http://www.sf-lug.org/wiki/ 2026-04-04T21:30:47+00:00 http://www.sf-lug.org/wiki/ http://www.sf-lug.org/wiki/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=wiki:dokuwiki.svg text/html 2018-02-26T22:28:31+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.sf-lug.org/wiki/doku.php?id=system:32-bit_to_64-bit&rev=1519684111&do=diff Linux - upgrade 32-bit to 64-bit? (i[3456]86 to amd64/x86_64) It's a commonly asked question: "Can I upgrade my 32-bit installed Linux distribution to 64-bit?" The answer is: Yes* The more accurate and complete answer is a (much more) qualified yes: *Yes, ... if your distribution has both 32-bit and 64-bit versions, typically significantly to much easier to backup the 32-bit version, saving all data (and meta-data) that might be needed, do a fresh 64-bit installation, then carefully migrate dat… text/html 2021-05-06T06:05:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.sf-lug.org/wiki/doku.php?id=system:annoyances&rev=1620281120&do=diff /var filesystem space * 2021-04-21 or starting thereabouts, background: [BALUG-Talk] Possible solution of blankness or editing outline-only on BALUG DokuWiki? [BALUG-Talk] Possible solution of blankness or editing outline-only on BALUG DokuWiki? [BALUG-Talk] Possible solution of blankness or editing outline-only on BALUG DokuWiki? [BALUG-Talk] Possible solution of blankness or editing outline-only on BALUG DokuWiki? [BALUG-Talk] Possible solution of blankness or editing outline-only on BALUG … text/html 2012-03-08T07:47:31+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.sf-lug.org/wiki/doku.php?id=system:appropriate_outage_notification&rev=1331192851&do=diff Appropriate Outage Notification For planned outages notify (pardon the spam-bot resistant form(s)): For BALUG and/or SF-LUG VMs notify the relevant email address(es) / alias(es). In cases of work impacting both (e.g. host vicki), notify both. Depending on nature/duration/timing of expected outage(s), sysadmin(s) dealing with the various LUG(s) may handle additional communication(s)/notification(s) as deemed appropriate (e.g. to the SF-LUG list, BALUG "talk" and/or "announce" list(s), etc., a… text/html 2020-03-13T07:16:30+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.sf-lug.org/wiki/doku.php?id=system:balug_dns&rev=1584083790&do=diff BALUG DNS NOTE THAT MOST ALL OF THE DNS INFORMATION ON THIS WIKI PAGE IS HIGHLY OUT-OF-DATE AND MOSTLY ONLY OF HISTORICAL INTEREST. IT MOSTLY HARKENS BACK TO A TIME WHEN MULTIPLE DISTINCT DNS SERVERS WERE RUNNING ON THE SAME HOST, TO SERVER SEPARATE NEEDS OF VARIOUS [L]UGs, E.G. BALUG, "vs." SF-LUG, etc. text/html 2007-05-28T08:50:06+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.sf-lug.org/wiki/doku.php?id=system:balug_webserver&rev=1180342206&do=diff BALUG webserver The care and feeding of the BALUG webserver (on this host system). * The BALUG webserver should not interfere with other webserver(s) or other non-BALUG services on the host (and vice versa) * To avoid accidentally shutting down, signaling, etc. the incorrect webserver or web services, use the proper -balug commands/pathnames/scripts text/html 2018-06-29T12:27:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.sf-lug.org/wiki/doku.php?id=system:change_log&rev=1530275273&do=diff 2007-03-09 - Added apache to webmasters group. -nk 2007-03-19 - installed postfix rpm (not running) -nk 2007-04-16 - started bind and opened port on fw. also created a slave for evilmonkeys.com -nk 2007-04-24 - started file:/home/admin/log and file:/home/admin/log.secure for various appropriate (mostly human) logging text/html 2020-09-07T19:29:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.sf-lug.org/wiki/doku.php?id=system:dns&rev=1599506965&do=diff DNS Note that this is not a DNS tutorial nor intended to be so. It's mostly intended to attempt to reasonably cover documentation of some DNS infrastructure and maintenance thereof, and be reasonably accurate at least as of the time of this writing/updating (2020-05-19). text/html 2008-04-03T19:07:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.sf-lug.org/wiki/doku.php?id=system:install_guides&rev=1207249654&do=diff postfix xen text/html 2019-12-12T23:40:50+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.sf-lug.org/wiki/doku.php?id=system:ip_addresses&rev=1576194050&do=diff IP Addresses (mostly BALUG and related [L]UGs, etc.) "old" <~=2019-12-19 --> "new" >~=2019-12-12 198.144.194.232 --> 96.86.170.224 network (/29) 198.144.194.234 --> 96.86.170.225 198.144.194.235 --> 96.86.170.226 198.144.194.236 --> 96.86.170.227 198.144.194.237 --> 96.86.170.228 198.144.194.238 --> 96.86.170.229 balug.org./[L]UGs 198.144.194.233 --> 96.86.170.230 gateway 198.144.194.239 --> 96.86.170.231 broadcast text/html 2026-02-28T17:27:22+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.sf-lug.org/wiki/doku.php?id=system:mailman3&rev=1772299642&do=diff Mailman 3 Debian: 10 Buster LTS EOL 2024-06-30 First stable to support mailman3 last to support mailman 2 balug-sf-lug-v2.balug.org (balug.org) mailman3: run mailman command with env LANG=en_US.UTF-8, as user list (by default on Debian), probably umask 022 $ expand -t 4 < ~root/bin/Mailman #!