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lost127i have a number of linux servers (vm's and physical) is there a straightforward way to share home directory contents between them? how do i approach setting something like this up?00:24
Patrickdklost127, there are hundreds of ways00:28
Patrickdkmost simple is nfs mount00:28
Patrickdkharder is using something like a clustering filesystem00:29
RoyKlost127: the old way is nis/nfs, the new way is ldap/nfs00:46
RoyKPatrickdk: there aren't hundreds of ways to do that while keeping permissions etc - there are two ways - perhaps more - but not hundreds00:47
Patrickdkyou only listed two00:47
PatrickdkI listed gfs00:47
Patrickdkyou could use gluster, luster, afs, ...00:48
Patrickdkhell, even samba :)00:48
RoyKthat's not amusing00:48
Patrickdkbut ya, two things you have to solve00:48
Patrickdkuser id sync, and file sharing00:48
RoyKmeaning either nis or ldap00:49
RoyKprotocol used for sharing is optional00:49
RoyKbut nfs is probably preffered00:50
PatrickdkI use mysql :)00:50
Patrickdkmysql tied into pam00:50
RoyKpreferred, even00:50
Patrickdkevil isn't it?00:50
RoyKmysql is a dumb-ass database00:50
RoyKuse postgresql if you want a real dbms00:51
PatrickdkI thought about converting it to ldap, but it really isn't worth the hassle00:51
RoyKmysql is nothing but a hack00:51
Patrickdkwhy do I need a real dbms?00:51
RoyKworks well for small systems, but sucks at large ones00:51
PatrickdkI'm getting hundreds of thousands of transactions per sec from mysql00:51
uvirtbotNew bug: #870405 in nova (main) "nova-manage providing filename to default_flagfile breaks devstack" [Undecided,New] https://launchpad.net/bugs/87040500:52
qman__where mysql really falls flat is when you need more than one server00:52
RoyKPatrickdk: mysql has several issues for large scale transaction databases00:52
qman__unless things have changed since I last worked with it00:52
Patrickdkqman, nope, still only have one option for replication00:53
RoyKPatrickdk: except postgresql?00:53
RoyKPatrickdk: which even has sync support for every transaction00:54
dknrunning into some trouble loading a intel SSD into my raid array00:54
Patrickdkroyk, ya, but why do I need sync support for every transaction?00:54
Patrickdkif I want sync support, I would turn it on, if I don't, turn it off00:54
PatrickdkI defently don't want to force that on the db's I use00:55
Patrickdkas they don't have to be consistant or reliable00:55
RoyKPatrickdk: you don't have to, but it's rather neat if you want to keep your data clean00:55
Patrickdkmy heavy traffic mysql servers are like scratch pads00:55
RoyKPatrickdk: postgresql is a real dbms, mysql is a hack00:56
Patrickdkso far, everytime I hit a performance issue with mysql, it was bad application programming00:56
Patrickdknothing worse that locating php code that loops over a table, then loops over the table again inside that loop00:56
Patrickdkand that code is called from cron every min00:57
RoyKPatrickdk: for large databases, say a few hundred gigs, mysql can lose its tolerance with a single unexpected reboot. that doesn't happen to postgresql00:58
RoyKmysql is a dirty hack, not a good DBMS00:59
Patrickdkwas this on ext3?00:59
RoyKor ext400:59
Patrickdkok royk, your repeating yourself00:59
RoyKPatrickdk: I may say it again if you like00:59
Patrickdkyou already did 3 times00:59
Patrickdkand I never said I didn't agree that mysql isn't a hack00:59
RoyKok, mysql is a dirty hack01:00
Patrickdkbut it still performs well01:00
RoyKit surely does01:00
RoyKso does postgresql01:00
Patrickdkand in my 10+ years of using it, I haven't once had it crap out and die01:00
Patrickdknow, my biggest mysql db is about 25gigs though01:00
RoyKprobably not a transactional database01:01
Patrickdkit is01:01
Patrickdkit's heavy transactions for that database01:01
RoyKusing mysql for a random transactional database seems to me a VERY bad idea01:01
RoyKmyisam uses table locking01:02
Patrickdkwhy?01:02
Patrickdkthere is your issue :)01:02
Patrickdkmyisam doesn't support transactions01:02
Patrickdktherefor you don't do transactions on myisam01:02
RoyKinnodb has row blocking, but has rather bad issues01:02
Patrickdkhaven't had issues with innodb at all01:02
Patrickdkit's just a ram hog01:02
