From what I recall, you setup a splunk server and send all of your log there from your other servers.
then you can setup reports and alerts on the events.

I'm just hoping I get to attend SW 2014... I couldn't go last year because we rolled out a new piece of software.

LOL.. I'm definitely not freaked out... I've installed linux before and know about the 'no feedback is good feedback' situation.

The lack of stars just makes it more difficult to know if you even entered a password at all?

I've moved on and put in a new SQL password. That part seems to be finished.

I'm fine with them being separate, but it seemed like the system wasn't accepting my root password to authenticate the install or something, but simply pressing ENTER bypassed it.

Though I suppose I could have typed it in correctly the third time and just can't remember for sure since there is little to no feedback...

When I have a convention that I know I'm not going to get much sleep at (think DragonCon) I'll normally stop drinking coffee about 6 weeks out so caffeine will return to having a decent effect on me while I'm at the con.

@scottalanmiller , I found your instructions here and am trying to install Mediawiki.

I've gotten to service mysqld start; mysql_secure_installation and I'm seeing the following:

Enter current password for root (enter for non): so I entered my root password for CentOS which returned
ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: YES)

after several failed attempts I received the following after just pressing enter (at least I don't think I typed the password)
OK, successfully used password, moving on...

Setting the root password ensures that nobody can log into the MYSQL root user without the proper authorisation.

Set root password? [Y/n]

so I'm lost, where the first prompts really wanting the linux root password, and now I'm being prompted to create a separate SQL root password?

People tell me I'm not a morning person, but in reality I dislike walking in the door at the office and having people stop me on the way to my desk... come on.. let me at least get my coat off!

I didn't think WebDAV was automatic. doesn't the person sharing have to upload the changes to the server regularly? I've only read about this, not used it - wouldn't have worked for my situation.

Interesting.. though it's going to have to wait a month or two until I can play with it.

Changes should be made as soon as you can move to the new IPs. For example - if you are moving your www site from 1.1.1.1 to 2.2.2.2, as soon as the 2.2.2.2 site is up, you should change your DNS settings to allow propagation to happen. Some DNS servers on the web only update themselves every day or so. This can cause your customers some problems and there is nothing you can do about it.

If you're simply adding a completely new record, that will be available as soon as it's added because the rest of the DNS servers around the globe have to come back to your DNS servers to learn about this new record.

@scottalanmiller said:

Doing a project, like making a wiki, is a great way to learn because you have a goal and something to actually strive towards. Otherwise you install Linux, look at it and.... what else?

this had always been my problem, I've installed them before and just sat. There staring at it.

I started last Friday with turnkey mediawiki. Now I'm starting over with centos and a full mediawiki.

I too am learning linux. I'm. Building a wiki

My sun conjure would love this!

Must be a slow work day...

@scottalanmiller said:

@Dashrender said:

@Dashrender said:

OK, I think part of my problem is that I'm using the Turnkey version of MediaWiki. I looked at the MediaWiki page yesterday and the editing tools are very different from the ones in the Turnkey version.

Since I'm a complete NOOB on Linux I was/am looking for something I could get up and running quickly, Turnkey fit the bill, but is starting to have some shortcomings.

Any comments on my using turnkey MW versus installing it on say CentOS?

Only that it is very easy on CentOS 6. No idea what real benefit Turnkey would offer over it.

Not having to install CentOS - LOL...

@Dashrender said:

OK, I think part of my problem is that I'm using the Turnkey version of MediaWiki. I looked at the MediaWiki page yesterday and the editing tools are very different from the ones in the Turnkey version.

Since I'm a complete NOOB on Linux I was/am looking for something I could get up and running quickly, Turnkey fit the bill, but is starting to have some shortcomings.

Any comments on my using turnkey MW versus installing it on say CentOS?

Correct, no cons once you get it working and surpass the minimum count.

@scottalanmiller said:

@Nic said:

You can get these as a substitute: http://www.amazon.com/Luxe-MB110-Non-Electric-Mechanical-Attachment/dp/B001KKRCFA/

Yeah. We've talked about that too.

Washing my feet in the actual toilet doesn't seem desirable.

@Bill-Kindle said:

Bill from Dayton, OH. If you can't tell already, I like to kid around. I'm a ginger, deal with it.

I love it!