Re: disk mduuid not found

On 2013-02-15 3:16 PM, Michael Hughes wrote: Could it be a hardware compatibility problem? I suppose anything is possible, but it runs the live CDs just fine. I'm currently running memory diags just to be sure. The server is built on a garden-variety Intel desktop board and processor with a

Re: disk mduuid not found

On 2013-02-15 10:17 AM, Gianluca Riccardi wrote: have a look at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Boot-Repair you could start a livecd, assemble the raid(not really needed) and do the boot repair Thanks. I've now done boot-repair and the error messaged changed to 'error: file not found" before

disk mduuid not found

Hello, I'm trying to install 12.04.2 to a small LAN server for a client. Configuration: md0 /dev/sda1 /dev/sdb1 / (root, including /boot) md1 /dev/sda2 /dev/sdb2 swap md2 /dev/sda3 /dev/sdb3 /mnt/data All are software RAID1 with 2 devices no failovers. Install went fine, but upon bo

Re: Re: How do I refill /boot/grub?

Thanks Lionel. Hope it turns out to be that simple. Will try it as soon as I get back in front of the machine. Thanks, Michael On Dec 18, 2009, Lionel Porcheron wrote: > How do I "refill" the /boot/grub directory?You can:cp -a /usr/lib/grub/*-pc/* /boot/grubupdate-grubYour system should be boota

How do I refill /boot/grub?

To make a long story short ...- Something wonky with /boot/grub directory on /dev/md0 device- Boot live cd, create /dev/md0 with /dev/sdc1 and /dev/sdd1 in raid1- Do e2fsck -f -p /dev/md0- Says something about clearing unused inode in menu.lst- Now /boot/grub directory is *empty* except for 'gruben

Re: Call for testing screen-profiles

Dustin Kirkland wrote: > * At this point, it's still required that each user run > "select-screen-profile" and choose "ubuntu" to benefit from this > functionality. I would like to consider: > 1. making screen *depend* on screen-profiles > 2. moving the default /etc/screenrc installed by scre

Re: Call for testing screen-profiles

Mark Schouten wrote: > However, imho there are three points here: > 1: Lot's of people do not have a clue what ctrl-a does. Since Ubuntu > focuses on ease of use, it also automatically attrackts less experienced > users who will not know what ctrl-a is. > 2: Experienced screen-users will default to

Something like kickstart?

I have a friend who feels the lack of a kickstart-like ability to rapidly install Ubuntu server from a preset configuration is a serious deficiency. I don't use kickstart and therefore can't argue the point much. Does Ubuntu server have something like kickstart? Planned for the future? Thanks,

Re: Can't redirect cron output

Daniel Pittman wrote: > Michael Hipp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> This worked fine on all my systems but stopped at Gutsy. Hardy and >> Intrepid both have the problem also: cron output can't be redirected. >> >> Here's what used to work: >

Re: Can't redirect cron output

Onno Benschop wrote: > On 27/10/08 05:27, Michael Hipp wrote: >> I've been using this for some years with no problems until Gutsy. >> >> What am I missing? >> >> > Different shell? There was a transition from sh to dash You're probably correc

Re: Can't redirect cron output

Dustin Kirkland wrote: > On Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 2:09 PM, Michael Hipp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> This worked fine on all my systems but stopped at Gutsy. Hardy and Intrepid >> both have the problem also: cron output can't be redirected. >> >> Here's

Re: Can't redirect cron output

Serge van Ginderachter wrote: > - "Michael Hipp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >># Fetch mail for michael >>*/10 02-23 * * * michael fetchmail &> /dev/null > > Shouldn't that line read as follows? > > */10 02-23 *

Can't redirect cron output

This worked fine on all my systems but stopped at Gutsy. Hardy and Intrepid both have the problem also: cron output can't be redirected. Here's what used to work: # Fetch mail for michael */10 02-23 * * * michael fetchmail &> /dev/null This is in the "system" cron at /etc/crontab.

Re: Intrepid repos, my box can't get there

Michael Hipp wrote: > I can't seem to access the Intrepid repos very well. > > When I do apt-get update it stalls for ages and eventually dies with stuff > like > this: > > W: Failed to fetch > http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/intrepid/multiverse/source/

Intrepid repos, my box can't get there

with every Intrepid machine I've tried at this particular site. But not other release or other sites. Can anyone give me some ideas of how to troubleshoot this? Thanks, Michael Hipp -- ubuntu-server mailing list ubuntu-server@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-s

Re: Ubuntoo Home Server

Andrew Morgan wrote: > The ability to RDP into it from any OS, specifically XP. > VPN in and pull down a network drive that has mutliple user folders, > that only specific users can access, and a shared folder for all users > to access from anywhere in the US to any OS, specifically XP. > The a

Re: Filing bugs against installer, which package?

t; On Mon, 2008-10-06 at 09:59 -0500, Michael Hipp wrote: >> I'm trying to file a bug against the server installer but I have no idea >> which >> package to put it against. The bug occurs right after the partitioner runs. >> >> Can anyone tell me which package re

Filing bugs against installer, which package?

