Thanks Eric for writing up the minutes for this months meeting:
It’s been a while since we’ve posted minutes from the meeting. Sorry about that; I’ve missed a lot of meetings…
Bob started by demoing a live CD that will replace a lost Windows password. The site is http://www.pogostick.net/~pnh/ntpasswd/
and gives you instructions on how to use it. The website claims that the method works on every version of Windows since NT3.5 (all the way to 7…including 64-bit).
Backing up data was next on the menu. Neil wanted to know what various backup solutions were being utilized in the group. Instead of providing a play-by-play I’ll just list some of the ideas/packages that were thrown around:
Bash scripts (tarball)
rsync
automysqlbackup
Git
repository for configuration files
Bacula
Amanda
Arkeia
fwbackups
Dirvish
CrashPlan
NimbleStorage
Some other points that came out of the discussion was that RAID configuration should not be used as a backup solution because replicating corrupt data is still corrupt data.
Buying a group lot of Yubikeys was brought up. It looks like we’ll get a bunch. Let me know if you want in. There will be 10 in the lot available however at least 5 have been spoken for. They’ll likely end up in the $11-12 for each (incl tax and shipping).
Doing a mall presentation and install fest was discussed. A public install fest was generally discouraged, however, the idea of supporting a non-profit organization was put out there. If you know of any speak up on the mailing list.
A couple of other ideas: having an entry in the Peachfest parade distributing various forms of material (maybe get sponsors if need be), working with school-age kids in some way or another.
A great idea of doing a joint video unified meeting with another LUG was suggested. Perhaps Bellingham, Calgary, Victoria…etc…
I believe that wraps up this month’s meeting. Cheers.