Comments for Rob's Ramblings http://blog.robhalsell.com infamy abounds Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:56:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on Setting up HTTPS on your Ubuntu Server by Simon http://blog.robhalsell.com/2008/06/05/setting-up-https-on-your-ubuntu-server/#comment-13 Simon Tue, 30 Sep 2008 11:31:41 +0000 http://blog.robhalsell.com/?p=18#comment-13 Actually, using a crt file I generated myself the webserver doesn't fail to come back up but the SSL connection still fails, Opera states: Secure connection: fatal error (552) Actually, using a crt file I generated myself the webserver doesn’t fail to come back up but the SSL connection still fails, Opera states:

Secure connection: fatal error (552)

]]> Comment on Setting up HTTPS on your Ubuntu Server by Simon http://blog.robhalsell.com/2008/06/05/setting-up-https-on-your-ubuntu-server/#comment-12 Simon Tue, 30 Sep 2008 11:11:09 +0000 http://blog.robhalsell.com/?p=18#comment-12 Hi Rob Thanks for a great toot, best I've found. Unfortunately I seem to have hit a snag - when I run apache2ctl restart right at the very end I get no errors but my webserver doesn't come back up. Taking the three lines referencing the SSL cert seems to fix this: SSLEngine on SSLCertificateFile /etc/ssl/certs/server.crt SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/ssl/private/server.key But obviously then my url doesn't work as the SSL key isn't being called. Any idea where I could've gone wrong - is there any further configuration need in the openssl.cnf file? I'm running on Ubuntu 8.04 x64 - cheers Hi Rob

Thanks for a great toot, best I’ve found.

Unfortunately I seem to have hit a snag - when I run apache2ctl restart right at the very end I get no errors but my webserver doesn’t come back up.

Taking the three lines referencing the SSL cert seems to fix this:
SSLEngine on
SSLCertificateFile /etc/ssl/certs/server.crt
SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/ssl/private/server.key
But obviously then my url doesn’t work as the SSL key isn’t being called.

Any idea where I could’ve gone wrong - is there any further configuration need in the openssl.cnf file?

I’m running on Ubuntu 8.04 x64 - cheers

]]> Comment on Setting up HTTPS on your Ubuntu Server by jdMelton http://blog.robhalsell.com/2008/06/05/setting-up-https-on-your-ubuntu-server/#comment-11 jdMelton Thu, 11 Sep 2008 08:51:03 +0000 http://blog.robhalsell.com/?p=18#comment-11 Thanks for the tutorial. I tried this on an Ubuntu 8.04.1 LTS server running in Amazon EC2 with a self-signed certificate. I did a simple test with a static web page. I had only one problem. I ended up having to copy the DocumentRoot directive into the vhost container. I am researching this, but have no answer yet. Thanks for the tutorial. I tried this on an Ubuntu 8.04.1 LTS server running in Amazon EC2 with a self-signed certificate. I did a simple test with a static web page. I had only one problem.

I ended up having to copy the DocumentRoot directive into the vhost container. I am researching this, but have no answer yet.

]]> Comment on The servers are fine, the elevator is not. by RobH http://blog.robhalsell.com/2008/08/13/the-servers-are-fine-the-elevator-is-not/#comment-10 RobH Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:04:50 +0000 http://blog.robhalsell.com/?p=21#comment-10 Yep, elevator car = elevator cabin. They flipped the fire switch, which recalls all elevators to the ground floor so folks cannot use them, and anyone who is in them can be evacuated as quickly as possible in the event of a fire. I am pretty sure its a standard thing over here in the USA, not sure about elsewhere, as local laws differ. Yep, elevator car = elevator cabin.

They flipped the fire switch, which recalls all elevators to the ground floor so folks cannot use them, and anyone who is in them can be evacuated as quickly as possible in the event of a fire.

I am pretty sure its a standard thing over here in the USA, not sure about elsewhere, as local laws differ.

