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SLUUG Administration Added note about Linux Journal item. - stanr
steercom:2009-12 [2009/12/02 20:35] (current)
SLUUG Administration Final save during meeting. (CMB)
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 ====== Date and Time ====== ====== Date and Time ======
   * Wednesday, December 2, 2009   * Wednesday, December 2, 2009
-  * 6:30 PM - +  * 6:30 PM - 8:35 PM
  
 ====== Attendees ====== ====== Attendees ======
-:?: Craig Buchek +  * Carl Fitch 
- +  ​* ​Lee Lammert 
-:?: Carl Fitch +  ​* ​Jeff Muse 
- +  ​* ​Stan Reichardt  
-:?: Lee Lammert +  * Craig Buchek 
- +  * Gary Meyer
-:?: Gary Meyer +
- +
-:?: Jeff Muse +
- +
-:?: Stan Reichardt  +
- +
-:?: Jerry Stutte ​+
  
 ====== Secretary Report ​ ====== ====== Secretary Report ​ ======
-FIXME 
   * Secretary has not printed minutes since June.   * Secretary has not printed minutes since June.
  
 ====== Treasurer Report ====== ====== Treasurer Report ======
-FIXME +  ​* Balance: $1379.59 as of 10/31/2009
-  ​* Balance: $1276.62 as of 8/31/2009+
   * 2009-10 income:   * 2009-10 income:
-    * Steve Gomez         $100 dues +    * Jim Roe              ​$70 dues 
-    * Bill Zimmerly ​       ​$35 dues +    * You Xu              ​$100 dues 
-    * Joseph Bohnenstiehl  ​$70 dues+    * Mike Knight ​        $10 dues
   * 2009-11 donated expenditures   * 2009-11 donated expenditures
-    * Phil Bunch           ​$60 for meeting rooms +    * Jeff Muse           $100 for disk drives 
-    * Stan Reichardt ​      $20 for meeting rooms +    * Collected $26 from attendance at November library meetings. ​(Stan has it.) 
-    * Carl Fitch          ​$100 for meeting rooms +  * Old bank (Bank of America) ​was to start charging for checking account after end of year. 
-  * 2009-12 +    * Will switch to Regions Bank in December.
-    * Collected $26 from attendance at November library meetings. +
-    * Old bank was to start charging for checking account after end of year. +
-    * Will switch to new bank after check to Small Business Expo clears+
     * Need to do signature cards for new checking account.     * Need to do signature cards for new checking account.
-    * Balance Forward $ 
-    * - 
  
 ====== Mailing List Report ====== ====== Mailing List Report ======
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 ^ SLACC    |   4 |   4 |   - |   6 |    5 |   6 |   6 |   7 |   8 |   6 |   4 |   5 |   9 | ^ SLACC    |   4 |   4 |   - |   6 |    5 |   6 |   6 |   7 |   8 |   6 |   4 |   5 |   9 |
 ^ SLUUG    |  20 |  27 |  24 |  23 |   18 |  32 |  21 |  15 |  22 |  19 |  17 |  36 |  30 | ^ SLUUG    |  20 |  27 |  24 |  23 |   18 |  32 |  21 |  15 |  22 |  19 |  17 |  36 |  30 |
-^ STLOSUG ​ |  10 |   7 |   6 |   ? |    8 |  13 |   - |  (7)|  15 |   6 |   4 |   6 |  ​xx ​+^ STLOSUG ​ |  10 |   7 |   6 |   ? |    8 |  13 |   - |  (7)|  15 |   6 |   4 |   6 |   9 
-^ SNUG SuSE|  5? |   - |   7 |   ? |    - |2(172)| (6) |  10 |  ? |   6 |   6 |   - |   ? |+^ SNUG SuSE|  5? |   - |   7 |   ? |    - |2(172)| (6) |  10 |  ? |   6 |   6 |   - |  ​(4) ​|
 ^ STLLUG ​  ​| ​ 11 |  10 |  19 |  32 |18(21)| ​ 20 |  21 | 14(15) |  24 |   19 |  22 |  25 |  22 | ^ STLLUG ​  ​| ​ 11 |  10 |  19 |  32 |18(21)| ​ 20 |  21 | 14(15) |  24 |   19 |  22 |  25 |  22 |
 ^ STCLUG ​  ​| ​  - |   6 | 11? |  12 |    9 |  10 |   8 |  11 |  11 |   8 |   6 | (9) |  -  | ^ STCLUG ​  ​| ​  - |   6 | 11? |  12 |    9 |  10 |   8 |  11 |  11 |   8 |   6 | (9) |  -  |
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 ==== SLUUG - November 11 ==== ==== SLUUG - November 11 ====
-  * BASE: Grub2 on Ubuntu by Gary McKee (via Stan R.) +  * BASE: Grub2 on Ubuntu by Gary McKee 
-    * - +    * Good. Could have used more detail
-  * MAIN: Snow Leopard ​by Bill Edney and Scott Granneman (confirmed by Gary) +    * Gary was nervous, didn't feel he was doing well, but he did fine. 
-    * -+  * MAIN: CSS by Bill Edney 
 +    * Last minute change to this topic at this level. 
 +    * Very good.
  
