[00:22] is administering your own mail server as much hassle as it seems? [00:22] I only really need it for my own personal e-mail [00:22] and it's proving to be a pain trying to get anything working. [00:23] Sometimes, setting up very small services such as that is more of a hassle than just using gmail [00:24] I don't like gmail. [00:24] I want to use my own domain. [00:24] but it is seeming like such a hassle. [00:25] I don't understand why setting up a web server (or a million other types of server) is so easy [00:25] Do you have a static ip or you using dydns [00:25] static [00:25] That's good then. [00:25] and yet mail.. which is so ubiquitous [00:25] seems impossible [00:25] I can assure you it is possible. :D [00:25] I've just been trying it out on a temporary digitalocean vps at the moment [00:28] running a mail server is kind of a big deal compared to most basic services [00:28] but it's not impossible [00:28] Have you consulted the "youtube". [00:29] I followed the vmail tutorial linked in the server guide to set mine up, and I put up scrollout F1 in front of it for spam filtering [00:29] err, "the youtube" rather lol [00:29] make sure you set up your SPF records, and make sure you use a good spam filtering system [00:30] and you won't have too much trouble [00:31] unfortunately I haven't had much luck upgrading my mail server [00:31] it's still running lucid and a release upgrade breaks my mail config [00:31] so I'll probably have to set up a new one [00:33] :( [00:34] but that's why I have KVM and snapshots === Lcawte is now known as Lcawte|Away [00:35] consulted youtube? [00:35] for server things? [00:36] no, I've not. [00:36] I hate video tutorials of this kind of thing. [00:36] I would not consult youtube either [00:36] I would follow the server guide [00:36] the server guide? [00:36] yes [00:37] it's in the topic [00:37] Yeah.. I'll maybe start again with that tomorrow [00:37] give it one last shot [00:38] Give it more than that, otherwise you would have just wasted the time you've spent thus far. [00:38] so better to waste more? [00:38] got it. [00:38] lol [00:38] Better than giving up dude. [00:39] there are plenty of times when it's better to just give up. [00:39] I can't spend too long on it tomorrow [00:40] I have actual work to do too [00:40] Just poke at it every now and then when you have time :D [00:41] the configuration to make it function is not too difficult [00:41] the anti-spam is the hard part [00:41] spamassassin? [00:41] which is why I chose to stand up scrollout F1 in front of it [00:42] I vote exchange server in this case [00:42] * LinStatSDR giggles === zz_DenBeiren is now known as DenBeiren === PRaXiS is now known as MaGiSTeR === snuffeluffegus is now known as gurpgork === kickinz1_mob|off is now known as kickinz1_mobile [08:32] Good morning. === DenBeiren is now known as zz_DenBeiren === Lcawte|Away is now known as Lcawte === Lcawte is now known as Lcawte|Away [12:37] im getting always Permission denied for my sbuild. i dont seem to be able to get sbuild set up propper [13:09] I got an abuse notification from my hoster (and some org) that a small server of mine answers SSDP requests and I should look that nobody abuses this. I don't have any in depth knowledge about SSDP. Any idea what I could do? Here some info: http://blog.sucuri.net/2014/09/quick-analysis-of-a-ddos-attack-using-ssdp.html === lazyWeekend is now known as lazyPower [13:23] MarkDenz, why are you running upnp on a server? [13:23] patdk-wk_: testing services with other VMs [13:24] patdk-wk_: should make it only available internally I guess [13:24] what does upnp have to do with that? [13:24] testing upnp discovery within the network === Lcawte|Away is now known as Lcawte === Lcawte is now known as Lcawte|Away === Pici is now known as to === to is now known as Pici === Lcawte|Away is now known as Lcawte [16:20] hey guys. I have a lab of machines currently running 12.04 LTS server. Upon boot, /tmp fails to mount and I get a scary option to boot a single-user root shell without a password. This is awful. Any clue