Tag Archives: System Administration

I fail at tech support

Posted on March 1, 2010 by mythokia

Without the slightest trace of shame, I consider myself being very good at troubleshooting technical issues that arise on my own systems. I can dig rather deeply, analyze process calls and determine which program is loading what module that’s faulting. … Continue reading →

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Setting up vsftpd on Ubuntu

Posted on October 4, 2009 by mythokia

Yet another adventure in Linux land. This time, it was largely due to issues with iptables. First of all, installing vsftpd was rather easy. Issuing aptitude install vsftpd with superuser privileges was all. Configuration didn’t take all that much work … Continue reading →

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Test-Signing Drivers

Posted on August 26, 2009 by mythokia

Previously, I wrote about how not having signed drivers can be quite a pain on a 64-bit Windows system. I remedied that and made it less of a pain today. Microsoft provides a set of tools in it’s Windows Driver … Continue reading →

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Win 2008 R2 and signed drivers

Posted on August 22, 2009 by mythokia

After replacing yet another failed disk in my raid array this weekend, I replaced the Windows Vista installation on it with Windows Server 2008 R2, released last week. I overlooked one important factor before installing Server 2008 R2 on it … Continue reading →

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High-tech manual labor

Posted on August 19, 2009 by mythokia

I had the opportunity of doing some work in a HR-like department recently which handles the manpower administration for a military unit. It is one of those rare places in the military where you get see technology, in the form … Continue reading →

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Saved by RAID 5

Posted on June 20, 2009 by mythokia

I was greeted by a stream of loud and high pitched beeping from my server when I returned home on Friday. Panic set in that very moment, but it didn’t last. Within seconds, I had ascertained the source of the … Continue reading →

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