 ==== STLOSUG (Solaris) - November 17 ==== ==== STLOSUG (Solaris) - November 17 ====
   * TOPIC: Implementing CIFS services in OpenSolaris by Jeff Logullo   * TOPIC: Implementing CIFS services in OpenSolaris by Jeff Logullo
     * Extensive discussion on differences with SMB (and Samba)     * Extensive discussion on differences with SMB (and Samba)
-    * -+    * Very informative ​answered lots of hard questions.
  
 ==== SNUG - November 18 ==== ==== SNUG - November 18 ====
-  * TOPIC: 2010 Launch Overview by Gary Hollingsworth +  * TOPIC: ​Open discussion. 
-    * -+  * Technical problems (aircard failure) caused scheduled presentation to be aborted 
 +    * 2010 Launch Overview by Gary Hollingsworth
  
 ==== STLLUG - November 19 ==== ==== STLLUG - November 19 ====
   * Some last minute confusion on what the topic was for this month.   * Some last minute confusion on what the topic was for this month.
   * TOPIC: Discussion of Recent GNU/Linux Distros by various members.   * TOPIC: Discussion of Recent GNU/Linux Distros by various members.
-    * Carl Fitch - Covered OpenSuSE ​10.on his new laptop. +    * Carl Fitch - Covered OpenSuSE ​11.on his new laptop. 
-    * Craig Bucheck ​- installation did not finish due to problems. +    * Craig Buchek ​Ubuntu 9.10 installation did not finish due to problems. 
-    * Josh - Ubuntu 9.10 features shown. +    * Josh Weaver ​- Ubuntu 9.10 features shown. 
-    * Library projector again missing video cable. +      * Really good presentation,​ especially for going up unprepared. 
-    * Cough drops and candy passed out. +      * Would like to invite him to give a presentation again. 
-    * Coffee cup door prize awarded to Mark Sims.  +  ​* Library projector again missing video cable. 
-    * -+  * Cough drops and candy passed out. 
 +  * Coffee cup door prize awarded to Mark Sims. 
  
