Aug 12 2010
I use this script to keep a full local backup of my tftp directory on Linux. It keeps the archive only if some of the files were modified. It can be used for any directory indeed. There are the files produced: [root@tftp_server backup]$ ls -l -rw-r—– 1 tftp tftp 124200 May 1 04:04 tftp-20100501.tgz [...]
Feb 09 2010
As any other firewall, iptables is also able to do network statistics reporting. the -v (–verbose) option makes the list command (-L) show the packet and byte counters. Network stats are available on a per rule basis. Here’s an example on the INPUT chain: [stats@network_server]$ sudo iptables -nvL INPUT Chain INPUT (policy DROP 74941 [...]
Dec 31 2009
iLO is a management interface supporting SSH, available on HP Proliant servers. It provides interesting features such as remotely powering the server on and off. But it is also possible to access the Linux console and reboot in single mode remotely. How handy is that!? BIOS While booting up, press F9 to go in [...]