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10Jun

Howto: add new partition type linux lvm, mkfs, pvcreate, vgcreate, lvcreate…

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Add new partition type linux lvm, mkfs, pvcreate, vgcreate, lvcreate…
step1. fdisk /dev/DISK_NAME
#fdisk /dev/sdb
step2. mkfs.FS NAME /dev/DISK_NAME{partition_number}
#mkfs.ext3 /dev/sdb2
step3. pvcreate /dev/DISK_NAME{partition_name}
#pvcreate /dev/sdb2
step4. vgcreate  VG_NAME
#vgcreate backup /dev/sdb2
#vgextend backup /dev/sdb2
step4. lvcreate -L FS_SIZE  -n {partitoin_name_you_want} VG_NAME
# lvcreate -L1G -n 1 backup
step5. lvextend -L SIZE_IN_MEGABYTES /dev/mapper/VG_NAME-LV_NAME
# lvextend -L1T /dev/mapper/backup-1
step6.  resize2fe /dev/mapper/VG_NAME-LV_NAME
# resize2fs /dev/mapper/backup-1
step7. mount /dev/mapper/VG_NAME-LV_NAME [...]

10Jun

Howto: Re-read Partition Table With No System Reboot

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Re-Read Partition Table WITHOUT reboot the system
In some case the fdisk partitioning want to reboot machine to make changes affect.
This is the error message when this happens:
fdisk WARNING: Re-reading the partition table failed with error 16:
Device or resource busy.
The kernel still uses the old table.

The real-life example OS is Debian , but it’s [...]

08Jun

Howto: Linux LVM add and extend (proxmox+open-vz part2)

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Add other HDD to Linux LVM and extend working partition (proxmox+open-vz part2)
used documentation:  http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO
In the Part1 on proxmox+open-vz, the following situations was automaticly created by the proxmox installation and open-vz containers working partition (/var/lib/vz)
1.First Run vgdisplay to see group or groups
bmg:~# vgdisplay
— Volume group —
VG Name [...]

08Jun

Howto: install proxmox VE with Open-VZ and Create Virtual Machine on CentOS5 (proxmox+open-vz part1)

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All actions are based on original proxmox’s articles at: http://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/ . READ PROXMOX WIKI !!!! This is not proxmox tutorials or documents, it’s short line-by-line on command-line examples on howto do it in short, easy steps:
1. Download Proxmox-ve (08.06.2010) - latest stable iso is located here: http://www.proxmox.com/cms_proxmox/cms/upload/bittorrent/proxmox-ve_1.5-4627-3.iso.
2. Burn on disk and start installation from  the [...]

06May

nagios, nagios-plugins, nrpe from FreeBSD jail

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Reason: Not able to ping from FreeBSD prison (jail)
SubReason1: check_ping command doesn’t work
SubReason2: check-host-alive command doesn’t work
step1. Change sysctl security raw socket for jail
#sysctl security.jail.allow_raw_sockets=1
step2. Set it permanently
#echo ’security.jail.allow_raw_sockets=1′ >> /etc/sysctl.conf
By default FreeBSD does not allows prison users / apps to create raw sockets. This is a security feature. With raw sockets one can [...]

11Nov

ssh port forward - quick howto syntax it

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scenario 1 : attach remote private host on localhost and localport
/localhost -> sshserver -> sshserverlocalnet_host/
ssh user@sshserver  -L 1180:sshserverlocalnet_host:80
The sshserverlocalnet_host, port 80 will be attached on localhost and localport 1180

08Jul

Debian 5 set localtime different from UTC - solution!

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Step1. Run apt-get install ntpdate
Step2. Run tzselect OR type dpkg-reconfigure tzdata
Step3. Select your region
Step4 Edit file /etc/default/rcS and change UTC to no, a.k.a. UTC=no

02Jun

Howto: ipfw allow/deny match on MAC address

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FreeBSD ipfw match on MAC ADDRESS
1. First of all you have to compile ipfw into your kernel.
2. Second add layer2 filtering support into fbsd sysctl :
#sysctl net.link.ether.ipfw=1
3. OK, now we create full shell script to adding ipfw ruleset.
#vi ipfw.conf

01Jun

make devfs in FreeBSD jail

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This is about how to make your devfs into fbsd jails
0. Before you login , you need to mount devfs in first:
#mount_devfs devfs /usr/jail/dev
1. Login into host machine and start the jail
#jail /usr/jail jail.mydomain.net 192.168.7.60 /bin/sh /etc/rc
2. Now do the devfs command:
#  devfs -m /usr/jail/dev rule apply hide
# devfs -m /usr/jail/dev rule apply path null [...]

18May

Howto: FreeBSD router with PF and traffic shaper

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FreeBSD router with PF and traffic shaper
OK.
step1. Brand New Fbsd 7.2-RELEASE installation. …
step2. Kernel configuration
cd /usr/src/sys/i386/conf
….. remove not used drivers, and put at the end of the kernelconf file
# pf support
device mem
device pf
device pflog
device pfsync
#altq support
options ALTQ
options ALTQ_CBQ
options ALTQ_RED
options ALTQ_RIO
options ALTQ_HFS
———
cd /usr/src
make buildkernel