Need to delete large portion of a MASSIVE log file for a client
A client has a server that is very, very low on drive space and the culprits are two massive log files (at least 50,000,000 each).I have two headaches here. First, this is a probably 16 year old sun...
View ArticleIs SMART dumb?
I've got a drive spewing I/O errors, "Unrecovered read error - auto reallocate failed", etc, and SMART is telling me the disk is fine. I don't think SMART has ever been able to warn me of anything. In...
View Articledesigning system like amazon EC2 metadata
Hi guys - looking for some pointers here. Situation: I would like to create what amazon has for metadata of a VM so that you can query a URL and get data about yourself from a guest VM and obtain the...
View ArticleNas via WAN
Hi, I want to access my data over the WAN, i can't upload it on cloud. I'm trying to set up a nfs v4 server and openvpn udp but the performance is not acceptable - - - - - - - WAN - - - - - 1.1.1.1 Nfs...
View ArticleWhere to get your start as a junior Linux system admin?
Hi guys. I was wondering if there was a toned down version of this https://www.reddit.com/r/linuxadmin/comments/2s924h/how_did_you_get_your_start/cnnw1maIt mentions that if you do this stuff it will...
View ArticleCan someone explain to me the difference between using HAProxy and using...
I just created a load balancer with two Nginx servers that pass traffic (RRobin) on two Apache servers. It works and I am super happy.However, I stumbled upon HAProxy.What is the benefit of using...
View ArticleNagios v. Whats Up Gold? (crossposted)
I'm trying to evaluate WUG vs Nagios to determine which would be better for all around monitoring & alerting. I'm talking up/down as well as metrics such as CPU usage, load avg, cache I/O, etc etc...
View ArticleJust got my first Linux job! What distro should I use for my workstation?
Hey all, I just got a job as a junior sysadmin and I was looking for some advice as to what distro I should run on my company laptop. They come with Windows installed, but apparently I can put whatever...
View ArticleAre that much break-in attempts common on a little, 'not public' VPS?
Sry it's me again with a noob question.So I'm using a little digitalocean VPS, I managed to set up a LAMP stack, secure the server, reduce the memory footprint and host a site.I'm fully aware that my...
View ArticleDriver for Datamark 4212?
Need to get this barcode printer setu on a RHEL 7 box, but having no luck finding the correct driver... Any suggestions? submitted by StonePaws [link][1 comment]
View Article389-ds
I want to deploy 6 389-ds server and they should be sync with each other so, please provide guideline for this. submitted by amitdhanani [link][10 comments]
View ArticleLinux Sysadmin/ Devops Engineer course in NYC
I am trying to gauge interest in the following Linux/Programming bootcamp. No prior experience required. I currently work as a Linux Sysadmin on Wall Street, and have interviewed with Google and...
View ArticleHow to protect SSL keys with automation?
Some of our SSL keys require a password to restart Apache. We're moving towards using puppet and when we make Apache configuration changes across the enterprise the webservers that require passwords...
View ArticleCrontab: how to setup jobs with dependency jobs. Job 1 runs Monday to Friday...
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View ArticleQuestion about SSL and HProxy in front of NGINX load balancers.
Hello folks. :)I have two Apache web servers behind two NGINX servers that act as load balancers. Their virtual IP is communicating with a HAProxy load balancer and everything works great. Which is...
View ArticleWhich open source virtualization technology are you using?
We are using KVM/libvirt for some years now. Before that we were using XenServer. We switched to KVM because it is part of mainline kernel and with libvirt it is easy to use. But development never...
View ArticleWrite permission to root directory for other
What possible security or operational concerns would arise from allowing all users (other) to have write permission to the root directory? Other than it's simply not done.There's a poorly designed...
View ArticleAdding a printer on Ubuntu Server
Hi, on an Ubuntu Server VM I want to simply connect a TCP/IP printer (HP LaserJet 4200n) and print PDFs. I don't need a print server. On Windows Server, it's a piece of cake to add the printer, but how...
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