Yay! Thanks Spiffy :-)

On Fri, Nov 18, 2011 at 2:33 PM, Brian Cottingham < spiffytech@gmail.[redacted] > wrote:

On Thu 17 Nov 2011 05:10:37 PM EST, Brian Cottingham wrote:

On Thu 17 Nov 2011 10:14:38 AM EST, Brian Cottingham wrote:

On Thu 17 Nov 2011 08:55:03 AM EST, Brian Cottingham wrote:

On Mon 14 Nov 2011 01:42:14 PM EST, Brian Cottingham wrote:

Hello! Thanks to an anonymous donor who wishes to remain anonymous, the Linux Users Group has a new server! *The changeover will take place Thursday morning.*


_*Existing server users*_
The server downtime window opens at 8:00am Thursday morning and closes at noon. The new server will have the same domain as the old server, short.csc.ncsu.edu . An announcement will be sent to the list when it's online.

All home directories will be rsync'd over to the new server. *Any data added to your home directory after 8:00am Thursday morning may not make it over to the new server.*
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*The LUG steering committee does not plan to back up any databases from short. Individual members are expected to perform their own database dumps and store that data in their home directories, then restore the data themselves on the new server. If you don't know how to back up your databases contact me or Michael Wright ( mdwrigh2@ncsu.[redacted] ) and we'll help you out.

The passwd and shadow files from short will be copied to the new machine, so your existing logins should just work.

We'll also copy over the Apache config and document roots, and install them on the new server.

Please respond to this email if there are any specific packages you'd like the steering committee to install before the server is replaced.


_*New server users*_
If you weren't aware, the LUG provides a server for it's members* for non-commercial purposes, such as class projects, personal website hosting, or keeping an irssi session open.

If you'd like an account on the new server, just send me an email and I'll set you up.


* "Member" basically means the regular attendees recognize you at meetings and/or recognize your nick on IRC

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Brian Cottingham
President, LUG@NCSU

The LUG server replacement has been postponed- server room maintenance went awry and we're not allowed in there until further notice. An announcement will be sent out when a new downtime window for server replacement is established.

The new replacement window is today from noon to 1500.

Ahhh, technology...

So the new server is installed in the rack and all hooked up. Problem is, for unknown reasons, the server can't get online. I'm working on that now, and will post an update when the problem is resolved.

The new server is online at short.csc.ncsu.edu ! The server refused to grab an IP due to a configuration fluke I'm attributing to gremlins. SSH and Apache are back online, along with all user data as it was at ~8:00 yesterday. Have fun!