I like Gentoo Linux, but sometimes I find it's not really applicable for some of what I'm using it for. Like my main server. This machine is one of the two machines at my place that just HAVE to work (the firewall/phone server is the other), and there's been a few instances recently where Gentoo has let … Continue reading Gentoo Linux wastes a bit more of my life
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We bit the bullet here at the new Ellendale data centre. LDAP authentication! Works like a bought one.Coinciding with the relocation of the prime server from Rubicon DC to Ellendale DC, we've implemented LDAP authentication for Linux and Mac OS X clients. There's also automounted home directories to boot! It went quite smoothly, all things considered. Now will come … Continue reading Veejoe goes LDAP
Okay, I'm an ungrateful whinger. MythTV so far has been an exercise in lost sleep and disappointment. Don't know if it's my TV card, the card's drivers, DVB (particularly HDTV) support in MythTV, or just the general stability of MythTV itself, but I'm far from happy.I've been holding off on buying a TV card for years, partly … Continue reading Experiences with MythTV – part 1