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HowTo: Linux Check Password Strength With Cracklib-check Command
Using the same password on different servers allows attackers to access your accounts if cracker manage to steal your password from a less secure server. This is true for online website accounts too....
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Linux sys-unconfig: Reconfigure the System Upon Next Boot
I can use unconfigure command on a previously configured Solaris Unix box and leave it in an unconfigured state. How do I unconfigure CentOS Linux OR RHEL 6.x on HP server. How do I reconfigure the...
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CentOS / RHEL: Install and Configure phpMyAdmin Administration Of MySQL...
How do I install phpMyAdmin to handle the administration of MySQL database server over the World Wide Web under Fedora / Scientific / CentOS / RHEL / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.x server systems?Read...
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Add / Import .SQL file To MySQL Database Server
How do I import a MySQL .SQL text file to MySQL database sever using command line or gui tools?Read answer to: "Add / Import .SQL file To MySQL Database Server"
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Bash / KSH: Define Delimiter (IFS) While Using read Command
How do I can set IFS (internal field separator) while using read command in bash loops?Read answer to: "Bash / KSH: Define Delimiter (IFS) While Using read Command"
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Find Out: If OS X Mountain Lion Is Compatible With Your Mac Book Pro / iMac /...
OS X Mountain Lion has been released and available for download. This new release comes with over 200 new features such as Twitter integration, Apple's Game Center, iMessage services, and a new...
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Dell Releases New Precision M4700 and M6700 Linux Powered Mobile Workstations
Dell has announced that it has updated its business grade mobile workstation laptop line with new Intel Ivy Bridge CPUs, graphics card and comes with preloaded with RHEL 6. Theses systems are designed...
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Why Valve Wants to Port 2500 Games on Linux?
Gabe Newell is the co-founder and managing director of the video game development and online distribution company called Valve Corporation. He want to port 2500 game titles on Linux. But, why? First,...
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Happy System Administrator Appreciation Day – 2012
Tomorrow is a SysAdmin appreciation day. The holiday exists to show appreciation for the work of sysadmins and other IT professionals. It is celebrated on the last Friday in July i.e. Friday, July 27,...
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Linux Find And Report On File Fragmentation
How do I find out badly fragmented a particular file might be under Linux operating systems?Read answer to: "Linux Find And Report On File Fragmentation"
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Can’t connect to local MySQL server through socket...
I'm getting the following error when I run mysql -u root -pCan't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (2) How do I solve this problem under CentOS / RHEL / Red Hat...
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Yum Command Check and Apply Only Security Updates
How do I only lists and/or updates to be limited using security relevant criteria when I run the yum command under CentOS / RHEL based server system?Read answer to: "Yum Command Check and Apply Only...
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Debian Linux 6 Squeeze: Install Linux Kernel 3.2.xx
How do I install Linux kernel version 3.2.xx without compiling the Linux kernel from source code under Debian Linux Squeeze version 6.x running on HP hardware?Read answer to: "Debian Linux 6 Squeeze:...
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Linux: Configure and Control APC SmartUPS During a Power Failure
My Linux nas server connected to APC SmartUPS using usb cable and I would like to detect a power failure. If power is not restored my server must shutdown when the battery is exhausted. How do I...
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Linux: Find Out The Name Of DVD / CD-ROM / Writer / Blu-ray Device
How do I find out what the name of my CD-ROM or DVD device is under Linux operating system without using GUI options?Read answer to: "Linux: Find Out The Name Of DVD / CD-ROM / Writer / Blu-ray Device"...
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Debian Linux Install Avant: A MacOS X Like Panel for GNOME Desktop
Avant Window Navigator (AWN or Awn) is a fully customisable dock-like bar for the GNOME desktop environment.This quick blog post explains how to install and use Avant Window Navigator (AWN) under...
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Linux / Unix: lftp Command Mirror Files and Directories
How do I mirror files from remote ftp server using lftp command? How do put the entier directory from a local disk to a remote ftp server (reverse mirror) using lftp command under Linux and Unix like...
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Install and Use nmon Tool To Monitor Linux Systems Performance
How do I install nmon command under Linux operating systems to find out performance information for my CPU, memory, network, disk, virtual memory, top process and other part of my HP server running on...
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TCSH / CSH: set vs setenv Command Differences
I've recently started to use FreeBSD operating system with tcsh (c shell clone) shell. I noticed that both set and setenv command set shell user environment. What's the difference between the SET and...
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HowTo: grep Text Between Two Words in Unix / Linux
I got over 100s of HTML files in the following format: .... ..... <PRE> my data 1 my data 2 my data 3 my data 10000 my data N times </PRE> ..... .. How do I extract text between two words...
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