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====== Attendees ====== | ====== Attendees ====== | ||
- | Stan Reichardt | + | * Jeff Muse |
- | Craig Bucheck | + | * Craig Buchek |
+ | * Stan Reichardt | ||
+ | * Jerry Stutte | ||
====== Secretary Report ====== | ====== Secretary Report ====== | ||
- | FIXME | + | * Secretary has printed out minutes up through June. |
- | * Secretary has printed out minutes up through May. | + | |
====== Treasurer Report ====== | ====== Treasurer Report ====== | ||
- | FIXME | + | * No report. Have not had any reports since end of March! |
- | * No report. Following info is from last month. | + | |
* Balance: $1271.62 as of 3/31/2009 | * Balance: $1271.62 as of 3/31/2009 | ||
- | * Accounts Payable: $100.00 for booth at Small Business Expo | ||
- | * Accounts Paid: $90.03 for electricity at Small Business Expo | ||
====== Mailing List Report ====== | ====== Mailing List Report ====== | ||
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^ Steercom | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | | ^ Steercom | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | | ||
^ SLACC | 9 | 8 | 6 | ? | 4 | 4 | - | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | | ^ SLACC | 9 | 8 | 6 | ? | 4 | 4 | - | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | | ||
- | ^ SLUUG | 17 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 27| 24 | 23 | 18 | 32 | 21 | 15 | ? | | + | ^ SLUUG | 17 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 27| 24 | 23 | 18 | 32 | 21 | 15 | ? (22?) | |
- | ^ STLOSUG | - | 12 | - | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | ? | 8 | 13 | - | (7)| ? | | + | ^ STLOSUG | - | 12 | - | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | ? | 8 | 13 | - | (7)| (13) | |
- | ^ SNUG SuSE| 4 | - | 5 | 3 | 5? | - | 7 | ? | - |2(172)| (6)| 10 | ? | | + | ^ SNUG SuSE| 4 | - | 5 | 3 | 5? | - | 7 | ? | - |2(172)| (6)| 10 | ? | |
- | ^ STLLUG | 20 | 23 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 10| 19 | 32 |18(21)| 20| 21| (15)| 24 | | + | ^ STLLUG | 20 | 23 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 10| 19 | 32 |18(21)| 20| 21| 14 (15)| 24 | |
^ STCLUG | 3 | 6 | 3 | 19 | - | 6 | 11? | 12 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 11 | | ^ STCLUG | 3 | 6 | 3 | 19 | - | 6 | 11? | 12 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 11 | | ||
- | ^ HZWLUG | 11 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 8 | | + | ^ HZWLUG | 11 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 8 | |
- | ^ MythTV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | | + | |
* NA - Not part of SLUUG. | * NA - Not part of SLUUG. | ||
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==== SLUUG - June 10 ==== | ==== SLUUG - June 10 ==== | ||
* BASE: Vim Folding by Stan Reichardt | * BASE: Vim Folding by Stan Reichardt | ||
- | * | + | * Stan says he didn't do very good -- too many interrupting questions |
* MAIN: Neural Networks to Scan DNA by Bryce Meyer (via Lee) | * MAIN: Neural Networks to Scan DNA by Bryce Meyer (via Lee) | ||
- | * | + | * Don't recall |
==== STLOSUG (Solaris) - June 16 ==== | ==== STLOSUG (Solaris) - June 16 ==== | ||
* TOPIC: Migrating an RC script to SMF | * TOPIC: Migrating an RC script to SMF | ||
- | * New location is Pujols 5 Westport Grill | + | * Lots of discussion, went well |
- | * 342 West Port Plaza | + | |
- | * Maryland Heights, MO 63146 | + | |
==== SNUG - June 17 ==== | ==== SNUG - June 17 ==== | ||
* TOPIC: iFolder | * TOPIC: iFolder | ||
- | * | ||
==== STLLUG - June 18 ==== | ==== STLLUG - June 18 ==== | ||
