Need help setting up Samba
I am having a terrible time getting Samba to work and it is driving me crazy. Initially, I tried setting up Samba on a VPS to test if a remote storage location would work. When that didn't work I went...
View Articlelooking for a Folder/file synchronization tool and have not had any luck.
I have some front-end web servers that I would like to keep synchronized but I am finding it difficult to do. These machines run in Amazons EC2 behind a load balancer. When a new blog post is entered...
View ArticleNetbackup and DFSR volumes
Hello; Running Netbackup 7.5.0.3 here and backing up several DFSR volumes. Been having the worst headache with these DFSR volumes. Sometimes they backup data, othertimes we get the 71 error (no files...
View ArticleHas anyone used FAI? Opinions for or against?
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View ArticleI'm new to selinux/pax/gradm any tips?
I'm trying to learn to use selinux and the other linux security packages is there anything that you guys know that you should always use in a public server or any tips? submitted by ownsyouall [link]...
View ArticleRSS Feeds?
Hey all, I'm looking to get a nice RSS feed going to help me keep up to date and learn as much as possible. What nice Unix/Linux sysadmin RSS feeds do people here subscribe to? This has been done in...
View ArticlePPTP/PPP/Radius/LDAP and usernames in email format (x-post)
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View ArticleCan't write to /usr/local/log/gold.log as root?
We have an HPC at work and at the beginning of June we lost our /etc directory, long story, so we had IBM come out and piece our machine back together and install PBS/Torque and maui while...
View Articlereceiving spam where sender is @mydomain.
Hello, I was wonder if there is someone who could help with some spam problem I have. I am running a mail server with Ubuntu + Postfix + Maia Mailguard+Dovecot, all has been working good until recently...
View ArticleI'm dumb (forgotten guest ssh access)
So i just found out that my box (lan server, dmz'd with static IP) has been accessed with a guest account from ssh. I created the guest account in the process of setting up samba, and gave it the...
View ArticleHow do I get a Jr. Linux Admin position with no experience?
By experience I mean professional experience. I'm very comfortable working on a CLI only system, modifying and writing bash scripts and configuration files, easily able to manage deb, rpm, and source...
View ArticleWindows admin/linux noob looking for some tips on basic DDOS response.
Apparently some people get really upset over being banned from a Minecraft server. While many of those people threaten to DDOS us, most are simply bluffing or not capable. Unfortunately, on more than...
View ArticleLDAP client, Kerberos, and Active Directory strangeness.
I have a customer that wants to use Active Directory to centrally manage users and group memberships for their Linux applications. So I went ahead and setup 2 test systems that authenticate against the...
View ArticleHelp: Setting up a secure server.
I've been asked by a friend to set up a server for him. He wants it to be as secure as possible, and that's my goal too. It's a dedicated Linux server with Linode, so it does not come with any third...
View ArticleLUKS encrypted volume detaching at reboot
Perhaps someone here can help me, I'm studying for the RHCSA and I can't get my LUKS encrypted volume to survive reboot. It will disappear from the /dev/mapper/ folder and I have to re-attach it with...
View ArticleLinux cross-distribution daemon installer suggestions?
I'm looking for a script/program that can install a Linux daemon (in /etc/init, Upstart, etc) without me having to worry about differences in distributions. Does anybody know if such thing exists?...
View ArticleWant to build a RAID-Z array... but I've only got one disk to start with
My goal is to eventually have a six or eight drive RAID-Z2 array, but at the moment I can only afford a single drive. How would I best go about setting this up so I can expand my storage without hassle...
View ArticleSuggestions for Web Server security learning resources?
I apologize if this questions gets asked frequently, but I am in need of a solid guide on web server (apache/Ubuntu) security. Especially how to recognize attacks and how to deal with them. What...
View Articledd or ddrescue for disk clone
I've got an sda throwing some SMART errors and looking to perform a dd to fresh drive tonight from a liveCD environment. It's a straight clone of the drive, should I be looking to do dd with noerrors,...
View ArticleI've been in the Sysadmin job for a year, using Windows, I have basic Linux...
I've just transitioned over from Win7 to Linux Mint, today I've learned how to do a few bash commands, how to map to a windows shared drive and other basic things. What are the top 5 things I should...
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