 ==== HZWLUG - November 24 ==== ==== HZWLUG - November 24 ====
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     * TOPIC: Linux Package Management by Stan Reichardt     * TOPIC: Linux Package Management by Stan Reichardt
     * TOPIC: Wajig by Carl Fitch     * TOPIC: Wajig by Carl Fitch
-    * First presentation led into second quite well.  Lots of participation. +    * First presentation led into second quite well. Lots of participation.
-    * -+
  
 ==== Thanksgiving Day - November 26 ==== ==== Thanksgiving Day - November 26 ====
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 ==== SLUUG - December 9 ==== ==== SLUUG - December 9 ====
-  * BASE: Hands-On Updating the SLUUG Google Calendar ​by Stan Reichardt ​(tentative+  * BASE: Selling Free Software ​by Jim Roes (confirmed, via Carl
-  * MAIN: LaTeX by Eric Xu (via Jerry Stutte)+  * MAIN: LaTeX by Eric Xu (confirmed, ​via Jerry Stutte)
  
 ==== STLOSUG - December 15 ==== ==== STLOSUG - December 15 ====
-  * TOPIC: Xen on OpenSolaris by Jeff Muse+  * TOPIC: Xen on OpenSolaris by Jeff Muse (tentative) 
 +  * TOPIC: Basic OpenSolaris discussion lead by Jeff Muse (alternate)
  
 ==== SNUG - December 16 ==== ==== SNUG - December 16 ====
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 ==== STLLUG - December 17 ==== ==== STLLUG - December 17 ====
-  * POSSIBLE: Linux From Scratch by Robert ​Hanse (confirmed via Carl)+  * TOPIC: Linux From Scratch by Robert ​Hansen ​(confirmed via Carl)
  
 ==== HZWLUG - December 22 ==== ==== HZWLUG - December 22 ====
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 ==== SLUUG - January 13 ==== ==== SLUUG - January 13 ====
-  * BASE: To Be Determined (TBD) +  * BASE: Hands-On Updating the SLUUG Google Calendar by Stan Reichardt 
-  * MAIN: Apple OS-X by Scott Granneman (Tentative)+  * MAIN: Mac OS X Snow Leopard ​by Scott Granneman (tentative)
  
 ==== HOLIDAY: Martin Luther King Day - January 18 ==== ==== HOLIDAY: Martin Luther King Day - January 18 ====
  
 ==== STLOSUG (Solaris) - January 19 ==== ==== STLOSUG (Solaris) - January 19 ====
-  * TOPIC: To Be Determined (TBD)+  * TOPIC: To Be Determined ​by Jeff Muse (TBD)
  
 ==== SNUG - January 20 ==== ==== SNUG - January 20 ====
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 ==== STCLUG - January 28 ==== ==== STCLUG - January 28 ====
   * TOPIC: To Be Determined (TBD)   * TOPIC: To Be Determined (TBD)
-  * Could be VMstuff ​or redmine or whatever+  * Could be VM stuff or redmine or whatever
  
 ===== February 2010 ===== ===== February 2010 =====
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 ==== STLLUG - February 18 ==== ==== STLLUG - February 18 ====
   * Balloting for SLUUG officers.   * Balloting for SLUUG officers.
-  * TOPIC: OpenGL - Part Two by Jerry Stutte (Tentative)+  * TOPIC: OpenGL - Part Two by Jerry Stutte (tentative)
  
 ==== HZWLUG - February 23 ==== ==== HZWLUG - February 23 ====
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   * Link to [[/​steercom/​potential]] speakers and topics.   * Link to [[/​steercom/​potential]] speakers and topics.
  
