Searched the forums but couldn't find an answer to my question so here it goes:
Is it possible to set up VNC so that you can take over the server when it's at the login screen (like after a restart)?
Currently, VNC only works when I'm logged in, which means I have to connect a keyboard after every restart. Bit of a pain when you're trying to run the thing headless.

On a related note, does there exist a utility for Ubuntu like Teleport for Mac OS X where you take over another computer but on that computers screen? In other words: you move your cursor and keyboard input to the other computer but do not copy over the screen output.

Thanks for any help.

Gus

Just looking for a quick way to color the Grub2 menu. We used to be able to set colors in Menu.lst, or using startup manager, but not sure if or how to do it in Grub2. Anyone done this???

Hello, when i try to use openvpn as client in ubuntu in tap mode the connection fails. Below is the log and server and client configs:

log:
blwegrzyn@blwegrzyn-laptop:~/openvpn$ sudo openvpn vpn
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=478033 Current Parameter Settings:
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=478225 config = 'vpn'
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=478260 mode = 0
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=478289 persist_config = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=478317 persist_mode = 1
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=478344 show_ciphers = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=478372 show_digests = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=478399 show_engines = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=478427 genkey = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=478454 key_pass_file = '[UNDEF]'
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=478482 show_tls_ciphers = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=478513 Connection profiles [default]:
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=478543 proto = udp
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=478570 local = '[UNDEF]'
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=478597 local_port = 0
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=478624 remote = 'xxx.com'
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=478652 remote_port = 1194
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=478678 remote_float = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=478705 bind_defined = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=478732 bind_local = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=478759 connect_retry_seconds = 5
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=478787 connect_timeout = 10
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=478814 connect_retry_max = 0
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=478840 socks_proxy_server = '[UNDEF]'
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=478868 socks_proxy_port = 0
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=478894 socks_proxy_retry = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=478925 Connection profiles END
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=478953 remote_random = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=478980 ipchange = '[UNDEF]'
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=479006 dev = 'tap1'
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=479032 dev_type = '[UNDEF]'
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=479058 dev_node = '[UNDEF]'
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=479084 lladdr = '[UNDEF]'
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=479110 topology = 1
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=479136 tun_ipv6 = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=479162 ifconfig_local = '[UNDEF]'
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=479189 ifconfig_remote_netmask = '[UNDEF]'
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=479216 ifconfig_noexec = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=479243 ifconfig_nowarn = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=479270 shaper = 0
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=479296 tun_mtu = 1500
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=479322 tun_mtu_defined = ENABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=479348 link_mtu = 1500
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=479375 link_mtu_defined = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=479401 tun_mtu_extra = 32
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=479428 tun_mtu_extra_defined = ENABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=479455 fragment = 0
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=479481 mtu_discover_type = -1
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=479508 mtu_test = 0
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=479533 mlock = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=479560 keepalive_ping = 0
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=479587 keepalive_timeout = 0
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=479613 inactivity_timeout = 0
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=479639 ping_send_timeout = 0
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=479665 ping_rec_timeout = 0
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=479691 ping_rec_timeout_action = 0
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=479717 ping_timer_remote = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=479743 remap_sigusr1 = 0
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=479770 explicit_exit_notification = 0
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=479796 persist_tun = ENABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=479823 persist_local_ip = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=479849 persist_remote_ip = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=479876 persist_key = ENABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=479903 mssfix = 1450
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=479928 passtos = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=479955 resolve_retry_seconds = 1000000000
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=479982 username = '[UNDEF]'
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=480009 groupname = '[UNDEF]'
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=480035 chroot_dir = '[UNDEF]'
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=480062 cd_dir = '[UNDEF]'
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=480089 writepid = '[UNDEF]'
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=480115 up_script = '[UNDEF]'
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=480142 down_script = '[UNDEF]'
