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main@lists.alug.org.uk problem with grub
by Ben Whyall 13 Mar '14

13 Mar '14

Hi I have a problem I rebooted my desktop and its coming up with the following gave up waiting for root device alert /dev/disk/by-uuid-15e0064a.... does not exist. Dropping to shell. Now my /boot is on a raid partition /root and the others are on lvm2 When I look in the lvm in the shell it suggests that the lvm is inactive. I have tried using a live disk to rebuild grub but I must be missing the correct command fu. Anyone got any suggestions Ben

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SSH Wizardry needed
by Steve Engledow 13 Mar '14

13 Mar '14

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 Hi folks, I'm in need of some wizardry. I have a machine at home that's connected to the telly so that the wife can use it for Skype (just bought a *really* nice HD webcam) and browsing etc (and I can use it for Steam ;) What I need is for it to ssh to my server when it boots and open a port there to its local sshd so that I can ssh into it whenever I need. I'm on an ISP that will change my IP address every now and then and I don't want to muck about with dyndns etc. so this is my preferred solution. I know how to do the ssh bit: ssh -R 2222:localhost:22 server What I don't know is how to make it do that when it boots - obviously when the wifi gets around to connecting - and to make it resilient to drop outs, i.e. reconnect if the connection is lost. Any ideas? Cheers, Steve -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.22 (GNU/Linux) iQIcBAEBCAAGBQJTIZ0zAAoJEL/3HArzwYbRO0sP/0mLMg8Btmy9TLevSppXGu+/ E/vfabP/p7iaembSOOXR4NkKiyvoUb6YHk8a7Az2sL4MxNY3VWz1H/lLDhlbPbsR YI2SECYnSmDnxdWa8sk4TfYfhnnkRAZF3nXz2EiQt72M0Jqnz/5cL/bVKqBjDsJ9 te5H4O0kX3/6S2Sl7DMXsBPGbxGD6nheXqJNB4UDQBVxgxc6bPVqOFOmAMbJHovF dDugXdEsDZp5D5gDcExozMELhWE8mhVmSP7QXrV1a4tWHTlRrTfu8eFGNCSawDhB e9tgFPoJ/Rrg4hxsY8hT7LozzzQ3K+E1QEbt1avfrqkv3VGmfVTOpFwMVoNuSRtl zgozPZb+hcYJPiWRwtY5qqcpqFSrevv47sq9f2a4Q9NYR2dwnSNnAStNcdxaRexi T4yZa/rYp7FmPJwRV/zjLudrX8g+W61BxhvQxqnIbulcuyYDLY4EkjIbbYnnFOey JHCvWZxQau4SRZsuQA4iYkI8ptHBocRgGyPu2pFFIzFiBmtsZguRAynaQspr+/Vj D2j3ZY1bHdZhHpcPDu6kSqI7wXk1n2PJUn16uLRsFVWf3ISafVzqWDh0LB0hc0Pm eqOypcYxYAJwpkMAdA9m/L6LsBSglYEoR8i5LkzO/8L5h9fIMYZmzugAlSnIHSz/ 9dLInArjhKVHDmckWuUF =n5Fx -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Owncloud install on a Pi
by Chris Walker 13 Mar '14

13 Mar '14

In an effort to have local storage of email addresses, calendars and the like, I've tried to setup Owncloud on a Raspberry Pi but it isn't working. Perhaps somebody can point out where I'm going wrong. Here's the story so far. The IP address of the Pi is set by DHCP with the address being fixed by the router at 192.168.1.27. Using a browser from this linux box, if I try to go to https://192.168.1.27 I get a 404 Not Found displayed. There are no errors immediately displayed in the /var/log/nginx/error.log If I then try going to https://192.168.1.27/owncloud I get the same error displayed still with nothing in the above log file. Logging into the Pi itself rather than going through ssh, I started up the Midori browser and tried to go to https://192.168.1.27/owncloud and I then get two entries in the log. They are as follows :- 2014/02/26 18:11:21 [error] 2221#0: *4 directory index of "/var/www/owncloud/" is forbidden, client: 192.168.1.27, server: cloud.wymondham.lan, request: "GET /owncloud/ HTTP/1.1", host: "192.168.1.27" 2014/02/26 18:11:21 [error] 2221#0: *4 open() "/var/www404" failed (2: No such file or directory), client: 192.168.1.27, server: cloud.wymondham.lan, request: "GET /owncloud/ HTTP/1.1", host: "192.168.1.27" While I'm here, can I ask another query? In this file - /etc/nginx/sites-available/owncloud.vhost I've left this entry untouched but I need to ask if it's correct # Path to the root of your installation root /var/www/; The reason I ask is that there is an owncloud folder at /var/www/owncloud but it's empty. That makes me wonder if that's the main cause of all the problems.

