Category Archives: Guides

Email Results from the Command Line
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Posted on December 28, 2011 by

If you have ever wanted to email yourself the results of commands you have run from the Linux Command Line, it is very easy.  This is especially great for reports.  All you need to do is make sure that sendmail … Continue reading →

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Set Password Not to Expire for a User
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Posted on December 15, 2011 by

If you have your passwords set to expire automatically on your system for security reasons, there may be times when you want an account who’s password doesn’t expire (such as if you are using a cert or if you have … Continue reading →

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Linux / UNIX Automatically Log BASH / TCSH / SSH Users Out After a Period of Inactivity
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Posted on December 6, 2011 by

This is great to make sure that people are not signing in and leaving their connection open.  Who knows who can come over and start using that already authenticated connection? Linux / UNIX Automatically Log BASH / TCSH / SSH Users Out … Continue reading →

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Linux: Force Users To Change Their Passwords Upon First Login
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Posted on December 6, 2011 by

This is a great way to setup accounts so that you know that the password you provided will be sure to go. chage -d 0 {user-name} # chage -d 0 tom Linux: Force Users To Change Their Passwords Upon First … Continue reading →

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Stop App from Restarting when Screen is Rotated
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Posted on October 19, 2011 by

One interesting problem I have encountered in Android development is that the when you rotate the device it restarts the activity from the start.  This is very annoying espeical to the end user who can get the splash screen again … Continue reading →

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