Today I will extend the how to fix device excluded by a filter blog post to include information on how to wipe filesystem or partition-table signatures except for LVM2 members, which is a great idea for automation.
Category: SysOps
System Operations
You can directly inspect kernel slab allocator statistics (/proc/slabinfo file) for detailed information on buffer, inode, dentry, or other caches in the Linux kernel, though slabtop utility will sort and pretty-print information in real-time.
Four different ways to disable Network Manager connectivity checks.
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How to get package URL on CentOS
Sometimes I need to get the package URL on CentOS to store it using Nexus Repository Manager. At first glance, it is not very obvious how to display package URLs, but the actual process is very simple.
Use Nginx reverse proxy to add Content-Security-Policy header and disable phoning home or external analytics inside web-browser.
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How to dry-run CentOS upgrade process
Use tsflags plugin to test upgrade process before executing it.
Using passive adapters to connect DisplayPort output to HDMI or DVI input is problematic with wide-screen monitors as these adapters supports a maximum resolution of 1920×1200 at 60Hz. This issue can be alleviated by adding a specific mode to the set of valid output modes.
Write an operating system to microSD card using Raspberry Pi Imaging Utility.
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How to deal with overlapping LVM names
Today, I will connect the secondary encrypted hard disk from the previous Ubuntu installation to copy personal data, so there will be a problem with overlapping LVM names.
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How to suppress SSH banner
Suppress SSH banner when executing ad-hoc commands.