Good judgement comes from the experience. Experience comes from bad judgement. - Jim Horning
EOT
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Words of wisdom
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Bee-sy
Busy like a bee. That's how I feel for since October, 2007. Since I'm becoming a Support Team Leader, so called. My major task is coordinating the team, other than attending to the meeting and some troubleshooting. In November alone, I attended 11 meeting/discussion, excluding informal discussion and sidewalk chats. So this is how the management see things. This is so different. This is so not me.
Most of the discussion/meeting are meant for Head of Unit or Head of Department role which are still vacant as of now. So automatically, most of the their tasks are falling right back at me. Now I consider my team and me is just like a bodyless and headless lizard tail, wiggling around(most of the times being played around by a cat, a very bad, idiotic cat).
I suppose I cannot be called a Sys Admin anymore. Thankfully I am wrong. My services still useful for some of the projects(I'm still exist so to speak). Sometimes I feel like being technically downgraded. Most of the time I feel like being used. I wonder if this what they called a middle-aged crisis or career crisis. But no matter what people called it, I hope I'll see a solution soon. Sorry for that is one heck of a nag. I'll buzz off for now.
Btw, have you watched that movie "Bee the movie". Its about how can a single individual can make difference in the world, hoping for something better, but turn out worse. I brought my 3 year-old son to the movie just to watch him took an 8 ringgit nap. More nagggging, less bloggging. Buzzz zzzZzZzzzzz
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Better Things
Better Things lyric, heard from Marky Ramones and The Intruders. Well written, well sang..
Here’s wishing you the bluest skies
And hoping something better comes tomorrow
Hoping all the verses rhyme
And the very best of choruses to…
Follow all the doubt and sadness
I know that better things are on the way
Here’s hoping all the days ahead
Won’t be as bitter as the ones behind you
Be an optimist instead
And somehow happiness will find you
Forget what happened yesterday
I know that better things are on the way
It’s really good to see you rocking out
And having fun
Living like you just begun
Accept your life and what it brings
I hope tomorrow you’ll find better things
I hope tomorrow you’ll find better things
Here’s wishing you the bluest skies
And hoping something better comes tomorrow
Hoping all the verses rhyme
And the very best of choruses to…
Follow all the doubt and sadness
I know that better things are on the way
I know you got a lotta good things
Happening up ahead
The fast is gone
It’s all been said
Here’s to what the future brings
I hope tomorrow you’ll find better things
I hope tomorrow you’ll find better things
I hope tomorrow you’ll find better things
I hope tomorrow you’ll find better things
Thursday, November 1, 2007
Large file support for Apache
I'm about to do some Linux installation on several PC. Somehow I just feel to do it via network. Since I've done it using NFS before, this time around http method will be used. The server running on Centos 4.4 already had httpd-2.0.52-28.ent.centos4 installed and already got fedora 6 DVD iso on my external hard drive. So everything's seemed to be in place, right? TTEEETTTT!
I'd uploaded the iso into /var/www/html/fc6 and start up the httpd daemon. Then, fire up firefox and put http://fileserver/fc6/ just to see an empty directory. Moreover, I got the 403 forbidden error when try to access the file directly. Check the error logs and see the the infamous error message
"[Thu Nov 01 14:18:58 2007] [error] [client 192.168.1.207 ] (75)Value too large for defined data type: access to /fc6/FC-6-i386-DVD.iso failed".
Asked google and get a few reference, something was missing in my installed apache so that it could not support any file bigger than 2GB.
OK, no big deal, just use yum to update. But the version suggested by yum is still did not have this feature supported. Next alternative, download a tarball from the the apache itself(version 2.0.61) and run ./configure. Deng!! no gcc installed. Thanks to yum update, the compiler is installed a few minutes later.
./configure, make && make install, went smoothly. But still the get the error messages. I first thought that the later version has automatically set this large file option, guess I was wrong. So google some more to find the required parameters.
