Re: [nlug] creating a "new" home directory

just blank; there's no filesystem to mount. On Tue, Dec 12, 2023 at 2:43 PM Howard White wrote: Tilghman (and everyone else): I'm going to step through some of this and maybe someone may point out the gaps in my logic. (to prove that the lv exists) root@sass60:/# lvdisplay --- Logical volume

Re: [nlug] creating a "new" home directory

and you want to use the block ID for the filesystem to mount it, not the block ID for the logical volume. On Tue, Dec 12, 2023 at 1:40 PM Howard White wrote: My google-foo is in another dimension. I am creating a new bare-metal server with Ubuntu 22.04 and LVM. The initial build uses the in

[nlug] creating a "new" home directory

My google-foo is in another dimension. I am creating a new bare-metal server with Ubuntu 22.04 and LVM. The initial build uses the installer defaults which results in a base system with 100GB / directory. This is "fine" and it runs. Used lvcreate for two new LVM logical items: home and

Re: [nlug] Best Salesforce alternative?

John, Take a look at Tryton.org Howard On 8/17/23 17:56, john Wallace wrote: What would be a good open source alternative to Salesforce for a small company that uses Salesforce mostly to manage customer contacts and customer support?  Bug tracking would be a plus.  A solution that runs on

Re: [nlug] How About A Call?

For the record, I just spoke to David Wilson. Great conspiracies at work. Howard On 5/28/23 09:15, da...@wwns.com wrote: Hi Guys, I am looking for Vincent and Howard. I sent both of you my number.  Could you give me a call? Apologies to the list for the traffic. Dave -- -- You received

Re: [nlug] Backing Up Permissions

I have struggled with a similar problem. I have directories of mp3 files in two places: ntfs and ext4. With the demise of iROCK109, I need to resolve all of the ntfs files as the master copied to the ext4 (on my NAS) which I share in the house. rsync is messing with me over permissions.

[nlug] xrdp inconsistency between Rocky 8.6 minimal and Rocky 8.6 Standard server w/ graphical

This is frustrating. Not that I wish to run rdp anyway but, you know, customers... I have two Rocky 8.6 server instances: a minimal install with gnome added; a "standard server w/ gnome" install. Have installed xrdp (and stuff) Remmina connects to the minimal system okay but not to the

[nlug] two factor authentication for outbound email

We have a customer concerned that Microsoft is implementing a TFA requirement for sending emails. A cursory web search points me to an article from Microsoft Documentation

Re: [nlug] Choosing Distro

Paul, Yes, there is a useful utility in RHEL distros called 'needs-restarting' that is in the 'yum-utils' package. The analog in Ubuntu is to look in the /var/run directory and look for things named 'reboot-required,' specifically the file 'reboot-required.pkgs'. I even wrote a Nagios test

[nlug] [SOLVED] Re: DNF certificates for Rocky 8.6

to enable networking from the beginning. If my experience says anything, slide that to ON! Sorry to bother everyone with such a silly mistake. Howard On 8/18/22 17:01, Howard White wrote: My problem does not originate with Rocky but with the upstream provider, RedHat.  Have done a preliminary instal

Re: [nlug] DNF certificates for Rocky 8.6

registration process have to do with Rocky? Blame Rocky for Rocky problems. On Fri, Aug 19, 2022 at 8:19 AM Howard White <mailto:hwh...@vcch.com>> wrote: Brian, That is what I am trying to install - Rocky 8.6.  Now installed, dnf does not allow me to update the OS due to a ce

Re: [nlug] DNF certificates for Rocky 8.6

to fill the vacuum (but I don't remember the name). On Fri, Aug 19, 2022 at 9:11 AM Howard White <mailto:hwh...@vcch.com>> wrote: Brian, My application involves production servers; beyond the license terms of the developer subscription.  The subscription fee is

Re: [nlug] DNF certificates for Rocky 8.6

show you if that was successful. or not.  (And, since you're getting the 403 forbidden I'd say it's not registered) if you have subs, and an account with them, it's easy peasy, but if not you're better off going with a clone. On 8/18/22 17:01, Howard White wrote: > My

