http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq Every answer asks a more beautiful question. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:38:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/deiban-ubuntu-linux-networkmanager-pptp-cisco-vpn-tab-disabled/ http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/deiban-ubuntu-linux-networkmanager-pptp-cisco-vpn-tab-disabled/#comments Thu, 26 May 2011 12:08:20 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/?p=10574 I've the NetworkManager service is installed and started under Linux desktop. The applet is running. The NetworkManager can display available network hardware and wireless networks. But, I'm unable to add VPN support as the Add tab is greyed out. I need to use both PPTP and Cisco vpn clients. How do I fix this problem under Debian or Ubuntu Linux?]]> http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/deiban-ubuntu-linux-networkmanager-pptp-cisco-vpn-tab-disabled/feed/ 6 http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/gnome-sound-properties-themes-setting-sound-disabled/ http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/gnome-sound-properties-themes-setting-sound-disabled/#comments Thu, 26 May 2011 11:27:18 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/?p=10561 Problem is that every time I click something I get annoying sound from computer speaker. So I tried to disable or set new sound theme by visiting System > Preferences > Sound. The Sound Theme tab is greyed out. Sound itself is not working and I can only get annoying sound. How do I fix this problem under Debian or Ubuntu Linux gnome desktop system?]]> http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/gnome-sound-properties-themes-setting-sound-disabled/feed/ 1 http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-display-system-statistics-gathered-from-proc/ http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-display-system-statistics-gathered-from-proc/#comments Fri, 18 Mar 2011 13:33:05 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/?p=10143 How do I display information from /proc such as memory, Load average, uptime, page activity, context, disk status, interrupts using a shell or perl script?]]> http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-display-system-statistics-gathered-from-proc/feed/ 5 http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/debian-ubuntu-linux-disable-remove-nfs-services-daemons/ http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/debian-ubuntu-linux-disable-remove-nfs-services-daemons/#comments Wed, 16 Feb 2011 11:50:30 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/?p=10048 NFS was not designed with security in mind, and has a number of weaknesses, both in terms of the protocol itself and because any NFS installation must expose several daemons, running on both servers and clients, to network attack. I use my Debian / Ubuntu Linux based server only to server web pages and nothing else. How do I disable NFS services under Debian or Ubuntu Linux?]]> http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/debian-ubuntu-linux-disable-remove-nfs-services-daemons/feed/ 3 http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/ubuntu-live-cd-default-username-password/ http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/ubuntu-live-cd-default-username-password/#comments Thu, 28 Oct 2010 03:51:35 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/?p=9171 Can you tell me the default username and password for an Ubuntu Live CD? 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How do I open or extract a .lzma file under Linux or UNIX like operating systems using command line options?]]> http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/open-extract-lzma-under-rhel-centos-debian-ubuntu/feed/ 1 http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-inotify-examples-to-replicate-directories/ http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-inotify-examples-to-replicate-directories/#comments Sun, 18 Jul 2010 00:04:15 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/?p=8437 I want to copy (rsync to remote server) a directory tree whenever file uploaded or deleted in /var/www/html/upload/ directory under Linux operating systems for backup purpose and/or load balancing purpose without getting into complex file sharing setup such as NFS or GFS iscsi storage. How do I monitor /var/www/html/upload/ and its subdirectory for new files and executes rsync command to make copy back to www2.example.com:/var/www/html/upload/?]]> http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-inotify-examples-to-replicate-directories/feed/ 20 http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-subnet-calculator-cidr/ http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-subnet-calculator-cidr/#comments Wed, 07 Jul 2010 08:31:15 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/?p=8212 I'm new to networking and need help with network settings. I'm looking for a tool for calculating available host address ranges with CIDR using Linux command prompt. How do I use subnet calculator under Linux or UNIX?]]> http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-subnet-calculator-cidr/feed/ 4 http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/view-contents-of-deb-file/ http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/view-contents-of-deb-file/#comments Tue, 18 May 2010 09:49:11 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/?p=7475 Under CentOS / Fedora / RHEL I can use rpm -ql packageName command to view contacts of .rpm file. How do I view the contents of a .deb file under Debian / Ubuntu Linux?]]> http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/view-contents-of-deb-file/feed/ 7 http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-unix-finds-duplicate-files-in-given-directories/ http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-unix-finds-duplicate-files-in-given-directories/#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2010 10:27:57 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/?p=6409 How do I find duplicate files in a given set of directories and delete them using a shell script or a command line options? How do I get rid of double duplicates files stored in ~/foo and /u2/foo directory?]]