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Apticron warns on held packages despite `NOTIFY_HOLDS=0`

$ sudo apt-cache show apticron Package: apticron Architecture: all Version: 1.2.0 Priority: extra Section: universe/admin Origin: Ubuntu $ sudo apt-mark showhold linux-generic linux-headers-generic ...
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How to make server accessible by name without dns

I'm trying to change my rpi's to be accessible directly by name, this can be done by DNS, although, I'm curious on how certain devices work without them (or seem to work without a DNS, hopefully I'm ...
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The Real World - Systems Architect and Systems Administrator - What is the difference\what am I doing? [closed]

I realize that terminology in this field can be slightly ambiguous and that there is obviously some overlap in roles, but hopefully some context will help. I had much fun this last six months ...
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Spam and anti-virus on Exchange 2007? [closed]

I've found a number of solutions. They all say that they're the best (of course they do!) but they all can't be so I'd like some impartial advice. I would like to know your experiences of spam and ...
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Enterprise Level Anti-virus software with these Requirements [closed]

I have read this and this this But I have a few requirements that I don't know are addressed in those questions. I am looking for a Replacement for our Symantec Anti virus. (if you want to know why ...
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4 answers
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Hosted LDAP Services [closed]

Are there any enterprise-grade services for externally hosted LDAP used for authenticating users in our company? Internally, we have many development and test servers that have system users locally ...
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5 answers
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Apache httpd dashboard options [closed]

We have a httpd instance that uses Virtual Hosts to serve content on various domains. What we are lacking is some sort of (near) real-time tool for showing the shape of our traffic. We can see the ...
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7 answers
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Decent intranet portal software? [closed]

I am looking for some decent intranet portal software for my 50+ person company. It should provide at least the following functionality: company news, employee directory, photo albums, and hosting of ...
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5 answers
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Debian Remote Installer + Configuration sync [closed]

Our Debian Servers are becoming more and more and I am having a bit of a problem keeping the configurations in sync e.g. for ssh keys. But also stuff like vim configurations and tools installed on the ...
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3 answers
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FOSS inventory management systems? [closed]

Investigating inventory management software and was hoping to get some recommendations! Tested OCS so far and am almost hoping that there's an alternative that is extensible and has an API. ------- ...
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1 answer
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Linux server management tutorial(s) for newbie? [closed]

Disclaimer: I am a coder...not a server guy - however I am pretty savvy with tech stuff. I have been coding a website for a while, and with a recent boost of popularity, it is time to switch from my ...
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4 answers
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How to plan work when I don't know how long it will take? [closed]

Please let me know if this is off-topic, as this question deals with the logistical or administrative side of IT rather than the technical. This December, one of my colleagues and I are going to take ...
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ASP Guidance - Development on laptop with limited internet access (nonhosted) [closed]

I am fairly experienced with the .NET family of languages, as well as web development (from a PHP perspective.) I am home for winter break and have limited internet access but would like to learn ASP ...
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Best system administrators reference for managing .NET applications [closed]

We develop all our solutions in .NET. Some of the concrete technologies we use are ASP .NET MVC, WCF and Windows Services. Our system administrators, who obviously have the responsibility on making ...
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CVS Beginner ,need software [closed]

I am a CVS beginner i want to begin to use it I read a lot about CVS and what it do As i read i found that i need two software CVS server and CVS client What is the best free software i can use ...
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Complete user guide to Xen 4.2 [closed]

Is there a complete guide to Xen 4.2? So far I've tryed googling without success could anyone give some good reference preferably freely downloadable.
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Good reference for Cisco Resilient Ethernet Protocol [closed]

I have been trying to understand Cisco's Resilient Ethernet Protocol, but am unable to find a proper source to read from. I checked the Cisco site and also their White Paper on REP. But none of ...
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6 answers
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Quick and dirty VPN? (Linux to linux) [closed]

I have EC2 Ubuntu server which I would like to use as VPN gateway, I'm looking to do geoip targeting test and using a machine with US IP is a must. My client machine is Ubuntu 11.04. Any ideas, it ...
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1 answer
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Deploy an Excel spreadsheet which uses the solver on both 32bit and 64 bit installations [closed]

I have an Excel spreadsheet which uses the solver add-in. I've developed it on a Windows 7 64 bit machine. The spreadsheet relies on some VBA code to set up the solver so I need a reference to solver. ...
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1 answer
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Recommendation for Python [closed]

I am a 20+ career IT admin with barely any programming background (just academic) and finally have to face up to reality to train/learn some form of scripting language. It seems Python is a good ...
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Windows 2k8 R2 - Tips to understand and to remember the Group Scopes? [closed]

I'm studying Active Directory Groups, and have so many confusing about these scopes of Group implementations. I wonder is there any tip, table or picture that outline all these scopes concept? I'm ...
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What cool visualization should I use for our server's status monitor? [closed]

So we have this company server standing in the corner of our office. It is connected to an LCD monitor hanging on the wall we occassionally use to check whether the backups did what they should. The ...
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8 answers
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Open source backup solution for windows, mac and linux [closed]

I'm the sysadmin for a small company (60 users over two sites). We have a mix of Windows, Mac and Linux desktop machines. I have set-up a backup server at both sites with a large amount of storage ...
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2 answers
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What dovecot web administration software do you use? [closed]

I'm looking for a customer-oriented web administration application for Dovecot (and Exim, if it matters), but a lot of the software I've found so far is either buggy and doesn't work, or is an ...
4 votes
4 answers
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How to get low-level expertise for system administration [closed]

I feel I am treading on both serverfault and stackoverflow right now. I am a sys admin with a previous background in programming. The time between has been awhile and I don't remember a lot of ...
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5 answers
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Sysadmin meet-ups and groups in Vancouver? [closed]

I'm going to be visiting Vancouver next month, and am wondering if anyone knows of any sysadmin related meet-ups that happen there on a regular basis? My partner and I have a plan to move there one ...
2 votes
2 answers
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Software to share/host calendar and address book [closed]

I'm looking to synchronize my PIM data between several computers and devices, but I don't want to share my data with Google or other third parties. I have my own server running Debian. I run ...
3 votes
2 answers
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Request of resources: IT Management direction [closed]

Does anyone know where I can find white papers on IT organizational structure? For instance, instilling a Dynamic view vs. Dictatorial view. For instance: Should a company dictate which email client ...
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Cheat Sheets for System Administrators?

