====== SLUUG Steering Committee Minutes - 2 December 2009 ====== NOTE: Minutes posted on the wiki are always unofficial. Schedules for upcoming presentations are always tentative. (Some more tentative than others!) ====== Location ====== Saint Louis Bread Company, (at Old Olive and Olive), 10550 Old Olive Street Road, Creve Coeur, MO 63141 ====== Date and Time ====== * Wednesday, December 2, 2009 * 6:30 PM - 8:35 PM ====== Attendees ====== * Carl Fitch * Lee Lammert * Jeff Muse * Stan Reichardt * Craig Buchek * Gary Meyer ====== Secretary Report ====== * Secretary has not printed minutes since June. ====== Treasurer Report ====== * Balance: $1379.59 as of 10/31/2009 * 2009-10 income: * Jim Roe $70 dues * You Xu $100 dues * Mike Knight $10 dues * 2009-11 donated expenditures * Jeff Muse $100 for disk drives * Collected $26 from attendance at November library meetings. (Stan has it.) * Old bank (Bank of America) was to start charging for checking account after end of year. * Will switch to Regions Bank in December. * Need to do signature cards for new checking account. ====== Mailing List Report ====== * Subscriber numbers (approximate) as of end of November 2009: | List ^ Nov ^ Dec ^ Jan ^ Feb ^ Mar ^ Apr ^ May ^ Jun ^ Jul ^ Aug ^ Sep ^ Oct ^ Nov ^ ^ ANNOUNCE | 802 | 791 | 790 | 786 | 785 | 783 | 782 | 771 | 769 | 772 | 767 | 770 | 773 | ^ DISCUSS | 194 | 196 | 201 | 206 | 212 | 215 | 214 | 214 | 215 | 217 | 220 | 220 | 227 | ^ STEERCOM | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 35 | ^ SYSADMIN | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | * Numbers are as end of each month. * Blocking of mailing list attachments not completely configured yet. * ANNOUNCE mailing list. * Still no volunteer editor to do a quarterly or monthly newsletter. ====== Attendance Report ====== * Attendance numbers, as of end of November 2009: | Meeting ^ Nov ^ Dec ^ Jan ^ Feb ^ Mar ^ Apr ^ May ^ Jun ^ Jul ^ Aug ^ Sep ^ Oct ^ Nov ^ ^ Steercom | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ^ SLACC | 4 | 4 | - | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | ^ SLUUG | 20 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 32 | 21 | 15 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 30 | ^ STLOSUG | 10 | 7 | 6 | ? | 8 | 13 | - | (7)| 15 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 9 | ^ SNUG SuSE| 5? | - | 7 | ? | - |2(172)| (6) | 10 | ? | 6 | 6 | - | (4) | ^ STLLUG | 11 | 10 | 19 | 32 |18(21)| 20 | 21 | 14(15) | 24 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 22 | ^ STCLUG | - | 6 | 11? | 12 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | (9) | - | ^ HZWLUG | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | * NA - Not part of SLUUG. * () - Number in parentheses is head count. * xx - attendance was taken, numbers not yet recorded. * ? - Question mark indicates attendance not taken or sheet missing. * - - dash indicates no meeting. ====== Meeting Review and Comments ====== ===== November 2009 ===== November 2009 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 ==== SLACC - November 5 ==== * Linux configuration workshop - no presentation ==== SLUUG - November 11 ==== * BASE: Grub2 on Ubuntu by Gary McKee * Good. Could have used more detail. * Gary was nervous, didn't feel he was doing well, but he did fine. * MAIN: CSS by Bill Edney * Last minute change to this topic at this level. * Very good. ==== STLOSUG (Solaris) - November 17 ==== * TOPIC: Implementing CIFS services in OpenSolaris by Jeff Logullo * Extensive discussion on differences with SMB (and Samba) * Very informative - answered lots of hard questions. ==== SNUG - November 18 ==== * TOPIC: Open discussion. * Technical problems (aircard failure) caused scheduled presentation to be aborted * 2010 Launch Overview by Gary Hollingsworth ==== STLLUG - November 19 ==== * Some last minute confusion on what the topic was for this month. * TOPIC: Discussion of Recent GNU/Linux