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steercom:2010-02 [2010/02/03 18:40]
SLUUG Administration First save during meeting.
steercom:2010-02 [2010/02/03 20:00]
SLUUG Administration Final save during the meeting. (CMB)
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   * Jerry Stutte   * Jerry Stutte
   * Noah Lance   * Noah Lance
 +  * Gary Meyer
  
 ====== Secretary Report ​ ====== ====== Secretary Report ​ ======
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   * 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.     * 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: TBD+  * 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)   * MAIN: Selling Free Software by Jim Roe (per Lee in a 1/16 email to Steercom)
  
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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 ===== 
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-     April 2010      
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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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 ====== New Business ====== ====== New Business ======
   * SBE   * SBE
-  ​Stan suggested we think about what we need to do for the new year+    ​March 18 @ StCharles Convention Center 
-    * We need to change root passwords.+    * 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.
  
steercom/2010-02.txt · Last modified: 2010/02/05 11:07 by SLUUG Administration