Thursday, March 31, 2011
Save time starting to type a command or file name, then press tab to complete Hit tab twice to bring up multiple completion options.
Save time starting to type a command or file name, then press tab to complete Hit tab twice to bring up multiple completion options.
Today is Sweetmorn, the 18th day of Discord in the YOLD 3177
Today is Sweetmorn, the 18th day of Discord in the YOLD 3177
BOFH excuse #183: filesystem not big enough for Jumbo Kernel Patch
BOFH excuse #183: filesystem not big enough for Jumbo Kernel Patch
BOFH excuse #293: You must've hit the wrong any key.
BOFH excuse #293: You must've hit the wrong any key.
Debian Hint #20: Want to keep track of what version of a package you have installed (especially useful for those running hybrid stable / testing / unstable systems)? Check out apt-show-versions.
Debian Hint #20: Want to keep track of what version of a package you have installed (especially useful for those running hybrid stable / testing / unstable systems)? Check out apt-show-versions.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
BOFH excuse #51: Cosmic ray particles crashed through the hard disk platter
BOFH excuse #51: Cosmic ray particles crashed through the hard disk platter
Today is Setting Orange, the 17th day of Discord in the YOLD 3177
Today is Setting Orange, the 17th day of Discord in the YOLD 3177
BOFH excuse #287: Telecommunications is downshifting.
BOFH excuse #287: Telecommunications is downshifting.
BOFH excuse #102: Power company testing new voltage spike (creation) equipment
BOFH excuse #102: Power company testing new voltage spike (creation) equipment
Keep your servers time in sync, use the ntpd package. https://help.ubuntu.com/9.10/serverguide/C/NTP.html
Keep your servers time in sync, use the ntpd package. https://help.ubuntu.com/9.10/serverguide/C/NTP.html
BOFH excuse #53: Little hamster in running wheel had coronary; waiting for replacement to be Fedexed from Wyoming
BOFH excuse #53: Little hamster in running wheel had coronary; waiting for replacement to be Fedexed from Wyoming
BOFH excuse #140: LBNC (luser brain not connected)
BOFH excuse #140: LBNC (luser brain not connected)
BOFH excuse #214: Fluorescent lights are generating negative ions. If turning them off doesn't work, take them out and put tin foil on the ends.
BOFH excuse #214: Fluorescent lights are generating negative ions. If turning them off doesn't work, take them out and put tin foil on the ends.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
BOFH excuse #343: The ATM board has run out of 10 pound notes. We are having a whip round to refill it, care to contribute ?
BOFH excuse #343: The ATM board has run out of 10 pound notes. We are having a whip round to refill it, care to contribute ?
Debian Hint #18: Quality control information about a package can be found by going to http://packages.qa.debian.org/; this page provides links to the Maintainer's QA page, the BTS, news items for the package, and information on which versions are available in which archives.
Debian Hint #18: Quality control information about a package can be found by going to http://packages.qa.debian.org/<package>; this page provides links to the Maintainer's QA page, the BTS, news items for the package, and information on which versions are available in which archives.
Today is Prickle-Prickle, the 16th day of Discord in the YOLD 3177
Today is Prickle-Prickle, the 16th day of Discord in the YOLD 3177
Debian Hint #20: Want to keep track of what version of a package you have installed (especially useful for those running hybrid stable / testing / unstable systems)? Check out apt-show-versions.
Debian Hint #20: Want to keep track of what version of a package you have installed (especially useful for those running hybrid stable / testing / unstable systems)? Check out apt-show-versions.
Debian Hint #35: The package 'devscripts' contains some useful scripts for users who want to help to improve Debian, e.g. wnpp-alert, rc-alert and bts.
Debian Hint #35: The package 'devscripts' contains some useful scripts for users who want to help to improve Debian, e.g. wnpp-alert, rc-alert and bts.
Monday, March 28, 2011
BOFH excuse #243: The computer fleetly, mouse and all.
BOFH excuse #243: The computer fleetly, mouse and all.
Debian Hint #23: If your system is using too much disk space, try the deborphan package; it can offer suggestions about which packages may be unused and removable. And, of course, don't forget to clean out the APT cache area (using 'apt-get clean', 'aptitude clean', or aptitude's Action -> Clean package cache menu item).
Debian Hint #23: If your system is using too much disk space, try the deborphan package; it can offer suggestions about which packages may be unused and removable. And, of course, don't forget to clean out the APT cache area (using 'apt-get clean', 'aptitude clean', or aptitude's Action -> Clean package cache menu item).
BOFH excuse #351: PEBKAC (Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair)
BOFH excuse #351: PEBKAC (Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair)
Today is Pungenday, the 15th day of Discord in the YOLD 3177
Today is Pungenday, the 15th day of Discord in the YOLD 3177
BOFH excuse #54: Evil dogs hypnotised the night shift
BOFH excuse #54: Evil dogs hypnotised the night shift
BOFH excuse #426: internet is needed to catch the etherbunny
BOFH excuse #426: internet is needed to catch the etherbunny
BOFH excuse #87: Password is too complex to decrypt
BOFH excuse #87: Password is too complex to decrypt
Debian Hint #44: You can use 'apt-file list ' to obtain a listing of the contents of debian package. This action is similar to 'dpkg -L ' except the package does not need to be installed or fetched using apt-file in contrast to dpkg.
