pipx behave different than pip if package already exists
I decided to put as much as possible of my local config into an Ansible Playbook.
Makes it easier to track what I install and change, also to setup from ... [read more]
Red Hat Certified Specialist in Linux Diagnostics and Troubleshooting
It's been a while since I tackled the RHCSA, RHCE followed by the RHCS (Ansible Best Practices), but today I passed the EX342 and earned the 'Red Hat Certified Specialist ... [read more]SUSE Manager / Uyuni - Upcoming feature: Salt Bundle (venv-salt-minion)
I want to share what I already could find about it, how it seem to work, it's going to be implemented and what issues / challenges it's going to address / resolve ... [read more]SUSE Manager / Uyuni - Database Backup with "smdba" fails on symlink
I performed a Upgrade of our SUSE Manager Instance at work to Version 4.2 and in parallel adjusted the disk layout a bit. The exact details about all the ... [read more]Create BMC Control-M usage reports from CLI instead GUI
I had to solve a quite interesting problem recently, the Task was to generate Control-M usage reports on a monthly basis and send them via E-Mail. Control-M provides a Solution ... [read more]Public Money, Public Code - Couldn't agree more!
Couldn't agree more, Code as part of developments for the public sector should be Open Source. That way so much would be possible like tax savings, better collaboration and encourage ... [read more]Red Hat Certified Specialist in Advanced Automation: Ansible Best Practices - Ansible 2.8, Tower 3.5 & Enterprise Linux 8
After passing the RHCSA and RHCE Exam already a few weeks ago, I also completed the Red Hat Exam EX447 today and earned the Red Hat Certified Specialist in Advanced ... [read more]Red Hat Certified Engineer - Ansible 2.8 & Enterprise Linux 8
Today I earned the Red Hat Certified Engineer Certification by passing the Red Hat Exam EX294. It's the Version 8 RHCE Exam which quite differ from the "old" one by ... [read more]Sophos Anti-Virus for Linux - Hidden On-Access Scan debug option
I had to learn that it can be quite challenging to troubleshoot performance issues related Sophos Anti-Virus for Linux or to identify paths with high I/O load that might ... [read more]Red Hat Certified System Administrator - Enterprise Linux 8
I passed the Red Hat Exam EX200 today and received my Red Hat Certified System Administrator Certification. What I really like and what makes the difference is the fact that ... [read more]