Redbrick Wiki - User contributions [en]

Rails

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[[File:Rails.jpg|200px|thumb|left|I-Beam Rails]]

Rails are a structure, fastened using [[fasteners]] to [[sleepers]] and [[ballast]] to create a structure capable of supporting a [[train|locomotive engine]] moving at high speeds. To support this, rails are typically created from [[Hot Rolling|hot rolled]] steel, with the profile of an [[I-Beam]].

User:Haus

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haus@minerva:~$ finger haus<br>
Login: haus <br>
Directory: /home/member/h/haus <br>

<b>tbh.</b>

A less than satisfactory lover, would not recommend. [[User:Bunbun|Bunbun]] 21:47, 15 October 2010 (UTC)

Currently holds one "slap bet" against [[User:Bunbun|Bunbun]]

New Banner 2007

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===The end of the banner===

At the [http://gallery.redbrick.dcu.ie/phaxx/rbfreshers06/ 2006 freshers event], the canvas RedBrick banner was tied to railings outside the venue. It started raining, and we didn't think to take in the banner! It got sticky, the letters peeled off, the ink ran, and pretty soon we had a mess. To make matters worse, we folded it, leaving ink where ink shouldn't be.

===What the banner looks like now===

[[Image:ruinedredbrickbanner.jpg]]

===Design us a new banner!===

The RedBrick banner is important, we use it at many events every year. We need a new one, and we also need designs for a new one!

The competition has now closed. Details of the final design will be posted soon.

===How to submit a banner design===
* Upload your image to the wiki with the [[Special:Upload]] page.
* Edit this page (use the "edit" link at the top!) and add your image to the bottom

===Uploaded images===
* one now.
[[Image:Redbrick_web2.0style.jpg]]
Redbrick 2.0 by whazziz

[[Image:Banner_001.jpg]]
Banner Design 001 by Winters (gbish)

[[Image:redbrick_banner2.jpg]]
Redbrick Banner by phase

[[Image:rb3(2).jpg]]
Redbrick Banner by Angelkat & DanoDarko

[[Image:Rbbanner.GIF]]
Redbrick Banner by fatwa

[[Image:Banner_exz_1.png]]
Redbrick Banner by exzantia

Hey

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The hey program is one of RedBrick's most popular services. It lets you send instant messages to other users over the Redbrick network. It was developed and is maintained by RedBrick members and has since spread to various other servers including other college netsocs.

Hey is rather unique as instant messaging systems go. They're heavily customisable, highly personal and altogether different to [[IRC]] or the bigger instant messengers like MSN or AOL. They remain more popular among older generations of brickies but are still used by a lot of the newer ones too. Heys have a sense of humour all of their own and it is not uncommon for Redbrick users to make "heyfiles" which may contain humourous and/or incriminating heys.

= Tutorial =
Here's a tutorial on how to send and customise heys:

== Sending heys ==
Sending a hey is very simple. From the command prompt, type "hey" followed by the username you want to send the message to and hit return, like so:

undone@murphy (~) -> hey phaxx

This will start hey and let you write a message to "phaxx" or whoever you'd like to talk to. You can then start typing your message on the next line:

undone@murphy (~) -> hey phaxx
I think it's about time we updated the tutorial on how to send and receive heys and moved it to the wiki, don't you?

When you're done typing your message, hit return to move onto a new line. Then hold ctrl and press d to send the message. You should get a confirmation message telling you that the hey was sent successfully (the default confirmation message is "groovy") and then you'll be returned to the prompt. Then when phaxx checks his terminal, he'll see the message like this:

Message from undone@murphy on pts/489 at [ Fri 15/Dec/2006 18:43:20 GMT ] ...
-====================================================================-
| I think it's about time we updated the tutorial on how to send and |
| receive heys and moved it to the wiki, don't you? |
-====================================================================-
EOF

== Receiving heys ==
When someone sends you a hey, it will appear in your terminal similar to the above example. The name of the user who sent it to you as well as the time and date appears up top. "EOF" stands for "End of file", meaning simply that it's the end of the message.

Heys will automatically be sent to the terminal you've used most recently. This can be a little annoying as a hey may appear on top of something you were working on, or in the middle of an IRC session. Pressing ctrl and l together will clear the hey from your screen, but you can also decide what terminals you want to receive heys on through the 'mesg' command.

Type 'mesg' at your prompt to check whether or not you're currently receiving heys in that terminal.

undone@murphy (~) -> mesg
is y

This means that the terminal is set to receive heys, otherwise, it would be n. To change it simply enter either 'mesg n' or 'mesg y' at the prompt. Many users will set up a terminal simply for the purpose of receiving heys.

== Customising Heys ==
Heys can be configured in many different ways.

=== Borders ===
One of the most common features of hey that Redbrick users customise is the appearance of the border around the message. The default border when a user sends a hey looks like this:

Message from undone@murphy on pts/489 at [ Fri 15/Dec/2006 19:32:12 GMT ] ...
ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
o This is what the default hey border looks like. o
ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
EOF

You can change this by adding the '-b' option when sending a hey. After the -b, you enter 9 characters in quotation marks that determine which characters go where. The So for example if you were to use it like this:

undone@murphy (~) -> hey -b "123456789" phaxx
This is a test.

You'll see this:

6222222222222222227
5 This is a test. 4
8333333333333333339

Each of the numbers the in the string corresponds to a different area of your border as follows:

1 = default

2 = top

3 = bottom

4 = right

5 = left

6 = top left

7 = top right

8 = bottom left

9 = bottom right

So if you try something like this:

undone@murphy (~) -> hey -b "o--||<><>" receive
This is also a test.

you'll get a hey border like this:

<---------------------->
| This is also a test. |
<---------------------->

You can send heys to yourself, so try experimenting with different characters in each position.

=== Title and footer ===
You can add a title and a footer to a hey using the -t and -o options when heying someone.

undone@murphy (~) -> hey -t "title" -o "footer" revenant
Hey, look at my title and footer!

creates a message like this:

-============= title ===============-
| Hey, look at my title and footer! |
-============= footer ==============-

=== Other options ===
There are a few other options you can play around with too, here's a list:

-w <wrap> Specifies what column to wrap words at.
-t <title> Specifies the title string for the message.
-o <title> Specifies the footer string for the message.
-b <borderstr> Specifies the message's border.
-s <successmsg> Specifies message to print on success.
-e <eofstring> Specifies an alternative EOF string.
-f <filename> Spceifies a file of users to hey.
-p <prompt> Specifies the prompt string.
-n <maxnames> Specifies the maximum number of names prompted.
-m Ignore potentially annoying mesg n warnings.
-c Shows the credits.
-h Shows this listing.

Here's an example of a hey syntax using some of these parameters.

undone@murphy (~) -> hey -t "Hello" -b " :: [][]" -p "%u >> " joe5ie
joe5ie >> Hey joe5ie, I've always wondered, what's with that username?
joe5ie >> I mean, you've gotta admit it's kinda weird...
joe5ie >>
hey: joe5ie - groovy

and this creates:

[::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Hello ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::]
Hey joe5ie, I've always wondered, what's with that username?
I mean, you've gotta admit it's kinda weird...
[::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::]

Try experimenting some more with a few of these commands. If you have any problems, just ask [[Helpdesk]]. You can also get more info on these commands by typing "man hey" into your terminal.

=== Saving your settings ===

If you've come up with a nice hey border, or some settings that you'd like to use every time you send a hey, then you can set these up as defaults.

By changing some of your shell variables, you can make it so that all of your settings, like the border and title, will be in place every time you just type "hey username". To change those variables you'll have to edit your .rc file. The default shell on Redbrick is zsh, so you'll most likely be editing a file called ".zshrc". It's located in your home directory, so open the file by typing:

nano ~/.zshrc

Now you can add some of the following lines to the file, changing them to suit your needs.

export HEY_TITLE="Hello"
export HEY_BORDERS=" :: [][]"
export HEY_WRAP=90
export HEY_SUCCESS="groovy"
export HEY_PROMPT="%u >> "

When you're done editing the file, press ctrl and x to save and then press y to accept the changes you've made. You can activate the changes by typing:

source ~/.zshrc

If you have any problems with this, or make a mistake when editing your .zshrc file, just talk to Helpdesk and we'll help you out. You can also create shell aliases, which allow you to run a long command through a much shorter one. Try adding a line like this to your .zshrc file in the same way as above.

alias joe='hey -t "Hello" -b " :: [][]" -p " %u >> " undone'

So now when you save and source the .zshrc file again, you'll start a hey with those settings every time you type "joe" at the command prompt. Doing this will allow you to have specific hey settings for any individual user you want.

Now that you've learned all this, it's time to get heying! Of course, if you have anything you else you'd like to know about hey, just ask a member of [[Helpdesk]].

= Redbrick Encyclopedia =

When I was a lad, everyone used [[BBS]] chat. It was wonderful, it was great, it was amazing. I could go on about it forever, but I won't. If you knew someone was logged on, but they weren't in [[BBS]] chat, you would then use "write" to send a message to them. Nobody uses "write" any more, but trust me, it's very messy. Sometime back then, "hey" was discovered, and quickly, "write" was abandoned in favour of "hey" in sending a message to someone's screen. Soon thereafter, chat was taken away completely (excuse me a moment while I cry), and hey flourished. It hasn't looked back. You only need to check the process list (ps -af | grep hey) to see how popular this method of communication has become.

So, if you're only new to Redbrick, and something like this comes up on your screen...

Message from cain@mother on /dev/pts/6 at 14:56pm ...

<nowiki>oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo</nowiki>

<nowiki>O Well Hello there little girl O</nowiki>

<nowiki>oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo</nowiki>

...you know you've just been heyed (and in this case, [[stalked]]). This ain't no freakin' user manual, but to send a hey, type "hey {username}" and press enter. Type in your message, go to a new line, and press CTRL-D.

--Spock

Origionally from the [[Encyclopedia]]

= Links =
[http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~c-hey/ c-hey.redbrick.dcu.ie] - the C Hey project.

[http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~c-hey/tutorial.html Hey tutorial] - written by bubble and slightly out of date.

[http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~shadow/recent.cgi Hey map] - a reloadable map of who is heying who on Redbrick. Written by phaxx and shadow.

[http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/community/encyclopedia/?heading=h&file=hey.encyc Hey at Redbrick Encyclopedia] - the Redbrick Encyclopedia entry on hey, written by Spock.

[http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/community/encyclopedia/?heading=h&file=heyfile.encyc Heyfiles at Redbrick Encyclopedia] - the entry about heyfiles, written by DoC.

[[Category:Helpdesk]]

Intro

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'''Welcome to Redbrick!'''

This is a brief introduction to some of the more common services available to you now that you have a Redbrick account. For more detailed tutorials on the services mentioned, simply follow the links provided, or visit the [[Helpdesk]] page!

== What is Redbrick? ==

This article is also found [[Articles_about_RedBrick|here]].

"What is Redbrick?" - this is the age-old query which has plagued the DCU Networking Society for years. Redbrick is such a diverse society that a million monkeys working on a million typewriters for a million years might reproduce the works of Shakespeare, but they'll never come up with a concise explanation as to what Redbrick is.

Simply put, Redbrick is a rather big social society with a slant on computers and technology. We host a plethora of techy events designed to entertain and educate anyone and everyone, including cinema trips, pub nights and tutorials and workshops on programming, web design and graphic design. Expect to see the return of the annual RedBrick Freshers' Ball (booze! booze! booze!) and the table quiz; last year, the quiz saw members having prizes practically thrown at them, with Sega Mega Drives, portable hard drives, Lucky Charms cereal and plenty of spot prizes being won. We also raffled off a brand new Eee PC laptop.

At the start of 2009, over twenty Brickies went to Finland - birthplace of the Linux kernel - to mess about in massive technology museums, employ stealth and cunning in a battle to snow each other into our cabins and feast on reindeer and mead in a Viking restaurant (all while being quite drunk).

Redbrick isn't just about events though; we are lucky enough to own our own servers on which we host the services used daily by our members: IRC (Internet Relay Chat - our most popular service, as it's great for putting off assignments until the last minute, waffling about whatever's on your mind and meeting new people),webspace (host your own website with massive amounts of storage space), forums/message boards, the photo gallery and your own @redbrick.dcu.ie e-mail address. We also have our own wiki site (wiki.redbrick.dcu.ie), where all members can create/edit/vandalise pages on whatever you feel like. You can access all of these services from any computer connected to the Internet.

Networking societies are to be found all over the country, and Redbrick - as part of the Intersocs network - is often found mingling with other nerds from Trinity, DIT, NUI Maynooth and University of Limerick, both at Intersocs events and in the IRC channel.

So, if you want to make new friends, talk about anything that's on your mind, or just get twisted because you have nothing better to do with your time, RedBrick has something to offer you.

== Redbrick's servers ==
When you connect to Redbrick, you are creating a remote connection to our servers, most likely [[minerva]] (the main login machine). This uses SSH, or Secure Shell, to encrypt data and allow you to use your user account as though you were sitting at the actual machine. [[Connect|Click here to get connected to Redbrick.]]

Our servers all run Unix-like operating systems, the most common being Ubuntu (a distribution of GNU/Linux). There is no graphical interface and everything is done by keyboard. There are plans for a Windows machine to facilitate .NET and other such development, which should be available soon.

For more information on the machines, please see the [[Redbrick_Hardware|inventory]].

== Chat ==
One of the most common ways for Redbrick members to stay in touch is through Chat, or [[IRC]] (Internet Relay Chat). IRC basically lets you chat with a lot of different people at the same time.

To begin using chat, simply type 'chat' into your terminal. There are lots of different chatrooms, or "channels" on Redbrick, the default one being #lobby. There is also a WebChat client available, so you can talk to your friends on Redbrick through your browser. [http://webchat.redbrick.dcu.ie webchat.redbrick.dcu.ie]

You can get more info about chat and its different commands and features by visiting the [[IRC]] page.

== E-mail ==
When you join Redbrick, you get your own email account, your address being <username>@redbrick.dcu.ie.

By default, your mail will be forwarded to your DCU account, so that you won't miss any mails. To turn this off, type "noforward" in your terminal.

Redbrick has a variety of different ways in which you can read and send mail. By typing "email" in your terminal, you can use the Mutt client to check your mail, but there is also a client available if you'd prefer to read email in your browser. It is called Squirrelmail. This can be accessed by pointing your browser at [http://webmail.redbrick.dcu.ie webmail.redbrick.dcu.ie].

== Newsgroups ==
The [[Redbrick Newsgroups]] (the boards) are a place for our members to exchange views, seek help or generally rant about anything they want. The default news reader on Redbrick is called slrn. To start it simply type "news" or "slrn" into your terminal. With slrn you can read and post to all of the Redbrick Newsgroups plus some Intersocs Newsgroups.

The boards can also be read using [[Using the Boards with Thunderbird|Thunderbird]].

== Redbrick Software ==
Redbrick has a vast array of software installed on the system that was written by our members. As you gain more experience using your account, you will come across a lot of the programs out there.

One of the most used of these programs is [[rbusers]]. If you type "rbusers" into your terminal, you will see a list of users currently logged on. [[Hey]] is a way for Redbrick users to send instant messages to each other's terminals. Heys are heavily customisable and there are lots of different ways to use it. See the [http://wiki.redbrick.dcu.ie/mw/Hey#Tutorial tutorial] for more information. The list of user written software is endless and you will come across loads of them on your travels.

