Howto

Submitted by h2b on Wed, 12/30/2009 - 18:36

This area contains short proposals (howtos) for solution of special hardware and software problems that happened to appear to myself.

Often the fixing of such a problem is relatively simple, but you have to find out. In case even an extensive internet research did not yield the desired result for me or I found only partial solutions that—perhaps in the correct sequence and supplemented by own approaches—have to be put together, here I suggest some solutions that worked for me.

Of course, there is no warranty that these are applicable in general.

Bereich

Howto

Web Server in a Sandbox

Submitted by h2b on Wed, 07/05/2017 - 17:19

System

Debian GNU/Linux

Version

Symptom

A web server and related services as a database server shall run in jailed environments, so that they have no or or only limited access to other processes or filesystem paths of the operating system.

Improving Mailserver Reputation

Submitted by h2b on Thu, 03/07/2019 - 20:50

System

Alle

Symptom

Mails sent from your server go into the recipient's spam or junk folder.

Extracting Multiple Subtrees from a Git Repository

Submitted by h2b on Tue, 11/17/2015 - 19:54

System

Git

Version

2.1.4

Symptom

Multiple subtrees of a Git repository shall be extracted and transferred to a new archive while keeping the version history.

Crontab without Continuous Operation

Submitted by h2b on Wed, 10/20/2010 - 18:15

System

OpenSUSE

Version

11.3

Symptom

Events triggered by crontab will not happen, if the PC is off-state at the time specified.

AWStats: Taking Over Data from Other Profile

Submitted by h2b on Tue, 03/20/2018 - 01:04

System

AWStats

Version

7.0

Symptom

The AWStats profile has changed and older statistics shall be taken over.

Repairing AWStats

Submitted by h2b on Fri, 06/02/2017 - 01:21

System

AWStats

Version

7.0

Symptom

AWStats doesn't update statistics anymore although it worked fluently so far. The configured cron jobs are still running and manual calls yield no success either.

Upgrading openSUSE from a Running System

Submitted by h2b on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 18:23

System

openSUSE

Version

12.1 - 13.2

Symptom

Want to upgrade system to new openSUSE distribution without using media like DVD, CD, USB sticks or the like. Instead, just performing an upgrade from the running system.

Updating a Drupal-6.x System

Submitted by h2b on Tue, 08/17/2010 - 18:21

System

Drupal

Version

6.x

Symptom

A Drupal system shall be updated within the 6.x series – core, custom modules or both.

Problems when Configuring the Login Screen by the KDE4 Login Manager

Submitted by h2b on Fri, 05/14/2010 - 19:34

System

KDE 4.3 / KDE 3.5 / KDM

openSUSE 11.2 (x86_64)

Symptom

Settings taken by the KDE4 login manager have no effect on the login screen.

Sound problems after updating KDE

Submitted by h2b on Mon, 01/04/2010 - 22:31

System

KDE 4.3.1

openSUSE 11.2 (x86_64)

Symptom

KDE sound ringing out only sporadic, although working with non-KDE programs.

Navigation by Maps on Smartphones with GpsMid

Submitted by h2b on Sat, 04/10/2010 - 00:13

System

GpsMid 0.6

Java ME/MIDP 2.0

(getestet auf LG KP500)

Symptom

GpsMid including map data shall be installed on a Java smartphone. Under circumstances the resulting JAR file exceeds a limit set by the operating system.