How to recover / reset a Linux root password using the GRUB startup menu on an Intel NUC PC
Recovering a Linux root (or sudo user) password is pretty easy, but the hard part is getting into the BIOS if you have an Intel
Operating Systems
How can you see all the currently running services running in Linux
Try this command, and we show example output as well: systemctl list-units –type=service –state=running UNIT
How to upgrade Supermicro BIOS and IPMI (BMC Controller)
Concepts All computers have a BIOS. Supermicro has something in addition to a BIOS called the Baseband Management Controller (BMC), also known as IPMI. This
New Apple Mac Cheat Sheet
New Apple Mac Cheat Sheet This is a cheat sheet for Linux users who have just unwrapped a new Mac. It’s an ongoing battle but
Webmin Cluster Name Servers (Bind) Troubleshooting
Background Here are some Bind troubleshooting tips. These tips are related to Webmin’s Cluster name servers which are used by Virtualmin when creating a name
Dealing with a MySQL race condition and All in One SEO on a WordPress server
Background A fairly complex server has been misbehaving. This has been ongoing for a few weeks. The problem was been hard to isolate because the
How to automatically start a service on Linux (systemd)
Why automatically start a service on Linux? The question might be obvious. Why would you *not* want to automatically start a service on Linux? The
Cannot find PST file after doing Windows Update (OneDrive users)
Windows Update breaks Outlook linked to OneDrive After doing a Windows Update, Outlook suddenly stops working. Outlook reports that it cannot find the user’s PST
How to use Webmin to monitor clamav-daemon on a Virtualmin server
ClamAV is a great free anti-virus but the only problem is it’s a memory hog. Virtualmin recommends 2 GB of RAM but we’ve seen it
Either /sbin/init maybe-ubiquity or /sbin/init taking up high CPU
On a overworked server you might see that /sbin/init maybe-ubiquity is taking up a lot of CPU cycles. This will be evident if you use