Bulk Clearing Scheduled Downtime in Nagios
The problem with removing Nagios scheduled downtime When you schedule downtime for all services of a host, there’s a Nagios button for that.
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The problem with removing Nagios scheduled downtime When you schedule downtime for all services of a host, there’s a Nagios button for that.
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Paying it forward to yourself One concept I try to carry with me is the concept of three selves.
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After much trawling of the Internet I found an interesting take on the pain of moving a Sharepoint page from one site to another, using Power Automate.
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A post on tiktok where a young lad responded to a commenter “Why do you put your pronouns when you’re cis gender” made way too much sense.
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Passwords are weak, we know this and so often methods such as key based authentication is used for connections like SSH.
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After banging my head against this problem from a different server, as WSL is not there yet for running as personal production services, I finally managed to hit the right keywords to google fu the answer.
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So when using the Frozen Plains Obelisk plugin in Ableton live 10 (I’m running10.
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It looks like the original website is now unavailable and so I’m posting this here to share as the only other place it’s online it bloody Pinterest
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Use the following one liner to check the a certificate chain in detail:
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Run the following shell command to add all installed syntax files to your .
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Add the following to your /etc/rkhunter.conf file #Config to add byobu files to your allow list ALLOWHIDDENDIR=/dev/shm/byobu-*-?
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You could check for the existence of /var/run/reboot-required just to see if a reboot is needed but it’s more useful to check the existence and contents of /var/run/reboot-required.
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I was trying to get this working by configuring the MAIL_CMD like so: echo -e “Subject: [rkhunter] Warnings found for ${HOST_NAME}\n\n” $(egrep -x “^[.
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To make Byobu default on your local machine Byobu-enable only currently modifies your .
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This will be a continually updated list of my favourite Linux CLI tools
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Please be extremely wary of the company https://www.raidmart.com/
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This post was an absolute life save, Yum was being blocked by our application aware firewall Palo Alto
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After a phone system upgrade we were unable to get the speaking clock within the office, which started off a conversation about how much it costs to call, presently 50p per call in the UK.
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Over the summer I took part in a song writing game/mission with other songwriters on the web and one of the resultant songs that came out of the exercise was Bordering on Obsession, a song about lost loves, aspirations and self examination.
Continue...This is a super succinct method of finding a mac address on a Window s DHCP server: https://thewayeye.
Continue...Problem When moving from one ADFS server to another I imported a full certificate chain and private key into Machine certs on the new Windows 2016.
Continue...You think that having Skype launch minimized at start up would be an easy and well known Group Policy ADMX file or such… but no no no.
Continue...After finishing editing and wim image using dism I was being left with Windows still thinking the image was still mounted somehow and not able to remount the image file.
Continue...Powershell: (Get-WmiObject -class Win32_OperatingSystem).Caption Results in output like: Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Datacenter
Continue...Like many people it seems I’ve been scratching my head as to why WDS’s Driver Package Filters were not matching my hardware when imaging a machine that I’d created a driver package group for.
Continue...Some powershell get commands only output a handful of the object properties get-CalendarProcessing being one such command, than returns just one property.
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Continue...Similar to this article I was experiencing a false cursor position and the cursor position and text shifting when editing versus when viewing the cell
Continue...Simply and concisely put: https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/304502 After watching Jeff Bezos here: https://www.
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Use the following linux command to display the contents of several files with their filenames prefixed.
Continue...So it seems Varnish 4.0 and 4.1 (more may be affected this is the limit of my testing presently) has a bug where some whitespace can through it from recognising valid configuration such as below
Continue...I use this handy command so often that I’d forgotten to make a note of it here for everyone.
Continue...Either through a file manager or through TWRP (or your bootloader of choice) delete the following files if they exist
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When trying to flash my old Motorola Xoom using this excellent guide http://www.
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After years of mastering many OpenSSL commands to create and convert SSL certificate some one has made a nice wrapper around OpenSSL
Continue...As they only provide the drivers on a mini CD I had to get someone with a CD drive to copy the files for me.
