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Configuration is a general term that can refer to the arrangement of functional units according to their nature and characteristics. Also, it can refer to software configuration which more suitable for server-related topics.

Configuration is a general term that can refer to the arrangement of functional units according to their nature and characteristics. Also, it can refer to software configuration which more suitable for server-related topics.

A configuration file is usually a text file associated with a specific software which describes the initial settings of the software. Some applications provide tools to generate configuration files.

Some computer programs only read their configuration files at startup. Others periodically check the configuration files for changes. Users can instruct some programs to re-read the configuration files and apply the changes to the current process, or indeed to read arbitrary files as a configuration file. There are no definitive standards or strong conventions.

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How to is MySQL's "net_buffer_length" config: viewed and reset?

Attempt to see the "net_buffer_length" config before resetting it: mysql> show variables like "net_buffer_length"; +-------------------+-------+ | Variable_name | Value | +-------------------+-------+ | net_buffer_length | 16384…
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Proper web server setup

I just got myself a slicehost basic slice to play around with so I can learn how to setup web-servers. I have Ubuntu 10.04.2 installed on the server. I was able to successfully get the server up and running from scratch, these were the things I did…
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Creating a configuration based virtual directory in WEB-INF

Within a web application I want to create a "virtual directory" that lives under the WEB-INF directory. In effect what I am trying to accomplish is the same effect as creating a soft link in the filesystem if the application were run exploded. I am…
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What is HostnameLookups and what's the target?

i'm trying to get the meaning of HostnameLookups in apache configuration file (httpd.conf). I'm also interested about the target of this directive. Thanks Alessandro
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500 Internal Server Error when uploading large files to MediaWiki

When I upload a large (>245 Mb) file to my MediaWiki wiki (using Upload file, same as for images), I see: Internal Server Error The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request. This is a…
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puppetca never returns anything

Hi: I'm trying to configure Puppet on Ubuntu, and strangely I am never able to generate a certificate because my server never shows any pending certificate requests. Put differently, on the server I am running puppetmasterd and on the client I am…
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Why apache throws 403 on index file after install?

I've just installed apache and php from sources using next commands: ./configure --prefix="/mnt/workspace/servers/web/apache-2.2.17" \ --enable-info --enable-rewrite --enable-usertrack --enable-mime-magic for apache and ./configure…
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Can I use netgroup at an NIS Client (Redhat) to restrict access to it?

Our company has a central NIS configuration that we are using to access our teams servers (Redhat)... The current configuration allows all valid NIS authenticated users to connect to our servers. We cannot update or change something on the NIS…
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Allow only certain files to be exposed to the web on Lighttpd?

Just installed it on my linux desktop, and I only want 1 or 2 files accessible to the outside world. Everything else should only be accessibly via http://localhost/ for various privacy/security reasons. It is just a test server, don't want just…
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Postfix relaying : email to multiple addresses with one relay

I have postfix installed on an ubuntu server so my website can hand it email to relay onto sendgrid.net. Before I installed postfix I setup swiftmailer to send the email directly to sendgrid.net, and when there were multiple email addresses, it was…
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How to configure tomcat to use both http and https in the same application?

I understand that URL patterns can be used to have some handled under HTTP and others under HTTPS. Let's imagine a web application with two servlets, each accessed with different URL patters (for example .../myapp/servlet1 and .../myapp/servlet2),…
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Apache Send .java files as text instead of download

How do I configure my apache instance to simply load *.java files in browser instead of sending it to me as a download?
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installing and using xcat on ubuntu

I've been looking at XCat and it seems like it fits may of my requirements, except a key one regarding installing it on Ubuntu or Debian OSs in general. Does anyone have any idea or documentation on whether this is possible?
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How can I add config options for a specific hostname outside ?

I'm using Apache 2.2 and let it serve domains foo.example.com and bar.example.com with statements: ServerName foo.example.com ServerName…
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How to prevent MediaWiki removing non default signatures?

We recently upgraded MediaWiki from 1.13.2 to 1.15.4. One of the side effects is that people's signatures are automatically deleted. That is, a signature added under MY PREFERENCES gets changed to match the Real Name field after a couple of…
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