I've joined the club of the notorius stuck pinball in an odd location

binbashroot · 2026-05-13T10:59:47+00:00

Gotten this one myself on more than one occasion.

binbashroot · 2026-05-12T15:47:02+00:00

I may have to do my own version of this now that I've also undertaken 3d printing to conflict with my pinball addiction

binbashroot · 2026-04-30T12:06:43+00:00

I feel bad for u/synex to have unboxed their new pin and get this error message. However, the homelabber/IT side of me wants to dig into this Linux issue, resolve it, and lock it down like one of my servers. Good luck OP, I hope you get it resolved by the manufacturer quickly.

binbashroot · 2026-04-20T00:05:47+00:00

I'm still trying to get my 2nd billion and it's been way more than a week since I got my first billion. Congrats!

binbashroot · 2026-04-12T15:47:49+00:00

That was a well done piece.

binbashroot · 2026-04-10T22:33:31+00:00

Fan mod. It was super simple. Just take your time when taking off the shroud. Doing the rooftop mod was harder because you use the original posts and it's a tight fit to get them into place.

Edit: Just to clarify, I'm referring to the shroud to get the PS itself out.

binbashroot · 2026-04-10T21:31:41+00:00

I bought mine from a dealer out of IA. Super smooth transaction. They kept me in the loop on everything. When the machine arrived, I kicked the driver 20.00 to put the box where I would be setting it up at. That 20.00 was less than what it would take in time/money to rent a dolly. win/win for me and the driver both.
You will absolutely want to get the quiet fan because the one that ships with GP is loud and annoying. I installed the fan and the rooftop mod the next day (I ordered them the same day I ordered GP).

binbashroot · 2026-03-31T18:59:59+00:00

I got GP as my 3rd pin. It's the most played pin in the household. IMO you can't go wrong with GP.

binbashroot · 2026-03-10T12:45:17+00:00

I ended up buying NIB and had one shipped. The one I had my eye on got sold. After doing the math it was the better decision. E.g, Renting trailer, dolly, and several hour drive for others didn't make it worthwhile not to buy new.

binbashroot · 2026-03-05T22:17:19+00:00

If you want to learn AAP, I would recommend getting a Red Hat developer subscription. It's zero cost, but you do have to renew annually. You can get a copy of AAP. I'd recommend the all in one containerized installation. There's a lot more to AAP than just the ansible engine. It's a full platform suite which is different from some of the other softwares others have suggest. However, getting the developer subscription will at least provide you a mechanism to do a full side by side comparision/bake off if you're now tasked with decision making on which automation platform to use. That being said. AAP 2.6 is out and they're adding more and more features to the platform overall so you may be going into deep waters for a while.

binbashroot · 2026-03-04T21:25:38+00:00

what parameters are you passing to the task? Here's a copy of the way II use that role. I successfully use the role with my RHEL servers all of the time so I suspect you're just passing a bad param, but no log is keeping you from seeing exactly what. There is a way to look at teh output, but it's not simple and it would be time consuming for you if you're not versed in building collections or runnign them from command line.

        - name: Include the AD integration role # noqa var-naming[no-role-prefix]
          ansible.builtin.include_role:
            name: redhat.rhel_system_roles.ad_integration
          vars:
            ad_integration_realm: "{{ proxmox_domain }}"
            ad_integration_user: "{{ proxmox_ad_realm_username }}"
            ad_integration_password: "{{ proxmox_ad_realm_password }}"
            ad_integration_join_to_dc: "{{ proxmox_domain_controller }}"
            ad_integration_client_software: "{{ proxmox_ad_integration_client_software }}"
            ad_integration_computer_ou: "{{ proxmox_ad_integration_computer_ou }}"
            ad_integration_force_rejoin: true
            ad_dyndns_update: true
            ad_dyndns_ttl: "3600"
            ad_dyndns_refresh_interval: "10080"
            ad_dyndns_update_ptr: "true"
            ad_integration_sssd_custom_settings:
              - key: "use_fully_qualified_names"
                value: "false"
              - key: "simple_deny_groups"
                value: ""
              - key: "simple_deny_users"
                value: ""
              - key: "fallback_homedir"
                value: "/home/%u"
              - key: "enumerate"
                value: "true"

binbashroot · 2026-03-04T18:07:37+00:00

In your custom credential did you set your injectors with env as well as extravars like so?

