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mkfifo | Linux Command
A short introdution to name pipes as I see them. In the Linux world name pipes are typically used to permit communications between 2 unrelated processes. Name pipes are also known as FIFOs (first in, first out), normally used to establish a one-way flow of data.(half-duplex). Name pipes have a path name of a file [...]
.htaccess password generator
Use this tool at Dynamic Drive to automatically generate all the code needed to protect a directory on your site. Below are the 2 files generated by the tool. .htaccess goes into the folder that you want to protect and .htpasswd should be in a folder not accessible from the web. I normally put my [...]
Inspecting the contents of an initrd file.
Today’s kernels are moving towards initramfs type initrd files. Initramfs is basicly a cpio archive so all we have to do is uncompress it’s contents to a temp folder. The example below uses the file initrd.SLES10.x64.img from a SLES 10 implementaion. #create a temp directory >mkdir /tmp/initramfstmp >cd /tmp/initramfstmp #copy the initrd file to the [...]
Setting the root password on MySQL
I just installed MySQL version 4.1.20 on my CentOS 4.4 server. The default install of MySQL server uses a blank password for root so I had to have it changed. I also set the MySQL service to start up every time my machine boots up. This is how I did it; Method 1 1. # [...]
SUSE Enterprise Desktop 10 website
“SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 is the compelling alternative to Windows Vista” . That’s the quote on Novell’s new page for SLED 10. The site talks about the advantages of SLED over Microsoft’s Vista. Cost,Security,….etc. Make sure to check out the demos too.
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