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MAMP PRO - "Network Error (dns_server_failure)" when setting up VHosts

I'm trying to set up a virtual host locally on MAMP PRO; I've done this before on other machines and it worked like a charm. This time, however, when I try to point my browser to the path defined in MAMP PRO, I get a "dns_server_failure". I feel…
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OS X Server NetBoot from NetRestore Image hangs at 0% progress

I've setup an OS X 10.6.5 machine with all of the user accounts and software that I'd like on all of the clients. I used the SIU on our 10.6.5 OS X Server to create a NetRestore image from that machine. I have configured the NetBoot service on the…
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Unable to Modify Files on Windows Share from OS X on Domain User Account

A few of my end users use Macs. One of them is currently unable to save files to a our Windows file server running Windows Server 2003. The file permissions for his user account are setup properly, evidenced by the fact that when I login to a…
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ubuntu does not use 100% ram

I am running ubuntu 8 on a 2GB laptop. Whenever I look in my system monitor, I see my memory usage is slightly below 1G. Why isn't ubuntu using the full 2GB? Let me say that the full 2GB are recognized, i.e., the system monitor says, usign 48% of…
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OS for Virtual Private Server (VPS)

I'm new to VPS managing and I need to chose which OS to install on my VPS. I have the following alternatives: CentOS 5.2 Ubuntu 9.10 Ubuntu Server edition 8.10 Debian 5.0 Lenny Debian 4.0 Etch Gentoo Minimal 10.0 I tried to install couple of them,…
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SFC Couldn't Perform Requested Operation -- Options?

I had a user come to me with her company issued Dell laptop. After the "Dell" splash screen is done, Windows does not boot. It's just a blank, black screen. After rebooting several times via the power button (as usual methods weren't available) I…
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How to find the source of operation in netlink

There's a route I'm trying to add that seems to be automatically deleted by something in my OS/kernel itself. I can't seem to get the origin of this or the reason. When I add the route, the command returns with success return code, but the route is…
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Run webmin alongside with Plesk for managing server OS?

I'm just bit curious if it is possible to install Webmin on a Plesk system for admin purposes. Yes I know this is like break the holy grail for many sysadmins which love the prompt, but we in our company actually like using the UI for managing our…
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how can i increase OS FS on CentOS?

we have CentOS server installed on 83GB FS size while the OS disk size is 480gb how can we increase the FS to use the whole disk (sda, 480gb)? [root@server ~]# df -kh Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on /dev/mapper/vg01-lvroot …
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HP Proliant Servers doesn't boot OS ("boot logical drive is configured but is missing or offline" error)

I purchased a refurbished HP Proliant Server DL560 Gen8 in order to create my own home lab. The most painful step was to get an Operating System properly working, doesn't matter what was the OS. I tried VMware Esxi, Red Hat, Windows, among others. I…
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renaming vmdk files in ESX4i

I am using a standalone ESX4i server and I have the VMware CLI tools installed. I have copied a base build VMDK file which has the OS installed and configured and I need to rename the vmdk file to reflect the server name. I am trying to use the CLI…
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Centos stream 9 local console login input shown as squares

I'm after a fresh centos stream 9 install as minimal install, with only English keyboard and only root user. After installing, I rebooted and got to the login screen. Trying to type "root" for the username, all I'm getting is squares instead of the…
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Can VMs run on raw HW or do they neeed an OS?

I have a general question about Virtual Machines. It is not clear to me if I need an operating system at the lower level and then install the VM and on top of that the rest or I can install a VM without any OS present. Could someone clarify?
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How do you choose a server Operating System?

What are criteria that you should be aware for choosing an operating system for a specified server (apart the fact that software needed is only available on 1 platform) ? For example, if I'm building an Oracle Database server, how do I choose…
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Forcing server as idle as possible (all OSes, but possibly illumos too)

Sometimes a server will start showing some kind of hardware failures, not disabling its functionalities, but requiring hands-on presence (it could be days to reach, if remote post). In some such cases, the server must be kept on to preserve some…
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