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user limits

Jim Kinney — 2008-10-07T17:45:24

When a system uses pam, the file (typically) /etc/security/limits.conf can control limits for things like resident set size, stack size, number processes, login count, etc. What happens when a user hits a soft limit? A hard limit means the operation is not completed and/or fails. I'm looking for a way to notify users that they are pushing their luck opening another (eg - firefox) application as they are running out of ram. Jim Kinney

RSS + TTL

Chris Fowler — 2008-10-07T13:18:27

Anyone here playing around with RSS? I decided to do a little research today to see how I can use RSS in our system. Most of the items I want the client to see are time sensitive and I need the client to read the XML file on the server at least once per 5 minutes. I've added the option the feed and it does not seem FireFox 3.0 respects it. I'm tailing apaches access log and I see no attempt to grab the file every 5 minutes. Possibly I've did something wrong? Here is the top of the rss feed file SAM AlarmCenter Organization: DEMO http://demo.opsdc.com/ 5 support-C5vNwMtvQp34lQ16zRZlbA< at >public.gmane.org Maybe FF has a minimum?

Considerations Regarding Dual Power Supplies

2008-10-06T19:33:14

In audio-land, you have to be mindful of not creating ground loops, i.e, a closed circuit of what should be ground in which EMI (especially 60Hz hum and harmonics) can be induced. Knowing that, does it cause problems to run power cables from a machine with two power supplies to two different PDUs in a server rack? Or, is it preferable to connect the two power cables to as close to the same point as possible (i.e., two electrically adjacent outlets in the same PDU)? Aren't the ground pins in each of the two power supplies going to be connected together inside the machine? If so, it seems as though having the two grounds form a big loop might bring a lot of hash into the machine through the ground lines. - Jeff

Postgres backups?

Robert L. Harris — 2008-10-06T15:38:40

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 'lo all. Just found a new one. We have a number of postgres backups we run nightly with the command: /usr/local/pgsql/bin/pg_dump -U postgres -Ft city | /bin/gzip -5 > city.out.bz We just got a new one, one of the cities is just too big for tar: 2008-10-06 07:18:31 - pg_dump: [tar archiver] archive member too large for tar format Anyone run into this and know a way around it? Robert - -- :wq! ==================================================================== Robert L. Harris | GPG Key ID: E344DA3B < at > x-hkp://pgp.mit.edu DISCLAIMER: These are MY OPINIONS With Dreams To Be A King, ALONE. I speak for First One Should Be A Man no-one else. - Manowar -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.8 (Darwin) iD8DBQFI6jEA8+1vMONE2jsRAp1QAKCsZvWUE2I3k1GHzCqGINJEFoWuswCg45RO 9MOTsScm61SZem4f96KFjn0= =StER -----END PGP SIGNATUR

linux CNC-mill abd smelting (was Re: Documents and VCS )

Jim Kinney — 2008-10-06T11:55:34

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[OT] I knew dogs could do this

Jim Kinney — 2008-10-06T11:45:38

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Multiple Interfaces and Routing NFS

Brian Pitts — 2008-10-04T17:25:49

Hi, I have a machine with three network interfaces. The wireless one should be irrelevant. route Kernel IP routing table Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface 192.168.0.0 * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 wlan0 192.168.186.0 * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth1 192.168.186.0 * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0 link-local * 255.255.0.0 U 1000 0 0 wlan0 default 192.168.0.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 wlan0 My goal is to be able to manually load balance NFS traffic across the two interfaces. eth1 has the address 192.168.186.1 and eth0 has the address 192.168.186.2. Both are connected to the same switch. I can mount the NFS share using either address. However, no matter which address I use when mounting, all the traffic is sent over eth1. My network foo is not strong enough for me to be certain how to easily change this. Any suggesti

NewbieQ on Java MIDlet and Linux

John Mills — 2008-10-04T14:14:47

ALErs - I have a Java app intended for cell-phone use in the form of a 'MIDlet'. Can I run this in a full Linux environment (SuSE-10.x, FCxx, ...)? Is so, how do I do it? TIA. - Mills

BerkeleyTIP-GLOBAL TODAY JOIN US ONLINE Oct4 VIDEOS: Debian Akademy IRC

john_re — 2008-10-04T12:25:54

Hey - ALE'rs - With 705 messages in my Inbox, you are #1! (NOVALUG is < at >2 with 383) I guess you are all to busy sending messages to answer my msg (from 0801) who's in charge there - & who want's to step up & get the #1 LUG online with the community & watch some educational Linux videos. Probably shouldn't call em educational, call em "Peaches" - yeah, that's the ticket. ----- SHORT SUMMARY: YOU ARE INVITED TO JOIN WITH US ONLINE TODAY, EITHER FROM HOME, or organize a quick get together - best at some campus location with wifi, so you can educate students. HI-LIGHTS: Debian & KDE videos at 1PM Pacific time, 4PM Eastern, etc, IRC starts 11am, VOIP is the programming project. Hope to C ya! :) ===== Whole bunch of NEW EXCITING THINGS for YOU at the GLOBAL LINUX FreeSW meeting This SATURDAY OCTOBER 4 - 1) Join from HOME, 2) Hot DEBIAN & KDE AKADEMY VIDEOS 3) PROGRAMMING PARTY = Get VOIP between local meetings http://groups.google.com/group/BerkTIPGlobal Join the mailing list & say "Hi"

