04Mar/15

PHP OpenLDAP Configuration for Active Directory

March 4, 2015LDAP, Linux, PHP, Programming, Servers and Servicesactive directory, openldap, PHPMichael

In order to speak with AD servers, PHP installs need to use openldap.  And for the openldap server to maintain a trust level with the Active Directory server, we need to reference the AD’sRead More…

04Dec/13

SCP: Command Not Found

December 4, 2013Databases, Linux, MySQL, Servers and ServicesCopying Remote Files, Linux, scpMichael

Today I was working on setting up a MySQL backup/failover for our Identity Management servers and needed to install some additional MySQL Utilities to make it work.  I downloaded the files toRead More…

30Aug/13

Configuring password-less SSH in Linux

August 30, 2013Linux, Programming, Servers and Services, Shell ScriptingLinux, SSHMichael

Occasionally you need to transfer data between two servers, and you need to have it happen in the background – that is, when you’re not around to type in the password forRead More…

26Aug/13

Setting up SSH keys in Eclipse for git

August 26, 2013Linux, Programming, Servers and ServicesEclipse, Git, LinuxMichael

If you’re not using github and have instead been given access to a git repository server that isn’t set up with WebDAV you’ll need to set up Eclipse to run with SSHRead More…

14May/13

Using Linux find for words or phrases in files

May 14, 2013General Technology, Linux, Shell ScriptingMichael

Sometimes, when I’m in a big directory full of files for a project, I discover that I can’t remember where a particular function is originally defined.  In those cases, I use theRead More…

25Apr/13

Cron Jobs and SSH Errors: tty and sudo

April 25, 2013Linux, Programming, Servers and Services, Shell ScriptingLinux, Red HatMichael

Just recently I our data backup drive at work failed, and so we needed to purchase a new one – a Quantum SuperLoader3.  This device was very similar to the previous one,Read More…