Tag: Linux
All the articles with the tag "Linux".

VCSA 6.0 U3b to 6.5 U1
Updated:So far this upgrade seems to frustrating straight out of the box! We already run a VCSA (vCenter Server Appliance) and the process should be to automatical

SMB mount error(112): Host is down
Updated:Whilst trying to mount a Windows (cifs) volume onto my Linux workstation I encountered the following error: $ sudo mount -t cifs -o user=mylogon //myserver

OpenSSL and Subject Alternative Names
Updated:Now that Google chrome has started bitching about certificates not having Subject Alternative Names because the practice of using Common Names in certifica

Squid Kerberos Nightmare
What a terrible sequence of events we suffered today. Took quite a bit of head scratching, log reading and plenty of Google fu to resolve. We use Squid wit

Owncloud 10.0 Upgrade
Updated:This should have been easier, but I guess I missed a few things I shouldn't have. I took the opportunity to upgrade Owncloud to v10.0 and also upgraded fro

Remmina/xfreerdp Certificate Name Mismatch
Updated:When using Remmina to connect to some of our older Windows systems we're seeing a certificate problem that prevents it from connecting. Remmina pretty much

Squid3 changes for Debian Jessie
I upgraded our Squid3 proxy server to Debian Jessie today. The process as usual was pretty painless until the Squid3 service tried to restart. Then I saw w

Can't ping using FQDN
I've run across this a few times now. It seems every time I do a big Linux upgrade I lose the ability to connect to an internal server using its FQDN. I ca

Fail2ban - Quick Reference
List your jails: $ sudo fail2ban-client status Show a particular jails status: $ sudo fail2ban-client status [JAILNAME] Unban an IP Address from the jail:

SSH - no matching key exchange method
Updated:Trying to logon to some older network switch management interfaces I came across a failure due to them using older SHA1 key exchanges and key types. Thankf