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10550 Old Olive Street Road, | 10550 Old Olive Street Road, | ||
Creve Coeur, MO 63141 | Creve Coeur, MO 63141 | ||
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====== Date and Time ====== | ====== Date and Time ====== | ||
- | * Rescheduled because of Independence Day HOLIDAY | ||
- | * Previously select 9 July, too many couldn't make this date either. | ||
* Monday, 16 July 2007 | * Monday, 16 July 2007 | ||
- | * 6:30 pm - | + | * The Steering Committee meeting was rescheduled due to Independence Day HOLIDAY. |
+ | * Had previously selected 9 July, but too many couldn't make that date either. | ||
+ | * 6:30 pm - 8:40 pm | ||
====== Attendees ====== | ====== Attendees ====== | ||
- | * ?? Carl Fitch | + | * Carl Fitch |
- | * ?? Stan Reichardt | + | * Stan Reichardt |
- | * ?? Craig Buchek | + | * Craig Buchek |
- | * ?? Lee Lammert | + | * Gary Meyer |
- | * ?? Gary Meyer | + | |
- | * ?? John Hodge | + | |
- | * ?? Barry Morrison | + | |
- | * ?? Ted Palmer | + | |
- | * ?? Jeff Urbanec | + | |
====== Secretary Report ====== | ====== Secretary Report ====== | ||
- | * ?? Print out previous minutes. | + | * Craig printed out previous minutes for the first half of 2007. |
+ | * Carl signed the minutes for inclusion in secretary folder. | ||
+ | * Craig will review printed minutes to ensure we are not missing any. | ||
+ | * NOTE: Wireless was down at Bread Co this month, so minutes were not done on-line. | ||
+ | * Minutes were taken off-line and uploaded to the wiki later. | ||
====== Treasurer Report ====== | ====== Treasurer Report ====== | ||
- | * ?? As of: 4/30/07 | + | * NO REPORT. |
- | * ?? Bank balance: $ 1275.59 | + | * Possibly open questions: |
- | * ?? Pending deposits: none | + | * Status of pens we ordered with our slogan. |
- | * ?? Pending expenses: | + | * Final bill from Wash U. |
- | * ?? Pens - ordered, should be here soon | + | * Receipts for expense reimbursements: |
- | * ?? Final bill from Wash U has not been received. | + | * Gary - domain registration |
- | * ?? Gary provided good address to forward correspondence. | + | * Carl - state registration |
- | * ?? Need receipts for expense reimbursements. | + | |
- | * ?? Gary - domain registration | + | |
- | * ?? Carl - state registration | + | |
====== Book Sales Report ====== | ====== Book Sales Report ====== | ||
- | * ?? Book sales - none for previous month | + | * None for previous month. |
====== Membership Attendance Report ====== | ====== Membership Attendance Report ====== | ||
- | * ?? Most attendance sheets are available from the web servers. | + | * Most attendance sheets are available from the web servers. |
- | * ?? using URL as in http://www.sluug.org/attendance.pdf, | + | * Use URLs like http://www.sluug.org/attendance.pdf, http://solaris.sluug.org/attendance.pdf, and so on. |
- | * ?? or http://solaris.sluug.org/attendance.pdf, and so on. | + | |
* Attendance for June 2007: | * Attendance for June 2007: | ||
* Jun 5 - 1st LDAP: 6 | * Jun 5 - 1st LDAP: 6 | ||
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====== Mailing List Report ====== | ====== Mailing List Report ====== | ||
- | * Started including name and link to a sponsor in each ANNOUNCE mailing. | + | * Started including name and link to a sponsor in each weekly ANNOUNCE mailing. |
* Doing in reverse alphabetical order. | * Doing in reverse alphabetical order. | ||
- | * Have done 5 so far, UMSL-micros, Stratigic Staffing and O'Reilly Media, Inc., K&S Pritchard, Inc., Hostirian | + | * Have done 5 so far: UMSL-micros, Strategic Staffing, O'Reilly, K&S Pritchard, Hostirian |
- | * Next is Graybar, EPC, Computers & Things, then Ajilon. | + | * Next up: Graybar, EPC, Computers & Things, then Ajilon. |
* Some current mailing list subscriber numbers (approximate): | * Some current mailing list subscriber numbers (approximate): | ||
- | == Subscriber numbers == | ||
|| List | May | June | July || | || List | May | June | July || | ||
|| ANNOUNCE | 917 | 925 | 900 || | || ANNOUNCE | 917 | 925 | 900 || | ||
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|| STEERCOM | 32 | 32 | 33 || | || STEERCOM | 32 | 32 | 33 || | ||
|| SYSADMIN | xx | xx | 18 || | || SYSADMIN | xx | xx | 18 || | ||
