Video: How do you react when someone cuts through a network cable your server with a pair of scissors?
How would you react if someone is on a visit in your server room, unpacks a pair of scissors and just randomly cuts through a network cable? That is what has tried out the magician and illusionist Scott Tokar on behalf of nasty colleagues Kiran Bhageshpur, seineszeichen director of engineering of Isilon Systems. Of course he did not really cut the Ethernet cable. How did he do it, do you see in the resolution of the tricks. So if you want your server admin time to play a trick then tries to imitate the trick. But keep one of the necessary safety distance 
Ubuntu Lucid Lynx 10.4 Alpha 3 release
Today, on 25 February 2010 has come. The third alpha release of Ubuntu 10.4 Lucid Lynx (Lynx luminous) has been recently released by Canonical for download. This is the third and final alpha release so the next LTS (Long Term Support) version of Ubuntu.
There are again a variety of innovations and improvements incorporated into the last alpha release:
- Recent GNOME version
- FIREFOX switched to the default search engine from Yahoo
- Linux kernel 2.6.32-14.20 based on 2.6.32.8
- Support for removing the "hal" package - extreme boat performance enhancement
- New version 5.4 of likewise-open the Active Directory
- Nouveau - New open source drivers for nVidia graphics cards
- The Software Center has been expanded to include some features. New PPA Views and Featured Category
- Social Web integration - in MeMenu integrates a new text box that allows Twitter or Identi.ca to update status without opening an application.
I still continue to advise urgently on an installation of their third and final alpha release in a live environment. Who wants to try Ubuntu but 10.4 on a test environment, can find the download of Lucid Lynx, and other information.
To upgrade directly from Karmic koala 9:10 on the new alpha version you can also press Alt + F2 and type the command "update-manager-d" in the command line. The update manager now reports "New distribution release '10 .04 'is available". Now click on Upgrade and follow further instructions.
The whole release plan to the finals LTS version of lucid lynx looks like this:
10. December 2009 - Alpha 1
14. January 2010 - Alpha 2
25. February 2010 - Alpha 3
18. March 2010 - Beta 1
08. April 2010 - Beta 2
23. April 2010 - Release Candidate
29. April 2010 - Final Version
Video of the Ubuntu release plans:
Icinga and Nagios integration with Nabaztag
Meanwhile, many already know the Web Nabaztag rabbit. The multi-purpose wireless gadget responds with the necessary script now also ICINGA and Nagios notifications.
Jack of zone blog had to communicate the idea of his ICINGA / NAGIOS monitoring system with the Nabaztag to. Then he found a Perl script, which only sends a message to the hare, he used his creativity and copiers wrote his own code to the API of the Nabaztag. Thus, the rabbit has learned a new skill: ICINGA and Nagios notifications visually presented. Blinking lights and moving the rabbit ears to give a certain something.
The PHP script and an installation guide + Infos gibts Here
Hans has also recorded a video in which he shows the Nabaztag in Action:
That is reason enough for me now, get me a Nabaztag rabbit. The thing I make sure the office pretty good!
LackRack - cheapest 19-inch server rack made by IKEA?
Alter Schwede! IKEA has a modular, stackable, 19 "server rack for the living room on offer. And at an unbeatable price of 7,99 EUR in all colors. You do not believe me? Then read on time, D
Although it is meant as a little joke, but actually a cool idea as well as ingenious. The so-called "LackRack" is the cheapest and most movable rack-mount solution out there. Moreover, it is modular and can thus be extended to the optimum size. Fear your LackRack the IKEA catalog or on the homepage of the Swedish furniture giant, under the pseudonym "LACK side table"
The guys from eth-0, many users already have collected photos and present them on the eth-0 site. Moreover gibts course, a Facebook Fan Page.
Installation Guide
- Unpack the package
- The rack using the enclosed instructions to assemble IKEA
- If you require multiple items, then you should take you to the appropriate angle and stabilizing screws get at the hardware store
- Hardware between the left and right (table) feet to place. On the bottom begin to achieve greater stability
- In addition, the hardware components can be screwed
Features
- Looks good
- Simple and quick to build
- Can be expanded as
- Budget
- Weight. The rack is easy and can quickly be transported to other places
- Different colors for example.: Critical servers with the color red to indicate
- You can leave food and drink on the rack
- It can be a lamp placed on the rack in order to better see the hardware
- Rack is made of 100% renewable and recyclable materials. (Green IT aspect)
Change MySQL user password
The password of a MySQL user in the command line to change is actually a fairly simple process. Since I myself can remember the order but never did I write it here at:
Log in using the following command on the MySQL server console
mysql -u root -p
Select the database mysql
use mysql;
Change password using this command (your-new-password, and your-user by an appropriate password or user name to replace)
update user set password=PASSWORD(" dein-neues-passwort ") where User=' dein-user ';
Wallpaper for Ubuntu 10:04 lucid lynx
Saleel Velankar has published recently, this truly beautiful and inspirational wallpaper from the luminous lynx (lynx lucid) in Ubuntu art mailinglist. This truly successful design work here is definitely worth an entry.
(Source: anotherubuntu blogspot)
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