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
linux
Unable to copy / paste in VMware Workstation 16 Player
Background Default install of VMware Workstation 16 Player Default install of Windows 10 Professional Issue #1 Copy/Paste, ie. the kindergarden of computing, doesn’t work. Suggestion
iptables cheat sheet
What is iptables? iptables is a powerful firewall utility for Linux that is often included with the operating system. Behind the scenes many firewalls also
How to test connectivity to a Microsoft SQL database using the Linux command line
Here are some useful commands when working with Microsoft SQL and Linux, specifically pertaining to the `mssql-cli` sqlcmd command line utility. Testing Connectivity using sqlcmd
Dealing with a read-only file system on a Linux computer
A read-only file system on a Linux computer can be a bad day at the office. It generally means something went wrong with your disk
How to add a default gateway and enable IP forwarding on Ubuntu
Summary This article show you how to add a default gateway to Ubuntu and how to enable IP forwarding. IP forwarding in this instance is
How to add a route in Linux
To add a route in Linux, do this: sudo route add -host 192.168.90.2/32 gw 192.168.1.7 The /32 means a single host, if you want to
How to change the password of a Linux user
Summary To change the password of a Linux user, do this: passwd That will change the currently logged in user’s password. To change the password
Linux file compare – How to compare two files using Linux
To compare two files using Linux Most Unix/Linux distributions comes with a utility called diff. It’s incredibly easy to compare two files with diff, you
How to display a list of all startup services for Linux
To see all startup services on Linux To see a list of all startup service on a Linux system, issue the following command: Ubuntu service