what provides this? BUSYBOX=Y in initramfs.conf ? [16:24] ac_slater_: It's single user mode, you can also boot it by appending the 'single' kernel parameter. [16:28] lordievader: right, I disable this via grub2 [16:29] but yes, it can still be done [16:29] I'd just rather not have a prompt for it [16:29] ac_slater_: A prompt for what? [16:30] lordievader: when /tmp can be mounted... I get 'Press R for root shell' ... or something like that [16:30] maybe, 'Press R for manual recovery' [16:30] ac_slater_: Is it defined in /etc/fstab? [16:31] yes [16:31] I've fixed the actual issue (which is well documented) ... but I'd just like to disable any prompting for root anything [16:33] whether that is fixing upstart, disabling busybox on boot ,etc [16:35] ac_slater_: It is not busybox, but I don't know how to disable it. (Apart from setting a root pw, but that ain't Ubuntu policy) [16:35] lordievader: I guess ill mess with /etc/init/rc-sysinit.conf and other files to see. [16:37] sorry about that [16:39] Hello, I've set up a OpenVPN server on my Ubuntu 14.04 home server, I can succesfully connect to the server but if my firewall is enabled I cannot get internet access, If I disable my firewall everything works completely fine. I tried adding serveral iptables but none of them worked. Obviously it has something to do with the iptables. Anyone know what i'm doing wrong? [16:39] I do have iptables-persistent installed [16:40] kevindf: What what it is dropping. [16:41] So basically if I connect to the VPN with firewall disabled, my ip changes and everything works fine, but with firewall enabled I don't get a network connection on the machine connected to the vpn [16:41] basically* [16:42] kevindf: Checkout what the firewall is dropping... [16:43] I know this might not be appropriate, but I think I'm going to file a bug report for this. The user shouldnt be prompted for single-user mode shell in all cases. This should be configurable... and not by changing the mess that is /etc/init/* [16:44] there we go [16:44] lordievader How can I check that? As i'm fairly new and experimenting with servers [16:46] ac_slater_: I think it is by design, in this case it ain't a critical mount but suppose /lib would fail I'd like the option to fix the mess. [16:47] kevindf: Let iptables log the dropped packets and see if it drops openvpn traffic. [16:51] lordievader: it should log and tell you to chroot in and fix [16:52] lordievader: but this isnt a perfect world. Kernel option `splash quiet` hides the prompts [16:52] ac_slater_: Matter of opinion. [16:52] and when would /lib ever fail? People put that on a seperate FS ? [16:53] You can... [16:53] I've never seen it [16:53] but yea you're right === bilde2910|away is now known as bilde2910 === Corey_ is now known as Corey [18:03] OK, so, I have postfix set up and a mailbox working, using Sentora (zpanel) on 14.04 [18:03] and I want to get a catch-all e-mail working, but nothing seems to work [18:03] I'm getting "Recipient address rejected: User unknown in virtual mailbox table" [18:04] and I've googled that and followed about 5 different sets of instructions to fix it, with no joy. [18:05] anyone have any idea what I can try? [18:18] sync0pate: I'm not familiar with zpanel, but a quick Google search returned the following: http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/howto-setup-postfix-catch-all-email-accounts/ [18:18] sync0pate: Seems pretty straightforward. [18:19] it does, doesn't it avid_fan .. [18:29] avid_fan, sorted it [18:29] sarnold: if you're around, mind a PM? [18:30] following those instructions, but I had to use the entire e-mail instead of just the username [18:30] just in case anyone else has the same thing [18:30] teward: sure [18:30] sync0pate: But that seems to work? [18:31] seems to [18:31] sync0pate: Cool. [18:31] with just the username it creates a mail loop (?!) [18:31] sync0pate: Good to know. [18:32] 70 === jeremy_carroll_ is now known as jeremy_carroll === chmurifree is now known as chmuri === kickinz1_mobile is now known as kickinz1_mob|off === bilde2910 