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Linux System Administration Tips and Tricks
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
.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
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
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 and other tips
gvfsd-metadata running for a long time
High CPU Usage
Memory testing
Perl Tips
Best Practices
CPAN (Perl) Repository Tips
Local Perl Modules
Manipulating Date Strings
Print Immediately by Flushing Buffer
Remove newlines
Replace String Inline
Linux Opensource and other Software Tools
Adding a second hard drive
CentOS 6 Migration Notes
CentOS 7 Migration Notes
ClamAV Antivirus
DNS Performance Check
DNS Servers (Public)
Firefox About:Config Tips
GIMP tricks
GMail as a Relay on Linux (best solution)
GMail on Linux with SSMTP (stopped working)
GMail on Linux with MSMTP
GParted - partition editor
ImageMagick Notes
LibreOffice Notes
Linux Backups
lftp to mirror websites
Mirror websites with wget
Nagios Config Commands
Mantis Tips
MySQL Time/Date Tips
NoMachine (NX) Remote Access for Unix/Linux v3
NoMachine (NX) Remote Access for Unix/Linux v4
phpMyAdmin Installation Tips
Percona Toolkist
phpMyAdmin - Importing a .csv into a table
postfix tips
PostgreSQL tips
QGIS
Red Hat 6 Package Manifest
Red Hat 7 Notes
Remote Desktop tricks
Restore Data and Files from Corrupted Disks
Samba File Sharing
Serendipity Tips
Skype for Linux
TightVNC and Configs
Totem Movie Player
Tidy to clean up HTML Markup
Ubuntu Notes
VirtualBox General Notes
VirtualBox running Android Notes
VirtualBox running CentOS 6 Notes
VirtualBox running CentOS 7 Notes
VirtualBox running Fedora Notes
VirtualBox running Windows 10 RC Notes
Xming X Server for Windows
Android Info
Samsung Galaxy S3 - Factory Reset
Windows and other Microsoft Tips
AppData / Profiles
Backup Script using xcopy
Backups with SyncToy 2.1
Brightcove Video Downloads
Crystal Reports
Disk space usage
GnuWin32 - Coreutils install
Hard Drive Copy sector-by-sector
ISO Recorder for Windows
Loading CDROM software onto laptop lacking CDROM drive
MagicISO
Make a free Public WiFi Hotspot
MS Word 2007 default spacing
NT Backup
Start a program at boot
Thumbs.db - Disabling
Virtual Clone Drive - Mount .iso to virtual CDROM drive
Windows 7 Line Spacing & Icon Height
Windows 10 Notes
Windows Folders & Quicklaunch Menu
Windows Update Very Slow
WinSCP - Passwordless Login
Security Tools
Windows - Panda Anti Root Kit
Windows - Kaspersky Online Scan
Websites - ZAP https://www.owasp.org/index.php/ZAP
Websites - VEGA https://subgraph.com/vega/index.en.html
IT Shopping Links
http://www.monoprice.com
http://www.pricewatch.com
Other Topics
Car Pool Page
Teleworking Tips
ASMAD (Amtrak Status History)
My IT To-Do List