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Integrated Web Serving with BaseHTTPServer

Aug 16, 2013 · 2 min read · Python Linux

These last few days I have been writing a command line reporting program at work. For Linux techs, formatted terminal output works great and is actually their preferred view. However, for managers, you simple must have the eye candy of a GUI. Normally in these situations, I would simply add CGI code and then bundle a …

Who logs in the most?

May 16, 2011 · 1 min read · Linux Bash

I work in a firm with 10s of 1000s of Linux servers. A colleague had been emailed a list of servers and was trying to find out who owned them. At first, I suggested running last to see who last logged in but we realised this probably wasn't the best way to start the hunt. On reflection, the was a high chance that the …

First Post

Apr 27, 2011 · 1 min read · Python

Memory not as good as it used to be. Need to stop recording things in text files in my homedir and put them here where I can find them next time. Hopefully they may help you too.

Remote XDMCP Connection to GDM

Apr 27, 2010 · 1 min read · Gnome

I always forget how to do this. And it always takes me ages to find out what I did last time. Edit /etc/gdm/custom.conf and add: 1[xdmcp] 2enable=true 3 4[greeter] 5RemoteGreeter=/usr/libexec/gdmgreeter