Debian Hint #44: You can use 'apt-file list <package_name>' to obtain a listing of the contents of debian package. This action is similar to 'dpkg -L <package_name>' except the package does not need to be installed or fetched using apt-file in contrast to dpkg.
Debian Hint #20: Want to keep track of what version of a package you have installed (especially useful for those running hybrid stable / testing / unstable systems)? Check out apt-show-versions.
Debian Hint #20: Want to keep track of what version of a package you have installed (especially useful for those running hybrid stable / testing / unstable systems)? Check out apt-show-versions.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
BOFH excuse #111: The salesman drove over the CPU board.
BOFH excuse #111: The salesman drove over the CPU board.
BOFH excuse #55: Plumber mistook routing panel for decorative wall fixture
BOFH excuse #55: Plumber mistook routing panel for decorative wall fixture
Today is Boomtime, the 14th day of Discord in the YOLD 3177
Today is Boomtime, the 14th day of Discord in the YOLD 3177
BOFH excuse #200: The monitor needs another box of pixels.
BOFH excuse #200: The monitor needs another box of pixels.
Unsure if AppArmor might be causing an issue? Don't disable it, use the proper debugging procedure: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingApparmor
Unsure if AppArmor might be causing an issue? Don't disable it, use the proper debugging procedure: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingApparmor
If you need to compile a piece of software, you may need to install the build-essential package. Use 'sudo apt-get install build-essential'.
If you need to compile a piece of software, you may need to install the build-essential package. Use 'sudo apt-get install build-essential'.
You can change your hostname by editing the file /etc/hostname.
You can change your hostname by editing the file /etc/hostname.
Saturday, March 26, 2011
BOFH excuse #79: Look, buddy: Windows 3.1 IS A General Protection Fault.
BOFH excuse #79: Look, buddy: Windows 3.1 IS A General Protection Fault.
BOFH excuse #124: user to computer ration too low.
BOFH excuse #124: user to computer ration too low.
BOFH excuse #281: The co-locator cannot verify the frame-relay gateway to the ISDN server.
BOFH excuse #281: The co-locator cannot verify the frame-relay gateway to the ISDN server.
BOFH excuse #123: user to computer ratio too high.
BOFH excuse #123: user to computer ratio too high.
Today is Sweetmorn, the 13th day of Discord in the YOLD 3177
Today is Sweetmorn, the 13th day of Discord in the YOLD 3177
BOFH excuse #264: Your modem doesn't speak English.
BOFH excuse #264: Your modem doesn't speak English.
Debian Hint #36: If you want to track Debian sid and have a small download quota or a really slow connection, check out the debdelta package.
Debian Hint #36: If you want to track Debian sid and have a small download quota or a really slow connection, check out the debdelta package.
BOFH excuse #382: Someone was smoking in the computer room and set off the halon systems.
BOFH excuse #382: Someone was smoking in the computer room and set off the halon systems.
To deactivate a service at boot, for example, apache2: 'sudo update-rc.d -f apache2 remove'. To activate it: 'sudo update-rc.d apache2 install defaults'.
To deactivate a service at boot, for example, apache2: 'sudo update-rc.d -f apache2 remove'. To activate it: 'sudo update-rc.d apache2 install defaults'.
Friday, March 25, 2011
Instead of typing exit or closing the terminal if you want to logout you can press Ctrl+D.
Instead of typing exit or closing the terminal if you want to logout you can press Ctrl+D.
If you need to perform a command a second time on a different file, you can use command replacement with the ^ symbol. e.g. "cp foo.txt /to/some/directory" then "^foo^bar", expanding to: "cp bar.txt /to/some/directory".
If you need to perform a command a second time on a different file, you can use command replacement with the ^ symbol. e.g. "cp foo.txt /to/some/directory" then "^foo^bar", expanding to: "cp bar.txt /to/some/directory".
BOFH excuse #145: Flat tire on station wagon with tapes. ("Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon full of tapes hurling down the highway" Andrew S. Tannenbaum)
BOFH excuse #145: Flat tire on station wagon with tapes. ("Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon full of tapes hurling down the highway" Andrew S. Tannenbaum)
Today is Setting Orange, the 12th day of Discord in the YOLD 3177
Today is Setting Orange, the 12th day of Discord in the YOLD 3177
BOFH excuse #156: Zombie processes haunting the computer
BOFH excuse #156: Zombie processes haunting the computer
Debian Hint #36: If you want to track Debian sid and have a small download quota or a really slow connection, check out the debdelta package.
Debian Hint #36: If you want to track Debian sid and have a small download quota or a really slow connection, check out the debdelta package.
BOFH excuse #142: new guy cross-connected phone lines with ac power bus.
BOFH excuse #142: new guy cross-connected phone lines with ac power bus.
If you need to perform a command a second time on a different file, you can use command replacement with the ^ symbol. e.g. "cp foo.txt /to/some/directory" then "^foo^bar", expanding to: "cp bar.txt /to/some/directory".
If you need to perform a command a second time on a different file, you can use command replacement with the ^ symbol. e.g. "cp foo.txt /to/some/directory" then "^foo^bar", expanding to: "cp bar.txt /to/some/directory".
