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Ansible AWX Targeting Windows via SSH – The details you might have missed
All HowTo's
Ansible & Terraform
Linux
This article highlights some important details for those working with Ansible AWX. Specifically, when the target system/s are Windows based. The two options to target a Windows host is WinRM and SSH. SSH is easier. It just requires the OpenSSH Server “feature” to be installed which is a simple process.
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Binding a Linux Machine to AD and Auto Creating User Home Directories
All HowTo's
Linux
Linux Administrators
Redhat, Fedora and CentOS Linux
This article demonstrates how to join/bind a Redhat/CentOS or Ubuntu Linux system to an Active Directory domain, and auto creating user’s home directories as they login for the first time. Prepare and Join Linux to a Windows Domain Check the hostname. This is the name that will be created within
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Install NX NoMachine on Ubuntu 22.04
All HowTo's
Linux
Linux Administrators
Ubuntu, Mint & Debian Linux
NX is an alternative to VNC allowing management of a remote system. NX is opensource (there’s a commercial version), supports encryption, and can be installed on Linux, Windows, and MacOS. This tutorial shows how to install NX on a Ubuntu server, and NX on a Windows 11 client. We’ll then
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Backup vTigerCRM on Synology (MySQL / MariaDB)
All HowTo's
Linux
MySQL & MariaDB
Synology include the vTiger CRM suite as a plugin/add-on. They didn’t include a backup solution though. This how-to described how to backup the vTiger CRM database. The idea is to dump the database regularly, into a place that some other backup process includes. For example, if you have a “Shared
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Terraform – Getting Started – The Important Details You Need To Know
All HowTo's
Ansible & Terraform
Linux
Redhat, Fedora and CentOS Linux
Terraform
Ubuntu, Mint & Debian Linux
This article guides you through the process of installing Terraform, and running Terraform on your AWS environment for the first time. There’s plenty you need to know to prevent destroying your (or someone else’s) network and resources. I’ve added those issues and solutions to the bottom of this article. Install
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Install PostgreSQL, Create a User/Role, Create a DB, Backup a DB, and Restore a DB
All HowTo's
Linux
PostgreSQL
Ubuntu, Mint & Debian Linux
This article walks you through the process of installing PostgreSQL, creating a user, backing up a database and restoring a database. In this tutorial, we’re using Ubuntu, but the commands are the same for everything except the installation. Install PostgreSQL on Ubuntu: apt install postgresql postgresql-contrib systemctl start postgresql ufw
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Installing Redhat Ansible Automation Platform
All HowTo's
Ansible & Terraform
Linux
Redhat, Fedora and CentOS Linux
Ubuntu, Mint & Debian Linux
This article holds my notes from when I recently tested the Redhat Ansible Automation Platform. I’ve included answers to the questions I had at the start and during my effort to install the system. You need to install this on a Redhat Enterprise Linux v8.4 server, or newer. You don’t
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Using the “ip” command rather than “ifconfig” on Linux
All HowTo's
Linux
Ubuntu, Mint & Debian Linux
Long-time Linux system administrators typically use the “ifconfig” command. Perhaps out of habbit, or because it works on other OS’s (similar to ipconfig on Windows). But we should be using the “ip” command in-place of “ifconfig”. The “net-tools” package needs to be installed if you want the “ifconfig” command, and
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Increase the size of an EC2 partition (Redhat)
All HowTo's
Linux
Redhat, Fedora and CentOS Linux
I’ve resized plenty of EC2 disks in my time, but the most recent one was a little different. Most of the disks I resize are on Ubuntu or CentOS, but the most recent one was a Redhat disk. Call me crazy but it’s strangely different. The disks layout looks like
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Node.JS with MySQL
All HowTo's
Linux
MySQL & MariaDB
Redhat, Fedora and CentOS Linux
Ubuntu, Mint & Debian Linux
This article shows how to implement a small Node.js application that pulls data from a local MySQL server. We’re doing this on a CentOS server but that’s not important – any Linux will do. But if you’re using Windows, the installation process will differ. yum install nodejs npm install mysql
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