Setting up Active Directory with Samba 4
Hello all, I've been trying to set up a samba 4 active directory server for the past two weeks on a virtual guest. I've gone ahead and used the sernet packages on debian wheezy but my lack of active...
View ArticleI've learned on Debian/Ubuntu, and got a job in an all-RHELs shop. Looking...
I get the yum/apt difference is the primary, but there seems to be a lot of other differences as well. The default structure of apache config files and directories for example.Are there some good...
View Article[Cross-post: r/apache] Another Question about Tomcat: Allowing individual...
Original PostOriginal Text:So I've switched from mod_jk to mod_proxy_ajp and everything's working fine. I know where to put my classes and where to put my .war files to have them run. I've got it set...
View ArticleMoving a Linux install from VDI disk image to physical drive
Hi all, I have to set up a machine for live audio/video/lighting needs at a local theater. I have installed an exact replica of what's needed in a VirtualBox VM on my own desktop. The VM uses a dynamic...
View ArticleWhat would you turn off / remove on a RHEL "Desktop" install that is actually...
I have a team that insists on using the "Desktop" install for RHEL (5 and 6) because they need a place to leave foreground terminal windows running. Let's not argue here about the other/better ways to...
View ArticleQuestion on self-signed certificates and subject alternate names.
Hello,I have a vps on which i run a webserver (apache on ubuntu 13.10). I want to use https to connect to it and as I plan on using it only for myself and maybe a few friends so I created a self-signed...
View ArticleHelp an out of his depth new admin? - *** SECURITY information for server ***
I'm pretty new to being a sysadmin (5 months) and I'm in charge of a very sketchy and I'm sure insecure network, I'm receiving emails from one server every 5 mins on the dot with the following:***...
View ArticleFreelance web dev - Should I manage my own servers?
I've decided to start freelancing properly. At the moment it's pretty basic stuff, mostly Wordpress, some Laravel application development when it's called for, some design. Mostly a mixture of front...
View ArticleData recovering from lost LVM
I'll make it short. I had a lvm partition over a raid5 array. One of the raid disk has failed and I replaced it and rebuild the raid array. The problem is that I recreated the lvm group (i don't have...
View ArticleQuestion about the RHCSA exam and Jang's books
I'm using primarily Michael Jang's RHCSA/RHCSE study guide to prepare for the RHCSA exam. Can anyone give me an idea how close the practice exams in his book are to the real thing? The exam is 2.5...
View ArticleHow do you record and communicate config changes to (software) servers (e.g....
I manage some small clusters of Linux web and database servers. My manager now wants me to starting filing a form per config parameter - every time I change a value, to describe in English what has...
View ArticleRestart guests after a qemu-kvm update?
On Centos 6.5 there was a nice kvm bugfix update today. It's my understanding that when you update an application, the update takes effect the next time the application is started. I'm assuming that...
View ArticleLibvirt and glusterfs
Is anyone using this setup? Two servers were purchased without shared backend storage and running kvm/libvirt. submitted by therhino [link][17 comments]
View ArticleRoll your own web search engine?
Is this a thing? Obviously, I would not be able to index the entire web, but having the ability to add sites that are relevant to me for it to index would be nice. I guess I'm looking for something...
View Articlemy contribution to amusing .bash_history files
$ cat .bash_history sudo less exit sudo less exit sudo less sudo man man passwd exit submitted by grokenberger [link][comment]
View Article/proc/pid
Can any one help me to study files inside /proc/pid/? submitted by hashimk [link][5 comments]
View ArticleLinux server semes to be attempting to bruteforce ssh itself
Hi, new to reddit, been in the IT side of things for years, My company has a linux server running on softlayer thats been around for about 5 years, we have received an email from soft-layer saying...
View ArticleCentralised Authentication through LDAP or Radius
We have a group of linux servers that are under the remit of my team, we're network guys in a mostly Windows house. We each have our own Windows AD credentials with our accounts part of the same...
View Article[x-post question] Disable open relay in postfix
Hey r/sysadmin,In order to disable open relay on postfix, what do you have the "relayhost=" variable set to? none, deny, or localhost?Thanks. submitted by ColdEyes [link][comment]
View ArticleResolv.conf Strangeness
Hoping some kind soul can help me, or at least enlighten me as to what's going on.I have a Raspberry Pi running raspian (thought I'd post here though as it's more sysadmin related) and have configured...
View Article