From flanderb at gmail.com Thu Jan 1 15:29:14 2015 From: flanderb at gmail.com (Benjamin Flanders) Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2015 15:29:14 -0500 Subject: [GRLUG] single use computer Message-ID: Short version: I need a really locked down computer. Like only three websites. How would I create it. Long version: Once the company I work for go to paperless paychecks, I will be tasked to get a computer in the lunch room that will only do a few things. I immediately thought of Linux(of course) but how would I go about locking it down. By locked down, I mean it needs to be able to go the payroll website, the 401k website, and the company's google e-mail. Just those three sites. I'm thinking maybe running a browser in private mode only with an inactive timeout(can this be done), with a (most likely) heavily customized distro running from the cdrom. I have some old xp desktops that this would be perfect for. I could remove the harddrive add as much memory as they can take and I'd have spare parts if something dies. Is this doable? Share and Enjoy Ben -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From megadave at gmail.com Thu Jan 1 15:32:47 2015 From: megadave at gmail.com (Dave Chiodo) Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2015 15:32:47 -0500 Subject: [GRLUG] single use computer In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Have it hard wired to a proxy that blocks acces to all bot those sites, with the kiosk itself having no other network connections. On Jan 1, 2015 3:30 PM, "Benjamin Flanders" wrote: > Short version: > I need a really locked down computer. Like only three websites. How would > I create it. > > Long version: > Once the company I work for go to paperless paychecks, I will be tasked to > get a computer in the lunch room that will only do a few things. I > immediately thought of Linux(of course) but how would I go about locking it > down. > > By locked down, I mean it needs to be able to go the payroll website, the > 401k website, and the company's google e-mail. Just those three sites. > > I'm thinking maybe running a browser in private mode only with an inactive > timeout(can this be done), with a (most likely) heavily customized distro > running from the cdrom. I have some old xp desktops that this would be > perfect for. I could remove the harddrive add as much memory as they can > take and I'd have spare parts if something dies. > > Is this doable? > > > Share and Enjoy > Ben > > _______________________________________________ > grlug mailing list > grlug at grlug.org > http://shinobu.grlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/grlug > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From patrick at upmerchants.com Thu Jan 1 16:17:16 2015 From: patrick at upmerchants.com (Patrick Goupell) Date: Thu, 01 Jan 2015 16:17:16 -0500 Subject: [GRLUG] single use computer In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <54A5B95C.3030003@upmerchants.com> Check out the july 2014 issue of linux jounral article "Practical tiny core in the fire servi e". Sounsd like what you want. Obviously you will need to do a little bit of work to set it up for your needs but it should point you in the right direction. Or give you some ideas if that project does not work for you. On 01/01/2015 03:32 PM, Dave Chiodo wrote: > > Have it hard wired to a proxy that blocks acces to all bot those > sites, with the kiosk itself having no other network connections. > > On Jan 1, 2015 3:30 PM, "Benjamin Flanders" > wrote: > > Short version: > I need a really locked down computer. Like only three websites. > How would I create it. > > Long version: > Once the company I work for go to paperless paychecks, I will be > tasked to get a computer in the lunch room that will only do a few > things. I immediately thought of Linux(of course) but how would I > go about locking it down. > > By locked down, I mean it needs to be able to go the payroll > website, the 401k website, and the company's google e-mail. Just > those three sites. > > I'm thinking maybe running a browser in private mode only with an > inactive timeout(can this be done), with a (most likely) heavily > customized distro running from the cdrom. I have some old xp > desktops that this would be perfect for. I could remove the > harddrive add as much memory as they can take and I'd have spare > parts if something dies. > > Is this doable? > > > Share and Enjoy > Ben > > _______________________________________________ > grlug mailing list > grlug at grlug.org > http://shinobu.grlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/grlug > > > > _______________________________________________ > grlug mailing list > grlug at grlug.org > http://shinobu.grlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/grlug -- Patrick Goupell Are you free? Find out at http://www.sedm.org/ Income taxes? Find out at http://www.whatistaxed.