[Bug 252351] [NEW] provide some info about users and file permissions

2008-07-27 Thread ceg
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: debian-installer Following is a little informative text for the "set up users and passwords" stage: --- It is easy for multiple users to collaborate on a debian/ubuntu system. Just keep in mind that access to files always depends on the permissions of t

[Bug 120375] Re: cannot boot raid1 with only one disk

2008-07-28 Thread ceg
I just noticed that with slowly-appearing drives (with md devices on it) the md device will not exist on the regular run of init-premount/mdadm. But since introducing another waiting loop into the coldplug driven boot does not make much sence it'll be preferable to just do degration with failur

[Bug 251164] Re: crypdisk setup does not wait properly for its source devices to appear

2008-07-28 Thread ceg
Ah, packages server is back up. I see the whole rootdelay loop has been copied from the local script and also the dropping to the console when ${cryptsource} is missing. But the recent local script will execute additional failure hooks. For example degraded arrays will only get started by these.

[Bug 252649] [NEW] Support for chainloadable / or /boot partitions

2008-07-28 Thread ceg
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: grub (I don't know if this is grub or grub-installer) It would be nice if grub-install could default to always setup the boot sector of the / or /boot partition to be chainloadable also (as a backup). * Recovering from an overwritten MBR would be as ea

[Bug 252485] Re: Mdadm segfault on booting Hardy

2008-07-28 Thread ceg
Hi, concerning the boot process you can test the current patches https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BootDegradedRaid for Bug #120375 -- Mdadm segfault on booting Hardy https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/252485 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to U

[Bug 252345] Re: mdadm.conf is crated with explicit ARRAY statements prevents hotplug autodetection

2008-07-29 Thread ceg
Well, the issue filed here, is autocreated mdadm.conf prevents autodetection of cold- and hotplugging. I found out not only the ARRAY lines, but also the homehost prevents autotection of arrays. The homehost feature may have been good to prevent systems with global "mdadm --assemble --scan" boo

[Bug 251164] Re: crypdisk setup does not wait properly for its source devices to appear

2008-07-29 Thread ceg
Just checked that the same applies for encrypted non-rootfilesystems, too. (/etc/init.d/cryptdisks*) If for example external disks are slow crypdisk fails. Since md and lvm devices are set up by udev: init.d/cryptdisk-early and cryptdisks (or just cryptdisk.functions) need to contain a timeout loo

[Bug 120375] Re: cannot boot raid1 with only one disk

2008-07-29 Thread ceg
4 of the 5 bugs taged as duplicates use a separate home array, the fix will not let such systems boot degraded. WARNING: The mdadm - 2.6.7-3ubuntu2fix uses "mdadm --assemble --scan" on a system based on udev hotplugging. It will start all partly attatched arrays in degraded mode. When any memb

[Bug 251663] Re: --incremental not creating device nodes

2008-07-29 Thread ceg
To reproduce change /etc/udev/rules.d/85-mdadm* to do "mdadm --incremental /dev/%k" and reboot. After initramfs drops you to a console try mdadm --incremental manually. -- --incremental not creating device nodes https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/251663 You received this bug notification because yo

[Bug 118283] Re: can't easily use unison-gtk to sync a local folder to my VFAT USB drive

2008-07-29 Thread ceg
You can make your fat filesystem permissions look like matching to your default umask. Mount options: for umask 002: dmask=002,fmask=113 for umask 022: dmask=022,fmask=133 (do not use the unspecific umask option) As a workaround adjust your personal hal vfat mount options in the gconf-edito

[Bug 118283] Re: can't easily use unison-gtk to sync a local folder to my VFAT USB drive

2008-07-29 Thread ceg
More information on a corresponging debian bug, that has been closed by maintainers without resolving. http://bugs.debian.org/344278 -- can't easily use unison-gtk to sync a local folder to my VFAT USB drive https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/118283 You received this bug notification because you a

[Bug 60722] Re: Set better umasks for FAT filesystems (USB drives etc)

2008-07-29 Thread ceg
You can make your fat filesystem permissions look like matching to your default umask. Mount options: for umask 002: dmask=002,fmask=113 for umask 022: dmask=022,fmask=133 (do not use the unspecific umask option) As a workaround adjust your personal hal vfat mount options in the gconf-editor, bu

