Y2K20 Problem?

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eBay will send some sort of notification of an auction that is about to end.  The results are usually something that is about to end within the next several hours or so.  However, for auctions that are ending near the year 2020, this has been the latest result.  8742h 9m 7s remaining.  Wow.  By the way, this auction has already...Read More »

iPhone Sucks! Another Reason

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As a user of Windows and Linux desktop and server operating systems and a user for Android phones, I find it particularly annoying to have to figure out a problem on an iPhone.  A little background.  Someone I know became an iPhone user several years back because they wanted a stable phone with good support, battery life, and ease of...Read More »

Install AWX or Ansible Tower without Docker on CentOS7

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Ansible Tower (formerly ‘AWX’) is a web-based solution that makes Ansible even more easy to use for IT teams of all kinds. It’s designed to be the hub for all of your automation tasks. Installation There are quite a few good scripts that are already circulating around. This script resolves a few issues with the others I have seen.  I...Read More »

Install duo client on CentOS

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DUO is a self-described "easy-to-use" two-factor authentication method that protects access to federated cloud and on-premises applications and servers.  DUO offers several pricing plans and a free tier.  The free tier is quite generous providing dual factor authentication to up to 10 users.   This article assumes that you have created a DUO account, logged into the admin dashboard and ready...Read More »

Install Apache Tomcat 9 Complete with Updated Scripts

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In this exercise, Tomcat 9 will be installed with OpenJDK 8 using a self-signed certificate using the http2.Http2Protocol protocol.  I've updated and simplified the script since my last attempt at a similar Tomcat 9 installation.  I have also added SELinux context, log rotation, and speed! Enjoy Tomcat Screenshot from an earlier version, but the end result is the same.  Read More »

MySQL Plugin FEDERATED is disabled resolution

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MySQL 5.6.xx  logs may contain a "Note" message that the "Plugin 'FEDERATED' is disabled." The plugin has been available since MySQL 5.0.3 and is a storage engine that accesses data in tables of remote databases rather than local tables. There is a resolution to this. Log Entries 2019-11-12 21:52:18 2338 [Note] Plugin 'FEDERATED' is disabled. Resolution Then edit the my.cnf...Read More »

MySQL RSA private key file not found resolution

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MySQL 5.6  logs may contain a "Note" message that the RSA private key file not found ... and [s]ome authentication plugins will not work. There is a resolution to this. Log Entries 2019-11-12 21:22:15 897 [Note] RSA private key file not found: /var/lib/mysql//private_key.pem. Some authentication plugins will not work. 2019-11-12 21:22:15 897 [Note] RSA public key file not found: /var/lib/mysql//public_key.pem....Read More »

Thin Provisioned Logical Volumes

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One virtual machine for some unknown reason is utilizing thin provisioned logical volumes.  This one virtual machine is the only one in a series of virtual machines.  In any case, I didn't understand what it meant to have a system running thin provisioned logical volumes until it crashed and I couldn't revive it.  Fortunately, there was a snapshot that the...Read More »