=== Games ===
Redbrick is host to a variety of games, which are listed [[Games|here]].

== Unix ==
Redbrick's operating system of choice is Unix. As explained earlier, Ubuntu GNU/Linux is the most common, used by our [[minerva|login]], [[morpheus|primary]] and [[deathray|secondary services]] machines. In the Windows point-and-click world, don't let a command line usage put you off; once you get comfortable you'll be amazed how much you can accomplish in a command line Unix environment. A standard user only need a very basic knowledge to gain usage from their Redbrick account. For a starting point and a guide to some of the more common commands, see the [[Unix Intro|introduction to Unix]].

== Changing your password ==
When you first join Redbrick, your assigned password will probably be some ugly, difficult to remember assortment of characters and numbers. Thankfully you can quite easily change it, and here's how.

When you first log in you'll be greeted with a black screen with your username and the time. All you have to do is type "passwd" like so:

[[Image:Password1.jpg]]

and hit enter. Now you have to enter your current (soon to be old) password.

[[Image:Password2.jpg]]

Almost finished now, I told you it was easy. You'll be asked what you want your new password to be, like this:

[[Image:Password3.jpg]]

you'll have to enter it twice, just for comparisons sake, to make sure you've typed it correctly.

After you've done that, that's it! You're done.

[[Image:Password4.jpg]]

Make sure to remember this password, but if you forget it's not a big deal, you'll just have to e-mail the admins and ask them nicely to reset it for you.

==Changing finger information==

Finger information is what people see when they "finger" you, this shows your username as well as your real name. At first, your real name and username will both be set to the same thing. Basically, this name is used when posting to the news boards and when e-mailing. If you'd like to change what it says, this is how:

At the prompt, type chfn like so:

[[Image:chfn1.jpg]]

and hit return. Next it'll ask for your password, just type it in the same as you would when logging in

[[Image:chfn2.jpg]]

Now you can set your name to whatever you want, it can include capital letters and spaces

[[Image:chfn3.jpg]]

After you've entered it in, hit return until it exits. It should look like this:

[[Image:chfn4.jpg]]

And you're done. As it says, this may take effect instantly or in ten minutes, but it will change.

== More ==
For a list of the main features at any time, type "help" into your terminal. Remember that you can always ask the Redbrick [[Helpdesk]] questions if you have any problems or need assistance. Once you are comfortable with the general setup of your account and the system take a look at the other tutorials to learn a little more and improve your use of Redbrick.

Good luck, and enjoy your Redbrick experience!

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Helpdesk

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Redbrick's Helpdesk is <s>a lazy shower of absolute wasters</s> an elite team of hard working individuals dedicated to helping Redbrick users by answering queries, running workshops and forwarding hundreds of mails to the admins.

== The Helpdesk Team ==

* [[User: pr0n]]
* [[User: mikello]]

Feel free to mail [https://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/about/contact/helpdesk helpdesk(at)redbrick(dot)dcu(dot)ie] with any problems at all. They also have an IRC channel: #helpdesk

== Helpdesk Tutorials ==
Here you can find guides on how to use different Redbrick services. These guides are maintained by the Helpdesk team - if there's something we've left out let us know.

=== Using Your Account ===
*[[Connect|Connecting to Redbrick]] - how to start using your account.
*[[Intro|Introduction to Redbrick]] - learn the basics.
*[[Hey|Hey]] - how to use Redbrick's instant messaging program, hey.
*[[Account Customisation (zsh)|Account Customisation]] - how to change the look and feel of your Redbrick account.
*[[Screen]] - a guide to using screen.
*[[Tmux]] - a guide to using Tmux
*[[Finch]] - command line tunnel to instant messaging, ie: msn, etc.

=== Chat ===
*[[IRC|Chat/IRC]] - find out how to chat with other brickies.
*[[Irssi]] - page about the irssi client, detailing more advanced features and commands.
*[[Weechat]] - this is an alternate chat client available on RedBrick.
*[[Bitlbee]] - use chat to connect to MSN, Yahoo & Google talk.
*[[Peepd]] - use chat to connect to Twitter.
*[[OtherIrcClients]] - use ssh forwarding to connect with your own IRC client on your computer.

=== Email ===
*[[Automatic Forwarding]] - how to remove or set up forwarding to different addresses.
*[[DCU Apps - Redbrick Email]] - setup your DCU Apps account to send and receive emails with your Redbrick address.
*[[Mutt|Using mutt]] - how to use mutt to read and send emails.
*[[Webmail]] - learn more about Redbrick's web-based mail clients.

=== Web ===
*[[Help:Contents|Redbrick Wiki]] - how to use this wiki.
*[[Webspace]] - how to use your Redbrick webspace and get your website up and running.
*[[Transferring Files]] - how to use WinSCP and transfer files to and from Redbrick.
*[[Htaccess|.htaccess]] - using htaccess to password protect areas of your site.
*[[PHP]] - tutorial on using PHP on Redbrick.
*[[Tomcat|TomCat]] - provides an environment for Java code to run in cooperation with a web server.
*[[Hosting Your Domain On Redbrick]] - a quick guide.

=== News / Message Boards ===
*[[Redbrick Newsgroups]] - how to read and post to the Redbrick newsgroups using slrn.
*[[Using the Boards with Thunderbird|Boards with Thunderbird]] - how to use the boards in Thunderbird.
*[[Newsbeuter]] - how to set up newsbeuter for your rss feeds

=== Unix ===
*[[Unix Intro]] - an introduction to Unix and basic commands that you can use on Redbrick.
*[[Unix Advanced]] - some more advanced Unix features.
*[[File Permissions]] - introduction to different file permissions and how to use chmod.
*[[SSH-Keys]] - connect without typing a password

=== Programming ===
*[[Programming On Redbrick]] - how to use Java, C and C++ compilers on RedBrick.
*[[Cplusplus|C++]] - how to write, compile and run C++ programs using the g++ compiler on RedBrick.
*[[svn|Subversion]] - Use Subversion for version control on RedBrick
*[[Mercurial]] - Use Mercurial for version control on RedBrick
*[[Git]] - use Git for version control on Redbrick

=== Misc ===
*[[Smilies]] - a guide on smilies, with lots of different and bizarre variations. :)
*[[Creating Man Pages|Creating your own man page]] - how to make your own man page.
*[[Makefiles]] - how to write makefiles.
*[[Vim text editor]] - how to use Vim.
*[[Acronyms]] - a list of commonly used acronyms.

==Other Useful Stuff==
These pages weren't written by us, but are equally helpful, so we've included them here, because we're nice :)

===Web===
*[[Installing Gallery On Redbrick|Gallery]] - how to install Gallery on your own webspace.
*[[Installing Wordpress on Redbrick|Wordpress]] - how to install a wordpress blog.
*[[DokuWiki_on_Redbrick|DokuWiki]] - how to install your own wiki.
*[[Vanilla_on_Redbrick|Vanilla]] - install a vanilla forum.
*[[PubCookie_on_Redbrick|PubCookie]] - restrict access to web pages to Redbrick members.

===Chat===
*[[Redbrick_Jabber/IM|Jabber]] - connect to the Redbrick jabber server.

===Internet===
*[[How-To:Port Forwarding|Port Forwarding]] - how to port forward through Redbrick.

===Unix===
*[[Mass Renaming Files]] - how to rename lots of files at once.

===Mac===
*[[Connecting_to_redbrick_with_Quicksilver|QuickSilver]] - connect to Redbrick from your Mac with QuickSilver.

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Discord

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Redbrick created a Discord server 29th September 2019.

== Joining ==

Members can follow the [https://discord.gg/uF8RA7U invite to join] the server.

== Register ==

If you dont know your altmail, SSH onto RedBrick, run the following and type in your password and it will query LDAP and return the value:

ldapsearch -D "uid=$USER,ou=accounts,o=redbrick" -W "(uid=$USER)" altmail

Discord

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Redbrick created a Discord server 29th September 2019.

== Joining ==

Members can follow the [https://discord.gg/uF8RA7U invite to join] the server.

Redbrick Companies

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[[Category:Jobs]]
Once upon a time there were a lot of former RedBrick people starting companies, particularly in the professional services area. Do any of these companies still exist and if so, where do I find them? -- [[User:Fergus|fergus]]

You can find them right here!

==In present operation (Founded by brickie)==

* [http://www.V7.ie V7] - UX & App Development Consultancy: [[User:Taurus|Taurus]].
* [http://www.vade.ie Vade] - Web Hosting & Development: [[User:ryaner|ryaner]]. (Formerly [[User:kyper|kyper]], [[User:phreak|phreak]]).
* [http://www.jeebers.com Jeebers] - E-business solutions: [[User:Jeebers|jeebers]].
* [http://www.cliste.net Cliste] - Consultancy: [[User:Colmmacc|colmmacc]] and [[User:X|x]].
* Beanbag Ltd - Consultancy: [[User:Shimoda|shimoda]].
* [http://www.digitalrights.ie Digital Rights Ireland] - Online Lobby and Activism group. [[User:Colmmacc|colmmacc]]
* [http://www.farrellscientific.com Farrell Scientific Consulting] - Consulting services in science. [[User:lithium|lithium]]
* [http://1timetracking.com Time Warden Ltd.] - Time management solutions [[User:jeebers|jeebers]].
* [http://www.terminalfour.com TerminalFOUR]: [[User:Exzantia|exzantia]], [[User:Piero|piero]], [[User:Hauk|hauk]], [[User:Lithium|lithium]], [[User:Dragor|dragor]], [[User:Lebazzer|lebazzer]], [[User:tziegler|tziegler]]
* [http://www.gits.ie GITS ] - ICT Support and Consultancy: [[User:kyper|kyper]].
* [https://www.hostedgraphite.com Hosted Graphite] - [[User:Phaxx|phaxx]], [[User:Pooka|pooka]], [[User:gamma|gamma]], [[User:shimoda|shimoda]], [[User:dregin|dregin]], [[User:maiden|maiden]]

==Other companies brickies work for==

* [https://www.accenture.ie Accenture] - IT Consultancy: [[User:Tuama|tuama]].
* [https://aws.amazon.com Amazon] - [[User:Pixies|pixies]], [[User:Grimnar|grimnar]], [[User:Jerry|jerry]], [[User:Af666x|af666x]], [[User:Maiden|maiden]], [[User:Sonic|sonic]], [[User:Gliceas|gliceas]], [[User:Paddez|paddez]], [[User:Chris|chris]], [[User:Kylar|kylar]], [[User:Tailwind|tailwind]], [[User:macspayn|kiwi]]
* [https://www.bearingpoint.com/en-ie/ BearingPoint] - IT Consultancy: [[User:Polka|polka]].
* [https://www.demonware.net/ DemonWare] - Network Software for Computer Games: [[User:Halenger|halenger]], [[User:Prolix|prolix]], [[User:Marvin|marvin]], [[User:Pints|pints]], [[User:Butlerx|butlerx]]
* [https://hosting.digiweb.ie Digiweb]: [[User:Phil|phil]].
* [https://www.ericsson.com Ericsson] - Telecommunications: [[User:Dec|dec]].
* [https://www.facebook.com Facebook]: [[User:Fun|fun]], [[User:Valen|valen]]
* [https://www.google.com Google.com]: [[User:Aeris|aeris]], [[User:Doc|doc]], [[User:Drjolt|drjolt]], [[User:Trevj|trevj]], [[User:Tbolt|tbolt]], [[User: Voy|voy]], [[User:Dizer|dizer]], [[User:Redgiant|redgiant]], [[User:Toaster|toaster]], [[User:Twiggy|twiggy]], [[User:Usal|usal]], [[User:Dimples|dimples]] and [[User:Magluby|magluby]].
* [https://www.heanet.ie HEAnet]: [[User:Cns|cns]], [[User:Orly|orly]], [[User:Rob|rob]], [[User:Esoteric|esoteric]], [[User:Bass|bass]], [[User:Tbolger|tbolger]], [[User:Creadak|creadak]].
* [https://www.ibm.com IBM]: [[User:Waggers|waggers]], [[User:Goratrix|goratrix]], [[User:Edel|edel]], [[User:Smudger|smudger]], [[User:Merchelo|merchelo]]
* [https://www.intercom.io Intercom]: [[User:Haus|haus]], [[User:Moju|moju]], [[User:Singer|singer]], [[User:Atlas|atlas]]
* [http://www.itconvergence.com IT Convergence] - Oracle Consulting, Staffing, Education, Remote Support and Hosting Services. [[User:Mark|mark]]
* [http://www.kerna.ie Kerna Communications] - IT Security: [[User:Lecter|lecter]], [[User:Stark|stark]]
* [http://www.pwc.ie PwC] - System Audits/Compliance/Process Improvement/Tax: [[User:Cokane|cokane]], [[User:Myk|myk]].
* [http://www.nexala.com Nexala] - Train management software: [[User:Werdz|werdz]]
* [https://www.rits.ie Rits Information Security] - IT Security: [[User:D_fens|d_fens]]
* [http://www.rte.ie RTE] - Your national broadcaster. (No, your TV license does not fund my wages): [[User:Spock|spock]].
* [http://www.securelinx.ie Securelinx] - Linux consultancy: [[User:Johan|johan]], [[User:Receive|receive]]
* [http://w4.siemens.de/ct/en/home/index.html Siemens] - R & D Medical Imaging: [[User:MLynch|mlynch]].
* [http://www.smartcentric.com SmartCentric] - Smartcard security/financial application development: [[User:Markpb|markpb]], [[User:Elpres|elpres]].
* [http://www.sbpost.ie Sunday Business Post] - Ireland's national business newspaper: [[User:Griffin|griffin]].
* [http://www.symantec.ie Symantec]: [[User:Macbain|macbain]], [[User:Moridin|moridin]], [[User:Plop|plop]] and [[User:Tibor|tibor]], [[User:Nemo|nemo]], [[User:Anev|anev]].
* [http://s3group.com/ S3 (Sillicon and Software Systems)] (and no, it's not the video card makers) - Software and hardware services for Digital Media, Medical Systems, System IC and Network Processors: [[User:Cammy|cammy]].
* [http://www.thus.net THUS]: [[User:Homerj|homerj]]
* [http://www.yahoo.com/ Yahoo] - Not google: [[User:Nareik|nareik]]
* [http://www.yardmedia.ie Yard Media] - Digital Post Production: [[User:Decob|decob]].

