17] <HellMind> several
[04:18] <HellMind> one of that virtual machine needs a ftp server
[04:18] <jmarsden> You have one IP per several openvz virtual hosts?  Not one per VM?  At a datacenter?  Seems slightly odd, but OK...
[04:19] <HellMind> yes :) its cheaper that way :(
[04:19] <jmarsden> Earlier, you said you are running openvz and have one IP.  I assumed one IP for that once instance of openvz...
[04:19] <HellMind> haha you wish
[04:20] <jmarsden> I'm pretty sure you can get one IP on one VM at Linode for cheap, $20/month I think it is for their lowest end VM.
[04:20] <HellMind> I will ask for that
[04:20] <HellMind> but first how the server can hang
[04:20] <jmarsden> I don't know... but openvz is not full virftualization...
[04:21] <jmarsden> They don't even give you a console where you can do your own reboots of your own openvz virtual machine?
[04:23] <HellMind> no, because is a home made server
[04:23] <HellMind> it doesnt got kvm
[04:23] <HellMind> or something to cut the power
[04:23] <HellMind> im planning build something to do that :(
[04:25] <HellMind> but the question here is, how an ftp can tilt a linux box
[04:25] <HellMind> a ftp connection
[04:27] <HellMind> its like magic :(
[04:27] <HellMind> whos fault :( ubuntu?
[04:27] <HellMind> me
[04:27] <HellMind> openvz?
[04:27] <HellMind> fwd?
[04:34] <crohakon> I like magic
[04:34] <HellMind> I dont
[04:35] <HellMind> magic is when you dont know the trick :(
[04:54] <jmarsden> Why would you choose to use/pay for a homemade server in a datacenter so cheap that it has no KVM or serial console access to machines colocated there??  Seems... like you are just asking for trouble :)  FTP didn't hang the box, just one openvz instance, from your description.
[04:59] <HellMind> A home made server cost cheaper
[04:59] <HellMind> I got access to the datacenter
[04:59] <HellMind> but its far
[04:59] <HellMind> I dont like to travel to there
[04:59] <HellMind> why openvz?
[05:00] <HellMind> it hangs when I try to connect it
[05:10] <HellMind> i will go to the datacenter :(
[05:10] <HellMind> I must learn who is the saint claus this time
[05:10] <HellMind> i will see you there.
[06:05] <jongbergs> hi, im planning to set up an ubuntu server, which ubuntu version should i got into? the stable one..
[06:07] <jongbergs> hi, im planning to set up an ubuntu server, which ubuntu version should i go into? the stable one..
[06:33] <jmarsden> jongbergs: Normally, yes, use LTS releases for servers, so 8.04.3 LTS is the current LTS release.  However, you are less than six months from 10.04 at this point, so you could use Karmic 9.10 now, since you'll (presumably?) be updating within a couple of months of 10.04 coming out.  Your call: the standard advice is to use the LTS release for servers.
[07:44] <jongbergs> jmarsden: thank you so much for the suggestion, i'll consider 8.04 LTS to be used as our server OS
[07:44] <jmarsden> jongbergs: No problem.
[08:38] <HellMind> im back
[08:38] <HellMind> it was a kernel panic :(
[09:08] <kaushal> hi
[10:51] <alex88> morning,i have a xen vps with ubuntu 9.04, so no grub etc.. is there a special mode to upgrade it instead of using dist-upgrade?
[13:35] <alkisg> I ssh'ed to my server, tried to copy a big file to another server via nfs, and then my ssh connection broke. Now when I log on I can see the copy process but I can't kill it, not even with kill -9. I can't even reboot the server remotely. Any ideas?
[13:48] <alex88> someone can help me to forward a port with iptables?
[14:00] <Boohbah> iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -p tcp -i eth0 -d xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx --dport 8888 -j DNAT --to 192.168.0.2:80
[14:00] <Boohbah> iptables -A FORWARD -p tcp -i eth0 -d 192.168.0.2 --dport 80 -j ACCEPT
[14:03] <alex88> Boohbah: thanks i'll try
[14:04] <alex88> Boohbah: i can substitute the second line just adding port 80 to apf rules right?
[14:05] <Boohbah> i dunno
[14:09] <alex88> btw, it works, thanks Boohbah, have a nice day
[17:55] <crespo> Hi everybody
[17:55] <crespo> how can i Flush one IPsec tunnel?.. I have established 5 tunnels to different n/ws
[17:55] <crespo> i want to flush one of them
[17:55] <crespo> can i use racoonctl?
[17:56] <crespo> "racoonctl fs isakmp" will flush all tunnels... i dont want tat
[17:56] <crespo> NickServ cresp
[17:56] <crespo> my bad hehe
[17:57] <crespo> any advise?
[20:47] <ernstp> I've started from a livecd and want to resize a dm-crypt partition
[20:47] <ernstp> how do I access/start/initiate the crypt device?
