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Re-iterate my topic idea
by Mike Leo April 21, 2005

April 21, 2005

hi ya'll! After the utter silence from my last topic suggestion, you would think I wouldn't bring it up again, but... I have many very basic questions I would like to work through with you experts. Things like: kernel compiling/patching kernel-source vs kernel-headers frame buffers compiling software and USE flags lilo vs grub bootsplash WM/DE driver installs (NVidia/ATI) Again, I don't mind leading the discussion, but it would be boring as heck if I as the speaker just stood up there and asked questions and took notes as the audience did the talking. Thanks Mike __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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HOWTO DVD slides from March 2005 presentation
by Andy Stewart April 17, 2005

April 17, 2005

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 HI Everybody, I have just posted the slides from last month's presentation about how to make DVDs with video content. I apologize for being a slowpoke about this. To find information about previous presentations, go to the WLUG home page, and scroll down to "Slides from Previous meetings" and click appropriately. Enjoy! Andy - -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA, USA http://www.wlug.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFCYwvQHl0iXDssISsRAlU9AJ9MCUnlMHLcb5VAJhSoz3nQ0HjQWQCfR07o XK6Mg/AZ1WNyPBpIwFOt0tk= =pO17 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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REMINDER: Upcoming meeting
by Andy Stewart April 16, 2005

April 16, 2005

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi everybody, There is a WLUG meeting coming up on Wednesday, April 20th, at 7:00 PM in the Access Grid room on the WPI campus in Worcester, MA USA. This meeting is open to anybody with an interest in Linux. I'm still looking for a speaker for this meeting. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact me ASAP. If we don't have a speaker, we'll have to find a way to amuse ourselves. :-) Volunteer speakers get free food after the meeting. I recently received a large package from the Netherlands. It contains 100 Ubuntu Linux CD sets (version 4.10 from November 2004) to give away. Bring home 5 - 10 of them for your friends - I'm not kidding! Check out http://www.ubuntulinux.org for more information. Each set contains 2 CDs - one is a live eval CD similar to Knoppix, while the other one is used to install Ubuntu on your system. Feel free to stop in just to get some CDs (but I hope you'll stay for the meeting!). Ubuntu is Debian based with Gnome as the default desktop. I'll also bring two books for the free raffle: Sendmail Milters by Bryan Costales and Marcia Flynt Published by Addison Wesley PHPH-Nuke Garage by Don Jones Published by Prentice Hall Well, that's about it. I'm hoping we get a speaker, and when we do, I'll send out an email to the group. See ya on Wednesday! Andy - -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA, USA http://www.wlug.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFCYUy4Hl0iXDssISsRAgvnAJ0Qs2w7QsipfDVY02bOnx9fqcevGgCdG9zr 9sPpzie+0+uWCstQLf9Ue/g= =eEo0 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Re: A OpenSSH question. --> Solution
by joel d April 13, 2005

April 13, 2005

Hi, First a hearty thank you to all that replied to my conundrum. Here is how I got past the problem of my (FreeBSD 5.3 Release) OpenSSH's "sshd" key errors, not loading at startup: 1) I had an incorrect line in /etc/rc.conf. One problem for me was an incorrect path to the program. The correct lines that mattered were: sshd_program=/usr/sbin/sshd sshd_enable="YES" 2) I also did not have correct keys generated for the sshd aplication. Based upon your helpful e-mails and the man pages I found the following worked just fine to create the SSHV2 dsa host key: ssh-keygen -t dsa -f /etc/ssh/ssh_host_dsa_key 3) Also, based upon recommendations I turned off DNS lookup by my sshd server in the /etc/ssh/sshd_config file. UseDNS no All is well here and my adventure helps someone else some day. Correcting these problems got my Putty and WinSCP connections down to around 2-3 seconds (from around 80-90 seconds). Thanks again for the excellent advice from WLUG, Joel Desrochers

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A OpenSSH question.
by joel d April 8, 2005

April 8, 2005

Hi, I am running into a problem trying to setup OpenSSH 3.6.1 on FreeBSD 5.3 release. I am connecting via clients (both ssh on BSD and WinSCP on Windows). I know this is not a FreeBSD group, but I bet someone else has run into this problem on a Unix-like platform. When I test the server with "sshd -ddd", I get an error back from the server which reads: debug3: Not a RSA1 key file /etc/ssh/ssh_host_dsa_key I have tried creating the above server key many times with no apparent luck. The clients connect to the server but the connect time is way over 60 seconds so I am bummed out. I have looked on the OpenSSH site and googled for it but have not found a workable solution. Any ideas would be appreciated, Thank you, Joel

