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07/08/09:

15:40 Ticket #313 (stella should be able to ignore DNS) created by jdreed
Stella attempts to canonicalize the hostname before performing the moira …
13:04 Ticket #312 (Update Pine default collections for Exchange) created by jdreed
Now that the Exchange migration is back on, /etc/pine.conf should be …

07/07/09:

12:50 Ticket #298 (get dpkg 1.15 into Ubuntu) closed by broder
fixed:  LP:393280 was closed today by cjwatson.
01:19 Ticket #188 (<Tab> doesn't switch from username to password field on login screen) closed by broder
fixed: The fix is now in production.

07/05/09:

21:07 Changeset [23909] by geofft
Add expect to extra-software-nox.
19:53 Ticket #311 (Please add wine to extra-software) created by quentin
The version of wine in the wine locker does not run well on Debathena; …
18:54 Ticket #310 (Can't log in graphically if quota is exceeded) created by quentin
I just observed a user who wasn't able to log in because he had exceeded …

07/01/09:

20:12 Ticket #297 (debathena-ssh-server-config should turn off GSSAPIStrictAcceptorCheck) closed by broder
fixed: Moved to production.
20:11 Ticket #296 (debathena-ssh-client-config should turn on GSSAPIKeyExchange) closed by broder
fixed: Moved to production.
20:09 Changeset [23908] by broder
In gdm-config: * Update the GDM theme to use pixmaps and text labels instead of buttons. Thanks to Jacob Morzinski for the patch. (Trac: #188)
12:58 Ticket #309 (Desync auto-update by editing /etc/cron.d/debathena-auto-update instead of ...) created by andersk
We’ve discovered that on recent Ubuntu, sleeping for extended periods …

06/30/09:

12:18 Changeset [23907] by geofft
In afs-config: * CellServDB update from /afs/athena/service/CellServDB: removed soap.mit.edu, presumably in favor of AFSDB records.
00:41 Changeset [23906] by broder
In linerva: * Don't fail to run the initscript if /tmp/uscreens already exists.

06/29/09:

10:42 Ticket #308 (Trac e-mail is entirely too noisy) created by geofft
Nobody will read this e-mail because we've all tuned them out. That's a …
10:42 Changeset [23905] by broder
In cluster-login-config: * Ignore failures to reload gdm or stop the tty gettys.

06/28/09:

20:44 Changeset [23904] by broder
In cluster-login-config: * Reload gdm and kill the tty gettys so we don't need to reboot after installing. (Trac: #305)
19:11 Changeset [23903] by broder
In ssh-server-config: * Disable GSSAPIStrictAcceptorCheck. (Trac: #297)
19:05 Changeset [23902] by broder
In ssh-client-config: * Turn on gss-keyex. (Trac: #296)

06/26/09:

11:17 Changeset [23901] by ghudson
In the ares upstream sources, plug some memory leaks found by Mark Manley.
01:08 Changeset [23900] by broder
In moira: * Universally stop building Moira with krb4 support.
00:51 Changeset [23899] by broder
In moira: * New CVS snapshot. * Drop krb4less-fix; it was incorporated upstream.

06/25/09:

19:58 Changeset [23898] by broder
Add a template source.list file for Karmic build chroots.
19:56 Changeset [23897] by broder
Start the process of building packages for Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala.
16:50 Ticket #307 (the non-gdm tty "press ctrl-alt-f7 to log in" messages are gone in Jaunty) created by amb
This used to work under intrepid. It's probably something trivial.

06/24/09:

16:32 Ticket #306 (Installing on the 755s hangs after downloading the stock ubuntu packages) created by jdreed
When we install on the 755s (via PXE or hackboot), we see the following …
15:41 Ticket #305 (cluster-login-config should kick gdm and init) created by jdreed
-> debathena / cluster-login-config / broder 15:39 (Evan Broder) …
13:49 Ticket #304 (evolution should default to the MIT mail account, not the local mail) created by quentin
I've seen >5 users now be confused by seeing "On This Computer" as the …

06/23/09:

14:54 Ticket #303 (Figure out Ubuntu release upgrades for clusters) created by broder
We know that (or at least hope that) we'll be switching to Ubuntu Karmic …

06/22/09:

20:53 Changeset [23896] by broder
Remove mgp from thirdparty-graphics at alexp's request.
15:37 Ticket #302 (Write zephyr notification hook for apt repo) created by broder
reprepro supports running hooks on uploads. It'd be really cool to use …
15:22 Ticket #301 (Create policy-rc.d in installer when run from d-i) created by broder
Since the debian-installer doesn't still have a /usr/sbin/policy-rc.d when …

06/21/09:

