Q. When I run make install clean for php5-extensions port, I'm dumped with the following error:
=> Please update your ports tree and try again. *** Error code 1
Stop in /usr/ports/sysutils/php5-posix. *** Error code 1
How do I fix this problem?

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(Posted 1 Jan 2009 by Ray)

Q. I'm using Red Hat Enterprise Linux based Apache web server. How do I backup my Apache webserver, MySQL and PostgreSQL database to another disk called /backup and then copy it to other offsite backup ssh server called backup.example.com?

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(Posted 31 Dec 2008 by Ray)

Q. How do I monitor my Bind 9 named (or any other dns server) server traffic / network traffic under Linux? How do I find out and view current DNS queries such as A, MX, PTR and so on in real time? How do I find out who is querying my DNS server or specific domain or specific dns client IP address?

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Q. Under Linux I can use Ethtool and mii-tool, but they are not available under FreeBSD. How do I tell the port speed of the nic under FreeBSD operating system?

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(Posted 2 Jan 2009 by Ray)

Q. How do I detect port scan attacks by analyzing Debian Linux firewall log files and block port scans in real time? How do I detect suspicious network traffic under Linux?

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Q. I see pathmunge used in few scripts under Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Can you explain the use of pathmunge under RHEL / CentOS / Fedora Linux?

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(Posted 4 Jan 2009 by Boris Derzhavets)

Q. How do I install GDesklets GNOME program under Ubuntu Linux to enhance my desktop?

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(Posted 5 Jan 2009 by Ray)

Q. I'd like to keep same login screen for my school Linux desktop system lab. How do I create a custom gnome login screen or menu under CentOS or Ubuntu Linux desktop systems?

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