161Linux
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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Guayla!!
Just came across a traditional Eritrean 'kuda' dance. Very entertaining & made me nostalgic! Enjoy.
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163Linux
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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164Linux
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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165Linux
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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166Linux
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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Insightful quotes
At a formal dinner party, the person nearest death should always be seated closest to the bathroom.
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168Linux
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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West African country Cameroon has the riskiest domain
Who would have thought, a country like Cameroon with barely 6 computers per 500 people (1.2 per 100 people) has the riskiest domain in the World? That is what McAfee
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Microsoft backtracking its stand on Net Neutrality!
I dug a bit more today and found some interesting nuggets in Microsoft’s comments about the Federal Communications Commission’s proposed net neutrality rules.
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