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steercom:2010-02 [2010/02/03 08:11] SLUUG Administration |
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====== Attendees ====== | ====== Attendees ====== | ||
- | * Lee Lammert :?: | + | * Craig Buchek |
+ | * Lee Lammert | ||
* Jeff Muse | * Jeff Muse | ||
- | * Jerry Stutte :?: | + | * Jerry Stutte |
- | * Craig Buchek :?: | + | * Noah Lance |
- | * Gary Meyer :?: | + | * Gary Meyer |
- | * Carl Fitch :?: | + | |
====== Secretary Report ====== | ====== Secretary Report ====== | ||
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* Bank account has been transferred from Bank of America to Regions. | * Bank account has been transferred from Bank of America to Regions. | ||
* Balance: $1375.59 as of 1/5/2010 | * Balance: $1375.59 as of 1/5/2010 | ||
+ | * Income for 2010-01: $14 collected for room fees | ||
* Expenditures for 2009-12: | * Expenditures for 2009-12: | ||
* ~$52 for Compaq fans (Carl needs to submit receipt) | * ~$52 for Compaq fans (Carl needs to submit receipt) | ||
- | * New signature cards for the Region account have been signed. | + | * Lee has taken in new signature cards for the Region. |
- | * Lee will take them in. | + | * Lee will be ordering checks. |
====== Mailing List Report ====== | ====== Mailing List Report ====== | ||
- | * Subscriber numbers (approximate) as of end of December 2009: | + | * Subscriber numbers (approximate) as of end of January 2010: |
- | | List ^ Dec ^ Jan ^ Feb ^ Mar ^ Apr ^ May ^ Jun ^ Jul ^ Aug ^ Sep ^ Oct ^ Nov ^ Dec ^ | + | | List ^ Jan ^ Feb ^ Mar ^ Apr ^ May ^ Jun ^ Jul ^ Aug ^ Sep ^ Oct ^ Nov ^ Dec ^ Jan ^ |
- | ^ ANNOUNCE | 791 | 790 | 786 | 785 | 783 | 782 | 771 | 769 | 772 | 767 | 770 | 773 | 769 | | + | ^ ANNOUNCE | 790 | 786 | 785 | 783 | 782 | 771 | 769 | 772 | 767 | 770 | 773 | 769 | 767 | |
- | ^ DISCUSS | 196 | 201 | 206 | 212 | 215 | 214 | 214 | 215 | 217 | 220 | 220 | 227 | 226 | | + | ^ DISCUSS | 201 | 206 | 212 | 215 | 214 | 214 | 215 | 217 | 220 | 220 | 227 | 226 | 226 | |
- | ^ STEERCOM | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 | | + | ^ STEERCOM | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
- | ^ SYSADMIN | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | | + | ^ SYSADMIN | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | |
* Numbers are as end of each month. | * Numbers are as end of each month. | ||
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====== Attendance Report ====== | ====== Attendance Report ====== | ||
- | * Attendance numbers, as of end of December 2009: | + | * Attendance numbers, as of end of January 2010: |
- | | Meeting ^ Dec ^ Jan ^ Feb ^ Mar ^ Apr ^ May ^ Jun ^ Jul ^ Aug ^ Sep ^ Oct ^ Nov ^ Dec ^ | + | | Meeting ^ Jan ^ Feb ^ Mar ^ Apr ^ May ^ Jun ^ Jul ^ Aug ^ Sep ^ Oct ^ Nov ^ Dec ^ Jan ^ |
- | ^ Steercom | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | + | ^ Steercom | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
- | ^ SLACC | 4 | - | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | | + | ^ SLACC | - | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | - | |
- | ^ SLUUG | 27 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 32 | 21 | 15 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 30 | 15 | | + | ^ SLUUG | 24 | 23 | 18 | 32 | 21 | 15 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 30 | 15 | 28 | |
- | ^ STLOSUG | 7 | 6 | ? | 8 | 13 | - | (7)| 15 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 | | + | ^ STLOSUG | 6 | ? | 8 | 13 | - | (7)| 15 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 7 | |
- | ^ SNUG SuSE| - | 7 | ? | - |2(172)| (6) | 10 | ? | 6 | 6 | - | (4) | 15 | | + | ^ SNUG SuSE| 7 | ? | - |2(172)| (6) | 10 | ? | 6 | 6 | - | (4) | 15 | - | |
- | ^ STLLUG | 10 | 19 | 32 |18(21)| 20 | 21 | 14(15) | 24 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 25 | | + | ^ STLLUG | 19 | 32 |18(21)| 20 | 21 | 14(15) | 24 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 23 | |
- | ^ STCLUG | 6 | 11? | 12 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | (9) | - | - | | + | ^ STCLUG | 11? | 12 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | (9) | - | - | (2) | |
- | ^ HZWLUG | 9 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | | + | ^ HZWLUG | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | (13) | |
* NA - Not part of SLUUG. | * NA - Not part of SLUUG. | ||
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* - - dash indicates no meeting. | * - - dash indicates no meeting. | ||
