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The Lug Digest
Volume 1 : Issue 360 : "text" Format
Messages in this Issue:
201602/4 : Re: Short Update (Important, Please Read)
Quentin Young <qlyoung@ncsu.[redacted]>
201602/5 : Re: Short Update (Important, Please Read)
Daniel Mills <demills@ncsu.[redacted]>
201602/6 : Re: Short Update (Important, Please Read)
Jonathan David Page <jdpage@ncsu.[redacted]>
201602/7 : Tuesday social dinner & semester schedule
Neill Robson <nlrobson@ncsu.[redacted]>
201602/8 : Re: Tuesday social dinner & semester schedule
Quentin Young <qlyoung@ncsu.[redacted]>
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Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2016 17:13:50 -0500
From: Quentin Young <qlyoung@ncsu.[redacted]>
To: lug@lists.ncsu.[redacted]
Subject: Re: Short Update (Important, Please Read)
Message-ID: <CANhSzx3Ej6F-bVM78Qas07pYb5yHTAec9d9VpNO7Q5=2-sVv8g@mail.gmail.[redacted]>
noted
On Tue, Feb 2, 2016 at 5:08 PM, Antonious Iskander <amiskand@ncsu.[redacted]>
wrote:
> I would like to keep my account
>
> On Tue, Feb 2, 2016 at 4:40 PM, Quentin Young <qlyoung@ncsu.[redacted]> wrote:
>
>> Hello LUG members, friends and associates,
>>
>> As you know, one of our two servers has been undergoing maintenance. I'm
>> happy to report that, despite
>> some glitches along the way, I have successfully cloned the disk and
>> placed it in safekeeping.
>>
>> Now that this step has been completed, the next step will be to *wipe
>> short* and *reinstall* the operating system.
>> Short has not had a full reinstall since at least 2010, runs Red Hat EL6
>> (Santiago), and is likely host to all sorts
>> of security dragons. I do not feel comfortable administrating a server
>> with that much built up history, and while I
>> am aware that a full reinstall is never painless, in my opinion it is
>> necessary. Short smells.
>>
>> Inevitably this will result in a (hopefully brief) configuration hell
>> while we bring back our usual services (ZNC, the
>> ebsite, etc). So please prepare for this.
>>
>> Now for the important part:
>> There are many user accounts on short that have not been used for many
>> years. Too many to make manual pruning
>> feasible or even preferable. With that in mind, *if you want to keep
>> your account, please email me by **Monday,*
>> *February 8th. **I would also **highly recommend making a copy of any
>> files you wish to keep.* While I did make a
>> disk backup and plan on restoring the home directory for each user that
>> wishes to retain there account, ultimately *you*
>> *are responsible* for getting the files you want to keep off the server
>> and into safekeeping while short is rebuilt.
>>
>> To avoid random misconfigurations and potential security issues, I will
>> be manually recreating users who wish to keep their
>> account, from scratch. The contents of your home directory will be
>> restored; beyond that I cannot make any guarantees.
>> After server installation is done, everyone who contacted me requesting
>> to keep their account will be emailed a new,
>> temporary password, which you will need to change upon first login.
>>
>> I apologize that the migration has not been seamless, and for the
>> extended downtime. I'm shooting for having everything
>> back in working order by the end of the month, and with any luck, it
>> should be much sooner.
>>
>> *To reiterate:*
>> *If you wish to retain your user account on short, email me no later than
>> February 8th 2016. I will recreate your*
>> *account **and **restore the **contents of your home directory, after
>> which you will be issued a new, temporary password.*
>>
>> *Please retrieve any files you don't want to lose before February 8th.*
>>
>> Imaging and reinstallation will occur at an indeterminate date
>> afterwards. I will continue to provide updates as progress is made.
>>
>> Thanks for flying with us!
>>
>> --
>> Quentin Young
>> President, LUG @ NC State
>>
>
>
--
Quentin Young
President, LUG @ NC State
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Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2016 20:27:37 -0500
From: Daniel Mills <demills@ncsu.[redacted]>
To: lug@lists.ncsu.[redacted]
Subject: Re: Short Update (Important, Please Read)
Message-ID: <CAK9NuBSQkHwEwkPAtjYP_sbHtgqCQ7Nygm98w7mxs+gQj3G2eQ@mail.gmail.[redacted]>
I would also like to keep my account. Thanks.
On Tue, Feb 2, 2016 at 5:13 PM, Quentin Young <qlyoung@ncsu.[redacted]> wrote:
> noted
>
> On Tue, Feb 2, 2016 at 5:08 PM, Antonious Iskander <amiskand@ncsu.[redacted]>
> wrote:
>
>> I would like to keep my account
>>
>> On Tue, Feb 2, 2016 at 4:40 PM, Quentin Young <qlyoung@ncsu.[redacted]> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello LUG members, friends and associates,
>>>
>>> As you know, one of our two servers has been undergoing maintenance. I'm
>>> happy to report that, despite
>>> some glitches along the way, I have successfully cloned the disk and
>>> placed it in safekeeping.
