Re: [osol-discuss] Opensolaris kernel based desktop - StormOS
I downloaded it out of curiosity. Looks like it's based on 2008.11 or close?! uname -a contains the string NexentaOS_20081207. The included FF is 3.0.5. The forum posts indicate this is a one man show. Upon boot of the live CD, it complains about Gnome not being installed properly, and I ran gimp (which took forever to load) and it's over two years old. All that together doesn't inspire me to put my eggs in this basket (yet). Have to see where it goes. The iso you downloaded is quite out of date. It is a rolling release now, so not a regular distro upgrade like OpenSolaris or Ubuntu. I believe the repo is going to be based on debian sid now, so it will be quite bleeding edge for Solaris, that part sounds great. Access to latest debian packages, yeehaa! I'm not sure about Xfce though, would have preferred KDE or Gnome myself. The problem is though, at the moment the latest StormOS iso is old and to update it you have to change the repository to the new one hail instead of hardy-hail as it's no longer based off hardy packages. The problem is, it's built on NCP 2, and updating to NCP 3 fails. Basically, unless I'm wrong (if so please tell me) we can't yet try out the latest StormsOS because the upgrade path is broken. Once StormOS have released a new iso based off NCP 3 with the latest repo + base packages, then we can give it a go. Hopefully it won't be long, I'm itching to try it out, not much else to do while we wait for illumos. -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-discuss] The Illumos Project
I'm so excited and I just can't hide it. I about to loose control.. and wait a minute, I can't attend the webinar unless I have Windows or Mac OS. Add to your Outlook Calendar, WTF!!! Oh well, guess I'll just go to bed early and catch the news tomorrow on my OpenSolaris or Linux box. Sounds very promising... and just when I was about to give up on opensolaris. :-) -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-discuss] New to OSOL: Move from Linux/Xen: BrandZ, xVM, virtualBox?
Zones + ZFS ~= Virtualisation Perfection! Zones is the way to go, there so easy to set up, rock solid and the way they partition resources is unparalleled by any other virtualisation framework. After ZFS, I'd say zones are second best feature of Solaris. IMHO it's worth finding the right web, mail and jabber/xmpp server for Solaris and use zones, rather than find the right server for your web/mail/IM servers. If you want a well supported, high quality, highly scalable solution, look at Sun Java Webserver 7 and Sun Communications Suite 7, they're what I use and it's great stuff. Otherwise apache, postfix and jabberd should run well on Solaris. -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-discuss] scp no-clobber option??
Looks like rsync is my best option in future. Thanks Stewart for the good detail. So far, I have only used grsync (graphical frontend to rsync), before moving to unison, so will have to learn it proper (from command line). I do know that rsync is an excellent tool, however scp is easy because it's just like using cp, shame it doesn't have a noclobber option. -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
[osol-discuss] scp no-clobber option??
Is there an option for no-clobber (does not overwrite existing files) in the command scp? man scp doesn' t reveal anything. I got one hit in google which indicated that there was but perhaps that was the GNU version of scp. -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
[osol-discuss] ZFS clone destroyed by rollback of it's parent filesystem... recoverable???
I created a clone from the most recent snapshot of a filesystem, the clone's parent filesystem was the same as the snapshot itself. When I did a rollback to a previous snapshot it erased my clone. Yes it was really stupid to keep the colne on the same filesystem, I was tired and wasn't thinking clearlt, new to this ZFS stuff. I did it in the web console gui, otherwise I would propably have had chance to think twice before using zfs destroy -R ... at command line. Is there any way to recover a destroyed clone / snapshot. Is there any file carving / recovery tools for ZFS? below is extract from zfs history: 2009-08-05.07:55:30 zfs snapshot data/var-...@screwed-01 2009-08-05.07:56:08 zfs clone data/var-...@screwed-01 data/var-opt/screwed-01-clone 2009-08-05.07:56:40 zfs rollback -R -f data/var-...@patches-03 I want either data/var-...@screwed-01 or data/var-opt/screwed-01-clone The boot environment saved me but ZFS snapshot/rollback cost me dearly, lost emails from 16 July onwards. -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
[osol-discuss] Replace Windows Active Directory server with Solaris 10 and JES?
I'm just wondering if it's possible to replace a windows 2003 server that is only used to provide network file access (AD file sharing based on user login) with a Solaris 10 server running Java Enterprise System (JES). I will be purchasing a Solaris 10 server for hosting Java Communications Suite (JCS) for email , calendar etc. I would like to make Solaris replace our WIndows 2003 file server, therefore consolidating the users accounts to JES. The other benefit being ZFS, superior backup facilitation and of course security and stability. I have notices JES supports AD to some extent and Solaris CIFS server will bridge the gap between Windows file sharing/ACL's and those of UNIX/Linux (posix). But what I want to know is can it REPLACE my Windows 2003 AD server and where do I start, is there perhaps a nice walk-through? Has anybody achieved this yet? P.S. I know this is OpenSolaris forum and I'm asking about Solaris 10, but JES isn't supported on OpenSolaris (the way forward) yet ;-( -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
[osol-discuss] OpenSolaris rocks... and you know it!!!
