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Errors with RabbitMQ on FreeBSD

jeff — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:35:26 +0000

I’ve run into the following error(s) intermittently while starting or stopping RabbitMQ on my FreeBSD machine. It was rather perplexing as it seemed inconsistent. The messages have been abbreviated for brevity. $ sudo /usr/local/etc/rc.d/rabbitmq start {error_logger,{{2009,10,14},{9,8,46}},std_error,"File operation error: eacces. Target: … Continue reading →

How do I determine the expiration date of a p12 certificate?

jeff — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 18:03:42 +0000

First you will need to translate the pkcs12 certificate into a PEM certificate. The PEM certificate is only needed temporarily and can later be removed. $ openssl pkcs12 -in certificate.p12 -out tempcrt.pem Enter Import Password: MAC verified OK Enter PEM … Continue reading →

Fixing PCRE_UTF8 Errors in FreeBSD

jeff — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 04:17:13 +0000

I have recently encountered this error: PHP Warning: preg_match(): Compilation failed: this version of PCRE is not compiled with PCRE_UTF8 support at offset 0 And despite some of the suggested solutions I have found in various Drupal and MediaWiki forums, … Continue reading →

Setting up IPSec over GRE on OpenBSD

jeff — Fri, 18 May 2007 00:20:05 +0000

This document will explain howto set up an IPSec encrypted GRE tunnel on OpenBSD. In the document, both end points are OpenBSD 4.1 systems, however it should be fairly straight forward to implement on other systems. To start, I would … Continue reading →

Q: How do I add a user to the wheel group in OpenBSD or NetBSD?

jeff — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 21:36:03 +0000

A: Beyond simply editing /etc/group with your favorite text editor, adding a user to the wheel group can be achieved in a few different ways. To place a user in the wheel account when her account is first created, you … Continue reading →