Edubuntu LTSP User locked out Issue
Some of the servers I manage are Edubuntu 8.04 servers and for this post I would like to share a very common problem that I encounter almost daily and how to solve it.We all know that users NEVER do...
View ArticleUsing NFS to make home directories available centrally
Lets say we have 3 servers and are heading towards an LDAP kind of configuration where we want to have a single sign on our servers. The first step is to export the /home directories from each server...
View ArticleUbuntu 8.04 LDAP Server with Edubuntu 8.04 LTSP servers as clients
In one of my previous posts,I tried to explain how I would setup an LDAP server on ubuntu 8.04 32Bit and two Edubuntu 8.04 Servers. After a month of testing and setup, I believe it is working almost...
View ArticleAdobe Flash 10 64 bit on Ubuntu 8.04 Working
If you are reading this, you are most probably trying to get flash 10 working on your 64 bit Ubuntu System. I followed a bunch of tutorials, downloaded a bunch of .sh scripts that claim to be working...
View ArticleSetup Ubuntu 9.04 as an LDAP Client
So the new Ubuntu version is out and it looks much more refined and polished than any before and could be used as a windows replacement for desktop applications like office, checking email and...
View ArticleApple Snow Leopard Rant
I recently became an OS X server admin and after the first week I want to share my opinion of this "marvel" as some people want to call it.This is a post that I wrote on the Apple Discussions.Ok, so my...
View ArticleApple VS Adobe
I am certainly not an Apple Fanboy but I must say that I applaud the latest move from Apple to restrict API access to a number of applications. Basically, they are trying to limit Flash.3.3.1 —...
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LTSP Cluster with Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx
When Lucid Lynx came out I downloaded the ISO and started playing with it on a VM. First impression is that it looks way different than previous versions, and very polished. While I was reading LTSP...
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64-bit Flash for Linux dropped as Adobe preps next version
I thought Adobe said that flash was available for ALL platforms. KISS MY ASS Adobe. Death to Flash64-bit Flash for Linux dropped as Adobe preps next version: "Adobe has discontinued its experimental...
View ArticleUbuntu 11.04 Unity Desktop
If you upgraded to Ubuntu 11.04 today then you will see an unfamiliar interface upon login. Unfortunately the Ubuntu Team (or Canonical) is trying to imitate the Mac OS X interface with a great...
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LTSP Cluster With Ubuntu 11.04
More than a year after I tried the ltsp-cluster package that came with Lucid, I decided that it was time to actually go ahead and try this setup on actual hardware and not VMs. Now though, 11.04 is the...
View ArticleHTML5 Canvas Drawing Library
This library will allow you to create as many Canvas elements as you wish on a single page. It does not matter if you have the canvas element inside multiple elements or if the page is too long...
View ArticleFreeNAS, OpenFiler or Ubuntu Server
Lately, I have been thinking that I will digitize everything in the house and I researched for a while on what to do and what to use.First, the media front. I read the Roku, Boxee Box, etc reviews, but...
View ArticleDovecot, Amavis-new, Auto subscribe
I have followed the excellent tutorial located here http://workaround.org/ispmail/squeeze/content-scanning-amavis and I have setup an email server on Debian. Everything was up and running with a few...
View ArticleFreeradius Access By SSID
I use the Meraki products for wireless and they were supposed to be the super-advanced-easy-interface-with-custom-configuration-no-issue APs with cloud manager, MDM, 600 horse power, 4wd, etc, etc.If...
View ArticleGoodbye Java plugin - You will not be missed
Wonderful news: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-35427685
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