Monthly Archives: February 2016
Sysadmin’s blues
Written on February 25, 2016 at 21:28, by Kapitein Vorkbaard
The problem is gone but it isn’t fixed The workaround wasn’t my even own idea The problem is gone but it isn’t fixed The server’s up and the tenants are fine I wish I’d come up with that workaround myself If only I’d had just an hour more time Next time I’ll just clone that […]
Protected: Vorks mailserver
Written on February 20, 2016 at 18:40, by Kapitein Vorkbaard
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The Three-Body Problem, door Cixin Liu
Written on February 9, 2016 at 14:37, by Kapitein Vorkbaard
In The Three-Body Problem neemt de Chinese schrijver Liu Cixin rustig de tijd om een verhaal op te bouwen. Ik hou daar wel van: het geeft diepte aan de karakters en achtergrond aan het verhaal. Je weet niet alleen wat iemand doet maar begrijpt ook waarom. We hebben het over harde science fiction: het beschrevene […]
Backup script for VirtualBox vm’s in Debian
Written on February 1, 2016 at 15:27, by Kapitein Vorkbaard
Here’s a script that will loop through the virtual machines in VirtualBox and exports them. Why not use snapshots? I’ve seen scripts that will take a snapshot and then copy the ‘raw’ vm over to a backup disk. The advantages of such an approach are: speed: snapshotting a vm is a matter of seconds; continuity: […]