Later, I reconfigure my apache using the flags as below:
[root@fileserv httpd-2.0.61]# CFLAGS="-D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64" ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/www
The file appeared in the browser and accessible. There goes the half day. Case closed. Got a DBA to meet.
Monday, October 1, 2007
Guess who
Knock! knock!
Who's there?
Its me!
Me who?
Me-whos-just-VERBALLY-be-appointed-as-team-leader-but-still-doing
-as-much-work-as-before-if-not-more
Oh, come on in then, and welcome to the CUITE (Club of Underpaid IT Executive).
I shall not be demoralized by this.
I shall not be demoralized by this.
I shall not be demoralized by this. x 500
Gaahhh!!
Wednesday, September 5, 2007
Got conjunctivitis?
Monday morning have never been so exciting until last monday. I woke up just to find some sticky stuff (doctor called it mucoid discharge) around my already-turned-red right eye. So I helped my wife prepared the kids, and went back to sleep. Then, I went to nearby clinic and doctor told me that I just got myself a Conjunctivitis.
So she gave me 2-days MC for a reason that she did not want me to be chased out of the office. Is this thing contagious? Tell me about it. After 2 days, it just infected my other eye. So today, I went back to the clinic to get more MC. What worries me now is the kids. I dont want them to get infected by the desease, although the doctor underestimated my effort. So I've been taking all precautions to prove her wrong. "To control the spread of infectious conjunctivitis, you should keep your hands away from your eyes, thoroughly wash your hands before applying eye medications and do not share towels, washcloths, cosmetics or eye drops with others." -American Optometric Association. I'll use that as a guide. Now, I wash my hand more than I can remember, minimize physical contact with the kids and try separate my stuff(my body included) from theirs.
Being at home for 2 days, I now understand why people express their disgustingness against repetition on Astro Program. So for the next 2 days, I'll spend on some brain-drain activities such as studying. Ok now, got some studying to do. By the way, I wrote today's blog utilizing my new ASUS WL-600G Wifi+router+ADSL modem. Pokleyzz just send me a customized firmware so that I can do unattended downloading from BT or http. Just wait for the right mood to get me going.
Thursday, August 23, 2007
PC-less download via ADSL wi-fi modem
I have been spending RM77 per month for under-utilized ADSL line at home. So now I'm trying to make full use of it plus creating a wifi access. For that, I will spend some cash to buy a wifi+adsl modem and probably a portable hardisk. I'll try to avoid buying new PC just for downloading purpose. Objective: A working Wifi access at home and unattended downloading.
Here's a few POSSIBLE option:
Option 1
Buy a Buffalo WHR-G54S (RM170)
Buy a 2 GB SD card and reader (RM100)
Buy a USB to SD converter (RM 15)
Follow the instructions
Find a working solution for a torrent client(ctorrent or enhanced torrentflux) to be installed onto it
(Pokleyzz already got the scapegoat handy hu hu hu)
Option 2
Buy an ASUS WL-500GP-with USB support (RM370)
Buy an USB Hardisk 80GB (RM200)
Follow the instruction to install your desired application(mine is torrent)
Option 3
Buy All-in-one Asus WL-700GE (RM ???)
Option 4
Do some more research for other available options
I'll update when done with decision-making
Thursday, August 9, 2007
Memory Lane - The Ramones
The Ramones was the last punk rockers group I fancied about. I still got a bunch of their CD and video tape that provide a home for a spider and other bugs. Then Pokleyzz told me that he had a complete Ramones collection available at his personal server(by the way, he knows M Nasir better than he knows SQL injection). And I tell you that listening to them surely makes me feel young and hype again, expecially during my sickening time of monthly report generation. Even a 2 sentences song like "I got alot to say I got alot to say. I cant remember now I cant remember now" kills.
Despite of the crook-alike look of Joey, he got this catchy voice easily stapled to my mind. Combine with straight forward lyrics, even a 3 chords song gives my mind a relaxation. Since my wife was not there during the fanatic season. Now, I want to dedicate this one song for her.
