@JaredBusch said in Running Filebeat on ARM:

@FiyaFly said in Running Filebeat on ARM:

Take a look at what the system comes with. From a quick check, I'm almost certain both CentOS and Fedora ship with rsyslog, which would lead me to believe that the Pi would have that or something very similar. If not, rsyslog does at least have an ARM package.

Pi runs Debian.

Yeah, I don't have any debian-based systems I can check right now, but I know it still has the mechanism built-in. Just might not be rsyslog.

I think my approach to this would be this: Keep your endpoints simple.

Take a look at what the system comes with. From a quick check, I'm almost certain both CentOS and Fedora ship with rsyslog, which would lead me to believe that the Pi would have that or something very similar. If not, rsyslog does at least have an ARM package.

That native syslog package should almost certainly have the capability to send it's messages (or generally any you might want to specify) to a remote server. I would configure that to push out to a remote server of your choice and do any parsing, filtering, or manipulating server-side. That way you don't have to worry about keeping a package up to date, or ensuring you have a system/application specific configuration. The generic config you'll end up with can, in theory, be applied to anything running linux.

Hope this helps.

@scottalanmiller said in Introduction to IP - CompTIA Network+ N10-007 Prof Messer:

Humans do tend to get confused a bit on ports. Here are some things why...

• TCP and UDP have the same port ranges but are different protocols and TCP ports are unrelated to UDP ports. So TCP Port 22 can be doing one thing and UDP port 22 something totally different.
• Ports under 1024 are traditionally designated by the operating system as protected and require admin level to open. Ports at 1024 or higher can be opened by anyone. But that is an operating system thing, not a networking thing. But important to know.
• TCP and UDP are not the only protocols and not every situation has a port. ICMP doesn't use TCP or UDP and does not use ports at all, for example.
• TCP is connection based, UDP is connectionless. So people often get confused with UDP because you can't "open a connection" to see if it is working. Even people with 20 years of experience forget this constantly and fail to troubleshoot.

I'll tell you a UDP joke, but I'm not sure you'd get it.
Might tell you another UDP joke, but I'm not sure you'd get that either.
But then, I'll tell you a TCP joke, and I know you'll get that one.

@FiyaFly said in Github for code storage:

@scottalanmiller said in Github for code storage:

@FiyaFly said in Github for code storage:

I've been using Bitbucket for private repos, and I didn't run into any issues with them, but man I scoured a year ago trying to find the best alternatives because I didn't want to pay for Github. This is awesome.

Why not GitLab which has always been free, and is totally open source?

It was long enough ago that I would have to review my notes, but I think it had to do with data encryption, and at the time I saw BitBucket had a plugin for that.

If memory serves, that plugin actually didn't work, and I never had the time nor energy to go on another hunt. Was attempting to adhere to data encryption standards here at work because some of my stuff might have identifiable information in it.

Also a lot of things have changed since then, and even with this new advent, I'll still have to review where things stand with requirements, desires, and focus.

Currently I mostly use the private repo for my notes storage on my general tasks. Originally it was a factor of I was just getting into using Git for anything and wanted to ensure I had a backup of my notes somewhere. This was not something
my employer would participate in, and almost certainly my boss would have rejected my request for approval, mostly for arbitrary reasons. Since I certainly have 'sensitive' information in my notes, I wanted to ensure that I stayed properly aligned with any and all compliances that may have applied.

Since then... those aren't details to get into on a post, but suffice it to say I have the most care for those compliances in my department.

@scottalanmiller said in Github for code storage:

@FiyaFly said in Github for code storage:

I've been using Bitbucket for private repos, and I didn't run into any issues with them, but man I scoured a year ago trying to find the best alternatives because I didn't want to pay for Github. This is awesome.

Why not GitLab which has always been free, and is totally open source?

It was long enough ago that I would have to review my notes, but I think it had to do with data encryption, and at the time I saw BitBucket had a plugin for that.

If memory serves, that plugin actually didn't work, and I never had the time nor energy to go on another hunt. Was attempting to adhere to data encryption standards here at work because some of my stuff might have identifiable information in it.

@JaredBusch said in Github for code storage:

@Danp said in Github for code storage:

@DustinB3403 said in Github for code storage:

You could of course use a paid account with Github and have private repositories

I think this changed a while back so that you can create private repos on GH using a free account.

