Questions related to Ubuntu Server, and server-related packages.
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Cloning a remote virtual Server
I rented a virtual server running Ubuntu. To test changes to my configuration I'd like to be able to try them on a local machine. So basically I'd like to create a clone of the virtual server (I don't ...
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Remote Access to Owncloud Server
I'm currently trying to setup my own own-cloud server, and I've got it fully installed, configured, and accessible from within my own local network. I cannot figure out how to access it from the ...
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“No caching mode page present” when USB flash disk attached
When attaching a USB flash disk (NTFS formatted) to a laptop with Ubuntu Server 12.04 on board, I get following messages:
[ 3572.355603] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] No Caching mode page present
[ 3572.355640] ...
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Trouble with local server, URL not found errors with some, but not all local sites
I am setting up my Ubuntu laptop for my new job and I am having a strange issue. They have a crazy environment setup that I got working on my local Ubuntu 12.10 machine with Apache and PHP 5.3 (had to ...
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How to get old options back in Nautilus's “Connect to server” window?
I just installed Ubuntu 12.10 with GNOME 3.6 Classic. When I try to use Places -> Connect to server, I get a window missing all the options I was used to in Ubuntu 11.10 (such as SSH).
I can only ...
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Use resources of high end servers to run lubuntu in low end hardware
In our home there is one high end computer with lots of RAM and other low end old computer running lubuntu , the lubuntu itself has become slow so we were thinking of making the lubuntu machine a ...
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Timestamp appears to be wrong on some log files
When I use scp to remotely check my server logs, the "last changed" timestamp on some files appears to be set in the future. I've double checked the local time and timezone settings on both my server ...
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Create local repo for some applications
i have try to search over the internet but got nothing
this is my situation,
i have more than 30 vps running ubuntu server 12.04
i need to install openssh, webserver (apache + php) & database ...
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How to get HAVP(HTTP Anti Virus Proxy) working?
I have a Ubuntu 12.04 server with HAVP(HTTP Anti Virus Proxy) with ClamAV and AVG. My dhcp server is a OpenBSD 5.2 router.
If I connect manually to my Ubuntu server its works great, but when I'm ...
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How can I build the best Cyber Cafe possible using Ubuntu (Desktop or the Server Edition)?
My question has to do with my plan/dream of opening a Cyber Cafe in Mogadishu, Somalia, my birth place. I plan to use 5 to 15 computers (all laptops) running Ubuntu.
Now that you have the background ...
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Installing 12.04LTS Server on a Fake RAID10
Scenario
Install Ubuntu 12.04LTS Server on a RAID10 with boot on a RAID1.
4 - 2Tb SATA Hard Drives
3 Partitions (/boot, /, and swap)
boot (256Mb from each disk) setup in RAID1 /dev/md0
partition ...
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VSFTPD 553 error: could not create file
Fresh LAMP server setup with Ubuntu 12.04 and VSFTPD.
I'm trying to access the /var/www folder (web root) with FTP user.
I created a new user ftpuser and added it to the www-data user group created ...
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PXE boot ubuntu 12.04 Customization
Just configured my Ubuntu 12.04 server to play host to a diskless PXE/NFS system. Currently I'm deploying the Ubuntu 12.04 Desktop Live CD to all my clients (derived from the install CD). My question ...
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How to create personal cloud using eucalyptus
I am new to askubuntu and linux too. I want to implement my own cloud and one of my friend told me that this can be done very easily on ubuntu using eucalyptus. Can anyone tell me how to do this or ...
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Add Server between current wireless router and new router
I have a Ubuntu 12.04 Server with a wireless router attached. I would like to connect it to my modem/wireless router via the wireless interface in a transparent manner. My goal is to use the server to ...
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Server 12.04 machine does not respond to arp broadcasts
I just ssh'd into my old netbook (running as a CUPS server) running ubuntu server 12.04 and did a dist-upgrade (haven't done one in a while). Upon rebooting the machine, I can now no longer access it ...
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Open VM Tools producing warnings in syslog every 30 seconds / how do I suppress these warnings?
