On 30/04/2023 08:04, Dr. Axel Stammler via GLLUG wrote:
Good morning,
one of four hds in my LVM2 raid has stopped reacting to SMART commands
or anything else. The 16 TB raid system contains four 8 TB hds in a RAID
1 set of two RAID 4 pairs:
RAID 1 ┌ RAID 4 ┌ A
│ └ B ← needs
On 08/10/2022 17:38, Chris Bell via GLLUG wrote:
[snip]
Almost everything works fine except when dialling a telephone number that
requires a subsequent button press to select the required service. This always
works or always fails, depending on the destination.
She has a new Siemens Gigaset
You could try dd'ing a few blocks from /dev/zero onto it.
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On 23 May 2022, 18:56, at 18:56, Chris Bell via GLLUG
wrote:
>Hello,
>I have a MicroSD card that has been used in a RaspbrryPi that appears
>to have
>been corrupted in an attempt to re-use it, and now shows
On 30/03/2022 16:15, Chris Bell via GLLUG wrote:
[snip]
I do need to refer to old emails. I do not want to have to re-boot from debian
11 bullseye into debian 10 buster every time I need to refer back.
There must be a better system that can save, index, and retain old mail across
different
On 16/11/2021 08:26, Henrik Morsing via GLLUG wrote:
On Tue, Nov 16, 2021 at 07:10:11AM +, John Edwards wrote:
Have you tried connecting to a different IRC server such as
"irc.libera.chat"?
Hi John,
Same for Libera:
08:25 -!- Irssi: warning Could not verify TLS servers certificate:
On 15/11/2021 20:48, John Edwards via GLLUG wrote:
Hi
On Mon, Nov 15, 2021 at 07:57:36PM +, Henrik Morsing via GLLUG wrote:
Server: irc.aachat.net
Port: 6697
SSL: Yes, enforced
Channel: #a
Which is signed by Let's Encrypt CA certificates:
Which makes it even more likely that your
On 15/11/2021 19:57, Henrik Morsing via GLLUG wrote:
On Mon, Nov 15, 2021 at 06:37:09PM +, James Dutton wrote:
[snip]
It is very unusual for the ISP to mess with this sort of thing.
Hi, this is it:
Server: irc.aachat.net
Port: 6697
SSL: Yes, enforced
Channel: #a
Even more unusual if
On 15/11/2021 15:00, Henrik Morsing wrote:
On Mon, Nov 15, 2021 at 02:50:11PM +, John Winters via GLLUG wrote:
You do it with "dpkg-reconfigure ca-certificates" and make sure the
one being used by your ISP is trusted.
Thanks, got this:
root@emil:~# dpkg-reconfigure ca-ce
On 15/11/2021 14:38, Henrik Morsing via GLLUG wrote:
Hi all,
My ISP started enforcing SSL on their IRC channel, and I have not been
able to connect since. I get:
14:33 -!- Irssi: warning Could not verify TLS servers certificate:
unable to get local
issuer certificate
I had a
On 30/09/2021 16:58, Chris Bell via GLLUG wrote:
Hello,
I have received a scam telephone call to my landline and caller display shows
the caller as 0031625679475, a 13 digit number. Is this likely to be a genuine
number from something like an IP digital phone? My sister has received several
On 19/07/2021 11:25, Tim Woodall via GLLUG wrote:
On Sun, 18 Jul 2021, Chris Bell via GLLUG wrote:
My sister has a relatively new domestic BT broadband connection. The IPv4
address was expected to be dynamic despite BT claiming to have
sufficient IPv4
addresses, while the IPv6 address so far
On 18/07/2021 10:33, Chris Bell via GLLUG wrote:
[snip]
Is there a cost involved in providing a static address, or are UK customers
considered to be incapable of safely using a static address? Perhaps it just
allows them to charge extra for a "business" broadband.
Back in the days of dial-up,
On the backups front, I have long felt that for secure backups it is
essential that the backups are driven by the backup server. The backup
server establishes a connection to the live server and backs up what it
is configured to back up. The live server must have no access to the
backup
On 11/03/2021 15:14, Chris Bell via GLLUG wrote:
Hello,
IPv6 is designed so that a single address can be allocated to multiple
interfaces, for example in a round-robin, and a single interface can have
multiple addresses.
I am using Debian 10 Buster on various computers including RaspberryPi and
On 23/12/2020 11:08, Alistair Mann via GLLUG wrote:
On 23/12/2020 10:42, Andrew Black via GLLUG wrote:
Happy christmas everyone
Some time ago someone suggested the idea of solving a tech problem by
explaining something to you teddy. He is very stupid so it makes sure
you explain it well.
