From lcorg.blogspot.com Over the course of writing The Linux Command Line and this blog, I’ve had frequent need of good reference resources for command line programs including the shell itself, bash. Here is my list of the ones that stand out: 1. The Bash Man Page Yeah, I know. I spent nearly half a page…

Writing to this will cause the kernel to drop clean caches, dentries and inodes from memory, causing that memory to become free. To free pagecache: echo 1 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches To free dentries and inodes: echo 2 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches To free pagecache, dentries and inodes: echo 3 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches As this is a non-destructive operation, and…

From fossu.com Attempting to change the account password in CPanel or WHM for an user results in the following error message: The password for ‘user’ could not be changed because: No “because” explanation is given. You may also see the following error in /usr/local/cpanel/logs/error_log: Can’t locate Crypt/PasswdMD5/XS.pm in @INC () at /scripts/cPScript/CheckPass/UNIX.pm line 6. BEGIN…

From ben90.com MySQL I would like to point out here quickly that I assume that you have root access in this article. One of my regular tasks is to optimize MySQL installations (primarily on shared cPanel servers). I use a number of utilities in order to identify areas in which I could optimize the MySQL…

From ben90.com Every time I have to install a GlobalSign SSL Certificate, I always find myself referring to notes that I wrote when I first had to install one. I thought that it may be a good idea to post the process here for mine and anyone else’s reference. The aim of this post is…

From cpanel.net With version 11.25.1, cPanel introduces the Database Mapping feature. This feature lays the groundwork for providing more flexibility in naming databases and database users. In the past, cPanel has always appended an account’s username to any database name or database username created by the account (for example, a database might be named “user_dbname”)….

From blog.taragana.com Like every other Operating System Linux not free from security issues. These issues can be anticipated and averted only with suitable preventive steps. However, sticking to the buttoned-down techniques for securing the Linux systems such as locking the network, minimizing risk by locking down the system and restricting the access to only a…

From thegeekstuff.com Alfresco is the best open source content management system. This has a rock solid document management foundation, with several functionality built on top of it. Alfresco provides web based content management, collaboration platform, Content Management Interoperability Services (CMIS), records management and image management. Alfresco has enterprise edition and free community edition. See the…

From searchenterpriselinux.techtarget.com Linux troubleshooting can be a painstaking process at times, especially when it involves complex issues such as the Linux kernel. So, we have put together this handy reference for troubleshooting Linux servers. This compliation of tips from Sander van Vugt will guide you through Linux troubleshooting, covering everything from managing Linux boot problems…

From blog.taragana.com The ever proliferating array of Linux distros are baffling even for the seasoned pro’s. That said, the range of choice for open source software is what’s so great. We were looking for top 5 free distributions for servers in 2010. With ceaseless options comparisons are not too easy to draw. In case, you…