Another DNSBL Shuts Down: Farewell to spamtrap.drbl.drand.net
If your monitoring system woke you up today with news of your servers blacklisted on a DNSBL, take note. Another DNSBL has disappeared from the Internet scen...
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Practical Approach for OpenVPN CA Certificate Renewal
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Check Your Ubuntu Version: Popular Methods
Have you ever forgotten which version of Ubuntu you have installed? If so, this article is definitely for you.
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Less Known Bash Variables
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How to List Files in a Directory with Ruby
Often, you may need to obtain a listing of files from a specific directory for your administrative tasks or scripts. Fortunately, it’s quite simple to accomp...
Ways to Find Your Ubuntu Version
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Troubleshooting ORA-01658: unable to create INITIAL extent for segment in tablespace
Lately, I’ve encountered an issue with insufficient free space in one of Oracle’s tables. This problem arose because I failed to utilize the AUTOEXTEND optio...
Understanding Oracle Initialization Parameters: SPFile vs PFile
Oracle database instances rely on initialization parameters to configure their behavior. Two common types of initialization files used by Oracle are SPFile (...
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Finding Linux CPU information is essential for understanding the hardware specifications of your system. There are several methods to retrieve processor info...
Introduction to Fail2Ban: Protecting Your System from Unauthorized Access Attempts
In today’s interconnected world, securing your computer systems and servers from unauthorized access attempts is of utmost importance. Malicious actors conti...
Regenerating Remote SSH Server Keys on Linux and Windows
In the world of secure communication, SSH (Secure Shell) is widely used for remote access to servers. SSH relies on cryptographic keys to authenticate and en...