RoyKpostgresql doesn't use much memory - it leaves it to the system to do the caching01:03
RoyKwhich is good, with modern systems01:03
RoyK10-20 years ago, a database needed to do the caching on its own, because the filesystem/buffers weren't good enough01:04
RoyKnow that has changed01:04
uvirtbotNew bug: #870448 in nagios-plugins "check_http fails to decode chunked encoding before performing string checks" [Undecided,New] https://launchpad.net/bugs/87044803:11
chronosGood night.03:34
chronosAll of guys here use ubuntu server in production servers without any prob?03:34
chronosI need to mount a new server for my work that will use python 2.7 and ubuntu already have it native.03:35
chronosbut people like debian and I'm trying to search points of comparisson to use ubuntu server instead debian03:35
lost127points of comparisson really boil down to project philosophy and ease of use.03:36
lost127between debian vs ubuntu03:36
lost127ubuntu is debian with a little more polishing to make it shine a bit more.03:37
qman__in production, one of the biggest advantages of ubuntu is LTS releases03:52
qman__you can count on keeping the same major versions but still have security updates03:53
qman__they're basically the same in many ways, since, as mentioned, ubuntu is debian based03:55
qman__the differences are mostly in packaging, releases, and such03:55
uvirtbotNew bug: #870481 in samba (main) "package samba 2:3.5.11~dfsg-1ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 (dup-of: 870480)" [Undecided,New] https://launchpad.net/bugs/87048106:06
uvirtbotNew bug: #870480 in samba (main) "package samba 2:3.5.11~dfsg-1ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1" [Undecided,New] https://launchpad.net/bugs/87048006:07
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koolhead17hi all09:09
Davieyadam_g / RoAkSoAx: don't suppose you are around?13:31
Davieysmoser: around?14:04
uvirtbotNew bug: #870744 in samba (main) "package samba-common 2:3.4.7~dfsg-1ubuntu3.8 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1" [Undecided,New] https://launchpad.net/bugs/87074414:53
dkni changed out both the drives on my raid-1 boot drive, they resync'ed fine, i did however move them to different sata ports then the original, is that why nothing is loading when i reboot the server?15:16
RoyKany idea how I can change the default home directory path from /home/ to somewhere else15:19
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pmatulisRoyK: when creating new users you mean?15:20
RoyKfound it - /etc/default/useradd15:20
dknok i made sure the bios was pointing to the right boot drive... but i still get a blinking cursor after the bios detects all the disks.... do i have to update grub?15:25
RoyKdkn: is grub installed on that drive?15:26
dknahhh.... i guess not, ahh dang... i created the partitions, then added it to the array, i assumed the resync process would do the grub stuff15:26
dknis it easier to do it from a live desktop usb stick or a server recovery cd?15:29
RoyKrsync works on the filesystem - grub is outside of that15:29
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ertyuihi16:03
ertyuihow to set date  on command line16:03
ertyui?16:03
RoyKman date16:03
ertyuiyes16:05
ertyuidate how to set ?16:05
RoyKhttp://i.imgur.com/fNZk5.jpg16:05
RoyKertyui: the manual says that quite clearly :)16:06
ertyuilol16:07
ertyuii dont understand the manual16:08
RoyK       -s, --set=STRING16:09
RoyK              set time described by STRING16:09
ertyuijust a sec16:11
ertyuithis is what i done16:12
ertyuidate -s “25 DEC 2008 13:45:00″16:12
ertyuithis is what i got16:13
ertyuifor that : http://paste.ubuntu.com/704511/16:13
RoyKthen read the error message - it says 'Recognized formats for TIME.....'16:14
ertyuiwell how to written this one in number ? [[[[[YY]YY]MM]DD]hh]mm[.ss]16:14
RoyKertyui: transfer $100 to my account and I'll give you a one-liner for that16:15
RoyKYYYY is the year in four digits ... [something] is something that may be omitted16:15
RoyKetc16:15
ertyuithis one not working16:18
ertyuidate -s 2011-10-08 18:01[:30]16:18
dknah,,, can i run rescue mode from a server usb stick?16:18
RoyKtry without [:30]16:19
RoyKdkn: yes16:19
dkni'm stuck at the load cd drivers, and load files from cd16:19
