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2019
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Extracting initrd

How to extract and view contents of initrdDepending on your version of linux, the /boot/initrd may be one of two formats: cpio archive ext2 filesystem data The easiest way to determine what you’re w

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Redirecting stdout and stderr

How to redirect standard output and standard errorWe’ve seen the numbers used in redirecting stdout and stderr. So what do they mean? 1 represents standard output 2 represents standard error 2>

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Setup Local Mirror of RHEL Repo

How To create your own local Red Hat Enterprise Linux yum repository serverTo begin, build a virutal machine or stand alone system installing the same OS version of Red Hat you wish to serve as the yu

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Sorting IP Addresses via bash

Sort list of IP addresses via command lineDo you have a text file filled with a bunch of IP addresses, and it won’t sort properly with the -n option alone? Providing additional options can help achiv

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How To Check If LFS is Enabled

To check if a file system supports the LFS (Large File System) standard, you can use the getconf command. If the result is 64, LFS is supported. getconf FILESIZEBITS / In the example above, the root

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ip_conntrack table full

ip_conntrack: table full, dropping packetAt one point, there was high call volume into our support center of customers complaining about severe lag. One common denominator was that the customer base

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Setup yum repo from DVD ISO

How to set up a yum repo from locally mounted DVD ISOMount the iso to /mnt In the case of redhat, copy the media.repo file from the root dir of the mount point to /etc/yum.repos.d. Edit the file and

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Advanced techniques using unix 'find'

I found this article on IBMs Developer Works site and had to put it here! Some of this is basic, but it’s a good read nonetheless. There’s nothing quite like the thrill of exploring, discovering new

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Resize an iscsi LUN in Linux

How To Resize an iscsi LUN in LinuxNetApp storage systems also allow you to resize a LUN dynamically; however, the iSCSI layer in Linux is not capable of detecting the change in the LUN size. To displ

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How To Rescan Linux for a New LUN

How to rescan Linux for newly presented LUNsThis article focuses on utilizing the lun_scan utility provided by Emulex No-Reboot Dynamic Target/LUN Discovery Tool. This tool is part of the Emulex Driv