sysadmin
2019
Installing MiniKube with Powershell
·584 words·3 mins
system-administration
tech
containers
hyper-v
k8s
kubernetes
powershell
sysadmin
technology
windows
I noted on Twitter the other day that I had mixed feelings on getting a breakthrough on a problem that I had faced a couple of months ago by revisiting said problem with a fresh pair of eyes and a different point of view.
2018
Let's explore the Linux Filesystem: /Proc - Part 1
·553 words·3 mins
system-administration
tech
debian
linux
raspberry-pi
raspbian
sysadmin
technology
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
·199 words·1 min
system-administration
tech
containers
docker
linux
sysadmin
technology
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.
Cleaning up corrupt Registry.pol files with Powershell
·233 words·2 mins
system-administration
tech
group-policy
powershell
registry
sysadmin
technology
windows-10
windows-7
One ongoing issue that can occur across an predominately Windows/Group Policy heavy enterprise environment is the corruption of the Registry.
Searching your Bash history in Linux
·362 words·2 mins
system-administration
tech
bash
debian
grep
history
linux
sysadmin
technology
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”?
Let's get certified!
·393 words·2 mins
system-administration
tech
certification
cloud
containers
docker
gcp
google-cloud
k8s
kubernetes
learning
lfcs
linux
sysadmin
technology
It’s been a long time between drinks for certifications that I have achieved personally.
Installing Fonts with PowerShell
·281 words·2 mins
system-administration
tech
application-packaging
fonts
powershell
sccm
sysadmin
technology
windows
windows-10
windows-7
Not normally the application packaging type but some time ago it fell to me to package up some open source fonts and deploy them via System Centre Configuration Manager across the enterprise.
Search DHCP for a MAC Address with Powershell
·198 words·1 min
system-administration
tech
dhcp
powershell
sysadmin
technology
Many many moons ago, we had a way to trawl through DHCP scopes utilising the netsh tool to find devices on our networks that match a certain MAC address.
Using Powershell and WMI to get the MAC address of Remote workstation
·306 words·2 mins
system-administration
tech
gwmi
powershell
sysadmin
technology
wmi
It has cropped up from time to time that we need to retrieve information, in this example, the MAC address from remotely located workstations.
Keeping your Pi-Hole container fresh with Cron
·396 words·2 mins
system-administration
tech
containers
cron
docker
linux
pihole
raspberry-pi
raspbian
sysadmin
technology
In our previous entry, we unleashed the awesome that is Pi-Hole inside a Docker container to make all the devices in our network ad-free when browsing the internet.