I would like to adjust my question slightly as I just updated one of my servers from 12.04 to 12.04.1 and am now seeing the same warnings on the upgraded server as well, so I am suspecting there is ...
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Google Drive / Owncloud Alternative for Ubuntu
I am looking for an alternative of Google Drives that works/installs in Ubuntu server. Something similar that offers the same or most of the functions in Google Drive, like file upload, syncing, ...
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Getting Primay domain controller to work
I am setting up a Primary Domain Controller on a small office network. I am following this guide
https://help.ubuntu.com/12.04/serverguide/samba-dc.html
I got it working on one machine a few weeks ...
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How to choose LVM mapping mode when installing Ubuntu server 12.04?
I would like to create a volume group with striped mode on top of 2 RAID-1 devices.
The issue here is I cannot choose striped when configuring LVM at installation stage. It's always be linear.
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when installing /boot inside a lvm group, where do I install the boot loader?
I am setting a personal file/cloud server based on ubuntu server 12.04 and owncloud but there are certain things about the partitioning that I can't get my head around...
Let's say for example I want ...
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Squid or DansGuardian: Which should pass content to an antivirus product for scanning?
I have an Ubuntu Server12.04 installation acting as a proxy server using Squid 3.1.19.
Squid has been configured to pass content to SquidClamAV 6.10 to check for viruses (using icap):
icap_service ...
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VLC 2.0.3.. can't enable http interface
I'm new to linux world, and happy with my ubuntu 12.04 64-bit server.
I am working in a re-streaming project and got stuck around access the stream in the server.
Already fixed quite issues, except ...
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Disk Space Full
Setting up Ubuntu 10.04 server, the / disk space shows full under df, however the du does not show any of the space used. This has several mounts to Gluster FS'.
I have tried a forced FSCK and to ...
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dhcp server configured in ubuntu on vmware
How can I test a dhcp server running on Ubuntu in vmware?
My dhcp configuration is:
ddns: update-style none;
default-lease-time 600;
max-lease-time 7200;
subnet 192.168.56.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
...
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ubuntu server 12.10 get input signal out of range on HP DL380 G4
After installed ubuntu 12.10 server on HP DL380 G4, I can't boot into it.
And the LCD got message "Input signal out of range, recommened settings is 1280x1024".
I can't see the terminal and tried ...
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ubuntu hang out with this message :blocked for more than 120 seconds
I'm running a virtualMachine on ESXi -- Ubuntu as a webserver -- (apache2 with nginx as his proxy, php, mysql) and services keeps hanging/freezing causing the whole server to be unresponsive. It's not ...
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Can't capture video from usb-webcam with ffmpeg
i have a hama usb webcam which works fine with the fswebcam command to capture single frames but when i try to capture a video with ffmpeg i get an error:
sudo ffmpeg -f video4linux2 -i /dev/video0 ...
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command line mount helper for Ubuntu server?
Under Ubuntu there are several mount helpers to support easy mounting of encrypted (cryptsetup/luks) removable media such as USB drives. Under Gnome/Unity/XFCE a requester is opened, just enter the ...
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Create a HotSpot which requires a username and password
I wish to set up a wireless access point which requires a username and password in order for clients to use the internet.
The network setup will be internet modem connected to an Ubuntu Server (2 ...
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Ubuntu Server Edition won't boot with second hard drive plugged in
I have a fresh install of Ubuntu server edition running on my home server. I cannot (for the life of me) get it to boot with a second hard drive plugged in. I have checked boot priority and made sure ...
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is there a unified management console for Ubuntu 12?
is there something similar to the management console in Windows for example
GUI based Device Manager
In windows server there is a server management console through which we can manage all system ...
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OpenVPN not listening on port
I just set up an OpenVPN server on a VPS but sadly I can't connect to it.
When I made a portscan I found that my custom 11940 port where openvpn should listen is closed. The default 1194 port is also ...
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How to set disk quota for multiple users within a single disk partition
I have a single disk partition (say /shared) shared by multiple users. It has a single file system (ext3). I want to put home directories for each of the user here and set their disk limit to 5 GB. ...
