How to inspect a path during the troubleshooting process
Inspect a path during the troubleshooting process. Display help information for the namei utility which is a part of the util-linux package. $ namei --help Usage: namei [options] <pathname>......
View ArticleHow to use LibreTranslate with Mastodon
Install LibreTranslate and configure Mastodon to take advantage of it. This is a minimal viable product for testing alongside Mastodon instance installed from the source code, bare-metal only. See...
View ArticleHow to create persistent sysfs configuration using systemd
Create persistent sysfs configuration using systemd which can replace sysfsutils. Inspect current configuration for volatile and temporary files. $ systemd-tmpfiles --no-pager --cat-config #...
View ArticleHow to create Mastodon maintenance jobs
Create Mastodon maintenance jobs for bare-metal Mastodon installation from source code. Remove downloaded media files. $ cat
View ArticleHow to keep custom number of snap revisions
Define a custom number of snap revisions. Since snap 2.34 you can use refresh.retain option to define a number of kept revisions (between 2 and 20). By default it is 3 on Ubuntu Core and 2 on other...
View ArticleHow to change encryption key used for gossip messages
Change encryption key used for gossip messages. List current key. $ consul keyring -list ==> Gathering installed encryption keys... WAN: AcHUV+z4kLDJiQeVqLAh2sG25SH4K4WYU6oIru29lSM= [3/3] dc-lab-1...
View ArticleHow to remove disabled snaps
Remove disabled snaps which are not longer used. List installed snaps. Notice, some of these are disabled as there are multiple revisions available. $ snap list --all Name Version Rev Tracking...
View ArticleHow to create Consul snapshots for disaster recovery
Create HasiCorp Consul snapshots for disaster recovery. Create backup snapshot. $ consul snapshot save backup.snapshot Saved and verified snapshot to index 228462 Inspect snapshot. $ file...
View ArticleHow to reload consul configuration
Reload consul configuration. Use consul utility Trigger reload using consul utility. $ consul reload Configuration reload triggered Use HUP signal Determine consul process ID. $ systemctl show...
View ArticleHow to determine when Consul snapshot was created
Determine when HashiCorp Consul snapshot was created. Inspect snapshot. $ consul snapshot inspect backup.snapshot ID 77479-228462-1660165996971 Size 53121 Index 228462 Term 77479 Version 1 Type Count...
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