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#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""
Helpers for automating the process of setting up ported Linux/UNIX
applications which were designed with expectations like being in $PATH.

@note: Basic functionality requires only the Python standard library.
       Some functions and methods also require the PyWin32 package.

@note: A much more verbose "sudo for Windows" implementation (BSD-licensed)

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"""
This allows you to import Django modules into a Salt module
"""

import logging
import sys
import os

log = logging.getLogger(__name__)

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#!/usr/bin/python

"""
This is a handy script to download the media from General Conference for
your own use.  Execute this script with the appropriate options to download the
files you wish.

The only non-Python standard library dependency is BeautifulSoup.

Example invocation:

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{% macro a2mod(module, enabled=true) -%}
{% if enabled %}
a2enmod {{ module }}:
  cmd:
    - run
    - unless: test -L /etc/apache2/mods-enabled/{{ module }}.load
    - require:
      - pkg: apache2
    - watch_in:
      - service: apache2

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How to stream the London 2012 Olympics

There have been several HOWTOs posted regarding streaming the 2012 Olympics using HTTP / SOCKS proxies via SSH and other similar methods. None of these actually work using the latest Flash on Mountain Lion (with Firefox, Chrome or Safari). Additionally, the third-party streaming sites don't provide BBC's amazing interface, which lets you quickly skip to individual competitors and events. However, setting up an OpenVPN server does work, with some tweaks. You'll get the exact same UX that people in England receive.

• Get a Linode VM in the UK. The 512MB server for $20 works just fine. (If you want to use my referral link, go for it: http://bit.ly/OuzdVe)

• Follow the standard OpenVPN installation documentation. (Basically, 'apt-get install openvpn' or 'yum install openvpn' and then follow these docs: http://openvpn.net/index.php/open-source/documentation/howto.html). For an OS X client, I prefer Viscosity: http://www.thesparklabs

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The new Secure Password Hashing API in PHP 5.5

The [RFC for a new simple to use password hashing API][rfc] has just been accepted for PHP 5.5. As the RFC itself is rather technical and most of the sample codes are something you should not use, I want to give a very quick overview of the new API:

Why do we need a new API?

Everybody knows that you should be hashing their passwords using bcrypt, but still a surprising number of developers uses insecure md5 or sha1 hashes (just look at the recent password leaks). One of the reasons for this is that the crypt() API is ridiculously hard to use and very prone to programming mistakes.

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root@ubuntu:/srv/salt# salt salt-minion state.highstate
salt-minion:
----------
    State: - cmd
    Name:      apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys C300EE8C
    Function:  run
        Result:    True
        Comment:   Command "apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys C300EE8C" run
        Changes:   pid: 10413
                   retcode: 0

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Here is a sample of how I am currently dealing with users.

Big thanks to uggedal! I used his user states as an example: https://github.com/uggedal/states

###
# How to create password hashes
###
python -c "import crypt; print crypt.crypt('password', '\$6\$SALTsalt\$')"

###

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snmp_ro_community: xxxxxxx
snmp_management_station: 10.0.0.1

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#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

"""
Salt returner that report error back to sentry
"""

import logging

try: