How to delete temporary files from an ISAM/ISVA virtual appliance

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How to delete temporary files from an ISAM/ISVA virtual appliance

tl;dr Run support > purge from the CLI to delete all temporary files

I recently tried to create a Support file on an ISAM/ISVA virtual appliance, but after a few minutes it failed (“The system failed to create the support file”).

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Script to download application log files from ISAM appliance

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Script to download application log files from ISAM appliance

I was given a Hotfix by IBM when we were investigating a memory utilisation problem with IBM Security Verify Access (ISVA, formerly IBM Security Access Manager, ISAM), earlier this year. This Hotfix generated a set of resource monitor diagnostic files every 20 minutes, so

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Severe laptop screen flashing problem

Misc Technical

Severe laptop screen flashing problem

I recently bought a new laptop, a Lenovo E14, which I was delighted with, except that periodically the screen would flash severely. The solution was obvious – it was clearly a driver problem, so I installed all the latest drivers – but the problem

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Symbol set problems with Secret Server custom batch file launchers

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Symbol set problems with Secret Server custom batch file launchers

I have come across an interesting problem when using custom batch file launchers: if any of the command line arguments, such as a password, contains any of these characters: | < > ” & then they don’t get passed into the batch file correctly

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Secret Server – Custom reports (and the annoying ‘SQL that was entered is not valid for reporting’ error)

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Secret Server – Custom reports (and the annoying ‘SQL that was entered is not valid for reporting’ error)

Secret Server is a brilliant Privileged Access Management (PAM) product. I have being doing some work recently on its custom reports – it’s great that you have the flexibility to create your own custom reports without needing to resort to Professional Services, so I

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Configuring an Infrared Remote Control to Control RuneAudio Archlinux (without needing LIRC)

Linux Misc Technical Raspberry Pi

Configuring an Infrared Remote Control to Control RuneAudio Archlinux (without needing LIRC)

Introduction

As I’ve mentioned in a previous blog article, I have started using a brilliant Raspberry Pi-based music player called RuneAudio (which uses Music Player Daemon – MPD – at its heart). I have this connected to a home cinema system,

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LIRC configuration file for Sony RM-ADP090 remote control

Linux Misc Technical Raspberry Pi

LIRC configuration file for Sony RM-ADP090 remote control

Recent Linux kernels include support for infrared remote controls and so the requirement for LIRC (Linux Infrared Remote Control) has been diminishing, but nevertheless some systems still use it. I was doing some work with LIRC recently and I couldn’t find a configuration file for

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New version of my Sudoku Solver is now available from App Store…

iOS Misc Technical

New version of my Sudoku Solver is now available from App Store…

A while ago I released an updated version of my Sudoku Solver iOS app. As well as solving regular Sudoku puzzles it can Sudoku puzzles ‘with a twist’ (where there is a ‘twist’ of nine shaded squares which must also contain the numbers one to

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ID3 tag incompatibility between iTunes and Linux – and how to fix it

Linux Misc Technical Raspberry Pi

ID3 tag incompatibility between iTunes and Linux – and how to fix it

Introduction
I recently set up a Raspberry Pi-based music player based on Rune Audio. At its core it uses Music Player Daemon (MPD) – but I found that MPD wouldn’t read the ID3 tags on a lot of my music tracks. After some investigation I

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Raspberry Pi-based music player with Rune Audio

Misc Technical Raspberry Pi

Raspberry Pi-based music player with Rune Audio

I have recently had some fun setting up a Raspberry Pi-based music player – in fact it took me longer than I was expecting: it took a while to find a music player that I was happy with, and I also found that the tags

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