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steercom:2010-02 [2010/02/03 08:33]
SLUUG Administration
steercom:2010-02 [2010/02/03 20:00]
SLUUG Administration Final save during the meeting. (CMB)
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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 ======
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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) |  -  ​|  - |  - | 
-^ 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 |  ? |
  
   * 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.
  
 ====== 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)
- 
-===== April 2010 ===== 
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-     April 2010      
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-             ​1 ​ 2  3 
- ​4 ​ 5  6  7  8  9 10 
-11 12 13 14 15 16 17 
-18 19 20 21 22 23 24 
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- 
-==== 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 eligible 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 ====== ====== Annual Meeting February 10 ======
-        ​Agenda? +  ​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 ======
   * Bud Light is still offline.   * Bud Light is still offline.
-  * Carl has purchased ​new server.+  * Noah has a server ​we can use. 
 +    * IBM X325, dual P4 Xeon 2.8 GHz, 2x72 GB. 
 +    * Name: Golden Wheat 
 +    * Craig will get with Noah to install the system.
   * Work left to do:   * Work left to do:
     * Ongoing: Make sure docs are up to date.     * Ongoing: Make sure docs are up to date.
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   * Jerry Stutte is writing an app to manage membership.   * Jerry Stutte is writing an app to manage membership.
   * 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.
-  * Need more membership forms printed ​ :?:+  * Need more membership forms printed
 +    * Craig will print some out 
 +    * [[http://​www.sluug.org/​pdf/​membership-form.pdf]]
  
 ====== SLCL Room Reservations ====== ====== SLCL Room Reservations ======
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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 @ StCharles 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.
  
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