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=480168 down_pre = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=480195 up_restart = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=480222 up_delay = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=480248 daemon = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=480274 inetd = 0
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=480301 log = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=480327 suppress_timestamps = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=480353 nice = 0
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=480379 verbosity = 5
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=480406 mute = 0
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=480433 gremlin = 0
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=480458 status_file = '[UNDEF]'
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=480485 status_file_version = 1
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=480512 status_file_update_freq = 60
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=480538 occ = ENABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=480564 rcvbuf = 65536
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=480590 sndbuf = 65536
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=480617 sockflags = 0
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=480643 fast_io = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=480669 lzo = 7
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=480695 route_script = '[UNDEF]'
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=480722 route_default_gateway = '[UNDEF]'
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=480749 route_default_metric = 0
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=480775 route_noexec = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=480804 route_delay = 0
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=480830 route_delay_window = 30
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=480857 route_delay_defined = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=480884 route_nopull = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=480911 route_gateway_via_dhcp = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=480939 allow_pull_fqdn = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=480966 management_addr = '[UNDEF]'
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=480994 management_port = 0
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=481021 management_user_pass = '[UNDEF]'
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=481049 management_log_history_cache = 250
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=481076 management_echo_buffer_size = 100
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=481104 management_write_peer_info_file = '[UNDEF]'
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=481132 management_client_user = '[UNDEF]'
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=481160 management_client_group = '[UNDEF]'
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=481188 management_flags = 0
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=481215 shared_secret_file = '[UNDEF]'
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=481242 key_direction = 0
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=481269 ciphername_defined = ENABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=481297 ciphername = 'BF-CBC'
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=481323 authname_defined = ENABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=488910 authname = 'SHA1'
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=488961 prng_hash = 'SHA1'
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=488989 prng_nonce_secret_len = 16
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=489016 keysize = 0
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=489043 engine = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=489070 replay = ENABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=489097 mute_replay_warnings = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=489124 replay_window = 64
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=489151 replay_time = 15
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=489177 packet_id_file = '[UNDEF]'
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=489204 use_iv = ENABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=489231 test_crypto = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=489257 tls_server = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=489283 tls_client = ENABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=489308 key_method = 2
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=489335 ca_file = '/home/blwegrzyn/openvpn/ca.crt'
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=489363 ca_path = '[UNDEF]'
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=489389 dh_file = '[UNDEF]'
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=489416 cert_file = '/home/blwegrzyn/openvpn/client1.crt'
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=489443 priv_key_file = '/home/blwegrzyn/openvpn/client1.key'
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=489470 pkcs12_file = '[UNDEF]'
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=489497 cipher_list = '[UNDEF]'
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=489523 tls_verify = '[UNDEF]'
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=489549 tls_remote = '[UNDEF]'
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=489576 crl_file = '[UNDEF]'
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=489602 ns_cert_type = 0
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=489629 remote_cert_ku[i] = 0
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=489656 remote_cert_ku[i] = 0
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=489682 remote_cert_ku[i] = 0
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=489708 remote_cert_ku[i] = 0
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=489734 remote_cert_ku[i] = 0
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=489760 remote_cert_ku[i] = 0
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=489786 remote_cert_ku[i] = 0
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=489811 remote_cert_ku[i] = 0
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=489837 remote_cert_ku[i] = 0
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=489863 remote_cert_ku[i] = 0
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=489889 remote_cert_ku[i] = 0
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=489914 remote_cert_ku[i] = 0
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=489940 remote_cert_ku[i] = 0