>>>
>>> Now that this step has been completed, the next step will be to *wipe
>>> short* and *reinstall* the operating system.
>>> Short has not had a full reinstall since at least 2010, runs Red Hat EL6
>>> (Santiago), and is likely host to all sorts
>>> of security dragons. I do not feel comfortable administrating a server
>>> with that much built up history, and while I
>>> am aware that a full reinstall is never painless, in my opinion it is
>>> necessary. Short smells.
>>>
>>> Inevitably this will result in a (hopefully brief) configuration hell
>>> while we bring back our usual services (ZNC, the
>>> ebsite, etc). So please prepare for this.
>>>
>>> Now for the important part:
>>> There are many user accounts on short that have not been used for many
>>> years. Too many to make manual pruning
>>> feasible or even preferable. With that in mind, *if you want to keep
>>> your account, please email me by **Monday,*
>>> *February 8th. **I would also **highly recommend making a copy of any
>>> files you wish to keep.* While I did make a
>>> disk backup and plan on restoring the home directory for each user that
>>> wishes to retain there account, ultimately *you*
>>> *are responsible* for getting the files you want to keep off the server
>>> and into safekeeping while short is rebuilt.
>>>
>>> To avoid random misconfigurations and potential security issues, I will
>>> be manually recreating users who wish to keep their
>>> account, from scratch. The contents of your home directory will be
>>> restored; beyond that I cannot make any guarantees.
>>> After server installation is done, everyone who contacted me requesting
>>> to keep their account will be emailed a new,
>>> temporary password, which you will need to change upon first login.
>>>
>>> I apologize that the migration has not been seamless, and for the
>>> extended downtime. I'm shooting for having everything
>>> back in working order by the end of the month, and with any luck, it
>>> should be much sooner.
>>>
>>> *To reiterate:*
>>> *If you wish to retain your user account on short, email me no later
>>> than February 8th 2016. I will recreate your*
>>> *account **and **restore the **contents of your home directory, after
>>> which you will be issued a new, temporary password.*
>>>
>>> *Please retrieve any files you don't want to lose before February 8th.*
>>>
>>> Imaging and reinstallation will occur at an indeterminate date
>>> afterwards. I will continue to provide updates as progress is made.
>>>
>>> Thanks for flying with us!
>>>
>>> --
>>> Quentin Young
>>> President, LUG @ NC State
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Quentin Young
> President, LUG @ NC State
>
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Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2016 09:17:44 -0500
From: Jonathan David Page <jdpage@ncsu.[redacted]>
To: lug@lists.ncsu.[redacted]
Subject: Re: Short Update (Important, Please Read)
Message-ID: <B5BBC5B1-6016-4509-8A08-3A7A94972FCC@ncsu.[redacted]>
Keep my account plz. Also, planning on coming to the next meeting :)
jdp
(Sent from my mobile—please excuse brevity, typos, autocorrect)
> On Feb 2, 2016, at 16:40, Quentin Young <qlyoung@ncsu.[redacted]> wrote:
>
> Hello LUG members, friends and associates,
>
> As you know, one of our two servers has been undergoing maintenance. I'm happy to report that, despite
> some glitches along the way, I have successfully cloned the disk and placed it in safekeeping.
>
> Now that this step has been completed, the next step will be to wipe short and reinstall the operating system.
> Short has not had a full reinstall since at least 2010, runs Red Hat EL6 (Santiago), and is likely host to all sorts
> of security dragons. I do not feel comfortable administrating a server with that much built up history, and while I
> am aware that a full reinstall is never painless, in my opinion it is necessary. Short smells.
>
> Inevitably this will result in a (hopefully brief) configuration hell while we bring back our usual services (ZNC, the
> ebsite, etc). So please prepare for this.
>
> Now for the important part:
> There are many user accounts on short that have not been used for many years. Too many to make manual pruning
> feasible or even preferable. With that in mind, if you want to keep your account, please email me by Monday,
> February 8th. I would also highly recommend making a copy of any files you wish to keep. While I did make a
> disk backup and plan on restoring the home directory for each user that wishes to retain there account, ultimately you
> are responsible for getting the files you want to keep off the server and into safekeeping while short is rebuilt.
>
> To avoid random misconfigurations and potential security issues, I will be manually recreating users who wish to keep their
> account, from scratch. The contents of your home directory will be restored; beyond that I cannot make any guarantees.
> After server installation is done, everyone who contacted me requesting to keep their account will be emailed a new,
> temporary password, which you will need to change upon first login.
