Monthly Archives: November 2013

Delete files older than X number of days in Linux

Posted on November 17, 2013 by ronaldpringadi

Say you backup your database daily and you need to delete the old backup files. You can issue the command bellow which will erase any files within the specified directory that are older than 7 days. 1$ find /your/target/directory* -mtime … Continue reading →

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LDAP basics: Base DN, Search Filters, and a test directory in 5 minutes

Posted on November 5, 2013 by ronaldpringadi

If you’ve ever pasted an LDAP query into a config file without really understanding what each piece means, this post is for you. We’ll cover the two concepts that trip people up most — Base DN and Search Filter — … Continue reading →

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