/bin/sh umask 022 && unset LC_ALL && LANG=en_US.UTF-8 export LANG && case "$(id -n -u)" in list) umask 022 && … text/html 2025-04-17T12:58:47+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.sf-lug.org/wiki/doku.php?id=system:myip_help&rev=1744894727&do=diff help/documentation for myip services under BALUG.org http/https https/http URLs for the services: http or https may be used with their respective default ports 80 and 443, domain names that may be used: * www.balug.org (dual stack: this service available via IPv4 and IPv6) text/html 2015-11-25T10:44:48+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.sf-lug.org/wiki/doku.php?id=system:policies_history&rev=1448448288&do=diff system administraton policies (history; this box) For current policy information see: system administration rules of the road (this box). early history The earliest "policy" docmentation mostliy consisted of a bit of text in file:/etc/motd which in turn mostly referenced these files: /home/sflug/admin/policies text/html 2025-05-06T17:12:39+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.sf-lug.org/wiki/doku.php?id=system:registrars&rev=1746551559&do=diff Registrars A relatively recurrent topic. So, wiki page ... and so it can get updated as/when relevant. Registrar What is a registrar, etc. For some background, see, e.g.: Wikipedia: Domain name registrar Registrar only or all-in-one or bundled service provider Registrar that's just a registrar or text/html 2018-09-03T04:13:22+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.sf-lug.org/wiki/doku.php?id=system:system_administration_rules_of_the_road_this_box&rev=1535948002&do=diff system administration policies / "rules of the road" (this box) To the extent feasible, system administration policies applicable to this "box" (host/system) are to be documented here. Note that occasionally there will be some items more appropriately documented elsewhere text/html 2013-02-17T20:00:48+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.sf-lug.org/wiki/doku.php?id=system:vicki_debian_lenny_to_squeeze&rev=1361131248&do=diff "Upgrading" host vicki from Debian 5.0 "lenny" to Debian 6.0 "squeeze" Some earlier communications on the matter: * background, initial partial outline, and call for volunteers * communication on intent to discuss at meetings, etc. * confirmation on intent to attend and discuss 2012-01-25 at Noisebridge Linux Discussion * initial follow-up from meeting, discussion to be on SF-LUG list and include "SF-LUG & BALUG: System OS upgrades" within Subject: header * meeting follow-up - information… text/html 2025-07-06T18:14:35+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.sf-lug.org/wiki/doku.php?id=system:vicki_documentation&rev=1751825675&do=diff vicki documentation vicki is the physical host to the Virtual Machine (VM) "guests" sflug and balug. Most of the relevant documentation for and about vicki is elsewhere, e.g. on host vicki itself, the ('master") file: /root/colo-gogrid-servepath (and "convenience" copies elsewhere), there's also: /var/local/log/ and there are other bits about, e.g. on this wiki (such as upgrade planning and upgrades done, "rules of the road", etc.) text/html 2013-05-25T14:33:12+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.sf-lug.org/wiki/doku.php?id=system:vicki_upgrade_from_debian_6_squeeze_to&rev=1369492392&do=diff vicki: upgrade from Debian 6.0 "Squeeze" to ... At the time of this writing, vicki is running Debian 6.0.7 "Squeeze": $ hostname && lsb_release -d && uname -m && date --rfc-3339=seconds vicki Description: Debian GNU/Linux 6.0.7 (squeeze) x86_64 2013-05-05 09:22:50-07:00 $ text/html 2026-03-12T05:46:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.sf-lug.org/wiki/doku.php?id=system:what_is_my_ip_address&rev=1773294394&do=diff What's my source IP as seen from The Internet? Similar listings, etc. found on The Internet: <https://bushart.org/resource/public-ip-using-dns/> <https://52.0.56.137.sslip.io/#experimental> <https://sysop.user.uucp.hu/programs/doc/extip.txt> program: <https://github.com/bandie91/extip> Publicly available resources to check: http 80 https 443