2.5 Admins

Okta seems to not be taking its security seriously enough, crashing iPhones is far easier than it should be, Jim’s report from the Ubuntu Summit, and what to do when you find a company’s sensitive data on the Internet.   Plugs Support us on patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes   News No, Okta, senior management, not an errant employee, caused you to get hacked Okta October breach affected 134 orgs, biz admits Okta hit by another breach, this one stealing employee data from 3rd-party vendor This tiny device is sending updated iPhones into a never-ending DoS loop Jim went to the Ubuntu Summit   Free Consulting We were asked about what to do when you find a company’s sensitive data on the Internet.         The Traceroute Podcast Check out the new season of the Traceroute Podcast on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Visit the website.   Automox Save time, eliminate risk, and automate the patching, configuration, and control of all your Windows, macOS, and Linux endpoints with Automox.           See our contact page for ways to get in touch.  

The large water consumption of AI and data centers in general, China’s big push towards IPv6, why we don’t talk about Toshiba hard drives very often, and the implications of poor Bluetooth security on an e-bike.   Plugs Support us on patreon Unlocking Infrastructure Sovereignty: Harnessing the Power of Open Source Solutions for Business Flexibility and Cost-Effectiveness   News/discussion The Secret Water Footprint of AI Technology China requires all new Wi-Fi kit to run IPv6   Free Consulting We were asked about the implications of poor Bluetooth security on an e-bike. Monitor Traffic With Wireless Travel Time Sensors DeepBlue Sensor Bluetooth Pedestrian and Vehicle Tracking         The Traceroute Podcast Check out the new season of the Traceroute Podcast on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Visit the website.   Kolide Kolide ensures that if a device isn’t secure, it can’t access your apps. It’s Device Trust for Okta. Watch the demo today to see how it works at kolide.com/25a         See our contact page for ways to get in touch.  

What Google should do to prevent malware sites in their ads, why you might want to avoid using multiple profiles on Android devices, a speculative execution vulnerability in Apple Silicon, and the pros and cons of TP-Link Omada and Ubiquiti Unifi.   Plugs Support us on patreon   News Clever malvertising attack uses Punycode to look like KeePass’s official website pixel 6 can’t access storage with multiple profiles after updating to android 14 Hackers can force iOS and macOS browsers to divulge passwords and much more   Free Consulting We were asked about the pros and cons of TP-Link Omada and Ubiquiti Unifi.           See our contact page for ways to get in touch.  

The nuances of copyrighting AI-generated art, getting the best speeds with Samba, and building an SSD-only NAS.   News/discussion Opinion: The Copyright Office is making a mistake on AI-generated art   Free Consulting We were asked about building an SSD-only NAS.         Kolide Kolide ensures that if a device isn’t secure, it can’t access your apps. It’s Device Trust for Okta. Watch the demo today to see how it works at kolide.com/25a         See our contact page for ways to get in touch.  

Why enabling password autofill isn’t a great idea, Jim’s adventures in network repair, and setting up a home router/WiFi hotspot.   Feedback Don’t use autofill on your password manager   Story Time Adventures in network repair   Free Consulting We were asked about hardware for a home router/Wi-Fi hotspot.         HelloFresh With HelloFresh, you get farm-fresh, pre-portioned ingredients and seasonal recipes delivered right to your doorstep. Get 50% off plus free shipping at hellofresh.com/5025admins using code 5025admins.         See our contact page for ways to get in touch.  

A network breach teaches us all a valuable lesson about threat models, Allan and Jim’s TV setups, and picking the right external storage solution.   Plugs Support us on patreon   News/discussion How Google Authenticator made one company’s network breach much, much worse Amolith’s wiki page about passwords   Feedback Allan’s TV remote control   Free Consulting We were asked about picking the right external storage solution.         Kolide Kolide ensures that if a device isn’t secure, it can’t access your apps. It’s Device Trust for Okta. Watch the demo today to see how it works at kolide.com/25a         See our contact page for ways to get in touch.  

Google and Apple do a bad job of disclosing a pretty serious vulnerability, why hard drives aren’t physically bigger, and setting up a distributed backup system with a group of friends.   Plugs Support us on patreon   News Submit your ideas or articles – OpenSource.net Incomplete disclosures by Apple and Google create “huge blindspot” for 0-day hunters Google quietly corrects previously submitted disclosure for critical webp 0-day   Free Consulting We were asked about setting up a distributed backup system with a group of friends.         Kolide Kolide ensures that if a device isn’t secure, it can’t access your apps. It’s Device Trust for Okta. Watch the demo today to see how it works at kolide.com/25a         See our contact page for ways to get in touch.  

