Re: [nlug] creating a "new" home directory

Tilghman, Miss one step and you don't get the pizza. No pizza for Howard... D'oh!!! On 12/12/23 14:50, Tilghman Lesher wrote: Did you remember to mkfs.ext4 (or whatever filesystem you wanted) on /dev/mapper/ubuntu-vg/home ? If the last thing you did was simply to create the lv, then it's

Re: [nlug] creating a "new" home directory

ice /dev/mapper/ubuntu-vg/home does not exist. root@sass60:/# mount -t ext4 /dev/ubuntu-vg/home /dumbshit mount: /dumbshit: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-home, missing codepage or helper program, or other error. _WTF??_ Howard On 12/12/23 13:54, T

[nlug] creating a "new" home directory

o" error. How to obtain a blkid for an LVM member?? This is what happens when one uses such commands ever other three years. Howard -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@google

Re: [nlug] Best Salesforce alternative?

John, Take a look at Tryton.org Howard On 8/17/23 17:56, john Wallace wrote: What would be a good open source alternative to Salesforce for a small company that uses Salesforce mostly to manage customer contacts and customer support?  Bug tracking would be a plus.  A solution that runs

Re: [nlug] How About A Call?

For the record, I just spoke to David Wilson. Great conspiracies at work. Howard On 5/28/23 09:15, da...@wwns.com wrote: Hi Guys, I am looking for Vincent and Howard. I sent both of you my number.  Could you give me a call? Apologies to the list for the traffic. Dave -- -- You received

Re: [nlug] Backing Up Permissions

. Howard On 5/28/23 03:21, Paul Boniol wrote: Way back, I should have paid more attention... but I have like 3 TB of video recordings backed up to an external (exfat) hard drive (should have reformatted as ext4 first but I didn't think about it first). Now I'm preparing to do a fresh Linux install

[nlug] xrdp inconsistency between Rocky 8.6 minimal and Rocky 8.6 Standard server w/ graphical

ystem okay but not to the standard server. Just trying to figure out one thing at a time. The lead error message we get in /var/log/xrdp.log is "VNC error 1 after security negotiation" Reminds me of "probable user error, correct and resubmit..." Howard -- -- You received this mess

[nlug] two factor authentication for outbound email

being used. See full announcement: Basic Authentication and Exchange Online – September 2021 Update." I guess I live under a rock as this is the first I have heard of this. We have customers who send email via Exchange now asking "what are we gonna do?" Yikes Howard -- --

Re: [nlug] Choosing Distro

to look for /var/run/reboot-required. Howard On 8/24/22 15:14, Paul Boniol wrote: As previously noted, I've got some issues with my current Linux desktop / home media server. I had been going with a Ubuntu based distro because I used to use MythTV, and there used to be Mythbuntu that had

[nlug] [SOLVED] Re: DNF certificates for Rocky 8.6

to enable networking from the beginning. If my experience says anything, slide that to ON! Sorry to bother everyone with such a silly mistake. Howard On 8/18/22 17:01, Howard White wrote: My problem does not originate with Rocky but with the upstream provider, RedHat.  Have done a preliminary instal

Re: [nlug] DNF certificates for Rocky 8.6

Kent, Fair comment. Frustrating to say the least. I am quite sure I overlooked a simple step that now prevents me from moving forward. I am one day into the whirlwind search for an answer which is proving elusive. Howard On 8/19/22 08:25, Kent Perrier wrote: What does the Red Hat

Re: [nlug] DNF certificates for Rocky 8.6

Brian, That is what I am trying to install - Rocky 8.6. Now installed, dnf does not allow me to update the OS due to a certificate issue. Howard On 8/19/22 08:14, Brian H. Ward wrote: Gotcha. Well, there is always RockyLinux, as an alternative. And, IIRC, there is another distro trying

Re: [nlug] DNF certificates for Rocky 8.6

they did with CentOS. I am not naive; I know how RedHat and IBM operate. The squeeze of small software developers is on and RedHat is leading the way. Howard On 8/19/22 08:04, Brian H. Ward wrote: FWIW, you can get a developer subscription for free. It's good for setting up a handful of (3