* RoyK can only conclude that good old PCI sucks rather badly on performance16:20
ertyuisame error16:20
ertyuidate -s 2011-10-08 18:0116:20
RoyKadd quotes around the date16:23
RoyKdate -s "asdf"16:23
ertyuiperfect RoyK16:26
iToasthey16:26
iToasti have a ubuntu server 8.416:26
ertyuican we talk about firmware here ?16:26
iToastHow do i setup a damn static ip >:C16:27
ertyuiis it easy to build firmware based on ubuntu ?16:27
RoyKiToast: /etc/network/interfaces16:27
RoyK!interfaces16:27
iToast...16:27
iToastRoyK: i tried.16:28
iToastwhat do i put for network?16:28
RoyKiToast: the network address ;)16:28
iToastIll tell you want i want and know...16:28
iToast192.168.2.4 192.168.2.1 192.168.2.25516:28
RoyKiToast: pastebin your current interfaces file16:28
RoyK!pastebin16:28
ubottuFor posting multi-line texts into the channel, please use http://paste.ubuntu.com | To post !screenshots use http://imagebin.org/?page=add | !pastebinit to paste directly from command line | Make sure you give us the URL for your paste - see also the channel topic.16:28
iToasti can't?16:28
iToastthe machine its on isnt able to get on the web.16:28
RoyKmy guess is your network will be 192.168.2.016:29
iToastTried16:29
iToastsaid it cant put it up.16:29
RoyKdriver issue?16:29
RoyKtry setting the address manually - ifconfig eth0 192.168.2.416:29
iToastok16:30
iToastthe drivers are fine16:30
iToastit reconizes every bit of hardware :)16:30
ertyuican you do this two line iToast16:30
ertyuiifup eth016:30
ertyuithen /etc/init.d/network restart16:30
ertyuithen ping the your ip16:31
RoyKertyui: no need for the ifup first16:31
ertyuiyes16:31
RoyKand it's /etc/init.d/networking restart16:31
ertyuican you do16:31
ertyuicat /etc/issue please16:32
ertyuiand paste it here16:32
RoyKertyui: are you drunk?16:32
iToastthat didnt work16:32
iToastertyui: i cant....16:32
iToast-_-16:32
iToastmy main box is windows, my first server is windows16:33
iToastMy new webserver is ubuntu16:33
RoyKiToast: any particular reason for using hardy?16:33
RoyKthat is, 8.0416:33
iToastRoyK: Just what i had on hand, and it works with everything i have16:33
RoyKiToast: ok16:33
RoyKiToast: 10.04 is the latest LTS release - should work too - but then - hardy works well as well16:34
iToasti have network netmask adress broadcast and gateway sent.16:34
ertyuiwell RoyK is it easy to build firmware ?16:34
ertyuifor router ?16:34
iToastit tells me  that im missing some lines....16:34
iToastnow16:34
iToastThe ubuntu wiki isnt even helpful since its impossible to get through16:34
ertyuiiToast:16:34
ertyuiwhat tell missing ?16:34
RoyKiToast: can you please try to pastebin the /etc/network/interfaces file? even if you have to type it16:34
iToastcant D:16:35
iToastits just a default config changed to static from DHCP16:35
ertyuiif you can't go away iToast16:35
iToast...16:35
ertyuilol16:35
ertyuiseriously you asking for help and don't want to cooporate16:35
ertyuithat's not cool16:36
ertyuireally16:36
iToast...16:36
RoyKiToast: set eth0 auto and correct address and never mind the rest - that should allow you to connect to the machin on the LAN16:36
iToastRoyK: What do you mean?16:36
RoyKor auto eth016:36
iToastin the interfaces file it has auto eth016:36
RoyKiToast: I mean 'auto eth0' ..... 'inet static' ..... address 192.168.2.whatever16:37
RoyKand restart networking16:37
RoyKor reboot16:37
iToastRoyK: and it will do the rest...?16:37
iToastIl try16:37
RoyKyou can do the gateway and network and netmask etc later16:37
ertyuihello anyone16:53
ertyuiRoyK: i setup the time16:54
ertyuibut if i reboot my box16:54
oakboxHi all, does anyone here have knowedge on noip2 and using it to update bind?  I have a script that will update bind and noip will run it when ever my ip changes.  The problem im having is I then have to restart bind manually, which defeats the object!16:54
ertyuii have to set the date again16:54
ertyuianyone other way to sync it ?16:54
ertyuiautomatically ?16:55
oakboxertyui, you could use a NTP (i think) service to sync your time to...16:55
RoyKertyui: apt-get install ntp16:56
RoyKertyui: please try to google first - the answers are all there :P16:56
ertyuiok thanks16:57
dkni'm still stuck trying to install grub to my new raid disks16:57