21:59 Ticket #300 (pts-aware ls) created by geofft
ls -l, and possibly friends like stat(1), should identify users and …
21:49 Ticket #299 (groups 101 and 1000 should be less silly) created by geofft
It's probably totally trivial for PXE-installed systems (cluster or not) …
04:43 Changeset [23895] by geofft
Attept to make colors work in the PXE installer.
04:08 Ticket #298 (get dpkg 1.15 into Ubuntu) created by geofft
We believe dpkg 1.15 fixes an issue with stacked diversions of conffiles …
03:38 Ticket #297 (debathena-ssh-server-config should turn off GSSAPIStrictAcceptorCheck) created by broder
I have yet to hear a reason for why this is on by default other than to …
03:32 Ticket #296 (debathena-ssh-client-config should turn on GSSAPIKeyExchange) created by broder
Is there any reason not to turn this on?
03:01 Ticket #260 (PXE installer: make danger as obvious as possible) closed by broder
fixed: The PXE installer now puts the text "ERASING your ENTIRE DISK" in bold …
02:14 Changeset [23894] by broder
Add semicolons to the commands in linerva's logcheck transform script
02:11 Changeset [23893] by broder
In linerva: * Finish punting our DNS config.
02:04 Ticket #295 (Test ticket for F11 zephyr debugging) closed by mitchb
fixed
01:28 Ticket #295 (Test ticket for F11 zephyr debugging) created by mitchb
This is a test ticket; please ignore.
00:31 Changeset [23892] by broder
In linerva: * Since linerva doesn't deliver mail to root@localhost, let's make it a little more likely that logcheck mail makes it to us.
00:28 Changeset [23891] by broder
In linerva: * Let mlocate be setgid.

06/20/09:

23:32 Changeset [23890] by broder
In linerva-pam-config: * Actually add the /etc/pam.d/common-session.debathena.debathena that keeps root out of a PAG.
23:08 Changeset [23889] by broder
In linerva-pam-config: * Don't put root in a PAG. It just makes life more complicated.
22:31 Changeset [23888] by broder
In linerva: * Install debathena-dns-config instead of configuring it ourselves.
21:10 Changeset [23887] by broder
Add packages people have requested to debathena-linerva-master.
19:06 Changeset [23886] by broder
In linerva (and all other packages, but especially here), LVM is installed in the lvm2 package.
19:03 Changeset [23885] by broder
In linerva, lvm is /not/ an essential package, so we /do/ have to build-dep on it.
19:00 Changeset [23884] by broder
In linerva, login is an essential package, so we don't need to build-dep on it.
18:57 Changeset [23883] by broder
In linerva, don't forget the .debathena suffix in DEB_TRANSFORM_FILES.
18:30 Changeset [23882] by broder
In moira: * New upstream release * Build and install libmoira as a shared library. (Trac: #70) * Drop most of the krb4 patch - it's been incorporated upstream. * Install the Moira development headers by patching the relevant Makefiles, instead of in the debian/rules file.
18:05 Changeset [23881] by broder
In linerva: * Up the default CPU limit to 12 hours. * Run logcheck every 5 minutes, instead of every minute. * Turn off GSSAPIStrictAcceptorCheck. - Also use DEB_TRANSFORM_FILES for sshd_config. * Add a "helpful" error message when people try to su. * Only look for LVM PVs in /dev/md*.
14:24 Ticket #265 (debathena-counterlog: athena-counterlog should be in /usr/lib) closed by broder
fixed: This was moved to production a few days ago
00:40 Changeset [23880] by andersk
In libnss-nonlocal: * Also build a biarch lib32nss-nonlocal or lib64nss-nonlocal package.

06/19/09:

20:49 Changeset [23879] by geofft
Unbreak debathena-thirdparty-simulation on Jaunty. If you're unlucky enough to find libctl 3.0.3-2 without the -1ubuntu1 fix somewhere like Debian, this package won't install too well, but thirdparty is pretty broken anyway on any release that's not the current cluster one.
15:45 Ticket #294 (Installer should force NTP sync and hwclock sync, and have a working ntpd ...) created by jdreed
After today's reinstall, about half the cluster was left with workstations …
13:38 Ticket #293 (Decide what software should be on the Live CD) created by xavid
Currently the live CD doesn't have any of -extra-software{,nox} on it, and …
13:15 Ticket #292 (debathena-cluster should turn sound off differently) created by jdreed
We should investigate a way to disable sound on the cluster machines that …
13:03 Milestone Summer 2009 Deployment completed
13:03 Ticket #230 (Cluster users get notifications because they're sudoers) closed by broder
fixed
12:59 Ticket #291 (mail-icon-config should know about some common external mail providers) created by broder
Now that we have email-icon-config, it would be a really cool enhancement …
12:58 Ticket #246 (The mail icon in the panel should do something clever based on chpobox ...) closed by broder
fixed
12:57 Ticket #289 (Greeter should stop saying Athena 10) closed by broder
fixed
12:23 Changeset [23878] by amb
Remove install logging until it works.
07:05 Ticket #282 (Java breaks new Live CD -workstation installs) closed by xavid
fixed: Fixed in a similar way to the PXE installer.
02:58 Changeset [23877] by amb
Log the install-debathena.sh output for posterity.
01:19 Changeset [23876] by amb
Fix variable name typo in the conditional that preseeds the Sun license acceptance.

