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2021

LDAP properties not updated with NSCD
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A colleague of mine shared with me a issue they were having with LDAP properties such as group memberships not being updated in a timely manner on some RHEL7 hosts that were running NSCD.

2020

Unable to log into vCenter Appliance via Web
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With everyone scrambling to patch the latest vulnerability to hit the VMware vCenter product, I came across some strange behaviour from our very own vCenter appliance running 6.

2019

Container Camp in review - Part 1
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For those of you who follow me on other social media platforms, it will be of no surprise that I had the fortunate opportunity to attend Container Camp Australia this year.
Removing rules in IPTables
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So you’ve had a go at entering the wonderful world of iptables, with its chains, rules and of course tables.
Using IPTables to force all DNS queries to a Pi-Hole
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Hopefully by now you have heard the good word about Pi-Hole, set one up in a Docker container and now enjoying a substantially ad-less and speedy internet experience across all your devices.
Changing Hostnames in Linux
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Recently I decided to give my two Raspberry Pi devices an overhaul + change in functionality.
Docker Daemon failing to start on Raspberry Pi 1 & Zeros
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Have you recently attempted to install the containerization platform known as Docker on to a first generation Raspberry Pi (including A+ and B+) or a Zero and found you couldn’t start up a container?

2018

Let's explore the Linux Filesystem: /Proc - Part 1
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Despite the Linux operating system being available in various and unique flavours and spins, many of the foundations that make up the operation system have similarities between them all.
Cleaning up in Docker - Part 2
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Previously we have covered what to do if you made a real mess of things in Docker and just want to purge all your containers, volumes and images from your host system.
Searching your Bash history in Linux
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Ever spent endless hours, days and nights, deep inside your Bash shell in your Linux distribution of choice and ever wonder “I know I have ran a command to solve this solution but cannot for the life of me remember it”?