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time stamp on history
The 'history' commands does not display the exact date and time of the commands executed. It just shows a numeric id followed by the command executed by the current
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122Linux
Setting clock
Some times you might be able to execute very complex commands and write pages of shell scripts and yet find your-self in a clueless situation, like the seemingly mun
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123Linux
Sending attachment from command line: uuencode
One of the things which makes Linux more appealing is the capability to send email from command line, without logging to a webmail account or configuring your mail c
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124Linux
Superfast distro out there
If you are looking for a lightweight, lean&mean operating system oriented towards web applications, then download and play with Peppermint Linux. It has just been re
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125Linux
Configuring proftpd behind NAT
If your ftp server is behind a NAT router, the regular ftps configuration steps you find in most tutorials in the Internet may not work for you. Hope these steps hel
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126Linux
Sys admins – keep an eye on this.
Got this advice from a CTO - hot topics for system administrators: 1. performance monitoring 2. capacity planning 3. virtualization 4. Disaster recovery(DR) planning
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127Linux
Redirecting php error message to a log file
By default, any error message in your php script will be visible to site visitors on the browser and will be logged to apache error log file - most commonly in "/var
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128Linux
Changing passphrase of a private key
It is not advisable to use password based login for ssh any more. One of the most secure ways of remote login through ssh is to use public key authentication. But in
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129Linux
Booting linux in single user mode
Have you locked yourself out of your linux machine? If by any chance you forgot the root password of your linux box and you have physical access to that machine, boo
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Who said Linux is not sexy?
Typical scenario: guy goes to a bar, does a quick scanning of the people inside the bar and walks straight to a blonde sitting all alone at the corner...the story go
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