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RE: Communication between HiTech and others
by albutler33＠netscape.net April 8, 2005

April 8, 2005

wlug-request(a)mail.wlug.org wrote: >Send Wlug mailing list submissions to > wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > > >To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > wlug-request(a)mail.wlug.org > > >You can reach the person managing the list at > wlug-owner(a)mail.wlug.org > > >When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >than "Re: Contents of Wlug digest..." > >Subject: [Wlug] Communication between "HiTech" and anyone not in the club. >Date: Thu, 07 Apr 2005 22:06:31 -0400 >From: Ken Jones <kjones(a)ziplink.net> >To: wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > >WLUG members: > >There is one HiTech issue about which I am passionate and frustrated. >It is the lack of understanding in the Fitchburg Public School District >of the management efficiencies that are now "best practices"in the >commercial world. I am sure that the Fitchburg case is typical of most >Massachusetts public school districts. > >Our School Committee beats up on the Superintendent over the cost of >multiple Administrators. No one sees that this cost could be contained >if improvements were to be made in the architecture of their internal >network, the structures of their data bases and the training of their >administrators. > >Part of the problem is that the voting public does not understand >either. This is perfect opportunity for the commercial LINUX community >to garner some very good press. If Red Hat, for example, were to team >with the Fitchburg Public School District to implement places where >LINUX is a better answer than M$, it could get general media coverage >as well as Education publication notice. > >My observation is that little trust worthy technical information passes >between HiTech and those who manage our public schools. I would like to >work at bridging that communication gap. > >Ken Jones >kjones(a)ziplink.net > Ken, As a self-proclaimed Open Source advocate and up-and-coming consultant,let me know if there's anything I can do to help you bridge the gap. Al Butler Custom Linux Solutions > >Subject: [Wlug] [Fwd: (Google) Sr. Linux Cluster System Admin. & Sr.Software Engineer/UnixSystem & Network Administrator (2 Job Openings)] >Date: Fri, 08 Apr 2005 08:41:04 -0400 >From: Andy Stewart <andystewart(a)comcast.net> >To: wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >Hash: SHA1 > > > >HI Everybody, > >If you have any interest in either of these job openings at Google, >please respond to todv(a)google.com, as noted below. > >Later, > >Andy > > > > >- -------- Original Message -------- >Subject: (Google) Sr. Linux Cluster System Admin. & Sr. Software >Engineer/Unix System & Network Administrator (2 Job Openings) >Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2005 19:13:53 -0700 >From: Tod Vanlandingham <todv(a)google.com> >To: <andystewart(a)comcast.net> > > > > >Andy, > > > > >I was curious if you would be open to distributing the 2 job >descriptions below to all of your UG members (via your site). I will >personally respond to each person that is interested in either opening. > >* * > >Thank you, > > > > >Tod Vanlandingham > >Recruiter > >Google > >(650) 253-4291 > >todv(a)google.com <mailto:todv@google.com> > >* * > >* * > >* * > >* * > >* * > >*Company: Google * > >*Contact: Tod Vanlandingham* > >*Email: todv(a)google.com <mailto:todv@google.com> * > >*Website: http://www.google.com/intl/en/jobs/eng/reli.html* > >* * > >*Job Title: * > >* * > >*(Google) Linux Cluster Systems Administrator/Expert Scripter* > >*Positions based in Mountain View, California or Dublin, Ireland > >* > >*Relocation a must. Assistance provided*. > >Google's Cluster Operations team is looking for talented system >administrators to help administer Google's complex, proprietary >clustering technologies. Literally thousands of Linux servers power the >technology behind Google.com, and it's a real challenge to administer >these effectively. Google's Cluster Operations team needs seasoned >system administrators to automate complex tasks across a huge cluster. > >Responsibilities: > >* automation of tasks as much as possible through the development of >scripts and administration tools >* configuration of system and network parameters >* monitoring of system stability and performance >* ensuring 24x7 operation of our cluster >* comprehensive documentation of our procedures > >Requirements: > >* B.S. in Computer Science, or equivalent experience >* 5+ years experience with Linux Systems Administration >*Deep understanding of networking i.e.: understanding of how to isolate, >diagnose, and resolve service delivery components (service delivery >components include servers, networks, and applications); be familiar >with the functionality, operating, and failure modes of key networking >devices (routers, switches, bridges, firewalls, hardware load >balancers); be able to identify networking as the potential cause of a >service issue using server-resident tools to generate this data (i.e. >tcpdump, ping, traceroute, etc.); familiarity in interpreting the output >of these tools; familiarity with common network topologies, protocols, >and tools; have some notion of common network security exploits -- and >their remedies; understanding of troubleshooting at the packet level; >intimate knowledge of TCP/IP networking >* strong programming and scripting ability (Python, Perl, bash) >* excellent verbal and written skills >* outstanding customer service abilities > >Please Email resumes to: todv(a)google.com <mailto:todv@google.com> > > > > > > >Job location is Mountain View, California or Dublin, Ireland > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >- >----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >*Company: Google * > >*Contact: Tod Vanlandingham* > >*Email: todv(a)google.com <mailto:todv@google.com> * > >*Website: http://www.google.com/intl/en/jobs/eng/reli.html* > >* * > >* * > >*Job Title: * > >* * > >*(Google) Senior Software Engineer/Unix System & Network Administrator, >Google.com (SRE)* > >* * > >*Positions based in Mountain View, CA and Dublin Ireland. * > >* * > >*Relocation a must. Assistance provided*. > >Are you part ace coder, part adrenalin junkie? Do you have a knack for >seeing a problem and immediately discerning the likely solution? Maybe >you've been coding for years, are bored with the old >design-build-review-test-ship-repeat routine, and yearn for some >faster-paced challenges? Or perhaps you're a seasoned software engineer >who is also a genius at jockeying networks and administering > >UNIX clusters. > > > > >We're looking for top-notch thrill seeking, software engineers to join >the Google.com team. Google.com engineers are in the thick of everything >involved with keeping Google running, from code-level troubleshooting of >traffic anomalies to maintenance of our most cutting edge services; from >monitoring and alerts to building new automation infrastructure. We are >aggressively building this elite team of high level engineers in this >mission critical environment. > >All team members must have strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, >fluency in coding, good communication skills, and most of all enthusiasm >for tackling the complex problems of scale which are uniquely Google. >Google.com engineers tackle challenging, novel situations every day, and >work with just about every other engineering and operations team in the >process. > > > > >Qualifications: > > > > >Strong programming/scripting skills in any of the following: C, C++, Java, > >Perl, Python > > > > >Senior Level experience with UNIX system administration. > > > > >Strong understanding of networking; -Deep understanding of networking, >understanding of how to isolate, diagnose, and resolve service delivery >components (service delivery components include servers, networks, and >applications); be familiar with the functionality, operating, and >failure modes of key networking devices (routers, switches, bridges, >firewalls, hardware load balancers); be able to identify networking as >the potential cause of a service issue using server-resident tools to >generate this data (tcpdump, ping, traceroute, etc.); familiarity in >interpreting the output of these tools; familiarity with common network >topologies, protocols, and tools; have some notion of common network >security exploits -- and their remedies; understanding of >troubleshooting at the packet level. > > > > >Strong project management skills, especially in deploying live end-user >systems. > > > > >In-depth knowledge of UNIX (preferably Linux), and shell scripting. >Proven technical troubleshooting experience. > >.Excellent analytic ability, strong communication skills, and a strong >sense of urgency. > > > > >Ability to handle periodic on-call duty as well as out-of-band requests. > > > > >6-15+ years experience for Senior SWE position, OR 3-8 years experience for > >SWE position. > > > > >BA/BS in CS, or equivalent experience. > > > > >Please Email resumes to: todv(a)google.com <mailto:todv@google.com> > > > > >Job location is Mountain View, California or Dublin, Ireland > > > > > > > > > > >Thank you, > > > > >Tod Vanlandingham >Google > >Talent Acquisition >(650) 253-4291 > >todv(a)google.com <mailto:todv@google.com> > > > > ><http://www.google.com/> > >Media Coverage: > >http://www.google.com/press/press.html ><BLOCKED::http://www.google.com/press/press.html> >Corporate Overview: http://www.google.com/corporate/index.html ><BLOCKED::http://www.google.com/corporate/index.html> >Top 10 Reasons to Work at