[nlug] DNF certificates for Rocky 8.6

My problem does not originate with Rocky but with the upstream provider, RedHat. Have done a preliminary install of RL8.6 and finally remembered how to get networking to run by default; why RedHat, why? Now, I cannot curl or dnf (which uses curl) due to certificate silliness. I have chased

Re: [nlug] Brave Browser and Mouse Problem

Curious Paul. Seems there is more of a combination problem here. I use Brave quite a bit on Ubuntu 20.04 and 22.04 without issues; both on laptops and desktops. I probably don't run the same mix of applications. Clearly you are not holding your tongue correctly ;) Howard On 8/15/22

Re: [nlug] Single printer shows up as two printers in Ubuntu

John, I have a Xerox 6280 that does similar crap. The first Google search I did came across a dpkg -config command that turned off the automatic remote printer configuration. I just looked again and found this link:

[nlug] compassion

Most of you know of my disdain for the company Microsoft. But life gets in the way sometimes: "The son of Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Satya Nadella has died, a spokesperson for the company said Tuesday. “Very sadly Satya’s son Zain Nadella has passed away. The Nadellas are taking time

Re: [nlug] Modern KVM?

Excellent discussion about Synergy, guys. I need to review that as well. I made it work, once, and got distracted away. For the record, I have two of the Startech.com 4x2, DVI, USB KVM . They work as advertised; with all the limitations noted by Paul. There is nothing that says you can't

Re: [nlug] The implementation of systemd - it is tragic

I'm still looking for a modern port of FSTE from the Honeywell GCOS6 days... Sigh. Howard On 11/6/21 1:35 PM, Curt Lundgren wrote: Oh, that's it!  Now Kent gets a lump of coal for Christmas.  Not a large one that could be used to provide useful heating, just a small crumbly one.  Use vi and

[nlug] Desktop manager religion; was Re: The implementation of systemd - it is tragic

Greg, This is all personal preferences - YMMV. Just think, you could be running MacOS or Windows and not have any choice as to desktop manager... Remember the desktop manager dark ages - when Microsoft cane out with Windows 8 and Ubuntu allowed Unity to escape? Yours truly was in a world

[nlug] The implementation of systemd - it is tragic

Okay folks, Many of us like to beef about the complexity of systemd and how it has interfered with our lives. I offer this very thoughtful video taking the affirmative argument for systemd. Howard -- -- You received this message because you

[nlug] Creating the second worst programming language

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Re: [nlug] Restore point / Rollback for Ubuntu 20.04 / browser bookmark file?

Michael, So what happens if you boot that system from a live CD / USB thumbdrive?? A: does it boot? B: if it boots, can you get to the files on the drive? This situation is one reason I make sure to turn off the motherboard splash screens that hide the boot process. At the moment, a

Re: [nlug] Meetup Group

.  I'm mdcha...@michaelchaney.com <mailto:mdcha...@michaelchaney.com> and my picture is there. On Tue, Aug 24, 2021 at 1:18 PM Howard White <mailto:hwh...@vcch.com>> wrote: I have logged into Meetup looking to nominate you as an organizer for NLUG.  I see three names of f

Re: [nlug] Meetup Group

: I have a paid meetup account.  If the group there is useful I can take it in.  Does anybody actually use it? On Tue, Aug 24, 2021 at 9:18 AM Howard White <mailto:hwh...@vcch.com>> wrote: All, I've received notices that the Nashville Linux Users Group Meetup page shall b

[nlug] Meetup Group

All, I've received notices that the Nashville Linux Users Group Meetup page shall be deleted tomorrow unless someone - they suggest me - takes on the role of leader and no doubt pays them money. Allow me to be blunt. I really do not care [ about | for ] Meetup. Does anyone else have

[nlug] web security

And you thought George Orwell painted a grim picture (1984)? Try this on for size: Howard -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to

[nlug] security heads up

take a read: Oh, and update your Chrome, too. Howard -- -- You received this message because you are

