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advance_shell_operations.txt [lynx]

Example shell scripts useful for many tasks and provided by the community Sat Jun 2 122222 CDT 2001 Guide to Advanced Shell Operations shell script examples discard the output of a command comm

application-support.txt [lynx]

o Derek Winterstien roachrobotzcom v This text document addresses various application support questions received on the linux resource web site If you asked the question the answer may be provided here Submission

apt-get-install.txt [lynx]

DEBIAN PACKAGE INSTALLATION Using apt and related utilities to find install update and maintain debian packages v020 Debian Package Manager Tools az autoapt install package on demand if needed use with caution example

bashExitCodes.txt [lynx]

Exit Code Number Meaning Example Comments 1 catchall for general errors example let var1 10 miscellaneous errors such as divide by zero 2 misuse of shell builtins according to Bash documentation Seldom seen usually defau

bashRedirection.txt [lynx]

All about redirection by Mike G mikkey at dynamocomar There are 3 file descriptors stdin stdout and stderr stdstandard Basically you can 1 redirect stdout to a file 2 redirect stderr to a file 3 redirect stdout to a stderr 4 redirect stder

beginner_lan_notes.txt [lynx]

Krissys Beginner lan notes Beginner lan notes works with PCI ethernet card with digital chipset NE2000 compliant NIC cards 01 How to connect my linux PC to a local lan modprobe l

bootloader.txt [lynx]

section o o Linux Bootloaders and Dual Boot Handling mm v048 grub grub is a bootloader for x86 arch linux lilo lilo is a bootloader for x86 arch linu

cdripandburn.txt [lynx]

o Derek Winterstien roachrobotzcom v Creation Date Thu Sep 2 143814 CDT 2004 current ver 010 This is a companion guide to the diskarchiving notes This guide focuses on

command_ref.txt [lynx]

Basic Command Reference for UNIXLinux LinuxUNIX command Description MSDOS equivalent application start application in curren

compile_from_source.txt [lynx]

Compiling Programs from Source Posted by jeremy on 07102003 31435 views Sooner or later when using Linux you will hear the term compile from source This can be intimidating the first time you hear it but once you understand what it is and how it works yo

Config-HOWTO.txt [lynx]

Configuration HOWTO By Guido Gonzato guidoibogeodfuniboit v126 19 January 1999 This HOWTO aims at making the finetuning of your newly installed Linux box quicker and easier Here you will find a set of configura tions for the most common appl

conventional_backup.txt [lynx]

conventional backup a discussion with examples of various means to create backup archives of your linux system archive files folders partitions and your entire system with conventional linux programs December 11 2004 Creating a backup of your Lin

crashed_server.txt [lynx]

Crash Recovery Forensics and Data Security Notes Why my b0x3n crasged Helping you get UP and RUNNING safely and secure XXXXX XXXXX XXX XXXXXX X X XXXXXX XXXXX

debian-networking.txt [lynx]

Debian Networking network configuration on Debian Linux Sat Jan 6 115842 CST 2007 1 The configuration files and scripts etcnetworkinterfaces etcsysconfignetworkscriptsifcfgethx etcinitdnetworking

device-drivers.txt [lynx]

DEVICE DRIVERS IN LINUX Linux device driver kernel files are in dev Drivers are either compiled into the kernel or loaded as kernel modules Linux device driver kernel modules can be configured loaded unloaded without rebooting the system Not all

dhcp_server.txt [lynx]

REDHAT DHCP Server 1 Install the DHCP server daemon As of this writing the latest version is dhcp 30pl1 23 The RPM is dhcp30pl123srcrpm Download the RPM if you do not have it a

disk-archiving.txt [lynx]

o Derek Winterstien roachrobotzcom v Creation Date Thu Sep 2 134925 CDT 2004 current ver 021 originally floppycdromarchivingtxt ARCHIVE DATA AND floppy disks to hard dri

filesystem-quota.txt [lynx]

REDHAT USER QUOTA HOWTO Verifiably applicable to Redhat 72 90 and reasonably applicable to any Linux distribution Created Sept 2003 v20 sec

file_xfer.txt [lynx]

