Autoyast: Retaining/reusing existing partitions

If you plan to do automated installs of openSUSE or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES), you will sooner or later meet their installation automation solution, Autoyast. Since there is not much info on the Web on Autoyast control files and scripts apart from the official documentation, I thought I could contribute some of my own… Continue reading Autoyast: Retaining/reusing existing partitions

My LOADays 2018 talk “Simple system testing with Roundup and Ansible”

In 2018 the LOADays conference returns to Antwerp, Belgium on April 21st/22nd. LOADays stands for “Linux Open Admin Days” and is a small non-commercial conference targeted not only at the Belgian sysadmin/infrastructure scene, run by many of the fine folks that also brought you cfgmgmtcamp in Ghent. As with cfgmgmtcamp, instead of pissing off people… Continue reading My LOADays 2018 talk “Simple system testing with Roundup and Ansible”

Custom ZDDX device description files and flowchart for Philio 4-in-1 PST02-A and Qubino DIN dimmer ZWave devices

If you’re like me experimenting with home automation you’ll certainly have come across Philio’s 4-in-1 Multisensor PST02-A/B/C devices. They unite multiple functions:

Maintaining home network access from the outside with a network-controllable power plug, OpenWrt/LEDE and a 4G LTE stick

Internet routers are supposed to operate in a stable fashion. Except they don’t (FritzBox *cough*) – especially when you’re away from home and need access to your home resources. Having to call someone related to go and reset the thing tends to get awkward. If you encounter this often enough, you begin looking for a… Continue reading Maintaining home network access from the outside with a network-controllable power plug, OpenWrt/LEDE and a 4G LTE stick