FreshPorts make use of a simple python daemon (fp_listen). It has been in use since at least 2006. It was (I think) vermaden who mentioned it (I can’t find the reference) and it triggered an idea. The role of fp_listen is to listen for backend notifications and respond accordingly. One of its primary goals is […]
Using FreeBSD’s daemon(8)? Consider -r Read More »
Today I removed and added the same package. The add failed. Background: I install from my own custom package repo server I do not install from the FreeBSD package servers My packages are built via poudriere The same basic repo configuration file has been in use for years This is what I just encountered: [tallboy
pkg: No SRV record found for the repo ‘local’ Read More »
NOTE: this problem was fixed by moving all the IP addresses to the bridge. See Changing how I use IP address with FreeBSD’s vnet – so IPv6 works I just restarted my pkg01 jail. Now Nagios can’t see it on IPv6. In fact, none of the jails on this host can now ping pkg01. This
vnet jail on FreeBSD not letting pings through from another non-vnet jail Read More »
It’s good to do automated backups. When you do that, add monitoring to make sure the backups are occurring successfully. In my case, I backup using Bacula. Each job creates a new .bsr file. I copy these files to another location each day. Then I monitor the dates on those files and they should all
Monitor your backups Read More »
Yesterday, I noticed this message in one of the “daily security run output” emails which FreeBSD host can send out. I’ve used net-mgmt/nrpe3 for several years. It checks remote hosts and runs any number of predetermined commands and returns the results. It’s stable, highly configurable, and just keeps running. I had a look at the
Nagios 3: moving from nrpe 3 to nrpe 4 – what needs changing? Read More »
The last time I did this inventory was 2018. It is time for a refresh. I have added comments to the output of the jls command. This is a brief description of what runs in each jail. Retired hosts slocum and r720-01 have been powered off after being merged into r730-01. r730-01 r730-01 is a
What runs on the servers at home? Read More »
This article is a copy/paste/modify of mysqldump: Error: ‘Access denied; you need (at least one of) the PROCESS privilege(s) for this operation’ when trying to dump tablespaces. See also Creating read-only PostgreSQL database users for pg_dump and pg_dumpall. I’m linking this because I use both articles on a regular basis. The error After a recent
I have jails with both IP4 and IPv6 addresses. Lately, I’ve been noticing this in /var/log/messages: And this in console messages: Looking in the jail, it had IPv6 addresses. What gives? In this post: FreeBDS 13.1 The jail example I had a jail, similar to this: After the jail started, I could see both IP
Is your jail not getting an IPv6 address soon enough? Blame DAD. Read More »
I have the Let’s Encrypt Add-on configured for my Home Assistant logon. I got it to renew. I see the cert is stored at /data/letsencrypt/live/hass.example.org/fullchain.pem. But I don’t see directory in my terminal session for Home Assistant. It’s as if I should just give up and use an Nginx proxy instead. At least I know
Home Assistant Let’s Encrypt Add-on – how to get the newly obtained cert used? Read More »
I like Postfix. I’ve been a fan of it for over 20 years. I deployed it on every host for outgoing email. Lately, I’ve taken to using dma (DragonFly Mail Agent) as my preferred mail handler on jails and hosts which don’t need to deal with incoming mail, only outgoing mail. After first getting serious
Replacing postfix with dma Read More »