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Christopher Aker

Red Hat 9.0 Updates – update script

Jul 7, 2003
by Christopher Aker
Updates for Red Hat 9.0 Distros. The Red Hat 9.0 Small distro is now only 670 MB minimum size. If you’ve already deployed Red Hat 9.0 small or large, run the following commands to bring yours up to date: [code] # Remove some wasted space (About 60 megs or so) rpm -e wireless-tools telnet-server hwcrypto […]
Linux
Christopher Aker

Single User Mode

Jun 28, 2003
by Christopher Aker
I’ve added a feature for booting into single user mode. Single user mode boots the system only into, you guess it, single user mode. Its useful for running fsck or repairs on disks, or trying to recover a broken system. The “single user mode” option can be set for each Configuration Profile. You could even […]
Linode
Christopher Aker

New Linode 64 Host Server

Jun 28, 2003
by Christopher Aker
I’ve opened up some slots on a new server for Linode 64s that came online this evening. It’s a nice machine – dual 2.66 Ghz Xeons, 3GB RAM. It also has an upgraded host kernel and upgraded network filtering. Enjoy! -Chris
Linode
Christopher Aker

Adding another hard drive to your Linode

Jun 28, 2003
by Christopher Aker
Create a disk image, formatted to ext3 (or whatever) Go into your config profile Find an empty /dev/ubd* device – probably /dev/ubdc if you’ve got a root and a swap already. Select your new drive label from the drop-down. Save the config Reboot your linode Now, inside the Linode, you can mount it like so: […]
Storage
Christopher Aker

Additional IP addresses

Jun 26, 2003
by Christopher Aker
If you purchase additional IP addresses for your Linode, you must reboot your machine before the IP addresses will function correctly. Also, remember that the first IP address is used when your DHCP client requests network info. This can cause problems if your IP was 64.5.53.20 and now you’ve added 64.5.53.100 because when sorted, the […]
Networking
Christopher Aker

Fix for sendmail for Red Hat 9.0 (small) Distro

Jun 24, 2003
by Christopher Aker
The Red Hat 9.0 (Small) distro has been updated to contain a fix for sm-client, part of sendmail, failing to start. If you’re using the RH9 small distro and see this when starting sendmail: Starting sendmail: [ OK ] Starting sm-client: No local mailer defined QueueDirectory (Q) option must be set or this in your […]
Linux
Christopher Aker

Linode.com Grand Opening Special

Jun 16, 2003
by Christopher Aker
Welcome to Linode.com. Linode.com has been in development for over 7 months. We’re proud to announce that we’re taking orders as of today, June 16th, 2003. If you have any questions or comments, please post them in the “Pre-sales Questions and Answers” or email service@linode.com. -Chris
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