sadms not working on Precise?

2013-03-21 Thread Pandu Poluan
Hello, I'm trying to get a brand new installation of Ubuntu Server to authenticate against AD. Using aptitude, I've successfully installed sadms and its dependencies. However, it always errors when trying to join domain. So, I tried joining domain using 'net ads join'... and it works! But the t

Re: Distro-provided mechanism to clean up old kernels

2012-02-17 Thread Pandu Poluan
Server guys (me included) will only ask that whatever's the default in grub be kept. That, and maybe 2 latest kernel excluding the default. Server guys are also (usually) much more aware with what's going on, so for them they would appreciate a tool that will: * List all kernels (and their baggag

Re: [debian-mysql] [Maria-discuss] MySQL's future in Debian and Ubuntu

2012-02-16 Thread Pandu Poluan
I agree 100%. Even though I'm a huge fan of PostgreSQL*,* if the standard database has been MySQL, then the next release must stay MySQL or something that's a drop-in replacement of (e.g. MariaDB). After all, those using PostgreSQL are skillful enough to know how to install PostgreSQL when they n

Re: MySQL's future in Debian and Ubuntu

2012-02-13 Thread Pandu Poluan
On Feb 13, 2012 2:21 PM, "Eddie Bachle" wrote: > > In general, I am generally an simply an observer on most of these mailing lists, however my concerns with a switch are far less technical and far more practical. I work currently for a college in Michigan which utilizes almost solely Windows serv

Re: choosing desired os to boot over ssh

2012-02-11 Thread Pandu Poluan
e convenient than rebooting to the default one > that does do grub, and then choosing the one you really want next via > grub-reboot from there. > > Neal McBurnett http://neal.mcburnett.org/ > > On Sat, Feb 11, 2012 at 05:54:30PM +0530, Tapas Mishra wrote: > &g

Re: choosing desired os to boot over ssh

2012-02-11 Thread Pandu Poluan
Go here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2 find grub-set-default and grub-reboot. These commands will be available if you set grub.cfg according to the procedure in the section. Rgds, On Feb 11, 2012 3:39 PM, "Tapas Mishra" wrote: > I forgot to mention in previous message I do not want

Re: Which fs for storing mailboxes?

2011-06-18 Thread Pandu Poluan
Sorry, forgot to mention that we'll be using 10.04 LTS. Rgds, On 2011-06-18, Pandu Poluan wrote: > Hello list! > > We're going to deploy Axigen for our subsidiary company's email system. > > Now, I want to split the storage into 4: > * Boot : ext2 > * Sw

Which fs for storing mailboxes?

2011-06-18 Thread Pandu Poluan
Hello list! We're going to deploy Axigen for our subsidiary company's email system. Now, I want to split the storage into 4: * Boot : ext2 * Swap * Root : ext4 * Mailboxes : ?which? The question: what filesystem should I use for the partition containing the mailboxes? Ext4? XFS? Or somet

[Oneiric-Topic] Must we limit ourselves to 1 CD

2011-04-13 Thread Pandu Poluan
I've been following the discussion on what to include/exclude in the Oneiric .iso, and a thought crossed my mind: Must we limit ourselves to 1 CD? I mean, yes not everyone wants to download a huge DVD .iso, but I think downloading a pair of .iso's, 700MB + 100-something MB, wouldn't be too much of

Re: [Oneiric-Topic] Server Boot

2011-04-06 Thread Pandu Poluan
On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 02:25, Sander Smeenk wrote: > Quoting Clint Byrum (cl...@ubuntu.com): > >> >  * Plymouth splashscreens (even textbased ones!) >> With things starting in parallel, plymouth is just a multiplexer that >> keeps messages and user interaction from running all over eachother. >> I

Re: [Oneiric-Topic] Server Boot

2011-04-06 Thread Pandu Poluan
A hearty, resounding, reverberating "YES, PLEASE!! I want to see my server's booting process!!!" Rgds, On 2011-04-06, Sander Smeenk wrote: > Quoting Louis RUPPERT (lrupp...@louruppert.com): > >> They are for me. In the rare instance of a hardware or boot failure, I >> like to be able to watch

Re: Ubuntu Gateway

2011-04-03 Thread Pandu Poluan
er one with 56, in both I > have the same setup and works very well. > Pandu's approach is great but like he said, you need to know iptables more > than you know your wife. > cheers and hope it helped > > 2011/4/3 Pandu Poluan >> >> Hello Kaushal. >> >>