ALE.ORG domain corrected

aaron — 2008-10-03T15:21:31

Our ALE.ORG domain is pointed at our new server now. The generous provider of our donated hosting for the past several months, Xilogix, is finally getting proper credit and appreciation. We appreciate the domain correction but we don't seem to have received any email notice of it... still looking for contact with Chris Farris about the registration. peace aaron

First Look: OLPC XO-2

2008-10-03T12:22:22

This looks interesting but no mention of an operating system. First Look: OLPC XO-2 http://blog.laptopmag.com/first-look-olpc-xo-generation-20 http://tinyurl.com/5fvaxr keith -- Keith R. Watson Georgia Institute of Technology Systems Support Specialist IV College of Computing keith.watson-ss4n/k5RZhaUArH+D2fLrA< at >public.gmane.org 801 Atlantic Drive NW (404) 385-7401 Atlanta, GA 30332-0280

Fujitsu to sell hard drive unit to Western Digital

2008-10-03T12:17:36

Fujitsu to sell hard drive unit to Western Digital http://www.techspot.com/news/31890-fujitsu-to-sell-hard-drive-unit-to-western-digital.html http://tinyurl.com/4o5syr Report: Fujitsu to Sell HDD Business to Western Digital http://www.pcworld.com/article/151760 keith -- Keith R. Watson Georgia Institute of Technology Systems Support Specialist IV College of Computing keith.watson-ss4n/k5RZhaUArH+D2fLrA< at >public.gmane.org 801 Atlantic Drive NW (404) 385-7401 Atlanta, GA 30332-0280

Skype admits privacy breach in China

2008-10-03T12:06:24

Skype admits privacy breach in China http://www.techspot.com/news/31904-skype-admits-privacy-breach-in-china.html http://tinyurl.com/3pq8bg Keith -- Keith R. Watson Georgia Institute of Technology Systems Support Specialist IV College of Computing keith.watson-ss4n/k5RZhaUArH+D2fLrA< at >public.gmane.org 801 Atlantic Drive NW (404) 385-7401 Atlanta, GA 30332-0280

ale-politics is dead (and good riddance)

JK — 2008-10-02T19:35:56

Hi folks, Some of you may recall that several years ago, I set up a mailing list (ale-politics-p4JJrTFY15asTnJN9+BGXg< at >public.gmane.org) which was intended as a side-track onto which political discussions that arose on ALE would get shunted. I believe only three people ever subscribed to it. I finally got around to killing it off this morning, in case anyone actually cares.

Viewsonic VX910, broken -- trade for beer

Brian W. Neu — 2008-10-01T22:39:48

If anyone enjoys tinkering/soldering with LCD controller boards, I've got a great project. The screen itself is flawless. No stuck pixels, no scratches. The screen will flicker for a second with an analog screen, but DVI never comes up at all. It was working great then just went black with a flashing power LED while I was working on it. I was just going to give it away free, but a 12 pack of beer still seems fair and people at my office building will love me for it. Sam Adams is preferred, but I'm always willing to try new beer if you have a particular favorite. I'm off Delk Rd near the Dobbins runway & Fed Ex. Email me.

ale.org Website pointed to primeharbor technologies.

Mike Harrison — 2008-10-01T13:44:49

When I pull up http://www.ale.org or http://ale.org I get the PrimeHarbor Technologies website instead.

Linux and Lightscribe Technology

Gene Poole — 2008-10-01T13:27:43

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Question about cable modem connections

Jim Lynch — 2008-10-01T09:59:54

I'm about to set out on a project that's bound to be hazardous to my marriage and maybe my health. I'm sending my wife to her mother's house (who is 91) with a laptop running Xubuntu. When she gets there, she'll order internet service from the local cable provider. While I have no hope that the installer will even know what Linux is, I'm hoping it will be plug and play. My question is, do cable modems work like DSL modems in that they have a DHCP server built in so all you have to do is plug a computer that works with a DHCP enabled router? Or do you have to do some manual configuration? The reason I asked is that the little lady is a modern day Luddite wrt computers. After about 5 years I think she's finally able to plug her SD card from the camera into the reader and when the window pops up with her pictures, she knows to open another window and find the right directory to drag and drop the pictures into. I don't think she's mastered creating a new directory without help yet however.

ALE.ORG web site is MAIL.ALE.ORG (for the moment)

aaron — 2008-10-01T09:33:12

The ale.org web address appears to be redirected. We (Jim Kinney and I) have had a full ALE site mirror up and on line for several months now at . Last communication to the previous web master was that he could switch over the domain to the new host "any time now". I guess now it's any time. In the mean time, you can find at We have a note out to switch the domain and a request to transfer the domain ownership. Will keep the list apprised. peace aaron

Somebody Broke ALE

Brian Pitts — 2008-10-01T08:01:05

http://www.ale.org/ now points to the PrimeHarbor Technologies front page.

Xirrus demo

Mike Harrison — 2008-10-01T02:25:21

Hey Mark. ALE aka Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts want to know if they can brow-beat you into a demonstration at an ALE meeting? They are a rabid bunch of Linux zealots that will probably throw rotten tomatoes at you, ask very hard questions about the gear and pick on you a lot.. But also includes a handful of people with a serious interest in high end wireless networking that may just drool at your kewl toys. Meetings are usually at Emory U. See http://www.ale.org for details. --Mike-- ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:16:42 -0400 From: Jim Kinney public.gmane.org> To: Mike Harrison public.gmane.org>, ale-S6NtOCTnm14< at >public.gmane.org Subject: Re: [ale] Server Hardware Can we brow beat/harass him into an ALE meeting and demonstration? On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 7:41 PM, Mike Harrison public.gmane.org> wrote: