[00:08] <Joe______> Hi all, i really hate to ask for help, but i've been configuring my VPS to run as a nameserver, so i can run a small host for friends, i'm totally stuck, and i could use some help.
[01:47] <shauno> got a box where klogd doesn't start.  it hangs at "Starting kernel log daemon...", showing klogd as a defunct process.  any clues where to start looking?
[01:49] <gravity1187> hell anyone have any experience install kolab on ubuntu server 10.04
[03:06] <t73net> Hey all. I'm looking for someone to help me troubleshoot some domain name issues using Webmin/Bind Dns Module. PM me for info please
[03:12] <t73net> Anyone here? Or just all ghosting ?
[03:12] <shauno> here, but haven't used webmin in 5+ years, so no use to you :)
[03:14] <t73net> heh thanks for the reply at least
[03:24] <jmarsden> !webmin
[03:35] <notquitehappy> Can anyone assist me with setting up a server using vmware? I've been following a guide, but for some reason I haven't achieved the guide's results.
[03:38] <notquitehappy> Why are there so many people, yet no one is willing to assist me?
[05:10] <vice_virtue> Is there a way to get vmbuilder to output to a specific .qcow2 file?
[05:35] <pickett>  hi, when i copy over the network I only get 600k/s with wireless n, if I change the connection to wireless g i get 2.4mb/s, anyone know why this would be?
[05:36] <pickett> also when i copy from a windows comp over the network with wireless n i get 4.5-5.5mb/s
[05:36] <pickett> and it doesn't matter if i'm using samba or sshfs to share files
[06:31] <zkirill> Why is it good security practice to disable ssh login to root account?
[06:33] <shauno> zkirill: watch your logs.  you'll see random attacks trying to guess passwords all day long.  It's really not worth letting them stumble on root's password.
[06:33] <jmarsden> zkirill: That sounds like a security class homework question!  root is a fixed known username on every unix-like machine in the world, so dictionary attacks can use it and just try passwords.  If you disable it for ssh, then dictionary attackers have to guess both username and password to succeed.
[06:34] <zkirill> Yeah, but I don't see the point if the root account is a gigantic alphanumeric + symbols password.
[06:35] <zkirill> Although I do see the point in doing the standard hardening procedure thing.
[06:37] <zkirill> shauno, jmarsden: thanks for the help
[06:37] <shauno> if you're going to allow root, I (personally) think it's better to disallow passwords all-together, and stick to keys.  difficult passwords lower the chance, but don't eliminate the chances
[06:38] <zkirill> shauno: well I don't think I am, I was just curious why it was 'de facto'. I'm guessing too many stupid sys admins set the root password to an English word and had it brute forced.
[06:38] <zkirill> It just seems a little far fetched that someone can brute force a generated password.
[06:40] <toddc> anyone able to guide me in 10.04.1 raid 1 insta
[06:40] <toddc> intstall with grub workaround?
[06:40] <shauno> zkirill: I think I stick to my initial observation; watch your logs.  the sheer number of attacks will make you paranoid :)
[06:41] <zkirill> shauno: haha i will and thanks for the tip man :)
[08:02] <versificator> morning, anyone here use ubuntu server with whole disk encryption?
[08:11] <lenios> versificator, any question?
[08:22] <ePierre> hi everybody
[13:41] <kklimonda> hey, I'm working on a libevent2 transition - so far, I'm at the point when I'm trying to asses if it's even something that still can be done for natty. As 3 of 4 packages in main that depend on libevent are server ones I'd like to know if you know of reasons not to do that update. All packages from main did build, but I haven't yet tested them - if anyone knows of bugs, it would save me some
[13:41] <kklimonda> time. :)
[13:41] <kklimonda> the update bug is bug 701471, there is also a list of packages that depend on libevent, and a link to the ppa where I try to rebuild all packages with it.
[16:55] <lmarino> Hi all, its my first time in irc
[16:55] <gagarine> lmarino welcome
[16:55] <lmarino> thanks
[16:56] <lmarino> I am starting at Amazon EC2.
