Check if service is running on FreeBSD 9.0 breakdown
To check if MySQL, or indeed pretty much any process, is running on FreeBSD 9.0 the following method can be used. Check if MySQL server is running # service mysql-server status mysql is running...
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ZFS: FreeBSD ZFS root install with bsdinstall
As anyone who’s tried out the new FreeBSD 9.0-RELEASE will know, with it came the new installer, bsdinstall. Love it or hate it, it’s there, but it does have some pretty cool features that...
Command line – Let it snow, Let it snow, Let it snow
Do you want to make your bash terminal snow? Here is a fun little way to do that using awk, I can’t take any credit for this one, a friend of mine got it...
Resize growfs UFS partition inside ZFS zvol
In ZFS there is a very useful feature for creating a raw block devices, that can be used just like a physical hard drive for just about anything. Here’s an example of how to...
FreeBSD mergemaster non-interactive mode
Finally all the make buildworld, make buildkernel, make installkernel, reboot, make install world milarky is done, it is now time to run the latest FreeBSD stable. But wait – don’t forget the mergemaster… #...
Rsync over SSH – Keeping file ownerships and permissions
One of the simplist and most secure way of backing up your data across the network has got to be with rsync via ssh. A tool I’m sure you’re already aware of. One of...
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