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Chip at 03:35, 31 January 2010

2010-01-31T03:35:55Z

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	THAT worked. :-)		THAT worked. :-)

			==awstats install and config==

			sudp apt-get install awstats

			sudo vi /etc/awstats/awstats.conf
			updated:
			LogFormat=1
			SiteDomain="chiplynch.com"
			HostAliases="www.chiplynch.com chiplynch.com localhost 127.0.0.1"

			sudo /usr/lib/cgi-bin/awstats.pl -config=chiplynch.com -update

			Added to /etc/apache2/sites-available/chiplynch.com

			Alias /awstatclasses "/usr/share/awstats/lib/"
			Alias /awstats-icon/ "/usr/share/awstats/icon/"
			Alias /awstatcss "/usr/share/doc/awstats/examples/css"
			ScriptAlias /awstats/ /usr/lib/cgi-bin/
			<Directory "/usr/lib/cgi-bin">
			Options ExecCGI -MultiViews +SymLinksIfOwnerMatch
			</DirectorY>

			(just before </VirtualHost>)


			Added to /etc/logrotate.d/apache2

			prerotate
			/usr/lib/cgi-bin/awstats.pl -update -config=chiplynch.com
			endscript

Chip: /* 9.10 Console (tty) Issues (from gdm) */

2009-11-12T04:05:55Z

9.10 Console (tty) Issues (from gdm)

← Older revision		Revision as of 04:05, 12 November 2009
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	note that I had to do this twice -- the first time I happened to hit a moment when gdm was between restart cycles and got an error.		note that I had to do this twice -- the first time I happened to hit a moment when gdm was between restart cycles and got an error.

	Also, just for kicks, I removed it from the startup directories:		Also, just for kicks, I removed it from the startup directories:<br>
	<code>sudo update-rc.d gdm remove</code>		<code>sudo update-rc.d gdm remove</code>

	This did not work.		This did not work.

	So I tried: <code>sudo update-rc.d x11-common remove</code>		So I tried: <br>
			<code>sudo update-rc.d x11-common remove</code>

	... testing ...		... testing ...
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	Ok, no luck.		Ok, no luck.

			Physically moved /etc/init.d/gdm and /etc/init.d/x11-common

			no luck.

	Edited /boot/grub/menu.lst and replaced<br>		Edited /boot/grub/menu.lst and replaced<br>
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	Fortunately, I watched the boot -- the message that failed was during the Apparmor load, and it read:		Fortunately, I watched the boot -- the message that failed was during the Apparmor load, and it read:
	<br><code>setting up console font and keymap</code>		<br><code>setting up console font and keymap</code>

			Well, whatever. Installed fvwm:
			<br><code>sudo apt-get install fvwm</code><br>
			and made it the default, by editing /etc/default-display-manager and replacing
			<br><code>/usr/sbin/gdm</code><br>
			with
			<br><code>/usr/bin/fvwm</code><br>

			THAT worked. :-)

Chip: /* 9.10 Console (tty) Issues (from gdm) */

2009-11-12T03:44:18Z

9.10 Console (tty) Issues (from gdm)

← Older revision		Revision as of 03:44, 12 November 2009
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	... testing ...		... testing ...

	Also, for some reason /etc/rc0.d/K25hwclock.sh links to nowhere (was ../init.d/hwclock.sh, which is gone).		Also, for some reason /etc/rc0.d/K25hwclock.sh links to nowhere (was ../init.d/hwclock.sh, which is gone), so we removed it just for kicks.

			Ok, no luck.