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* Mike Knight did some major purging of ANNOUNCE bounces. | * Mike Knight did some major purging of ANNOUNCE bounces. | ||
- | * We can anticipate more reductions when ANNOUNCE is switched to a MAILMAN list. | + | * We can anticipate more reductions when ANNOUNCE is switched to a MailMan list. |
+ | * Due to MailMan automated handling of bounces. | ||
====== Presentation Review and Comments ====== | ====== Presentation Review and Comments ====== | ||
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==== SLACC - June 7 ==== | ==== SLACC - June 7 ==== | ||
* Linux Configuration Workshop - No presentation. | * Linux Configuration Workshop - No presentation. | ||
- | * | ||
==== SLUUG - June 13 ==== | ==== SLUUG - June 13 ==== | ||
* Base: Public Key Authentication in SSH by Barry Morrison. | * Base: Public Key Authentication in SSH by Barry Morrison. | ||
- | * | + | * Good. |
- | * Main: Building a Bootable USB Drive for Troubleshooting by James Campbell (via Lee). | + | * Main: Building a Bootable USB Drive for Troubleshooting by James Campbell. |
* People could follow along if they brought their own laptop and 1 GB USB memory stick. | * People could follow along if they brought their own laptop and 1 GB USB memory stick. | ||
- | * | + | * OK. Faced some heckling and hardware problems. |
+ | * Only 1 successful audience member, due mostly to hardware compatibility issues. | ||
+ | * Presenter seemed to be OK, just ran into too many problems. | ||
==== SOLARIS - June 19 ==== | ==== SOLARIS - June 19 ==== | ||
* TOPIC: Partitioning, Multi-booting, and Solaris by Jeff Logullo. | * TOPIC: Partitioning, Multi-booting, and Solaris by Jeff Logullo. | ||
- | * | + | * NO REPORT. Attendance was relatively low. |
==== STLLUG - June 21 ==== | ==== STLLUG - June 21 ==== | ||
- | * TOPIC: Physical Computing with Linux on Microcontrollers by Jason Burke. | + | * TOPIC: Physical Computing with Linux on Micro-controllers by Jason Burke. |
- | * | + | * Excellent. Lots of participation and questions from audience. |
+ | * Participation from members who don't often contribute much or attend often. | ||
==== HZWLUG - June 26 ==== | ==== HZWLUG - June 26 ==== | ||
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* Tentative meeting date of 19th did not work due to other conflicts. | * Tentative meeting date of 19th did not work due to other conflicts. | ||
* Did not find a suitable alternate location for the regular date. | * Did not find a suitable alternate location for the regular date. | ||
- | * | ||
==== SECURITY - June 27 ==== | ==== SECURITY - June 27 ==== | ||
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* Scheduled TOPIC was: Continued Examination of Snort and BASE by Chris Byrd, CISSP. | * Scheduled TOPIC was: Continued Examination of Snort and BASE by Chris Byrd, CISSP. | ||
* Access to UMSL-micro computer center room was not available. | * Access to UMSL-micro computer center room was not available. | ||
- | * | ||
==== STCLUG - June 28 ==== | ==== STCLUG - June 28 ==== | ||
* TOPIC: Nothing Planned | * TOPIC: Nothing Planned | ||
* Old projector not really workable with Carl's laptop. | * Old projector not really workable with Carl's laptop. | ||
- | * Attendance split into two rambling discussion groups. | + | * Attendance was relatively low. |
- | * | + | * People split into two rambling discussion groups. |
====== Presentation Schedule ====== | ====== Presentation Schedule ====== | ||
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==== SLACC - July 5 ==== | ==== SLACC - July 5 ==== | ||
* Linux Configuration Workshop - No presentation. | * Linux Configuration Workshop - No presentation. | ||
- | * | ||
==== SLUUG - July 11 ==== | ==== SLUUG - July 11 ==== | ||
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==== SOLARIS - July 17 ==== | ==== SOLARIS - July 17 ==== | ||
* TOPIC: SMF - Service Management Facility by Bob Netherton | * TOPIC: SMF - Service Management Facility by Bob Netherton | ||
- | * | ||
==== STLLUG - July 19 ==== | ==== STLLUG - July 19 ==== | ||
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==== HZWLUG - July 24 ==== | ==== HZWLUG - July 24 ==== | ||
