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Mike Swanson 7c8488ad14 sync: Auto-sync from acg-guru-5070 at 2026-03-19 19:25:24 
Synced files:
- Session log 2026-03-19 updated (autostart, ScreenConnect, Flarum forum, theme, Node.js)
- docs/forum-posts/ recovered from old btrfs home (7 forum post guides)

Machine: acg-guru-5070
Timestamp: 2026-03-19 19:25:24

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-03-19 19:26:44 -07:00

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Session Log: 2026-03-19

Session Summary

Major workstation setup and Dataforth infrastructure session. Set up new CachyOS Linux install on ASUS laptop (acg-guru-5070), fixed multiple system issues, wiped old Windows drive for /home, reset ESXi licenses, and diagnosed/fixed Dataforth FreePBX phone system.

Work Completed

1. Tailscale Validation & Fix

  • Issue 1: --accept-routes was false - peers advertising routes but not accepted
  • Fix: sudo tailscale set --accept-routes
  • Issue 2: systemd-resolved and NetworkManager misconfigured for MagicDNS
  • Fix: Created /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/dns.conf with dns=systemd-resolved, symlinked /etc/resolv.conf to /run/systemd/resolve/stub-resolv.conf, restarted both services and tailscaled
  • Result: All health warnings cleared, MagicDNS working

2. Google Chrome Installation

  • Installed via paru -S --noconfirm google-chrome (AUR)
  • Version: 146.0.7680.153

3. Display Brightness Fix

  • Issue: Brightness at 100% per KDE but visually dim
  • Root cause: intel_backlight was at 100/496 (~20%), KDE was reading nvidia_0 (100/100)
  • Fix: Set intel_backlight to max: echo 496 > /sys/class/backlight/intel_backlight/brightness
  • Hotkey fix: Created /etc/udev/rules.d/backlight.rules to hide nvidia_0 so KDE only controls intel_backlight
  • Ran sudo chmod 000 /sys/class/backlight/nvidia_0 for immediate effect
  • Restarted plasma-powerdevil

4. Secondary Drive Setup as /home

  • Drive: nvme1n1 (954GB SK Hynix) - old Windows BitLocker drive
  • Steps:
    • Wiped with wipefs -a
    • Created GPT partition table with single ext4 partition (label: "home")
    • UUID: 4143f922-455f-4154-8f87-6df123548916
    • Copied existing /home via rsync -aAXv /home/ /mnt/
    • Updated /etc/fstab - replaced btrfs @home subvolume entry with new ext4 mount
    • Original btrfs @home subvolume still exists on OS drive as backup
  • Requires reboot to activate

5. ESXi License Resets (Dataforth)

  • 192.168.0.122: Evaluation expired, reset via SSH
    • Created sysadmin user (Paper123!@#) for SSH access
    • Reset: rm -r /etc/vmware/license.cfg && cp /etc/vmware/.#license.cfg /etc/vmware/license.cfg
    • Restarted vpxa and hostd
    • New expiration: 2026-05-18
  • 192.168.0.124: Same procedure via root user
    • SSH enabled from web UI
    • New expiration: 2026-05-18

6. FreePBX/Asterisk Phone System Fix (Dataforth)

  • PBX: 192.168.100.2 (pbx.intranet.dataforth.com)
  • OS: Sangoma FreePBX Distro 17 / Debian 12
  • VM: On ESXi 192.168.0.122, VM ID 9, SAN-D1-15k datastore

Issues Found & Fixed:

  1. Asterisk was not running - started with fwconsole start
  2. fwconsole reload was failing with Undefined array key "trunk_name" in PJSip.class.php line 504
    • Root cause: getAllTrunks() SQL query (LEFT OUTER JOIN with IS NULL) returns extension data mixed with trunk data. Extensions lack trunk_name key.
    • Also: Orphaned trunk ID 2 (FirstDigital_SIP) in pjsip table with no matching entry in trunks table
    • Fix: Patched line 504: $tn = $trunk['trunk_name'] ?? null; if ($tn === null) { continue; }
    • Backup at PJSip.class.php.bak
    • Deleted orphaned trunk: DELETE FROM pjsip WHERE id='2'
  3. Asterisk logging was broken - no full log file configured since Jan 27
    • Fix: Added full => notice,warning,error,verbose,dtmf,fax to /etc/asterisk/logger_logfiles_custom.conf
    • Logger now writing to /var/log/asterisk/full
  4. Call transfer event listener was intermittently failing with "Asterisk is not connected" errors in AMI

