In this post you will find set of password managers for Linux which provides secure storage for your passwords for sensitive data. If you still keep the passwords in plain text then you must consider one of available password managers so this article is for you. KeePassX KeePassX has been a very popular and famous password manager for Linux for a very long time and still trusted by pretty big...
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Summer has already started and we (a small group of current and ex-IIITians in Hyderabad) are planning to have some fun digging into Ruby on Rails and related technologies. If you are also interested in utilizing your summer in a productive and fun way, you can join us and share your knowledge while learning from the rest of the members at the same time. Assuming that all of us know at least one...
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Yum Error: There are unfinished transactions remaining. You might consider running yum-complete-transaction first to finish them. With unfinished transactions, yum refers to any incomplete or aborted transactions, such as package installations or updates. Obviously, yum wants you to run yum-complete-transaction command to fix the problem. If you can’t find yum-complete-transaction on your...
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It’s hard to believe but I didn’t know about Grub fallback feature. So every time when I needed to reboot remote server into a new kernel I had to test it on local server to make sure it won’t panic on remote unit. And if kernel panic still happened I had to ask somebody who has physical access to the server to reboot the hardware choose proper kernel in Grub. It’s all...
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Mosh (stands for Mobile Shell) is replacement of SSH for remote connections to Unix/Linux systems. It brings a few noticeable advantages over well known SSH connections. In brief, it’s faster and more responsive, especially on long delay and/or unreliable links. Key benefits of Mosh Stays connected if your IP is changed. Roaming feature of Mosh allows you to move between Internet...
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If you add new physical network interface to the hardware that runs XenServer it won’t appear in XenCenter by default. In order to attach it to VMs or change its settings you’ll need to type in a few commands to XenServer’s CLI. 1. Connect XenServer via SSH using root rights: ssh [email protected] -v 2. Make sure that new NIC is attached to hardware and detected by Linux, in...
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