[16:56] <lmarino> I've installed an email, lamp and dns server.
[16:57] <lmarino> Know i am trying to install wordpress. Anybody knows how to do that. if i enter in localhost/wordpress it works fine.
[16:57] <lmarino> but when i enter in the ip of the computer dont work
[16:57] <nt93> hi, can you tell me why ubuntu server doesn't get a new ip, even the interfaces are auto
[17:00] <Boring10> is your router setup to assign the same IP to the same computer?
[17:00] <nt93> sorry i forgot to mention - i plug it into another network and it still has the old ip
[17:00] <Boring10> Your router can be set to dhcp and still assign the same IP address.
[17:03] <lmarino> The apache2 its working fine. i have received the msg its works
[17:14] <geekbri> lmarino: are you trying to access it with your EC2 publicly accesible DNS name?
[17:15] <nt93> does nobody have an idea?
[17:15] <geekbri> nt93: why not just renew the ip?
[17:16] <Boring10> @nt93 you never changed the network config file from dchp to static correct?
[17:16] <nt93> geekbri: i want to use it without a screen, just with ssh
[17:17] <nt93> Boring10: yes
[17:20] <Boring10> nt93: try sudo dhclient- r then sudo dhclient
[17:22] <nt93> yeah it gets a new ip but if i change the network again it still has the old ip
[17:23] <nt93> i would do that over ssh but i dont think thats possible if that thing doesn't have the right ip
[17:24] <Boring10> sounds to me like the router is setup to give the computer the same IP address.  You have any way to access the router?
[17:25] <ChrisBuchholz> Hello, i have a user on my 10.04.1 server which when you ssh in to in verbose mode, outputs: "Read from remote host 12...30: Connection reset by peer \ Connection to 12...30 closed. \ \ \ debug1: Exit status -1". What can be the cause of that? I was messing with some permissions and ownership on the accounts home dir when afterwards it got messed up, though the permissions and ownership should be right - like i use on the other users a
[17:25] <nt93> i have 2 different networks -> 2 different routers ;)
[17:26] <Boring10> nt93: oh sorry misunderstood, I can't think of a reason why that would happen unless the network config file was changed.
[17:27] <nt93> it's a fresh installation of ubuntu server
[17:29]  * patdk-lap needs to learn how to read
[17:29] <patdk-lap> 'it's a french install....'
[17:29] <nt93> lol
[17:29] <ChrisBuchholz> okay, i got it fixed now. It was just set the ownership back to what it was before
[17:35] <nt93> any other ideas why this doesn't happen automatically?
[17:46] <nt93> ok i just reboot it and it gets the right ip - it's a server it doesn't neet to change the ip 'on the fly'
[17:46] <Boring10> I trying to look it up but I can't figure out why something like that would be happening 2 different networks.
[17:46] <nt93> thanks for your help guys ;)
[17:48] <nt93> yeah i don't get it too but it doesn't matter
[17:50] <nt93> my idea of plug it into another network while that thing is running is also really pointless ;)
[18:28] <yellabs-r2> hello there
[18:28] <yellabs-r2> i am going to install ubuntu server , what is the best option, to use phpmyadmin or webmin ?
[18:29] <patdk-lap> neither?
[18:30] <yellabs-r2> hmm really ?
[18:30] <patdk-lap> well, we can talk all day about stuff, but till we know the *goal*
[18:31] <yellabs-r2> ah i see..
[18:31] <yellabs-r2> i would like at first to try to install ubuntu server and then wordpress
[18:32] <patdk-lap> I would stay away from webmin
[18:33] <patdk-lap> could use phpmyadmin if you really want to, but make sure you secure it good
[18:33] <yellabs-r2> what would be the recommended web interface for ubuntu server ?
[18:33] <yellabs-r2> if needed
[18:34] <patdk-lap> none
[18:34] <yellabs-r2> okey , cool
[18:34] <patdk-lap> webinterfaces will always get you into issues
[18:34] <yellabs-r2> as you can tell i am new to all of this
[18:34] <patdk-lap> and you will not have any clue what to do when that happens, other than reinstall
[18:35] <patdk-lap> where if you start by editing configs yourself, you will know how to fix issues
[18:35] <yellabs-r2> did do some reading,..
