Remote Cloud Server Encryption
Imagine using a hosting provider that suddenly goes out of business. It happens, unfortunately. What an inconvenience! Now imagine that the server you were renting… Read More »Remote Cloud Server Encryption
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krack attacks
Out this morning is word of a major vulnerability in WiFi security called KRACK Attacks. It allows a nearby attacker to watch traffic on your… Read More »krack attacks
Centos plus kernel for xen
Today I spent the day debugging why a database server wouldn’t boot and, eventually, removing the Redhat kernel from all of our CentOS 7 virtual… Read More »Centos plus kernel for xen
Puppetizing EL6 & EL7
Some tips and tricks for dealing with multiple OS releases with the current version of Puppet in EPEL6/7.
Using Pepper FlashPlayer on Fedora
Just a quick post (not a HOWTO yet – feel free to contribute) on how to use the pepper version of Flash Player plugin on… Read More »Using Pepper FlashPlayer on Fedora
Dynamic Range Compression for PulseAudio
OK, so I did a good thing (got a working dynamic range compression going for PulseAudio) then I did a bad thing (forgot where I… Read More »Dynamic Range Compression for PulseAudio
NFS Server Stopped Working After Fedora 17 Upgrade
Problem: You’ve just upgraded to Fedora 17 (or perhaps 16) on your NFS server. Nothing is listening on port 2049 and rpc.idmapd isn’t running. You’ve… Read More »NFS Server Stopped Working After Fedora 17 Upgrade
Zero a GPT Label Using dd
When re-using a disk with a GPT label (GUID Partition Table) it’s important to wipe the label stored on both the first and last blocks… Read More »Zero a GPT Label Using dd
Fedora 15 on an AMD Lynx (Llano) A6-3650
I’ve been working for a couple days to get a usable Fedora 15 instance on the AMD A6-3650 APU. I’m using MSI’s motherboard. The biggest… Read More »Fedora 15 on an AMD Lynx (Llano) A6-3650
Creating a Permission-free Share with ZFS ACL’s and NFSv4
The need came up to create a ZFS filesystem, shared over NFS, to Linux clients, with no permissions enforced. Much of the documentation out there… Read More »Creating a Permission-free Share with ZFS ACL’s and NFSv4