January 2019, after Microsoft purchased them.

I'm late both to the post and the update, but this is the first I read about this, and am now very, very excited.

I've been using Bitbucket for private repos, and I didn't run into any issues with them, but man I scoured a year ago trying to find the best alternatives because I didn't want to pay for Github. This is awesome.

@DustinB3403 said in Why IT Builds a House of Cards:

Just to necro this thread, how would someone in IT actually get the business to see and understand these risks? I've tried this, explained in full detail the chances taken and I get a "thank you for telling us, but let's stay the course" sorts of responses.

Thanks for the necro. Get greeted with a comment I didn't recall making, just to look at the date 2 1/2 years ago. lol.

Then, on a second note, this article legitimately applies to me today.

@wrx7m said in Creating a Shortcut for Chrome Incognito with Proxy Settings:

I am trying to see if I can use PS to create the shortcuts. Not sure how to get this path to work with the quotes it needs.

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --incognito --proxy-server=squid1.domain.com:3128 --user-data-dir="%LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Squid1\User Data"

This is the template I am using.

# Create a Shortcut with Windows PowerShell
$TargetFile = "$env:SystemRoot\System32\notepad.exe"
$ShortcutFile = "$env:Public\Desktop\Notepad.lnk"
$WScriptShell = New-Object -ComObject WScript.Shell
$Shortcut = $WScriptShell.CreateShortcut($ShortcutFile)
$Shortcut.TargetPath = $TargetFile
$Shortcut.Save()

Took me a minute, but got it working. The template you are using doesn't account for arguments. Give this a shot:

$TargetFile = "C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe"
$args = '--incognito --proxy-server=squid1.domain.com:3128 --user-data-dir="%LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Squid1\User Data"'
$ShortcutFile = "$env:UserProfile\Desktop\chrome1.lnk"
$WScriptShell = New-Object -ComObject WScript.Shell
$Shortcut = $WScriptShell.CreateShortcut($ShortcutFile)
$Shortcut.TargetPath = $TargetFile
$Shortcut.Arguments = $args
$Shortcut.Save()

IBM Bought RedHat:
https://newsroom.ibm.com/2018-10-28-IBM-To-Acquire-Red-Hat-Completely-Changing-The-Cloud-Landscape-And-Becoming-Worlds-1-Hybrid-Cloud-Provider

I plan to. However, I'm still learning the whole process for a local root CA and have hundreds of projects that are currently higher priority so I haven't had time to look into it.

@wrcombs said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@momurda said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@wrcombs said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

Not a single call has came in since 8:00 this morning. . .

Im watching F1 practice session from the Putin Federation, then ill watch fp2, then I will try to go home by noon.

wish i could go home early.

Just got out of a three hour meeting. I can relate to this feeling.

@wrcombs said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@fiyafly said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

Trying to wake up enough to actually be productive.

Coffee man.. Coffee..

I'm on my third energy drink. Not sure Coffee would suffice.

Trying to wake up enough to actually be productive.

@jaredbusch said in Install BookStack on Fedora 27:

@nashbrydges said in Install BookStack on Fedora 27:

@hobbit666 said in Install BookStack on Fedora 27:

Woop installed and ready to use.

(Does it matter i have no idea what half those commands did, but yet i have a working system )

I guess that was the point of the post, was to make it crazy simple. I suppose whether it matters if you have no idea or not depends on whether you want to learn what those commands do or not

That is the point of my guides. They are for both education and getting a working system. ...

On that, you do a fantastic job. Though the main point here being installing BookStack (Which I plan to do today), I've also been meaning to understand a bit more on the proper ways to add exceptions to firewalld and selinux, and this may give me just enough to actually understand how to do so. Since I've just been running sandboxes and testing apps, I've just disabled both of them since my VM's don't really last longer than a week. However, one of my projects in mind is better locking down Linux (CentOS/Fedora), and providing a use/security case to TPTB to tell them that Linux isn't the devil, when done right. lol.

@phlipelder said in What Are You Currently Reading Outside of Tech:

@obsolesce said in What Are You Currently Reading Outside of Tech:

@phlipelder said in What Are You Currently Reading Outside of Tech:

@obsolesce said in What Are You Currently Reading Outside of Tech:

Drove by this going to/from Vegas. Finally looked in to it. Pretty interesting.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivanpah_Solar_Power_Facility

Woah … $2.2B cost.