Continue...I had such a hard time finding a dust cover to cover my Akai MPK249
Continue...To deauthorize press CTRL + Shift + D Then authorize it again via the Help menu
Continue...https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/filecab/2006/05/01/testing-anti-virus-application-interoperability-with-dfs-replication/
Continue...It took far too long to find this very very useful command online so I thought I’d repost to help others find it.
Continue...Run sequential linux commands and more cheat sheet:
Continue...Symptom When authentication linux to radius using libpam-radius-auth: Sends out 127.
Continue...Remove comments and empty lines with grep grep -v -e ^# -e ^$ filename
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For full Google Sheet version go here OnePlus X vs.
Continue...I’m part of the Google Local Guides and a question came up amongst our cohort about being able to export your Stars from Google maps into something useful you can then import elsewhere.
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Some years ago now I used to live in suburbia and work in the city, 1.
Continue...The below PowerShell script check the website is responding AND doesn’t returns a certain string, if either test is failed then a Windows service is restarted, forcefully if necessary after a grace period.
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So in order to use pressure sensitivity in Photoshop you MUST have Use Windows Ink enabled.
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Continue...Last month Google+ introduced Collections https://plus.google.com/collections/welcome A devilishly simple way to group your posts by topic.
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Following this video guide and the step up booster converter from ebay below I’m going to make a Sonos Play:1 battery powered so I can enjoy some lovely music on the balcony over the summer.
Continue...Explaining the methodologies implemented within HTTP/2, this is a must read for IT staff O’Reilly Book Chapter 12 HTTP/2
Continue...Interesting course as part of Infosec 2015. http://www.infosecurityeurope.com/en/education/training/Analogies-Project/
Continue...You can use conditional formatting and either, or both of these Custom Formulas to colour alternate rows:
Continue...From a switch that the device is plugged directly into (otherwise you’ll get the MAC of the next hop) first ping the IP address to ensure it’s in your ARP cache, then view the ARP cache, like so
Continue...Useful bash snippet to find empty directories find <em>ROOTDIRECTORY</em> -depth -empty -type d
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So, technically I’m now a published author, albeit self published.
Continue...At the end of November I posted a solution to an error with logging in to Spotify clearly it was an answer a lot of people needed answered as my hits for this site have leaped massively.
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As someone who works in IT I don’t find the need to print very much nowadays, mostly just for some procedural things at work.
Continue...Taken from [https://pandapow.co/how-to/win-reset-adapter/] – These instructions were used by a colleague recently when his network stack was b0rK3n.
Continue...Mikedixson.com was migrated to a new server by my web host, who normally I’d sing the praises off.
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If you receive the message Spotify desktop client communication failed when trying to Login with Facebook to the Spotify app here’s why and how to fix it.
Continue...https://wordpress.org/support/topic/line-break-break-long-links-word-wrap * { word-wrap: break-word; }
Continue...Colossal: DIY Geometric Masks by Steve Wintercroft. http://google.com/newsstand/s/CBIw9-rQ2Bo
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Problem: vim install fails during dist-upgrade and running sudo apt-get -f install gives the error below syslog:/var/syslog-ng/wcs$ sudo apt-get -f install<br /> Reading package lists.
Continue...Make sure you’ve rebooted BEFORE running any of these commands so that you are actively using the latest kernel.
Continue...Install libpam-radius-auth sudo apt-get install libpam-radius-auth Configure libpam-radius-auth with your radius servers and secrets
Continue...Very useful bit of info on adding a couple of lines of text to your site headers and having your webpage run app-like on Android
Continue...How to Stop iTunes from Opening Automatically When You Press the Play/Pause Key on your Mac http://www.
Continue...http://www.howopensource.com/2011/10/install-google-chrome-in-ubuntu-11-10-11-04-10-10-10-04/
Continue...Taken from http://ciscolinux.co.uk/?p=118 LXRandR is the standard screen manager of LXDE.
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I’d be tasked with installing a GUI on a server for someone else to use.
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Continue...This one had me going round the houses a bit until I the wrong permissions confirmed something to me.
