Remember how I said “you should be all set”, last week? Turns out, I was only partially right. After creating a local user account, Linux also configures kdump, the kernel crash dumping mechanism. When attempting to do so, it returned this error message:
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Starting out with Oracle Linux
I have been wanting to learn more about Linux for some time now, and the time has come to transform a desire to action. I have landed on Oracle Linux, for reasons that will soon become clear. As I don’t have any machine to dedicate to this, and because I want to have the ability to take snapshots and revert to previous states, I will be running Linux as a virtual machine.
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The importance of CSI
CSI – that’s Continual Service Improvement, by the way, not Crime Scene Investigation – is, to my mind, the single most important stage in the ITIL service life cycle. It evaluates what has gone before, identifies areas for improvement, and aids in the implementation of improving. In an ideal situation, CSI informs all the other stages, and is the main driver for the service life cycle.
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List user home folder size
Users tend to store all kinds of crud on their network home folders, which can be a constant source of frustration for SysAdmins. Luckily, it is fairly easy to get a list of the size of each folder, using a Powershell script. The script has already been made for us. It is discussed in detail here, and can be downloaded from here. You could do this from your local computer, or by remote desktop to the remote computer. The procedure is the same. (more…)
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Who protects you?
Since 2011, EFF, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, has published an annual report, “Who has your back“, detailing how a number of different companies deal with government data requests. 2014 is no exception, and the report came out a few weeks ago.
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Script output to file: Append -v- Replace
By default, when running a script, the output is shown to you in the command line interface. Most of the time, that is exactly what you want. Some times, though, you are more interested in logging than in real-time data. The solution is to have the output sent to a file.
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Defining SMART goals and objectives
When running a project, its ultimate success or failure can only be defined when measured against predefined goals and objectives. Definition of these takes place during the planning phase of the project. It is imperative that these goals be SMART. By that I mean: (more…)
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Link without improving the link target’s search engine ranking
You’ve done your research, and you are ready to publish an article which leaves the object of the article little or no honor. In order to prove your point, you need to link to a website run by the object of your article. You stop, and feel uneasy, as doing so will improve their search engine ranking.
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Disable Facebook’s auto-playing videos feature in the browser
Facebook recently added a new feature; whenever you scroll to a video in your timeline; it automatically starts playing. If you like it; well, good for you. You have no need for this. If, however, you, like me, think it’s an annoyance, here’s how to disable it: (more…)
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Deleting protected EFI disk partitions
A while back, one of my laptops kicked the bucket. The cost to repair it was too high, and I opted to get the laptop back to scavenge the parts. In particular, I wanted to get my hands on the hard drive, a solid state wonder with a capacity of 240 GB. I invested in a cabinet for it, and plugged it in. That should have been where the story ended, right?