Comments for The Tao of Adam http://adamtao.wordpress.com Do I really need a tagline? Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:50:47 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Setting up Ubuntu for Ruby on Rails development by Mari http://adamtao.wordpress.com/2009/05/06/setting-up-ubuntu-for-ruby-on-rails-development/#comment-140 Mari Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:50:47 +0000 http://adamtao.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-140 Aptana just released Studio 1.5, and the plug-in site has changed to: http://update.aptana.com/update/studio. You can also access plug-in information on our wiki at: http://www.aptana.com/docs/index.php/Plugging_Aptana_into_an_existing_Eclipse_configuration. Thank you! Aptana just released Studio 1.5, and the plug-in site has changed to: http://update.aptana.com/update/studio. You can also access plug-in information on our wiki at: http://www.aptana.com/docs/index.php/Plugging_Aptana_into_an_existing_Eclipse_configuration. Thank you!

]]> Comment on Setting up Ubuntu for Ruby on Rails development by Noah Stern http://adamtao.wordpress.com/2009/05/06/setting-up-ubuntu-for-ruby-on-rails-development/#comment-139 Noah Stern Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:27:32 +0000 http://adamtao.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-139 This worked like a charm for me. I tried to set this up on a laptop once before, but I got hung up on getting it to use the right java. Keep up the excellent work. This worked like a charm for me. I tried to set this up on a laptop once before, but I got hung up on getting it to use the right java. Keep up the excellent work.

]]> Comment on Setting up Ubuntu for Ruby on Rails development by abreu http://adamtao.wordpress.com/2009/05/06/setting-up-ubuntu-for-ruby-on-rails-development/#comment-138 abreu Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:56:29 +0000 http://adamtao.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-138 thanks, you save me. I m break my head today to do it works fine e now after read this post i got it work. thanks, you save me. I m break my head today to do it works fine e now after read this post i got it work.

]]> Comment on Setting up Ubuntu for Ruby on Rails development by Sam http://adamtao.wordpress.com/2009/05/06/setting-up-ubuntu-for-ruby-on-rails-development/#comment-131 Sam Thu, 07 May 2009 16:00:29 +0000 http://adamtao.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-131 I guess this is good enough. I prefer it when blog posts actually reach out and hold my hand during the process- this one is merely written directly to me in nauseating detail. I guess this is good enough. I prefer it when blog posts actually reach out and hold my hand during the process- this one is merely written directly to me in nauseating detail.

]]> Comment on Hostmonster on Rails by RIck Windham http://adamtao.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/hostmonster-on-rails/#comment-130 RIck Windham Fri, 06 Mar 2009 23:15:42 +0000 http://adamtao.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/hostmonster-on-rails/#comment-130 Hostmonster as far as I can tell does not notify customers on upgrades. Maybe on their blog, I'll ask my client if they received any email but I doubt it. I'm deploying a modified substruct application so I had to add gems and modify the gem path in my environment.rb file. And rails is frozen in the vendor directory so their upgrades won't effect me. I have a capistrano task that changes the permissions. Capistrano has made this at least bearable. I have tried to talk to them about Passenger but to no avail. My app starts 103MB FastCGI processes when the page is hit and there is not much I can do except keep on them about Passenger. Hostmonster as far as I can tell does not notify customers on upgrades. Maybe on their blog, I’ll ask my client if they received any email but I doubt it.

I’m deploying a modified substruct application so I had to add gems and modify the gem path in my environment.rb file. And rails is frozen in the vendor directory so their upgrades won’t effect me. I have a capistrano task that changes the permissions. Capistrano has made this at least bearable.

I have tried to talk to them about Passenger but to no avail. My app starts 103MB FastCGI processes when the page is hit and there is not much I can do except keep on them about Passenger.

]]> Comment on Subversion with Active Directory Authentication via Apache by Alain O'Dea http://adamtao.wordpress.com/2008/02/08/subversion-with-active-directory-authentication-via-apache/#comment-129 Alain O'Dea Sun, 01 Mar 2009 18:33:32 +0000 http://adamtao.wordpress.com/?p=40#comment-129 While LDAP is a good general solution to integrating various authentication systems, I have found it extremely hard to get working. I also got a big fat "no" from my system administrator when I said setting up ActiveDirectory auth on our Subversion would require that the domain admin's password be in plain-text in the configuration file. There is an alternative (IMHO easier) solution so long as you use Windows for the server. The <a>mod_auth_sspi Apache SSPI authentication module</a> allows you to support ActiveDirectory authentication by using the underlying system to transparently authenticate. I found the resulting mod_auth_sspi configuration easy to understand and modify to suit my needs. I put together a how-to called <a href="http://concise-software.blogspot.com/2009/02/instant-windows-svn-server-with-ssl-and.html" rel="nofollow">Instant Windows SVN Server with SSL and ActiveDirectory</a> on my blog which shows every step needed from a fresh Windows Server installation to a fully functional and relatively secure Subversion server that supports single sign-on with ActiveDirectory. While LDAP is a good general solution to integrating various authentication systems, I have found it extremely hard to get working. I also got a big fat “no” from my system administrator when I said setting up ActiveDirectory auth on our Subversion would require that the domain admin’s password be in plain-text in the configuration file.

