@scottalanmiller thank you,

@gjacobse Thanks, I have tried the recommended ones from Microsoft, the diskpart now shows it is out of "read only" , but it is a false reading. I can access some of the data ( most data is saved to server)m but users always know better (LOL). Next I will try dd and see how that goes, I suspect I may (low probability) be able to "fix" the installation after running dd. Thanks again. I was hoping for something I had not heard/seen.

@dafyre of course. The aliases are email addresses, as the cronjob output needs to be emailed
to a few/several recipients. The script runs fine. I have zero issues with the script. It is just
the email aliases are not expanding ( /etc/aliases) .I am puzzled as it has worked fine for literally years.

@XYjacobsson That must be AWS Route 53, that's one of the few that requires that.

@pattonb said in isc-dhcp-server:

Now that isc-dhcp-server is officially eol, what is most/everybody using ?
isc-kea ? or ????

We use the firewalls dhcp server, which happens to use ics dhcp. But in either case there's no point in doing anything at the moment. Making a decision on a replacement is a couple of years away from now.

When distros deprecate the ics-dhcp package then it's time to see what options there are. We use debian and given each release lifecycle that will be a decision for debian 13 (the next, next release) which will probably happen late 2025.

@scottalanmiller said in ps2 to usb adapters:

analogue.

analogue, eh?

They use new batteries, from a 3rd parry, ( not official APC batteries) , I have used the same supplier/manufacturer and have had better results (https://www.magnacharge.com).
I was wondering/curious if it could be tied to the age of the UPS.

@JasGot ok cool, gotcha, it seemed the other way and just wanted to clarify.

@dbeato said in any zimbra specialists:

also Ubuntu 16.04 and ZImbra 8.8.12 are old and need to be updated.

General system admin rule of thumb.... always update before troubleshooting. There is a high chance that patching alone will resolve issues.

@gjacobse said in kdevtmpfsi malware:

That is malware I have not encountered. But, in many cases the first most direct and preferred way to deal with any malware is to:

Nuke it.

Reloading the OS can be faster and more reliable that trying to remove any malware / virus. All mainly due to time/cost.

Yup - I never attempt to recover a machine that's been infected - backup the data to an online source if possible - like onedrive or Box, etc... then pave the machine and start over.

@pattonb Have mercy! 🙀

Both CPUs and GPUs are very short in supply right now. At least the CPU prices aren't so insane as the GPU prices right now ($1000US for anything halfway decent).

the next thought is a faulty miniSAS SFF-8087 to 4x SATA cable but why would the WD gold drive work ?

@pattonb said in raid controller batteries:

@travisdh1 thanks, I was able to find a replacement, with module. less than $20, so I figure it is worth
the gamble. From a previous entry , the battery is Li-ion, not LI-polymer. The official documentation from LSI confirms it.
as happenstance would have it, just noticed this on twitter today, re li-polymer batteries

pic.twitter.com/FQxDGZo5L1

thanks everybody for your comments.

That goes for all lithium based batteries, and has been a known issue since they were first invented.
Youtube Video

@stacksofplates

works exactly as intended, my sincere appreciation.. Now I have to try and understand, the syntax
and what I missed. All I had to do was change prename to rename ( Debian distro)
thanks, kindly

@pattonb said in SEO primer:

@scottalanmiller Is Matomo,Open Web Analytics,AWStats of any value. I suspect am I asking as to whether tying into the Google World provide any advantage. or will the other software provide me with the data I need. as for as data , I only really need traffic, visits, pages, how long they stay, or pages they view. Basic ( in my mind) , to see whether traffic is increasing/decreasing , and which pages draw the most interest. The audience is local, services provided don't extend beyond the local area , pop, ~1.4 million

Matamo provides all this. It is what I use.

@Obsolesce Step1 was to get the printing working. Now that it is working, I will be investigating as to whether the PCL6 driver works, or the universal drivers. They have with other older HP printers, this particular one didn't. thus the reason I presented the situation to the group. I am appreciative of all responses

Inkscape can import cgm files.