The future of archive storage using lasers and ceramics, self-hosting an Internet archive, more on Windows 11 Home, and setting up storage inside VMs.   Plugs Support us on patreon Jim and Allan host Klara’s latest Webinar: OpenZFS Data Replication   News/discussion Cerabyte roadmaps ceramic nano-memory storage   Feedback Archivy ArchiveBox   Free Consulting We were asked about setting up storage inside VMs.           See our contact page for ways to get in touch.  

Unity causes a stink with its new pricing model, running out of disk space causes a very expensive problem, how one-off promotional domains can come back to bite you, and picking the hardware and software for a router.   News Unity has changed its pricing model, and game developers are pissed off Unity rushes to clarify price increase plan, as game developers fume unity_to_godot_converter: An experimental converter from Unity to Godot game engines Toyota outage caused by servers running out of storage Lidl recalls Paw Patrol snacks after website on packaging displayed porn   Free Consulting We were asked about picking the hardware and software for a router.           HelloFresh With HelloFresh, you get farm-fresh, pre-portioned ingredients and seasonal recipes delivered right to your doorstep. Get 50% off plus 15% off the next 2 months at hellofresh.com/5025admins using code 5025admins.     Kolide Kolide ensures that if a device isn’t secure, it can’t access your apps. It’s Device Trust for Okta. Watch the demo today to see how it works at kolide.com/25a         See our contact page for ways to get in touch.  

The user experience on fresh installations of Windows and Edge is terrible and we get to the bottom of why. Unfortunately the reason isn’t exclusive to Microsoft’s offerings – it’s a pattern that we’ve seen from numerous companies, even Mozilla. Plus why it’s a bad idea to power your server on and off regularly.   Plugs Support us on patreon   News/discussion Windows 11 has made the “clean Windows install” an oxymoron Microsoft is using malware-like pop-ups in Windows 11 to get people to ditch Google   Free Consulting We were asked about powering a home server on and off regularly.           See our contact page for ways to get in touch.  

Dropbox once again proves that there is no such thing as “unlimited” anything, Intel isn’t going to support WiFi 7 on Windows 10 (but it doesn’t really matter), managing ssh keys, setting up data storage for containers, and more on IPMI for Raspberry Pis.   Plugs Support us on patreon   News Dropbox limits ‘all the storage you need’ unlimited plan, blames abusive users Intel doesn’t plan to support Wi-Fi 7 on Windows 10 Wi-Fi 7 is Coming: Here’s What You Need to Know   Feedback Turing Pi   Free Consulting We were asked about managing ssh keys, and setting up data storage for containers.         Kolide Kolide ensures that if a device isn’t secure, it can’t access your apps. It’s Device Trust for Okta. Watch the demo today to see how it works at kolide.com/25a           See our contact page for ways to get in touch.  

CNET’s SEO attempts once again show that nothing lasts forever, why the reports of the death of the mechanical hard drive are greatly exaggerated, and home-made IPMI on the cheap.   Plugs Support us on Patreon   News/discussion The Internet is not forever after all: CNET deletes old articles to game Google Coughlin: SSDs will not kill disk drives Samsung Announces 256TB SSDs and Unveils Peta-Byte Scale PBSSDs   Free Consulting We were asked about setting up IPMI for cheap Arm boards. PiKVM       See our contact page for ways to get in touch.  

Why fully remote work is on the wane as Zoom drags employees back to the office and Bluejeans is shut down, the Sandisk SSDs that keep failing, and how and why you should use ECC RAM in your home server if you can.   Plugs Support us on Patreon   News Zoom has “Zoom fatigue,” requires workers to return to the office BlueJeans, Verizon’s Google Meet competitor you’ve never heard of, is shutting down We just lost 3TB of data on a SanDisk Extreme SSD SanDisk’s silence deafens as high-profile users say Extreme SSDs still broken   Free Consulting We were asked about ECC RAM in a home server.       Kolide Kolide ensures that if a device isn’t secure, it can’t access your apps. It’s Device Trust for Okta. Watch the demo today to see how it works at kolide.com/25a           See our contact page for ways to get in touch.  

Allan and Jim reminisce about the early days of connecting to the Internet, and what inspired them to become sysadmins in the first place. Plus recovering old versions of files, and an exciting announcement about the show.   Plugs 2.5 Admins is now part of the Late Night Linux Family. Support us on Patreon   News/discussion 2.5 Admins in The ‘90s Internet: When 20 hours online triggered an email from my ISP’s president How To Start An ISP (like it’s 1993)   Free Consulting We were asked about recovering old versions of files.           Linux Matters Check out Linux Matters – a show in the Late Night Linux Family hosted by popey, Mark, and Wimpy about all the Linux matters that matter. They did a recent episode about backups (without using ZFS).         See our contact page for ways to get in touch.  

