Author: Travis

  • Grant Azure Managed Identity Access to Azure SQL Database

    Maybe more explanation later, but for now, just this snippet: Assumes you have an Azure Function App called my-azure-function-app and used the Identity blade to create a System assigned identity, which was also named my-azure-function-app. Some other sources suggested using the Object ID of the managed identity, but I had no luck with that approach.…

  • Resize logical volume after expanding disk on Ubuntu VM Guest

    Disclaimer: This is a quick set of notes I grabbed during this process. It assumes Ubuntu 21.04 installed with default file system setup, resulting in / on a logical volume at /dev/mapper/ubuntu–vg-ubuntu–lv. After expanding the guest disk size in VMWare ESXi, I logged into the Ubuntu guest. Possibly Unnecessary #1: reboot the VM. Possibly Unnecessary…

  • Windows 11 Install Gotchas

    I often find myself reinstalling Windows 11. Recently, I got a new laptop, which came with Windows Home, and some bloatware, so I wanted a fresh Windows 11 Pro install. Drivers During Setup Being very new, the Windows 11 setup did not have drivers for Wi-Fi adapter, so I could not get passed the network…

  • GitHub Actions: repository not found

    GitHub Actions: repository not found

    I’m working in private GitHub repository housing an Azure Functions project. I just used the Deployment Center feature in the Azure Portal to connect my Azure Function App to my GitHub repository, and automatically generate a GitHub actions YAML file. That file looks something like this: After some Googling and experimentation, I found this to…