- | * TOPIC: Review updated HZWLUG Information CDROM Disc (Tentative) | + | * TOPIC: Review updated HZWLUG Information CD-ROM Disc (Tentative) |
* Plus other unstructured topics requested by Newbie questions | * Plus other unstructured topics requested by Newbie questions | ||
==== SECURITY - July 25 ==== | ==== SECURITY - July 25 ==== | ||
- | * TOPIC: TBD | + | * TOPIC: Continued Examination of Snort and BASE by Chris Byrd, CISSP, and Mark Buchanan. |
- | * Tentative: Continued Examination of Snort and BASE by Chris Byrd, CISSP. | + | * Carried over from last month, when room was not available. |
==== STCLUG - July 26 ==== | ==== STCLUG - July 26 ==== | ||
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==== SLACC - August 2 ==== | ==== SLACC - August 2 ==== | ||
* Linux Configuration Workshop - No presentation. | * Linux Configuration Workshop - No presentation. | ||
- | * | ||
==== SLUUG - August 8 ==== | ==== SLUUG - August 8 ==== | ||
- | * Base: TBD | + | * Base: SFTP by Carl Fitch (Tentataive) |
- | * Main: one of the following topics by John Hodge. | + | * Main: one of the following topics by John Hodge. (Stan to follow up w/ John.) |
* Micro-Partitioning | * Micro-Partitioning | ||
* VIO - virtual I/O - sharing network devices on POWER hardware | * VIO - virtual I/O - sharing network devices on POWER hardware | ||
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==== STLLUG - August 16 ==== | ==== STLLUG - August 16 ==== | ||
- | * TOPIC: Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 (tentative) (via Craig???) | + | * TOPIC: Podcasting with Audacity by Scott Granneman (via Craig) |
==== SOLARIS - August 21 ==== | ==== SOLARIS - August 21 ==== | ||
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==== SLACC - September 6 ==== | ==== SLACC - September 6 ==== | ||
* Linux Configuration Workshop - No presentation. | * Linux Configuration Workshop - No presentation. | ||
- | * | ||
==== SLUUG - September 12 ==== | ==== SLUUG - September 12 ==== | ||
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==== STLLUG - October 18 ==== | ==== STLLUG - October 18 ==== | ||
- | * TOPIC: Lotus Notes (Client and Server) on Linux by Tom Bowman of TeamCentric | + | * TOPIC: Lotus Notes (Client and Server) on Linux by Tom Bowman of TeamCentric (confirmed, via Craig) |
- | * (confirmed, via Craig). | + | |
+ | ===== November ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== SLUUG - November 14 ==== | ||
+ | * TOPIC: Genetics, DNA, Viruses, Bioinfomatics, etc. (part 1) by Robert Citek (tentative, via Craig) | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== STLLUG - November 15 ==== | ||
+ | * TOPIC: Genetics, DNA, Viruses, Bioinfomatics, etc. (part 2) by Robert Citek (tentative, via Craig) | ||
===== Potential Future Topics ===== | ===== Potential Future Topics ===== | ||
- | * DNA, Genes, Viruses, Bioinformatics by Robert Citek (via Craig) | + | * Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (RHEL 5) |
- | * Something by Scott Granneman (via Craig) | + | * CentOS by Tim Dreste |
- | * Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (RHEL 5) (via Craig) | + | |
* AIX 6 - due out later this year (about November, IBM via John Hodge) | * AIX 6 - due out later this year (about November, IBM via John Hodge) | ||
* Another presentation from Tom Bowman at TeamCentric Technologies (via Craig) | * Another presentation from Tom Bowman at TeamCentric Technologies (via Craig) | ||
- | * | ||
====== Sponsorships ====== | ====== Sponsorships ====== | ||
- | * No Change from last month | + | * No change from last month. |
* Recognition of extended membership levels has not yet been done. | * Recognition of extended membership levels has not yet been done. | ||
+ | * Craig and Stan to work on membership levels on August 1. | ||
* Effort should be directed to find new sponsors. | * Effort should be directed to find new sponsors. | ||
* No effort means no new sponsors. | * No effort means no new sponsors. | ||
====== System Administration ====== | ====== System Administration ====== | ||
- | * ?? Dark keeps crashing. | ||
- | * ?? Waiting for it to not come back up. | ||
- | * ?? Work on new servers to replace AIX boxes is moving along rapidly. | ||