I'd like to start a collection of good, free cheat sheet resources for system administrators. Please add your favorite ones. From the Wikipedia "cheat sheet" article: In more general usage, a "...
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6 answers
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Best way to document network/servers/layouts for my replacement who isn't as tech savvy? [closed]

So a quick bit of backstory... I am 18 years old, in high school and am a sysadmin for said school. When I got here the networks were a mess and undocumented, crashing about once a day if not more. I ...
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7 answers
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What is an appropriate desktop environment to purchase for software/systems engineers? [closed]

Some background. I have a rare opportunity in an organization of over 50,000 people to suggest a change in the way IT purchases computers. Currently, regardless of a person's role, they are given an ...
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2 answers
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Is there an organization for server engineers to volunteer their expertise? [closed]

The recent events in Haiti got me interested in volunteering, and I as a professional computer guy I was hoping to volunteer in my own field - but opportunities seem to be slim. Does anyone know of ...
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1 answer
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Using L7 to classify pcap data [closed]

I've recently become familiar with the Layer 7 Filter project, and it's ability to classify protocols is quite interesting. All of the information about its use, however, concerns using the filters ...
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4 answers
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Open Source or Low Cost Layer 7 ("Content") Switch? [closed]

I have several web servers that host a number of different applications and web sites. I want to make it easy to host apps or parts of web sites on different servers (e.g. example.com/foo might be on ...
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3 answers
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Experiences with Autonomy IDOL [closed]

We're currently looking at implementing Autonomy IDOL in our environment. Does anyone have any recommendations or gotchas that we should be aware of? Are other companies using IDOL successfully? I'...
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2 answers
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Best resources to learn about Best Practice Scaling of IT Architecture [closed]

Looking for resources to learn the best practices and basics of scaling a backend infrastructure for an application or a web app. I am interested in Amazon Web Services and really enjoy architecting ...
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Agile sysadmin and devops - How to accomplish? [closed]

Nowadays, agile systems adminitration and devops are some of the most trending topics regarding systems administration and operations. Both these concepts are mainly focused on bridging the gap ...
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3 answers
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Is Ciscoworks still the best platform to manage Cisco devices? [closed]

I'm just about to build out a new dual datacenter platform, we know what we're doing for servers, storage, DWDM, backup, apps, DB etc. and we're firmly a Cisco house for 98% of our networking. All of ...
2 votes
1 answer
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Managing and auditing existing Cisco firewall access control and routing rules [closed]

I'd like to perform audit and maintenance of the existing Cisco router and switch configuration before changing to the new ISP and implementing new VLAN features, How do you manage and audit your ...
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3 answers
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DB-less, single-PHP app to generate photo gallery? [closed]

Occasionally, I need to create a photo gallery on a LAMP server. I'd like to find a no-brainer app that consists in a single PHP file, doesn't require a DB, and is able to create thumbnails the first ...
7 votes
2 answers
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How to make up for System Administration "experience"

Background I have been a part-time Junior SysAdmin at a college for 5 years now. I am now looking for a full-time position as a Linux SysAdmin. I believe I am very capable and have made it to several ...
8 votes
8 answers
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Quantifying experience & skill

I am a Linux system administrator, and have been working in this industry for more than 6 years. I have been in some large projects as well but could not find a chance to work with other experienced ...
2 votes
6 answers
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A servers hardware and software for a new startup [closed]

We are a new startup, and we don't have much money right now, but we want to invest what we should. We building a website that will let users to upload pictures, and have a galleries. It's very ...
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2 answers
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Open Source Terminal Server for Mac OS X [closed]

Our Company developes mobile application for Apple Iphone. We require more Apple PCs. Because Our work is only in XCode We plan to deploy a Terminal Server for MAC. Is there any open Source Terminal ...
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3 answers
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Does your change control process score change requester and/or implementers? [closed]

Does your organization have a change process, formalizing every change, from whole new system deployments to cable patches? If so does your process score those asking for changes or/and also those ...
2 votes
3 answers
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Are there any open source print management programs? [closed]

Green initiatives are being pushed onto public organizations, but the price of print chargeback software I've found exceeds the annual expense of actually printing. Is there an open source tool to ...
3 votes
1 answer
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telcos and plain old telephone systems [closed]

I'm not sure this is the right place to ask but... I'm working on installing network and telephone wiring in a office rental property (I'm working for the landlord) The networking is going fine but I'...
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1 answer
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Need bulk Voice Mail vendor with API for application [closed]

My group is currently tasked with building a dynamic voicemail system for an online application. We need to be able to create a new voicemail account for each new user who joins (ex: they get an ...
8 votes
2 answers
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Is Toad from Quest a dying tool? [closed]

I've used and loved Toad for years, but I switched jobs and loaded Toad 10 and it's a disaster. Besides what I consider numerous look-and-feel degradations, I'm getting access violations out the ...
2 votes
3 answers
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Remote desktop solution for teaching [closed]

My problem, I'm going to teach a group of 15 students over a video conference system (all setup and working), Students are located in several different places even different countries. +1 if the ...

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