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-====== Serial console ======
-If the machine is only providing serial output during bootup, then it may not have been configured for serial logins.  Check that the <code>/etc/inittab</code> file contains a line like
-  T0:23:respawn:/sbin/getty -L ttyS0 9600 vt100
-which tells init to start the program to provide login prompts.
-The original kernel shipped with Debian sarge has a broken serial driver for Ultra 5s.  The version in the security updates should work.
-====== Getting user information from [[ldap]] ======
-The <code>libnss-ldap</code> package handles fetching account information from LDAP.
-Also make sure that <code>nscd</code> is installed, otherwise [[http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=190072|bad things]] may happen.
-To tell <code>libnss-ldap</code> where to look, you need to edit
-the <code>/etc/libnss-ldap.conf</code>.  At the very least, you'll need to
-give the host and base (<code>dc=tardis,dc=ed,dc=ac,dc=uk</code>).
-To tell libc to use <code>libnss-ldap</code>, you need to amend the appropriate lines in <code>/etc/nsswitch.conf</code>:
-  passwd:         files ldap
-  group:          files ldap
-  shadow:         files ldap
-The other databases are best left alone; we don't bother putting host
-information or such like in LDAP because we don't see much benefit.
-The <code>getent</code> program is useful for testing.
-====== Authenticating with [[ldap]] ======
-Canonical <code>/etc/pam.d/common-auth</code>:
-  # ** Use trick from /usr/share/doc/libpam-ldap/README.Debian
-  #
-  auth    [success=1 default=ignore]      pam_unix.so nullok_secure
-  auth    required                        pam_ldap.so use_first_pass
-  auth    required                        pam_permit.so
-Note the <code>use_first_pass</code> option.  Without it logins will ask for a password for pam_unix, then one for pam_ldap, and so on, causing every other attempt to enter your password to fail even when you get it right.
-Some more should go here, but  doesn't have time right now.
-====== Multiple VLANs ======
-Some systems need to appear on several VLANs, most notably the router.  First, add
-q
-to the end of <code>/etc/modules</code> so that the kernel knows how to deal with the VLAN tagged packets.  (Use <code>modprobe 8021q</code> to load it immediately if you don't want to reboot.)  Then install the <code>vlan</code> Debian package, and add extra stanzas to <code>/etc/network/interfaces</code> for the new VLANs.  For example,
-  # Admin VLAN
-  auto eth0.1
-  iface eth0.1 inet static
-          address 192.168.1.6
-          netmask 255.255.255.0
-          network 192.168.1.0
-          broadcast 192.168.1.255
-where <code>eth0.1</code> means VLAN number <code>1</code> on interface <code>eth0</code>.  Finally, configure the switch so that the port is on the extra VLANs.
-====== Logging to the [[log_host]] ======
-To make syslog send logs to the log host, put
-  *.*     @loghost
-into ''/etc/syslog.conf''.  It is a good idea to keep the local logging too, in case of network problems.
-====== See also ======
-  *  [[updating_systems]]
-  *  [[log_host]]
-====== Other stuff that should be documented here, but isn't ======
-  *  Configuring machines to pass mail on to the mail hub
-  *  Configuring ntp
-  *  Booting our suns from the LAN
-  *  Installing munin