[Bug 204577] Re: The default umask should be set to 077. XDG_PUBLICSHARE_DIR should have umask 022

2008-07-29 Thread ceg
More info in Bug #252351 -- The default umask should be set to 077. XDG_PUBLICSHARE_DIR should have umask 022 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/204577 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bug

[Bug 252351] Re: provide some info about users and file permissions

2008-07-29 Thread ceg
It's ment to inform the user during install and GPL of course. -- provide some info about users and file permissions https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/252351 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubu

[Bug 253096] Re: pam_umask.so missing in common-session

2008-07-29 Thread ceg
Oh, the problem with the current state is that umask is set all over the place in shell config files, xsessions, and do not work for ssh logins for example. -- pam_umask.so missing in common-session https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/253096 You received this bug notification because you are a member

[Bug 253096] [NEW] pam_umask.so missing in common-session

2008-07-29 Thread ceg
Public bug reported: pam_umask.so determines the umask (from system and user config files (see man page)) and sets it accordingly. The umask should not be set in common-session because it would override all user specific configs, but the option usergroups is neccessary to let it check if ubuntu

[Bug 253103] [NEW] users not belonging to users group

2008-07-29 Thread ceg
Public bug reported: Ubuntu uses private user groups. In order for the users to belong be added to the users group by default /etc/security/groups needs to contain a line like this one: *; *; *; Al-2400; users (Context is also Bug #252351) ** Affects: pam (Ubuntu) Importance

[Bug 253213] [NEW] remove obsolete package pam-umask from repository

2008-07-30 Thread ceg
Public bug reported: pam_umask.so is now included in libpam-modules. ** Affects: pam-umask (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- remove obsolete package pam-umask from repository https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/253213 You received this bug notification because you are a m

[Bug 83025] Re: mount script doesn't poll if root device has been initialized, preventing udev+mdadm/lvm/cryptsetup to do its job

2008-07-30 Thread ceg
initramfs/scripts/local in 8.04 does have a timeout loop for the root device. The remaining mdadm bug numbers are listed on https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BootDegradedRaid ** Changed in: initramfs-tools Status: New => Fix Released -- mount script doesn't poll if root device has been initialized

[Bug 251663] Re: --incremental not creating device nodes

2008-07-30 Thread ceg
Don't forget to "update-initramfs -k all -u" with the new udev rule before rebooting, though. -- --incremental not creating device nodes https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/251663 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bu

[Bug 253096] Re: pam_umask.so missing in common-session

2008-07-30 Thread ceg
Hello Steve, thank you for improving ubuntu. The example came from the pam_umask man page, maybe I had some typo. There is some history why this bug should be fixed. It is a regression that is now easy to fix. Before pam was introduced "login" provided the central point to set the UMASK value

[Bug 253096] Re: pam_umask.so missing in common-session

2008-07-30 Thread ceg
FYI here is a summary of a Sep 2005 discussion in debian, by now it may be added that, as pam_umask supports the "usergroups" feature, it is no longer neccessary to set the umask to 002 for all users, with pam_umask's "usergroups" feature it will check if users are in a private primary user gro

[Bug 245210] Re: login.defs references libpam-umask which is a obsolete package

2008-07-30 Thread ceg
Actually, libpam-modules are installed by default and this new pam_umask.so should be enabled in common-session by default (Bug #253096). pam_umask now recovers the umask functionality that login once had for pam systems. (see man pam_umask) It gets the users umask from several places. That means

[Bug 245210] Re: login.defs references libpam-umask which is a obsolete package

2008-07-30 Thread ceg
See Bug #253096 for the current state of umask setting. -- login.defs references libpam-umask which is a obsolete package https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/245210 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing li

[Bug 71295] Re: /etc/login.defs umask cleanup

2008-07-30 Thread ceg
See Bug #253096 for the current state of umask setting. -- /etc/login.defs umask cleanup https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/71295 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com http

