Fedora 27 – MariaDB (mysql) #mysql50#.rocksdb errors

Recently I started encountering ” #mysql50#.rocksdb” errors with mysql. To solve this I stopped mariadb:
systemctl stop mariadb
edited /etc/my.cnf.d/rocksdb to comment out the plugin and added ignore-db-dirs=.rocksdb to /etc/my.cnf, then restarted mariadb
systemctl start mariadb

Now I can backup or query the database properly.

custom FiTech controller bracket

I wasn’t too keen on the windshield suction-cup holder for the FiTech handheld control panel, so I made a holder from some scrap walnut.  Just above the FiTech controller is my home-brew bargraph fuel-mixture gauge made from Radio-Shack parts.

Judah, Indiana festival car show

My red ’69 Mustang was on the front page of the June 25, 2017 Herald Times newspaper!
On the back page of the first section is a photo of Mason Sale looking at a custom truck. I’m standing beside him – behind the ’74 Dodge Challenger hood.
Particpant trophy – very clever!
My version of the lead photo:

Deskside computer stand

Cherry stand for mid-size computer case:

Shelf joinery

Windows 10 issues accessing Fedora Samba shares

This problem has frustrated me since mid-2016 after my first Windows-10 upgrade. The Windows-10 machine could not see or connect to my Linux shares no matter what I did. I ended up having to change several things before it finally worked.

Linux smb.conf:

  ntlm auth = no
  lanman auth = Yes
  client ntlmv2 auth = Yes    
  client lanman auth = Yes
  tls enabled = Yes

The last link in the chain for Windows-10 Pro was:

Click Start > All Programs > Accessories > Run and type secpol.msc in the Open box, and then click OK.
Click Local Policies > Security Options > Network Security: LAN Manager authentication level.
Click Send LM & NTLM – use NTLMv2 session security if negotiated.
Click Apply.

On Windows-10 Home:

1. Go to Run, Type Regedit and open this key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa\
2. If it doesn’t exist, create a DWORD value named
LmCompatibilityLevel
3. Set the value to 5
4. Reboot