Linux Server Wrangler (Middle-Weight Class) /w touch of DevOps. Ex-Projectionist, Geek, Android Abuser & Gravely Gay! ;) Opinions noted here are mine, all mine!

Distribution is not Murder with MCollective

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I work as a Systems Administrator for a UK-based major music streaming website and we pride ourselves on our ability to grow efficiently and make extensive use of open-source tools and programs whenever possible. We’re growing fast and although we haven’t reached the ceiling, some of the tools we used are tweaked versions of the [...]

Disgusted: ‘Victim’ May Sue the Fire Service

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I saw this on TV while I was at the gym about a week ago and it just make me SO angry. Although I’ve calmed down a little since then, I still cannot believe the nerve of Babjide Osobu and feel compelled to write this.

Subversion Repository with Apache & PAM

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As part of the building of my new server (and also something to bring together a number of different things I’ve been working on recently) I wanted something to provide a semi-backup alongside revision control, so should I delete something or make a mistake I can restore it from a previous point (whatever that may [...]