[18:37] <yellabs-r2> i have tried two installs sofar
[18:39] <yellabs-r2> third try right now
[18:42] <qman__> AFAIK the preferred method of installing wordpress is `sudo apt-get install wordpress`
[18:42] <yellabs-r2> i just did that
[18:42] <yellabs-r2> now the trouble is, i cant acces wordpress admin..
[18:43] <yellabs-r2> i see apache is running ( see the up page )
[18:43] <yellabs-r2> so.. stuck there
[18:43] <qman__> it should have asked you for any passwords during install
[18:43] <qman__> mysql root password, etc
[18:43] <qman__> I don't use wordpress myself, so I don't know the quirks of that particular application
[18:43] <yellabs-r2> yes yes, thats setup
[18:44] <yellabs-r2> true
[18:45] <qman__> where is the admin page normally located?
[18:46] <yellabs-r2> wp-admin
[18:48] <qman__> apparently php5-gd is also recommended
[18:48] <qman__> but that would only affect graphs and such being generated
[18:51] <yellabs-r2> trying to find an how to...
[18:51] <qman__> yeah, I don't see any
[18:51] <qman__> I guess it's supposed to just work
[18:51] <qman__> I found one for 6.06 but that's way old
[18:51] <yellabs-r2> something is wrong in this ubunt server and wordpress
[18:52] <yellabs-r2> reading this how to, see if it enlightens me..
[18:52] <yellabs-r2> http://www.packtpub.com/article/ubuntu-server-and-wordpress-15-minutes-flat
[18:54] <qman__> that will work, but that's a manual way of installing it
[18:54] <qman__> you will have to update wordpress yourself
[18:56] <yellabs-r2> hmm..
[19:00] <yellabs-r2> strange
[19:01] <yellabs-r2> i am in the phpmyadmin right now, so that works okey, i installed it to see whats wrong, or what could be wrong
[19:01] <qman__> just FYI, phpmyadmin isn't really secure, and expects you to handle security some other way
[19:02] <qman__> so I suggest you disable or restrict it once in production
[19:02] <yellabs-r2> i will kick it out ( uninstall ) when i dont need it any more, just to see whats up..
[19:03] <yellabs-r2> This MySQL server has been running for 0 days, 0 hours, 25 minutes and 54 seconds. It started up on Feb 13, 2011 at 07:37 PM.
[19:04] <yellabs-r2> seems to be okey
[19:04] <yellabs-r2> so thats not the issue
[19:04] <RoyK> mysql sucks
[19:05] <yellabs-r2> hehe
[19:05] <yellabs-r2> i think my problem has to do with this http://wordpress.stackexchange.com/questions/2816/wordpress-package-configuration-in-ubuntu-server
[19:07] <RoyK> lucid?
[19:08] <yellabs-r2> maverick
[19:11] <yellabs-r2> hmm, well..
[19:11] <yellabs-r2> i am stuck there
[19:11] <yellabs-r2> never mind i will try to sort it out later..
[19:12] <yellabs-r2> or if all else fails, go for turnkey again , like the other servers we run, to bad though , i would have liked it to work out of the box..
[19:12] <yellabs-r2> thanks for you time, might be back later with some better news ! :)
[19:13] <yellabs-r2> take care and , again thanks for the help sofar  :)
[19:13] <yellabs-r2> bye
[19:38] <intel352> anyone here familiar with using Jailkit for chroot jails? I'd like to allow my users to change their own passwords while in their jail, but I'm not sure that would be possible...
[21:21] <lirakis> hmmm
[21:21] <lirakis> no matter what i do .. i cant get dhcp3-server to start on boot
[21:21] <lirakis> it starts fine when i run /etc/init.d/dhcp3-server start
[21:21] <lirakis> and i checked /etc/rc2.d/ and it is listed in there at S40....