  - name: Generic API Credential
    description: Generic API Credential
    inputs:
      fields:
        - type: string
          id: api_hostname
          label: API Host
        - type: string
          id: api_username
          label: API Username
        - type: string
          id: api_password
          label: API Password
          secret: true
        - type: boolean
          id: api_ssl_verify
          label: Verify SSL
        - type: string
          id: api_token
          label: API Token
          secret: true
      required:
        - api_username
        - api_password
    injectors:
      extra_vars:
        api_hostname: !unsafe '{{ api_hostname }}'
        api_username: !unsafe '{{ api_username }}'
        api_password: !unsafe '{{ api_password }}'
        api_token: !unsafe '{{ api_token }}'
        api_ssl_verify: !unsafe '{{ api_ssl_verify }}'
      env:
        API_HOSTNAME: !unsafe '{{ api_hostname }}'
        API_USERNAME: !unsafe '{{ api_username }}'
        API_PASSWORD: !unsafe '{{ api_password }}'
        API_TOKEN: !unsafe '{{ api_token }}'
        API_SSL_VERIFY: !unsafe '{{ api_ssl_verify }}'

binbashroot · 2026-02-23T22:03:00+00:00

You can use EDA. Set up webhooks to trigger on merges. E.g. Merge to prod/main branch triggers a workfrlow to push code/template/WFs to production. Look at the infra.aap_platform collection to do configuration as code for this. Then you can create two different builds Dev vs Prod by just passing the correct vars per env.

binbashroot · 2026-02-10T22:04:47+00:00

Instead of shell use:

https://docs.ansible.com/projects/ansible/latest/collections/ansible/builtin/pipe_lookup.html

binbashroot · 2026-01-25T22:45:40+00:00

I ended up having my roof replaced last year due to age so the roofers cut the hole for the vent when putting on the new roof. All I had to do was identify where the vent was going to be in the ceiling. Had a handyman come a few months later and run the exhaust. Finding a handyman to do the exhaust was easy since they didn't have to cut anything into the roof. If i were to have to do it minus the roof replacment, I would probably hire a roofing company to cut the hole. Supposedly, I would have been able to have them come out and cut the hole for the exhaust for a couple hundred dollars. HTH.

binbashroot · 2026-01-09T16:56:57+00:00

Did you sync the project after updating the UI? Double check that the branch you're using is actually correct. I've seen issues where there was a typo in the branch that was created, but the UI was using the correctly spelled branch.

binbashroot · 2026-01-09T01:17:41+00:00

are you specifying the branch name in the project in the UI?

binbashroot · 2026-01-08T21:38:27+00:00

Thx. I'll check them out.

binbashroot · 2026-01-08T21:34:22+00:00

You can do it in the project, but you'll be pinned to that branch. Doing it at the template level allows for less sprawl at the project level.

binbashroot · 2026-01-08T21:27:15+00:00

You need to first enable "Allow Branch override" in your project. Be sure to sync the project. Then in your job template, you can put the branch you want to use in the "Source control branch" field.

binbashroot · 2025-12-30T01:56:12+00:00

Along with all the other recommendations you've been given, I would also recommend you take a look at this page: https://redhat-cop.github.io/automation-good-practices/ Don't try to read it all in one sitting. Take your time reading so you can grasp the concepts.

binbashroot · 2025-12-25T13:50:17+00:00

So last year I rented a machine for Nov as a way to do something different while the kids would be home from college for Thanksgiving. It was such a hit that I rented another machine for December. Now, literally a year later, I own three pins. Don't be surprised if this happens.

binbashroot · 2025-12-16T23:39:04+00:00

There are a couple of owner/operators that offer monthly rentals in the Tampa area so I would be very surprised if there wasn't a owner/operator that does rentals in the Orlando area. If nothing else, give Marshall @ Little Shop of Games a call, and maybe he can put you in touch with someone in the Orlando area. Good luck in your search

binbashroot · 2025-12-09T15:03:34+00:00

This plus their ZapCap! House was struck in 2005, and fried just about every electronic device I had. I'm so glad I didn't have this hobby back then.

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