http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips This is a Linux sys admin journal by Vivek about sys admin work, Linux tips & tricks, hacks, news and more. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:45:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-kernel-vulnerabilities.html http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-kernel-vulnerabilities.html#comments Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:34:12 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/?p=2390 http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-kernel-vulnerabilities.html/feed 0 http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/howto-monitor-hard-drive-temperature.html http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/howto-monitor-hard-drive-temperature.html#comments Mon, 08 Oct 2007 19:17:34 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/howto-monitor-hard-drive-temperature.html There is a nice utility to monitor hard drive temperature. Most modern x86 computer hard disk comes with S.M.A.R.T (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology). It is a monitoring system for computer hard disks to detect and report on various indicators of reliability, in the hope of anticipating failures. ]]> http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/howto-monitor-hard-drive-temperature.html/feed 26 http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/how-to-create-a-faviconico-with-gimp.html http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/how-to-create-a-faviconico-with-gimp.html#comments Mon, 08 Oct 2007 14:26:08 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/how-to-create-a-faviconico-with-gimp.html http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/how-to-create-a-faviconico-with-gimp.html/feed 2 http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/how-fast-is-linux-sata-hard-disk.html http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/how-fast-is-linux-sata-hard-disk.html#comments Sun, 07 Oct 2007 12:26:24 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/how-fast-is-linux-sata-hard-disk.html So how do you find out how fast is your hard disk under Linux? Is it running at SATA I (150 MB/s) or SATA II (300 MB/s) speed without opening computer case or chassis?]]> http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/how-fast-is-linux-sata-hard-disk.html/feed 19 http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/howto-ubuntu-linux-convert-dhcp-network-configuration-to-static-ip-configuration.html http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/howto-ubuntu-linux-convert-dhcp-network-configuration-to-static-ip-configuration.html#comments Wed, 13 Sep 2006 19:01:43 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/howto-ubuntu-linux-convert-dhcp-network-configuration-to-static-ip-configuration.html [...]]]> http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/howto-ubuntu-linux-convert-dhcp-network-configuration-to-static-ip-configuration.html/feed 74 http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/howto-linux-allow-users-to-shutdown-server.html http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/howto-linux-allow-users-to-shutdown-server.html#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2006 16:57:00 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/howto-linux-allow-users-to-shutdown-server.html You need to use the sudo command to grant a permission to other users to shutdown your server. The sudo command allows a permitted user to execute a command as the superuser or another user, as specified in the /etc/sudoers file. Login as a root user and type the visudo command to edit the sudoers file.]]> http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/howto-linux-allow-users-to-shutdown-server.html/feed 8 http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/how-do-i-run-firewall-script-as-soon-as-eth0-interface-brings-up.html http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/how-do-i-run-firewall-script-as-soon-as-eth0-interface-brings-up.html#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2005 14:06:00 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/how-do-i-run-firewall-script-as-soon-as-eth0-interface-brings-up.html I use ADSL at home via ISP modem. As soon as my eth0 comes up I would like to have my firewall script get executed and setup the iptables firewall rules for me. ]]> http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/how-do-i-run-firewall-script-as-soon-as-eth0-interface-brings-up.html/feed 4 http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-debian-package-management-cheat-sheet.html http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-debian-package-management-cheat-sheet.html#comments Mon, 09 May 2005 12:21:00 +0000 LinuxTitli http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-debian-package-management-cheat-sheet.html http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-debian-package-management-cheat-sheet.html/feed 15 http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/freebsd-how-to-unload-remove-device-driver-module-from-kernel.html http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/freebsd-how-to-unload-remove-device-driver-module-from-kernel.html#comments Wed, 01 Dec 2004 13:59:00 +0000 nixcraft http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/freebsd-how-to-unload-remove-device-driver-module-from-kernel.html http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/freebsd-how-to-unload-remove-device-driver-module-from-kernel.html/feed 2 http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/shutdown-account-to-shutdown-linux-server.html http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/shutdown-account-to-shutdown-linux-server.html#comments Thu, 18 Nov 2004 17:20:00 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/shutdown-account-to-shutdown-linux-server.html Have you ever wondered why shutdown account exists on Linux server, especially under Red Hat Enterprise Linux distribution? The answer is quite simple - shutdown account can shutdown server. Here is how you can enable the shutdown account:]]> http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/shutdown-account-to-shutdown-linux-server.html/feed 5