>
> I apologize that the migration has not been seamless, and for the extended downtime. I'm shooting for having everything
> back in working order by the end of the month, and with any luck, it should be much sooner.
>
> To reiterate:
> If you wish to retain your user account on short, email me no later than February 8th 2016. I will recreate your
> account and restore the contents of your home directory, after which you will be issued a new, temporary password.
>
> Please retrieve any files you don't want to lose before February 8th.
>
> Imaging and reinstallation will occur at an indeterminate date afterwards. I will continue to provide updates as progress is made.
>
> Thanks for flying with us!
>
> --
> Quentin Young
> President, LUG @ NC State
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Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2016 14:22:19 -0500
From: Neill Robson <nlrobson@ncsu.[redacted]>
To: lug@lists.ncsu.[redacted]
Subject: Tuesday social dinner & semester schedule
Message-ID: <CAA+z_tvdQ1BL6tFGUE0skbfGZ+aXbPszh-j0JN6B=_rrQGrLTQ@mail.gmail.[redacted]>
Hey everyone!
This is Neill (IRC--rattler), your PR officer for the spring semester. I
just have two quick topics to discuss with you all:
*0. Spring semester schedule*
Despite our shaky start, we've got a tentative long-term schedule laid out:
*Date* *Event* *Speaker/Location*
2/2/2015 Intro to Linux Quentin Young
2/9/2015 Social TBD
2/16/2015 Init Systems Michael Marley
2/23/2015 Social TBD
3/1/2015 Terminal Environments Neill Robson
*3/8/2015* *Spring Break*
3/15/2015 Version Control Systems Steven Loudermilk
3/22/2015 Social TBD
3/29/2015 Audio Systems Quentin Young
4/5/2015 Social TBD
4/12/2015 Hack Day
4/17/2015 Party & Elections TBD
As soon all the web data is transitioned to the refreshed server, all of
this information will be maintained on our website <http://lug.ncsu.edu>!
As a refresher, technical meetings are always in EBII, conference room 3001.
*1. Social meeting on Tuesday February 9th*
Social meetings are typically dinners. *Please respond to this email
indicating your preference on eating location.* Freshii (on Hillsborough
St) is a great choice and my personal vote.
In the future, we will discuss meal locations on our IRC channel, which
means that if you don't log in, you don't get a vote in where we eat.
That's all for now!
*TL;DR: Read the spring schedule. Tell us where to eat dinner on Tuesday.
Get on IRC.*
--
Neill Robson
Undergraduate Student @ NCSU
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Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2016 20:43:16 -0500
From: Quentin Young <qlyoung@ncsu.[redacted]>
To: lug@lists.ncsu.[redacted]
Subject: Re: Tuesday social dinner & semester schedule
Message-ID: <CANhSzx2_Em8j9DE-gPiyMZahjyDzyvU+HKeak6N4ou+TQaFn+w@mail.gmail.[redacted]>
I'm fine with Freshii, never been there myself.
On Sat, Feb 6, 2016 at 2:22 PM, Neill Robson <nlrobson@ncsu.[redacted]> wrote:
> Hey everyone!
>
> This is Neill (IRC--rattler), your PR officer for the spring semester. I
> just have two quick topics to discuss with you all:
>
>
>
> *0. Spring semester schedule*
> Despite our shaky start, we've got a tentative long-term schedule laid
> out:
>
> *Date* *Event* *Speaker/Location*
> 2/2/2015 Intro to Linux Quentin Young
> 2/9/2015 Social TBD
> 2/16/2015 Init Systems Michael Marley
> 2/23/2015 Social TBD
> 3/1/2015 Terminal Environments Neill Robson
> *3/8/2015* *Spring Break*
> 3/15/2015 Version Control Systems Steven Loudermilk
> 3/22/2015 Social TBD
> 3/29/2015 Audio Systems Quentin Young
> 4/5/2015 Social TBD
> 4/12/2015 Hack Day
> 4/17/2015 Party & Elections TBD
> As soon all the web data is transitioned to the refreshed server, all of
> this information will be maintained on our website <http://lug.ncsu.edu>!
>
> As a refresher, technical meetings are always in EBII, conference room
> 3001.
>
>
>
> *1. Social meeting on Tuesday February 9th*
> Social meetings are typically dinners. *Please respond to this email
> indicating your preference on eating location.* Freshii (on Hillsborough
> St) is a great choice and my personal vote.
>
> In the future, we will discuss meal locations on our IRC channel, which
> means that if you don't log in, you don't get a vote in where we eat.
>
> That's all for now!
>
> *TL;DR: Read the spring schedule. Tell us where to eat dinner on Tuesday.
> Get on IRC.*
>
> --
> Neill Robson
> Undergraduate Student @ NCSU
>
--
Quentin Young
President, LUG @ NC State
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