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nginx deny user agent causes error when not encapsulated in quotes

I'm trying to deny some user agents I constantly see probing my nginx web server. If I have this in my .conf file ## Block http user agent - morpheus fucking scanner ## if ($http_user_agent ~* (morfeus fucking scanner|ZmEu)) { return…
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Automated power up of servers in data-center

I'm looking for a device/software/mechanism through which I can push one button, and all servers in the data centre would be turned on. However the servers need to be turned on in a specific order, and when one fails, a system administrator needs to…
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assessing the security concerns for running an own email server

I'm working at a small research center that has to manage a lot of things independently on a tight budget. One of these is all things IT infrastructure, including web and email hosting. Though I've not been formed as a system administrator, I've so…
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How can I automate bios configuration on dell servers?

I have n amount of virgin dell custom servers (DCS24). These are refurbished machines and already delivered, so configuring the BIOS from the provider is not an option. iDRAC/BMC is available on these machines. The default BIOS configuration has the…
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Hardware Drivers on Servers, update or not?

I recently got into a debate with a coworker about whether or not to update hardware drivers (such as NICs or RAID controllers). I have always followed the motto, "If it aint broke, dont fix it." And kept the default driver that shipped with the…
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RAID -> LVM -> DRBD am I doing it right?

So I've setup RAID1 with an LVM on that and then used the LVM as a physical disk for DRBD. I'm planning on mounting the DRBD to /mnt/data and then moving all config and data files for apache2, mysql, and ftp to /mnt/data respectively. Is this setup…
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Intranet radio station over network

My company runs shopping centers around the country and from time to time we receive complaints regarding the music selection playing in the shops. I'd like to build a centralized music streaming server that the shops will be able connect to using…
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Where to set up a subdomain?

So I have a domain, lets say example.com, with godaddy.com. My website is hosted for free at zymic.com. I configured the Nameserver at godaddy with the Nameserver addresses from zymic and it works fine. Now I want to use a subdomain like…
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run a script via cloud-init

I know cloud-init allows to run commands as part of the cloud-init yml runcmd: - [ pwd ] but I am looking for a way to execute a full shell script. Some people just pipe the output of a curl into a shell - but that feels like a very wonky…
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Create logical volume again on Ubuntu after deleating it

I have a Ubuntu 16.04 Server and used these two commands which accidently deleted my logical volume: lvchange -an -v /dev/sda5/xyz-vg and lvremove -vf /dev/sda5/xyz-vg I did so from an Ubuntu Live CD, in order to decrease the size of the partition…
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Setup CentOS webserver with internal network, but dedicated external IP

I have 2 servers on 2 networks, with both their own WAN ip (x.x.192.196 and x.x.192.200). Both servers are physically next to each other As office, we are working in network x.x.192.196, with desktop computers and this only server. This internal…
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During OpenBSD installation, what is "DNS domain name" for?

During the installation of OpenBSD 6.1, right after setting up network interfaces, the installer prompts me: DNS domain name? (e.g. 'bar.com') [my.domain] I am not sure what this setting is for, I left it at default my.domain and besides showing up…
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Is there a way to gather system configuration changes since installation?

In my attempt to replace a Linux server that was set up a few years ago I realised that nobody knows exactly what was installed/configured since. The only thing I have in git is the nginx sites definitions. What options do I have to compare a…
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control a server before the OS loads

I have a Dell Poweredge R430 server running Ubuntu server 16.04.1, On the Ubuntu I have KVM running some virtual machines, I need to have the maximal control over the server by a remote connection, that if the Ubuntu fails to load for some reason I…
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Advice on DL380 G5 RAM, and why the DIMMS I have aren't supported

I have 3x DL380 G5 servers that were second hand retired ones. One of the servers, I populated with 4x 4GB DIMMs, and 4x 1GB DIMMs. Everything was working away merrily, and I decided to purchase some more 4GB DIMMs to increase the memory in one of…
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