The recommended solution is to use soft, timeo (deciseconds), and retrans options. soft option for mount command should be used if client responsiveness is favored over data integrity. Suppose applications utilizing NFS data can handle the IO error produced by soft mount, than it is ok to use. Other options like timeo and retrans options …
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How Nullify a log file in Linux
At this point, you already have the file which is causing the problem and you want to nullify it so just do as; #cat <logfile.Name> | gzip -v9 > (logfile).(date-time) # cat lastlog | gzip -v9 > lastlog.300721-0648 #cat /dev/null > lastlog or # cp /var/adm/syslog/syslog.log /var/adm/syslog/syslog.log.bak # gzip /var/adm/syslog/syslog.log.bak # cp /dev/null /var/adm/syslog/syslog.log #cat …
What is Web Host Manager (WHM) & what can you do with it
If you are a website owner or reseller you may have heard of WHM but may not be familiar with its features and how to use it effectively. This post provides an in-depth explanation of WHM’s primary functions and features. What is WHM? The WebHost Manager (WHM) interface has been specially built for hosting providers …
How to reset PTR/rDNS records in cPanel WHM (Web Host Manager)
If issue arises in email delivery about wrong PTR/rDNS record than click the following option in Exim configuration manager. Rebuild Reverse DNS Cache and Update Mail HELO This setting updates the reverse DNS cache and user domains for mail HELO. This setting only appears when you enable the Use the reverse DNS entry for the …
WordPress Security Tips
What is WordPress? WordPress is a free and open-source web creation platform. It is written in PHP and paired with an MYSQL and MariaDB database. It has a template system and a plugin architecture, which is referred to within WordPress themes. WordPress is an excellent website platform for numerous websites. WordPress is a versatile content …
How to configure Cisco ASA 5545-X & Nexus Switch 3064-X
This guide typically sets up Cisco ASA 5545-X and Nexus Switch 3064-X in a data center environment. The data center operator will usually give you a single internet RJ45 cable to connect to your first network device for internet connectivity. As shown in diagram 1, the first network device is ASA 5545-X which is then …
Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti is available online right now
The Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti has been released and available for lucky enough to find one. Announced earlier this week alongside the forthcoming RTX 3070 Ti, the 3080 Ti serves as the costly successor to the GeForce RTX 3080, a great graphics card that made 4K gaming affordable. Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti has an impressive …
Nvidia nerfing RTX 3080Ti, 3070Ti, 3060Ti for cryptocurrency mining
Nvidia applies its cryptocurrency mining limits to newly released GeForce RTX 3080 Ti, RTX 3070 Ti, and RTX 3060 Ti graphics cards. Other cards affected are RTX 3080, RTX 370, and RTX 360. After nerfing the hash rates of the RTX 3060 for its launch in Q1 2021, Nvidia is now starting to label new …
How to reset the root password on redhat and AlmaLinux 8
So you end up here because you have lost your root password. On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, it is possible to have the scripts that run from the initramfs pause at certain points, provide a root shell, and then continue when that shell exits. This is mostly meant for debugging, but you can also …
What is VPS Hosting with dedicated GPU?
A VPS is a complete server with its own operating system and virtual hardware built on top of physical server hardware. A Linux or Windows-based operating system known as a hypervisor is used to build virtual servers, datastores, virtual switches, virtual routers, virtual CPUs, and RAM. Some leading hypervisors are VMware, Citrix Xenserver, and KVM. …
RSYNC: File size in destination is larger than source – Sparse Files
You may notice that after running rsync your file size in destination becomes larger than the source. This is most likely due to sparse files. To allow rsync to manage sparser files more efficiently so they took less space use the -S flag. rsync -S sparse-file /home/sparser-file After rsync is done, check the destination file …
How to use rsync to backup an entire Linux server?
Yes, It is possible to backup entire server files using rsync over the network to another server or to a locally attached disk. rsync is easy to set up but it is not a complete backup solution. Make sure you should not use rsync to backup server files to tape devices. You could completely clone …
How to setup ftp server on CentOS 7 Linux Server?
To setup ftp server on CentOS 7, perform following steps: Install vsftpd package with yum -y install vsftpd Edit the range of ports that is to be used by ftp service in /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf pasv_min_port=3000 pasv_max_port=3500 Use systemctl command to enable vsftpd at boot time: systemctl enable vsftpd.service systemctl start vsftpd.service Open ftp port in firewall …
How to Install and Configure VNC on Debian 9 and Kali Linux 2020.2
This is a quick guide to installing VNC on Debian 9 and Kali Linux Login to your server as root. Install VNC server with apt-get install tightvncserver If you get the following error then you can install tightvncserver from Debian or Kali installation ISO image. root@server:/home/user# apt install tightvncserver -y Reading package lists... Done Building …
How to change the port of discovery container in Linux
Use podman to create new network podman network create Check under /etc/cni/net.d/ you will find file /etc/cni/net.d/cni-podman-2.conflist In your favorite file editor open /usr/share/containers/libpod.conf Change line cni_default_network = "podman" in configuration file /usr/share/containers/libpod.conf to cni_default_network = "cni-podman2" Reboot server Restart container with podman start discovery dsc-db Check the network status. A new network cni-podman2 will be …