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Hi scheuref,
Thanks for this, will definitely check out your blog :)

Yes, the following works as expected.

To reboot Windows from Linux, just add -r:

net rpc shutdown –r -C "Message from Server: Your computer will be restarted in 15 minute for major system...

Hi delphiexile, thanks for your suggestion, unfortunately I'm using Ubuntu server edition and all of them using CLI (as I'm not installing any desktop)

Thanks!, the above code works like a charm



Unfortunately, yours giving an error message:

find: warning: Unix filenames usually don't contain slashes (though pathnames do). That means that...

Whoa!!!!,
when I kill "updatedb" process, my root folder gone back to normal.
This is what I found:



> ps aux | grep mlocate
root 28869 0.0 0.0 9008 80 ? S Oct21 0:00...

Okay,
at the moment I'm running the following commands:

du -s * | sort -nr | head
Result: still waiting for the result...


sudo find / -type d -iname *Trash* | grep Trash
Result: still...

Hi diesch, I have similar issue.
I need to find large file from root folder, but exclude /data1 folder.
I use the following command:


sudo find / -size +300M -path /data1 -prune -or -print
and...

is there any way I can know which one using the most of the partition? (ie: find large file from root excluding /data1 folder)

Also, Would this issue has something to do with swap files?

Hi All,
I'm using ubuntu server edition, for the past 3 days I unable to do "Rsync backup" which involves "mkdir" and "cp" functionality.

my "df -h":

Filesystem Size Used Avail...

Ah interesting, so in this case if I use normal password (without public-private key) I can limit the amount of password keyed during login.
But when I use pub-priv key, I can't...

The only thing...

Hi All,
It seems my MaxAuthTries doesn't work as I expected?

My understanding is, this attribute limits amount of password keyed (or in my case security key for my public key) when connecting to...

Is that correct that hardlinks cannot be created under 2 different partitions / drives / disks?

Hi All,
Can you please verify the following statements for me? so I can have better understanding in Linux / Ubuntu

ln -s <source> <destination>,


Similar to shortcut in Windows
creating...

AWESOME, it works like a charm!!!
Apparently, not only my /etc/hostname screwed up, my super user also no longer under "admin"; which resulting me unable to do any "sudo command"

Now I can sleep...

Ah... silly me (I'm such a newbie hehe)...

Okay I've done:



$sudo fdisk -l
it displays:

/dev/sda1 * Linux

Yes the above technique resulting the same, crash and hang and unable to type anything

Hi Sisco, correct me if I'm wrong, the step I've done:

Boot Using Ubuntu Desktop 8.04 Live CD
Select...

Sisco et all, Thanks for your comprehensive tips.

I've been following your steps below, and after try to boot, the linux just crash (I can't type anything through my keyboard, although the fact it...

I tried the single-user mode as written in:


-when I add "single" at the end of "Kernel recovery mode":
it displaying the GUI Recovery Menu, and when I choose "Drop to root shell prompt", it...

Arrgghh!!! I think I know why my server screw up, I think I forgot to change the /etc/hosts accordingly...

I think this make the system confused, don't you think?


As you can see in the above,...

Er... I tried the step written in http://psychocats.net/ubuntu/fixsudo
When I select "Drop to root shell prompt", it asked my root password.

As by default Ubuntu lock root user, it asked:
"Give...

Hi guys,
I need urgent help, as I unable to do sudo -i or even su (as root is locked by default by Ubuntu server 9.04)

Originally my computer name is A, then I changed it to B by running the...

Hi All,
I've been able to rsync 1 folder from computer A to computer B through SSH. Using super user: jo

Problem: In computer A, both users (jo & kk) able to vi the file; but not the case in...

27, use Ubuntu server edition for file server for my client

Hi danking12,
have you resolved your issue?

I just installed Ubuntu server 9.04 and only install the normal packages; after installation finish, I do:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get...

Hi All,
I've been able to do VNC/TightVNC tunneling from work through ubuntu server box at home.
As well as http tunneling using webmin installed in the Ubuntu server at home too.

But when it...