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
Solving weird DNS resolv.conf issues on Ubuntu using the resolvconf service
Ubuntu has this fancy system where by /etc/resolv.conf isn’t actually a proper resolver but refers to a local server called 127.0.0.53. To be honest this
How to upgrade Supermicro BIOS and IPMI (BMC Controller)
Concepts All computers have a BIOS. Supermicro has something in addition called the Baseband Management Controller (BMC). This allows low level access to the underlying
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. Brew or Otherwise One dilemma
Webmin Cluster Name Servers (Bind) Troubleshooting
Background Here are some Bind troubleshooting tips. These tips are mostly related to Webmin’s Cluster name servers which we use with Virtualmin. When creating a
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
How to issue an CAA record for Server Pilot if you’re hosting a Laravel domain
This article explains how to add a CAA record to Virtualmin if you’re hosting a domain at ServerPilot but still manage the DNS with Virtualmin.
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