Google: http://www.google.com/jobs/reasons.html > >Work Life Balance : http://www.google.com/intl/en/jobs/balance.html > >Looking for interesting work that matters to millions of people? >http://www.google.com/jobs/great-people-needed.html > > > > > > > > > > > > >- -- >Andy Stewart, Founder >Worcester Linux Users' Group >Worcester, MA, USA >http://www.wlug.org > >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >Version: GnuPG v1.2.5 (GNU/Linux) >Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > >iD8DBQFCVnvfHl0iXDssISsRAg6zAJ9ctAIgxYaYGHHS7RVzTaFz+YBvPACffqfq >z6L151kbWzBPLSuFyr77So0= >=mwwr >-----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > >Subject: Re: [Wlug] [Fwd: (Google) Sr. Linux Cluster System Admin. & Sr.Software Engineer/Unix System & Network Administrator (2 JobOpenings)] >Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2005 09:34:02 -0400 >From: Jared Greenwald <greenwaldjared(a)gmail.com> >To: Worcester Linux Users Group <wlug(a)mail.wlug.org> > >If only this was in the Northeast... > >On Apr 8, 2005 8:41 AM, Andy Stewart <andystewart(a)comcast.net> wrote: >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> HI Everybody, >> >> If you have any interest in either of these job openings at Google, >> please respond to todv(a)google.com, as noted below. >> >> Later, >> >> Andy >> >> - -------- Original Message -------- >> Subject: (Google) Sr. Linux Cluster System Admin. & Sr. Software >> Engineer/Unix System & Network Administrator (2 Job Openings) >> Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2005 19:13:53 -0700 >> From: Tod Vanlandingham <todv(a)google.com> >> To: <andystewart(a)comcast.net> >> >> Andy, >> >> I was curious if you would be open to distributing the 2 job >> descriptions below to all of your UG members (via your site). I will >> personally respond to each person that is interested in either opening. >> >> * * >> >> Thank you, >> >> Tod Vanlandingham >> >> Recruiter >> >> Google >> >> (650) 253-4291 >> >> todv(a)google.com <mailto:todv@google.com> >> >> * * >> >> * * >> >> * * >> >> * * >> >> * * >> >> *Company: Google * >> >> *Contact: Tod Vanlandingham* >> >> *Email: todv(a)google.com <mailto:todv@google.com> * >> >> *Website: http://www.google.com/intl/en/jobs/eng/reli.html* >> >> * * >> >> *Job Title: * >> >> * * >> >> *(Google) Linux Cluster Systems Administrator/Expert Scripter* >> >> *Positions based in Mountain View, California or Dublin, Ireland >> >> * >> >> *Relocation a must. Assistance provided*. >> >> Google's Cluster Operations team is looking for talented system >> administrators to help administer Google's complex, proprietary >> clustering technologies. Literally thousands of Linux servers power the >> technology behind Google.com, and it's a real challenge to administer >> these effectively. Google's Cluster Operations team needs seasoned >> system administrators to automate complex tasks across a huge cluster. >> >> Responsibilities: >> >> * automation of tasks as much as possible through the development of >> scripts and administration tools >> * configuration of system and network parameters >> * monitoring of system stability and performance >> * ensuring 24x7 operation of our cluster >> * comprehensive documentation of our procedures >> >> Requirements: >> >> * B.S. in Computer Science, or equivalent experience >> * 5+ years experience with Linux Systems Administration >> *Deep understanding of networking i.e.: understanding of how to isolate, >> diagnose, and resolve service delivery components (service delivery >> components include servers, networks, and applications); be familiar >> with the functionality, operating, and failure modes of key networking >> devices (routers, switches, bridges, firewalls, hardware load >> balancers); be able to identify networking as the potential cause of a >> service issue using server-resident tools to generate this data (i.e. >> tcpdump, ping, traceroute, etc.); familiarity in interpreting the output >> of these tools; familiarity with common network topologies, protocols, >> and tools; have some notion of common network security exploits -- and >> their remedies; understanding of troubleshooting at the packet level; >> intimate knowledge of TCP/IP networking >> * strong programming and scripting ability (Python, Perl, bash) >> * excellent verbal and written skills >> * outstanding customer service abilities >> >> Please Email resumes to: todv(a)google.com <mailto:todv@google.com> >> >> Job location is Mountain View, California or Dublin, Ireland >> >> - >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> *Company: Google * >> >> *Contact: Tod Vanlandingham* >> >> *Email: todv(a)google.com <mailto:todv@google.com> * >> >> *Website: http://www.google.com/intl/en/jobs/eng/reli.html* >> >> * * >> >> * * >> >> *Job Title: * >> >> * * >> >> *(Google) Senior