Re: [nlug] DNF certificates for Rocky 8.6

subs, and an account with them, it's easy peasy, but if not you're better off going with a clone. On 8/18/22 17:01, Howard White wrote: My problem does not originate with Rocky but with the upstream provider, RedHat.  Have done a preliminary install of RL8.6 and finally remembered how to get

[nlug] DNF certificates for Rocky 8.6

a number of suggestions but am still thwarted. If I don't get a curl 60 error, I get a 403 Forbidden error. Anybody else been down this rat hole? Howard -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to

Re: [nlug] Brave Browser and Mouse Problem

Curious Paul. Seems there is more of a combination problem here. I use Brave quite a bit on Ubuntu 20.04 and 22.04 without issues; both on laptops and desktops. I probably don't run the same mix of applications. Clearly you are not holding your tongue correctly ;) Howard On 8/15/22 02:44

Re: [nlug] Single printer shows up as two printers in Ubuntu

ote-printer-installation> where you turn off cups-browsed. All of which is to say there is more than one way to get there. You just have to be confident that you can manually configure your printer. Configure your printer and ignore the automatic stuff. Howard On 3/13/22 16:21, John F. El

[nlug] compassion

time to grieve privately as a family,” the spokesperson said. Zain Nadella, who was in his mid-20s, was born with cerebral palsy, which his father has credited for softening his outlook on work and life." That we may all learn how to soften our harsh tendencies... Howard -- -- Yo

Re: [nlug] Modern KVM?

d it overpriced for what it is. Got the second off eBay. Howard On 2/25/22 01:33, Paul Boniol wrote: Just curious, does anyone run a modern (DVI/HDMI) KVM at home? I've got 2 monitors, 2 keyboards, and 2 mice, for 2 computers (work Win-doze, and personal Linux) on my desk at home. I've read

Re: [nlug] The implementation of systemd - it is tragic

I'm still looking for a modern port of FSTE from the Honeywell GCOS6 days... Sigh. Howard On 11/6/21 1:35 PM, Curt Lundgren wrote: Oh, that's it!  Now Kent gets a lump of coal for Christmas.  Not a large one that could be used to provide useful heating, just a small crumbly one.  Use vi

[nlug] Desktop manager religion; was Re: The implementation of systemd - it is tragic

much overhead for glitz? I admit to being an old(er) dog who is set in his desktop ways. Howard On 11/6/21 5:02 AM, Greg Donald wrote: On Fri, Nov 5, 2021 at 12:32 PM Csaba Toth wrote: It is a true tragedy which even Linux users often don't realize and are just blissfully ignorant against

[nlug] The implementation of systemd - it is tragic

Okay folks, Many of us like to beef about the complexity of systemd and how it has interfered with our lives. I offer this very thoughtful video taking the affirmative argument for systemd. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_AIw9bGogo> Howard -- -- You received this message becau

[nlug] Creating the second worst programming language

Enjoy... <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mnYf7L7Amw> Howard -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nl

Re: [nlug] Remote vs Return to Office

We were given an option, and since I was pretty much WFH anyway before the covid, I'll probably stay that way if I can help it. I'm in a good place right now, and have no desire to look around.  :D On 10/13/21 10:59, Paul Boniol wrote: We touched on remote work vs returning to the office last

Re: [nlug] Job title

So, if you spend a great deal of time upgrading Old Servers (RH Linux 3 to RHEL8 or AIX 4, 5 to 7.2) and saving old data, should you be called:  "Sr. Systems Archaeologist" (if you just have to maintain 'em you'd be a "Sr. Systems Archaeologist Admin")? Howard. On 10

Re: [nlug] Restore point / Rollback for Ubuntu 20.04 / browser bookmark file?