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Re: [ALUG] HP laser printer
by Anthony Anson 10 Mar '14

10 Mar '14

On 07/03/14 18:05, Paul Lenton wrote: > I had a similar problem with a Canon MG3200 the other day (on and clearly > connected but just refusing to print) and the answer was a really annoying > one... > > Apparently when the printer loads itself up, it does something wrong so if > you go into the printer menu, remove the printer then manually re-add it, > that may well solve the problem. It did for mine anyway (Ubuntu 12.04) Thanks - I'll bear that in mind if all else fails. -- Tony http://www.girolle.co.uk/

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Shameless advert for python developers
by Steve Engledow 07 Mar '14

07 Mar '14

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 Hi folks, I don't know about you, but I don't like recruitment emails that go to the list but I reckon I'm allowed as I'm a lugger and my job is linuxy and cool :) The company I work for, [Proxama][1], is looking for Django developers to join my quickly growing team of linux-wielding pythonistas. Basically, if you know your way around Python (even better if you know Django too), send me an email. Day-to-day, we write RESTful(ish) APIs going both out to third-party services and to our own mobile apps to provide a tasty platform for building mobile loyalty/payments apps. Our SaaS platform also has a web interface so if web development is your thing (it's not mine), that's good too. We use [ember.js][2] for the front-end; it's funky. Oh yeah, and you get a nice laptop which you can then install any distro you like on it. You can even use emacs if you really want to, you sicko. Steve [1]: http://proxama.com/ [2]: http://emberjs.com/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.22 (GNU/Linux) iQIcBAEBCAAGBQJTGZJjAAoJEL/3HArzwYbRHCEP/2IhUVbsoXwdPSBJSzMjdMX8 bfXeQtN42PXNVt1tVJo58e1lXLb7cHE+i291XwrIIuBsse9ommDyyIjPci4Ayj3e yqcp/tiiczsNywsg0KFlMMUPQUHKi9vkBMVFPpuNjVIEzNaY0eaxsGJlyEuApZxP 9bl0puRv2SoJ+rgmsBXQjTAqSVuYXmRJqJxlwsm86yKunrf7I0b2P6exWRDA+Gvs ZyrlUU9csPPStcRQ9qK9M9VXHARSzlay4aY53DhpSJmSUPG9mA4HQ0sGlwJ7WhnY 8MpYX2zcN788SweplRpJ2FTB9Tz/DMAJxczhzjbjSI8d1eR91fzsgemBXsFPkcFD UL5ywwMiMf1c0caAPTHqRPj5rwIbYzOWed0YoSnymH7RGVPp0lvuFG1R4wF6yF1Z ja+kakzUtLola8ee7VQAl73Xkb6pHXYFmb0iFd08dTCg0VdIIOgSgnhP4+r/TTFN IlvpWNYxB02lvCZYvn+SG9IwhGWYy6WPIt25kAqI3GLQKdI45NkaHqIx8joLsLV/ wEd/gjQMJAyJn1H//v3q1zlKcVC8VUxPmKKeuWnTeFg06sCp15bj1eQLHh/GAO2X pFBkxw3FGo8PMimZj1t0/nHqF28GTGWI6h1irALRg3eDPmVys2yAxxIDhAnt01nb 6w8ZIyvNtgCuSFF/Y64k =6+SD -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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2600 meeting at 18:00 on Friday the 7th March.
by Viperfang 04 Mar '14

04 Mar '14

Quick heads up about this months Norwich 2600 meeting, more info at http://www.norwich2600.co.uk

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anyone know anything about declude?
by mick 28 Feb '14

