screen - No more PTYs
I have an recurring issue on two SLES 11 servers where users cannot create screen sessions. Screen returns: "no more PTYs" I say recurring because remounting /dev/pts fixes the issue--for a week or...
View ArticleWhat tool(s) do you use for infrastructure and application monitoring?
We are investigating a new monitoring solution in order to incorporate application monitoring in addition to the typical infrastructure monitoring.I'm curious if there is a consensus of the tools that...
View ArticleCan I use 4kn drives with VMWare?
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Long story short I'm stuck with 4kn SAS drives and need to get ESXi 6.0U1 working on it quickly. The 4 drives are 1.6TB and I have an Avago...
View ArticleSeriously Struggling with Logstash
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Hey Folks, I'm quite stumped with the syntax and general flow of creating a working logstash configuration.</p> <p>I've a...
View ArticleChef/AWS Simplifiers (X-Post from /r/sysadmin)
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Working with Opscode Chef has it's own issues. As I've been automating everything lately, I've decided to share some of my...
View ArticleHow did you make the transition from manual configuration to a configuration...
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>How did you make the transition from manual configuration to a configuration management system? Either in your home lab or the enterprise.</p>...
View ArticleSuggestions for what to learn if I want to get into DevOps?
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I am an experienced PHP developer that has always been given the role of also administering the Linux servers at the small companies I've...
View ArticleWhat's a good network file server for many small ephemeral files?
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I have several servers that need to share about 9 million files that take about 3TB. Many of the files exists for only seconds. GlusterFS is...
View ArticleNewbi questions
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Hello,<br/> I'm new to the Linux Admin, i used to play with cpanels/linux from time to time. and now im thinking make it as a feature...
View ArticleBackup Software Suggestions
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I'm looking for a backup solution for ~400 servers and VM's(and quickly growing) RHL 6 & 7, Cent 5,6,7, Ubuntu 12.04...
View ArticleChrony Thinks It's 1970!?!?
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I started getting weird logs on my database and realized the OS date is not correct:</p> <pre><code>Last login: Thu Jan 1 00:02:18...
View ArticleSynology NAS ssh/scp with local and LDAP user
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Hello </p> <p>I want copy some files from one host to synology NAS with ssh (scp, rsync) but it promnt permission denied (all permission...
View ArticleWhat are these host keys I see in sshd_config in Debian?
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>In debian 8 and Raspbian 8 alike, in the /etc/ssh/sshd_config file I see uncommented Hostkey entries that look like this</p>...
View ArticleMounting NFS export vs SAN mounted as NFSv4
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I've tried searching around for an answer on this, and not sure if I'm asking the question wrong or if I just suck at...
View ArticleChanges in CentOS 7.
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I've recently started studying to get some certifications (RHCE/LPIC) so I can hopefully get a junior sysadmin position and stop doing tech...
View ArticleWhat to do when you've been hacked?
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>No, we haven't been hacked. ;) </p> <p>We have a prospective client who is asking us what our policy is in the event of...
View ArticleChat room/hangout
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View ArticleI have a couple of intel 750 NVMe drives and 8 WD greens in RAID 6 - Caching...
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>So, just what the title says. I have 2 bitchin' fast SSD's and a handful of dog-ass-slow spinning rust in software RAID 6.</p>...
View Article389-ds Java console not working over https
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I have a standalone 389-ds server with Directory server and Admin server on the same machine. Self-signed certificates have been used and confirmed...
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