Quick reminder of how to split a "ls -l" listing. It is problematic because the last field which is...

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webpy Example

A short write up on how to bootstrap a webpy app and at the same time show how to make a system call...

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Just a quick snippet on doing exclusions when you loop through a list.

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Normally I would just use a diff tool to compare text. However sometimes a spreadsheet like MS Excel...

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I wrote a couple articles on respectively using sendmail and postfix to block outbound email and onl...

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In a previous article I wrote about using Sendmail to block outbound email and at the same time al...

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In some projects I need to block outbound email but still allow email to a select few domains (or ev...

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Previously I wrote an article on getting the ZFS simulator to run on OVM.

Until recently I did n...

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I have documented previously that the Linux network manager can be used to connect to several differ...

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Quick example of a simple HAProxy setup on Solaris 11.

Create a suitable home and download the bin...

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PHP can use the bindings to the libssh2 library which provide access to resources (shell, remote...

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Just a quick note on getting the guest additions to work on Fedora 20 Alpha. In my setup I was getti...

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Normally when you install the Oracle database software you should not have any problems like this bu...

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While trying to clone a production stack for development I got a little paranoid and added some fire...

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Mostly I try to install the absolute minimum graphics software on a server. Most installs should be...

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