BOFH excuse #256: You need to install an RTFM interface.
BOFH excuse #256: You need to install an RTFM interface.
BOFH excuse #453: Spider infestation in warm case parts
BOFH excuse #453: Spider infestation in warm case parts
BOFH excuse #214: Fluorescent lights are generating negative ions. If turning them off doesn't work, take them out and put tin foil on the ends.
BOFH excuse #214: Fluorescent lights are generating negative ions. If turning them off doesn't work, take them out and put tin foil on the ends.
BOFH excuse #419: Repeated reboots of the system failed to solve problem
BOFH excuse #419: Repeated reboots of the system failed to solve problem
Thursday, March 24, 2011
You can change your hostname by editing the file /etc/hostname.
You can change your hostname by editing the file /etc/hostname.
You can change your hostname by editing the file /etc/hostname.
You can change your hostname by editing the file /etc/hostname.
Today is Prickle-Prickle, the 11th day of Discord in the YOLD 3177
Today is Prickle-Prickle, the 11th day of Discord in the YOLD 3177
BOFH excuse #256: You need to install an RTFM interface.
BOFH excuse #256: You need to install an RTFM interface.
BOFH excuse #168: le0: no carrier: transceiver cable problem?
BOFH excuse #168: le0: no carrier: transceiver cable problem?
BOFH excuse #304: routing problems on the neural net
BOFH excuse #304: routing problems on the neural net
You can add "| grep word" to search for a word in the output of a command. grep can also search through several files: "grep -r -e word /etc".
You can add "| grep word" to search for a word in the output of a command. grep can also search through several files: "grep -r -e word /etc".
BOFH excuse #446: Mailer-daemon is busy burning your message in hell.
BOFH excuse #446: Mailer-daemon is busy burning your message in hell.
BOFH excuse #398: Data for intranet got routed through the extranet and landed on the internet.
BOFH excuse #398: Data for intranet got routed through the extranet and landed on the internet.
BOFH excuse #117: the printer thinks its a router.
BOFH excuse #117: the printer thinks its a router.
BOFH excuse #111: The salesman drove over the CPU board.
BOFH excuse #111: The salesman drove over the CPU board.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
BOFH excuse #67: descramble code needed from software company
BOFH excuse #67: descramble code needed from software company
Today is Pungenday, the 10th day of Discord in the YOLD 3177
Today is Pungenday, the 10th day of Discord in the YOLD 3177
BOFH excuse #87: Password is too complex to decrypt
BOFH excuse #87: Password is too complex to decrypt
BOFH excuse #251: Processes running slowly due to weak power supply
BOFH excuse #251: Processes running slowly due to weak power supply
BOFH excuse #67: descramble code needed from software company
BOFH excuse #67: descramble code needed from software company
BOFH excuse #196: Me no internet, only janitor, me just wax floors.
BOFH excuse #196: Me no internet, only janitor, me just wax floors.
BOFH excuse #319: Your computer hasn't been returning all the bits it gets from the Internet.
BOFH excuse #319: Your computer hasn't been returning all the bits it gets from the Internet.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
BOFH excuse #142: new guy cross-connected phone lines with ac power bus.
BOFH excuse #142: new guy cross-connected phone lines with ac power bus.
BOFH excuse #313: your process is not ISO 9000 compliant
BOFH excuse #313: your process is not ISO 9000 compliant
Today is Boomtime, the 9th day of Discord in the YOLD 3177
Today is Boomtime, the 9th day of Discord in the YOLD 3177
If you need to perform a command a second time on a different file, you can use command replacement with the ^ symbol. e.g. "cp foo.txt /to/some/directory" then "^foo^bar", expanding to: "cp bar.txt /to/some/directory".
If you need to perform a command a second time on a different file, you can use command replacement with the ^ symbol. e.g. "cp foo.txt /to/some/directory" then "^foo^bar", expanding to: "cp bar.txt /to/some/directory".
BOFH excuse #397: T-1's congested due to porn traffic to the news server.
BOFH excuse #397: T-1's congested due to porn traffic to the news server.
Debian Hint #24: If you would like to thank a maintainer for handling an issue, check out reportbug --kudos.
Debian Hint #24: If you would like to thank a maintainer for handling an issue, check out reportbug --kudos.
BOFH excuse #277: Your Flux Capacitor has gone bad.
BOFH excuse #277: Your Flux Capacitor has gone bad.
BOFH excuse #277: Your Flux Capacitor has gone bad.
BOFH excuse #277: Your Flux Capacitor has gone bad.
BOFH excuse #351: PEBKAC (Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair)
BOFH excuse #351: PEBKAC (Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair)
To deactivate a service at boot, for example, apache2: 'sudo update-rc.d -f apache2 remove'. To activate it: 'sudo update-rc.d apache2 install defaults'.
To deactivate a service at boot, for example, apache2: 'sudo update-rc.d -f apache2 remove'. To activate it: 'sudo update-rc.d apache2 install defaults'.
Monday, March 21, 2011
BOFH excuse #199: the curls in your keyboard cord are losing electricity.
BOFH excuse #199: the curls in your keyboard cord are losing electricity.