, a log file that would point out the system halt is not coming to mind. Yes, LVM can make that exciting. Howard On 10/10/21 1:17 PM, Michael L wrote: I have an Ubuntu 20.04 system that's not booting; appears to boot but stops at a black screen.  It was running fine till I ran (delayed) updates

Re: [nlug] Meetup Group

Michael, Meetup is perfectly happy to take my money to start a new group but I am nothing more than a member of NLUG at this point unable to change the organization thereof. Howard On 8/24/21 2:32 PM, 'Michael Chaney' via NLUG wrote: I'm in the nlug group there, so hopefully that'll help

Re: [nlug] Meetup Group

I have logged into Meetup looking to nominate you as an organizer for NLUG. I see three names of folks supposedly involved that I have never seen before. I do not see where I may point to someone else - like you. Guidance please. Howard On 8/24/21 9:22 AM, 'Michael Chaney' via NLUG wrote

[nlug] Meetup Group

stronger feelings. Howard -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more opti

[nlug] web security

And you thought George Orwell painted a grim picture (1984)? Try this on for size: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eW-OMR-iWOE> Howard -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send em

[nlug] security heads up

take a read: <https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/linux-system-service-bug-lets-you-get-root-on-most-modern-distros/?fbclid=IwAR0hFs0cj6T41p_TkP1a4STAEmLoj98MeYoZ1EMW9yXGdEYQVol2XGOYYC8> Oh, and update your Chrome, too. Howard -- -- You received this message becau

Re: [nlug] NVME and Raspberry Pi

topic for a meeting some time? Howard On 5/15/21 12:33 PM, Curt Lundgren wrote: Thanks Howard, I have been following Jeff Geerling's great videos, and the Mirko board is certainly packed with features.  The part I'm having trouble with is why the Pi boots and appears to run quite normally, for 10

Re: [nlug] NVME and Raspberry Pi

Curt, Sorry I'm slow to respond. I also struggle with RPi and MicroSD media. Here is a YouTube with some info about NVMe kit: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZMF1n75Km0> Howard On 5/10/21 4:38 PM, Curt Lundgren wrote: I've set up a Pi 4 computer with 8 GB of RAM and a pair of

Re: [nlug] network congestion

Network is definitely more better now. Howard On 5/13/21 9:46 AM, Tilghman Lesher wrote: Word is that Nexus is having routing issues. It seems to be fine for a few minutes at a time, and then connections time out. Hopefully they'll have a fix in place soon. On Thu, May 13, 2021 at 9:41 AM

[nlug] network congestion

Hey guys, Is anyone aware of greater internet screwup somewhere?? We are able to connect to some but not all of our customers cleanly. Southwest of Nashville in particular. Howard -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" grou

[nlug] JVM memory leak??

hat I have an opinion on that matter...) Howard -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.

[nlug] Day in Seattle

that there was great rejoicing at Purdue in 1988 when the "plug" was pulled on the CDC 6500. Just like there was great rejoicing in 1976 or 77 when the IBM 709n computers were removed. And so it goes Howard -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Gro

[nlug] Is your browser private enough?

Found this short YouTube very interesting regarding web browsers and their harvesting of data: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwnDWP9v6b8> Be advised... Howard -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this g

Re: [nlug] RHEL now has a free tier!

<-- too lazy to lookup the upside down "bang." On 1/20/21 9:06 PM, 'Michael Chaney' via NLUG wrote: On Wed, Jan 20, 2021 at 8:47 PM Howard White <mailto:hwh...@vcch.com>> wrote: !No Bueno!!  Long live Whitebox Linux!! I couldn't figure out what you were saying

Re: [nlug] RHEL now has a free tier!

!No Bueno!! Long live Whitebox Linux!! Howard On 1/20/21 8:00 PM, Kent Perrier wrote: If you missed it, you can legally now deploy RHEL, in production, on up to 16 systems with the (free) Red Hat Developer Program subscription. IMO, they should have waited for this to be ready before

[nlug] fossil sysadmin discovers /etc/systemd/resolved.conf

and then sudo systemctl restart systemd-resolved Much cleaner. Howard -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nlug-tal

[nlug] sysadmin "command o' the day"

by itself posts the results to a "less like" display in which one may scroll or page around. If you have a search term, you may pipe the command to grep and narrow the output without the less. Sorry if I am the last person to have found these commands. Howard -- -- You received this

Re: [nlug] Re: Ubuntu 20.04 upgrade bugs

Michael L <mailto:helpwithmath...@gmail.com>> wrote: Since I saw good results with Ubuntu 20.04 clean install (Howard did that for us), I thought upgrade from 18.04.2 would be good (I did the upgrade); that wasn't quite the case. The file browser program (Nautilus?) won't

[nlug] Whaddyamean net-tools is deprecated???

