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 ====== Date and Time ====== ====== Date and Time ======
   * Wednesday, July 1, 2009   * Wednesday, July 1, 2009
-  * 6:30 PM -+  * 7:10 PM -
  
 ====== Attendees ====== ====== Attendees ======
-:?: Craig Buchek ​ 
-:?: Gary Meyer  
-:?: Jeff Muse  
-:?: Jerry Stutte ​ 
-:?: Stan Reichardt ​ 
  
 + Carl Fitch
 +
 + Stan Reichardt  ​
  
 ====== Secretary Report ​ ====== ====== Secretary Report ​ ======
-FIXME 
   * Secretary has printed out minutes up through May.   * Secretary has printed out minutes up through May.
  
 ====== Treasurer Report ====== ====== Treasurer Report ======
-FIXME 
   * No report. Following info is from last month.   * No report. Following info is from last month.
   * Balance: $1271.62 as of 3/31/2009   * Balance: $1271.62 as of 3/31/2009
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 ====== Mailing List Report ====== ====== Mailing List Report ======
-FIXME 
   * Subscriber numbers (approximate) as of end of June 2009:   * Subscriber numbers (approximate) as of end of June 2009:
  
 | List     ^ Jun ^ Jul ^ Aug ^ Sep ^ Oct ^ Nov ^ Dec ^ Jan ^ Feb ^ Mar ^ Apr ^ May ^ Jun ^ | List     ^ Jun ^ Jul ^ Aug ^ Sep ^ Oct ^ Nov ^ Dec ^ Jan ^ Feb ^ Mar ^ Apr ^ May ^ Jun ^
-^ ANNOUNCE | 835 | 830 | 828 | 807 | 805 | 802 | 791 | 790 | 786 | 785 | 783 | 782 | 7xx +^ ANNOUNCE | 835 | 830 | 828 | 807 | 805 | 802 | 791 | 790 | 786 | 785 | 783 | 782 | 771 
-^ DISCUSS ​ | 188 | 192 | 193 | 192 | 193 | 194 | 196 | 201 | 206 | 212 | 215 | 214 | 2xx |+^ DISCUSS ​ | 188 | 192 | 193 | 192 | 193 | 194 | 196 | 201 | 206 | 212 | 215 | 214 | 214 |
 ^ STEERCOM |  32 |  33 |  33 |  33 |  34 |  34 |  34 |  34 |  34 |  35 |  35 |  35 |  35 | ^ STEERCOM |  32 |  33 |  33 |  33 |  34 |  34 |  34 |  34 |  34 |  35 |  35 |  35 |  35 |
 ^ SYSADMIN |  15 |  16 |  16 |  16 |  16 |  16 |  16 |  16 |  16 |  16 |  16 |  16 |  16 | ^ SYSADMIN |  15 |  16 |  16 |  16 |  16 |  16 |  16 |  16 |  16 |  16 |  16 |  16 |  16 |
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   * ANNOUNCE mailing list.   * ANNOUNCE mailing list.
     * Still no volunteer editor to do a quarterly or monthly newsletter.     * Still no volunteer editor to do a quarterly or monthly newsletter.
- 
 ====== Attendance Report ====== ====== Attendance Report ======
-FIXME 
   * Attendance numbers, as of end of June 2009:   * Attendance numbers, as of end of June 2009:
  
