I have a couple of file servers in my network running Samba 3.6 as member servers. Something that you would want to get going at some point is syncing the UID/GID across the machines so that if you want to move the data around the uids/gids are the same. The …
When trying to convert a running Linux machine with the stand alone converter I came across this error: I checked around the internet and came across this post. The guy worked out that he had a bunch of stuff in his hosts.allow and hosts.deny and added the other correct subnets …
VMWare vCenter Converter Standalone – key can’t be retrieved. (return code 2) [SOLVED] Read More »
I use Wordpress as my CMS of choice for all my client sites for a number of reasons. This includes the theming capabilities and extensibility though plugins. Sometimes when building a client site I will use a commercial theme as a basis and one place I get my themes from is …
After writing the article yesterday about removing a slave from a MySQL replication setup. I was digging around the mysql data directory and noticed that the innodb data file hadn’t reduced in size after I dropped the database. There is a reason for this. MySQL will not garbage collect the …
There might be a time that you no longer need a MySQL slave in your replication setup. You can remove a mysql replication slave using the following instructions. Log in to your mysql slave and make sure that nothing is accessing the slave database. Run the following commands. Note: There …
We use the vCenter Server Appliance which is an all in one SUSE Linux based appliance that is setup to run vCenter server in small environments.There are a few limitations with the appliance and they include Embedded database – 5 hosts & 50 Virtual Machines No update Manager vSphere Storage …
VMware vCenter Server Appliance Wildcard SSL Not Supported Read More »
Is your mac mini ethernet port not working or has stopped working after you’ve changed something in your network, or just added one to your existing network? Today I was configuring a brand new Mac Mini with OS X 10.7.4 server on it and I had it plugged into a …
You may have noticed that my site has been showing nothing but a static page with a message ‘I’ll Be Back Soon, Something Broke‘. What actually happened is that my site was script hacked. I had foolishly left an old piece of software sitting on my personal domain and that …
I’ve raged a lot on my networks about how crap my Apple Magic Mouse battery life has been and how it keeps constantly disconnecting. I would get constant disconnects and I have done research and found one suggesting that the battery contacts were getting bumped so I jammed a piece …
When was the last time you backed up your music, photos, documents, contacts, email or personal data? If the answer is never or I don’t know then you should probably read this. Over the years I have met the tragic feeling you get when you realise the files are fucking …
