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Minimal Privileges for MySQL Database Backup Cron Job
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Minimal Privileges for MySQL Database Backup Cron Job

What A quick note as I had difficulty finding a clear answer on this. I need a cron job setup where the permissions for a database user is required to do a backup (reading and copying data from a LIVE database) to a copy of the database (inaccessible via other users). How? I want to list 2 methods here. One to create a...

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Unix Date Format Specifiers
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Unix Date Format Specifiers

I could just remember to search wikipedia for "Date (Unix)" or search my site for "Unix". This was easier. Source: Wikipedia: Date (Unix)

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List all cron jobs for all users
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List all cron jobs for all users

Amazing little script I found on Stack Overflow. Wasn't really my solution as after 2 hours, realised that the customer had been looking at the wrong server. But this script showed me where the cron job we intended was located.

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How to run a .RUN file
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How to run a .RUN file

I've been told of two ways of running a downloaded .RUN file. Note: Bear in mind that the following is all case-sensitive. Through the terminal server Download the .RUN file to your desktop Open a terminal by going to Application > Accessories > Terminal Type 'CD Desktop' to go to your desktop folder Type 'LS' just to...

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Ubuntu as a media server
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Ubuntu as a media server

1. If someone wants to use Ubuntu as a home media pc connected to a tv, there is the problem of overscan; consumer tv's crop off the border around the image. How does Ubuntu intend to officially solve this? Right now LinuxMCE has it's own method for doing this so the LMCE UI is never cropped off, but when the user swit...

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