Problem: Often the most popular sites are grabbed by bad domain dealers. They grab hundreds of .com Top Level Domains cause they want resale them for higher prices to you. Solution: have a closer look at sites like cqcounter.com look at the expiration dates look at domain state record these data to paper if the domain comes to expiration date or pending delete look hourly at its data often .com domains leaves state pending at german nighttime do never make a whoisip search at the reseller-page of the current domain holder, cause it could be seen at statistic log and […]
FreeBSD PCBSD and DesktopBSD easy Setup for Beginners of Unix
If you have a older PC and have learned Linux you can have a closer Look at the new OS of PcBSD or DektopBSD Its a easy way to learn “real Unix” and understand the structure of a Unix OS, you can setup all kinds of BSD Unix on a very high count of different hardware. The most popular programs of Linux can be used here too, many commands are like linux commands and you can compile always the newest programs onto your System for the highest performance instead of pre-compiled software like redhat-debian-packages (.deb/.rpm)
Security Bug smeserver-phpmyadmin-multiuser-2.11.3-3.el4.sme.noarch.rpm
If you use: smeserver-phpmyadmin-multiuser-2.11.3-3.el4.sme.noarch.rpm and run db configuration setprop access private the Login Interfaces is public !!! Please take newer version: smeserver-phpmyadmin-multiuser-2.11.9-XX.el4.sme.noarch.rpm
Sun Cobalt Linux “Bluequartz” renamed to “Blueonyx” (old Nuonce)
http://www.blueonyx.it See site above the old known Sun Cobalt Linux (Bluequartz-Webinterface + Sun Cobalt Linux) was redesigned last years by Nuonce, Strongbolt.uk, Solarspeed.net and is now made with: Centos 5.2 Blueonyx for new Servers x86 and AMD64 For Classic View the old nice Sun Theme is still available and easy to switch at user settings. To CHANGE the Login Pictures Blueonyx to your loved old View of Sun Cobalt Themes download here the Theme Pictures of old SUN Cobalt and copy it at the folder sausalito see info.txt http://www.blueonyx.it Free Distribution for your Webservers
IBM Thinkpad X30 xorg.conf Ubuntu Debian Intel Corporation 82830 CGC
Problem: The X30 uses a shared Videoram with a Intel Graphic Chip 82830 which makes bad errors by default, sometime the Buttons are shown grey on grey or Text is unreadable at Gnome or LXDE Solution: # xorg.conf (X.Org X Window System server configuration file) # # This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using # values from the debconf database. # # Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page. # (Type “man xorg.conf” at the shell prompt.) # # This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only* # if […]
Thinkpad X30 freeze if the Lid is closed Gnome Desktop Ubuntu Intel Graphic
Problem: If you use Gnome with Ubuntu 7.10 8.04 8.10 on an Thinkpad X30 and close the Display Lid the Laptop freeze into unknown state. Only a hard reset wakes up the laptop. Solution: Disable the Lid Action at Gnome-Energy-Settings to “IGNORE”
Papierkorb Recycle Bin Samba Share Howto
How to create a Samba Recycle Bin ? (Ersatz fuer Papierkorb Windowserver) At first you need to create the /etc/samba/recycle.conf file # touch /etc/samba/recycle.conf # nano /etc/samba/recycle.conf add: ##Recycle Bin ## name = Recycle Bin mode = KEEP_DIRECTORIES|VERSIONS|TOUCH maxsize = 0 exclude = *.tmp|*.temp|*.o|*.obj|~$*|*.~??|*.log|*.trace excludedir = /tmp|/temp|/cache noversions = *.doc|*.ppt|*.dat|*.ini|*.mp3(Block unwanted Files) edit your /etc/samba/samba config file # nano /etc/samba/smb.conf add at section “homes” vfs object = recycle config-file = /etc/samba/recycle.conf recycle:repository = Recycle Bin recycle:keeptree = Yes recycle:versions = Yes Now restart your samba daemons and the recycle bin should show up after a few moments (but most likely […]
smbpasswd changes samba password and unix password too
Problem: At newer Linux Setups with Samba 3 by default smbpasswd changes the user unix login password and samba share password. For higher security i prefer different passwords like on debian SARGE Solution: edit as root /etc/samba/smb.conf enter unix password sync = no (Yes=default) restart samba /etc/init.d/samba restart set new different passwords for a user with passwd and smbpasswd check passwords..working