]]> Comment on The servers are fine, the elevator is not. by - http://blog.robhalsell.com/2008/08/13/the-servers-are-fine-the-elevator-is-not/#comment-9 - Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:33:41 +0000 http://blog.robhalsell.com/?p=21#comment-9 I suppose that the 'car' is the elevator cabin, isn't? English is not my mother tongue, but still, the automobile when you were locked in the elevator is confusing, to say the least :) Interesting that they moved you to ground. Usually, when elevators lock, they can't be moved down. For safety reasons so you don't fall 'too fast'. They can go up, though, sometimes by crank. I suppose that the ‘car’ is the elevator cabin, isn’t? English is not my mother tongue, but still, the automobile when you were locked in the elevator is confusing, to say the least :)

Interesting that they moved you to ground. Usually, when elevators lock, they can’t be moved down. For safety reasons so you don’t fall ‘too fast’. They can go up, though, sometimes by crank.

]]> Comment on The servers are fine, the elevator is not. by Shane http://blog.robhalsell.com/2008/08/13/the-servers-are-fine-the-elevator-is-not/#comment-8 Shane Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:34:37 +0000 http://blog.robhalsell.com/?p=21#comment-8 Must have been an open source elevator Must have been an open source elevator

]]> Comment on Setting up HTTPS on your Ubuntu Server by RobH http://blog.robhalsell.com/2008/06/05/setting-up-https-on-your-ubuntu-server/#comment-7 RobH Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:07:09 +0000 http://blog.robhalsell.com/?p=18#comment-7 You do have to copy the virtual host entry, but you do NOT need to repeat each and every option. You only need to repeat the options that DIFFER. So on my server, I have a large 80 virtual host entry, and a 5 line 443 virtual host entry. I will followup with an example later, just a bit slammed at the moment. You do have to copy the virtual host entry, but you do NOT need to repeat each and every option. You only need to repeat the options that DIFFER. So on my server, I have a large 80 virtual host entry, and a 5 line 443 virtual host entry.

I will followup with an example later, just a bit slammed at the moment.

]]> Comment on Setting up HTTPS on your Ubuntu Server by arne http://blog.robhalsell.com/2008/06/05/setting-up-https-on-your-ubuntu-server/#comment-6 arne Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:09:21 +0000 http://blog.robhalsell.com/?p=18#comment-6 What if I want both http and https for my virtual host? What do I put in my thingy? Or should I copy/paste the entire :80 virt host directive, and change the 80 to 443? Isn't there a more simple solution? What if I want both http and https for my virtual host? What do I put in my thingy? Or should I copy/paste the entire :80 virt host directive, and change the 80 to 443? Isn’t there a more simple solution?

]]> Comment on Business Cards by RobH http://blog.robhalsell.com/2008/05/30/business-cards/#comment-4 RobH Mon, 02 Jun 2008 03:45:28 +0000 http://blog.robhalsell.com/?p=14#comment-4 Not so much all the site slogans as bullet points and ideals that all the projects attempt to strive towards, plus some project names. As best as I can read them, they are: Wikiversity Wikibooks De vrije encyclopedie Wikinews Wikitionary Wikispecies Freedom & Responsibility Open Source Wikisource Independence Wolna encyklopedia Transparency Wikiquote Community Wikipedia The Free Encyclopedia L'encyclopedie libre Accessibility Die freie Enzyklopadie There are others, but they are faded out, as there is far more than we could possiblity fit on a business card. Not so much all the site slogans as bullet points and ideals that all the projects attempt to strive towards, plus some project names.

As best as I can read them, they are:

Wikiversity
Wikibooks
De vrije encyclopedie
Wikinews
Wikitionary
Wikispecies
Freedom & Responsibility
Open Source
Wikisource
Independence
Wolna encyklopedia
Transparency
Wikiquote
Community
Wikipedia
The Free Encyclopedia
L’encyclopedie libre
Accessibility
Die freie Enzyklopadie

There are others, but they are faded out, as there is far more than we could possiblity fit on a business card.

]]> Comment on Business Cards by pfctdayelise http://blog.robhalsell.com/2008/05/30/business-cards/#comment-3 pfctdayelise Sun, 01 Jun 2008 13:06:31 +0000 http://blog.robhalsell.com/?p=14#comment-3 ooh... pretty! are those 'rays' all the names & slogans of the sites? ooh… pretty!

are those ‘rays’ all the names & slogans of the sites?

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