Welcome!

My name is Eirik Øverby. Sysadmin by day, sysadmin by night.

This is my home in the digital world. Anduin.net is my pet project, a group of servers operated mostly for fun and learning.

Have a look at the menu on the right; you might find something of interest. Happy browsing.

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Recent posts

Bendik Leonhard…

…was born today at 01:57, weighing in at 4415 grams and measuring 52cm.
Meeesa proud!

MacBook Air

After working with the Air for a while, and comparing it to my other macs, I must say I am thoroughly impressed. The SSD yields far greater benefits than what is typically reported in reviews, and while I don’t really believe that any 64GB storage device is worth that kind of money, this one comes […] Read more »

New toys…

Ok I admit it, I’m attracted to tech gadgets. However I think I’m pretty picky about the gadgets I carry around regularily, so most end up being objects of hate more than objects of lust after a fairly short amount of time.
Notable exceptions to this include my first PowerBook (G4, 1.5ghz, 15″), my third (and […] Read more »

Upgraded to 7.0 (now what?)

 Yesterday, immediately following the release announcement, I upgraded Anduin.net and all the jails to 7.0. This should give somewhat better performance, especially when under load. Not to mention it’s the latest and greatest, which gives a certain satisfaction in knowing.
 Port rebuilds will follow shortly. Unfortunately, being a time-consuming process, the possibility exists that some services […] Read more »

New stuff - backups

Hi all,
I’ve been looking for a better way to back up home directories, mail, etc. I think I’ve found it: Duplicity.
As of last week, therefore, all home directories and virtual mail domains are backed up daily, with 2 weeks retention. In other words, if you manage to lose something, let me know, and I might be […] Read more »