[00:00] Quick question: my ssh session terminated when I was running aptitude upgrade on my server; it looks like it was in the beginning of reinstalling grub on the boot hard disks when the session died. [00:01] I'm reasonably confident it didn't actually begin to write any changes, so that's not a problem, but I've still got an aptitude process running and I do need to go back and tell it to run the installation. How do I do that? [00:16] trimeta, apt-get install -f [00:16] That will work even if there's apparently an aptitude process still running and holding the lockfile? [00:16] this will try to fix any package [00:16] And if not, is it safe to kill that process? [00:17] aptitude is still running? [00:17] Apparently; that's what pgrep -p aptitude says. [00:17] But I'm the only user logged in, and I'm not running it. [00:17] if it's stuck, i guess you have no choice but to kill it [00:17] OK, killed; now to run the command you suggested. [00:18] ...Lock file still used. [00:18] you have to remove the lock file [00:18] It's an empty file, so I just rm it? [00:18] yes [00:19] That got me "E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem." [00:19] then do it [00:19] And when I ran that, I got "debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process: Resource temporarily unavailable" [00:19] debconf? [00:19] try lsof | grep config.dat [00:19] Nothing. [00:20] sudo? [00:20] Yeah, that changed things: now I'm getting "frontend 7105 root 4rW REG 251,1 44378 655367 /var/cache/debconf/config.dat" [00:20] I have no idea what "frontend" is, though... [00:21] Aside from the fact that ps -l confirms that it's currently running. [00:21] you might want to kill this process [00:22] OK, now "sudo dpkg --configure -a" seems to be working. [00:22] It gave me the grub configuration screen again, and I proceeded as usual. [00:23] Running aptitude upgrade again produces no errors or unusual output. [00:23] I think this has probably worked...but sine it's about time I rebooted the server anyway, I might as well do so now and see if it actually installed properly. [00:24] hola, buenas noches [00:32] hello again. i am doing here the upgrade from interpid to jaunty but for some reason now the upgrade process hangs on depmod for a while and do nothing [00:32] http://paste-bin.com/view/7403fdd8 [00:33] its like it is waiting for something cpu usgae is very low and it does nothing do now since 10 to 15 minutes [00:33] really bad [00:33] hi [00:33] server at least is still availble and working [00:33] aragon_ hello [00:34] hello Translates expected my problem [00:35] I have problems with my lampp, I put different password security and the data base is not active [00:36] you mean mysql database ? [00:36] or what database ? [00:36] yes is lampp [00:36] mysql [00:36] lampp server [00:36] weird xperia [00:37] is disabled after giving my lampp security [00:37] aragon_ well do this here to know iw mysql first is working "sudo /etc/init.d/mysql status" [00:38] lenios: its just sit there and do nothing [00:38] now since 15 to 20 min [00:39] should i do a manul modprobe [00:39] command not found [00:39] he ? [00:39] thi must work [00:39] xperia, try something [00:40] lenios i am hearing [00:40] it must be stuck, not sure if modprobe can solve that [00:40] yeah i guess that too [00:40] ctrl + d / ctrl+c? [00:41] I have installed the qt4 prawns and ide [00:41] lenios looks like ssh got disconected hmm [00:41] Write failed: Broken pipe [00:41] i have still other ssh connection [00:42] alguien sabe español [00:42] what now looks like upgrade process stoped becouse of ssh connection closing [00:42] aragon_, try #ubuntu-es maybe [00:42] ok [00:43] xperia, you're not using screen? [00:43] thank [00:43] i have done it over ssh [00:43] you can recover it, then [00:43] yes ssh conection is no problem [00:43] i can reconect but how processing with upgrade further [00:44] last time i used "sudo do-release-upgrade" [00:44] it downloaded all new packages [00:45] and prelaced a lot of software with new version but then it stoped hmmmm [00:46] if you stop the process, you can run another do-release-upgrade [00:46] I had