Questions tagged [syntax]
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Why can't I select from a table named range without using backticks?
I'm facing a problem with mysql. A query select * from range; works on mysql 5.0.22 but does not work mysql 5.1.61. but it works with backtick:
i.e.
select * from `range`;
Kindly help in this regard.
I want mysql 5.1.61 to execute the query…
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Syntax error at '{'; expected '}' when using nagios in puppet
It's a big problem to me, because I'm not familiar with puppet.
ERROR on the puppetmaster:
debug: importing '/etc/puppet/manifests/nodes/group-1.pp'
err: Could not parse for environment production: Syntax error at '{'; expected '}' at…
jiangchengwu
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ZFS: Replace raidz1-member of a striped pool for raidz2
I have a pool (in Ubuntu 20 LTS) like this:
# zpool status
pool: zpool_test
state: ONLINE
scan: none requested
config:
NAME STATE READ WRITE CKSUM
zpool_test ONLINE 0 0 0
raidz2-0 ONLINE 0 0 …
JakeRoberts
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Postfix sasl_password file and MX resolution
Thanks to @AlexD idea, we'll implement the following transport table in order to simulate a IP failover using the DNS MX resolution (postfix 3.3)
Relay for 2 domains, exemple[12].com
exemple1.com relay:mx.myhost.com:587
exemple2.com …
Déjà vu
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Editing a value in a ldap dn
What is the correct syntax to edit a value in an LDAP dn? As of now I was trying the following:
serveradmin@magic:~$ ldapmodify -x -W -D cn=admin,dc=example,dc=com < dn: uid=foo,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com
> changetype: modify
> edit:…
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How to set up cron trigger time rule every 5 mins + 2mins delay?
In Microsoft Azure, this runs the script every 5 mins: "0 */5 * * * *"
I thought i will run another script every 5 mins plus 2 mins with rule: "0 */7 * * * *" but then i realized i made a mistake (0,5,10,15 vs 0,7,14,21) that's not 0,7,12,17 what i…
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CloudFormation stack yaml syntax?
I'm trying to create a SecurityGroup which has a tag like Name: SG-StackName. This code works perfect in json:
"Resources": {
"SecurityGroup": {
"Type": "AWS::EC2::SecurityGroup",
"Properties": {
...
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Putnik
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Nginx: significance of bracket syntax?
Using Nginx on FreeBSD, wondering what's the difference between
events {
worker_connections 200;
}
and just worker_connections 200; by itself?
Or
server {
listen 80;
location / {
return 301 https://$host$request_uri;
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openldap alternative to modifying core schema syntax
I have an application that stores contacts in OpenLDAP. It uses the c attribute to store a string describing a country name. The syntax of c only allows a two-letter country code, but the application uses full country names. Therefore the attribute…
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rsyslog filter on authpriv facility in rsyslog.conf
This has been addressed in other post(s), but I still can't get this to work properly.
I am trying to OMIT (discard) certain entries from being written to my " /var/log/secure ".
Namely, any line that contains certain trusted IP Addresses, in this…
Chris Charles
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Puppet string interpolation with function call and a variable as parameter
Trying to construct a string.
I can do:
"Blah blah ${::osfamily} blah blah"
"Blah blah ${$::osfamily} blah blah"
But whats the syntax to call a function with a variable as parameter and have string interpolation work?
None of the following…
Swartz
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Fixing syntax errors in lighttpd.conf?
lighttpd newbie here...
We're trying to set up lighttpd to host a local django app, kiosk-style. We intend to use wsgi for this, but we're having trouble figuring out the syntax for lighttpd's config file -- examples pulled straight from lighttpd…
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Puppet Error: 400 on SERVER: Syntax error at
I am getting a syntax error when running puppet, although I cant figure out why:
Error: Could not retrieve catalog from remote server: Error 400 on SERVER: Syntax error at 'String'; expected ')' at /etc/puppet/modules/riak/manifests/init.pp:17
Here…
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Puppet case statements with integer range
I need to write a case using some ranges in order to write in a better way something like the following spaghetti code :
if $mem < 1024 { $retvalue = "128M" }
elsif $mem < 7000 { $retvalue = "160M" }
elsif $mem < 15000 { $retvalue = "192M"…
FlexIt
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How to customize munin alert message text
So, I use munin to monitor a couple hundred servers and I love it. I am trying to tweak the alert text to look a little different however, and I'm not understanding how to get it to do what I want.
I have read…
Joe
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