Distros by various members. * Carl Fitch - Covered OpenSuSE 11.2 on his new laptop. * Craig Buchek - Ubuntu 9.10 installation did not finish due to problems. * Josh Weaver - Ubuntu 9.10 features shown. * Really good presentation, especially for going up unprepared. * Would like to invite him to give a presentation again. * Library projector again missing video cable. * Cough drops and candy passed out. * Coffee cup door prize awarded to Mark Sims. ==== HZWLUG - November 24 ==== * Topics are usually determined by attendees. We sometimes cover more than one. * TOPIC: Linux Package Management by Stan Reichardt * TOPIC: Wajig by Carl Fitch * First presentation led into second quite well. Lots of participation. ==== Thanksgiving Day - November 26 ==== ==== STCLUG - November 26 ==== * HIATUS - No Meeting During November or December 2009 due to conflicts and holidays. ====== Presentation Schedule ====== ===== Potential Presenters and Topics ===== * Link to [[/steercom/potential]] speakers and topics. ===== December 2009 ===== December 2009 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 ==== SLACC - December 3 ==== * Linux configuration workshop - no presentation ==== SLUUG - December 9 ==== * BASE: Selling Free Software by Jim Roes (confirmed, via Carl) * MAIN: LaTeX by Eric Xu (confirmed, via Jerry Stutte) ==== STLOSUG - December 15 ==== * TOPIC: Xen on OpenSolaris by Jeff Muse (tentative) * TOPIC: Basic OpenSolaris discussion lead by Jeff Muse (alternate) ==== SNUG - December 16 ==== * TOPIC: To Be Determined (TBD) ==== STLLUG - December 17 ==== * TOPIC: Linux From Scratch by Robert Hansen (confirmed via Carl) ==== HZWLUG - December 22 ==== * Topics are usually determined by attendees. We sometimes cover more than one. ==== STCLUG - December 24 ==== * HIATUS - No Meeting During November or December 2009 due to conflicts and holidays. ==== HOLIDAY: Christmas Day - December 25 ==== ===== January 2010 ===== January 2010 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 ==== HOLIDAY: New Years Day - January 1 ==== ==== SLACC - January 7 ==== * Linux configuration workshop - no presentation * Meetings will be in smaller room. ==== SLUUG - January 13 ==== * BASE: Hands-On Updating the SLUUG Google Calendar by Stan Reichardt * MAIN: Mac OS X Snow Leopard by Scott Granneman (tentative) ==== HOLIDAY: Martin Luther King Day - January 18 ==== ==== STLOSUG (Solaris) - January 19 ==== * TOPIC: To Be Determined by Jeff Muse (TBD) ==== SNUG - January 20 ==== * TOPIC: To Be Determined (TBD) ==== STLLUG - January 21 ==== * TOPIC: Using Linux with Digital Radio by Bill Zimmerly (via Jerry Stutte) * Note that January issue of Linux Journal cover story is on Amateur Radio and Linux. ==== HZWLUG - January 26 ==== * Topics are usually determined by attendees. We sometimes cover more than one. ==== STCLUG - January 28 ==== * TOPIC: To Be Determined (TBD) * Could be VM stuff or redmine or whatever ===== February 2010 ===== February 2010 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ==== SLACC - February 4 ==== * Balloting for SLUUG officers. * Linux configuration workshop - no presentation * Meetings will be in smaller room. ==== Super Bowl Sunday - February 7 ==== ==== SLUUG - February 10 ==== * Balloting for SLUUG officers. * BASE: To Be Determined (TBD) * MAIN: To Be Determined (TBD) ==== Valentine's Day - February 14 ==== ==== HOLIDAY: Presidents Day - February 15 ==== ==== STLOSUG (Solaris) - February 16 ==== * Balloting for SLUUG officers. * TOPIC: To Be Determined (TBD) ==== SNUG - February 17 ==== * Balloting for SLUUG officers. * TOPIC: To Be Determined (TBD) ==== STLLUG - February 18 ==== * Balloting for SLUUG officers. * TOPIC: OpenGL - Part Two by Jerry Stutte (tentative) ==== HZWLUG - February 23 ==== * Balloting for SLUUG officers. * Topics are usually determined by attendees. We sometimes cover more than one. ==== STCLUG - February 25 ==== * Balloting for SLUUG