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-**Linux System Administration Tips and Tricks**+**Linux System Administration Tips and Tricks**\\
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 [[Allowing passive FTP connections]]\\ [[Allowing passive FTP connections]]\\
 +[[.htaccess files|Apache .htaccess but allow from IP address]]\\
 +[[awk examples]]\\
 [[Bash configs: .bashrc vs .bash_profile]]\\ [[Bash configs: .bashrc vs .bash_profile]]\\
 [[Bash History settings]]\\ [[Bash History settings]]\\
 [[Bash Login Profile]]\\ [[Bash Login Profile]]\\
 [[Burn CD from .iso image]]\\ [[Burn CD from .iso image]]\\
-[[Canon LiDE 70 scanner in Linux]] +[[Canon LiDE 70 scanner in Linux]]\\
-[[CentOS PHP5.2 upgrade]]\\ +
-[[CentOS PHP5.5 upgrade]]\\ +
-[[CentOS PHP5.6 upgrade]]\\+
 [[Checking network speed]]\\ [[Checking network speed]]\\
 [[Combine / Merge PDF files]]\\ [[Combine / Merge PDF files]]\\
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 [[Distorted IE Images / Dell Laptop 1920x1200]]\\ [[Distorted IE Images / Dell Laptop 1920x1200]]\\
 [[Dokuwiki Links|Dokuwiki Reference Links]] \\ [[Dokuwiki Links|Dokuwiki Reference Links]] \\
 +[[Dynamic DNS and LetsEncrypt]]\\
 [[Enigmail Setup and GnuPG keys]]\\ [[Enigmail Setup and GnuPG keys]]\\
 [[/etc/passwd and /etc/shadow Error Messages]]\\ [[/etc/passwd and /etc/shadow Error Messages]]\\
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 [[Find Duplicate Files in Linux]]\\ [[Find Duplicate Files in Linux]]\\
 [[Find Files]]\\ [[Find Files]]\\
 +[[Finding open files or files being accessed]]\\
 [[Find out what RPM package provides a library]] \\ [[Find out what RPM package provides a library]] \\
 [[Fixing Java in Firefox 3.6.x on Linux x64]]\\ [[Fixing Java in Firefox 3.6.x on Linux x64]]\\
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 [[Gmail encryption|Gmail encryption and other tips]]\\ [[Gmail encryption|Gmail encryption and other tips]]\\
 [[Google Analytics Tips]]\\ [[Google Analytics Tips]]\\
 +[[Google Chrome DevTools Tips]]\\
 [[Google Chrome - Installing as non-root user]]\\ [[Google Chrome - Installing as non-root user]]\\
 [[Google Chrome - Installing for CentOS 6 and having it auto update]]\\ [[Google Chrome - Installing for CentOS 6 and having it auto update]]\\
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 [[High CPU Usage]]\\ [[High CPU Usage]]\\
 [[How to restart a print queue]]\\ [[How to restart a print queue]]\\
-[[.htaccess files]]\\ 
 [[HTTP server fails to start]]\\ [[HTTP server fails to start]]\\
 [[HTTPS Server Configuration]]\\ [[HTTPS Server Configuration]]\\
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 [[Man Pages and Funny Characters]]\\ [[Man Pages and Funny Characters]]\\
 [[Memory testing]]\\ [[Memory testing]]\\
 +[[Memory usage|Monitoring Memory Usage]]\\
 [[Mount a USB flash drive]]\\ [[Mount a USB flash drive]]\\
 [[Mount CDROM]]\\ [[Mount CDROM]]\\
 [[Multihome network connection]]\\ [[Multihome network connection]]\\
 +[[Mutt tips]]\\
 [[MySQL setup options for a new install/config on RHEL5]]\\ [[MySQL setup options for a new install/config on RHEL5]]\\
 [[Network Tips and Settings]]\\ [[Network Tips and Settings]]\\
 [[Nice Windows fonts on Linux]]\\ [[Nice Windows fonts on Linux]]\\
