Kabads. Musings, mutterings and murmerings.

Mar 30, 2020
Bike-packing preparation
Due to covid-19, we are all currently on 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.
Dec 30, 2019
Setting Filesystem ACLs on Linux
ACLs are a method for defining access to files and directories on a system. These can be set at the user level, group level, or via the effective rights mask.
Aug 30, 2019
Terraform and Loops - creating multiple resources
Terraform is a great tool for creating infrastructure. It’s almost becoming the ‘de-facto’ standard. This post will outline how to create multiple resources with just one code block.