Re: [nlug] NVME and Raspberry Pi

be something that 'just works…' On Sat, May 15, 2021 at 10:13 AM Howard White <mailto:hwh...@vcch.com>> wrote: Curt, Sorry I'm slow to respond.  I also struggle with RPi and MicroSD media.   Here is a YouTube with some info about NVMe kit: <https://www.youtube

Re: [nlug] NVME and Raspberry Pi

Curt, Sorry I'm slow to respond. I also struggle with RPi and MicroSD media. Here is a YouTube with some info about NVMe kit: Howard On 5/10/21 4:38 PM, Curt Lundgren wrote: I've set up a Pi 4 computer with 8 GB of RAM and a pair of 1080P

Re: [nlug] network congestion

Howard White wrote: Hey guys, Is anyone aware of greater internet screwup somewhere?? We are able to connect to some but not all of our customers cleanly. Southwest of Nashville in particular. Howard -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG&q

[nlug] network congestion

Hey guys, Is anyone aware of greater internet screwup somewhere?? We are able to connect to some but not all of our customers cleanly. Southwest of Nashville in particular. Howard -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to

[nlug] JVM memory leak??

All, Just a hunch. And this may well have been addressed ages ago, hence my post here. We keep servers going a long time between reboots and even longer between software upgrades. Our current "java -version" is 1.8.0_102. Said system was up over a year without restart and the swap space

[nlug] Day in Seattle

Sigh, Off on a great junket. Will have an extra day in Seattle next week and the thought occurred that there is the Living Computer Museum, founded by Paul Allen, that houses the very CDC 6500 upon which I learned assembler. Alas, COVID has closed the museum for the time being. To think

[nlug] Is your browser private enough?

Found this short YouTube very interesting regarding web browsers and their harvesting of data: Be advised... Howard -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email

Re: [nlug] RHEL now has a free tier!

<-- too lazy to lookup the upside down "bang." On 1/20/21 9:06 PM, 'Michael Chaney' via NLUG wrote: On Wed, Jan 20, 2021 at 8:47 PM Howard White <mailto:hwh...@vcch.com>> wrote: !No Bueno!!  Long live Whitebox Linux!! I couldn't figure out what you were saying

Re: [nlug] RHEL now has a free tier!

!No Bueno!! Long live Whitebox Linux!! Howard On 1/20/21 8:00 PM, Kent Perrier wrote: If you missed it, you can legally now deploy RHEL, in production, on up to 16 systems with the (free) Red Hat Developer Program subscription. IMO, they should have waited for this to be ready before

[nlug] fossil sysadmin discovers /etc/systemd/resolved.conf

This is intended as self deprecation, not advice... I'm likely not the only person who has, in a huff, edited /etc/resolv.conf to get what I really want to get done - NOW - done. Instead, we should go muck our changes in /etc/systemd/resolved.conf # This file is part of systemd. # #

[nlug] sysadmin "command o' the day"

Like some other "veteran" admins, I'm a little slow coming around to the full impact of systemd - specifically the migration away from scripts in /etc/init.d. DAMMIT! I used to know where to go look for things! My new command friend - sudo systemctl --type=service The command by itself

[nlug] Whaddyamean net-tools is deprecated???

I am not the most versed student of the arp command so I hit the man page to get more info only to see, in passing, that the entire net-tools package is now "obsolete" and no longer maintained. Okay, I admit that I have gotten prior hints about that with the ifconfig command as well. No more

Re: [nlug] Guacamole in place of RDP

Yeah. I did the XFCE install and _then_ I did the yum erase kde-runtime reboot So when I try to launch the standard terminal on the VMGuest console (did I mention that the VMGuest console sucks?), it fails with a useless error message. When I try to RDP to the VMGuest, it barfs. The ssh

Re: [nlug] Guacamole in place of RDP

Justin, You've got the "thin" part on the wrong side of the equation. I want the impact of the GUI to be thin on the _server,_ heavy on the _desktop._ Don't need not stnkin Chromebooks or thin clients. Our standard Win10 (cough, cough) or linux GUI desktops have more than enough

[nlug] Guacamole in place of RDP

Justin, Many thanks for the rebound. "Tomcat?" Say no more. You saved me the grief of disappointment. The _LAST_ thing I need is a system pig like Tomcat and Java just for the purposes of occasionally wanting to log in to check a setting or another. Xrdp is so last century but it is

Re: replacing KDE; was Re: [nlug] oh, now I've really borked it...