dknall the articles assume you're doing a regular HD..16:58
dknor you're creating a new array17:00
RoyKdkn: raid what_17:00
RoyK?17:00
dkni had a raid 1, i changed out one disk, let it sync back17:00
dknthen changed out the second disk, let it sync back17:01
RoyKiirc linux needs a separate /boot partition for the boot17:01
RoyKdunno if grub understands md17:01
RoyKsorry17:01
RoyKit does17:01
dknit's supposed to understand raid 1 i think...17:01
RoyKbut it needs to be raid-117:01
dkncheck17:02
oakboxNo takers for help with restarting bind from a script without privileges? :)17:03
dknhttps://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/SoftwareRAID i'm trying to run grub-install /dev/sde, but i get this... http://pastebin.comQsSYr01V17:04
dknsorry http://pastebin.com/QsSYr01V17:04
* RoyK listens to The Asylium Years17:08
oakboxdkn, silly question but does /dev/sde exist on your system?17:09
RoyKas for what oakbox said - cat /proc/partitions17:09
dknyup, it's showing up in fdisk -l with the two partitions, 4gb swap partition, and 70gb root partition,17:09
dknalso shows in /proc/partitions, and gparted17:10
dknweird hunh?17:11
dknboth the server, and the live stick are 10.04 lts17:11
* RoyK is down to 43˚C ib his drives after installing a fan......17:12
RoyKs/ib/on/17:12
RoyKit was close to 70˚C last night :P17:13
patdk-lapheh17:13
RoyK70˚C doesn't seem too good for most drives :P17:14
dknany takers? really need to get this system up and running17:14
dkninstalling grub to disks already in a raid set that you can't boot into yet17:15
patdk-laphmm, my drives are pretty consistant, in this case, 35-3717:16
GeekyAdamhi all. can't get teamspeak-server to work. i do "sudo apt-get install teamspeak-server", it installs, seems to be up and working, i can log into it from my desktop with http://server.ip:14534 and change settings and users, but i cant connect with a teamspeak client and on the server when i do "nmap localhost" i dont see any teamspeak port(s) open.17:16
RoyKGeekyAdam: wtf - has teamspeak gone open?17:18
RoyKGeekyAdam: try mumble17:19
GeekyAdamRoyK: what do you mean? open-source? i dont think so. found it in default repos though17:19
GeekyAdamRoyK: i'd like to get TS working if possible.17:19
RoyKGeekyAdam: try mumble - it's better17:19
GeekyAdamRoyK: how so?17:20
RoyKseems teamspeak has changed license to BSD17:21
RoyKthat's good :)17:21
RoyKerm17:22
RoyKno17:22
RoyKGeekyAdam: mumble is open and free and utilizes speex17:23
GeekyAdami have a feeling its something on my end or a server-side setting because i recently tried to get a Q3A server up and all looked fine, but the server didn't open any ports just like now...any ideas why that might [not] happen when installing a piece of server software on ubuntu server?17:23
RoyKthat's a good gaming voip thing17:23
GeekyAdamRoyK: whats the max users?17:23
RoyKno max users17:23
RoyKmax == what your server/connection can handle17:23
RoyKso if your machine can handle 1k users, well, fine17:24
oakboxGeekyAdam, have you checked things like firewalls?17:24
GeekyAdamoakbox: i've checked my desktops firewall, no problems there...i never installed one on the server, it doesnt install one by default does it?17:25
oakboxnot sure tbh ;)  check your iptables on the server would be my first place to look...17:27
GeekyAdami was afraid of that. i have no experience with iptables. i thought ubuntu-server kind of always did that on its own when isntalling software from repos?17:30
koolhead17GeekyAdam: Ubuntu is different :P17:46
GeekyAdamkoolhead17: how so?17:55
koolhead17Ubuntu is about simplifying things :)17:56
koolhead17RoyK: hody17:56
koolhead17*howdy17:56
GeekyAdamkoolhead17: right, which is why ubuntu automatically sets up iptables when installing a software package from repos, right?17:57
RoyKkoolhead17: hi17:57
koolhead17GeekyAdam: i have not used iptables so cant say about that :P17:58
dknwow that was fun....19:38
dknfyi, server recovery doesn't work on a usb stick....19:38
dknand reinstalling grub on a server with 16 disks is really really confusing19:39
dknif my routes are all pointing to the right interface, br0, and br0 has an ip, why wouldn't my network connection be working? i can't even ping my router21:07
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