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SysAdmin Tool of the Week: Terminator

November 9th, 2009 · No Comments

This week we have Terminator – a split window terminal emulator. This tool is very helpful if you use terminal windows to connect to several servers at the same time. Usually, we have multiple separate windows or the tabs, but on this one you can have split windows or grid. Below are [...]

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Can’t Set Root Password In Ubuntu

November 9th, 2009 · No Comments

I installed Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) to my new laptop (HP EliteBook 6930p), and first on my to-do list is to set the root password so I can do additional package installations and configurations. But this time, after I unlocked and set password for my root account, i still can’t login (via terminal) [...]

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Tags: Installation