Posts in category OpenBSD
HowTo: Open a Tar.gz File In Linux / ...
I\'ve received a file called date.tar.gz. How do I open a tar.gz file under Linux or Unix like operating systems?Read answer to: \"HowTo: Open a Tar.gz File In Linux / Unix\"
Linux / Unix: Find Inode Of a File Co...
How do I find out an inode (index-node) of a file under Unix like operating systems?Read answer to: \"Linux / Unix: Find Inode Of a File Command\"
May 1st 2012: OpenBSD 5.1 Released
May 1st 2012, Calgary, Alberta, Canada and elsewhere: OpenBSD project leader Theo de Raadt (deraadt@) today announced the release of and general availability of OpenBSD 5.1, the latest version of the project\'s namesake operating system, via FTP, HTTP and other network distribution.
In the run-up to the general release, reports of pre [...]
Rthreads Hackathon Part the Second
Following up on our earlier report from r2k12, we have a pair of fresh reports from our illustrious hackers.
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L2TP/IPSec with OpenBSD and npppd
Maxim Bourmistrov writes in to share his L2TP/IPSEC setup using npppd.
An OpenBSD user since 3.2, I deploy OpenBSD on anything what I want to be secure and stable(yes, even -current is STABLE, as long as you know what you are doing).
This guide is split into two sections. The first and major one is server-side configuration. The [...]
HowTo: Nginx Block User Agent
How do I block a http user agent or a software agent using Nginx web server under Linux or Unix like operating systems?Read answer to: \"HowTo: Nginx Block User Agent\"
Unix / Linux Shell: Get Third Field S...
I\'m writing a shell script for automation purpose. The output the path of the current working directory is stored in $PWD or it can be obtained using the pwd command. How do I find out find out 3rd field separated by the forward slash (/) delimiter using $PWD under Unix like operating systems?Read answer to: \"Unix / (Read more...)
Heads up: New SGI hardware supported!
Miod Vallat (miod@) has just posted a message on the sgi@ mailing list to give the world some news about the OpenBSD SGI port: the IP20, IP22 and IP24 SGI systems (also known as Indy and Indigo, true classics) are now officially supported on -current!
Please see below to read Miod\'s words:
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Rthreads Hackathon Report Part the Fi...
In December of 2005, Ted Unangst (tedu@) commited the first iteration of
a new threading library to replace the existing implementation with
the message \"add userland thread library. incomplete, but functional\"
This new approach, labelled rthreads, took threading from being a
strictly userland to an OS-wide implementation. [...]
HowTo: Find Out DNS Server IP Address...
My router configured by ISP tech and it is set to get DNS server address automatically from upstream. Is there is a way to find out the IP address of the dns server used by my router which is located at 192.168.1.1? Is there Linux, Unix, Apple OS X, or MS-Windows command that I can use get the same (Read more...)
Bash: Assign Output of Shell Command ...
How do I assign the output of a shell command to a shell variable under Unix like operating system? For example, I want to store the date command output to a variable called $now. How do you do that?Read answer to: \"Bash: Assign Output of Shell Command To Variable\"
Where Is The Xorg.conf File Located u...
I want to find and edit my xorg.conf file for tweaking and configure it for new settings. The problem is that I\'m unable to find the file. According to my research, xorg.conf should in /etc/X11 or /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/ directory. I found directories but not the file in directories. How do I find the xorg.conf under Unix or Linux like operatin [...]
Linux / Unix: Show Shares on NFS Serv...
We have a few netapp and other Unix server running here. An NFS server is configured on both netapp and Unix. How do I see all exported file systems from netapp and unix server using Linux command line option?
Linux / Unix: Show Shares on NFS Serv...
We have a few netapp and other Unix server running here. An NFS server is configured on both netapp and Unix. How do I see all exported file systems from netapp and unix server using Linux command line option?Read answer to: \"Linux / Unix: Show Shares on NFS Server [ Shared Directories ]\"
Howto: Send The Content Of a Text Fil...
I\'d like to send an email with the content of a text file using mail command in Unix / Linux operating system. How do I do it?Read answer to: \"Howto: Send The Content Of a Text File Using mail Command In Unix / Linux\"
Could not chdir to home directory /ro...
When I ssh into my server and login as t root user and I\'m getting the following error on screen:
Could not chdir to home directory /root: No such file or directory
How do I fix this error under CentOS or Debian Linux server?Read answer to: \"Could not chdir to home directory /root: No such file or (Read more...)
The Story Of The Extra Audio Track: R...
Alexandre Ratchov (ratchov@), OpenBSD developer and composer of one of the extra audio tracks on the newly released audio CD, writes in to tell us how he created the song:
As the \"Sonate aux insomniaques\" track was just
released,
I take few minutes to explain how the audio track was produced and
where it comes from.
(Read mor [...]
Unix / Linux: Find Information About ...
I\'m using ps command to read a snapshot of the current processes under Unix / Linux operating systems. However, ps -e or ps aux only displays command / processes names. I need to see complete information about the process including all parameters passed to it. How do I see it under Unix / Linux using ps command?Read answer (Read more...)
Unix / Linux: Find Information About ...
I\'m using ps command to read a snapshot of the current processes under Unix / Linux operating systems. However, ps -e or ps aux only displays command / processes names. I need to see complete information about the process including all parameters passed to it. How do I see it under Unix / Linux using ps command?
It’s Official: OpenBSD Helps Me...
Kristaps Dzonsons wrote in with an article about how OpenBSD helps him produce better research. Kristaps writes,
It\'s no secret that OpenBSD is an excellent research platform. From packages(7) for specialised software to out-of-the-box httpd(8),
sshd(8), and so on, it\'s a no-brainer to pop OpenBSD onto a workstation
and just get [...]
