Re: [Ilugc] too much policing?

2011-04-28 Thread openbala
On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 8:05 AM, Roshan Mathews wrote: > If we all pull together as a team, the information purification > directives will help us create a garden of pure ideology — where each > member may bloom, secure from the pests purveying contradictory > truths. We are one people, with one w

Re: [Ilugc] [OT] Pseudo developer to SysAdmin migration tips

2011-04-28 Thread Arun Khan
On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 11:33 AM, kish wrote: > I've done a bit of dev work in data processing, web apps and integration. > Integration of what? An example would be helpful. > Work dealt mostly writing in different languages and learning protocols and > breaking things to integrate. I'm fairly

Re: [Ilugc] [OT] Pseudo developer to SysAdmin migration tips

2011-04-28 Thread Kenneth Gonsalves
On Thu, 2011-04-28 at 15:18 +0530, Arun Khan wrote: > On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 11:33 AM, kish wrote: > > > I've done a bit of dev work in data processing, web apps and > integration. > > > > Integration of what? An example would be helpful. that is a proprietary software thingie - since the le

Re: [Ilugc] too much policing?

2011-04-28 Thread Manokaran K
I am lost as to who all are being sarcastic, who all are straight and who all have commented in jest! And am not sure who all are clamouring to ban who else! Just another thread typical of the times. Too bad I started it but the angst prevails. regds, mano _

Re: [Ilugc] Configure RAID 1 in CentOS 5.5

2011-04-28 Thread Rajagopal Swaminathan
Greetings, On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 11:47 PM, Arun Khan wrote: > On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 9:05 PM, R.Kanagaraj (RK) > wrote: >> Dear all, >> > > For production systems, you should consider server class hardware. +1 > >> So please guide me how to >> configure software RAID. so that even if one ha

[Ilugc] Ubuntu 11.04 Released

2011-04-28 Thread Swapnil Bhartiya
Ubuntu 11.04 Released, Available For Free Download The game changing Ubuntu 11.04 is now available for download. Muktware Manual Project has created a very comprehensive guide to help users in installing or upgrading to the latest version of Ubuntu. The guide has special focus on Windows users.

Re: [Ilugc] Grub problem

2011-04-28 Thread balaji sivanath
>        Does that mean you are able to boot into all installed > operating systems or do you mean that you just got a list of OSes, but > you are not able to boot into any of them ? All 4 os are bootable. >Did you install 10.04 on a separate partition or did you over >write 10.10 ? May be a litt

Re: [Ilugc] Grub problem

2011-04-28 Thread Arvind S Raj
On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 5:52 PM, balaji sivanath wrote: > >Does that mean you are able to boot into all installed > > operating systems or do you mean that you just got a list of OSes, but > > you are not able to boot into any of them ? > > All 4 os are bootable. > > >Did you install 10.04

Re: [Ilugc] [OT] Pseudo developer to SysAdmin migration tips

2011-04-28 Thread kish
On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 3:33 PM, Kenneth Gonsalves wrote: > make all the separate pieces of junk work together as a bigger piece of > junk. Very good guess. -- Cheers Kish --- Esse Quam Videri ___ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.

Re: [Ilugc] [OT] Pseudo developer to SysAdmin migration tips

2011-04-28 Thread kish
On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 3:18 PM, Arun Khan wrote: > IMO, Developers tend to have a silo PoV v/s Sys/Net Admins need to > have a "wide angle" (almost 360 degree) view and good trouble shooting > skills.  Your users will report a symptom and you need to figure out > (very quickly) where in the Netwo

[Ilugc] Ubuntu Fedora Release Parties

2011-04-28 Thread Shrinivasan T
Ubuntu 11.04 is released today. When is Fedora 15 coming? Is it possible to celebrate both the release parties in the coming monthly meet on May 14? -- Regards, T.Shrinivasan My Life with GNU/Linux : http://goinggnu.wordpress.com Free/Open Source Jobs : http://fossjobs.in