PBX Status After Fix:

  • Asterisk running, PJSIP trunk (FirstDigital) connected
  • 30+ extensions registered
  • fwconsole reload succeeds
  • Full logging restored
  • SIP trunk: FirstDigital at 66.7.123.215 (match: 66.7.123.0/24)
  • Outbound CID: 5207411404

7. Packages Installed

  • nano (for visudo)
  • sshpass (for automated SSH)
  • expect (for ESXi/PBX SSH sessions)
  • google-chrome (AUR)

8. Sudo Configuration

  • Added guru ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL to sudoers via EDITOR=nano visudo

Credentials

ESXi Host 1 (192.168.0.122)

  • Web UI: https://192.168.0.122
  • Root: root / Gptf*77ttb!@#!@#
  • SSH User: sysadmin / Paper123!@#
  • VMs: AD1, AD2, FILES-D1, PBX

ESXi Host 2 (192.168.0.124)

PBX (192.168.100.2)

  • SSH: sangoma / Gptf*77ttb!@#!@#
  • Web UI: https://192.168.100.2
  • Network: VLAN100 (192.168.100.0/24)
  • SIP trunk: FirstDigital (66.7.123.215)
  • SIP network: 10.208.107.116/30 (SIP_Group vSwitch)
  • DIDs: 520-741-1404 (ring group 600), 520-917-0493 (ext 269), 520-917-0495 (ext 273), 520-917-2235+

Existing (used this session)

  • AD2 (192.168.0.6): INTRANET\sysadmin / Paper123!@#
  • D2TESTNAS (192.168.0.9): root (SSH key auth)

Infrastructure Details

Workstation: acg-guru-5070

  • OS: CachyOS (Arch-based), kernel 6.19.7-1-cachyos
  • CPU/GPU: Intel Arrow Lake-S + NVIDIA RTX 5070 Ti Mobile
  • Drives:
    • nvme0n1: 954GB (CachyOS install, btrfs)
    • nvme1n1: 954GB (ext4, formatted as /home, UUID: 4143f922-455f-4154-8f87-6df123548916)
  • Tailscale IP: 100.95.216.79
  • Tailnet: tailea2889.ts.net (azcomputerguru.com)

Tailscale Subnet Routes

  • pfSense-2: 172.16.0.0/22
  • D2TESTNAS: 192.168.0.0/24
  • Missing: 192.168.100.0/24 (VLAN100/PBX) - requires Dataforth WiFi or adding route to pfSense-2

Files Modified

  • /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/dns.conf (created)
  • /etc/udev/rules.d/backlight.rules (created)
  • /etc/fstab (modified /home mount)
  • /home/guru/ClaudeTools/credentials.md (added ESXi .122, .124, PBX entries)
  • PBX: /var/www/html/admin/modules/core/functions.inc/drivers/PJSip.class.php (patched line 504)
  • PBX: /etc/asterisk/logger_logfiles_custom.conf (created, added full log)

Pending/Incomplete Tasks (from earlier session)

  1. Reboot required for /home mount DONE - rebooted, ext4 /home active
  2. PBX call testing - users should verify DIDs, transfers, and general calling work
  3. PBX VLAN100 routing - not accessible via Tailscale, need to add 192.168.100.0/24 to pfSense-2's advertised routes
  4. ESXi license reminder - both hosts expire 2026-05-18 (60 days)
  5. PBX auto-start - verify Asterisk starts automatically on VM boot to prevent future outages
  6. fail2ban logs - 70MB/day suggests external SIP scanning; may want to review firewall rules
  7. Windows reinstall script FOUND at bootstrap/bootstrap.ps1 on Windows backup drive
  8. PJSip.class.php patch - will be overwritten on FreePBX module update; monitor for upstream fix

Update: 18:30 - Autostart Apps, ScreenConnect, Forum Post, Flarum Theme, Node.js

Session Summary

Continued CachyOS workstation setup: configured autostart apps, installed/fixed ScreenConnect for Wayland, recovered files from old btrfs home, created and published a forum post on the community forum, styled the Flarum forum, disabled Cloudflare proxy for community/radio subdomains, installed Node.js, and located the Windows bootstrap script.

