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69.152.95.113 Added entry for combinded "sluuginfo.pdf". - stan r.
steercom:2007-06 [2007/06/07 16:52] (current)
71.10.176.218 Confirmed GIMP presentation for July 11. (CMB)
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 ====== Date and Time ====== ====== Date and Time ======
   * June 6, 2007   * June 6, 2007
-  * 6:30 pm -+  * 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
  
 ====== Attendees ====== ====== Attendees ======
-  * ?? Carl Fitch +  * Carl Fitch 
-  * ?? Lee Lammert +  * Lee Lammert 
-  * ?? Craig Buchek +  * Craig Buchek 
-  * ?? Gary Meyer +  * Barry Morrison 
-  * ?? Patrick Bellinger +  * John Hodge 
-  * ?? Stan Reichardt +  * Stan Reichardt 
-  * ??+  * Jeff Urbanec
  
 ====== Secretary Report ​ ====== ====== Secretary Report ​ ======
-  * Secretary ​is catching ​up with things, ​but SLUUG minutes ​doesn'​t seem to be one of them;-) +  * Secretary ​needs to catch up with things, ​especially printing out minutes.
-  * Craig - print out previous minutes? +
-  *+
  
 ====== Treasurer Report ====== ====== Treasurer Report ======
   * As of:    4/30/07   * As of:    4/30/07
   * Bank balance: $     ​1275.59   * Bank balance: $     ​1275.59
-  * Pending deposits: +  * Pending deposits: ​none 
-  * Expenses+  * Pending expenses:
     * Pens - ordered, should be here soon     * Pens - ordered, should be here soon
   * Final bill from Wash U has not been received.   * Final bill from Wash U has not been received.
-    * Gary to provide ​good address to forward ​correspondance+    * Gary provided ​good address to forward ​correspondence. 
 +  * Need receipts for expense reimbursements. 
 +    * Gary - domain registration 
 +    * Carl - state registration
  
 ====== Book Sales Report ====== ====== Book Sales Report ======
-  * Book sales +  * Book sales - none for previous month
-  *+
  
 ====== Membership Attendance Report ====== ====== Membership Attendance Report ======
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     * or http://​solaris.sluug.org/​attendance.pdf,​ and so on.     * or http://​solaris.sluug.org/​attendance.pdf,​ and so on.
   * Attendance for May 2007:   * Attendance for May 2007:
-    * May  1 - 1stOLDAP: 7+    * May  1 - 1st LDAP: 7
     * May  2 - Steercom: 5     * May  2 - Steercom: 5
-    * May  9 - SLUUG: +    * May  9 - SLUUG: ​missing attendance sheet 
-    * May 16 - 2ndOLDAP: 5 +    * May 16 - 2nd LDAP: 5 
-    * May 17 - STLLUG:+    * May 17 - STLLUG: ​missing attendance sheet
     * May 22 - Solaris: 15     * May 22 - Solaris: 15
-    * May 22 - HZWLUG: +    * May 22 - HZWLUG: ​missing attendance sheet 
-    * May 24 - STCLUG:+    * May 24 - STCLUG: ​missing attendance sheet
     * May 30 - Security: 9     * May 30 - Security: 9
  
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 == Subscriber numbers == == Subscriber numbers ==
-|| List | May | June||+|| List | May | June ||
 || ANNOUNCE | 917 | 925 || || ANNOUNCE | 917 | 925 ||
 || DISCUSS | 184 | 190 || || DISCUSS | 184 | 190 ||
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     * This was an extended topic -- there was no separate tutorial.     * This was an extended topic -- there was no separate tutorial.
     * Reprise of last month'​s STCLUG presentation.     * Reprise of last month'​s STCLUG presentation.
-    * ??? Included discussion of Windows BartPE and Linux both bootable from CD ???+    * Included discussion of Windows BartPE and Linux both bootable from CD
     * People could follow along if they brought their own Windows XP installation disc.     * People could follow along if they brought their own Windows XP installation disc.
       * Could use an OEM recovery disc or Windows Server 2003.       * Could use an OEM recovery disc or Windows Server 2003.
-  ​*+    ​Good. A bit of hands on.
  
