Daniel Nachtrub

Kind of likes computers. Linux foundation certified: LFCS / CKA / CKAD / CKS. Microsoft certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert & Azure Solutions Architect Expert.

The one when compatible foreign keys are incompatible Members Public

Upgrading our ghost blog ran into issues migrating the database schema. Foreign keys failed with "Referencing column and referenced column in foreign key constraint are incompatible.". Let's fix it.

Daniel Nachtrub
Daniel Nachtrub
Database

Migrating zabbix from mysql to timescaledb - setting up environment Members Public

This series covers migrating a zabbix database from mysql to timescaledb. In this post we're preparing the databases for the migration.

Daniel Nachtrub
Daniel Nachtrub
Container

sudo root shell with autocomplete Members Public

Switching user using sudo results in a limited shell without command completion. Using the right sudo command omits this limit and provides a fully fledged shell.

Daniel Nachtrub
Daniel Nachtrub
Linux

Change BIOSGUID in Hyper-V machines Members Public

Using templated virtual machines on hyper-v comes with some issues if you need to ensure that each VM has a unique identity. This guide will show how you'll assign a unique identity for linux VMs.

Daniel Nachtrub
Daniel Nachtrub
Linux

docker swarm - preserve client ip on incoming connections Members Public

Running services in docker swarm utilizes the docker swarm routing mesh which results in source nat (snat). If you need to bypass this, check out this guide.

Daniel Nachtrub
Daniel Nachtrub
Container

git on windows on CA's without crl (mostly pki) Members Public

If you're working with git and are using certificates without revocation lists on windows this article shows how you can disable ssl revocation checks on git client.

Daniel Nachtrub
Daniel Nachtrub
Windows

Performance issue with hyper-threading Members Public

On some of our setups we had an issue with VM to VM latencies (no the same host) ranging between 1000-2000ms. This article will describe the issue and how we solved it.

Daniel Nachtrub
Daniel Nachtrub
Windows

Migrating zabbix from mysql to timescaledb - introduction Members Public

Depending on the size of your zabbix environment, you might want to migrate from mysql to timescaledb. This guide will show how this can be done.

Daniel Nachtrub
Daniel Nachtrub
Monitoring