Two unrelated questions regarding NetworkManager and Spacewalk.
Newbie here! Currently I'm learning all about RHEL administration. My first question is: do you guys use NetworkManager in your enterprise environments? If not, why not? I find it easier to manually...
View ArticleHaving some issues with KVM and FTP network installs
Hello, I am trying to perform a network install via KVM and FTP for RHCSA book excercises (Asghar). I am able to boot the server to the install spash screen, I can enter "English" as the language, but...
View ArticleSetting up a dev environment for various programming langauges
Hi. I just began web dev and have just built two websites using 100% static HTML with CSS3 attributes. I want to improve on that and build dynamic websites to host my apps or blogs which can be built...
View ArticleInstalling node, nodejs, npm etc on Ubuntu / Debian
The main reason that I'm trying to install is so that I can use tern and get completion with Emacs... but I'm getting a bit confused with some of the install parts.Here's a prompt that I have;┌─[dev @...
View ArticleConsidering Linux email servers over Exchange 2013, is it worth it?
Exchange 2013 is not cheap but at the same time usually "you get what you pay for". Is it worth it to save the cash and migrate over to (probably CentOS) a Linux email server system with a web client?...
View Articlebind question - internal & external server
Hi Guys -I have an internal server to resolve records for internal records and private IPs but I also have external DNS hosted with GoDaddy. The internal server is 100% for internal use to resolve...
View ArticleHow in the world do you configure interfaces on Debian 8?
Don't point me to a wiki because I've read them all and not one explains how to set up interfaces without NetworkManager. My assumption would be that I would use the networking systemd service but...
View ArticleI don't know what I don't know
I've got an upcoming practical test for a linux position and in comparison to my Windows admin skillset I feel I am very very green. All my linux experience has been homelab or systems I've put into...
View ArticleHow to boot Ubuntu Server with GRUB USB Multiboot?
I used the archwiki multiboot guide https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Multiboot_USB_drive to get ubuntu-desktop to install, but I need to get ubuntu-server to work on my multiboot drive. submitted...
View ArticleHelp with script
So, i have the /etc/passwd file from a unix box. which includes comments on all the users. Now they are all on a linux server, with the same usernames, however they have no comments. So I am writing a...
View ArticleError in Spacewalk Installation
Hello. I am trying to install Spacewalk on a CentOs 7 minimal install. but when i do a spacwalk-setup --disconnected the i am gettin this output http://pastebin.com/xK11PnCPI can't figure out what i...
View ArticleHelp recovering data on lvm2 drive
I had two drives in a LVM group. One drive died and now I'm left with one that says 'mount: unknown filesystem type 'LVM2_member' when I try to mount it.Is there any way to get any of the data off this...
View ArticlesecureID and Interactive Login
Looking around the web for a solution, is it possible to implement RSA-SecureID token into an interactive gnome/kde/etc login prompt? Looking to implement an LTSP debian solution for serving up a base...
View ArticlePfsense DHCP PXEBOOT [Spacewalk]
So i was getting bored yesterday and thought it could be fun to learn some more "complicated" networking stuff. I started to follow this written by IConrad and i was thinking instead of creating a new...
View ArticleNew VMWare Fling for those of you that want to manage a ESXi host without...
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View Articleresizing LVM Volume in VM fails to resize partition
Evening allI've had a couple of machines do this. Particular machine giving me jip today is a Centos 6.5 minimal install running on Vshpere 5.1 on a Thick provisioned, lazy zeroed disk.Normal process...
View ArticleBest Resources for Admin Production-Quality Tips and Tricks?
I'm an admin, but I'm not a senior admin. It's my job to oversee the entire Linux shop, and I don't have a senior admin helping me out, showing me the ropes. I've gotta learn it all on my own.I've used...
View Article(Arch Linux) Stubborn external drive formatted in HFS will not mount as...
I have tried several mount options to get this drive to mount as writable. It only mounts as read only. No luck after fstab options or tutorials/forum posts about it.Here's what I ran and the...
View ArticleLACP on linux
In reading this https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/3gut0b/nic_teaming_lacp/It got me thinking about LACP on Linux. Specifically this partLACP will alow multiple streams across the link (3gbps...
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