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CrystalVoidgood afternoon everyone ... is it just me... or is the installer for 11.10 getting stuck trying to find a DHCP_v6 server on a network without one..?00:25
pehdenhttp://pastebin.com/bT2mKYcp00:45
mcloyhow do i setup fqdn to setup an email server?01:12
pehdenhelp http://pastebin.com/ySbi6zgb01:27
pehdenpostfix/proxymap[21103]: fatal: open /etc/postfix/mysql-virtual_domains.cf: Permission denied01:37
pehdenpostfix/proxymap[21103]: fatal: open /etc/postfix/mysql-virtual_domains.cf: Permission denied01:37
mcloyi need postfix to just send emails from local machine by php. do i need a domain.com? and fqdn?02:29
patdk-lapto send emails, yes, you need EVERYTHING, and everything must be set correctly02:32
patdk-lapor no one will accept mail from you, or just classify it as spam02:32
mcloyso i need a .com registered? and set /etc/host and hostnames?02:33
mcloyanything else?/02:33
patdk-lapyou need a valid domain name02:33
patdk-lapyou need your ip address to be set with that domain02:33
patdk-lapand your domain set to that ip address02:33
patdk-lapyou need to tell postfix to use that name for it's helo02:33
mcloyok..02:33
patdk-lapit all has to match, forward, backwards, ...02:34
mcloyhm.02:34
mcloydo i need to install bind?02:34
patdk-laphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward-confirmed_reverse_DNS02:35
patdk-lapI dunno, do you?02:35
mcloyi have bind for hosting purpose. apache runing.   hosting is good. i have amazon cloud.  i have a domain name too. postfix installed.02:36
mcloyi have endtered      A record as      mail        ip.ip.ip.ip          and then added mx record as       mail.domain.com    what next ?02:37
mcloy(is that corect by the way?)02:37
patdk-lapmake sure, nslookup ip.ip.ip.ip, returns mail.domain.com02:38
patdk-lapand make sure postfix uses mail.domain.com for it's helo02:38
patdk-lapand while we are at it02:38
patdk-lapDON'T STEAL OTHER PEOPLES domain names for your examples02:38
mcloysteal ? :)02:40
patdk-lapdo you own domain.com?02:40
mcloyya02:40
mcloyi mean no02:40
patdk-laphmm, I didn't know you where that company02:41
mcloyhow to do this  and make sure postfix uses mail.domain.com for it's helo?02:41
mcloypatdk-lap,  its open-pages.com02:43
mcloyyou can nslookkup02:44
mcloypatdk-lap, are you there?02:45
mcloyhow to make sure make sure postfix uses mail.domain.com for it's helo02:48
xpistosHey everyone. I need a bit of guidance. I have a program that has to go into the apache folder to stream movies to my roku box. I have apache setup, but I only get the "It Works" screen when I try to go to the page. is there a different folder than /var/www that this info should go in. I don't see htdocs that I would see in windows.02:55
xpistosthanks in advance.02:55
free99hey there... anyone know how to setup lighttpd with wordpress MU?03:03
free99I've gotten 95% of the way, but am having an issue with loading images03:03
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Zanzacarcan anyone help me setup audio on ubuntu server 11.10?04:03
KM0201audio>04:04
KM0201?04:04
KM0201why would you want audio on a server?04:04
ZanzacarI have it running in my house for various media needs. I thought it would be neat to run pianobar on it so I can have pandora though my wireless headphones04:05
KM0201i have no idea on that one04:05
ZanzacarI know it isnt very conventional but I just thought it would be cool. I tried to install pulseaudio but it was requesting some libraries from X11 and what not04:05
KM0201yea04:06
qman__Zanzacar, base audio is provided by alsa, you don't need pulse unless alsa's mixing is insufficient04:15
Zanzacarqman__: I am install alsa now going to see how far that gets me04:22
kieppie1hi guys. I wanto get up to speed re virtualization re ubuntu circa 10.04 LTS, & browsed over http://blog.dustinkirkland.com/2011/10/getting-started-with-ubuntu-orchestra.html04:58
kieppie1other than this, is there any tutorials on this new manner of doing things? server & in particular virt is not very well detailed AFAIK04:58
gletobAnyone know how to get Database auth working with Squid3?07:05
uvirtbotNew bug: #969452 in openssh (main) "SSH crashes after authorization" [Undecided,New] https://launchpad.net/bugs/96945208:45
uvirtbotNew bug: #969916 in bind9 (main) "host crashed with SIGSEGV in start_thread()" [Medium,New] https://launchpad.net/bugs/96991608:46