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 ^ Steercom |  7 |    4 |   2 |   4 |   5 |   5 |  6 |   6 |   6 |    9 |   8 |   8 |   5 | ^ Steercom |  7 |    4 |   2 |   4 |   5 |   5 |  6 |   6 |   6 |    9 |   8 |   8 |   5 |
 ^ SLACC    |  6 |    9 |   8 |   6 |   ? |   4 |  4 |   - |   6 |    5 |   6 |   6 |   7 | ^ SLACC    |  6 |    9 |   8 |   6 |   ? |   4 |  4 |   - |   6 |    5 |   6 |   6 |   7 |
-^ SLUUG    | 18 |   17 |  15 |  18 |  21 |  20 | 27 |  24 |  23 |   18 |  32 |  21 |  15 | +^ SLUUG    |  18|   17 |  15 |  18 |  21 |  20 |  27|  24 |  23 |   18 |  32 |  21 |  15 | 
-^ STLOSUG ​ | 10 |    - |  12 |   - |  11 |  10 |  7 |   6 |   ? |    8 |  13 |   - |   x +^ STLOSUG ​ |  10|    - |  12 |   - |  11 |  10 |  7 |   6 |   ? |    8 |  13 |   - |  (7)
-^ SNUG     ​|  5 |    4 |   - |   5 |   3 |  5? |  - |   7 |   ? |    - |   ? | (6) |   x +^ SNUG SuSE|  5 |    4 |   - |   5 |   3 |  5? |  - |   7 |   ? |    - |2(172) (6)|  ​10 ​
-^ STLLUG ​  | 22 |   20 |  23 |  13 |  15 |  11 | 10 |  19 |  32 |18(21)| ​ 20 |  21 |   x |+^ STLLUG ​  ​| ​ 22|   20 |  23 |  13 |  15 |  11 |  10|  19 |  32 |18(21)| ​  ​20|   ​21| (15)|
 ^ STCLUG ​  ​| ​ 6 |    3 |   6 |   3 |  19 |   - |  6 | 11? |  12 |    9 |  10 |   8 |  11 | ^ STCLUG ​  ​| ​ 6 |    3 |   6 |   3 |  19 |   - |  6 | 11? |  12 |    9 |  10 |   8 |  11 |
-^ HZWLUG ​  | 10 |   11 |  12 |   9 |  11 |   9 |  4 |   2 |   8 |    7 |  11 |  10 |  12 |+^ HZWLUG ​  ​| ​ 10|   11 |  12 |   9 |  11 |   9 |  4 |   2 |   8 |    7 |  11 |  10 |  12 |
 ^ MythTV ​  ​| ​ - |    - |   - |   - |   - |   - |  - |   - |   8 |    - |   - |   - |   - | ^ MythTV ​  ​| ​ - |    - |   - |   - |   - |   - |  - |   - |   8 |    - |   - |   - |   - |
  
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 ==== SLUUG - July 8 ==== ==== SLUUG - July 8 ====
   * BASE: ack (grep replacement) by Craig Buchek   * BASE: ack (grep replacement) by Craig Buchek
-  * MAIN: Managing Systems with Puppet by Kyle Cordes (TENTATIVE, via Craig)+  * MAIN: TBD
  
 ==== STLLUG - July 16 ==== ==== STLLUG - July 16 ====
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 ==== STCLUG - July 23 ==== ==== STCLUG - July 23 ====
-  * TOPIC: To Be Determined (TBD)+  * TOPIC: To Be Determined (TBD)  by Rich Warwick
  
 ==== HZWLUG - July 28 ==== ==== HZWLUG - July 28 ====
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 ==== STCLUG - August 27 ==== ==== STCLUG - August 27 ====
-  * TOPIC: To Be Determined (TBD)+  * TOPIC: To Be Determined (TBD) by  Rick Clark (Ubuntu)
  
 ==== MythTV - ==== ==== MythTV - ====
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 ====== Potential Presenters ====== ====== Potential Presenters ======
 These are some people who can present, and possible topics they can speak about. These are some people who can present, and possible topics they can speak about.
 +  * Scott Granneman
 +    * Snow Leopard (the next version of Mac OS X, when it comes out)
 +    * iPhone (sometime after July)
   * Rick Clark (Ubuntu) (via Craig)   * Rick Clark (Ubuntu) (via Craig)
     * TOPIC: TBD     * TOPIC: TBD
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   * Stan Reichardt   * Stan Reichardt
     * Evaluating Security (Internet access required)     * Evaluating Security (Internet access required)
-    * TOPIC/​DEMO: ​Google Calendar (was done at STCLUG Apr 2009) +    * Google Calendar (was done at STCLUG Apr 2009) 
-    * TOPIC/​DEMO: ​Using Scribus+    * VIM folding (done at SLUUG Jun 2009) 
 +    * Using Scribus
   * Tim Dreste (via Stan R)   * Tim Dreste (via Stan R)
     * TOPIC: Untangle Gateway Platform     * TOPIC: Untangle Gateway Platform
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   * GUI builders (GLADE, KDevelop)   * GUI builders (GLADE, KDevelop)
  