 +[[NSS Tips]]\\
 [[NTP Tips]]\\ [[NTP Tips]]\\
-[[NVIDIA Settings]]\\+[[NVIDIA Settings|NVIDIA Drivers and Settings]]\\
 [[PHP Tricks]]\\ [[PHP Tricks]]\\
 +[[CentOS PHP5.6 upgrade|PHP 5.6 upgrade - CentOS]]\\
 +[[CentOS PHP7.2 upgrade|PHP 7.2 upgrade - CentOS]]\\
 +[[CentOS PHP7.4 upgrade|PHP 7.4 upgrade - CentOS]]\\
 +[[CentOS PHP8.1 upgrade|PHP 8.1 upgrade - Rocky Linux 8]]\\
 +[[PHP8.1 upgrade|PHP 8.1 upgrade - Rocky Linux 9]]\\
 +[[PHP8.2 on CentOS 7|PHP 8.2 upgrade - CentOS 7]]\\
 +[[PHP8.2 on Rocky Linux 8|PHP 8.2 upgrade - Rocky Linux 8]]\\
 +[[Public IP]]\\
 [[Querying X Windows Screen Resolution Settings]]\\ [[Querying X Windows Screen Resolution Settings]]\\
 [[Recommended network card for linux]]\\ [[Recommended network card for linux]]\\
 +[[Recover Data from failed Netgear STORA MS2110 NAS]]\\
 [[Resetting Root Password in GRUB]]\\ [[Resetting Root Password in GRUB]]\\
 [[Restricted shell access for users]]\\ [[Restricted shell access for users]]\\
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 [[rsync ignore hidden files]]\\ [[rsync ignore hidden files]]\\
 [[Sanitizing PHP for malicious user input]]\\ [[Sanitizing PHP for malicious user input]]\\
 +[[Self-signed SSL certificates]]\\
 [[SELinux Configuration]]\\ [[SELinux Configuration]]\\
 +[[Sequence of Numbers|seq to print a sequence of numbers]]\\
 [[Setting System Clock to UTC/GMT Timezone]]\\ [[Setting System Clock to UTC/GMT Timezone]]\\
 [[Soft Link Trick]]\\ [[Soft Link Trick]]\\
 +[[sort command tricks]]\\
 [[SSH disable reverse DNS]]\\ [[SSH disable reverse DNS]]\\
 [[ssh_exchange_identification error]]\\ [[ssh_exchange_identification error]]\\
 +[[SSH authentication using only password, ignoring keys]]\\
 [[SSH Login Banners]]\\ [[SSH Login Banners]]\\
 [[SSH without a password using public/private keys]]\\ [[SSH without a password using public/private keys]]\\
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 [[VPN Client]]\\ [[VPN Client]]\\
 [[VPN Notes]]\\ [[VPN Notes]]\\
 +[[Xfce Notes]]\\
 [[Yum won't update (unsubscriptable object)]]\\ [[Yum won't update (unsubscriptable object)]]\\
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-[[Dokuwiki Links|Dokuwiki Reference Links]] \\ 
-[[Installing RPMs]] \\ 
-[[RPM -e Error Specifies Multiple Packages]] \\ 
-[[Find out what RPM package provides a library]] \\ 
-[[Resetting Root Password in GRUB]]\\ 
-[[Unzip/Untar a file and compile code]]\\ 
-[[How to restart a print queue]]\\ 
-[[Disable Screen Blanking]]\\ 
-[[Setting System Clock to UTC/GMT Timezone]]\\ 
-[[NTP Tips]]\\ 
-[[Bash Login Profile]]\\ 
-[[Bash configs: .bashrc vs .bash_profile]]\\ 
-[[Bash History settings]]\\ 
-[[Cron Tips]]\\ 
-[[SSH without a password using public/private keys]]\\ 
-[[SSH without checking known_hosts]]\\ 
-[[SSH Login Banners]]\\ 
-[[SSH disable reverse DNS]]\\ 
-[[ssh_exchange_identification error]]\\ 
-[[rsync ignore hidden files]]\\ 
-[[Soft Link Trick]]\\ 
-[[Man Pages and Funny Characters]]\\ 
-[[Disable Terminal Bells]]\\ 
-[[Mount CDROM]]\\ 
-[[Burn CD from .iso image]]\\ 
-[[Create .iso image from a CD]]\\ 
-[[Create DVD .iso from .iso on multiple CDs]]\\ 
-[[Nice Windows fonts on Linux]]\\ 
-[[Allowing passive FTP connections]]\\ 
