Often when given a CUCM SDL zip file with traces spanning multiple CUCM servers or trace files per server, the trace files provided are zipped. If you… Read more “Extracting recursive compressed file directory structures for trace and log analysis”
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Ubuntu Setup for Power-User SDL Trace Analysis
Arguably the most effective method for CUCM SDL trace analysis is using GrepWin for multi-file pattern matching paired with Notepad++ for trace analysis. Once you get past… Read more “Ubuntu Setup for Power-User SDL Trace Analysis”
Installing Adobe Reader for DC under WINE on Ubuntu 18.04
Yes, there are sadly still use cases that require this on Linux.. Download here: https://get.adobe.com/reader/otherversions/ Select the Windows 10 option and download the bloated 150MB file. Then… Read more “Installing Adobe Reader for DC under WINE on Ubuntu 18.04”
Ubuntu 18.04 – Disk Space Runs Out after OS Upgrade – Xorg Logging Issue
Recently upgraded my laptop from Ubuntu 16.04 to 18.04. Relatively few issues with the upgrade. However, after several days my laptop ran out of space. The “/”… Read more “Ubuntu 18.04 – Disk Space Runs Out after OS Upgrade – Xorg Logging Issue”
“ls” alias in Windows
It’s such a small hack, but I’m not a Windows guy, and I get caught out multiple times a day typing ls instead of dir to view files… Read more ““ls” alias in Windows”
UTF-8 BOM, CUCM BAT and Other Reasons I Hate Windows
Stuck working in a customer environment without my personal laptop, or the ability to install a lot of software. Hit this bug: https://quickview.cloudapps.cisco.com/quickview/bug/CSCvd21759 Basically, CUCM doesn’t… Read more “UTF-8 BOM, CUCM BAT and Other Reasons I Hate Windows”
BAT Import Fails – Unmapped Exception bad header in block 1 record 15, header magic is not ‘ustar’ or unix-style zeros
If you hit this issue when uploading a BAT file, it’s probably because your bat files are encoded in ANSI, not UTF-8. Yes, it is a CUCM… Read more “BAT Import Fails – Unmapped Exception bad header in block 1 record 15, header magic is not ‘ustar’ or unix-style zeros”
Using Multiple SSH Keys for Access Different Git Accounts
At work, I use both my companies internal GitLab and my personal GitHub account. This requires multiple ssh keys for accessing each respective account. Under Linux, this requires a… Read more “Using Multiple SSH Keys for Access Different Git Accounts”
Failure During Switch-Version: ERROR: Acquiring lock failed
Do you really want to switch between versions ? Enter (yes/no)? yes Switching Version and Restarting the Appliance … Switch version duration can vary depending on the… Read more “Failure During Switch-Version: ERROR: Acquiring lock failed”
Adding Self-Signed Certificates to Ubuntu Trust Store
I’ve been testing AXL calls using Python, and encountered the following error: Traceback (most recent call last): File “./axl_test.py”, line 14, in <module> result = client.service.listPhone({‘name’:’SEP%’},{‘name’:”,’model’:”})… Read more “Adding Self-Signed Certificates to Ubuntu Trust Store”
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