Category: Tech-Notes

  • The application ‘add’ does not exist.

    You’re trying to run dotnet add package <PACKAGE> on a RHEL based system and get this error: Issue The problem is, the .rpm inside the microsoft repo has dependencies on packages like dotnet-hostfxr-6.0.x86_64, which are also present in the default AppStream repo. So it gets the packages from the wrong repository. Solution You’re in luck. There is a…

  • SSH for Windows

    A lot of people might be aware, that windows supports the openssh client natively now. Just had over to powershell and enter ssh server.example.org and you can start a ssh connection. But… How many knew that you can setup openssh server too? Let’s give it a try:

  • Shrink Thin Provisioned Disk

    Here’s a very quick overview over how to shirnk a bloated vmdk. Check Datastore Get ID of Datastore: Check state of Datastore: Clear File-System Windows You can use SDelete by Sysinternals: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/sdelete Linux Create a file containing zeros and fill disk with it: Shrink VMDK Now you can ssh into the esx and “punsh” the zeros:

  • OpenSSL Convert

    PFX to Key Remove password from key PFX to Cert Fixing PFX withs Issues (pfx -> pem -> pfx) Open Powershell in the bin folder of OpenSSL and run these commands (replace old.pfx is your current, new.pfx will be the fixed one. You might have to enter the pfx password a few times):

  • LVM Disk Resize

    Reload Disk Info Resize Disk Use parted to resize partition if needed Resize pv Resize lv Resize fs

  • Graylog Migration

    How The easiest way to migrate a graylog instance, is to build a new one and migrate elasticsearch data by combining the two elasticsearch nodes to a cluster and replicating all data. Which issues will I have? Hopefully none 😀 But realistically, you will have to reinstall content-packs or at least clone & delete all…

  • Exchange Online SMTP Annonymous Relay

    Add Firewallrule: Install: In O365 create a connector for anonymous releay from this ip.