[Bug 253103] Re: users not belonging to users group

2008-07-30 Thread ceg
Hello Steve, yes, it may be that the adduser maintainer could change his package, adding redundant group configuration to all users. But other than that, some GUI tools don't seem to always rely on adduser (configuration) or even (debian) policy for user and group ids, unfortunately. (It's underst

[Bug 253283] [NEW] OK buttons in profile wizard reversed

2008-07-30 Thread ceg
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: unison Within the graphical profile wizard the right button aborts and the left button is OK. ** Affects: unison (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- OK buttons in profile wizard reversed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/253283

[Bug 253282] [NEW] Links retrieved over dns-sd (service discovery) not working

2008-07-30 Thread ceg
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: kdebase To reproduce configure a domain that provides service discovery information in kcontrolcenter / zeroconf. For example "dns-sd.org". Then you will be able to browse their published services under Network shortcut in KDE. But when following the

[Bug 253282] Re: Links retrieved over dns-sd (service discovery) not working

2008-07-30 Thread ceg
This is ubuntu 8.04 (hardy) -- Links retrieved over dns-sd (service discovery) not working https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/253282 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com h

[Bug 253319] [NEW] rename files instead of deleting and copying again.

2008-07-30 Thread ceg
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: unison When files gets renamed in replica A, unison shows that the original file is getting deleted in replica B and the renamed file is copied again. This is particulary unfortunate with picture archives, as they get more often renamed but less often

[Bug 157981] Re: udev not using mdadm incremental

2008-07-30 Thread ceg
Sorry prior post was ment for another bug, the race condition with degraded raids in this bug has different behaviour mentioned in aformentioned kernle list archive. -- udev not using mdadm incremental https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/157981 You received this bug notification because you are a mem

[Bug 157981] Re: udev not using mdadm incremental

2008-07-30 Thread ceg
When this occurs the drives are accessed continously, system hangs. -- udev not using mdadm incremental https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/157981 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists

[Bug 244792] Re: -ARs fails with prior --no-degraded assemblies

2008-07-30 Thread ceg
When this bug occurs the drives are accessed continously, system hangs. -- -ARs fails with prior --no-degraded assemblies https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/244792 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing li

[Bug 230671] Re: Mounts external USB hard drive in a different point after resuming sleep

2008-07-22 Thread ceg
I am sorry my comments have been misunderstandable and caused this bug to be set to invalid even if it may be valid. My first comment was made to point to solution, that is possible with new kernels. The second to point out that USB_PERSIST should better be patched to check USB IDs when somone

[Bug 230671] Re: Mounts external USB hard drive in a different point after resuming sleep

2008-07-22 Thread ceg
My comments did not describe an implemented design, but pointed to a possibility to fix this in ubuntu. ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid => Confirmed -- Mounts external USB hard drive in a different point after resuming sleep https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/230671 You receive

[Bug 244844] Re: Adapt invocation to ubuntu acpi-support / pm-tools packages

2008-07-05 Thread ceg
This bug report is inteded to document the adaption of laptop-mode- tools. Wouldn't the patch to pm-tools be the matter of a pm-tools bugreport? Though this bugreports may be linked with current pm-tools package interfering with package laptop-mode-tools, I do think this bug needs to be separate

[Bug 239419] Re: pm-utils has laptop-tools script which conflicts with laptop-mode-tools

2008-07-06 Thread ceg
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 244844 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/244844 This pm-utils bug is not a duplicate of the laptop-mode-tools bug #244844. This bug is about pm-utils provocing a conflict. The other is about adapting laptop-mode-tools to the pm-utils / acpi- support hook

[Bug 244844] Re: Adapt laptop-mode-tools invocation to ubuntu's acpi-support / pm-tools packages

2008-07-06 Thread ceg
** Summary changed: - Adapt invocation to ubuntu acpi-support / pm-tools packages + Adapt laptop-mode-tools invocation to ubuntu's acpi-support / pm-tools packages ** Description changed: Binary package hint: laptop-mode-tools + Adaption would would mean to include scripts that call + "/us

[Bug 244844] Re: Adapt laptop-mode-tools invocation to ubuntu's acpi-support / pm-tools packages

2008-07-06 Thread ceg
I don't know. I believe in letting pm-utils manage power state changes (if that is the tool of choice) and letting acpi-support taking care of button, battery and ac events etc. A disk idleing tool like laptop-mode-tools can be hooked into these appropriately, when its packaged with scripts that

