Linux - SQL Server command line to perform queries (mssql-cli)
There are different methods to run queries against an SQL Server from a Linux machine. The one I am using is mssql-cli (https://github.com/
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Linux - Show git branch in bash prompt
If you are a Git user, you can find very useful this custom prompt.
Branch
Shows working branch when it detects the current folder is
Linux - Join to Windows domain (realm command)
Dont be afraid. Joining a linux machine to a windows active directory domain is not difficult. This post explains step by step how to join
Security - List available cipher suite using nmap
If you are in process of securing your web server or site, there are some tools and online resources that can help us a lot
Home Server (7) - Install Linux Debian virtual machine in ESX
In this 7th post of the Home Server series, after having configured a SSD drive, a working ESX environment and the RAID disks, let’s
Icinga – How to configure passive checks made easy (2)
In the previous post I explained what is the difference between Icinga active and passive checks, why can be interesting to use passive checks, what
Icinga - How to configure passive checks made easy (1)
As I posted long time ago for Nagios (Nagios – Using passive checks without agent), it is time to show an easy way to configure Icinga
Icinga2 - Understanding checks and notification types
Here I am trying to present (I hope in an easy way to understand) some Icinga concepts (maybe also applicable in Nagios) like active and
Linux - Exim: Authenticated and TLS mail through smarthost
Exim is a very flexible and common MTA (mail transfer agent) in Unix systems.
This posts shows the way to configure Exim as client to
Linux - TCP listener daemon with tcpserver
To configure passive checks in Nagios/icinga I use a tcp listener daemon that launches a script (See Nagios – Using passive checks without agent)
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Linux - cannot found / missing inetd.conf
Trying to configure a new inetd service needed for my Icinga (see Linux – Create custom inetd service), but i have not been able to find
Linux - Create multiboot CD combining multiple ISO images
This post shows the steps to create a multiboot cd with multiple Linux distributions or tools.
For example, I created a recovery / disaster case cd
Security - Convert PFX to PEM using Windows or Linux
For certain application, a job partner asked me to send him certain certificate with private key in PEM format. Normally I’m using PFX format,
Linux - Running top command remotely (SSH)
Maybe you have tried to execute the top command to monitor processes on a remote host.
Error remotely – Run it in batch mode
If so,
Icinga – Installation / Setup on Debian Linux (2)
The second of my post series to show the installation and setup of the Icinga monitoring tool. This one covers the installation of the Icinga