The “E: Archive directory /var/cache/apt/archives/partial is missing” error usually indicates that the apt-get package manager is unable to locate the directory where it stores the downloaded package files. This can happen if the directory is deleted or if there is a permission issue preventing apt-get from accessing the directory. Here is how to resolve this … Read more
To disable dynamic updates in BIND DNS, follow these steps: Open the named.conf file in a text editor. The location of the file may vary depending on your system configuration, but it is typically located in /etc/named.conf. Find the section of the named.conf file that contains the configuration for the zone that you want to … Read more
vnStat is a console-based network traffic monitor for Linux and BSD systems that can be used to keep track of network traffic usage. Here’s how to install vnStat on FreeBSD: Install vnStat using the package manager: sudo pkg install vnstat Create the vnStat database and configure the default interface: sudo vnstat -u -i re0 Replace … Read more
The error message you are seeing is typically caused by a missing file called “timelib_config.h”, which is required by the timelib library used by Xcache. Here’s how to fix the error: Install the required dependencies: sudo yum install gcc make automake autoconf httpd-devel php-devel php-pear libmcrypt-devel libpng-devel libjpeg-devel freetype-devel libXpm-devel gmp-devel libxml2-devel openssl-devel libicu-devel libtidy-devel … Read more
On a Mac running macOS, you can disable unnecessary services to improve system performance and security. Here are the steps to disable some of the unnecessary services on a Mac: Open the “System Preferences” app by clicking on the Apple icon in the menu bar and selecting “System Preferences”. Click on “Sharing”. Uncheck the checkboxes … Read more
In Linux, you can use the udev subsystem to log all SCSI events to the system log using syslog. Here are the steps to set up logging of SCSI events to syslog: Create a new file called /etc/udev/rules.d/99-scsi-log.rules with the following contents: ACTION==”add|remove”, SUBSYSTEM==”scsi”, RUN+=”/bin/logger -t udev -p user.info ‘SCSI $env{ACTION} for $env{DEVTYPE} $env{ID_MODEL_FROM_DATABASE} ($env{DEVNAME})'” … Read more
The /tmp directory in Linux is used for temporary files and is typically stored on the root file system. However, for security reasons, it is recommended to create a separate partition for /tmp and mount it with the noexec, nosuid, and nodev options to prevent the execution of binaries, privilege escalation, and device access. Here … Read more
The rm command is used to remove or delete files and directories in Unix and Linux operating systems. To delete all files in a directory using the rm command, you can use the following command: rm /path/to/directory/* This command deletes all files in the specified directory (but not subdirectories) without prompting for confirmation. If you … Read more
SELinux (Security-Enhanced Linux) is a security module built into the Linux kernel that provides access control and other security features. By default, SELinux is usually enabled on CentOS and Red Hat Enterprise Linux, but it may be set to permissive mode, which logs violations but does not enforce them. To turn on SELinux protection, you … Read more
The list of default services that are enabled at boot can vary depending on the specific Linux distribution and version, as well as the system configuration. However, here are some common Linux services that are typically enabled at boot by default: systemd: Systemd is a system and service manager that is the default init system … Read more