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Good Shibboleth tutorials out there?

I am looking into using Shibboleth for authentication of webapplications at my organisation. I am very new to this subject and would like to read through some good tutorials, hands-on-lessons or whatever is out there to help newbies getting to know…
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Tutorial on user and group management in Linux?

Is there a good tutorial out there on how to do user and group management in Linux? For example in Ubuntu; I've been trying to find how to alter GECOS information about each user on command line, but there is no man page about it.
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Linux howto/tutorial/help sites?

I've found HowtoForge very helpful. Is there any other similar sites that doesn't have too old tutorials which won't work nowadays?
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tutorial/training creation tools

I've used Wink to create Flash tutorials for employees on setting up and using various programs. It's a nice tool, but sometimes I wish I had more options. Have you used a tool or tools to do this type of work that you've found indispensable? I…
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Sysadmin's Tutorial for Debian/Ubuntu for a Windows Expert/Lunix Noob?

I'm a sysadmin with a decade of Windows experience (Server, Exchange, SQL, etc. on networks large and small), and I'm looking to build up my Linux sysadmin skillset. It seems like most of the tutorials are either for computing neophytes or…
Rob
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How Do I Get Started With Nagios?

I have been thinking about getting started with monitoring software for a while now, but never seem to get started with it well. I have heard Nagios is a pretty decent open-source solution for this, but have never been able to properly get started…
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Big picture of Lotus Notes?

I'd like to check Lotus Notes as a replacement for Outlook in stand-alone mode, ie. using local files instead of talking to a remote Domino server. Googling for this didn't return much, and the books I found on Amazon usually just show how to use…
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any tutorial to set up nginx+ uwsgi to serve pylons apps?

Currently I am using nginx to reverse proxy paster, to server Mediacore (a Pylons app). However, this configuration fails when I try to submit a video. I particualrly try to avoid fat appache, which is the official Mediacore recommendation. In a…
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Java installation error on Debian 8

I followed the instructions from this website: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-java-with-apt-get-on-debian-8 When I install jre and jdk it says: Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state…
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Setup Host machine to allow HP G5 to boot different roles

Can anyone point me to online doc/tutorials. On how to setup an test frame enviroment. So that by renaming directories on a host machine I can boot my G5 box to be a IIS server, SQL server, Sendmail receiver and batch processor etc. You get the…
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Windows Azure for dummy UNIX gurus?

After setting up a trial Azure account, how do I access my recently created Visual Studio 14 VM from my Windows 8 laptop? I tried opening "Remote Desktop Connection", entered the IP address shown in the Azure control panel, and then... nothing (long…
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How to start with/setup AMAZON EC2 ubuntu instance from a Win Terminal?

I am not able to find a startup easy guide to start with Amzaon EC2, though went through various AWS Docs but every doc is linked to one another, is there any Doc that is complete in itself and not require a too techie person for the JOB done? I am…
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Tutorial for installing and configuring a mailserver on CentOS

Anybody know of a good howto/tutorial/walkthrough on installing and configuring a mail server on CentOS using the commandline? I just got myself a fresh VPS. Last year I used a nice tutorial which basically was a walkthrough of installing /…
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What is the best online python tutorial?

I would like to learn the basics in a few days during the holidays.
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Any readable article that describes the exact benefits and functionality of Microsoft Exchange Server?

I'm looking for an article or tutorial (or a couple of them) that would explain Microsoft's Exchange Server and its functionality plainly and with clear examples (what it does? why and when is that functionality needed? etc.), as for a layman if…
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