Sometimes you may need to move a linux OS to a new house, either because of the old hardware failing or because of this hardware being simply too old and needing upgrading for performance reasons. If it is the later … Continue reading →

Our new backup software which I was configuring earlier this week recommends using Ext4 as it’s filesystem, at first I thought it would be OK to run on Ext3 as this is what the server had already set-up, but then … Continue reading →

This time we’re going to look into multiboot from a USB stick (aka pendrive) using GRUB, with a special look into Ubuntu Server – which clearly has problems seeing the USB drive on installing startup – thus making it impossible. … Continue reading →

Who Is Linus Torvalds? For those that don’t know, Linus Torvalds was the creator of the original Linux kernel in 1991, which he created for his own uses and never intended for mass uptake. The Linux kernel is now used … Continue reading →

It is remarkably simple to add inline add/edit functionality to edit and delete nodes from a view. To add an edit button, click the add fields button, select the Node: Edit link, click Apply (all displays) button twice and then … Continue reading →

A critical vulnerability has been found in MySQL. The exploit allows a connection to submit an incorrect password for a known user. By flooding the connection MySQL can incorrectly allow access in as that user. The full security advisory can … Continue reading →

Like most tech’s who look after servers, taking advantage of the inbuilt tools that Linux offers is the key to keeping your server healthy and helps you to spot problems. Heres a quick shortlist of tools that you can use … Continue reading →

When you run an install or update command using yum, it checks the list of repositories (repos) in /etc/yum.repos.d/ and tries to install/update a package using the details in the config files found there. However, in some cases it’s not … Continue reading →