officers. * TOPIC: To Be Determined (TBD) * Could be VMstuff or redmine or whatever ===== March 2010 ===== March 2010 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 ==== SLACC - March 4 ==== * Linux configuration workshop - no presentation * Meetings will be in smaller room. * ==== SLUUG - March 10 ==== * BASE: To Be Determined (TBD) * MAIN: To Be Determined (TBD) ==== STLOSUG (Solaris) - March 16 ==== * TOPIC: To Be Determined (TBD) ==== SNUG - March 17 ==== * St. Patrick's Day * TOPIC: To Be Determined (TBD) ==== STLLUG - March 18 ==== * TOPIC: To Be Determined (TBD) ==== HZWLUG - March 23 ==== * Topics are usually determined by attendees. We sometimes cover more than one. ==== STCLUG - March 25 ==== * TOPIC: To Be Determined (TBD) ===== Potential Presenters and Topics ===== * Link to [[/steercom/potential]] speakers and topics. ====== Domains ====== * Gary will add Craig as 3rd contact for SLUUG.ORG domain. * Carl and Gary - follow up with Noel about transferring the SLACC.COM domain to us. * Noel asked that we allow current email users to keep their SLACC.COM email addresses. * Craig will renew STLLINUX.ORG and update to show 3 names in WHOIS data. * Gary will renew the STCLUG.ORG domain - it will expire December 17. ====== Server Admin ====== * Stan has created [[/steercom/resources]] to keep track of our systems and what's running on them. * Bud Light is currently offline, due to fan failure. (Failure was actually in Bud, but moved.) * Found that fans are actually standard 3-wire 12volt 92x92x25mm 62cfm fans, fairly common. * Carl will buy some from Gateway tomorrow. * Otherwise Carl will order them online from Craig's research, posted to STEERCOM. * Jeff has purchased 20 x 72GB FC replacement drives on Ebay and put them in Bud Light RAID 5 array. * Jeff has built script to do service checks, ping tests, etc. * In /usr/local/bin/service_test.sh -- just troubleshooting scripts, particular to each machine's setup. * Work left to do: * Make sure docs are up to date. * 2008-01 Add documentation telling users how to configure mail clients to use Bud. * 2008-01 Started documenting client email configurations, to help users migrate. * 2008-01 See [[../users]] and [[../mail_setup]] pages. * Craig - Work on finishing server builds. * 2008-01 Document changes to PAM to correct MAIL variable. (Craig) * 2008-03 More security, for SSH and otherwise. * 2008-01 Get offsite backups working. (Mike Knight) * 2008-01 Publish SSH host keys on web page. * 2008-03 Standardize/regularize user accounts (IDs, password expirations). (Mike Knight) * Other work to do: * 2008-08 Document useradd process. * 2008-03 Better web site management tools * 2008-08 Develop standardized 'Membership List' & use same UIDs across all production machines. ====== Annual Report to State of Missouri ====== * Annual Report for 2009 is on file. * Filed documents available [[http://www.sos.mo.gov/BusinessEntity/soskb/Corp.asp?681250 | here]]. * REGISTRATION REPORT FEE IS: * $15.00 If filed on or before 8/31 * $20.00 If filed after 8/31 * Corporation will be administratively dissolved if report is not filed by November 30th. * We still need to change the registered agent for surface mail delivery. * Craig is a registered agent, per Missouri state, and volunteered to serve as our group's agent. * Someone just needs to file the right paperwork. * We thought we had filled out the paperwork; apparently it's been lost or misplaced. ====== Membership (and Shell Accounts) ====== * Jerry Stutte has written an app to manage membership. * Working with Lee Lammert. * Need to deploy to bud. * Lists membership levels and names. * Will be able to show expiration dates of memberships and send out emails. * Need to add timestamps for changes * Searchable renewal method * Drop down list for State * Auto ID number generation * Membership application now running on BUD. When more mature Jerry will do a tutorial or