raindog308 is a longtime community LETizen, technical writer, and self-described techno polymath. He’s equally comfortable with relational database systems, having spent years working with Oracle, PostgreSQL, and MySQL. Beyond the command line, raindog308 has a life-long love of German Shepherd Dogs, high-quality knives, target shooting, theology, tabletop RPGs, playing guitar, and hiking in deep, quiet forests. His goal with every article is to help users, from beginners to seasoned sysadmins, get more value, performance, and enjoyment out of their infrastructure. You can find him daily in the forums at LowEndTalk under the handle @raindog308.