-====== SLUUG Server Admin ====== +====== SLACC Domain ====== 
-FIXME +  * Need to register SLACC.COM domain. 
-  * A 2nd NIC has been installed on Budlight.+    * Carl - follow up with Noel about transferring the SLACC.COM domain to us. 
 +    * Expires in September 2009; need to renew. 
 +  * Check on SLACC.ORG - seems to be owned by a cybersquatter. 
 +    * Expires in August 2009. 
 +  * Noel asked that we allow current email users to keep their SLACC.COM email addresses. 
 +  * 2009-06 Tasked Carl and Gary to transfer and renew SLACC.COM domain. 
 +  *  
 + 
 +====== STLLINUX Domain ====== 
 +  * 2009-06 Tasked Craig to update STLLINUX.ORG to show 3 names in WHOIS data. 
 +  *  
 + 
 +====== SLUUG Domain ====== 
 +  * 2009-06 Tasked Craig to update SLUUG.ORG to show 3 names in WHOIS data. 
 +  *  
 + 
 +====== STCLUG Domain ====== 
 +  * 2009-06 Tasked Gary to point STCLUG.ORG domain registrar to EveryDNS name servers. 
 +  *  
 + 
 +====== ​Server Admin ====== 
 +  * 2009-06 ​A 2nd NIC has been installed on Budlight.
     * On back-end network (192.168.1.x)     * On back-end network (192.168.1.x)
-      ​* Last octet matches octet of public IP. +    ​* Last octet matches octet of public IP. 
-  * Rsnapshot has been installed on Budlight.+  * 2009-06 ​Rsnapshot has been installed on Budlight.
     * Backing up /home, /etc, /var, and /root on Bud to /rsnapshot on Budlight.     * Backing up /home, /etc, /var, and /root on Bud to /rsnapshot on Budlight.
     * /rsnapshot is 100 GB volume on disk array.     * /rsnapshot is 100 GB volume on disk array.
-  * Power outage at Hostirian on 5/21.+  * 2009-06 ​Power outage at Hostirian on 5/21.
     * Jeff Muse had to go in to revive Budlight.     * Jeff Muse had to go in to revive Budlight.
     * Budlight was inaccessible about 18 hours.     * Budlight was inaccessible about 18 hours.
       * Due to flaky NIC, which we then swapped out.       * Due to flaky NIC, which we then swapped out.
-  * Lee will install (and document) Webalizer on Bud, to gather web stats. +  * 2009-05 Jeff Muse brought in an EMC Clariion with 10 x 36 GB drives 
-  * Partitions on Bud are getting full. +    * Directly attached to Budlight via FibreChannel. 
-    * Home and var partitions. +    * Still need to re-check hardware to get it running fully. 
-    * Tony looked into prices for 9 SCA hard drives - 36 GB and 72 GB. +    * Will configure with RAID 5 and a hot spare. 
-      * $49 / drive for 72 GB drives. +    * Considering using an LVM partition for some users. 
-      * Discussion on whether it might make more sense to replace the systems. +  * 2009-04 ​Lee will install (and document) Webalizer on Bud, to gather web stats. 
-      * Discussion on whether it might make more sense to move storage to a separate NAS box. +  * 2009-03 ​Partitions on Bud are getting full. 
-      * Leaning toward NAS solution+    * 2009-03 ​Home and var partitions. 
-    * Jeff Muse brought in an EMC Clariion with 10 x 36 GB drives +    * 2009-04 ​Tony looked into prices for 9 SCA hard drives - 36 GB and 72 GB. 
-      * Directly attached to Budlight via FibreChannel. +      * 2009-04 ​$49 / drive for 72 GB drives. 
-      * Still need to re-check hardware to get it running fully. +      * 2009-04 ​Discussion on whether it might make more sense to replace the systems. 
-      * Will configure with RAID 5 and a hot spare. +      * 2009-04 ​Discussion on whether it might make more sense to move storage to a separate NAS box. 
-      * Considering using an LVM partition for some users+      * 2009-04 ​Leaning toward NAS solution. 
-  * Jeff installed Solaris 10 on the remaining E250. +  * 2009-03 ​Jeff installed Solaris 10 on the remaining E250. 
-    * Available at bock.sluug.org +    * 2009-03 ​Ran into mirroring issues, due to disk sizes. 
-    * Contact Jeff Muse (jmuse) for accounts/​access. +    * 2009-05 ​Other E250 has been parted out and sold off
-    * Ran into mirroring issues, due to disk sizes. +    * 2009-06 Available at bock.sluug.org 