==Previous Employers==

* Eolach - Open Source consulting: [[User:Hyper|hyper]], [[User:Thalia|thalia]] and [[User:Fergus|fergus]].
* [http://www.rfc-networks.ie RFC-Networks] - Web dev, hosting, consulting, open source: [[User:Phil|phil]], [[User:Mark|mark]] and [[User:Noelfitz|noelfitz]], [[User:Kinsey|kinsey]].
* [http://www.callisto.ie/ Callisto] - IT Vendor: [[User:Halenger|halenger]] and [[User:Af666x|af666x]].
* [https://coderdojo.com CoderDojo]/[https://www.raspberrypi.org/ Raspberry Pi]: [[User:Butlerx|butlerx]]
* [http://www.demonware.net/ DemonWare] - Network Software for Computer Games: [[User:Coconut|coconut]], [[User:Phaxx|phaxx]]
* [http://www.kerna.ie Kerna Communications] - IT Security: [[User:Coconut|coconut]], [[User:D_fens|d_fens]], [[User:svan|svan]]
* [http://www.magnet.ie Magnet Networks]: [[User:Grimnar|grimnar]].
* [http://www.securelinx.ie Securelinx] - Linux consultancy: [[User:Lil_cain|lil_cain]], [[User:Gamma|gamma]]
* [http://www.terminalfour.com TerminalFOUR]: [[User:Binnceol|binnceol]], [[User:Phoenix|phoenix]], [[User:Dregin|dregin]], [[User:Chris|chris]], [[User:Winters|winters]], [[User:Haus|haus]], [[User:Creadak|creadak]], [[User:Zyox|zyox]], [[User:Jengajen|jengajen]], [[User:Moridin|moridin]], [[User:Bubble|bubble]].
* [https://google.com Google]: [[User:Pooka|pooka]],
* [http://www.heanet.ie HEAnet]: [[User:Zergless|zergless]]
* [https://www.workday.com Workday]: [[User:Dregin|dregin]]
* [http://www.intercom.io Intercom]: [[User:Valen|valen]], [[User:Space|space]]
* [http://www.rackspace.com Rackspace]: [[User:Lil_cain|lil_cain]]

User:D fens

2016-10-24T12:32:34Z

D fens:

[https://d_fens.redbrick.dcu.ie d_fens]

Issues-oct16

2016-10-21T10:00:15Z

D fens:

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"
|-
! scope="col"| Issue
! scope="col"| Person
! scope="col"| Date
|-
| adding users with useradm is broken unless course and year are manually entered.
This has been fixed as of today and changed commited to RCS repo.
| zergless
| 15/10/16
|-
| adding a user successfully does not add to announce list - not urgent
|
|
|-
| Configuration management
|
|
|-
| Mailing lists are spamming huge amounts of people which is resulting in issues with black lists. Admins have issued a notice to list owners that we will be removing lists that are no longer used on Tuesday 18/10/16
| zergless
| 15/10/16
|-
| mail server issues - frozen mail, spam, lack of working spam filters
| Koffee
|
|-
| VM solution or container infrastructure
|
|
|-
| Death of pubcookie any day now
|
|
|-
| Changing from redbrick.dcu.ie/~$user to $user.redbrick.dcu.ie
|
|
|-
| Administrator documentation
|
|
|-
| Monitoring of services and alerting
|
|
|-
| NNTP service
|
|
|-
| Provision new Secodnary Services on 16.04.1LTS (yes I know it's a .1)
| Pints,koffee,zergless
| 19/10/16
|-
| Deploy new website on Secondary Services machine.
| butlerx, pints
|
|-
| replace ajaxterm and anyterm with weety
| butlerx, pints
|
|-
| inn2 running on paphos - Haven't migrated old lists.
| koffee
| 20/10/2016
|-
| Incident response
| d_fens
|
|}

Issues-oct16

2016-10-13T16:44:15Z

D fens:

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"
|-
! scope="col"| Issue
! scope="col"| Person
! scope="col"| Date
|-
| adding users with useradm is broken unless course and year are manually entered
|
|
|-
| adding a user successfully does not add to announce list - not urgent
|
|
|-
| Configuration management
|
|
|-
| Mailing lists
|
|
|-
| mail server issues - frozen mail, spam, lack of working spam filters
|
|
|-
| VM solution or container infrastructure
|
|
|-
| Death of pubcookie any day now
|
|
|-
| Changing from redbrick.dcu.ie/~$user to $user.redbrick.dcu.ie
|
|
|-
| Administrator documentation
|
|
|-
| Monitoring of services and alerting
|
|
|-
| NNTP service
|
|
|-
|}

SSH Port Forwarding

2016-09-30T16:12:41Z

D fens:

SSH Port Forwarding

2016-09-30T16:08:41Z

D fens:

SSH Port Forwarding

2016-09-30T16:05:34Z

D fens: update images to align and be less crappy looking

==Why?==
One example of why port forwarding is great is security. Downloading email and browsing the Internet in such a way that the immediate (local) network does not know what you are doing. All it sees is encrypted SSH traffic, like that used when you type on RedBrick normally.

The example being given is to use your Redbrick account to port forward data via Redbrick. You can then configure local applications to use the tunnel rather than the usual route over say insecure wireless or hotel wifi thereby hopefully securing your data in transit.

==Theory==
There are some [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SSH/OpenSSH/PortForwarding good online guides] and if you read this you should be able to deduce the basics of how SSH works with port forwarding.

==How To do it==

===Windows===
There are two ways of getting SSH to work on Windows.

'''PuTTY'''

[[PuTTY]] has built-in support for port forwarding.
* When you're connecting, after you've filled in the host name box ('''NOTE:''' If you wish to forward traffic through the RedBrick the host name '''must''' be login.redbrick.dcu.ie), click on Tunnels in the left-hand bar (second last item from the bottom).
* In the Port forwarding box, fill in the following values:
** Source port: (the port you want forwarded to the proxy - eg 1337)
** Destination: <blank>
* Ensure Dynamic is selected as the type and '''then click Add'''

[[Image:Proxy_putty.png|center|frame|How to configure PuTTY to be a SOCKS proxy]]

* Click the Open button to connect, and enter your username/password.
* Tell Firefox (or anything else) to use localhost 1337 as its HTTP proxy. You should now be browsing via RedBrick!

[[Image:Http_proxy.png|center|frame|How to configure Firefox to use PuTTYs proxy]]

'''OpenSSH for Windows'''

You can download and install [http://sshwindows.sf.net OpenSSH for Windows] and then use the same command as you would for unix, if you don't want to use PuTTY.

===Linux===

If you read the neworder guide above you should have a good idea of how to build the SSH command for the forwarding, like so:
ssh -D 1337 username@login.redbrick.dcu.ie

Where :
* -L specifies you want to link a local port
* 1337 is the local port (on your machine) you want to communicate on.
* proxy.dcu.ie is the server you want to send your tunnelled traffic to.
* 3128 is the port on that server you want to send your tunnelled traffic to.
* login.redbrick.dcu.ie is the server you want to open the SSH connection to

[[Image:Tunnelling-network-diagram.png]]

For example, to tunnel local port 1337 to the SOCKS proxy on proxy3.dcu.ie through deathray:
ssh -L 1337:proxy3.dcu.ie:1080 login.redbrick.dcu.ie

Here we see that we specify the proxy definitively, and use the port that we
would eventually negotiate (for those of you is res try running Wireshark, you will
see what I mean). We also use a specific Redbrick server, Login (minerva) for our port
forwarding (there are restrictions on tunnelling through our other machines). You can also add the ''-v'' option to specify 'verbose' mode and see the port being opened and closed for your tunnelled traffic.

Try running netstat locally and and you should see 1337 sitting there happily.
So now you have it all set up, congratulations! Now, how do you use it? Easy!
Open up your browser and change the proxy settings to localhost:1337, you
will then be using the local port to forward traffic to the DCU proxy, the same
applies to your mail program.

Note this only encrypts your traffic to and from Redbrick, so anyone listening
on the wifi hotspot you are using will just see garbage going to DCU (figures),
anyone listening to DCU traffic from the proxy can still see you stuff, the moral
being â€don't go downloading donkey pornâ€ DCU will still be out to get you, etc.
So, thats it, enjoy you new found 1337ness.

niT.

==Port forwarding for IRC==

Since ircproxy is offline, and will probably remain so (it was fairly shite anyway), if you want to connect to RedBrick IRC with your own client you will need to use port forwarding to do this.

The process is the same as the above, just using different addresses and port configurations.

localport: 6667
remote address: irc.redbrick.dcu.ie
remote port: 6667

So, you're basically substituting 1337 and 3128 for 6667, and proxy3.dcu.ie for irc.redbrick.dcu.ie.

Now, just tell your irc client that your irc server is localhost :)

[[Category:HowTo]]

SSH Port Forwarding

2016-09-30T16:00:08Z

D fens:

==Why?==
One example of why port forwarding is great is security. Downloading email and browsing the Internet in such a way that the immediate (local) network does not know what you are doing. All it sees is encrypted SSH traffic, like that used when you type on RedBrick normally.

The example being given is to use your Redbrick account to port forward data via Redbrick. You can then configure local applications to use the tunnel rather than the usual route over say insecure wireless or hotel wifi thereby hopefully securing your data in transit.

==Theory==
There are some [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SSH/OpenSSH/PortForwarding good online guides] and if you read this you should be able to deduce the basics of how SSH works with port forwarding.

==How To do it==

===Windows===
There are two ways of getting SSH to work on Windows.

'''PuTTY'''

[[PuTTY]] has built-in support for port forwarding.
* When you're connecting, after you've filled in the host name box ('''NOTE:''' If you wish to forward traffic through the RedBrick the host name '''must''' be login.redbrick.dcu.ie), click on Tunnels in the left-hand bar (second last item from the bottom).
* In the Port forwarding box, fill in the following values:
** Source port: (the port you want forwarded to the proxy - eg 1337)
** Destination: <blank>
* Ensure Dynamic is selected as the type and then click Add

[[Image:Proxy_putty.png]]

* Click the Open button to connect, and enter your username/password.
* Tell Firefox (or anything else) to use localhost 1337 as its HTTP proxy. You should now be browsing via RedBrick!

[[Image:Http_proxy.png]]

'''OpenSSH for Windows'''

You can download and install [http://sshwindows.sf.net OpenSSH for Windows] and then use the same command as you would for unix, if you don't want to use PuTTY.

===Linux===

If you read the neworder guide above you should have a good idea of how to build the SSH command for the forwarding, like so:
ssh -D 1337 username@login.redbrick.dcu.ie

Where :
* -L specifies you want to link a local port
* 1337 is the local port (on your machine) you want to communicate on.
* proxy.dcu.ie is the server you want to send your tunnelled traffic to.
* 3128 is the port on that server you want to send your tunnelled traffic to.
* login.redbrick.dcu.ie is the server you want to open the SSH connection to

[[Image:Tunnelling-network-diagram.png]]

For example, to tunnel local port 1337 to the SOCKS proxy on proxy3.dcu.ie through deathray:
ssh -L 1337:proxy3.dcu.ie:1080 login.redbrick.dcu.ie

Here we see that we specify the proxy definitively, and use the port that we
would eventually negotiate (for those of you is res try running Wireshark, you will
see what I mean). We also use a specific Redbrick server, Login (minerva) for our port
forwarding (there are restrictions on tunnelling through our other machines). You can also add the ''-v'' option to specify 'verbose' mode and see the port being opened and closed for your tunnelled traffic.

Try running netstat locally and and you should see 1337 sitting there happily.
So now you have it all set up, congratulations! Now, how do you use it? Easy!
Open up your browser and change the proxy settings to localhost:1337, you
will then be using the local port to forward traffic to the DCU proxy, the same
applies to your mail program.

Note this only encrypts your traffic to and from Redbrick, so anyone listening
on the wifi hotspot you are using will just see garbage going to DCU (figures),
anyone listening to DCU traffic from the proxy can still see you stuff, the moral
being â€don't go downloading donkey pornâ€ DCU will still be out to get you, etc.
So, thats it, enjoy you new found 1337ness.

niT.

==Port forwarding for IRC==

Since ircproxy is offline, and will probably remain so (it was fairly shite anyway), if you want to connect to RedBrick IRC with your own client you will need to use port forwarding to do this.

The process is the same as the above, just using different addresses and port configurations.

localport: 6667
remote address: irc.redbrick.dcu.ie
remote port: 6667

So, you're basically substituting 1337 and 3128 for 6667, and proxy3.dcu.ie for irc.redbrick.dcu.ie.

Now, just tell your irc client that your irc server is localhost :)

[[Category:HowTo]]

File:Proxy putty.png

2016-09-30T15:59:24Z

D fens:

File:Http proxy.png

2016-09-30T15:59:11Z

D fens:

SSH Port Forwarding

2016-09-30T15:58:52Z

D fens:

==Why?==
One example of why port forwarding is great is security. Downloading email and browsing the Internet in such a way that the immediate (local) network does not know what you are doing. All it sees is encrypted SSH traffic, like that used when you type on RedBrick normally.

The example being given is to use your Redbrick account to port forward data via Redbrick. You can then configure local applications to use the tunnel rather than the usual route over say insecure wireless or hotel wifi thereby hopefully securing your data in transit.

==Theory==
There are some [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SSH/OpenSSH/PortForwarding good online guides] and if you read this you should be able to deduce the basics of how SSH works with port forwarding.

==How To do it==

===Windows===
There are two ways of getting SSH to work on Windows.

'''PuTTY'''

[[PuTTY]] has built-in support for port forwarding.
* When you're connecting, after you've filled in the host name box ('''NOTE:''' If you wish to forward traffic through the RedBrick the host name '''must''' be login.redbrick.dcu.ie), click on Tunnels in the left-hand bar (second last item from the bottom).
* In the Port forwarding box, fill in the following values:
** Source port: (the port you want forwarded to the proxy - eg 1337)
** Destination: <blank>
* Ensure Dynamic is selected as the type and then click Add

[[Image:puttyconf.png]]

* Click the Open button to connect, and enter your username/password.
* Tell Firefox (or anything else) to use localhost 1337 as its HTTP proxy. You should now be browsing via RedBrick!

'''OpenSSH for Windows'''

You can download and install [http://sshwindows.sf.net OpenSSH for Windows] and then use the same command as you would for unix, if you don't want to use PuTTY.

===Linux===

If you read the neworder guide above you should have a good idea of how to build the SSH command for the forwarding, like so:
ssh -D 1337 username@login.redbrick.dcu.ie

Where :
* -L specifies you want to link a local port
* 1337 is the local port (on your machine) you want to communicate on.
* proxy.dcu.ie is the server you want to send your tunnelled traffic to.
* 3128 is the port on that server you want to send your tunnelled traffic to.
* login.redbrick.dcu.ie is the server you want to open the SSH connection to

[[Image:Tunnelling-network-diagram.png]]

For example, to tunnel local port 1337 to the SOCKS proxy on proxy3.dcu.ie through deathray:
ssh -L 1337:proxy3.dcu.ie:1080 login.redbrick.dcu.ie

Here we see that we specify the proxy definitively, and use the port that we
would eventually negotiate (for those of you is res try running Wireshark, you will
see what I mean). We also use a specific Redbrick server, Login (minerva) for our port
forwarding (there are restrictions on tunnelling through our other machines). You can also add the ''-v'' option to specify 'verbose' mode and see the port being opened and closed for your tunnelled traffic.

Try running netstat locally and and you should see 1337 sitting there happily.
So now you have it all set up, congratulations! Now, how do you use it? Easy!
Open up your browser and change the proxy settings to localhost:1337, you
will then be using the local port to forward traffic to the DCU proxy, the same
applies to your mail program.

Note this only encrypts your traffic to and from Redbrick, so anyone listening
on the wifi hotspot you are using will just see garbage going to DCU (figures),
anyone listening to DCU traffic from the proxy can still see you stuff, the moral
being â€don't go downloading donkey pornâ€ DCU will still be out to get you, etc.
So, thats it, enjoy you new found 1337ness.

niT.

==Port forwarding for IRC==

Since ircproxy is offline, and will probably remain so (it was fairly shite anyway), if you want to connect to RedBrick IRC with your own client you will need to use port forwarding to do this.

The process is the same as the above, just using different addresses and port configurations.

localport: 6667
remote address: irc.redbrick.dcu.ie
remote port: 6667

So, you're basically substituting 1337 and 3128 for 6667, and proxy3.dcu.ie for irc.redbrick.dcu.ie.

