Simple LDAP authentication domain server and client
Here, I’ll admit it. One of the things I’ve always been a little scared of, in terms of Linux server administration, is LDAP. It’s obviously incredibly useful in many ways, not the least of which, it’s the most current and secure way of centralizing user, group and system configuration information, even across the web. And [...]
Set up NIS client and server systems with autofs home
NIS is a bit of an old-school solution on UNIX systems for sharing user information, including logins, across systems. This allows administrators to centralize all user account information, as well as home directories, across any number of physical machines. There are some security implications (like having to disable iptables on the server, see below), and [...]
read and convert 3GP video using FFmpeg
Something I found out today when I decided to make a quick edit to a video taken on my cellphone: Newer GSM cell phones and devices (such as my now-dated Android G1) now tend to save video in 3GP format. This shiny new multimedia format may have many advantages, but it is not widely supported [...]