 ==== STLLUG - May 17 ==== ==== STLLUG - May 17 ====
   * TOPIC: Ubuntu GNU/Linux by Jay Truesdale   * TOPIC: Ubuntu GNU/Linux by Jay Truesdale
-  ​* Craig and Stan were to be out of town. Needed someone to run the meeting. +    * Went quickly. Showed off features of latest version of Ubuntu. 
-  *+    * Covered wireless support in-depth. 
 +  ​* Craig and Stan were out of town. Carl ran the meeting.
  
 ==== SOLARIS - May 22 ==== ==== SOLARIS - May 22 ====
 +  * TOPIC: Virtualizing Solaris: The Big Rules for Zones, Xen, LDOMs and VMware by Bob Neatherton
 +    * Excellent - a whole day's presentation condensed into 3 hours.
 +    * Sun's virtual machine specialist gave the presentation.
   * Nobody seemed to be updating http://​solaris.sluug.org web page.   * Nobody seemed to be updating http://​solaris.sluug.org web page.
     * Jeff Logullo was maintaining a new web page     * Jeff Logullo was maintaining a new web page
     * Stan R. put HTML page at our Solaris SIG URL to now redirect to Jeff L.'s new URL     * Stan R. put HTML page at our Solaris SIG URL to now redirect to Jeff L.'s new URL
     * New URL is http://​www.opensolaris.org/​os/​community/​os_user_groups/​stl-osug/​     * New URL is http://​www.opensolaris.org/​os/​community/​os_user_groups/​stl-osug/​
-    * References to our http://​solaris.sluug.org/​ URL are automaticly ​redirected. +    * References to our http://​solaris.sluug.org/​ URL are automatically ​redirected.
-  * TOPIC: Virtualizing Solaris: The Big Rules for Zones, Xen, LDOMs and VMware +
-  *+
  
 ==== HZWLUG - May 22 ==== ==== HZWLUG - May 22 ====
-  * The HZWLUG meetings thru November are now listed on www.stlcalendar.com +  ​* Stan R. was not in town for this meeting. Carl ran the meeting. 
-  * Experimenting with www.askarchy.com listing. ​ Only submitted May meeting. +  * Covered wireless network config and troubleshooting. 
-  * Stan R. was not in town for this meeting. +  ​* The HZWLUG meetings thru November are now listed on [[http://www.stlcalendar.com ​| www.stlcalendar.com]] 
-  *+  * Experimenting with askarchy.com listing. ​ Only submitted May meeting ​so far.
  
 ==== STCLUG - May 24 ==== ==== STCLUG - May 24 ====
-  * TOPIC: ​TBD +  * TOPIC: ​Round-table discussion on various topics. 
-  *+    Plenty of contributions from the crowd.
  
 ==== SECURITY - May 30 ==== ==== SECURITY - May 30 ====
   * TOPIC: Snort and Base by Clarence Johnson   * TOPIC: Snort and Base by Clarence Johnson
-  ​meeting ​rescheduled on short notice from May 23rd +    ​Excellent. Will cover in more detail next month. 
-  *+  * Meeting ​rescheduled on short notice from May 23rd
  
 ====== Presentation Schedule ====== ====== Presentation Schedule ======
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 ==== SLUUG - June 13 ==== ==== SLUUG - June 13 ====
-  * Base: TBD +  * Base: Public Key Authentication in SSH by Barry Morrison 
-  * Main: Building a Bootable USB Drive for Troubleshooting by James Campbell+  * Main: Building a Bootable USB Drive for Troubleshooting by James Campbell ​(via Lee)
     * People can follow along if they bring their own laptop and 1 GB USB memory stick.     * People can follow along if they bring their own laptop and 1 GB USB memory stick.
-    * 
  
 ==== SOLARIS - June 19 ==== ==== SOLARIS - June 19 ====
   * TOPIC: TBD   * TOPIC: TBD
-  * 
  
 ==== HZWLUG - June 19 ==== ==== HZWLUG - June 19 ====
-  * Meeting date tentative - regular Prairie Commons Branch room not avialable ​on 26th; so, scheduled this date.  ​Still trying to find a location for the regular date. +  * Meeting date tentative - regular Prairie Commons Branch room not available ​on 26th 
-  * TOPIC: ​TBD +    * Still trying to find a location for the regular date. 
-  *+  * TOPIC: ​Newbie topics.
  
