Category: File systems
17/07/11
09:42:00 am, by richard 
, 773 words 
Categories: Fedora, File systems, Installing and Configuration, Network Management, Systems Administration, Apache Web Server
HOWTO: setup a pxe server on Fedora with dnsmasq
To setup a PXEserver with dnsmasq and fedora is really simple the second time :D. This is how I do mine.
Setup dnsmasq so it is providing DNS and DHCP first. See my mini HOWTO. more »
16/07/11
09:30:00 am, by richard , 198 words
Categories: Fedora, File systems, Installing and Configuration, Systems Administration
Installing 3ware gdm3 for a 9650SE-8LPML on Fedora
Fight with the 3ware web site, which is appalling, downloading the latest software, if you can work out which one to get.
This link works but does not go where you would expect it to http://www.lsi.com/channel/ChannelDownloads
From the link above… more »
05/06/11
07:58:00 am, by richard , 267 words
Categories: Fedora, File systems, Virtual Machines, Systems Administration, Apache Web Server
How to make a blank disk for KVM or enlarge and existing one.
Create a new blank disk image.
This was so simple I laughed once I got it working. :D. For example to crearte a new 8GB disk file use:
[khakisample]qemu-img create -f raw new_drive.img 8G[/khakisample]
This can be added to any existing virtual… more »
23/12/10
HOWTO:Change the UID and GID on files
Changing ownership of files when the UID/GID is obsolete or you need to change it for some other reason. If you have changed or removed a UID for a user or GID a group, you must also change the flags set on the files belonging to these IDs. Otherwise… more »
20/11/10
12:21:43 pm, by richard , 557 words
Categories: Fedora, File systems, Installing and Configuration, Network Management, Systems Administration
HOWTO Setup autofs on Fedora
With autofs, the file systems are mounted as required or on demand, and then automatically unmounted when they have not been used for some time. This means you can have two machines both of which mount file systems from the other and the order you boot t… more »
