My first sysadmin mistake
If you work in IT, you know that things never go completely as you think they will. At some point, you’ll hit an error, or...
How to use udev
Udev is flexible but complex. Learn how to use udev so you can customize how Linux recognizes your devices.
How to debug a web server error with ‘wget’
The wget command line tool can provide detailed information about what’s happening on a web server.
How I hacked my Linux system with a Live USB device
I used a Fedora Live USB to hack into my systems, enter recovery mode, and resolve a problem that I’d created on multiple computers.
Liquid Cooling Failure
Modern motherboards make a cooling failure less catastrophic than it could have been.
Why I Save Old Computer Parts
As a long-time system administrator I have become known to friends and others as someone who can repair or repurpose their old computers. Or they...
How I borked my computer
Even seasoned Sysadmins can have epic fails And this was mine. It was a bit frustrating - well, a lot frustrating. I managed to totally...
Migrating to SSD.
A few weeks ago I installed an M.2 SSD drive in my primary workstation, and just today I installed a second one. The complete story...
Copy and Paste fails
After a recent upgrade to my primary workstation, and a new installation on a couple virtual machines, I discovered that copy and paste was not...