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=489966 remote_cert_ku[i] = 0
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=489992 remote_cert_ku[i] = 0
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=490018 remote_cert_ku[i] = 0
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=490045 remote_cert_eku = '[UNDEF]'
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=490072 tls_timeout = 2
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=490098 renegotiate_bytes = 0
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=490123 renegotiate_packets = 0
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=490150 renegotiate_seconds = 3600
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=490176 handshake_window = 60
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=490202 transition_window = 3600
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=490229 single_session = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=490256 tls_exit = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=490284 tls_auth_file = '[UNDEF]'
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=490312 pkcs11_protected_authentication = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=490340 pkcs11_protected_authentication = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=490367 pkcs11_protected_authentication = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=490394 pkcs11_protected_authentication = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=490421 pkcs11_protected_authentication = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=490461 pkcs11_protected_authentication = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=490493 pkcs11_protected_authentication = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=490521 pkcs11_protected_authentication = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=490548 pkcs11_protected_authentication = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=490575 pkcs11_protected_authentication = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=490602 pkcs11_protected_authentication = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=490630 pkcs11_protected_authentication = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=490657 pkcs11_protected_authentication = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=490684 pkcs11_protected_authentication = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=490711 pkcs11_protected_authentication = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=490738 pkcs11_protected_authentication = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=490766 pkcs11_private_mode = 00000000
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=490793 pkcs11_private_mode = 00000000
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=490820 pkcs11_private_mode = 00000000
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=490847 pkcs11_private_mode = 00000000
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=490874 pkcs11_private_mode = 00000000
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=490901 pkcs11_private_mode = 00000000
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=490928 pkcs11_private_mode = 00000000
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=490955 pkcs11_private_mode = 00000000
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=490982 pkcs11_private_mode = 00000000
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=491009 pkcs11_private_mode = 00000000
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=491036 pkcs11_private_mode = 00000000
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=491062 pkcs11_private_mode = 00000000
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=491089 pkcs11_private_mode = 00000000
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=491116 pkcs11_private_mode = 00000000
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=491143 pkcs11_private_mode = 00000000
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=491170 pkcs11_private_mode = 00000000
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=491196 pkcs11_cert_private = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=491223 pkcs11_cert_private = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=491251 pkcs11_cert_private = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=491277 pkcs11_cert_private = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=491304 pkcs11_cert_private = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=491330 pkcs11_cert_private = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=491357 pkcs11_cert_private = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=491384 pkcs11_cert_private = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=491410 pkcs11_cert_private = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=491437 pkcs11_cert_private = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=491463 pkcs11_cert_private = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=491490 pkcs11_cert_private = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=491516 pkcs11_cert_private = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=491543 pkcs11_cert_private = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=491569 pkcs11_cert_private = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=491595 pkcs11_cert_private = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=491623 pkcs11_pin_cache_period = -1
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=491649 pkcs11_id = '[UNDEF]'
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=491676 pkcs11_id_management = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=491737 server_network = 0.0.0.0
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=498752 server_netmask = 0.0.0.0
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=498792 server_bridge_ip = 0.0.0.0
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=498823 server_bridge_netmask = 0.0.0.0
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=498853 server_bridge_pool_start = 0.0.0.0
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=498883 server_bridge_pool_end = 0.0.0.0
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=498911 ifconfig_pool_defined = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=498942 ifconfig_pool_start = 0.0.0.0
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=498971 ifconfig_pool_end = 0.0.0.0
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=499000 ifconfig_pool_netmask = 0.0.0.0
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=499028 ifconfig_pool_persist_filename = '[UNDEF]'
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=499057 ifconfig_pool_persist_refresh_freq = 600
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=499085 n_bcast_buf = 256
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=499113 tcp_queue_limit = 64
