Linux Remove All Partitions or Data And Create Empty Disk Rumi, December 13, 2016 Use the following dd command to remove data from /dev/hdX: dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hdX bs=512 count=1 OR for sata disk, use the following syntax: dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdX bs=512 count=1 In this example, empty sata disk /dev/sdb, enter (you must be login as the root user): fdisk /dev/sdb dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdb bs=512… Continue Reading
The safest way to clean up /boot partition in Debian or Ubuntu Rumi, December 7, 2016 First check your kernel version, so you won’t delete the in-use kernel image, running: uname -r Now run this command for a list of installed kernels: dpkg –list ‘linux-image*’ and delete the kernels you don’t want/need anymore by running this: sudo apt-get remove linux-image-VERSION Replace VERSION with the version of… Continue Reading
LEMP on Debian 7 Rumi, December 3, 2016December 3, 2016 Installing MySQL 5 In order to install MySQL, we run apt-get install mysql-server mysql-client You will be asked to provide a password for the MySQL root user – this password is valid for the user root@localhost as well as root@server1.example.com, so we don’t have to specify a MySQL root password… Continue Reading
Identify WWN in linux Rumi, December 3, 2016 Here are some useful commands for the most popular Linux/Unix operating systems to find your HBA WWN. There are several methods to identify HBA WWN for the fiber storage units in your server network. Method 1: (The hard way) Verified on Suse Linux Enterprise Server and CentOS/Redhat The info is… Continue Reading