 ==== STLLUG - June 21 ==== ==== STLLUG - June 21 ====
   * TOPIC: Physical Computing with Linux by Jason Burke (confirmed)   * TOPIC: Physical Computing with Linux by Jason Burke (confirmed)
-  * 
- 
-==== HZWLUG - June 26 ==== 
-  * Meeting location tentative - regular location not avialable on 26th 
-  * TOPIC: TBD 
-  * 
  
 ==== SECURITY - June 27 ==== ==== SECURITY - June 27 ====
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 ==== STCLUG - June 28 ==== ==== STCLUG - June 28 ====
 +  * TOPIC: TBD
   * Stan R. updated STCLUG Web site.   * Stan R. updated STCLUG Web site.
-  * TOPIC: TBD 
-  * 
  
 ===== July 2007 ===== ===== July 2007 =====
 +
  
 ==== SLUUG - July 11 ==== ==== SLUUG - July 11 ====
-  * Base: TBD +  * Base: DSH - Distributed Shell by John Hodge 
-  * Main: Basic GIMP Usage by Scott Nesler (tentative)+  * Main: Basic GIMP Usage by Scott Nesler (confirmed, via Craig)
  
 ==== SOLARIS - July 17 ==== ==== SOLARIS - July 17 ====
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 ==== STLLUG - July 19 ==== ==== STLLUG - July 19 ====
   * TOPIC: Everything You (N)Ever Wanted to Know About HDTV by Craig Buchek   * TOPIC: Everything You (N)Ever Wanted to Know About HDTV by Craig Buchek
-  * 
  
 ==== HZWLUG - July 24 ==== ==== HZWLUG - July 24 ====
-  * TOPIC: ​TBD +  * TOPIC: ​Newbie topics
-  *+
  
 ==== SECURITY - July 25 ==== ==== SECURITY - July 25 ====
   * TOPIC: TBD   * TOPIC: TBD
-  * 
  
 ==== STCLUG - July 26 ==== ==== STCLUG - July 26 ====
   * TOPIC: TBD   * TOPIC: TBD
-  * 
- 
  
 ===== August 2007 ===== ===== August 2007 =====
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 ==== SLUUG - August 8 ==== ==== SLUUG - August 8 ====
   * Base: TBD   * Base: TBD
-  * Main: TBD+  * Main: one of the following topics by John Hodge 
 +    * Micro-Partitioning 
 +    * VIO - virtual I/O - sharing network devices on POWER hardware 
 +    * Storage Virtualization on AIX 
 +    * HACMP - High Availability on AIX
  
 ==== STLLUG - August 16 ==== ==== STLLUG - August 16 ====
-  * TOPIC: ​Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 (tentative) +  * TOPIC: ​TBD
-  *+
  
 ==== SOLARIS - August 21 ==== ==== SOLARIS - August 21 ====
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 ==== STCLUG - August 23 ==== ==== STCLUG - August 23 ====
   * TOPIC: TBD   * TOPIC: TBD
-  * 
  
 ==== HZWLUG - August 28 ==== ==== HZWLUG - August 28 ====
   * TOPIC: TBD   * TOPIC: TBD
-  * 
  
 ==== SECURITY - August 29 ==== ==== SECURITY - August 29 ====
   * TOPIC: TBD   * TOPIC: TBD
-  ​*+ 
 +===== October ===== 
 + 
 +==== STLLUG - October 18 ==== 
 +  ​TOPIC: Lotus Notes (Client and Server) on Linux by Tom Bowman of TeamCentric (confirmed, via Craig) 
 + 
 + 
 +===== Potential Future Topics ===== 
 +  * DNA, Genes, Viruses, Bioinformatics by Robert Citek 
 +  * Something by Scott Granneman 
 +  * Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 
 +  * AIX 6 - due out later this year (about November, IBM via John Hodge)
  
 ====== Sponsorships ====== ====== Sponsorships ======
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 ====== System Administration ====== ====== System Administration ======
   * Dark keeps crashing.   * Dark keeps crashing.
-  ​* Waiting for it to not come back up. +    ​* Waiting for it to not come back up. 
 +    * Work on new servers to replace AIX boxes is moving along rapidly.
   * Security issues   * Security issues
 +    * Had some accounts compromised.
  
