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My soon to arrive KVM switch.
by Ken Jones 13 May '09

13 May '09

Thanks, everyone. I have learned allot. I have eight computers in my home office. One is a SUN ULTRA 1, the rest are various makes and models of PC desktop machines. On these I have Windows plus Linux (Aurora and Red Hat Fedora. Why do I have these machines? That's what my wife asks. Maybe in my dotage I have become victim to a hoarding syndrome I am trying to get organized so I purchased a "IOGEAR 8-Port KVM Switch Kit, PS/2,with KVM Cables (GCS78KIT)" from amazon.com. They gave me free shipping and handling. My conclusion after reading this thread is that I need one "13W3-to-VGA" adapter to connect the ULTRA to the KVM switch. Stephen Thamel has one available. Have I got it all straight? Ken Jones

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Fwd: [gb-reuse] Lightwave Sun KVM (5-port, 2U), Sun SPARC systems
by Richard Klein 13 May '09

13 May '09

Isn't someone looking for a Sun KVM? -- Rich ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Phil Stracchino <alaric(a)metrocast.net> Date: Wed, May 13, 2009 at 8:48 AM Subject: [gb-reuse] Lightwave Sun KVM (5-port, 2U), Sun SPARC systems To: gb-reuse <GreaterBoston-reuse(a)aq.org> I have a surplus Lightwave five-port 2U rackmount Sun KVM, for 13W3 monitors and Sun PS2 combined keyboard+mouse. I've never actually used it because I never got around to picking up the required 13W3 video cables. Catch is it's in Gilford, NH, but if you don't want to come this far for it you can have it for cost of ground shipping. Also clearing out a bunch of Sun SPARC hardware. At this point I've retired a maxed-out U2, an U5, and an U30 with a Creator3D Series 2, an Expert3D, and two 711 UltraSCSI multipacks on separate SCSI channels. One more U5 to be shut down shortly. Inquire if interested. -- Phil Stracchino, CDK#2 DoD#299792458 ICBM: 43.5607, -71.355 alaric(a)caerllewys.net alaric(a)metrocast.net phil(a)co.ordinate.org Renaissance Man, Unix ronin, Perl hacker, Free Stater It's not the years, it's the mileage. _______________________________________________ GreaterBoston-reuse mailing list GreaterBoston-reuse(a)lists.aq.org http://lists.aq.org/list/listinfo/greaterboston-reuse -- Rich

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JOB: Staples in Framingham seeks Linux systems engineer
by Andy Stewart 12 May '09

12 May '09

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Any inquiries should be sent directly to Staples. Staples is looking: External Job Title Linux Systems Engineer Grade/Level 038 Job Location City Framingham Job Location State Massachusetts Recruiter Kate MacLean Recruiter Ext 37326 Reference # 29915BR Responsibilities Responsible for the implementation and on-going technical support of Staples LINUX and VMware infrastructure. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, day-to-day technical support, proactive monitoring and management, evaluation of new and emerging technologies, and maintaining third party support relationships. Provides technical support (including participation in a 24x7 on call rotation) for complex production systems and services Proactively monitors infrastructure for optimal performance and provides input for capacity planning Supports development activities and manages projects, and efforts that require specialized infrastructure skills Defines infrastructure requirements for the implementation of new applications Provides technical support for Staples' business unit representatives and IS organizations as required Maintains relationships with third party technical support providers Participates in the evaluation of new products and services Identifies areas where existing policies and procedures require change or where new ones need to be developed Maintains all relevant documentation Identifies opportunities for continuous improvement Provide mentoring, ongoing knowledge transfer and other technical guidance to junior and mid level team members Qualifications Bachelor?s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience required 7 - 10 years of experience as a Linux System Administrator (RedHat preferred) RHCE certification highly desired Familiarity with Linux build methodologies, performance tuning and memory management, and ongoing maintenance and troubleshooting Understanding of Project management methodologies Experience in developing scalable policies and procedures, including system standards, capacity planning, and centralized management Excellent organizational, analytical and problem solving skills Effective written and verbal communication skills Scripting and programming skills (shell, awk, perl, python) Experience in managing, operating, and troubleshooting a multi-farm VMWare installation, including Virtual Infrastructure, HA, and DRS Experience in P2V migrations a plus Familiarity with the following: rsync, sshd, LDAP, apache, DNS, syslogd, ntpd, net-snmp, tomcat configuration, WebSphere Suite, J2EE Familiarity with a variety of storage technologies including SAN and NAS storage platforms - -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group (http://www.wlug.org) Chelmsford Linux Meetup Group (http://linux.meetup.com/393) Amateur Radio: KB1OIQ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFKCfvHOjiraCaOTOoRAnB9AJ9WppY9dWWykiUqXf6/zQGUyXBSxACfTPqM mYbLOARlDSWJd2EHIIZRHVo= =oIj8 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Re: [Wlug] WLUG..KVM...Sun keyb/mouse, old and new
by Ken Jones 12 May '09