1 SCP Secure Copy Protocol This utility is handy for transferring files from one Linux system directly to another using ssh security with authentication Unline rcp scp will ask for passwords or passphrases if they are needed for authentication

firewall-router.txt [lynx]

o Derek Winterstien roachrobotzcom v supplemental iptables firewall and internet connection sharing using netfilter under linux This messy document has recently been revised PART I Education Section

framebuffer-console.txt [lynx]

framebuffer console is an alternative to the regular text mode console it allows a highresolution console on your linux machine it can be enabled by default on most systems by passing a parameter to the kernel on boot use with caution possible damag

harden-your-boxen.txt [lynx]

Scrappy Notes for Newbs trying to Harden a Linux Machine this is a work in progress Tell MySQL server not to listen for outside connections if you are only using it for the localhost Add the following parameter to the etcmysqlmycnf file under mysqld

hardware-support.txt [lynx]

o Derek Winterstien roachrobotzcom v This text document addresses various hardware support questions You can reduce the speed of IDE CDROM drives with hdparm or a program called setcd It works like this hdpar

how-do-i.txt [lynx]

HOW DO I Answers to common Linux configuration and end user modification index how do i 0 LOGIN SWITCHING 1 RESTRICT ROOT LOGIN LOCATIONS 2 MODIFY DEFAULT COMMAND KEYWORDS AND VALUES 3 MORE BASH COMMAND ALIASING 4 CONFIGURE SYSLOG TO LOG TO A RE

IDE-RAID-hardware.txt [lynx]

o Derek Winterstien roachrobotzcom v Linux Hardware RAID RAID Controller information and an IDE Hardware RAID exploratory Focus on IDE Hardware RAID Linux Software RAID is inexpensive well documented and suppor

IDE-RAID-software.txt [lynx]

o Derek Winterstien roachrobotzcom v Linux Software RAID An unorganized and random comments page which may or may not be helpful to you Created Mon Mar 29 182801 CST 2004 A RAID 5 Example

index.html [lynx]

html head titleLinux Notestitle head body bgcolorF9F9F9 center table border00 cellpadding0 cellspacing0 height70 trtdcenter table border00 cellpadding9 cellspacing0 width640 bgcolorwhite tr bgcolorwhite backgroundhttpwikirobotzcomskinsmono

iproute2.txt [lynx]

Advanced Routing and iproute2 the ip routing utility iproute2txt research document details may be sketchy and incomplete v002 ifconfig and route use iproute2 syscalls However the ip tool is the key to access advanced iproute2

job-management.txt [lynx]

Linux Job Management Process Management and Help from CTDP Linux Files and Command Reference Version 080 by Mark Allen Linux Help Commands apropos apropos keyword Show all commands with the keyword in their description The same as the man k comma

kernel-hack.txt [lynx]

There are several useful kernel flags you can set to increase your default network security without using IP Tables The proc filesystem is a window into various parts of the Linux kernel Some of these values in the running kernel are readonly others

kernel_compile_01.txt [lynx]

Using defaults found in archi386defconfig Code maturity level options Prompt for development andor incomplete codedrivers CONFIGEXPERIMENTAL Ny n Loadable module support Enable loadable module support CONFIGMODULES Yn y Set version information o

kernel_compile_02.txt [lynx]

Using defaults found in archi386defconfig Code maturity level options Prompt for development andor incomplete codedrivers CONFIGEXPERIMENTAL Ny y Loadable module support Enable loadable module support CONFIGMODULES Yn y Set version information o

knoppix-debian.txt [lynx]

Usage Tips and Configuration Notes Derek B Winterstien

knoppix2harddisk.txt [lynx]

o Lisa Winterstien wwwlazygirlnet v v021 Fri Nov 19 102725 CST 2004 based on guide by David McNab updated to latest Additional information pr

kubuntu-ubuntu.txt [lynx]

ubuntu kubuntu linux distribution reference Information may be organized by console or xapp as in the procedure or command is issued via the command prompt or in xwindows version 606 GRUB CONFIGURATION console edit the following text file bootgr

