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Linux: “find” command line examples

Hi,

here are a few examples how powerful the UNIX find command is.

Search only for file in your home directory “~”
find ~ -type f
Possible parameters for time searches:

  • mmin = Modication time in minute
  • mtime = Modication time in days
  • cmin = Creation time in minute
  • ctime = Creation time in days
  • amin = Access time in minute
  • atime = Access time in days

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Linux: Mount a Windows share with kerberos authentication

Hi,

in some secure environments only kerberos authentication is allowed to connect to a Windows file share.

This example demonstrate the procedure on how to mount a share on a Debian 7 (Wheezy)  Linux. Other distributions should provide a simliar way.

First of all install the necessary pakets.

michael@debdev:~# apt-get install krb5-user krb5-config cifs-utils keyutils

After installing the packages the Kerberos configuration wizard starts.
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VMWare ESXi: Redirect USB devices

Hi,

VMware ESXi offers the ability to redirect USB devices from your Workstation to a VM located on a ESXi Server.

There 3 requirments:

  • VM must have at least virtual machine version 7
  • A virtual USB Controller must be add to the VM
  • VMWare Tools must installed within the virtual machine

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VMware: x64 virtual machines within nested ESXi Hosts

Hi,

if you plan to run an ESXi Host within an ESXi Host and enabling support for 64-bit for VMs some additional settings are requiered:
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Git: Clone a project over a http proxy

Hi,

like subversion it is also possible to anonymously checkout the latest version of a project over a http proxy server.

Define the proxy server
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