* TOPIC: Open Source Licensing - What You Need to Know by Craig Buchek | * TOPIC: Open Source Licensing - What You Need to Know by Craig Buchek | ||
- | * | + | * Unknown |
==== HZWLUG - June 23 ==== | ==== HZWLUG - June 23 ==== | ||
* Various, such as GRUB stanzas, yumex, alexandria, gramps, lilypond. | * Various, such as GRUB stanzas, yumex, alexandria, gramps, lilypond. | ||
- | * | + | * Good coverage. Nice to be covering higher-level applications. |
+ | * Talked about WinBeginners.com web site -- great info; wish there was a GNU/Linux equivalent. | ||
==== STCLUG - June 25 ==== | ==== STCLUG - June 25 ==== | ||
* TOPIC: Samba Shares Across Subnets on pfSense by Carl Fitch | * TOPIC: Samba Shares Across Subnets on pfSense by Carl Fitch | ||
- | * | + | * Interesting. |
- | + | ||
- | ==== MythTV - ==== | + | |
- | * This SIG meets at irregular intervals. | + | |
===== July 2009 ===== | ===== July 2009 ===== | ||
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==== SLUUG - July 8 ==== | ==== SLUUG - July 8 ==== | ||
* BASE: ack (grep replacement) by Craig Buchek | * BASE: ack (grep replacement) by Craig Buchek | ||
- | * | + | * Good coverage of features and command-line options. |
* MAIN: Solaris for Linux Admins by Jeff Muse | * MAIN: Solaris for Linux Admins by Jeff Muse | ||
- | * | + | * A bit disjointed; lots of things to cover, but not easy to organize. |
+ | * Got some info on portability. | ||
==== STLLUG - July 16 ==== | ==== STLLUG - July 16 ==== | ||
* TOPIC: OpenGL by Jerry Stutte | * TOPIC: OpenGL by Jerry Stutte | ||
- | * | + | * Slow start, info presented needed to be "processed" more. |
+ | * Could have used more demos and less "book learning". | ||
==== STLOSUG (Solaris) - July 21 ==== | ==== STLOSUG (Solaris) - July 21 ==== | ||
* TOPIC: What's New with OpenSolaris 2009.06 by Bob Netherton | * TOPIC: What's New with OpenSolaris 2009.06 by Bob Netherton | ||
- | * | + | * Good meeting. |
+ | * Covered package management, libc, ZFS, and many more topics. | ||
==== SNUG - July 22 ==== | ==== SNUG - July 22 ==== | ||
* TOPIC: PlateSpin Applications | * TOPIC: PlateSpin Applications | ||
- | * | + | * ??? |
==== STCLUG - July 23 ==== | ==== STCLUG - July 23 ==== | ||
* TOPIC: A Virtual Network Simulator by Rich Warwick | * TOPIC: A Virtual Network Simulator by Rich Warwick | ||
- | * | + | * Good tool, interesting, lots of audience participation. |
+ | * Richard seemed nervous and out of sorts. | ||
==== HZWLUG - July 28 ==== | ==== HZWLUG - July 28 ==== | ||
- | * Various Topics (Unstructured) | + | * Various Topics (Unstructured) |
- | * Gave out some Ubuntu, SimplyMEPHIS and HZWLUG Beginner Info discs | + | * Gave out some Ubuntu, SimplyMEPIS and HZWLUG Beginner Info discs |
- | + | ||
- | ==== MythTV - ==== | + | |
- | * This SIG meets at irregular intervals. | + | |
====== Presentation Schedule ====== | ====== Presentation Schedule ====== | ||
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==== SLUUG - August 12 ==== | ==== SLUUG - August 12 ==== | ||
- | * BASE: To Be Determined (TBD) | + | * MAIN: Unix glossary - unusual terms (round table) |
- | * MAIN: To Be Determined (TBD) | + | * mount point |
+ | * white space | ||
+ | * "well-behaved" app | ||
+ | * zombies | ||
+ | * parent process | ||
+ | * sparse files | ||
+ | * raw devices | ||
+ | * raw/cooked terminal modes | ||
==== STLOSUG (Solaris) - August 18 ==== | ==== STLOSUG (Solaris) - August 18 ==== | ||
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==== STLLUG - August 20 ==== | ==== STLLUG - August 20 ==== | ||
- | * TOPIC: To Be Determined (TBD) | + | * TOPIC: GIT by Craig Buchek |
==== HZWLUG - August 25 ==== | ==== HZWLUG - August 25 ==== | ||
