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Hardening a Linux server in 10 minutes by Rudd-O — published Feb 27, 2006 — last modified Jun 26, 2013 03:24 AM — filed under: iptables, servers, xinetd, system administration, Linux, information security, HOWTO

Did you know that a freshly installed Linux server can be hardened in less than 10 minutes? Here's how!

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Starting ZFS-FUSE up properly by Rudd-O — published Jan 22, 2009 — last modified Jun 26, 2013 03:24 AM — filed under: ZFS, filesystems, FUSE, system administration, tips

ZFS is the best filesystem ever invented. And FUSE brings it to Linux. There are, however, some caveats you need to keep in mind if you want to start it ...

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Tracking, auditing and managing your server configuration with Subversion in 10 minutes by Rudd-O — published Mar 14, 2006 — last modified Jun 26, 2013 03:24 AM — filed under: configuration management, HOWTO, servers, Subversion, system administration, Linux Located in Archives

Monitoring Dirvish backup servers using Nagios by Rudd-O — published Feb 01, 2008 — last modified Jun 26, 2013 03:24 AM — filed under: monitoring, Dirvish, programming, HOWTO, Nagios, system administration, backups

Dirvish is an excellent disk-based rotating backup application. Nagios is a fabulous service monitor. Combine the two using this Nagios plugin and you will ...

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Controlling runaway processes on Linux by Rudd-O — published Aug 01, 2007 — last modified Jun 26, 2013 03:24 AM — filed under: system administration, KDE, GNOME, Linux, troubleshooting, HOWTO Located in Linux and free software

Tuning an Apache server in 5 minutes by Rudd-O — published Mar 01, 2006 — last modified Jun 26, 2013 03:24 AM — filed under: tuning, RAM, HOWTO, servers, system administration, Linux, Apache

How to get Apache to run fine without stampeding occurring in high-traffic, low-resource situations.

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Firestarter vs. Wondershaper on cable modems by Rudd-O — published Aug 04, 2006 — last modified Jun 26, 2013 03:24 AM — filed under: Firestarter, Wondershaper, system administration, Internet, tuning, traffic shaping, reviews Located in Linux and free software

Upgrade your Ubuntu: the one-liner version by Rudd-O — published Nov 02, 2007 — last modified Jun 26, 2013 03:24 AM — filed under: Ubuntu:tips, system administration Located in Linux and free software

Smart my Fedora, dude by Rudd-O — published Jun 09, 2006 — last modified Jun 26, 2013 03:24 AM — filed under: Fedora, software packaging, reviews, Smart package manager, system administration, RPM

The Smart package manager is the best application for software installation and upgrades.

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How to automate torrent downloads using TorrentFlux-b4rt, cron and rsync by Rudd-O — published Oct 31, 2007 — last modified Jul 20, 2020 11:54 AM — filed under: BitTorrent, Python, programming, system administration, automation, Linux, HOWTO Located in Linux and free software

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