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Channel log from 30 August 2010   (all times are UTC)

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<gnunux>
hi
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<nubae>
hi there
09:47
<Appiah>
heya
09:47
<nubae>
getting some problems with latest lucid update from hardy... when trying to login from a client, the server hangs trying to login the client, then says no connection from server
09:47
any ideas?
09:47
<Appiah>
ltsp-update-image
09:47
ltsp-update-sshkeys
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<nubae>
Thought it would be sshkeys update, but did that to no avail
09:47
<Appiah>
=/
09:48
<nubae>
ok, so u thought same thing
09:48
<Appiah>
check /var/log/messages
09:48
<nubae>
I'll try update sshkeys and image again, should it be image first then keys, or vice versa?
09:49
<Appiah>
good question ...
09:51
<nubae>
in the logs I've got a failed kernel module loading module-x11-xsmp
09:52
not sure its relevant though
09:55
ok, in thin client command I get failed to unknown userid
09:55
which is real odd
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<nubae>
this must be sshkeys related but done several updates now sskeys first then image and vice versa
10:03
same login problem every time
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<Kyle__>
Hello.
10:26
I figured out what was causing my login problem: my ssh keys. Now I have another problem. I can update my ssh keys, then update my image, and I still have the problem. If I ssh to the server as root from a workstation, then (of course) it works...until it's rebooted again.
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<Kyle__>
Anyone?
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<redbaritone>
I've spent all summer getting LTSP set up to serve a computer lab. Now, the school's new computer techs have (correctly) reorganized the network behind a firewall, and with one subnet/DHCP server. Would it be difficult to just remove DHCP, NAT redirection, etc. from the LTS server and point the new DHCP server to it? Or are there dependencies that I'm not aware of?
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<thunsucker>
redbaritone: it should not be that difficult
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<redbaritone>
thunsucker: Didn't think so. Thanks.
11:04
<thunsucker>
redbaritone: use the next-server feature in your dhcpd.conf and adjust the new dhcp server to hand out the pxe boot files and etc.
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<redbaritone>
thunsucker: So, let me get this straight. I don't completely turn off DHCP on my LTS server? I just turn off it's capability to assign IP addresses and point it to the new DHCP server with the next-server command?
11:18
<thunsucker>
redbaritone: you can turn it off or do next-server or both
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<alkisg>
redbaritone: so you had the classic 2-nic setup as shown in the 3rd picture there: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuLTSP/LTSPWiring and your techs thought it would be better to have a 1-nic setup as shown on the 2nd picture?
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<Kyle__>
Ack :(
12:34
My clients don't apear to have the correct ssh keys, even though I just updated them then updated my image!
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<redbaritone>
alkisg: Yes, I have (had) the classic 2-NIC setup. But I'm the one assuming the one-NIC setup might be best, since I will no longer be controlling the network. Can the 2nd NIC still be useful?
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<grantk>
Hello, Anyone know where /usr/share/ltsp-cluster-control/Terminal/util/Node.php gets it's ltsp load balancing info from? I am getting an error in my logs that is thrown by that file and my clients do not get an application_server ip.
13:13
I can not tell if this is a configuration error on my master or the application server.
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<Gadi>
grantk: can you wget -O- -q http://localhost:8008 on the lbserver?
13:14
<grantk>
Yes, it returns the ip of the application server
13:14
<Gadi>
(I mean get an IP without error from that)
13:15
sounds like app server is fine
13:16
<grantk>
Gadi: ok, I know last week I found that the /opt/ltsp/i386/etc/ltsp
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/getltscfg-cluster.conf was not created automatically so I made it myself
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http://ltsp.pastebin.com/UyvPcgGg
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There is acopy of it, ohh, Minus the path
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<Gadi>
looks fine to me
13:19
assuming that is the IP of the control center
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<grantk>
yep, thats what I thought from documents I found
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<Gadi>
what is the error?
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<grantk>
ltsp-directory[5871]: ,ip=10.0.2.91,mac=00:50:8B:34:66:1D,display=0.0,code=2, - cannot_set_status: This message is not set in text-en.phpThis is not a valid IP address : appServIp=0.0.0.0
13:22
ohh, and the information screen that pops up on the client before they get to the ldm shows the appserver ip as the master/lbserver ip
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<Gadi>
and if you run getltscfg-cluster -a from a shell on the client?
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<grantk>
CLUSTER_CONFIGURED="False"
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export CLUSTER_CONFIGURED
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<grantk>
does getltscfg-cluster.conf have to have any special permissions?
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I have it at 644
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<Gadi>
grantk: sorry had a ph call
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<grantk>
np, I had to run off for a bit too!
