Re: [CentOS] using NUT on centos 5

I have NUT configured on a few of my CentOS servers. I compiled and installed from source (2.4.3), so all of my nut-related files sit under /usr/local/ups. I am using a Liebert UPS. Here's how I have it working: Connect a serial cable from your server to the UPS (if available; USB is an option on

Re: [CentOS] Anyone using Active Driectory auth with Centos 5.4.....?

I've had decent luck with LDAP authentication for Apache. AD does not support anonymous LDAP searches so you have to have a user account that has the ability to search AD. Here's a modified sample config (.htaccess or httpd.conf) that includes security group membership checks. This would require th

Re: [CentOS] which programming language for server-side admin tasks

I currently use ruby for a lot of my sysadmin tasks. I think python and ruby are the best choices now - I've tried both languages and found them both easy to work with. I chose ruby because it felt more comfortable to be somehow. For most people, the choice between the 2 languages will come down to

[CentOS] Unable to boot xen dom0 on IBM System x3250

I have an IBM System x 3250 that successfully boots using the standard kernel (2.6.18-8.1.10.el5) but fails to boot with the xen kernel. The kernel appears to fail when it attempts to initialize the driver for the onboard SAS controller (LSI Logic / Symbios Logic SAS1064E PCI-Express Fusion-MPT SAS