Category Archives: System Admin

If you are using an application that needs PostgreSQL connections on your LAN, don’t forget to add, or replace, in file postgresql.conf – listen_addresses =’*’ Otherwise, postgres will bind only to ‘localhost’ and won’t be accessible from your network. You … Continue reading →

For setup of the Zonet ZPS2102: The default IP is 192.168.0.10 … in the Add Printer dialogs, choose Network Printer, then enter the IP address, the queue (default is: LP1) and choose the model. The Device URI, when you are … Continue reading →

For example, I needed to add the group execute (list directory) bit to every subdirectory in the tree below the currrent directory. Most of the simple ways get tripped up by filename quoting, or embedded spaces in directory names. Here’s … Continue reading →

If you like this, please consider donating to fund further development. After years of frustration waiting for the Mozilla Thunderbird folks to add the ability to edit LDAP address-books, and years of frustration with the pigheadedness and brain-damagedness of LDAP … Continue reading →

Here’s a little script you can add to your crontab, to periodically email the administrators of each mailman mailing list both the list of current members and the mailing-list’s full configuration. This gives you both an audit trail of membership … Continue reading →