[00:47] <MavKen> where can I find best practices on adding webmaster users to system and giving them access to certain domain root directories?  I don't have experience with setting user permissions (will be my first time adding a user since I normally do everything as root)
[01:35] <pmatulis> MavKen: commands would be 'adduser' ; 'chown' ; and 'chmod'
[03:20] <blackyboy> how can i restart network in ubuntu 14.04 LTS desktop ? or Server edition ? Before i do the command # sudo service networking restart but its not working now. is there any alternative command to restart the network to make changes my interface edit
[05:41] <Caitanya> blackyboy: ifup and ifdown
[08:48] <faryshta> hi. i am trying to configure my localhost to make dynamic virtualhosts. something like i type on my browser
[08:48] <faryshta> hello.faryshta.local
[08:48] <faryshta> and it will take me to /home/faryshta/sites/hello/public_html/
[08:56] <Tzunamii> faryshta: Again, I will give you a overview what you need to do. _HOW_ you do each step you need to read up on as I'm post-OP and don't have the inclination nor energy to help you with the details.
[08:56] <faryshta> Tzunamii, hi. i readed it last time. i am stuck at the details
[08:57] <Tzunamii> 1) Set up a namebased vhost that responds to hello.faryshta.local
[08:58] <Tzunamii> 2) Set up a local DNS so your local DNS requests (hello.faryshta.local) are recognized. I recommend dnsmasq as the only thing you need to do is to edit /etc/hosts to add what you need.
[08:58] <faryshta> Tzunamii, I have a vhost faryshta.local the idea is to make it dynamic so that it works with hello1.faryshta.local, hello2.faryshta.local, etc
[08:58] <Tzunamii> 3) On the PCs/Macs/workstations you need to inform them about your local DNS so they use it first. Set it up as primary DNS.
[08:58] <Tzunamii> 4) et voila!
[08:59] <faryshta> Tzunamii, the idea is to make it dynamic. the step 1 lacks that detail.
[08:59] <Tzunamii> You need a vhost for _each_ website you're trying to access
[09:00] <faryshta> is there a way to use wildcards? both on the serveralias and the dns?
[09:01] <Tzunamii> I never heard of a concept such 'dynamic vhosts', but someone else here might have a solution for it.
[09:02] <faryshta> Tzunamii, or virtualhosts subdomains
[09:03] <faryshta> Tzunamii, right now i am stuck on the dns part. ping faryshta.local works, ping hello.faryshta.local doesn't
[09:03] <dbck> Hi, is there a way to autostart unprivileged lxc containers, when the host system was rebooted?
[09:04] <Tzunamii> faryshta: c&p your /etc/hosts on some pastebin and throw us the link
[09:04] <faryshta> Tzunamii, /etc/hosts i just added one line 127.0.0.1 faryshta.local
[09:05] <faryshta> since /etc/hosts doesn't support wildcards
[09:05] <faryshta> i installed dnsmasq
[09:05] <faryshta> but haven't been able to configure it so that every request to *.faryshta.local sends it to 127.0.0.1
[09:07] <Tzunamii> faryshta: This has what you need http://brunodbo.ca/blog/2013/04/26/setting-up-wildcard-apache-virtual-host-wildcard-dns
[09:09] <faryshta> Tzunamii, thanks
[09:35] <faryshta> Tzunamii, i looks exactly what i need but i can't get pass step 4. after restarting apache faryshta.local doesn't work on browser anymore
[09:36] <Tzunamii> I'm sorry, but I can't help you any further
[09:37] <smokie> hey guys, im restored my ubuntu from a backup.. when i boot it i get this message "error mismatched names grub rescue"
[09:37] <smokie> can anyone help me out with this?
[09:40] <smokie> i tried running "rescue mode" from ubuntu server cd and reinstall grub from there but it fails.. i also tried Boot-Repair-Disk as well and that didnt help
[10:10] <bekks> What exactly does "but it fails" mean?
[10:11] <Abhijit> does not comply with NSA.
[10:13] <smokie> bekks, thats what it says, grub reinstall fails with fatal error
[10:14] <bekks> smokie: Whats the exact, full error message - can you pastebin it please?
[10:15] <smokie> bekks, yes, let me run rescue mode again so i get the exact error.. give me a minute
[10:15] <smokie> btw, this is a VM and not a physical install
[10:20] <smokie> bekks, here is the exact error http://paste.ubuntu.com/8186565/
[10:22] <smokie> when it asked for the device to use as root filesystem, there was /dev/sda1 /dev/sda2, /dev/sda5.. i picked /dev/sda1
[10:34] <jacob___> hi
[10:34] <jacob___> I have a ubuntu server on linode
[10:35] <jacob___> iwould like toconnect with xterm, but it seems ubuntu doesnt use xserver?
[10:36] <jacob___> startx doesnt work and it seems i cant install it
[10:37] <bekks> jacob___: startx is deprecated since ages. USe a display manager to startX, like lightdm
[10:38] <Abhijit> jacob___, so you mean you have physical server right?
[10:39] <jacob___> yes yes
[10:39] <jacob___> but its somewhere in texas
[10:39] <jacob___> i am in Luxembourg))
[10:39] <jacob___> so its headless in texas
[10:39] <bekks> jacob___: And "connecting using xterm" - what does that mean? Use ssh -X, and start xterm on your server, so you will see the server's xterm on your client.
[10:39] <jacob___> oh wait sorry
[10:39] <jacob___> xclient
[10:40] <jacob___> but i didnt get that farcoz, i could start "startx"
[10:40] <jacob___> ok, i admit its been awile for me, i didnt know it was deprecated
[10:41] <smokie`> bekks, no thoughts on my issue?
[10:42] <bekks> smokie`: Which Ubuntu are you using, and which DVD (running that grub-install) are you using?
[10:44] <smokie`> bekks, server 12.04 with server 12.04 CD
[10:59] <smokie`> well.. is it possible to transfer the data i have on that system on a new install at least by any chance?
[11:30] <smokie`> so no one here knows on how to troubleshoot a boot issue with ubuntu server?
[15:07] <smokie> can you guys at least recommend a good forum support for ubuntu server?
[15:17] <cfhowlett> smokie, ubuntu forums has a server section
[15:37] <Sierra> I have two SSH pubkeys in the ~/.ssh/authorized_keys file, one on each line. SSH is recognizing the first one and letting me authenticate with it, but the second one it's not seeming to recognize. I've restarted the SSH service, any ideas why it wouldn't be working? Ubuntu server 14.04.1 64-bit
[15:52] <pmatulis> Sierra: pastebin the output of 'ssh -vvv -i <privatekey> <user>@<host>' for the non-working part
[15:55] <Sierra> Nevermind, figured it out.. Second client was connecting to the wrong user
[15:55] <pmatulis> Sierra: ok good
[16:36] <webgeek> Hi everyone
[16:38] <webgeek> Can you recommend your favorite book for ubuntu server for web development?
[16:41] <webgeek> Anybody?
[16:49] <cfhowlett> webgeek, book?  www.fullcirclemagazine.org   had a series on this not long ago.  and the Official Ubuntu Server book (updated edition!) is worth a look.
[18:26] <faryshta> hi
[18:27] <faryshta> i am trying to do what is described here http://brunodbo.ca/blog/2013/04/26/setting-up-wildcard-apache-virtual-host-wildcard-dns
[18:27] <faryshta> but haven't managed to get the step 4 functional since my virtual host is not working