Monthly Archives: November 2009
How to Start a Samba Server?
Samba is a software package that enables Linux clients to connect to the network resources (such as file shares and printers on a network) with the computers that use the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol. The Samba software package contains … Continue reading
Process or Thread in Linux? Which and When–
For some programs that benefit from concurrency, the decision whether to use processes or threads can be difficult. Here are some guidelines to help you decide which concurrency model best suits your program: · All threads in a program must … Continue reading
Essentials to Pass LPI 117-202 exam
This LPI 117-202 test is designed for those who want to enhance their knowledge in various fields of Linux such as networking configuration, Web services, network client management, etc. Before taking the L117-202 exam, you should practice the following: 1. … Continue reading
How to Search Inside a Text File for Patterns?
The locate command searches the names of files and directories, but it can’t search inside those files. To do that, you use grep. grep is a command line text search utility originally written for Unix. The grep command searches files … Continue reading
Rejoice Cyber Monday with uCertify
Cyber Monday is the best day for all of 2009’s top holiday sales! It’s time to shop smarter, not harder. My all time favorite uCertify is also giving the huge discount offer in its PrepKits.  Buy any three PrepKits for … Continue reading
Benefits of Wine
# Wine makes it possible to take advantage of all the Unix strong points (stability, flexibility, remote administration) while still using the Windows applications you depend on. # Unix has always made it possible to write powerful scripts. Wine makes … Continue reading
How to transfer files in Linux?
Linux File Transfer Options Aspects to consider when choosing a file transfer method for a Linux server include: Security – Most servers require some level of confidentiality when transferring files, along with a mechanism for authentication of both the user … Continue reading
The Principle of Least Privilege
A truly secure network makes sure that the Principle of Least Privilege is applied across the enterprise, not just to the servers. The roles taken on by servers and desktops also mandate how the operating system, and the computer itself, … Continue reading
Nagios 3.0- Monitoring Software
“Nagios is a monitoring software designed to let you know about problems on your hosts and networks quickly. You can configure it to be used on any network. Setting up a Nagios server on any Linux distribution is a very … Continue reading
Allowed Memory Size of 20971520 Bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 131072 bytes) in PHP
Many times, you get the following error message when you perform any bulk operation in PHP. PHP Fatal error: Allowed Memory Size of 20971520 Bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 131072 bytes) in /usr/share/mediawiki/includes/OutputHandler.php on line 30 How can you fix … Continue reading
