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Access denied error with svlogd
I've setup a debian wheezy server and I'm using runit to keep my services humming along. I've also configured svlogd, but that's where I'm getting problems. When the services start I run "ps aux" and ...
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Colourized command for grep output
Hey forum!
I have recently begun working with Debian and do so in a purely command-line environment. I connect from a windows desktop through puTTY using asymmetric encryption rather than passwords.
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user342650
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log execution of certain commands on linux
I have to maintain a system (debian) on which several users are allowed to install programs - so I would like to log, for example, if anyone executes "apt-get install" or "apt-get purge", so I can ...
user234646
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How to make `script` command loaded automatically on terminal login
script command allows to log gently everything that was put to console during session (like history but also displays results of commands). Everything is logged to file typescript.xxx
Now I want to ...
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Time tracking similar to Paymo Plus on Debian
PaymoPlus is free (closed source but no fees)
PaymoPlus sits in my System Tray all day, and records every window/tab I open
I would like to know if a similar app exists for Debian. Paymo for Windows/...
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How to find what is written to filesystem under linux
How can i find out what processes write to a specific disc over time?
In my particular case I got a little homeserver running 24/7 and I included a script in the crontab to shutdown all drives that ...
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Redirecting output from syslog to own log
I'm following this tutorial: Using Fail2ban To Block Wrong ISPConfig Logins, but rsyslog won't redirect the output from a file to another:
/etc/rsyslog.d/12-ispconfig.conf:
if $programname == '...
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3G Dongle only connects for a few seconds
How can I see what's causing my 3G dongle to disconnect from the Internet?
I'm using a Huawei K3565 USB 3G dongle on my Raspberry Pi.
Using wvdial and sakis3g I can connect to my current provider (...
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e2label: sending ioctl 127c to a partition! in /var/messages
I'm currently trying to setup a debain (2.6.32-5-amd64/Debian 2.6.32-41squeeze2) webserver on a virtual host machine. Taking a look at my log messages I found the following message in /var/messages (4 ...
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Logrotate olddir with date
it's possible to configure logrotate to create an olddir per day?
I'd like to get the same bash result, like this:
user@blade1022m:~$ date "+%y%m%d"
120208
In /etc/logrotate.conf (pseudo-code):
/...
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logrotate configuration file syntax - multiple wildcard entries possible?
Since the man page doesn't answer my question and I don't want to force a rotation cycle, I decided to ask the question here.
The man page for logrotate gives the following example:
"/var/log/...
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Debugging Apache on Debian, where are the error logs?
I'm using a Debian server that already has Apache, mod_wsgi and a bunch of virtual hosts successfully running on it.
I installed my forum app (Django's OSQA) and following the OSQA instructions, I ...
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