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Simple Interface on Terminal (instead of a getty)

Hey, i'm trying to figure out if it's possible to run a programm instead of a getty in ubuntu. I want to run a simple interface so non-tech savvy people could restart the internet connection on a...

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TrueAbility now has mini challenges

Disclaimer: I'm an employee of TrueAbility and one of the scenario developers.We have launched a couple of new site features in addition to job postings that I feel might be of interest to the...

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Servers - Partition map best practices?

Hiya linuxadmin,I'm re-building some infrastructure at work, and I've got a question about what the current best practice for system drive partitioning is. I know at minimum I need a /boot, / and...

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Red Hat Virtual Training - How is it?

I'm looking at scheduling some training this year. Red Hat has offered virtual training for a while now. How does it work/what are the major differences between the Virtual Training and On-Site...

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grepping the right thing

Hey guys, I have a ton of of jpg filenames in a text document, I need to grep the fileames to get them somewhere else, and they all have really long numerical filenames. But the nice thing is, since...

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What do you guys think of this script I wrote that handles IPtable rules? Any...

It is the very first script I wrote that deals with iptables. I am in the process of learning as much as I can about IPTables. It basically enters into a file the IPs that are trying to do a root ssh...

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Help conveying why "sudo su -" is wrong to corporate managers

Hello /r/linuxadminI've recently started a new job (well, technically I started as a contractor almost a year ago, but I've finally been hired so I'm a real employee now) and am attempting to make our...

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Request advice and is anyone using Zentyal in production?

I am probably going to take over the "IT" at my Taiwanese K12 that has been on autopilot for about two years. I've got some minor Linux admin experience and have been a general user since the 90s, but...

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Setting up PXE, first time...

By mistake I bought a server with no CD/DVD drive, so I'm being forced to install CentOS over PXE.I'm not a Linux Admin by trade technically, but I work with it a lot at work and I like to tinker and...

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Any full-time Linux admins consulting part-time?

I was wondering if there are any full-time employed Linux administrators who also do Linux consulting part-time. If so, how does it work out? Is it feasible? How to get started and how to find...

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Resources on setting up automatic aliases/addresses with Postfix and Dovecot

Hi,can anyone point me to a tutorial/documentation of what goes into setting up Postfix+dovecot in a way that allows me to just give myalias@mydomain.com as an email to a service, and the Mail system...

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SIOCSIFFLAGS issue with network card. IRQ conflict.

Hello all. Yesterday we noticed an issue with one of our servers. The eth0 was giving a "SIOCSIFFLAGS: Device or resource busy failed to bring up eth0" error message. The machine runs Centos 5.9This is...

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Help configuring managesieve for Dovecot/Roundcube

I am using Dovecot 2.1.16. Roundcube 0.8.6. I'm trying to get Roundcube to talk to the managesieve plugin. Postfix/Dovecot/Roundcube all exist on the same server.I'd like to get managesieve working....

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OpenFire s2s issues, 3.6.0

SetupTwo Windows domains with no trust other than DNS records, connected via Sonicwall VPNs. No firewall between the OpenFire machines for testing purposes.Domain, derp.local & herpderp.localBoth...

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Where are the vulnerabilities of a cluster with Varnish reverse proxy's in...

This appears to be a very secure setup. Is my thinking correct?Since the backend IP's are hidden and if somehow access is gained to the Varnish servers any possible damage is minimal since there is no...

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Going into Linux Administration.

I'll be going into this field. I have lots of experience with Linux and have the required study materials to move me forward but I don't know what I need to do well. What kind of computer setup do I...

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completely random question about /dev/port

Hi, I have a completely random two part question about /dev/porta) what is /dev/port?b) why does the command "blkid /dev/port" lock up my vmware VM but not bother my physical machine (it returns to...

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Input password on SCP script

Hey guys, I have a script running that scp's a folder from my local computer to a remote computer, and most of the time the scp command prompts for a password, which I then enter. But how would...

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Web Interface for logs

Hi /r/linuxadmin!Basically I'm getting pretty bored of my users asking me to check /var/log/maillog* to see if an email was sent, so I was curious if anyone knows of a web interface I can give them so...

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What is wrong with my one line script?

SUSE Linux OES 11I am trying to enumerate NSS rights on a shared folder using the rights -f $path showcommand.When I issue the following from the console it outputs the result to a file: rights -f...

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