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Installing PS3 Media Server on CentOS 6

Installing PS3 Media Server on CentOS 6

So after recently rebuilding one of the servers in my dogghouse, I realized that I hadn’t installed a uPNP/DLNA AV media server. Previously I had been using Fuppes, but the lack of active development and some other quirks made me re-think what I wanted to use. So, after comparing available packages, I decided to give […]

KVM Clocks and Time Zone Settings

KVM Clocks and Time Zone Settings

So the other day there was an extended power outage down at the dogg pound, and one of my non-essential server racks had to be taken off-line. This particular server rack only has UPS battery backup, but no generator power (like the others), and upon reboot, the clocks in all my QEMU Linux VM’s were […]

Linux Server Send Email on Boot

Linux Server Send Email on Boot

It is always nice to have notification of when a server reboots, especially when you are on vacation, away from the office, or just lounging around! In order to send an email on reboot, we can easily create a cron job to run on reboot. Depending on your specific Linux distro, you may encounter some […]

Disabling SELinux

Disabling SELinux

One of the first things I usually do with most of my servers is disable SELinux. Optimally, you should configure SELinux to allow the services you need, but instead you can just disable the whole darn thing!

Creating a new KVM server on a headless ...

Creating a new KVM server on a headless machine

One of the things any good sysadmin dogg wants to do is setup some virtual servers. Who wants to actually stand in front of a server to do that?! What if the machine is headless (no monitor attached)? Well, as long as we have SSH access to the machine, we can do everything from the […]

Lockd and Statd NFS Errors

Lockd and Statd NFS Errors

The other day, the NFS clients at the pound stopped working correctly. Programs that use a NFS share for caching data or locking files (such as Firefox) stopped working without any explanation. My doggs were also unable to compile any programs, which led to a lot of barking and growling from all of them!

Configuring SSH on a New Server

Configuring SSH on a New Server

I recently showed everyone how to install a new CentOS server, and now that we have a running system, we need to do some basic configuration to SSH to make sure our server is secure. When you install your operating system, you should have created an initial root password. We will use this to log […]

Deploying a New CentOS Server

Deploying a New CentOS Server

All my doggs keep asking me how to set up a server. I ask them what kind of server, but they never really know. They want to learn Linux, and I want them to too! So I barked to myself, “Why don’t we write up a post to show them how!” Yea! So here I’ll […]