There is an alternative (IMHO easier) solution so long as you use Windows for the server. The mod_auth_sspi Apache SSPI authentication module allows you to support ActiveDirectory authentication by using the underlying system to transparently authenticate. I found the resulting mod_auth_sspi configuration easy to understand and modify to suit my needs. I put together a how-to called Instant Windows SVN Server with SSL and ActiveDirectory on my blog which shows every step needed from a fresh Windows Server installation to a fully functional and relatively secure Subversion server that supports single sign-on with ActiveDirectory.

]]> Comment on “clear:both” My new best friend by Rachael http://adamtao.wordpress.com/2007/06/11/clearboth-my-new-best-friend/#comment-124 Rachael Fri, 27 Feb 2009 19:26:04 +0000 http://adamtao.wordpress.com/2007/06/11/clearboth-my-new-best-friend/#comment-124 You are the BEST! This worked beautifully in Drupal. My problem was that i created an image gallery using the Image drupal module. My gallery was to show in the typical content-area style in my theme's CSS. My content-area style had a grey background and border distinguishing it from the main wrapper and nav on my site. However, the style stopped just above the gallery, leaving the gallery in a random white area...yuck! Anyway, i added to a block in drupal that i asked to show only on my gallery page and positioned that block in "content bottom" area of drupal site. All fixed! I'm going to post this to drupal community too. Thanks a million! You are the BEST! This worked beautifully in Drupal. My problem was that i created an image gallery using the Image drupal module. My gallery was to show in the typical content-area style in my theme’s CSS. My content-area style had a grey background and border distinguishing it from the main wrapper and nav on my site. However, the style stopped just above the gallery, leaving the gallery in a random white area…yuck!

Anyway, i added to a block in drupal that i asked to show only on my gallery page and positioned that block in “content bottom” area of drupal site.

All fixed! I’m going to post this to drupal community too. Thanks a million!

]]> Comment on Pinewood Derby 2008 by Sam http://adamtao.wordpress.com/2008/04/29/pinewood_derby/#comment-123 Sam Mon, 23 Feb 2009 23:34:54 +0000 http://adamtao.wordpress.com/?p=49#comment-123 I just came back across this. Yes, I think Asher and I could be swapped out for the perennial little brother role at any point. The funny thing about Dad is he wouldn't even have to change his clothes, his hair, his glasses.... nothing. You can leave him exactly the same I just came back across this. Yes, I think Asher and I could be swapped out for the perennial little brother role at any point.

The funny thing about Dad is he wouldn’t even have to change his clothes, his hair, his glasses…. nothing. You can leave him exactly the same

]]> Comment on Subversion with Active Directory Authentication via Apache by andre http://adamtao.wordpress.com/2008/02/08/subversion-with-active-directory-authentication-via-apache/#comment-121 andre Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:32:11 +0000 http://adamtao.wordpress.com/?p=40#comment-121 hello, I'm facing that same problem... Actually, when i try to use both : require ldap-group XXX and AuthzSVNAccessFile XXX ldap-group is ignored (even if AuthzLDAPAuthoritative is on) Maybe i have done wrong, but this ldap filter is not working... if only ldap-group is active filtering on ldap group is done correctly... Any clue ? Cheers, André hello,

I’m facing that same problem…

Actually, when i try to use both :

require ldap-group XXX
and
AuthzSVNAccessFile XXX

ldap-group is ignored (even if AuthzLDAPAuthoritative is on)

Maybe i have done wrong, but this ldap filter is not working…

if only ldap-group is active filtering on ldap group is done correctly…

Any clue ?

Cheers,
André

]]> Comment on Subversion with Active Directory Authentication via Apache by Jacob http://adamtao.wordpress.com/2008/02/08/subversion-with-active-directory-authentication-via-apache/#comment-119 Jacob Fri, 06 Jun 2008 08:01:54 +0000 http://adamtao.wordpress.com/?p=40#comment-119 You can use filter the valid users in your apache config and limit them to being members of specific group(s) in Active Directory using the require ldap-group syntax. I've got a security group in my AD structure at Domain.local\Office\SecurityGroups\SG-Subversion and the syntax is require ldap-group CN=SG-Subversion,OU=SecurityGroups,OU=Office,DC=Domain,DC=local What I am trying to do now is work out how to get the AuthzSVNAccessFile to allow me to filter the different repositories and permissions within the repositories. You can use filter the valid users in your apache config and limit them to being members of specific group(s) in Active Directory using the require ldap-group syntax.

I’ve got a security group in my AD structure at Domain.local\Office\SecurityGroups\SG-Subversion and the syntax is

require ldap-group CN=SG-Subversion,OU=SecurityGroups,OU=Office,DC=Domain,DC=local

What I am trying to do now is work out how to get the AuthzSVNAccessFile to allow me to filter the different repositories and permissions within the repositories.

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