-[[Distorted IE Images / Dell Laptop 1920x1200]]\\ 
-[[HTTPS Server Configuration]]\\ 
-[[HTTP server fails to start]]\\ 
-[[SELinux Configuration]]\\ 
-[[.htaccess files]]\\ 
-[[Force HTTPS/SSL by directory with httpd.conf]]\\ 
-[[Force HTTPS/SSL by directory with .htaccess]]\\ 
-[[SSI Includes with PHP and vice-versa]]\\ 
-[[Sanitizing PHP for malicious user input]]\\ 
-[[PHP Tricks]]\\ 
-[[Exporting/Importing Database Tips]]\\ 
-[[VPN Client]]\\ 
-[[VPN Notes]]\\ 
-[[Find Files]]\\ 
-[[Find Duplicate Files in Linux]]\\ 
-[[Yum won't update (unsubscriptable object)]]\\ 
-[[VMWare Screen Resolution Settings]]\\ 
-[[/etc/passwd and /etc/shadow Error Messages]]\\ 
-[[vmware firefall settings]]\\ 
-[[CentOS PHP5.2 upgrade]]\\ 
-[[CentOS PHP5.5 upgrade]]\\ 
-[[CentOS PHP5.6 upgrade]]\\ 
-[[MySQL setup options for a new install/config on RHEL5]]\\ 
-[[Linux System Rescue CD]]\\ 
-[[Checking network speed]]\\ 
-[[Network Tips and Settings]]\\ 
-[[Multihome network connection]]\\ 
-[[Recommended network card for linux]]\\ 
-[[Fixing Java in Firefox 3.6.x on Linux x64]]\\ 
-[[C-Shell and other Linux custom prompts]]\\ 
-[[Enigmail Setup and GnuPG keys]]\\ 
-[[KDE preferences in RHEL5 for better performance]]\\ 
-[[RHEL6 Login Screen Configuration]]\\ 
-[[NVIDIA Settings]]\\ 
-[[Querying X Windows Screen Resolution Settings]]\\ 
-[[Using a scanner in linux with XSANE|Using a scanner in linux with XSane]]\\ 
-[[Mount a USB flash drive]]\\ 
-[[Restricted shell access for users]]\\ 
-[[vim Tips]]\\ 
-[[Linux password managers]]\\ 
-[[Thunderbird - Sort folders with "_" first]]\\ 
-[[Thunderbird - Slow performance]]\\ 
-[[Google Analytics Tips]]\\ 
-[[Google Chrome - Installing as non-root user]]\\ 
-[[Google Chrome - Installing for CentOS 6 and having it auto update]]\\ 
-[[Combine / Merge PDF files]]\\ 
-[[Gmail encryption|Gmail encryption and other tips]]\\ 
-[[gvfsd-metadata running for a long time]]\\ 
-[[High CPU Usage]]\\ 
-[[Memory testing]]\\ 
-[[Canon LiDE 70 scanner in Linux]] 
 \\ \\
 **Perl Tips**\\ **Perl Tips**\\
 \\ \\
 [[Best Practices]]\\ [[Best Practices]]\\
-[[Install/Configure CPAN|CPAN (Perl) Repository Tips]]\\+[[Install/Configure CPAN|Using CPAN]]\\
 [[Local Perl Modules]]\\ [[Local Perl Modules]]\\
 [[Manipulating Date Strings]]\\ [[Manipulating Date Strings]]\\
 [[Print Immediately by Flushing Buffer]]\\ [[Print Immediately by Flushing Buffer]]\\
 +[[Reading entire file into a string]]\\
 [[Remove newlines]]\\ [[Remove newlines]]\\
 [[Replace String Inline]]\\ [[Replace String Inline]]\\
 +[[Sending email]]\\
 \\ \\
 **Linux Opensource and other Software Tools**\\ **Linux Opensource and other Software Tools**\\
 \\ \\
 [[Adding a second hard drive]]\\ [[Adding a second hard drive]]\\
 +[[Bootable USB drive from .iso file in Linux]]\\
 [[CentOS 6 Migration Notes]]\\ [[CentOS 6 Migration Notes]]\\
 [[CentOS 7 Migration Notes]]\\ [[CentOS 7 Migration Notes]]\\
 +[[CentOS 8 Migration Notes]]\\
 [[ClamAV Antivirus]]\\ [[ClamAV Antivirus]]\\
 +[[Dell BIOS updates when running Linux]]\\
 +[[DjVu files]]\\
 [[DNS Performance Check]]\\ [[DNS Performance Check]]\\
 +[[Dynamic DNS (DDNS) Notes]]\\
 [[Public DNS Servers|DNS Servers (Public)]]\\ [[Public DNS Servers|DNS Servers (Public)]]\\