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==== STCLUG - August 27 ==== | ==== STCLUG - August 27 ==== | ||
- | * TOPIC: To Be Determined (TBD) by Rick Clark (Ubuntu) | + | * TOPIC: To Be Determined (TBD) by Rick Clark (Ubuntu) |
- | + | ||
- | ==== MythTV - ==== | + | |
- | * This SIG meets at irregular intervals. | + | |
===== September 2009 ===== | ===== September 2009 ===== | ||
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==== STCLUG - September 24 ==== | ==== STCLUG - September 24 ==== | ||
* TOPIC: To Be Determined (TBD) | * TOPIC: To Be Determined (TBD) | ||
- | |||
- | ==== MythTV - ==== | ||
- | * This SIG meets at irregular intervals. | ||
====== Potential Presenters ====== | ====== Potential Presenters ====== | ||
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* Kyle Cordes | * Kyle Cordes | ||
* Puppet | * Puppet | ||
- | * git and GitHub | ||
* Flying Boxes | * Flying Boxes | ||
* Hostirian/Primary.NET | * Hostirian/Primary.NET | ||
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* Jeff Muse | * Jeff Muse | ||
* Software RAID | * Software RAID | ||
- | * Solaris for Linux Admins | ||
* Mailman | * Mailman | ||
* Various other Solaris topics | * Various other Solaris topics | ||
* Stan Reichardt | * Stan Reichardt | ||
* Evaluating Security (Internet access required) | * Evaluating Security (Internet access required) | ||
- | * Google Calendar (was done at STCLUG Apr 2009) | ||
- | * VIM folding (done at SLUUG Jun 2009) | ||
* Using Scribus | * Using Scribus | ||
* Tim Dreste (via Stan R) | * Tim Dreste (via Stan R) | ||
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* Mac OS X Snow Leopard | * Mac OS X Snow Leopard | ||
* Craig Buchek | * Craig Buchek | ||
- | * git and GitHub | ||
* GNU grep (--count, --context, -e, --color) | * GNU grep (--count, --context, -e, --color) | ||
* wget and curl | * wget and curl | ||
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* Round-Table on Joe Linux User (moderator) | * Round-Table on Joe Linux User (moderator) | ||
* Jerry Stutte | * Jerry Stutte | ||
+ | * OpenGL part 2 (November LUG) | ||
====== Potential Topics ====== | ====== Potential Topics ====== | ||
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List was posted to DISCUSS on 25 May, asking for volunteers. | List was posted to DISCUSS on 25 May, asking for volunteers. | ||
+ | * LaTeX | ||
+ | * Weiqi Gao and Brian Bilgere were looking for volunteers | ||
+ | * Eric Xu says he uses it; Jerry Stutte will contact him | ||
+ | * Processes | ||
+ | * How to tell what's running on a machine | ||
* Google Wave | * Google Wave | ||
* BSD jail | * BSD jail | ||
- | * Unix glossary - unusual terms | ||
- | * mount point | ||
- | * white space | ||
- | * "well-behaved" app | ||
- | * zombies | ||
- | * parent process | ||
* Knoppix karaoke (various users sit in front of Knoppix system) | * Knoppix karaoke (various users sit in front of Knoppix system) | ||
* regedit - edit Windows registry from Linux | * regedit - edit Windows registry from Linux | ||
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* Dave Mills? | * Dave Mills? | ||
* iSCSI | * iSCSI | ||
- | * Using git | ||
* CPUs | * CPUs | ||
* Features of modern Intel/AMD CPUs | * Features of modern Intel/AMD CPUs | ||
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====== SLACC Domain ====== | ====== SLACC Domain ====== | ||
- | FIXME | ||
* Need to register SLACC.COM domain. | * Need to register SLACC.COM domain. | ||
* Carl - follow up with Noel about transferring the SLACC.COM domain to us. | * Carl - follow up with Noel about transferring the SLACC.COM domain to us. | ||
