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httpd.service: main process exited kill: cannot find process “”

15 September 2016·1 min readArchive

Today apache was stuck with the below error and it was not starting at all. Sep 15 06:18:24 server.example.com systemd[1]: Starting The Apache HTTP Server… Sep 15 06:18:24 server.example.com...

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How to set custom DNS on CentOS7 AWS

30 August 2016·1 min readArchive

There may be scenarios, when you need to use a custom DNS server for your Instances. So if you are deploying your application on an CentOS 7 on AWS, lets see how can set a custom DNS server such as...

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How do I assign a static hostname to a private Amazon EC2 instance running RHEL 7 or Centos 7?

22 August 2016·1 min readArchive

As a Linux System admin, we always love to work on CentOS and RHEL. In my case i had to launch a CentOS7 instance from the AWS Marketplace again. When we set the hostname with hostnamectl and reboot,...

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The path “” is not a valid path to the kernel headers

14 June 2016·1 min readArchive

Issue You are trying to install vmware-tools on RHEL / CentOS 7 You are stuck with the below error. The path “” is not a valid path to the 3.10.0-327.el7.x86_64 kernel headers. Solution You have to...

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Add new LUN or Disk, or Resize the LUN or Disk on a Linux without a reboot

16 October 2013·1 min readArchive

We often need to add or modify a disk to a running server. In this article, we will see how you can Add new LUN or Disk, or Resize the LUN or Disk on a Linux without a reboot Scenario 1 – Add a new...

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