Data space conversion using exponents
There are 2 types of data size units. The base 2 sizes and the base 10 sizes. Most systems use base 2 sizes. Base 10 sizes are only really shown on driveRead More…
Winbindd exceeding 200 client connections
The default is 200 The fix is to put this in your samba configs: winbind max clients = 3000 The fix is also explained here: https://access.redhat.com/solutions/53557 The end
Testing Samba / SMB / CIFS Connections with Linux
smbclient is the command that we want to use for testing ## smbclient comes with the smbclient package which smbclient # /usr/bin/smbclient dpkg -S /usr/bin/smbclient # smbclient: /usr/bin/smbclient First get the shareRead More…
Bash – One Time Temporary Functions – great for copy pasteable commands
By example I will show you Bash One Time Temporary Functions (I’m not sure if they existed before me, if not, I just invented them) or simply Temp Functions. Take that circleRead More…
SSH client – console & escape commands – start tunneling/forward within a running session
If you forgot to put in your string of -L and -R and -D port forwards with ssh: ie: ssh -L 54321:localhost:443 root@mysshserver.com . Dont worry, you can launch them while your inRead More…
Bash trick – dont run script/program if its running (without using pid lock files)
This can be achieved with pid files. Example: http://candrews.integralblue.com/2009/02/one-instance-at-a-time-with-pid-file-in-bash/ Another clever way is to look thru the processes list (if your allowed to look thru all user – if not then either wayRead More…
Searching Source Code with GREP or ACK
Articles to check out: * https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-and-use-ack-a-grep-replacement-for-developers-on-ubuntu-14-04 * http://beyondgrep.com/why-ack/ * http://readwrite.com/2010/11/10/how-to-search-your-source-with GREP (rinIE) or EGREP (rinI) the all round search utility grep -rinIE "match word" /folder grep -rinIE "match word" /folder egrep -rinIRead More…
How to copy / migrate your repo from Github.com to a personal git / github
Imagine your working on a project on github.com and then you want to move that project over to another git server (imagine its another github server, thats not hosted on github.com, butRead More…