is now known as bilde2910|away [20:53] Hi there! I recently had a RAID5 crash where two of my disks broke down on the same night, leaving me with a bit of corrupted data. I’ve ran badblocks on all of the disks, which returned nil, but I also have some smart tests, and I am wondering if you could help me interpret them to find the bad disks. [20:53] Ok folks.. I'm really not all that skilled with ubuntu servers in specific.. I actually thought this was a debian server for a few minutes .. But anywho, something has a serious issue here with dependencies, ... I really have nothing to go on here [20:53] Plizzo: USe smartctl to run the long selftests. [20:54] http://pastie.org/private/egdrtvg7i8ansa2ek9za <-- Apt will not get past this -- upgrade, update, anything merrily tells me this must be fixed first [20:54] bekks: I have, and I have the log files ready. [20:54] bekks: Two of them are showing errors, but I just want a second opinion [20:54] If they show errors, they are broken. [20:54] :) [20:55] bekks: Alright, but would you mind looking at them, just for the fun of it? :P [20:55] Just pastebin them then. [20:55] bekks: /dev/sda: http://paste.ubuntu.com/8808108/ [20:55] I see some mention about forcing installation of older packages but I really don't want to blindly start purging and (trying?) to install packages [20:55] bekks: /dev/sdc: http://paste.ubuntu.com/8808123/ [20:55] nezZario: Why do you want to do that? [20:56] bekks: /dev/sdd: http://paste.ubuntu.com/8808126/ [20:56] bekks: /dev/sde: http://paste.ubuntu.com/8808128/ [20:56] bekks: that's the closest thing I can find to a "solution" via googling.. some are saying purge X packages, some say install some older packages via dpkg -i [20:56] Plizzo: sdc is dead, sdd is dead, sde is dead, too. [20:57] nezZario: Why are you trying that? [20:57] bekks: How would you see that, to me, it only seems that sda and sdd are broken [20:58] I'm not, I just said that. Although it does make a small amount of sense, from what I'm interpreting here, it's trying to install a new kernel image and a dependency is newer than what that package is expecting [20:58] Plizzo: Take a look at the "Seek_Error_Rate". [20:58] As I said previously, I'm really lost otherwise, other than the fact that I can't use apt [20:59] bekks: Are those values bad, I’m not really good at judging this. [20:59] nezZario: WHY are yiu thinkting about that? Whats the _actual_ issue behind your questions? [20:59] Plizzo: They indicate a dead drive. [20:59] bekks: see http://pastie.org/private/egdrtvg7i8ansa2ek9za [20:59] nezZario: I suggest another apt-get update; it feels like your mirror might have been out of sync when you started [21:00] bekks: Alright. This is really hard, because I managed to start my corrupted raid, and the disks are still functioning. [21:00] Plizzo: And "Hardware_ECC_Recovered" with values of 1837712040 indicate thats its even more dead. [21:01] apt-get update, apt-get -f install yields same error about linux-server dpeending on an older version of linux-image-server [21:01] bekks: And all those disks indicate so? [21:02] Plizzo: Even though the drives are working now, they will gonna die soon. sdc is a bit more alive, the others are dead. [21:05] bekks: Alright, thanks for your feedback! [21:05] nezZario: I -think- the linux-server package in that release is just a pointless metapackage; perhaps it can just be deleted? [21:05] Plizzo: You're welcome :) [21:05] nezZario: .. dunno if it'll sort your actual issue, but check apt-cache show linux-server and see if it looks useless :) [21:07] sarnold: that may of worked [21:09] nezZario: cool; make sure you still have e.g. linux-image-generic installed, so you will get kernel security updates when they are published [21:16] yep, that looks like it cleaned it up [21:16] thanks sarnold :) [21:17] nezZario: nice === Lcawte is now known as Lcawte|Away === Lcawte|Away is now known as Lcawte === kickinz1_mob|off is now known as kickinz1_mobile === kickinz1_mobile is now known as kickinz1_mob|off === Lcawte is now known as Lcawte|Away