[sf-lug] list: Re: the sf-lug password

[Michael Paoli]

Okay,

I've verified that it's the sf-lug list password (and now also
have a copy for myself "just in case" - though I've not played an
active role in maintaining the sf-lug list itself, however I do
back it up, and I did assist in earlier fix of software on the
hosting host provided by Rick Moen).

Rick, I've place a copy for you (slightly redacted info.):

# hostname && ls -adno --full-time `pwd -P`/*
linuxmafia.com
-rw------- 1 0 [REDACTED] 2016-07-28 21:21:34.000000000 -0700  
/var/tmp/for_rick/sf-lug_pwd
#

 From what I see of cron/crond driven tmp cleanup, looks like, if no
other action is taken, that will persist out there for about 30 days
(unless I missed some finer detail or other option)  past the mtime  
(or maybe ctime?)
of the file - hopefully/presumably that's sufficient time
for you to deal as you wish with the data it contains, and without leaving
some to-be-forgotten "temporary" file hanging out somewhere where it might
be forgotten and not automagically cleaned up (or easily manually targeted
as a cleanup location, were automagic not the case).

And yes, (re)confirmed, I have login access to linuxmafia.com + a  
current root password
sufficient for root access via su(1).

> From: "Michael Paoli" <Michael.Paoli at cal.berkeley.edu>
> To: jim <jim at well.com>
> Cc: sf-lug at linuxmafia.com
> Subject: Re: [sf-lug] the sf-lug password
> Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2016 22:34:17 -0700

> "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.
>
> "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.
> 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).  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.
>
>> 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).