Tag Archives: freebsd
Postfix 2.5.1 TLS on FreeBSD
This is one of those things that I have to put up there in case anybody else has the same obscure setup that I do… I run postfix on FreeBSD, using the ports system. This means I have a tendency … Continue reading
cfengine Introduction
For years, I’ve looked at cfengine and thought “I must get around to learning that”. Today, I was reading Building a Self-Healing Network and finally thought that I need to give it a try. One of my problems is that … Continue reading
Server Move
Well, after a couple of very long and frustrating evenings, I’ve finally managed to replicate the setup of my old, decrepit server onto a shiny new (and hopefully more reliable) dell box. I thought that this would be easy, as … Continue reading
New Server
So I went ahead and bought a new Dell PowerEdge SC430, as my normal server is falling over on a far too regular basis. Lovely. Except that when I got it home, I made the discovery that Dell no longer … Continue reading
FreeBSD / mod_fastcgi
Eventually, I managed to get mod_fastcgi to compile on FreeBSD. See PR#91190. It basically amounted to applying the patch in the mailing list automatically. But what really surprised me were the changes to the port’s Makefile. I trimmed out about … Continue reading
Bloody Software
Over Christmas, my server has mostly been turned off. This is because it’s in one of the guest bedrooms and my mother who was staying in there didn’t appreciate the noise. On the day after boxing day, we travelled up … Continue reading
FreeBSD Crash Dump Analysis
Unfortunately, I had a crash earlier on my FreeBSD server. It’s probably due to bad hardware. But I decided to take a look at the dumpfile anyway. The best resource is the FreeBSD handbook section on Debugging a Kernel Crash … Continue reading
FreeBSD Perl Upgrade
Like quite a few people, I dread upgrading Perl on my FreeBSD box. It’s a lot of hassle because it involves rebuilding a large number of dependent ports to use the new Perl. So I was pleased to see this … Continue reading
Easier Porting
I’ve been updating all my FreeBSD ports recently and one continuing pain is the gerenation fo the plist file. Looking the Porters Handbook gave me the answer though. There’s a script you can use to make a plist. It needs … Continue reading