Now, just tell your irc client that your irc server is localhost :)

[[Category:HowTo]]

Template:Featured

2015-04-24T14:57:43Z

D fens: Update frontpage to use timeline template

* '''[[Timeline |Redbrick TimeLine]]'''
[[Image:MainPage2011.png|200px|right]]
This is a rough timeline for different events on Redbrick, relating to Redbrick, or in DCU, from the time of the society's inception in 1996.

With the timeline now here on the wiki you can add your this collection of Redbrick History.
<br><br>
'''See The TimeLine for each year: '''
{{Timeline Years}}
'''Vote For The Next Featured Article [[Template_talk:Featured|here]]'''.

Template:Timeline Years

2015-04-24T14:55:26Z

D fens: Update missing years

{|border=0 cellpadding=5 style="Font-Size:12px; margin: 10px; border: 1px solid grey; padding: 10px; background: lightgrey;"
|-
| | [[TimeLine1996|1996]] | [[TimeLine1997|1997]] | [[TimeLine1998|1998]] | [[TimeLine1999|1999]] | [[TimeLine2000|2000]] | [[TimeLine2001|2001]] | [[TimeLine2002|2002]] | [[TimeLine2003|2003]] | [[TimeLine2004|2004]] | [[TimeLine2005|2005]] | [[TimeLine2006|2006]] | [[TimeLine2007|2007]] | [[TimeLine2008|2008]] | [[TimeLine2009|2009]] | [[TimeLine2010|2010]] | [[TimeLine2011|2011]] | [[TimeLine2012|2012]] | [[TimeLine2013|2013]] | [[TimeLine2014|2014]] | [[TimeLine2015|2015]]
|}

Irssi

2015-04-24T14:27:57Z

D fens: irssi logging per log

In the [[IRC|chat]] tutorial we went through all the basics of using chat on Redbrick. This tutorial goes through some of the more advanced features specific to the default chat client irssi.

== Moving windows ==

When you start chat you'll have two windows, #lobby and the status window, but of course you're going to want to open more windows. The more windows you have open the harder it is to keep track of them so most people like to keep their different channels & private messages in the same place all the time.

Windows can be moved either left/right by typing

/window move left
/window move right

Or, you can move a window straight to a certain number. For example, if you join the #gamessoc channel and want it in window 3 next to #lobby you can use the command

/window move 3

== Irssi Scripts ==

Scripts allow you to add functionality to irssi that wasnt originally part of the program, like extensions in firefox. Some members have scripts that allow you to set yourself to set yourself away automatically after you have been idle for a set period of time, and others to list the current windows you have open.

So, undone has given you a cool autoaway script, but how do you use it. The first thing you have to do is move it to the proper scripts directory which is ~/.irssi/scripts. You can do this using [[Transferring_Files|winscp]]. Once you've done that you need to load it, just type
/run <script-name>
from irssi to start it. If you want to search for your own cool scripts there's loads at the [http://www.irssi.org/scripts/ irssi homepage]

== Irssi Themes ==

Just as scripts can add functionality to irssi themes can be added that change the look of it. Adding themes is just like addming scripts, just copy them into the ~/.irssi folder. To use your new theme type
/set theme <theme-name>

There are lots of themes on the [http://www.irssi.org/themes irssi homepage], some better than others. The themes are written in plain text, so if you find a well written example they're pretty easy to change around slightly.

== Configuration file ==

The easy way to enter chat is with the alias "chat" - this runs irssi with a default Redbrick config.

This is fine for a while, but it's nice to personalise things a little and to do this you can edit your "~/.irssi/config" file.

Every time you type "irssi" it will start with this configuration file by default.

Here's an basic file to get you started:

servers = (
{
address = "irc.redbrick.dcu.ie";
chatnet = "RedBrick";
port = "6667";
autoconnect = "yes"; },
);
chatnets = {
RedBrick =
{
type = "IRC";
autosendcmd = "/msg NickServ identify <password>";
};
};
channels = (
{ name = "#lobby"; chatnet = "RedBrick"; autojoin = "yes"; },
{ name = "#mychannel"; chatnet = "RedBrick"; autojoin = "yes"; },
);
aliases = {
J = "join";
WJOIN = "join -window";
WQUERY = "query -window";
LEAVE = "part";
BYE = "quit";
EXIT = "quit";
SIGNOFF = "quit";
DESCRIBE = "action";
DATE = "time";
HOST = "userhost";
LAST = "lastlog";
SAY = "msg *";
WI = "whois";
WII = "whois $0 $0";
WW = "whowas";
W = "who";
N = "names";
M = "msg";
T = "topic";
C = "clear";
CL = "clear";
K = "kick";
KB = "kickban";
KN = "knockout";
BANS = "ban";
B = "ban";
MUB = "unban *";
UB = "unban";
IG = "ignore";
UNIG = "unignore";
SB = "scrollback";
UMODE = "mode $N";
WC = "window close";
WN = "window new hide";
SV = "say Irssi $J ($V) - http://irssi.org/";
GOTO = "sb goto";
CHAT = "dcc chat";
RUN = "SCRIPT LOAD";
UPTIME = "eval exec - expr `date +%s` - \\$F | awk '{print \"Irssi uptime: \"int(\\\\\\$1/3600/24)\"d \"int (\\\\\\$1/3600%24)\"h \"int(\\\\\\$1/60%60)\"m \"int(\\\\\\$1%60)\"s\" }'";
CALC = "exec - if which bc &>/dev/null\\; then echo '$*' | bc | awk '{print \"$*=\"$$1}'\\; else echo bc was not found\\; fi";
SBAR = "STATUSBAR";
INVITELIST = "mode $C +I";
};
statusbar = {
# formats:
# when using {templates}, the template is shown only if it's argument isn't
# empty unless no argument is given. for example {sb} is printed always,
# but {sb $T} is printed only if $T isn't empty.
items = {
# start/end text in statusbars
barstart = "{sbstart}";
barend = "{sbend}";
# treated "normally", you could change the time/user name to whatever
time = "{sb $Z}";
user = "{sb $cumode$N{sbmode $usermode}{sbaway $A}}";
# treated specially .. window is printed with non-empty windows,
# window_empty is printed with empty windows
window = "{sb $winref:$T{sbmode $M}}";
window_empty = "{sb $winref{sbservertag $tag}}";
prompt = "{prompt $[.15]T}";
prompt_empty = "{prompt $winname}";
topic = " $topic";
topic_empty = " Irssi v$J - http://irssi.org/help/";
# all of these treated specially, they're only displayed when needed
lag = "{sb Lag: $0-}";
act = "{sb Act: $0-}";
more = "-- more --";
};
# there's two type of statusbars. root statusbars are either at the top
# of the screen or at the bottom of the screen. window statusbars are at
# the top/bottom of each split window in screen.
default = {
# the "default statusbar" to be displayed at the bottom of the window.
# contains all the normal items.
window = {
disabled = "no";
# window, root
type = "window";
# top, bottom
placement = "bottom";
# number
position = "1";
# active, inactive, always
visible = "active";
# list of items in statusbar in the display order
items = {
barstart = { priority = "100"; };
time = { };
user = { };
window = { };
window_empty = { };
lag = { priority = "-1"; };
act = { priority = "10"; };
more = { priority = "-1"; alignment = "right"; };
barend = { priority = "100"; alignment = "right"; };
};
};
# statusbar to use in inactive split windows
window_inact = {
type = "window";
placement = "bottom";
position = "1";
visible = "inactive";
items = {
barstart = { priority = "100"; };
window = { };
window_empty = { };
more = { priority = "-1"; alignment = "right"; };
barend = { priority = "100"; alignment = "right"; };
};
};
# we treat input line as yet another statusbar :) It's possible to
# add other items before or after the input line item.
prompt = {
type = "root";
placement = "bottom";
# we want to be at the bottom always
position = "100";
visible = "always";
items = {
prompt = { priority = "-1"; };
prompt_empty = { priority = "-1"; };
# treated specially, this is the real input line.
input = { priority = "10"; };
};
};
# topicbar
topic = {
type = "root";
placement = "top";
position = "1";
visible = "always";
items = {
barstart = { priority = "100"; };
topic = { };
topic_empty = { };
barend = { priority = "100"; alignment = "right"; };
};
};
};
};
#THIS SECTION DEALS WITH SETTINGS SUCH AS YOUR NAME AND TIMESTAMP FORMAT
settings = {
core = {
real_name = "Newb McNewberton";
user_name = "newb";
nick = "newb";
timestamp_format = "%H:%M:%S";
};
"fe-text" = { scrollback_time = "24h"; };
"fe-common/core" = { autolog = "yes"; };
};
#THIS SECTION DEALS WITH YOUR HILIGHTS
hilights = (
{ text = "newb"; nick = "yes"; word = "no"; },
);
settings = {
core = {
settings_autosave = "no";
}
};

Now, you don't need to worry about most of this as it's just setting a lot of default things that won't need to be changed.

However there are a few sections you will/may want to change:

chatnets = {
RedBrick =
{
type = "IRC";
autosendcmd = "/msg NickServ identify <password>"; # put in your identify password here.
};
};

channels = (
{ name = "#lobby"; chatnet = "RedBrick"; autojoin = "yes"; },
{ name = "#mychannel"; chatnet = "RedBrick"; autojoin = "yes"; },
);

What this part does is when you start irssi, it sends a priavte message to nickserv identifying you as you (if you've registered your nickname) and the bit underneath will automatically join you to the channels listed, namely #lobby and #mychannel. You can add as many channels as you want to this list, just copy and paste the same lines and edit the "#channel" bit. Simple really. This saves time and hassle if Redbrick ever restarts or you lose your connection for whatever reason as you don't have to remember all the channels you want to join.

#THIS SECTION DEALS WITH SETTINGS SUCH AS YOUR NAME AND TIMESTAMP FORMAT
settings = {
core = {
real_name = "Newb McNewberton";
user_name = "newb";
nick = "newb";
timestamp_format = "%H:%M:%S";
};
"fe-text" = { scrollback_time = "24h"; };
"fe-common/core" = { autolog = "yes"; };
};

#THIS SECTION DEALS WITH YOUR HILIGHTS
hilights = (
{ text = "newb"; nick = "yes"; word = "no"; },
);

Here you'll want to set your own name/nickname into the appropriate places. You may also want to change the timestamp_format = "%H:%H"; if you don't like having seconds displayed as well.

You may also want to delete the "autolog = "yes";" line too, if you do not want all you chat logged. Some users find this usual for checking back over past conversations. (It will save all chat in all the channels you're joined to, even if you haven't read it to ~/irclogs/RedBrick/)

The hilights section well, hilights specific words, commonly people will put their nickname in here, or other key words that they may be interested in.

== Configuration Options ==

Irssi comes with loads of options, so i've just included the ones I think are useful (These are to be used in chat)

/set window_history off
Irssi remembers the last few lines of text you've typed into it, just press up to view them. With this you have a seprate buffer of commands for each window, so you cant accidentally send the last line of a private message into #lobby for all to read

/set autolog on
/set autolog_path ~/irclogs/%Y/$tag/$0.%m-%d.log
This turns on irssi logging, and setting the paths like this with the variables means that the irssi will save all the logs for a certain channel or PMs in a different file each day. Different formatting for the path can be constructed for example <code>"~/irclogs/$tag/$0/%Y-%m-%d.log"</code>.

/set autoclose_query 86400
This sets a time in seconds after which idle windows will be closed automatically, so your private message windows will be closed if you don't use them for a whole day (86400 seconds)

/set show_quit_once on
Say you and undone are in three of the same channels, with this set on if he quits for the night his quit message will only appear to you in one of your open windows, not all of them.

/set quit_message <my personal quit message>
Change the default quit message to your own personal one.

/last receive 10
Say i've just come back from a lecture, and i want to see was anyone talking about me while i was gone this shows me the last 10 lines in the current channel that contain my username.

/set real_name Andrew
This sets my real name to Andrew, so people know who i am if they use the /whois command on me.

==Ignoring==

In a channel with lots of people coming and going, you may want to ignore certain messages, such as joins. You can do this (in lobby for example) by typing
/ignore #lobby JOINS

Here's a list of the different message catagories you could set to ignore
NOTICES - Match NOTICE messages.
SNOTES - Match server notices.
CTCPS - Match CTCP messages.
ACTIONS - Match CTCP actions.
JOINS - Match join messages.
PARTS - Match part messages.
QUITS - Match quit messages.
KICKS - Match kick messages.
MODES - Match mode changes.
TOPICS - Match topic changes.
WALLOPS - Match wallops.
INVITES - Match invite requests.
NICKS - Match nickname changes.
DCC - DCC related messages.
DCCMSGS - Match DCC chat messages.
CLIENTNOTICE - Irssi's notices.
CLIENTCRAP - Miscellaneous irssi messages.
CLIENTERROR - Irssi's error messages.

== Taskbar Flashing ==
You can get your taskbar to flash on receiving a new msg or hilight.

[[Image:Puttyconf.jpg]]

Configure PuTTY with these options, you may want to save the session so you don't have to do this all the time.

Next pass these options to irssi
/set beep_msg_level MSG HILIGHT
/set beep_when_away ON
/set beep_when_window_active ON
/set bell_beeps ON

If you are using screen you will need to make sure you are set to an audible bell rather than a visual bell, to do this hit the following until you see 'switched to audible bell.'.
CTRL + A, CTRL + G

=== Under Linux ===
To get this to work under linux you will need to use Konsole, Gnome-Terminal doesn't support this feature.
To enable this in Konsole go to Settings -> Notifications and enable taskbar on system bell.

For those who refuse to use KDE software rxvt-unicode also supports this by calling it with 'urxvt --urgentOnBell'.

== Changing the timezone ==

The time on RedBrick is set to whatever localtime is in Dublin. If you're elsewhere in the world you can change the time settings on irssi to match where you are.

/load perl
/script exec $ENV{'TZ'}='(nameofyourtimezone)';

eg

/script exec $ENV{'TZ'}='GMT+1';

== Saving Your Config ==

When you type chat at your prompt this loads irssi with all the default Redbrick settings. This is useful, because if you've broken something with your changes you can just restart and irssi will be just as it was before, but you'll want to save your personal configuration so you don't have to set up irssi the way you like it everytime you start.

To save all the current options and theme to a file type
/save my-irssi.conf

To use this configuration rather than the default to start chat type
receive@murphy (~) % irssi --CONFIG=my-irssi.conf

== Some Other Handy Commands ==

To join the channel, #intersocs, type
/j #intersocs

To leave the channel, #intersocs, without entirely quitting chat, type
/part #intersocs

To close a window you're not using anymore, type
/wc

To find out who someone is, for example, haus, type
/whois haus

To see the list of all the channels on the network, type
/list

Or if you're looking for a channel but can't remember the exact name, but you know it contains "inter", type
/list *inter*

Wanna see if someone mentions you (or something you're interested in, eg: helpdesk), type
/hilight helpdesk
Now whenever helpdesk is mentioned it'll highlight you

Say you're going to a lecture, but you don't want to have to scroll back up and see if someone hilighted you when you weren't looking, you set irssi to /away with a message, to do this type
/away gone to my lecture, back soon.
When you come back type just /away and you'll see any hilights you might've picked up between you going and coming back.

