VPN Connection automatically opens webpage?
I've recently installed a new wireless router at my home. Here's the gist: upon first connecting my PC to it and powering it on, it automatically opened a webpage telling me about the product. I have...
View ArticleBitwise or Putty for your windows workstation SSH needs?
Unfortunately, my new employer doesn't allow for linux workstations, so I'm stuck with Winders probably because they want to try and control the applications on my workstation (heheh.. I've already...
View Articlersync'd files to a nas mounted via nfs. guest mode access enabled. now, root...
ugh. wtf. yeah so the nas is a buffalo terastation. guest mode means the nas sets group and owner to 99. i read this is a uid reserved by linux systems. it should be labeled as nobody. At some point i...
View ArticleUpgrading SLES and OpenSSL to support TLS 1.2
On our servers, we currently have SLES 11 installed. From what I have gathered so far, we will need to go from 11->11SP1->11S2->11SP3->11SP4. The main reason we are upgrading at this point...
View Articleapache instead of nginx gitlab in rhel
Has anyone stood up an instance of gitlab with apache instead of nginx in a CentOS/RHEL box? What were the problems you encountered? which install method did you use?I'm having trouble with this one as...
View ArticleCertifications
Hi folks,Alright, I know this question has been done to death, but it's always nice to get some personal advice and gauge the current thoughts on the manner.Next year is my senior year of high school,...
View ArticleWe developed a new peer to peer filesystem (X-Post from /r/DataHoarder)
Hey guys, I've been recommended to post our new project here since it should be interesting for linux sysadmins. I hope it's fine.We developed a decentralised file system that enables the creation of...
View ArticleTraveling for RHCSA
Went to schedule my exam and I found out that the official training site in my town no longer offers the RHCSA exam so I have to drive 3 hours to take the test. So, to those who have had to travel,...
View ArticleCheap SSL Certificates
Greetings,Who do you use for your SSL certificates? I am trying to find a provider of cheapish certs standard, ev, multi domain etc.Cheers! submitted by /u/real_smz [link] [comments]
View ArticleReusing an old server
Hey!6 months ago, I bought an HP Proliant DL380 G4. I guess it used to be a really capable server... but right not it's not able to do anything useful anymore.I wanted to use it as the "big server that...
View ArticleELK Issues
Hi.I'm trying to use ELK (elasticsearch, logstash and kibana) for centralised logging. It worked but now I want to continue sending the log files from windows/unix machines but using TLS. Does anybody...
View ArticleHow can i create a virtual interface on vpn client with the vpn server public...
My actual configuration is:Public IP: 111.111.111.111 Internal IP: 1.0.0.1 Internal IP: 1.0.0.6 [VPN SERVER] <------------> [VPN CLIENT] On the VPN SERVER there is a NAT rule that make all the...
View Articleeth0 randomly goes down
Any ideas on how to determine why an Ethernet interface goes down randomly? Hardware is a Dell R320 from late 2015 running Debian 8.2 on an isolated subnet running a media application. syslog shows...
View ArticleLinux Foundation LFCS exam - study book?
My company is paying for me to take the LFCS (Linux Foundation Certified System Administrator) exam. However, they bought vouchers for the exam only, without the online course.Problem is that I can't...
View Article2 Factor Authentication with SSH by Groups?
I've recently setup 2 Factor on some of my machines and it works really well. I'm trying to expand my configuration to only force 2 factor auth by people within a certain group. Currently, it does not...
View ArticleThe ins and outs of planning and building your own home NAS
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View ArticleHow to make encrypted flashdrive that will work on Linux and OSX?
Is it possible to make an encrypted flashdrive that will work on OSX and Linux? I've tried to make an encrypted flash on OSX with exfat format but it didn't get picked up on OSX even though I can read...
View Article[Centos 7] How to make /etc/sysctl.conf load properly?
So I'm studying for my RHCSA, and as part of that I'm trying to learn about configuring the kernel. What currently has me stumped is the fact that I can't get the parameter I place in /etc/sysctl.conf...
View Article.htaccess disable symlinks
I'm trying to disable symlinks globally in my shared hosting and then enable them for some special directories.I put Options -FollowSymLinks in the .htaccess file in the ~/public_html. But for some...
View ArticleDHCPD logging and alerting
Hey,We are using DHCPD to give out all DHCP addresses and I'm looking for any script/configurations that other people are using.I want to log as much details as possible and also alert on the first...
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