On 29/11/2020 16:22, MJ via GLLUG wrote:
this is seriously OH DEAR ;-( none of languages I comprehend in any way
shape or form
It's just Ruby - more readable if you don't remove the indentation, but
still not the most readable example. It can be a very legible language.
However - see my
I've been doing some research. It would appear that Diaspora is a Ruby
on Rails application which uses Unicorn as its application server.
You're trying to set it up with Nginx as a front end. I found some
instructions on how to do that here:
On 29/11/2020 15:39, MJ via GLLUG wrote:
in /home/diaspora/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.6.5@diaspora/bin/unicorn -c
The above is a command, not a directory, so it can't really contain your
config/unicorn.rb
there is no config/unicorn.rb > nor in
#:/home/diaspora/.rvm/config# ls
alias db
On 29/11/2020 15:03, MJ via GLLUG wrote:
your q: Is that server actually running and listening for requests?
?!? seems on Listening, symbolic link see bellow
See below do I rename file and recreate?
:/etc/nginx/sites-available$ systemctl status
diaspora-web
●
On 29/11/2020 13:46, MJ via GLLUG wrote:
[snip default configuration]
upstream diaspora_server {
server unix:/home/diaspora/diaspora/tmp/diaspora.sock;
}
Ah - you're trying to use Nginx as a front-end to some kind of server
software.
[snip]
root /home/diaspora/diaspora/public;
On 29/11/2020 12:42, MJ via GLLUG wrote:
Hello,
I went to hidester to see whether my install was a success. NOPE!
++
domain gives:
Error: The requested resource could not be loaded because the server
returned an error:
502 Bad Gateway (?).
IP gives :
If you see
On 12/11/2020 11:44, Chris Bell via GLLUG wrote:
[snip]
My ISP Plusnet has failed to provide IPv6 as promised,...
My recent experiences of Plusnet by way of people using them have all
been bad. Since the BT takeover they seem to be engaged in a determined
rush to the bottom.
Just save
On 12/11/2020 12:13, Chris Bell via GLLUG wrote:
On Thursday, 12 November 2020 11:49:25 GMT John Winters via GLLUG wrote:
On 12/11/2020 11:44, Chris Bell via GLLUG wrote:
[ about difficulties configuring persistent IPv6 addresses ]
Hi Chris,
I've found that I needed to use two different
On 12/11/2020 11:44, Chris Bell via GLLUG wrote:
[ about difficulties configuring persistent IPv6 addresses ]
Hi Chris,
I've found that I needed to use two different strategies depending on
whether the initial address is configured statically or picked up
automatically. If you tell me which
On 23/10/2020 21:06, MJ via GLLUG wrote:
This is a request from private, non commercial, non legal human being.
I'd appreciate if some one lands me a hand.
Give us at least a little clue about what you need.
John
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On 04/10/2020 18:21, James Roberts via GLLUG wrote:
[snip]
I've done this a lot in the past and now I just don't. Disks are cheaper
than my time, so I am prepared to multi-boot, but not from one disk.
[snip]
IIWM I'd acquire another disk or two and put everything on its own disk.
Seconded.
I've just spent a little while diagnosing a DHCP issue which really
confused me. I had just set up a new Linux box on which I am intending
to run several VMs using KVM/Qemu. The box runs Debian 10.
I configured a network bridge on it as normal, and ported over an
existing VM image from a
On 01/09/2020 17:01, MJ via GLLUG wrote:
desktop@desktop:~$ su
Password:
root@desktop:/home/desktop# adduser desktop dialout
bash: adduser: command not found
root@desktop:/home/desktop#
Do you have the adduser package installed?
John
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On 28/07/2020 18:13, Martin A. Brooks via GLLUG wrote:
> On 2020-07-28 17:40, John Winters via GLLUG wrote:
>> Importing into any Linux database from a CSV file is easy-peasy and can
>> be accomplished in 5-10 lines of code.
>
> That is almost certainly guaranteed not to wo
On 28/07/2020 17:01, Chris Bell via GLLUG wrote:
> Hello,
> I have been asked how best to transfer the data from a Paradox database to
> something suitable on Linux. Any information welcome. Thanks.
When called upon to move large datasets between systems, I've generally
done it via CSV files,
An energy provider which shall be nameless (cough, Ovo, cough) has just
put a new web system live which requires you to go through a
password-reset, confirmation e-mail, click cycle in order to switch over
to using it.
Having problems with not receiving the e-mails, I did a bit of
diagnostic
On 30/05/2020 16:30, Andy Smith via GLLUG wrote:
Hello,
On Sat, May 30, 2020 at 04:23:44PM +0100, John Winters via GLLUG wrote:
I tend to use check-a...@verifier.port25.com to diagnose these things but
I've hit a problem. Both my mail server and theirs are fully IPv6 enabled,
and all is good
Dear all,
I've been having a recent problem with one of my mail servers and one
particular e-mail provider not liking its reverse DNS lookup result for
IPv4.
