Bacula: Fixing huge MySQL "Log" tables
Background Bacula, by default, writes all information on every single job to the “Log” table in the Bacula database. Each job that is run will […]
Articles by Steve Talley
Creating and Using SSH Key Files to Lock Down a System
SSH key files are a more secure way of locking down SSH, if username/password authentication is also disabled. It is also recommended to disable SSHv1. […]
How To: Networking in CentOS under Hyper-V
Set up a new Hyper-V virtual machine using the wizard, and install CentOS in the Hyper-V virtual machine. Next, download the Linux Integration Components (LinuxIC) […]
MDT: Issues restoring image with Internet Explorer 10 or 11
Issue By default, Windows System Image Manager adds a specialize pass phase to configure Internet Explorer. Normally it doesn’t matter if you leave this configuration […]
WordPress – WP-DBManager and Network Sites
If you have a network site set up in WordPress, the WP-DBManager plugin should not be activated for the network. If you do this, then […]
How to: Set up Openswan L2TP VPN Server on CentOS 6
Have you ever wanted to set up your own VPN server? By following the steps below, you can set up your own L2TP VPN server […]
Set up Webmin on CentOS
Webmin is a popular web-based GUI for configuring some of the CentOS server options. You can install a repo so that it will be installed […]
Ensure CentOS has the right time
By default, the ntp service is not installed with CentOS 6. First, install ntp from yum: yum install ntp Then, force a time sync by […]
Mounting SMB Shares Hosted on Mac OS X from Linux
Apple used to use the Samba open source project as the basis for its Windows sharing options in Mac OS X. With Lion and now […]
Adding alternate repositories to CentOS
Many alternative repositories are available to install software packages for CentOS. Popular alternatives and instructions for adding each are listed below. EPEL – Fedora Repository […]