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= Admin Area =
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Links to detailed policies, procedures and information specific to HCoop. The resources here should allow HCoop admin team members to share information about every part of the complete system, and to allow easier training of future team members.

Admins: it is recommended that you create a wiki account and subscribe to the page regex `.*` (all pages) to keep informed of what everyone is up to. Then, please document all of your work on here somewhere - that way we will not only have a record, but get emailed when it is done.

will let you know all the relevant subpages. From my experience, I would recommend longer pages, instead of dividing a topic into lots of subpages. When there are too many subpages, I've found that some will be updated, and some will fall out of date. (Of course, use your judgment here.)
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= Sysadmin work =

Links to detailed policies, procedures and information specific to HCoop. The resources here should allow HCoop admin team members to share information about every part of the complete system, and to allow easier training of future team members.

The linked pages are sorted based on relevance in day to day operations. That means the current admins will most often consult pages from the top of the list, while new admins or people wishing to get familiar with the setup will start from the end and move upwards.

== Plans ==

 * RoadMaps: Announcements of future plans and events.
 * Migration2010Notes: Notes about the new server setup and way to transfer over old data

== Views ==

 * Fritz.hcoop.net - [[http://fritz.hcoop.net/munin/|Munin reports]]

== Quick hints ==
== To be an admin ==
Sections you should read if you are interested in being an admin.
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== Specific Machines ==
 * PowerEdge2850 is about '''deleuze'''
 * RebootingDeleuze: Steps to take after rebooting deleuze.
 * RebootingMireSp: How to reboot mire using its SP interface.
 * HopperServiceProcessor
 * FritzInfo
=== Admins and Admin Responsibilities ===
 * TaskDistribution: What each sysadmin is responsible for.
 * VolunteerResponsePolicy: Guidelines for responding to requests and email.
 * AdminArea/ListOfVolunteers who can help us do stuff...
 * AdminGroup: Listing of people who can delete pages and despam pages on the wiki.
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== Guides ==

 * SetupNewMachines: How to install a machine that adheres to our policies

== Introductory material ==
=== Introductory material ===
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= Admins and Admin Responsibilities =
 * TaskDistribution: What each sysadmin is responsible for.
 * VolunteerResponsePolicy: Guidelines for responding to requests and email.
 * AdminArea/ListOfVolunteers who can help us do stuff...
 * AdminGroup: Listing of people who can delete pages and despam pages on the wiki.
== Planning and Records ==
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= Technical Records =  * RoadMaps: Announcements of future plans and events.
 * [[Migration2009]]
   * [[Migration2009/SoftwareSetup]]
   * Migration2010Notes: Notes about the new server setup and way to transfer over old data

=== Technical Records ===
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= Sysadmin Stuff = === Views ===
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== General Sysadmin ==  * Fritz.hcoop.net - [[http://fritz.hcoop.net/munin/|Munin reports]]


== Specific Machines ==
This documents machine-specific (hardware) things, or specific configuration necessary for ''that machine''.

 * [[Hardware]]
 * SetupNewMachines: How to install a machine that adheres to our policies
 * KvmAccess: How to use the remove KVM and avoid going on site.
 * deleuze
   * PowerEdge2850 is about '''deleuze'''
   * RebootingDeleuze: Steps to take after rebooting deleuze.
 * mire
   * RebootingMireSp: How to reboot mire using its SP interface.
 * hopper
   * HopperServiceProcessor
 * fritz
   * FritzInfo
 * outpost


== Services ==
This documents all software things that are not machine specific.

=== General Sysadmin ===
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 * KvmAccess: How to use the remove KVM and avoid going on site.
 * KvmInfo
 * UserManagement only talks about adduser/deluser right now.
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 * Member Management
   * UserManagement only talks about adduser/deluser right now.
   * MemberFreezing: How to freeze and unfreeze members who get behind on dues
   * AdminUserSetup lists steps to create (blank), delete, and change passwords of admin users.
   * ChangingAdminPassword: How admins can change their UNIX passwords.
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== Specific Services/Tasks ==
 * DaemonAdmin: How to set up various daemons (subpages for various services, should be linked from here.).
 * MailMan contains no information...
 * SetupNewAfsServer: How to set up a new AFS server.
 * MemberFreezing: How to freeze and unfreeze members who get behind on dues
 * AdminUserSetup lists steps to create (blank), delete, and change passwords of admin users.
 * ChangingAdminPassword: How admins can change their UNIX passwords.
 * CertificateAuthority: How to sign user SSL certificates and the like.
 * ZoneTransfers is also mostly blank.
 * PrincipalsForNonHumans talks about kerberos for automated tasks.
 * SpamAssassinAdmin
=== Specific Services ===
 
 * DaemonAdmin: How to set up various daemons (NOTE: many of the services below are linked from here. We should migrate the contents of this page onto the outline below.).
 * AFS / Kerberos
   * SetupNewAfsServer: How to set up a new AFS server.
   * PrincipalsForNonHumans talks about kerberos for automated tasks.
 * Mail
   * MailMan contains no information...
   * SpamAssassinAdmin
 * DomTool
 * Web
 * DNS
   * ZoneTransfers is also mostly blank.
 * Databases
 * Backups
 * Version Control
 * wiki.hcoop.net
 * jabber
 * Other
   * CertificateAuthority: How to sign user SSL certificates and the like.
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= Historical =
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= Historical ==

Admin Area

This contains a list of pages that are of interest to the admins.

Links to detailed policies, procedures and information specific to HCoop. The resources here should allow HCoop admin team members to share information about every part of the complete system, and to allow easier training of future team members.

Admins: it is recommended that you create a wiki account and subscribe to the page regex .* (all pages) to keep informed of what everyone is up to. Then, please document all of your work on here somewhere - that way we will not only have a record, but get emailed when it is done.

will let you know all the relevant subpages. From my experience, I would recommend longer pages, instead of dividing a topic into lots of subpages. When there are too many subpages, I've found that some will be updated, and some will fall out of date. (Of course, use your judgment here.)

To be an admin

Sections you should read if you are interested in being an admin.

Admins and Admin Responsibilities

Introductory material

Refer to documentation of each of the listed components. The information in our Wiki pages covers only the most basic principles, and quickly focuses on HCoop-specific setup, assuming skillset with the technology.

Planning and Records

Technical Records

Views

Specific Machines

This documents machine-specific (hardware) things, or specific configuration necessary for that machine.

Services

This documents all software things that are not machine specific.

General Sysadmin

Specific Services

Historical

Pages no longer considered relevant:

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