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Simpleton Question
by Colin Novick 09 Apr '14

09 Apr '14

WLUG folk, You guys crunch heavy issues, and I have a cream puff of an issue I just can't crack, and I am not too ashamed to admit it. There is a site with a series of m4v (Quicktime) files I want to be able to at least stream, if not download, but I have two problems. The first is that the site www.worcestercatholictv.com has set the permissions on the files so that they will only play embedded in their webpage, AND they have the files as invisible unless the embedded web page searches for them, and as a result, standalone items like VLC can't touch it, and I can't download it. The second is that the issue seems to be related to my running Ubuntu 12.0.4 LTS, and a buddy is having no issues reportedly in 13.X It makes no difference if it is Chromium of Firefox that tries to playback. Default User Agent Switcher has been installed to see if that was generating a conflict, but that doesn't seem to be it either. Totem 3.0.1 Gecko-mediaplayer 1.0.4 I have searched for similar issues and don't seem to come up with anything. I have scanned help files and that doesn't seem to address this either. At this point, if I had a guess, it is the result of funny permissions on a file that no one is worried about being Linux compatible. Thoughts are most welcome, Colin

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Meeting on Wednesday?
by Tim Keller 08 Apr '14

08 Apr '14

I presume we're having a meeting on Wednesday? Thanks, Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

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LOPSA-East Keynotes Announced!
by Evan Pettrey 03 Apr '14

03 Apr '14

Hello once again folks, LOPSA-East is proud to announce this year's keynote speakers! Friday evening Keynote: Vish Ishaya, CTO of Nebula Inc. Title: OpenStack in the Datacenter For better or worse, cloud is arriving in the datacenter. The massive growth of OpenStack is paving the way for an onslaught of private clouds. Cloud will be the second datacenter revolution this century. Virtualization changed the way that machines are provisioned and managed, and cloud promises an even more radical set of changes. Come hear Vish discuss the history of OpenStack, cloud versus virtualization, and get guidance for dealing with the specific challenges that cloud creates for system administrators! Bio: Vish Ishaya is Chief Technology Officer of Nebula, Inc. He is a highly prolific developer who was one of the founding engineers of OpenStack. He was elected to the first OpenStack Technical Committee, where he has served consistently since. He was also elected to four consecutive terms as the OpenStack Compute Project Technical Lead and is currently on the board of OpenStack Foundation. In addition to his programming and systems skills, Vish has spent over a decade teaching, most recently classes in object oriented analysis and design. Saturday closing Keynote: Elizabeth Krumbach Joseph Title: Universal Design for Tech: Improving Gender Diversity in our Industry Universal Design is a principle in accessibility thataccessible design makes things better for everyone. A key example of which are curb cuts and door openers which help those who are disabled but also folks with luggage and parents with strollers. Elizabeth will discuss ideas on how to improve gender diversity in our industry, but many of the tips will help everyone beyond improvements that come through diversity. From offering formal education for systems administration to offering flexible schedules and work arrangements, there are many things that can be done to attract much-needed talent. Bio: Elizabeth Krumbach Joseph is an Automation and Tools Engineer at HP working on the OpenStack Infrastructure team. She has been involved with open source communities for over a decade and turned that passion into a profession when she began working as a professional systems administrator in 2006. In addition to her work on OpenStack, she is a member of the Ubuntu Community Council and is a co-author of the upcoming 8th edition of The Official Ubuntu Book. At home, she serves on Board of Directors for Partimus.org, a non-profit in the San Francisco Bay Area providing Linux-based computers to schools in need. LOPSA-East is a regional sysadmin conference in New Brunswick NJ, May 2-3, 2014. Two days of world-class training on a diverse range of topics plus community-selected talks: http://lopsa-east.org/2014/schedule Best, Evan & the rest of the LOPSA-East 2014 Committee http://lopsa-east.org/2014 Register today!

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LOPSA-East Early Bird Deadline Extended!
by William Bilancio 24 Mar '14

24 Mar '14

Great news everybody! We have recieved a number of requests to extend discounted pricing from people either waiting on approval from their boss, or who just didn't get a chance to register beefore today. We've decided to give everybody one final opportunity to register at this greatly discounted rate - Early Bird pricing will be honored through Monday, March 31st. Don't miss this great value - register today! LOPSA-East is a regional sysadmin conference in New Brunswick NJ, May 2-3, 2014. Two days of world-class training on a diverse range of topics plus community-selected talks: http://lopsa-east.org/2014/schedule Best, William, Evan, & the rest of the LOPSA-East 2014 Committee http://lopsa-east.org/2014 Register today!

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LOPSA-East Exclusive! Sneak peek at Tom Limoncelli's new book!
by Evan Pettrey 24 Mar '14

24 Mar '14

Did you hear? Tom Limoncelli has announced a new book and the only conference to get a sneak preview will be LOPSA-East! You may know Tom as the author of "Time Management for System Administrators" and co-author of "The Practice of System and Network Administration". We're very excited that he has selected our conference for this! The announcement is here: http://everythingsysadmin.com/2014/03/sneak-preview.html LOPSA-East is a regional sysadmin conference in New Brunswick NJ, May 2-3, 2014. Two days of world-class training on a diverse range of topics plus community-selected talks: http://lopsa-east.org/2014/schedule Looking forward to seeing you all there! Best, Evan & the rest of the LOPSA-East 2014 Committee http://lopsa-east.org/2014 Register today!