I'm trying to file a bug against the server installer but I have no idea which package to put it against. The bug occurs right after the partitioner runs. Can anyone tell me which package represents the text-mode server installer? Thanks, Michael -- ubuntu-server mailing list ubuntu-server@li

Re: Anyone able to run Intrepid server?

Dustin Kirkland wrote: >> I can't find any way to flag a bug as affecting more than one package. How is >> this done? I put it against initramfs-tools. > > Click "also affects distribution", leave the distribution as "Ubuntu", > change the package to "mdadm". Thanks. Done. > I will try to put my

Re: Anyone able to run Intrepid server?

Dustin Kirkland wrote: > On Fri, Oct 3, 2008 at 6:54 PM, Michael Hipp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I downloaded the beta iso and tried again. Deleted all the partitions and >> rebuilt them from scratch (this time eliminating the separate /home >> partition for brevity&

Re: Anyone able to run Intrepid server?

Michael Hipp wrote: > Dustin Kirkland wrote: >> On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 8:28 AM, Michael Hipp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> I've tried twice now to install Intrepid server on 2 different systems. >>> Once a >>> couple of weeks ago, most recently on

Re: Anyone able to run Intrepid server?

Dustin Kirkland wrote: > On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 8:28 AM, Michael Hipp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I've tried twice now to install Intrepid server on 2 different systems. Once >> a >> couple of weeks ago, most recently on the 9/30 daily build. >> >>

Anyone able to run Intrepid server?

I've tried twice now to install Intrepid server on 2 different systems. Once a couple of weeks ago, most recently on the 9/30 daily build. In both cases the install seems to proceed fine but it won't boot. This most recent case (9/30 build) is on a Dell PowerEdge 600SC with a pair of 36G SCSI d

Re: Intrepid server doesn't detect SATA CD-ROM

Michael Hipp wrote: > I'm trying to test the latest intrepid 386 server CD. It boots and loads the > installer from my SATA CD-ROM but when it gets to the 'Detect and mount > CD-ROM' > step it says it failed and I've tried all the available options with no joy.

Intrepid server doesn't detect SATA CD-ROM

I'm trying to test the latest intrepid 386 server CD. It boots and loads the installer from my SATA CD-ROM but when it gets to the 'Detect and mount CD-ROM' step it says it failed and I've tried all the available options with no joy. I've loaded various Ubuntu images on this machine before and d

Re: Universe Server Packages

Scott Kitterman wrote: > On Wednesday 03 September 2008 16:08, Leonel Nunez wrote: >> Django is on RC and this days will be a 1.0 release ... can we add a >> freeze exception ?? > > That's a good one for the list. There's a bug open already asking for it to > which I replied let's see it rele

What is the makeup of the server team?

e a thumbnail of the makeup and organization of the server team? Thanks, Michael Hipp "After you cross the creek, turn at the first gate, drive past the hay barn and park under the big sweetgum tree. Your server will be ready as soon as I've fixed the downed fences over in the northwes

Re: 8.04-1 won't boot from degraded raid

Dustin Kirkland wrote: > Among this thread, and the several others bugs on this topic (various > aspects of booting degraded RAID), it seems that there are a number of > different (perhaps even conflicting) expectations on this topic. Could you elaborate? I've seen mention of various enhancements

Re: 8.04-1 won't boot from degraded raid

Soren Hansen wrote: > On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 11:10:49AM -0500, Michael Hipp wrote: >>> "Just Work" in this context means different things to different >>> people. To me, "Just Work" means that it above all doesn't corrupt >>> my data. To

Re: 8.04-1 won't boot from degraded raid

Soren Hansen wrote: > On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 10:20:45AM -0500, Michael Hipp wrote: >>>>> But in the meantime ... this is Intrepid. What do I do about the >>>>> "production" Hardy that I is now known to ship with a broken RAID >>>>>

Re: 8.04-1 won't boot from degraded raid

Soren Hansen wrote: > On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 07:48:10AM -0400, Brian McKee wrote: >>> But in the meantime ... this is Intrepid. What do I do about the >>> "production" Hardy that I is now known to ship with a broken RAID >>> implementation? >> Just because it doesn't boot without intervention from