a machine reboot mid-upgrade for some reason [00:46] and was able to continue that way [00:47] qman:: okay will try again "sudo do-release-upgrade" hope just not that all packages will be redownloaded again [00:47] packages are cached in /var/cache/apt/archives [00:47] unless that directory has been wiped, it will not need to redownload anything [00:50] qman__ looks very good. it proccess again with the upgrade very fast. [00:51] it does every package from new check for reinstalling if it is old [00:55] New bug: #685028 in postfix (main) "package postfix 2.6.5-3 failed to install/upgrade:" [Undecided,New] https://launchpad.net/bugs/685028 [01:31] hey [01:32] how can i reduce the size of my ubuntu server installation by 230M ? [01:33] are there any huge packages i could remove? [01:34] or a way to show bigger packages? [01:39] I'm no expert (disclaimer here) but I believe you can install a minimal server with the alternative CD. Then just add the parts you want/need. [01:40] Anyone have any experience with NFS>? [01:40] could i just remove the 'locales' plugin or could this cause trouble [01:43] s/plugin/package/ - lool [01:49] How do you tell if nfsd is exporting a directory? [01:54] hi all... I'm running MM... I've install apache2, php5, mysql, and phpmyadmin... but I cant open localhost/phpmyadmin... any clue?? [02:04] New bug: #685014 in php5 (main) "Please merge php5 5.3.3-5 (main) from Debian unstable" [Wishlist,In progress] https://launchpad.net/bugs/685014 [02:51] is there a way to write all 0's to all unused space on my HD? [02:52] osmosis, zerofree :) [02:53] or the slow way, dd if=/dev/zero of=temp bs=1M === shennyg_ is now known as shennyg [02:56] patdk-lap, hmm...but my partition size is 500GB with 1.9GB used. qcow2 file is 80GB. creating the tmp file would fill up the whole 500GB, which seems a bit overboard. [02:57] you never said how you wanted to do it, you just asked how to do it :) [02:57] use zerofree [02:57] better question gets a better answer :) === shennyg_ is now known as shennyg === squishy is now known as SquishyNotHere [03:55] how do I view the changelog for a package before installing the update? [03:58] the last change? or all changes? [04:45] Hi [04:51] What would be best for logging the ip addresses of anyone who visits my server? [04:51] the website, to be exact? [04:55] your webserver :) [04:55] yes [04:55] I know, that is why I answered your question [04:57] patdk-lap: I mean, which piece of software would be best to run on the server to record ip addresses of visitors? [04:57] I don't plan on misusing this information or anything [04:57] just curious [04:57] your webserver [04:57] lol [04:57] dive deeper man! [04:57] your webserver is the best software to use to log the ip of peple using your website :) [04:58] patdk-lap: So it automatically does it? or are you trolling me? :p [04:58] you mean to parse the logs of ips and find out what people do? or something more? [04:58] cause your question to just log ip's, it does by default [04:59] nah, just record ip addresses of any connection to a file [04:59] "this ip conneted" [04:59] "this ip connected" [04:59] so on [04:59] what webserver do you use? [05:06] patdk-lap: ubuntu 10.10 [05:06] ok, so you use that os, but what webserver? :( [05:06] apache, lighttpd, ngix, .............. [05:07] i'm going to bet apache [05:07] $10 on apache! [05:07] dhttpd, thttpd, ...... [05:09] patdk-lap: apache [05:09] check the access logs in /var/log/apache2/ [05:10] ZacLnxNewb, $10 please :P [05:10] patdk-lap: spectacular. :D [05:10] arrrghhh: Psh, you probably could just look it up easily using who is or something [05:10] and my deluge torrent server won't save the port settings for some reason [05:11] haha i was just jokin [05:11] didn't do any pokin around tho. [05:11] i'd say apache is probably the most popular [05:11] apache is what is installed by default when a webserver is needed by something else [05:12] I use it as a print/web/sftp/file server [05:12] and at the moment, I'm sing my main page to auto-redirect traffic to the wikileaks ip address [05:13] lol [05:13] definitely lol [05:14] deluge web ui won't save the