Windows 7 download : Apple Magic Mouse Driver
Apple Magic Mouse bluetooth device driver for Windows 7 {filelink=4} {filelink=5} Without this driver, the scroll dosen’t work. Successfully tested.
FreeBSD : cron _secure_path cannot stat /etc/login.conf Permission denied
I recently experience this error repeated many times (about once every 11 minutes) in system log (/var/log/message) on FreeBSD system : cron[xxxxxx]: _secure_path: cannot stat /etc/login.conf: Permission denied Apparently, it look like the folder /etc lose his permission ; currently 700 (drwx——) and should be 755 (drwxr-xr-x) owned by root and wheel group of course.… Read More »
Linux : Automated login with SSH keys
There is a ton of reasons why you would use SSH keys to log into your Linux/Unix systems automatically : – Faster than entering password – More secure than password – Automate login for backup using Rsync – And a lot more ! Actually, this is pretty easy to do – so let’s start generating… Read More »
VMware : Install ESX tools for RHEL / CentOS Linux using YUM
To install VMware Tools from the ESX repository on RedHat/CentOS Linux guests using YUM, you need first to install the public key : rpm –import http://packages.vmware.com/tools/keys/VMWARE-PACKAGING-GPG-RSA-KEY.pub [Updated 06/03/12 : key URL has changed. Old location : http://packages.vmware.com/tools/VMWARE-PACKAGING-GPG-KEY.pub)] Now, you need to create the repository file located in /etc/yum.repos.d : vi /etc/yum.repos.d/vmware-tools.repo And then, paste the… Read More »
Dell Servers : PCIe Training Error
Experiencing this error on Dell rack mount server? PCIe Training Error: Slot X (or Embedded I/O Bridge device X) System Halted Try removing any add-in card and boot the server. If the server is booting correctly, then it’s probably the add-in card! If the problem persist, try to completely remove the riser card. Now it should… Read More »
OpenVZ : Unable to set capacity on running container
Got this error trying to adjust time on a VPS from the host node? [root@server ~]# vzctl set 111 –capability sys_timen –save Unable to set capability on running container WARNING: Some of the parameters could not be applied to a running container. Please consider using –setmode option There is two possible solutions : 1. Stop… Read More »
Linux : How to generate SSL certificate key pair
Here are the few steps to generate the private key, certificate signed request, self-signed certificate and how to get rid of the passphrase request when starting you’re application . Okay, let’s start. Go to the directory you want to store you’re certificate stuff. This example will assume you’re common name (aka : host name) will… Read More »
Postfix : postdrop warning unable to look up public/pickup
Getting this error trying to send e-mail with Postfix MTA? postdrop: warning: unable to look up public/pickup: No such file or directory Simply do the following as root : mkfifo /var/spool/postfix/public/pickup And then, restart the service : service postfix restart
FreeBSD : ld-elf.so.1 Shared object libz.so.6 not found, required by “wget”
Get this error running “wget” on FreeBSD 8.2? /libexec/ld-elf.so.1: Shared object “libz.so.6” not found, required by “wget” Simply go to the library directory and create a symbolic link like this to get it working : cd /usr/lib/ ln -s libz.so libz.so.6
VMware Workstation : VMware Tools installation cannot be started manually while the easy install is in progress
This error occur when the virtual floppy auto install did not unmounted properly. Simply do the following : 1. Shutdown the virtual machine 2. Disconnect the virtual floppy drive or set the drive to use the system floppy instead of image 3. Then, boot you’re guest and try again to install VMware Tools If theses… Read More »