06/18/09:

18:03 Changeset [23875] by amb
s/athena10.preseed/debathena.preseed/g
17:48 Changeset [23874] by amb
Conditionalize forcing fglrx on intrepid; jaunty works OK as-is.
17:42 Changeset [23873] by amb
Clean up the jaunty install process a bit, and add support for kernel options to shortcut install-time queries to make cluster reinstalls easier.
02:57 Changeset [23872] by broder
If users choose to install extra-software in the installer script, then they also need to accept the Sun Java license.
00:38 Changeset [23871] by geofft
In xsession: * 9x18 isn't a real font. Besides, we have TrueType these days.

06/17/09:

23:21 Changeset [23870] by broder
In reactivate: * Use the right debian/rules variable for removing files.
23:10 Changeset [23869] by broder
In reactivate: * Remove the autostart .desktop files for jockey-gtk and update-notifier so that users don't get notifications about things they can't change.
22:54 Changeset [23868] by geofft
Minimal change to the Intrepid installer so it still works after r23867
22:24 Changeset [23867] by geofft
Get rid of "athena10" names in the installer. This makes Jaunty installs work.
16:57 Changeset [23866] by rbasch
In cluster-login-config: * Add a gdm custom command to register for an account via the kiosk mode browser.
16:08 Changeset [23865] by rbasch
Add the debathena-kiosk package.
15:59 Changeset [23864] by broder
Add email-icon-config to login-graphical.
13:17 Ticket #284 (/usr/lib/init/displaymotd barfs on "markup") closed by broder
fixed
13:16 Ticket #256 (Trim the cruft from cshrc dotfiles) closed by broder
fixed: Change moved to production.
13:16 Ticket #153 (Do something clever with ~/.xsession-errors so that the dialog box is ...) closed by broder
fixed: Fix moved to production.
13:16 Ticket #148 (Failsafe GNOME isn't actually failsafe) closed by broder
fixed: Fixes moved to production
13:16 Ticket #215 (debathena-cluster on Jaunty doesn't give you a window manager) closed by broder
fixed: Fix moved to production
13:14 Changeset [23863] by broder
In gdm-config: * Athena 10 is dead. Long live Athena. (Trac: #289)
13:09 Changeset [23862] by broder
In email-icon-config: * Since the alternatives for sensible-browser are messed up on Ubuntu, prefer Firefox over Iceweasel over sensible-browser when opening OWA.
12:21 Ticket #290 (Do something awesome with remctl) created by jdreed
remctl + gssapi has the potential to make our lives much easier and …
10:48 Ticket #289 (Greeter should stop saying Athena 10) created by jdreed
Regardless of other efforts to redesign the greeter, let's go ahead and …
03:53 Changeset [23861] by geofft
fix typo in damove's protection
03:52 Changeset [23860] by geofft
Missed one s/intrepid/jaunty/
03:34 Ticket #251 (Make lpr look at the command line options to figure out if its cups or ...) closed by geofft
fixed: tested a little more, uploaded
03:02 Ticket #235 (Debathena Live CD installs an initrd that enables compcache.) closed by geofft
fixed: I've uploaded the live CD with these fixes to /mit/debathena/live and …
02:49 Ticket #165 (HPET clock is broken on Dell 760 Hardware) closed by geofft
wontfix: We won't see any progress on this by the first summer deployment date …

06/16/09:

23:48 Changeset [23859] by geofft
Add angry colors to DESTROYS DESTROYS DESTROYS etc. Also, renumber from 1, 2, 8, 9 to 1, 2, 3, 4. (Trac: #260)
23:09 Ticket #253 (PXE preseed needs additional option for Jaunty) closed by geofft
fixed: Now that we have a jaunty/ directory, fixed in r23858.
23:09 Changeset [23858] by geofft
PXE preseed needs additional option for Jaunty (Trac #253)
23:03 Ticket #259 (The PXE installer should say Debathena where it currently says Athena 10) closed by geofft
fixed: The Jaunty version of the install script says "Debathena" instead of …
21:48 Changeset [23857] by geofft
Copy intrepid/ to jaunty/ and s/athena10-intrepid/debathena-jaunty/g.
16:01 Ticket #288 (Remove Athena (9) entry from PXE menu) created by jdreed
Once the summer term starts, we should remove the ability to install …
16:00 Ticket #287 (Update source filsys entries) created by jdreed
At some point, /afs/dev/source/src-current should be renamed to …
01:50 Ticket #286 (some equivalent of console in this brave new world) created by geofft
~/.xsession-errors captures all stdout and stderr from your Athena …
00:54 Ticket #285 (LPROPT isn't respected) created by geofft
[…] Before deploying the fix for this you must fix #138 or …
00:41 Ticket #155 (acroread attempts to use CUPS-specific optoins to lpr) closed by geofft
duplicate: The solution for ticket #251 is intended to fix this.

