Symptom: Ubuntu Server edition generates incorrect timestamps. For example, when issuing the date command or using the date() function in PHP. Cause: The server isn’t properly synchronized to an NTP (Network Time Protocol) server. Solution: Install an NTP time server sudo apt-get install ntp Troubleshooting Steps: Installed NTP server with sudo apt-get install ntp Tried… Read More »
Symptom: After selecting “Suspend” from the session dialog, the computer goes to sleep and wakes up on its own a few seconds later. Cause: Probably cause it network adapter hardware, driver or firmware. Solution: Uncertain. Troubleshooting Steps: Unplugged USB mouse, keyboard and network cable Restarted PC Checked system log -> does not indicate what woke… Read More »
Samba is free software for Linux servers that allows you to share directories and files with Windows workstations, other Linux machines, and smart phones. While the configuration is relatively straightforward, there are quite a few things that can go wrong. This post has the steps you need to get it installed and configured, along with… Read More »
Corporate servers are typically powered on 24×7 to serve incoming client requests. But if you’re running a simple server on your home network, you may wish to keep it in sleep mode until you actually need to use it. What’s the easiest way to wake the server up from sleep mode? One option is to… Read More »
In this post, you will learn how to setup a brand new hard drive in Linux Mint. This involves creating a new partition table and then dividing the disk into partitions. You can use the GParted application to do this. After you’ve physically installed the drve, reboot Linux Mint and launch GParted from the Mint… Read More »
Symptom: Clicking on the Firefox icon causes the mouse pointer to spin, but the application will not load. Cause: Hidden .gnome2 directory in the home directory is owned by root, so Firefox cannot write to it. Solution: Change the ownership of all files in the home directory to the active user sudo chown -R user:user… Read More »
This post will show you how to share a scanner connected to a computer running Ubuntu 14.04 with a client running Windows 8.1. Ubuntu Server Configuration Ubuntu should come pre-installed with the saned service, which provides functionality for sharing scanners over the local network. Follow the steps below to configure the saned service in Ubuntu.… Read More »