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<Gadi>
grantk: did you add the node in the control center?
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(ie through the web interface)
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<grantk>
no
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I was thinking the /etc/ltsp/lbsconfig.xml was handling that
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<Gadi>
grantk: try creating a group in the interface and adding the client to that group
14:04
I remember when I first set things up having to have stgraber step me through some of the weird things in the interface
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it was one of those "click this don't ask" type things
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:)
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<grantk>
Gadi: is create group listed, for nodes I have a couple of find then a node properties section.
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<vagrantc>
Gadi: finally got that arm thin client booting
14:06
Gadi: apparently, we were using the wrong serial port speed
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<grantk>
nvm, got a create now.
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<grantk>
Gadi: Thanks, got me one step closer. I had to set up a node using the Control Center than the appserver ip was assigned no problem. It does not actually let a user log in for some reason but I am closer.
14:18
looks like ltsp-cluster-accuntmanager kills users, I noticed that from ssh but was not sure if it would be different using ldm
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<Gadi>
vagrantc: cool
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<grantk>
found problem with kill users - pam config problem....https://answers.launchpad.net/ltsp-cluster/+question/101648 fixed it right up.
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<Gadi>
grantk: good - yeah, accountmanager is supposed to kill users off for various reasons - like if it thinks they are logged in elsewhere and such
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I, too ha ve found it to be aggressive
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:P
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been meaning to talk to stgraber about that but haven't seen him in forever
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<grantk>
ohh, I like that idea but hope those changes don't make that too troublesome.
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<alkisg>
redbaritone: "But I'm the one assuming the one-NIC setup might be best, since I will no longer be controlling the network." ==> the 2 nic setup is much easier and safer for thin clients, as they are isolated from the rest of the network. So you control your own dhcp, your ip ranges and everything on your thin client subnet. But of course a 1-nic setup is also not a problem, you just need to configure your other dhcp server to point to the ltsp server.
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<redbaritone>
alkisg: That's the problem. I don't want them to be isolated from the rest of the network anymore. They need to be able to run Windows, with client-server programs that access other Windows services on the network. They aren't going to be edubuntu clients ALL of the time.
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<alkisg>
redbaritone: yup, same here, I went for the 1 nic setup too. I even preferred https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuLTSP/ProxyDHCP so that I didn't have to modify my other dhcp server (==router)
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<redbaritone>
alkisg: Thanks for the link. I'll probably do that.
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<redbaritone>
alkisg: The other advantage to doing this is that ANY computer in the school can boot Edubuntu. :-)
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<alkisg>
redbaritone: that was possible before, too
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You would just need to use the proxydhcp link above
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(or modify your other dhcp server)
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<redbaritone>
alkisg: Not the way I had it. I was given access to one 24-port switch. Now that the rest of the network has been consolidated, my LTS server is just one port in the storm (so to speak).
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<alkisg>
redbaritone: if the clients can access ports 22, 69, 2000, and 9571 of your server, then they can boot from it. Of course if you had those blocked by a firewall, they couldn't.
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<redbaritone>
alkisg: No, the switch was kept physically separate from the rest of the network. Our previous network guy was a dumbass.
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<alkisg>
redbaritone: how did the server connect to the internet then?
15:25
Didn't the other nic have access to the rest of the network?
15:25
<redbaritone>
Separate external IP address -- the result of his previous dumbass decision.
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<alkisg>
Ah :) Yeah then other clients on the network couldn't reach the ltsp server at all.
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<redbaritone>
Correct!
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Poor school administrators had no clue he was so stupid.
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<alkisg>
vagrantc, Gadi, stgraber, if I test nbd-server -c (copy on write) enough and it's working fine, would you object in ltsp-nbd being modified so that it doesn't use cow/bind-mounts at all? (to save RAM, prevent crashes when RAM is exhausted etc)
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<vagrantc>
alkisg: i know the maintainer of nbd in debian recommends against it for speed reasons...
15:49
or maybe that is old news, though
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<alkisg>
Hmmm I didn't see any problems with hdparm -tT...
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<vagrantc>
maybe it's working well in recent versions...
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<alkisg>
OK, I'll also do some benchmarks then. If all show to be fine, any other problems?
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<vagrantc>
alkisg: there's also this: http://bugs.debian.org/470963
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<alkisg>
Yeah we'd need a symlink in /tmp (or somewhere) to get around that
15:52
ln -s /opt/ltsp/images/i386.img /tmp/exported-image-xxxx
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<Gadi>
does it create a cow image on the server disk or in server ram?
15:52
<vagrantc>
disk
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<alkisg>
The disk, but I imagine that would be cached in RAM as appropriate
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<Gadi>
and if the disk gets full?