06/15/09:

20:18 Changeset [23856] by geofft
In xsession: * Apparently we need an explicit dependency on xterm.
18:23 Changeset [23855] by broder
In displaymotd and displaylert, replace all instances of an HTML special character on a line, not just the first.
18:11 Changeset [23854] by broder
In xsession: * Replace HTML entities in displaymotd and displaylert, to work around LP #387536. (Trac: #284)
17:52 Ticket #284 (/usr/lib/init/displaymotd barfs on "markup") created by jdreed
When the MOTD contains ampersands (like, say, IS&T), zenity barfs and …
17:39 Ticket #279 (Thunderbird wrapper should not run fs sa on local paths) closed by broder
fixed: This got moved into production on June 8th.
17:07 Changeset [23853] by broder
Only delete the .dmrc file if it's set to our nocalls session. Also add some extra parentheses to xsession.tcsh, just in case they're needed.
17:02 Changeset [23852] by broder
In xsession: * Don't let people set debathena-nocalls as their default session. * Don't source .startup.X if NOCALLS is set.
16:29 Changeset [23851] by broder
In xsession: * Spawn the xterm tailing .xsession-errors in the Xsession.d scripts instead of in the xsession.tcsh script. * When enabling NOCALLS mode, actually check for the right session name in the Xsession.d scripts.

06/14/09:

23:14 Changeset [23850] by geofft
manpages{-posix,}-dev is in nonfree/multiverse
22:38 Changeset [23849] by geofft
In xsession: * Give the xconsole code half a chance of working.
16:52 Changeset [23848] by broder
In counterlog: * Move athena-counterlog into /usr/lib/debathean-counterlog, to be even /more/ compliant with Debian's interpretation of the FHS. * Make sure the athena-counterlog script remains executable.

06/13/09:

23:59 Changeset [23847] by geofft
In printing-config: * If the arguments to a printing command imply a desire for a particular version of that command (CUPS or LPRng), use that version. (Trac: #251)
23:59 Changeset [23846] by geofft
In email-icon-config: * Make package suitable for machines that have local users; namely, only check Athena accounts for the possibility of launching OWA.
21:41 Ticket #283 (debathena-workstation Live CD install doesn't display feedback) created by xavid
Since the debathena-workstation Live CD install installs -workstation in …
21:38 Ticket #282 (Java breaks new Live CD -workstation installs) created by xavid
Java fails to install from the Live CD because it doesn't prompt the user …
16:42 Ticket #277 (WGFILE not being set breaks send_message) closed by broder
wontfix
16:36 Ticket #199 (Investigate and report the sbuild/libtool ~ bug) closed by broder
wontfix: This seemed to only happen on Dapper's lprng (so presumably a fairly stale …
16:30 Changeset [23845] by broder
In counterlog: * Move athena-counterlog into /usr/lib, since it's not meant to be called by users. (Trac: #265)

06/11/09:

22:02 Changeset [23844] by broder
In cluster-login-config: * Disable the built-in failsafe Xterm and GNOME sessions. (Trac: #148)
21:51 Changeset [23843] by broder
Fix an obvious typo in xsession.
21:49 Changeset [23842] by broder
In dotfiles: * Desupport extend, sextend, textend, ~/.path, cdpath, and setting the prompt in tcsh. (Trac: #256)
21:45 Changeset [23841] by broder
In xsession: * For tcsh users with AFS homedirs, start an xconsole following .xsession-errors so they can actually see the errors. (Trac: #153)
21:41 Changeset [23840] by broder
In xsession: * Add a new GDM session for logging in without customizations, as well as the Xsession machinery to make it work. (Trac: #148)
00:24 Ticket #281 (notify-osd misleadingly reports that print jobs have completed) created by mitchb
As noted on zephyr earlier, I printed a document from OpenOffice? to meadow …

06/09/09:

04:36 Changeset [23839] by geofft
New package: debathena-email-icon-config Make the e-mail icon in the panel launch http://owa.mit.edu/ if your pobox is Exchange, and start Evolution (as usual) otherwise.

06/08/09:

22:11 Changeset [23838] by geofft
In cluster-login-config: * Make the forced windowmanager work on Jaunty as well (Trac: #215).
21:52 Ticket #280 (Helpful bugme notifications) created by stum
In an effort to make quick stations more usable, it would be helpful if …
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