port settings [05:14] they don't stick [05:14] hrm. i use rtorrent... sorry. [05:14] [05:15] hm [05:16] it was a pain to learn, i'll admit it. but i freakin love it now that i took the time to learn it. [05:17] i used torrentflux before, and the webui felt very disconnected from the actual torrent applications running underneath... plus, 1 torrent 1 process is not cool. [05:17] arrrghhh: what do you think of my action towards wikileaks? [05:17] arrrghhh: yeah, multiple processes sounds like a pain in the ass [05:18] lol [05:18] I just accidently used the fword talking to my mother [05:18] classy [05:18] no comment dude, on all of it :P [05:20] arrrghhh: Well, I've been hanging out with the guys all night [05:20] she really doesn't care, it slipped and I generally don't use it [05:20] arrrghhh: no comment on wikileaks? that a negative connotation? [05:22] :p [05:23] eh you take it as you wish. [05:23] best part about no comment. you're not sure if i'm pleading the 5th or what ;) [05:24] I believe in openness and free speech. :D [05:24] I don't think it's an appropriate response that people are basically disabling their website [05:24] so [05:24] I'm trying to help. :D [06:57] hello [06:57] I am trying to use ubuntu 8.04 LTS [06:58] oh good [06:58] If I install gnome with apt-get install ubuntu-desktop , will there be any problem ? [06:59] becuase I have installed 8.04 LTS server in one machine [06:59] then installed gnome . some days everything was ok [07:00] later I am getting error that gnome is not automatically loaded [07:01] I have to give startx command to login into gnome desktop [07:01] I am getting error : Failed to initiaze HAL [07:02] after giving ok in that error box , I am logging into desktop [07:02] can anybody tell me , where is the problem ? [07:03] and what shall I do ? [07:04] 10.10 is the latest [07:04] hmm [07:04] btw good morning all [09:41] <[diablo]> morning [09:41] <[diablo]> anyone have any idea why the virtual kernel has no NFS support [09:56] Hi. Running Ubuntu-Server 10.04 (LTS) with Apache2/PHP5. PHP has suddenly stopped interpreting .php files and instead the source gets served by Apache. Believe server was running fine before last 'apt-get upgrade' (Yesterday), but can't be 100% sure since PHP isn't used everywhere in the server. PHP files are served with type: application/x-httpd-php, FastCGI of PHP fails also. Perl CGI works fine though. Anyone else experienc [09:56] ing similiar problems or have an idea? [09:58] Have made sure that libapache2-mod-php5 is installed and a2enmod'ed into Apache. Also Apache reports on start up that 'PHP' module is loaded. [10:00] Also have removed the entry from php5.conf also, tried running apt-get --reinstall on apache2, php module and php itself earlier as well. Just starting to run out of ideas now. [10:02] Actually nvm, not sure if I re-installed Apache itself. But PHP and the PHP modules at any rate. Apache itself is running just fine otherwise. [10:16] I'm getting no such device when I try to mount an NFS share. Any ideas? [10:28] Weyrling, check the checksums on your php binaries, or the package downloads in /var/cache/apt/archives [10:28] I've seen bad downloads cause this problem before [10:35] qman__: Thanks, will need to check that. Is there an easy way to do that or do I need to go hunting for the checksums, etc? [10:35] debsums? [10:35] well, the package's sum should be easy to find, but the binaries not so much [10:35] you'd have to find a known good system [10:48] Hmm, well the debsums program reports the Apache modules a-ok at least. I also cleared the cache and re-downloaded and re-installed php5, php5common, libapache2-mod-php5, libapache-mod-fastcgi but it doesn't seem to have helped. [10:55] Did the same for Apache itself as well now. It seems like that for some reason the PHP interpreter isn't invoked at all when a .php file is attempted accessed, but instead it just gets served as a normal file. The PHP executables themselves don't seem to error when I start them.. and the modules get loaded fine. It's as if there'd be something wrong with the settings but I hadn't touched them before the problem