Articles tagged with linux

  1. Why Isn't tmpreaper Working?

    Posted on in System Administration

    If you have a directory that you want to keep clean, tmpreaper is a great way to remove files based on how old they are. The other day, I had a directory that looked like this:

    x@x:~/dump$ ls -l
    -rw-r--r-- 1 x x 212268169 Mar 15 01:02 …
  2. DRBD Tuning Notes

    Posted on in System Administration

    I ran across these notes I took while tuning DRBD on a pair of NFS servers.

    [root@smtp10 ~]# bonnie++ -s0 -r 1000 -u 666 -d /mailstore/benchmark/
    Using uid:666, gid:666.
    Create files in sequential order...done.
    Stat files in sequential order...done.
    Delete files in sequential order...done …
  3. Ubuntu: Installing VMware Tools in 10.04 LTS

    Posted on in System Administration

    Ubuntu Circle of Friends Logo (Orange on White)Although this process is well documented on the Ubuntu community site, I decided to take notes of the exact steps that I took so that I wouldn't have to fumble through that long document next time. I'm installing the tools in a clean install of Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS …

  4. RHEL 6 Finally Arrives

    Posted on in Software

    Red Hat Linux (RHEL) LogoRed Hat finally announced the release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6 yesterday. RHEL 5 was released in early 2007, making the wait for RHEL 6 the longest since Red Hat rebranded their Linux-based operating system with the RHEL moniker in 2003.

    RHEL 6 boasts tons of new features …

  5. MySQL + SELinux: Can't change dir (Errcode: 13)

    Posted on in System Administration

    Powered By MySQLIf you're using a non-standard MySQL data directory on your Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) server, you may have seen an error like /usr/libexec/mysqld: Can't change dir to '/mysql_data/' (Errcode: 13). The key to fixing this problem is to ensure the new MySQL data directory has the proper …

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