Top of the Tops 2013
A revised list of my favourite ‘tops’ htop htop can provide a little more info than the traditional ‘top’ – I like how it shows the amount of memory usage minus the cache. iftop To check network connectivity use iftop: iptraf Like iftop but with more options and even the ability to show traffic by [...]
Continue ReadingCisco Router Emulation with GNS3

I followed the GNS3 instructions for installation and simple topology. GNS3 can be installed from the Ubuntu Software Centre (below) or from the command line with: 1sudo apt-get install gns3 After installation GNS3 was available from the Education sub-menu. On first run the Setup Wizard appears. I clicked the big ’1′ button to and from [...]
Continue ReadingOracle Packaging – Not So Eco-Friendly
This is what Oracle sent to replace a battery in a server. That little silver thing in the bag is the battery – no bigger than the fingernail on my smallest finger!
Continue ReadingVery Cheap Wildcard SSL Certificate
At $59 per year this has to be the cheapest Wildcard SSL cert ever – my only deliberation is will they still be around for the year? https://www.ssl2buy.com/alphassl-wildcard.php
Continue ReadingChicken and Leek Pie with Creamy Gravy
This is an adapted version of a Jamie Oliver Turkey & Leek Pie and I will usually hunt the fridge for veg to add and sometimes include mushrooms or broccoli. The remainder of the creme fraiche tub is useful for carbonara. Ingredients: Left-over chicken, turkey, ham 1-2 leeks washed, trimmed & chopped into chunks 1-2 [...]
Continue ReadingSolaris 11 – Getting Started HowTo

I’m writing this from the perspective of a naive Linux admin so I may not be doing everything right and I certainly don’t address issues such as Zones, ZFS … I just spent a few hours to get some basic services running on an old T2000 box. Installation Downloaded Solaris 11 from Oracle – Text [...]
Continue ReadingSome Linux LPI 102 Exam Questions
I just passed my Linux LPI 102 exam today and thought I would try to remember a few of the 60 questions in case I ever have to take a refresher – here is about half of them. I can’t remember the wording exactly for these questions so take with a pinch of salt: 1. [...]
Continue ReadingManage Multiple WordPress Sites

I wanted a quick and cheap method to check multiple WordPress websites to see when they might need updated. I checked one or two solutions and then came across WP Remote Within minutes I had 9 sites defined including the FTP details to make updating the sites much easier. Each WordPress site must have the [...]
Continue ReadingSolaris: Service Console Commands
Fault finding and clearing at the Service Console the following commands may be useful: To gather info for a service request: sc> showfru sc> showsc sc> showhost sc> showlogs -v sc> showfaults -v sc> consolehistory -v sc> showenvironment To clear faults try the following commands: sc> showfaults -v sc> clearfault [uuid] sc> clearasrdb sc> setsc diag_level min sc> setsc diag_mode normal sc> setsc sc_servicemode true sc> clearereports -y [...]
Continue ReadingSolaris: Change IP Address
When changing the IP address on a Solaris 10 box edit the hostname and IP address settings in the following files (if present): /etc/hosts /etc/defaultdomain /etc/defaultrouter /etc/hostname.[interface] /etc/inet/hosts /etc/inet/netmasks /etc/inet/ipnodes /etc/nodename After making changes to these files restart networking with: 1svcadm restart network/physical
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