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Linux restricting user access
1. With the chage command, an account expiration can be set. Once that date is reached, the user cannot log into the system interactively. Let us run 'chage' interac
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Setup your own self signed Certificate Authority (CA)
How to be your own Certificate Authority(CA) with self signed certificates
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Google cloud platform – NEXT 2017
As of the beginning of 2017, Amazon Web Services(AWS) is the leader in Cloud based infrastructure as a service(IAS), followed by Microsoft. The cloud business is sti
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Linux – run a scheduled job once
When we think of running scheduled tasks in Linux, the first tool which comes to mind to most Linux users and admins is cron. Cron is very popular and useful when yo
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Ansible non standard ssh port
How to run playbooks against a host running ssh on a port other than port 22.
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yum : show all yum directives
Per the man page, the yum-config-manager is "a program that can manage main yum configuration options, toggle which repositories are enabled or disabled, and add new
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Find Internet Service Providers in your area
How to locate broadband Internet service providers in your area.
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The future of Net Neutrality
FCC chairman Tom Wheeler will be resigning next month, and this is not a good news for the proponents of Net Neutrality. Tom Wheeler was the driving force behind the
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Splunk free edition indexing size limit
Splunk offers a free version with a 500 MB per day indexing limit, which means you can only add 500 MB amount of new data for indexing per day. This might work for m
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Eritrean/Ethiopian Tigrigna music radio
To listen on your smart phone, download the XiiaLive app, VLC media player or any other shoutcast client online internet radio app. After installing the app, search
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