Software Engineer/Unix System & Network Administrator, >> Google.com (SRE)* >> >> * * >> >> *Positions based in Mountain View, CA and Dublin Ireland. * >> >> * * >> >> *Relocation a must. Assistance provided*. >> >> Are you part ace coder, part adrenalin junkie? Do you have a knack for >> seeing a problem and immediately discerning the likely solution? Maybe >> you've been coding for years, are bored with the old >> design-build-review-test-ship-repeat routine, and yearn for some >> faster-paced challenges? Or perhaps you're a seasoned software engineer >> who is also a genius at jockeying networks and administering >> >> UNIX clusters. >> >> We're looking for top-notch thrill seeking, software engineers to join >> the Google.com team. Google.com engineers are in the thick of everything >> involved with keeping Google running, from code-level troubleshooting of >> traffic anomalies to maintenance of our most cutting edge services; from >> monitoring and alerts to building new automation infrastructure. We are >> aggressively building this elite team of high level engineers in this >> mission critical environment. >> >> All team members must have strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, >> fluency in coding, good communication skills, and most of all enthusiasm >> for tackling the complex problems of scale which are uniquely Google. >> Google.com engineers tackle challenging, novel situations every day, and >> work with just about every other engineering and operations team in the >> process. >> >> Qualifications: >> >> Strong programming/scripting skills in any of the following: C, C++, Java, >> >> Perl, Python >> >> Senior Level experience with UNIX system administration. >> >> Strong understanding of networking; -Deep understanding of networking, >> understanding of how to isolate, diagnose, and resolve service delivery >> components (service delivery components include servers, networks, and >> applications); be familiar with the functionality, operating, and >> failure modes of key networking devices (routers, switches, bridges, >> firewalls, hardware load balancers); be able to identify networking as >> the potential cause of a service issue using server-resident tools to >> generate this data (tcpdump, ping, traceroute, etc.); familiarity in >> interpreting the output of these tools; familiarity with common network >> topologies, protocols, and tools; have some notion of common network >> security exploits -- and their remedies; understanding of >> troubleshooting at the packet level. >> >> Strong project management skills, especially in deploying live end-user >> systems. >> >> In-depth knowledge of UNIX (preferably Linux), and shell scripting. >> Proven technical troubleshooting experience. >> >> .Excellent analytic ability, strong communication skills, and a strong >> sense of urgency. >> >> Ability to handle periodic on-call duty as well as out-of-band requests. >> >> 6-15+ years experience for Senior SWE position, OR 3-8 years experience for >> >> SWE position. >> >> BA/BS in CS, or equivalent experience. >> >> Please Email resumes to: todv(a)google.com <mailto:todv@google.com> >> >> Job location is Mountain View, California or Dublin, Ireland >> >> Thank you, >> >> Tod Vanlandingham >> Google >> >> Talent Acquisition >> (650) 253-4291 >> >> todv(a)google.com <mailto:todv@google.com> >> >> <http://www.google.com/> >> >> Media Coverage: >> >> http://www.google.com/press/press.html >> <BLOCKED::http://www.google.com/press/press.html> >> Corporate Overview: http://www.google.com/corporate/index.html >> <BLOCKED::http://www.google.com/corporate/index.html> >> Top 10 Reasons to Work at Google: http://www.google.com/jobs/reasons.html >> >> Work Life Balance : http://www.google.com/intl/en/jobs/balance.html >> >> Looking for interesting work that matters to millions of people? >> http://www.google.com/jobs/great-people-needed.html >> >> - -- >> Andy Stewart, Founder >> Worcester Linux Users' Group >> Worcester, MA, USA >> http://www.wlug.org >> >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >> Version: GnuPG v1.2.5 (GNU/Linux) >> Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org >> >> iD8DBQFCVnvfHl0iXDssISsRAg6zAJ9ctAIgxYaYGHHS7RVzTaFz+YBvPACffqfq >> z6L151kbWzBPLSuFyr77So0= >> =mwwr >> -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- >> _______________________________________________ >> Wlug mailing list >> Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org >> http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >> > > __________________________________________________________________ Switch to Netscape Internet Service. 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[Fwd: (Google) Sr. Linux Cluster System Admin. & Sr. Software Engineer/Unix System & Network Administrator (2 Job Openings)]
by Andy Stewart April 8, 2005

