The Comms Room

Zoredache

20:01

@WesleyDavid, of course. the web-hosting business is pure profit with huge margins. It is the best business to get into. Why shouldn't it be easy for every person with a couple spare computers to setup web hosting?

Iain

@voretaq7 =Linux=LAMP :(

voretaq7

@Iain I was going to say =Linux=Ubuntu but yeah, :(

Iain

did you see this week's Solaris question ?

voretaq7

@WesleyDavid "Kill yourself now. It's less painful if you do it than wait for this business to slowly drain the life from your desiccated lifeless husk."

@Iain I missed one?

MikeyB

@voretaq7 You need to post that as a response

Iain

20:02

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Q: Solaris: FTP Server: listen on single IP (daemonaddress option in /etc/ftpd/ftpaccess?)

I am attempting to lock down the ftp server to listen on a specific interface instead of all interfaces. I added this line to the end of /etc/ftpd/ftpaccess daemonaddress 192.168.x.x The I ran svcadm restart ftp But the server is still listening on 192.168.y.y Any ideas? I read from man ft...

voretaq7

@MikeyB I do not venture into Linux fora

WesleyDavid

@Zoredache I don't get why people try to get into web hosting with so little knowledge.

voretaq7

@Iain … that's not even a GOOD solaris question. Where's the "I inherited this strange NIS environment with custom makefiles" bit?

@WesleyDavid because there are so many web hosting companies, it must be easy right!

WesleyDavid

@voretaq7 But we can rebuild me. We have the technology!

Iain

@voretaq7 ooh yes

Zoredache

20:04

@WesleyDavid, sorry was my answer too sarcastic? I was trying to say, 'because they believe there is easy money to be made there.

voretaq7

@Iain also I refuse to answer on principle: FTP is Satan's nutsack and the only help I'll offer is how to stop using it.

Iain

I was going to answer with use scp/sftp

WesleyDavid

@Zoredache No I got it, I was just in a state of incredulity.

voretaq7

(I WAS going to say FTP is Satan's asshole, but I already went ahead and mentioned NIS.)

Zoredache

ah

Iain

20:05

@Zoredache too sarcastic is not an issue here

MikeyB

@Iain Occasionally you really do need to transfer large files across a high-speed network. My experience is that sftp is just too much for the CPU to handle. </realworld>

@voretaq7 You are ON FIRE, man!

WesleyDavid

/me hits the FM-250 emergency valve.

Nice knowing you @voretaq7. Die an oxygenless death now.

MikeyB

WTF?

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Q: Bad response from freeSSHd server

I'm using ssh client called Granados to connect to servers. When I use CopSSH as ssh server, everything works fine, but when I use freeSSHd as ssh server I get strange response from server that contains something like that: "[4;41H [4;49H [4;42H [4;49H [4;43H [4;49H [4;44H [4;49H [4;45H [4;49H [...

ssh

WesleyDavid

A photon checks into a hotel and is asked if he needs help with his luggage. "No thanks! I'm travelling light!"

Thought we could use some levity.

Iain

@MikeyB they mean you have the wrong terminal emulation ...

voretaq7

20:08

@WesleyDavid FM-200 doesn't kill you - it just has the potential to cause degenerative neurological damage 20 years from now...

MikeyB

@Iain TRWTF is embedded in the middle: 'C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop>cat /proc/meminfo'

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WesleyDavid

@voretaq7 Oh that's right, It's halon that sucks the air out of your lungs.

voretaq7

@WesleyDavid and not all the halons. 1211 is a relatively safe one I think (?)

I know Halon 13-something is especially nasty but not immediately lethal below something like 10% v/v

Iain

only 9 FW to go, bet I get 20k before FW 749 though

MikeyB

Oh dear god... I'm going to have to get VMWare, Brocade and IBM working together to diagnose a problem in a customer's environment on a NetApp. Shoot me now.

voretaq7

20:12

@MikeyB Quit.

MikeyB

@voretaq7 Naw, I like this job too much. I get to work on interesting problems all day.

Aaron

IIs there a command line tool like "mysql", but for mssql servers?

MikeyB

@Aaron osql

Aaron

@MikeyB, for unixen?

MikeyB

@Aaron Oh gods… good question.

@Aaron I've got a site on which I hang around that I can ask that question.... lemme see... :p

Aaron

20:17

what? A site where you can ask questions and get answers ??!!

