Yep, the title says it all. This is based on the previous post regarding RHEL6, and it is pure geekdom. Sometimes it is nice to have not only one X display start at boot, but two! My choice is to … Continue reading
Category Archives: System Administration
Companies today are selling smaller solid state hard drives with systems with the idea that one can simply use cloud storage to relieve storage constraints. This is simply not the case. The “Cloud” as sold, is in fact, a lie. … Continue reading
One thing I see over and over again is the e-mail from friends that obviously reveals that their e-mail addressbooks have been compromised. Blast, after blast, after blast. The consequences of having viruses, malware, trojans, or worms on your computer … Continue reading
Recently, I have moved from supporting CentOS 5.7 in Amazon’s EC2 to CentOS 6.6. At the same time, VNC clients have moved from running on Windows 7 to Windows 10. A question came up, why does copy and paste not … Continue reading
As the holiday season comes and goes this year, families will undoubtedly be inundated with new gadgets that hook into the home wifi network. We will marvel at our high technology prowess, and new found abilities and productivity. Yet, this … Continue reading
Yep, the title says it all. Pure geekdom. As the Gnome Display Manager ages, options that were available are no longer, taking away some awfully useful technology. Sometimes it is nice to have not only one X display start at … Continue reading
By now, most companies are employing disk encryption. Linux has for a long time supported disk encryption, and using it is imperative for mobile devices in case of loss or theft. Upon occasion, replacing the decryption key is a necessity, … Continue reading
The first Intel Baytrail (low power) PCs are out, and mighty interesting. Shuttle has produced a system administrator’s PC that can pretty much do anything, running with only a 65 watt power supply. The specs are impressive. While it ships … Continue reading
Sadly, on June 18th, 2014, FreeCode.com (fromerly Freshmeat.net) became static. This web site has been one of the most useful for system administrators. It aggregated software projects and provided a list of subsequent updates. Think of it a searchable RSS … Continue reading
Without question, rsync is one of a handful tools required for any systems administrator to keep their heads above water. It hooks in wonderfully with other tools to allow synchronization of files across a wide variety of media. COW, unionfs, … Continue reading