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Continue...WARNING! Backup your data before proceeding! For me this process didn’t destroy the data.
Continue...http://www.photoboxgallery.com/mikedixson/collection?album_id=2660484114
Continue...I recently took part in a 24 hour photo shoot event whereby the participants were directed and could wander around London and throughout the day were text messaged little missions.
Continue...I’ve been taking my camera out with me a lot more lately and it’s given me a wealth of opportunities for some amazing photos.
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Confession of an Xbox Owner I’ll be up front and admit I don’t own an Xbox One….
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I’ve been making a lot more use of my digital photo frame since I moved into my flat but a fair few of the photos I want to make use of are portrait orientation whilst the majority are landscape.
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I learnt this today, & thought it best to share it with all to help you avoid getting a parking ticket or your car towed as was experienced by my friend today:
Continue...If you want to use AEB feature on a Canon SLR camera, make sure whilst you are trying to set the bracketing that your on body flash is down/off , otherwise no matter what you do you won’t be able to enable bracketing.
Continue...A friend asked me to write a piece on setting lyrical challenges for myself so I thought I’d post it here as well.
Continue...In order to activate an IOS device when behind a firewall allow the following traffic
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If you allow port 80 and 443 access out of your network then accessing the Apple App Store from behind your firewall it’s a doddle.
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Seeing as there is already the capability to run a built in ftp server on OS X why bother downloading and potentially paying for one?
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After seeing this LifeHacker article I popped the text from my CV into http://tagcrowd.
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Anyone who’s tried to use a decent pair of bluetooth headphones with a Mac knows that it sucks the big one.
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A handy little article on Lifehacker.com to Make Sudo Sessions Last Longer In Linux
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Jira Gadget Error At work we use Atlassian’s Jira as our support ticket tracking tool.
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Since getting my Nexus 10 I used my laptop less and less.
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Losing Weight, It takes effort So after my previous efforts to lose weight after the 14 Stone Wobble eventually fell by the wayside I’ve recently gone back up to 14 stone again and so I’m trying to lose weight.
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I recently had a request to make a big green button, I decided to steer clear of skeuomorphism and to go with a flat clear design.
Continue...Day by day I see PS fan boys slam the Xbox One misquoting sources, or not quoting the full story, or printing satirical articles as fact.
Continue...I love Spotify as a service. I use it all the time and love being able to find and listen to new music as soon as its out.
Continue...3 locks seems a little excessive. Though there is room for a decadent fourth.
Continue...Every day or two I come home with a pocket full of receipts.
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With broadcast media figure dropping (http://bgr.com/2013/05/17/google-fiber-broadcast-television-impact-analysis/) faster than ever I can’t help but think what a good thing this is.
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This week I’m following week one of Mindfulness – A practical guide to peace in a frantic world and so I’m being more mindful during cleaning my teeth, keeping my mind in the present.
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I always like reading the stats on the back of the place mat in MacDonald’s and I’m always amazed at how many calories there are in each and fat and so on.
Continue...Lifehacker: Why You Should Try Sketching (Even If You Can’t Draw) http://goo.
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<td> So I’ve been very lucky today. Part of Ravensbourne’s remit at the moment is both to teach 3D and to run events.
Continue...Dr Brian May, of Queen fame came by to visit the 3D Creative Summit hosted at BFI.
Continue...IT is a service department. IT is more often that not a service department.
Continue...Our firewall was configured as per Google’s documentation to allow the Google Hangouts nee Talk client and the Android Google Hangouts app to connect.
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Happy New Year SMS not MMS Sending out a few new years eve sms message I found that if I added more than one recipient my SMS became an MMS
Continue...Well, unbeknownst to me, one of our alumni designed the Olympic torch.
Continue...On The Buses Again With my last flat move I’ve spending move time on public transport than I have for a long time and, arguably, more time in public too.
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I’ve moved nearly ten times in my, fairly, young life.
Continue...It’s occurred to me that it doesn’t matter how many photos you see of a prospective Internet date you see the reality on date night can often be a very different one indeed.
Continue...Moving…again! I have moved flat a fair few times in my life.