 ====== Server Migration Project ====== ====== Server Migration Project ======
-  * Carl and Craig to meet at Lee's on May 9 to work on migration. +  * Carl and Craig met at Lee's on May 9 to work on migration. 
-    * Compare notes on Postfix configuration.+    * Accomplished quite a bit. 
 +      * Got SASL and TLS added to Postfix configuration
 +      * Integrated SpamAssassin into Postfix via MailScanner. 
 +        * Grabbed most of the config from Dark. 
 +      * Upgraded version of DokuWiki. 
 +  * Craig rebuilt Bud on May 30. 
 +    * Built per documentation on the wiki. 
 +    * Took about 2 hours on-site to build. 
 +      * Should only have taken 1 hour, but had some incorrect documentation. 
 +    * Took about 1-2 days to get it back to same shape it was before. 
 +  * Carl, Craig, Jeff Muse, Stan, and Lee meeting on June 13 to do more work. 
 +    * Make sure Mailman is working. 
 +    * Make sure mailing lists get archived to web. 
 +    * Make offsite backups work. 
 +      * Scheduled deletion of older backups. 
 +    * Move all SSL cert creation to one place in the docs. 
 +    * Apache for users.sluug.org. 
 +      * Will use this to migrate users from Michelob to Budlight.
     * Install and configure Drupal for multiple web sites.     * Install and configure Drupal for multiple web sites.
       * Integrate Drupal module for Mailman.       * Integrate Drupal module for Mailman.
-    * Integrate SpamAssassin into Postfix. 
-      * Compare configuration with Dark. 
-    * Verify Postfix delivery to IMAP server. 
  
 ====== Website Library ====== ====== Website Library ======
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 ====== Other Old Business ====== ====== Other Old Business ======
-  * Craig - finish up work on email server. +  * none
-  * Craig - get people to test using IMAP to connect to Bud from their email clients. +
-  * Carl and Craig - get together to work on new servers. +
-  * Gary - get Sun Netra T1/105 (1U) boxes from Craig, and install them at Primary. +
-  * +
  
 ====== New Business ====== ====== New Business ======
  
-===== Publicity Handouts ===== 
-We have 3 handouts for our meetings, each available at the URLs 
-listed below. ​ They are given out at all of our meetings, at 
-events where we have a booth, and are distributed to various 
-St. Louis County Library Branches. 
  
-The SLUUG general information handout (front is portrait and back is landscape): +===== SLACC as a SIG ===== 
- +  * It was mentioned that StLouis Area Computer Club (SLACCmembership was nearly all SLUUG members. 
-[[http://​www.sluug.org/​sluugA070418.pdf| http://​www.sluug.org/​sluugA070418.pdf]] ​(portrait page+  * Someone asked if perhaps we should give SLACC status as a SLUUG Special Interest Group (SIG). 
- +  ​* There was little discussion, and agreement ​that it would make sense to have SLACC as a SIG
-[[http://​www.sluug.org/​sluugB070418.pdf| http://​www.sluug.org/​sluugB070418.pdf]] ​(landscape page) +    * It would give SLUUG an official meeting for bringing machines in to install/configure ​Linux. 
- +  ​* Craig to make URL http://slacc.sluug.org 
-[[http://​www.sluug.org/​sluuginfo.pdf| http://​www.sluug.org/​sluuginfo.pdf]] Combined front and back into one document. +  ​Stan to build web page, add links on SLUUG site, and take attendance at SLACC meetings. 
- +  ​* Craig suggested that the board should hold an official vote, and SLACC should also vote on the issue.
-  ​All Revised 18 April 2007 +
-  Note that URLS in these PDFs are set up as hot links+
- +
-The Hazelwood LUG GNU/​Linux ​for Beginners:​ +
- +
-[[http://​hzwlug.sluug.org/​Linux4Beginners.pdf| http://​hzwlug.sluug.org/​Linux4Beginners.pdf]] +
-  +
-  ​May 2007 version 3.5 (looks nice on light green paper) +
-  Note that URLS in this PDF are set up as hot links. +
- +
-The St. Louis Security Group Password Guidelines for Beginners:​ +
- +
-[[http://security.sluug.org/​passwordguide.pdf| http://​security.sluug.org/​passwordguide.pdf]] +
- +
-  ​April 2006 version 0.4 +
- +
-Stan R. has about 75 of the SLUUG general information handouts +
-available. ​ Don't need any more right now. +
- +
-Stan R. is out of the last two Have any more been printed? ​+
  
