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Systems Administrator, Consultant, Programmer, Linux geek, Computer geek, Networking geek.

I work for Net Direct, Canada's leading Linux solutions provider and largest Canadian IBM System x VAR.

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tar - Remove leading directory components on extraction
Nov 11, 2011
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Is it valid to have part of an IPv4 address set to zero?
Jul 15, 2011
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Why do we still use power supplies on datacenter servers?
May 5, 2014
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DIMMs: Single vs. Double vs. Quad Rank
Sep 29, 2009
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What options can be put into a SSH authorized_keys file?
May 18, 2010
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How should I burn in hard drives?
Sep 7, 2011
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Why is SSH password authentication a security risk?
Nov 24, 2011
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Best system administrator accident
May 13, 2009
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What do the three columns in traceroute output mean?
May 8, 2009
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How to keep: daily backups for a week, weekly for a month, monthly for a year, and yearly after that
Feb 12, 2014
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tired of having questions closed -- please refine your FAQ
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It's Santa Time!
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Creating a canonical "A: Hire a professional" question
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In heaven complaining about hell
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'Close as duplicate' shouldn't offer the question itself as a target
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