<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Sounds good thats in the list so we can update it and add shared profiles - ive setup a samba server as a domain controller and setup shared profiles to windows computers but never looked into shared profiles to a linux machine... im not sure how its done to be honest! im not sure if you can do this easy with NFS?.. any ideas anyone..<div><br></div><div>it looks like two sessions of easy stuff ive got rik doing the ubuntu demo who is pretty new and a great opportunity for him to try this out.. then if we do the next demo as a debian install we could run this as headless install so we can do two things - install the desktop / install some services with no gui !</div><div>then by the time we are at the third one we are in the real stuff with gentoo!!! so the first one is pretty much a put the cd in and install the ones after that are lets say more interesting ;) </div><div><br></div><div>it sounds like the section servers - <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; ">Server Hardening / iptables / logrotate - logwatch - kernel</span></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;">sounds up your street gareth is interested in this aswell ;)</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;">Wayne</span></font></div><div><br><div><div>On 12 Dec 2009, at 13:54, Joost Noppen wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">Hi Ken,<br><br>Thanks for the insight :). I was also indeed thinking about securing the server with ip-tables, domain controlling, shared profiles, etc. Also a bit about raid arrays and hardware considerations when building a server.<br><br>All in all a bit more of the advanced stuff instead of just putting the cd in and letting the setup run ;).<br><br>Joost<br><br>----- Reply message -----<br>From: "Ken Hough" <<a href="mailto:kenhough@btinternet.com">kenhough@btinternet.com</a>><br>Date: Sat, Dec 12, 2009 11:15<br>Subject: [Lancaster] Next years outline<br>To: <<a href="mailto:lancaster@mailman.lug.org.uk">lancaster@mailman.lug.org.uk</a>><br><br>Joost,<br><br>I don't claim to be an expert, but have set up a few "headless boxes" for my <br>own use.<br><br>I simply ensure that the BIOS is set so that the machine doesn't halt when it <br>detects that there isn't a keyboard. Then set a static IP address (so you <br>know how to find it on your LAN) and make sure that the 'ssh' package is <br>installed. It's then easy to 'ssh' into the headless box and work from a <br>terminal screen. Just make sure that your firewalls are set to allow ssh.<br><br>Others are better qualified to advise on setting up and securing servers on a <br>headless box. My own experience is limited to local use of apache, SAMBA, and <br>NFS.<br><br>Regards<br><br>Ken Hough<br><br>On Friday 11 December 2009 21:34:49 Joost Noppen wrote:<br>> Just to add my two cents :). New to the lug does not necessarily mean a<br>> Linux newbie. For example, I have done ubuntu installs and I know my way<br>> around setting up server boxes and all. I would find a more detailed setup<br>> of a headless server more interesting than a fairly generic one.<br>><br>> I guess what I am saying is that the content of the demos indeed must<br>> depend on the level and interest of the attendees, but it might be good to<br>> establish this level first :).<br>><br>> Cheers,<br>> Joost<br>><br>> ----- Reply message -----<br>> From: "Wayne Ward" <<a href="mailto:wayne@lancasterlug.org.uk">wayne@lancasterlug.org.uk</a>><br>> Date: Fri, Dec 11, 2009 21:21<br>> Subject: [Lancaster] Next years outline<br>> To: "Lancaster LUG" <<a href="mailto:lancaster@mailman.lug.org.uk">lancaster@mailman.lug.org.uk</a>><br>><br>> Im just thinking about the new to linux users currently in the group i<br>> dont thinks its fair to bang some of the newbies with the likes of<br>> headless and kolab server installs!! they wont have a clue!! ha :)<br>> If you look the first one i was going to line up was a ubuntu install<br>> - that takes half hour - half hour or so run over then we can do the<br>> drum demo? or just move the ubunto to the month after and just do the<br>> drum demo in feb ? its easy to move it all along!! :)<br>> If we do a structure and somebody has the urge to put a extra demo on<br>> then why dont we just have that one on a extra night like we did with<br>> your audio demo?<br>> that would make it even more interesting!!!!<br>><br>> now that was a mighty fine vindaloo what did you have....<br>><br>> Wayne :)<br>><br>> On 11 Dec 2009, at 21:12, andy baxter wrote:<br>> > Wayne Ward wrote:<br>> >> No you dont have to do all seven? this is basically for you to<br>> >> pick what you want to do!!! i know your clever but you would have<br>> >> to be super brains to do that lot ha ha!!<br>> ><br>> > OK - that's alright then. :)<br>> ><br>> >> erm its quite a good run through for new members and new starters<br>> >> really i basically think as a organiser to make it flow through in<br>> >> a order than it just being random and a mess really - if you look<br>> >> at how it flows it just flows!! again this is not set in stone<br>> >> this is to get people to basically to take a look and offer some<br>> >> input.<br>> ><br>> > I see what you mean but still don't really see why it matters so<br>> > much to have it like this. I would really like to show people what<br>> > I've been doing with the drum pad soon, because I'm enthusiastic<br>> > about it at the moment, not have to wait till the end of the year<br>> > just to fit a schedule. What happens if someone joins half way<br>> > through the year? Do they have to wait till next year to get any<br>> > beginners workshops?<br>> ><br>> >> Yes pease say now if you are looking at doing a demo so we can get<br>> >> this into the list :)<br>> >><br>> >> Again please dont take the list i sent as set in stone this is to<br>> >> get the ball rolling - im just trying to structure it and get input<br>> >> This wont be certain till one we get people to say what they like<br>> >> to see do<br>> >> Or like andy everybody might not want the structure i have and want<br>> >> to have it jumbled the more input the better please!! we have<br>> >> till january to get this sorted :)<br>> ><br>> > OK.<br>> ><br>> >> I was looking at getting the projecter funds sorted for the<br>> >> february meeting...<br>> >> Ive also havent had much feedback on the moorlands?......<br>> ><br>> > I think it could be OK, as long as we can sort out internet access<br>> > somehow.<br>> ><br>> >> were is my curry!...<br>> ><br>> > I've just had my curry!<br>> ><br>> > andy<br>><br>> Wayne Ward<br>><br>> <a href="http://www.lancasterlug.org.uk">www.lancasterlug.org.uk</a><br>> <a href="mailto:wayne@lancasterlug.org.uk">wayne@lancasterlug.org.uk</a><br>> 07957448652<br>><br>> Lancaster Linux User Group.<br>><br>><br>><br>><br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Lancaster mailing list<br>> <a href="mailto:Lancaster@mailman.lug.org.uk">Lancaster@mailman.lug.org.uk</a><br>> <a href="https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/lancaster">https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/lancaster</a><br><br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Lancaster mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Lancaster@mailman.lug.org.uk">Lancaster@mailman.lug.org.uk</a><br><a href="https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/lancaster">https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/lancaster</a><br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Lancaster mailing list<br>Lancaster@mailman.lug.org.uk<br>https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/lancaster</blockquote></div><br><div>
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