April 8, 2005

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 HI Everybody, If you have any interest in either of these job openings at Google, please respond to todv(a)google.com, as noted below. Later, Andy - -------- Original Message -------- Subject: (Google) Sr. Linux Cluster System Admin. & Sr. Software Engineer/Unix System & Network Administrator (2 Job Openings) Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2005 19:13:53 -0700 From: Tod Vanlandingham <todv(a)google.com> To: <andystewart(a)comcast.net> Andy, I was curious if you would be open to distributing the 2 job descriptions below to all of your UG members (via your site). I will personally respond to each person that is interested in either opening. * * Thank you, Tod Vanlandingham Recruiter Google (650) 253-4291 todv(a)google.com <mailto:todv@google.com> * * * * * * * * * * *Company: Google * *Contact: Tod Vanlandingham* *Email: todv(a)google.com <mailto:todv@google.com> * *Website: http://www.google.com/intl/en/jobs/eng/reli.html* * * *Job Title: * * * *(Google) Linux Cluster Systems Administrator/Expert Scripter* *Positions based in Mountain View, California or Dublin, Ireland * *Relocation a must. Assistance provided*. Google's Cluster Operations team is looking for talented system administrators to help administer Google's complex, proprietary clustering technologies. Literally thousands of Linux servers power the technology behind Google.com, and it's a real challenge to administer these effectively. Google's Cluster Operations team needs seasoned system administrators to automate complex tasks across a huge cluster. Responsibilities: * automation of tasks as much as possible through the development of scripts and administration tools * configuration of system and network parameters * monitoring of system stability and performance * ensuring 24x7 operation of our cluster * comprehensive documentation of our procedures Requirements: * B.S. in Computer Science, or equivalent experience * 5+ years experience with Linux Systems Administration *Deep understanding of networking i.e.: understanding of how to isolate, diagnose, and resolve service delivery components (service delivery components include servers, networks, and applications); be familiar with the functionality, operating, and failure modes of key networking devices (routers, switches, bridges, firewalls, hardware load balancers); be able to identify networking as the potential cause of a service issue using server-resident tools to generate this data (i.e. tcpdump, ping, traceroute, etc.); familiarity in interpreting the output of these tools; familiarity with common network topologies, protocols, and tools; have some notion of common network security exploits -- and their remedies; understanding of troubleshooting at the packet level; intimate knowledge of TCP/IP networking * strong programming and scripting ability (Python, Perl, bash) * excellent verbal and written skills * outstanding customer service abilities Please Email resumes to: todv(a)google.com <mailto:todv@google.com> Job location is Mountain View, California or Dublin, Ireland - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Company: Google * *Contact: Tod Vanlandingham* *Email: todv(a)google.com <mailto:todv@google.com> * *Website: http://www.google.com/intl/en/jobs/eng/reli.html* * * * * *Job Title: * * * *(Google) Senior Software Engineer/Unix System & Network Administrator, Google.com (SRE)* * * *Positions based in Mountain View, CA and Dublin Ireland. * * * *Relocation a must. Assistance provided*. Are you part ace coder, part adrenalin junkie? Do you have a knack for seeing a problem and immediately discerning the likely solution? Maybe you've been coding for years, are bored with the old design-build-review-test-ship-repeat routine, and yearn for some faster-paced challenges? Or perhaps you're a seasoned software engineer who is also a genius at jockeying networks and administering UNIX clusters. We're looking for top-notch thrill seeking, software engineers to join the Google.com team. Google.com engineers are in the thick of everything involved with keeping Google running, from code-level troubleshooting of traffic anomalies to maintenance of our most cutting edge services; from monitoring and alerts to building new automation infrastructure. We are aggressively building this elite team of high level engineers in this mission critical environment. All team members must have strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, fluency in coding, good communication skills, and most of all enthusiasm for tackling the complex problems of scale which are uniquely Google. Google.com engineers tackle challenging, novel situations every day, and work with just about every other engineering and operations team in the process. Qualifications: Strong programming/scripting skills in any of the following: C, C++, Java, Perl, Python Senior Level experience with UNIX system administration. Strong understanding of networking; -Deep understanding of networking, understanding of how to isolate, diagnose, and resolve service delivery components (service delivery components include servers, networks, and applications); be familiar with the functionality, operating, and failure modes of key networking devices (routers, switches, bridges, firewalls, hardware load balancers); be able to identify networking as the potential cause of a service issue using server-resident tools to generate this data (tcpdump, ping, traceroute, etc.); familiarity in interpreting the output of these tools; familiarity with common network topologies, protocols, and tools; have some notion of common network security exploits -- and their remedies; understanding of troubleshooting at the packet level. Strong project management skills, especially in deploying live end-user systems. In-depth knowledge of UNIX (preferably Linux), and shell scripting. Proven technical troubleshooting experience. .Excellent analytic ability, strong communication skills, and a strong sense of urgency. Ability to handle periodic on-call duty as well as out-of-band requests. 6-15+ years experience for Senior SWE position, OR 3-8 years experience for SWE position. BA/BS in CS, or equivalent experience. Please Email resumes to: todv(a)google.com <mailto:todv@google.com> Job location is Mountain View, California or Dublin, Ireland Thank you, Tod Vanlandingham Google Talent Acquisition (650) 253-4291 todv(a)google.com <mailto:todv@google.com> <http://www.google.com/> Media Coverage: http://www.google.com/press/press.html <BLOCKED::http://www.google.com/press/press.html> Corporate Overview: http://www.google.com/corporate/index.html <BLOCKED::http://www.google.com/corporate/index.html> Top 10 Reasons to Work at Google: http://www.google.com/jobs/reasons.html Work Life Balance : http://www.google.com/intl/en/jobs/balance.html Looking for interesting work that matters to millions of people? http://www.google.com/jobs/great-people-needed.html - -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA, USA http://www.wlug.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFCVnvfHl0iXDssISsRAg6zAJ9ctAIgxYaYGHHS7RVzTaFz+YBvPACffqfq z6L151kbWzBPLSuFyr77So0= =mwwr -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Communication between "HiTech" and anyone not in the club.
by Ken Jones April 7, 2005