- | * | ||
* Dark and Michelob were not reachable over a weekend. | * Dark and Michelob were not reachable over a weekend. | ||
* Gary tracked down problem with bad LAN switch at WU. | * Gary tracked down problem with bad LAN switch at WU. | ||
- | * | ||
* ISSUE - Storage space on MICHELOB/DARK /home directory | * ISSUE - Storage space on MICHELOB/DARK /home directory | ||
* Space use at 95% level causing backups to FAIL. | * Space use at 95% level causing backups to FAIL. | ||
* One user taking up way too much space. | * One user taking up way too much space. | ||
- | * | ||
* Security issues | * Security issues | ||
* Thought we had another account compromised - but it wasn't. | * Thought we had another account compromised - but it wasn't. | ||
- | + | * Historian (Primary) did Emergency maintenance on short notice. | |
- | * Historian (Primary) did Emergency maintanence on short notice. | + | * Early 4 AM to 7 AM Monday might have caused intermittent problems. |
- | * Early 4 AM to 7 AM Monday might have caused intermitent problems. | + | |
* Notice posted to web pages and DISCUSS list. | * Notice posted to web pages and DISCUSS list. | ||
* No real problems noticed. | * No real problems noticed. | ||
- | * | ||
====== Server Migration Project ====== | ====== Server Migration Project ====== | ||
- | * ??Carl, ??Craig, ??Jeff Muse, and ??Lee were to meet on June 13 to do more work. | + | * Carl, Craig, Jeff Muse, Mike Knight, Gary, and Lee met on June 13 to do more work. |
- | * ?? Make sure Mailman is working. | + | * A lot was accomplished: |
- | * ?? Make sure mailing lists get archived to web. | + | * Moved email transport to Bud. Delivery still on Michelob. |
- | * ?? Make offsite backups work. | + | * Mailing lists (except ANNOUNCE) moved to Bud, using MailMan. |
- | * ?? Scheduled deletion of older backups. | + | * Mailing list archives moved to Bud. |
- | * ?? Move all SSL cert creation to one place in the docs. | + | * All web access (except users) moved to Bud. |
- | * ?? Apache for users.sluug.org. | + | * Consolidated TLS configurations. |
- | * ?? Will use this to migrate users from Michelob to Budlight. | + | * Carl, Craig, and anyone else to meet on July 25 to finish remaining work: |
- | * ?? Install and configure Drupal for multiple web sites. | + | * Migrate ANNOUNCE. |
- | * ?? Integrate Drupal module for Mailman. | + | * Fix problem with mailing list archive listings. |
- | + | * Correct mailing list pages to point to new archives. | |
- | * Migration of mailing lists from Michelob to Bud... | + | * Fix problem Phil reported with mailing list passwords. |
- | * Craig Buchek and Jeff Muse | + | * Make sure docs are up to date. |
- | * Using Mailman instead of Majordomo. | + | * Start migrating individual users. |
- | * Mailman now doing Discuss, Steercom and Sysadmin mailing lists. | + | * Rebuild Budlight. |
- | * Mail archives not working correctly for June and July. | + | * Get offsite backups working. |
- | * Weekly Announce mailing still using MAjordomo. | + | |
- | * When will Announce follow? | + | |
- | * Archives? | + | |
- | * Problems... | + | |
- | * Issues... | + | |
- | * Concerns... | + | |
====== Website Library ====== | ====== Website Library ====== | ||
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* No routine presentation uploads yet. | * No routine presentation uploads yet. | ||
* Each website has skeleton presentation page listing topics given to date. | * Each website has skeleton presentation page listing topics given to date. | ||
- | * | ||
====== SLACC as a SIG ====== | ====== SLACC as a SIG ====== | ||
- | * Carl checked with SLACC members about being a SIG of SLUUG. | + | * A vote was held by the SLACC attendees on July 5. |
- | * Carl was to let Nole know. | + | * The vote was unanimous to become a SLUUG SIG. |
- | * Craig added URL http://slacc.sluug.org | + | * Carl needs to speak with Noel about moving the SLACC.com domain website. |
- | * Stan build web page, added links on SLUUG site and made attendance sheet. | + | * Craig added URL http://slacc.sluug.org/. |
- | * URL http://slacc.sluug.org/attendance.pdf pulls down attendance sheet. | + | * Stan built a basic web page, added links on SLUUG site and made attendance sheet. |
