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Hello, I have a script that makes copies of specific folders. The script is executed once a day creating a folder with the current date (dd.mm.yyyy). The next day the situation is similar, but of...

Hello, I have some quedtions about the OpenVPN server: 1- How do I know how many people are connected to the OpenVPN server? 2- You give OpenVPN server keys to someone and he\she may share the...

I have a Sandisk 128 GB memory stick, I formatted it and cleared off an encrypted OS, Kodachi. When I want to install onto it an new edition, it does not show up for installer, as an option beneath...

Published at LXer: In this article, you will learn what the login shell is in Linux, its role, and how important it is to provide users with an environment where they can interact with other...

The examples I see are for folder/files or the entire system from /. I do not see why not, but I cannot determine whether to archive from /dev or the mount point. dd is giving me errors so I am...

I am trying to forward localhost DNS requests in an alpine container deployed in an ECS task that are originally intended to port 53 to port 8700 where I have a custom DNS resolver running on my box....

Published at LXer: The Debian Project kicked off 2024 with two important Linux kernel security updates for its supported Debian GNU/Linux 12 �Bookworm� and Debian GNU/Linux 11 �Bullseye� operating...

Xorg freeze during browsing using Firefox (installed from Tumbleweed repo). Caps Lock and Scroll Lock LEDs started to blink. Power Off button was needed to reboot. IceWM. Any idea pls why this...

Published at LXer: Odoo, formerly known as OpenERP, is a suite of open-source Business applications. It is a widely used open-source enterprise resource planning (ERP) software. Odoo offers a range...

Published at LXer: Get ready for Vanilla OS 2 Orchid: Currently in alpha, with beta slated for January 30. A fresh wave of features is on the horizon. Read More......

Can I create a TAR archive across file system types, e.g. the source files are on NTFS or FAT, the system where I do the 'TARing' is ext4, the destination is on any of these (NTFS, ext4, fat)? Same...

Hey! Hopefully a quick question. I bagged myself a cheap Macbook as the Intel based ones are going cheap these days, what with people wanting the shiny new Apple Silicon. It's a early 2015 MacBook Air...

---Quote--- # dd if=/dev/sda3 bs=2M | split -b 3758096K - /mnt/sdc2/DELL-BACKUP/OS.img.part- dd: error reading '/dev/sda3': Input/output error 5164+1 records in 5164+1 records out 10831069184...

Published at LXer: Guide on two methods to install MySQL 8.0.x on AlmaLinux 9, 8 utilizing the default appstream or importing the MySQL community RPM and installing the latest stable versiom. ...

My ericsbane07 system recently went crash, boom, bang (it's a long story that can be laughed about by reading this posting at Scot's Newsletter Forums...

I'll have to buy a USB network adapter for my ThinkPad T420. I was trying to reconnect the internal network adapter's aux connector after noticing that it had come loose, and damaged the connector...

Published at LXer: Today, we are happy to announce that the 2023 winner of that title, according to our humble view, is the Linux desktop. Read More......

I have large archive and other huge development files currently in my home directory and would like to move them out to another location to make backup and migration to new systems easier. Is there...

Message previews are very useful when they preview enough of the new post to let you know whether or not to click the link. The LQ Spy message previews are great at this because they trim [QUOTE]...

Hello, Is it possible to share a file to download on the Internet through Samba? Thank you.

Published at LXer: IPFire developer Michael Tremer announced today the release of IPFire 2.27 Core Update 182 as the first update in 2024 for this hardened, versatile, and state-of-the-art...

Published at LXer: There are many info you can obtain about a file. Learn how to count lines, words, length and bytes of a file in Linux with the wc command. Read More......