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Dovecot Migration and old mails [migrated]
I'm migrating my mails from an old server to a new one, the configuration is good (mysql virtual accounts & imap only), with dovecot and postfix.
It's already running for other users, I just want ...
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How to use “adduser” to create a user with an extra field, like Work Phone number?
I need to use adduser to add a user from the command line. Currently, I am doing
sudo adduser -g someGroup -c "John Doe" dojohn
but I'd like to have the command also include a "Work Phone number" ...
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Where should I download new install files to in a Linux system?
Say I'm installing Redis.
Where should I download the Redis files to?
I'm guessing that doing it in my home directory isn't a good idea, just because it'll get messy with downloaded files over ...
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What is the name of the Linux distros thats used for practicing system administration?
Title says it all. I came across the list of distros somewhere on the internet but forgot to bookmark it. Does anyone here know what distros can be used for practicing linux system administration?
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Resume RSYNC over SSH after broken connection?
I have to transfer large amounts of data (>80 GB) over ssh using rsync. Everything is working fine, but the DSL connection where the backup data is sent from will drop once every 24h for up to 3 ...
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Install rpm packages using file globbing with errors
I found a rpm feature. If you rpm install * and one of the packages fails to install then none of the remaining packages will be installed.
Does anyone know how to use rpm to install packages with ...
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Creating a new user in Oracle Enterprise Manager 11g
I downloaded the Oracle VirtualBox VM containing Oracle SQL Server 11g and all their dev tools. (There's not much documentation along with it and I had to find fragments of info here and there.) ...
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Why does Windows show only 2.5 GB memory when BIOS shows 4 GB?
we have DELL Precison 670 machines. we installed 4 1GB memory slips. From the BIOS we can see 4 of them. but in WinXP, the OS says we only have 2.5GB. Why 2.5GB?
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Understanding the Linux Root
I've been using Linux (Ubuntu) for about 2 weeks now and am still struggling with some basic concept surrounding the root user:
(1) Some terminal operations (such as making subdirectories inside a ...
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How to Make USB Pen Drive Bootable? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
Make a bootable pen drive for windows?
Hi,
I want to update BIOS of my pc and i got the bios update exe from Intel official site.i copied it in to my usb pen drive and ...
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What is the next step up in my IT career? [closed]
I looking to branch up and out of my career, but i don't know what direction to take that is a good match for my skills, and will lead to higher pay.
Experience:
Dabbled with OpenGL, Java, and C in
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Users in /etc/passwd on Mac OS X
By examining the /etc/passwd I should get a list of all users in the system. However, when dumping the passwd file on Mac OS X I don't see my current username but many entries like these:
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How to extract RPM from RPM database in RedHat
Is there a way to extract an installed RPM from an RPM database on RedHat Linux to reproduce the original .rpm file?
