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How to run the last command as Sudo in Linux

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A quick post as I always forget this command, learn how to run the last command again as sudo, to elevate and bypass permissions denied error.

## First command fails with permissions issue

dean@veducate # mv openshift-install /usr/local/bin/openshift-install
mv: cannot move 'openshift-install' to '/usr/local/bin/openshift-install': Permission denied

## Using the command "sudo !!" will run the last command with sudo, the full command will be outputed

dean@veducate # sudo !!
sudo mv openshift-install /usr/local/bin/openshift-install

## The terminal will return, including any necessary information as part of the command execution.

dean@veducate #

 

Regards

Dean Lewis

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vRealize Operations – Where did my “Object Relationships” view go?

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The Issue

From vRealize Operations 8.6.2, it’s been noticed that the “Object Relationships” page has disappeared from the navigation column/settings pages in the product UI.

The Cause

This page is being redesigned by the VMware team, and is hidden from view in current releases.

The Workaround

You can manually access the page by going to the following web page suffix:

  • ui/index.action#configure/object-relationships
    • For example
      • https://vrops.vmware.com/ui/index.action#configure/object-relationships

vRealize Operations - Object Relationships

 

Regards

Dean Lewis

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Configuring DNS Delegation from CloudFlare to Azure DNS

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A quick post, following on from my other post which covers DNS Delegation from CloudFlare to AWS Route53.

In this walkthrough, we are going to cover the same setup, but for Microsoft Azure DNS.

Create a Azure DNS Zone

Starting in your Microsoft Azure console, search and find the DNS Zones service.

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Click to create a new DNS Zone.

CloudFlare DNS delegation to Azure - Azure DNS Zone Service - Create DNS Zone

Fill out the necessary information:

  • Subscription
  • Resource group (create a new one if needed)
  • Instance Details
    • Name – FQDN for the DNS Zone you need to create, in this example, I want a subdomain “azure” being managed by my Azure DNS.
    • Resource group location – this is where the metadata for the service is stored, however DNS zones are distributed globally!

Click Review and Create. Continue reading Configuring DNS Delegation from CloudFlare to Azure DNS →

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A debugging example of Salt Win-Repo issues

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The Issue

I was hitting issues when trying to use the Salt Win-Repo to install software. Below is a copy of my state file.

ensure_malwarebytes_installed:
  pkg.installed:
    - pkgs:
      - malwarebytes

It would fail with the below helpful error messages. But most importantly, I’d check the minion, to find the software was actually installed.

  {
    "return": {
      "pkg_|-ensure_malwarebytes_installed_|-ensure_malwarebytes_installed_|-installed": {
        "name": "ensure_malwarebytes_installed",
        "__id__": "ensure_malwarebytes_installed",
        "result": false,
        "__sls__": "Windows.software-install.malwarebytes",
        "changes": {
          "malwarebytes": "Unable to locate package malwarebytes"
        },
        "comment": "The following packages failed to install/update: malwarebytes",
        "duration": 343.731,
        "start_time": "13:07:43.183808",
        "__run_num__": 0
      }

If I instead ran the command from my salt master, it would be successful with no error outputs:

salt {minion_name} pkg.install malwarebytes -l debug
The Debugging Effort

Because the software is installed on the minion, I run the “pkg.list_pkgs” command, so I can detail exactly what the system returns.

C:\Users\Administrator>salt-call pkg.list_pkgs
local:
    ----------
...
    Malwarebytes version 4.5.12.204:
        4.5.12.204
...

Next, I want to remove the package, before I continue to debug, however I hit another issue. Continue reading A debugging example of Salt Win-Repo issues →

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Google Cloud – Invitation email not received – Project IAM role pending

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The Issue

For me, it started off with having some odd issues in a GKE cluster, where I didn’t have permissions to do things at a cluster level. After some digging it pointed to the wrong IAM roles on the Google Cloud Project.

When I investigated this, I found I wasn’t yet confirmed as the owner of the project. It said an email was sent, but I had received nothing!

google cloud - IAM - Invitation sent pending acceptance

The Cause

Maybe something wrong with Googles SMTP? Or spam filters on the receivers side. But it doesn’t help you cannot resent the email!

The Fix

You can accept the invitation by going to the below link.

https://console.cloud.google.com/invitation?project=[your-project-id]&account=[the-account-email-invited]&memberEmail=[the-account-email-invited]

Example
https://console.cloud.google.com/invitation?project=veducate-demo&[email protected]&[email protected]

Regards

Dean Lewis