[Bug 59695] Re: High frequency of load/unload cycles on some hard disks may shorten lifetime

2008-07-06 Thread ceg
A "howto get disks idleing correctly (without excessive load cycling)" has been added to: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerManagement -- High frequency of load/unload cycles on some hard disks may shorten lifetime https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/59695 You received this bug notification because you a

[Bug 244844] Re: Adapt laptop-mode-tools invocation to ubuntu's acpi-support / pm-tools packages

2008-07-06 Thread ceg
There is now an overview about the related bugs in the wiki. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerManagement#head-ab94c99627b86e9fbb29a09d3316178269c3e764 -- Adapt laptop-mode-tools invocation to ubuntu's acpi-support / pm-tools packages https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/244844 You received this bug notifi

[Bug 244833] Re: missing hdparm -B setting during resume

2008-07-06 Thread ceg
There is now an overview about the related bugs in the wiki. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerManagement#head-ab94c99627b86e9fbb29a09d3316178269c3e764 -- missing hdparm -B setting during resume https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/244833 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubunt

[Bug 59695] Re: High frequency of load/unload cycles on some hard disks may shorten lifetime

2008-07-06 Thread ceg
** Description changed: This is not a support forum. Please do not use it as such (even though it has been used as such already). You can scan through the bug for links to the Ubuntu forums where many, many different questions have been asked, answered, and re-answered. The temporary

[Bug 244839] Re: /etc/acpi/start.d and resume.d scripts are not run.

2008-07-06 Thread ceg
Then the bug is that acpi-support contains these bogus directories. -- /etc/acpi/start.d and resume.d scripts are not run. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/244839 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing lis

[Bug 244838] Re: laptop-mode needs to be activated in two places

2008-07-06 Thread ceg
There is now an overview about the related bugs in the wiki. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerManagement#head-ab94c99627b86e9fbb29a09d3316178269c3e764 -- laptop-mode needs to be activated in two places https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/244838 You received this bug notification because you are a member

[Bug 244836] Re: /etc/acpi/power.sh overrides user settings

2008-07-06 Thread ceg
There is now an overview about the related bugs in the wiki. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerManagement#head-ab94c99627b86e9fbb29a09d3316178269c3e764 -- /etc/acpi/power.sh overrides user settings https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/244836 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ub

[Bug 244836] Re: /etc/acpi/power.sh overrides user settings

2008-07-06 Thread ceg
There is now an overview about the related bugs in the wiki. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerManagement#head-ab94c99627b86e9fbb29a09d3316178269c3e764 -- /etc/acpi/power.sh overrides user settings https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/244836 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ub

[Bug 244832] Re: missing hdparm -B setting during boot

2008-07-06 Thread ceg
There is now an overview about the related bugs in the wiki. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerManagement#head-ab94c99627b86e9fbb29a09d3316178269c3e764 -- missing hdparm -B setting during boot https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/244832 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

[Bug 244831] Re: /etc/acpi/power.sh overrides user scripts

2008-07-06 Thread ceg
There is now an overview about the related bugs in the wiki. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerManagement#head-ab94c99627b86e9fbb29a09d3316178269c3e764 -- /etc/acpi/power.sh overrides user scripts https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/244831 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubu

[Bug 244831] Re: /etc/acpi/power.sh overrides user scripts

2008-07-06 Thread ceg
There is now an overview about the related bugs in the wiki. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerManagement#head-ab94c99627b86e9fbb29a09d3316178269c3e764 -- /etc/acpi/power.sh overrides user scripts https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/244831 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubu

[Bug 239419] Re: pm-utils has laptop-tools script which conflicts with laptop-mode-tools

2008-07-07 Thread ceg
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 244844 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/244844 See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerManagement#head- ab94c99627b86e9fbb29a09d3316178269c3e764 for the links between the separate bugs. -- pm-utils has laptop-tools script which conflicts with laptop-mode-tools

[Bug 59695] Re: High frequency of load/unload cycles on some hard disks may shorten lifetime

