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Books have been written on the subject of awk and sed. Here’s a small sample of commands I put together over the years that are useful for everyday system administration tasks. Most of these tasks …

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How to Interview a Unix SysAdmin

October 31, 2009 – 2:16 am
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“You see,” he explained, “I consider that a man’s brain originally is like a little empty attic, and you have to stock it with such furniture as you choose. A fool takes in all the …

WordPress Backup Script

October 23, 2009 – 1:04 pm
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Whenever a new WordPress version comes out, I get an itch to upgrade as quickly as possible. Generally, this is not a good idea, unless you enjoy working out new software bugs and dealing with …

Shell Scripting for HPC Clusters, Part 2

October 23, 2009 – 12:30 pm
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This is the second installment of a multipart guide for beginner Unix sysadmins supporting HPC clusters. You can view the first part of the guide here.
Searching, Replacing, Comparing
Try to work with a large cluster and …

Shell Scripting for HPC Clusters, Part 1

October 10, 2009 – 12:59 am
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This is the first installment of a multipart guide for beginner Unix sysadmins supporting HPC clusters.
“For” and “While” Loop Constructs
The main challenge of supporting a Linux cluster is ensuring a homogeneous environment. Aside from small …

Web Hosting Providers and php.ini

October 9, 2009 – 4:07 pm
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The php.ini is the primary configuration file for the PHP – a popular scripting language used for Web development. Most Web hosting providers offer preinstalled PHP on their servers. If your search on PHP has …