, and what is the goal and the purpose thereof? On Wed, Jul 8, 2020 at 4:07 PM Howard White wrote: More great suggestions, Tilghman. I truly think my biggest roadblock is that the system(s) in question are CentOS 7.[2,3] and don't really want to be updated to 7.8. My trying to muck around w

Re: replacing KDE; was Re: [nlug] oh, now I've really borked it...

with configuration, but that might get you to the point of a functional GNOME. On Wed, Jul 8, 2020 at 2:46 PM Howard White wrote: Follow up from the western front... Tilghman's suggestion of getting to work before removing KDE was good advice. Gnome came out to the same broken end either way

replacing KDE; was Re: [nlug] oh, now I've really borked it...

Howard On 7/1/20 6:08 PM, Howard White wrote: Many thanks for the rebound, Brian. Really didn't notice which of the ?dm programs was there before I started but I definitely see gdm there after the Gnome install. And before anybody gets too concerned, I'm working on a copy of a copy...  I may

Re: [nlug] oh, now I've really borked it...

so long, don't take anything I say at face value, ... Take care ol friends. On Wed, Jul 1, 2020 at 4:11 PM Howard White mailto:hwh...@vcch.com>> wrote: > > Dealing with servers (virtual guests) upon which KDE was installed as > the GUI.  I'm going throug

[nlug] oh, now I've really borked it...

Dealing with servers (virtual guests) upon which KDE was installed as the GUI. I'm going through an exercise to try to remove KDE and replace it, reluctantly, with GNOME. yum erase kde-runtime seems to have done that deed nicely. First attempt yum groupinstall "GNOME Desktop" got all manner

Good news and bad news; was Re: [nlug] nightmare on ssh street

12, 2020 at 3:54 PM Howard White <mailto:hwh...@vcch.com>> wrote: Madness continues. Working in a CentOS environment; connecting to servers.  The connection pair in question has been working for over a year without issues - specifically querying various Nagios checks

[nlug] nightmare on ssh street

Madness continues. Working in a CentOS environment; connecting to servers. The connection pair in question has been working for over a year without issues - specifically querying various Nagios checks over ssh (works great, more secure than NRPE). Today, remote server (hosted on VMWare),

Re: [nlug] fstab, I am missing something obvious

Oh SHovel Handles!!! That worked. Howard On 3/29/20 10:27 AM, John R. Dennison wrote: On Sun, Mar 29, 2020 at 09:00:19AM -0500, Howard White wrote: But can I add the essential elements to /etc/fstab UUID=c1056823-6a68-4bfd-92ba-c6e2f6e7cf37 /raid ext4default

Re: [nlug] fstab, I am missing something obvious

Thanks Tilghman, /dev/sdb1: UUID="c1056823-6a68-4bfd-92ba-c6e2f6e7cf37" TYPE="ext4" PARTLABEL="primary" PARTUUID="041a49c6-649a-4b7f-a9e8-bbea4558844d" Howard On 3/29/20 9:51 AM, Tilghman Lesher wrote: What's the output of: % sudo blkid On Sun, Mar

[nlug] fstab, I am missing something obvious

Grr. HP DL360 G5 with P400i RAID controller. One 72gb drive with Ubuntu 18.04 server, five 600GB drives configured RAID 5 for a 2.2TB virtual drive. Ubuntu runs just fine, been running Folding at Home on it for a few days but built the OS weeks ago. Haven't added /dev/sdb1 to the

