Author Archives: cloudnthings
Which version of Java to install on OSX with Homebrew?
Sometimes you’ll come across applications that will require a specific version of Java. This will be because other versions of Java will have extra libraries that may not be compatible. To install a specific version of Java on Mac OSX with homebrew, go to Github AdoptOpen JDK to see what version you need. The basic… Read More »
Joe Rogan Experience #1439 – Michael Osterholm
Good podcast on the Coronavirus. Note that from the ~20min mark the conversation jumps to deer infection for about 10 minutes then jumps back to COVID19.
Connection closed port 22 when connecting to Amazon AWS EC2 via ssh
If you are getting a connection closed on port 22 when trying to connect to Amazon AWS EC2 server via ssh, the chances are the user name you are using is wrong. If you are following the instructions at: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/AccessingInstancesLinux.html for the first time and you are confused at: ssh -i /path/my-key-pair.pem ec2-user@ec2-198-51-100-1.compute-1.amazonaws.com then you are… Read More »
AWS Permissions are too open error when trying to connect to EC2
If you are trying to connect to an EC2 instance in AWS and you get the following permission error saying that your key file is too open…. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @ WARNING: UNPROTECTED PRIVATE KEY FILE! @ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Permissions 0644 for ‘awskeypair.pem’ are too open. It is required that… Read More »
Sat 1 Feb: Day 9 Back to Basics
Fri 31 Jan: Day 8 Back to basics
Wed 29 Jan: Day 6 Back to Basics
Quick links to set up Ubuntu on Mac
You’ll need to download Virtual Box: https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads You’ll want to download the latest version of Ubuntu and most probably the desktop version: https://ubuntu.com/download/desktop Go through the install process. You’ll want to turn on Guest Addition in order to be able to copy and paste between the 2 OS’s You’ll want to set the Virtual Box display… Read More »