[21:55] <fakhir> ello everyone. so i run a server out of my home with ubuntu server and my problem is that mail servers that i sent mail to with php mail() reject my emails "Your access to this mail system has been rejected due to the sending MTA's poor reputation."
[21:55] <fakhir> any solutions?
[21:58] <epinky> fakhir: use a relay like google?
[21:59] <fakhir> how would that work? is there a tutorial somewhere? i dont know much about the technical workings of mail servers
[22:02] <guntbert> fakhir: then plase don't run a public one!!!
[22:02] <fakhir> a public what?
[22:03] <fakhir> i have very little interest in mail servers. i run several websites and i just need to be able to send out account recovery emails with PHP
[22:03] <guntbert> fakhir: *don't run a public mail server (one connected to the internet) if you don't know what you are doing!!!
[22:04] <qman__> fakhir, then all you need is an internet site configuration, but you should prevent incoming mail (and requests to send mail) at the firewall
[22:04] <epinky> fakhir: If you don't know much about technical workings of mail servers, most of the time it'll end like spam server :), what's the MTA you're using? (Postfix, Exim, qmail, Sendmail)
[22:04] <qman__> otherwise you're going to be in spam trouble
[22:05] <fakhir> postfix
[22:07] <qman__> also, if you're hosting sites for other people, make sure you keep an eye on them, make sure their sites are not being used for spam
[22:07] <qman__> once you get blacklisted for spam it's really tough to get un-blacklisted
[22:07] <fakhir> i am not
[22:07] <fakhir> i suspect the reason i am unable to send emails is because this server is on a residential internet connection
[22:08] <qman__> yes, that would be it
[22:08] <fakhir> i gather the right solution would be some sort of relay but i do not know where to start
[22:08] <qman__> my ISP does the same thing, it's to prevent spam
[22:08] <qman__> what I did was set it up to send through a gmail account
[22:08] <qman__> to do it you start with internet site configuration, let me see if I can find the tutorial for it
[22:09] <epinky> fakhir: this can give you an idea of using a relay dont' follow yum parts :) http://www.wormly.com/blog/2008/11/05/relay-gmail-google-smtp-postfix/
[22:09] <fakhir> i use godaddy for my email host. it would be great if i could use that
[22:11] <fakhir> epinky, yeah that looks like it could help me :) thanks
[22:11] <epinky> fakhir: you're welcome
[22:53] <ruben23>  hi how can i share screen...on ssh on a single server login
[22:53] <ruben23> with 2 ssh user on same account user
[22:59] <billybigrigger> anyone here familiar with setting up a socks server?
[23:00] <billybigrigger> i want to have a friend connect through my server, and then be able to login to my usenet account so it looks like both of us are coming from the same IP address
[23:00] <billybigrigger> as we share the account and multiple connections from different ip's are not allowed
[23:00] <billybigrigger> basically setup a proxy server, correct?
[23:05] <billybigrigger> also i'm having problems with my networking on my server...
[23:05] <billybigrigger> ifconfig shows eth0 is up with an ip address of 192.168.1.111, as defined in my /etc/network/interfaces
[23:05] <billybigrigger> yet i can't ping google.com
[23:06] <billybigrigger> yet i can ping inside the local network
[23:06] <epinky> billybigrigger: you mean TCP forwarding?
[23:07] <billybigrigger> here is a copy of my interfaces http://pastebin.ca/1681550
[23:08] <darkpixel> When I plug in a USB device, how can I find out where it creates it's /dev/whatever file?  I used to plug in my UPS and get /dev/usbHID0.  I checked syslog, dmesg, and lsusb but find nothing.
[23:08] <billybigrigger> i think nntp (newsgroups) is udp isn't it?
[23:08] <billybigrigger> darkpixel, /var/log/messages or dmesg should show you when a device is plugged in
[23:08] <billybigrigger> darkpixel, you can try tail -f /var/log/messages and then plug it in and watch that terminal for changes
[23:09] <darkpixel> billybigrigger: All I get in messages is that a device was plugged in and what configuration option was selected, but nothing about the /dev file.
[23:11] <darkpixel> billybigrigger: Nevermind.  I think I have a bigger problem.  Plugging in a USB GPS shows me clearly that it's ttyUSB0, but plugging in my smartcard reader that worked under 9.04 gives me nothing.  Bah!
[23:16] <darkpixel> *facepalm* Forgot to install libasedrive-usb.
[23:22] <jmarsden> billybigrigger: NNTP uses TCP at port 119 by default.
[23:23] <jmarsden> billybigrigger: Why doesn't your friend just ssh to your server and use SSH's port forwarding to access NNTP through it -- should be less work that setting up socks ?
[23:55] <benedikt> what spam filter would you use for a small single domain email server
[23:56] <benedikt> im using SA, ClamAV, pyzor, dcc and MailScanner for a 20 domian mailfilter server at work, but it seems a little overkill for a small private server
[23:58] <epinky> benedikt: SpamAssassin? SpamFighter?
[23:59] <ScottK> benedikt: What MTA are you using?
[23:59] <benedikt> ScottK: Postfix