[nlug] [OffTopic] Finding the IP address of a SMB share

Guys, If I am on a local network where there is a SMB server with a share, I may browse that local network and find the connection. Of course this is a Windows environment of which I speak and I need an IP address because I'm connecting through a VPN tool that doesn't share the network

Re: [nlug] (Howard's 1st rule): Desktop Hardware (not laptop) sources

Well, Michael, you coulda asked me first... :D Memory != power. Processor = power. Memory allows the processor(s) to do more work. Lemme go kicking about and see what I find. Howard On 2/29/20 12:42 PM, Michael L wrote: Long story short:  need powerful desktop system to run Linux on;

Retail computer stuff; was Re: [nlug] Linux Merchandise

[try this again to the list and not just Adam] To the question of "is there a store from which I may buy any computer stuff?" Linux is not the question... Once upon a time, I was in a situation where I needed linux install disks and did NOT have adequate internet access. I was able to go

[nlug] Is open source the shortest path to autonomous driving

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Re: [nlug] Remmina on Kubuntu- need to remote connect to (Win10) DB PC

Quick feedback as to what was discovered with Michael this morning regarding RDP and Remmina. We took a three step approach to the situation: Make Windows to Windows work Make linux Remmina to Windows work Add a VPN link The instructions from M$ on how to address the

[nlug] Network grief

Is it just us in Brentwood or is Com[ cast | crap ] having more problems than usual today? Network is "up" but throughput stinks. Howard -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to

[nlug] CentOS CUPS issue

My Google foo does not register one bar on the meter... So I may be the only sysadmin on the planet that looks at lpstat -o. We have customers that print, a lot. I am seeing vestigial print jobs listed in lpstat -o such that if one tries to cancel , the message "cancel-job failed: Job #

[SOLVED] Re: [nlug] Awwww Man!

ectly to the printers, and we don't want CUPS to try to reinterpret the commands. We also send raw Postscript to our laser printers. On Mon, Oct 7, 2019 at 1:46 PM Howard White wrote: Today's gripe is that Ubuntu 18.04 / CUPS (and others I am quite sure) [ has | have ] dropped support for a

Re: [nlug] Awwww Man!

Aaron Satie as wisdom and warning... The first time any man's freedom is trodden on, we’re all damaged." - Jean-Luc Picard, quoting Judge Aaron Satie, Star Trek: TNG episode "The Drumhead" - Alex Smith - Kent, Washington (metropolitan Seattle area)

Re: [nlug] Awwww Man!

udge Aaron Satie, Star Trek: TNG episode "The Drumhead" - Alex Smith - Kent, Washington (metropolitan Seattle area) On Mon, Oct 7, 2019 at 12:34 PM Howard White <mailto:hwh...@vcch.com>> wrote: Not at all, Alex.  I get it.  You saw my struggle with Arch (for which

Re: [nlug] Awwww Man!

g Judge Aaron Satie, Star Trek: TNG episode "The Drumhead" - Alex Smith - Kent, Washington (metropolitan Seattle area) On Mon, Oct 7, 2019 at 12:12 PM Howard White <mailto:hwh...@vcch.com>> wrote: Creating a print queue external to CUPS really was the point of my

Re: [nlug] Awwww Man!

d, quoting Judge Aaron Satie, Star Trek: TNG episode "The Drumhead" - Alex Smith - Kent, Washington (metropolitan Seattle area) On Mon, Oct 7, 2019 at 11:52 AM Howard White <mailto:hwh...@vcch.com>> wrote: With a Raw Queue, there is no ppd. Howard On 10/7/19 1:51

Re: [nlug] Awwww Man!

rea) On Mon, Oct 7, 2019 at 11:50 AM Howard White <mailto:hwh...@vcch.com>> wrote: The source of the issue seems to be CUPS which is more than just Ubuntu. Howard On 10/7/19 1:47 PM, Alex Smith (K4RNT) wrote: > Guess Ubuntu isn't the magic bullet people claim it to

Re: [nlug] Awwww Man!

udge Aaron Satie, Star Trek: TNG episode "The Drumhead" - Alex Smith - Kent, Washington (metropolitan Seattle area) On Mon, Oct 7, 2019 at 11:46 AM Howard White <mailto:hwh...@vcch.com>> wrote: Today's gripe is that Ubuntu 18.04 / CUPS (and others I am quite sure) [

[nlug] Awwww Man!