'etckeeper' allows you to save changes you make to /etc in a bazaar repository. Useful to track and revert changes. http://tinyurl.com/etckeeper
'etckeeper' allows you to save changes you make to /etc in a bazaar repository. Useful to track and revert changes. http://tinyurl.com/etckeeper
BOFH excuse #110: The rolling stones concert down the road caused a brown out
BOFH excuse #110: The rolling stones concert down the road caused a brown out
Today is Sweetmorn, the 8th day of Discord in the YOLD 3177
Today is Sweetmorn, the 8th day of Discord in the YOLD 3177
BOFH excuse #281: The co-locator cannot verify the frame-relay gateway to the ISDN server.
BOFH excuse #281: The co-locator cannot verify the frame-relay gateway to the ISDN server.
BOFH excuse #56: Electricians made popcorn in the power supply
BOFH excuse #56: Electricians made popcorn in the power supply
BOFH excuse #199: the curls in your keyboard cord are losing electricity.
BOFH excuse #199: the curls in your keyboard cord are losing electricity.
Sunday, March 20, 2011
BOFH excuse #36: dynamic software linking table corrupted
BOFH excuse #36: dynamic software linking table corrupted
BOFH excuse #371: Incorrectly configured static routes on the corerouters.
BOFH excuse #371: Incorrectly configured static routes on the corerouters.
Today is Setting Orange, the 7th day of Discord in the YOLD 3177
Today is Setting Orange, the 7th day of Discord in the YOLD 3177
Instead of typing the user and group, if they are the same (like for www-data) you can just type the user followed by a colon: 'sudo chown -R www-data: *'
Instead of typing the user and group, if they are the same (like for www-data) you can just type the user followed by a colon: 'sudo chown -R www-data: *'
Debian Hint #36: If you want to track Debian sid and have a small download quota or a really slow connection, check out the debdelta package.
Debian Hint #36: If you want to track Debian sid and have a small download quota or a really slow connection, check out the debdelta package.
BOFH excuse #150: Arcserve crashed the server again.
BOFH excuse #150: Arcserve crashed the server again.
Saturday, March 19, 2011
BOFH excuse #218: The UPS doesn't have a battery backup.
BOFH excuse #218: The UPS doesn't have a battery backup.
BOFH excuse #124: user to computer ration too low.
BOFH excuse #124: user to computer ration too low.
Today is Prickle-Prickle, the 6th day of Discord in the YOLD 3177
Today is Prickle-Prickle, the 6th day of Discord in the YOLD 3177
BOFH excuse #55: Plumber mistook routing panel for decorative wall fixture
BOFH excuse #55: Plumber mistook routing panel for decorative wall fixture
BOFH excuse #103: operators on strike due to broken coffee machine
BOFH excuse #103: operators on strike due to broken coffee machine
BOFH excuse #53: Little hamster in running wheel had coronary; waiting for replacement to be Fedexed from Wyoming
BOFH excuse #53: Little hamster in running wheel had coronary; waiting for replacement to be Fedexed from Wyoming
Friday, March 18, 2011
BOFH excuse #185: system consumed all the paper for paging
BOFH excuse #185: system consumed all the paper for paging
BOFH excuse #112: The monitor is plugged into the serial port
BOFH excuse #112: The monitor is plugged into the serial port
BOFH excuse #207: We are currently trying a new concept of using a live mouse. Unfortunately, one has yet to survive being hooked up to the computer.....please bear with us.
BOFH excuse #207: We are currently trying a new concept of using a live mouse. Unfortunately, one has yet to survive being hooked up to the computer.....please bear with us.
BOFH excuse #230: Lusers learning curve appears to be fractal
BOFH excuse #230: Lusers learning curve appears to be fractal
BOFH excuse #198: Post-it Note Sludge leaked into the monitor.
BOFH excuse #198: Post-it Note Sludge leaked into the monitor.
BOFH excuse #156: Zombie processes haunting the computer
BOFH excuse #156: Zombie processes haunting the computer
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Debian Hint #29: Keep your system clock accurate - install the 'ntpdate' package and configure it to set the time at startup. In addition, machines which are turned on most or all of the time should have the 'ntp' package installed to keep the time accurate in between reboots.
Debian Hint #29: Keep your system clock accurate - install the 'ntpdate' package and configure it to set the time at startup. In addition, machines which are turned on most or all of the time should have the 'ntp' package installed to keep the time accurate in between reboots.
Want to run your own cloud infrastructure in your enterprise? Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud powered by Eucalyptus has what you need: http://www.ubuntu.com/cloud
Want to run your own cloud infrastructure in your enterprise? Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud powered by Eucalyptus has what you need: http://www.ubuntu.com/cloud
BOFH excuse #196: Me no internet, only janitor, me just wax floors.
BOFH excuse #196: Me no internet, only janitor, me just wax floors.
Today is Boomtime, the 4th day of Discord in the YOLD 3177
Today is Boomtime, the 4th day of Discord in the YOLD 3177
BOFH excuse #280: Traceroute says that there is a routing problem in the backbone. It's not our problem.
BOFH excuse #280: Traceroute says that there is a routing problem in the backbone. It's not our problem.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
BOFH excuse #257: That would be because the software doesn't work.
BOFH excuse #257: That would be because the software doesn't work.
BOFH excuse #80: That's a great computer you have there; have you considered how it would work as a BSD machine?
BOFH excuse #80: That's a great computer you have there; have you considered how it would work as a BSD machine?
