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    Re: DNS Zone file configuration help request

    Ha! forgot the code tags. Wait one.
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    Re: DNS Zone file configuration help request

    Okay... so I made some changes, and let it run for a few days to see if there were any hiccups. So far so good (except for a tiny problem I will detail at the end).

    I thought I'd share my...
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    Re: DNS Zone file configuration help request

    Good tip, thanks. I've been researching dnsmasq since reading your post. It's definitely a possibility.

    Currently, I'm using Bind9+dhcpd together. It works...but... I'm a big fan of the KISS...
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    DNS Zone file configuration help request

    SITUATION:

    I am on Ubuntu 12.04.4 LTS

    Since the release of 12.04, I have had a local network consisting of DHCP server (also running Bind9 and configured as 'master' for the devices on the...
  5. [ubuntu] 12.04.2 LTS Kernel upgrade assistance needed.

    I'm running Ubuntu Server 12.04.2 LTS on three servers.

    A couple months back, I upgraded the Kernels using "sudo apt-get dist-upgrade"

    In each case, I went back and issued the following...
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    Re: Extract video from DVD. Possible?

    In the end... to keep it simple, I loaded the DVD, dragged-and-drop the .VOB file over to the desktop, renamed it to *.mpeg, then used DeVeDe to mix-and-match mpeg files and spit out an ISO for each...
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    Extract video from DVD. Possible?

    I have a series of talks on DVD. Each DVD has two or three menu items. For example:
    DVD 1 has: lecture 1, lecture 2 and lecture 3. For a total of 60 lectures on 25 [or so] disks.

    I want to choose...
  8. [ubuntu] postfix, dedicated www to dedicated smtp config request.

    I have a dedicated web server on the local network (tigger.mydomain.com) and a dedicated email server (pooh.mydomain.com).

    The mail server works fine (thanks to ExRatione, and Flurdy).
    ...
  9. [ubuntu] Re: Need help building a mail server, stuck at postfix and/or courier config

    I feel your pain.

    Last week I finally upgraded the hardware to something that cost less to run (Atom D525). We (our family) has been on Qmail (of qmailrocks.org, then qmailtoaster.com) for the...
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    Re: Howto: set up a mail server in Ubuntu

    Aside from posts http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=12035520&postcount=450 and http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=12035520&postcount=450

    Has anyone had success with the 10th edition of...
  11. [ubuntu] Re: Grub issue with mdadm RAID 1 on desktop upgrade to 12.04

    Thanks! that makes me feel a good bit better.

    I hadn't tried to reboot it yet, because I was concerned that I had flubbed it somehow and rebooting would only lead to a big headache, and a general...
  12. [ubuntu] Grub issue with mdadm RAID 1 on desktop upgrade to 12.04

    When I built my 11.04 system, I used the alternate installation disk, and configured software raid using mdadm. As it was a first for me, I was impressed with how simple it was when you follow the...
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    [SOLVED] Re: 12.04 upgrade kernel version seems wrong

    I got the issue resolved (got the machine booted up) by following the instructions here:
    http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1195275

    set root
    linux /boot/vmlinux... root=
    initrd...
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    [SOLVED] Re: 12.04 upgrade kernel version seems wrong

    I don't suppose there's a way to enter into the grub command line at the boot screen (which still shows 3.0.0-16-generic as a boot option, though selecting it still results in "error: file not found"...
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    [SOLVED] Re: 12.04 upgrade kernel version seems wrong

    hmmm.... Yep, I'm downloading an install disc now...and, YES, I have software RAID configured on my install. My assumption is that I'll need to take special steps to keep it. Though I was really...
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    [SOLVED] Re: 12.04 upgrade kernel version seems wrong

    well, now I've gone and made a mess... I used synaptic to remove the 3.0.0 kernel image (because 3.2was installed in the upgrade), and ran grub-update.

    upon reboot, I got the "cant find boot...
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    [SOLVED] 12.04 upgrade kernel version seems wrong

    I'f finished the upgrade to 12.04, and all seems to be working well.

    However, when I reboot (after running update-grub) the java test at http://java.com/en/download/testjava.jsp tells me I'm...
  18. Thread: Xsublim?

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    Xsublim?

    I've used Xsublim in earlier versions of Ubuntu, and really enjoyed it.

    However, It would appear that Xsublim is no longer active... Or at least it doesn't install [simply] on 11.10.

    Has anyone...
  19. [ubuntu] Is there an alternative to mdconfig for 11.04?

    I'm building a new pfSense firewall on an embedded platform, and pursuant to the instructions contained here http://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Modifying_Embedded I would like to mount the image file,...
  20. [SOLVED] Re: My username is no longer in the sudoers file!!!???

    That link did the trick, thanks!

    For some reason, my username had been deleted from the admin group.

    Jones
  21. [SOLVED] My username is no longer in the sudoers file!!!???

    Here's the situation:

    My PIX 501 died, and I'm attempting to use a Soekris 5501-70 card to install the embedded version of Pfsense on a Compact Flash card.

    I had a bit of drama getting the...
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    Re: Words people say wrong that drive you nuts

    Which is, I believe, an excellent illustration of why it's so hard to convey emotions in print without resorting to phraseology common to one local dialect or another.
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    Re: Words people say wrong that drive you nuts

    I find that it's easiest to play dumb by pretending to interpret the speaker (usually my wife lol) in an absolutely literal sense. Sometimes, I even get away with it.
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    Re: Words people say wrong that drive you nuts

    You are correct,the meaning has not been lost.

    However, in the examples you gave (proper usage every one) all of the emotion has been stripped away from the context of the message.

    The...
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    Re: Words people say wrong that drive you nuts

    Of course, it is considered improper grammar to use these phrases in formal speech and writing. However, informally? Some folks here might disagree. But, ultimately I reckon, it depends upon your...
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