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May 3, 2008

LDAP hack day (1)

Filed under: meeting, sysadmin crunching — iang @ 2:53 pm

We (foo, iang, binsh, martin) got together at Philip’s place 2nd May and had another go at getting LDAP moved. Progress:

  • extracted and modified for new home into Roy
  • Loaded up and running
  • Databases extracted…
  • Tech tech fed and watered (thanks to Delfine)

Things left to do: resolve the Bind <–> LDAP connection, set up Roy as DNS, try it all…

March 5, 2008

meeting 20080305

Filed under: meeting — iang @ 11:14 pm
  • blogs/
    • blog sign on is a problem
    • spammers are getting through the open-sign on.
    • maybe 1000 attempts a month
    • need an email address - use
    • we need a contract — terms & conditions, etc. ==> SunTzu
    • welcome text for new users
  • need LDAP for MUworkpress
    • bernhard talking to Matthias
    • need LDAP sign-on site.
    • LDAP sign on / create new account is through evolve
    • need to rewrite the login page.
  • evolve new account procedure
    • click on Login, under About Evolve, short graphical how to …
    • evolve should have a “Apply for Sonance Membership”
    • it is some work
    • Martin can do that
  • streaming stuff
    • martin suggests: meeting / workshop
    • inviting tell people about theScreen
    • lucas is doing something with Ella
    • martin knows diete who is a painter that wants to do some live streaming
    • let’s email lukas and ella (marting talked to lukas)
  • goten
    • no apache on goten — it is decided.
    • move mail long-term to the VM farm.
  • database admin
    • philip might help us
    • “you guys keep it limping along until than”
  • 3rd DNS server
    • Bernhard talked to sysadm on Hetzner…
    • could do 3rd DNS
    • not interesting at the moment coz still on goten
  • programming web page
    • submission system
    • lots of stuff already there
    • It is like “changing the name of the new content button”
    • Martin … would not be the (sole?) programmer
    • next step is to write the requirements
  • access to clem for iang ?

February 28, 2008

meeting 20080227

Filed under: meeting — iang @ 12:29 pm

Tech team

Present: binsh, foo, martin, suntzu, stefan
Also: pablo, julia

  • Matthias G: It’s all done, Virtually speaking! VMs are set up awaiting…
  • Admins should request SSH passwords on all services …
  • Sonance core applications => Candy !!!! this is the area for Martin.
    Drupal, PHP5 only!!
    ISPagent also installed.
  • install a new Mediawiki version on Candy.
    get it going with LDAP.
  • Need an SVN repository. How to run it? … Stefan could experiment from summer.
    Onto candy.
  • Instiki-wiki … Matthias can identify who top users are and tell them it is going to be shut off.
  • Martin wants to be “taken off” Roy (DNS, LDAP, ISPman).
  • Hoss (databases) is installed MySQL … running on localhost only so far.
  • Users to get new passwords.
  • How to move the users? Do the users move themselves….. Decide this when DNS is going, below ===>
  • If they show no sign, they disappear?????…… If they show up on wednesday or move it themselves, we can help! Board decision or not?

DNS

  • Talked to Subik, sent him all the stuff. List of VMs, plan of split services.
  • Subik should be preparing the DNS.
    This is now a critical blocking action!!!
  • DNS is to go onto Roy.
  • Question to DNS/team: how are internal names set up like hoss and roy/ldap?
    Internal /etc/hosts file?
    ldap.sonance.net, mysql.sonance.net, ?

Stream

  • Gernot for typo3
  • But it needs ImageMagic
  • ImageMagic needs fopen() which is what caused the hack.
  • Therefore not on candy as yet!
  • In 1.5 months exactly, Matthias G and Oliver will complete Stage 1 of
    the Streaming and Converting Booster rocket.
  • onto adam/stream.
  • Then we have to think about how to integrate it to drupal….
  • Streaming server had Flash converter,
    streams video … can either embed Quicktime or use a Flash player …
    Only streaming tech that Flash supports is RTMP (sp?)
    only streaming service that is free/not open source is
    “Flash Streaming Server” and possibly Helix.
    This way we can stream video in flash.
    is useful because it supports Quicktime …
  • But we shall instead wait 1.5 months and then it will be solved.
    The installed copy had a dodgy past…

Misc

  • (Martin) Antony was mentioned by Martin, is PHP/UN/CC/BG.
    Can he be brought in … YES!
  • (SunTzu) CAcert might ask for support from sonance when they bring in a new guy to manage system moves: machines, space, net, sysadms, etc. More as it develops.
  • (binsh) Pooool migration work is done, moved to sing.
  • Pooool main portal is PHP, wordpress, mediabase (problem security wise)
    Needs ISPman Management tool … on Sing
  • Should go on Clem.
    ISPman

February 20, 2008

meeting 20080220

Filed under: meeting, security — iang @ 7:22 pm

Present: iang, virtual-matthias-G

Zentrix hacked again and again …

  • Zentrix VM got hacked last friday night.
  • Cleanup lasted minutes and it was hacked again by monday.
  • vector of attack was either mod_perl or mod_php, no clarity on this point
  • PHP was opened up again last September.
  • Only active sysadms now have access, and new security policy is in place.
  • subik moving dns to new VM with assistance from FF’s Wolfgang
  • subik will solve ldap domains change problem.