I posted my cfengine config, it’s the 2nd half of my cfengine presentation to UUASC-LA (chapters 14 – 34). http://www.verticalsysadmin.com/cfengine/cfengine-presentation-to-uuasc-la-on-1-oct-2009/ Maybe it can help somebody start or expand their cfengine config. Presenting on cfengine 2 made me really excited to learn 3… as it’s promised that the cfengine language has been standardized and streamlined in…
ping tip: CTRL + (backslash) confirmed on Linux
In our profession, where a single mistyped command can have catastrophic consequences, attention to detail matters. Today I am proud to have received this recommendation from my good friend and colleague, Alice Yang: “Aleksey was my mentor at Earthlink. When I first worked for him, I thought that he was very *picky*. He checked and…
I recently read “Documentation Writing for System Administrators” by Mark C. Langston. In this post, I share a documenation set template written in DocBook and based on Mark’s book, some TPOSANA, and my own experience. Version 1.0 of the template: http://www.verticalsysadmin.com/sa-site-doc/ DocBook sources: http://www.verticalsysadmin.com/sa-site-doc/sa-site-doc.docbook-xml.tar.gz Why I chose DocBook: A) Theoretically, I can output HTML and…
By popular request, my OLFU slides: Spam Filtering with Open Source Tools Introduction to LDAP: Provisioning, Managing, Integrating Enjoy in moderation!
I needed to convert a PDF file to PNG With “convert”, it’s as easy as: $ convert rose.pdf rose.png More at http://www.imagemagick.org/script/convert.php
The Linux Terminal Server Project (LTSP) returns returns to the Ohio LinuxFest. There will be two deployments of the Linux Terminal Server Project at the Ohio LinuxFest. Linux Terminal Server Project Administration tutorial. Free public Internet kiosks at the the DisklessWorkstations.com table, Friday September 25 only. More LTSP Administration Tutorial info: Within the Ohio LinuxFest…
This is a fun foray into a wonderful geeky world. I am listening to a netcast here http://www.tllts.org/ They are talking about OLF. It seems that a couple, Randy Noseworthy and Janet Edmonson, are going to “merge their lives into a single source” (get married) at the event. The officiants for this service will be…
This press release has not made the rounds so I thought I would share it. Besides the content below which might convince your boss to send you or something – one of the LOPSA sponsored OLFU classes has an angel offering a $50 discount. Register for Shawn’s class Linux Terminal Server Project Administration to get…
The seventh Ohio LinuxFest is happening very soon, September 25-27, 2009, in scenic Downtown Columbus, Ohio. This will be the third year that LOPSA will offer classes in partnership with OLF. I’m a proud and active member of LOPSA but I’m also an organizer of the Ohio LinuxFest. Wearing my OLF hat I’d like to…