Re: 8.04-1 won't boot from degraded raid

Dustin Kirkland wrote: > Michael- > > I have been working on this very extensively recently. Is there any > chance you can check if the cd images for Intrepid do what you want > them to do? > > I'm on vacation at the moment but had the opportunity to check my > email and saw your note. > > If y

Re: 8.04-1 won't boot from degraded raid

Nick Barcet wrote: > Michael Hipp wrote: >> I just loaded a small LAN server with 8.04-1 server. It has two identical >> disks >> in a RAID1 configuration. Works great as long as both disks are online. But >> if >> I disconnect either disk it drops into a B

8.04-1 won't boot from degraded raid

I just loaded a small LAN server with 8.04-1 server. It has two identical disks in a RAID1 configuration. Works great as long as both disks are online. But if I disconnect either disk it drops into a BusyBox shell and tells me that my RAID is degraded and I can boot from it if only I will type m

Re: Why bind9 on 8.04 server?

Andreas Olsson wrote: > On Saturday 23 August 2008 20:48:18 Michael Hipp wrote: >> Just installed 8.04-1 server. Doing updates it says: >> >> The following packages have been kept back: >>bind9-host dnsutils libbind9-30 libisccfg30 >> >> To my

Why bind9 on 8.04 server?

Just installed 8.04-1 server. Doing updates it says: The following packages have been kept back: bind9-host dnsutils libbind9-30 libisccfg30 To my knowledge I don't want bind running on this machine. I will be using dnsmasq to be a simple caching dns and dhcp server for the Windows m

Re: Virtualisation on non vmx/svm CPU

Onno Benschop wrote: > After banging my head against a brick wall for some weeks > I'm sure this is documented somewhere, but I've been unable to locate > something that solves this in the Ubuntu way, rather than start with > instructions like: > >1. Download the source tar ball from xyz.co

Re: Installing VirtualBox on Hardy

Soren Hansen wrote: > On Tue, Jul 01, 2008 at 03:48:13PM -0500, Michael Hipp wrote: >> VB has their feature known as "headless" that says it does allow full >> remote control with no control software on the host. Can't find any >> explanation other than in the

Re: Moving w3m out of standard

Soren Hansen wrote: > If "don't be completely useless" is truly all we're aiming for, our > ultimate goal, I'm in the wrong job. Seriously. This might sound > pretentious, but I have higher ambitions than that. Our "ultimate goal" IMHO ought to be to have a product that works well for the full s

Re: Installing VirtualBox on Hardy

Soren Hansen wrote: > On Tue, Jul 01, 2008 at 12:40:26PM -0500, Michael Hipp wrote: >> I've read good things about VirtualBox so I'm hoping it will not have >> the many deficiencies of VMWare Server. (If there are other "free" >> server virtualization p

Re: Installing VirtualBox on Hardy

e extended instruction set for this. Is that not correct? (My host runs a P4). Can you run A Windows guest on Linux in Xen or KVM on a garden-variety processor? Thanks everyone, Michael Michael Hipp wrote: > > I've read good things about VirtualBox so I'm hoping it will not hav

Installing VirtualBox on Hardy

I've read good things about VirtualBox so I'm hoping it will not have the many deficiencies of VMWare Server. (If there are other "free" server virtualization products worth trying, I'd like to hear of them.) So, anyways, I'm trying to set up VirtualBox on a Hardy server so I can run an instan

Re: Moving w3m out of standard

Soren Hansen wrote: > I'm sorry you took offence to what I said. It meant it in the most > affectionate way imaginable. In fact, I usually consider myself to be in > that very group. If someone refers to the style with which I attack a > problem as old school, I blush like a school girl (on the in

Re: Moving w3m out of standard

Soren Hansen wrote: > [Michael told me in a different e-mail that he replied off-list by > accident, so I'm taking the thread back on the list] > > On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 08:07:14AM -0500, Michael Hipp wrote: >>> We should probably add an install option to the server

8.04.1 still on?

Is there still planned to be a "point" release of LTS in July? [1] I need to build a couple of servers, but am in no great hurry. Should I wait until .1 is in hand? Thanks, Michael [1] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardyReleaseSchedule -- ubuntu-server mailing list ubuntu-server@lists.ubuntu.com h

Re: Moving w3m out of standard

James Dinkel wrote: > I think an interactive web browser is completely unnecessary on a > server. You should do your browsing from a workstation, and then use > wget or sftp to transfer any files you need to the server. Well said. And w3m or similar tools are only one command away with apt-get

Re: Re: Ubuntu Server graphical interface?