Linux_65535_cylinder_limit.txt [lynx]

QUESTION From Roach Title The Linux 65535 cylinder limit Date Tuesday June 20 2000 0833PM PDT I have a 40GB ide drive Linux does not see the entire thing As BIOS geometry is irrelevant I always use 1024x16x63 this is a linux limitation see r

linux_kernel_notes.txt [lynx]

rootpython linux make mrproper make1 Entering directory usrsrclinux2036archi386boot rm f bootsect setup rm f bbootsect rm f zImage toolsbuild compressedvmlinuxout rm f bzImage toolsbbuild compressedbvmlinuxout make2 Entering directory usrsrclinux2036arch

logrotate.txt [lynx]

etclogrotated Setting up and verifying system logging syslog and klog etcsyslogconf remote logging monitoring logs using swatch managing logs using log rotate It is possible to force log rotation to test new configuration dbw comment invalid entr

mysql_commands.txt [lynx]

Krissys MySQL Command Reference with Examples Using the mysql text based client 00 CREATE A DATABASE mysql create database databasename GRANT REVOKE A

nfs-fstab.txt [lynx]

NFS On the server 3 configuration files etcexports etchostsallow and etchostsdeny sample exports file entries homeshare 192168102552552550rwnorootsquash homeusername 192168102552552550rwrootsquash tmp 1921681

numlock-keyboard-map.txt [lynx]

o Derek Winterstien roachrobotzcom v Creation Date Fri Apr 23 130817 CDT 2004 current ver 020 NUMLOCK STATE KEYBOARD MAPPING numlock state control basic keyboard mapping

openvpn-secured-wifi.txt [lynx]

Secure wireless using Iptables and OpenVPN This document is a draft of a more complete guide in development V009 Iptables and Ipmasquerade has become a cornerstone of secure home and small office Internet sharing while maintaining LAN security Adding a

partitions.txt [lynx]

partitionstxt how to create partitions on linux how to create file systems descriptions of different standard file systems and information related to partitions formatting file systems and disk operations Linux Partitioning Information A swap partit

path_mtu_discovery.txt [lynx]

Explanation of MTU Path Discovery For sending bulk data the Internet generally works better when using larger packets Each packet implies a routing decision when sending a 1 megabyte file this can either mean around 700 packets when using packets that a

postfix-courier.txt [lynx]

section o o Postfix mailer alternative to Sendmail mm Postfix and courierimap v012

postfix-dovecot.txt [lynx]

Postfix mailer and Dovecot o Derek Winterstien roachrobotzcom v Trustix Secure Linux Redhat Linux A Postfix Postfix should be configured to start up on boot chkconfig Postfix on Make some configurat

postfix-popa3d.txt [lynx]

Postfix mailer and Popa3d o Derek Winterstien roachrobotzcom v Trustix Secure Linux A Postfix Postfix should be configured to start up on boot chkconfig Postfix on Make some configuration changes in

postfix.txt [lynx]

Postfix mailer configuration o Derek Winterstien roachrobotzcom v Trustix Secure Linux Postfix should be configured to start up on boot chkconfig Postfix on Make some configuration changes in postfix

procmail-filter.txt [lynx]

procmailfiltertxt Invoked by sendmail or a forward mechanism procmail is a powerful tool to use in the task of sorting and filtering mail either system wide or customized for and by each individual user Using procmail to filter email Dec

q-a.txt [lynx]

Krissys Question and Answer QA CORE FILES finding core files everywhere on the file system Q what are those core files A do file core and itll tell you who made the core file Q what

regular_expressions.txt [lynx]

o Derek Winterstien roachrobotzcom v Creation Date Thu Apr 22 124336 CDT 2004 current ver 010 REGULAR EXPRESSIONS notes collection and general reference including example

rpm_commands.txt [lynx]

