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• Custom Kernel
  ...e your kernel configurations to disable [[APIC]] so that you can still use the [[ACPI]] features. Or you may choose to [[Disable ACPI]] altogether. Or p ...date the base with the command {{cmd|[[freebsd-update]]}} before compiling the custom kernel.
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• Rsync
  ...PU - ''very'' useful for synchronizing across low-bandwidth networks, like the internet.
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• Boot Manager
  ... on various hard drives or partitions. It's pretty basic, just presenting the user with a (default ten second) chance to press F1 for selection 1, etc. ...he boot manager, but now you want to get ''rid'' of it, you'll need to use the sysinstall method no matter what.
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• Samba, Configuration
  ...a windows machine to have unfettered access to appropriate shares based on the currently logged in user. This article assumes you have a fresh, unconfigur == Setting up your shares on the machine ==
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• Vi
  ...nful for the novice to use, it is well worth expending the effort to learn the basics anyway - you will probably never encounter a unixlike computer that Since it is a part of the FreeBSD base system, [[vi]] will be both installed and in your [[path]], so
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• At
  ... handy use of the '''at''' scheduler is to schedule lengthy jobs to run in the background immediately - that way even if you need to (or are forced to) cl ...commands to be scheduled, you press CTRL-D (aka the [[eof]] character) and the scheduler tells you what your job number is and what shell it will be execu
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• COPY
  ... for copying files. Under FreeBSD and other unixlike OSes, the equivalent command is [[cp]]. -H follow symbolic [[links]] in the command line, if -R is specified
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• Sysinstall
  ...t any time from the command line. The [[man]] page for sysinstall warns of the following bug: ... the mean time sysinstall has been cloned creating sade(4) which gives you the same configuration ability and is available in Release 9.x.
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• Redirection
  ...l redirection operators include: '''>''', '''>>''', '''<''', '''<<''', and the ever popular '''|'''. ...ends output to a program (frequently, a [[:Category:System Commands|system command]] like [[grep]])
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• MySQL, Simple Installation
  ... PHP in a web-database related role, with no direct foreign connections to the MySQL server. All connections will be made internally.) ...alling MySQL Server and Client, version 4.0.20 (current in my ports tree.) The steps listed here will very likely work for newer versions available when y
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• MySQL, setting root password
  ...r putty session or other ssh client, WATCH OUT FOR LINEBREAKS. If you copy the carriage return as well, you really did just set your password to 'new-pass If that happens, you'll have to issue a slightly different command to change a current password.
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• Firewall, Configuring
  ==Don't need NAT? don't rebuild the kernel!== ...ss you want NAT function enabled. You'll still need a ruleset to deal with the traffic your machine gets, of course.
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• Postfix, relay MX
  ...ly many relays which show as the primary MX record for a domain. Ideally, the true destination MX will not show up in DNS at all - to prevent spammers fr ...eters. This will dump the binary in /usr/local/sbin and the manpages into the appropriate places.
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• Apachectl
  '''apachectl''' is a simple tool used to make it easier to start and stop the [[apache]] webserver. ...'' - starts the webserver. Reports whether or not it successfully started the server, but DON'T take its word for it - apachectl often lies through its b
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• Natd
  ... [[gateway]]s. Its behavior is controlled both through the use of command line switches and a configuration file, typically located at /etc/[[natd.conf]].
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• .cshrc
  ...of the first things people do is to change the command line prompt to show the directory name of where you are currently located at.<br> This way you all ways know where you are in the system directory tree.
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• Patching
  One of the blesses and curses of the open source world is that since you can get everything in readable and edit ...h using [[diff]] so that others can take advantage of your fix by patching the original source with it.
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• Mplayer Installation
  This is a quick guide to installing the Mplayer port. ... that restrict them to use with certain programs. We only distribute them, the rest is your responsibility.''
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• Network, troubleshooting
  If you suddenly can't get to the internet, the best thing to do is to find out exactly what's broken first. Makes sense, r ...the state of your interfaces; if a cable's come unplugged, you'll see that the interface isn't connected.
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• Updating the system
  .../freebsd-security-notifications FreeBSD security notifications] and follow the instructions in each advisory. Otherwise, read on. In FreeBSD, the base system and ports can be updated independently if desired. Here's how t
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