How do I enable EPEL (Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux) repo and install the packages under RHEL / CentOS Linux? EPEL (Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux) is a volunteer-based community effort from the Fedora project to create a repository of high-quality add-on packages that complement the Fedora-based Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and its compatible […]
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How to test the JAve version on Ubuntu kartook@K:~$ kartook@K:~$ java -version java version “1.6.0_18” OpenJDK Runtime Environment (IcedTea6 1.8) (6b18-1.8-0ubuntu1) OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 14.0-b16, mixed mode) kartook@K:~$
When setting a password against the console, auxiliary and vty lines on a cisco router, unless password encryption is switched on the passwords will be displayed when viewing the config on the terminal screen conf t service password-encryption To turn it off again no service password-encryption
The method uses IPtables to accomplish this add the following lines to /etc/rc.local iptables -F iptables -A INPUT -s googleads.g.doubleclick.net -j DROP iptables -A INPUT -s pagead2.googlesyndication.com -j DROP iptables -A INPUT -s ads.google.com -j DROP exit 0 Thanks : Tux
How to : mysqladmin command to change root password If you have never set a root password for MySQL, the server does not require a password at all for connecting as root. To setup root password for first time, use mysqladmin command at shell prompt as follows: $ mysqladmin -u root password NEWPASSWORD However, if […]
recordMyDesktop is a desktop session recorder for GNU / linux that attempt to be easy to use, yet also effective at it’s primary task. As such, the program is separated in two parts; a simple command line tool that performs the basic tasks of capturing and encoding and an interface that exposes the program functionality […]
Server CORE : Use the Sconfig Utility to Install Windows PowerShell on Server Core ? The Server Configuration utility (Sconfig) provides a text-based menu system that makes it easy to do the following: * Configure domain or workgroup membership * Change a server’s name * Add a local Administrator account * Configure remote management features […]
How To allow access to AIM, Yahoo, Gtalk and MSN Messenger through Squid Proxy ? To proxy and to allow AIM, MSN, Yahoo and GTalk Instant Messenger traffic via with Squid, change/add the following line in the Squid configuration file # Allow AIM protocols acl AIM_ports port 5190 9898 6667 acl AIM_domains dstdomain .oscar.aol.com […]
How to set Cron/At Access Control ? Cron stores it’s enteries in the crontab (cron table) file. This is generally located in your /etc directory. As well, each user on your system can have their own crontab which would be stored in /var/spool/cron/. To edit a users crontab entry, simply log into your system for […]