A bit more on sudo: Assigning selective privileges to executables
So I have a user in my box, dedicated only to run database dump from our oracle database. All they have to do, is to execute a specific command, with…
Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander on Lenovo Ideapad Y510
Let’s get to it, shall We? This is not exactly a tutorial, but more of a log of what I’ve been doing in order to shove Ubuntu to my spanking,…
Review: A Saucy, Salamander Souped up Lenovo Ideapad Y510p
So I got a new laptop to replace my aging and abused Vaio VPCEA36FG that has served me admirably for almost four years. There are several reasons to that. First,…
A2DP profile problem with bluetooth headset on Ubuntu 12.10
I own several bluetooth headsets that I primarily use with my android devices. A couple days a go, I tried to connect one of them to my Maverick box. To…
Unmounting NFS share that no longer exist
In an unlikely event that you need to unmount an NFS share that no longer exist, what you need to do is: # umount -f -l /media/backup Cause things happen.…
Setup NAT with iptables on Linux
If you need to share a single internet connection to other devices in your network, then NAT is the way to go. Most network appliances with routing capability include this…
Installing XIV Host Attachment Kit on RHEL v5 and up
To use the IBM XIV to its’ fullest potential, the host attachment kit is necessary. With Host Attachment Kit, managing XIV path and LUNs is a straightforward task. Of course…
Using LVM in Linux Rescue Mode
So, the OS disk at one of RHEL boxen on my vm farm is toasted and I need to check the health of the remaining disks, which are using LVM2.…
Registering new IBM tape drive on Redhat Linux
So, we recently swapped 3 faulty tape drives on our TS3310. The library is connected through FC, so there’s no need for the box to be booted off for us…
Create Linux user accounts in bulk
creating 1 or 2 new users on your system is a fairly simple task. But when you need to create 50 or 100 accounts on a system, creating it one…