[13:48] <Moobuntu001_> If I have an ubuntu server with a 802.11AC PCIe Adapter, what package do I use to broadcast the SSID and manage WiFi clients, and how do I throttle the up and down speed for individual clients?
[21:55] <ScriptGeek> what does: "su znc -" (without the quotes) do?
[21:56] <ScriptGeek> it's asking for a password
[21:56] <ScriptGeek> I created a user via: "adduser --disabled-password znc"
[22:08] <RoyK> ScriptGeek: run "sudo -i" first to become root
[22:09] <RoyK> "su - znc" (not su znc -") will make you turn into the znc user with that user's environment
[22:09] <RoyK> su means "switch user" (albeit misunderstood to mean "superuser")
[22:10] <ScriptGeek> RoyK: I'm following these instructions: https://www.vultr.com/docs/install-and-setup-znc-on-ubuntu
[22:12] <ScriptGeek> su - znc and su znc - both ask for passwords, but I didn't set a password
[22:12] <RoyK> ScriptGeek: are you root?
[22:12] <ScriptGeek> yes
[22:13] <RoyK> what's the output of "id"?
[22:14] <ScriptGeek> uid=1000(znc) gid=1000(znc) groups=1000(znc)
[22:14] <RoyK> then you're not root, you're znc
[22:14] <ScriptGeek> does this mean I logged in as znc anyways, despite the message about authentication failed?
[22:15] <RoyK> if you're root, the prompt ends in a #, if you're a normal user, it's a $
[22:15] <RoyK> but I need some sleep now - good luck
[22:15] <ScriptGeek> kk, thanks for the help
[22:32] <tomreyn> looks like vultr's ubuntu images only set up a root user by default, no sudo user.
[22:33] <tomreyn> ideally you'd have created a sudo user before creating the additional (restricted, non sudo) znc user. and then you'd always work as the sudo user, never (or only if strictly necessary) as root.
[22:35] <tomreyn> there's this (unsupported, as every other) PPA which provides znc builds: https://launchpad.net/~teward/+archive/ubuntu/znc
[22:36] <tomreyn> ScriptGeek: ^
[22:37]  * teward received a ping
[22:37]  * teward sees it was a passive ping
[22:37]  * teward goes back to watching TV
[22:37] <tomreyn> sorry ;-)
[22:37] <teward> you're fine.
[22:38] <tomreyn> i'll try to remember to urlencode your nick in urls i post in the future ;-)
[22:39] <teward> heheheh
[22:39] <teward> tomreyn: nah you're good.  I'm just not 100% IRC-capable today :p
[22:39] <teward> been busy redesigning my network :P
[22:39] <teward> networks*
[22:39]  * teward has two internet connections and therefore two independent LANs in his apartment
[22:39] <tomreyn> uuh, that' sunderstandable then
[22:43] <teward> tomreyn: ESPECIALLY getting the two networks talking between each other for DNS purposes, that was the trickiest xD
[22:43] <teward> VPNs are *not fun* :P
[22:45] <OerHeks> spam-balancing
[22:46] <teward> heheh
[22:47] <teward> OerHeks: also a lesson in how NOT to interoperate Ubuntu-driven/routed network systems to interconnect with pfSense and Sophos XG Firewall driven VPN systems.
[22:47] <teward> :P
[22:51] <tomreyn> i can think of one or two better way to spend a sunday night. ;)
[23:00] <OerHeks> pfsense can do loadbalancing, iirc