12 May '09

Doug, you are correct. My ULTRA 1 has a "funny" 25 pin sized connector with 13 pins. My mouse plugs into the keyboard. If I could get the terminal to work thru the kvm switch it would not be too bad to have a second keyboard and mouse on my desk. I can use VNCviewer if necessary, but I would prefer a "real" connection. Is there an adaptor between kvm and the "funny" terminal? What is it called? Ken ----- Original Message ----- From: Doug Mildram To: kjones(a)ziplink.net Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 12:40 PM Subject: WLUG..KVM...Sun keyb/mouse, old and new I get WLUG in digest (usually noon time). I see some answers on Sun KVM but I think they do NOT tell you that.... a) OLD sun monitors have that funny DB25-shaped connector, and matching/old-style video adapter cards/mboard. there ARE "adapter/converter" gizmos in both directions. I think I have one at home, I should junk the ultra10 (style "b" below) that I don't use. I forget which adapter I have (for old sun and newer VGA; or newer sun and oldSun Monitor). b) NEWER sun's e.g. ultraNN (i think Ultra1 is in the OLD camp above) have: "new" VGA style adapter, works with any VGA monitor BUT: "OLD" sun keyboard is still required unless you are going headless (on the Sun, at BOOTup powerup time, if keyboard is detected, Sun boots in normal/console mode; if NOT detected, it considers /dev/ttya as serial console ) The sun keyboard is totally incompatible as far as I know. compare the DIN pins to the DIN pins on a PS/2 keyboard(or mouse). and the sun MOUSE is attached to the sun KEYBOARD, which rather proves the imcompatible point. Though you could just do the "V" portion thru a KVM, maybe, with 2 keybds on your desk.

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Key signing follow up
by Andy Stewart 02 May '09

02 May '09

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi gang, I believe that I have signed and uploaded all of the keys that I verified at the key signing party. However, I've noticed that only 4 people have signed and uploaded my key (and many thanks to you!). I wonder if folks may have just forgotten to upload the key after signing it. If you don't see my signature on your key, and you were at the key signing party, please let me know. Maybe I fouled something up. I'm using KGpg. Thanks, Andy - -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group (http://www.wlug.org) Chelmsford Linux Meetup Group (http://linux.meetup.com/393) Amateur Radio: KB1OIQ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFJ+lwpOjiraCaOTOoRApYMAJoCpeQ3dYCcKkvF/RcfuZCogdP+XwCeKcCM fbkjwg12BTJ4M11KgfdEcm0= =WcXF -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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A question
by Jason Couture 01 May '09

01 May '09

So guys, Anyone live near worcester and feel like going out for a drink tomorrow night? I've lived up here for two and a half years and all ive done is work, sleep, and eat. Id like to get out of my house for once and go do something, Would anyone care to join me? As i know no one up here.

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USENIX WebApps '10 Call for Papers Now Available
by Lionel Garth Jones 01 May '09

01 May '09

On behalf of the Program Committee, I would like to invite you to submit your work to the USENIX Conference on Web Application Development (WebApps '10). WebApps '10 is a new technical conference designed to bring together experts in all aspects of developing and deploying Web applications. Suggested topics related to Web application development include but are not limited to: * Computing substrates and deployment technologies ("cloud computing") * Frameworks for developing Web applications * Client-side toolkits, libraries, and plug-ins * Storage systems * Security issues for Web applications * Management techniques for large-scale Web applications * Languages for Web applications * Scalability issues and techniques * Techniques for creating highly interactive Web applications * Software as a service * Applications that illustrate interesting new features or implementation techniques * Performance measurements of Web applications * Real-time data delivery over the Web * Web services Paper submissions are due by January 11, 2010. The Call for Papers, with submission guidelines, can be found at http://www.usenix.org/webapps10/cfpa/ The USENIX Conference on Web Application Development (WebApps '10) will take place June 20–25, 2010, in Boston, MA. The technical sessions will take place on June 23–25. I look forward to receiving your submissions! Sincerely, John Ousterhout, Stanford University WebApps '10 Program Chair webapps10chair(a)usenix.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Call for Papers: USENIX Conference on Web Application Development (WebApps '10) June 20–25, 2010 Boston, MA http://www.usenix.org/webapps10/cfpa Paper submissions deadline: January 11, 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sorry about the facebook thing.
by Jason Couture 30 Apr '09

30 Apr '09

I accidentially clicked the send invites button on facebook, I didnt mean to, it sent it to EVERYONE in my address book :| Quite annoying. So anyways, I do apologize for the spam. Jason Couture

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Check out my photos on Facebook
by Jason Couture 29 Apr '09

29 Apr '09

Hi Worcester, I set up a Facebook profile where I can post my pictures, videos and events and I want to add you as a friend so you can see it. First, you need to join Facebook! Once you join, you can also create your own profile. Thanks, Jason To sign up for Facebook, follow the link below: http://www.facebook.com/p.php?i=583720669&k=ZWMX5WQ2U4W1UCCFQKWUS3W&r wlug(a)mail.wlug.org was invited to join Facebook by Jason Couture. If you do not wish to receive this type of email from Facebook in the future, please click on the link below to unsubscribe. http://www.facebook.com/o.php?k=18063b&u=1760989286&mid=6278f6G68f69066G0G8 Facebook's offices are located at 156 University Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94301.

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odd entry in /etc/passwd
by Eric Martin 29 Apr '09

29 Apr '09

So I just found an odd entry in /etc/passwd on one of my servers: +:::::: Of course I'm not running tripwire on it so I can't be assured of the last time I edited the file / did anything to edit it. etc/shadow doesn't have the entry but shadow is only checked if the second field is x, right? I'm running Suse and I've been using yast lately, could that have anything to do with it? I hope it does as I really hope I don't have to run a full audit on the box. tia -- Eric Martin

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