			Edited /boot/grub/menu.lst and replaced<br>
			<code>kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-386 root=UUID=36bc90a2-9dd5-46ac-8f5f-1b0860ce34a6 ro quiet splash</code><br>
			with<br>
			<code>kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-386 root=UUID=36bc90a2-9dd5-46ac-8f5f-1b0860ce34a6 ro</code>

			which let me see the bootup messages, but still screwed the tty up.
			Fortunately, I watched the boot -- the message that failed was during the Apparmor load, and it read:
			<br><code>setting up console font and keymap</code>

Chip: /* 9.10 Console (tty) Issues (from gdm) */

2009-11-11T23:44:09Z

9.10 Console (tty) Issues (from gdm)

← Older revision		Revision as of 23:44, 11 November 2009
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	gdm didn't work properly when I upgraded to Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala). The logon console like to flash and made typing impossible. Tracked it down to gdm continually restarting (/var/run/gdm.pid was changing all the time), causing some errors. Solution for my headless, logonless machine?		gdm didn't work properly when I upgraded to Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala). The logon console like to flash and made typing impossible. Tracked it down to gdm continually restarting (/var/run/gdm.pid was changing all the time), causing some errors. Solution for my headless, logonless machine?
	Nuke gdm:		Nuke gdm:
	<code>sudo service stop ~~gdm~~</code>		<code>sudo service gdm stop</code>
	note that I had to do this twice -- the first time I happened to hit a moment when gdm was between restart cycles and got an error.		note that I had to do this twice -- the first time I happened to hit a moment when gdm was between restart cycles and got an error.

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	<code>sudo update-rc.d gdm remove</code>		<code>sudo update-rc.d gdm remove</code>

	I ~~think things are better now~~.		This did not work.

			So I tried: <code>sudo update-rc.d x11-common remove</code>

			... testing ...

	Also, for some reason /etc/rc0.d/K25hwclock.sh links to nowhere (was ../init.d/hwclock.sh, which is gone).		Also, for some reason /etc/rc0.d/K25hwclock.sh links to nowhere (was ../init.d/hwclock.sh, which is gone).

Chip: /* Ubuntu Upgrade Issues */

2009-11-11T23:25:45Z

Ubuntu Upgrade Issues

← Older revision		Revision as of 23:25, 11 November 2009
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	The key was to upgrade lvm2 manually (something like apt-get install lvm2) which do-release-upgrade wasn't willing to do itself) then run do-release-upgrade again.		The key was to upgrade lvm2 manually (something like apt-get install lvm2) which do-release-upgrade wasn't willing to do itself) then run do-release-upgrade again.

			==9.10 Console (tty) Issues (from gdm)==
			gdm didn't work properly when I upgraded to Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala). The logon console like to flash and made typing impossible. Tracked it down to gdm continually restarting (/var/run/gdm.pid was changing all the time), causing some errors. Solution for my headless, logonless machine?
			Nuke gdm:
			<code>sudo service stop gdm</code>
			note that I had to do this twice -- the first time I happened to hit a moment when gdm was between restart cycles and got an error.

			Also, just for kicks, I removed it from the startup directories:
			<code>sudo update-rc.d gdm remove</code>

			I think things are better now.

			Also, for some reason /etc/rc0.d/K25hwclock.sh links to nowhere (was ../init.d/hwclock.sh, which is gone).

Chip: ubuntu upgrade issue

2009-11-01T02:49:29Z

ubuntu upgrade issue

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	<br>		<br>
	(note: add --delete to rsync for a proper mirror, or leave off for full backup)<br>		(note: add --delete to rsync for a proper mirror, or leave off for full backup)<br>

			==Ubuntu Upgrade Issues==
			I had trouble getting from 8.04 to 8.10... I was getting an error

			<pre>
			Package udev has broken dep on lvm2
			Considering lvm2 0 as a solution to udev 74
			Upgrading lvm2 due to Breaks field in udev
			Investigating lvm2
			Package lvm2 has broken dep on lvm-common
			Considering lvm-common 1 as a solution to lvm2 0
			Holding Back lvm2 rather than change lvm-common
			</pre>

			The key was to upgrade lvm2 manually (something like apt-get install lvm2) which do-release-upgrade wasn't willing to do itself) then run do-release-upgrade again.

Chip at 21:42, 6 April 2009

2009-04-06T21:42:30Z

New page

==rsync with ssh generation==
ssh-keygen -t rsa 
ssh-copy-id -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub someothercomputer 
rsync -ave ssh /localfiles/ remotebox:/localfiles 
 
(note: add --delete to rsync for a proper mirror, or leave off for full backup)