Archive for June, 2010

How to configure static IP on Ubuntu

Saturday, June 12th, 2010 at 8:57 am  
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Do you use Ubuntu and wish to set a static IP for your machine?  It’s simple. Follow the steps below to find out how.

  • Right click the network manager icon at the top right of your desktop
  • Select Edit Connections
  • Select Wired
  • Click the EDIT button
  • Click the IPv4 settings tab
  • Select Manual from the method drop down list
  • Click the ADD button to add your static IP address
  • Add your DNS addresses in the DNS servers field. You can separate each DNS entry with a comma
  • Click OK.
  • Restart networking using this command: /etc/init.d/networking restart

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How to reset your Linux Password

Saturday, June 12th, 2010 at 8:49 am  
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If you’ve ever forgotten your Linux password, chances are you’ve needed to either restore your Linux installation.  Hopefully this solution will save you from having to reinstall Linux in the event that you forget your password.

Reset your Linux password using Grub:

When your machine boots into Grub, you’ll want to press “e” to edit the grub boot linux.

After pressing “e”, navigate to the kernel line and add the word “single” to the end of the long string.

Press “b” to boot into single user mode.

You should then be taken directly to a root user shell, where you can then type passwd, and change your root password.

After you’ve reset your root password, type reboot at the shell to leave single user mode.

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