Re: [Oneiric-Topic] Byobu

2011-04-03 Thread Pandu Poluan
Which George are you referring to? George Harrison, George Weasley, or Curious George? :D (sorry, can't stop myself) Rgds, On 2011-04-03, Clint Byrum wrote: > Excerpts from Dustin Kirkland's message of Sat Apr 02 08:14:48 -0700 2011: >> On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 2:12 PM, Clint Byrum wrote: >> >

Re: Ubuntu Gateway

2011-04-03 Thread Pandu Poluan
Hello Kaushal. I've been using Ubuntu Server as a gateway and firewall since the last LTS before 10.04 LTS. Currently, my company's Internet gateway is 10.04.02 LTS, handling 4 Internet Connections (2Mbps, 2Mbps, 10Mbps, 1Mbps), outgoing *and* incoming. You'll need to be familiar with iptables. A

Re: Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary

2011-02-23 Thread Pandu Poluan
(sorry for top-posting; Gmail mobile can reply *only* by top-posting) IIRC, the CHS values reported by modern drives no longer match exactly with the physical sector. So, if I were you, I'd just ignore the warning. CMIIW. Rgds, On 2011-02-24, Asif Iqbal wrote: > On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 3:37

Re: Installing Maverick on XenServer?

2011-02-20 Thread Pandu Poluan
pepoluan On Sun, Feb 20, 2011 at 18:16, Pandu Poluan wrote: > > Okay, to answer my own question, I think I found a way: > > http://community.citrix.com/display/xs/Configuring+CentOS+5.5+Guests+on+XenServer+5.5+and+5.6 > > Yes, the above are instructions for CentOS, but it should be

Re: Installing Maverick on XenServer?

2011-02-20 Thread Pandu Poluan
clear instructions on changing the repo address is also given. I'll experiment on an unused XenServer host tomorrow, and report back here. (And that begs a question: Just in case I am successful, may I create an Ubuntu Wiki article explaining the how's?) Rgds, On 2011-02-19, Pandu Pol

Installing Maverick on XenServer?

2011-02-18 Thread Pandu Poluan
Hello! I noticed that XenServer 5.6 fp 1 supports Ubuntu Lucid. It seems to be able to pull the Xen-optimized kernel from /ubuntu/dists/maverick/main/installer-i386/current/images/cdrom/xen/ and use that image to boot. However, if I use the Maverick Minimal CD, apparently it will not pull the sam

Re: How to install or mount an appliance?

2011-02-10 Thread Pandu Poluan
es, so if for some > reason I screw up I can just delete the VM instead of doing a painfull > system troubleshoot. > > Regards > --Original Message-- > From: Pandu Poluan > To: Diego Xirinachs > Subject: Re: How to install or mount an appliance? > Sent: Feb 10, 201

Re: linux-server or linux-virtual for VMware cloud?

2011-02-07 Thread Pandu Poluan
like KVM, Xen, and VMWare. Source. So, I guess I should use linux-virtual Am I right? Rgds, On 2011-02-08, Pandu Poluan wrote: > Hello, > > I am going to deploy some Ubuntu-based servers on our cloud provider. > > The cloud provider is using VMware, and I plan to deploy using

linux-server or linux-virtual for VMware cloud?

2011-02-07 Thread Pandu Poluan
Hello, I am going to deploy some Ubuntu-based servers on our cloud provider. The cloud provider is using VMware, and I plan to deploy using the MinimalCD. Post-installation, should I deploy "linux-server" or "linux-virtual" ? Rgds, -- Pandu E Poluan ~ IT Optimizer ~ Visit my Blog: http://pepolu

Re: Ensure Ubuntu Server using Minimal CD

2011-02-06 Thread Pandu Poluan
Ah, thanks! Important info like this should be in the Ubuntu wiki, methinks. Rgds, On 2011-02-06, Michael Zoet wrote: > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Am 06.02.2011 15:42, schrieb Pandu Poluan: >> Hello! >> >> I read at https://help.ub

Ensure Ubuntu Server using Minimal CD

2011-02-06 Thread Pandu Poluan
Hello! I read at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ServerFaq that Ubuntu Server has a kernel optimized for server usage. How can I ensure that it's the Ubuntu Server kernel being installed if I use the MinimalCD from https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/MinimalCD ? Thank you for your a