9. Autostart Applications Configured

Added to ~/.config/autostart/:

  • discord.desktop - starts minimized (--start-minimized)
  • tailscale-systray.desktop - copied from /usr/share/applications/
  • connectwisecontrol-1912bf3444b41a08.desktop - ScreenConnect client

Tailscale was already enabled via systemd (tailscaled.service).

10. ScreenConnect Fix for Arch Linux + Wayland

Installation: Already installed at ~/.local/share/applications/connectwisecontrol-1912bf3444b41a08/

Three issues fixed:

  1. Installer needs dpkg - sudo pacman -S dpkg (already installed)
  2. Java headless lacks GUI - sudo pacman -S --ask 4 jre-openjdk (already installed)
  3. Wayland incompatibility - Applied fix: 
    sed -i '1a export GDK_BACKEND=x11\nexport _JAVA_AWT_WM_NONREPARENTING=1' \
  ~/.local/share/applications/connectwisecontrol-1912bf3444b41a08/ClientLauncher.sh

Documented in: docs/forum-posts/screenconnect-linux-wayland-fix.md

11. Old Home Recovery (btrfs @home subvolume)

  • Mount: sudo mount -o subvol=@home UUID=8a8b1d34-99fb-470f-82ca-b5d08e43ec32 /mnt/old-home
  • Recovered files:
    • docs/forum-posts/ (6 files: arch-linux-ext4, cachyos-tailscale-fix, esxi8-evaluation-license-reset, freepbx17-pjsip-trunk-name-reload-fix, kde-plasma-brightness-nvidia-intel-fix, tailscale-missing-vlan-subnet-route)
    • session-logs/2026-03-19-session.md (today's earlier session)
    • docs/forum-posts/screenconnect-linux-wayland-fix.md (already copied earlier)
  • Old home still mounted at /mnt/old-home

12. Community Forum Setup & Post

Platform: Flarum 1.8.14 at https://community.azcomputerguru.com

  • Server: IX (172.16.3.10), cPanel account azcomputerguru
  • Document Root: /home/azcomputerguru/public_html/community/public
  • Database: azcompu_flarum / azcompu_flarum / Fl@rum2026!CGS (localhost on IX)

Admin user renamed: admin → MikeSwanson (ID 1, email mike@azcomputerguru.com)

API Key created: 581b6c8c162a383ba87757f41b4381e9bf8db61d71bd578ee97fe32b7aeac046 (admin, user ID 1)

Forum post created:

Flarum posting workflow (Cloudflare blocks REST API):

  1. Write PHP script that uses Flarum's $formatter->parse() for proper XML formatting
  2. SCP script + JSON payload to IX server /tmp/
  3. Execute via php /tmp/script.php over SSH
  4. Clean up temp files

13. Cloudflare DNS Changes

Disabled proxy (orange cloud → grey cloud) for both subdomains:

  • community.azcomputerguru.com - Record ID: a1d406f701d30957784fdb1cb1662748
  • radio.azcomputerguru.com - Record ID: a7b1605203f9a72e146d7b290e840c45

Zone ID: 1beb9917c22b54be32e5215df2c227ce API Token (DNS): DRRGkHS33pxAUjQfRDzDeVPtt6wwUU6FwtXqOzNj

14. Flarum SEO & Theme

SEO Extension: v17development/flarum-seo v1.8.1 installed via composer (enabled in DB but OG tags not injecting properly - may need debugging)

Manual SEO implemented:

  • Custom header HTML with OG tags, Twitter card, robots directive
  • Dynamic JS that sets per-page og:title, og:description, og:url from Flarum's JSON payload
  • sitemap.xml generated at /home/azcomputerguru/public_html/community/public/sitemap.xml
  • robots.txt created at /home/azcomputerguru/public_html/community/public/robots.txt
  • .htaccess updated with exceptions for sitemap.xml and robots.txt

Custom theme applied:

  • Font: Lexend (matching azcomputerguru.com) + JetBrains Mono for code
  • Colors: Dark navy base (#111b27), orange accent (#fe7400), navy cards (rgba(20,40,65,0.55))
  • Design: Glass-morphism cards, orange-bordered code blocks, smooth hover animations, custom scrollbar
  • Stored in: Flarum custom_less setting in database
  • Contrast fixes applied after initial deployment was too dark

15. Node.js Installed

  • sudo pacman -S --noconfirm nodejs npm
  • Node.js 25.8.1, npm included
  • Needed for Playwright MCP and npx-based MCP servers