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=499140 real_hash_size = 256
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=499167 virtual_hash_size = 256
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=499195 client_connect_script = '[UNDEF]'
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=499223 learn_address_script = '[UNDEF]'
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=499251 client_disconnect_script = '[UNDEF]'
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=499279 client_config_dir = '[UNDEF]'
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=499306 ccd_exclusive = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=499333 tmp_dir = '[UNDEF]'
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=499360 push_ifconfig_defined = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=499391 push_ifconfig_local = 0.0.0.0
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=499421 push_ifconfig_remote_netmask = 0.0.0.0
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=499448 enable_c2c = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=499476 duplicate_cn = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=499503 cf_max = 0
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=499530 cf_per = 0
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=499557 max_clients = 1024
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=499585 max_routes_per_client = 256
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=499612 auth_user_pass_verify_script = '[UNDEF]'
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=499641 auth_user_pass_verify_script_via_file = DISABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=499669 ssl_flags = 0
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=499696 port_share_host = '[UNDEF]'
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=499724 port_share_port = 0
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=499750 client = ENABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=499777 pull = ENABLED
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=499804 auth_user_pass_file = '[UNDEF]'
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=499842 OpenVPN 2.1_rc19 x86_64-pc-linux-gnu [SSL] [LZO2] [EPOLL] [PKCS11] built on Oct 13 2009
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=500092 WARNING: No server certificate verification method has been enabled. See http://openvpn.net/howto.html#mitm for more info.
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=500125 NOTE: OpenVPN 2.1 requires '--script-security 2' or higher to call user-defined scripts or executables
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=501927 /usr/bin/openssl-vulnkey -q -b 1024 -m <modulus omitted>
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=624494 LZO compression initialized
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=624632 Control Channel MTU parms [ L:1574 D:138 EF:38 EB:0 ET:0 EL:0 ]
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=625695 Data Channel MTU parms [ L:1574 D:1450 EF:42 EB:135 ET:32 EL:0 AF:3/1 ]
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=625750 Local Options String: 'V4,dev-type tap,link-mtu 1574,tun-mtu 1532,proto UDPv4,comp-lzo,cipher BF-CBC,auth SHA1,keysize 128,key-method 2,tls-client'
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=625773 Expected Remote Options String: 'V4,dev-type tap,link-mtu 1574,tun-mtu 1532,proto UDPv4,comp-lzo,cipher BF-CBC,auth SHA1,keysize 128,key-method 2,tls-server'
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=625820 Local Options hash (VER=V4): 'd79ca330'
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=625849 Expected Remote Options hash (VER=V4): 'f7df56b8'
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=625885 Socket Buffers: R=[129024->131072] S=[129024->131072]
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=625910 UDPv4 link local: [undef]
Sat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=625932 UDPv4 link remote: 99.177.129.250:1194
WRSat Nov 21 10:36:46 2009 us=666343 TLS: Initial packet from 99.177.129.250:1194, sid=499e9ed6 43f7a243
WWRWRWRWRWRWRWRWRWRWRWRWRWRWRWRWRWRWRWRWRSat Nov 21 10:36:47 2009 us=79550 VERIFY OK: depth=1, /C=US/ST=IL/L=OAKPARK/O=OpenVPN-xxx/OU=CA/CN=xxx/emailAddress=openvpn@xxx
Sat Nov 21 10:36:47 2009 us=80058 VERIFY OK: depth=0, /C=US/ST=IL/O=OpenVPN-Lexoncom/OU=VPNServer/CN=vpn.lexoncom.com/emailAddress=openvpn@xxx
WRWRWRWRWRWRWWWWRWRWRWRWRWRWRWRWRWRWRWRWRWRWRWRWRW RWRWRRRRWWWWRRRRWRWRSat Nov 21 10:36:47 2009 us=584990 Data Channel Encrypt: Cipher 'BF-CBC' initialized with 128 bit key
Sat Nov 21 10:36:47 2009 us=585058 Data Channel Encrypt: Using 160 bit message hash 'SHA1' for HMAC authentication
Sat Nov 21 10:36:47 2009 us=585232 Data Channel Decrypt: Cipher 'BF-CBC' initialized with 128 bit key
Sat Nov 21 10:36:47 2009 us=585304 Data Channel Decrypt: Using 160 bit message hash 'SHA1' for HMAC authentication
WSat Nov 21 10:36:47 2009 us=585431 Control Channel: TLSv1, cipher TLSv1/SSLv3 DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA, 1024 bit RSA
Sat Nov 21 10:36:47 2009 us=585495 [vpn.xxx.com] Peer Connection Initiated with 99.177.129.250:1194
RRRSat Nov 21 10:36:48 2009 us=100016 SENT CONTROL [vpn.xxx.com]: 'PUSH_REQUEST' (status=1)
WRRRWRSat Nov 21 10:36:48 2009 us=134125 PUSH: Received control message: 'PUSH_REPLY,route 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0,redirect-gateway,dhcp-option DNS 192.168.1.241,route-gateway 192.168.1.254,ping 10,ping-restart 120'
Sat Nov 21 10:36:48 2009 us=134298 OPTIONS IMPORT: timers and/or timeouts modified
Sat Nov 21 10:36:48 2009 us=134331 OPTIONS IMPORT: route options modified
Sat Nov 21 10:36:48 2009 us=134356 OPTIONS IMPORT: route-related options modified
Sat Nov 21 10:36:48 2009 us=134380 OPTIONS IMPORT: --ip-win32 and/or --dhcp-option options modified
Sat Nov 21 10:36:48 2009 us=134675 ROUTE default_gateway=10.100.55.1
Sat Nov 21 10:36:48 2009 us=137352 TUN/TAP device tap1 opened
Sat Nov 21 10:36:48 2009 us=137409 TUN/TAP TX queue length set to 100
Sat Nov 21 10:36:48 2009 us=137518 /sbin/route add -net 99.177.129.250 netmask 255.255.255.255 gw 10.100.55.1
Sat Nov 21 10:36:48 2009 us=140104 /sbin/route del -net 0.0.0.0 netmask 0.0.0.0
Sat Nov 21 10:36:48 2009 us=146679 /sbin/route add -net 0.0.0.0 netmask 0.0.0.0 gw 192.168.1.254
SIOCADDRT: No such process
Sat Nov 21 10:36:48 2009 us=149421 ERROR: Linux route add command failed: external program exited with error status: 7
Sat Nov 21 10:36:48 2009 us=149583 /sbin/route add -net 192.168.1.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 gw 192.168.1.254
SIOCADDRT: No such process
Sat Nov 21 10:36:48 2009 us=150473 ERROR: Linux route add command failed: external program exited with error status: 7
Sat Nov 21 10:36:48 2009 us=150508 Initialization Sequence Completed


