Tag Archives: centos

Disable SELinux

Posted on November 20, 2012 by

There are times when disabling SELinux is required for some webapp to work. You can modify the SELinux from /etc/selinux/config Modifying the config file will make SELinux to be enabled (default), permissive or disabled upon boot up. To temporarily disable … Continue reading →

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CentOS6.2: Installing apache webserver

Posted on June 8, 2012 by

I really like Debian based linux, and I really prefer apt to yum. Searching packages from apt is easier than from yum in my humble opinion. CentOS rename the package the same as RedHat I supposed, apache cannot be found … Continue reading →

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CentOS6.2: Static IP and default gateway

Posted on June 8, 2012 by

I am a debian linux user, the way CentOS configures is slightly different, this post is a reminder for myself. Statically assign ip address to an interface on boot Edit the script file /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 Use a text editor to put … Continue reading →

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GRUB legacy

Posted on January 31, 2012 by

GRUB legacy is the predecessor of GRUB2, recently I have been doing backups of a HDD and need to transfer the contents into a new HDD. The previous HDD was using CentOS 6.2, CentOS is using grub 0.97 which is … Continue reading →

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