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steercom:2007-07 [2007/07/18 14:00] 24.207.253.154 First save of transcription from off-line notes. (CMB) |
steercom:2007-07 [2007/07/31 23:46] 70.242.156.34 Added what I think was the decision. - stanr |
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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 ====== | ||
| * Monday, 16 July 2007 | * Monday, 16 July 2007 | ||
| * The Steering Committee meeting was rescheduled due to Independence Day HOLIDAY. | * The Steering Committee meeting was rescheduled due to Independence Day HOLIDAY. | ||
| - | * Had previously select 9 July, but too many couldn't make that date either. | + | * Had previously selected 9 July, but too many couldn't make that date either. |
| * 6:30 pm - 8:40 pm | * 6:30 pm - 8:40 pm | ||
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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 ===== | ||
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| + | ==== 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 about SLACC becoming SIG of SLUUG. | + | * 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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| * Change of registered agent would get items from state mailed to a valid address. | * Change of registered agent would get items from state mailed to a valid address. | ||
| * 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? | + | * We need to correct Craig's name and address. |
| - | * | + | * We had considered just making a “registered agent change”, but it would cost money. |
| + | * Will make changes next year. | ||
| ====== 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. |
| - | * | + | |
| ====== 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. | ||
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