April 7, 2005

WLUG members: There is one HiTech issue about which I am passionate and frustrated. It is the lack of understanding in the Fitchburg Public School District of the management efficiencies that are now "best practices"in the commercial world. I am sure that the Fitchburg case is typical of most Massachusetts public school districts. Our School Committee beats up on the Superintendent over the cost of multiple Administrators. No one sees that this cost could be contained if improvements were to be made in the architecture of their internal network, the structures of their data bases and the training of their administrators. Part of the problem is that the voting public does not understand either. This is perfect opportunity for the commercial LINUX community to garner some very good press. If Red Hat, for example, were to team with the Fitchburg Public School District to implement places where LINUX is a better answer than M$, it could get general media coverage as well as Education publication notice. My observation is that little trust worthy technical information passes between HiTech and those who manage our public schools. I would like to work at bridging that communication gap. Ken Jones kjones(a)ziplink.net

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Linux/Unix file systems engineer
by John Spencer April 6, 2005

April 6, 2005

My client in northern MA (LOCAL candidates only please) has a need for a strong Linux, Unix or MAC OS X file systems consultant. This is a 3 mth+ contract. Must have experience developing software for multiple platforms. Strong background with C/C++ as well as operating system kernel level development experience is needed. Familiarity and experience with distributed file systems networking is a strong plus. Source management experience with ClearCase is also a plus. Please forward your resume to jspencer AT optimaleng DOT com Regards, John Spencer Optimal Engineering

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Cups help
by Chuck Haines March 30, 2005

March 30, 2005

This is a question for those cups guru's out there. I'm trying to write a custom perl script for cups that does accounting. I have a database with users and quotas and I'm writing a filter for cups that checks to make sure the user has enough left on their balance before printing. I was curious how I would go about sticking this into the cups filtering chain. I've been reading up on the cups docs but I'm still kinda confused on where to put it. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks, -- Chuck Haines chaines(a)gmail.com http://www.maxslack.com ------------------------------------------- Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity TKE-ZM Web Coordinator ECE Systems Administrator ------------------------------------------- AIM: CyberGrex YIM: CyberGrex_27 ICQ: 3707881 ------------------------------------------- GPG Fingerprint: 303A AB50 4EA9 70ED 2E30 2368 C9CD CCB5 4BD7 0989 GPG Key: http://www.maxslack.com/gpgkey.txt

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