Skiplist recovery - Science IT [recover Cyrus IMAP <mailbox>.seen database]

http://www.sit.auckland.ac.nz/Skiplist_recovery This note explains how you can recover corrupted skiplist databases used by cyrus to keep track of the mailbox status (eg READ/UNREAD email).

Lazy Linux: 10 essential tricks for admins

http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-10sysadtips/?S_TACT=105AGX99&S_CMP=CP really good article. If you did not find at least 1 useful trick in this article you must be really cool (like Linus himself)

GlusterFS - GlusterDocumentation

http://www.gluster.org/docs/index.php/GlusterFS fully-distributed network file system (fully = no separate meta-data servers ). Supports data redundancy (data can be stripped/mirrored across several nodes), supposed to be high performance. supports encryption and can be embedded in app server (i.e. apache won’t need to go through the kernel for FS access )

[RUS] Юникс и другие » Blog Archive » Построение отказоустойчивого балансировщика нагрузки на базе Perlbal/Heartbeat

http://boombick.org/blog/posts/48 [RUSSIAN] How to configure Perlball + Heartbeat as HA load balancer with session support for app servers

[technet.microsoft.com] Interop: Authenticate Linux Clients with Active Directory

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-au/magazine/dd228986.aspx tehcnet article on providing authentication against AD using samba/winbind

Installing source package with YUM

http://blog.foppiano.org/2007/12/11/installing-source-package-with-yum/ in the essence it is:

An Illustrated Guide to the Kaminsky DNS Vulnerability

http://www.unixwiz.net/techtips/iguide-kaminsky-dns-vuln.html exellent explanation for the much-hyped Dan Kaminsky DNS vuln. This is for people for whom word “DNS” sounds like it’s in elvish

[how to queue messages for sendmail] sendmail queue questions - comp.mail.sendmail | Google Groups

http://groups.google.com/group/comp.mail.sendmail/browse_thread/thread/580b7b3fe3f71da7/89cfe5edda2ffe56?hl=en&lnk=st&q=sendmail+how+to+queue+a+message#89cfe5edda2ffe56 some bits about how to queue mgs for sendmail as opposed to inistate sending.

Why power failures are bad for your data

http://www.halfgaar.net/why-power-failures-are-bad-for-your-data artilcle tells what happens when u pull the plug … in short nothing good will happen, so use UPS! read article for details

Remote Conversion to Linux Software RAID-1 for Crazy Sysadmins HOWTO

http://togami.com/~warren/guides/remoteraidcrazies/ how to convert single disk install to linux software raid1 (this guide also assumes that u don’t have local access)