Any chance you could clarify? Or is 'openbox' some kind of synonym for 'Webmin or Ebox'.Thanks,MichaelMay 1, 2008 07:36:59 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:The best solution is Webmin or Ebox   ...   openbox is the best choice. -- ubuntu-server mailing list ubuntu-server@lists.ubuntu.com https://list

Re: The ServerTestingTeam or how to use your shiny new server hardware

Mathias Gug wrote: > Hi, > > Hardy Heron Alpha 6 has been released [1] and is waiting to be tried out > on all sorts of server hardware. All it takes is an ubuntu-server iso > download, a default installation, a reboot and a report ! The > ServerTestingTeam [2] wiki pages has more information abo

Re: XFS In Dapper [previously posted to ubuntu-users]

Oliver Brakmann wrote: > On Wed, 2008-03-05 17:04, David Kempe wrote... >> Importantly, you can have data-loss on XFS if you lose power suddenly, >> perhaps more so than ext3. When files get corrupted on XFS, I have >> noticed they go to zero size > > I believe I read somewhere that that has be

Re: XFS In Dapper [previously posted to ubuntu-users]

David Kempe wrote: > Nick Webb wrote: >> I've got a couple projects coming up that will have a file systems >= >> 2TB and I'm thinking of using XFS for it. Main feature of XFS I need is >> the lack of fsck at startup (fsck for ext2/3 will take many hours with a >> 2TB partition). The file syst

Re: Forum Poll Questions

Dave Kempe wrote: > Michael Behrens wrote: >> I think we are trying to be as general as possible, I'm not overly >> familiar with sun's product line to know which would be specific >> to the poll. > > You don't need to talk about products. Just the architecture would be > interesting. The Sun ser

Re: docs for dapper upgrade?

Mathias Gug wrote: > I'd mention that although dist-upgrade is available, it shouldn't be > used. We've seen some request on #ubuntu-server about fixing a > dist-upgrade failure. The basic answer is to use do-release-upgrade > instead of dist-upgrade. > > People coming from a debian background are

[OT] Promoting Ubuntu

I realize this is a bit off topic... Is there somewhere some html I can paste into my website that links to Ubuntu to promote it (i.e. an Ubuntu graphic and link). Couldn't find one on the Ubuntu site. Thanks, Michael -- ubuntu-server mailing list ubuntu-server@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.

Re: Upgrade 6.06 LTS --> 8.04 LTS

Soren Hansen wrote: > On Thu, Oct 18, 2007 at 12:23:11PM -0500, Michael Hipp wrote: >> My understanding is that the next version of Ubuntu (8.04?) will be an >> LTS release. > > That's right. > >> What will be the upgrade procedure/policy from the current LT

Upgrade 6.06 LTS --> 8.04 LTS

. (I'm only speaking of server releases, not desktop.) Thanks, Michael Hipp Heber Springs, Arkansas, USA -- ubuntu-server mailing list ubuntu-server@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server More info: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ServerTeam

Re: File Server Tasks

config/admin tool targeted at the new admin. It would be a more general purpose solution and could become more capable over time. What we /don't/ need are a bunch of handholding GUI apps. If someone is to grow past the "inexperienced" label, they need to get used to the idea tha

Upgrade but already running?

Are my eyes deceiving me or does this say it's going to upgrade my kernel to the one I'm already running (2.6.15-28-server)? # apt-get -s upgrade | grep linux libx11-6 linux-headers-2.6.15-28 linux-headers-2.6.15-28-server linux-image-2.6.15-28-server locales lvm2 Inst linux-headers-2.6.15-

Managing daemons/services

What's the best way to manage which daemons/services start in the various init levels. I need a CLI or ncurses tool (no X). I've been just doing 'chmod -x /etc/init.d/foo' but that seems a bit crude as a way to disable something unneeded. Is there a "best" way to do this? Thanks, Michael --

Re: Loginprompt shows up before booting is finished in Ubuntu Feisty server

Alex L. Mauer wrote: > David Kempe wrote: >> Anders Häggström wrote: >>> Anyone know why this happens? >> upstart is event driven, so things happen after other things. The login >> prompt comes up, but is overwritten by other things happening in the >> background. This will be different for diffe

ntp vs. ntp-server vs. ntp-simple vs. ntpdate?

What do all these different daemons/utilities do? I'm trying to decide which is the simplest one I can use to keep my server periodically sync'ed to a local NTP server. Microsecond accuracy is not particularly important. Should I go for a daemon or something that runs in cron? Thank

Re: LAMP Production Server - Dell 2850

> From: "Alejandro Sanchez Marín" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Logical drive 0: Put here / and swap partition if you need it. > > Logical drive 1: Use LVM to split RAID5 hardware into 3 partitions and > put here /var, /usr and /home partitions. About partition distribution > > /home = 300 users *