server config:

mode server
port 1194
proto udp
dev tap0
ca /etc/easy-rsa/keys/ca.crt
cert /etc/easy-rsa/keys/server.crt
key /etc/easy-rsa/keys/server.key # This file should be kept secret
dh /etc/easy-rsa/keys/dh1024.pem
push "route 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0"
push "redirect-gateway"
push "dhcp-option DNS 192.168.1.241"
push "route-gateway 192.168.1.254"
keepalive 10 120
route-gateway 192.168.1.254
comp-lzo
persist-key
persist-tun
status /etc/openvpn/openvpn-status.log
verb 3
tls-server
duplicate-cn

client config:
client
dev tap1
proto udp
remote xxx 1194
resolv-retry infinite
nobind
persist-key
persist-tun
ca /home/blwegrzyn/openvpn/ca.crt
cert /home/blwegrzyn/openvpn/client1.crt
key /home/blwegrzyn/openvpn/client1.key
comp-lzo
verb 3

Hey all,


So when I choose the New Wave theme, my system freezes. Completely & repeatedly.
So I put a bug into gnome.support.(First one over there, put a couple in Launchpad for other things).

They (Gnome) can't reproduce it (not surprising, I'm guessing it's specific to my system).
They ask me to do a stack trace and suggest following the instructions at:
http://live.gnome.org/GettingTraces

But there, and the link for Distro specific, might as well be in Klingon as far as I'm concerned.
It's like someone to whom this stuff is second-nature assumes I know what they are talking about. they don't realise the level of my ignorance!

Let me give you an example:
"You need to install debug packages for the program that crashed."
I was choosing a theme. What program is that? Also, how would I ( or any average user) know what dependencies are required?
Or:
"The lib packages often have a -dbg variant (ie: libglib2.0-0-dbg), you just need to install them as gdb/bug-buddy will automatically pick up the debugging information the next time it runs."

Hey, I checked Synaptic and there is some kind of gtk debugging tool already installed. That's as much as I can tell you.
I have no idea what to do next.

Any clues?

I'm happy to submit bugs and collect any info if it helps the overall distro, as it's the only way I can help the community but I'm a bit lost here.

Karmic, by the way.

Hello,

I am trying to reinstall Ubuntu 8.10 after having various difficulties with 9.04 and 9.10.

To do this, I simply booted into the 8.10 CD and installed over my 9.10 partition. However, after doing this, my system is not quite back to normal (notably, sound doesn't work, which was my main issue with 9.10).

One thing I am suspicious about is the grub boot menu has about 12 entries such as


But I think the 2.6.31-14 kernel is something that came with 9.10. Is it possible 9.10 "residue" remains on the system and if so how can I ensure it is removed?

I believe my /boot directory is on the same partition as /. The only directory I have in a separate partition is /home.

