[Bug 1281306] [NEW] version bump request

2014-02-17 Thread Roderick Smith
Public bug reported: I just want to flag that I've released a new version of GPT fdisk (gdisk) today: 0.8.9. This version optionally breaks the ties to the libicu library; by default, it now compiles without needing that library but still providing UTF-16LE partition name support. Thus, you might

[Bug 1300026] Re: Enlistment/commissioning boot no longer works

2014-04-04 Thread Roderick Smith
This bug seems to be back. I initially overlooked this report, so I filed another one: https://bugs.launchpad.net/maas/+bug/1302604 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to maas in Ubuntu.

[Bug 1304518] Re: Confusing wording in the IPMI section of node power data

2014-04-22 Thread Roderick Smith
I read Julian's comment as meaning that specifying the MAC address can be more reliable if DHCP *IS* used to assign BMC IP addresses on a crowded LAN. If this is correct, I recommend something more like the following: MAC Address -- Enter the BMC's MAC address if its IP address is likely to

[Bug 1307614] Re: MAAS sometimes attempts to install to USB flash drive

2014-06-10 Thread Roderick Smith
The official Ubuntu system requirements include 5GB of disk space (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/SystemRequirements), so installing to a 2GB disk is just plain wrong. This bug report was just bumped in priority because it's similar to problems being experienced with other

[Bug 424371] Re: Logins to OpenSSH server slow due to UseDNS yes config

2014-12-08 Thread Roderick Smith
Just to note: This problem still exists in Ubuntu 14.04LTS and 14.10. It's annoying because I have to make changes to every new installation. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to openssh in Ubuntu.

[Bug 1383727] Re: Fast installer - failure to install grub (UEFI mode)

2015-01-09 Thread Roderick Smith
This is an extremely critical bug for installations with EFI-mode systems. When will the fix work its way into earlier distributions? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to curtin in Ubuntu.

[Bug 1281306] Re: version bump request

2015-03-18 Thread Roderick Smith
I bumped gdisk out of beta status yesterday; version 1.0.0 is now available. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to gdisk in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1281306 Title: version bump request To manage

[Bug 1303903] Re: sgdisk zap/clear doesn't wipe all GPT tables

2015-03-18 Thread Roderick Smith
This is not a bug in sgdisk; it's either a bug in the charm or an incorrect use of same. Specifically, the sgdisk command shown is: sgdisk --zap-all --clear --mbrtogpt /dev/vdb This command does four things, in sequence: - It zaps all GPT and MBR data structures (--zap-all). - It creates an

[Bug 1431178] Re: handling image on ntfs: Error 38 when determining sector size! Setting sector size to 512

2015-03-18 Thread Roderick Smith
GPT fdisk relies on OS calls to determine the sector size, which is vitally important for interpreting GPT data structures. It appears that the NTFS-3g driver that Ubuntu uses is not returning that data, which means that sgdisk can only make a guess that the sector size is 512. (In fact, when

[Bug 1367464] Re: Backup operation seems to be duplicating information

2015-03-18 Thread Roderick Smith
This is not a bug. From the gdisk man page's description of the backup option: b Save partition data to a backup file. You can back up your cur‐ rent in-memory partition table to a disk file using this option. The resulting file is a binary file consisting

[Bug 1303903] Re: sgdisk zap/clear doesn't wipe all GPT tables

2015-03-20 Thread Roderick Smith
Examining the code, there are several sgdisk calls, but two are relevant for this discussion. The first is the one reproduced in this initial bug report: sgdisk --zap-all --clear --mbrtogpt This call does not seem to have been changed as a result of bug #1257491. Upon further review, I think I

[Bug 1383727] Re: [SRU] Fast installer - failure to install grub (UEFI mode)

2015-02-27 Thread Roderick Smith
We're still having problems with one MAAS server. We suspect an ephemeral isn't being updated correctly. What's the best procedure to ensure that the fix gets onto a working MAAS server without wiping out the existing node list? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 1383727] Re: [SRU] Fast installer - failure to install grub (UEFI mode)

2015-03-05 Thread Roderick Smith
Yes, Brian; AFAIK the SRU is fine. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to curtin in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1383727 Title: [SRU] Fast installer - failure to install grub (UEFI mode) To manage notifications

[Bug 1383727] Re: [SRU] Fast installer - failure to install grub (UEFI mode)

2015-03-04 Thread Roderick Smith
It was the curtin-common package at fault. I had been under the mistaken impression that it was the ephemerals that needed to be updated, and we hadn't updated the packages on the server in a while. Once we did, it started working. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member

[Bug 1445456] Re: sgdisk return 0 if nonGPT partition style (must return 3)

2015-04-24 Thread Roderick Smith
I'm the upstream author of GPT fdisk. The intent of the 3 return code is to signal when sgdisk failed to operate because the disk was a non-GPT disk -- for instance, a -d operation to delete a partition, which sgdisk will refuse to do on an MBR disk unless -g is also included, to make it clear

[Bug 1451866] [NEW] ipmitool fails to change boot mode to PXE-boot on UEFI-based server

2015-05-05 Thread Roderick Smith
Public bug reported: I've tried to use ipmitool to change a server's configuration from local-disk booting to PXE-booting using ipmitool, thus: ipmitool -H 172.24.25.53 -U ubuntu -P passwd chassis bootdev pxe The man page suggests this should work, although it doesn't explicitly mention

[Bug 1484268] Re: MAAS not auto-detecting/auto-entering credentials for HP Proliant ML310E G8 V2 server

2015-08-17 Thread Roderick Smith
Additional information: I deleted the pre-existing maas user on the server and tried again. This time the enlistment succeeded. I've been unable to get the bug to recur, even by resetting the maas user's password to its original value (maas12345). Thus, I suspect there was something wonky about