1230683111 Q * infowolfe Ping timeout: 480 seconds 1230683603 J * infowolfe ~infowolfe@c-24-21-204-37.hsd1.or.comcast.net 1230684181 Q * infowolfe Quit: Leaving 1230684188 J * infowolfe ~infowolfe@c-24-21-204-37.hsd1.or.comcast.net 1230684597 Q * yarihm Quit: Leaving 1230685250 M * Bertl daniel_hozac: I'm uploading a test version for 2,6.28 right now ... interestingly testfs fails on test 212 .. if you find a moment maybe you could look into that? 1230685290 M * Bertl the rest seems to be fine, but I probably missed something somewhere ... 1230685365 M * Bertl okay, patch is there ... off to bed now ... have fun! 1230685377 N * Bertl Bertl_zZ 1230685967 Q * dowdle Remote host closed the connection 1230687486 Q * TimLyth Ping timeout: 480 seconds 1230687737 J * jsullivan ~jsullivan@cpe-74-75-231-235.maine.res.rr.com 1230687738 Q * infowolfe Ping timeout: 480 seconds 1230687804 M * jsullivan Hello, all. 1230687814 M * jsullivan Can anyone point me to some guidelines on sizing /tmp? 1230687827 M * jsullivan It caught my eye how vserver defaults to using tmpfs for /tmp . . . 1230687837 M * jsullivan and we are planning some heavily utilized systems . . 1230687850 M * jsullivan many hundreds of virtual desktops per guest. 1230687870 M * jsullivan My guess is we should create particularly large swap files and greatly increase the default size of /tmp. 1230687881 M * jsullivan The large swap files are to accommodate the tmpfs. 1230687887 M * jsullivan Is this a reasonable line of reasoning? 1230688396 J * infowolfe ~infowolfe@c-24-21-204-37.hsd1.or.comcast.net 1230689750 N * Moo Guest135 1230692116 M * cehteh jsullivan: depends on what the users do .. but if you plan to swap tmp out anyways (and considering that usecase) .. why not place tmp on a real harddrive/filesystem at first hand 1230692849 M * jsullivan Hi, Moo. 1230692862 M * jsullivan I suppose that gets to the reasons for using tmpfs in the first place. 1230692875 M * jsullivan I am guessing it gives us the security of transient tmp files. 1230692888 M * jsullivan Similarly to putting them on an encrypted partition . . 1230692907 M * jsullivan if anyone steals the device, they cannot access sensitive data which may have found its way to /tmp. 1230692940 M * jsullivan Originally we had planned to put /tmp on an encrypted partition but tmpfs seemed like a more elegant way to approach it . . 1230692946 M * jsullivan and seems to be the default for VServer. 1230692953 M * jsullivan However, this is very new to me . . 1230692957 M * jsullivan hence the request for guidance. 1230694216 J * TimLyth ~tux@202.134.227.227 1230694885 Q * jsullivan Quit: using sirc version 2.211+KSIRC/1.3.12 1230695918 J * balbir_ ~balbir@122.167.222.111 1230697814 Q * infowolfe Quit: Leaving 1230697821 J * infowolfe ~infowolfe@c-24-21-204-37.hsd1.or.comcast.net 1230697852 Q * infowolfe 1230697858 J * infowolfe ~infowolfe@c-24-21-204-37.hsd1.or.comcast.net 1230697955 M * TimLyth Is is possible to run another virtualisation host environment within a linux-vserver guest, theoretically allowing win32 code to be run? 1230698040 M * TimLyth And, yes, I know wine IS an option if I was REALLY desperate. 1230701007 M * cehteh TimLyth: no vserver shares one kernel, but you can do the opposite run a vserver kernel in some other virtual machine/hypervisor or such 1230701055 M * cehteh or .. as well run some virtual machine inside a vserver, but that likely needs some privileges you dont want to give to a vserver 1230702567 M * Supaplex I bet qemu would allow it too, but it will not be accelerated. 