Category Archives: Technical

Python Challenges

Posted on September 25, 2023 by larry

I now have less VMs to upgrade locally from C7 to R9 than I have in the cloud. Looking into one of them now but am encountering python problems. CentOS 7 supported python 2 and have a few python scripts … Continue reading →

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Another Upgrade

Posted on September 24, 2023 by larry

I could have moved another server from C7 to R9 today, but am going to wait till tomorrow. Gonna let tonight’s backup happen then do it tomorrow. Seahawks won but an incredible game was the loss by Denver Broncos. Did … Continue reading →

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Rest Awarded

Posted on September 22, 2023 by larry

Finally completed upgrading my Plex servers all to Rocky 9. This one was particularly hard because I had to deal with the SAS controller which was deprecated in R9. Everything but some drivers needed to work with Nikon Raw files. … Continue reading →

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Upgrading Physical Boxes

Posted on September 21, 2023 by larry

Getting together things needed to do the physical boxes upgraded to R9 Got 4 that are at CentOS 7. Eventually will get all of them to Rocky 9. For sure will do my last Plex server this week, and if … Continue reading →

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Working Through Ansible Installs

Posted on September 20, 2023 by larry

Got my first service to install via ansible, it is openldap. It worked so well I upgraded my Rocky 8 LDAP server to Rocky 9. Need to be careful though, I made sure I could log in via local account. … Continue reading →

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Full Application Installs

Posted on September 19, 2023 by larry

Working on documenting different application installs via ansible. I think I got openldap going. Learning a bunch of things, should speed up my deployments. Woohoo, finally cracked 340 again. Weight: 339.2

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VMs at Rocky 9

Posted on September 17, 2023 by larry

I got all the planned VMs to migrate from C7 to R9 done. There is 1 that I have reason’s for not migrating, but as far as VMs go, I am done. Now got physical and cloud VMs. For my … Continue reading →

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Finally Chilling Out

Posted on September 15, 2023 by larry

Today I rested a bit too much. I had a long week, and got a lot done, but I started my steps too late. I should have done a batch in the morning to make it easier in the evening. … Continue reading →

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Security Presentation Done

Posted on September 14, 2023 by larry

Forgot how I like doing presentations, a bit rusty but people said I did great. What a busy day though, just kept going like there was no end. But at 7PM all my stuff was done, I get to relax … Continue reading →

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First Post On New Server

Posted on September 10, 2023 by larry

Moved mostly everything to new server. This is my first post from that server. I can actually shut off the old web server and I should be functional. Just 1 more CentOS 7 VM then I move to physical and … Continue reading →

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