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RHEL 5.5 - Operating System Installation
Is it possible to customize versions of packages like "binutils , Glibc , libstd .." while installing the operating system??
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Add another system admin on Linux
I am root user in my Linux system. I want to add another system admin and let him/her to help to do the admin job. What privilege should I design for that role (sysadmin)?
What is the different ...
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How to know group administator in linux
I saw that: sudo gpasswd -A <admin-name> <group-name> can set Admin for a group and a group can have more than one Admin.
How can I show all Admins of a group if it doesn't even show in ...
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Dual OS configuration [duplicate]
I have installed windows and Linux(ubuntu) on the same machine. Now the problem is when I start my machine, It directly goes to Linux and not asking me for the selection of OS either I want to load ...
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Post reboot of RHEL6.3 is not working
I configured RAID 0 on IBM System X server and tried installing RHEL6.3 but after installing the packages once it reboots it wont be able to complete the installation(stuck @ grub loader each time). I ...
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ssh key permission denied failure
I have done so much of googling on this but just couldn't find the exact answer,there are many threads on this, all of them point to check for file permissions or $HOME directory which are right in my ...
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I have configured Bridged OpenVPN server and I am not able to connect windows 7 machine
I have configured Bridged OpenVPN server on Ubuntu machine and my ubuntu client is able to connect but my windows 7 machine is not able to connect
I have used Openvpn Client Software in windows 7 ...
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Stuck while connecting to a linux machine
I am trying to connect to my linux machine using and it kind of connects but the prompt is stuck here,any inputs on what is wrong here?also there was build running that is just stuck...so I tried to ...
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Home directory issue on two different machines
I am accessing two Linux systems (Ubuntu) with the same username (let’s say userU) and password, let’s say their names are system1 and system2. If I change my password on one system it is also ...
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How to mount logical volume
I have this problem on mounting a logical volume. I have done some research and still have not found solution. I have read this
How to mount LVM Volume?
also but I can't figure out.
Here is the my ...
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Why doesn't the administrator mode protect Windows from malware?
It is often given as the main reason for Linux' relative safety from malware that only the root account, which is not used for e.g. browsing the web, can make significant changes to the system.
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List admins on Linux
How do I list all users with admin rights on Linux? I checked file /etc/passwd/, but I dont know how can I figure out which account is privileged. Can you possibly help me a little?
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How to detect DoS attacks / manually block IP on Ubuntu?
I have a VPS with Ubuntu. I host a small website (~10 visitors at the same time). Sometimes the website starts lagging. It lags so bad that my SSH connection starts lagging too. Running top says that ...
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Limit user access to home folder in Linux [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Limit every user to his own home folder only
I have a web server running 10.04 LTS and as a newbie in the world of server administration, I'm in a bind.
I would kindly ...
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Linux console session over HTTP?
I'd like to remotely administer my Linux machine at home whilst I'm at work. Only ports 80 and 443 are avaiable, through an HTTP proxy. I don't want to install tunnelling software.
What I really need ...
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How to take incremental backup in Linux?
I'm trying to take backup for my data for rhel, but I not able to take all backup. Could anybody help show me how I take incremental and full backups? What is the process?
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Is there a way to crack the windows Administrator password in Linux (using the SAM file) WITHOUT resetting it?
I have Ubuntu 10.10 on a USB bootstick. Chntpw is installed as well. Are there any programs available which will crack the password?
EDIT: I understand now that a SAM file contains hashes, which ...
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Importance of GID and UID? [closed]
Whether we could hide the presence of a file by modifiying the gid/uid?
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Why is it bad to run as root?
I've often come across posts on forums or other websites where you see people joking in such a manner about running/logging in as root as if it's something awful and everyone ought to know about it. ...
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accessing folder
I tried to access my folder but warning say you are not root and and permission area
doesnot clearly open that is I couldnot access its feature to change its permission
and sudo is not accessible
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Can I use a command (such as “tree”) without installing it system wide?
I'm connected to a Linux box through SSH on which I don't have administrative privileges. The command I wish to use is called tree, but it isn't installed.
Is there any way I can load the tree ...
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LINUX : How to Log in as Root (Ubuntu 10.04)
I want to use the whole operating system as an administrator.
I know I can log in as a root in the Terminal by typing this:
su
Password
But in this way I'm logged in only in the terminal.
I want ...
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How can I determine the process for what is listening on the network in linux?
When I use netstat -tup, it only shows the processes for some. There are other ports that just have a - for PID, so how would I find out what process is listening on these ports?