uvirtbotNew bug: #970152 in mysql-dfsg-5.1 (main) "package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.61-0ubuntu0.10.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 (dup-of: 349469)" [Undecided,New] https://launchpad.net/bugs/97015208:46
uvirtbotNew bug: #970292 in openssh (main) "openssh-client inactive ssh connection hangs after short time" [Undecided,New] https://launchpad.net/bugs/97029208:46
uvirtbotNew bug: #802117 in juju "juju ssh/scp commands cause spurious key errors, should use a different known_hosts file" [Medium,In progress] https://launchpad.net/bugs/80211708:47
uvirtbotNew bug: #969604 in lxc (universe) "lxc-stop should be able to handle ephemeral containers more robustly" [Low,Confirmed] https://launchpad.net/bugs/96960408:47
uvirtbotNew bug: #970071 in cloud-init (main) "sshutil does not correctly interpret relative paths in sshd_config" [Undecided,New] https://launchpad.net/bugs/97007108:47
uvirtbotNew bug: #965551 in quantum (universe) "quantum-server 2012.1~rc1-0ubuntu2 fails to install" [Undecided,Fix released] https://launchpad.net/bugs/96555108:48
uvirtbotNew bug: #969228 in lxc (main) "Unable to load another apparmor profile from /etc/apparmor.d/lxc/" [High,Fix released] https://launchpad.net/bugs/96922808:48
uvirtbotNew bug: #969414 in apache2 (main) "apache2 crashed with SIGABRT in raise()" [Undecided,Invalid] https://launchpad.net/bugs/96941408:48
uvirtbotNew bug: #961232 in cobbler (main) "running multiple 'cobbler system reboot --name=xxx' at the same time, fence_cdu lists ALL reboots" [Undecided,New] https://launchpad.net/bugs/96123208:49
uvirtbotNew bug: #969374 in mysql-5.1 (universe) "package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.58-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 100" [Undecided,New] https://launchpad.net/bugs/96937408:49
uvirtbotNew bug: #969426 in apache2 (main) "Apache fails to shutdown cleanly during update and removes libapache2-mod-php5 in the process, causing service restart to fail due to syntax errors in configuration" [Undecided,New] https://launchpad.net/bugs/96942608:49
uvirtbotNew bug: #970679 in samba (main) "winbind coredumps when encountering a group with over 1000 members" [Undecided,New] https://launchpad.net/bugs/97067909:11
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antares79hi guys. quick question: does anyone else see virt-manager not updating the statistics graphs in oneiric or is it just me?11:17
airtonixit's just you12:09
uvirtbotNew bug: #970782 in dovecot (main) "Please merge new upstream dovecot version 2.0.18-1" [Undecided,New] https://launchpad.net/bugs/97078212:35
raydog45000Anyone know the command or where to get a java compiler?13:31
mcloyssh -i key.pem ubuntu@ec2-107-22-63-2.compute-1.amazonaws.com13:55
mcloyah great13:55
mcloythat so silily of me13:55
mcloyiam using amazon cloud. and installed postfix. if i change /etc/hosts and etc/hostname . it will not cause any problem?13:55
mcloyi need help , i need to send emails by php. i have installed postfix but people say that i dont have a fqdn and no /etc/hostname and /etc/hosts valid entry.     what should i do?14:35
Rapid2214mcloy: Talk on here :) I would recommend phpmailer14:36
mcloyRapid2214,  thanks.. :)     yes i have alread php mailer with me14:39
mcloyRapid2214,  but the problem is that its not sending emails by postfix14:39
Rapid2214K, what error do you get?14:40
mcloy# php phpmailer.php14:41
mcloySMTP Error: The following recipients failed: ab159ab@...com14:41
Rapid2214K, and in the postfix log?14:41
mcloyApr  1 14:21:44 ip-10-111-31-180 postfix/local[30002]: 93F1B3D6D: to=<root@ip-10-111-31-180.ec2.internal>, orig_to=<root>, relay=local, delay=0.11, delays=0.09/0/0/0.02, dsn=2.0.0, status=sent (delivered to command: procmail -a "$EXTENSION")14:43
mcloyApr  1 14:21:44 ip-10-111-31-180 postfix/qmgr[29413]: 93F1B3D6D: removed14:43
mcloyApr  1 14:22:35 ip-10-111-31-180 postfix/postfix-script[30156]: fatal: the Postfix mail system is already running14:43
mcloyRapid2214,  do i need a fqdn ? and to add and entry iin domain registrar records and in /etc/hosts and hostname fiels ?14:45
Rapid2214Okay, what version of Linux are you running?14:45
mcloyubuntu14:46
mcloykubuntu to be exact14:46
mcloysory... its ubuntu serve14:46
Rapid2214K, run tail /var/mail/root14:46
Rapid2214and see if you have any messages14:47
Rapid2214Thats what happens to me when something fails14:47
mcloytail: cannot open `/var/mail/root' for reading: No such file or directory14:48