presentation. * During October: * At SLUUG meeting we explained St. Louis County Library (SLCL) policy change on room payments. * Stan R. handed out all available Annual Supporting Membership forms during SLUUG meeting. * Sales pitch for Supporting Memberships was to not throw form away, take it home, look at it. * Need more membership forms printed. * Stan will send another message to STEERCOM asking for people to print out copies. ====== SLCL Room Reservations ====== * Reservations of St. Louis County Library (SLCL) rooms for calendar year 2010 made on 3 October. * Reserved Indian Trails - Phil Bunch * Reserved Prairie Commons - Stan Reichardt * Reserved Thornhill - Carl Fitch * Process has changed. Limited to 6 months. Next round may be first Saturday in April. * Reserving a meeting room now done on line - http://www.slcl.org/services/reserve.htm * Payment required within 14 days, or we lose reservation. * We can still collect donations for future meetings. * Completed in October: * Paid Indian Trails - Carl Fitch * Paid Prairie Commons - Carl Fitch and Stan Reichardt * Paid Thornhill - Phil Bunch * Come April or May we will have to again schedule and pay withing 14 days to reserve rooms for next six months. * To avoid problems, payments need to be made separately to each SLCL Branch. ====== Wash U Cleanup ====== * Jerry Stute, Jeff Muse, and Eric Xu volunteered to cleanup Wash U site. * Gary Meyer is Captain. * Captain Gary Meyer still AWOL. ====== IRC Channel ====== * Charles Sharp created an IRC channel on irc.freenode.net. * Channel is named #sluug. * Typically 7 people on at times. * Would like to have someone give a tutorial on using IRC, and show off our channel. * Craig suggested that we include the IRC channel in Steering Committee meetings. * Will be hard to figure out the best way to get the online folks to participate. * Stan will put the IRC channel info up on the web site. * Stan will put the IRC channel info on ANNOUNCE messages. ====== Purge SYSADMIN mailing list ====== * Stan would like us to clean up the SYSADMIN mailing list, to eliminate people who have not been active for the past year. * We decided to send a message out to the list, asking who wants to stay on the list. Then we can remove folks that are not staying active. ====== New Business ====== * Stan suggested we think about we need to do for the new year. * Stan needs to make new attendance sheets. * We need to change root passwords. * Craig has been adding some packages to his server; would be willing to add them to SLUUG servers. * fail2ban - temporarily ban IPs that have too many SSH failures (unanimous agreement) * fcheck - file integrity checker - emails files that changed since last time run * logcheck - email anomalous log entries * munin - monitoring of system details * awstats - web stats * Carl recommended using one of the Sun Netras as a log server. ====== Blue Sky ====== * Speculate on events, plans, policy, procedures, projects. ====== Recognize Useful Effort ====== * Recognize completed action items, and other useful actions. * Jeff - upgraded kernels on our Linux systems, broke system fan in the process * Jerry - lots of work on membership display program ====== Follow-up and Action Items ====== * Everyone - Talk to someone about coming to meetings. * Everyone - Talk to someone about sponsorships. * Everyone - Talk to someone about giving a presentation. * Gary - add Craig as 3rd contact for SLUUG.ORG domain. * Gary - renew the STCLUG.ORG domain - it will expire December 17. * Carl and Gary - follow up with Noel about transferring the SLACC.COM domain to us. * Carl - send thank-you note to Hostirian for hosting our site. * Craig - contact Kyle Cordes about presenting on Puppet. * Craig - renew STLLINUX.ORG, and update to show 3 names in WHOIS data. * Craig - print out minutes from June-December. * Craig - change root passwords; make sure Mike Knight has a copy of the password card.