Set Time zone In Linux
Setting Desired Time Zone In Linux View the list of available Timezones: ls /usr/share/zoneinfo cd /etc/<br></br> mv localtime localtime.old<br></br> ln -sf...
View ArticleRedirect or forward ports in iptables
Redirect or Forward Ports using Iptables Port Redirection: iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -i <interface> -p tcp --dport <port number=""> -j REDIRECT --to-port...
View ArticleInstalling Mono Tools in Centos
Mono tools are the collection of libraries and framework , that make the possibility of using .net based applications and gui in linux. They are not available in the standard repositories, so we have...
View ArticleExtending an LVM With FreeSpace
There can be a number of scenarios you want to extend an LVM. a. New Hard Drive b. Free Space c. Extended disk in a VM If you just extended space, you have that as raw filesystem. So just open fdisk...
View ArticleConfigure PPTP VPN Server
Install ppp yum install ppp Download pptpd rpm wget http://poptop.sourceforge.net/yum/stable/packages/pptpd-1.3.4-2.el6.i686.rpm Set the local and remote ip in /etc/pptpd.conf vi /etc/pptpd.conf...
View ArticleDisabling SELINUX
In order to disable selinux , run the following commands : To Disable SeLinux For Current Session only : setenforce permissive or echo 0 > /selinux/enforce To Disable Selinux permanently: vi...
View ArticleTouch command tips and tricks
Changing modification time using touch: touch -d '-4 day' filename touch -d '-4 hour' filename touch -d "30 days ago" filename Setting Timestamp : touch -t 201606101712 filename
View ArticleNginx - SSL Passthrough Reverse Proxy
Nginx 1.9.3+ allows TCP load balancing or SSL passthrough. What this means is you can reverse proxy or load balance web applications without having to terminate SSL at the nginx. Example Configuration...
View ArticleAlpine with XFCE and VNC on a virtual machine
I was looking to create a light weight virtual machine with Graphical user interface for segmenting some of my internet browsing endeavors. I tested a couple of light weight Linux distros but ended up...
View ArticleGetting exit status of the command when using pipes
I came across a situation where i needed the exit code of last command but before passing it through the pipe. For example, running the following command would give the exit code 0, even if the first...
View ArticleGenerate UUID in bash
Sometimes you may need to generate random UUIDs in bash shell. Here's a quick way to generate one : uuidgenIf you need to get just the uuid and no dashes , you can use sed : uuidgen | sed...
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