Why the increasing trend of charging for public IPv4 addresses won’t change much, Google trials restricting its employees’ Internet access, and operating systems uploading firmware to devices at boot.   Plugs Support us on patreon Klara 2023 Recommended Summer Reads – FreeBSD and Linux   News New – AWS Public IPv4 Address Charge + Public IP Insights AWS to charge customers for public IPv4 addresses from 2024 Google’s new security pilot program will ban employee Internet access     Free Consulting We were asked about operating systems uploading firmware to devices at boot, rather than having it baked in.         Kolide Kolide ensures that if a device isn’t secure, it can’t access your apps. It’s Device Trust for Okta. Watch the demo today to see how it works at kolide.com/25a           See our contact page for ways to get in touch.  

Updating the robots.txt standard for the AI era, the US government implements an IoT certification and labeling system, and the issues with fully encrypting a server.   Plugs Support us on patreon 3 Advantages to Running FreeBSD as Your Server Operating System   News/discussion Google suggests updating the robots.txt standard Robots.txt is not the answer: Proposing a new meta tag for LLM/AI ChatGPT Browse with Bing temporarily disabled The Biden administration is tackling smart devices with a new cybersecurity label   Free Consulting We were asked about fully encrypting a server. The Klara article that Allan mentioned           Factor Factor’s fresh, never frozen, meals are ready in just 2 minutes, so all you have to do is heat them up and enjoy. Go to factormeals.com/25a50 and use code 25a50 to get 50% off.           See our contact page for ways to get in touch.  

Intel is giving up on NUCs and Asus is taking over the line, millions of classified US military emails are going to a Russian ally thanks to a common typo, and monitoring SSDs.   Plugs Support us on patreon Linux and FreeBSD Firewalls – Part 2   News Intel is quitting on its adorable, powerful, and upgradable mini NUC computers Intel and ASUS Agree to Term Sheet to Take Intel NUC Systems Product Line Forward ‘Millions’ of sensitive US military emails were reportedly sent to Mali due to a typo   Free Consulting We were asked about monitoring SSDs.         Kolide Kolide ensures that if a device isn’t secure, it can’t access your apps. It’s Device Trust for Okta. Watch the demo today to see how it works at kolide.com/25a           See our contact page for ways to get in touch.  

Setting up a self-hosted alternative, what counts as a “removable” battery, and backing up a Windows machine to ZFS.   News/discussion Practical ZFS Making sense of the EU’s fight for user-replaceable smartphone batteries (Jim was wrong about AirTags and their batteries. He’ll correct the record next time. No need to email us.)   Free Consulting We were asked about backing up a Windows machine to ZFS.         HelloFresh With HelloFresh, you get farm-fresh, pre-portioned ingredients and seasonal recipes delivered right to your doorstep. Get 50% off and free shipping at hellofresh.com/25admins50 using the promo code 25a50.           See our contact page for ways to get in touch.  

Red Hat wants to limit redistribution of RHEL source code. We discuss their history with CentOS and the likely knock-on effects of taking direct aim at its customers’ GPL rights. Plus browsers doing port scans, and OpenWrt vs OPNsense.   Plugs Support us on patreon Practical ZFS   News Red Hat’s new source code policy and the intense pushback, explained Brave aims to curb practice of websites that port scan visitors   Free Consulting We were asked about OpenWrt vs OPNsense.       Kolide Kolide ensures that if a device isn’t secure, it can’t access your apps. It’s Device Trust for Okta. Watch the demo today to see how it works at kolide.com/25a   Factor Factor’s fresh, never frozen, meals are ready in just 2 minutes, so all you have to do is heat them up and enjoy. Go to factormeals.com/25a50 and use code 25a50 to get 50% off.           See our contact page for ways to get in touch.    

WD disks “warning” that they have been running for 3 years, a modern replacement for IMAP that no one seems to be using, the potential issues that arise when PC games require an SSD to run, alternatives to VMware, and verifying your backups.   News/discussion “Clearly predatory”: Western Digital sparks panic, anger for age-shaming HDDs JMAP PC games are starting to require SSDs   Free Consulting We were asked about alternatives to VMware, and verifying your backups.           The Traceroute Podcast Catch up with the new season of the Traceroute Podcast on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Check out the website.   Tailscale Tailscale is a VPN service that makes the devices and applications you own accessible anywhere in the world, securely and effortlessly. Go to tailscale.com and try it for free on up to 20 devices.   Linode Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/25a and get started with $100 credit.         See our contact page for ways to get in touch.  

