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Looking for a log viewer that simplifies output.

I have a remote machine running ssh and I would like to view successful as well as unsuccessful or malicious log in attempts. However there is so much info to parse through in the log file that I am...

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Red hat RHCDS self-study recommendation

I will soon pass the red hat EX300 and I would like to keep studying red hat for the RHCDS. I'm looking at the available books needed exams and I can't seems to find a books specifically on the...

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New hot alternative to iptables?

I heard that people are moving away from iptables to some new netfilter that is supposed to be better. Is there any truth to this? If so, which filter is it?Cheers! submitted by lipton_tea [link][9...

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upstart with CentOS 6 or SysV

I am using primarily CentOS, but I am still using exclusively SysV style init. I use the service/chkconfig commands, etc.. Are most of you using upstart? What do you use to stop and start your services...

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Linux HA gurus: What is your opinion on Proxmox? [X-Post from /r/linux]

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Best hardware setup for hosting VirtualBox headless on a linux server?

Hi, we are currently running a few headless VirtualBox Windows machines on our linux server. Performance is not too good at the moment. So we are planning to build a dedicated machine for this task. We...

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LInux SA: What is your group using for shared password management?

Just wondering what your group is currently utilizing for shared, secured, password management. Thanks! submitted by failure2send [link][28 comments]

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How long would it take you to do basic hardening and iptable writing of a...

Nothing special, just curious as to the average time that would take?EDIT:// I'm asking because I was talking to someone who does residential computer support ( the kind that advertises in the back of...

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What am I missing here? (Please help)

Hi, I am sure this is a very simple problem, but I am installing a Linux VM for the first time ever to pick up some Redhat skills for my resume and I can't past this install step. I would SERIOUSLY...

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What does Monit Resource Limit passed mean?

I am using Monit to monitor our servers, After a issue like cpu usage I get an email with the description "resource limit passed" . Does this mean that the cpu usage is below acceptable usage? If so...

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Help with CLVM

edit fixed; I had to perform the LVM setup on my multipath driveI am having trouble setting up CLVM on Centos 6.4. I am trying to use an iSCSI LUN as a clustered volume between two servers. I am...

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Teamviewer for ssh

hi.I'm wondering if there is something like team viewer but just for ssh. I mean, a program that bypasses firewalls and so and let you connect via them using ssh. I dont know if you will get it but if...

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How do you monitor web pages?

I have one domain on shared hosting, and sometimes malware scanner deletes crucial php file. That causes page to show php fatal error. Is there any way to monitor domain or what do you use for that...

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Exchange/Outlook functionality in a Linux environment

I'm curious to know how the admins here of all Linux (or mostly Linux) networks provide Exchange functionality to their users or what they do instead to provide mail, calendaring, and contact manager...

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ACLs, prevent users from chowning files

I have a directory where a bunch of web developers need to work in/upload files to. All the developers need read/write to this directory, which is setup using POSIX ACLs.When a developer creates a new...

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Cowboy hats and guns, a metaphor for change control.

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Disk in linear mdraid array is failing, any way to salvage data?

So, I have a linear array which looks like this:# cat /proc/mdstat Personalities : [raid0] [raid1] [linear] md0 : active linear sda[0] sdb[1] 240129664 blocks 64k rounding So smartd and dmesg both tell...

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How to create a new SSHD ?

I want to create a new SSH daemon rather than the one provided by Operating system.For the SSHD provided by operating system the config file will be /etc/ssh/sshd_config. But for the newely created...

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Fastcgi/cgi help

Hello! I'm hoping so.eone has some experience or could lead me in the right direction.Basically I need to clone a shared hosting environment so we have a dev server to test new prpjects on.I've built...

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Need help debugging IP Virtual Server (load balancer) setup on a production...

We have two web servers and a separate load balancer that is using ipvsadm rules in direct mode.load1:~ # uname -a Linux load1 2.6.37.6-0.20-default #1 SMP 2011-12-19 23:39:38 +0100 i686 i686 i386...

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