Add new user in CentOS

Users can be created using user add command


useradd testuser

passwd testuser

Centos on MAC Mini

This post is about my experiences installing CentOS 6.0 on Mac Mini '07 model. Its an absolutely wonderful piece of hardware - 1.8Ghz, 2 G, 80GB. This had been running OSX for last 4 years and finally decided to move onto linux.

One of the problems with new OSX operating systems is they tend to run slower.

Steps to install:

1. Go to centos website and download 386 ISO ( i chose minimal edition can always install software and customize the environment)

This edition of mac mini runs on Core Duo chipset hence x86_64 is not supported.

2. Burn the ISO on a RW CD

3. Reboot the system and place the media on CD drive

4. Wait for a while until you see installer and follow the steps to install the application.

5. I chose to use the entire HD for linux, don't plan to run osx on this anymore

6. create users etc and reboot system.

Smoothwall mods

Lots of goodies at http://code.google.com/p/swemods/

Install modcommander to get a web install interface.

Mods installed on my Smoothwall Server:


Clamav
DHCP Lease
Enhanced DHCP mod
Smoothwall Backup
Vmwaretools

Connections & Ports in ESX & ESXi

An excellent port diagram for Vmware connectivity.

http://www.virtualinsanity.com/wp-content/uploads/connections-ports-esx.pdf