Reddit fails to see where its true value lies, Intel makes its consumer CPU lines confusing, and Microsoft’s “next generation” filesystem.   News What Reddit Got Wrong Reddit CEO tells employees that subreddit blackout ‘will pass’ Intel has new labels for its next major CPU architecture   Free Consulting We were asked about Microsoft’s “next generation” filesystem ReFS.         Kolide Kolide can help you nail third party audits and internal compliance goals with endpoint security for your entire fleet. Learn more at kolide.com/25a   Linode Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/25a and get started with $100 credit.         See our contact page for ways to get in touch.  

Sloppy practises by Gigabyte reveal one of the problems with UEFI, why Slack refuses to implement end to end encryption, a familiar bug ruins people’s uptime, and XFS vs ext4.   Plugs Support us on patreon FreeBSD or Linux – A Choice Without OS Wars   News/discussion Millions of Gigabyte Motherboards Were Sold With a Firmware Backdoor Millions of Gigabyte PC motherboards backdoored? What’s the actual score? 90+ orgs tell Slack to stop slacking when it comes to full encryption AMD’s EPYC Rome Chips Crash After 1,044 Days of Uptime   Free Consulting We were asked about using XFS vs ext4.         HelloFresh With HelloFresh, you get farm-fresh, pre-portioned ingredients and seasonal recipes delivered right to your doorstep. Get 16 free meals plus free shipping at hellofresh.com/25admins16 using the promo code 25admins16.   Tailscale Tailscale is a VPN service that makes the devices and applications you own accessible anywhere in the world, securely and effortlessly. Go to tailscale.com and try it for free on up to 20 devices.   Linode Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/25a and get started with $100 credit.         See our contact page for ways to get in touch.  

We are unimpressed by Apple’s new headset, a particularly bountiful watering hole attack, misdirection from the AI industry, and connecting hard disks via a PCIe card.   Plugs Support us on patreon OpenZFS, Your Data and the Challenge of Ransomware   News Apple Vision Pro Hololens dev Twitter thread (archived version) Some Curseforge accounts might be compromised/hacked, and are uploading malicious files Statement on AI Risk WordPress has a new AI tool that will write blog posts for you Air Force denies running simulation where AI drone “killed” its operator     Free Consulting We were asked about connecting hard disks via a PCIe card.         Axiom Axiom unlocks observability at any scale. Go to axiom.co/25a, create an account, and start your 14-day free trial. You can do better than legacy logging, with Axiom.   Kolide Kolide can help you nail third party audits and internal compliance goals with endpoint security for your entire fleet. Learn more at kolide.com/25a   Linode Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/25a and get started with $100 credit.         See our contact page for ways to get in touch.  

An unfixable bug shines a light on a fundamental issue with Windows, why M.2 is a terrible connector for SSDs, the pros and cons of 2.4Ghz Wi-Fi, and the state of ZFS encryption.   Plugs Support us on patreon OpenZFS For HPC Clusters   News/discussion Windows 11 is so broken that even Microsoft can’t fix it You know M.2 SSDs suck, right? Why 2.4GHz Wi-Fi is both the savior and the scourge of the smart home   Free Consulting We were asked about the state of ZFS encryption.         Factor Factor’s fresh, never frozen, meals are ready in just 2 minutes, so all you have to do is heat them up and enjoy. Go to factormeals.com/25a50 and use code 25a50 to get 50% off your first box.   The Traceroute Podcast Listen and subscribe to the new season of the Traceroute Podcast on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Check out the website.   Linode Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/25a and get started with $100 credit.         See our contact page for ways to get in touch.  

Google’s new TLDs are silly but not as dangerous as some people think, whether we should cling on to AM radio, Microsoft scans password-protected zip files, and how to assess open source software for its trustworthiness.   Plug Support us on patreon   News Google pushes .zip and .mov domains onto the Internet, and the Internet pushes back Google’s .zip and .mov domains aren’t the end of the world Congress wants AM radio in all new cars—trade groups say that’s a mistake Ford decides it won’t kill AM radio after all Microsoft is scanning the inside of password-protected zip files for malware   Free Consulting We were asked about how to assess open source software for its trustworthiness.           Kolide Kolide can help you nail third party audits and internal compliance goals with endpoint security for your entire fleet. Learn more at kolide.com/25a   Tailscale Tailscale is a VPN service that makes the devices and applications you own accessible anywhere in the world, securely and effortlessly. Go to tailscale.com and try it for free on up to 20 devices.   Linode Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/25a and get started with $100 credit.         See our contact page for ways to get in touch.  