began. The PHP [10:55] module loads up fine and mod_fastcgi also... They just don't catch on, even though the file type seems set correctly too (application/x-http-php or so). [11:03] Ah, rewriting into the mod_php5 specific AddType/AddHandler values seems to have enabled it partially for the site now at least. Will see if it helps for the rest of it too.. [11:18] Well buh, something in the updates apparently had made it so that I had to do an explicit +ExecCGI instead of just ExecCGI on the FastCGI handler. Well, fine enough for me though, site seems to be working again. [11:42] Alright, good luck everyone else then, I'm off. [13:18] I am trying to set up ufw but it seems to block all connections and will not log anyting. I am sure I have got the rules set up right. ufw status works show 22/tcp alow in anywhere and I have set logging to full yet nothing is hapening. as soon as i disable the firewall i can ftp and ssh again (i have done a rule for ftp). I realy have no idear what is whrong. [13:23] hi guys any sugested firewall application for linux..? which is GUI- i can install directly. [13:25] ruben23: just use ufw if you want a simple firewall [13:26] how about application [13:27] ruben23: just learn ufw [13:28] I doubt it will take longer than 2 minutes to set it up [13:30] Cromulent: unless you are me, do you think you could help with my problem posted earlyer? [13:32] paddy__: what does "sudo ufw status verbose" tell you? [13:35] paddy__: can you telnet to the ports [13:35] that it is active, logging is on full, defaults are deny in allow out [13:35] and rules are as previously stated [13:35] what does new profiles: skip mean? [13:36] Cromulent: ikonia ^ [13:36] paddy__: paste the output [13:36] here or bin? [13:36] paddy__: deny out ? [13:36] bin [13:36] paddy__: you know your appllications need to respond too [13:36] allow out [13:36] deny in ? [13:37] ikonia: yes [13:37] paddy__: you need "allow in" to hit the port [13:37] paddy__: to ssh in - that is an incoming connection [13:38] ikonia: the defaults are deny with alow in for 22 and 21 [13:38] paddy__: your output should look something like this http://pastebin.com/RUUDyumr [13:38] paddy__: you know it's iptables, so the allow needs to be before the deny [13:39] ikonia: the output is the same [13:40] Cromulent: ^ [13:40] paddy__: output is the same as what ? [13:41] paddy__: can you telnet to port 22 ? [13:41] ikonia: it is the same is Cromulents output [13:41] paddy__: can you telnet to port 22 ? [13:41] ikonia: from local or remote? [13:41] paddy__: try both, see if they differ [13:41] they shouldn't [13:43] connecting to server failed [13:44] what server should i telnet to from server? [13:44] what ? [13:44] paddy__: show me the commands you're using, exactly [13:44] the bad server is remote [13:45] paddy__: show me the exact commands you're using [13:45] ikonia: cant go out [13:45] paddy__: show me the exact commands you're using [13:45] firewall is blocking everything [13:45] paddy__: show me the exact commands you're using [13:45] telnet google 80 [13:45] and that's being blocked ? [13:45] works on my machine [13:46] but not on server [13:46] looks abit incomplete to me [13:46] paddy__: on the server, to "iptables -L" and pastebin it please [13:47] fatal module ip_tables not found [13:47] ikonia: i guess thats bad [13:47] paddy__: you need to use sudo [13:47] errrr not sure how you have a working firewall [13:47] ahh yes [13:47] sorry, I take that for granted, sudo iptables -L [13:49] http://pastebin.com/Y8UzrFDt [13:51] paddy__: can you actually paste the output of sudo ufw status verbose too? because the output you just posted does not have any allow rules [13:51] paddy__: and if you stop the firewall, you can telnet to google.com on port 80 ? [13:53] http://pastebin.com/0E4JePeZ [13:53] ikonia: tenet works if i disable ufw [13:54] what was that last paste you sent me [13:54] starting ufw i just got ERROR: problem running ufw-init [13:54] http://pastebin.com/0E4JePeZ is status verbose [13:55] paddy__: ok, so that is the firewall active, but you can't do anything with it out going ? [13:55] paddy__: can you do: 'sudo ufw