[ubuntu-uk] [Marketing] Open source is the new driving force - article

2009-12-11 Thread alan c
computing.co.uk magazine Article Open source ins the new driving force http://digg.com/d31CbXu extract: The realisation comes when an organisation finds it has not bought a software product but rather a software service. What at first seemed to be a shrink-wrapped purchase soon turns into an endl

[ubuntu-uk] Server shutting itself down or going into a deep sleep

2009-12-11 Thread Alex Birchall
Hi, I've emailed this list before regarding my Hardy Heron 8.04 server and it's worrying propensity to shut itself down. When this happens I lose all remote access to the server, but I can still ping it and get a speedy reply. And when I go into the server room to look at the server, I can see

Re: [ubuntu-uk] TV connected to ubuntu pc via ethernet

2009-12-11 Thread Rob Beard
Jon Reynolds wrote: > I totally concur with Rob... do NOT bother trying to use your XBOX360 as > a media player...it really is not worth the hassle. > > I wish they would let the XBOX have a BluRay drive. > > then again, BluRay players are coming down in price all the time. Macro > had a deal the o

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Recreating home folder?

2009-12-11 Thread Andrew Williams
On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 02:17:27PM +, Alex Birchall wrote: > Hi, > > For some reason (maybe a slip of the wrist?), a home folder for an > ordinary user on my Ubuntu server has disappeared (nothing vital lost). > The user is still there. Can I just recreate the user's home folder, or > should

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Recreating home folder?

2009-12-11 Thread Paul Roach
You can just recreate the folder...but remember to assign the folder to the corresponding user and group with chown On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 2:17 PM, Alex Birchall wrote: > Hi, > > For some reason (maybe a slip of the wrist?), a home folder for an > ordinary user on my Ubuntu server has disappear

[ubuntu-uk] Recreating home folder?

2009-12-11 Thread Alex Birchall
Hi, For some reason (maybe a slip of the wrist?), a home folder for an ordinary user on my Ubuntu server has disappeared (nothing vital lost). The user is still there. Can I just recreate the user's home folder, or should I delete the user and create another one? Regards, Alex Alexander J Birc

Re: [ubuntu-uk] wholel disk access ?

2009-12-11 Thread Des
Thanks Colin. I am now messing about getting more lines on my Places/Computer ... Best wishes Des -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] TV connected to ubuntu pc via ethernet

2009-12-11 Thread Jon Reynolds
I totally concur with Rob... do NOT bother trying to use your XBOX360 as a media player...it really is not worth the hassle. I wish they would let the XBOX have a BluRay drive. then again, BluRay players are coming down in price all the time. Macro had a deal the other month for a player for 50GB