php-mcrypt (remi) error while upgrading from php 5.4 to 5.6 on CentOS 7
Ergec asked: I’m trying to upgrade php on CentOS 7 from 5.4 to 5.6. When I run yum install php php-mcrypt php-cli php-gd php-curl php-mysql php-ldap php-zip php-fileinfo I get …
How to switch user given a UID?
Vishrant asked: I only know the UID of a user, is it possible to switch user using UID in CentOS like we do using username like su -u someuser? My …
Formatting/creating file system on multipath volume for ZFS on Linux?
elleciel asked: I inherited a ZFS on Linux (CentOS) storage pool and I have a faulty multipath device (mpathah) in my pool: raidz3-6 DEGRADED 0 0 0 … … mpathba …
Sticky bit resets after every reboot
kasimir asked: I’ve got a CentOS server that performs a few dedicated tasks, where different processes/users need to full access to each others files. As these files are temporary in …
MongoDB won't run if dbPath is symlinked
Steve asked: I have installed MongoDB 4.0.4 from the official repo. I followed these instructions. My OS is CentOS 7 and SELinux is in enforcing mode. If I use a …
Can I unsilence kickstart step Performing post-installation setup tasks?
sorin asked: While anaconda kickstart installer runs the “Performing post-installation setup tasks” tasks are not visible on console and their outcome is only saved to ks-post.log file. I do want …
Configure SELinux to allow all outbound tcp and udp ports
joseph asked: I have an application that potentially connects to any outbound, remote tcp/udp port. As a result, I want a way to allow all outbound tcp and udp connections. …
Errors on yum.cron.hourly.conf in new Centos install
Clyde asked: I have a VPS with a fresh Centos 7 install, and am getting mail from Cron with these errors: ConfigParser.MissingSectionHeaderError: File contains no section headers. file: /etc/yum/yum-cron-hourly.conf, line: …
Run tshark in google cloud with external ( public ) IP
Dileep K asked: I had tried to run tshark in a centos 7 instance hosted in google cloud platform. When we analyze the captured packets, it is only showing the …
different firewalld rich rule behavior in kvm host compared to kvm guests
J D asked: I have a CentOS 7 KVM host with a single public IPv4, which is housing multiple guest OS’s and acting as a firewall / gateway for guest …