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What does ::1 mean?

answered Feb 21, 2011 at 9:32

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Putting a whole linux server under source control (git)

answered Mar 17, 2011 at 15:49

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Why are datacenters built over a wide area instead of using taller buildings?

answered Feb 24, 2011 at 14:20

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What's the fastest way to kill a server?

answered Jul 15, 2010 at 7:15

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Successfully, permanently ban a user from a website?

answered Aug 22, 2012 at 7:28

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How to discourage a hacker with root access from deleting remote backups?

answered Dec 15, 2013 at 19:37

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What should NOT be managed by puppet?

answered Aug 7, 2012 at 0:10

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Backing up data stored on Amazon S3

answered Nov 12, 2013 at 2:34

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VNC connection via SSH proxy machine

answered Dec 29, 2010 at 10:41

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Is Puppet or Chef suitable for managing very basic server config in a multi tenant environment?

answered May 13, 2013 at 21:50

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Is this IPv4 and subnet combination public or private?

answered Nov 6, 2012 at 23:19

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iptables, default policy vs rules

answered Sep 23, 2012 at 23:45

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Who is user 500?

answered Feb 23, 2012 at 10:13

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What's the difference between 'useradd' and 'adduser'?

answered Jan 5, 2011 at 14:43

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Network setup (is there any penalty for having multiple switches)

answered Jan 24, 2011 at 17:42

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Command line program to test DHCP service

answered Aug 18, 2010 at 9:21

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Need a recipe following a hack disaster

answered Oct 4, 2010 at 14:41

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CentOS - skip "Checking root filesystem"

answered Jan 25, 2011 at 15:21

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Centrally managing logins to lots of linux machines

answered Feb 16, 2011 at 13:50

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How can I reclaim bytes from a nearly full, 850G mongodb partition?

answered Mar 21, 2011 at 11:12

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Count how many times a picture is downloaded from the server

answered Mar 16, 2011 at 14:37

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shutdown linux server right after power outage while on UPS

answered Jul 12, 2011 at 14:24

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Your thoughts on managing passwords in a corporate server environment

answered Feb 10, 2012 at 13:53

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How can I set up OpenVPN to accept more than 60 connections?

answered Dec 21, 2010 at 14:30

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How to change the name and description of an AWS EC2 security group?

answered Jan 7, 2013 at 1:09

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Is it necessary to burn-in RAM for server-class hardware?

answered Jun 25, 2013 at 3:13

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Iptables doesn't open port 53

answered Dec 1, 2014 at 18:49

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How to write a script to install multiple things by just executing it

answered Apr 26, 2013 at 2:04

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Explain CentOS 5 vs. CentOS 6 - why are releases not sequential?

answered Feb 26, 2013 at 22:12

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looking for a tricky one liner to get diff of awk output

answered Jul 25, 2012 at 19:39

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What does ::1 mean?

Putting a whole linux server under source control (git)

Why are datacenters built over a wide area instead of using taller buildings?

What's the fastest way to kill a server?

Successfully, permanently ban a user from a website?

How to discourage a hacker with root access from deleting remote backups?

What should NOT be managed by puppet?

Backing up data stored on Amazon S3

VNC connection via SSH proxy machine

Is Puppet or Chef suitable for managing very basic server config in a multi tenant environment?

Is this IPv4 and subnet combination public or private?

iptables, default policy vs rules

Who is user 500?

What's the difference between 'useradd' and 'adduser'?

Network setup (is there any penalty for having multiple switches)

Command line program to test DHCP service

Need a recipe following a hack disaster

CentOS - skip "Checking root filesystem"

Centrally managing logins to lots of linux machines

How can I reclaim bytes from a nearly full, 850G mongodb partition?

Count how many times a picture is downloaded from the server

shutdown linux server right after power outage while on UPS

Your thoughts on managing passwords in a corporate server environment

How can I set up OpenVPN to accept more than 60 connections?

How to change the name and description of an AWS EC2 security group?

Is it necessary to burn-in RAM for server-class hardware?

Iptables doesn't open port 53

How to write a script to install multiple things by just executing it

Explain CentOS 5 vs. CentOS 6 - why are releases not sequential?

looking for a tricky one liner to get diff of awk output