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   * Name: Daniel Allen
   * Login Name: drallen
   * Email: drallen@uwaterloo.ca
   * Phone: 888-4567 ext. 35448
   * Department: Computer Science, User Support Group

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---++ Notes

---+++ Documentation I've helped with:

---+++ For the Core Group / Infrastructure-Related:

---++++ Ubuntu imaging and basic deb/ubuntu information
   * CF.UbuntuInstallSteps - Dave and Daniel's notes on Ubuntu 5.10 install steps / prep for CF.UbuntuXhierHowto
   * CF.UbuntuLocales - /etc/environment set to UTF-8 by default; causes display problems on older software. How to switch back to POSIX.
   * CF.SSHHostBasedAuthentication - cookbook howto for fixing ssh host-based authentication
   * CF.MirrorDotCS - overview of HW, mirror contents, sources, frequency of mirroring. 
      * CF.MirroringUbuntu - mirror's ubuntu archive notes. includes =sources.list= files for ubuntu versions through 6.06.
      * CF.UwDebianMirror - mirror's debian archive notes. includes stable =sources.list=.
   * CF.CSLinuxWorkingGroup - contains date-stamped meeting notes
   * CF.UbuntuImageChangeLog - disk image for students' desktops (mike's notes).
   * CF.LinuxStandardFeatures - features we want to see on all CSCF linux systems
   * CF.PineOnDebianAndUbuntu - where to find PINE on the mirror (For i386 debian and ubuntu)
   * CF.DapperInstallNotes - short notes on making dapper work properly.
   * CF.UbuntuUdevHacks - udev is a complex daemon and set of tools. a few notes on fixing HW on ubuntu by reinstalling udev package.
   * CF.BuildingPackageRepository - building a .deb from source, and adding the package to a repository such as http://mirror.cs/uwaterloo/ .
   * CF.PinningDebianAndUbuntuPackages - "holding back" older packages for debian/ubuntu to preserve compatibility.

---++++ Graphics / Nortel Lab
   * CF.GraphicsLabMachineInstallation - installing/restoring Graphics Lab image (from cs-appserv ghost image). 
      * CF.GraphicsLabXhier
   * CF.NortelCITLab - fraser's nortel lab page
   * also see CF.SunHardware and CF.SunBiosUpgrade below under CSCF

---++++ Front-End Linux
   * CF.KdePerformance and CF.KdeMultiUser - tweaks to kde for better performance in a shared environment.
   * CF.MEFUbuntuFrontendFAQ - for help-desk consultants, answering questions about front-end servers.
   * CF.SetupCsUbuntuFrontEnds

---++++ Xhier
   * CF.Xhier - contains the list of Xhier 101 meeting minutes (some of these are referenced in the following docs)
   * CF.XHierIntroForNewUsers
   * CF.XhierHowtos - shorter howtos including diagnosing, upgrading 
      * eg., CF.XhierHowtos#Enabling_passwordless_login_on_L inux - making rsh passwordless.
      * CF.UbuntuXhierHowto - supplement for Ray's solaris-specific xhier install howto, with Ubuntu-specific steps. 
         * CF.UbuntuXhier and CF.BreezyXhier - notes (not howto), mostly by mpatters.
   * CF.SettingUpNewUbuntuArches - step-by-step for turning a fresh Ubuntu install into a new arch-master.

---++++ Other CSCF
   * CFPrivate.StartechKVM - usage, description, hosts
   * CF.SunHardware - warranty procedure on sun hardware for nortel lab, as well as management info for sunfire V20z/v40z 
      * CF.SunBiosUpgrade - nortel w1100z workstation BIOS upgrade procedure
   * CF.AutomatedInstallAndConfiguration - draft beginning of a cfengine/FAI config manager.
   * CF.CycladesConfigurationProject - notes on a tool to manage cyclades configs (stale) and how-to additions to the existing documentation for setting up a Cyclades TS2000
   * CF.CycladesUpgrade140dash3 - step by step for upgrading Cyclades TS2000 from 1.3.4 to 1.4.0-3.
   * CF.NewCscfEmployeeGuideFAQ - written in my first month.

---++++ Other

   * Ubuntu Bug Reports. 
      * https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/gdm/+bug/61726 - see RT# 54117. GDM sources scripts in a buggy way (AKA "noglob" problem)
      * https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/libcairo/+bug/61303 - gtk apps segfault on gnome 'Human' theme, only from XDMCP
      * https://launchpad.net/bugs/59953 - Upgrade from breezy to dapper on amd64 error on 'python2.4-twisted-conch' (minor bug) (Fixed in 6.10)

---+++ For the User Support Group / Workflow-Related:

   * EquipmentInventory
   * InventoryUserDocs
   * InventoryRedesignRequirements

---++ Other useful wiki pages

---++ Search for <a href="https://cswiki.uwaterloo.ca/twiki/bin/view/Main/WebSearch?search=DanielAllen&web=on&scope=text">DanielAllen</a>

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AH- because of the problem described here: TWiki.TWikiUserAuthentication#Partial_Authentication

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Topic revision: r23 - 2022-10-26 - DanielAllen
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