Ready to book RHCSA - please help me check my preparedness!
Wow I can't believe preparedness is actually a word. Anyway, thanks to intention, patience, diligence and the infinite patience of this sub I think I am ready to book my RHCSA. I am all signed up and...
View ArticlePiggybacking on the workstation post, what do you bring with you to the...
-Bose noise cancelling earbuds -Macbook Pro-Some bluetooth aircraft headset (for Sev 1 incidents ) -My sanity (I don't leave with it) submitted by capnkap [link][11 comments]
View ArticleWhich Training program to take up ? Employer is ready to sponsor.
So i do not have any linux related certification. I have 4 years experience as a system admin.Manager says company is willing to invest in training.Is RHCE really the only first step ? What are the...
View ArticleHas anyone got a list of things you should know how to do on linux...
I recently saw a big list of small projects you should attempt for game development.1) Make a snake game 2) Make a mastermind 3) Make a flappy bird cloneetc.Has anyone got this type of list for...
View ArticleJust set up a LAMP server on Debian Wheezy on a VPS. What are some tasks that...
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View ArticlePersistent udev rule based on bus position question
Hello Linux Admins!I have installed a new network card in a server, and the system is not automatically detecting it. I searched google, and came upon this linux from scratch article which comes close...
View Article[XPost] Building a "mobilab" for learning linux sysadmin stuff
Hey guys!Currently i am building a lab that i can take with me on my neverending quest to find a sysadmin job through the UK and I thought that asking the experts here would be the best thing to...
View ArticleMRTG issue
Hey guys.. So, I'm pretty new to using linux admin tools. As such I'm having an issue configuring my mrtg installation.. I've followed several walk-through's on the internet and have googled hard for...
View ArticleJunior level Admin tips
Hello, I'm working tier 2 help desk for a good sized company where one of the daily job duties is to be an entry level system and security Admin in Windows, Linux and AS400 environments. Before this I...
View ArticlePHP versions question
All, I am pretty certain these are the same but wanted to verify with those more experienced. Are php 5.3.27 and 5.3.3-27 the same? I have been asked to upgrade to 5.3.27 but every repository I use...
View ArticleLinux Logfile Manager?
Hi guys,tell me please...what kind of log management do you use? Is there a way to share certain log files with product managers / developers without giving them access to the server? How is your...
View ArticleFavorite Blogs/Resources?
I'm always trying to find new tools to put into my belt, so I was wondering if you guys had any favorite blogs/resources for all things Linux Sysadminny. A few of...
View ArticleLinux Showdown 6
Disclaimer: I'm an employee of TrueAbility.Linux Showdown 6 is set for Tue. Feb 25 to Thur. Feb 27, the week following SCALE 12x so folks have had a chance to get home from the show.The Linux Showdown...
View ArticleResources for learning Linux HA clustering?
Any good resources for learning Linux HA clustering? Also is it possible to setup a simple HA cluster in a home lab?Edit: Thanks guys for the advises and resources. submitted by iam_root [link][8...
View ArticleFilesystems: Many small files in a cluster environment?
The research group that I'm working in is preparing for a move and will get a shiny new cluster using a Fraunhofer Parallel Cluster File System to store the bulk of the data. The FhGFS seems to work...
View ArticleDatacenter Admins: How do you deal with abuse complaints?
I'm a sysadmin at a mid-sized datacenter with multiple locations. We get a lot of abuse complaints. (usually, but not always our unmanaged customers)In an effort to sort them out, I've created a script...
View ArticleA client decided to run this command on one of their DR webservers... and...
Also note the next command he ran just after the rsync... This is a CentOS box. submitted by ParticleSpinClass [link][22 comments]
View ArticleRedhat Re-Certify Confusion
I received my RHCE on RHEL 6 almost 3 years ago this coming April. When an RHCSA under Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 earns an RHCE, that person is considered current for 3 years from the date that the...
View ArticleHybrid cloud orchestration tools?
Basically we have an openstack instance and a bunch of AWS accounts. Is there an orchestration tool that says "spawn 4 app servers" in my production environment. Something besides Scalr and Rightscale...
View ArticleDefault group for users?
I'm curious to know from the admins of Linux networks what their policy is for groups for their users?Do all of your users have their own personal group and then are added to additional groups for the...
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