Author's note: this is an older article I brought over from my prior blog by popular request. Some of the information may be a little dated.

In case it's helpful to other folks, here's how to convert a Java Keystore file (JKS) to a PKCS#12 archive file (PFX). You'll need java installed somewhere on a local system so . . .

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Author's note: this is an older article I brought over from my prior blog by popular request. Some of the information may be a little dated.

I was troubleshooting a certificate issue today that required me to verify the thumbprint of a leaf cert. The challenge? I was working from console connection and couldn't copy/paste . . .

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An interesting question came up the other day: What exactly does the sendmail daemon do with SMTP sessions that are in progress when it needs to restart?

For the purpose of discussion, let's assume that it's being restarted via service sendmail restart. I'll wait a moment for admins to scream at their monitors about this . . .

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Alright folks, here's the recipe for some ridiculously good tater tots (respectfully modeled after a favorite dish at a nearby sandwich shop).

Ingredients:

• 6-7 oz of sharp cheddar cheese (grated)
• 1 package of tater tots
• 1 habanero pepper
• 4 Tbsp of salted butter
• 6-8 strips of thick-cut bacon
• . . .

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Author's note: this is an older article I brought over from my prior blog by popular request. Some of the information may be a little dated.

By default, sendmail will attempt to process/retry deferred messages in hourly intervals. For most environments, that's usually fine. However, some admins may want sendmail to try more . . .

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Author's note: this is an older article I brought over from my prior blog by popular request. Some of the information may be a little dated.

Writing this down so I don't forget.

The issue: You need to collect a packet capture for an extended amount of time but don't want it to consume too much disk space.

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