BOFH excuse #360: Your parity check is overdrawn and you're out of cache.
BOFH excuse #360: Your parity check is overdrawn and you're out of cache.
Today is Sweetmorn, the 3rd day of Discord in the YOLD 3177
Today is Sweetmorn, the 3rd day of Discord in the YOLD 3177
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
BOFH excuse #367: Webmasters kidnapped by evil cult.
BOFH excuse #367: Webmasters kidnapped by evil cult.
BOFH excuse #382: Someone was smoking in the computer room and set off the halon systems.
BOFH excuse #382: Someone was smoking in the computer room and set off the halon systems.
BOFH excuse #195: We only support a 28000 bps connection.
BOFH excuse #195: We only support a 28000 bps connection.
Today is Setting Orange, the 2nd day of Discord in the YOLD 3177
Today is Setting Orange, the 2nd day of Discord in the YOLD 3177
BOFH excuse #53: Little hamster in running wheel had coronary; waiting for replacement to be Fedexed from Wyoming
BOFH excuse #53: Little hamster in running wheel had coronary; waiting for replacement to be Fedexed from Wyoming
BOFH excuse #440: Cache miss - please take better aim next time
BOFH excuse #440: Cache miss - please take better aim next time
BOFH excuse #111: The salesman drove over the CPU board.
BOFH excuse #111: The salesman drove over the CPU board.
Successive commands usually process the same argument. 'Alt-.' inserts the last argument of the previous command. GNU readline rocks, read the manual.
Successive commands usually process the same argument. 'Alt-.' inserts the last argument of the previous command. GNU readline rocks, read the manual.
To deactivate a service at boot, for example, apache2: 'sudo update-rc.d -f apache2 remove'. To activate it: 'sudo update-rc.d apache2 install defaults'.
To deactivate a service at boot, for example, apache2: 'sudo update-rc.d -f apache2 remove'. To activate it: 'sudo update-rc.d apache2 install defaults'.
Monday, March 14, 2011
BOFH excuse #319: Your computer hasn't been returning all the bits it gets from the Internet.
BOFH excuse #319: Your computer hasn't been returning all the bits it gets from the Internet.
Debian Hint #30: Documentation can be made available at http://localhost/ by installing the 'doc-base' and 'doc-central' packages and their dependencies.
Debian Hint #30: Documentation can be made available at http://localhost/ by installing the 'doc-base' and 'doc-central' packages and their dependencies.
Today is Prickle-Prickle, the 1st day of Discord in the YOLD 3177
Today is Prickle-Prickle, the 1st day of Discord in the YOLD 3177
BOFH excuse #315: The recent proliferation of Nuclear Testing
BOFH excuse #315: The recent proliferation of Nuclear Testing
Debian Hint #10: There are Debian mailing lists for everything from user questions to debates over what to put into the Debian Policy documents. Check out the list at http://www.debian.org/MailingLists/ and subscribe to those that interest you.
Debian Hint #10: There are Debian mailing lists for everything from user questions to debates over what to put into the Debian Policy documents. Check out the list at http://www.debian.org/MailingLists/ and subscribe to those that interest you.
BOFH excuse #367: Webmasters kidnapped by evil cult.
BOFH excuse #367: Webmasters kidnapped by evil cult.
BOFH excuse #280: Traceroute says that there is a routing problem in the backbone. It's not our problem.
BOFH excuse #280: Traceroute says that there is a routing problem in the backbone. It's not our problem.
BOFH excuse #435: Internet shut down due to maintenance
BOFH excuse #435: Internet shut down due to maintenance
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Did you know that releases of Ubuntu labeled LTS are maintained for 5 years on servers? 'cat /etc/lsb-release' will tell you which release you are on.
Did you know that releases of Ubuntu labeled LTS are maintained for 5 years on servers? 'cat /etc/lsb-release' will tell you which release you are on.
BOFH excuse #273: The cord jumped over and hit the power switch.
BOFH excuse #273: The cord jumped over and hit the power switch.
Today is Pungenday, the 73rd day of Chaos in the YOLD 3177
Today is Pungenday, the 73rd day of Chaos in the YOLD 3177
BOFH excuse #251: Processes running slowly due to weak power supply
BOFH excuse #251: Processes running slowly due to weak power supply
Instead of typing the user and group, if they are the same (like for www-data) you can just type the user followed by a colon: 'sudo chown -R www-data: *'
Instead of typing the user and group, if they are the same (like for www-data) you can just type the user followed by a colon: 'sudo chown -R www-data: *'
BOFH excuse #199: the curls in your keyboard cord are losing electricity.
BOFH excuse #199: the curls in your keyboard cord are losing electricity.
BOFH excuse #235: The new frame relay network hasn't bedded down the software loop transmitter yet.
BOFH excuse #235: The new frame relay network hasn't bedded down the software loop transmitter yet.
BOFH excuse #207: We are currently trying a new concept of using a live mouse. Unfortunately, one has yet to survive being hooked up to the computer.....please bear with us.
BOFH excuse #207: We are currently trying a new concept of using a live mouse. Unfortunately, one has yet to survive being hooked up to the computer.....please bear with us.
Debian Hint #3: You can use 'apt-cache search ' to search for words in the descriptions of all available packages.
