OpenMediaVault is the next generation network attached storage (NAS) solution based on Debian Linux. It contains services like SSH, (S)FTP, SMB/CIFS, DAAP media server, RSync, BitTorrent client and many more. Thanks to the modular design of the framework it can be enhanced via plugins. OpenMediaVault is primarily designed to be used in home environments or… Read More
If you have been running a Linux Virtual Machine on Virtualbox for any amount of time, you have probably noticed that clock skew can be an issue. The fix is a throwback I have been using on all our Linux templates for years and had almost been forgotten until we recently built a new Debian… Read More
All IP devices need addresses, and ISC DHCP is the easiest and most efficient way to provide them. ISC DHCP is open source software that implements the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for connection to an IP network. It is production-grade software that offers a complete solution for implementing DHCP servers, relay agents, and clients for small… Read More
If you are running ProFTPD on Ubuntu 14.04, you may have noticed the server is being stopped weekly. Upon further investigation it turns out that the error seems to be happening when log rotation is taking place. If this is indeed the problem you are having then the log will reflect the following. The problem… Read More
With Samba4 becoming more relevant everyday as a drop in replacement for AD, I am regularly fielding questions regarding password management. Below I will describe the basics of password management in Samba4 using the samba-tool. The following code shows the commands dealing with passwords and account expiration.
AdvancedTomato is GUI only based modification of Tomato Shibby mods. Its been adapted to newer web browser technologies and coding standards. It uses CSS3, HTML5 (some), Vector based Images (Best Quality) for compatibility with new Super HD displays & Retina, Ajax and so on. Support for custom themes has been removed in the latest versions… Read More
If you have installed Bind DNS Server on Debian or Ubuntu, you probably noticed that all the output will be redirected to /var/log/syslog. We like to have our logs separate for each daemon, so in order to make that change we will need to add some configuration to bind9. First in /etc/bind/named.conf you will need… Read More
Redis is an open source, BSD licensed, advanced key-value store. It is often referred to as a data structure server since keys can contain strings, hashes, lists, sets and sorted sets. You can run atomic operations on these types, like appending to a string; incrementing the value in a hash; pushing to a list; computing… Read More
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 your shop is in a situation where you have multiple admins working on group policy from different machine’s then you are most likely aware of the problems that may occur. The Microsoft management console GPO editor by default will pull the policy definition files from the computer it is being run on. On the… Read More