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Early Bird Discount Reminder! LOPSA-East SysAdmin Conference, May 2-3 2014, New Brunswick, NJ
by Evan Pettrey 18 Mar '14

18 Mar '14

Greetings! Just a reminder to everybody that the Early Bird Discount to LOPSA-East 2014 registrations ends on Sunday, March 23rd at 11:59pm - Register now before it's too late! http://lopsa-east.org/2014/register-for-lopsa-east-14 LOPSA-East is a regional sysadmin conference in New Brunswick NJ, May 2-3, 2014. Two days of world-class training on a diverse range of topics plus community-selected talks on everything from Active Directory to Code Review for Sys Admins! We have a very exciting lineup of tutorials and talks this year, you can find all of the exciting content at: http://lopsa-east.org/2014/schedule/ Looking forward to seeing you all there! Best, Evan & the rest of the LOPSA-East 2014 Committee

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OPENING - Jr SW Engineer - C, Linux kernel - direct hire in Waltham, MA
by John Spencer 14 Mar '14

14 Mar '14

Our client in Waltham, MA has a direct hire opening for a Software Engineer with 0-3 yrs of commercial design and development experience. Must be able to interview and work on-site. Our client cannot sponsor visas at this time. Jr Software Engineer Software Engineer with relevant Linux Driver experience. Responsible for design, develop and test of Linux drivers for high-speed network/communication products. Required: - BSCS/BSEE - Hands-on experience developing and interfacing with Linux drivers - Experience with Linux kernel and strong C background - Experience implementing Linux for TCP/IP Ethernet and related Please send your resume to jspencer@connectedsp (dot) com Your resume will not be sent anywhere without your prior approval Regards, John Spencer Connected Systems Partners Connecting Top Talent with Top Companies Office: 978-455-5550 x208 Cell: 978-621-9743 jspencer(a)connectedsp.com www.connectedsp.com GET CONNECTED! Unless otherwise explicitly instructed by sender, all information in this email is considered confidential and intended for the view and use of the recipient(s) only.

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Re: [Wlug] HOWTO debug Ubuntu boot hang
by Randall Mason 14 Mar '14

14 Mar '14

On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 5:16 PM, John Stoffel <john(a)stoffel.org> wrote: > > Andy> I've got a version of Ubuntu 13.10 in my Virtualbox OSE virtual > Andy> computer. It hangs very early in the boot. GRUB runs and the > Andy> boot starts. > > I've moved to Linux Mint myself, but it's based on Ubuntu and I've > noticed that my main desktop, which NFS mounts home dirs and other > stuff, takes *forever* to actually boot not. There's something in the > setup which hangs for five minutes or so (not sure, I just walk away > right now cause I rarely reboot the box...) before it continues. > > Have you just let the boot sit there to see if it ever finishes? I've > been meaning to turn on verbose debugging to try and figure out what's > going on too, but it's a low priority. I find that fstab is also often a problem. If it's waiting for /dev/sdb1 to show up, or a specific UUID. Maybe comment out anything not required for boot. Also, if you're at the console, comment out your whole /etc/network/interfaces and see if that helps. Ubuntu often waits on block devices and network, so it could be either of those. Randall Mason clashthebunny(a)gmail.com

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HOWTO debug Ubuntu boot hang
by Andy Stewart 14 Mar '14

14 Mar '14

HI guys, I've got a version of Ubuntu 13.10 in my Virtualbox OSE virtual computer. It hangs very early in the boot. GRUB runs and the boot starts. In /var/log/boot.log, I see the same messages as I see on the screen. I have to press ESC to see the text while the computer boots. There are perhaps 3 or 4 "Starting <service>....OK" messages, and that is all. I never get a chance to log in. The problem I have is that I don't know in which order the boot scripts are supposed to run. With the "old" initscripts, one would see Snn<script> or Knn<script> and the "nn" would be the number representing the order in which the scripts are "S"tarted or "K"illed. That isn't the case here. I've found the boot scripts in /etc/init/*.conf so I can match boot messages to scripts. However, I'm unable to determine which script got stuck since I don't know the order of execution. My version of 13.10 is customized, not stock, so I can't compare to a known good. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Andy -- Andy Stewart (KB1OIQ) Founder: Worcester Linux Users' Group Founder: Chelmsford Linux Meetup Group President: PART of Westford, MA (WB1GOF)

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Registration Reminder! LOPSA-East SysAdmin Conference, May 2-3 2014, New Brunswick, NJ
by Tom Limoncelli 13 Mar '14

13 Mar '14

Greetings! I just wanted to remind everybody about the awesome tutorials and talks we have lined up for LOPSA-East this year! Don't forget to register before the Early Bird pricing expires! LOPSA-East is a regional sysadmin conference in New Brunswick NJ, May 2-3, 2014. Two days of world-class training on a diverse range of topics plus community-selected talks on everything from DevOps to Time Management. You can find all the latest details available on our website: http://lopsa-east.org Register now at: http://lopsa-east.org/2014/register-for-lopsa-east-14 We'll see you there! Best, Tom, Evan, & the rest of the LOPSA-East 2014 Committee

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