Debian Hint #3: You can use 'apt-cache search <words>' to search for words in the descriptions of all available packages.
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Keep your servers time in sync, use the ntpd package. https://help.ubuntu.com/9.10/serverguide/C/NTP.html
Keep your servers time in sync, use the ntpd package. https://help.ubuntu.com/9.10/serverguide/C/NTP.html
BOFH excuse #346: Your/our computer(s) had suffered a memory leak, and we are waiting for them to be topped up.
BOFH excuse #346: Your/our computer(s) had suffered a memory leak, and we are waiting for them to be topped up.
BOFH excuse #342: HTTPD Error 4004 : very old Intel cpu - insufficient processing power
BOFH excuse #342: HTTPD Error 4004 : very old Intel cpu - insufficient processing power
Today is Boomtime, the 72nd day of Chaos in the YOLD 3177
Today is Boomtime, the 72nd day of Chaos in the YOLD 3177
Use awk to quickly filter columns from some command output. e.g.: ls -l | awk '{print $3 " " $9}'
Use awk to quickly filter columns from some command output. e.g.: ls -l | awk '{print $3 " " $9}'
BOFH excuse #112: The monitor is plugged into the serial port
BOFH excuse #112: The monitor is plugged into the serial port
Use awk to quickly filter columns from some command output. e.g.: ls -l | awk '{print $3 " " $9}'
Use awk to quickly filter columns from some command output. e.g.: ls -l | awk '{print $3 " " $9}'
BOFH excuse #346: Your/our computer(s) had suffered a memory leak, and we are waiting for them to be topped up.
BOFH excuse #346: Your/our computer(s) had suffered a memory leak, and we are waiting for them to be topped up.
BOFH excuse #435: Internet shut down due to maintenance
BOFH excuse #435: Internet shut down due to maintenance
Friday, March 11, 2011
BOFH excuse #56: Electricians made popcorn in the power supply
BOFH excuse #56: Electricians made popcorn in the power supply
Today is Sweetmorn, the 71st day of Chaos in the YOLD 3177
Today is Sweetmorn, the 71st day of Chaos in the YOLD 3177
BOFH excuse #256: You need to install an RTFM interface.
BOFH excuse #256: You need to install an RTFM interface.
BOFH excuse #264: Your modem doesn't speak English.
BOFH excuse #264: Your modem doesn't speak English.
BOFH excuse #185: system consumed all the paper for paging
BOFH excuse #185: system consumed all the paper for paging
BOFH excuse #243: The computer fleetly, mouse and all.
BOFH excuse #243: The computer fleetly, mouse and all.
BOFH excuse #142: new guy cross-connected phone lines with ac power bus.
BOFH excuse #142: new guy cross-connected phone lines with ac power bus.
Debian Hint #18: Quality control information about a package can be found by going to http://packages.qa.debian.org/; this page provides links to the Maintainer's QA page, the BTS, news items for the package, and information on which versions are available in which archives.
Debian Hint #18: Quality control information about a package can be found by going to http://packages.qa.debian.org/<package>; this page provides links to the Maintainer's QA page, the BTS, news items for the package, and information on which versions are available in which archives.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
BOFH excuse #351: PEBKAC (Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair)
BOFH excuse #351: PEBKAC (Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair)
BOFH excuse #323: Your processor has processed too many instructions. Turn it off immediately, do not type any commands!!
BOFH excuse #323: Your processor has processed too many instructions. Turn it off immediately, do not type any commands!!
Today is Setting Orange, the 70th day of Chaos in the YOLD 3177
Today is Setting Orange, the 70th day of Chaos in the YOLD 3177
BOFH excuse #287: Telecommunications is downshifting.
BOFH excuse #287: Telecommunications is downshifting.
BOFH excuse #153: Big to little endian conversion error
BOFH excuse #153: Big to little endian conversion error
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
BOFH excuse #274: It was OK before you touched it.
BOFH excuse #274: It was OK before you touched it.
To deactivate a service at boot, for example, apache2: 'sudo update-rc.d -f apache2 remove'. To activate it: 'sudo update-rc.d apache2 install defaults'.
To deactivate a service at boot, for example, apache2: 'sudo update-rc.d -f apache2 remove'. To activate it: 'sudo update-rc.d apache2 install defaults'.
BOFH excuse #434: Please state the nature of the technical emergency
BOFH excuse #434: Please state the nature of the technical emergency
BOFH excuse #29: It works the way the Wang did, what's the problem
BOFH excuse #29: It works the way the Wang did, what's the problem
Today is Prickle-Prickle, the 69th day of Chaos in the YOLD 3177
Today is Prickle-Prickle, the 69th day of Chaos in the YOLD 3177
BOFH excuse #168: le0: no carrier: transceiver cable problem?
BOFH excuse #168: le0: no carrier: transceiver cable problem?
BOFH excuse #308: CD-ROM server needs recalibration
BOFH excuse #308: CD-ROM server needs recalibration
BOFH excuse #426: internet is needed to catch the etherbunny
BOFH excuse #426: internet is needed to catch the etherbunny
BOFH excuse #209: Only people with names beginning with 'A' are getting mail this week (a la Microsoft)
BOFH excuse #209: Only people with names beginning with 'A' are getting mail this week (a la Microsoft)
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
BOFH excuse #113: Root nameservers are out of sync
BOFH excuse #113: Root nameservers are out of sync
BOFH excuse #245: The Borg tried to assimilate your system. Resistance is futile.
