How to restart Nginx on Mac OS X?
sudo nginx -s stop && sudo nginx
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sudoers: how to disable requiretty per user
You said that you want one particular user to not require a tty. That’s the default behavior. Nevertheless, you can explicitly set that like this: Defaults:username !requiretty If you want everyone else to require a tty, then you’ll have to uncommment the line.
Using variables in Apache config files to reduce duplication?
You could use mod_macro, which has been included in Apache httpd since version 2.4 Before that it had to be installed separately, see mod_macro. For example on Debian: apt-get install libapache2-mod-macro; a2enmod macro. Example configuration /etc/apache2/conf.d/vhost.macro <Macro VHost $host $port> <VirtualHost $host:$port> ServerName $host DocumentRoot /var/vhosts/$host <Directory /var/vhosts/$host> # do something here… </Directory> </VirtualHost> </Macro> … Read more
How can I find the path to an executable in OSX
which will search your path for the arguments you supply, it’s found on just about any BSD or SysV UNIX moriarty:~ dave$ which bash true false /bin/bash /usr/bin/true /usr/bin/false
Multiple TXT fields for same subdomain
The way described is the way you create multiple records on Route 53. Entering two values in the textarea separated by a newline will result in two distinct records in the DNS. This is why Amazon call it a “record set” – it is a set of records.
Apache2 config variable is not defined
[Fri Nov 29 17:35:43.942472 2013] [core:warn] [pid 14655] AH00111: Config variable ${APACHE_LOCK_DIR} is not defined This message is displayed because you directly executed the apache2 binary. In Ubuntu/Debian the apache config relies on the envvar file which is only activated. If you start apache with the init script or apachectl. Your original problem is that … Read more
How Often Do Windows Servers Need to be Restarted?
My boss says the servers need to be restarted at least weekly I strongly disagree. Microsoft has made great strides since the good-ole [NT, anyone?] days with regard to stability and uptime. It’s a shame the consensus within IT support has not changed along with this. How often does everyone restart their Windows servers? Only … Read more
How to view connected users to open vpn server?
There should be a status log you can look at to show you, mine is, for examle: cat /etc/openvpn/openvpn-status.log EDIT: As an alternative, adding the flag –management IP port [pw-file] or adding that same directive to your server.conf, for example: management localhost 7505 This would allow you to telnet to that port and offer you … Read more
Multiple data centers and HTTP traffic: DNS Round Robin is the ONLY way to assure instant fail-over?
When I use the term “DNS Round Robin” I generally mean in in the sense of the “cheap load balancing technique” as OP describes it. But that’s not the only way DNS can be used for global high availability. Most of the time, it’s just hard for people with different (technology) backgrounds to communicate well. … Read more
How to keep rsync from chown’ing transferred files?
You are probably running rsync like this: rsync -a dir/ remote:/dir/ The -a option according to the documentation is equivalent to: -rlptgoD -a, –archive archive mode; equals -rlptgoD (no -H,-A,-X) You probably want to remove the -o and -g options: -o, –owner preserve owner (super-user only) -g, –group preserve group So instead your rsync command … Read more