2008-07-07 Thread ceg
** Description changed: This is not a support forum. Please do not use it as such (even though it has been used as such already). You can scan through the bug for links to the Ubuntu forums where many, many different questions have been asked, answered, and re-answered. - The temporary

[Bug 246192] [NEW] gksu to regular users broken

2008-07-07 Thread ceg
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gksu In (x)ubuntu 8.04 it ist not possible to run an application as a different regular user with gksu. A simple test: Inserting the following line into /etc/sudoers (with visudo) user ALL=(otheruser) ALL leads to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ gksu -

[Bug 230671] USB device persistence across suspend (was: Mounts external USB hard drive in a different point after resuming sleep)

2008-07-08 Thread ceg
An "echo 1 >/sys/bus/usb/devices/.../power/persist" could be done for usb-storage devices? A pointer to kernel info: http://www.mjmwired.net/kernel/Documentation/usb/persist.txt and fix released bug #197166 "persist mode in hardy kernel" -- Mounts external USB hard drive in a different point

[Bug 230671] Re: Mounts external USB hard drive in a different point after resuming sleep

2008-07-08 Thread ceg
The CONFIG_USB_PERSIST feature should probably be made to also check the serial numbers of the devices it has been enabled for. Because it is quite likely that one user or tow friends may have two disks of same manufacturer and type. (Especially in HotplugRaid laptop setups https://wiki.ubuntu

[Bug 253283] Re: OK buttons in profile wizard reversed

2008-08-09 Thread ceg
Thank you for the screenshots. The button order also seems reversed in the subsequent windows to create new profiles. I noticed this because I kept hitting cancel after entering the info. -- OK buttons in profile wizard reversed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/253283 You received this bug notific

[Bug 250938] Re: acpi-support should let laptop-mode-tools run properly

2008-08-09 Thread ceg
Alexey! I'd like to say thank you. For providing patches to the laptop-mode related things in ubuntu. It was good to see your work apear. -- acpi-support should let laptop-mode-tools run properly https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/250938 You received this bug notification because you are a member o

[Bug 250935] Re: [intrepid] laptop-mode-tools needs to change its default settings to match acpi-support and add hooks for pm-utils

2008-08-09 Thread ceg
Hi Tormod, you asked: 3. Are some fixes needed in the pm-utils package as well? Can you reference other bug reports (with patches)? I do remeber two things, first Bug #239419 (pm-utils) "pm-utils has laptop-tools script which conflicts with laptop-mode-tools" has been wrongly set as a duplicat

[Bug 252351] Re: provide some info about users and file permissions

2008-08-09 Thread ceg
Thank you for reassigning the bug. Yes, the info should really be in the documentation, too. I have filed this from practice. Many support requests deal with (new, aka ex windows) users that have installed ubuntu not able to easily collaborate with other users on their ubuntu installation. The e

[Bug 253096] Re: pam_umask.so missing in common-session

2008-08-01 Thread ceg
The wording of man pam_umask seems pretty much the same as what used to be in login.defs before. http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?msg=10;filename=login.defs.diff;att=1;bug=282822 I have also made the experience that some graphical user managment tools do not keep gids eqal to uids an

[Bug 253103] Re: users not belonging to users group

2008-08-01 Thread ceg
I agree, there are of course much more fine grained methods than the group of all users. And to be honest when adminstering larger systems the users group is probably not good for much more then giving all users write access to some device, or to files that are served on the net. Now, it's not

[Bug 253282] Re: Links retrieved over dns-sd (service discovery) not working

2008-11-12 Thread ceg
Oh, hi, To browse dns service discovery entries click the button on the right from the "K" in the Controlbar (Kicker), then choose Network and then Network Services. Or in Dophin it is: system:/remote/zeroconf/ ** Changed in: kdebase (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid => New -- Links retrieved ov

[Bug 252336] Re: error behaviour with multiple partions on one disk

2008-11-12 Thread ceg
Hi, thanks for the reply. There seems to be at least two ways to mount partitions automatically. One is the hotplug system mounts partitions, the other is it the partition is mentioned in fstab and gets mounted during boot. 1. the specific steps or actions you took that caused you to encounter

[Bug 268580] Re: Prompt for BOOT_DEGRADED=true|false in thre

2008-09-11 Thread ceg
When a disk fails in a running system a raid will run degraded. The System doesn't stop, and probably should't. The mdadm notification functionality brings this to the admins attention. So changing the default to bootdegraded=yes seems reasonable, once the patches are tested to work with enough co

[Bug 253319] Re: rename files instead of deleting and copying again.

