linux

Same file, different filename due to encoding problem?

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I was about to diff a backup from it’s source to manually verify that the data is correct. Some chars, like åäö, is not shown correctly on the original data but as the clients (over samba) interpret it correctly it’s nothing to worry about. The data restored from backup shows the chars correctly, leading diff to not consider them to be the same files (with diffs, but rather completely different files).

Linux raid disappears after reboot

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My troubleshooting ability in Linux is not impressive, just so you know. I can follow instructions very well on the other hand. I have a Linux server with Linux raid. It was working well with no problems for about half a year but then I had a power failure and have been getting the same problem ever since. After rebuilding the raid all my files are still there, so that’s a good thing. When I reboot the server the raid device md0 is gone.

user ID less than 1000 on CentOS 7

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I am now installing a new Linux server with CentOS-7. Before, I used CentOS-6 on all machines and used uid = 555 for my account. However, on CentOS-7, it seems that uid <= 999 are reserved for system (accoding to some articles on the net). For testing purpose, I have tried to make an account with uid = 555, such that

What is the benefit of /etc/apt/sources.list.d over /etc/apt/sources.list

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I know this question has been asked before, but I do not accept the answer, “you can clearly see custom additions”. When I add ppa’s (which I have not done in years), I hit a key on my keyboard labeled “Enter” which allows me to add an empty line before the new entry (I would even add an explanatory comment, but I am a tech writer, so ….). I like my sources.conf clean and neat.