Sysadmin

2024

• You Lost Your Mouse Pointer In Windows 11

  Posted on Sep 19, 2024 2 mins

  Some fun troubleshooting why someone’s mouse pointer magically disapeared in Windows 11.

• Migrating Sticky Notes To Another Windows 10 Workstation

  Posted on Mar 9, 2024 1 min

  Notes for migrating Sticky Notes to another workstation in Windows 10 22H2.

• Install & Setup PostgresSQL on Ubuntu Server

  Posted on Feb 28, 2024 1 min

  Notes for installing and setting up PostgreSQL on Ubuntu Server

• Moving PostgresSQL 15 To Custom Directory On Ubuntu Server

  Posted on Feb 28, 2024 2 mins

  Notes for moving PostgresSQL 15 on Ubuntu Server to a custom directory.

• Install & Setup MySQL on Ubuntu Server 24.04 LTS

  Posted on Feb 28, 2024 3 mins

  Notes for installing and setting up MySQL on Ubuntu Server

2023

• Simple Veeam Backup & Replication License Usage Reporting Using PowerShell

  Posted on Nov 29, 2023 2 mins

  Notes for reporting license usage for Veeam B&R using PowerShell

• Converting VMware Disks From Thick Provisioning to Thin Provisioning

  Posted on Nov 16, 2023 1 min

  Notes for deploying Netbox using Docker Compose or Podman Compose.

• Installing Zabbix Agent 2 on Ubuntu 22.04

  Posted on Nov 13, 2023 1 min

  Notes for installing the Zabbix Agent 2 agent for Zabbix 6.4.

• Backup & Restore MySQL Using MySQL Dump

  Posted on Nov 13, 2023 2 mins

  Notes for doing a backup and restore with the mysqldump command.

• Migrating VMware vSphere VMs To Another Cluster Using Veeam Backup & Replication

  Posted on Nov 1, 2023 1 min

  My notes for migrating one vSphere VM to another cluster.

• Using The IISRESET Command To Reset IIS & Obtain Its Status

  Posted on Oct 13, 2023 2 mins

  Some brief notes on how to reset Internet Information Services (IIS) on Windows client/servers.

• Listing, Reading, & Decompressing GZip (GNU zip) Files

  Posted on Oct 3, 2023 2 mins

  Some Notes for unzipping or decompressing gzip files.

• Verifying Nagios Configuration Using CLI

  Posted on Sep 20, 2023 1 min

  Quick note for verifying Nagios Core configuration via commandline.

2022

• Personal VPN Setup Using Wireguard, OpenBSD, and Vultr VPS

  Posted on Dec 3, 2022 13 mins

  Notes for building my personal WireGuard VPN on OpenBSD hosted on Vultr VPS.

2021

• qBittorrent: Log Files Reference

  Posted on Jul 6, 2021 2 mins

  Notes regarding the file path of qBittorrent log files on different OS.

• When Printing Freezes Google Chrome

  Posted on Apr 7, 2021 2 mins

  Notes for troubleshooting Google Chrome when printing causes it to freeze.

• Microsoft Outlook: Adding Shared Calendars

  Posted on Feb 18, 2021 1 min

  Notes for adding Shared Calendars to Microsoft Outlook.

• Uninstall Headaches With Webroot Secure Anywhere

  Posted on Jan 21, 2021 3 mins

  Notes for troubleshooting Webroot Secure Anywhere when the uninstaller doesn’t fully uninstall.

2019

• Windows: NTFS & Share Permission Reference

  Posted on Oct 11, 2019 3 mins

  Notes on NTFS & Share permissions just in case I need a reference.