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Tar Preserve Folder Modified Date
I'm creating a tarball in a directory which has multiple sub-directories that I need to archive on a monthly basis. The issue is when I go to extract the files/folders for a particular month the top ...
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How to setup bitlocker to use startup key and pin and TPM?
I understand that I have to change the group policy in win 11 to require additional verification at startup, but what are the cmd's to set it up? Bitlocker by default is just TPM.
I would like to be ...
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useradd: create home AND another directory for user
I am aware that a new user's home directory can be created by doing sudo useradd -m -d /home/<username> <username>.
However, let's say that I also want to make another non-home directory ...
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Prevent simultaneous file editing on shared network drive [closed]
I have a hard drive that is shared on a local network. The number of users is small, under 5. The drive is shared from Windows (Windows 11), but needs to be accessed by both macOS (Big Sur +) and ...
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Sudo and su root not working
I want to use the sudo command but whenever I type it I see a message that says void is not in the sudoers file, this incident will be reported. I tried finding a way to fix it, and the told me to ...
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Clarification on what happens after the SSH Diffie-Hellman key exchange
I've watched and read a lot about how SSH works, also the mathematics behind diffie-hellman etc.
The problem is that almost every YouTube video or article explains to a certain point where the key-...
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What is the purpose of files whose name starts with .xauth in Linux home directory? Is it safe to delete them? [closed]
I have lots of files (about 40) starting .xauth. Many of them are a few months old. What is their purpose? Is it safe to remove them?
The operating system is CentOS 7. Some file name examples: ....
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Configure two way sync fileserver with sharepoint online library
As the title says, i have an on premise file server & i want to move to cloud and be able to:
users will have access to files from sharepoint online or on prem file server
sync data between two, ...
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domain user is shown as DOM\USER in login screen
while i try to login to my pc I have my username automatically shown like <DOM\USER>
it used to be only (USERNAME) idk what happened and I searched for this problem but i can't seem to find ...
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How to open windows 10 in cli/tui mode
I want know if it possible to install and boot windows 10 home in cli/tui like you would do in something like arch linux i know that windows before xp had dos mode because of 9x kernel but windows xp ...
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Linux System goes back to vendor's default config after reboot
I hope everyone is 0k.
I have embraced Linux systems for around 3-4 years now, I am not what you called an expert nor a rookie.
Anyway, I have a NAS device running BusyBox v1.20.2 - Linux version 3.2....
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Windows File History backup size much smaller than Windows's own disk size?
I just set up "File History" on my Windows (Windows 11) laptop computer using Control Panel > File History. I did not put anything in the 'Exclude folders', so it should keep a history of ...
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