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Ansible SSH Errors when connecting to local vagrant juniper vqfx10k box

When recently running ansible on a local virtual switch from juniper vqfx10k, I got the following error: $ ansible local -m ping [WARNING]: sftp transfer mechanism failed on [127.0.0.1]. Use ANSIBLE_DEBUG=1 to see detailed information [WARNING]: scp transfer mechanism failed on [127.0.0.1]. Use ANSIBLE_DEBUG=1 to see detailed information vqfx1 | FAILED! => { "changed": false, […]

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cycling routes

Best Cape Town Cycling Routes

Blouberg – Chapmans (Reverse) Trail and Path MTB (102km) Onthego map Blouberg-Hout-Blouberg (78.5 km) Peak elevation is 261m (peak gradient 21%) Onthego map link Blouberg-Koeberg-Blouberg (38 km) Description: Flat and fast Estimated time: 2 hours Peak elevation is 37m On-the-go map link Blouberg-Chapmans-Blouberg (101km) On-the-go map link I had planned to do Blouberg-Hout-blouberg but then […]

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awx

AWX: A server error has occurred and Redis

Sometimes in the container based deployments of AWX, you get errors. As with any computer system with many moving parts in a distributed architecture. AWX has 4 containers when you run it: awx-web – a django applicaiton awx-task – a task runner awx-redis – the message queue / broker postgresql – the persistent storage database […]

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Using Keycloak as the Identity Provider for AWX

Good day, in this post I will show you how to use Keycloak (Open source Redhat SSO) as the identity provider for AWX. I am basing this tutorial on the post on red hat SSO integration on ansible.com and from the AWX docs on SAML authentication Prerequisites You need the following set up: AWX instance […]

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The price of Things

What is the price of things in 2021 really? At a coffee shop (Morgan’s Blouberg): A flat white single/double is: R27/R30 A toasted chicken mayo with small chips: R50 A pub: Rock Star Diner = Black label draught 500ml: R45 Carlyle’s on Derry = Black label draught 500ml: R42.5 A burger: Shwarma Express = A […]