Kabads. Musings, mutterings and murmerings.

Dec 22, 2020
Verify Azure Blob Storage Automatically
This blog post outlines a problem I had whereby there were lots of files in Azure storage and I wanted to check that they had been uploaded correctly.
Apr 23, 2020
Apache Rewrite Mod
mod_rewrite is a powerful module that Apache can utilize. It is a way of rewriting URLs, modifying the request that Apache recieves. This could be a moved document, or enforcing SSL (rewriting the URL from http to https).
Mar 30, 2020
Bike-packing preparation
Due to covid-19, we are all currently in lock-down. I was planning to go bike-packing this spring, but cannot get out. But that didn’t stop me from having some fun in the garden with a tarpauline:
Mar 19, 2020
Rsyslog configured to monitor journald /run/systemd/journal/syslog socket
Rsyslog (aka syslog) can pull in logs from journald, via the socket (using imuxsock module) or a specific module that taps in to a socket that is journald runs (imjournal) with very little config. imjournal specialises in logging that is structured (e.g. logs that follow json structure) and then filtering or querying logs. As a result, imjournal is more expensive. These modules are already loaded by default inrsyslog.conf file and do not need adding in any other configuration files.
Jan 3, 2020
SELinux Users, Roles, and Types
SELinux contexts follow the SELinux user:role:type:level syntax.