disable ; sudo /lib/ufw/ufw-init start' and paste the output? [13:56] Skip starting firewall: ufw (not enabled) [13:56] oh duh [13:56] paddy__: can you do: sudo ufw enable ; sudo /lib/ufw/ufw-init stop ; /lib/ufw/ufw-init start' and paste the output? [13:58] how do i pipe all of that to a file jdstrand [13:59] paddy__: I really only need the last command, so just add '> /tmp/out' to the end. [14:00] load of errors in prev commands [14:00] last one is problem running /etc/ufw/before.rules [14:00] problem running /etc/ufw after.rules [14:01] problem running 'lib/ufw/user.rules [14:02] paddy__: can you put "sudo sh -c '/lib/ufw/ufw-init stop ; /lib/ufw/ufw-init start' > /tmp/out" into a pastebin? [14:02] paddy__: well, the contents of /tmp/out that is [14:02] meh [14:02] you probably need 2>&1 at the end of that [14:04] still same [14:05] paddy__: can you paste the output? [14:08] jdstrand: 2> is http://pastebin.com/QQguzdm1 [14:08] 2>&1 prints everything to scren [14:10] paddy__: can you run: 'sudo /usr/share/ufw/check-requirements' and paste the output [14:13] http://pastebin.com/q3bG1as8 [14:14] irssi just saved me, i almost pasted the whole thing here instaed of the url, whoops [14:14] paddy__: that is not the output of check-requirements [14:16] http://pastebin.com/u0J8SFAB [14:16] paddy__: your kernel doesn't have the required configuration to run ufw [14:17] jdstrand: how fix? [14:17] paddy__: recompile your kernel or use a standard Ubuntu kernel [14:18] how do i change to a standard ubuntu kernel? [14:18] paddy__: do you own this machine or is it a hosted environment? [14:18] i am on a vps [14:19] jdstrand: but I have serial acces [14:19] jdstrand: which is why when i killed ssh connections i was ok [14:19] paddy__: you need to talk to your VPS and show them the output of the check-requirements command. it is possible they will tell you 'no' at which point you must use standard iptables with simple rules [14:19] *access [14:20] jdstrand: can I not change the kernel? [14:20] paddy__: if you must go to standard iptables, please use 'sudo ufw disable' first [14:20] paddy__: I don't know. you need to talk to your VPS [14:20] hi guys where i can find the iptables file of ubuntu server..? [14:20] jdstrand: is there no easy way to do it? [14:21] paddy__: you have to be able to reboot the machine and select a kernel. the VPS provides the kernel. you need to talk to them [14:21] jdstrand: I can do that, in grub? [14:23] paddy__: possibly. but aiui most VPS control the kernels in use for security reasons [14:24] paddy__: what kind of virtualization is being used? [14:25] guy can i manipulate directl from iptables on ubntu server..? [14:25] paddy__: if it's OS-level virtualization (e. g. openvz, virtuozzo, linux-vserver, ...) you can't change the kernel or load custom modules [14:49] joschi: openvz [14:49] I cancled my vps [14:50] whoa [14:50] that's a big step to take [14:55] ikonia: it was only a toy ;) [15:01] hello to all. somehow i am not able to do "sudo do-release-upgrade" it breaks allways with error message [15:01] /usr/bin/dpkg returned a error code [15:01] Your system is unusable ? can somebody help me with this ? [15:03] xperia: was it up to date before you did do-release-upgrade [15:03] xperia: what process have you followed for the upgrade [15:05] ikonia: yes it was full up to date and it worked 100% but i have did a system clean with the ubucleaner script that remove some stuff from the server like not used linux kernels and got then before the upgrade allways the error message that smething with the linux kernel thing is not right when i performed a sudo apt-get upgrade [15:06] New bug: #685201 in squid (main) "shutdown_lifetime setting behavior does not match doc" [Undecided,New] https://launchpad.net/bugs/685201 [15:06] and now the release upgrade also breaks at same problem it say [15:06] ubucleaner ? where di you get that [15:06] "did" [15:06] from the net it is like ccleaner but for ubuntu. [15:07] that's not an ubuntu package, and you don't know what it does [15:07] why did you not just clean the machine yourself [15:07] make a search on google ubucleaner think i got it