BOFH excuse #245: The Borg tried to assimilate your system. Resistance is futile.
Today is Pungenday, the 68th day of Chaos in the YOLD 3177
Today is Pungenday, the 68th day of Chaos in the YOLD 3177
BOFH excuse #102: Power company testing new voltage spike (creation) equipment
BOFH excuse #102: Power company testing new voltage spike (creation) equipment
BOFH excuse #114: electro-magnetic pulses from French above ground nuke testing.
BOFH excuse #114: electro-magnetic pulses from French above ground nuke testing.
BOFH excuse #185: system consumed all the paper for paging
BOFH excuse #185: system consumed all the paper for paging
BOFH excuse #285: Telecommunications is upgrading.
BOFH excuse #285: Telecommunications is upgrading.
Monday, March 7, 2011
BOFH excuse #282: High altitude condensation from U.S.A.F prototype aircraft has contaminated the primary subnet mask. Turn off your computer for 9 days to avoid damaging it.
BOFH excuse #282: High altitude condensation from U.S.A.F prototype aircraft has contaminated the primary subnet mask. Turn off your computer for 9 days to avoid damaging it.
BOFH excuse #188: ..disk or the processor is on fire.
BOFH excuse #188: ..disk or the processor is on fire.
Today is Boomtime, the 67th day of Chaos in the YOLD 3177
Today is Boomtime, the 67th day of Chaos in the YOLD 3177
BOFH excuse #111: The salesman drove over the CPU board.
BOFH excuse #111: The salesman drove over the CPU board.
BOFH excuse #416: We're out of slots on the server
BOFH excuse #416: We're out of slots on the server
BOFH excuse #398: Data for intranet got routed through the extranet and landed on the internet.
BOFH excuse #398: Data for intranet got routed through the extranet and landed on the internet.
Debian Hint #10: There are Debian mailing lists for everything from user questions to debates over what to put into the Debian Policy documents. Check out the list at http://www.debian.org/MailingLists/ and subscribe to those that interest you.
Debian Hint #10: There are Debian mailing lists for everything from user questions to debates over what to put into the Debian Policy documents. Check out the list at http://www.debian.org/MailingLists/ and subscribe to those that interest you.
BOFH excuse #145: Flat tire on station wagon with tapes. ("Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon full of tapes hurling down the highway" Andrew S. Tannenbaum)
BOFH excuse #145: Flat tire on station wagon with tapes. ("Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon full of tapes hurling down the highway" Andrew S. Tannenbaum)
BOFH excuse #214: Fluorescent lights are generating negative ions. If turning them off doesn't work, take them out and put tin foil on the ends.
BOFH excuse #214: Fluorescent lights are generating negative ions. If turning them off doesn't work, take them out and put tin foil on the ends.
Sunday, March 6, 2011
BOFH excuse #209: Only people with names beginning with 'A' are getting mail this week (a la Microsoft)
BOFH excuse #209: Only people with names beginning with 'A' are getting mail this week (a la Microsoft)
BOFH excuse #56: Electricians made popcorn in the power supply
BOFH excuse #56: Electricians made popcorn in the power supply
BOFH excuse #323: Your processor has processed too many instructions. Turn it off immediately, do not type any commands!!
BOFH excuse #323: Your processor has processed too many instructions. Turn it off immediately, do not type any commands!!
Today is Sweetmorn, the 66th day of Chaos in the YOLD 3177
Today is Sweetmorn, the 66th day of Chaos in the YOLD 3177
BOFH excuse #320: You've been infected by the Telescoping Hubble virus.
BOFH excuse #320: You've been infected by the Telescoping Hubble virus.
BOFH excuse #293: You must've hit the wrong any key.
BOFH excuse #293: You must've hit the wrong any key.
BOFH excuse #453: Spider infestation in warm case parts
BOFH excuse #453: Spider infestation in warm case parts
BOFH excuse #123: user to computer ratio too high.
BOFH excuse #123: user to computer ratio too high.
BOFH excuse #450: Terrorists crashed an airplane into the server room, have to remove /bin/laden. (rm -rf /bin/laden)
BOFH excuse #450: Terrorists crashed an airplane into the server room, have to remove /bin/laden. (rm -rf /bin/laden)
BOFH excuse #145: Flat tire on station wagon with tapes. ("Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon full of tapes hurling down the highway" Andrew S. Tannenbaum)
BOFH excuse #145: Flat tire on station wagon with tapes. ("Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon full of tapes hurling down the highway" Andrew S. Tannenbaum)
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Today is Setting Orange, the 65th day of Chaos in the YOLD 3177
Today is Setting Orange, the 65th day of Chaos in the YOLD 3177
BOFH excuse #391: We already sent around a notice about that.
BOFH excuse #391: We already sent around a notice about that.
BOFH excuse #202: kernel panic: write-only-memory (/dev/wom0) capacity exceeded.
BOFH excuse #202: kernel panic: write-only-memory (/dev/wom0) capacity exceeded.
BOFH excuse #228: That function is not currently supported, but Bill Gates assures us it will be featured in the next upgrade.