Adobe’s vague threats show why open source is often the pragmatic choice, Russians craft a poor man’s ransomware with WinRAR, Chrome drops the padlock icon, Amazon pulls a Google, and using a keyfile with a password manager.   Plugs Support us on patreon Understanding ZFS vdev Types   News/discussion Adobe Tells Users They Can Get Sued for Using Old Versions of Photoshop Russian hackers use WinRAR to wipe Ukraine state agency’s data Google Chrome to get rid of padlock icon Our decision to wind down Amazon Halo   Free Consulting We were asked about using a keyfile with a password manager.         Axiom Axiom unlocks observability at any scale. Go to axiom.co/25a, create an account, and start your 14-day free trial. You can do better than legacy logging, with Axiom.   HelloFresh With HelloFresh, you get farm-fresh, pre-portioned ingredients and seasonal recipes delivered right to your doorstep. Get 16 free meals plus free shipping at hellofresh.com/25admins16 using the promo code 25admins16.   Linode Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/25a and get started with $100 credit.         See our contact page for ways to get in touch.  

Google’s attempt to replace passwords with keys, why Jim thinks IBM is dragging Red Hat in the wrong direction, Intel’s rudimentary error that breaks a security feature, and protecting your files from other users on your system.   Plugs Support us on patreon What Makes OpenZFS the Ideal Storage Solution for University Environments   News Google Online Security Blog: So long passwords, thanks for all the phish opensource.com Intel BootGuard key leaked   Free Consulting We were asked about protecting your files from other users on your system.         Kolide Kolide can help you nail third party audits and internal compliance goals with endpoint security for your entire fleet. Learn more at kolide.com/25a   Tailscale Tailscale is a VPN service that makes the devices and applications you own accessible anywhere in the world, securely and effortlessly. Go to tailscale.com and try it for free on up to 20 devices.   Linode Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/25a and get started with $100 credit.         See our contact page for ways to get in touch.  

What the challenge of building a web browser from scratch tells us about the state of the modern web, why some people are frying their AMD CPUs, more on basic password managers and regularly powercyling network gear, moving from Mercurial to Git, running old applications on modern Ubuntu, and more.   Plugs Support us on patreon Leveraging OpenZFS to Build Your Own Storage Appliance   News/discussion How we’re building a browser when it’s supposed to be impossible New BIOS updates attempt to keep Ryzen 7000X3D processors from frying themselves   Feedback Pass   Free Consulting We were asked about moving from Mercurial to Git, and running old applications on modern Ubuntu.         Factor Factor’s fresh, never frozen, meals are ready in just 2 minutes, so all you have to do is heat them up and enjoy. Go to factormeals.com/25a40 and use code 25a40 to get 40% off your first box.   The Traceroute Podcast Listen and subscribe to the new season of the Traceroute Podcast on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Check out the website.   Linode Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/25a and get started with $100 credit.         See our contact page for ways to get in touch.  

How not to practice responsible disclosure, Mulvad proves that its claims stand up, whether to be worried about public phone chargers, an “anti-ransomware” SSD, and monitoring ZFS with Zabbix.   Plugs Support us on patreon Comparing Modern Open-Source Storage Solutions: OpenZFS vs. The Rest   News Vague warning about an Amazon compromise Mullvad VPN was subject to a search warrant. Customer data not compromised Be Skeptical of FBI Warnings About Phone Chargers Let’s take a closer look at these claims of anti-ransomware SSDs   Free Consulting We were asked about monitoring ZFS with Zabbix.         Kolide Kolide can help you nail third party audits and internal compliance goals with endpoint security for your entire fleet. Learn more at kolide.com/25a   Tailscale Tailscale is a VPN service that makes the devices and applications you own accessible anywhere in the world, securely and effortlessly. Go to tailscale.com and try it for free on up to 20 devices.   Linode Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/25a and get started with $100 credit.         See our contact page for ways to get in touch.  

The new and up and coming tech that we’re excited about including RISC-V, hard drive innovation, Arm servers, and the Fediverse. Plus whether FreeBSD’s license has held it back, and generating SSL certificates on a router.           Linode Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/25a and get started with $100 credit.         See our contact page for ways to get in touch.  

Google Drive’s arbitrary file limit, SMR disks probably die sooner, Western Digital’s My Cloud outage locks some people out of their data, why we don’t talk much about Veeam, and running containers as root.   Plugs Support us on patreon Managing Disk Arrays on FreeBSD and TrueNAS   News Google Drive quietly introduced (then pulled) a file creation limit for all users HDD average life span misses 3-year mark in study of 2,007 defective drives Users fume after My Cloud network breach locks them out of their data   Free Consulting We were asked about running containers as root.           Linode Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/25a and get started with $100 credit.   Kolide Kolide can help you nail third party audits and internal compliance goals with endpoint security for your entire fleet. Learn more at kolide.com/25a   Tailscale Tailscale is a VPN service that makes the devices and applications you own accessible anywhere in the world, securely and effortlessly. Go to tailscale.com and try it for free on up to 20 devices.       See our contact page for ways to get in touch.  

