[ubuntu-uk] Recreating home folder?

2009-12-11 Thread Alex Birchall
Hi, For some reason (maybe a slip of the wrist?), a home folder for an ordinary user on my Ubuntu server has disappeared (nothing vital lost). The user is still there. Can I just recreate the user's home folder, or should I delete the user and create another one? Regards, Alex Alexander J

[ubuntu-uk] Server shutting itself down or going into a deep sleep

2009-12-11 Thread Alex Birchall
Hi, I've emailed this list before regarding my Hardy Heron 8.04 server and it's worrying propensity to shut itself down. When this happens I lose all remote access to the server, but I can still ping it and get a speedy reply. And when I go into the server room to look at the server, I can

[ubuntu-uk] Cron jobs not running?

2009-11-30 Thread Alex Birchall
Hello, I should be most grateful for any tips on how to get cron jobs to run on a Hardy Heron 8.04 server. Basically, I want to reboot my server at a preset time once a week. Currently, when I am logged in as root, crontab -l produces the following: DISPLAY=:0.0 # m h dom mon dow command 30

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Cron jobs not running?

2009-11-30 Thread Alex Birchall
Hi David, Many thanks, that worked! Alex -Original Message- From: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com [mailto:ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com] On Behalf Of David Restall - System Administrator Sent: 30 November 2009 09:58 To: Alex Birchall; ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com Subject: Re

[ubuntu-uk] Upgrading Ubuntu Hardy Heron 8.04 server to latest version? And when has an Ubuntu server crashed?

2009-11-01 Thread Alex Birchall
it is running nor can I connect to it remotely with SSH, I can still ping it and it replies -- so, strictly speaking, has it crashed? Many thanks for any advice received! Best regards, Alex Birchall -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Upgrading Ubuntu Hardy Heron 8.04 server to latest version? And when has an Ubuntu server crashed?

2009-11-01 Thread Alex Birchall
To: UK Ubuntu Talk Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Upgrading Ubuntu Hardy Heron 8.04 server to latest version? And when has an Ubuntu server crashed? Steve wrote: On Sun, 01 Nov 2009 10:13:37 -, Alex Birchall a.birch...@mdx.ac.uk wrote: [...] You can’t/shouldn’t miss versions out when upgrading

[ubuntu-uk] Update Manager hanging -- how to terminate it?

2009-10-02 Thread Alex Birchall
no effect. I should be most grateful for any tips. Best regards, Alex Alex Birchall Library Systems Manager The Sheppard Library Middlesex University The Burroughs London NW4 4BT UK Tel: +44 (0)20 8 411 5235 Mob: 07765 237 570 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman

[ubuntu-uk] Anti-Virus for Ubuntu (Hard Heron 8.04)? Hardware diagnostics?

2009-08-14 Thread Alex Birchall
in October last year, but not since. I could find no evidence of a run-away process, which I was told could also be the cause of a shutdown. I already know about memtest, but can anyone recommend other useful diagnostic tools? Many thanks. Alex Alex Birchall Library Systems Manager The Sheppard

[ubuntu-uk] Configuring dsmcad daemon to startup automatically on system reboot

2009-08-05 Thread Alex Birchall
. Presumably, something is being logged somewhere, but where? Many thanks for any suggestions! Regards, Alex Birchall Library Systems Manager The Sheppard Library Middlesex University The Burroughs London NW4 4BT UK Tel: +44 (0)20 8 411 5235 Mob: 07765 237 570 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https

[ubuntu-uk] Tivoli Storage Manager Client installation problem

2009-08-03 Thread Alex Birchall
) /lib/ld-linux.so.2 (0xb7fb) If anyone can suggest how to fix this, I should be most grateful. Thanks. Alex Alex Birchall Library Systems Manager The Sheppard Library Middlesex University The Burroughs London NW4 4BT UK Tel: +44 (0)20 8 411 5235 Mob: 07765 237 570 -- ubuntu-uk

[ubuntu-uk] Scheduling a reboot of Ubuntu?

2009-06-15 Thread Alex Birchall
the command reboot. The problem is, nothing appears to be happening. Do I need to specify the user? Should the entries be separated by spaces, or tabs? Any advice gratefully received. Best regards, Alex Birchall Library Systems Manager The Sheppard Library Middlesex University The Burroughs London

[ubuntu-uk] Disk Usage Analyzer is reporting file system capacity as 4.9 GB. This must be wrong.

2008-11-26 Thread Alex Birchall
available? If it is available, how would I avail myself of it? Many thanks for any advice! Alex Birchall Library Systems Manager Middlesex University The Sheppard Library The Burroughs London NW4 4BT UK Tel: +44 (0) 20 8411 5235 Mobile: 07765 237 570 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Disk Usage Analyzer is reporting file system capacity as 4.9 GB. This must be wrong.

2008-11-26 Thread Alex Birchall
PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alex Birchall Sent: 26 November 2008 16:54 To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com Subject: [ubuntu-uk] Disk Usage Analyzer is reporting file system capacity as 4.9 GB. This must be wrong. Hi, I have a Ubuntu server (8.04 Hardy Heron) that surprisingly