16. Claude Chrome Extension

  • Extension ID: fcoeoabgfenejglbffodgkkbkcdhcgfn (official, from Chrome Web Store)
  • Initial error: "Authorization failed - Redirect URI not supported by client"
  • Fix: Clear extension data from chrome://extensions/ → Details → Clear data
  • Status: Working after clearing data

17. Windows Bootstrap Script Found

Located at: /run/media/guru/New Volume/Data/2026-03-18/ACG-M-L5090/PUBLIC/archive/AdditionalFolders/Data/D/ClaudeTools/bootstrap/

  • bootstrap.ps1 (810 lines) - 9-phase Windows setup script
  • README.md - comprehensive guide
  • Installs: Git, Node.js, Python 3.13, Ollama, Claude Code CLI, GrepAI, MCP servers
  • Has archive mode for pre-reinstall backup
  • Not yet copied to current repo

Windows .mcp.json had: GitHub, Filesystem, Sequential Thinking, GrepAI, Ollama Assistant No Playwright/browser MCP was configured on Windows

Credentials (this session)

Flarum Forum (community.azcomputerguru.com)

  • DB Host: localhost (on IX server 172.16.3.10)
  • Database: azcompu_flarum
  • DB User: azcompu_flarum
  • DB Password: Fl@rum2026!CGS
  • API Key: 581b6c8c162a383ba87757f41b4381e9bf8db61d71bd578ee97fe32b7aeac046
  • Admin User: MikeSwanson (ID 1) / mike@azcomputerguru.com
  • Admin Password: (set during Flarum install, not changed this session)

Cloudflare

  • Zone ID (azcomputerguru.com): 1beb9917c22b54be32e5215df2c227ce
  • API Token (DNS): DRRGkHS33pxAUjQfRDzDeVPtt6wwUU6FwtXqOzNj
  • Note: Token only has DNS permissions, not zone settings/WAF

IX Server SSH (from this machine)

  • Must use: sshpass -p 'Gptf*77ttb!@#!@#' ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o PubkeyAuthentication=no root@172.16.3.10
  • No SSH key auth configured for this CachyOS workstation yet

Files Created/Modified

  • ~/.config/autostart/discord.desktop (created)
  • ~/.config/autostart/tailscale-systray.desktop (copied)
  • ~/.config/autostart/connectwisecontrol-1912bf3444b41a08.desktop (copied)
  • ~/.local/share/applications/connectwisecontrol-1912bf3444b41a08/ClientLauncher.sh (patched for Wayland)
  • docs/forum-posts/screenconnect-linux-wayland-fix.md (refined)
  • docs/forum-posts/ (6 files recovered from old home)
  • session-logs/2026-03-19-session.md (this file, appended)
  • IX: /home/azcomputerguru/public_html/community/public/.htaccess (added sitemap/robots exceptions)
  • IX: /home/azcomputerguru/public_html/community/public/sitemap.xml (created)
  • IX: /home/azcomputerguru/public_html/community/public/robots.txt (created)
  • IX: Flarum DB settings: custom_less, custom_header, theme_primary_color, forum_description, extensions_enabled

Memory Files Created

  • ~/.claude/projects/-home-guru-ClaudeTools/memory/MEMORY.md (index)
  • ~/.claude/projects/-home-guru-ClaudeTools/memory/reference_community_forum.md
  • ~/.claude/projects/-home-guru-ClaudeTools/memory/reference_radio_website.md
  • ~/.claude/projects/-home-guru-ClaudeTools/memory/reference_ix_server_ssh.md
  • ~/.claude/projects/-home-guru-ClaudeTools/memory/reference_workstation_setup.md

Pending/Incomplete Tasks

  1. Playwright MCP setup - Node.js installed, ready to configure in .mcp.json
  2. Copy bootstrap directory from Windows backup to current repo
  3. Create Linux bootstrap equivalent of the Windows bootstrap.ps1
  4. SSH key auth for IX server - currently using sshpass, should add this machine's key
  5. Flarum SEO extension - installed but not generating per-page OG tags; may need config via admin panel
  6. Flarum theme contrast - fixed once, verify it's readable
  7. Old home still mounted at /mnt/old-home - can unmount when no longer needed
  8. Cloudflare full-access token - user mentioned one exists in credentials but current tokens only have DNS permissions
  9. Deleted discussion #5 exists in DB (orphaned from first failed post attempt) - cosmetic only
  10. Forum tag discussion_count shows 2 for How-Tos & Tips (should be 1) due to deleted discussion
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