windows 7 and samba: map network drive and remember my login

by prettyscripts on 2011-11-24 10:25:00 • Leave a comment »

ever since upgrading my pc to win7, i'm always asked to enter my login to a network drive connected to a linux server via samba even everytime i restarted my pc, though the option Remember my credentials is checked. why does window provides an option t… more »

Tags: credential, linux, login, network, samba, win7, windows

linux and php: timezone setting

by prettyscripts on 2011-11-08 16:48:00 • Leave a comment »

unix

recently a server was upgraded to fc14 with php v538 and when runnning php based website, i get the following warning: PHP Warning: date(): It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting… more »

Tags: apache, php, timezone, unix

fedora: disable default apache page

by prettyscripts on 2011-04-27 10:44:00 • Leave a comment »

unix

by default when fedora / redhat linux is installed, a 'fedora test page' is displayed when apache server is started. or when websites are configured on server, denying ip address via .htaccess, the same default page is displayed. to disable this page,… more »

Tags: apache, default, deny, fedora, htaccess, linux, red hat

ubuntu: add user

by prettyscripts on 2009-10-15 10:23:11 • Leave a comment »

unix

there are 2 commands to add user: userad and adduser. (the commands could be the same for other linux.) adduser is easier to use. it prompts for relevant information. to allow new user to run sudo, run: $ usermod -G admin <username> more »

Tags: linux, ubuntu, user