-    * Other E250 has been parted out and sold off. +    * 2009-06 Contact Jeff Muse (jmuse) for accounts/​access
-  * Omnitec offered to provide secondary DNS for us.+  * 2009-02 ​Omnitec offered to provide secondary DNS for us.
     * We would provide secondary DNS for them.     * We would provide secondary DNS for them.
     * Lee and Carl would maintain DNS on both ends.     * Lee and Carl would maintain DNS on both ends.
-  * Dark is alive again, thanks to a campus-wide power outage.+  * 2009-01 ​Dark is alive again, thanks to a campus-wide power outage.
     * Anyone who needs to get anything off should do so ASAP.     * Anyone who needs to get anything off should do so ASAP.
     * We should retire this system.     * We should retire this system.
-  * Wash U took our **webdev** box (128.252.19.27) off network Mon December 1.+  * 2008-12 ​Wash U took our **webdev** box (128.252.19.27) off network Mon December 1.
     * They detected questionable IRC traffic with IP addresses in Finland & Norway.     * They detected questionable IRC traffic with IP addresses in Finland & Norway.
     * We should analyze and respond.     * We should analyze and respond.
-  * Jeff Muse added Ultra and Busch Sun Netras running Solaris 10. +  * 2008-12 We're planning to setup our own DNS on Ultra/​Busch.
-    * Expect to use one like Bud and one for backup storage. +
-  * We're planning to setup our own DNS on Ultra/​Busch.+
     * Make our own servers authoritative for our own domains.     * Make our own servers authoritative for our own domains.
     * Would allow us to publish reverse records.     * Would allow us to publish reverse records.
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     * We could offer dyanmic DNS services to our members.     * We could offer dyanmic DNS services to our members.
       * On a subdomain, such as users.sluug.org       * On a subdomain, such as users.sluug.org
-  * Steve Smith (from Solaris SIG) offered a 36 GB drive to install in one of the Netras.+  * 2008-12 ​Steve Smith (from Solaris SIG) offered a 36 GB drive to install in one of the Netras. 
 +  * 2008-11 Jeff Muse added Ultra and Busch - Sun Netras running Solaris 10. 
 +    * Expect to use one like Bud and one for backup storage. 
 + 
 +====== Server Management ======
   * Work left to do:   * Work left to do:
     * Make sure docs are up to date.     * Make sure docs are up to date.
-      * Add documentation telling users how to configure mail clients to use Bud. +      * 2008-01 ​Add documentation telling users how to configure mail clients to use Bud. 
-      * Started documenting client email configurations,​ to help users migrate. +      * 2008-01 ​Started documenting client email configurations,​ to help users migrate. 
-      * See [[../​users]] and [[../​mail_setup]] pages.+      * 2008-01 ​See [[../​users]] and [[../​mail_setup]] pages.
     * Craig - Work on finishing server builds.     * Craig - Work on finishing server builds.
-      * Document changes to PAM to correct MAIL variable. (Craig) +      * 2008-01 ​Document changes to PAM to correct MAIL variable. (Craig) 
-      * More security, for SSH and otherwise. +      * 2008-03 ​More security, for SSH and otherwise. 
-      * Get offsite backups working. (Mike) +      * 2008-01 ​Get offsite backups working. (Mike) 
-      * Publish SSH host keys on web page. +      * 2008-01 ​Publish SSH host keys on web page. 
-      * Standardize/​regularize user accounts (IDs, password expirations). (Mike)+      * 2008-03 ​Standardize/​regularize user accounts (IDs, password expirations). (Mike)
   * Other work to do:   * Other work to do:
-    * Document useradd process. +    * 2008-08 ​Document useradd process. 
-    * Better web site management tools +    * 2008-03 ​Better web site management tools 
-    * Develop standardized '​Membership List' & same UIDs on all production machines.+    * 2008-08 ​Develop standardized '​Membership List' & same UIDs on all production machines.
  
