Scripts, systems & field notes.

cPanel 07 Apr 2022 42954

GoDaddy Apache cPanel: Install SSL Certificate

An article to remind me how to install an SSL certificate with GoDaddy.

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cPanel 20 Mar 2019 25768

Minimal Privileges for MySQL Database Backup Cron Job

What A quick note as I had difficulty finding a clear answer on this. I need a cron job setup where the permissions for a database user is required to do a backup (reading and copying data from a LIVE database) to a copy of the database (inaccessible via other users). How? I want to list 2 methods here. One to create a...

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Linux 05 Jul 2011 28697

Unix Date Format Specifiers

I could just remember to search wikipedia for "Date (Unix)" or search my site for "Unix". This was easier. Source: Wikipedia: Date (Unix)

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Linux 04 May 2011 31644

List all cron jobs for all users

Amazing little script I found on Stack Overflow. Wasn't really my solution as after 2 hours, realised that the customer had been looking at the wrong server. But this script showed me where the cron job we intended was located.

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Linux 19 Sep 2009 17481

How to run a .RUN file

I've been told of two ways of running a downloaded .RUN file. Note: Bear in mind that the following is all case-sensitive. Through the terminal server Download the .RUN file to your desktop Open a terminal by going to Application > Accessories > Terminal Type 'CD Desktop' to go to your desktop folder Type 'LS' just to...

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Linux 19 Sep 2009 20078

Ubuntu as a media server

1. If someone wants to use Ubuntu as a home media pc connected to a tv, there is the problem of overscan; consumer tv's crop off the border around the image. How does Ubuntu intend to officially solve this? Right now LinuxMCE has it's own method for doing this so the LMCE UI is never cropped off, but when the user swit...

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