If you're lazy (like me), you can find loads of uses for the /alias command.
Example:
I like having the same away message all the time, and it's a bit long, so I made it into an /alias command by typing
/alias awaymsg /away haus is off in the real world if you need to talk to him you can reach him on <phone_num>
Now instead of typing the away message out everytime I can just type /awaymsg instead.
It's also really handy for typos, like when I'm typing /me sometimes i end up typing /mw and then irssi tells me it's not a command, which can get really annoying. To fix it just type:
/alias mw /me
Now when you typo it doesn't matter \o/

== Further Configuration ==

This tutorial was just to get you started on some of the things you can do with irssi, for more have a look at the [http://www.irssi.org/documentation irssi documentation].

To give you an idea of what you can do, here's a screenshot of how i have irssi set up. Happy Configuring!

[[Image:Irssi_custom.gif]]

If you need any more help with irssi, please feel free to hey a helpdesk member or mail at helpdesk@redbrick.dcu.ie

[[Category:Helpdesk]]

Mysql

2015-01-20T09:44:55Z

D fens: formatting

==How do I set up a MySQL/PostgreSQL account?==
[http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/cgi-bin/writemail.pl?username=admins Email the admins] with your username and ask them to set you up with an account for it.

==Now MySQL has been set up, how do I connect?==
The easiest way to do it is to enter <code>rbmysql</code> into the prompt and hit enter. You'll be asked for your password to connect to the Redbrick MySQL server. There is further [http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.6/en/ documentation for MySQL] on their website.

Installing Wordpress on Redbrick

2015-01-20T09:41:46Z

D fens: url format

[http://wordpress.org WordPress] is a nifty open-source PHP Content Management (or "blogging") web tool. You can use it to handle your website blog with ease.

__TOC__

==Installation==
[http://wordpress.org/latest.zip Download WordPress] to somewhere in your <code>public_html</code> directory and unzip. If you don't already have an SQL account, email the [[admins]] to get one. Make sure your permissions are good and then follow this [http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress handy guide].

==Setting with SSH==
Right so, the permissions on Wordpress can trick you up - if you don't use the right command. So here a step by step guide.
*Login into Redbrick from Terminal or PuTTY (or some other SSH client).
*Enter your public_html folder:
<code>cd public_html</code>
*Download WordPress with wget:
<code>wget http://wordpress.org/latest.tar.gz</code>
*Now extract it - this is the part where if you do it wrong, permissions are annoying to fix, so use:
<code>tar -pxvzf latest.tar.gz</code>
The -p insures that the permissions will be the same as the compressed file you just downloaded (trusting WordPress have it right, as they generally do).
*You now have a folder called "wordpress" in your public_html folder, and that's basically as much as you need to do from your SSH connection. <code><nowiki>http://redbrick.dcu.ie/~</nowiki>'''YOURUSERNAME'''/wordpress/</code>
*You need to check the permission on config.php also, so that it is 400.
<code>chmod 400 wp-config.php</code>
*Follow the WordPress instructions there, you will need a Mysql database at this point just email admins for one

==<s> Fixing the Dashboard - WordPress 2.8 or higher</s> ==
===Proxy No Longer Required as of 2013===

To fix the dashboard in WordPress 2.8 or higher, add the following lines to your <code>wp-config.php</code> file:

define('WP_PROXY_HOST', 'proxy.dcu.ie');
define('WP_PROXY_PORT', '8080');

[[Category:HowTo]]

Weechat

2014-06-16T09:04:22Z

D fens: Update to fix msgmerge resource issue

Once upon a time there was BitchX. Then there was Irssi. Now there is Weechat. More and more people are switching over to Weechat from Irssi, probably coz the colours make IRC easier to read and follow. Problem is, for the Irssi user, Weechat may be a tad confusing.

Weechat documentation can be tricky to follow, so this page is an attempt to make simple those bizarre and abstract commands.

== Running Weechat ==

Dregin is a big Weechat fanboi. And as such, he has his own special builds designed for Redbrick. Azazel is the current login machine, dregin has compiled a version of Weechat that runs on azazel:

/home/associat/d/dregin/root_azazel/bin/weechat-curses

Copy and paste that into your terminal command line, hit enter, and give yourself a pat on the back.

== Compiling Weechat ==

Weechat requires a bit of jiggery pokery before building on azazel using ''make && make install''. Here's how to do it:

git clone https://github.com/weechat/weechat.git
cd weechat
perl -p -i.bak -e 's/^AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION$\[0\.18\]$/AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION$\[0\.17\]$/g' configure.ac
./autogen.sh
./configure --prefix=$HOME
for f in `ls po/*.po`
do
/usr/bin/msgmerge --update $f po/weechat.pot
done;
make
make install

Creadak has also written a script that will compile and install weechat to a local directory and then tell the currently running weechat to upgrade itself, so it's perfect for cronjobbing. The script is available from [http://creadak.tk/upgrade-weechat http://creadak.tk/upgrade-weechat] and instructions are at the top of the script.

== Basic use ==

=== Connecting to a server and channel ===

When you hit 'chat' on Redbrick, you start Irssi, you're automatically connected to a server, then you're joined to Redbrick's #lobby. This all happens behind the scenes, and with Weechat, you need to do this manually. Fear not: it's easy.

When you start Weechat, you won't get connected to a server or channel. To connect to Redbrick's IRC sever, type:

/connect irc.redbrick.dcu.ie

Then to join #lobby:

/join #lobby

As well as showing you how IRC clients (such as Weechat or Irssi or whatever) connect to stuff, this should also show you how to connect to other servers and channels outside of Redbrick.

To connect to any server, simply enter /connect <server_address>. You will probably be greeted with various messages and such from that server. To join a channel on that server, just type /join <channel_name>.

=== Navigation ===

Like Irssi, you can move between windows/buffers using Alt+<num>. You can also type /buffer <num> (similar to /win <num> in Irssi).

F5 and F6 move to the predecessing and successing buffer, respectively.

You can move buffers (chat windows) with /buffer move. In a channel, type:

/buffer move <num>

(where <num> is any number you want). That channel is now accessible at Alt+<num>

=== Changing between servers ===

Weechat will generally assume that whatever channel you're in, that's also the server you're operating on. So you can chat away as you wish and issue general commands.

However, for some commands, you will need to let Weechat know what server you're on.

Hit Alt+1. This will bring you to your status window. Along the bottom you will see the time, number of channels, the server you're connect to, as well as other channel stuff.

Press Ctrl+x. If you're connected to multiple servers, the ''server'' section will change, telling you which server Weechat is connect to. So now you can issue commands to that server (such as /nick) without affecting other servers.

For example, I am currently connected to irc.redbrick.dcu.ie and to irc.starchat.net. If I hit Ctrl-x I can switch to StarChat, and change my nickname there without it affecting Redbrick's IRC.

== Special commands ==

=== Keybinds ===

Keybinds are handy, especially if you have over 10 channels open. I use Alt+<num> to get to channels, but clearly this only works from 1 up to 0 (on a keyboard). So for channels in higher numbers, you can ''bind'' keys: i.e. Alt+q gets me to channel 11; Alt+y gets me to channel 16.

/key bind meta-q /buffer 11

"Key" and "bind" are self-explanatory. "Meta" is Weechat's word for Alt (so meta-q is the same as Alt+q). /buffer 11 is the command that's executed once meta-q (Alt-q) is typed.

You can build up these to meta-w, meta-e, meta-r for buffer 2, buffer 3, buffer 4, etc etc.

Of course, you can bind any key combo to any weechat command; it's not necessary to make them Alt+<num> commands.

'''Note:''' Watch out for caps lock if you're keybinding. If you bind Alt+y to a command, Alt+Y won't work (unless you bind that separately). If you find your binds aren't working, check your caps.

== Cool Things ==

=== Scripts ===

If you're using creadak's weechat script you can use the /script command to view, add/remove, and update scripts that do really handy things, if you are using any version pre 0.3.9 you'll want to use the weeget script to manage your scripts. Some really handy scripts include buffers, iset, buffer_autoclose, cron, pybuffer, shell and screen_away.

=== Spell Checker ===

Weechat uses a handy aspell plugin to check your spelling. To enable it, either use iset or use
/set aspell.check.enabled on

Aspell has a few settings which you may find useful

aspell.check.real_time on
aspell.check.word_min_length 2
aspell.check.default_dict "en"
aspell.check.suggestions 3

Or alternatively if you use iset, search for aspell

The aspell plugin can also offer suggestions as of 0.4.0 and it can be added as an item to your status bar. The item should be added to weechat.bar.status.items. For instance:
/set weechat.bar.status.items "time |,buffer_number+:buffer_name+(buffer_modes)+ |,buffer_nicklist_count |,hotlist |,[aspell_suggest]

You should then see something like [http://creadak.tk/scrn.png this]

Weechat

2013-10-06T11:49:28Z

D fens: msgmerge and the po files no longer appears to be an issue but the gettext version we have is older so just force it to use the older one.

Once upon a time there was BitchX. Then there was Irssi. Now there is Weechat. More and more people are switching over to Weechat from Irssi, probably coz the colours make IRC easier to read and follow. Problem is, for the Irssi user, Weechat may be a tad confusing.

Weechat documentation can be tricky to follow, so this page is an attempt to make simple those bizarre and abstract commands.

== Running Weechat ==

Dregin is a big Weechat fanboi. And as such, he has his own special builds designed for Redbrick. Azazel is the current login machine, dregin has compiled a version of Weechat that runs on azazel:

/home/associat/d/dregin/root_azazel/bin/weechat-curses

Copy and paste that into your terminal command line, hit enter, and give yourself a pat on the back.

== Compiling Weechat ==

Weechat requires a bit of jiggery pokery before building on azazel using ''make && make install''. Here's how to do it:

git clone git://git.sv.gnu.org/weechat.git
cd weechat
perl -p -i.bak -e 's/^AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION$\[0\.18\]$/AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION$\[0\.17\]$/g' configure.ac
./autogen.sh
./configure --prefix=$HOME
make
make install

Creadak has also written a script that will compile and install weechat to a local directory and then tell the currently running weechat to upgrade itself, so it's perfect for cronjobbing. The script is available from [http://creadak.tk/upgrade-weechat http://creadak.tk/upgrade-weechat] and instructions are at the top of the script.

== Basic use ==

=== Connecting to a server and channel ===

When you hit 'chat' on Redbrick, you start Irssi, you're automatically connected to a server, then you're joined to Redbrick's #lobby. This all happens behind the scenes, and with Weechat, you need to do this manually. Fear not: it's easy.

When you start Weechat, you won't get connected to a server or channel. To connect to Redbrick's IRC sever, type:

/connect irc.redbrick.dcu.ie

Then to join #lobby:

/join #lobby

As well as showing you how IRC clients (such as Weechat or Irssi or whatever) connect to stuff, this should also show you how to connect to other servers and channels outside of Redbrick.

To connect to any server, simply enter /connect <server_address>. You will probably be greeted with various messages and such from that server. To join a channel on that server, just type /join <channel_name>.

=== Navigation ===

Like Irssi, you can move between windows/buffers using Alt+<num>. You can also type /buffer <num> (similar to /win <num> in Irssi).

F5 and F6 move to the predecessing and successing buffer, respectively.

You can move buffers (chat windows) with /buffer move. In a channel, type:

/buffer move <num>

(where <num> is any number you want). That channel is now accessible at Alt+<num>

=== Changing between servers ===

Weechat will generally assume that whatever channel you're in, that's also the server you're operating on. So you can chat away as you wish and issue general commands.

However, for some commands, you will need to let Weechat know what server you're on.

Hit Alt+1. This will bring you to your status window. Along the bottom you will see the time, number of channels, the server you're connect to, as well as other channel stuff.

Press Ctrl+x. If you're connected to multiple servers, the ''server'' section will change, telling you which server Weechat is connect to. So now you can issue commands to that server (such as /nick) without affecting other servers.

For example, I am currently connected to irc.redbrick.dcu.ie and to irc.starchat.net. If I hit Ctrl-x I can switch to StarChat, and change my nickname there without it affecting Redbrick's IRC.

== Special commands ==

=== Keybinds ===

Keybinds are handy, especially if you have over 10 channels open. I use Alt+<num> to get to channels, but clearly this only works from 1 up to 0 (on a keyboard). So for channels in higher numbers, you can ''bind'' keys: i.e. Alt+q gets me to channel 11; Alt+y gets me to channel 16.

/key bind meta-q /buffer 11

"Key" and "bind" are self-explanatory. "Meta" is Weechat's word for Alt (so meta-q is the same as Alt+q). /buffer 11 is the command that's executed once meta-q (Alt-q) is typed.

You can build up these to meta-w, meta-e, meta-r for buffer 2, buffer 3, buffer 4, etc etc.

Of course, you can bind any key combo to any weechat command; it's not necessary to make them Alt+<num> commands.

'''Note:''' Watch out for caps lock if you're keybinding. If you bind Alt+y to a command, Alt+Y won't work (unless you bind that separately). If you find your binds aren't working, check your caps.

== Cool Things ==

=== Scripts ===

If you're using creadak's weechat script you can use the /script command to view, add/remove, and update scripts that do really handy things, if you are using any version pre 0.3.9 you'll want to use the weeget script to manage your scripts. Some really handy scripts include buffers, iset, buffer_autoclose, cron, pybuffer, shell and screen_away.

=== Spell Checker ===

Weechat uses a handy aspell plugin to check your spelling. To enable it, either use iset or use
/set aspell.check.enabled on

Aspell has a few settings which you may find useful

aspell.check.real_time on
aspell.check.word_min_length 2
aspell.check.default_dict "en"
aspell.check.suggestions 3

Or alternatively if you use iset, search for aspell

The aspell plugin can also offer suggestions as of 0.4.0 and it can be added as an item to your status bar. The item should be added to weechat.bar.status.items. For instance:
/set weechat.bar.status.items "time |,buffer_number+:buffer_name+(buffer_modes)+ |,buffer_nicklist_count |,hotlist |,[aspell_suggest]

You should then see something like [http://creadak.tk/scrn.png this]

Template:MainPageAbout

2013-01-04T09:32:02Z

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<div style="background:#f3f3f3">'''If you are new to Redbrick, please read our [[Intro|introduction]].'''

'''For help with the Kubuntu DVD you may have received, you can take a look at the [[RedBrick Kubuntu Manual|manual]].'''

This is the Redbrick wiki! The idea behind this site is that you - as a Redbrick member - maintain it. If there is something you'd like to see here, you add it. If you find something wrong, you correct it. It couldn't be easier. You can [[Special:Userlogin|log in]] with your username and password to edit and add pages.

There are currently [[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}]] articles here, and it's a mixture of helpful hints, ridiculous rubbish and complete hilarity. To the right you will see several categories: if you are looking for help on how to do something, try [[:Category:HowTo|How To]] and [[:Category:Helpdesk|Helpdesk]].</div>

Enzyme

2012-12-13T09:44:23Z

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'''Cisco Switch (Enzyme) ~ 136.206.15.251'''

== Details ==

{|
| Type:
| Cisco Catalyst 2900 Series XL Switch
|-
| OS:
| IOS
|-
| Extras:
|
|-
| The Name:
| Enzyme.
|}

== Description ==

This switch was donated to the society by the kind folk in CSD.

== Services ==

Enzyme is in the process of being replaced by [[Hadron|hadron]]. Hadron now manages the external, internal & management networks. Enzyme will run the fiber link to CSD until the fiber line can be upgraded.