1230702640 M * Supaplex unless you permit device access etc to the kqemu device. no idea about the security implications there. provided wine works, it should perform better (if you use the current release, distro snapshots are usually too old) 1230702648 M * Supaplex infowolfe: hey there =) 1230702740 M * cehteh i plan (already tried, but was to lazy to continue) to use kvm on our build server 1230704782 Q * balbir_ Ping timeout: 480 seconds 1230704868 Q * Supaplex Ping timeout: 480 seconds 1230705937 Q * hparker Quit: Read error: 104 (Peer reset by connection) 1230707553 J * doener ~doener@i577BBE31.versanet.de 1230707657 Q * doener_ Ping timeout: 480 seconds 1230708130 J * pmenier ~pme@LNeuilly-152-22-72-5.w193-251.abo.wanadoo.fr 1230708479 Q * esa Ping timeout: 480 seconds 1230710058 J * balbir_ ~balbir@122.167.179.127 1230711863 J * mtg ~mtg@dialbs-088-079-143-204.static.arcor-ip.net 1230712857 J * ghislainocfs2 ~Ghislain@adsl2.aqueos.com 1230712974 Q * ghislainocfs2 1230714918 Q * balbir_ Ping timeout: 480 seconds 1230718405 J * geb ~geb@AOrleans-151-1-72-104.w90-21.abo.wanadoo.fr 1230718609 M * geb hi 1230718766 J * balbir_ ~balbir@122.167.179.127 1230719397 J * gypsymauro ~colorioma@84.18.151.77 1230719400 M * gypsymauro hi 1230719425 M * gypsymauro I've installed vserver on debian lenny but when I try to stop or restart processes like postfix nothing happens.. 1230719439 M * gypsymauro any hints? 1230720448 M * PowerKe gypsymauro: you're trying this from within a guest? 1230720951 M * geb gypsymauro, can you copy/past what you do in paste.linux-vserver.org ? 1230720966 M * geb it s not very clear 1230721621 M * gypsymauro I've installed a debian lenny with vserver patch , then I created a new guest and there I installed sshd postfix and other services but when i run /etc/init.d/postfix stop or /etc/init.d/ssh stop if I run a ps ax I c postmaster and sshd processes still alive, If i try it on the physical machine it works.. (same version of debian) 1230721812 M * PowerKe gypsymauro: You're running these commands from within the guest (after vserver enter)? 1230722684 J * yarihm ~yarihm@77-56-182-18.dclient.hispeed.ch 1230723240 J * gnuk ~F404ror@pla93-3-82-240-11-251.fbx.proxad.net 1230723347 J * dna ~dna@p54BCDA7C.dip.t-dialin.net 1230724281 Q * _nono_ Quit: Leaving 1230724287 J * _nono_ ~gomes@libation.ircam.fr 1230724538 Q * gypsymauro Quit: leaving 1230725122 J * dna_ ~dna@p54BCF1FE.dip.t-dialin.net 1230725239 P * friendly 1230725408 J * dna__ ~dna@p54BCCF96.dip.t-dialin.net 1230725499 Q * dna Ping timeout: 480 seconds 1230725769 Q * dna_ Ping timeout: 480 seconds 1230726595 Q * Aiken Remote host closed the connection 1230726691 Q * dna__ Quit: Verlassend 1230729772 M * ktwilight_ thanks for 2.6.28 :) 1230730880 J * takeru ~takeru@nttkyo888227.tkyo.nt.ftth.ppp.infoweb.ne.jp 1230732948 J * ghislainocfs2 ~Ghislain@adsl2.aqueos.com 1230732971 J * cga ~weechat@94.36.82.206 1230733139 Q * ghislainocfs2 1230733581 N * Bertl_zZ Bertl 1230733587 M * Bertl morning folks! 1230733685 Q * takeru Quit: takeru 1230733744 M * geb morning Bertl 1230734031 M * geb sqod (stupid question of day): can i create a CTX 1 for monitoring purpose ? 1230734064 M * Bertl yep, that's what the spectator context (xid=1) is for :) 1230734090 M * geb but can i run a "normal" vserver on this ctx ? 1230734100 M * geb or it will cause problems ? 