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* Noel asked that we allow current email users to keep their SLACC.COM email addresses. | * 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. | * 2009-06 Tasked Carl and Gary to transfer and renew SLACC.COM domain. | ||
- | * | ||
====== STLLINUX Domain ====== | ====== STLLINUX Domain ====== | ||
* 2009-06 Tasked Craig to update STLLINUX.ORG to show 3 names in WHOIS data. | * 2009-06 Tasked Craig to update STLLINUX.ORG to show 3 names in WHOIS data. | ||
- | * | ||
====== SLUUG Domain ====== | ====== SLUUG Domain ====== | ||
* 2009-06 Tasked Craig to update SLUUG.ORG to show 3 names in WHOIS data. | * 2009-06 Tasked Craig to update SLUUG.ORG to show 3 names in WHOIS data. | ||
- | * | ||
====== STCLUG Domain ====== | ====== STCLUG Domain ====== | ||
* 2009-06 Tasked Gary to point STCLUG.ORG domain registrar to EveryDNS name servers. | * 2009-06 Tasked Gary to point STCLUG.ORG domain registrar to EveryDNS name servers. | ||
- | * | ||
====== Server Admin ====== | ====== Server Admin ====== | ||
- | FIXME | + | * The Sun E250 is now up and running. |
- | * 2009-06 A 2nd NIC has been installed on Budlight. | + | * Named ''bock''. |
- | * On back-end network (192.168.1.x) | + | * Running Solaris 10. |
- | * Last octet matches octet of public IP. | + | * Stuffed full of working hard drives. |
- | * 2009-06 Rsnapshot has been installed on Budlight. | + | * Has about 100 GB of RAID-Z ZFS. |
- | * Backing up /home, /etc, /var, and /root on Bud to /rsnapshot on Budlight. | + | * Bud Light is doing daily rsnapshots to bock. |
- | * /rsnapshot is 100 GB volume on disk array. | + | * Bud backs up to Bud Light. |
- | * 2009-06 Power outage at Hostirian on 5/21. | + | * Stan create [[/steercom/resources]] to keep track of our systems and what's running on them. |
- | * Jeff Muse had to go in to revive Budlight. | + | |
- | * Budlight was inaccessible about 18 hours. | + | |
- | * Due to flaky NIC, which we then swapped out. | + | |
- | * 2009-05 Jeff Muse brought in an EMC Clariion with 10 x 36 GB drives | + | |
- | * Directly attached to Budlight via FibreChannel. | + | |
- | * Still need to re-check hardware to get it running fully. | + | |
- | * Will configure with RAID 5 and a hot spare. | + | |
- | * Considering using an LVM partition for some users. | + | |
- | * 2009-04 Lee will install (and document) Webalizer on Bud, to gather web stats. | + | |
- | * 2009-03 Partitions on Bud are getting full. | + | |
- | * 2009-03 Home and var partitions. | + | |
- | * 2009-04 Tony looked into prices for 9 SCA hard drives - 36 GB and 72 GB. | + | |
- | * 2009-04 $49 / drive for 72 GB drives. | + | |
- | * 2009-04 Discussion on whether it might make more sense to replace the systems. | + | |
- | * 2009-04 Discussion on whether it might make more sense to move storage to a separate NAS box. | + | |
- | * 2009-04 Leaning toward NAS solution. | + | |
- | * 2009-03 Jeff installed Solaris 10 on the remaining E250. | + | |
- | * 2009-03 Ran into mirroring issues, due to disk sizes. | + | |
- | * 2009-05 Other E250 has been parted out and sold off. | + | |
- | * 2009-06 Available at bock.sluug.org | + | |
- | * 2009-06 Contact Jeff Muse (jmuse) for accounts/access. | + | |
- | * 2009-02 Omnitec offered to provide secondary DNS for us. | + | |
- | * We would provide secondary DNS for them. | + | |
- | * Lee and Carl would maintain DNS on both ends. | + | |
- | * 2009-01 Dark is alive again, thanks to a campus-wide power outage. | + | |
- | * Anyone who needs to get anything off should do so ASAP. | + | |
- | * We should retire this system. | + | |
- | * 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. | + | |
