Simple MongoDB backup script
Here's a simple MongoDB backup script which you can run on a daily basis to create an automatic dump of MongoDB and keep a certain number of days of backup stored.
Read More » 11:25 AM | 1 Comment | Tags: bash, linux, mongodbChef bash completion script
I've written a short Chef bash completion script to aid me in learning knife commands. Here it is.
Getting OpenArena maps and mods
Maps
Included Maps
As of the latest OpenArena release (0.8.1 + 0.8.5 patch), the following maps are included in the game:
Read More » 04:44 PM | 0 Comments | Tags: openarena, gamingCreating a user and group in OpenLDAP directory
When setting up an OpenLDAP server for a friend, I've come across the difficulty of automating user account creation. The problem was that the person (or program) creating the accounts would have to know quite a lot about the structure of LDAP directory, correct usage of ldap commands, as well as error handling and logging. I wanted to free the program from having to do any of this; instead, it could make a simple call to a Bash script and let it handle the details.
A list of OpenArena cvars (settings)
Back in 2009 I've compiled a pretty extensive list of OpenArena settings for a project I was involved in. The project is long gone, but the list proved to be very useful to gamers and developers alike.
Read More » 09:45 PM | 1 Comment | Tags: openarena, gaming