No more arp, hello ip n. So I've searched up this cheat sheet: <https://iamhow.com/Technical_Notes/Replacement_commands_for_net-tools_cheatsheet.html> Swell. Remember all of our grousing about systemd? grouse, grouse, grouse, grouse... Howard -- -- You received this mes

Re: [nlug] KeePass and KeePass2Android

I use keepass2 on (2) Kubuntu, (2) Fedora, 1 Windoze desktops and my phone (keepass2android).  I keep the kbdx file on Google Drive, but you have to pick one location to be the "standard" and sync from there.  I use rsync / scp in a small script to sync up the other desktops locally.  I'm not

Re: [nlug] Guacamole in place of RDP

command line is fine. Little things Howard On 7/8/20 8:28 PM, Justin W Elam wrote: Ok Howard I think I understand what you mean. For what you are using it for Centos with XFCE will be better for you. As it does provide a GUI. You should be able to install it from the terminal. 1. $ sudo

Re: [nlug] Guacamole in place of RDP

an enough capacity and we use them all the time. Let the desktop computers do the presentation. Move some of the "RDP" stuff off of the server onto the desktop. Put the "g" part of gparted on the desktop system. Cups almost does this but not really. Howard On 7/8/20 8:13 PM,

[nlug] Guacamole in place of RDP

uestion. It's just that the "graphical part" and overhead don't need to be on the servers we have deployed. Is the network overhead worth the offload? Yes, because we use these connections so infrequently. Howard On 7/8/20 6:03 PM, Justin W Elam wrote: Good Evening Howard and the

Re: replacing KDE; was Re: [nlug] oh, now I've really borked it...

the client deployments, only a few are on the ragged edge of system resources. Howard On 7/8/20 4:11 PM, Tilghman Lesher wrote: It's only as lightweight as the number of widgets you opt to install with it. The question that I still have is what is the desired outcome? What are your requirements

Re: replacing KDE; was Re: [nlug] oh, now I've really borked it...

-install a couple of things and readjust xrdp is par for the course. Last I heard, XFCE was lighter weight than Gnome anyway. Howard On 7/8/20 4:01 PM, Tilghman Lesher wrote: Another possible approach. I know you're trying to convert, but the key is to get the full list of packages. So you might

replacing KDE; was Re: [nlug] oh, now I've really borked it...

, which isn't saying much... Just wondering, has anybody seen or done anything with guacamole from apache <https://guacamole.apache.org/>?? Seems an alternative to xrdp. Now, if we could just make GUI a true client/server system where the presentation work is done on the desktop side.

Re: [nlug] oh, now I've really borked it...

my steps more carefully. That yum erase kde-runtime went as apparently cleanly as it did is a good start. I need to spend more time on the system post erase, pre groupinstall to take better stock of what is there. Howard On 7/1/20 5:06 PM, Brian H. Ward wrote: Did removing KDE get rid

[nlug] oh, now I've really borked it...

also able to connect via RDP but it's not useable. WhaddidIdo this time? Howard -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nl

Good news and bad news; was Re: [nlug] nightmare on ssh street

vendors - diagnostics are great until they aren't. Howard On 5/12/20 4:17 PM, Kent Perrier wrote: - ssh from nagios server to all other monitored remote servers = working - tried ssh login from command line of nagios server = timeout, no connect How are these functionally different

[nlug] nightmare on ssh street

WhaddIdo??? Howard -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more opti