2008-09-16 Thread ceg
(Tested with two local replicas.) -- rename files instead of deleting and copying again. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/253319 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com htt

[Bug 253319] Re: rename files instead of deleting and copying again.

2008-09-16 Thread ceg
Manual says: xferbycopying: The default value istrue. But the GUI does not seem to indicate that a renamed file will be copied: (a: file /b: absent) (a: deleted / b: u nchanged file) -- rename files instead of deleting and copying again. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/253319 You received this b

[Bug 253319] Re: rename files instead of deleting and copying again.

2008-09-16 Thread ceg
Oh very good, the changelog sounds just like what I was thinking about. Is this enabled by default? -- rename files instead of deleting and copying again. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/253319 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubun

[Bug 253319] Re: rename files instead of deleting and copying again.

2008-09-18 Thread ceg
Thank you for checking the command line. Well, this may then be a UI bug, now. ** Summary changed: - rename files instead of deleting and copying again. + UI not showing xferbycopying feature (renaming instead of deleting and retransfering) ** Description changed: - Binary package hint: uniso

[Bug 244838] Re: laptop-mode needs to be activated in /etc/default/acpi-support

2008-08-18 Thread ceg
Yes, I think you are right. Since the laptop-mode messing has fortunately been removed from acpi-support the setting is obsoleted there and serves only for confusion. Alexey wrote: It's interesting to know that current acpi-support in Debian unstable (1.109-5) has this comment in /etc/default/

[Bug 250935] Re: [intrepid] laptop-mode-tools needs to change its default settings to match acpi-support and add hooks for pm-utils

2008-08-18 Thread ceg
Thank you for your comments. Then the current state I see in intrepid is this: - You still need to "ENABLE_LAPTOP_MODE=1" in /etc/default/acpi-support (Bug 244838) - The /etc/laptop-mode/laptop-mode.conf default hdparm -B value has been changed from 254 to 255. This may be OK for consistency o

[Bug 244838] Re: laptop-mode needs to be activated in /etc/default/acpi-support

2008-08-18 Thread ceg
When resposibility is reestablished for /etc/laptop-mode/laptop-mode.conf the ENABLE_LAPTOP_MODE_ON_BATTERY=yes default from debian's laptop-mode package will and can enable laptop_mode when on batteries, no problem. Package pm-utils has had a hacked laptop-tools script in hardy all the time t

[Bug 59695] Re: High frequency of load/unload cycles on some hard disks may shorten lifetime

2008-08-18 Thread ceg
Hi, https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerManagement has been updated to respect the fixes for intrepid (ubuntu 8.10). You currently still need to follow the steps mentioned there for hardy (ubuntu 8.04) installs. (I guess Vincenzo Ciancia who reported his issues where fixed with recent hardy updates e

[Bug 120375] Re: cannot boot raid1 with only one disk

2008-08-18 Thread ceg
Dustin, you could have open a separate bug with your debconf patch to track your work and at the same time keep the comunity updated and able to give you feedback in a more organized manner. > the default being BOOT_DEGRADED=false, which is the conservative/traditional behavior. Only some may con

[Bug 120375] Re: cannot boot raid1 with only one disk

2008-08-18 Thread ceg
Wow, Dustin we again wrote or comments almost simultaneously. Thank you for separating the issue. -- cannot boot raid1 with only one disk https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/120375 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu

[Bug 259127] Re: mdadm debconf configuration for boot_degraded=true|false

2008-08-18 Thread ceg
> the default being BOOT_DEGRADED=false, which is the conservative/traditional behavior. Only some may consider this "conservative" behaviour a broken behavior, when a system on a "redundant array of independent disks" will degrade just fine when running, but won't even come up when booting. The