Rapid2214K, tail -f /var/log/syslog14:49
Rapid2214While sending the email14:49
mcloyRapid2214,  you there?15:07
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JamesJRHHello. Is this a bug?:16:03
JamesJRHjames@james-ThinkPad-X60-Tablet:~$ date; sudo hwclock16:03
JamesJRHSun Apr  1 17:02:32 BST 201216:03
JamesJRHSun 01 Apr 2012 16:02:29 BST  -0.922465 seconds16:03
JamesJRHSurely it should either say UTC or it should say 17:02:29.16:04
JamesJRH(For those that don't know, BST = UTC+1 = 'British Summer Time')16:06
ha1dfohi! I'd like to use gpg to verify a signed file. I have the signature already imported to apt. which parameters hsould i use to tell gpg to use the keyrings of apt?16:21
uvirtbotNew bug: #970921 in postfix (main) "Postfix 2.9.1 Crashing with Signal 6 - Postfix 2.8.5-2 works perfectly" [Undecided,New] https://launchpad.net/bugs/97092116:46
mcloyneed help with postfix send php based script email . <br />SMTP -> ERROR: AUTH not accepted from server: 503 5.5.1 Error: authentication not enabled16:51
mcloy<br />SMTP -> FROM SERVER:250 2.0.0 Ok16:51
mcloy<br />SMTP Error: Could not authenticate.16:51
mcloyRoyK,  you there?17:13
JamesJRHIs it possible for me to obtain a correct source of TAI from my system if I keep it in sync?17:28
RoyKmcloy: yep17:29
mcloysee my probleM ^17:30
JamesJRHImplementing TAI on top os UTC relies on UTC being correctly implemented. But Ubuntu seems to ignore leap seconds in it's UTC.17:30
JamesJRHof*17:30
RoyKmcloy: your own server?17:31
RoyKmcloy: you haven't defined the issue...17:31
mcloyRoyK,  ya17:33
mcloyiam using phpscript to send mail.    installed postfix and its giving the above stated error17:33
RoyKand you try to use smtp auth and smtp auth isn't enabled and you really don't need smtp auth if it's a local server so why do you use it in the first place?17:36
mcloyhm17:39
mcloyits smtpd_sasl_auth_enable      = no           already17:39
mcloyUTH not accepted from server: 503 5.5.1 Error: authentication not enabled17:41
mcloyRoyK, http://pastebin.com/qUbYFarM18:37
mcloyany help with postfix. here are my config files http://pastebin.com/qUbYFarM and here is the error  ERROR: Password not accepted from server: 535 5.7.8 Error: authentication failed: authentication failure. FROM SERVER:421 4.7.0 ip-10-111-31-180.ec2.internal Error: too many errors19:11
ikoniamcloy: the error is pretty clear, authentication, so you need to look at what you are authing against, and then check the username/password19:26
mcloyi have. i have made a user with no login. and a password. but still....19:27
mcloyikonia, iam very disturbed since 2 days19:27
ikoniayou need to look at what you are authing against and check the username and password19:28
mcloyikonia,  i made a username as fp and passward as "xx"19:30
mcloyiam giving the same.19:30
ikoniamcloy: ok, so verify you can login as "fp" and "xx"19:30
mcloyikonia,  i have made a system user. with no login19:30
ikoniamcloy: then that's why it won't work19:30
mcloyits a user.  no matter it cant login19:30
ikoniait does matter19:30
mcloyi see19:30
uvirtbotNew bug: #971028 in krb5 (main) "kerberos auth doesn't work because of kerberos server not found" [Undecided,New] https://launchpad.net/bugs/97102819:31
mcloy ok tell me how to make a user again please ?19:31
ikoniamcloy: use the user admin gui19:31
mcloyikonia,  its a server19:31
mcloywith no gui19:31
ikoniamcloy: https://help.ubuntu.com read the server guide19:31
ikoniamcloy: learn the basics19:31
mcloyikonia,  i just forgot the command. its adduser..19:32
mcloyuseradd -s /sbin/nologin pf        this is what i did ikonia19:32
ikoniayou need to be able to login, create a user with a login shell, test it, then test it with postfix19:33
mcloyikonia,  i have added user by useradd pff        then a passwd pff           then xx             still geting the error . <br />SMTP -> ERROR: Password not accepted from server: 535 5.7.8 Error: authentication failed: authentication failure         . have you seen  http://pastebin.com/qUbYFarM  et19:34
mcloy?19:34
ikoniamcloy: can you login as the user you have just created19:35
mcloyby su ?19:35
ikoniamcloy: no, login19:35
mcloyiam on a cloud. i only login by root19:36
ikoniathen login as that user19:36
ikoniainstead of root19:36
mcloyk19:36
ikoniacome on, think it through19:36
ikoniaI ask you to login as that user to test it...I shouldn't have to tell you to then "login" to test it19:36