Yet another reason not to plug random USB drives into your laptop, how Reddit learned about the importance of testing your backups, and we brainstorm a sysadmin’s version of a minimal password manager.   News/discussion Journalist plugs in unknown USB drive mailed to him—it exploded in his face You Broke Reddit: The Pi-Day Outage   Free Consulting We were asked about rolling your own password manager.         HelloFresh With HelloFresh, you get farm-fresh, pre-portioned ingredients and seasonal recipes delivered right to your doorstep. Get 50% off at hellofresh.com/25admins50 using the promo code 25admins50   Linode Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/25a and get started with $100 credit.           See our contact page for ways to get in touch.  

Why the RESTRICT Act is about much more than banning Tik Tok, what recent Tesla hacks tell us about the way the security research community is changing, and what server manufacturers we recommend.   Plugs Support us on patreon   News TikTok ban hearing: all the news on the US’s crackdown on the video platform The ‘Insanely Broad’ RESTRICT Act Could Ban Much More Than Just TikTok Tesla Model 3 Hacked in Less Than 2 Minutes at Pwn2Own Contest   Free Consulting We were asked about what server manufacturers we recommend.         Linode Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/25a and get started with $100 credit.   Kolide Kolide can help you nail third party audits and internal compliance goals with endpoint security for your entire fleet. Learn more at kolide.com/25a         See our contact page for ways to get in touch.  

Why the death of Reader 10 years ago might come back to haunt Google, Samsung’s AI moon photos raise a philosophical question, Jim’s frustrations with Ubuntu, and connecting a POS system.   Plugs Support us on patreon FreeBSD History: Understanding the origins of DTrace   News/discussion Requiem for Google Reader, gone but not forgotten Samsung’s Moon photos are fake — but so is a lot of mobile photography How Samsung Galaxy Cameras Combine Super Resolution Technologies With AI Technology to Produce High-Quality Images of the Moon   Free Consulting We were asked about connecting a POS system.           Linode Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/25a and get started with $100 credit.   Kolide Kolide can help you nail third party audits and internal compliance goals with endpoint security for your entire fleet. Learn more at kolide.com/25a   Tailscale Tailscale is a VPN service that makes the devices and applications you own accessible anywhere in the world, securely and effortlessly. Go to tailscale.com and try it for free on up to 20 devices.       See our contact page for ways to get in touch.  

Our take on the collapse of Siicon Valley Bank, an odd case of 2 Teslas with the same key, filesystems in VMs, and self-hosted password managers.   Plugs Support us on patreon FreeBSD vs Linux: Tracing and Troubleshooting   News Silicon Valley Bank collapses Common equity capital chart Man accidentally drove away in someone else’s tesla using the car’s app   Free Consulting We were asked about filesystems in VMs, and self-hosted password managers.         Linode Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/25a and get started with $100 credit.   Kolide Kolide can help you nail third party audits and internal compliance goals with endpoint security for your entire fleet. Learn more at kolide.com/25a           See our contact page for ways to get in touch.  

Saving millions of dollars by exiting the cloud, GoDaddy is compromised by a sophisticated attacker, why you really shouldn’t use a smart plug to powercycle your router, running SMB and NFS shares on the same host, why private keys should stay private, and using old hardware as a backup server.   Plugs Support us on patreon Klara Webinar: Deploying a Successful Performance Audit   News/discussion We stand to save $7m over five years from our cloud exit GoDaddy says a multi-year breach hijacked customer websites and accounts You Should[n’t] Be Using a Smart Plug to Restart Your Router   Free Consulting We were asked about running SMB and NFS shares on the same host, why private keys should stay private, and using old hardware as a backup server.           Kolide Kolide can help you nail third party audits and internal compliance goals with endpoint security for your entire fleet. Learn more at kolide.com/25a   Linode Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/25a and get started with $100 credit.   Tailscale Tailscale is a VPN service that makes the devices and applications you own accessible anywhere in the world, securely and effortlessly. Go to tailscale.com and try it for free on up to 20 devices.         See our contact page for ways to get in touch.  

