What's wrong with Ubuntu server?

-Rob


On Monday, March 25, 2013, Jeremy MountainJohnson wrote:

> Awesome, thanks for the suggestions! I like Debian overall, however it
> feels very similar to ArchLinux. I'll check out SL to compare with
> CentOS. No need for Red Hat Enterprise, this project is not of that
> caliber or worth the cost.
>
> I'll also look into cURL for the web page button. Already found a
> starting point:
>
> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2366549/curl-and-click-a-button-in-a-website
>
> Thanks again,
>
> --
> Jeremy MountainJohnson
> Jeremy.MountainJohnson at gmail.com <javascript:;>
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 12:50 PM, Andrew Dahl <droidjd at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Another +1 for RHEL/SL/CentOS.
> >
> > On Mar 23, 2013 4:44 PM, "Jeremy MountainJohnson"
> > <jeremy.mountainjohnson at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Howdy,
> >>
> >> I'm in need of a Linux server on a separate, primarily offline network
> >> I have set up at a job. I was initially leaning toward Arch Linux, my
> >> distro of many years I use for my workstations and some home servers.
> >> BUT, I don't want to spend loads of time updating rolling updates,
> >> monitoring security vulns and bugs, and I don't really have time to
> >> build a server up from scratch either (relinquishing controlling /
> >> minimalist nature to allow time saving in this case). Ideally SE or
> >> security centric values are important.
> >>
> >> I also need it to bring up a wireless interface (in addition to the
> >> wired network) for Internet connectivity on occasion for updating NTP
> >> and grabbing security updates and AV definitions. I can BASH script
> >> and run a cron job for everything, however the wifi requires an Accept
> >> button be pushed on a web page before access is granted every time a
> >> connection is made to it. It's a Cisco based access point. I did a
> >> quick search on Google and didn't find any kind of automation for
> >> this. Worst case scenario I could do a Python script to make this
> >> automated (hopefully, page is SSL) and kick it off from my cron job
> >> BASH script if no one has any suggestions. On a separate note, I'll be
> >> securing the wifi transmission as well.
> >>
> >> The server will run services for a gigabit switch comprised of mostly
> >> Windows 7 workstations with one Linux workstation (total of 8 ~ 10
> >> computers). It will service anywhere from 0 - 4 users simultaneously
> >> and run backups and database back-end for an application every so
> >> often.
> >>
> >> I plan to set up an OS disk and separate software RAID0 for storage.
> >>
> >> Services to provide:
> >> * NTP
> >> * DNS
> >> * SMART (monitoring disks) / mdadm (RAID mgm, monitoring)
> >> * Syslog (for intake of switch logs)
> >> * postgres
> >> * SMTP server (sending alerts, notifications)
> >> * File server (Samba, NFS)
> >> * Comodo AV, some other home brew scripts for malware
> >> * SSH
> >> * X, lightweight but ready to use WM/DE like LXDE or XFCE- server will
> >> be headless after setup
> >> * Firewall service covering both intermittent wifi and wired networks
> >>
> >> Long term I may add:
> >> * HTTP (for webmin, monitorix, log reporting)
> >> * Room to be flexible for future needs...
> >>
> >> I've worked very little with CentOS at my last job awhile back,
> >> however am leaning toward it as I recall liking it. Are there other
> >> open source enterprise server distros people recommend for what I'm
> >> trying to accomplish? If so, how come? If I go with CentOS or whatever
> >> people recommend, are updates obtainable via command line and
> >> automation friendly (for the script)? Will I need to re-install with
> >> each major version? Are there gui front ends for most daemons or at
> >> least managing daemons (I'm used to text files and systemd, but want
> >> added convenience / time savings)?
> >>
> >> I'm open to poking around with LiveCDs / VMs for bit, the project
> >> isn't quick turn around or anything. Thanks for any suggestions!
> >>
> >> --
> >> Jeremy MountainJohnson
> >> Jeremy.MountainJohnson at gmail.com
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