BOFH excuse #228: That function is not currently supported, but Bill Gates assures us it will be featured in the next upgrade.
Friday, March 4, 2011
BOFH excuse #199: the curls in your keyboard cord are losing electricity.
BOFH excuse #199: the curls in your keyboard cord are losing electricity.
BOFH excuse #134: because of network lag due to too many people playing deathmatch
BOFH excuse #134: because of network lag due to too many people playing deathmatch
If you need to compile a piece of software, you may need to install the build-essential package. Use 'sudo apt-get install build-essential'.
If you need to compile a piece of software, you may need to install the build-essential package. Use 'sudo apt-get install build-essential'.
Today is Prickle-Prickle, the 64th day of Chaos in the YOLD 3177
Today is Prickle-Prickle, the 64th day of Chaos in the YOLD 3177
BOFH excuse #230: Lusers learning curve appears to be fractal
BOFH excuse #230: Lusers learning curve appears to be fractal
BOFH excuse #428: Firmware update in the coffee machine
BOFH excuse #428: Firmware update in the coffee machine
BOFH excuse #103: operators on strike due to broken coffee machine
BOFH excuse #103: operators on strike due to broken coffee machine
BOFH excuse #112: The monitor is plugged into the serial port
BOFH excuse #112: The monitor is plugged into the serial port
BOFH excuse #103: operators on strike due to broken coffee machine
BOFH excuse #103: operators on strike due to broken coffee machine
BOFH excuse #368: Failure to adjust for daylight savings time.
BOFH excuse #368: Failure to adjust for daylight savings time.
BOFH excuse #273: The cord jumped over and hit the power switch.
BOFH excuse #273: The cord jumped over and hit the power switch.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
BOFH excuse #256: You need to install an RTFM interface.
BOFH excuse #256: You need to install an RTFM interface.
BOFH excuse #54: Evil dogs hypnotised the night shift
BOFH excuse #54: Evil dogs hypnotised the night shift
Default installations do not provide a complete version of the vim text editor. Install vim-full if vi is your preferred editor.
Default installations do not provide a complete version of the vim text editor. Install vim-full if vi is your preferred editor.
Today is Pungenday, the 63rd day of Chaos in the YOLD 3177
Today is Pungenday, the 63rd day of Chaos in the YOLD 3177
BOFH excuse #108: The air conditioning water supply pipe ruptured over the machine room
BOFH excuse #108: The air conditioning water supply pipe ruptured over the machine room
BOFH excuse #281: The co-locator cannot verify the frame-relay gateway to the ISDN server.
BOFH excuse #281: The co-locator cannot verify the frame-relay gateway to the ISDN server.
BOFH excuse #110: The rolling stones concert down the road caused a brown out
BOFH excuse #110: The rolling stones concert down the road caused a brown out
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
BOFH excuse #290: The CPU has shifted, and become decentralized.
BOFH excuse #290: The CPU has shifted, and become decentralized.
BOFH excuse #198: Post-it Note Sludge leaked into the monitor.
BOFH excuse #198: Post-it Note Sludge leaked into the monitor.
Today is Boomtime, the 62nd day of Chaos in the YOLD 3177
Today is Boomtime, the 62nd day of Chaos in the YOLD 3177
BOFH excuse #185: system consumed all the paper for paging
BOFH excuse #185: system consumed all the paper for paging
BOFH excuse #372: Forced to support NT servers; sysadmins quit.
BOFH excuse #372: Forced to support NT servers; sysadmins quit.
BOFH excuse #256: You need to install an RTFM interface.
BOFH excuse #256: You need to install an RTFM interface.
BOFH excuse #273: The cord jumped over and hit the power switch.
BOFH excuse #273: The cord jumped over and hit the power switch.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
BOFH excuse #102: Power company testing new voltage spike (creation) equipment
BOFH excuse #102: Power company testing new voltage spike (creation) equipment
BOFH excuse #207: We are currently trying a new concept of using a live mouse. Unfortunately, one has yet to survive being hooked up to the computer.....please bear with us.
BOFH excuse #207: We are currently trying a new concept of using a live mouse. Unfortunately, one has yet to survive being hooked up to the computer.....please bear with us.
Today is Sweetmorn, the 61st day of Chaos in the YOLD 3177
Today is Sweetmorn, the 61st day of Chaos in the YOLD 3177
BOFH excuse #311: transient bus protocol violation
BOFH excuse #311: transient bus protocol violation
BOFH excuse #106: The electrician didn't know what the yellow cable was so he yanked the ethernet out.
BOFH excuse #106: The electrician didn't know what the yellow cable was so he yanked the ethernet out.
BOFH excuse #259: Someone's tie is caught in the printer, and if anything else gets printed, he'll be in it too.
BOFH excuse #259: Someone's tie is caught in the printer, and if anything else gets printed, he'll be in it too.
BOFH excuse #351: PEBKAC (Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair)
BOFH excuse #351: PEBKAC (Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair)
BOFH excuse #320: You've been infected by the Telescoping Hubble virus.
BOFH excuse #320: You've been infected by the Telescoping Hubble virus.
BOFH excuse #116: the real ttys became pseudo ttys and vice-versa.
BOFH excuse #116: the real ttys became pseudo ttys and vice-versa.
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