[sf-lug] the sf-lug password

[jim]

On 07/29/2016 05:34 AM, Michael Paoli wrote:
> "the sf-lug password" is pretty ambiguous in the
> context you used it.  The context was list and list
> admin, and list host.  You didn't qualify of which
> you were addressing.
List admin, the only role I have.
>
> "If not, see /home/jstockford/ and read" ... I presume
> that's explicit permission to go have a look, at least on
> applicable "sf-lug" host where I'm primary sysadmin (otherwise
> I wouldn't do such peekin').  And, one such qualified
> matching host (technically it's a BALUG host that also
> hosts SF-LUG stuff) - anyway, I find a file in there that
> looks relevant, and I find in there what looks to be a
> password, and matches to at least one password that is or
> was used for something of SF-LUG(s).  If the intent is
> you want me to get that (securely) to Rick and/or that you're
> telling me that's current SF-LUG list admin password,
> on the former, I can probably arrange that easily
> enough - presuming that's what you want me to do.
Yes, please.
> And on the latter - uhm, I haven't been doing SF-LUG
> list admin stuff - mostly just backup the mbox archive
> and the roster (gently overnightly). 
Thank you for those things. I simply make sure the pending inbound stuff 
is properly dealt with (ignore any pending inbounds from unsubscribed 
names (email addresses) and deal with the rare other inbounds.
> Probably wouldn't
> hurt me to do it - just to get myself a bit more familiar,
> but that part of the Mailman admin stuff I've mostly dealt
> with before, and still do deal with elsewhere - at least on
> occasion.  Don't really have the bandwidth to take that up - have
> other stuff much higher in my LUG, etc. queue (or more
> generally/specifically, the LUG & related portions of my queue.
> Actually dealing with a bunch 'o family goop at present, and
> peekin' at some 'o my email (and actually responding a slight
> bit), to give my head a break from all the family cruft I'm
> needing to deal with.
Best wishes and happy conclusions with family goop.
>
>
>> From: jim <jim at well.com>
>> Subject: Re: [sf-lug] who or what permitted
>> Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2016 04:22:09 +0000
>
>>
>>     I think Michael's got  yes?
>> If not, see /home/jstockford/ and read the contents
>> of the obvious file.
>>
>>
>>
>> On 07/29/2016 03:59 AM, Rick Moen wrote:
>>> Quoting Michael Paoli (Michael.Paoli at cal.berkeley.edu):
>>>
>>>> Anyway, ... I do think I still have at least some privileged access on
>>>> that host (the access itself, at least, which I keep very well 
>>>> secured).
>>>> Don't think I've been on the host for a fair while - let alone 
>>>> making any
>>>> use of privileged access there.  Also don't think I have password(s)
>>>> for specifically managing list(s) on that host.
>>> You are welcome to same.  Call me for the mailing list admin password,
>>> and also you are entirely welcome to use your host access.
>>>
>>> To be honest, I seem to have no record of my own of whatever
>>> mailing-list-specific admin password Jim got.  (I use the sitewide 
>>> Mailman
>>> password.  So, I'll need to set a fresh mailing-list-specific admin
>>> password for sf-lug at linuxmafia.com, give it to you and Jim, and make a
>>> record of it this time.
>>>
>>> Or alternatively, you could get the existing admin password from Jim 
>>> (and
>>> tell me what it is, so I can record that).
>
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