Author Archives: mark
Ansible vs Puppet, why I chose Puppet
First off let me make it clear I looked at options for automating configuration quite a while ago and chose puppet as the most secure option. I still believe that to be the case. The issue I have with options … Continue reading
Getting AWSTATS running on CentOS8
First let me make it clear I prefer webalizer to awstats; however webalizer is not available in the repositories after CentOS7. It is also worth noting that both webalizer.org and mrunix.net (where webalizer sources/downloads could be manually obtained) appear to … Continue reading
Setting up and using a local (insecure) Docker registry service container
The first thing to note about this post is that it sets up an insecure local registry facility using the standard registry container. This type of registry is ideal for local ‘internal network’ development use. It is also suitable for … Continue reading
Running remote X-windows applications across ssh from a Fedora server
This post has been created as it may assist others who want to do the same thing. It is not complicated or world shaking. Often you will run Fedora (or CentOS/RHEL) servers and do not want a GUI desktop installed. … Continue reading
Installing airgraph-ng on Kali Linux
There are many tutorials on using airgraph-ng on youtube; most omit the small detail that it cannot be installed using a package manager. The airodump-ng utility within the aircrack-ng toolkit is used to scan wireless activity near your location, including … Continue reading
Generating a new puppet client certificate
This is for the community edition of puppetserver, although will work for all recent puppet releases. I use puppetserver as it is supposed to be able to manage up to 100 agents without having to hook it up to a … Continue reading
Installing a local GitLab instance using the supplied container
There are lots of complicated ways to install a local GitLab instance, however for small environments it is easiest to simply use the supplied container image. Instructions on installing that are at https://docs.gitlab.com/omnibus/docker/ and are simple to follow. Install, start, … Continue reading
Re-initialising a bacula database
OK, first on a well managed system you would never need to do this. Despite the fact my system I thought was well managed and had 250gb free in the backup storage pool rotating around quite happily when one of … Continue reading
A few very simple Video file manipulation tips for Linux users
This post is obviously aimed at Linux users, as it is my prefred desktop of choice. Shrinking the size of Video files (linux users only) Sometimes Video files you have, whether provided by a friend, downloaded from youtube, or even … Continue reading
OpenStack Magnum Container Infrastructure – My Tests
Summary of results: While OpenStack deploys all the necessary components to create a working infrastructure the available ‘atomic’ images just do not work. You end up with all the VMs and new private networking required in place, but the OS’s … Continue reading