Installing Ubuntu 16.10 on an Inspiron 15 7559 Laptop
I tried to install Ubuntu 16.10 on an Inspiron 15 7559 laptop per my user’s request. I ran into a lot of troubles and I […]
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Rocks 6.1.1 Node Installation Stops at Language Selection Screen
We have a Linux cluster running Rocks 6.1.1 for several years. I recently got a report that the nodes were down. When I checked the […]
Samba Problem after Updating to 3.6.23-30
One CentOS 6 Linux server got the newest Samba 3.6.23-30 update last week. This is a critical update to fix the Badlock bug. After applying the […]
How to Setup AFP Service on Scientific Linux 6
I setup Samba service for a group of Mac users for file sharing. After a couple of months, the users are not satisfied with the […]
How to Stop systemd-tty-ask-password-agent Wall Message on Scientific Linux 7
I was trying a new way to setup my Linux machine for Enterprise authentication. I got it to work partially. There is a message which […]
Rocks Cluster Node Installation Problem “Unable to read package metadata” Solved
When I installed the first compute node in my Rocks cluster, the installation went smoothly and I didn’t have any problems. However, I ran into […]
How to Enable Debug Logging on CentOS 6.5
I have been doing a lot of works on machines running CentOS 6.5 lately. The debug logging was not enabled by default. Here is how […]
Automatic DNS Registration for Samba Server on Linux
I configured our Linux servers to offer Samba service. The Samba servers were joined to our Active Directory, so that users could use the Windows […]
Samba Net Ads Join “DNS Update Failed” Error Fixed
I mentioned before that I was able to join my machine to the active directory after updating the /etc/krb5.conf. However, there was still an error […]
Samba Net Ads Join “Cannot Find KDC” Error Fixed
When I set up Samba 3.5.4 on a Centos 5 server, I ran into a problem. I got this error whenever I tried to use […]