From: Guy Hammer Here is a script to save a bunch of keystrokes. Make a file /usr/local/bin/psgrep . Paste the following into it: ---start--- #!/bin/bash # # psgrep - search…

The “bash: ./configure: /bin/sh: bad interpreter: Permission denied” error commonly occurs when you have wrong options set in /etc/fstab and are trying to compile some code. The partition that you…

The disadvantage of using encrypted partitions is that while the partition is mounted, at least root can access the data. To prevent this, vi can be used in encrypted mode.…

Linux is built to be inherently secure, and has a great track record of having superior security to its proprietary counterpart. However, in the world of server administration, paranoia is…

There is a very simple command that re-installs all the distribution packages and reconfigures them automatically. This is particularly helpful when you have done a partial upgrade and eventually have…

http://drupal.org/node/647374 Fully packaged Drupal distributions now deployed on drupal.org 3281d Consulting is very pleased to announce that a new era on drupal.org has begun: Drupal distributions (also known as "installation…

Some wget tricks The wget is a command line utility that can download files from web servers and FTP servers. For example , you can download the DVD image of…