[21:22] <lirakis> but when i reboot the box ... it doesnt start up
[21:22] <lirakis> any hints or help on this is appreciated
[21:22] <lirakis> this is my first non chkconfig like environment
[21:36] <nkv> Hi all.  I am testing a new cluster of VMWare servers that are SAN attached.  I've already run tiobench, bonnie++ and iozone.  Does anyone have any recommendations on a good burn-in benchmark suite to run?
[22:30] <nimrod10> lirakis, look in /etc/default for additional settings for dhcp
[22:31] <lirakis> nimrod10, already have my listen device set there
[22:31] <lirakis> i figured out the problem
[22:31] <lirakis> network manager starts after all other servis
[22:31] <lirakis> and dhcp3-server requires an ip on the interface
[22:31] <lirakis> so ... it breaks
[22:32] <lirakis> i added the service up to my /etc/networking/interfaces script
[22:32] <nimrod10> ah . you're running X , cool , at least you've figured the problem
[22:32] <lirakis> so that it starts after the bridge gets setup
[22:32] <lirakis> it works now
[22:32] <lirakis> nimrod10, no .. not running X
[22:33] <lirakis> its console only
[22:33] <lirakis> the network manager ... whatever it is ... brings up the interfaces later on in the init process ... its not a function of the rc.d numbering either
[22:33] <lirakis> im not sure how the underlyin networking stuff works with ubuntu
[22:34] <nimrod10> cool . I thought you're on abou the gnome network-manager
[22:42] <hggdh> JamesPage: I rebooted the hudson server (just in case) -- Hudson seems to have been hit by a OOM error
[23:12] <smokesmoko> greetings
[23:12] <smokesmoko> greetings to all in the name of the creator
[23:14] <smokesmoko> just need a little help with ddns, I have setup bind9 on webmin and its working great, I can't seem to get clear instructions on ddns, i yelp help!
[23:29] <smokesmoko> I'm new to DDNS, can someone help me?
[23:42] <airtonix> lirakis: my server uses network manager, bind and dhcp3-server and doesn't experience any problems
[23:43] <awanti> Hi, I used ubuntu landscape, its very cool but when i saw the price ($150/node) its very hot. I thought its very of cost.
[23:44] <awanti> So any body can tell me. How do i implement this without spending so much of money.
[23:44] <airtonix> spending alot of time
[23:44] <twb> You can't.  The landscape server side is proprietary software.
[23:45] <Hellz_Bellz> Hello, I've just installed 8.04 on an old p3 and im trying to get an rtl8187 usb device and a pcm100 pcmcia working and so far its been a nogo even after modprobe -l -t /lib/modules
[23:46] <twb> Hmm, isn't hardy EOLd in about six months?
[23:46] <Pici> No.
[23:47] <awanti> some where i read! if we are installed landscape server on our own place, then no need to pay yearly subscription chargers. Is this right?
[23:47] <Hellz_Bellz> what is landscape?
[23:47] <Pici> Hardy is supported for 3 years on the desktop and 5 years on servers.
[23:47] <Hellz_Bellz> !landscape
[23:48] <twb> I'm thinking of dapper I think
[23:48] <Hellz_Bellz> you can effectivley replace landscape with a competent admin
[23:48] <Pici> twb: likely :)
[23:48] <twb> Hellz_Bellz: that and a change management infrastructure, like puppet, cfengine, etc.
[23:50] <Hellz_Bellz> !cfengine
[23:54] <smokesmoko> Anyone knows how to setup DDNS?
[23:54] <smokesmoko> DDNS server on webmin?
[23:55] <qman__> !webmin | smokesmoko
[23:55] <nertil> grrr
[23:55] <nertil> ebox is like webmin
[23:55] <nertil> but ebox is pain to configure it
[23:56] <nertil> causes problems with apache
[23:56] <smokesmoko> ubottu: I'm using debian lenny, so its still working with no problem
[23:57] <qman__> it may work for you, but the point is, webmin is not supported here
[23:58] <smokesmoko> qman__: any pointers where I can get more info?
[23:59] <nertil> if u use ubuntu nope
[23:59] <nertil> if u use gentoo or debian
[23:59] <nertil> try their pages and channels