1230734115 M * Bertl well, no, it is not a real context, more an advanced state 1230734152 M * Bertl in theory you could run something like a guest there, but it would be more like a second host 1230734212 M * geb ok i understand 1230734331 M * geb for basic adminstration (supervision of process , statistics...) it can be interesting to use directly this ctx 1230734346 M * geb will try, tks :) 1230734767 M * pmenier Hi all 1230734780 M * pmenier problem with 2.6.28 : http://paste.linux-vserver.org/12674 1230734805 M * ktwilight_ ok, this is strange, i can't do vserver-stat in 2.6.28 1230734805 M * ktwilight_ $ vserver-stat 1230734805 M * ktwilight_ can not change context: migrate kernel feature missing and 'compat' API disabled: Function not implemented 1230734854 M * pmenier ktwilight_: just above :) 1230734864 M * ktwilight_ yea saw :) 1230734865 M * ktwilight_ hehe 1230734907 M * ktwilight_ 2.6.27.10 works fine though 1230734921 M * Bertl ktwilight_: what arch/util-vserver version? 1230734925 M * pmenier yes for me too 1230734933 M * pmenier 0.30.215 here 1230734942 Q * mtg Quit: Verlassend 1230734964 M * Bertl and what does testme.sh produce? 1230734970 M * ktwilight_ Bertl, util-vserver-0.30.216-pre2827 and Linux sys-hs-02 2.6.28-vs2.3.0.36.2 #1 SMP Wed Dec 31 14:28:01 GMT 2008 x86_64 GNU/Linux 1230734970 M * Bertl (please use paste.linux-vserver.org for everything longer than 3 lines) 1230735032 M * ktwilight_ Bertl, http://rafb.net/p/KzinTq38.html 1230735072 M * ktwilight_ pmenier, grab util-vserver from experimental 1230735096 M * ktwilight_ pmenier, http://people.linux-vserver.org/~dhozac/t/uv-testing/ 1230735102 M * pmenier yes i will try in a few minutes 1230735203 M * Bertl hmm, interesting ... 1230735213 M * ktwilight_ most definitely. 1230735223 M * ktwilight_ works fine for 2.6.27.8 and .27.10 1230735247 M * Bertl well, the funny part is, it works fine here for 2.6.28 too :) 1230735254 M * ktwilight_ aiks 1230735260 M * ktwilight_ hmmm... 1230735264 M * Bertl but, I'm using 32bit userspace 1230735286 M * Bertl so I presume something in the 64bit API got broken ... 1230735294 M * geb Bertl, what is feature migrate ? i did see some test like "if $_VSERVER_INFO - FEATURE migrate; then" but never found what it is 1230735408 M * Bertl http://paste.linux-vserver.org/12675 1230735424 M * Bertl (this is x86_64 here, but with 32bit userspace) 1230735496 M * ktwilight_ Bertl, which util-vserver? 1230735522 M * Bertl one of the prereleases, but works with 0.30.215 too 1230735546 M * ktwilight_ hmmm, .215 was broken for me (debian lenny). 1230735563 M * ktwilight_ could you maybe try the latest prerelease Bertl? 1230735573 M * ktwilight_ .216-pre2827 1230735577 M * Bertl not easily 1230735652 M * Bertl ah, found it, small change to the syscall table 1230735706 M * Bertl arch/x86/include/asm/unistd_64.h ~538, change the sys_ni_syscall to sys_vserver 1230735856 M * ktwilight_ no such file :/ 1230735893 M * ktwilight_ it's only available in 1230735894 M * ktwilight_ ./arch/sh/include/asm/unistd_64.h 1230735894 M * ktwilight_ ./arch/sparc/include/asm/unistd_64.h 1230735894 M * ktwilight_ ./include/asm-x86/unistd_64.h 1230735922 M * Bertl when you build the kernel, it is there 1230735936 M * ktwilight_ i've dug further, and see no sys_ni_syscall in 538. i'll paste it 1230735937 M * Bertl but you are probably building via debian or so 1230735961 M * ktwilight_ http://rafb.net/p/7mnAlx62.html 1230735966 M * ktwilight_ nope, vanilla kernel 1230735976 M * pmenier same error with util-vserver-0.30.216-pre2827 1230735990 M * pmenier 2.6.28 from kernel.org 1230735997 M * Bertl yep, the syscall entry is