Oct 31, 2008 | linux, QuickFix, Technical
Out of memory? Did you upgrade your OS recently? Then carefully have a look at ps -auwx output for memory consumption. Today I found that initscripts package owned minilogd was eating up almost 70% of the server resources on a VPS running on OpenVZ virtualization....
Oct 31, 2008 | linux, Product Info, QuickFix, Technical, Ubuntu
It’s really cute to see the new face of gparted on Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex. No issues with NTFS resize. In turn it’s quite fast when compared to earlier resizes which I had done on dozens of laptops. Above is the picture of Ubuntu Installation wizard...
Oct 31, 2008 | linux, QuickFix, Technical
If you’re running out of RAM, swap and if there is no more room to create a new swap partition, you’re still left with one more option. Create a swapfile. Here are the steps to follow. Determine the size of the new swap file and multiple by 1024 to...
Oct 30, 2008 | linux, Plesk, QuickFix, Technical
How do I repair/rebuild all Qmail configuration files and restore settings for all mailboxes? Resolution: This can be done with Plesk mchk utility: # /usr/local/psa/admin/bin/mchk Synopsis: mchk [OPTION] –without-spam – restore all settings except for...
Oct 30, 2008 | linux, QuickFix, Technical
Unable to block ips using iptables on your VPS? Is your APF installation failing to work? root@server [~]# iptables -I INPUT -s 123.123.123.123 -j DROP iptables: Memory allocation problem Resolution: If you’re using OpenVZ for virtualization, you might have...
Oct 30, 2008 | General, linux, Plesk, QuickFix, Technical
Dig and ping fails on the server though network configuration is found to be fine. No iptables or other firewalls installed on the server.You might face this issue even during the Plesk installation / re-installation. Resolution : To fix it you should specify full...
Oct 29, 2008 | linux, QuickFix, Technical, Ubuntu
Trying to burn .bin file in Ubuntu? Follow these instructions. It’s simple awesome! install bchunk: sudo apt-get install bchunk create file – sudo gedit /usr/local/bin/bchunkcue with the following: #!/bin/bash echo “FILE...
Oct 28, 2008 | General, linux, QuickFix, Technical
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