What kind of ad wizards are behind that tomfoolery?

MikeyB

@Aaron Those sex change aficionados.

voretaq7

@Aaron PHP (write one that takes SQL on STDIN and feeds it through a connection to an MSSQL server) :)

that suggestion is only 10% serious (you can do it, it will work, but people will start talking about you behind your back)

Aaron

yeah, I thought that would be my next choice

@voretaq7, WHAT DID YOU SAY ABOUT MY MOTHER??!!

voretaq7

@Aaron Young lady! I'm an expert on humans! Now pick a mouth, open it, and say 'BLARGHLEABBBARGLEWARGLEOOO"

Aaron

I am relieved that the new futuramas are in HD, I get so annoyed now when I watch stuff in SD

"Billy West? That's a stupid name"

voretaq7

20:24

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Q: winsock commands not found

Just got a machine from another company and I'm not allowed to re-image it but I need to get it on our network. I think its got some serious network configuration on it but don't know what. Windows 2000 SP 4 machine IP address/DNS are set to autoconfigure but the IP is stuck on an old address a...

dhcp netsh

Zoredache

Is it osql now? I thought isql.aspx) was the tool to use.

voretaq7

. . . do vendors/"other companies" not have freakin' support lines anymore?

Do I REALLY work for the ONLY company on earth that SUPPORTS the hardware/software we provide to people?

Aaron

I want to know what he expected from typing "bye"

voretaq7

@Aaron it works in FTP? :)

Aaron

>>> "Please don't assume I know what I'm doing."

DONE!

@voretaq7, so does "binary", but I don't type that in random places either!

voretaq7

20:25

(I think it also gets you out of netsh)

MikeyB

@voretaq7 winsock? WINSOCK?

Aaron

^D will get you out of nslookup also, that one is always a surprise

voretaq7

@MikeyB ... you want a sock as a prize?.... okay.

@Aaron ^D gets you out of a lot of shit. "End of file? end of session!"

that's why I had to open that question - I was expecting to be reading about Win3.x and winsock.dll or something

Aaron

thanksfortrumpetwinsock.com

jcolebrand

any SF mods present?

Iain

20:32

@jcolebrand not active

jcolebrand

well somebody kick 'em ;)

don't worry, I can kick 'em faster

Iain

what's up ?

Zoredache

@jcolebrand, did you need something or was that just a poll? 10k+ users can handle lots of normal stuff.

jcolebrand

I need a question remigrated

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Q: select most recent date for each id - SQL Server query

Hello I have a sql server table having following form id | date 1 | 2/3/2011 1 | 4/1/2011 2 | 3/8/2011 4 | 1/9/2011 2 | 3/3/2011 . . . into witch I need to display oly the most recent entry for each id. Help please

entry select

but that's a redirected one ;)

Iain

remigrated ?

Zoredache

20:34

so you don't think it belongs on dba, or what?

It doesn't belong on SF. It might be appropriate for stackoverflow maybe?

You are a mod over there, you should be able to send it off to the appropriate site right?

voretaq7

It's not for SF. I personally agree that it's too basic for DBA since the policy there is to off-topic anything that dead-simple, but I bet $5 if it gets sent to SO they'll cry about how other sites send them crap questions.

Zoredache

Just close it, and send the guy to Google.

jcolebrand

Sorry, phone call

It belongs on Stack Overflow, not on Database Administrators

the rule is a mismigrate backtracks to the source and re-migrates

@voretaq7 that's Programmers ;)

voretaq7

20:51

@jcolebrand not a bad rule, but it'd be easier to nuke the question (which is what will probably happen if someone here picks it up -- we're sick of the "crap migration" war with SO - they have so many more monkeys and SO MUCH MORE POO to fling back at us :)

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and contrary to what programmers want to believe, their shit DOES stink.

(can we just put them in an exhibit?)

Iain

does this answer make sense ?

Zoredache

no

Iain

phew !

voretaq7

yah... I don't normally downvote answers but... yah.

(also the guy's name pisses me off)

Iain

he has acquired quite a few downvotes

voretaq7

21:04

@Iain his answer is in the dictionary in a little framed box next to "non sequitur"

Zoredache

@Iain, he added a comment, it sounds like he is going to try to update it with the procedure that would work under IIS.