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IOS6 Is Coming IOS 6 looks to be certain for this Monday’s Apple Keynote, along with what we suspect is a new iPhone and every item in their arsenal, aside the iPad, getting a little something something.
Continue...I’m doing a bit of travelling at the moment and this is a station Herlev, near Copenhagen city.
Continue...Just a quick word of warning. Don’t install BuddyPress on your main site!
Continue...I bit the bullet I was being good and avoiding buying a PS Vita but sharing a flat where I can’t game on my own schedule and desire, but on when the front room is free.
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I’ve managed to lose a bit of weight adjusting my diet as I said I would but it’s not being as easy as I had first felt.
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So since making my post 14 Stone Wobble I’ve been making the changes I said I would.
Continue...Well I knew I’d put on some weight, but was shocked to see the scale telling me I was 14 Stone this morning.
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Continue...My brother Greg Dixson has been learning a lot about web design recently.
Continue...Hi all, Well my personal home page has been something of a holding page for over a year now.
Continue...Most people would say money burns a hole in my pocket, that’s not entirely true, I’m not as frugal as some, but I enjoy the money I do have and have enough to get buy on.
Continue...Wow! It’s true what they say, mod_rewrite rules are a dark art, and whilst I’ve combed the Internet to find, what I thought would be a simple redirect, I’ve found countless examples that didn’t work.
Continue...SOPA and PIPA seek to prevent and punish piracy thru law and technical obstruction.
Continue...As I read the article Tablets Will Transform the Classroom [OPINION] I found myself getting increasingly frustrated at this article’s view on what Tablets like the iPad, Galaxy Tab, etc would bring to the classroom.
Continue...I’m lazy and forgetful, not in a bad way, but I don’t like to do more than I have to if I can simplify something and streamline it, and I have a bad memory for the more mundane things.
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Continue...So you might be on the ball enough to change your Facebook, or Google settings to use HTTPS, the secure way to browse websites.
Continue...Newspaper publishers are finally coming to terms with new media and trying to work out where there business model lies in this new landscape.
Continue...Via gizmodo.com, and email a couple of webbased service pricing changes that affect me came to light this week.
Continue...I’ve been a bit quiet hear so far this month whilst my work get’s busier, but that’s not to say I’m not constantly thinking about technology and our future with it.
Continue...Gizmodo posted an interesting article today http://gizmodo.com/5530730/b+cycle-the-gps+equipped-bike-sharing-system-i-want-right-now This is very similar to a cycle system I was envisaging for London about 6 years ago except more techie.
Continue...www.twitter.com/tinybuddha‘s post http://bit.ly/dwYuNh I’m inspired to think 2 things:
Continue...I was looking for a book on Buddhism yesterday and, as I’m sure it not uncommon for many reader, I checked Amazon first had a browse around and found a book I liked the look of.
Continue...We’ve had the revolution of the Facebook masses getting Rage Against The Machine to number one instead of the latest corporate produced (s)hit from Simon Cowell.
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I’d love to buy an eBook Reader, I pretty much have the one I want picked out too, the BeBook One however I’m being a bit cautious here.
Continue...This is a half formed thought so far but I’m banging it up here anyway.
Continue...A colleague of mine, Dan Shane, suggested to me today a good topic to post on my site would be bluetooth hearing aids.
Continue...In this crazy world where you can buy a 64GB usb drive that is little bigger than the USB plug itself how comes ear phones still have a zonking great big plug on them.
Continue...After moving flat time and time again one thing is true of all rented accommodation it seems.
Continue...A discussion came up amongst friend about devices that charge via USB socket, such as phones, Nintendo DS etc.
Continue...Not long after OLED first came to light I began, as I’m sure many futurists did, thinking about the ramifications of it.
Continue...As someone who is naturally very creative and also naturally very lazy I’ve always been one to have bright ideas but not to put them into action.
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When enabling Modern Authentication access to Office 365 Exchange a POP or EWS connection is made from your intranet to the Office 365 Cloud which then makes a call back to your ADFS as a third leg authentication.
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