Today's gripe is that Ubuntu 18.04 / CUPS (and others I am quite sure) [ has | have ] dropped support for a Generid Printer, Raw Queue. This means that the dot matrix printer (remember them?) that I use to print two part checks does not play nice in Ubuntu 18.04. Still does in 16.04. I'm

Re: [nlug] Sigh. Arch linux is kicking me...

python /usr/bin/python $ which python3 /usr/bin/python3 Is it just a matter of updating some shebangs to point to the appropriate python? On Sat, Oct 5, 2019 at 2:47 PM Howard White wrote: So the joke is on me. I've been whacking on the open source home automation systems openhab and home

[nlug] Sigh. Arch linux is kicking me...

So the joke is on me. I've been whacking on the open source home automation systems openhab and home assistant (hass) for a while now. "Just install our Raspberry Pi packages and it just works." Um, no it does not. Me thinks my Pi is less than stable. Down the openhab rabbit hole. Cannot

[nlug] another entry into the "rut roh" file...

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[nlug] It is not safe to swim in the internet pool...

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Re: [nlug] Meeting Tonight

Tonight is not August 13 for anyone who did not notice... Howard On 8/6/19 1:04 PM, Vincent Brown wrote: Sorry for last-minute announcement on this. John O'Malley will present on tools for working with Linux in Active Directory. I for one am excited about this topic. If you can make it, don't

Re: [nlug] Re: No keyboard found. Press F1 to continue

on the host: https://geek-university.com/vmware-player/enhanced-virtual-keyboard-feature/ On Mon, Jul 22, 2019 at 11:06 AM Howard White <mailto:hwh...@vcch.com>> wrote:     Thanks for the rebound, Clayton.  The screen shot I should capture is     from Device Manager that shows the PS/2

Re: [nlug] Re: No keyboard found. Press F1 to continue

: https://geek-university.com/vmware-player/enhanced-virtual-keyboard-feature/ On Mon, Jul 22, 2019 at 11:06 AM Howard White <mailto:hwh...@vcch.com>> wrote: Thanks for the rebound, Clayton.  The screen shot I should capture is from Device Manager that shows the PS/2 Keyboard with

Re: [nlug] Re: No keyboard found. Press F1 to continue

Thanks for the rebound, Clayton. The screen shot I should capture is from Device Manager that shows the PS/2 Keyboard with a yellow triangle and an exclamation point. I am aware of the capture key sequence and probably need to try that again just to make sure. Detail I may have missed at

[nlug] No keyboard found. Press F1 to continue

Remember getting this head-scratcher of a Windows (or is it BIOS?) error message? I have a similar situation. My "project" has been to get a laptop with Ubuntu as the primary operating system with Windows 10 running under VMWare Player. I've goofed around with this for quite a while (many

Re: [nlug] HELP! Firewall testbed driving me nuts!

ewall from the mix, set the IP addresses of each of the now daughter firewalls to static IP addresses (okay, I was lazy and tried to use DHCP at the "internet" because that is exactly the field configuration) and see if there is any more progress. Howard On 6/25/19 10:18 PM, Howard

[nlug] HELP! Firewall testbed driving me nuts!

