Unix Users Meeting

Wednesday 29 Apr 2009, 13:00 → 15:00 US/Central

Curia II (2nd Floor) (Wilson Hall)

Wayne Baisley

Fermilab Unix Users Meeting

13:00 → 13:10 Security

Security Topic of the Month

Fermilab baseline's say you have to keep up with security updates. Remember that kernels have security updates too, but autoyum doesn't do kernels by default. And ... you have to reboot to get into the new updated kernel. Web page on how to make autoyum do your kernel, comming soon.

13:10 → 13:20 Scientific Linux

Scientific Linux 4.x - We expect Update 8 to come out next month (May)

13:20 → 13:30 Scientific Linux Fermi

Scientific Linux Fermi 5.3 - SLF 5.3 was released on April 1 for both i386 and x86_64 Download SLF53 Everything is up and working except x86_64 CD and DVD's Fermi Linux STS - We have updated the STS Live CD -- It now has ddrescue and gparted Download STS10 - Fedora 11 is due out next month. -- supposedly worked better with exchange -- supposedly has a kerberized VNC -- supposedly is what RHEL 6 will be based on

13:30 → 13:40 Misc

Other Unix and Linux announcements - Downtime scheduled for FNALU for Tuesday May 5, from 7:30-9:30. -- The entire cluster will be rebooted except for flxi11, which will be available - Unix and Linux Baselines -- Will there be changes? -- Will they start being enforced? - aklog and kcron -- Fixed for SLF4 (though still in testing) -- Progress made for SLF 5 - Redesigning the home page of fermilinux.fnal.gov

13:40 → 13:55 Tips and Tricks

Our monthly tip or trick - Yum group commands - Nvidia and dkms

13:55 → 14:00 Question and Answers

Any questions from the audience.

14:00 → 14:10 Quiz and Free Stuff

Our Monthly Quiz to give away our monthly supply of free stuff - This months quiz will be kernel related.