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nginx HTTPS serving with same config as HTTP

Is there a way to share configuration directives across two nginx server {} blocks? I'd like to avoid duplicating the rules, as my site's HTTPS and HTTP content are served with the exact same config. Currently, it's like this: server { listen 80; …
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How do you add a Windows environment variable without rebooting?

I would like to add an Environment variable to a Windows machine (desktop or server) and be able to use it without rebooting that machine. Say you have a production server which hosts a variety of apps and a new app needs a particular Environment…
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"Add correct host key in known_hosts" / multiple ssh host keys per hostname?

Trying to ssh into a computer I control, I'm getting the familiar message: @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @ WARNING: REMOTE HOST IDENTIFICATION HAS CHANGED! …
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When does /tmp get cleared?

I'm taking to putting various files in /tmp, and I wondered about the rules on deleting them? I'm imagining it's different for different distributions, and I'm particularly interested in Ubuntu and Fedora desktop versions. But a nice general way of…
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How do I load a sql.gz file to my database? (importing)

I'm trying to import a gzipped SQL file into mysql directly. Is this the right way? mysql -uroot -ppassword mydb > myfile.sql.gz
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How to check if a library is installed?

In Linux, how do I check if a library is installed or not? (from the command line of course). In my specific case now, I want to check whether libjpeg is installed.
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Permission denied (publickey). SSH from local Ubuntu to Amazon EC2 server

I have an instance of an application running in the cloud on an Amazon EC2 instance, and I need to connect to it from my local Ubuntu. It works fine on one local ubuntu and also laptop. I got this message, Permission denied (publickey)., when trying…
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How can I override CMD when running a docker image?

I want to inspect a docker image created by someone else with both an entrypoint and cmd specified, for example: ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/sbin/apache2ctl"] CMD ["-D", "FOREGROUND"] I currently do: docker run --interactive --tty --entrypoint=/bin/bash…
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Shell command to monitor changes in a file

I know there was a command on Unix that I could use to monitor a file and see changes that are getting written to it. This was quite useful especially for checking log files. Do you know what it is called?
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Any benefit or detriment from removing a pagefile on an 8 GB RAM machine?

I'm running Windows 7 on a dual core, x64 AMD with 8 GB RAM. Do I even need a page file? Will removing it help or hurt performance? Would it make a difference if this is a server or a desktop? Does Windows 7 vs. Windows 2008 make a difference with a…
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How to install tzdata on a ubuntu docker image?

I have the following line in the Dockerfile. RUN apt-get install -y tzdata When I run it, it asks for my input. After I provided my input, it hung there. Does anybody know how to solve this problem? Step 25/25 : RUN apt-get install -y tzdata --->…
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Nginx config reload without downtime

I use nginx as a reverse proxy. Whenever I update the config for it using sudo "cp -r #{nginx_config_path}* /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/" sudo "kill -s HUP `cat /var/run/nginx.pid`" I face a brief downtime. How can I avoid that?
Saurav Shah
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How to check sshd log?

I have Ubuntu 9.10 installed with sshd and I can successfully connect to it using login and password. I have configured an RSA key login and now have "Server refused our key" as expected. Ok, now I want to check sshd log in order to figure out a…
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Setting the hostname: FQDN or short name?

I've noticed that the "preferred" method of setting the system hostname is fundamentally different between Red Hat/CentOS and Debian/Ubuntu systems. CentOS documentation and the RHEL deployment guide say the hostname should be the…
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How do diff over ssh?

How do I diff files/folders across machines provided that the only connectivity available is ssh?