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29 Feb 2020
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FB4 Log Fail2ban Messages to SyslogLog Fail2ban Messages to Syslog
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08 Feb 2020
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Host Key Verification Failed
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17 Jan 2020
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FB4 DEBUG: Cron Keeps Piling Up in MacOSDEBUG: Cron Keeps Piling Up in MacOS
So, long story… After upgrading to macOS Catalina my years-old automount.sh script running via cron stopped working. …
21 Nov 2019
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FB4 Check Config Before Restarting SSH DaemonCheck Config Before Restarting SSH Daemon
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14 Sep 2019
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FB4 OpenMediaVault Default LoginOpenMediaVault Default Login
With Debian 10 Buster release out of the way, next major release of OpenMediaVault – OMV5 – is still on track for …
08 Aug 2019
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FB4 5 Ways to Use Nslookup5 Ways to Use Nslookup
Even after a few years of blogging I still manage to find must-have and must-know commands that I barely mentioned here.
07 Aug 2019
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FB4 Advice: Safely Removing a File or Directory in UnixAdvice: Safely Removing a File or Directory in Unix
Removing files and directories is a very common task, so in some environments support engineers or automation scripts …
17 Jul 2019
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FB4 Free Up Reserved Space in FilesystemsFree Up Reserved Space in Filesystems
You’re probably familiar with tune2fs command, it’s great for reporting filesystem layout and configuration …
06 Jul 2019
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FB4 Card Reader Issues in Ubuntu 19.04 on Dell XPS 13 9380Card Reader Issues in Ubuntu 19.04 on Dell XPS 13 9380
It appears there’s a long-standing malfunction of various microSD card readers running Linux. In my particular …
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