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Disable macOS Zscaler

The following script can be used to disable Zscaler on macOS. Zscaler is corporate spyware and security software that controls access to Internet resources and spoofs TLS certificates to allow inspection of encrypted communications on corporate managed computers.

This script will not uninstall the Zscaler software.

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Resize a Hard Disk for a Virtual Machine

Our Virtual Machines are provisioned using Vagrant from a Linux base box to run using VirutalBox. If the Hard Disk space runs out and you cannot remove files to free-up space, you can resize the Hard Disk using some VirtualBox and Linux commands.

Some assumptions

The following steps assume you've got a set-up like mine, where:

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SSH Config

This is an example ~/.ssh/config file showing a common set-up with the following features:

1. SSH Agent key forwarding into local virtual machines
2. SSH Agent key forwarding into remote Acquia servers
3. SSH alias for a personal bitbucket.org account (uses a different SSH key)
4. Keychain Access configuration for macOS

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#!/usr/bin/env bash
# vim: ai ts=2 sw=2 et sts=2 ft=sh

# Install or re-install phpenv with
# multiple versions of PHP on macOS.
#
# Usage:
#
#   curl -fsSL "https://git.io/JvG7i?cb=$RANDOM" | bash
#

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# HTTP response header testing.

# wget
# - method: GET
# - output: response headers only

wget --server-response --quiet \
  --output-document=/dev/null --output-file=- \
  https://example.com/api/endpoint
  

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PHP Interactive CLI Install

The following commands can be used to install PHP from source with an interactive command-line shell interface on Linux.

This interactive shell, (command: php -a) was the main reason I built from source to begin with. Now though I am able to play with the latest PHP versions as soon as they are available.

The commands below were written for and tested on the following system.

• OS: Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTS (trusty)

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Question

How do I stop Apple Music from launching whenever I connect a Bluetooth headset to my MacBook?

Background

I use a bluetooth headset for video calls using video conferencing software on macOS.

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#!/usr/bin/env bash
# vim: ai ts=2 sw=2 et sts=2 ft=sh

# Check OS.
if [[ ! "${OSTYPE}" =~ "^linux" ]] || [[ ! "$(lsb_release -c 2>/dev/null)" =~ "xenial" ]]; then
  (>&2 echo "Error: This script is for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) not '${OSTYPE}'.")
  exit 1;
fi

sudo apt-get update

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If RabbitMQ wont start and show the following in the startup logs:

# cat  /var/log/rabbitmq/startup_log


BOOT FAILED
===========

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# vagrant-hostmanager https://github.com/devopsgroup-io/vagrant-hostmanager

Cmnd_Alias VAGRANT_HOSTMANAGER_UPDATE = /bin/cp /home/*/.vagrant.d/tmp/hosts.local /etc/hosts

%admin ALL=(root) NOPASSWD: VAGRANT_HOSTMANAGER_UPDATE

# See https://github.com/cogitatio/vagrant-hostsupdater#readme
# vagrant plugin vagrant-hostsupdater.

Cmnd_Alias VAGRANT_HOSTS_ADD = /bin/sh -c echo "*" >> /etc/hosts