I tend to use check-a...@verifier.port25.com to diagnose these things
but I've hit a problem. Both my mail server and theirs are
On 13/05/2020 12:29, Chris Bell via GLLUG wrote:
[snip]
Undo the two screws holding the lower panel and remove it. You may need to
transfer any telephone wiring originally connected direct to the back to the
replacement panel, there should be similar IDC connection points on the new
one, then
On 13/05/2020 11:45, Henrik Morsing via GLLUG wrote:
[snip]
Any chance of a pretty ASCII diagram of that? I'm sure I follow your
replacement route and wiring.
Not sure about ASCII art, but here are some photos of a slightly old one.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/BqgyZtjSg79gC2DH9
Modern ones
On 12/05/2020 20:36, Frank Scott via GLLUG wrote:
On Tue, May 12, 2020 at 02:40:21PM +0100, Tim Clarke via GLLUG wrote:
I have plusnet fibre 80-mbps and it works fine - although speed is around
70mbps
I have a feeling 80 is rarely achieved unless right on top of the
cabinet!
I have 80-mbps
On 12/05/2020 10:26, Chris Bell via GLLUG wrote:
[snip]
I have looked at a new standard BT FTTC connection supplied with a new BT
Hub6. It has both a dynamic IPv4 and an IPv6 address, and is issuing standard
IPv4 192.168.x.x/24 addresses, plus IPv6 /64 addresses with a TTL of 10 years,
although
On 11/05/2020 20:14, Dr. Axel Stammler via GLLUG wrote:
[snip]
I feel rather nervous as I am about to do all this, and I do have some
questions (see below).
[snip detailed steps]
I wouldn't do it that way. Possibly someone else can tell us a reason
why it's worth moving the RAID
On 10/05/2020 14:12, Dr. Axel Stammler via GLLUG wrote:
[snip]
One thing which might work for you is to make your two new drives into
a RAID1 set and then use resulting device as your first Physical
Volume. Create a large logical volume within it, copy all your
existing files over (boring),
On 09/05/2020 14:18, MJ via GLLUG wrote:
To you clever clogs:
[ 5107.143324] ata7: irq_stat 0x0040, connection status changed
[ 5107.14] ata7: SError: { PHYInt CommWake DevExch }
[ 5107.143346] ata7: limiting SATA link speed to 1.5 Gbps
[ 5107.143351] ata7: hard resetting link
[
On 04/02/2020 11:09, Oliver Howe wrote:
It is a leased line into my office. I want to move to a new provider
(the current one is more of a reseller) and keep the same IP address as
a lot of my clients allow me access to their systems based on my IP address.
If you move to a new provider, then
On 04/02/2020 09:51, Oliver Howe via GLLUG wrote:
Is it possible to keep my fixed ip number when i move house?
Assuming you mean your IP address, that would depend on who your ISP is
and whether it is genuinely fixed (rather than just having happened to
stay the same for a long time).
With
On 16/01/2020 08:19, Dave Lambley via GLLUG wrote:
On Wed, 15 Jan 2020 at 23:30, John Levin via GLLUG
wrote:
[snip]
Can anyone suggest a decent web host, using linux servers?
I've not yet used them myself, but Mythic Beasts do that kind of thing
and are fairly well regarded.
On 22/11/2019 19:24, Chris Bell via GLLUG wrote:
[snip
A few years ago I visited the BETT show and a teacher explained that she had
just been appointed as head of the school's IT department, so had come along
to find out what it was all about.
That rings a few bells. I've written some FOSS
On 25/10/2019 20:25, nickmount91 via GLLUG wrote:> Hi,
[snip]
> I can upgrade my email to the professional version and associate it with
> a domain. Would that be a good start? Then i can spend some time
> installing an email server, learning about it and then use it for real.
> Does this sound a
On 19/10/2019 23:04, Jan Henkins via GLLUG wrote:
Hello All,
I would like to ask the list: Which of these do you use and/or recommend?
* Domain Registrar
Mythic Beasts
* DNS hosting provider
My own servers
* Email forwarding service
Ditto
John
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On 10/10/2019 20:43, Axel Stammler via GLLUG wrote:
[snip]
I come to London regularly and would like to set up a small file and database
server locally so that I can have access to all data reliably and with backups.
[snip]
And to add to Dawid's question - why does it need to be a physical
On 25/09/2019 18:44, Tim Woodall via GLLUG wrote:
I'm seeing probes obviously attempting to hunt for machines on IPv6.
I can't help wondering what the objective is.
Scanning the whole of the IPv6 address space is going to take a while,
and all it's going to tell you is that there is a
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