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<alkisg>
Hell?
15:53
:D
15:53
<Gadi>
sounds like it would also slow down IO
15:53
and increase network traffic
15:53
especially on your fatty fat clients
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<alkisg>
It would be cached from the client side too
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<vagrantc>
alkisg: i think it was one of those the more you write to it the slower it gets sort of things
15:53
<alkisg>
Ouch, that would be bad
15:54
I thought it uses sparse files, so I expected a constant speed there
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<Gadi>
I don't see the benefit
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<vagrantc>
it would be helpful with low-ram clients
15:54
<Gadi>
if you were after some sort of persistence, then yeah
15:55
"helpful"
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<vagrantc>
that would be interesting too
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<alkisg>
Gadi, right now when update-db or update-xapian-apt-index etc are ran on fat clients, they exhaust the client RAM. Having an e.g. 200 MB sparse file on the server sounds much better to me than wasting 200 MB of RAM on the client
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<Gadi>
is that not what NBD_SWAP is for?
15:56
and if you have 100 users
15:56
thats.... 20GB of sparse files
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<alkisg>
Why would nbd_swap be any better than nbd-server -c?
15:56
It would use the same disk on the server, same IO etc
15:56
<Gadi>
right
15:56
then why change?
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<alkisg>
And it would avoid all the aufs/cow/tmpfs overhead
15:57
I believe it'll require less RAM on the client, and it will have better speed
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<vagrantc>
(it would still have cow overhead)
15:57
<alkisg>
cow => on the server, not the client though
15:57* Gadi thinks the proof is in the pudding
15:57
<vagrantc>
nothing like testing
15:57
<Gadi>
mmm..... pudding
15:58
why cant we have bts somewhere with pudding?
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<alkisg>
Sure, but before going to lengthy implementation + testing, I thought I'd ask first :)
15:58
<Gadi>
alkisg: I would follow you to the ends of the earth
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<vagrantc>
alkisg: it wouldn't be too hard to implement ... not sure about testing
15:59
<alkisg>
Urm, I think Mark already went there, noone followed him... :-/
15:59* alkisg wants a ticket for a space bus :D
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<vagrantc>
heck... it already supports nbd-proxy, direct nbd ... may as well add no aufs/tmpfs
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<alkisg>
Heh
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<vagrantc>
worst that happens is we can't read the code :)
16:00
and switch to live-initramfs ...
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<alkisg>
main() { char *s="main() { char *s=%c%s%c; printf(s,34,s,34); }"; printf(s,34,s,34); }
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I think a good test would be to boot 10 fat clients, run apt-get update && dist-upgrade on them with e.g. 200 MB worth of updates, and see how that affects everything
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<alkisg>
(and then try the same thing with nbd_swap)
16:09* alkisg fat client laptops are so fat that their lids can no longer be closed
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<grantk>
is it possible to have a lts.conf with ltsp-cluster?
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<Kyle__>
Anyone awake?
19:20
I dunno if I've asked this before....but with fat clients, if you put startx instead of ldm in your lts.conf, will it work? What happens?
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<jconlon>
is using dnsmasq dificult with ltsp?
20:14
I have a small network, it was recommended that I try dnsmasq. I read on ubuntu's ltsp docs that dnsmasq could conflict with dhcp3 server, which I have been having problems with anyways.
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dnsmasq was recommended to resolve a couple of internal hostnames btw
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<Kyle__>
jconlon: dnsmasq? What are you intending to do with it?
20:20* Kyle__ finds it pretty easy to just configure a full blown DNS server.
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<jconlon>
well, the ubuntu server is going to be the ltsp / dhcp server, but i have an application server that also provides an image to some of the clients
20:20
i am at wits end working with dhcpd.conf and some of my warehouse clients
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but what i really wanted to do, was pass the information in the ltsp / dhcp servers' etc/host file to the dhcp clients
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<Kyle__>
jconlon: My dhcpd.conf is perhaps overly simple...
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<jconlon>
the image on the other server has to be able to resolve its servers hostname
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<Kyle__>
Ahh. Humm.
20:22
<jconlon>
I have some very dificlut pxe clients
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<Kyle__>
jconlon: Can the network in the warehouse talk to the name server under normal conditions?
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<jconlon>
yes
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<Kyle__>
Hum.
20:23
But when booted into ltsp they can't?
20:23* Kyle__ used to to have to use hosts files for warehouse machiens, due to their slow/crappy network...but tha'ts not going to work too well on boot...
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<jconlon>
the ltsp server is just redirecting those clients to the application server to download a custom image...
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<Kyle__>
Ah I see.
