Category Archives: Sys Admin

pg_standby triggering unexpectedly

I have been having a problem with my redundant PostgreSQL setup over the last couple of weeks. I run two Postgres servers with a WAL Logging Warm Standby system using pg_standby from 8.3. When the master server is under heavy … Continue reading

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Postfix/SASL/Courier AuthDaemon Cannot connect to Courier authdaemond: No such file or directory

I have a Ubuntu Virtual Server handling all my mail, recently after an apt-get upgrade I was unable to send email using my Postfix Virtual User setup through Courier and SASL. I kept getting the following error in my logs: … Continue reading

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PgFouine Automatic Report Setup with PostgreSQL & Logrotate

Monitoring & analysing your PostgreSQL server logs with PgFouine provides you with a way to see which queries are performing badly and need optimisation. It can also provide insight into busy periods and give some basic query stats such as … Continue reading

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Mitel Bandwidth Management Graphs for Cacti

When running a cluster of Mitel PABX’s it is likely that you will have them interconnecting in one way or another. If you send calls over your WAN connection then these graphs are for you. There are two graphs added: … Continue reading

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Monitor Mitel 3300 ICP with Nagios

I have a cluster of Mitel 3300 ICP PABX’s across several offices internationally and have been looking for a monitoring solution that can send alerts whenever an alarm is triggered on any one of the PABX controllers. Mitel already have … Continue reading

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