REDHAT RPM COMMANDS Get a list of all RPM packages installed on system rpm qa Looking for a specific package or group of packages Use grep rpm qagrep up2date Remove an unw

samba_notes.txt [lynx]

o Derek Winterstien roachrobotzcom v Samba Notes How to add an NT machine into the linux samba server which is the PDC Primary Domain Controller for the Microoft network syntax addu

scratchpaper.txt [lynx]

scratchpapertxt the intestinal tract of linux notes created June 1998 sbinifconfigpico w disables word wrap sbinifup eth0su l login as root from telnet etcsysconfignetworkscriptsifcfgeth0 ONBOOT YES usrsbinintelnetd varlog etcinetdconft

sendmail.txt [lynx]

CONTENTS Section 1 Directory protection error messages appearing in sendmail log Section 2 Sendmail delay when starting or restarting daemon Section 3 Force email alias forwarding without virtusertable or luser relay Section 4 Modify or Disable DNS

serial-console-and-boot.txt [lynx]

HOW DO I CONFIGURE SERIAL CONSOLE WITH KERNEL MESSAGES CONFIGURE SERIAL CONSOLE WITH KERNEL MESSAGES This applies to kernel versions 22 24 and specifically to distributions with serial support already in the kernel Examples are

settings4apache.txt [lynx]

A P A C H E W E B S E R V E R wwwapacheorg The Apache Software Foundatio

sniffing-the-wire.txt [lynx]

Tracking down connections with tcpdump 1 Case I A firewalled windows machine connects to an unidentified remote server when first booted The connection quickly disappears Doing a cat procnetipconntrack on the firewall shows destination ports 53 and

static-routes.txt [lynx]

Static Routes in Redhat New isnt always better staticroutes This document discusses traditional routing and the staticroutes configuration The document does not cover iproute2 and the ip commands With the introduction of Redhat version 8 a

swup.txt [lynx]

swup Software Updater for Trustix Secure Linux o Derek Winterstien roachrobotzcom v Trustix Secure Linux Guides swup is the SoftWare UPdater of TrustixSecureLinux

trustix-config.txt [lynx]

Trustix Linux Configuration Tips SSHD CONFIGURATION REMOTE ACCESS To Enable sshd remote login for your local area network Ensure you installed sshd Before you can start the sshd service for the first time you have to generate keys You onl

trustix_admin.txt [lynx]

Trustix Linux Administration Notes o Derek Winterstien roachrobotzcom v Trustix Secure Linux Guides StartingDaemons Use chkconfig to configure daemons to start automatically chkconfig add name chkconfi

up2date.txt [lynx]

up2date up2date l list packages available for retreival up2date i packagenameinstall packages even if configuration says download only up2date d packagenamedownload packages only even if configuration says install up2date f packagenameForce package inst

usbmouse.txt [lynx]

USB MOUSE CONFIGURATION FOR X11 KDE and Console DUAL MOUSE OPERATION ON LAPTOP touchpad usb PS2 USB USB Mouse Notes for Debian Knoppix and many distributions After

vimtips.txt [lynx]

Best of VIM Tips VIMs Key Features David Rayner zzapper 15 Years of Vi 3 years of Vim and still learning BEGIN searching joee cursor set to End of match joee1 cursor set to End of match plus 1 joes2

vncserver4redhat.txt [lynx]

Setup VNC Server In Redhat Linux Most of the Redhat installation CDs bundled with VNC server and client Follow these simple steps to setup Redhat Linux VNC serverclient 1 INSTALLATION If VNC serverclient is not installed locate the RPM from the Redha

vsftpd.txt [lynx]

linuxdbworg FAQ FAQ document Some basic notes on getting your own installation of vsftpd running on Redhat 9 and Fedora Core 10 v082 alpha which means not speeel checked or v

whereis_the_file.txt [lynx]

whereisthefiletxt where a fileprogram is and what it does alphabetical order ascending AZ fle descripting loc use pico users replace vi with pico in the examples below alphabetically listed this reference is growing a aliasesbasic system mail aliase

xwindows.txt [lynx]

The X Window System a graphical environment or XFree86 Currently XFree86 version 4 ie XF86 or simply X notes tips hacks trouble shooting When first written this covered mostly Redhat That section has been moved to the back and called Redhat Section

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