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From chadg at uncleyaya.net Thu Jan 1 16:46:01 2015 From: chadg at uncleyaya.net (Chad Gross) Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2015 16:46:01 -0500 Subject: [GRLUG] single use computer In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <90949361-408D-4163-BD98-F39C306B24FA@uncleyaya.net> Have you considered a Chromebase? Depending on your time/budget it might be an option since they are pretty easy to lock down. On Jan 1, 2015, at 3:29 PM, Benjamin Flanders wrote: > Short version: > I need a really locked down computer. Like only three websites. How would I create it. > > Long version: > Once the company I work for go to paperless paychecks, I will be tasked to get a computer in the lunch room that will only do a few things. I immediately thought of Linux(of course) but how would I go about locking it down. > > By locked down, I mean it needs to be able to go the payroll website, the 401k website, and the company's google e-mail. Just those three sites. > > I'm thinking maybe running a browser in private mode only with an inactive timeout(can this be done), with a (most likely) heavily customized distro running from the cdrom. I have some old xp desktops that this would be perfect for. I could remove the harddrive add as much memory as they can take and I'd have spare parts if something dies. > > Is this doable? > > > Share and Enjoy > Ben > _______________________________________________ > grlug mailing list > grlug at grlug.org > http://shinobu.grlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/grlug From kyle at virtualinterconnect.com Fri Jan 2 10:45:06 2015 From: kyle at virtualinterconnect.com (Kyle Maas) Date: Fri, 02 Jan 2015 10:45:06 -0500 Subject: [GRLUG] No Fridays After Five this week either Message-ID: <54A6BD02.1090006@virtualinterconnect.com> Mike can't make it this week, and I can only make it part of the time and have a cold, so I think we're going to cancel this week and shoot for next week (the 9th). Warm Regards, Kyle Maas From mikemol at gmail.com Wed Jan 7 17:13:10 2015 From: mikemol at gmail.com (Michael Mol) Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2015 17:13:10 -0500 Subject: [GRLUG] Friday After Five - weather and other advisories. Message-ID: So, no Friday After Five this week. If you haven't heard, weather's going to be pretty ugly for the next couple days. I won't be at the office, so...yeah. In related news, I'm not sure about next week or ongoing weeks. Dagny and I have another kid (girl, "Ada") due in a couple weeks, and once that happens, I probably won't be able to anchor for at least a couple months--FAF will depend on Kyle's availability. Pity; in my experience, the winter months are usually the most solid for GRLUG socials attendance. -- :wq From lvl at omnitec.net Tue Jan 13 12:32:18 2015 From: lvl at omnitec.net (L. V. Lammert) Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2015 11:32:18 -0600 (CST) Subject: [GRLUG] FF 35.0.5 Weirdness Message-ID: Been using FF on SuSE 13.1 for almost a year, hibernating regularly [but not always switching network profiles/WiFi]. On this trip, almost every time I sleep/resme, Firefox refuses to start again: * DNS appears to work, as the hostname appears briefly in the screen status bar on the bottom * Immediately thereafter, the "cannot connect" screen appears * I normally already have a shell open, so the network is up and resolving DNS I have to close all open instances (typically two or three) and restart, and all is well. Checked Proxy setting in FF, set to none, .. resolv.conf appears sane, .. dig, host, and ping all work normally, .. can't see anything these that may be getting borked. Any pointers on troubleshooting? Thanks! Lee From kyle at virtualinterconnect.com Thu Jan 15 20:27:07 2015 From: kyle at virtualinterconnect.com (Kyle Maas) Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 20:27:07 -0500 Subject: [GRLUG] Friday After Five this week (the 16th), but not next week (the 23rd) Message-ID: <54B868EB.4080607@virtualinterconnect.com> We will be doing Friday After Five this week (the 16th) but not next week (the 23rd). However, we're planning on ramping back up again for weekly meetings after that. No pizza this week - Mike may or may not be attending. Boilerplate follows. ----- We here at Virtual Interconnect are hosting the Grand Rapids Linux User's Group for weekly socials. Mike and myself serve as anchors; at least one of us will be here during the event. Time: 5PM-7PM Fridays, every week Location: 315 Richard Terrace, Grand Rapids MI 49506 (Not handicapped-accessible, sorry.) Google Street View: http://goo.gl/maps/CDOzO Commute: Parking is on the south side of the building, and The #6 bus route runs right in front of us, the #5 and #19 come close. Nearest stops: http://bit.ly/QyS7RY Food: Popcorn and water are free. Just about anything else is BYOB (No alcohol). No pizza this week, because Mike may or may be attending. Entry: The door is always locked, unless it's propped open. Ring the doorbell if it's shut. Loitering: When we have to go, we have to go. There are restaurants, cafes and bookstores all around, though. From kyle at virtualinterconnect.com Thu Jan 15 21:27:31 2015 From: kyle at virtualinterconnect.com (Kyle Maas) Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 21:27:31 -0500 Subject: [GRLUG] Friday After Five this week (the 16th), but not next week (the 23rd) In-Reply-To: <54B868EB.4080607@virtualinterconnect.com> References: <54B868EB.4080607@virtualinterconnect.com> Message-ID: <54B87713.8020607@virtualinterconnect.com> FYI: ajprog from the #grlug IRC channel is planning on doing pizza this week like Mike normally does - if you want some, chip in a few bucks to help cover it. If you have a topping preference, join #grlug and let him know. Warm Regards, Kyle Maas On 01/15/2015 08:27 PM, Kyle Maas wrote: > We will be doing Friday After Five this week (the 16th) but not next > week (the 23rd). However, we're planning on ramping back up again for > weekly meetings after that. No pizza this week - Mike may or may not be > attending. Boilerplate