F5 BigIP - IRule to log HTTP headers
Learn how to create an F5 BIG-IP custom iRule to log HTTP request and response headers for troubleshooting and analysis
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ESXi VM Power State Management via SSH
In an ESXi environment, managing virtual machines (VMs) via SSH can be a powerful way to automate tasks and streamline administration. In this guide, we&
Powershell - Check if Excel file is password protected
In this blog post, we'll explore a PowerShell script designed to determine the password protection status of an Excel file by examining its
Python - Suppress Insecure Requests Warnings
When you make an HTTP request using the requests module, it checks the SSL certificate of the target server. If the SSL certificate is not
Bash - Read file line per line
Method 1 - Using "For"
To use for loop to read a file, the IFS (Internal Field Separator) must be set to the
Bash - Get the length of a string
Bash provides several straightforward methods to determine the length of a string
Method 1: Parameter expansion
This is the way i use most → ${#variable}
mystring=
Exchange - Bulk import of distribution group members from csv
A short but useful post:
Suppose you need to import hundreds of members to a distribution group.
The list is in a CSV file:
Name,
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
Powershell - Schedule a task on a list of servers remotely
Maybe you have been interested in configuring a scheduled task on a set of servers of your enviroment. Depending on the quantity it can become
Ironport - Schedule automation scripts on Windows
On a previous post I explained how to Automate Ironport commands / scripts from Windows. At the end of the post I suggested configuring the task
Lync - Monitor services status using Nagios
This post shows a Powershell script I use to monitor the status of my Lync services.
This state can be manually checked on the Lync
Powershell - Script to move profile folders
Sometimes we need to move the profiles to a new folder, drive… due to space requirements for example.
The usual way is via the graphical
Ironport – Automate commands / scripts from Linux
In a previous post (Linux: SSH connection without password (RSA public-key) I showed the way to configure a non-interactive SSH connection from-to a Linux system.
Ironport - Automate commands / scripts from Windows
In another post we saw the way to configure a SSH connection to Linux without password via public/private key. To allow SSH connection without