What is the recommended process for completely reinstalling the system in a case like this? (I would like to preserve the data in /home, though)

I'm trying to play the original xcom on dosbox but it's buggy.

1. The screen is flattened a bit.
2. Their are random blips and bleeps that aren't supposed to be there.
3. Sound affects are nearly a second late.
4. Sometimes the cursor or units leave a graphic trail of themselves.

Is it a problem with linux, the settings, or maybe dosbox?

I am running Ubuntu 8.4 on a Fujitsu lifebook laptop
I am unable to get it to transmit (from VGA) to a projector (or a terminal for that matter)

Note it works in windows. ie if I press appropriate hotkey Fn+w
(w is the function key with a monitor icon) it turns the external display on and off.
I tried installing hotkeys. It makes the function keys for dimming and brightening work but not the external VGA.
I tried all possible settings in BIOS + the physical switch next to the VGA port -- No luck.

I understand that the low level infrastructure for this kind of stuff has changed in recent ubuntus. But I dont want to go through an upgrade cycle (right now) if I can help it (and after that will it work?)

Whenever I install a new app, it registers the mimetypes it handles. Unfortunately it always gets put at the top of the list as the preferred app.

Example 1:

I have DragonPlayer as my default player for videos. I install HandBrake. Now, all video files open by default in Handbrake.

Example 2:

I install or upgrade Wine. Now double-clicking a Python source file tries to launch Wine instead of Kate.

Example 3:

All my MP3 files open in some ID3 editor

Example 4:

All audio files of any kind open in RealPlayer which is just silly.

I know how to change this, of course, but it's tedious because you have to do it for every single filetype. Isn't there some way to 'pin' the preferred app for filetypes/groups and keep this from happening?

Hi,

my setup:
Server (U9.10) with OpenVPN (bridged) - works like a charm
Client (U9.10) with OpenVPN, trying to connect to the server:

1st try via console: "openvpn client.conf" -> works, all routes are set automatically, but DNS Server must be added manually to resolv.conf (although I push it from the server). After that the VPN works perfectly, external Internet connection continues to work.

2nd try via Network Manager: exact same configuration, just via the GUI: VPN connection is established, client gets an IP, some routes are added, DNS Server is added to resolv.conf automatically. Result: internet is working, but not the connection to VPN LAN. DNS is slow because the first DNS Server is from the VPN lan, but can not be reached. it's frustrating. After some time (1-5 minutes) the VPN connection fails.

What I found out is that the routes which are set in the two cases are different:
First one, from console open, working:
Second One, from Network Manager, not working:
So next I manually adjusted the routes. Without any success. Although the routes are idential now, the connection is still broken.

I also checked /var/log/daemon.log, where Network Manager writes to. The only think I found was:
However, during the Network Manager VPN connection is up, the tap0 interface exists, so this must result from something else.

Finally I really have the impression, that there is a bug somewhere here.

Does anybody else have made similar positive or negative experiences?

Thanks,
Matthias

I am very new to this, so my question might be way off here.

I installed Bind on my system and set it up according to a guide I followed.

It works great in one way, if I ping my domain (let's call it example.com) I get a response, and if I do a dnslookup on example.com, I get the IP of my machine.

The other way around does not work however. If I do a lookup on the IP, it gives me my ISPs host, not example.com

Is there any way I can fix this?

hi,
i'm having problem with :
1-)turning on the visual effects
2-)and my screen resolution sucks
3-)tried to install flash player but it didnt work i get black screen with no buttons on youtube

could i get some help
this what i get when running the compiz-check :
thanks anyway

Hi all,

First, full disclosure, I'm a linux newbie, but I'm very open to following instructions and learning more and, you know, trying stuff. So far I'm loving using Ubuntu - my laptop runs cooler, faster and is generally more awesome. Similarly, Cinelerra, while it has a bit of a learning curve, is a fantastic piece of software that I'm thoroughly enjoying. I installed it per the instructions on the Cinelerra CV website and the install went smoothly.

That said, I have a really weird issue. I love that I can pan horizontally and vertically using the histograms on the timeline (Cameras X and Y), but the blue histogram - Camera Z - doesn't show up for me whether it's checked under the view menu or not. (Neither does Projector Z).

