Recent Posts Tagged With 'Linux'

• Open File Limit

  Posted on Tuesday July 14th, 2009 at 10:37 in Computers, Linux

  I need to look this up every once in a while, and it’s not as easy to find as I like, so it lives here now. To increase the open file limit for all users on pam-based Linux: $ ulimit -n 1024 $ sudo bash $ echo '* - nofile 65535' >> /etc...

• Be Safe Out There

  Posted on Thursday September 18th, 2008 at 09:36 in Linux, Networking, laptops

  I’m paranoid. Recently I’ve setup an easy, straight-forward system to secure my MacBook Pro wifi usage when not at home. Here’s what I did. Install Ubuntu 8.04.1 Server on my MacMini at home Install OpenSSH Update OpenSSH (server) ...