About
I am a System Administrator at an Educational Institution in Princeton New Jersey but not actually Princeton University a lot of people make that mistake. I hope to post here a few things that may be useful under some rather bizarre set of circumstances.
Linux
- using rsync with ssh keys via authorized_keys and command=”rsync …”
- puppetserver certificates being signed in the future
- extract private key and cert from pkcs12 (cert8.db/key3.db)
- puppetmaster Error 400 on SERVER: Too many connections
- weird device names like devXXXXX with ifconfig on Fedora/RHEL
- rooting the droid (Motorola A855) rooted
- puppet upgrade problem 0.25 “could not convert from pson”
- hard coding a library path into an executable while building an rpm
- building rpms, spec files, rpmbuild, simple tutorial on making rpms by example
- creating simple selinux module fails with assertion on line x violated by allow something_t fixed_disk_device_t
- ip forward using iptables (port and host redirect)
- a talk i gave on building rpms
- Running Fedora 11 on an ideapad S10e
- recovering deleted files vfat linux - picasa deleted my pictures
- adding a tray to ppd for cups/samba (hp 2420dn) (InputSlot Tray3)
- using a mimo um-710 on linux (displaylink) with udlfb driver
- using skype on Fedora 11 x86_64
- howto setup an install server using pxe, tftp, dhcp, kickstart, dns, yum (createrepo), puppet, augeas and func
- installation of raritan multi-platform client on linux
- making an selinux module quickly
- virt-manager cannot select shared physical device when configuring network
- using puppet
- using kvm
- Using lvm only on specific drives (Reading all physical volumes. This may take a while…)
- iPod not recognised by Songbird (Fedora 11, Songbird 1.1.2/1.2)
- GNOME kiosk session in SunRay SRSS 4.1 on RHEL5
- Using generic drives in a Netapp FAS250
- vlc 0.9.9a compile on RHEL5/CentOS/etc
- In the dark - thunderbird with white on black text
- Adding a device from a kernel module the udev way (pi, a device that prints out the value of pi)
- freesshd and problem with keys
- sshfs mount in nfs home directory (different user id’s maybe?)
- F10 Fedora 10 on T60p Sleep/Resume Video Problem ATI M56GL [Mobility FireGL V5200]
- Dual boot N810Wimax BootFromMMC
- mounting jffs2 on RHEL5
- Horde upgrade 2.2->2.3 MDB2
- imp dimp traditional dynamic not showing up at login time
- imp 4.2 problem with delete and compose (valid for 0 seconds)
- RHEL5 fedora-ds (RHDS) Password Sync Problem MD5
- vlc build for RHEL5
- VMware-server-1.0.4 with kernel 2.6.24 recompiling cleanly using vmware-config.pl
- ALSA not recognizing soundcard when webcam plugged in at boot time
- eduPerson schema in Fedora Directory Server (AKA RedHat Directory Server)
- RHEL5 RedHat/Fedora Linux Using netgroups with LDAP (nss_ldap)
- Atheros AR5212 not working after suspend with pm-utils (gnome-power-manager)
- Using div and css to position a textbox on an html page that can be opened and closed
- VMware Linux Virtual Machine Hard Disk not found
- Signing RPMs with your own key.
- Generating and reading patch files
- SunRay Server Software (SRSS) on RHEL5
- Changing menu font size in Codeweavers Crossover Office
- RT on RHEL5 rt-mailgate “DSN: Can’t create output”
- MaemoWordPy Settings
- Web Engine Selection Microb Opera
- Creating a yum repository (repo) and Creating a yum group to install + kickstart
- Extracting audio from a VOB/DVD
- Atheros AR5212 Wireless on T60 with RHEL5
- Jumping to a specific page on a pdf within a browser (Adobe Plugin)
- Wireless (AR5212) on T60 FC6 madwifi
- Using your physical disk with vmware server to boot Windows XP
- Intel 855/915/945G Integrated Graphics and 1920x1200 resolution in xorg
- syslog-ng with selinux and targeted policy on RHEL4
- logrotate fails to rotate logs on RHEL4
- Entering BIOS Setup from Serial Console (Sending F1)
- Filtering duplicate emails with procmail
- lvscan lvdisplay lvm after cluster install without configuring cluster
- .Xdefaults app-defaults not applying automatically
- Mind Path Technologies Pocket Point RF Remote in Acroread/Others (on Linux)
- Binding Windows Key to Gnome (foot/hat) Panel Menu
- looping through files with spaces in the filenames in bash
- ejecting iPod under Linux
- International Characters (utf8) in vfat on Linux
- Howto backup a directory using rsync and ssh
- SSH Key Problem Troubleshooting
- Howto import songs and videos onto an iPod in Linux
- Howto encode DVD video for an iPod (ffmpeg)
- Firefox fullscreen kiosk machine
- Replacing selinux policy
- SELinux targeted preventing gnome-volume-manager from automounting filesystems
- Displaying international characters in Firefox (installing unicode fonts in fontconfig)
Windows
- freesshd and problem with keys
- Rifftrax for the Matrix using sharecrow matrix.crow
- Citrix Presentation Server 4.0 User login problem
- Virus definitions not updating on Symantec Antivirus 10, XP client
- Problem adding Windows 2003 server to 2000 Active directory
- Windows Key on Thinkpad
Code
Geek
- no more adsense
- recovering deleted files vfat linux - picasa deleted my pictures
- using a mimo um-710 on linux (displaylink) with udlfb driver
- Dismantling the Gamecube (Taking apart the Gamecube)
- Gamecube progressive scan cable (taking apart the gamecube)
- Rifftrax for the Matrix using sharecrow matrix.crow
- Howto watch progressive scan dvd’s or gamecube on a VGA only LCD projector
- ICMP Parameters and my iptables table
- Howto get progressive scan on Nintendo Gamecube
- Radio Codes
- International Radio Operators Alphabet
SunRay
- Using lvm only on specific drives (Reading all physical volumes. This may take a while…)
- GNOME kiosk session in SunRay SRSS 4.1 on RHEL5
- Sound under KDE on SunRay
- Xnewt dying on SunRay 3.0
Famous last words
“Unless you can present a solution, I don’t think it’s a problem”
- November 11, 2004
- November 11, 2004
“Updates usually go very well”
- September 9, 2006
- September 9, 2006