28 Feb '14

Guys This mail could be considered off topic because it relates to email rather than FLOSS, but I value the opinions of list members so perhaps you will indulge me. A friend of mine insists that he sees spam email from .ru domains whenever he gets an email from me. Naturally I find this claim a little odd so I asked him to send me some details. He sent me the mail below. I think it is fairly clear that what he is seeing is backscatter from undeliverables where a spammer has used his email address as the (spoofed) sender. So far so predictable. However, the email he sent me includes a set of X headers inserted by an anti spam package called "Declude". One of those headers (X-Declude-Sender:) includes one of MY email address. My reading of the declude manual suggests that what should be shown here is HIS address (as the suspected sender). Can anyone suggests what may be going on here? If a spammer were using my email address as the spoofed sender I would expect to get the bounce message, not him. I have obfuscated both my friend's address and mine. I have also removed the "goo.gl" URL in the email because it was obviously hostile. The failed recipient address is the original, as are the IP addresses. Best Mick ----------------- email sample ------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: System Administrator [mailto:System Administrator] Sent: 25 February 2014 09:26 To: my-friend(a)his-address.com Subject: Delivery Failure Could not deliver message to the following recipient(s): Failed Recipient: umnovai(a)kfker.ru Reason: Remote host said: 530 5.7.1 No such user! -- The header and top 20 lines of the message follows -- Received: from Unknown (UnknownHost [112.241.213.245]) by mail.delawarewebs.com with SMTP; Tue, 25 Feb 2014 04:23:48 -0500 Message-ID: <8B4E322C08AD471651D1FEEAD2G1D34S@ogunb> Subject: =?windows-1251?B?7+4g8ODh7vLl?= Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2014 13:22:22 +0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0528_01CF322C.9D8C9660" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Live Mail 14.0.8289.726 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V14.0.8089.726 X-Declude-Sender: my-address(a)mydomain.com X-Declude-Spoolname: 217461170.eml X-Declude-RefID: X-Declude-Note: Scanned by Declude 4.13.02 X-Declude-Scan: Outgoing Score [0] at 04:24:02 on 25 Feb 2014 X-Declude-Tests: None X-Country-Chain: X-Declude-Code: 0 X-HELO: Unknown X-Identity: 113.261.243.245 | | rma.ru ------=_NextPart_000_0528_01CF322C.9D8C9660 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1251" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =C4=EE=E1=F0=FB=E9 =E4=E5=ED=FC! =D1=EF=E0=F1=E8=E1=EE, =F7=F2=EE =E7=E0=E8=ED=F2=E5=F0=E5=F1=EE=E2=E0=EB=E8= =F1=FC =F1=E8=F1=F2=E5=EC=EE=E9 "=C0=E2=F2=EE=EC=E0=F2=E8=F7=E5=F1=EA=EE=E9= =F2=EE=F0=E3=EE=E2=EB=E8 =E2 =E8=ED=F2=E5=F0=ED=E5=F2=E5" =D1=E8=F1=F2=E5=EC=E0 =EF=EE=EB=ED=EE=F1=F2=FC=FE =E0=E2=F2=EE=EC=E0=F2=E8= =E7=E8=F0=EE=E2=E0=ED=E0 =E8 =E4=EE=F1=F2=F3=EF=ED=E0 =E4=E0=E6=E5 =ED=EE= =E2=E8=F7=EA=E0=EC! =C2 =F1=E2=EE=E5=EC =C1=EB=EE=E3=E5 http://goo.gl/OBFUSCATED =FF =EE=EF=E8=F1= =E0=EB =F1=E8=F1=F2=E5=EC=F3 =E8 =E5=E5 =EF=F0=E5=E8=EC=F3=F9=E5=F1=F2=E2= =E0, =F2=E0=EA-=E6=E5 =EF=F0=E8=E2=E5=EB =E8=ED=F1=F2=F0=F3=EA=F6=E8=FE =EF= =EE =F0=E0=E1=EE=F2=E5 =F1 =F1=E8=F1=F2=E5=EC=EE=E9! =CE=E7=ED=E0=EA=EE=EC=F2=E5=F1=FC =F1 =E8=ED=F1=F2=F0=F3=EA=F6=E8=E5=E9 =E8= =EC=EE=E6=ED=EE =EF=F0=E8=F1=F2=F3=EF=E0=F2=FC =EA =F0=E5=E3=E8=F1=F2=F0= --------------------------------------------------------------------- Mick Morgan gpg fingerprint: FC23 3338 F664 5E66 876B 72C0 0A1F E60B 5BAD D312 http://baldric.net ---------------------------------------------------------------------

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Owncloud on a Pi
by Chris Walker 26 Feb '14

26 Feb '14

Is there anybody here who can help pinpoint some errors on an Owncloud install on a Pi please? I'd rather not clutter up this list with it as it isn't directly linux related (at least I don't *think* it is) so if there's somebody who thinks they can help, would they email me privately? Ta.

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LUG news
by mick 26 Feb '14

26 Feb '14

Ted I have been reading my copy of (the first issue of) "Linux Voice". Page 17 of that magazine has an article about the founding of Sheffield LUG by Richard Ibbotson. That article says: "I remember back in the 1990s helping Manchester LUG to come into existence. Dr Owen Le Blanc, David Clarke, Dr Dave Gilbert, Professor Ted Harding and some other notables used to get together on Saturday afternoons to create the first LUG meeeting in the UK." ISTR that you had a manchester.ac.uk email address before you used your own domain. So I assume said notable is you. Care to tell us about it? Best Mick --------------------------------------------------------------------- Mick Morgan gpg fingerprint: FC23 3338 F664 5E66 876B 72C0 0A1F E60B 5BAD D312 http://baldric.net ---------------------------------------------------------------------

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Concatenating files
by Chris Walker 19 Feb '14

19 Feb '14

I've been trying for over an hour to concatenate a load of .vcf files for import into another device. I need to have a carriage return and line feed between each vcf so I created a spacerfile which contained just those two characters. I then generated a list of all the files with the ls command. I then used that file like this :- while read file ; do cat $file spacerfile.txt >> all_in_one.vcf ; done <listfile.txt But all I get is a load of blank lines with just one or two vcards inserted and then a long list of the vcf files which is most of the listfile.txt. I am also seeing this type of error :- cat: First: No such file or directory cat: Name.vcf: No such file or directory That made me wonder if it was because there are spaces in the file names and hence in the listfile.txt so I amended the text file so that each space was preceded by the escape character. But it still doesn't work. Where am I going wrong?

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