yum update -y ; vi /etc/sysconfig/iptables; #configuring iptables is an exercise for the reader iptables-restore /etc/sysconfig/iptables; /etc/init.d/httpd stop; chkconfig –del httpd; /etc/init.d/sendmail stop; chkconfig –del sendmail; /etc/init.d/xinetd stop; chkconfig –del xinetd; #install daemontools (djb does crazy things with symlinks – Read more
#physically insert disk # on this next line the hostN number may be different echo “- – -” > /sys/class/scsi_host/host5/scan mount /dev/sdc1 /mnt rsync -aHxv /boot /mnt rsync -aHxv /dev /mnt rsync -aHxv / /mnt #this is for a special Read more
This is great simple way to get off of your ISP’s dns, e.g. stop them redirecting you to their search partner when you typo. And very handy if you’re working with DNS or changing webhosts, in that a quick sudo Read more
xe vm-memory-limits-set static-min=512MiB dynamic-min=512MiB dynamic-max=512MiB static-max=512MiB uuid=
xe vm-shutdown vm= xe vbd-list vm-uuid= xe vdi-list uuid= xe vdi-resize uuid= disk-size=xGiB xe vm-start vm= # resize4fs /dev/xvda
I have been battling with you since I purchased you 4 years ago on a BIOSTAR MCP6P M2+ motherboard. The many dozens of hours of tweaking to keep you and ubuntu playing nicely. The iterative search for the right combination Read more
let me count the ways… infinity plus 1) you think you are smart but you are not, infinity plus 2) you do not give the people the power they need to help out when you are not smart — see Read more
I wouldn’t be posting if this wasn’t yet another corner case, where things don’t work as they should… I likely built my xcp-xapi box at a bad time for xcp-xapi and grub2, hopefully this helps others… Situation: installing new virtual Read more
I’m verifying my backup process via a bare metal recovery to identical hardware so I thought I’d take some notes… I got started on my ubuntu xen xcp/xapi setup with this excellent guide: http://francispereira.com/blog/step-by-step-guide-to-setting-up-xen-and-xenapi-xcp-on-ubuntu-12-04-and-managing-it-with-xencenter/ Booted a usb based rescue disk Read more
This is a little off topic but wordpress RSS seems to cache things for 12 hours and nobody seems to have a clue. I set lifetime from 43200 to 3600 in wp-includes/class-feed.php. Which will hopefully let me see the morning Read more