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because running a mail server wasn’t fun enough: the Dovecot 2.3 → 2.4 update has tons of breaking config changes

(h/t to https://willem.com/blog/2025-06-04_breaking-changes/ for the exhaustive breakdown of the changes)

#mailadmin #dovecot #postfix #sysadmin

How to install FreeBSD on providers that don't support it with mfsBSD

https://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/07/02/install_freebsd_providers_mfsbsd/

#ITNotes#FreeBSD #hosting #server#IT#SysAdmin #tutorial#VPS#RunBSD#BSD

Dev just messaged me, alarmed: a WordPress plugin's tech support logged into his site and broke everything! 😱
But Dev is sharp, and even at 22:10, he remembered his server runs FreeBSD and ZFS. With snapshots of his site and database every 15 minutes, we rolled back to the 20:00 snapshot, and his site was back up in a flash!

Thank you, FreeBSD! Thank you, ZFS!

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What tools do you use for your on-host #FreeBSD| #BSD system metrics collection and monitoring? #Sysadmin #DevOps #SRE #Monitoring #Systems #Observability #Metrics

Client messages me: "Login isn't working! Fix it immediately!" - followed by a string of complaints about how it can't just stop working "all of a sudden" on a Saturday morning.

I ask for their login details, immediately notice they're using the wrong username, and point it out.

Their reply: "Ok."

Sometimes a "sorry" would be nice. 😂

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Any computer-touchers looking for a job? The Cambridge Computer Lab is looking for a mostly Linux sysadmin. Great place to work, I still pop in sometimes, but don’t let that put you off!

EDIT: I believe this requires the ability to be physically in Cambridge (UK) at least some of the time. I am not sure if they can sponsor visas for this job, but they often can.

Second edit: Apparently I was tired when I posted this and completely failed to include the link to the job. Ooops!

Third edit: I am not involved in hiring for this job. My current affiliation with the institution in question is 'Visiting Researcher'. This means that they keep a desk that I can use (when no one else is using) and I periodically turn up and hang out with people there. I cannot answer questions related to the job other than to say that it's working with a group of people I choose to visit when I can. There is an email address in the job ad for questions.

#Linux#Jobs#GetFediHired #sysadmin