Twitter are going to charge for bad 2 factor authentication, new alarming details about the recent LastPass breach, and setting up a DNS server in the cloud.   Plugs Support us on patreon Klara: ZFS Optimization Success Stories   News An update on two-factor authentication using SMS on Twitter LastPass says employee’s home computer was hacked and corporate vault taken   Free Consulting We were asked about setting up a DNS server in the cloud.         Linode Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/25a and get started with $100 credit.   Kolide Kolide can help you nail third party audits and internal compliance goals with endpoint security for your entire fleet. Learn more at kolide.com/25a           See our contact page for ways to get in touch.  

Google is getting paid to advertise malware sites, Comcast’s false map data, more on private TLDs, why we don’t use Btrfs, and getting notifications for your monitoring.   Plugs Support us on patreon Klara Sysadmin Series: How to catch a bitcoin miner   News/discussion Until further notice, think twice before using Google to download software Comcast gave false map data to FCC—and didn’t admit it until Ars got involved   Free Consulting We were asked about getting notifications for your monitoring.           Linode Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/25a and get started with $100 credit.   Kolide Kolide can help you nail third party audits and internal compliance goals with endpoint security for your entire fleet. Learn more at kolide.com/25a   Tailscale Tailscale is a VPN service that makes the devices and applications you own accessible anywhere in the world, securely and effortlessly. Go to tailscale.com and try it for free on up to 20 devices.         See our contact page for ways to get in touch.  

Microsoft and Google seem to think that chatbots are the future of search, the problem of filtering spam, and organising data with backups in mind.   Plugs Support us on patreon Klara Live Webinar, Feb 23rd: Deploying a Successful Performance Audit   News Bing is having bizarre emotional breakdowns and there’s a subreddit with examples Alphabet stock price drops after Google Bard launch blunder Microsoft classifies own emails as junk   Free Consulting We were asked about organising data with backups in mind.         Linode Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/25a and get started with $100 credit.             See our contact page for ways to get in touch.  

A “smart” lighting system goes wrong, mitigating a DNS attack, an unsatisfying update about Eufy cameras, why Jim and Allan won’t be active on Mastodon any time soon, and how we set up servers in a few minutes.   Plugs Support us on patreon Klara Live Webinar, Feb 23rd: Deploying a Successful Performance Audit   News/discussion US school runs lights 24/7/365: The smart lights have been broken since 2021 This is why your DNS queries now have random capitalization Anker finally comes clean about its Eufy security cameras   Free Consulting We were asked about how we set up servers in a few minutes.         Linode Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/25a and get started with $100 credit.   Tailscale Tailscale is a VPN service that makes the devices and applications you own accessible anywhere in the world, securely and effortlessly. Go to tailscale.com and try it for free on up to 20 devices.   Kolide Kolide can help you nail third party audits and internal compliance goals with endpoint security for your entire fleet. Learn more here: https://l.kolide.co/3Xfbsct           See our contact page for ways to get in touch.  

Yet another reason to disable voicemail, why so many recent Macs end up as scrap, and setting up a mail server.   Plugs Support us on patreon Auditing for Storage Performance   News WhatsApp accounts takeover Perfectly Good MacBooks From 2020 Are Being Sold for Scrap Because of Activation Lock   Free Consulting We were asked about setting up a mail server.       Linode Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/25a and get started with $100 credit.             See our contact page for ways to get in touch.  

Why you should still use a VPN with public WiFi, who the new Xeons are aimed at, follow-up on trying to be your own bank, and separating legacy WiFi devices from modern ones.   Plugs Support us on patreon OpenZFS: Data Security vs Integrity   News/discussion Why Public Wi-Fi is a Lot Safer Than You Think Years late and 36 cores short of AMD, who are Intel’s 4th-gen Xeons even for?   Free Consulting We were asked about separating legacy WiFi devices from modern ones.         Linode Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/25a and get started with $100 credit.   Tailscale Tailscale is a VPN service that makes the devices and applications you own accessible anywhere in the world, securely and effortlessly. Go to tailscale.com and try it for free on up to 20 devices.   Kolide Kolide can help you nail third party audits and internal compliance goals with endpoint security for your entire fleet. Learn more here: https://l.kolide.co/3Xfbsct           See our contact page for ways to get in touch.  

A recent outage that grounded thousands of planes, correcting ZFS misreporting, the problem of fake SSDs on Amazon, and IP schemes vs internal DNS.   Plugs Support us on patreon FreeBSD vs Linux: Package Management   News FAA outage that grounded flights blamed on old tech and damaged database file The Future of ZFS on Ubuntu Desktop is Not Looking Good ZFSBootMenu Why the Heck Is Amazon Selling These Fake 16 Terabyte Portable SSD Drives?   Free Consulting We were asked about IP schemes.         Linode Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/25a and get started with $100 credit.             See our contact page for ways to get in touch.  