ikoniayou're setting up a mail server, if you can't grasp simple concepts like "logging in to test a users login ability" then you shouldn't be running a mail server,19:37
ikoniait will be open to exploit and security risks19:37
mcloyyes. ican login and iam geting the same error19:38
ikoniaI'm stepping away from this as I'm not comfortable helping you debug this if I have to explain to you to "login" to test a user19:39
mcloythanks for your time19:39
ikoniaI don't believe you should be trying to run a mail server and I don't think your in a position where your experience will allow you to debug it19:39
mcloyanybody else ? any help with postfix. here are my config files http://pastebin.com/qUbYFarM and here is the error  ERROR: Password not accepted from server: 535 5.7.8 Error: authentication failed: authentication failure. FROM SERVER:421 4.7.0 ip-10-111-31-180.ec2.internal Error: too many errors19:41
mgwhi, is there a way to pre-configure the install of cobbler, to prevent the configuration prompts when doint apt-get install?19:51
yeatsmgw: you might want to investigate 'debconf-set-selections'19:53
mgwyeats: thanks, looking19:55
uvirtbotNew bug: #971046 in bind9 (main) "DNS doesn't work as expected -- ldap-server, kerberos-server not found." [Undecided,New] https://launchpad.net/bugs/97104620:06
uvirtbotNew bug: #971056 in openldap (main) "Upgrade overwrites LDAP config with defaults" [Undecided,New] https://launchpad.net/bugs/97105620:15
xpistoscan someone give me a hand with this - I can take the same path way and use it to mount with "mount -t nfs 11.10.19.100:/data/Comics/My\ Comics /home/x/Data/My\ Collection" but not in fstab for some reason20:40
xpistos"11.10.19.100:/data/Comics/My\ Comics /home/x/Data/My\ Collectionnfsrw,hard,intr00" doesn't seem to wor20:41
xpistos+k20:41
guntbertxpistos: in what way?20:42
xpistosguntbert: I can manually use the "mount -t nfs PATHWAY" and it mount to the folder but if I put it in fstab, it gives me an error20:46
guntbertxpistos: tell us the error please20:46
xpistosretrieving20:46
xpistos[mntent]: line 26 in /etc/fstab is bad20:47
xpistosthe line is '11.10.19.100:/data/Comics/My\ Comics /home/x/Data/My\ Collectionnfsrw,hard,intr00'20:47
xpistoswhere ip is my server the first is the pathway to my nfs share in exports and the second is my target folder20:47
xpistosthe same path will work when I do so manually with the "mount -t nfs " command20:48
guntbertxpistos: I'd suspect the blanks, but I may err...20:48
xpistoslet me try that to test20:49
guntbertxpistos: else try with less options.... (maybe there is a syntax error)20:49
xpistosguntbert: it was the blanks. I never had trouble with that before strange. But Not a problem. Thanks for seeing that.20:51
xpistosguntbert: I don't suppose you know the default folder to apache do you?20:52
guntbertxpistos: glad you made it - I avoid blanks in all file systems (old school)  -  look in /etc/apache220:52
xpistosguntbert: LOL. I will keep that in mind from now on!20:53
guntbert:)20:53
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xpistoswhat is httpd called in ubuntu?21:20
RoyKapache21:20
xpistoscause i installed apached and I can't run httpd -S21:20
xpistosbut I can run apachectl -S21:20
RoyKapache221:20
RoyK /usr/sbin/apache221:21
* RoyK seems to be going north for some work, to ny-ålesund, svalbard :D21:21
xpistoshow would I fix this error? apache2: bad user name ${APACHE_RUN_USER}21:23
RoyKstart apache with apache2ctl21:23
xpistosapache2ctl restart?21:23
RoyKaye21:24
xpistosapache2: Could not reliably determine the server's fully qualified domain name, using 127.0.1.1 for ServerName21:24
xpistosthis is on the localhost21:25
RoyKdoesn't matter21:25
RoyKalso, IIRC you can override that21:26
RoyKbut still, it doesn't matter much21:26
xpistosso I am guessing it isn't actually restarting21:27
RoyKthat's not an error message21:27
RoyKit's merely a warning21:27
xpistosoh21:27
RoyKset ServerName (and perhaps ServerAlias) to get rid of that21:28
xpistoswell I am still getting the error message21:32
RoyKit's not an error message21:33
yeatsxpistos: APACHE_RUN_USER is set in /etc/apache2/envvars, so you might want to check that file21:37
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uvirtbotNew bug: #971131 in samba (main) "nmbd crashed with SIGABRT in tdb_traverse()" [Undecided,New] https://launchpad.net/bugs/97113122:35

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