Nagios on Linux for SPARC
I recently experimented a little with Linux for SPARC(more here https://oss.oracle.com/projects/linux-sparc/) and found it to be surprisingly stable. One of
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Riaan's SysAdmin Blog
My tips, howtos, gotchas, snippets and stuff. Use at your own risk!
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Linux tabbed SSH connection manager
I like to work in a tabbed SSH connection manager. Especially when I have hundred’s or thousands of machines to
Read MoreNetwork Manager VPN Connections
I have documented previously that the Linux network manager can be used to connect to several different VPN gateways. There
Read MoreFedora 20 Alpha Virtualbox Guest Additions
Just a quick note on getting the guest additions to work on Fedora 20 Alpha. In my setup I was
Read MoreDisown and background a Unix process
Ever run a very large job and regretting not starting it in the excellent screen utility? If you don’t have
Read MoreVirtualbox Guest Additions Linux
If you experience issues with installing the Virtualbox Guest Additions it could be that the build environment, dkms or kernel
Read MoreSsh tunnelling via intermediate host
I recently needed to copy files using scp, while not able to copy directly to the target host. I had
Read MoreUbuntu root on ZFS upgrading kernels
Update 1: On a subsequent kernel upgrade to 3.8.0.25 I realized that the zfs modules are getting compiled just fine
Read MoreDisplay X After User Switch
Sometimes you find yourself having to redirect the X display to a different host but “ssh -X hostname” will not
Read MoreCurl command line downloads
If you need a command line download on Linux there are several options. Wget for a simple download is a
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