Vincent Danen

After introducing and recommending SELinux a couple of weeks ago, I followed up with some of the basics – learning about setting file contexts with the semanage tool. This time, I’ll show you how to set other contexts, and also look at how to handle reported access violations. Previously, we concentrated on file contexts; yet …

Vincent Danen gets into some of the basics of working with SELinux. Learn how to work with contexts, which include ports, processes, files, and directories, and labels.

Vincent Danen tells you how the D-Link DNS-323 NAS box can be hacked with a set of scripts to become a full-fledged Linux server. See the options that are available for you to customize on this very affordable device.

Vincent Danen gives you a basic overview of how ACLs can be managed in OS X with Finder.

Vincent Danen takes you through the steps to set up Kerberos authentication on NFSv4 for more secure remote access to the server.

Vincent Danen goes over the basics of using the standard dd tool to back up and copy partitions and drives.

Vincent Danen goes over some basic regular expressions. They are handy for developers and programmers, of course, and can even be employed for Google searching.

If you’re a fan of shortcuts, these tips for using LaunchBar will streamline frequent tasks, going beyond its basic uses of application launching and switching.

Vincent Danen has some tips for using the smartmontools package to obtain important information about the health of your hard drives that could provide early warning signs of problems.

Vincent Danen explains how to get more out of the search history features in the zsh shell.

Vincent Danen shows you how to use the git-cvs plugin to convert CVS repositories to Git and reap the rewards of speed and efficiency that come with it.

Vincent Danen shows you how to add a Certificate Authority’s root certificate on an OS X system, allowing any OS X service that uses SSL and the OS X keychain to trust any certificates issued by the CA.