Category Archives: Linux

Linux: Command line video editing

By | May 12, 2019

The best way to do simple video in Linux is using the command line. This way you can do quick one liner commands that do the job fast and clean. My favourite tool is ffmpeg. Install ffmpeg: If you do not have it already installed to install ffmpeg simply do (in Fedora): Install the rpmfusion… Read More »

Windows finally has an OS in it

By | January 17, 2017

Starting with build 1607 finally Windows 10 has a Linux in it. To enable the Linux user space (basically an Ubuntu) the following has to be done: STEP 1: Update Windows to 1607 Make sure you update Windows 10 to a build at least 1607. STEP 2: Activate developer mode Settings -> Updates & security… Read More »

#DRBD: Synchronization of sites after the failed DR (disaster recovery) site is recovered

By | April 24, 2017

This is a follow-up tutorial on the DRBD replication posts about resynchronization of sites after the failed DR site is recovered. More than a year ago I described in a long tutorial how to use DRBD in a real production environment and the challenges associated to it. See: DRBD based disk replication of a production… Read More »

#DRBD: Resynchronization of sites after the failed PR site is recovered (DRBD split brain recovery)

By | March 6, 2017

This is a follow-up tutorial on the DRBD replication posts about resynchronization of sites after the failed PR site is recovered (DRBD split brain recovery). More than a year ago I described in a long tutorial how to use DRBD in a real production environment and the challenges associated to it. See: DRBD based disk… Read More »

#DRBD: Promoting the DR site as the main site when PR is failed

By | March 6, 2017

This is a follow up tutorial on the DRBD replication posts about promoting the DR site as the main site when PR is failed. More than a year ago I described in a long tutorial how to use DRBD in a real production environment and the challenges associated to it. See: DRBD based disk replication… Read More »

#DRBD: Gracious role switching of live sites configured with DRBD replication

By | March 6, 2017

This is a follow up tutorial on the DRBD replication posts about gracious role switching of live sites configured with DRBD replication. More than a year ago I described in a long tutorial how to use DRBD in a real production environment and the challenges associated to it. See: DRBD based disk replication of a… Read More »

Linux: Search logs using bash tools

By | February 8, 2017

Sometimes we need to find specific things in application vast logs, sometimes 10 or 20 rotated logs each hundred of MBs each. For a quick search without using some specialized log viewer we can use the very powerful bash text processing commands. Problem: We have 10 log files each 100MB and we need to find… Read More »

Linux: How to remote desktop to Fedora Linux from a Windows 10

By | March 2, 2018

After connecting my two sites using IPSEC see ipsec site-to-site with virtual tunnel interface/ it is easy to ssh to the remote site and OpenVPN see OpenVPN site to site Let us go a step further and activate also remote desktop. I want to be able to connect from my Linux machines but also from… Read More »

Change HP ILO settings without server restart

By | May 26, 2017

I was relocating my servers in a new rack and configuration and decided to put all my ILO ports to a different router with no DHCP. Obviously I ended up with some fake IP6 address defaulted to the ILO device. To make the changes to ILO without a server reboot we have the nice hponcfg… Read More »

EdgeRouter: OpenVPN site-to-site VPN

By | May 28, 2017

I have two sites hosting my home servers so I wanted a solution to have a permanent link between the sites. On site one I have an EdgeRouter POE and on the other site an EdgeRouter Lite and the obvious solution is to have a site to site VPN on a permanent basis. There is… Read More »