Just got my SXCE build 95 fully working with Java Communications Suite 6, been a long hard road hacking the install to work on (unsupported) SXCE, but I think it's woth it, I've learnt a lot in the process. Still a noob, I have found it hard switching to Solaris (not had the buffer of linux that some have had) but I'm falling more in love with it every day. Still run Ubuntu for desktop usage (new to linux too), not for long by the looks of things :-) I recommend build 95 to anyone looking for an alternative to Solaris 10. Besides the fully Gnome LF it has an increasingly vast set of improvements over Solaris 10. Yes I know, it's not supported, but on a frankenstein home-built cheapish PC architecture it actually feels more stable, driver improvements I guess. Build 94 gave me grief, the broken font server at least was off-putting. I have deployed SXCE b95 as both a personal communications suite / webserver / database software development server, whilst practically it is more of a test machine than production. However It resides in the U.K. and I live in Singapore, yet I have managed to install, re-install (3 times) the entire Java Comms Suite ++. From half way round the world I've tweak my firewall, restarted more times than I can remember (although it never fixed anything, just an old and bad habit from my Windows days, now long gone, and thank f**k for that) WITHOUT so much as a grumble, or blue screen (as if my ssh terminal would go blue - lol) or GOD D*MN REGISTRY HACKS. The point is, build 95 is stable and doing me proud so far compared to some close previous releases. I'm gonna stick with BUILD 95 for a wee whiley yet, it hasn't let me down, AND... it's the year Java was born (big java fan), and possibly the year I lost my virginity. I would much rather be using OpenSolaris (Indiana) but Sun Java System (AKA Java Enterprise System) will just not work on it AFAIK. Haven't actually tried OpenSolaris recent build. IMHO it's great but moving a bit too fast and unstably for me too keep up with for time being. Last build I tested had the IPS GUI broken. I just cannot wait until IPS is as user friendly as Synaptic package manager. Must try it again soon... I love Solaris, I gives me feeling that no other OS does, so hard to explain, it's just a feeling. When the mouse pointer stops moving for wee while, and you've just crinkled your innards thinking oh no, how much grief is a crash gonna give me, what do I have redo all over again THEN, suddenly it resumes, everything is OK, and you realize it has momentarily diverted it's attention to some really important task. Yep, Solaris, cool and calm as a whistle, freezes the sweat that just dropped from your forehead before it hits the keyboard. To all involved, and largely to Sun engineers, here's a toast to you from me (whiskey in hand). Keep up the good work. :-) -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
[osol-discuss] CD DVD burning - cdrecord not cutting it for me.
Why is cdrecord chosen for the nautilus burning tool? It just doesn't work for me, neither loose files nor iso's. cdrw works great for CD's and DVD's, however I have to use mkisofs to make an iso first. Currently I have to use command line to burn stuff. Also, in Linux the nautilus burner seems to burn files directly (as does several windows burn tools i've used), in opensolaris (at least in SXCE) the files are processed first. I guess it is also using mkisofs first. This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-discuss] OpenSolaris 2008.05 (LiveCD) updated to build 90 - lots of problems!
Yes, I followed this procedure exactly and I still have the problems described. In addition, Evolution doesn't work either, it crashes whilst starting up, no screens get shown before it bails out. I have no problems with Nevada build 90 though. This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
[osol-discuss] OpenSolaris 2008.05 (LiveCD) updated to build 90 - lots of problems!
Updating to build 90 using 'pkg' command causes lots of things to break. This has happened to me on two different PCs, so it is not just a one-off. Vanilla install of OpenSolaris 2008.05 (Indiana) from live CD, then #pkg image-update from terminal will update the system to build 90, giving you a choice of builds in grub. The latest packages seem to be corrupted, files are missing, things don't work. I have installed build 90 of Nevada on one of these machines and these problems do not exist. Below is a list of some of the problems: 1.) Cups will not take a password, doesn't authorize, even as root. 2.) SMB server will not join a domain. 3.) Kerberos not installed properly, /usr/lib/krb5/ is missing files, krb5kdc is missing so service will not start. 4.) CD and DVD writing will not work, wipes out just when it tries to burn. Some packages installing GUI based software add application menu icons, some don't, not sure if that deliberate but it's off-putting for someone used to aptitude packages. Generally it feels less responsive and less stable than build 90 of Nevada installation. This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
[osol-discuss] Solaris CIFS and Sun Java Directory Server, a powerful combo or not?