[Bug 259145] [NEW] home array not run when degraded on boot

2008-08-18 Thread ceg
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: mdadm It is said that the intrepid fix to Bug #120375 added support to mdadm and initramfs-tools for configurable booting degraded RAIDs, but a systems with /home on a degraded array doesn't come up. The particular array needs to be "mdadm --run /dev/

[Bug 259145] Re: home array not run when degraded on boot

2008-08-18 Thread ceg
This issue has been separated out from Bug #120375 in order to track it separately. (Don't mark this as a duplicate, like 4 others before.) -- home array not run when degraded on boot https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/259145 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bug

[Bug 120375] Re: cannot boot raid1 with only one disk

2008-08-18 Thread ceg
I have separated out the issue of booting with degraded non-root arrays into Bug# 259145. As a user merely helping to gather info I can't say if updates to hardy (ubuntu 8.04) will be made available. Dustin? -- cannot boot raid1 with only one disk https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/120375 You recei

[Bug 259152] [NEW] lm-profiler: non-informational output with raid systems

2008-08-18 Thread ceg
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: laptop-mode-tools When the filesystem is on a raid device lm-profiler only reports only disk access by a process called md0_raid1 (the md module). Unfortunately this information does not help in identifying the processes that actually causes the disk a

[Bug 244838] Re: remove laptop-mode settings from /etc/default/acpi-support

2008-08-19 Thread ceg
Yes, /etc/default/laptop_mode seems more sane as a second config file for laptop-mode-tools. As you mentioned in Bug #250935 we have to keep in mind that enabling the laptop-mode-tools by default is in fact a necessary change to fix the load cycling issue for example. IMHO laptop-mode-tools needs

[Bug 250935] Re: [intrepid] laptop-mode-tools needs to change its default settings to match acpi-support and add hooks for pm-utils

2008-08-19 Thread ceg
Alexey, you did good in making the patch acceptable. (And since you had success, even better!) So second step would be to flip the settings the right way. hdparm -B254 needs to be reintroduced because bug #172282 has changed that setting in the meantime. (Yann who reported 254 did not work for h

[Bug 172282] Re: laptop-mode-tools uses hparm -B 255 instead of 254

2008-08-19 Thread ceg
Reopening. hdparm -B value 254 needs to be reintroduced because the fix to bug #250935 ([intrepid] laptop-mode-tools needs to change its default settings to match acpi-support and add hooks for pm-utils) has migrated the old 255 setting from acpi-support into laptop-mode-tools. ** Changed in: lap

[Bug 253103] Re: users not belonging to users group

2008-08-23 Thread ceg
Just to state that I am indifferent wether this is fixed with pam_group or by adding to the default groups in adduser. pam_group wouldn't intruduce much redundant info and fix existing systems/users, too. real group memberships would work for cron/at jobs? (But maybe they use pam session I don't

[Bug 214054] hotplug mdadm setup

2008-06-30 Thread ceg
the mdadm in 8.04 allready supports --incremental -- degraded raid partitions will not mount at boot time https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/214054 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@li

[Bug 120375] Re: cannot boot raid1 with only one disk

2008-06-30 Thread ceg
According to the man page the mdadm in 8.04 supports the --incremental mode for use in hotplug setups. (like the udev rules driven assembly in ubuntu) https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HotplugRaid -- cannot boot raid1 with only one disk https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/120375 You received this bug notifi

[Bug 214054] Re: degraded raid partitions will not mount at boot time

2008-06-30 Thread ceg
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 120375 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/120375 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 120375 cannot boot raid1 with only one disk -- degraded raid partitions will not mount at boot time https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/214054 You received this

[Bug 244792] [NEW] -ARs fails with prior --no-degraded assemblies

2008-07-02 Thread ceg
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: mdadm (8.04) "mdadm --assemble --scan --no-degraded" creates inactive arrays that will not start with a subsequent "mdadm --assemble --scan (--run)" (N.B. that is what the the udev rules and boot scripts are trying to do instead of using --incremental)

[Bug 244792] Re: -ARs fails with prior --no-degraded assemblies

2008-07-02 Thread ceg
(The array will be crated inactive only if degraded of course) -- -ARs fails with prior --no-degraded assemblies https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/244792 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-b