 [[Firefox About_Config Tips|Firefox About:Config Tips]]\\ [[Firefox About_Config Tips|Firefox About:Config Tips]]\\
 +[[Firefox already running error]]\\
 [[GIMP tricks]]\\ [[GIMP tricks]]\\
 [[Git Notes]]\\ [[Git Notes]]\\
-[[GMail as a Relay on Linux|GMail as a Relay on Linux (best solution)]]\\ +[[GMail as a Relay on Linux|GMail as a Relay on Linux with Postfix (non 2-factor auth)]]\\ 
-[[GMail on Linux with SSMTP|GMail on Linux with SSMTP (stopped working)]]\\ +[[GMail as a Relay on Linux CENTOS7|GMail as a Relay on Linux CENTOS7 (working for 2-factor auth)]]\\ 
-[[GMail on Linux with MSMTP]]\\+[[GMail as a Relay on Linux CENTOS8|GMail as a Relay on Linux Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and CENTOS8 (working for 2-factor auth)]]\\ 
 +[[GMail on Linux with SSMTP|GMail on Linux with SSMTP (needs more testing)]]\\ 
 +[[GMail on Linux with MSMTP|Gmail on Linux with MSMTP (not well tested nor used)]]\\
 [[GParted - partition editor]]\\ [[GParted - partition editor]]\\
 +[[grep tricks]]\\
 [[ImageMagick Notes]]\\ [[ImageMagick Notes]]\\
 [[LibreOffice Notes]]\\ [[LibreOffice Notes]]\\
 [[Linux Backups]]\\ [[Linux Backups]]\\
 +[[MATE Desktop Notes]]\\
 [[Mirroring with lftp|lftp to mirror websites]]\\ [[Mirroring with lftp|lftp to mirror websites]]\\
 [[Mirror websites with wget]]\\ [[Mirror websites with wget]]\\
 [[Nagios Config Commands]] \\ [[Nagios Config Commands]] \\
 [[Mantis Tips]]\\ [[Mantis Tips]]\\
-[[MySQL Time/Date Tips]]\\+[[MySQL Time/Date Tips|MySQL Tips]]\\
 [[NoMachine (NX) Remote Access for Unix/Linux|NoMachine (NX) Remote Access for Unix/Linux v3]]\\ [[NoMachine (NX) Remote Access for Unix/Linux|NoMachine (NX) Remote Access for Unix/Linux v3]]\\
 [[NoMachine (NX) Remote Access for Unix/Linux v4]]\\ [[NoMachine (NX) Remote Access for Unix/Linux v4]]\\
-[[Installing phpMyAdmin Tips|phpMyAdmin Installation Tips]]\\ 
 [[Percona Toolkist]]\\ [[Percona Toolkist]]\\
 [[phpMyAdmin - Importing a .csv into a table]]\\ [[phpMyAdmin - Importing a .csv into a table]]\\
 +[[Installing phpMyAdmin Tips|phpMyAdmin Installation Tips]]\\
 [[postfix tips]]\\ [[postfix tips]]\\
 [[PostgreSQL tips]]\\ [[PostgreSQL tips]]\\
 +[[Python code snippets|Python coding notes]]\\
 +[[Python virtual environments]]\\
 +[[Python notes|Python install notes]]\\
 +[[Python notes (work)]]\\
 +[[Python alternative upgrade notes]]\\
 [[QGIS]]\\ [[QGIS]]\\
 [[Red Hat 6 Package Manifest]]\\ [[Red Hat 6 Package Manifest]]\\
 [[Red Hat 7 Notes]]\\ [[Red Hat 7 Notes]]\\
 [[Remote Desktop tricks]]\\ [[Remote Desktop tricks]]\\
 +[[Repair XFS Filesystem]]\\
 [[Restore Data and Files from Corrupted Disks]]\\ [[Restore Data and Files from Corrupted Disks]]\\
 +[[Rocky Linux 8 Migration Notes]]\\
 +[[Rocky Linux 9 Migration Notes]]\\
 [[Samba File Sharing]]\\ [[Samba File Sharing]]\\
 [[Serendipity Tips]]\\ [[Serendipity Tips]]\\
 +[[Skype Call Recorder]]\\
 [[Skype for Linux]]\\ [[Skype for Linux]]\\
 [[Sudo Setup]]\\ [[Sudo Setup]]\\
 +[[Sunwait]]\\
 [[TightVNC and Configs]]\\ [[TightVNC and Configs]]\\
 [[Totem Movie Player]]\\ [[Totem Movie Player]]\\
 [[Clean up HTML Markup with "Tidy" and Perl|Tidy to clean up HTML Markup]] \\ [[Clean up HTML Markup with "Tidy" and Perl|Tidy to clean up HTML Markup]] \\