Re: [nlug] fstab, I am missing something obvious

Oh SHovel Handles!!! That worked. Howard On 3/29/20 10:27 AM, John R. Dennison wrote: On Sun, Mar 29, 2020 at 09:00:19AM -0500, Howard White wrote: But can I add the essential elements to /etc/fstab UUID=c1056823-6a68-4bfd-92ba-c6e2f6e7cf37 /raid ext4default

Re: [nlug] fstab, I am missing something obvious

Thanks Tilghman, /dev/sdb1: UUID="c1056823-6a68-4bfd-92ba-c6e2f6e7cf37" TYPE="ext4" PARTLABEL="primary" PARTUUID="041a49c6-649a-4b7f-a9e8-bbea4558844d" Howard On 3/29/20 9:51 AM, Tilghman Lesher wrote: What's the output of: % sudo blkid On Sun, Mar

[nlug] fstab, I am missing something obvious

/raid ?? N I'm missing something obvious Howard -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nlug-tal

[nlug] [OffTopic] Finding the IP address of a SMB share

to parse the network. So when Windows offers a share to mount, they play their own little set of naming games - such is the nature of native SMB. Just thought I'd ping the list and see if anyone else had that kind of opportunity and maybe some thoughts. Howard -- -- You received this message

Re: [nlug] (Howard's 1st rule): Desktop Hardware (not laptop) sources

Well, Michael, you coulda asked me first... :D Memory != power. Processor = power. Memory allows the processor(s) to do more work. Lemme go kicking about and see what I find. Howard On 2/29/20 12:42 PM, Michael L wrote: Long story short:  need powerful desktop system to run Linux

Retail computer stuff; was Re: [nlug] Linux Merchandise

s software - because of the internet. Do you need assistance in selecting the "correct" linux out of the gazillion different distributions and desktop managers? Aha! That is what NLUG and this email list is for and about :D Howard On 2/25/20 9:45 PM, Adam Hudson wrote: Hey man. I

[nlug] Is open source the shortest path to autonomous driving

Interesting ReasonTV piece: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nnh5TQ60hek> Howard -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, sen

Re: [nlug] Remmina on Kubuntu- need to remote connect to (Win10) DB PC

o navigate. Hope that expands our knowledge base. Howard On 1/16/20 9:03 PM, Adam Hudson wrote: I've used Remmina to connect from my Debian based machines to my Windows machines at home.  However, the Win10 machines I have are Windows 10 Pro, and I do not believe you can use RDP to connect to

[nlug] Network grief

Is it just us in Brentwood or is Com[ cast | crap ] having more problems than usual today? Network is "up" but throughput stinks. Howard -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, sen

[nlug] CentOS CUPS issue

Happy It's Thursday... Howard -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more opti

[SOLVED] Re: [nlug] Awwww Man!

(since I'm too lazy to turn on html) Tilghman comes through again! _Manufacturer "RAW"_ I have always used "Generic." No more! Still gonna keep Ubuntu 16.04 on some systems... Howard On 10/8/19 10:13 AM, Tilghman Lesher wrote: I'm running Kubunt

Re: [nlug] Awwww Man!

electricity to run. Howard On 10/7/19 6:00 PM, Paul Boniol wrote: I don't know that any of this helps, but I found someone makes a USB to 25 pin serial cable. :O I think Alex was talking about HP JetDirect {170X | 300X | 500X}.  Again I don't know if that helps any or not. When I got int

Re: [nlug] Awwww Man!

I have a supply, thank you. :D Just try and find a motherboard with a 25 pin parallel port! A PCIe card? I have not looked; don't wanna know... Howard On 10/7/19 2:35 PM, Alex Smith (K4RNT) wrote: Buy a used JetDirect. Could that solve your problems? " 'With the first link, the

Re: [nlug] Awwww Man!

to send raw print to a network enabled (can you say "JetDirect") dot-matrix printer. Something less than dd, thank you. Howard On 10/7/19 2:24 PM, Alex Smith (K4RNT) wrote: I hope I didn't come across as a troll, I was just venting when anyone tries to complain about Ubuntu when

Re: [nlug] Awwww Man!

Creating a print queue external to CUPS really was the point of my gripe, Alex. Ah how we have grown stale by using tools (or trolls depending on how they do or do not work) such as CUPS or the ever popular NetworkManager. Now off to RTFM the lpadmin man page. Howard On 10/7/19 2:02 PM

Re: [nlug] Awwww Man!

With a Raw Queue, there is no ppd. Howard On 10/7/19 1:51 PM, Alex Smith (K4RNT) wrote: Can't you just import the PPDs from 16.04? " 'With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevo

Re: [nlug] Awwww Man!

The source of the issue seems to be CUPS which is more than just Ubuntu. Howard On 10/7/19 1:47 PM, Alex Smith (K4RNT) wrote: Guess Ubuntu isn't the magic bullet people claim it to be? :P That still sucks! Maybe other distros have that support still? " 'With the first link, the

[nlug] Awwww Man!

looking at a GitHub entry dated March 19, 2018 where said removal is discussed in the Apple/CUPS dominion. "Almost every printer manufactured since 2010 supports IPP/2.0 with standard file formats. Progress is not always kind. Howard -- -- You received this message because you are subsc

Re: [nlug] Sigh. Arch linux is kicking me...

Greg, Mine also. Your logic is great. The logic of some developers, like those at hass - not so much. They seem to think everybody loves jails and Docker and VM. Ugh. Howard On 10/5/19 3:58 PM, Greg Donald wrote: My Debian and RPi each have two pythons with different names: $ which

[nlug] Sigh. Arch linux is kicking me...

But wait, you want your Realtek RTL8111 network interface? Bwahahahahaha. ~!@#$%^&* Howard -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this gr

[nlug] another entry into the "rut roh" file...

Be advised: <https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/severe-flaws-in-kubernetes-expose-all-servers-to-dos-attacks/?fbclid=IwAR1qYMKaeuxFIE3pNYeacmiDjwh4XgqsK2xTaN8lGnG4h3OORUGAP7DgEuQ> Howard -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "

[nlug] It is not safe to swim in the internet pool...

Good grief: <https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/router-network-isolation-broken-by-covert-data-exfiltration/?fbclid=IwAR1BtH9HuE2MN-wjmX6ASPps9Io3QJfHFgj0hBjDj-xSYUbgPHru25MyXYA> Howard -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "

Re: [nlug] Meeting Tonight

Tonight is not August 13 for anyone who did not notice... Howard On 8/6/19 1:04 PM, Vincent Brown wrote: Sorry for last-minute announcement on this. John O'Malley will present on tools for working with Linux in Active Directory. I for one am excited about this topic. If you can make it, don't

Re: [nlug] Re: No keyboard found. Press F1 to continue

So would you believe... Based on a few Google finds, there are issues with Lenovo laptops and Windows 10 VM guests. The simple fix I tried first did not solve the problem. The ugly fix is enable RDP and connect that way. Haven't tried that one yet. Howard On 7/22/19 12:13 PM, Howard

Re: [nlug] Re: No keyboard found. Press F1 to continue

Thank you, Clayton, for those ideas. No, I did not include a screen shot as it doesn't really say anything other than the keyboard isn't happy. VMWare tools is an issue that I am attempting to resolve now. They did not install at conversion. Howard On 7/22/19 11:15 AM, Clayton Davis wrote

Re: [nlug] Re: No keyboard found. Press F1 to continue

which I am unaware. Howard On 7/22/19 10:49 AM, Clayton Davis wrote: Are you sure that VMware has "captured" the keyboard? Usually this happens when the mouse is active within the VM, but there might be a key combo or button that tells VMware to accept input from the keyboard. Can y

[nlug] No keyboard found. Press F1 to continue

me back, no type. Any number of other "happy talk how-to's" said that you could press whatever key combination to solve the problem. Really? Key presses not received by Windows 10. Not even F1. Howard -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups &

Re: [nlug] HELP! Firewall testbed driving me nuts!

ewall from the mix, set the IP addresses of each of the now daughter firewalls to static IP addresses (okay, I was lazy and tried to use DHCP at the "internet" because that is exactly the field configuration) and see if there is any more progress. Howard On 6/25/19 10:18 PM, Howard

[nlug] HELP! Firewall testbed driving me nuts!