[[Category:Hardware]]

Redbrick Gallery

2012-12-12T22:02:33Z

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RB Gallery is your free online picture gallery. Running Gallery2, you as a member of Redbrick are given unlimited storage space for all your photo's under a url of http://gallery.redbrick.dcu.ie/username

__TOC__

==RB Gallery Basics==
To begin, simply login to the system (using Pubcookie of course) to have your own gallery auto created. From there you can begin to upload your pictures and start your album.

==Custom Themes==
To get your own custom theme for your gallery, simply create your own theme, then mail the webmaster and ask nicely for it to be added. Any custom theme you create '''MUST''' contain your username to stop any naming conflicts with other user themes. It's worth noting that almost everything in the interface is customisable so there is no reason why your rbgallery can't be embedded directly into your website. Let us know on the discussion page if you do. DCU Sub Aqua have the best example so far which can be seen [http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~subaqua/gallery/photo_gallery.php here.]

==Random Image==
The random image that appears on the side of your gallery will normally display a random image from somewhere within the entire rbgallery. If you don't want some of your pictures to appear on that image block then go into ''Edit Album'', then ''Album'', then put a tick in ''Prevent this album from being displayed in the Image Block''. If however your looking to only display random images from your own album within the image block, you will need to create a custom theme and use the settings below to customize the stream. The same will work from your own website too.

Use a PHP block like the one shown below to include an image block in a PHP page outside of Gallery.

<?php @readfile('http://gallery.redbrick.dcu.ie/main.php?g2_view=imageblock.External&g2_blocks=randomImage&g2_show=title'); ?>
<table class="gbDataTable"><tr>
<td> g2_blocks</td>
<td> Pipe(|) separate list chosen from: randomImage, recentImage, viewedImage, randomAlbum, recentAlbum, viewedAlbum, dailyImage, weeklyImage, monthlyImage, dailyAlbum, weeklyAlbum, monthlyAlbum, specificItem; default is randomImage </td>
</tr><tr>
<td> g2_show *</td>
<td> Pipe(|) separated list chosen from: title, date, views, owner, heading, fullSize; the value can also be: none </td>
</tr><tr>
<td> g2_itemId </td>
<td> Limit the item selection to the subtree of the gallery under the album with the given id; or the id of the item to display when used with specificItem block type </td>
</tr><tr>
<td> g2_maxSize </td>
<td> Scale images to this maximum size. If maxSize exceeds the thumbnail dimensions, you must also specify g2_show=fullSize </td>
</tr><tr>
<td> g2_linkTarget </td>
<td> Add a link target (for example, to open links in a new browser window) </td>
</tr><tr>
<td> g2_itemFrame *</td>
<td> Image frame to use around images </td>
</tr><tr>
<td> g2_albumFrame *</td>
<td> Image frame to use around albums </td>
</tr></table>

If a parameter marked with * is omitted then the site default defined above is used.

Image frames require CSS to be displayed correctly. Include the following in the <head> section to support image frames.

<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://gallery.redbrick.dcu.ie/main.php?g2_controller=imageblock.ExternalCSS&g2_frames=wood"/>

Specify the frame id (or pipe separated list of ids) in the frames parameter. Omit the parameter to support the image frames configured above. Frame ids are the directory names in the modules/imageframe/frames directory.

==Additional Modules==
If there are any that you would like added then just mail the webmaster and ask for them to be installed and enabled. Usually they will be added unless there is good reason not to. Most of the defaults are already enabled and setup with the exceptions listed below.
The following upload methods are currently disabled:
* ''From Local Server'' (Pending a total rewrite of the module for security)
* ''From Web Page'' (Will work for anything that doesn't require the proxy. Proxy support pending)

==Errors==
* Why do I get an error about user 5 not having permissions when using the Gallery Remote?
This is caused by cookies not being set correctly. Best thing to do is clear your cookies and restart your browser. If it still doesn't work after you login back in, repeat the previous steps and also clear the cookies from Java itself.
* Windows XP upload system doesn't work
As the message on it says, you need to login via Internet Explorer before this system will work.
* Why does my gallery never make it to the front page?
The system for rearranging the gallery frontpage bases who gets up the front on a number of different items such as view count, item count in the gallery, recent activity (i.e. if you uploaded photo's today), and lastly if you have an image assigned to your gallery or not. If you do not have an image assigned to your gallery then do not expect to ever reach the front of the gallery. The script isn't run on any regular basis currently as it's not completely accurate so be patient.

[[Category:HowTo]]

Tomcat

2012-12-12T21:53:02Z

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TomCat is an application server which supports the JSP and java servlet standards, read more about it at: http://jakarta.apache.org/tomcat/.

''TomCat currently does not work on RedBrick. We're still trying to fix it.''

__TOC__

==Running TomCat on RedBrick==
To use tomcat on RedBrick you must mail the webmaster/admins and ask for an account

===How do I use Servlets ?===

You may access your servlets via <nowiki>http://jakarta.redbrick.dcu.ie/~[username]/servlet/[ServletName]</nowiki>

===How do I use JSP ?===

Once you have access you can put JSP files anywhere at all in your public_html directory, just make sure to use the extension ".jsp", in lowercase. They will be accessible as part of your site.

===Where do I put classes / jars / something.properties ?===

All classes go in the ~/public_html/WEB-INF/classes/ directory, typically this is also where you put other types of files, such as ".properties" files. .jar files go in ~/public_html/WEB-INF/lib .

Note: if you add a jar file, before it can work your webapp context has to be reloaded. You'll have to get the webmaster to do this, try not to do it very often.

===Can you give me some examples to get me started ?===

yes, if the webmaster has done there job correctly, when you get access you should have a sample servlet and a sample JSP.

Servlet example:

You should have "HelloWorldExample.class , HelloWorldExample.java, LocalStrings.properties, LocalStrings_en.properties, LocalStrings_es.properties" files in your ~/public_html/WEB-INF/classes directory.

HelloWorldExample.class is the actual class that provides the servlet, HelloWorldExample.java is the java source file used to create this class. If you read the java source you'll notice it uses the LocalStrings stuff, this requires the Localstrings files in your classes directory. This servlet can be accessed via: http://jakarta.redbrick.dcu.ie/~[username]/servlet/HelloWorldExample

Jsp example:

You will also find a date.jsp file placed in your ~/public_html/ directory, since it uses a class called dates.JspCalender we need to provide it. You'll notice there's a directory called "dates" in your ~/public_html/WEB-INF/classes/ directory which provides this class. This jsp may be accessed via: http://jakarta.redbrick.dcu.ie/~[username/date.jsp

===Will all this work with https ?===

yes.

===Can I use an index.jsp file as the default file for a directory ?===

yes.

===I've heard that TomCat is insecure, what's that about ?===

All JSP's and servlets run as the "jakarta" user, this means that you are sharing this username with other Tomcat users. There is the potential for abuse, but not much. Access to TomCat is given on a basis of trust, breaches of trust will be viewed seriously.

===I want to use a servlet/jsp to write to a file, how do I do this ?===

Because servlets and jsp run as the jakarta use any files you need to write to must be writable my the jakarta user. You can use an acl to achieve this, something like:"setfacl -rm u:jakarta:6 <filename>"

===What Permissions should I use ?===

All of your subdirectories in WEB-INF should be 755 (or "a+rx"), all of your classes,jars and jsp's should be 644 (or "a+r").
Accessing something in http://jakarta.redbrick.dcu.ie/~[username]/WEB-INF/ doesnt seem to work, what's wrong?

The webserver has been configured to deny all attempts at accessing the WEB-INF directory.

===I want to log the remote IP, how can I?===

Because of the way it works on redbrick, if you want to detect the remote IP address of the client you must use the alternative, direct , url. All you need do is change url's such as http://jakarta.redbrick.dcu.ie/~[username]/index.jsp to http://jakarta.redbrick.dcu.ie:8080/~[username]/index.jsp

===Can I use advanced web.xml features such as URI remapping ?===

Only if you use the direct form of the URL, as above. Add ":8080".

===I forgot to add the classes and now my jsp/servlet wont work, how do I fix it ?===

Tomcat wont try to reload your servlets or jsp's unless it has changed since the last time it accessed it. So if you forgot to add a set of classes that it needs, and it fails, just adding the classes wont be enough to fix it. You need to tell tomcat to refresh. You can do this by running: "touch [classname].class", in the same directory as the classes. After you do this, wait at least 15 seconds, and Tomcat will refresh your classes.

==Running TomCat on a local Machine==

===Where do I start?===

First off you'll need jakarta. If your in the CA labs this can be found on P\Projects\Web Servers\jakarta-tomcat-3.2.3 (This is the current version in the CA labs as of 23/2/2003).

===How do I make Tomcat work?===

There are a few variables you'll need to set up in order for tomcat to work. First off you'll need to set the variable JAVA_HOME to where ever your java folder is. E.g. if you were setting this up in the CA labs under Windows you'd need to type

set JAVA_HOME=C:\j2sdk1.4.0_01

You'll also need to set TOMCAT_HOME to where ever your jakarta folder is. E.g. in my CA account I have it at

H:\project\Servlet\jakarta-tomcat-3.2.3

Lastly you'll need to set up your CLASSPATH file to point to

TOMCAT_HOME\lib\servlet.jar

===Is there no easier way?===
I find it easier to put the above into the tomcat.bat file in jakarta-tomcat-3.2.3\bin, that way I don't have to remember to type them out everytime. Alternativly, you can just download my tomcat.bat file here

Note: This file might not work with other versions of tomcat, mine is 3.2.3. With other versions you may be best adding it youself.

===How do I start Tomcat?===

Now all you'll need to do is run TOMCAT_HOME\bin\startup.bat in Windows or TOMCAT_HOME\bin\startup.sh in UNIX and if you point a web browser at http://localhost:8080 You should see the default Tomcat webpage.
===Anything else that will make my life easier?===

There is other things you can do to files to make them more user friendly, the ones worth noting most are the servlet reloading without having to restart the server, and not having to put the :8080 at the end of localhost in your URL. To do this you can download my: server.xml and web.xml

Note: these are for the version of jakarta i'm using (3.2.3) and may not work with others.

To understand the changes i've made you're best of having a look at: http://www.moreservlets.com/Using-Tomcat-4.html#Configure-Tomcat

[[Category:Helpdesk]]

Webmail

2012-12-12T21:48:42Z

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Webmail is a service to allow users to check their mail through a web browser rather than having to log on or forward their mail to another account. Redbrick offers a webmail client by [http://roundcube.net/ Roundcube].

__TOC__

== Logging In ==
Access webmail by heading to: [https://webmail.redbrick.dcu.ie webmail.redbrick.dcu.ie].

Log in using your usual Redbrick username and password. If you've forgotten your password, just mail admins@redbrick.dcu.ie.

== Roundcube ==
Roundcube is Redbrick's pretty, sleek webmail client. It operates fairly similarly to SquirrelMail, mailboxes on the left, and options up top and of course, mails are there too.

== SquirrelMail ==

This is a beginner's guide on how to use SquirrelMail.

=== Subscribing Folders ===
When you first log in, you will be presented with a list of folders on the left, options on the top right and the contents of your inbox in the bottom right. If it is your first time using webmail you may need to subscribe to your different folders.

To subscribe to a folder Just click on Folders at the top-centre of the page. You can create, rename, delete and (un)subscribe from folders here. To subscribe, click on the folder you want on the list on the right and click subscribe at the very bottom. To unsubscribe, simply follow the same actions using the left list and the unsubcribe button. Now when you refresh you will see the folders along the left-hand side.

=== Address Book ===
You can store the email addresses of whoever you want and edit or delete an address or information about the person with that email address. To add, click on add address and simply insert the information it asks for. It requires a minimum of Nickname, E-mail address and Firstname - the rest is optional.

To edit or delete, just click on the relevant button, and let it do its thing.

=== Composing a mail ===
To write a mail, click on compose at the top left of the right frame. This is like most other web-based mail clients. Just fill in the To/Subject/etc options and then write away. You can select addresses from the address book and include attachments up to 200kb. Select the file to be attached by either filling in the path or simply click choose. To save the mail as a draft to be finished later just click on save draft. Otherwise your mail is ready to send.

=== Options ===
You can add a signature, change the order in which you view your mail, change the theme and configure the likes of music and pop-ups. By clicking each of the options, you can explore the different choices that are available.

=== Searching ===
The next box along the top is the Search option. This allows you to search for mails in the different folders once you give it some search criteria. You can select all folders or narrow it down to just one, also you can tell it search through the whole mail or just certain parts.

=== Help ===
If you need more specific information on any of the earlier sections or want to read the FAQ's, then you need the Help section. The table of contents lets you choose what you want. You can get a good deal of information about SquirrelMail and relevant topics by following links in the individual sections.

=== Web Boards ===
You can also access the RedBrick news boards through webmail. Click on Newsgroups on the top left. You will see a table with 3 columns, the first is the board name, the second is a description of what the board is for and the third is the number of threads on that board. To read a particular board, just click on the name. By clicking on a particular post, you will see the post itself and also be given the option to follow-up and post.

=== Calendar ===
Finally, there is a calendar/organiser to be found by clicking the Calendar option. You can view days and add information.

[[Category:Helpdesk]]

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2012-12-12T21:40:15Z

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DCU Apps - Redbrick Email

2012-12-12T21:35:19Z

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== Receiving Email ==
By default any email sent to your Redbrick account is forwarded to your DCU Apps account.

If you have disabled this and wish to re-enable it please read the article on [[Automatic_Forwarding| Automatic Forwarding]] for more details.

== Sending Email ==
If you wish to send email with your redbrick email using your DCU Apps you have to follow a few simple steps.

The following steps apply to DCU Apps / Gmail accounts.

*Sign into DCU Apps.
*Click Settings and select the Accounts tab.
*Under Send mail as, Click “Add another email address.”
*In the 'Email address' field, enter your name and redbrick email address.
*You will be given two options.
*Select “Send through Dublin City University Mail (easier to set up)”.
*Click Next Step and then click Send Verification.
*DCU Apps will send an email to your redbrick address to confirm that it is yours.
*Once you receive the email click on the link it contains to complete the verification.
To send an email using your redbrick address select it in the “From” drop down box on the Compose / Reply Mail pages.

=== Please Note ===
Your DCU Apps address will be included in the header of any emails you send. This is to ensure that your email is not marked as spam.

The majority of clients will not display this address to those receiving the email. Microsoft Outlook however is an exception and displays it in the form “username@mail.dcu.ie on behalf of username@redbrick.dcu.ie”.

[[Category:HowTo]]

Redbrick Jabber/IM

2012-12-12T19:43:40Z

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{{Outdated}}
The system is open to any redbrick member. You use your Redbrick username and password. A Jabber ID will be in the form username@jabber.redbrick.dcu.ie, so if you want to add another user to your buddy list you would add, username@jabber.redbrick.dcu.ie.

The Redbrick Jabber Server does not accept non-encrypted traffic.

== Importing your .friends as Jabber friends ==

Currently you can not see everyone logged in when you use Jabber. You must add users as "friends". You can copy your .friends file into your jabber roster by running this command on a shell:

jabberimportfriends

== Accessing Redbrick Jabber ==

Below are various methods to access the system.

=== GUI Clients ===

There are numerous GUI based clients out there with various features and strengths.

If the client supports TLS/SASL connections point the client at:

* server: jabber.redbrick.dcu.ie
* port: 5222

And make sure to turn on the option for using TLS/SASL.

