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Named backup or transfer files

June 5th, 2012 by EZ linux · No Comments

Most of the files are in the etc folder.

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Tags: Cheat Sheets · Cpanel and WHM · Linux Back Up · Linux Operating Systems · Linux Security

Setting up Cpanel over Centos 6 minimal

June 5th, 2012 by EZ linux · No Comments

Set up networking: vi /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 hit “i” to insert text. Make the file look like this: DEVICE=”eth0″ HWADDR=”leave the same” NM_CONTROLLED=”yes” ONBOOT=”yes” IPADDR=66.249.*.* BOOTPROTO=none NETMASK=255.255.255.* GATEWAY=66.249.*.* DNS1=66.249.*.* DNS2=66.249.*.* DNS3=66.249.*.* USRCTL=yes Then click the esc key Then click control : Then type x and hit enter to save. Then restart your nic card: /etc/init.d/network restart or [...]

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Tags: Cheat Sheets · Cpanel and WHM · Installing Linux · Linux Operating Systems

How to install CPanel over Centos 6 minimal

May 13th, 2012 by EZ linux · No Comments

To install CPanel over Centos minimal 6 you need to get some basic packages. You can easily grab those with YUM here is the package command to get Centos Minimal install ready for CPanel. yum groupinstall base

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Tags: Cpanel and WHM · Installing Linux · Linux Commands · Linux Operating Systems · Linux Software / Scripts · Linux Tricks

kill a linux process that won’t die

February 3rd, 2012 by EZ linux · No Comments

kill -s 9 [PID] Also try it without the -s if it won’t go.

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Tags: Linux Commands · Linux Operating Systems · Linux Security · Linux Software / Scripts · Linux Tricks

Manually changing an IP in Linux

December 17th, 2011 by EZ linux · No Comments

It’s pretty easy actually. Just go to this directory: /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts Then you will see a file for eachnetwork port, for example my server is: ifcfg-eth0 and ifcfg-eth1 I already have the ifcfg-eth0 set up from the install but I want to use the second one for back ups so I just opened the file and [...]

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Tags: Cpanel and WHM · Hardware · Linux Drivers · Linux Operating Systems · Linux Security · Linux Software / Scripts · Linux Tricks · Ports

Cleaning up /var

August 11th, 2011 by EZ linux · No Comments

Cpanel and linux leaves a lot of log files in /var After several years these can add up, especially in the cpanel/bandwidth folder. So a couple quick folder moves and symlinks can clean things up. This is assuming you have a /backup partition and some room in it. Moving the log folder mv /var/log /backup/ [...]

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Tags: Cheat Sheets · Cpanel and WHM · Linux Operating Systems · Linux Security · Linux Software / Scripts · Linux Tricks

Path to date

May 24th, 2010 by EZ linux · No Comments

The server path to date can very for different servers, you will need to run this command to find it: which date For most servers it is: /bin/date This is the same for perl and php

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Tags: Cheat Sheets · Linux Commands · Linux Operating Systems

You don’t need to ‘know’ Linux to use Linux

March 18th, 2010 by EZ linux · 1 Comment

Lately, I’ve been noticing stories about how to use Linux you need to know half-a-hundred Linux shell commands and the like. Ah, what century are you from? Today, if you can see a window and handle a mouse, you’re ready to use Linux. And no, I’m not talking about how we’re all already using Linux [...]

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Tags: About Linux · Linux News · Linux Operating Systems

Neuros open set-top box puts Linux in living rooms

August 17th, 2009 by EZ linux · No Comments

At the OSCON open source convention in Portland last week, Neuros CEO Joe Born explained how Linux-based embedded devices will bring open source to the set-top market and the consumer electronics space. He also demonstrated how to build applications for the Neuros OSD, his company’s programmable DVR product. We looked at Neuros last year when [...]

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Tags: Linux Operating Systems

Google to Challenge Microsoft With Computer Operating System

July 8th, 2009 by EZ linux · No Comments

July 8 (Bloomberg) — Google Inc., owner of the most- visited Internet search engine, is developing a computer operating system based on its Chrome Web browser, taking aim at Microsoft Corp. in its strongest market. The system will be designed at first for low-cost laptops called netbooks, Google said in a blog post. The company [...]

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Tags: Linux News · Linux Operating Systems