To create a folder in the root directory through an ssh terminal and use that folder for your application: sudo mkdir /myApp Next, set write permissions to myApp folder sudo chmod -R 777 myApp Done, now you can add/edit files in that directory as ec2-user!
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Right Way to Resynchronize and Repair a Mirrored Set
On a basic server setup you might have a mirrored volume, and it might go "out of sync" or have other issues, data on mirrored drives can become out of sync. Here are a few tips to repair/fix it: If the status is Missing or Offline, be sure that the drive has power and is…
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Exchange 2010 Mailbox Export to PST
If you have an exchange server, you most likely have had people leave your organization, and than needed a copy/backup of their mailbox. Well here are the basic instructions to export that mailbox to a PST file: New-ManagementRoleAssignment –Role “Mailbox Import Export” –User "DOMAIN\USER" (replace "DOMAIN" with your domain and "USER" with your user that…
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Server 2008 Repair
A bit ago I struggled (for about 18hrs) after a root on one of my database servers gave me a blue screen saying the SAM file was corrupt. Well after many tries of chkdsk, fixdisk, windows repair, I finally found this option that fixed all the Windows boot files: Boot from OS install disk Select…
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