Just reading about Solaris CIFS. Wow, what a breakthrough, looking forward to testing it over the next few days. Background: I had a go at setting up a mock server client environment with Solaris 10 a short while back and the outcome didn't convince me that Solaris was the way to go. There were lots of things I liked about it, but just as many I didn't. Firstly, It was hard to see it as a desktop system, that's changing now, as can be seen with OpenSolaris and gnome etc. Secondly I tried learning / using NIS (without the plus - the older brother) and whilst I really like NFS mounts and autohome etc, I disliked the way it assumes a client is always connected to server, bad for wireless, worse for laptops travelling between diferent network environments. I saw NIS+ and LDAP mentioned but didn't know exactly what they were or their significance. I also tried out Sun Communications Suite as an alternative to Exchange I am used to. I found it better as a mail server in purity but also found it very complex for a SME. The GUI: great that it's web-based but it's hard to figure out compared to Exchange. I felt a lacking of the integration that Exchange and Active Directory has. My Questions: 1) Does Sun Java Directory Server replace NIS and sendmail completely, allowing a user to be created once with both mail/calendar/contacts and file sharing/printing schema, under a common umbrella? 2) Will Solaris CIFS server allow for the parallel use of these ldap user accounts to file share to windows clients? Thus allowing one single enterprise structure to be run and described on Solaris servers to both Windows and Unix and potentially Linux clients? The mail serving is easy because mail protocols are OS independent. 3) How well does LDAP on OpenSolaris clients work in a portable environment. Can laptops work away from the server and sync data upon returning to the server connection. Can SSH and SSHFS provide a solution for off-site connectivity? 4) Have I asked too many questions for one thread?.. Probably. This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-discuss] OpenSolaris 2008.05 - feedback of progress
Wow, never realized the OSS came with a cool tool like ossxmix. That's sorted my problem with one speaker and I think it's louder too (not had time to test it with multimedia yet). Thanks Shawn! Thanks everybody for replies, OSS and CUPS adoption pleases me much, really looking forward to testing my radeon xpress 200m on build 90. As for codec issues, I new there was something about copyrights but assumed if linux lets you install free codecs (gstreamer I guess) then so could solaris. I may just buy fluendo codecs, I'm getting so much for free as it is. :-) Got Mplayer installed, it's excellent in parts but could do with some polishing off, then it would be a truly great multimedia player. I'm looking forward to blastwaves IPS version, hopefully it will have application menu and mime (program group) integration. This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
[osol-discuss] OpenSolaris 2008.05 - feedback of progress
Trapped between Linux and Solaris? I am. My *NIX journey began onll less than 2 years ago. I started with Solaris 10 when I saw Java Desktop System mentioned, I thought it was a hybrid of the solid and efficient Solaris engine with the beauty of Java. I am a huge fan of Java, and I thought if Sun do OS's as good as they do software design, I'll stick with them. How naive I was, not really a lot to do with Java was it, and it was running on top of an antiquated windowing engine, mono sound.. yuck. I battled on through a steep learning curve and lots of problems with devices and drivers. Whilst happy with my server, rich with quality features I could not make it a desktop (workstation). Enter Linux. I still use Ubuntu day to day, and switch back to opensolaris to see how it is progressing. I'm waiting eagerly for the day when I am as happy with solaris as I am with linux. Here's my feedback so far: Performance is awesome! For some reason the first OpenSolaris release is noticeably quicker than any other Solaris build I have tried to date. It's the first time I have noticed it to be quicker and smoother than linux on my machine. I've from other users that solaris is quicker but not experienced it myself until now. Aside from a few exceptions (like IPS reloading and package searching) It's really quick in the GUI world not just with kernel and shells. Even firefox seems to take less time to start-up and get going than on ubuntu. I'm guessing that this is due to better hardware support and refining of the still relatively newly adopted X and Gnome. Very impressed with the general put-together-ness. I really like the gnome adoption and Nimbus is easily the best all-round theme I seen on any OS. IPS; perhaps the biggest reason I'm holding out for solaris and not fully embracing the linux world, looks really good so far, I really hope it attracts the open source community to do the wonders they've done with linux. Network controllers; much better support, got both my wired and wireless NIC out-the-box and NWAM is great for dynamic IP. Static IP mixed with dynamic is awkward and I've had to switch back to network/physical:default using network administration tool to manage my different locations. Sound: have to install OSS driver and even on full volume it's not very loud at all, sometimes only one speaker works. In addition to driver support, we really need a proper and pwerful unified sound server, I suggest adopting pulse audio as the default sound server. Graphics (X): At a 2D level I'm very happy, screen is crisp, more fonts available, it's pretty quick and surprisingly clean (no spurious flashing and colours when switching between X and command line UI or when adjusting screen res). However my ATI still doesn't support desktop effects. No 3D ;-( Really glad to see compiz in the system menu! Gives me faith that Sun realize what attracts users, at all levels. Can't use it yet cox I has got integrated ATI card (grrr). Printing: We need CUPS, either by default or a really easy switch. It works so well for linux desktops, and one thing that I feel is superior to Windows. Printer hardware support still better in linux. Multimedia: This is one area I was really hoping Indiana would work on, those application menu entries are just teasers, like dangling candy in front of kid. Disappointed with lack of progress here. Command shell; Being quite new to *nix, I probably shouldn't comment in this area. I really like the adoption of bash as default shell, and single quotes when drag and dropping from nautilus. What about colour coding of output from ls though? Conclussion; Very impressed with progress since I tried solaris 10 only 6 months ago. Whilst setting the example in certain areas, Solaris still needs to learn from linux as to what the masses wants. This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