I can still zoom by shift-dragging in the compositor, but this is nowhere near as intuitive and easy as the histogram method since the level of zoom doesn't reset at the start of each clip.

Once, for no reason I can possibly name, Camera Z did show up, and there was much rejoicing, but the next time I opened up the program it was back to its invisible state and nothing I try seems to make it show up and I can't think for the life of me what I did to make it show up that once. I don't think I did anything out of the ordinary.

I've had a look around and can't find anyone else reporting this issue, which makes me wonder if I'm missing something extremely obvious?

Any help would be appreciated.

I'm running Karmic Koala (not the netbook remix, even though I have a laptop) and it's 64 bit.

Hi.
I installed kubuntu 9.10 a few weeks ago and the other day I compiled the alsa drivers hoping to get the microphonr yo work.
I compiled the alsa-drivers, alsa-lib and alsa-utils no problem and the sound worked fine until I reeboted, when I got this message saying that the soundcard had been removed.
Can anyone help?
I'm running an HP dv6 with an Intel HDA STAC92.

so i am on a voluntary Nexuiz spreading campaign, and so far with out fail, every single Windows user i know is so scared that the WONT EVER DOWNLOAD THE STUPID FILE SO THEY CAN AT LEAST SCAN THE FREAKING THING!!!!!

im like, dude, i run nothing but free software and my pc has NEVER got a virus!!!! and they just kinda go around my point and say -- 'yeah but um and uh i um' and refuse to download it! It just shows how usless antivirus for Windows is....


i do say that not all windows users are like this (myself used to be the kind who didnt care)

I don't use Ubuntu, but you guys seem to universally know what a software channel is, but do not actually tell any of the people who asked this question before me that I have seen. Instead, you just tell them to "do the following things" in order to make such-and-such a thing work and/or go away. So, can somebody please explain to me what a software channel is? The only possibility I can postulate from the non-explanation "explanations" that are rampantly posted at various websites (I am not talking about this particular website nor including it in that statement) is that it is like iTunes or Download Manager?

Hi

I am using a clean install of 9.10 Karmic. I am unable to open directories in the terminal:

stephen@INEXS-desktop:~$ ls
Desktop examples.desktop Movie ISO's Public zero.trf
Documents GoogleEarthLinux.bin Music Templates
Downloads Incoming Pictures Videos
stephen@INEXS-desktop:~$ cd /Documents
bash: cd: /Documents: No such file or directory
stephen@INEXS-desktop:~$ cd /Downloads
bash: cd: /Downloads: No such file or directory
stephen@INEXS-desktop:~$ cd /Incoming
bash: cd: /Incoming: No such file or directory

As a total nube, I would like to figure this out. Any help will be great.

Stephen ](*,)

I found the following code to return one's idle time by querying activity on the X server:
It compiles. It runs. It seg faults when run from a tty or in a cron job. Presumably, it does so because querying an X server from outside of it is always awkward. Does anyone know how to fix this? Or some other more reliable method?

Totem plays DVDs for a while and then stops working, gets jumpy, becomes incomprehensible, etc. I don't know how to debug this and I'm kind of exhausted after all the other problem-fixing I've done on this version. I'm considering downgrading to an older distro, but have already invested a lot of time in this install.

Does Ubuntu not support legacy hardware anymore? My system is on the older side. Here's lshw for my DVD player:

I can't ear anything from my speakers (or plugged in headphone jacks).

I have an Asus P5Q-E motherboard with ADI AD2000B on-board sound.

I'm using Kubuntu 9.04. KDE's multimedia settings says its using the HDA Intel (AD198X Analog) driver.

Sometimes, it works. Sometimes, I get a message that pops up when I log in and says it is unavailable and falling back to default.

What's going on? Any idea how to troubleshoot?

PS: And what do ya know, rebooting the computer fixes the problem. Huh? What is this, windows? Not sure if I should mark the thread as solved.

I went to the site and read how to install xbmc. I did what they suggested everything went ok but there is a problem. The problem is that xbmc doesn't start up even though it is perfectly installed. I see that it is under sounds and videos. I press it to start up but nothing? Does anybody have any idea why?

Thank you