Controlling Authentication with PAM

Posted on 30/06/2019 by Tomas

Manage security on a RHEL system by controlling authentication with Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM). Continue reading →

Configure Audit Service to Send Audit Messages to Another Server

Posted on 23/06/2019 by Tomas

The auditd service does not include the ability to send audit records to a centralised server for management directly. It does include a plug-in for audit event multiplexor to pass audit records to a remote syslog server. Continue reading →

Passed EX403 Deployment and Systems Management with Satellite

Posted on 27/05/2019 by Tomas

Four down, one to go! Continue reading →

Passed EX407 Ansible Automation

Posted on 09/05/2019 by Tomas

Going from no Ansible experience to passing the exam in two months. Continue reading →

Ansible Sample Exam for EX407/EX294

Posted on 07/05/2019 by Tomas

This is a sample Ansible exam that I’ve created to prepare for EX407. I have not taken the EX407 exam yet. Continue reading →

Ansible: Generate Crypted Passwords for the User Module

Posted on 23/04/2019 by Tomas

The user module can be used to create user accounts and set passwords. Continue reading →

Ansible: Use hostvars to Generate Hosts File

Posted on 22/04/2019 by Tomas

There are cases when you need to access variables for another host, including facts that have been gathered about that host. Continue reading →

Ansible EX407 Exam Booked

Posted on 19/04/2019 by Tomas

I’m so looking forward to this one. Continue reading →

Getting Started with Azure CLI: Build a 3-Tier Network

Posted on 04/04/2019 by Tomas

Azure CLI is a tool designed to help you quickly and efficiently manage Azure services. Continue reading →

Ansible Dynamic Inventory for Proxmox

Posted on 02/04/2019 by Tomas

I’ve been playing with Ansible lately as part of my RHCA studies, and found a nice way of using dynamic inventory to manage my Proxmox homelab. Continue reading →