Not that it was a very long putt, you understand... Trying to create a testbed to which I may connect multiple pfsense instances (all but one on bare metal, one vm guest - all give the same result). Have a separate network to which each of the WAN interfaces of the collective firewalls

[nlug] malware heads up

Oh goody, "they" are coming after us... Howard -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the

Re: [nlug] linux exploit

an updated kernel that corrects this race condition. On Mon, May 13, 2019 at 8:33 AM Howard White wrote: Is this bleeding edge or am I missing something? <https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/linux-kernel-prior-to-508-vulnerable-to-remote-code-execution/?fbc

[nlug] linux exploit

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[nlug] handy networking command o' the day

I'm chasing my tail with too many networks and too many DHCP servers. nmap --script broadcast-dhcp-discover -e wlp3s0 note that the -e argument is for a system with multiple interfaces... Howard -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To

[nlug] cool linux command line tricks

They had me at curl wttr.in Howard -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to

[nlug] ransomeware with an ubuntu attack vector

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[nlug] phpmyadmin question

Yours truly is a victim of yet another too-old-happy-talk-howto. Regarding the /etc/httpd/conf.d/phpMyAdmin.conf, the howto says comment out the lines Order Deny,Allow Deny from all Allow from 127.0.0.1 Oh, but in my instance, these lines occur several times. And

[nlug] a useful website

I won't go so far as to say "my new favorite website" but it still is interesting: Howard -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this

[nlug] fanning the flames of firewall discussion

As I was saying at the last meeting, whereas ten to fifteen years ago "we" were better off buying an appliance firewall as opposed to creating one in linux - the times have changed and those appliance firewalls don't cut it anymore.

[nlug] oh goody, I have to learn an entirely new network configuration syntax

Oh the joys of progress! Just when one almost understands the syntax of /etc/network/interfaces - kablammo! Yeah, I know, they rolled this out with v17.10. So here's the deal. NIC en01 is connected to the WAN and gets its address via DHCP. NIC en02 is connected to the LAN with a static

[nlug] Connecting linux to LTO6 tape drive; was Re: NLUG member needs help - quick local gig

Dru asked that I report back to the list as to what and how I did to work with Michael. First and foremost, I had a whiteboard discussion with Michael as to the nature of the data, not just the quantity. I brought along an Ubuntu 16.04 server with a really old DLT drive for the purpose of

[nlug] there is joy in Ubuntu 18.04!

18.04 came out in late April. Only now are my 16.04 desktop systems getting the "hey, there is 18.04 now, wanna upgrade" message. Thought I'd do my 4 monitor using the NVIDIA specific video driver system which has always been just a little twitchy. Upgrade went off without any drama and the

Re: [nlug] Hard Drives

Keep an eye on the Best Buy sales as they have a habit of putting their Western Digital 8TB EasyStore units on sale for ~$150. These EasyStore have drives that sell for more than that naked. Lots of folks "shuck" the drives out of the plastic case to put into whatever. If you are careful,

Re: [nlug] [NLUG] Got an old managed switch?

Run wireshark and watch the traffic? Howard On 06/29/2018 11:49 AM, Dave Manginelli wrote: My current gig involves testing an IOT device that likes to "phone home" and it would be much easier for me if I could easily monitor the traffic. Does anybody have a managed switch they can loan (or

[nlug] useful command o' the day

Currently messing about with a software raid (md). Found a nice how-to that included a couple of generally useful commands: lsblk -o NAME,SIZE,FSTYPE,MOUNTPOINT and cat /prod/mdstat

[nlug] another day, another security oops

Somebody pass me the roll of tin foil, please. Howard -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this

[nlug] command reference from the dark side

For those poor SODs that have to work with Windows, here is a command reference that may be of interest. Howard -- -- You received this message because you are

[nlug] security matters

After Tuesday night's cheerful news about security, here is one that makes stuxnet look primative... Howard -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

[nlug] Long time, no Beer and Pizza

An early tradition of the Nashville Linux Users Group was random gatherings at Davinci's Pizza on Hayes Street, establishment killed off by incessant street construction. Rob Huffstedtler, an early NLUG activist, is visiting town. We are reviving the Beer and Pizza tradition at East

Re: [nlug] Knock Knock Someone home?

Sorry Joey, now to reply to the list... Definitely Clonezilla. Like Chris, I use Clonezilla all the time. Howard On 04/06/2018 09:06 AM, JMJ wrote: Sorry... that was a vote for Clonezilla not a question about it. :-) JMJ On Fri, Apr 6, 2018, 9:06 AM JMJ

[nlug] your tax dollars at work - against you

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