[Ilugc] jboss usage

2011-04-28 Thread Raajhesh Kannaa
Primary : How far is the usage of 'jboss' in the industry. i am planning on learning 'jboss'. 1) Just wanna know if its worth doing the certification as of now. (I know its worth doing any cert) I am mentioning at this time. 2) Which or who are the organizations and for what 'jboss' is used. 3) H

[Ilugc] Fwd: Grub problem

2011-04-28 Thread balaji sivanath
>I think you can simply install grub2 to partition that contains 10.10 and >delete the 10.04 partition. Ensure you use the 10.04/10.10 iso/cd to install >grub2 or any version that ships grub2 and not grub legacy. Instructions to >reinstall grub2 can be found here -> https://help.ubuntu.com/communit

Re: [Ilugc] Fwd: Grub problem

2011-04-28 Thread Guruprasad
Hi, On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 8:20 PM, balaji sivanath wrote: > when using the following command > sudo grub-install --root-directory=/mnt /dev/sdX (used correct drive name) > i got error that "warn: Attempting to install GRUB to a partition > instead of the MBR.  This is a BAD idea.. Are you givi

Re: [Ilugc] Fwd: Grub problem

2011-04-28 Thread balaji sivanath
> Are you giving /dev/sdX as something like /dev/sda which will > represent the whole hard disk and hence will install grub in the MBR > or something like /dev/sda1 which means the grub will be installed to > the partition specified. The former will make sure that grub is loaded > when you boot. Fo

Re: [Ilugc] jboss usage

2011-04-28 Thread Natarajan V
On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 7:52 PM, Raajhesh Kannaa wrote: > Primary : How far is the usage of 'jboss' in the industry. Rephrase: What is JBOSS? JBOSS is one of the many implementations of a Java Application Server. The Java Application Server is a "Open Standard" and there are many implementations

[Ilugc] Slackware 13.37 Released

2011-04-28 Thread Shrinivasan T
Not only is Ubuntu 11.04 out there, but Slackware 13.37 has now been released as well. Slackware 13.37 has been in development for about a year and it includes Xfce 4.6.2, KDE SC 4.5.5, the Linux 2.6.37.6 kernel, GCC 4.5.2, updates to X.Org including the use of the Nouveau driver, and updates to t

Re: [Ilugc] Ubuntu Fedora Release Parties

2011-04-28 Thread Arun Prakash
Hello, > Ubuntu 11.04 is released today. > I take a look at the beta . It is fine and happy to have the final one. > When is Fedora 15 coming? > It is coming only by 24 May [1] > Is it possible to celebrate both the release parties in the > coming monthly meet on May 14? We must schedule a later d

[Ilugc] Reduce volume on System sounds ??

2011-04-28 Thread Bala Kumar
Hi, How to reduce the volume for system sounds like the default play of a song when a mouse cursor is over a mp3 file, ubuntu startup sound etc ? Tried reducing the sound level with the slider in system--> prefences--> sound but on doing it that way the sound level for the music players like

[Ilugc] Invitation to Sprint on Internet Security

2011-04-28 Thread Shrinivasan T
Source : http://lists.flossmanuals.net/pipermail/discuss-flossmanuals.net/2011-April/005619.html - Invitation to Sprint on Internet Security - Basic Internet Security Book Sprint April 28 (now!) - May 1 (2300 CET)

Re: [Ilugc] [OT] Pseudo developer to SysAdmin migration tips

2011-04-28 Thread Kenneth Gonsalves
On Thu, 2011-04-28 at 19:31 +0530, kish wrote: > On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 3:33 PM, Kenneth Gonsalves > wrote: > > make all the separate pieces of junk work together as a bigger piece > of > > junk. > > Very good guess. no guess - see my forthcoming article on the subject in LFY -- regards KG ht

Re: [Ilugc] jboss usage

2011-04-28 Thread Kenneth Gonsalves
On Thu, 2011-04-28 at 19:52 +0530, Raajhesh Kannaa wrote: > (I > know its worth doing any cert) how do you know this? In what way does any cert (I assume you mean certification) help? -- regards KG http://lawgon.livejournal.com Coimbatore LUG rox http://ilugcbe.techstud.org/ __