I am managing a linux server where I want developers to run a springboot application which will generate files and folders. Those newly application created files and folders must inherit the parent group ID to let other developers manipulate the generated information. chmod g+s is for setting and inheriting the setgid. setfacl -m g::rwx is […]
Category: Linux
Removing MySQL from Ubuntu or Debian Linux
One of the easiest way to upgrade MySQL installation is by first backing up the existing database and removing all traces of MySQL from the system. sudo apt remove –purge mysql* sudo apt autoremove sudo apt autoclean sudo apt remove dbconfig-mysql […]
How to connect to a Cisco VPN in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Here’s the simple steps for you to connect to a Cisco VPN in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Cisco, an American company is the leading provider and manufacturer of enterprise network devices, telecommunication hardware, networking security and networking software. According to computer profile as of April 2018, Cisco holds a 73.9% market which makes it the undisputed […]
Bash string manipulation in program arguments
In this code snippet, I would like to run an application with a URL payload based on date and time. This code will be executed in a specific schedule everyday and I would like to dynamically inject the date and time in the program argument when the program executes. ./json2csv rules.json “ncp” “http://localhost:8080/api/zget?eid=get-ncp-mv-by-starttime-endtime&starttime=$(date –date=’yesterday’ +\%Y-\%m-\%d)+00:00:00&endtime=$(date […]
A simple firewall-cmd cheatsheet
Get Default Zone Get Active Zones List Zone Services Add a permanent port into a zone Remove a permanent port from a zone Firewall-cmd reload I tested this using CentOS 7 with firewalld service running. Get Default Zone To know the default zone, use this command firewall-cmd –get-default-zone Get Active Zones firewall-cmd –get-active-zones List Zone […]