Ya insane, and it's not even producing close to the output they planned for.

Maybe dust and stuff... Both times we drove past, it seemed like it was very hazy, I'm guessing dust and sand in the air. It was very windy.

I've asked both inside the industry and government for the numbers for the windmill farms that are being put up around the province. No one will come clean about install and maintenance costs. :S

I did a rough calculation based on the Wikipedia article that ~640GW/h per year is $12M and ~336GWh is $6M in annual revenue based on the cited $200/MWh per year number? So, $18M/Year on a $2.2B "investment" am I on or off with the numbers?

Then, there's the stats that blew me away on the volume of natural gas the plant consumes to heat things up prior to producing solar energy.

One has to wonder if there was ever a plan for the plant to be profitable.

If you want to hear some interesting facts about clean energy, really look into nuclear. It is, hands down, the cleanest and most efficient energy we have today. Those images and such you see of clouds of smoke coming out of them? That's steam.
As far as I can tell, there are only two things keeping us from using nuclear more. Waste disposal, and people's fear of it.

Pondering everything I'd like to do at work. Reviewing a documentation framework and debating if it'll work as a decent starting point. I'm essentially treating the network as if there is no documentation, because any documentation that exists is outdated or just plain wrong.

That, and really trying to categorize my projects list to get this place up to my standard. It's a large one...

@wrcombs said in File Sharing:

What Fixed this issue:
I downloaded : Mspsvc.reg
and BFE.Reg

After download : Right click and select merge
repeat with second file,
Restart PC

the advanced sharing settings were set correctly.
Shared the file and Watch the Point of sale start up as normal.
Thanks for all the help.

Hell yeah. Glad we could help!

@wrcombs said in File Sharing:

@fiyafly said in File Sharing:

Quick search, looks like This Guy had the same problem, and it seems he resolved it. Either registry or malware. I'd check malware first.

I found that page as well, But only did phase 2 to check.

Maybe the registry entries referenced in Phase 1 are borked?

Quick search, looks like This Guy had the same problem, and it seems he resolved it. Either registry or malware. I'd check malware first.

@scottalanmiller said in Sentio, an Android Laptop Dock:

@fiyafly said in Sentio, an Android Laptop Dock:

This seems to be the beginning of trying to answer "What if you only had to worry about one device for everything, and what if you could take it with you?"

And the answer for me is...

I REALLY don't want to be dependent on just one device. And I don't want to have to take everything with me all the time.

You could still have redundancy with one device. Keep a spare.
As far as taking everything with you... What all are you taking with you?
Phone and laptop? With the concept that they seem to be envisioning, it wouldn't change that at all, per se. It would just all run from the same system.
Data? Data should be backed up in some form or another. Even with sensitive data, there are solutions for that.

@scottalanmiller said in Sentio, an Android Laptop Dock:

@fiyafly said in Sentio, an Android Laptop Dock:

It looks like the main idea is unification of devices. I don't know about you guys, but synchronizing settings between programs that I use at work and at home can become somewhat of a hassle. I might have programmed a shortcut in MobaXterm at home, and went to use it at work and realized I didn't have it configured yet. That's a bit worse when we're talking about new computers starting from scratch. It's always a mild undertaking to ensure my personalization of devices gets synchronized across the board. Especially when work is not BYOD. I have two phones on my hip right now- work and personal. Work settled on Apple (I was very unhappy, but that's a different story) and I run an android. Windows PC with a Linux VM. Winows PC at home with a Pi running CentOS at home. Then, work laptop. Home laptop died and I haven't replaced it yet.

This I get some, but Chromebooks focus on this too. So two things approaching the same problem in two ways.

My concern wraps back around to power. Then, once that is resolved, because I feel like there is something out there that does solve this, then we move over to compatibility. Then it becomes a contender against Windows, Mac, and Linux. The reason I don't run linux at home right now is due to some compatibility that caused issues the last time I tried. I adamantly want to check into that again, but that was where it was left off. Mac.. I'm not a fan of apple at all. Windows is the de facto standard. This actually displeases me more than anything, but that is a different discussion.