- | * We should analyze and respond. | + | |
- | * 2008-12 We're planning to setup our own DNS on Ultra/Busch. | + | |
- | * Make our own servers authoritative for our own domains. | + | |
- | * Would allow us to publish reverse records. | + | |
- | * Primary has said they can allow this. | + | |
- | * Would allow us to publish SPF records. | + | |
- | * We could offer dyanmic DNS services to our members. | + | |
- | * On a subdomain, such as users.sluug.org | + | |
- | * 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 ====== | ====== Server Management ====== | ||
- | FIXME | ||
* Work left to do: | * Work left to do: | ||
* Make sure docs are up to date. | * Make sure docs are up to date. | ||
+ | * Jeff is completing documentation on wiki regarding his recent changes. | ||
* 2008-01 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. | ||
* 2008-01 Started documenting client email configurations, to help users migrate. | * 2008-01 Started documenting client email configurations, to help users migrate. | ||
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====== Membership (and Shell Accounts) ====== | ====== Membership (and Shell Accounts) ====== | ||
- | * Posted 2 new supporting members' names and level on SLUUG web site home page for May. | + | * 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. | ||
====== Other Old Business ====== | ====== Other Old Business ====== | ||
- | * Anything? | + | * Nothing. |
====== Annual Report to State of Missouri ====== | ====== Annual Report to State of Missouri ====== | ||
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* $15.00 If filed on or before 8/31 | * $15.00 If filed on or before 8/31 | ||
* $20.00 If filed after 8/31 | * $20.00 If filed after 8/31 | ||
- | *Corporation will be administratively dissolved if report is not filed by November 30th. | + | * 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. | * We still need to change the registered agent for surface mail delivery. | ||
+ | * Craig is a registered agent, per Missouri state, and volunteered to serve as our group's agent. | ||
+ | * Someone just needs to file the right paperwork. | ||
+ | * We thought we had filled out the paperwork; apparently it's been lost or misplaced. | ||
====== Other New Business ====== | ====== Other New Business ====== | ||
- | * Anything? | + | * Nothing. |
====== Blue Sky ====== | ====== Blue Sky ====== | ||
- | * Anything? | + | * Stan uses htop (or ps) on our systems, and has no idea what he's looking at. |
+ | * Not sure what each process is doing. | ||
+ | * Would be good to have a discussion on process names. | ||
+ | * Would be good to document running processes. | ||
====== Recognize Useful Effort ====== | ====== Recognize Useful Effort ====== | ||
- | FIXME | ||
* Recognize completed action items, and other useful actions. | * Recognize completed action items, and other useful actions. | ||
- | * | + | * Jerry Stutte worked on the membership management application. |
+ | * Jeff Muse implemented rsnapshot and wrote up documentation. | ||
====== 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. | ||
+ | * Carl - FILE ANNUAL REPORT. DUE 8/31. | ||
+ | * Craig - Contact Kyle Cordes about presenting on Puppet. | ||
* 2009-06 Tasked Gary to clean up home directory on Bud. | * 2009-06 Tasked Gary to clean up home directory on Bud. | ||
* 2009-06 Tasked Craig to work on presentations. | * 2009-06 Tasked Craig to work on presentations. | ||
* 2009-06 Tasked Lee to ask Sammie to bring past (and current) presentation to us on thumb drive. | * 2009-06 Tasked Lee to ask Sammie to bring past (and current) presentation to us on thumb drive. | ||