Overview In this post, I’m going to cover the topic on how to backup and restore LDAP database and config in case of disaster. If you’re a Zimbra administrator, this is a must have knowledge. This can be useful for anyone with an interest in system administration and mail servers. The reason I’m writing this blog is to help others in quickly recovering from a disaster, based on my personal experiences. I understand how it feels to have your system damaged or…
A week ago, I received a call from one of our clients to whom we provide system and networking support. They had called me to inform that their Zimbra server had stopped working after an unexpected power outage. So, I asked them to provide me a remote access to their server so that I could analyze the cause of the problem. It didn’t strike me as a big deal then because there had been lots of issues with this server previously…
Here, I’m going to explain how we can perform custom disk partitioning while installing a CentOS system. This is a continuity to my earlier blog in which I wrote about the installation of CentOS 6.5 Minimal system. If you haven’t read my previous blog and want to know from where I’m continuing this blog, please read this blog first: Installation of CentOS 6.5 Minimal OS Custom Disk Partitioning Now, let’s get started. After I selected Custom Disk Partitioning during the…
Hello! In this blog, I’m going to write about how to install CentOS 6.5 Minimal operating system. To briefly introduce CentOS; it is an open-source operating system based on Linux kernel and derived from Red Hat Enterprise Linux. It is developed and maintained by the open source community. This open community itself provides support for the users of CentOS. Installing CentOS 6.5 Minimal For this post, I’m installing CentOS version 6.5 Minimal. You can get it from this download link. I’m also installing…
Once upon a time there was a Seed, which after a long time of struggle and patience, finally gave birth to a new plant. That plant was too delicate and small, so the seed nourished it with everything it had got. It also protected it from every danger and threat. Then, through the continuous nourishment and protection for the eternity of time, that seed finally grew into a plant with its leaves facing the sky and roots into the ground….
It’s been quite a while since I’ve been thinking of writing my own blog, but couldn’t determine where to start from. I kept thinking about the right topic or the right moment to write on and since I couldn’t think of the perfect one, my wish to start my own blog became just a wish without an action. The other reason and may be a more practical one, is my inability to manage time to write something at all. Nowadays, I spend…