> http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-unix-finds-duplicate-files-in-given-directories/feed/ 11 http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/check-ram-in-ubuntu/ http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/check-ram-in-ubuntu/#comments Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:06:12 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/?p=9932 How do I check amount of RAM in my Ubuntu Linux laptop or desktop system using GUI and command line tools?]]> http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/check-ram-in-ubuntu/feed/ 0 http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/change-ubuntu-openssh-login-message/ http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/change-ubuntu-openssh-login-message/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:33:04 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/?p=9323 How do I change Openssh welcome login message under Ubuntu Linux?]]> http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/change-ubuntu-openssh-login-message/feed/ 8 http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/ubuntu-linux-display-video-card-type-make/ http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/ubuntu-linux-display-video-card-type-make/#comments Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:03:26 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/?p=9228 How do I find out what kind of video card I have installed on my Ubuntu Linux desktop or laptop system?]]> http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/ubuntu-linux-display-video-card-type-make/feed/ 0 http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/ubuntu-howto-compress-files-using-tar/ http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/ubuntu-howto-compress-files-using-tar/#comments Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:32:04 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/?p=9201 How do I compress and backup files using tar command to another directory on same computer or another Linux computer under Ubuntu Linux?]]> http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/ubuntu-howto-compress-files-using-tar/feed/ 0 http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-iptables-add-delete-ip-address/ http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-iptables-add-delete-ip-address/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:37:22 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/?p=5462 I've root ssh access and need to add / delete a few IP address on fly using the IPtables command via local shell script. How do I add or delete an IP address remotely over the SSH session under CentOS / Redhat / RHEL / Debian / Ubuntu Linux?]]> http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-iptables-add-delete-ip-address/feed/ 3 http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/gedit-python-c-cpp-autocomplete-plugin/ http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/gedit-python-c-cpp-autocomplete-plugin/#comments Sat, 12 Sep 2009 10:54:20 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/?p=5175 How do I add Autocomplete support to gedit text editor under Linux Gnome desktop operating systems?]]> http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/gedit-python-c-cpp-autocomplete-plugin/feed/ 12 http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/how-to-save-restore-iptables-firewall-config-ubuntu/ http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/how-to-save-restore-iptables-firewall-config-ubuntu/#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:49:04 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/?p=4197 I want to make changes to an iptables configuration. How to do I Save and Restore an iptables Configuration in Ubuntu Linux server?]]> http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/how-to-save-restore-iptables-firewall-config-ubuntu/feed/ 8 http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/debian-ubuntu-linux-mysql-error-log/ http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/debian-ubuntu-linux-mysql-error-log/#comments Wed, 18 Mar 2009 06:56:03 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/?p=6859 Can you tell me the location of for the MySQL error log file under Debian or Ubuntu Linux? How do I view error log file?]]> http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/debian-ubuntu-linux-mysql-error-log/feed/ 1 http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/ubuntu-mod_python-apache-tutorial/ http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/ubuntu-mod_python-apache-tutorial/#comments Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:30:48 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/?p=3496 I've installed a Web server (Apache2) and like to use Python interpreter correctly. How do I configure mod_python under Debian or Ubuntu Linux running Apache server version 2.x?]]> http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/ubuntu-mod_python-apache-tutorial/feed/ 8 http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-disable-modprobe-loading-of-usb-storage-driver/ http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-disable-modprobe-loading-of-usb-storage-driver/#comments Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:57:05 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/?p=3487 In our research lab I'd like to disable all USB devices connected to our HP Red Hat Linux based workstations. I'd like to disable USB flash or hard drives, which users can use with physical access to a system to quickly copy sensitive data from it. How do I disable USB device support under RHEL 5.x workstation operating systems?]]> http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-disable-modprobe-loading-of-usb-storage-driver/feed/ 27