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====== Howto's ======
Here are my howto's. Giv'em a shot and tell me what you think [[domingo@domingo.dk|Thomas]]




===== Mail =====

[[howtos:mailserver|Mail Server - Suse 9.3]] - Building a mailserver with Courier, MySQL and Postfixadmin

[[howtos:dshield_postfix_map_script|Postfix Dshield map script]] - Dshield IP list as Postfix block map

[[howtos:url_spam_block_postfix|Postfix URL Spam block script]] - Block mails containing known spam URL's

[[howtos:mailserverhardy|Mail Server - Ubuntu]] - Building a mailserver on Ubuntu Hardy Heron FIXME

[[howtos:regex-stuff-mail|Regex Stuff]] - Regex stuff

[[sasl-dovecot-postfix-ssl|Secure Imap with SASL]] - Get Secure Email Through IMAP

[[Dspam ham-spam learning script]]

[[Postfix-Dovecot-Sieve]] - Server-side filtering
===== PXE =====
[[Setup a simple PXE server for install or rescue]]

===== FTP server =====

[[howtos:pure-ftpd|Pure-FTPd and MySQL]] - Using Pure-FTPd with MySQL

[[howtos:pure-ftpd-pureadmin|Pure-FTPd and PureAdmin]] - Using Pure-FTPd with PureAdmin

[[ProFTPd]] - Setting up a ftp server with MySQL and TLS


===== Apache Web Server =====
[[Digest Authentication]] - Using digest for user authentication

[[Log format including X-Forwarding-For]] - Log X-Forwarding-For information
===== Grub =====
[[howtos:grub_via_serial|Grub via serial]] - Get you boot options out on the serial interface

[[howtos:reinstall_grub|Reinstall Grub]] - Get Grub back in place

[[howtos:fix_grub|Fix grub]] - Get to boot again



===== Zenity Scripts =====
[[howtos:random_generator|Random Generator]] - Random Generator GUI based on Zenity

[[howtos:firewall_script|Laptop firewall]] - Firewall for my laptop GUI based on Zenity

[[howtos:mail_tester|Mail tester]] - Generate smtp mails for testing/performance

[[imagedescription|Exiftool]] - Insert exif Image Description
===== VMware / Virtualbox =====
[[howtos:vmware_usb|VMware and USB]] - USB not working on Linux host (only valid prior VMware Workstation 6)

[[VMware Tools on Hardy Heron]]

[[Virtualbox and USB]] - Getting access to host usb devices

[[VMware Sound on Hardy Heron]]

[[How to press ctrl-alt-del in Intrepid Ibex]]

[[Keyboard messed up i Intrepid Ibex]]

[[Force into BIOS]] - Force VM session into BIOS on reboot

[[Building floppy image for LSI driver]]

[[VMware Tools on Maverick Meerkat]]

[[VMware Tools on Precise Pandolin]]

[[VMware Workstation 9 on Ubuntu 12.10]]

[[VMware Workstation - Change Serial Number]]
===== Etc =====
[[howtos:apt-file|apt-file]] - Find missing packages

[[howtos:bash-scripting|Bash Scripting]] - Bash test and comparison functions

[[howtos:switching-monitor-ubuntu-feisty|Changing monitor output when using the proprietary ATI driver ]] - Fixing an annoying docking issue

[[howtos:disk-UUID|blkid]] - Find the disk UUID

[[howtos:move-swap|Move swap partition]] - Getting hibernation working after new/moved swap partition

[[howtos:iftab|Interface names]] - (un)Binding logical interface names / changing interface names

[[howtos:xorg.conf|My xorg.conf for Intel915 chipset and Samsung Syncmaster 959NF]]

[[howtos:wget|Wget stuff]]

[[howtos:rm_many_files|Delete many files]] - Getting the error "bash: /bin/rm: Argument list too long"