-====== ​SLUUG Domain ​====== +====== ​Domains ​====== 
-  * 2009-06 Tasked ​Craig to update ​SLUUG.ORG ​to show 3 names in WHOIS data+  * Gary will add Craig as 3rd contact for SLUUG.ORG ​domain
-  * 2009-08-31 Domain SLUUG.ORG only shows 2 names in WHOIS data. +  * Carl and Gary - follow up with Noel about transferring the SLACC.COM domain to us. 
-  * 2009-09 Per Gary: Stan & I are the current 2 names so we (rather than Craig) need to add the 3rd. +    * Noel asked that we allow current email users to keep their SLACC.COM email addresses. 
-  * 2009-10 Not Discussed +  * Craig will renew STLLINUX.ORG ​and update ​to show 3 names in WHOIS data. 
-  * 2009-11 Status quo +  * Gary will renew the STCLUG.ORG domain ​- it will expire December ​17.
-  * 2009-12  +
- +
-====== SLACC Domain ====== +
-  * 2009-06 Tasked ​Carl and Gary to renew SLACC.COM domain. +
-  * Need to register SLACC.COM domain. +
-    * Carl - follow up with Noel about transferring the SLACC.COM domain to us. +
-    ​* Expires in September 2009; need to renew. +
-Per Gary  In August, someone already renewed until Sept 2011! Presumably Noel since he is still the ONLY listed contact.  +
-The LONG renewal does violate our concept of using annual renewals so  that +
-we keep an institutional memory (and familiarity),​ but we'll have to work it. +
-We still need to get Noel to include our names/​addresses in the registration. +
-  * Check on SLACC.ORG - seems to be owned by a cybersquatter. +
-  * Expires in August 2009. +
-Per Gary: It was renewed for another year in July by an anonymous registrant in the Netherlands. +
-It is being used for the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce. +
-  ​* Noel asked that we allow current email users to keep their SLACC.COM email addresses. +
-  * 2009-06 Tasked Carl and Gary to transfer SLACC.COM domain. +
-  * 2009-10 Not Discussed +
-  * 2009-11 Status quo +
-  * 2009-12  +
- +
-====== STLLINUX Domain ====== +
-  * 2009-06 Tasked ​Craig to update ​STLLINUX.ORG to show 3 names in WHOIS data. +
-  * 2009-08-31 Domain STLLINUX.ORG only shows 1 name in WHOIS data. +
-  * 2009-10 Not discussed. +
-  * 2009-11 Status quo +
-  * 2009-12  +
- +
-====== STCLUG Domain ====== +
-  * 2009-11 ​Gary says the STCLUG.ORG domain will expire ​in December. +
-    * Gary will renew it. +
-  * 2009-12 ​+
  
 ====== Server Admin ====== ====== Server Admin ======
-  * 2009-08 The Sun E250 is now up and running. +  * Stan has created [[/​steercom/​resources]] to keep track of our systems and what's running on them. 
-    * Named ''​bock''​. +  * Bud Light is currently offline, due to fan failure. (Failure was actually in Bud, but moved.) 
-    * Running Solaris 10. +    Found that fans are actually standard 3-wire 12volt 92x92x25mm 62cfm fans, fairly common
-    * Stuffed full of working hard drives. +    * Carl will buy some from Gateway tomorrow. 
-    * Has about 100 GB of RAID-Z ZFS. +    * Otherwise Carl will order them online from Craig'​s research, posted to STEERCOM. 
-  * 2009-08 Bud Light is doing daily rsnapshots to bock. +  * Jeff has purchased ​20 x 72GB FC replacement drives on Ebay and put them in Bud Light RAID 5 array
-  * 2009-08 Bud backs up to Bud Light. +  Jeff has built script to do service checks, ping tests, etc
-  * 2009-08 ​Stan created [[/​steercom/​resources]] to keep track of our systems and what's running on them. +    In /​usr/​local/​bin/​service_test.sh ​-- just troubleshooting scripts, particular to each machine'​s setup.
-  * 2009-10 Not discussed+
-  2009-11 Drive array hooked to budlight is running in RAID 5 disabled mode+
-    * Jeff will buy 20 x 72GB FC replacement drives on Ebay. +
-      Approximately $120+
-  2009-12  +
- +
-====== Server Management ======+
   * Work left to do:   * Work left to do:
     * Make sure docs are up to date.     * Make sure docs are up to date.
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     * 2008-03 Better web site management tools     * 2008-03 Better web site management tools
     * 2008-08 Develop standardized '​Membership List' & use same UIDs across all production machines.     * 2008-08 Develop standardized '​Membership List' & use same UIDs across all production machines.
-  * 2009-10 During September: ​ 
-    * Jeff Muse had done kernel updates on BUDs. 
-    * Jeff has built script to do service checks, ping tests, etc.  ​ 
-    * Carl had turned off duplicate backups on BUD.  
-    * Jeff has completed documentation on wiki regarding his earlier changes. 
-  * 2009-11 ​ 
-  * 2009-12 ​ 
  
