====== SLUUG Steering Committee Minutes - 6 January 2010 ====== 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, January 6, 2010 * 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM ====== Attendees ====== * Lee Lammert * Jeff Muse * Jerry Stutte * Craig Buchek * Gary Meyer * Carl Fitch ====== Secretary Report ====== * Secretary has not printed minutes since June. ====== Treasurer Report ====== * Bank account has been transferred from Bank of America to Regions. * Balance: $1375.59 as of 1/5/2010 * Expenditures for 2009-12: * ~$52 for Compaq fans (Carl needs to submit receipt) * New signature cards for the Region account have been signed. * Lee will take them in. ====== Mailing List Report ====== * Subscriber numbers (approximate) as of end of December 2009: | List ^ Dec ^ Jan ^ Feb ^ Mar ^ Apr ^ May ^ Jun ^ Jul ^ Aug ^ Sep ^ Oct ^ Nov ^ Dec ^ ^ ANNOUNCE | 791 | 790 | 786 | 785 | 783 | 782 | 771 | 769 | 772 | 767 | 770 | 773 | 769 | ^ DISCUSS | 196 | 201 | 206 | 212 | 215 | 214 | 214 | 215 | 217 | 220 | 220 | 227 | 226 | ^ STEERCOM | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 | ^ SYSADMIN | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 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 December 2009: | Meeting ^ Dec ^ Jan ^ Feb ^ Mar ^ Apr ^ May ^ Jun ^ Jul ^ Aug ^ Sep ^ Oct ^ Nov ^ Dec ^ ^ Steercom | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | ^ SLACC | 4 | - | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | ^ SLUUG | 27 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 32 | 21 | 15 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 30 | 15 | ^ STLOSUG | 7 | 6 | ? | 8 | 13 | - | (7)| 15 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 | ^ SNUG SuSE| - | 7 | ? | - |2(172)| (6) | 10 | ? | 6 | 6 | - | (4) | 15 | ^ STLLUG | 10 | 19 | 32 |18(21)| 20 | 21 | 14(15) | 24 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 25 | ^ STCLUG | 6 | 11? | 12 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | (9) | - | - | ^ HZWLUG | 9 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | * 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. * Extreme cold may have reduced SLUUG attendance. ====== Meeting Review and Comments ====== ===== 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: Google Calendar by Stan Reichardt - NOT DONE DUE TO NETWORK PROBLEMS * Some last minute confusion on what the BASE was for this month. * Had also considered Selling Free Software by Jim Roe (via Carl) * MAIN: LaTeX by Eric Xu (confirmed, via Jerry Stutte) * Really good. Covered everything well, at the right level. ==== STLOSUG - December 15 ==== * TOPIC: Basic OpenSolaris discussion lead by Jeff Muse ==== SNUG - December 16 ==== * TOPIC: Smartphone support in various groupware applications * Exchange, Android, BlackBerry, and Zimbra. * Great discussion. ==== STLLUG - December 17 ==== * TOPIC: Linux From Scratch by Robert Hansen (confirmed via Carl) * Library projector was again missing video cable, but we borrowed one from Phil Bunch. * Good. ==== HZWLUG - December 22 ==== * Topics are usually determined by attendees. We sometimes cover more than one. * Multiple call for help type of questions and one-on-one assistance. ==== STCLUG - December 24 ==== * 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. ===== 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 ==== 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 (confirmed via Gary) ==== HOLIDAY: Martin Luther King Day - January 18 ==== ==== STLOSUG (Solaris) - January 19 ==== * TOPIC: Xen On OpenSolaris by Jeff Muse ==== 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: Selling Free Software by Jim Roe (confirmed, via Carl) ==== 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 ==== * Meetings will be in smaller room. ==== SNUG - March 17 ==== * St. Patrick's Day ===== 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. ====== 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.) * That that the fans were actually standard 3-wire 12volt 92x92x25mm 62cfm fans, fairly common. * Lee bought some fans from MicroCenter, they did not work. * Carl bought some ProLiant fans online, and they are too big. * Lee has the Bud Light system at his house/office. * Lee is going to try to get some of the fans online. * Carl suggested purchasing a new server for $200. * Needs to be a rackmount server with rails. * Would probably look at a used Dell or HP. * Conversation was all over the board with suggestions. * Consensus was to try fixing Bud Light fans first. * If the next try doesn't work, we should then consider buying a new server. * 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. ====== 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 ====== * 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. * 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 Attendance Sheets ====== * Stan made new attendance sheets for: * SLACC, STEERCOM, SLUUG, STLLUG, STCLUG, and HZWLUG * Yet to do: STLOSUG and SNUG, and groups on HIATUS. ====== New Year Business ====== * Stan suggested we think about what we need to do for the new year. * 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. * Gary - renewed the STCLUG.ORG domain. * 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. * Carl - confirm Jim Roe presentation for February 10. * 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.