If the client supports SSL connections point the client at:

* server: jabber.redbrick.dcu.ie
* port: 5223

And make sure to turn on the option for using SSL.

Please remember the server does not accept non encrypted traffic.

==== If your stuck behind a firewall... ====

If your stuck behind a firewall (say in your place of work) you can attempt to use [[How-To:Port_Forwarding | Port Forwarding using Redbrick]], however this has been met with mixed results so far.

=== Web Client ===

We have setup a beta web client on the redbrick website at https://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/jabber.

The client uses javascript to operate so you may need to enable this in your browser and to give our site popup access, for anyone who uses popup blocking on their browser.

:: I've found that the web client does not work in Opera. It does work in IE5 however. --[[User:Cammy|The Dead One]] 16:45, 14 Nov 2006 (UTC)

'''Please be aware that this client is made available as for testing purposes however we hope to either get a better client or integrate the current one better into the site.'''

=== Console Client ===

In the pipeline :)

== Feedback ==

If you find any errors with the system, would like to request any features to be added, or have any general comments, please drop a mail to mailto:jabbertester@lists.redbrick.dcu.ie so we can keep track.

Many thanks to those who have the time to give it a try.

(Originally taken from skyhawk's webpage[http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~skyhawk/jabber.html])

[[Category:Helpdesk]]
[[Category:HowTo]]

Installing Wordpress on Redbrick

2012-12-12T19:27:34Z

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Installing Wordpress on Redbrick/2.0.x

2012-12-12T19:21:08Z

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[[Category:HowTo]]
This page documents how to install [http://wordpress.org Wordpress] '''2.0.x''' version.

Unless you have a very good reason you should refer to the guide for installing the latest version of Wordpress. The old legacy 2.0.x builds have not been maintained since 2007 and so have several known security exploits.

The page [[Installing Wordpress on Redbrick]] should detail how to install the latest version of Wordpress.
__TOC__
You can get your hands on the last working 2.0.x version on Redbrick of Wordpress at http://static.wordpress.org/archive/wordpress-2.0.4.tar.gz

For the most part the instructions bundled with it are correct.

You will need to have an SQL account so if you don't have one [http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/help/faq/#sqlaccess email the admins].

You can follow the instructions included with Wordpress to finish the installation.

==Getting Permalinks==

If your using a vhost, 'mod_rewrite' is not enabled by default. This means that Wordpress Permalink optinos do not work. You must [http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/cgi-bin/writemail.pl?username=admin-request email the admins] and ask them to enable it for your domain.

''Is 'mod_rewrite' enabled for normal redbrick webpages?''

==Getting it to work through the Redbrick/DCU Proxy==

Wordpress works fine without any of the following fixes. However you may find that a number of plugins or other features that attempt to access external sites and servers to Redbrick won't work. This is because there is no proper proxy support built in to Wordpress (or in php, depending on your point of view).

If your trying to get Wordpress to work on another site thats behind a proxy, just change "proxy.dcu.ie" to your proxy and "8080" (or is it "3128"?) to the correct port. These fixes do not, however, support authentication.

I did a quick "grep" and "find" of Wordpress and found 5 to 6 other calls to 'fsockopen' that do not support proxies. More than likely your Redbrick Wordpress blog will not send pings/trackbacks unless you do further modificatoins. [http://trac.wordpress.org/ticket/3082 I have raised as defect on Wordpress about this issue.]

===Fixing the Dashboard===

You may notice that the "Dashboard", the page that welcomes you when you login, looks a bit ''blank''. With 2.0.3, Wordpress no longer crashes but it may not update very well. This is because Wordpress is attempting to download other websites relevant to Wordpress such as the Wordpress Dev Blog but can't because Redbrick is behing a proxy.

To fix this, open 'wp-include/class-snoopy.php' and search for 'var $proxy_host'. Set 'proxy_host' to "proxy.dcu.ie", 'proxy_port' to "8080".

var $proxy_host = "proxy.dcu.ie";
var $proxy_port = "8080";

Now search for the variable '_isproxy' and set it to "true".

var $_isproxy = true;

Now the dashboard should work properly.

===Akismet===

The Akismet anti-spam plugin won't work on Redbrick without modification. I'd recommend [http://unknowngenius.com/blog/wordpress/spam-karma/ Spam Karma 2] plugin for dealing with comment spam. However, if you want to use Akismet instead, you'll find that it seems to think that your Wordpress.com API key is invalid. This is because it doesn't handle sending post requests through the proxy.

You do not need to do this modification. Wordpress will work correctly without it.

Open 'wp-content/plugins/akismet.php'. Search for 'function ksd_http_post'. You'll need to modify this function like this:

<nowiki> // Returns array with headers in $response[0] and entity in $response[1]
function ksd_http_post($request, $host, $path, $port = 80) {
global $ksd_user_agent;

//$http_request = "POST $path HTTP/1.0\r\n";
//$http_request .= "Host: $host\r\n";
$http_request = "POST http://$host$path HTTP/1.0\r\n";
$http_request .= "Host: http://$host\r\n";
$http_request .= "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded; charset=" . get_settings('blog_charset') . "\r\n";
$http_request .= "Content-Length: " . strlen($request) . "\r\n";
$http_request .= "User-Agent: $ksd_user_agent\r\n";
$http_request .= "\r\n";
$http_request .= $request;
$response = '';

//if( false !== ( $fs = @fsockopen($host, $port, $errno, $errstr, 10) ) ) {
if( false !== ( $fs = @fsockopen('proxy.dcu.ie', 3128, $errno, $errstr, 10) ) ) {
fwrite($fs, $http_request);

while ( !feof($fs) )
$response .= fgets($fs, 1160); // One TCP-IP packet
fclose($fs);
$response = explode("\r\n\r\n", $response, 2);
}
return $response;
} </nowiki>

Now it should be able to verify your Wordpress.com API key and make requests to the Akismet server.

===class-IXR.php===

I identified another proxy problem with Wordpress. What exactly it effects I don't know but probaly trackback/pings to other sites because the xmlrpc uses 'class-IXR.php' which does not support proxies. I noticed the problem trying to get a plugin called [http://ebroder.net/livejournal-crossposter/ LiveJournal Crossposter] to work. See [http://thedeadone.net/news/livejournal-and-wordpress/ here] for details of what I tried originally.

You do not need to do this modification. Wordpress will work correctly without it.

Open 'class-IXR.php'. Search for 'fsockopen'. Just above this, modify the '$request' string like this:

<nowiki> $request = "POST http://{$this->server}{$this->path} HTTP/1.0$r";
$request .= "Host: http://{$this->server}$r";
$request .= "Content-Type: text/xml$r";
$request .= "User-Agent: {$this->useragent}$r";
$request .= "Content-length: {$length}$r$r";
$request .= $xml;</nowiki>

Then below that, modify the 'fsockopen' call like this:

if ($this->timeout) {
//$fp = @fsockopen($this->server, $this->port, $errno, $errstr, $this->timeout);
$fp = @fsockopen('proxy.dcu.ie', 3128, $errno, $errstr, $this->timeout);
} else {
//$fp = @fsockopen($this->server, $this->port, $errno, $errstr);
$fp = @fsockopen('proxy.dcu.ie', 3128, $errno, $errstr);
}

Now, class-IXR.php will handle outbound requests from Redbrick perfectly.

===functions.php===

I installed the latest version of [http://www.arnebrachhold.de/redir/sitemap-home/ Google Sitemaps], a plugin that generates a [https://www.google.com/webmasters/sitemaps/docs/en/about.html google sitemap] for your wordpress blog and tells Google about it. However when I activated the latest version and tried to generate a log I saw an error when it tried to ping Google. This is due to a similar problem as 'class-IXR.php' above.

You do not need to do this modification. Wordpress will work correctly without it.

To fix this, open 'wp-includes/functions.php'. Search for the function 'wp_remote_fopen'. You should find something like below:

function wp_remote_fopen( $uri ) {
if ( ini_get('allow_url_fopen') ) {
$fp = fopen( $uri, 'r' );
if ( !$fp )
return false;
$linea = '';
while( $remote_read = fread($fp, 4096) )
$linea .= $remote_read;
fclose($fp);
return $linea;
} else if ( function_exists('curl_init') ) {

This code does not work behind a proxy. Replace it with this code.

function wp_remote_fopen( $uri ) {
if ( ini_get('allow_url_fopen') ) {
/*$fp = fopen( $uri, 'r' );
if ( !$fp )
return false;
$linea = '';
while( $remote_read = fread($fp, 4096) )
$linea .= $remote_read;
fclose($fp);
return $linea;*/

$proxy_fp = fsockopen('proxy.dcu.ie','3128');
if ( !$proxy_fp )
return false;
fputs($proxy_fp, "GET $uri HTTP/1.0\r\nHost: proxy.dcu.ie\r\n\r\n");
while(!feof($proxy_fp))
$proxy_cont .= fread($proxy_fp,4096);
fclose($proxy_fp);
$proxy_cont = substr($proxy_cont, strpos($proxy_cont,"\r\n\r\n")+4);
return $proxy_cont;
} else if ( function_exists('curl_init') ) {

Now the Google Sitemaps plugin should work a treat and ping google correctly.

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2012-12-12T19:19:54Z

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Peepd

2012-12-12T19:18:31Z

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== What is it? ==

Peepd is twitter in an irc window. It's really easy to connect to and use.

== How do I start using it? ==
To begin using it, first you'll have to connect to it.

To connect to it, type(whilst in irssi, or weechat if you're into that sorta thing) :

/connect twitter.redbrick.dcu.ie 6667 <your_twitter_password> <your_twitter_username>

You should see something like the image below display in your status window:

[[Image: Peepd1.png]]

Then a #Twitter should automatically open, you'll see the usernames of everyone you're following appear where channel users usually would, like in the image below:

[[Image: Peepd2.png]]

After a minute or so, you should see you and your followers recent tweets appear in the window. It hilights your username when you get a tweet directed at you, which is handy. As seen in the image below:

[[Image: Peepd3.png]]

Direct messages, or DMs, appear in a private window, they'll keep appearing every time you connect to peepd until you delete them through the twitter website. You'll also need to manage your followers from there too.

To tweet just type it out and hit enter. If you want your reply to someone elses tweet show up you have to type "@" before their username if you want it to show up on the main twitter site properly. Note: If you go over your char limit your tweet won't appear to other users. Luckily, phaxx has built an irssi script for a counter to appear in the statusbar, to use it type:

/script load peep
then

/statusbar window add peep
You'll see the counter decreasing as you type.

If you encounter any problems give helpdesk a shout in #helpdesk on irc or email helpdesk@redbrick.dcu.ie

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2012-12-12T19:16:51Z

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Weechat

2012-09-19T13:44:34Z

D fens: Update compile flags. Last time I rushed this, and ruby libraries may now have been installed.

Once upon a time there was BitchX. Then there was Irssi. Now there is Weechat. More and more people are switching over to Weechat from Irssi, probably coz the colours make IRC easier to read and follow. Problem is, for the Irssi user, Weechat may be a tad confusing.

Weechat documentation can be tricky to follow, so this page is an attempt to make simple those bizarre and abstract commands.

== Running Weechat ==

Dregin is a big Weechat fanboi. And as such, he has his own special builds designed for Redbrick. Azazel is the current login machine, dregin has compiled a version of Weechat that runs on azazel:

/home/associat/d/dregin/root_azazel/bin/weechat-curses

Copy and paste that into your terminal command line, hit enter, and give yourself a pat on the back.

== Compiling Weechat ==

Weechat requires a bit of jiggery pokery before building on azazel using ''make && make install''. Here's how to do it:

git clone git://git.sv.gnu.org/weechat.git
cd weechat
./autogen.sh
./configure --prefix=$HOME
for f in `ls po/*.po`
do
/usr/bin/msgmerge --update $f po/weechat.pot
done;
make
make install

Creadak has also written a script that will upgrade weechat, install it to a local directory, and text you that it's upgraded, so it's perfect for cronjobbing. The script is available from [http://creadak.tk/upgrade-weechat http://creadak.tk/upgrade-weechat] and instructions are at the top of the script.

== Basic use ==

=== Connecting to a server and channel ===

When you hit 'chat' on Redbrick, you start Irssi, you're automatically connected to a server, then you're joined to Redbrick's #lobby. This all happens behind the scenes, and with Weechat, you need to do this manually. Fear not: it's easy.

When you start Weechat, you won't get connected to a server or channel. To connect to Redbrick's IRC sever, type:

/connect irc.redbrick.dcu.ie

Then to join #lobby:

/join #lobby

As well as showing you how IRC clients (such as Weechat or Irssi or whatever) connect to stuff, this should also show you how to connect to other servers and channels outside of Redbrick.

To connect to any server, simply enter /connect <server_address>. You will probably be greeted with various messages and such from that server. To join a channel on that server, just type /join <channel_name>.

=== Navigation ===

Like Irssi, you can move between windows/buffers using Alt+<num>. You can also type /buffer <num> (similar to /win <num> in Irssi).

F5 and F6 move to the predecessing and successing buffer, respectively.

You can move buffers (chat windows) with /buffer move. In a channel, type:

/buffer move <num>

(where <num> is any number you want). That channel is now accessible at Alt+<num>

=== Changing between servers ===

Weechat will generally assume that whatever channel you're in, that's also the server you're operating on. So you can chat away as you wish and issue general commands.

However, for some commands, you will need to let Weechat know what server you're on.

Hit Alt+1. This will bring you to your status window. Along the bottom you will see the time, number of channels, the server you're connect to, as well as other channel stuff.

Press Ctrl+x. If you're connected to multiple servers, the ''server'' section will change, telling you which server Weechat is connect to. So now you can issue commands to that server (such as /nick) without affecting other servers.

For example, I am currently connected to irc.redbrick.dcu.ie and to irc.starchat.net. If I hit Ctrl-x I can switch to StarChat, and change my nickname there without it affecting Redbrick's IRC.

== Special commands ==

=== Keybinds ===

Keybinds are handy, especially if you have over 10 channels open. I use Alt+<num> to get to channels, but clearly this only works from 1 up to 0 (on a keyboard). So for channels in higher numbers, you can ''bind'' keys: i.e. Alt+q gets me to channel 11; Alt+y gets me to channel 16.

/key bind meta-q /buffer 11

"Key" and "bind" are self-explanatory. "Meta" is Weechat's word for Alt (so meta-q is the same as Alt+q). /buffer 11 is the command that's executed once meta-q (Alt-q) is typed.

You can build up these to meta-w, meta-e, meta-r for buffer 2, buffer 3, buffer 4, etc etc.

Of course, you can bind any key combo to any weechat command; it's not necessary to make them Alt+<num> commands.

'''Note:''' Watch out for caps lock if you're keybinding. If you bind Alt+y to a command, Alt+Y won't work (unless you bind that separately). If you find your binds aren't working, check your caps.

Top Ten Redbrick Arguments

2012-08-29T11:28:14Z

D fens: Reverted edits by Dever (talk) to last revision by Attol

I guess we must really like these debates seeing as we bloody well talk about them so much.