- | * | + | * URL http://slacc.sluug.org/attendance.pdf pulls down attendance sheet. |
====== Domain Renewal ====== | ====== Domain Renewal ====== | ||
- | * The sluug.org domain was to expire in July. | + | * The SLUUG.ORG domain was to expire on July 10. |
- | * Gary Meyer has put on his credit card. | + | * Gary Meyer renewed it on July 8. |
- | * New Whois inquiry shows Expiration Date:10-Jul-2008 | + | * Put the charges on his credit card, to be reimbursed by SLUUG. |
+ | * WHOIS query now shows expiration date of 10-Jul-2008. | ||
+ | * As usual, Dotster's automated renewal did not work. | ||
+ | * Partly due to credit card expiring. | ||
+ | * Partly due to auto-renewal not working right after updating credit card info. | ||
+ | * Craig suggested that we manually renew from now on, and not rely on auto-renewal. | ||
+ | * Note that it is SLUUG's policy to only renew one year at a time. | ||
+ | * So we don't lose organizational knowledge of how to do it. | ||
====== Annual Report to State of Missouri ====== | ====== Annual Report to State of Missouri ====== | ||
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* Changing a registered agent requires the enclosure of a written consent. | * Changing a registered agent requires the enclosure of a written consent. | ||
* Was there a "registered agent change" filed? | * Was there a "registered agent change" filed? | ||
- | * | ||
====== Publicity Handouts ====== | ====== Publicity Handouts ====== | ||
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* Carl was to print 200 copies of each. | * Carl was to print 200 copies of each. | ||
* Should we ask for volunteer on DISCUSS? | * Should we ask for volunteer on DISCUSS? | ||
- | * | + | * Stan talked about improving the brochures we have. |
+ | * Craig talked about his old "newbie packet" idea. | ||
+ | * Craig and Stan to work on this at their August 1 meeting. | ||
====== Other Old Business ====== | ====== Other Old Business ====== | ||
- | * Craig: Write up info on membership levels. | + | * Craig delivered 2 Sun Netra T1/105 (1U) boxes to Jeff Muse. |
- | * Gary: Get Sun Netra T1/105 (1U) boxes from Craig, install Solaris, and install them at Primary. | + | * Solaris SIG should to install Solaris (or other OSes) on them and install them at Primary. |
- | * Carl: Let Nole know about SLACC becoming SIG of SLUUG. | + | |
- | * | + | |
====== New Business ====== | ====== New Business ====== | ||
- | * BBS account renewal cycle for July 2007 to June 2008. Send bills, etc. | + | * BBS account renewal cycle for July 2007 to June 2008. |
+ | * We need to get our membership levels documented first. | ||
+ | * To be completed by Craig and Stan on August 1. | ||
+ | * This will likely push our cycle back 1 month. | ||
+ | * Then treasurer will send out notices and bills, etc. | ||
+ | * August 3-5 is Missouri's tax holiday, which includes computers. | ||
+ | * EPC is having a big sale on August 4. | ||
+ | * We'd like to send some SLUUG folks with brochures to that event. | ||
+ | * Carl to contact EPC to see about us handing out brochures. | ||
+ | * Scott Nesler ran stats on his web site on afternoon before his presentation. | ||
+ | * He got 52 hits from the link we posted on ANNOUNCE in 4 hours. | ||
+ | * By Friday afternoon, after posing to DISCUSS, he had 79 hits. | ||
+ | * This seems like an excellent response rate for a mailing list of 900 members. | ||
====== Follow-up and Action Items ====== | ====== Follow-up and Action Items ====== | ||
- | * Somebody: Something | + | * Stan: Follow up w/ John Hodge to finalize August 8 presentation topic. |
- | * | + | * Craig: Find presentation for August STLLUG. |
+ | * Craig: Get w/ Jeff Muse to get help fixing mail web archive. | ||
+ | * Craig and Carl: Work on new servers - July 25. | ||
+ | * Carl: Speak w/ Noel about SLACC web site. | ||
+ | * Carl: Call EPC about us being there. | ||
+ | * Carl: Set up cron job to look into submitting annual report. | ||
+ | * Change registered agent to Stan or someone, if he becomes a registered agent. | ||
+ | * Correct Craig's name and address. | ||
+ | * Craig and Stan: Meet on August 1 to work on membership issues, brochures, newbie packet. |