So, for some not very profound reasons (watching demos and putting my spare Ivy Bridge CPU to a use), I ended up having a living room PC again. And as it’s the living room, input devices must be wireless. Since I’m not a fan of running proprietary wireless technologies that jam my Wifi’s 2.4 GHz… Continue reading The crux of finding a HID proxy-capable USB bluetooth adapter
Author: Pieter Hollants
My FOSDEM 2014 presentation on python-netsnmpagent
I just held Sunday’s first lightning talk on python-netsnmpagent at FOSDEM 2014. Unfortunately they had camera problems, so no recording, sorry. In case you’re interested in the slides, here you go: Slides from my FOSDEM 2014 presentation on python-netsnmpagent
Integrating Samba’s DNS server with existing dnsmasq installations
As an Active Directory encompasses not only LDAP and Kerberos but also DNS and there are funny things Microsoft does with DNS (dynamic updates, special SRV records to locate hosts etc.), running Samba as an Active Directory domain controller means running either the built-in DNS server or bind9 with a special DLZ plugin.
My SOHO network layer model
In my eyes, it makes sense to divide the elements that are part of a SOHO (small office/home office) network into one of two layers:
Configuring sssd’s Active Directory provider
Following up on the previous post, here’s how we get sssd to actually provide access to our Samba-driven Active Directory.
Making Samba users available locally to Linux systems
In the past, we used to integrate Samba and “native” Linux users by using a single password backend, often LDAP:
Why Puppet should ship with official modules
Much has certainly already been said about Puppetforge. A year ago, we were promised at Puppetcamp Nuremburg that Puppetforge was likely to improve to a more usable level. But as of now, Puppetforge is much like Github: unless you already know where to look, what to take, you’re pretty much left to your own, to… Continue reading Why Puppet should ship with official modules
You’ve always been a DevOps at home – sort of
In a previous post, I was making a call for HomeOps, the application of DevOps principles to SOHO (small and home office) scenarios as well. I’ve listed a number of arguments. Here’s another one.
HomeOps: A call for the application of Devops principles at home, too
We all have sort of gained some kind of experience in the IT world, in the way IT works and especially the way it doesn’t work. As an IT professional following recent trends and developments (you do continously keep an eye on them, right?), you will certainly have learned about (or at least heard of)… Continue reading HomeOps: A call for the application of Devops principles at home, too
Limited winbind usability with Samba 4
Almost exactly a year ago the first official Samba 4 release saw the light of the world, bringing with it Active Directory Domain Controller support as one of its biggest merits. All relevant Windows APIs had been implemented, thus allowing for all user management to be done through Windows tools such as the “Active Directory… Continue reading Limited winbind usability with Samba 4