# Science vs. Religion
# Best interface to use for new Redbrick members (flin vs. zsh vs. web frontend)
# Abortion
# The structure/number of the Redbrick newsgroups
# Coding style
# Linux vs.OpenBSD vs. everything
# The "troubles"
# Israel vs. Palestinians
# Homeopathy
# Random conspiracy theories (September 11th 2001, the moon landings, J.F.K., etc.)
# iPods vs. other mp3 players (this one's also over, iPods won)
# Legalisation Of Drugs (and drug abuse in general)
# Nano vs Vim
# Committee are nazis

[[Category:Redbrick History]]

IMAP

2012-08-18T16:13:21Z

D fens: login doesn't require @redbrick.dcu.ie

IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) is a way to download you redbrick email to a desktop client.
You can use this to view your emails in your desktop client or to create your own backup of your email.

Although you can view you email we currently do not offer a SMTP mail server which would allow you to send email from your desktop client. Because of this it is only useful to a limited number of users and does not replace [[Webmail]], [[mutt]] or [[DCU_Apps_-_Redbrick_Email|DCU Apps]] to manage your redbrick email.

In some cases you may be able to use your ISP's mail servers to send email with your redbrick address.

==Settings==
<pre>
Incoming Mail Server : imap.redbrick.dcu.ie
Connection Security : SSL/TLS
Port Number : 993
Username : username
Password : [Your Password]
</pre>

Weechat

2011-07-14T22:09:47Z

D fens: how to compile weechat

Once upon a time there was BitchX. Then there was Irssi. Now there is Weechat. More and more people are switching over to Weechat from Irssi, probably coz the colours make IRC easier to read and follow. Problem is, for the Irssi user, Weechat may be a tad confusing.

Weechat documentation can be tricky to follow, so this page is an attempt to make simple those bizarre and abstract commands.

== Running Weechat ==

Dregin is a big Weechat fanboi. And as such, he has his own special builds designed for Redbrick. Azazel is the current login machine, and like the hero that he is, dregin has compiled a version of Weechat that runs on azazel:

/home/associat/d/dregin/root_azazel/bin/weechat-curses

Copy and paste that into your terminal command line, hit enter, and give yourself a pat on the back.

== Compiling Weechat ==

Because it is too complicated for mere mortals to compile Weechat, and requires voodoo beyond those who understand ''make && make install'' here's how to do it

git clone git://git.sv.gnu.org/weechat.git
cd weechat
./autogen.sh
./configure --prefix=$HOME/bin --disable-ruby
for f in `ls po/*.po`
do
/usr/bin/msgmerge --update $f po/weechat.pot
done;
make
make install

== Basic use ==

=== Connecting to a server and channel ===

When you hit 'chat' on Redbrick, you start Irssi, you're automatically connected to a server, then you're joined to Redbrick's #lobby. This all happens behind the scenes, and with Weechat, you need to do this manually. Fear not: it's easy.

When you start Weechat, you won't get connected to a server or channel. To connect to Redbrick's IRC sever, type:

/connect irc.redbrick.dcu.ie

Then to join #lobby:

/join #lobby

As well as showing you how IRC clients (such as Weechat or Irssi or whatever) connect to stuff, this should also show you how to connect to other servers and channels outside of Redbrick.

To connect to any server, simply enter /connect <server_address>. You will probably be greeted with various messages and such from that server. To join a channel on that server, just type /join <channel_name>.

=== Navigation ===

Like Irssi, you can move between windows/buffers using Alt+<num>. You can also type /buffer <num> (similar to /win <num> in Irssi).

F5 and F6 move to the predecessing and successing buffer, respectively.

You can move buffers (chat windows) with /buffer move. In a channel, type:

/buffer move <num>

(where <num> is any number you want). That channel is now accessible at Alt+<num>

=== Changing between servers ===

Weechat will generally assume that whatever channel you're in, that's also the server you're operating on. So you can chat away as you wish and issue general commands.

However, for some commands, you will need to let Weechat know what server you're on.

Hit Alt+1. This will bring you to your status window. Along the bottom you will see the time, number of channels, the server you're connect to, as well as other channel stuff.

Press Ctrl+x. If you're connected to multiple servers, the ''server'' section will change, telling you which server Weechat is connect to. So now you can issue commands to that server (such as /nick) without affecting other servers.

For example, I am currently connected to irc.redbrick.dcu.ie and to irc.starchat.net. If I hit Ctrl-x I can switch to StarChat, and change my nickname there without it affecting Redbrick's IRC.

== Special commands ==

=== Keybinds ===

Keybinds are handy, especially if you have over 10 channels open. I use Alt+<num> to get to channels, but clearly this only works from 1 up to 0 (on a keyboard). So for channels in higher numbers, you can ''bind'' keys: i.e. Alt+q gets me to channel 11; Alt+y gets me to channel 16.

/key bind meta-q /buffer 11

"Key" and "bind" are self-explanatory. "Meta" is Weechat's word for Alt (so meta-q is the same as Alt+q). /buffer 11 is the command that's executed once meta-q (Alt-q) is typed.

You can build up these to meta-w, meta-e, meta-r for buffer 2, buffer 3, buffer 4, etc etc.

Of course, you can bind any key combo to any weechat command; it's not necessary to make them Alt+<num> commands.

'''Note:''' Watch out for caps lock if you're keybinding. If you bind Alt+y to a command, Alt+Y won't work (unless you bind that separately). If you find your binds aren't working, check your caps.

PubCookie on Redbrick

2010-07-19T09:45:34Z

D fens:

[http://www.pubcookie.org/ Pubcookie] is software that allows users at an institution (e.g. Redbrick) to sign-in once to a webpage, and then have "official" access to all other webpages at that institution! This means that you, as a Redbrick user, can login once with your Redbrick username/password, and then do funky stuff (like edit these Wiki webpages) that nobody else on the internet can do! [[User:Colmmacc|Colmmacc]] has setup a very basic pubcookie service on Redbrick. It's not pretty, no nice logos, and there are some broken image links, but well, it works - so it's a start, and others can make it look pretty :)

Anyway, go to:

https://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~colmmacc/yoyo/

And you should be redirected to:

https://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/login/

which is the pubcookie "login portal", where your Redbrick username and password should work, and send you right back to:

https://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~colmmacc/yoyo/

... where you'll see a page congratulating you on it working, and a messy dump of lots of variables (that Redbrick has access to, i.e., your "environment"), just to prove that [[User:colmmacc|colmmacc]] can't see your password :)

To get more techie, the pubcookie auth module does some clever things like enforce https (i.e. secure web - 'http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~colmmacc/yoyo/' should not work), it sets 'REMOTE_USER' to something useful (i.e. their redbrick username) and is generally cool.

==To use PubCookie==

In order to use pubcookie authentication for parts of your own website, put the following in a .htaccess file for the directory you'd like to protect:

PubcookieAppID ''"some unique identifier for your area"''
Authtype pubcookie
require valid-user

(Remember to ''chmod 644'' your .htaccess file otherwise it won't work). And only Redbrick users will be able to use it, and only using their normal Redbrick usernames and passwords.

If you'd like to use pubcookie authentication to only allow one or a subset of users access to a directory:

PubcookieAppID ''"some unique identifier for your area"''
Authtype pubcookie
require username username2 username3

Any files that gets referenced by the html directly eg: javascript , css should not be placed in a protected directory.

You can unprotect a subdirectory by placing the following in the .htaccess file for the subdirectory.

satisfy any
AuthType none
order deny,allow
allow from all

==Examples==

* [[Main_Page|Redbrick Wiki]], this wiki, uses this as its authenticator.
* [[User:Shimoda|Shimoda]] has a script that can [https://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~shimoda/proxy/ access webpages from DCU] including sites that DCU has subscriptions to.
* [[User:Link|Link]] has a [http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~link/news/ web newsreader]

[[Category:HowTo]]

File:Hax.png

2009-02-25T03:49:02Z

D fens: Hax

Hax

Connect

2008-09-24T22:13:48Z

D fens: image

== Using Putty ==
Download putty from [http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/services/downloads/putty.exe here].

Open it up and click the redbrick button.

[[Image:Putty_configuration.png]]

Type in your username.

If you make a mistake typing in your username while using SSH (ie when you click the big "Redbrick" button to log in) you'll have to restart as you can't go back to edit it.

Type your password (note, nothing appears when your doing this. That's delibrate. It's a unix thing).

When you're logged in, type help.

Or if you want to dive right in, type [http://wiki.redbrick.dcu.ie/mw/IRC chat].

Once you've finished with all that and find you want to leave (!) you can type logout to end your session.

== See Also==
[http://the.earth.li/~sgtatham/putty/0.54/htmldoc/ PuTTY Manual] - A more indepth tutorial on how to use PuTTY

[[Category:Helpdesk]]

File:Putty configuration.png

2008-09-24T22:13:12Z

D fens: Putty Config

Putty Config

SLAKERS

2008-06-11T22:47:16Z

D fens: Formating

Message from thayl on mother (pts/41) [ Sat Oct 2 19:54:13 ] ...
====== [Knight Industries Two Thousand] ======
| I wish people would stop reading that stuff |
| I was young and needed the ego trip |
==============================================
EOF

--KPodesta

Originally from the [[Encyclopedia]]

[[Category:Encyclopedia]]

PubCookie on Redbrick

2008-04-19T21:54:20Z

D fens: Added example for one or more user authentication and changed permission

[http://www.pubcookie.org/ Pubcookie] is software that allows users at an institution (e.g. Redbrick) to sign-in once to a webpage, and then have "official" access to all other webpages at that institution! This means that you, as a Redbrick user, can login once with your Redbrick username/password, and then do funky stuff (like edit these Wiki webpages) that nobody else on the internet can do! [[User:Colmmacc|Colmmacc]] has setup a very basic pubcookie service on Redbrick. It's not pretty, no nice logos, and there are some broken image links, but well, it works - so it's a start, and others can make it look pretty :)

Anyway, go to:

https://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~colmmacc/yoyo/

And you should be redirected to:

https://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/login/

which is the pubcookie "login portal", where your Redbrick username and password should work, and send you right back to:

https://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~colmmacc/yoyo/

... where you'll see a page congratulating you on it working, and a messy dump of lots of variables (that Redbrick has access to, i.e., your "environment"), just to prove that [[User:colmmacc|colmmacc]] can't see your password :)

To get more techie, the pubcookie auth module does some clever things like enforce https (i.e. secure web - 'http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~colmmacc/yoyo/' should not work), it sets 'REMOTE_USER' to something useful (i.e. their redbrick username) and is generally cool.

==To use PubCookie==

In order to use pubcookie authentication for parts of your own website, put the following in a .htaccess file for the directory you'd like to protect:

PubcookieAppID ''"some unique identifier for your area"''
Authtype pubcookie
require valid-user

(Remember to ''chmod 644'' your .htaccess file otherwise it won't work). And only Redbrick users will be able to use it, and only using their normal Redbrick usernames and passwords.

If you'd like to use pubcookie authentication to only allow one or a subset of users access to a directory:

PubcookieAppID ''"some unique identifier for your area"''
Authtype pubcookie
require username username2 username3

Any files that gets referenced by the html directly eg: javascript , css should not be placed in a protected directory.

You can unprotect a subdirectory by placing the following in the .htaccess file for the subdirectory.

satisfy any
AuthType none
order deny,allow
allow from all

==Examples==

* [[Main_Page|Redbrick Wiki]], this wiki, uses this as its authenticator.
* [[User:Shimoda|Shimoda]] has a script that can [http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~shimoda/proxy/prox.cgi access webpages from DCU] including sites that DCU has subscriptions to.
* [[User:Link|Link]] has a [http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~link/news/ web newsreader]

[[Category:HowTo]]

Your Webpage Stats

2008-04-19T21:39:00Z

D fens: Fixed servername, paths and serveral script typos.

So you want to see the statistics for your webpage?

To see the logs for all the webpages on redbrick, 'ssh murphy' and then look in '/var/log/apache2'. The logs are split up by year, date and type. So the access logs for the 8th of March 2008 would be found at '/var/log/apache2/2008/03/08-combined_log'. You can pipe any of the logs to 'grep /~username' to pick out information on your own page.

If your using a vhost (i.e. your own web domain) on redbrick you won't be able to pick out hits to your domain using the grep method above. You should ask the admins to generate logs for your domain. Sometime in the future, the combined logs may be configured to handle these web domains.

If you want a more graphical representation, you can use a tool like [[#Using_AWStats|awstats]]. [[User:Ryaner|ryaner]] generates [http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~ryaner/logs/rb/ awstats for all of Redbrick].

==Using AWStats==

Install [http://awstats.sourceforge.net/ AWstats] into your webpage as instructed but you will use different options for when you run 'awstats_configure.pl'. You must run 'awstats_configure.pl' on 'deathray'.

For 'Do you want to continue setup from this NON standard directory [yN] ?' answer 'y'.

For 'Config file path ('none' to skip web server setup):' answer 'none'.

For 'Do you want me to build a new AWStats config/profile file (required if first install) [y/N] ?' answer 'y'.

For 'Your web site, virtual server or profile name:' answer 'www.redbrick.dcu.ie'.

For 'Directory path to store config file(s) (Enter for default):' answer the directory containing the 'awstats.pl'. This might be something like '/webtree/c/cammy/awstats/wwwroot/cgi-bin'. This directory will be where the profile is created.

Let the script finish.

Now there should be a 'awstats.www.redbrick.dcu.ie.conf' created in the same directory as 'awstats.pl' (depending on your options). You'll need to configure a few things within it to get it to work. Open it in your favourite text editor.

Set the 'DirData' option to 'DirData'"."'. This will generate the data files in the same place as the 'awstats.pl' script. The default location is invalid.

Set the 'SiteDomain' option to 'SiteDomain="www.redbrick.dcu.ie"'

Set the 'LogFile' option to 'LogFile="/var/log/apache2/%YYYY-0/%MM-0/%DD-0-combined_log"'.

If you want to gather stats for more than a day, say the whole month, then replace the 'LogFile' option with this: 'LogFile="/pathtotools/logresolvemerge.pl /var/log/apache2/%YYYY-0/%MM-0/*-combined_log |"'. Replace 'pathtotools' to point to where you installed the awstat tools directory. Be warned, this will slow down the update process by a few minutes. BTW, before 'logresolvemerge.pl' will run, you'll have to change the permissions to excutable, i.e. 'chmod 755 /pathtotools/logresolvemerge.pl'.

If you want only your logs you can use 'grep' to do it. Change 'LogFile' to 'LogFile="grep /~username /var/log/apache2/%MM-0/%DD-0-combined_log |"' and change 'username' to your username to get only your hits. (Rememeber this does not work for vhosts though you can write a script that combines vhost logs with these logs etc.)

If you've kept the same directory structure from the awstats archive and uploaded it to your web space in some subdirectory, you may notice none of the icons appear. Change the option 'DirIcons' to 'DirIcons="../icon"'.

There are also a number of plugins avaliable on Redbrick that can be used by awstats. Update the 'LoadPlugin' options with these settings:

LoadPlugin="ipv6"
LoadPlugin="hashfiles"
LoadPlugin="geoip GEOIP_STANDARD"

Of course, you can also set or change any other options you want.

Make sure the permissions are correct on the awstats.pl script. 'chmod 755 /pathtoawstats/awstats.pl'.

Now, as per the original instructions for [http://awstats.sourceforge.net/ AWStats], you can do a initial update of the logs (i.e. 'awstats.pl -config=www.redbrick.dcu.ie -update'). This must be done on 'deathray' just like the configure script. This will compile the stats from the logs selected by the 'LogFile' option.

You can then generate static html pages or load it all up dynamically as per the awstat setup documentation.

[[Category:HowTo]]