[Bug 244803] [NEW] Segfault when readding removable devices

2008-07-02 Thread ceg
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: mdadm When an external drive with a raid 1 member (say /dev/sdc1) gets disconnected and is subsequently re-added with "mdadm --add /dev/md0 /dev/sdd1" mdadm quits with "segmentation fault". The udev rules supplied for mdadm should trigger a "mdadm --

[Bug 244808] [NEW] --incremental --scan --run does not start anything

2008-07-02 Thread ceg
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: mdadm (ubuntu 8.04) When --incremental is used to assemble array incrementally (as is envisioned for udev hotplugging) --incremental --scan --run does not start anything. "mdadm --incremental --scan --run" does not start the arrays that have been part

[Bug 244810] [NEW] inconsistency with the --no-degraded option

2008-07-02 Thread ceg
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: mdadm There is inconsistency in the --no-degraded and --incremental option. They will start degraded arrays, if they have been --run degraded before. Its clearer to report problems and and do interventions when staring degraded raids stays the resposi

[Bug 120375] Re: cannot boot raid1 with only one disk

2008-07-02 Thread ceg
I added notes on how to adjust the ubuntu hotplug setup to cope with raid devices at: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BootDegradedRaid See under "Implementation". -- cannot boot raid1 with only one disk https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/120375 You received this bug notification because you are a member

[Bug 244827] [NEW] missing documentation of power management setup in ubuntu

2008-07-02 Thread ceg
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: acpi-support The different power management packages in ubuntu are patched. Where ist the documentation about the design reasoning and configuration decisions. Obviously part of the policy is that CPU frequency and powersettings are controlled by deskto

[Bug 244831] [NEW] /etc/acpi/power.sh overrides user scripts

2008-07-02 Thread ceg
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: acpi-support (ubuntu 8.04) /etc/acpi/power.sh is called when switching between battery and AC. It then includes the scripts in /etc/acpi/battery.d and /etc/acpi/ac.d . After this it conditionally sets the laptop_mode and then hdparm -B and -S values. T

[Bug 244836] [NEW] /etc/acpi/power.sh overrides user settings

2008-07-02 Thread ceg
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: acpi-support When operating a laptop on AC but within a moving vehicle, disk idleing ("laptop-mode") is needed even on AC. Not nessecarily to lett the disk spin down, but to leave the heads parked long enoght periods of time for shock protection. (http

[Bug 244832] [NEW] missing hdparm -B setting during boot

2008-07-02 Thread ceg
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: acpi-support /etc/acpi/power.sh sets fixed hdparm values but gets called only when switching from/to AC. Disk spin-down and head parking should not be activated without controlled disk idling. The regular uncoordinated logging or journaling activity m

[Bug 244833] [NEW] missing hdparm -B setting during resume

2008-07-02 Thread ceg
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: acpi-support /etc/acpi/power.sh sets fixed hdparm values but gets called only when switching power supply. Disk spin-down and head parking should not be activated without controlled disk idling. The regular uncoordinated logging or journaling activity

[Bug 244839] [NEW] /etc/acpi/start.d and resume.d scripts are not run.

2008-07-02 Thread ceg
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: acpi-support Scripts in /etc/acpi/start.d and resume.d don't get executed. For example setting the hdparm -B values there, as a workaround for Bug # # (missing hdparm -B setting during boot and resume) does not work in ubuntu 8.04. Why are those useless

[Bug 244838] [NEW] laptop-mode needs to be activated in two places

2008-07-02 Thread ceg
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: laptop-mode-tools Laptop-mode won't be activated unless ENABLE_LAPTOP_MODE=true is also set in /etc/default/acpi-support. (/etc/init./laptop-mode checks that) Therefor two places exist in ubuntu where disk-idleing (aka laptop-mode) needs to be anabled. T

[Bug 244844] [NEW] Adapt invocation to ubuntu acpi-support / pm-tools packages

2008-07-02 Thread ceg
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: laptop-mode-tools Include scripts that call "/usr/bin/laptop_mode auto" in in /etc/acpi/ac.d, battery.d, resume.d and start.d. It is suggested to acpi-support to stop calling laptop-mode-tools and hdparm directly. #244831, #244832, #244833, #244836

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