from time to time I need to configure an apache httpd with Kerberos authentication, a quick braindump follows.

New SSL certificate.

This is an update of the post from 2013-09-13

If you intend to build native graphical applications for the Jolla phone, then by all means follow the official docs.

If, OTOH, you are used to writing spec files and feeding another build system (for me it’s mainly Koji), then read on.

While I do like Lennart’s blog posts on systemd, I waste way too much time finding specific articles. So here are my own links with post title.

At http://www.pcfe.net/boot/ I have dropped the files necessary to iPXE boot. While my set up will not serve you, you can follow the steps in 00-readme.txt if you want to build your own.

In February 2013, I got a new work laptop. It’s a Lenovo ThinkPad x230.

These are my installation notes.

this machine is now using a StartCom SSL certificate.

sorry about this taking so long. As of now blog.pcfe.net uses a CAcert signed certificate.

To have chromium (and chrome) browser do Kerberos TGT for example.com web pages, one needs to pass --auth-server-whitelist="*.example.com"

changing providers I adjusted the old script to fit my router, using PPPoE but not NetworkManager.

Create /etc/ppp/ip-up.local with this content

SMS reception while online

Wanting to be able to use gnokii while I have a connection open with ModemManager, I created the following udev rules in /etc/udev/rules.d/98-pcfe-modem.rules