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The action of modifying a program's behavior, generally by modifying a text file.
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Compiling Kernel Question
When you compile a kernel from source how do you get hardware info and then know what drivers need to be kept in the kernel so the rest can be removed?
This is for a web server. I would like to ...
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vsftpd: virtual user not able to upload file or create directory
I created 2 virtual users for ftp (vsftpd): bholu1 and bholu2
I wanted bholu1 to have write access, access to make directory and upload permission. For that I have set up the user bholu1 as below but ...
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apt upgrade: start a new shell to examine the situation. Where?
When I do a dist upgrade, I often get prompts about config files like this:
Configuration file `/etc/php5/apache2/php.ini'
==> Modified (by you or by a script) since installation.
==> Package ...
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How to use OSLEC with Alsa as default, not with Pulseaudio or other thirdparty package involved?
Oslec Echo canceller
I have seen some packages used OSLEC and there echo cancle was very well. So for a test simulation, how could i install the OSLEC only with Alsa (i do not use PulseAudio at all, ...
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vsftpd for virtual users: login directory isn't world readable. Then what's the use?
To configure vsftpd for virtual users, I followed this link.
Though I succeeded in making the virtual users log into the system but it didn't work exactly the way mentioned in the document I ...
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not able to run vsftpd by executing the binary file as ./vsftpd
To configure vsftpd for virtual users, I followed this link.
Though I succeeded in making the virtual users log into the system but it didn't work exactly the way mentioned in the document I ...
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configuring vsftpd for virtual users in Ubuntu13.04
To configure vsftpd for virtual users, I followed this link.
Though I succeeded in making the virtual users log into the system but it didn't work exactly the way mentioned in the document I ...
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Not able to deny selected local user to login ftp server
I added the below 2 lines in the end of the configuration file /etc/vsftpd.conf so as to deny a local user named 'tentenths' from loggin in the ftp server. I restarted the vsftpd service after the ...
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How to set firefox homepage from terminal?
I am trying to configure firefox from a script. I have already hit a wall establishing the deafault homepage.
Found some old info what does not work anymore: echo ...
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rPath clone or similar
I just joined a new company, and this company is using rPath in its system deployment process.
If you did not know, rPath as a company and solution, has been closed and discontinued when they were ...
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What are the pros and cons to editing iptables configuration file vs adding rules via the iptables command
I am working with a product on CentOS that occasionally needs to automatically add and remove rules from the iptables configuration. For example, during an update, we want to explicitly refuse ...
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gtk-color-scheme = "bg_color: red\ results in red bg + red scroll bar bg + red scroll bar ? where is the logic?
Let's edit this theme's gtkrc file:
vi vi /usr/share/themes/industrial/gtk-2.0/gtkrc
gtk-color-scheme = "bg_color: #000000000000\
nfg_color: #ffffff\nbase_color: #000000000000\
ntext_color: ...
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Is Webmin oriented toward a particular Linux distro?
I have used Webmin on multiple distros, both on the Red Hat-based side and the Debian-based side, and have had various issues with it on both. My issues have included things like configuration ...
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Why my dconf-editor has fewer options in Elementary OS Luna than supposed to?
I am giving Elementary OS a try but trying to configure it a bit I see lesser options than supposed in dconf-editor. Following this source, they should look like this:
Mine look like this:
So, I ...
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Restart individual applications in apache+passenger server
I have multiple ruby on rails applications on the server(Apache + passenger ) using RailsbaseURI.
When new applications are deployed, apache is configured to reload which reads the new configuration ...
