20 Linux Log Files that are Located under /var/log Directory.
/var/log/audit/ – Contains logs information stored by the Linux audit daemon (auditd).
Category Archives: Operating Systems
InstallCDCustomization
Suppose you are installing Ubuntu on a bunch of identical computers, and you already know the answers to certain questions (what country and time zone you’re in, what keyboard you have, how the network should be configured, how you want to partition the hard disk, etc). You can “preseed” the answers to these questions in a very simple configuration file.
via InstallCDCustomization – Community Ubuntu Documentation.
Please Steal These webOS Features
Document management on iOS is a mess. Every application implements its own scheme. They all work differently. Some allow you do open documents in other applications that support a matching file format. Others don’t. Some support Dropbox, or other services. Others don’t. Some allow you to organize your documents hierarchically or spatially, others don’t.
In webOS, you can set up different system-wide accounts.
Pyramid Linux
pyramidlinux – Pyramid Linux – Google Project Hosting.
Pyramid is binary linux distro for use on x86 embedded platforms. It is primarily focused on wireless applications however people have found many great uses for it. We primarily develop and test Pyramid for Metrix Kits, but it works well on other x86 based hardware as well. Check the WorkingHardware page for more info or add to it if you find hardware not listed that works with Pyramid.
EPEL/FAQ – FedoraProject
rpm -Uvh http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/epel/5/i386/epel-release-5-4.noarch.rpm
This link works as of this date. There are a lot of bad links floating around out there in the google.
HowTos/CreateLocalRepos
If you have downloaded, created, or rebuilt RPM packages locally (as explained in TipsAndTricks/YumAndRPM “Get set up for rebuilding packages while not being root”) you may want a place to put them so they are accessible from all the machines on your local net.
UNetbootin
UNetbootin allows you to create bootable Live USB drives for Ubuntu, Fedora, and other Linux distributions without burning a CD. It runs on Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X. You can either let UNetbootin download one of the many distributions supported out-of-the-box for you, or supply your own Linux .iso file if you’ve already downloaded one or your preferred distribution isn’t on the list.
Linux vendors rush to patch privilege escalation flaw after root exploits emerge
According to Carsten Eiram, the chief security specialist at vulnerability research firm Secunia, the flaw was introduced in the Linux kernel code in March 2011 and affects versions 2.6.39 and above. “Any Linux distributions providing these kernel versions should be vulnerable,” Eiram said.
Fedora 14 is stuck on 2.6.35 something. This shouldn’t affect CentOS builds either. Sometimes it’s beneficial not to upgrade the OS!
Linux Local Privilege Escalation via SUID /proc/pid/mem Write
Introducing Mempodipper, an exploit for CVE-2012-0056.
via Linux Local Privilege Escalation via SUID /proc/pid/mem Write | Nerdling Sapple.
Upgrade PHP 5.1/5.2 to 5.3 on CentOS
I’m finding that more and more software developers are being quite inconsiderate and are making code that requires PHP 5.3. Since many server-based and long-term support distros are still on PHP 5.2, this can make things difficult quickly.
via Upgrade PHP 5.1/5.2 to 5.3 on CentOS :: Chris Jean.
Here here! I needed to do the following on CentOS 5.7:
#sudo yum erase php
#sudo yum erase php-commons
#sudo yum install php53
#sudo yum install php53-mysql