Two recent examples of backups not being properly tested, why the term “edge” is meaningless, we try not to laugh at the Bitcoin dev who lost all his magic beans, and directory services for mixed environments.   Plugs Support us on patreon Klara’s best articles from 2022   News/discussion Eir says thousands of customer emails irretrievably deleted in error Eir users offered free lifetime subscriptions after up to 20 years of emails deleted in error – The Irish Times EA says it can’t recover 60% of players’ corrupted Madden franchise save files It’s time to retire ‘edge’ from our IT vocabulary Bitcoin Core developer loses all his BTC   Free Consulting We were asked about directory services for mixed environments.         Linode Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/25a and get started with $100 credit.   Kolide Kolide is a fleet visibility solution for Mac, Windows, and Linux that can help you securely scale your business. Learn more here: https://l.kolide.co/3HB8xUv   Tailscale Tailscale is a VPN service that makes the devices and applications you own accessible anywhere in the world, securely and effortlessly. Go to tailscale.com and try it for free on up to 20 devices. up to 20 devices.       See our contact page for ways to get in touch.  

LastPass vaults are leaked, ChatGPT is coming to Bing, live migrations, and SSD vs spinning disk power usage.   Plugs Support us on patreon Klara is looking for sysadmins with ZFS experience, join Allan’s team   News LastPass – Notice of Recent Security Incident The LastPass disclosure of leaked password vaults is being torn apart by security experts Microsoft to challenge Google by integrating ChatGPT with Bing search   Free Consulting We were asked about live migrations, and SSD vs spinning disk power usage.         Linode Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/25a and get started with $100 credit.             See our contact page for ways to get in touch.  

It’s the last episode of the year so we look back at a couple of 2022 trends: the explosion of AI/ML, and big social media changes. Plus a quick-fire ZFS FAQ.         Linode Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/25a and get started with $100 credit.             See our contact page for ways to get in touch.  

Buying and renting features in Intel hardware that you’ve already bought, killer robots, a huge nuclear fusion breakthrough, and the pros and cons of parallel rsync jobs.   Plugs Support us on patreon OpenZFS: Choosing between FreeBSD and Linux   News/discussion Intel On Demand Driver Ready To Activate Your Licensed CPU Features With Linux 6.2 Intel On Demand VICTORY! San Francisco Bans Killer Robots…For Now Nuclear fusion power research passes milestone with ‘fusion ignition’   Free Consulting We were asked about running parallel rsync jobs Fpsync       Linode Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/25a and get started with $100 credit.             See our contact page for ways to get in touch.  

Saving money by changing the CPU frequency governor on servers, Making unphishable 2FA phishable, phishing with Google Docs, monitoring at scale, and using ZFS with a single disk.   Plugs Support us on patreon FreeBSD vs Linux – Networking   Discussion Can You Save Money By Changing the CPU Frequency Governor on Your Servers? Making unphishable 2FA phishable Phishing links with Google Docs   Free Consulting We were asked about monitoring at scale, and using ZFS with a single disk.         Linode Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/25a and get started with $100 credit.     Kolide Kolide is a fleet visibility solution for Mac, Windows, and Linux that can help you securely scale your business. Learn more here: https://l.kolide.co/3HB8xUv         See our contact page for ways to get in touch.  

Security cameras that aren’t quite as secure as they claim, why it’s difficult to trust software “from Samsung”, getting started with offsite backups, and ZFS on root on Ubuntu.   Plugs Support us on patreon the Role of Operating Systems in IoT   News Anker’s Eufy lied to us about the security of its security cameras Samsung’s Android app-signing key has leaked, is being used to sign malware   Free Consulting We were asked about getting started with offsite backups, and ZFS on root on Ubuntu.         Linode Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/25a and get started with $100 credit.     Kolide Kolide is a fleet visibility solution for Mac, Windows, and Linux that can help you securely scale your business. Learn more here: https://l.kolide.co/3HB8xUv         See our contact page for ways to get in touch.  

The risks of taking your laptop to a repair shop, why DNS has become concentrated to just a few providers, and powering down drives periodically.   Plugs Support us on patreon Virtualization Showdown: FreeBSD bhyve vs Linux KVM   Discussion Thinking about taking your computer to the repair shop? Be very afraid DNS concentration   Free Consulting We were asked about periodically shutting down a server.         Linode Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/25a and get started with $100 credit.     Kolide Kolide is a fleet visibility solution for Mac, Windows, and Linux that can help you securely scale your business. Learn more here: https://l.kolide.co/3HB8xUv         See our contact page for ways to get in touch.