 ===== Domain Renewal ===== ===== Domain Renewal =====
- +  * The sluug.org domain expires in July. 
-The sluug.org domain expires in July.  Gary Meyer put on his credit card.+  Gary Meyer has put on his credit card
 +    * But Whois still shows it expiring on July 10, 2007.
  
 ===== Annual Report to State of Missouri ===== ===== Annual Report to State of Missouri =====
   * See [[https://​www.sos.mo.gov/​BusinessEntity/​soskb/​Corp.asp?​681250 | SLUUG Info]] on file with State of Missouri.   * See [[https://​www.sos.mo.gov/​BusinessEntity/​soskb/​Corp.asp?​681250 | SLUUG Info]] on file with State of Missouri.
   * Due by 31 August, Carl saved us $5 last year by filing early.   * Due by 31 August, Carl saved us $5 last year by filing early.
-  * Are we still not getting hardcopy in the mail? +  * Should ​we change ​the "​registered agent" shown on the forms
-  * Don't recognize name of "​registered agent" shown on last year's form.  Should that be changed on form+    * YES: Change to "Stan Reichardt"​ @ same address as our "​corporate headquarters"​. 
-  +    * Should help us receive official hard-copy forms from the state.
  
-===== Anything Else ===== +===== Publicity Handouts ​===== 
- +  * We have 3 handouts for our meetings, each available at the URLs listed below. 
-  * anything else? +    * SLUUG general information handout (front is portrait and back is landscape): 
- +      * [[http://​www.sluug.org/​sluugA070418.pdf| http://​www.sluug.org/​sluugA070418.pdf]] (portrait page) 
-====== Blue Sky ====== +      * [[http://​www.sluug.org/​sluugB070418.pdf| http://​www.sluug.org/​sluugB070418.pdf]] (landscape page) 
-  * anything up there?+      * [[http://​www.sluug.org/​sluuginfo.pdf| http://​www.sluug.org/​sluuginfo.pdf]] (combined) 
 +    * Hazelwood LUG GNU/Linux for Beginners:​ 
 +      * [[http://​hzwlug.sluug.org/​Linux4Beginners.pdf| http://​hzwlug.sluug.org/​Linux4Beginners.pdf]] 
 +    * St. Louis Security Group Password Guidelines for Beginners:​ 
 +      * [[http://​security.sluug.org/​passwordguide.pdf| http://​security.sluug.org/​passwordguide.pdf]] 
 +  * Need more copies of Hazelwood and Security brochures. 
 +    * Carl will print 200 copies of each.
  
 ====== Follow-up and Action Items ====== ====== Follow-up and Action Items ======
 +  * Craig: Ping Robert Citek and Scott Granneman about presentations.
 +  * Craig: Follow up w/ Tom Bowman of TeamCentric Technologies on Lotus Notes presentation + another.
 +  * Craig: Follow up w/ Scott Nesler on GIMP presentation.
 +  * Craig: Set up virtual host to test www.sluug.org site on new server.
 +  * Craig: Print out previous minutes.
 +  * Craig: Write up info on membership levels.
 +  * Gary: Get Sun Netra T1/105 (1U) boxes from Craig, install Solaris, and install them at Primary.
 +  * Gary: Verify that domain has been renewed in Whois.
 +  * Carl: Print 200 copies each of Hazelwood and Security brochures.
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