If your are creating a custom log and would like to use logrotate, then this tutorial is for you. In this example I will show you how I am using logrotate to rotate a custom log created during Unison File Synchronization. The log file I will be rotating is at: /var/log/unison.log. We will also create… Read More
If you have ever patched a software package, for example Postfix using this tutorial, then you probably noticed that on the next apt-get update, apt reports that the package needs updated. Of course we don’t want apt to update the package we just patched so in comes the package hold. You probably know there are… Read More
If you read my previous article detailing how to Install HP ACU CLI on Debian, then your next logical question might be, how do I monitor the RAID array. Searching the net will yield a multitude of solutions however, we are fan’s of simple small footprint solutions, so that is the approach we will take…. Read More
In order to install the HP Health CLI on Debian Wheezy you must connect with PuTTy or login to the terminal on the desired Debian Server. Next you will run the commands below to add the Debian HP/Proliant repository to your system and install hpasmcli. To access the hpasmcli shell simply run hpasmcli in terminal…. Read More
In order to install the HP Array Controller CLI on Debian Wheezy you must connect with PuTTy or login to the terminal on the desired Debian Server. Next you will run the commands below to add the Debian HP/Proliant repository to your system and install hpacucli. As of this writing version 9.40 is the newest… Read More
If you read one of our previous articles Debian Wheezy Dynamic MOTD, Debian Jessie Dynamic MOTD or Debian Stretch Dynamic MOTD, then you would probably note that I left out “Updates (20-updates)” from that tutorial. Since that tutorial was originally written, I have found an incredibly easy way of integrating update information into the dynamic MOTD system…. Read More
If you are like me then one of your biggest pet peeve’s with Nginx is its lack of authentication methods like those so easily accessible in Apache. Beyond that, if you would like to add an authentication method to Nginx, it will typically require a recompile. If you are running Debian or Ubuntu then I… Read More
Bash completion is a useful tool for completion of file paths, commands etc. By default it is enabled on Ubuntu but not on Debian. Chances are, if you have been using Ubuntu like me, you will dearly miss bash completion on Debian. With two simple steps it can also be enabled on Debian. This article… Read More