!) There are ten steps to getting a pizza, in my case 6153827272. What step(s) am I missing Howard -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this g

[nlug] malware heads up

Oh goody, "they" are coming after us... <https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malware-dropper-infects-linux-hosts-with-resilient-cryptominer/?fbclid=IwAR0cWIW83tAWykszsyEDbNkBoJSupnlLjZXYk9VLpn46y6PuN3Y855Sp0Ow> Howard -- -- You received this message because yo

Re: [nlug] linux exploit

Thank you, Tilghman. I did not read the source documents due to lack of detail knowledge. We cannot be too careful but I often wonder about sensationalism. Howard On 5/13/19 8:33 PM, Tilghman Lesher wrote: Reading on this a little bit more, it looks like this bug would be extremely

[nlug] linux exploit

Is this bleeding edge or am I missing something? <https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/linux-kernel-prior-to-508-vulnerable-to-remote-code-execution/?fbclid=IwAR23w_HjGBwSuKg19c24RhlePE_envkBZ71cpl8Xt-FCM3n5kfq9hmWMIUk> Howard -- -- You received this message becau

[nlug] handy networking command o' the day

I'm chasing my tail with too many networks and too many DHCP servers. nmap --script broadcast-dhcp-discover -e wlp3s0 note that the -e argument is for a system with multiple interfaces... Howard -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG&q

[nlug] cool linux command line tricks

They had me at curl wttr.in <https://www.putorius.net/5-cool-command-line-tools.html?fbclid=IwAR1g34zmZx2atJPm4lpsJH4h-i2TYcIf5n_GtTc7tU3QcuBzhhRdv3Di5xs> Howard -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this g

[nlug] ransomeware with an ubuntu attack vector

Heads up friends -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To

[nlug] phpmyadmin question

. And really, this is like saying "turn off SELinux 'cause we're too lazy to understand security." Not finding an "M" to "RTF" So which is the syntax? Add another Allow from line underneath the Allow from 127.0.0.1 or add my network reference after a comma on the first A

[nlug] a useful website

I won't go so far as to say "my new favorite website" but it still is interesting: <https://vitux.com> Howard -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegrou

[nlug] fanning the flames of firewall discussion

er to blast away. We might learn something. Teaser - I went in search of a continuing 32bit linux OS and found one. Is it good enough for a firewall? Howard -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this grou

[nlug] oh goody, I have to learn an entirely new network configuration syntax

address. Static needs a gateway which needs to be device not IP 'cause I DON'T KNOW THE ~!@#$%^& address at config time . More reading Howard -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send emai

[nlug] Connecting linux to LTO6 tape drive; was Re: NLUG member needs help - quick local gig

shall meet more to address some operational procedures. Today was a big success in the proof of concept. I left this evening with the server running backing up a 2TB SATA drive, connected in a USB SATA dock; an excellent overnight activity. Howard On 08/24/2018 12:56 PM, jonnyX wrote: Hi folks

[nlug] there is joy in Ubuntu 18.04!

! Life's little pleasures... YMMV Howard -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.

Re: [nlug] Hard Drives

e careful, you can manage not to destroy the case and put some other smaller SATA drive in the case to use as an external transfer. Howard On 07/19/2018 03:11 PM, Paul Boniol wrote: Considering buying an external hard drive, primary use would be DVR (from Mythbuntu).  Any preferences betwe

Re: [nlug] [NLUG] Got an old managed switch?

Run wireshark and watch the traffic? Howard On 06/29/2018 11:49 AM, Dave Manginelli wrote: My current gig involves testing an IOT device that likes to "phone home" and it would be much easier for me if I could easily monitor the traffic. Does anybody have a managed switch the

[nlug] useful command o' the day

mdstat Enjoy. Howard -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options,

[nlug] another day, another security oops

Somebody pass me the roll of tin foil, please. <https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/security-flaw-impacts-electron-based-apps-such-as-skype-signal-discord-others/> Howard -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG"

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