Test STARTTLS SMTP Connection
Run the following command to connect
openssl s_client -connect {server}:{port} -starttls smtp
Then find out what authentication is supported. It should now show "AUTH LOGIN" now that you have an encrypted connection:
ehlo {domain.com}
If you see "AUTH LOGIN" in the list then do the following:
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Common firewall-cmd Examples
List all zones:
firewall-cmd --list-all-zones
List all active zones:
firewall-cmd --get-active-zone
To add a host or network to allow all connections from:
firewall-cmd --permanent --zone=trusted --add-source=10.10.10.10
Add a service to be allowed from anywhere:
firewall-cmd --permanent --add-service=smtp
When you run firewall-cmd with the "--permanent" it will not be active until the dameon is reloaded. Do the following to make them active:
firewall-cmd --reload
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Get epoch with Date Command
Here is a quick way to get the current epoch with the date command:
date +%s
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Fix Fn Keys on ASUS Laptops
If you find your Fn keys don't work like volume up/down try the following:
su - echo asus-nb-wmi > /etc/modules-load.d/asus-nb-wmi.conf reboot
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Checking for Bad Blocks on a Hard Drive in Linux
In Fedora, the badblocks program is part of the e2fsprogs program. You probably already have that installed. But in case you don't do the following:
yum install e2fsprogs
To just see the bad blocks the following to do a non-destructive read/write test:
badblocks -nvs /dev/sda
To generate generate a list of the bad blocks do the following:
badblocks -nv /dev/sda > badblocks.txt
Now you can mark the bad blocks found with the following:
Sharing Desktop in Fedora 18
NOTE: This is an update from my previous post on sharing the desktop or running a VNC Server. This method works great in Fedora 18.
First install the vino package:
yum install vino
Then click on Activities in the top left corner of the screen.
Next type in "vino" and click on "Desktop Sharing" under Applications or under Settings.
Next click "Allow other users to view your desktop". Make sure "Allow other users to control my desktop" is also check.
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Calibrating/Profiling a Monitor in Linux Using a Spyder4Express
First download dispcalGUI. It's a GUI to the command line program Argyll. It can be downloaded here: http://dispcalgui.hoech.net/#download For Fedora get the correct RPM version. Then install with yum (replace filename with your version):
Fix Adwaita Theme in Fedora 18
In Fedora 18 the Adwaita GTK+ theme has dropdowns messed up in some programs. The text on the drop downs is light grey on white and it's hard to read.
To fix this install the Gnome Tweak tool and a different GTK+ theme:
yum install greybird-gtk2-theme greybird-gtk3-theme gnome-tweak-tool
Then open Tweak Tool. Under "Gtk+ Theme" select "Greybird".
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Preview RAW Thumbnails in Nautilus file manager (Files) for Fedora 18
Simply install the following package and RAW file previews start showing up. You don't even need to logout.
yum install raw-thumbnailer
Saving iptables in Fedora 15 or Greater
In older versions of Fedora (14 or less) you could save your current iptables with the following command:
service iptables save
This would take the tables you currently have in places and save them to the following file:
/etc/sysconfig/iptables
So you could added/delete/change any tables you want then save them so they would be correctly re-applied on the next boot.
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