Linuxers August 2008

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Fwd: Warning: maharya@usindia.com - User unknown!
by Kenneth Gonsalves 21 Aug '08

21 Aug '08

how many of you are getting this message? Begin forwarded message: > From: "MDaemon at usindia.com" <MDaemon(a)usindia.com> > Date: 21 August 2008 1:15:24 AM GMT+05:30 > To: lawgon(a)au-kbc.org > Subject: Warning: maharya(a)usindia.com - User unknown! > Reply-To: MDaemon(a)usindia.com > > maharya(a)usindia.com - no such user here. > > There is no user by that name at this server. -- regards Kenneth Gonsalves Associate, NRC-FOSS lawgon(a)au-kbc.org http://nrcfosshelpline.in/code/

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Red Hat Partners in Mumbai
by Amit Joshi 20 Aug '08

20 Aug '08

Hi, I have completed my engineering and seriously looking at System Administration as a career option. Can you tell me about the career prospects? Also, I am thinking about taking the RHCE exam. I am not able to spot much training institutes in Mumbai, CMS Computer Institute and Gates Training being the only ones I have been able to come up with. Can you please comment on the teaching quality of these computer institutes and such stuff? Looking forward to your replies. Regards, Amit.

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Bengalureans to come out with candles against monopolising knowledge
by Praveen A 20 Aug '08

20 Aug '08

Free Software User Group Bangalore is organising candle light vigil to say no to software patents on 23rd Saturday. More details here http://fci.wikia.com/wiki/Say_No_To_Software_Patents#Candle_Light_Vigil Invite your facebook friends at http://www.new.facebook.com/event.php?eid=27662916862 Regards Praveen -- പ്രവീണ്‍ അരിമ്പ്രത്തൊടിയില്‍ <GPLv2> I know my rights; I want my phone call! <DRM> What use is a phone call, if you are unable to speak? (as seen on /.) Join The DRM Elimination Crew Now! http://fci.wikia.com/wiki/Anti-DRM-Campaign

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[Commercial][Jobs] Experienced System Administrator for Zoomin.com
by PV Sundarram 20 Aug '08

20 Aug '08

Zoomin.com <http://www.zoomin.com> is looking for a highly qualified Systems Administrator to help administer our engineering infrastructure. Perfect Fit: - You have top notch hacking skills, including Unix/Linux/Windows/SQL administration experience. - You have administered a high-growth website handling millions of users. - You are obsessed about good security and reliability practices, and you have built systems with no single point of failure. - You can program well enough to write maintenance applications (for example, automate code release in all the servers). - You have the ability to stay levelheaded and organized even in the most chaotic of situations. - You have attention to detail, curiosity and constant need to learn new things. Zoomin.com is a venture backed startup operating at startup execution speed, you can read more about us at http://www.zoomin.com/htdocs/AboutUs.aspx. Benefits: - competitive salary - incentive stock options - healthcare and fitness benefits - generous vacation time - very best computing equipment - excellent view from office You'll work with a small team of very smart people who'll talk about the latest tech stuff and take pride in what they do. If this sounds interesting to you, send a resume and cover letter telling us some real information about you and what you find interesting to jobs(a)zoomin.com. You'll be joining at a time when everyone's able to make a real difference. P.S. For a limited time only, if we hire someone you recommend you can earn a $500 referral bonus. Simply have the person you are referring include your name and email address in their cover letter when they apply. Please remember to only have the person applying contact us directly. The bonus will be paid out after 2 months of their start date. For more details visit http://www.zoomin.com/htdocs/Careers.aspx?from=fb. -- keep klickin' Sundarram P.V. -- http://blog.pvsundarram.com

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Red Hat Partners in Mumbai
by Neelesh Gurjar 19 Aug '08

19 Aug '08

From: "Amit Joshi" mckagan(a)gmail.com > Subject: [ILUG-BOM] Red Hat Partners in Mumbai >prospects? Also, I am thinking about taking the RHCE exam. I am not able to >spot much training institutes in Mumbai, CMS Computer Institute and Gates >Training being the only ones I have been able to come up with. Can you >please comment on the teaching quality of these computer institutes and such >stuff?-- I know onw Guy who teaches linux very well and in depth. His name is Mr. Rajeev Banerji. He lives in Vashi. He explains Basics of Linux in very nice way. However currently he is taking rest because of got Heart Attack. He will recover in next 2 months. So if you can wait, you can wait for 2 months but again I am not sure he will conduct class again.. Regards NeeleshG LINUX is basically a simple operating system, but you have to be a genius to understand the simplicity

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Red Hat Partners in Mumbai
by yogesh kunjir 19 Aug '08

19 Aug '08

The problem is finding the "good" institute and the "proper" faculty combo. I have gone through products of practically all the name brand insti's in Mumbai conducting RHCE. i am also willing to join a RHCE course i see on redhat.com and i found a red hat official partner as vibrant technologies at Anheri (west) the study material provide by red hat it self > institute where I did the course, the 3 months course got dragged to > 9 months. We were migrating from one room to another and almost every they say that a full time course will take only 1 and half month to complete the whole RHCE from basic concept and week-end batch (a day in week) will take 3 month May I ask how much did this place charge per student? they charge 15,000 for RHCE per student any suggestion for me -- sincerely, yogesh Saddest quote of funniest man "I like to walk in rain because no one can see my tear"

