Author: admin

VIM: Preserve File Date with Touch

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I had a single file I needed to modify but didn't want to modify the date of the file.  It was a minor change to the file, so I wanted to maintain the file date for posterity.  In any case, I learned the vim does not provide this functionality, but touch would and quite easily.  With that said, I am...Read More »

Determine which processes are using swap in Linux

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Some servers may have several applications, each running in their own allocated piece of RAM and SWAP.  It seems easy enough to use `top` to determine memory usage, but it wasn't so obvious (to me) as to how to determine swap usage.  A nifty little command called smem to the rescue. So what is smem?  It is a "Report memory...Read More »

Verizon FIOS Actiontec MI424WR Rev I router supports the 50/50 MB bandwidth

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A recent experience with Verizon has prompted me to write this article. This is only part of a larger request for service changes with Verizon.  This seemingly simple request, to upgrade from the ancient, however, extremely effective 25/15 MB plan to a more current 50/50 MB plan.  To do so, I was under the impression from their advertisements, their sales,...Read More »

ssh logins using keys

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I have wanted to experiment and expand upon different ways of ssh'ing into one linux box from another using the ssh-keygen.  This article demonstrates several different methods that I have tested and used throughout the years. Actually what has happened, is that over time, scripting evolved and always seem to make tweaks along the way. Another variation. A more lengthy...Read More »

Spacewalk Certificate expiration warning [Resolved] 2018

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I'm not going to go into detail as to what spacewalk is and what this message is all about, you are here for a reason.  You may have received an auto-generated email from Spacewalk to "inform you that your Spacewalk Certificate has expired on your [fqdn] server. After 4 day(s) the systems management services provided by your Spacewalk Server will...Read More »

Capture Lock Screen in Windows

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If you ever wanted to capture a screenshot of the logon screen on a physical machine, you may have used whatever means necessary to do so. Which for me, was through the use of a digital camera. The digital camera may have captured the spirit of the screenshot, but always seems to lack in quality. Wouldn't it be great to...Read More »

How to add desktop icons on CentOS 7

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For the most part, I prefer to work using the terminal on a minimal install of Linux; however, there are those occasional times where the GUI is necessary.  Recently faced with having to add a few desktop shortcuts to the Desktop posed a bit of a problem for me. Basically, wanted to achieve two things, a Desktop icon to launch...Read More »