follows. > > ----- > > We here at Virtual Interconnect are hosting the Grand Rapids Linux > User's Group for weekly socials. Mike and myself serve as anchors; at > least one of us will be here during the event. > > Time: 5PM-7PM Fridays, every week > > Location: 315 Richard Terrace, Grand Rapids MI 49506 (Not > handicapped-accessible, sorry.) Google Street View: > http://goo.gl/maps/CDOzO > > Commute: Parking is on the south side of the building, and The #6 bus > route runs right in front of us, the #5 and #19 come close. Nearest > stops: http://bit.ly/QyS7RY > > Food: Popcorn and water are free. Just about anything else is BYOB (No > alcohol). No pizza this week, because Mike may or may be attending. > > Entry: The door is always locked, unless it's propped open. Ring the > doorbell if it's shut. > > Loitering: When we have to go, we have to go. There are > restaurants, cafes and bookstores all around, though. > _______________________________________________ > grlug mailing list > grlug at grlug.org > http://shinobu.grlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/grlug From ebever at researchintegration.org Mon Jan 26 09:42:10 2015 From: ebever at researchintegration.org (Eric Beversluis) Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 09:42:10 -0500 Subject: [GRLUG] f-spot opens as .exe Message-ID: <54C65242.5020104@researchintegration.org> Curious. When I open f-spot in Fedora 20 (it was installed before I upgraded to F20), it opens at /usr/lib/f-spot/f-spot.exe. I thought Linux did not run .exe files. Is wine somehow running in a way that doesn't show up with ps -ef | grep wine? /bin links to /usr/bin. at /usr/bin/f-spot there's a script that says to run /usr/lib/f-spot/f-spot.exe. Thanks. EB From signals42 at gmail.com Mon Jan 26 09:45:12 2015 From: signals42 at gmail.com (Kevin McCarthy) Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 09:45:12 -0500 Subject: [GRLUG] f-spot opens as .exe In-Reply-To: <54C65242.5020104@researchintegration.org> References: <54C65242.5020104@researchintegration.org> Message-ID: F-spot is written C#/.net and runs through Mono. I believe an .exe file is appropriate. On Jan 26, 2015 9:42 AM, "Eric Beversluis" wrote: > Curious. > > When I open f-spot in Fedora 20 (it was installed before I upgraded to > F20), it opens at /usr/lib/f-spot/f-spot.exe. > > I thought Linux did not run .exe files. > > Is wine somehow running in a way that doesn't show up with ps -ef | grep > wine? > > /bin links to /usr/bin. > > at /usr/bin/f-spot there's a script that says to run > /usr/lib/f-spot/f-spot.exe. > > Thanks. > EB > _______________________________________________ > grlug mailing list > grlug at grlug.org > http://shinobu.grlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/grlug > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I believe an .exe > file is appropriate. > > On Jan 26, 2015 9:42 AM, "Eric Beversluis" > > wrote: > > Curious. > > When I open f-spot in Fedora 20 (it was installed before I > upgraded to F20), it opens at /usr/lib/f-spot/f-spot.exe. > > I thought Linux did not run .exe files. > > Is wine somehow running in a way that doesn't show up with ps -ef > | grep wine? > > /bin links to /usr/bin. > > at /usr/bin/f-spot there's a script that says to run > /usr/lib/f-spot/f-spot.exe. > > Thanks. > EB > _______________________________________________ > grlug mailing list > grlug at grlug.org > http://shinobu.grlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/grlug > > > > _______________________________________________ > grlug mailing list > grlug at grlug.org > http://shinobu.grlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/grlug -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lvl at omnitec.net Tue Jan 27 19:21:02 2015 From: lvl at omnitec.net (L. V. Lammert) Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 18:21:02 -0600 (CST) Subject: [GRLUG] No ssh! Message-ID: Trying to fix an ancient Fedora 9 box, .. it "seems" like outbound ports are being blocked (i.e. firewall for which we have not access), BUT nmap shows plenty of open ports. * The fact that nmap shows open ports is confirmation that access is not blocked, right? * Is there anything wonky in Fedora 9 that might be causing an issue? I did update the machine, and it finally found some working repos. * Looking at ssh debug output, it appears to hang after looking for keys: ... debug1: Connection established. debug1: permanently_set_uid: 0/0 debug1: identity file /root/.ssh/identity type -1 debug1: identity file /root/.ssh/id_rsa type -1 debug1: identity file /root/.ssh/id_dsa type -1 Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated! Thanks! Lee From kyle at virtualinterconnect.com Thu Jan 29 17:37:30 2015 From: kyle at virtualinterconnect.com (Kyle Maas) Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2015 17:37:30 -0500 Subject: [GRLUG] No Friday After Five this week (the 30th) Message-ID: <54CAB62A.9040604@virtualinterconnect.com> Mike and I will not be able to make it. See you next week! Warm Regards, Kyle Maas From pilcheck at gmail.com Fri Jan 30 12:39:44 2015 From: pilcheck at gmail.com (Dan Pilcheck) Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2015 12:39:44 -0500 Subject: [GRLUG] Ultra320 10k 36gb. Message-ID: Hi LUG, I have a new spare disk for an old PowerEdge 2660. Its a Seagate ST336607LC - http://www.serversupply.com/SEAGATE/HARD%20DRIVES/ULTRA320-80PIN/36GB-10000RPM/ST336607LC.htm Free to a good home is you can use it. -- Dan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: