Update on CentOS 7, Kerberos, and Active Directory.

Update on CentOS 7, Kerberos, and Active Directory.

After my initial configurations had time to bake in for a while, I discovered a lingering little problem. If the system was left to allow all a user’s Kerberos tickets to expire, using PuTTY to SSH into the machine would permit login but not pass …

CentOS 7, Active Directory, and Kerberos, oh my!

CentOS 7, Active Directory, and Kerberos, oh my!

For the longest time, I have utilized ldap authentication and nfs shares to loosely bind my Linux servers to my Active Directory domain. I did stretch one aspect of my ldap authentication to use a load balanced URL so that should one or the other …

Home Assistant in a box — Docker-style

Home Assistant in a box — Docker-style

After running Home Assistant on my Raspberry Pi 3b for some time, I have run into a few concerns over the long term maintenance of the system. Database maintenance is a must. Using SQLLite, the database is limited to 2 GB in size, and no …

VyOS and Redundancy – Part 2

VyOS and Redundancy – Part 2

In Part 1 of my exploration of router redundancy, I mentioned several issues that I discovered with setting up VRRP with VyOS. My impetus to walk down the path of redundant routers started because I wanted to standardize the configurations. One router had individual interfaces (one …

VyOS and Redundancy

VyOS and Redundancy

Some time ago, perhaps three years at this point, I had to swallow my pride and switch from AT&T DSL back to Comcast Cable internet. When I did so, and got a sizable boost in bandwidth to go along with it, I opted to change …