 ====== Annual Report to State of Missouri ====== ====== Annual Report to State of Missouri ======
-  * Annual Report for 2008 is on file, next Annual Report due 31 August+  * Annual Report for 2009 is on file. 
-  * Filed documents available [[http://​www.sos.mo.gov/​BusinessEntity/​soskb/​Corp.asp?​681250 |here]]+    * Filed documents available [[http://​www.sos.mo.gov/​BusinessEntity/​soskb/​Corp.asp?​681250 | here]].
   * REGISTRATION REPORT FEE IS:   * REGISTRATION REPORT FEE IS:
     * $15.00 If filed on or before 8/31     * $15.00 If filed on or before 8/31
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       * Someone just needs to file the right paperwork.       * Someone just needs to file the right paperwork.
       * We thought we had filled out the paperwork; apparently it's been lost or misplaced.       * We thought we had filled out the paperwork; apparently it's been lost or misplaced.
-   * The registration was updated by Carl in August 2009 
-  * 2009-10 Annual Report for 2009 have been processed and available on state'​s web page. Carl will do registered agent form. 
-  * 2009-11 ​ 
-  * 2009-12 ​ 
  
 ====== Membership (and Shell Accounts) ====== ====== Membership (and Shell Accounts) ======
-  * 2009-09 ​Jerry Stutte has written an app to manage membership.+  * Jerry Stutte has written an app to manage membership.
     * Working with Lee Lammert.     * Working with Lee Lammert.
     * Need to deploy to bud.     * Need to deploy to bud.
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     * Drop down list for State      * Drop down list for State 
     * Auto ID number generation     * Auto ID number generation
-  * 2009-10 ​Membership application now running on BUD.  When more mature Jerry will do a tutorial or presentation. +  * Membership application now running on BUD.  When more mature Jerry will do a tutorial or presentation. 
-  * 2009-11 ​During October:+  * During October:
     * At SLUUG meeting we explained St. Louis County Library (SLCL) policy change on room payments.     * At SLUUG meeting we explained St. Louis County Library (SLCL) policy change on room payments.
     * Stan R. handed out all available Annual Supporting Membership forms during SLUUG meeting.     * Stan R. handed out all available Annual Supporting Membership forms during SLUUG meeting.
     * Sales pitch for Supporting Memberships was to not throw form away, take it home, look at it.     * Sales pitch for Supporting Memberships was to not throw form away, take it home, look at it.
-    ​* Need more forms printed. +  ​* Need more membership ​forms printed. 
-  2009-12 ​+    Stan will send another message to STEERCOM asking for people to print out copies.
  
 ====== SLCL Room Reservations ====== ====== SLCL Room Reservations ======
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   * Payment required within 14 days, or we lose reservation.   * Payment required within 14 days, or we lose reservation.
   * We can still collect donations for future meetings.   * We can still collect donations for future meetings.
-  * 2009-11 ​Completed in October: ​+  * Completed in October:
     * Paid Indian Trails - Carl Fitch     * Paid Indian Trails - Carl Fitch
     * Paid Prairie Commons - Carl Fitch and Stan Reichardt     * Paid Prairie Commons - Carl Fitch and Stan Reichardt
     * Paid Thornhill - Phil Bunch     * Paid Thornhill - Phil Bunch
-    ​* Come April or May we will have to again schedule and pay withing 14 days to reserve rooms for last six months ​of year.+  ​* Come April or May we will have to again schedule and pay withing 14 days to reserve rooms for next six months.
     * To avoid problems, payments need to be made separately to each SLCL Branch.     * To avoid problems, payments need to be made separately to each SLCL Branch.
-  * 2009-12 ​ 
  