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How I can run Android 4.0.4 in chroot on Ubuntu 12.04 on the Pandaboard ES?
I want to run fully functional Android 4.0.4 on my Ubuntu 12.04 installation on the Pandaboard ES with the LXC containers.
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Is it good practice to backport source packages from newer Ubuntu releases?
My plan is like this:
Say I'm running 12.04 LTS, life is good, but its packages guadually become old. Then 12.10 is out, I add a deb-src line in my sources.list, and backport (download source, build, ...
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How to populate configuration files over a lot of servers?
I have configuration files at my home directory (.bashrc, .gitignore, etc.). When I find something helpful for me I add this information into this files. But also I have access via ssh to different ...
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Access to Ubuntu Server 12.04 with Ubuntu Workstation 12.04
I recently installed Ubuntu Server 12.04. I gave the server a static IP address. I now installed Ubuntu 12.04 on a workstation. I can connect to it via the terminal but I cannot add any folders to the ...
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Masquerading doesn't work between Ubuntu and Windows Server
Me and 2 other computer science students are working together on a school project.
One of our goals is to connect Windows Server 2008 to the internet through Ubuntu.
Everything is virtual using ...
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Ubuntu server 13.04 virtual kernel inside virtualbox has just 16 colors
I installed ubuntu 13.04 server with virtual-kernel option inside of virtualbox to try it out. It does seem to be working faster then the regular image. But there is one problem. The terminal has just ...
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Running Hadoop on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Server?
What will be the minimum system requirements if I wish to run it on the server version of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. Currently I have 4GB of RAM, Core 2 Duo Processor T5550, 1.83 Ghz. The server installation ...
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Trouble with mounting usb hdd on ubuntu server
The hard disk had previously been the primary hdd for this computer. The only OS ever installed was ubuntu server, without encryption or LVM. My intention is to only keep the files that were on ...
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How to upgrade Ubuntu 9.04 LTSP Thin client to Ubuntu 12.04?
I have a setup with Ubuntu 9.04 LTSP server and Ubuntu 9.04 LTSP Thin client.
I want to upgrade my Ubuntu 9.04 LTSP Thin client to Ubuntu 12.04 or higher.
Is it possible to upgrade? If it is, How can ...
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Server running on ESX can ping outside and inside but cannot be pinged (or ssh) from the inside
Have identical vm's that do not have this problem
Those identical machines are the only machines that can actually ping and ssh to this certain box.
Disabled firewall
Added new nic that was e1000 and ...
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Ubuntu Server 12.10 -> 13.04 Upgrade & MDADM Raid Arrary
Now that 13.04 is out - i am looking to upgrade my home server (test rig) to have a play. Just wondering what effect running
do-release-upgrade
Would have on my MDADM raid array? Would it survive ...
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Setting up Mail server on Ubuntu 12.04.2 Server
Based on this article http://iain.it/linux/how-to-install-php-fpm-and-nginx-on-ubuntu-12-04 I've built my LEMP web server. I need one more function to work: mail.
It's production server and I can't ...
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Problems with publishing shared printer in system-config-printer-gnome - Ubuntu 10.04.4
So the problem is I can't enable the option "publish shared printers connected to this system". I am able to tick the option, but after I do this, it automaticaly closes the window and the option is ...
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How do I setup a fine grained preseed with tasksel set to manual?
I am trying to preseed a netboot install of Ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail) x64.
Work Setup
My preseed configuration works fine as long as tasksel is not set to manual. For example:
[...]
d-i ...
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Radeon HD6450 doesn't work under ubuntu 12.04 server
Hardware: HP proliant microserver N40L
OS: Ubuntu server 12.04 (lsb_release gives Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS, to be precise)
Graphics card: XFX radeon HD 6450 ...
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Install different RAID
Now I have running server (samba) Ubuntu 12 with raid 1 (2x250GB). It's running well, but I will add new hardisk 2x(1TB).
I would like to know this new hardisk will be running raid 1 too. Is it ...