[[TrueCrypt icons]] - Desktop icons for TrueCrypt

[[Safe reboot a frozen machine]] - Raising an Elephant

[[Create a package list]] - Creating a list of installed packages for scripting

[[Making a deb]] - How to make a deb from source

[[syslog-ng on Ubuntu]] - Changing from syslog to syslog-ng

[[iptables]] - iptables stuff

[[loop-devices]] - mount: could not find any free loop device

[[bind-apparmor|Bind on Hardy]] - Some stuff for bind and Ubuntu Hardy Heron

[[bind-dhcpd-apparmor| DHCP and DNS]] - How to make DHCP update Bind

[[Serial Console]] - Setting up a serial console on a headless machine

[[Upload file via web]] - Python script to upload files between two machines

[[MySQL backup script]]

[[Encrypted USB Storage]] - Quick Guide to make an encrypted usb stick

[[exiftool]] - Adding exif tag info to pictures

[[fail2ban]] - Stopping brute force attacks

[[gopenvpn]] - Install Gopenvpn

[[De-base64]] - Decode base64 content

[[Move Pictures by Date]] - Bash script to reorganize your pictures

[[Remove ^M characters from file]] - Fix those damn Windows files

[[Encrypted disk partition]] - Using LUKS to encrypt a partition

[[Password Generator]] - Simple script

[[Script]] - A simple way of documenting output from the console

[[ISL]]

[[Get all Danish IP subenets]]

[[Setting network speed and duplex]]

[[Pure-ftpd Upload Script]]

[[Backup script with rsync]]

[[Check battery state with bash script]]

[[Make cool mail signatures with figlet]]

[[Watch filesystem activity with inotify]]

[[Automatic backup via FTP with fsniper]]

[[Certificate keystore tool - Portecle ]]

[[Persistent SSH - ssh with screen]]

[[Citrix ICA client on 64-bit Ubuntu]]

[[Bash loop examples]]

[[Domain renewal check]]

[[Symbian Error Codes]]

[[Google Authenticator]]

[[Backup a partition with dd and gzip]]

[[tcpdump]]

[[Generate a random password from command line]]

[[MySQL optimize]]

[[Recover deleted files]]

[[Run Wireshark as non-root]]

[[Setup a private Firefox Sync Server]]

[[Get DN from a Windows AD user]]

[[Clean up directory based on file age]]

[[Extract wifi keys from Windows desktop]]
===== OpenSSL =====


[[Generate A Self-Signed Certificate From Scratch]]

[[Generate a self-signed certificate for localhost]]

[[Generate A Certificate Signing Request]]

[[Generate A Certificate Signing Request with SHA-256]]

[[Generate A Certificate Signing Request with SAN]]

[[Create A Self-Signed Certificate From A Certificate Signing Request]]

[[View The Contents Of A Certificate]]

[[View The Signer Of A Certificate]]

[[View The Contents Of A Signing Request]]

[[Verify A Certificate Matches A Private Key]]

[[Create A Private Key]]

[[Encrypt A Private Key]]

[[Decrypt A Private Key]]

[[Convert PEM Format Certificate To PKCS12 Format Certificate]]

[[Convert PKCS12 Format Certificate To PEM Format Certificate]]

[[View The Contents Of A PKCS12 Formatted File]]

[[Run A Test Server]]

[[Run A Test Client]]

[[How do I retrieve a remote certificate]]

[[How do I extract information from a certificate]]

[[How do I verify a certificate]]

[[Import CA certificates for openssl to use]]

[[How do I connect to a secure SMTP server]]

[[Convert between DER and PEM]]

[[Convert a TDC/DanID certificate]]

[[Test a certificate chain]]

[[How do I get the fingerprint of a certificate]]

[[File encryption with OpenSSL]]

[[SSL/TLS tester - testssl.sh]]

[[Extract intermediate and root CA's from server]]

[[Check if OCSP stapling works]]

[[Certbot]]


===== OpenSSH =====

[[Generate new server keys]]
===== LiveUSB =====

[[Building a custom LiveUSB]]

[[Building a custom LiveUSB 2]]

[[Building DBAN bootable USB drive]]

===== Opera Mini =====

[[Tips]]
===== Ubuntu =====
[[howtos:ubuntu_gnome-obex-send|Bluetooth send file]] - Fixing Ubuntu Edgy gnome-obex-send 

[[howtos:firefox-ubuntu-feisty|I get server reset with Firefox in Feisty]] - Fixing user agent string

[[howtos:suspend-ubuntu-feisty|Suspend and Hibernation stopped working in Feisty]] - Fixing suspend/hibernation

[[howtos:suspend-ubuntu-heron|Suspend and Hibernation not working in Hardy Heron]] - Fixing suspend/hibernation

[[e1000e|Intel e1000e driver]] - Installing Intel's own nic driver

[[ip120|Ubuntu on IP120]] - Howto install Hardy on a Nokia IP120 (DO NOT WORK!!)

[[Create a package list]] - Creating a list of installed packages for scripting

[[Creating a local repository]] - Make a local repository of downloaded deb files

[[Middle Mouse Button Scrolling]] - Scrolling with three button mouse

[[Ibex and AltGr]]

[[Shutdown not powering off]]

[[Intel 3945/4965 Wireless Frequencies]] - How to associate beyond channel 11

[[Ideapad Critical Low Hibernate]] - Making hibernation work on critical low battery

[[Full disk encryption]] - Encrypted LVM with root and swap 

[[Securely delete files and folders in Nautilus]]

[[Adding permanent static routes]]

[[Changing MTU on interface]]

[[Apparmor and Ubuntu]]

[[Manual Install Sun Java]]

[[Disable TouchPad]]

[[axel File Downloader]]

[[NetworkManager and device not managed]]

[[Apt through a proxy server]]

[[Recover from broken update-initramfs]]

[[Wireless on Lenovo S10e]]

[[ALTERNATIVE TO THE "200 LINES KERNEL PATCH THAT DOES WONDERS" WHICH YOU CAN USE RIGHT AWAY]]

[[apt-mirror setup]]

[[HP and CPU fan constantly on after resume]]

[[Install Sun Java on Ubuntu 12.04]]

[[Enable hibernation in Ubuntu 12.04]]

[[Mounting Windows shares with Nautilus in Ubuntu 12.10]]

[[Postgrey init script doesn't work on 14.04]]
===== TCP/IP Tuning =====

[[sysctl|sysctl.conf]] - Tuning parameters
===== SSD harddrives =====

[[/tmp as ramdisk]]

[[Firefox Cache in /tmp]]

[[Google Chrome in ramdisk]]

[[I/O scheduler algorithm]]

===== OpenID =====
[[Community-ID]] - Howto install Community-ID

===== Google Chrome =====
[[Add trusted CA]]

===== DVB-T =====
[[channels.conf for Denmark]]

===== RPM building =====
[[npreal2 driver for Moxa serial devices]]
===== MeeGo =====
[[Getting wireless working on Lenovo S10]]
===== IP Addressing =====
[[Wildcard Masks]]
===== Check Point =====
[[SSL Network Extender on Lucid 64-bit]]
===== Android =====

[[CA lists]]

[[Root Desire HD]]

[[sletmig]]
===== OpenLDAP =====

[[Setup script]]

===== Raspberry Pi =====

[[Vlan tagging on RPi]]

===== Lenovo X230 Factory Recovery Disks =====

[[How to make more than one copy]]


===== F5 Networks =====

[[Let's Encrypt - How to issue certificates from a BigIP ]]

[[Cipher list for Datagroups]]
===== Splunk =====

[[TPS]]


===== Awk =====

[[Count repeating IP's in list]]

[[Combine three lines into one]]

[[Calculate average]]

[[Manipulate CVS file]]


===== Solr =====

[[Repair Corrupt Index]]

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