Nixphoe

I have an issue with WebDav. I found it on the edge of being ontopic over here and thought SU might be a better fit for it. I posted it up SU and it isn't getting any traction. Is there any issue asking for it to get migrated over here?

MikeyB

@Nixphoe link?

Nixphoe

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Q: WebDav System Error 67 in Windows XP

Issue: I'm having issues getting WebDav to work in the command line on Windows XP, both Service Pack 2 and Service Pack 3. C:\>net use z: https://mywebsite.com/software/ System error 67 has occurred. The network name cannot be found. Things I've tried: I've installed the following Micros...

windows-xp command-line mapping

Zoredache

@Nixphoe, try disabling ssl.

The webdav client built into windows sucks...

MikeyB

21:10

"Windows 7 works perfectly with the same command." Ungh... call MS?
Yeah, IMO it's on the edge of being on topic here.

Nixphoe

I've tried that on my servers as well

Iain

@Zoredache I suspected that he was talking windows originally but the OPs terminology suggests some sort of nix

Nixphoe

@MikeyB I knew it was on the edge, I figured I would try there first since it's more related to workstations

@Iain I actually have tried this from two different environments. I have a linux box with Apache, and Windows IIS

MikeyB

The fact that you're (presumably) doing this for scripting installs or logon scripts… that makes it over the line to on-topic here I'd say.

Nixphoe

alright, I'll ask for it to be moved, and I'm so hungry to get this to work, I'll through a bounty on it.

Thanks

Iain

21:12

@Nixphoe I wasn't referring to your issue

Nixphoe

@Iain ah, alright, I kind of figured it wouldn't matter since it looks to be a client issue any way. Thanks

voretaq7

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Q: .htaccess Allow owner of home directory only?

Suppose I have a home directory "~someuser/www" which Apache (maintained by someone else than me) exposes as http://www.myserver.com/~someuser . If I want to limit this directory to certain users, I can create a .htaccess file in the www folder containing the line "Require user username1 username...

apache permissions .htaccess user home-directory

that's better. Free rep to anyone who figures out how to do the URL-parsing-and-SetEnv-ing bit I refer to in my comment. It's an interesting problem but I'm not motivated enough to figure it out :P

this U4iK guy is a gem... can we lock him in a closet until he figure out how to use more than 5% of his brain cells? flips through answers and shakes head sadly

MikeyB

@voretaq7 I like your answer. Turn it into an important learning experience.

Zoredache

@voretaq7, I vaguely thing that someone could answer that question with mod_rewrite. I thought I saw something like that once...

voretaq7

@Zoredache that's what I'm thinking - mod_rewrite, SetEnv to get it into a variable, then require user $variable

may be simpler approaches too.

@MikeyB I'm not big on doing stuff for students. to them certainly, but not for :-)

MikeyB

21:28

@voretaq7 And remember kids, if you screw this up, everyone can see your work.

voretaq7

I've always felt if you can't handle setting up your own environment (with a little bit of help as needed) you probably aren't cut out for the more demanding things you'll have to do later on.

@MikeyB AND you'll fail the easiest lab of the year.

WesleyDavid

21:40

Okay, I've got my SOCKS proxy all ready for me being at conferences this month.

Wewt.

voretaq7

@WesleyDavid wet SOCKS?

Holocryptic

22:37

@Zypher Hey

Zypher

yo

Holocryptic

@Zypher Just got the email. Does that include our conf too?

Zypher

yes

Holocryptic

shit

Zypher

yea

WesleyDavid

22:51

yeah

don't know what we're all agreeing with, but I thought I'd jump on the bandwagon.

What did I just agree to?

What's that about the conference?

Zoredache

@WesleyDavid, you agreed to sell your soul for one dolla.

Holocryptic

fitty cent

WesleyDavid

Don't you mean, fiddy?

Holocryptic

same diff

Scott Pack

@WesleyDavid You're welcome.

WesleyDavid

23:06

Just got the email that NetSol is getting ready to start registering .XXX domains

".XXX Sunrise is Almost Here! Register your domains this Saturday!" Is that an oblique reference to morning wood?

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Zoredache

not really, no. The term sunrise has been used during the initial setup of other domains as well.

WesleyDavid

@Zoredache Thanks for ruining it, dude. Thanks a lot.

=P

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