- | * Extreme cold may have reduced SLUUG attendance. | + | * Extreme cold may have reduced SLUUG December 2009 attendance. |
+ | * The 7 Jan 2010 SLACC meeting was cancelled due to Library closing for snow. | ||
====== Meeting Review and Comments ====== | ====== Meeting Review and Comments ====== | ||
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* BASE: None | * BASE: None | ||
* MAIN: Mac OS X Snow Leopard by Scott Granneman | * MAIN: Mac OS X Snow Leopard by Scott Granneman | ||
+ | * Good as usual. | ||
==== STLOSUG - January 19 ==== | ==== STLOSUG - January 19 ==== | ||
* TOPIC: Xen on OpenSolaris by Jeff Muse | * TOPIC: Xen on OpenSolaris by Jeff Muse | ||
- | + | * Good as usual. | |
- | ==== SNUG - January 20 ==== | + | |
- | * TOPIC: | + | |
==== STLLUG - January 21 ==== | ==== STLLUG - January 21 ==== | ||
* TOPIC: Using Linux with Digital Radio by Bill Zimmerly and Jim Conley | * TOPIC: Using Linux with Digital Radio by Bill Zimmerly and Jim Conley | ||
+ | * Could have used more Linux. | ||
+ | * Jim did about 90% of the talking. | ||
==== HZWLUG - January 26 ==== | ==== HZWLUG - January 26 ==== | ||
* Topics are usually determined by attendees. We sometimes cover more than one. | * Topics are usually determined by attendees. We sometimes cover more than one. | ||
* Multiple call for help type of questions and one-on-one assistance. | * Multiple call for help type of questions and one-on-one assistance. | ||
- | |||
- | ==== STCLUG - January 28 ==== | ||
- | * TOPIC: | ||
====== Presentation Schedule ====== | ====== Presentation Schedule ====== | ||
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==== SLACC - February 4 ==== | ==== SLACC - February 4 ==== | ||
- | * Balloting for SLUUG officers | + | * Balloting for SLUUG officers |
* Linux configuration workshop - no presentation | * Linux configuration workshop - no presentation | ||
* Meetings will be in smaller room. | * Meetings will be in smaller room. | ||
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==== SLUUG - February 10 ==== | ==== SLUUG - February 10 ==== | ||
- | * Balloting for SLUUG officers | + | * Balloting for SLUUG officers |
- | * BASE: TBD | + | * BASE: Triple Boot (Ubuntu, Windows, OpenSolaris) by Jeff Muse |
- | * MAIN: Selling Free Software by Jim Roe (we think this has been confirmed via Carl) | + | * MAIN: Creating a Web Site From Scratch by Craig Buchek |
+ | * Domain registration, DNS hosting, virtual hosting, OS, Apache, MySQL, WordPress | ||
==== Valentine's Day - February 14 ==== | ==== Valentine's Day - February 14 ==== | ||
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==== STLOSUG (Solaris) - February 16 ==== | ==== STLOSUG (Solaris) - February 16 ==== | ||
- | * Balloting for SLUUG officers | + | * Balloting for SLUUG officers |
* TOPIC: Something from "Little Known Solaris Features" by Jeff Logullo (tentative) | * TOPIC: Something from "Little Known Solaris Features" by Jeff Logullo (tentative) | ||
==== SNUG - February 17 ==== | ==== SNUG - February 17 ==== | ||
- | * Balloting for SLUUG officers | + | * Balloting for SLUUG officers |
* TOPIC: To Be Determined (TBD) | * TOPIC: To Be Determined (TBD) | ||
==== STLLUG - February 18 ==== | ==== STLLUG - February 18 ==== | ||
- | * Balloting for SLUUG officers | + | * Balloting for SLUUG officers |
* TOPIC: OpenGL - Part Two by Jerry Stutte | * TOPIC: OpenGL - Part Two by Jerry Stutte | ||
==== HZWLUG - February 23 ==== | ==== HZWLUG - February 23 ==== | ||
- | * Balloting for SLUUG officers | + | * Balloting for SLUUG officers |
* Topics are usually determined by attendees. We sometimes cover more than one. | * Topics are usually determined by attendees. We sometimes cover more than one. | ||
==== STCLUG - February 25 ==== | ==== STCLUG - February 25 ==== | ||
- | * Balloting for SLUUG officers | + | * Balloting for SLUUG officers |
* TOPIC: To Be Determined (TBD) | * TOPIC: To Be Determined (TBD) | ||
* Could be VM stuff or redmine or whatever | * Could be VM stuff or redmine or whatever | ||
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* Linux configuration workshop - no presentation | * Linux configuration workshop - no presentation | ||
* Meetings will be in smaller room. | * Meetings will be in smaller room. | ||
- | |||
==== SLUUG - March 10 ==== | ==== SLUUG - March 10 ==== | ||
- | * BASE: To Be Determined (TBD) | + | * BASE: Checking Host Services with Nagios by Lee Lammert |
+ | * MAIN: Selling Free Software by Jim Roe (per Lee in a 1/16 email to Steercom) | ||
==== STLOSUG (Solaris) - March 16 ==== | ==== STLOSUG (Solaris) - March 16 ==== | ||
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==== STCLUG - March 25 ==== | ==== STCLUG - March 25 ==== | ||
* TOPIC: To Be Determined (TBD) | * TOPIC: To Be Determined (TBD) | ||
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- | ===== April 2010 ===== | ||
- | <code> | ||
- | April 2010 | ||
- | Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa | ||
- | 1 2 3 | ||
- | 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 | ||
- | 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 | ||
- | 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 | ||
- | 25 26 27 28 29 30 | ||
- | </code> | ||
- | |||
- | ==== SLACC - April 1 ==== | ||
- | * Meetings will be in smaller room. | ||
- | * This entry is not an April Fool's joke | ||
- | |||
- | ==== SLUUG - April 14 ==== | ||
- | * Base - TBD | ||
- | * Main - TBD | ||
- | |||
- | ==== STLOSUG (Solaris) - April 20 ==== | ||
- | * TBD | ||
- | |||
- | ==== SNUG - April 21 ==== | ||
- | * TBD | ||
- | |||
- | ==== STLLUG - April 22 ==== | ||
- | * TBD | ||
- | |||
===== Potential Presenters and Topics ===== | ===== Potential Presenters and Topics ===== | ||
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====== Elections ====== | ====== Elections ====== | ||
- | * We need to figure out whose board seats are expiring | + | * There are 2 board seats expiring: |
- | * We need to figure out who is eligibile to vote | + | * Craig Buchek |
- | * Who is running for (or away) from what? | + | * Barry Morrison |
- | * We need to print ballots | + | * Craig and Jerry volunteered to run for the open board seats. |
+ | * Noah volunteered to run for the STCLUG chair. | ||
+ | * Craig will print out ballots. | ||
+ | * Doesn't have a way to get the ballots to the SLACC meeting. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ====== Annual Meeting February 10 ====== | ||
+ | * Per bylaws, we have an official annual meeting on February 10. | ||
+ | * Members may bring up any business. | ||
====== Domains ====== | ====== Domains ====== | ||
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====== Server Admin ====== | ====== Server Admin ====== | ||
- | * Stan has created [[/steercom/resources]] to keep track of our systems and what's running on them. | + | * Bud Light is still offline. |
- | * Bud Light is currently offline, due to fan failure. (Failure was actually in Bud, but moved.) | + | * Noah has a server we can use. |
- | * That that the fans were actually standard 3-wire 12volt 92x92x25mm 62cfm fans, fairly common. | + | * IBM X325, dual P4 Xeon 2.8 GHz, 2x72 GB. |
- | * Lee bought some fans from MicroCenter, they did not work. | + | * Name: Golden Wheat |
- | * Carl bought some ProLiant fans online, and they are too big. | + | * Craig will get with Noah to install the system. |
- | * Lee has the Bud Light system at his house/office. | + | |
- | * Lee is going to try to get some of the fans online. | + | |
- | * Carl has purchased a new server. | + | |
- | * Needs to be a rackmount server with rails. | + | |
- | * Would probably look at a used Dell or HP. | + | |
- | * Conversation was all over the board with suggestions. | + | |
- | * Consensus was to try fixing Bud Light fans first. | + | |
- | * If the next try doesn't work, we should then consider buying a new server. | + | |
- | * In /usr/local/bin/service_test.sh -- just troubleshooting scripts, particular to each machine's setup. | + | |
* Work left to do: | * Work left to do: | ||
- | * Make sure docs are up to date. | + | * Ongoing: Make sure docs are up to date. |
- | * 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 See [[../users]] and [[../mail_setup]] pages. | + | |
- | * Craig - Work on finishing server builds. | + | |
- | * 2008-01 Document changes to PAM to correct MAIL variable. (Craig) | + | |
- | * 2008-03 More security, for SSH and otherwise. | + | |
- | * 2008-01 Get offsite backups working. (Mike Knight) | + | |
- | * 2008-01 Publish SSH host keys on web page. | + | |
- | * 2008-03 Standardize/regularize user accounts (IDs, password expirations). (Mike Knight) | + | |
- | * Other work to do: | + | |
- | * 2008-08 Document useradd process. | + | |
- | * 2008-03 Better web site management tools | + | |
- | * 2008-08 Develop standardized 'Membership List' & use same UIDs across all production machines. | + | |
====== Membership (and Shell Accounts) ====== | ====== Membership (and Shell Accounts) ====== | ||
- | * Jerry Stutte has written an app to manage membership. | + | * Jerry Stutte is writing 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. | + | |
- | * Need to add timestamps for changes | + | |
- | * Searchable renewal method | + | |
- | * Drop down list for State | + | |
- | * Auto ID number generation | + | |
* 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. | ||
- | * During October: | ||
- | * 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. | ||
- | * Sales pitch for Supporting Memberships was to not throw form away, take it home, look at it. | ||
* Need more membership forms printed. | * Need more membership forms printed. | ||
- | * Stan will send another message to STEERCOM asking for people to print out copies. | + | * Craig will print some out |
+ | * [[http://www.sluug.org/pdf/membership-form.pdf]] | ||
====== SLCL Room Reservations ====== | ====== SLCL Room Reservations ====== | ||
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* Reserving a meeting room now done on line - http://www.slcl.org/services/reserve.htm | * Reserving a meeting room now done on line - http://www.slcl.org/services/reserve.htm | ||
* Payment required within 14 days, or we lose reservation. | * Payment required within 14 days, or we lose reservation. | ||
- | * 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. | + | |
====== Wash U Cleanup ====== | ====== Wash U Cleanup ====== | ||
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* Yet to do: STLOSUG and SNUG, and groups on HIATUS. | * Yet to do: STLOSUG and SNUG, and groups on HIATUS. | ||
- | ====== New Year Business ====== | + | ====== New Business ====== |
- | * Stan suggested we think about what we need to do for the new year. | + | * SBE |
- | * We need to change root passwords. | + | * March 18 @ St. Charles Convention Center |
+ | * Lee will organize. | ||
* Craig has been adding some packages to his server; would be willing to add them to SLUUG servers. | * 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) | * fail2ban - temporarily ban IPs that have too many SSH failures (unanimous agreement) | ||
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* awstats - web stats | * awstats - web stats | ||
* Carl recommended using one of the Sun Netras as a log server. | * Carl recommended using one of the Sun Netras as a log server. | ||
+ | * Craig wondered if we could put sudo back on Bud. | ||
+ | * Configure it to require root password instead of user's own password. | ||
+ | * Will follow up on SYSADMIN list. | ||
+ | * Craig wondered if we could start applying the patches pending for Bud. | ||
+ | * There are a lot of patches pending now, including kernel and security fixes. | ||
+ | * We have some concern with DNS patches, but Craig has applied them on his systems without issues. | ||
+ | * Will follow up on SYSADMIN list. | ||
====== Blue Sky ====== | ====== Blue Sky ====== | ||
* Speculate on events, plans, policy, procedures, projects. | * Speculate on events, plans, policy, procedures, projects. | ||
+ | * Noah has been helping the [[http://archreactor.org/ | Arch Reactor]] hacker space. | ||
+ | * 904 Cherokee in the old Lemp Brewery | ||
+ | * Meeting every Tuesday at 7:30 PM. | ||
+ | * Frequently open at other times by members. | ||
+ | * How can we best cross-polinate? | ||
+ | * Great place for hands-on projects. | ||
+ | * Arduino projects | ||
+ | * Robotics | ||
+ | * Arts and crafts | ||
+ | * Costume building | ||
- | ====== Recognize Useful Effort ====== | + | ====== Recognize Useful Efforts ====== |
* Recognize completed action items, and other useful actions. | * Recognize completed action items, and other useful actions. | ||
- | * Gary - renewed the STCLUG.ORG domain. | + | * Jeff Muse has been working on the Michelob sendmail problem. |
- | * Jerry - lots of work on membership display program | + | * On January 21 (3:00 AM) Michelob suddenly stopped allowing SMTP from Bud. |
====== Follow-up and Action Items ====== | ====== Follow-up and Action Items ====== | ||
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* Craig - contact Kyle Cordes about presenting on Puppet. | * Craig - contact Kyle Cordes about presenting on Puppet. | ||
* Craig - renew STLLINUX.ORG, and update to show 3 names in WHOIS data. | * Craig - renew STLLINUX.ORG, and update to show 3 names in WHOIS data. | ||
- | * Craig - print out minutes from June-December. | + | * Craig - print out minutes from June-February. |
* Craig - change root passwords; make sure Mike Knight has a copy of the password card. | * Craig - change root passwords; make sure Mike Knight has a copy of the password card. | ||