missing ... give me a minute to provide a patch :) 1230736004 M * ktwilight_ aha 1230736022 M * ktwilight_ k, gonna prepare for the patch 1230736045 M * pmenier yep ready to compile :) 1230736091 M * ktwilight_ :) 1230736430 J * renihs ~narf@86.59.52.212 1230736791 Q * cga Quit: WeeChat 0.2.6 1230736807 J * cga ~weechat@94.36.82.206 1230736821 M * Bertl http://vserver.13thfloor.at/Experimental/delta-x86_64-fix01.diff 1230736830 M * Bertl (does the described changes) 1230737297 M * pmenier Bertl: how do you explain it works for you without delta-patch ????? 1230737326 M * Bertl as I said, my userspace is 32bit, so I do not use the 64bit syscall entry (which was missing) 1230737439 M * Bertl I don't have a test machine ATM, all folks providing one in the past have some kind of issues atm, so none is available 1230737459 M * Bertl I'm currently testing with kvm only and my userspace is 32bit 1230737578 J * takeru ~takeru@nttkyo888227.tkyo.nt.ftth.ppp.infoweb.ne.jp 1230737836 M * pmenier and nobody make donation ? 1230737865 M * Bertl yep ... sad but true ... 1230737935 M * fb Bertl: what kind of access to x64 you'd need? 1230737938 M * pmenier BTW i tried to make one a few months ago, and it has never been recorded on my bank 1230737992 M * Bertl probably the best way to donate atm is via direct bank transfer .. paypal is doing strange things recently 1230738075 M * Bertl fb: a machine which can be remote controlled (serial console and remote reset), a few hundred GB of disk space, preferably 2+ cpu for SMP testing 1230738178 M * pmenier good news: boot ok on 2.6.28 :) 1230738265 M * pmenier testme.sh and vserver start ok 1230738290 M * Bertl excellent! 1230738509 M * ktwilight_ yay, works foe me too :) 1230738601 M * ktwilight_ only problem is the chroot barrier on xfs. 1230738883 M * fb Bertl: i'll talk to my boss after holidays 1230738985 M * Bertl ktwilight_: did it get broken again_ 1230739000 M * Bertl s/_/?/ 1230739003 M * ktwilight_ it hasn't work since .27 IIRC 1230739017 M * Bertl no, I fixed it in 2.6.27.x 1230739022 M * ktwilight_ oh? 1230739071 M * ktwilight_ i've tested on .27.8, .27.10 and .28, test 106 fails 1230739105 M * ktwilight_ http://rafb.net/p/JYwbYq24.html some disk limit tests fail too, but that's normal, if i'm not wrong 1230739120 M * fb Bertl: if he agree, i could prepare you access to some hp ml server 1230739129 M * fb Bertl: and remote hand (me) :) 1230739321 M * Bertl ktwilight_: no idea what's up with #106, (changed when daniel_hozac reordered the security checks) but that happens on all filesystems, i.e. doesn't mean the barrier diesn't work 1230739326 M * ktwilight_ Bertl, http://rafb.net/p/RYbAif17.html 1230739327 M * Bertl *doesn't 1230739344 M * Bertl but, good news is, we are removing the barrier in the near future :) 1230739345 M * renihs Bertl, how long would you need x64systems, would it ok with interruptions inbetween? 1230739349 M * ktwilight_ seems like it's a file not found 1230739357 M * ktwilight_ aha, maybe there's an update, lemme grab testfs.sh again 1230739377 M * renihs would it be ok ...if there were interruptions in availability time i mean, 3 days yes, 2 days no or like :) 1230739442 M * Bertl renihs: sure, for me the important part is that I do not have additional maintainance work 1230739485 M * renihs hmm i should be able to supply that, but surely not before 7/8.1.2009...still working on some escalated projects 1230739513 M * ktwilight_ hm, redownloaded testfs.sh, ran it again, still the same error "chmod: cannot access `/home/mnt/dir_4674': No such file or directory" 1230739514 M * renihs but i could offer you a sun x6250 blade, 32gb ram, 2x 72 sas, dual quad 1230739528 M * renihs with ilom access (ssh only, no rkvm) 1230739577 M * Bertl sounds good, I prefer console anyways 1230739590 M * renihs bios etc can be entered with that anyway 1230739596 M * Bertl ktwilight_: zeah, just ignore it 1230739602 M * Bertl (yeah 1230739604 M * renihs but java rkvm can generate HUGE traffic, bit buggy 1230739635 M * Bertl hmm, I wish gnome could have different keyboard layouts for different keyboards :) 1230739646 M * fb Bertl: if he agrees, i could prepare you one HP DL320 1230739715 M * fb Bertl: i'm sure he'll ask if you mention us somewhere on your project pages, is that possible? 1230739749 M * Bertl sure, we always list folks providing hardware on our Hall'o'Fame page 1230739777 M * renihs Bertl, bit very busy currently with some escalations, but once those are finished and i get a bit breath i will see to that :) 1230739798 M * fb Bertl: he may not appear on friday, i'll talk to him on monday at worst 1230739819 M * Bertl np, just notify me when something is available 1230739837 M * fb Bertl: I'll have to set up some system on this, any preferences? 1230739869 M * fb Bertl: or maybe you'd like to do this on your own? 1230739947 M * xdr happy new year 1230740073 M * Bertl fb: nah, basic mandriva 2009 install, I can point you to the CD/DVD images 1230740089 M * Bertl xdr: is it already new year for you? 1230740210 M * xdr Bertl: no, but when it's new year I'll be too drunk to type ;) 1230740236 Q * balbir_ Ping timeout: 480 seconds 1230740246 M * Bertl i.c. well, then happy new year 2u2 :) 1230740291 M * ktwilight_ Bertl, oh 1230740297 M * ktwilight_ k 1230740298 M * ktwilight_ :) 1230740552 Q * takeru Quit: takeru 1230740863 M * xdr time here 17:27 1230743182 J * dna ~dna@p54BCCF96.dip.t-dialin.net 1230743296 Q * dna 1230743566 J * bonbons ~bonbons@2001:960:7ab:0:2c0:9fff:fe2d:39d 1230743872 Q * yarihm Quit: Leaving 1230743928 J * dowdle ~dowdle@scott.coe.montana.edu 1230744382 J * darrob ~darrob@tor-irc.dnsbl.oftc.net 1230744749 Q * darrob2 Ping timeout: 480 seconds 1230745002 Q * renihs Quit: Leaving 1230745820 Q * gnuk Quit: NoFeature 1230745876 J * balbir_ ~balbir@122.167.176.220 1230746451 M * pmenier happy new year :) 1230746454 Q * pmenier Quit: Konversation terminated! 1230750189 Q * nou Ping timeout: 480 seconds 1230752815 J * ktwilight ~ktwilight@20.125-66-87.adsl-dyn.isp.belgacom.be 1230753049 Q * ktwilight_ Ping timeout: 480 seconds 1230753626 Q * cga Quit: WeeChat 0.2.6 1230754362 Q * geb Quit: Quitte 1230754729 Q * balbir_ Ping timeout: 480 seconds 1230755418 J * balbir_ ~balbir@122.167.183.186 1230755482 J * esa ~esa@ip-87-238-2-45.static.adsl.cheapnet.it 1230757521 J * Aiken ~Aiken@ppp118-208-75-168.lns1.bne4.internode.on.net 1230760556 J * yarihm ~yarihm@64-56-239-77-pool.cable.fcom.ch 1230761169 J * hparker ~hparker@2001:470:1f0f:32c:212:f0ff:fe0f:6f86 1230764683 M * welldone happy new year ;) 1230764716 M * mnemoc happy CET new year! 1230764805 M * Bertl happy new year to everyone! (from Austria :) 1230764823 M * Bertl thank you 1230764834 M * cehteh yeah .. happy new year too 1230764851 M * mnemoc :) 1230765421 J * click click@ti511110a080-1892.bb.online.no 1230766713 M * TimLyth Happy New Year from "Down Under" for nearly 11hrs ago. 1230767322 M * TimLyth http://www.timeanddate.com/time/leapseconds.html << An extra 1 second to be added just before New Year arrives in UTC. :)