Blog Posts

At some point in your life as a Linux Administrator, you are going to have to deal with installing and maintaining a MySQL database. The following blog links to a website which outlines how to install and add data into a MySQL database.

This knowledgebase is for those who have two PC's, one running Windows, and the other running a minimal O/S (such as Linux) with plenty of CPU.

This article details how to secure a Slave Bind 9.x server, where the Slave is set up to accept zone transfers from the Master Bind 9.x server using TSIG. For context, read my original article "Using TSIG to enable secure Zone Transfers between Bind 9.x servers".

This knowledgebase article details the process for disabling IPv6 name resolution through a Bind 9.x server. If you don't have a requirement for IPv6 name resolution in your network, then this is for you.

The following knowledgebase article is a step-by-step guide on how to configure SSL connectivity for a MySQL / MariaDB / Percona database server and client.

This knowledgebase article is a short guide to setting up Transaction SIGnatures (TSIG) based transaction security using Bind 9.x . It describes changes to the configuration file as well as what changes are requires for different features, including the process of creating transaction keys and using transaction signatures with