In this article we are going to detail how to install KVM on Gentoo, for the most part it is a normal KVM install but with some Gentoo differences. Going to be installed: QEMU/KVM – Our Base libvirt – For Management virt-manager – For Extra Tools virt-manager – On our
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Minimal Gentoo Installation…Fast
This post has now been updated (slightly) 05/01/16. For more in depth installation details visit Gentoo Wiki Download the latest install CD from your local mirror for example, Internode File Mirror Create a bootable USB using Rufus or Unetbootin and boot your machine from the USB drive. When booting from
Read moreSerial using Screen
I thought that I had already documented this but it appears not, something I get asked now and again is how to access serial devices using the Linux terminal, a perfect example of this is older Lights out Management modules. The answer is Screen. screen /dev/SERIALPORT 9600 8N1 Just replace
Read moreOpenShift – PHP not sending email. An SELinux problem.
This is an email i sent to the OpenShift user group which may be of interest to others. Hence it’s place on this blog. Subject: Openshift and php mail not sending – SELinux issue – SOLVED From: Andrew Galdes <[email protected]> To: “[email protected]” <[email protected]> Hi all, I want to share my
Read moreDetect newly added disks. Linux on VMWare.
This one liner shows how to get Linux (CentOS in this case) to detect a newly added disk on a VMWare host. This was found on “http://wingloon.com/2013/05/07/how-to-detect-a-new-hard-disk-without-rebooting-vmware-linux-guest/”. ls /sys/class/scsi_host/ | while read host ; do echo “- – -” > /sys/class/scsi_host/$host/scan ; done There you have it.
Read moreInstall Postfix, Dovecot & Squirrelmail
This article demonstrates how to install Postfix, Dovecot and Squirrelmail on Redhat/CentOS Linux. yum install dovecot postfix httpd php mod_ssl openssl Set things to start on boot: chkconfig postfix on chkconfig dovecot on chkconfig httpd on Make sure to permit ports 25, 80 and 443 through the firewall(s). Edit the
Read moreVirtualBox for Ubuntu in 2 Minutes
This article is not about installing or designing a virtual environment but simply about listing, starting and stopping virtual guests with the VirtualBox environment. First you need to log into the host server and change to the “vboxadmin” user: su – vboxadmin Run the history command to see what others/you
Read moreEnable SSH on ESX Host
Enabling SSH on ESX hosts is easy however you have to do it so little that it is easy to forget. In the VSphere client go to the “Configuration” tab and select “Security Profile” from the left hand menu, in the top right hand corner of the security profile window
Read moreNasty .DS_Store Files Linux
This is a simple one liner to remove all .DS_Store files that maybe sitting on your Linux box. There are many reasons that you might want to do this but the one that prompted me was this output from an OpenVAS report. MacOS X creates a hidden file, ‘.DS_Store’ in
Read moreMac Botnet you say?
The new well sort of new (The light bulb has only just come on for some users) Mac.BackDoor.iWorm backdoor appears to be causing some concern just lately, I have added a brief description of how it works below but if you want to know more I have linked some good
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