Looking for a configuration server event - configuration

We are looking for a configuration server event that could tell us about the changes that have been made to the configuration object. We are struggling to get the details on who has changed the object.
Any suggestion would be a great help.
Thanks

I’ve found a few Genesys partners have developed Audit Logging applications for Configuration Server changes.
Pointel offers a product called Audit & Alert that can return the user information on changes done. This could actually solve your problem with monitoring change management.
Check this link:
https://www.pointel.com/solutions/cms-audit-alert/

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How do I add a Remote Connection to Ionos Database for ExcelforMySQL?

I have a database that I have created for a friend of a mine that he would like to store his data and work directly from on a daily basis. Recently I came across ExcelforMySQL and thought this would be a perfect AddIn for him to use.
I have successfully linked the AddIn to the database (Xampp Local connection) and this loads up fine but when I move the database onto a webserver that I have with ionos(1and1) and enter the Host Details along with the Username and Password, I get the following error:
Connection attempt failed.
Unable to connect to any of the specified MySQL hosts.
When I click Show Details:
All it says is One or more errors occurred.
Would really appreciate it, if somebody could advise on how to fix this, as I really want to be able to work live on the data and update the changes from the user directly in Excel if possible and this addin looks like it does that.
If anyone has any other suggestions then I am happy to hear them as not fussed as what is used as long as it works.
Thanks
I had a similar problem to yourself with a number of my own sites/DB's hosted on Ionos. After a bit of searching through their help they state that access from outside your Ionos package is not possible. Unfortunately we're stuck with their hosted version of PHP My Admin in the control panel.
Although I have found that MySQL-front works great and bypasses the Ionos restrictions. Google is your friend...
Maybe a bit late for you but for others who come across this question as I said google is your friend...

Using external API for MediaWiki authorization

So I have the website that provides the API for logging in/registering/etc. And I have the MediaWiki set up at my server.
I need to disallow MediaWiki registration and only allow logging people in through our API. So, when the user tries to login, no request to MediaWiki db for the user should be done, instead the request to our API should be done, logging person in if our API returned the correct data and displaying an error if it didn't.
Is there a way to get it done with MediaWiki?
Thanks in advance.
Your question is very broad and involves some development but also a lot of configuration as well. So, let's start:
First of all, you need to somehow integrate with the API you mentioned, which is possible by developing your own primary authentication provider. See the high level documentation. In this, you will have all the necessary entry points a user might hit when logging in or registering a new account and you can "translate" them to the actual actions which you need to do in your API (which you do not mention what it is or provides, so we can not give you better guidance here).
The second step would then be to configure this new authentication provider as the only one using $wgAuthManagerConfig which will in fact disable all other ways of creating other accounts as well as logging in with other accounts then the ones provided from your API.
If you've more questions, I would suggest that you provide more information and specific points where you're stuck :)
You can have a look at Extension:Auth remoteuser, it could fit at least partly you needs.

How to manage MySQL connections in a microservices architecture

I have the gist of how to connect to a MySQL server, however my dilemma is using passwords. Here are some of the things I am looking at.
Architecture will be 1 core service which as of right now will be set up as a digest authentication service. Note: In the future I will also have it set up for kerberos authentication.
The service will have a schema it will need to be able to access in MySQL. Also the micro services will have their own schemas that they will also need to be able to access.
The database will be localhost initially but will eventually be moved (in production) to a separate server altogether.
Given the requirements above, I cannot give the services users that are restricted to localhost and have no password associated with them (nor would I want that in the event the server was hacked). So how can I have access to the database without using any plain text passwords (I don't want it stored in the code)?
Maybe I am just not understanding something here that could make my life so much easier so again I look towards the wisdom of the many here. Thanks in advance!
Some things that I should maybe mention: I plan on using go-martini as my http router, I'd like to be able to set up OAuth Provider, I will need to manage user sessions and authentication (right now not as important as I'm trying to get the core part of the service setup)
Edit: To clarify some information;
I do not have an AD, kerberos, or any other LDAP service to use and would be hard pressed to set them up at this time in a VM I use for development.
The service should not be dependent on any of those items as SSO is a much later requirement in this project.
Strictly speaking it will be deployed in environments where there are none of those available and this is non-negotiable.
I also am specifically developing the services in Go and the clients in React.
Note: I do not need someone to correct MY question. I would appreciate it if you do not change the context of my question to suite the answer you wish to give me. That is not what StackOverflow is about, it is also quite rude to do that. Thank you.

New user added to TFS has different settings than rest of users

I have 2 issues going on with TFS.
We have 2 active directory roles set up for TFS and Visual Studio 2015: ADMINS and USERS. And we have one main Team Project.
We recently hired two contractors and added them to our USERS role. But what we have noticed is that on their machines, as soon as they start to edit the files, it shows as [lock, edit] where everyone else shows just [edit]. The primary difference that we know of is they have Windows 10 where the other developers are on Windows 7. I have been trying to troubleshoot this for the past week with no success. Any suggestions on what I can look at/query to find this? This isn't stopping us, but still having to workaround it.
Then mid morning one of these contractors was trying to edit some Shared Datasets. And now he keeps getting "Access to path [filepath] is denied" but so far it looks to only be happening on *.rsd and *.rds. He was able to create a Dataset, commit it to TFS. But then is unable to edit it. But he can then delete and commit the deletion to TFS. This is completely stopping him for working on these, so this is more of an issue currently.
I saw a post about checking the local file properties to see if it is read only. We did try to change the readonly setting. The file updated but it won't show in TFS Pending Changes or allow him to Undo the change. We currently have 3 solution with a ssrs project. He gets the same issue in all. I had another developer who is in the USERS role validate that she can edit.
Any suggestions on how I can trouble shoot these items is appreciated.
For the [lock, edit] issue, if the user select lock type (e.g Check in- ... Check Out-...) when Check Out for Edit... then it will show as [lock, edit].
For the "Access to path [filepath] is denied" issue, seems it's related to permission settings on your local machine or AD. So, please check if the user has the correct permission to access the the shared path/files. For the specific files, make sure they are not read-only.
To troubleshoot that, just try below things:
Try the contractor's account on other clients, (e.g on Windows 7) to
check if it has the same issue.
Try move the user from USERS role, then add the user separately
in TFS and give the corresponding permissions, then check if it has
the same issue.
Check Security and Version Control settings and make sure no
restrics.

Delete Google Compute Engine instance

I am trying to delete an instance from GUI web tool. It is showing that the instance have been deleted and it is removed from the list. Also the desk have been deleted. But after some time it is coming back in the list. Can some one please tell me what is the issue ?
Thanks!
As mention on my previous comment, if you have installed any of the click to deploy software packages in GCE, you need to delete the cluster in the same page.
If this is not the case, in the Developers Console, the 'Operation' option, provides information of instance being created and by whom. This can give you an idea on what is sniping back the instance. If is's a service account, you need to find the script that is creating the instance and stop it.