Monthly Archives: May 2017

How to convert your SSL certificates to be used by Tomcat instead of Apache

Posted on May 24, 2017 by SoCRaT

I have a wildcard certificate that needs to be used on multiple websites that my employer owns. To be able to use that SSL certificate on Tomcat, it has to be used in a totally different format, that’s Java-specific. That … Continue reading →

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How to share files with Samba (SMB) from Ubuntu and mount on Windows

Posted on May 24, 2017 by SoCRaT

I am using a Windows 7 VM under KVM/QEMU, and there is no direct way – as far as I know – to make a shared drive between the host and guest, like the vboxsf that exists on VirtualBox hypervisor. … Continue reading →

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How to reset lost password on Ubuntu

Posted on May 21, 2017 by SoCRaT

From the official Ubuntu LostPassword documentation (with minor changes to work on more recent versions of Ubuntu) Reboot your computer. Hold Shift during boot to start GRUB menu. Press e to edit. Find the line starting with “linux” and change “ro” … Continue reading →

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How to delete all files in a folder EXCEPT certain ones in BASH

Posted on May 6, 2017 by SoCRaT

Imagine you have a folder that has about 20 files that you need and like 100 files that you don’t. In this case, there is a very simple bash script that allows you to do that in a jiffy! Here … Continue reading →

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