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<jconlon>
that image refers to the host name of the server not its ip address
20:23
<Kyle__>
Can they boot OK? IE is the need for the name resolution booting or usage?
20:24* Kyle__ wonders if you can just toss a hosts file inside of that image...
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<jconlon>
i wondered the same thing, my software provider is less than excited about my noob linux knowlege
20:24
they are very expensive
20:25
<Kyle__>
Ugh. I hate it when software providers dont' want to help...but then again I only found two or three ever that really did help :)
20:25
<jconlon>
lol!
20:25
<Kyle__>
jconlon: can you edit the image at all?
20:25
There's a reason I always suggest barracuda networks' products when a need comes up. They were really _really_ good to me.
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<jconlon>
I've thought about trying, but honestly, I almost jumped off the roof, I can get a couple of hp thin clients to pick up the image
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<Kyle__>
Symantic on the other hand might have well told me to go eff myself.
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<jconlon>
ive editied my dhcpd.conf a hundred times maybe
20:26
lol
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<Kyle__>
jconlon: Toss it up on pastebin. I've got a few minutes while this image is transfering....
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<jconlon>
I wish i could, its at the office, I could really use the help
20:27
they obvioiusly need special parramaters of some sore
20:27
they are hp t5135, seems they use some older pxe bios
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<Kyle__>
Ugh.
20:28
no proper remote access?
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<jconlon>
there would be, but i'm replacing a dying windows server that used to do that
20:29
I'm actually not the it guy, i'm the owner, and biz sucks, so i gotta do this myself
20:29
<Kyle__>
Are you using a standard dhcpd?
20:29
Hehe. I know those days.
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<jconlon>
i believe so, all i know of dhcp3 is what ive taught myself in the last 3 days...
20:30
<Kyle__>
Oh boy. You're doing pretty well, don't sweat it.
20:30
I'm tryign to remember if you can pass hosts info via dhcp.... I know you can do a _ton_ with it that most people don't...
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<jconlon>
I will research, someone just suggested dnsmasq as a simpler way to get this done, but I wasn't so sure if this was a good idea
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<Kyle__>
jconlon: I'd just do a full blown dns server. My gut is telling me you're using ubuntu... am I right?
20:32
<jconlon>
but I did get a little excited I might could make those clients work with dnsmasq instead, but that doesn't really matter, I'm so mad, I'm going to replace the clients just out of principle
20:32
correct 10.04
20:33
documentation on bind just seemed so complicated to resolve 1 hostname, but it might be fun anyways
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<Kyle__>
it's worth it.
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<jconlon>
cool, thank you. Have you ever seen office space
20:34
<Kyle__>
Many many times
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<jconlon>
the copier scene, that's what im gonna do to these thin clients
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<Kyle__>
jconlon: first google for an ubuntu named tutorial, then paste it here, I'll take a peek and let you know if it's sensible/worth following.
20:35
Then, once you have it, I'll toss my config files up on pastebin so you can compare it to what you're seeing. Maybe both in conjunction will help?
20:36* Kyle__ has actually let users office-space equipment headded for the dump. It really makes them happy.
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<jconlon>
lol
20:36
hold on
20:36
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BIND9ServerHowto
20:37
btw what distro do you use?
20:38
<Kyle__>
For servers I generally use CentOS/Scientific linux (binary-compatible RHEL clones) for servers, ubuntu for clients, and since LTSP is most happy serving like to like, ubuntu-server for the LTSP.
20:39
Avoid that howto...it's well intentioned, but it will drive you nuts if this is your first time.
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<jconlon>
good deal, it just looked too time consuming
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<johnny>
dnsmas is better
20:49
don't use bind unless you need it
20:50
dnsmasq is so much so much so much better with ltsp :)
20:50
unless you're using bind with sql db
20:50
that's what i deployed
20:51
jconlon, so yeah.. use dnsmasq :)
20:51
Kyle__, don't suggest bind
20:51
it's badnews
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unless you have thousands of clients
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<Kyle__>
johnny: Oooh, I love bind
20:58
johnny: It's nowhere near as complicated as people make it out to be.
20:59* Kyle__ never tried bind with sql...
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<johnny>
i've setup bind myself
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it's not that bad
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but dnsmasq is superior
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<Kyle__>
I can't give any help with dnsmasq, as I've never set it up.
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Call it an ulterior motive ;)
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<jconlon>
thanks, I appreciate the help, but I must go now
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<johnny>
Kyle__, dnsmasq is easy to setup, it's just adding entries to /etc/hosts
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and turning on the dns server in the config
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<johnny>
of course you can point it to a different file, but by default it comes from there
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Kyle__, i also use it to server tftp as well
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