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cPanel: Unable to update the quota file (.ftpquota): [Permission denied]

I ran into this error when trying to create an addon domain in cPanel. An strace showed it hung up on the path “/” before timing out and then giving the error: Unable to update the quota file (.ftpquota): [Permission denied] Something is apparently starting at / to get to .ftpquota. The best way to …

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Project 50/50 Part 3: Installing and configuring CrunchBang Linux

Project 50/50 is coming along nicely. In Part 1 we procured the hardware. In Part 2 we checked the hardware and swapped out the hard drive. Now its time to get down to business, and get an Operating System installed. At the outset, we decided that CrunchBang Linux would be the distribution of choice and …

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Fictional Currency of popular SciFi TV, Movies and Literature.

I had to look up the Fictional Currency of many different Sci-Fi worlds for an online poll, so I figured I’d share what I found here: Galactic credits standard The Galactic Credit Standard, simply called a credit or abbreviated to cred, colloquially referred to as Republic Dataries, and later known as the Imperial Credit, was …

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