HOWTO Create and Apply Unix Patches
Note: This HOWTO applies to any OSX, Unix, or Linux system. Patching files is the easiest way to implement changes or address bugs in a script or source file. A patch does exactly what the name...
View ArticleHOWTO Use the Date Command with Bash
The date command is full of surprises. At first, it may seem confusing but once you get the hang of it, it becomes second nature. Syntax to specify format => date +”FORMAT” Type the following...
View Article[updated] OpenSSH Login With Public Keys (No Password)
OpenSSH allows commands to be executed on remote systems, it is ideal for automating some common tasks using cron. However, one common mistake many make is creating scripts with their OpenSSH password...
View Article[HOWTO] Disable System Integrity Protection on El Capitan
Restart your Mac and press the ‘Command + R’ key combinations as soon as you hear the startup chime. This will boot your Mac into Recovery Mode. Once in Recovery Mode, in the Menu bar, click on:...
View ArticlePlex Media Server Ubuntu Linux Configuration
This HOWTO is exclusively for users who manually install Plex Media Server on Ubuntu Server Edition using Plex’s debian package rather than relying on Ubuntu to provide timely updates. When running...
View ArticleAdd or Modify FreeBSD User and Group Membership
To add, modify, or remove users on a FreeBSD system, you’ll need to run the pw utility as your system’s root user. To add an existing user to an existing group under FreeBSD: Kode pw group mod...
View ArticleInstall nano on pfSense
For reasons unknown to humanity, installing nano isn’t available from the psSense GUI. Fear not, installing it from the command line is both easily said and done. I’m going to assume you’re an expert...
View ArticleHOWTO Make TextEdit Open With New File By Default
For as long as I can remember, every time I opened TextEdit, the application would open to a new file by default. I’m not exactly sure when Apple decided to force TextEdit to open to the file picker...
View ArticleHOWTO Anonymize Internet Browsing with Squid Proxy server
Squid is a caching and forwarding HTTP web proxy. This post serves only as a reference for anonymizing your internet browsing with Squid. At the time of this post, the stable version of Squid is...
View ArticleHow to setup VPN Unlimited on pfSense
This document describes how to set up VPN Unlimited on an x86 pfSense routing device using OpenVPN. OpenVPN is available, by default, on all installations of pfSense. If you have pfSense installed, you...
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