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Need help for getting system board
by Neelesh Gurjar 19 Aug '08

19 Aug '08

Hi All, I have downloaded Voyage Linux and have customized it as per the requirements of Firewall n Router for my home. Do anybody have idea regarding where can I get following kinds of boards ? http://www.pcengines.ch/alix2c3.htm I will copy linux into SD compact flash card and then I can use that card with this board. -- Regards NeeleshG LINUX is basically a simple operating system, but you have to be a genius to understand the simplicity

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Red Hat Partners in Mumbai
by Raghu Prasad 19 Aug '08

19 Aug '08

Hi! Amit, > I have completed my engineering and seriously looking at System > Administration as a career option. Can you tell me about the career > prospects? Its nice to know that we still have engineering graduates among us who think system administration is a challenging field. When I suggest this field to freshers, they usually can't believe that I am sane enough for their further attention. For most of the freshers, learning Java and DotNet are the ultimate goals in computing career. True system administrators will be in demand as long as companies keep using computer systems. It would be interesting to know what the term _True_ means here. System administration, in general, requires following skills: 1. Understanding how hardware works. You don't have to be a wizard in digital electronics. But you need to be familiar with terms like SATA, PATA, Routers, Modems, USB1, USB2 etc. Basic understanding of functionalities of various components in a computer system is a must. 2. Knowing how to program. If one opts for system administration to remain in the IT field, even if he/she lacks programming skills; then it is a bad choice. You can't administrator multiple systems in a smooth way without doing some sort of automation. The tasks like getting a failure notice via SMS, automatic backup of data at odd hours of nights, detection of some intrusion etc. do require programming. Though various tools are already available to carry out these tasks, one can't create a tool generic enough to solve all the problems possible in a setup. So the skills of _glue programming_ is necessary. On Unix/GNU-Linux you need to learn bash, perl or Python etc. For Windows administration, you need to know VB script, perl/Python or power shell for scripting purpose. 3. Knowing various software components used in the system. As a system administrator, one needs to know how to set up various services required in a company. It is necessary to understand how various services are provided. One needs to know how mail sytem works, how DNS and DHCP functions etc. Ability to set up mail servers, file and print servers, Active Directory/LDAP, document repository etc. is a must for a sysadmin. Sometimes one needs to set up additional tools for project management, time tracking, knowledge base management, wikis etc. As a system administrator, one needs to know how to set up and configure these tools. Also required is the skills to fix problems as and when they are detected. Without a proper understanding of underlying components, it would be easy to feel helpless when your users ask you to solve their problems. 4. Knowing how to manage stress. System administration is a stressful job if you are providing service to large number of users. One needs to know when to say _no_ and how to say it. Managing people and their needs is one of the most important part of system administration. The idea is to provide smooth services even when the system and the admin both are under stress. Usually point 1 can be taught to a person. Except point 3, the other ones are generally inherent in people. These things are difficult to teach but may be easy to learn by looking at others' examples. Point 3 requires some good experience. I am yet to see a coaching class where they teach everything required to master point 3. > Also, I am thinking about taking the RHCE exam. I am not able to > spot much training institutes in Mumbai, CMS Computer Institute > and Gates Training being the only ones I have been able to come up with. After observing the computer institutes in Bombay for over a decade; and after teaching in some of them many years back, I can safely say that you can only learn 10 to 20% of required skills in any institute. The best way to learn is to experiment on your own computer system. It is a long and tortuous route. But it is the best one leading you to be a _true_ sysadmin:) Since you are fresh out of the college, no one is going to take you to administer their critical systems. The best bet for you is to join some company as a trainee and learn the secrets of the trade for next two to four years. That experience will be counted to get a fat pay check afterward. People with good sysadmin skills are always in demand. I have seen many who earn more than those so called _real programmers_ of similar experience level. But one thing to remember is that, sometimes programmers can fake it, but not the sysadmin. You do need to know the internals of the systems you manage. Wishing you a challenging and enjoyable career in system administration. Raghu

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] tftp installation How-to
by bimal pandit 18 Aug '08

18 Aug '08

Dear All, On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 Ratnakar Koli wrote : >Hi friends, > >I am trying to do a tfpt installation of Centos 5.1, i've been googling around since yesterday morning and hv tried various things but was not able to get it running. All I was able to get is the DHCPD running. > >Can someone please direct me to some good documentation, as to how to setup a PXE boot installation from Centos? > >Thanks > >Ratnakar Koli I would suggest you to read the theory of "LTSP" it works with tftp and the theory is very well explained on the site in its documentation. http://www.ltsp.org/ http://wiki.ltsp.org/twiki/bin/view/Ltsp/Documentation regards, Bimal Pandit

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tata indicom and firefox
by Kenneth Gonsalves 17 Aug '08

17 Aug '08

hi, you may recall a previous thread on this subject. When I first bought the usb modem I blogged about it here: http://lawgon.livejournal.com/42968.html as you can see, a tata guy read my blog and asked for complaints. He took up the matter and solved my problems. When I had problems with firefox compatibility he again asked for details and I pointed him to our archives. He has now mailed me saying that he has taken up the matter with the tech guys and they now assure him that all defects are rectified and the site is 100% firefox compatible. I dont have any pending bills, so cannot check. Can anyone check and verify this? -- regards Kenneth Gonsalves Associate, NRC-FOSS lawgon(a)au-kbc.org http://nrcfosshelpline.in/code/

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