File system

UNIX / Linux: Explains setuid File Permission

by Vivek Gite on February 24, 2010 · 1 comment

What does it mean for a file to be “setuid?” How do keep track of all setuid enabled file?

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Linux Create Software RAID 1 (Mirror) Array

by Vivek Gite on February 2, 2010 · 16 comments

How do I create Software RAID 1 arrays on Linux systems without using GUI tools or installer options? How do I setup RAID 1 array under Linux systems?

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How do I configure file system quotas to control how much available storage space can be used on a given UFS file system (such as /export/home) under Solaris UNIX operating systems?

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How do I perform a simple and rather naive benchmark of the disks seek and transfer performance under FreeBSD operating system? How do I perform a simple measurement of the I/O read command overhead for my RAID-1 array under FreeBSD operating systems?

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How do I allow domain controllers to create machine trust accounts on-the-fly under RHEL CentOS Linux version 5.x?

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I‘m using dump command to backup file systems to tape and remote server. However, I’m not able to find any option that will allow me to exclude files or directories from backup. How do I force UNIX / Linux / FreeBSD dump command to exclude selected files (such as /var/cache or /usr/basejails) which I don’t want to backup?

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