6.7
Installing vCLI on Linux
This relates to VMware-vSphere-CLI-6.7.0-8156551 which you will need to down load from the VMware website here. In both examples below, you will need to first download this file and copy it to the device you […]
Arch Linux
Brave Browser on Arch Linux
If like me, you’ve had enough of Google – its time to make the first step and remove Google Chrome from you’re life. Brave is a new open-source browser that respects your privacy. Its also […]
Opsview
NRPE: Command ‘check_cpu_stats’ not defined
If setting up an NRPE CPU check within Opsview Monitor and you see a check_cpu_stats error, this would indicate you are using an old agent version. Simply updating the agent would likely resolve the issue. […]
API
Using Supernova
There are four ways to interact with the Rackspace cloud API to manage your services. They are: Rackspace CLI Nova CLI Supernova CLI Curl Supernova is essentially a wrapper to Nova, but unlike Nova, supports […]
Arch Linux
Installing Brave Browser on Manjaro i3
Search the AUR for package: Build package:
CentOS
Opsview Monitor: What is the default root MySQL password?
All the passwords for the various modules are listed in the below file: /opt/opsview/deploy/etc/user_secrets.yml To get the root MySQL password: You should now be able to login to MySQL as follows: To avoid having to […]
Linux
Port Listeners
Today I had a request to open a particular port. Once I’d put the required rule in place, I ran a port scan and found the port is still reporting as closed. This means either […]
6.7
Replace Self-Signed Certificate on ESXi 6.7 Host
To replace the default certificate, you first need to generate a certificate and matching private key. I did this against my Organisations CA. See here for more information on how to do that. First log […]
Development
Python Virtual Environment on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Personally I dislike pip as a package manager for system packages as it can cause unexpected errors and/or a dependency nightmare. For me, you should always install a package using the distros package manager if […]
API
Installing aws-cli on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
There are a number of ways to install the AWS command line tools. Below is the method I favour on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: Check that was successful with: Configure aws-cli to use your AWS credentials: […]