[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Server 11.10 -- how do I enable remot access via Putty?

2012-03-12 Thread Alexander Birchall
Hi, I thought I was quite experienced at administering a Ubuntu Server, but I am totally confused by the graphical desktop for Ubuntu Server 11.10. I need to be able to remotely connect to the server with Putty (my choice for remote access to servers). But how do I enable this remote access

[ubuntu-uk] Adding storage two a Ubuntu server?

2011-07-08 Thread Alexander Birchall
Hi All, I find that a Ubuntu server (Release 11.04(natty) I inherited has available 60 GB of unused space on the hard disk. I would like to expand the existing 40 GB available to the server to incorporate this extra 60 GB, but I have so far been unable to do it. Using the Disk Utility on t

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Server Upgrade -- how long should I wait for server to restart?

2011-02-22 Thread Alexander Birchall
! Alex Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2011 11:44:23 + From: j...@jr0cket.com To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Server Upgrade -- how long should I wait for server to restart? On 22 February 2011 10:23, Alexander Birchall wrote: Hi, I have just gone through the pr

[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Server Upgrade -- how long should I wait for server to restart?

2011-02-22 Thread Alexander Birchall
Hi, I have just gone through the procedure of upgrading from Ubuntu server Hardy Heron 8.04 to the latest version (10.04 LTS), using the upgrade manager. The procedure took a couple of hours to complete, and then I was asked to restart the server. This I did, but that was half an hour ago.

[ubuntu-uk] FW: Server shutting itself down or going into a deep sleep

2010-01-05 Thread Alexander Birchall
Hi All, Early last month I emailed the ubuntu-uk mailing list about the Ubuntu server I own that occasionally makes itself unavailable on the network (though it does respond to ping). To avoid having to physically switch the server off and on, Neil Greenwood on this list suggested I try using

[ubuntu-uk] panic, panic_on_oops, panic_on_unrevocered_nmi?

2010-01-04 Thread Alexander Birchall
Hello, In the manual entry for "bootparams" it states: "panic=N By default the kernel will not reboot after a panic, but this option will cause a kernel reboot after N seconds (if N > 0). This panic timeout can also be set by "echo N > /proc/sys/kernel/panic"." Therefore, I thought it advisa