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Brand New Servers!!!

Posted on 27. Mar, 2008 by Will Fitch.

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I have finally got my new servers! I am still in the process of configuration, but this is the basic setup:

Web / Mail Server

Dual-core Xeon 2 GHz
8GB of RAM
RHEL 5 64-bit

Database Server

Dual-core Xeon 2 GHz
2GB of RAM (I know, it will eventually [...]

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Sync Your Linux Box to Ensure an Accurate Clock

Posted on 26. Jul, 2007 by Will Fitch.

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This is a simple tip to keep your Linux box’s clock up-to-date (quite literally). Using your ntpdate program, set a cron for say 30 minutes to sync your time with a NTP server.

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30 * * * * /usr/sbin/ntpdate -s ntp-2.mcs.anl.gov

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30 * * * * /usr/sbin/ntpdate -s ntp-2.mcs.anl.gov

The above [...]

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