from opendesktop [15:07] I have no idea why you would run untrusted scripts like that [15:07] well needed somethign automatic and did not know that something like this exist in ubuntu [15:08] "needed" ? what makes you think y ou needed to "clean" you ubuntu machine [15:09] well the release upgrade breaks becouse of ubuntu-linux-modules-2.6.24-19-server [15:09] breaks in what way [15:09] looks like package manager has problems like before the upgrade [15:10] about this modules that were probably removed [15:10] the package manager had a problem before the upgrade ? [15:10] so you knew the package manager had a problem, and you still did a distribution upgrade ? [15:11] ikonia yes it right it complained about the same thing. thinked with a upgrade it will solve the problem but it does not. [15:11] needed free space on the disk [15:11] how can i fix this package manager problem becouse of the deleted modules probably ? [15:11] sorry, that's just a crazy approach, the core component that controls package installation is having a problem, I'll use the problematic package to upgrade it's self [15:12] xperia: re-install the package that deleted the modules [15:12] that contained the deleted modules [15:12] so i would need to install the linux server kernel 2.6.24-19 probably ? [15:13] okay let me looks if i can find it [15:13] if that contains the modules you deleted, then yes [15:31] ikonia_ i get this error here [15:31] FATAL: Could not open '/boot/System.map-2.6.24-19-server': No such file or directory [15:31] what does this mean ? this is my file list of /boot http://paste-bin.com/view/db4b29e5 [15:32] xperia: it means the file is not there [15:32] any possibility to fix that easy so dpkg dont search anymore for it [15:42] xperia: remove the package, and re-add it [15:44] ikonia: just have fixed the problem now. needed only to create this missing file with touch and now everything works like it should. thank you a lot for your very friendfull help [15:44] http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=831658 [15:44] xperia: well done [15:44] nice trick on dpkg === SquishyNotHere is now known as squishy [17:00] http://pastebin.com/tYpKYbuY [17:02] RoyK: what do you want me to do with that ? [17:11] * RoyK is just grinning [17:19] ikonia: I expect he's bragging about the available space [17:20] oh, a pointless post [17:38] with kvm, im getting the error "Could not initialize SDL - exiting". What does that mean? [18:01] how can I go about putting nfs in fstab, without having mountall hang on boot when the network cable isn't plugged in? [18:24] patdk-lap: autofs? [18:27] noauto? [18:28] there's also an additional option for nfs in fstab, iirc [18:28] _netdev [18:29] (used to prevent the system from attempting to mount these [18:29] filesystems until the network has been enabled on the system). [18:29] royk, no, autofs isn't a solution [18:29] Hi Guys anyone know how I would install Mcrypt for php? [18:30] garymc: apt-get install php5-mcrypt [18:30] ivoks, but _netdev isn't a flag I'm suppost to give it, it's something that mount does internally for network filesystems [18:30] ivoks and is that it? [18:30] garymc: yes [18:30] do i need to configure anything? [18:31] nope [18:31] cool. My php programmer has asked for it. Whats it for? [18:31] patdk-lap: that option is explicity for that as far as i understand [18:31] I can't find _netdev in the man pages [18:31] man mount [18:32] garymc: http://www.php.net/manual/en/intro.mcrypt.php [18:33] ivoks that didnt seem to work [18:34] garymc: it works [18:34] garymc: but your question wasn't complete [18:34] i typed "apt-get install php5-mcrypt and it didnt install anything [18:34] garymc: it should've been 'what do i have to do to enable mcrypt module in apache's mod-php' [18:34] oh.....what do i have to do to enable mcrypt module in apache's mod-php [18:34] then it's already installed [18:34] ? [18:35] how do I know its already installed? [18:35] dpkg -l | grep php5-mcrypt [18:35] Ahh it says so [18:35] ivoks, still hangs at mountall with _netdev [18:35] when you install php plugin [18:36] ok so do I need to enable it or something? [18:36]