Change Background Color after GDM Login Ubuntu Debian
Problem: Background Color is default brown at Ubuntu after you have logged in by gdm Solution: open console run #sudo nano /etc/gdm/PreSession/Default change Key #dab082 (Backcolorsetting at Line 61) to #000000 (Black)
Automount Problem USB HDD Ubuntu Nautilus
Problem: If you use a USB HDD Disk at you Ubuntu PC and Nautilus does not Automount the disk then check the USB-HDD for “Bootable” Flag Solution: open console run #sudo fdisk /dev/sdX (X=USB-Disk) enter p to check if no star is set for “bootable” then enter a (set)and enter w (save) replug the USB-Disk now after some time the USB-Disk must be connected by Nautilus mail me for problems…thanks
Samba Server Browsing Problem Samba Server sporadically hidden
Problem: Inside a Laboratory Farm of 5 Samba Servers sometimes one or more Servers are sporadically hidden at Windows XP Client Neighbourhood (Netzwerkumgebung), but they are still sharing the files and are still online. Or XP Clients hangs up at browsing the Local Network for some minutes. Solution: Open /etc/samba/smb.conf with Editor set domain master = No set local master = YES set preferred master = No restart samba service with /etc/init.d/samba restart Background: The nmbd service is browsing at your network and if he find the option domain master he will ignore the information of the other server (data […]
Ubuntu Debian font cache error openoffice update
Problem: If you make a alternate Install of Ubuntu the Fontcache is not writeable cause the update miss some text files inside the font directories. Log: Updating fontconfig cache… /usr/share/fonts: failed to write cache /usr/share/ fonts/X11: failed to write cache /usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi: failed to write cache /usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi: failed to write cache /usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1: failed to write cache /usr/share/fonts/X11/encodings: failed to write cache /usr/share/fonts/X11/encodings/large: failed to write cache /usr/share/fonts/X11/misc: failed to write cache /usr/share/fonts/X11/util: failed to write cache /usr/share/fonts/truetype: failed to write cache /usr/share/fonts/truetype/arphic: failed to write cache /usr/share/fonts/truetype/baekmuk: failed to write cache /usr/share/fonts/truetype/freefont: failed to write cache /usr/share/fonts/truetype/kochi: failed to write cache […]
LVM + Raid 1 Problem Crash System Data lost
Warning: If you setup a Server with LVM and Software Raid 1 – 5 and a Crash happens the LVM blocks the saving of the EXT-3 File Journal to the HDD. Solution: Do not use LVM with Software RAID !!! to keep DATA save. Same with Luks Encryption and LVM!!!
phpsysinfo failed to read sensors Ubuntu Hardy 64bit Bug problem
Solution: go http://phpsysinfo.sourceforge.net/ download Version 2.5.4 extract it to /var/www/phpsysinfo enjoy it now
SME Server Centos Red Hat speedup disable unneeded services sound pcmcia cpuspeed
Problem: The default installation setup some unneeded services like pcmcia or sound or cpuspeed Solution: log into your server as root run/sbin/chkconfig –list to see active services run/sbin/chkconfig –level 2345 pcmcia off to disable pcmcia cause a server does not have pcmcia edit the /etc/modprobe.conf and switch off sound-modules with alias "name-module" off run after reboot #/sbin/lsmod to control the disabled sound modules if they are not seen they are not active NOW you have reduced memory load and processes at cpu can speed up your CPU and save energy (at my Epia 533Mhz may be 3Watts at hour)
Logoff Button Gnome Desktop Knopf Abmeldung
Solution: Create a new Application Button with Mouse-right-klick Menu add at command line gnome-session-save –kill and now take you loved icon at /usr/share/icons/ it is very good for Kids PCs or public Internetstations cause you can remove the Systemmenubars Loesung: Mit dem Kontextmenue der Maus einen neuen Starter Knopf am Desktop erstellen aus /usr/share/icons das Logoff Icon aussuchen in die Komandozeilegnome-session-save –kill setzen