When I look in your eyes I see words I cant describe
And these words Im tellin you and I tell you I love you
Dont try to put me down just because my back is turned around
Im playing is strait for once cause baby I love you
I really do theres no one else like you, baby I love...
Baby I love you no matter what you do
Baby I love you and I tell you I love you
Dont try to put me down just because my back is turned around
Im playing it strait for once baby I love you
I really do theres no one like you baby I love...
Cause baby I love you I really do theres no one else like you
Baby I love you baby I love you baby I love you baby I love you
Baby I love you baby I love... baby I love you no matter what I do
Baby I love you and I tell you I love you...
and the Ramones, "I cant get you outta ma mind", and I thought I am the ex-Ramones fan.
Friday, July 27, 2007
Happy SysAdmin Day
We sure work harder(or hardly work) than some of you :p . And yet, they got one day specially dedicated for each of them. Well secretaries and others, you can have any other day of the year for all I care, but every last friday of July is SysAdmin Day. Secretaries usually will spend the whole day in saloon or any place with mirrors as they want to look elegant during dinner while Apek will joke and sing for them. And what about us? Well I dont want no singer(other than pussycat dolls or shania twain, sigh!) but a little appreciation will do(such as bonuses,lunch treat).
What are the things you really want to do on SysAdmin Day? Well, for me, I dont want anything special(a brand new notebook wont hurt though). Since we sure dont have an ample time to celebrate, just think of something that you cannot give us on any other day. Yes, just give me and other IT people a Peace of Mind.
We are not SpongeBob that has "Go to work" only in his to-do list. We dont hate users, we just can communicate better with machines than with them. And in most cases, machines understand us better too. Below are some of the things that you should avoid doing on the last Friday of July or any other times. For a full list, in case you want to print out as a reminder, go to here.
Dont do any critical things on the Friday, since if something could go wrong, you know how we are always dying to work on weekend.
Read the documentations/manuals before asking questions, do not wild-guessing the linux command with paramaters if you're not sure, use the manpages or I will 'lart -use "monkey wrench" ' you.
If something happened, just make up a story that can save your cute ars*, and let us digging up all the logs and let you know what really happened, we just love playing puzzle games with either missing or wrong pieces.
Shall you not listen, then just go ahead, make my day.
How are you going to appreciate us on SysAdminDay? I dont expect much of it. Do we deserve it? I think yes, we certainly do.
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Ubuntu, err I mean I buntu
On my way to know and get a taste of Ubuntu, I've been trying to install Ubuntu 6.06 Server Edition LTS in latest Vmware Server, with no luck. After installation, it stuck at "Uncompressing Linux... Ok, booting the kernel". After googling here and there, there were some issues(dated back in 2006) about the Ubuntu 386 architecture kernel compatibility with the vmware server and also some notebooks. I used Dell Inspiron 510m with (only) 512MB and Intel Pentium M 1.6 GHz. There's a workaround back then, requires me to upgrade the kernel to 686 arch but I think it is already using the 686, or not. Moreover, the package linux-686(as suggested) is no longer exists.
#uname -a
Linux yoebuntu 2.6.15-26-386 #1 PREEMPT Thu Aug 3 02:52:00 UTC i686 GNU/Linux
-s, --kernel-name print the kernel name
-n, --nodename print the network node hostname
-r, --kernel-release print the kernel release
-v, --kernel-version print the kernel version
-m, --machine print the machine hardware name
-p, --processor print the processor type
-i, --hardware-platform print the hardware platform
-o, --operating-system print the operating system
# uname -s
Linux
# uname -n
yoebuntu
# uname -r
2.6.15-26-386
# uname -v
#1 PREEMPT Thu Aug 3 02:52:00 UTC
# uname -m
i686
# uname -p
unknown
# uname -i
unknown
# uname -o
GNU/Linux
Seems like it cannot identify the processor and the platform. Searching the package using apt-cache also failed to find the kernel package. So, that's a sign to call it a day. I'll be back.
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