Category Archives: Technical

Computer Surgery

Posted on April 10, 2011 by Lonnie Wormley

Moved into the new house.  My Linux Fedora server did not like the move.  I have never lost a server or data before, but it happens to us all eventually. I must qualify my server crash with this explanation.  I have … Continue reading →

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How To install Drupal 7 on Fedora Linux

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Lonnie Wormley

I got stuck for a few house installing Drupal 7 on my server.  I am running Fedora Core 14 with SE Linux enabled.  I usually turn off SE Linux because it is a hassle, but on this server I am leaving it … Continue reading →

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Two Tomcat servers running at once

Posted on March 12, 2011 by Lonnie Wormley

I have not done this is a while.  I wanted to get Alfresco running on my home server with a preexisting standard Tomcat installed.  It works. Now I want to get Dynamic DNS working so I can start using the … Continue reading →

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Remember the path young Padawan

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Lonnie Wormley

Always remember to use the complete path in your CRON scripts.  The script below will check to see if your server can ping a router, if it fails it will restart your network.  This scripts works on Red Hat based Linux … Continue reading →

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Speed Test in Leesburg from 173.20.77.86

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Lonnie Wormley

Really slow connection here at Leesburg, GA using Mediacom

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Oracle® Database Backup and Recovery User’s Guide 11g

Posted on February 20, 2011 by Lonnie Wormley

Scripting RMAN Operations RMAN supports the use of command files to manage recurring tasks such as weekly backups. A command file is a client-side text file containing RMAN commands, exactly as you enter them at the RMAN prompt. You can … Continue reading →

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Linux Bugs

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Lonnie Wormley

I was trying to restart my network on my Fedore14 box with a crontab. I got this error /etc/init.d/functions: line 51: /dev/stderr: Permission denied Apparently I have fallen prey to an official bug Bug 650103 – /etc/init.d/functions: line 51: /dev/stderr: … Continue reading →

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Pandora Radio

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Lonnie Wormley

Finally after over 20 years on the Internet I have paid for an Internet Radio service.

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Introducing HTML5

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Lonnie Wormley

I am reading this book with my Safari Books Online account. Introducing HTML5 By: Bruce Lawson; Remy Sharp Publisher: New Riders Pub. Date: July 11, 2010 Print ISBN-10: 0-321-68729-9 Print ISBN-13: 978-0-321-68729-6 Web ISBN-10: 0-321-71794-5 Web ISBN-13: 978-0-321-71794-8 Pages in … Continue reading →

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HTML5

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Lonnie Wormley

I am reading up on all of the new changes in HTML5. I am writing this post on a Fedora 14 bot using Blogilo. Thsi is my first time using a Linux Blogging editor to write a post to my … Continue reading →

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