-[[Ubuntu Notes]]\\+[[Ubiquiti UniFi Access Point Notes]]\\ 
 +[[install_unifi_on_ubuntu|Ubiquiti UniFi controller - running on Ubuntu]]\\ 
 +[[install_unifi_on_centos|Ubiquiti UniFi controller - running on CentOS]]\\ 
 +[[Ubiquiti UniFi controller - Migrating to new server]]\\ 
 +[[Ubiquiti EdgeRouter 6P Notes]]\\
 [[VirtualBox General Notes]]\\ [[VirtualBox General Notes]]\\
-[[Android on VirtualBox|VirtualBox running Android Notes]]\\ +[[Android on VirtualBox|VirtualBox running Android]]\\ 
-[[VirtualBox Notes|VirtualBox running CentOS 6 Notes]]\\ +[[VirtualBox Notes|VirtualBox running CentOS 6]]\\ 
-[[VirtualBox for CentOS 7 Notes|VirtualBox running CentOS 7 Notes]]\\ +[[VirtualBox for CentOS 7 Notes|VirtualBox running CentOS 7]]\\ 
-[[VirtualBox Notes for Fedora 17|VirtualBox running Fedora Notes]]\\ +[[VirtualBox for CentOS 7 to CentOS 8 Upgrade in Place]]\\ 
-[[VirtualBox for Windows 10 Notes|VirtualBox running Windows 10 RC Notes]]\\+[[VirtualBox for CentOS 8 Notes|VirtualBox running CentOS 8]]\\ 
 +[[VirtualBox for CentOS Stream Notes|VirtualBox running CentOS 8 Stream]]\\ 
 +[[VirtualBox running Rocky Linux 8]]\\ 
 +[[VirtualBox running Rocky Linux 9]]\\ 
 +[[VirtualBox Notes for Fedora 17|VirtualBox running Fedora]]\\ 
 +[[VirtualBox Notes for RHEL8|VirtualBox running RHEL8]]\\ 
 +[[VirtualBox Notes for RHEL9|VirtualBox running RHEL9]]\\ 
 +[[Ubuntu Notes|VirtualBox running Ubuntu 14]]\\ 
 +[[Ubuntu 16 Notes|VirtualBox running Ubuntu 16]]\\ 
 +[[Ubuntu 18 Notes|VirtualBox running Ubuntu 18]]\\ 
 +[[Ubuntu 20 Notes|VirtualBox running Ubuntu 20]]\\ 
 +[[Ubuntu 22 Notes|VirtualBox running Ubuntu 22]]\\ 
 +[[VirtualBox for Windows 10 Notes|VirtualBox running Windows 10 RC]]\\
 [[Xming X Server for Windows]]\\ [[Xming X Server for Windows]]\\
 \\ \\
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 [[MagicISO]]\\ [[MagicISO]]\\
 [[Make a free Public WiFi Hotspot]]\\ [[Make a free Public WiFi Hotspot]]\\
-[[MS Word 2007 default spacing]]\\+[[Microsoft Excel Tips]]\\ 
 +[[MS Word 2007 default spacing|Microsoft Word 2007 default spacing]]\\
 [[NT Backup]]\\ [[NT Backup]]\\
 +[[Share USB Drive on home network]]\\
 [[Start a program at boot]]\\ [[Start a program at boot]]\\
 [[Thumbs.db - Disabling]]\\ [[Thumbs.db - Disabling]]\\
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 **Security Tools**\\ **Security Tools**\\
 \\ \\
 +Windows - Kaspersky Online Scan\\
 Windows - Panda Anti Root Kit\\ Windows - Panda Anti Root Kit\\
-Windows Kaspersky Online Scan\\+Websites VEGA [[https://subgraph.com/vega/index.en.html]]\\
 Websites - ZAP [[https://www.owasp.org/index.php/ZAP]]\\ Websites - ZAP [[https://www.owasp.org/index.php/ZAP]]\\
-Websites - VEGA [[https://subgraph.com/vega/index.en.html]]\\ 
 \\ \\
 **IT Shopping Links**\\ **IT Shopping Links**\\
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 **Other Topics** **Other Topics**
 \\ \\
-[[Car Pool Page]]\\+[[http://juckins.net/asmad|ASMAD (Amtrak Status History)]]\\ 
 +/* [[Car Pool Page]]\\ */ 
 +[[My IT To-Do List]]\\
 [[Teleworking Tips]]\\ [[Teleworking Tips]]\\
-[[http://juckins.net/asmad|ASMAD (Amtrak Status History)]]\\ 
-[[My IT To-Do List]] 
start.txt · Last modified: 2024/01/17 17:30 by juckins