 ====== Wash U Cleanup ====== ====== Wash U Cleanup ======
-  * 2009-09 ​Jerry Stute, Jeff Muse, and Eric Xu volunteered to cleanup Wash U site. +  * Jerry Stute, Jeff Muse, and Eric Xu volunteered to cleanup Wash U site. 
-  * 2009-09 ​Gary Meyer is Captain. +  * Gary Meyer is Captain. 
-  * 2009-10 ​Captain ​was AWOL. +  * Captain ​Gary Meyer still AWOL.
-  * 2009-11  +
-  * 2009-12 ​+
  
-===== IRC Channel =====+====== IRC Channel ​======
   * Charles Sharp created an IRC channel on irc.freenode.net.   * Charles Sharp created an IRC channel on irc.freenode.net.
   * Channel is named #sluug.   * Channel is named #sluug.
   * Typically 7 people on at times.   * Typically 7 people on at times.
-  * -+  * Would like to have someone give a tutorial on using IRC, and show off our channel. 
 +  * Craig suggested that we include the IRC channel in Steering Committee meetings. 
 +    * Will be hard to figure out the best way to get the online folks to participate. 
 +  * Stan will put the IRC channel info up on the web site. 
 +  * Stan will put the IRC channel info on ANNOUNCE messages.
  
 ====== Purge SYSADMIN mailing list ====== ====== Purge SYSADMIN mailing list ======
   * Stan would like us to clean up the SYSADMIN mailing list, to eliminate people who have not been active for the past year.   * Stan would like us to clean up the SYSADMIN mailing list, to eliminate people who have not been active for the past year.
     * We decided to send a message out to the list, asking who wants to stay on the list. Then we can remove folks that are not staying active.     * We decided to send a message out to the list, asking who wants to stay on the list. Then we can remove folks that are not staying active.
-  * - 
  
 ====== New Business ====== ====== New Business ======
-  * -+  * Stan suggested we think about we need to do for the new year. 
 +    * Stan needs to make new attendance sheets. 
 +    * We need to change root passwords. 
 +  * Craig has been adding some packages to his server; would be willing to add them to SLUUG servers. 
 +    * fail2ban ​temporarily ban IPs that have too many SSH failures (unanimous agreement) 
 +    * fcheck - file integrity checker - emails files that changed since last time run 
 +    * logcheck - email anomalous log entries 
 +    * munin - monitoring of system details 
 +    * awstats - web stats 
 +  * Carl recommended using one of the Sun Netras as a log server.
  
 ====== Blue Sky ====== ====== Blue Sky ======
   * Speculate on events, plans, policy, procedures, projects.   * Speculate on events, plans, policy, procedures, projects.
-  * - 
  
 ====== Recognize Useful Effort ====== ====== Recognize Useful Effort ======
   * Recognize completed action items, and other useful actions.   * Recognize completed action items, and other useful actions.
-  * -+  * Jeff upgraded kernels on our Linux systems, broke system fan in the process 
 +  * Jerry - lots of work on membership display program
  
 ====== Follow-up and Action Items ====== ====== Follow-up and Action Items ======
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   * 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.
-  * Craig - Contact ​Kyle Cordes about presenting on Puppet.+  * Gary - add Craig as 3rd contact for SLUUG.ORG domain. 
 +  * Gary renew the STCLUG.ORG domain - it will expire December 17. 
 +  * Carl and Gary - follow up with Noel about transferring the SLACC.COM domain to us. 
 +  * Carl - send thank-you note to Hostirian for hosting our site. 
 +  * Craig - contact ​Kyle Cordes about presenting on Puppet
 +  * Craig - renew STLLINUX.ORG,​ and update to show 3 names in WHOIS data. 
 +  * Craig - print out minutes from June-December. 
 +  * Craig - change root passwords; make sure Mike Knight has a copy of the password card.
  
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