 ====== Membership (and Shell Accounts) ====== ====== Membership (and Shell Accounts) ======
-FIXME +  ​Posted 2 new supporting ​members'​ names and level on SLUUG web site home page for May. 
-  ​Decided to post new (and renewing) ​members'​ names on front page of web site.+  * 
  
-====== ​SLACC ====== +====== ​Other Old Business ​====== 
-FIXME +  * Anything? 
-  * Need to register SLACC.COM domain+ 
-    Carl - follow up with Noel about transferring the SLACC.COM domain to us+====== Annual Report ​to State of Missouri ====== 
-    * Expires in September 2009; need to renew+  * Annual Report for 2008 is on file, next Annual Report due 31 August
-  Check on SLACC.ORG - seems to be owned by a cybersquatter+  Filed documents available [[http://​www.sos.mo.gov/​BusinessEntity/​soskb/​Corp.asp?​681250 |here. ]] 
-    * Expires in August 2009+  * REGISTRATION REPORT FEE IS: 
-  * Noel asked that we allow current email users to keep their SLACC.COM email addresses.+    * $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. 
 + 
 +====== Other New Business ====== 
 +  * Anything? 
 + 
 +====== Blue Sky ====== 
 +  * Anything?
  
 ====== Recognize Useful Effort ====== ====== Recognize Useful Effort ======
-FIXME 
   * Recognize completed action items, and other useful actions.   * Recognize completed action items, and other useful actions.
   *    * 
  
 ====== Follow-up and Action Items ====== ====== Follow-up and Action Items ======
-FIXME 
   * Everyone - Talk to someone about coming to meetings.   * Everyone - Talk to someone about coming to meetings.
   * Everyone - Talk to someone about sponsorships.   * Everyone - Talk to someone about sponsorships.
   * Everyone - Talk to someone about giving a presentation.   * Everyone - Talk to someone about giving a presentation.
-  * Gary - Clean up home directory on Bud. +  * 2009-06 Tasked ​Gary to clean up home directory on Bud. 
-  * Carl, Gary Transfer and renew SLACC.COM domain. +  * 2009-06 Tasked ​Craig to work on presentations. 
-  * Craig - Update STLLINUX.ORG and SLUUG.ORG ​to show 3 names in WHOIS data. +  * 2009-06 Tasked Lee to ask Sammie to bring past (and current) presentation to us on thumb drive.
-  * Craig - Follow up w/ Kyle Cordes about presentations. +
-  * Craig - Work on presentations. +
-  * Gary Point STCLUG.ORG domain registrar ​to EveryDNS name servers. +
-  * Lee - Ask Sammie to bring past (and current) presentation to us on thumb drive.+
  
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