This explains how to add a cron job to ESXi host. And later make it reboot persistent. Firstly, add the cron job to the root crontab:Edit /var/spool/cron/crontabs/root # vi /var/spool/cron/crontabs/root Add the line (all on one line) 5 0 * *

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TuneD project: https://tuned-project.org/ TuneD is a system tuning service for Linux. It provides a number of pre-configured tuning profiles, each optimized for unique workload characteristics, including CPU-intensive job needs, storage/network throughput responsiveness, or power consumption reduction. Install TuneD on OpenSUSE: sudo

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I had a new system, and have installed OpenSUSE 15.5 on it.So far so good, but later I noticed that using my mobile phone as network device was no longer working. I found this page Tethering via USB doesn’t works

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Prerequisites Step 1: Installing BIND As always start with updating the system: Once updated and reboot, install BIND and its utilties Edit the main BIND configuration file named named.conf: Inside the configuration file, set the options for your DNS server.

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I know, Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager is scheduled to be end-of-life (in 2026). But still wanting to be able to install it, was a bit more difficult. Mainly due the fact it’s EOL (I presume). But here are the installation

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By default you can not log in to Cockpit by root user. You can fix this issue by editing the /etc/cockpit/disallowed-users file. Remove the root entry. (if needed add/remove other users if applicable). Restart Cockpit service: Now you can access

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Prerequisites Installation Cockpit Login into the server. Fist step is to update the system: Once updated and rebooted, install Cockpit When installed, enable and start the Cockpit service Configuring Firewall If firewall is running, you need to allow traffic on

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