FreeBSD

Changing Dates on FreeBSD

Type date command as follows, to display todays date and time: $ date Output: Thu Feb 9 23:43:19 IST 2006 Task: Set date and time under FreeBSD Only the superuser or root user may set the date under FreeBSD. General format of date command is as
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USB not working on FreeBSD 7.0 or 6.2?

I have the solution Dell machine that can run freebsd using a USB device? Solution 1: go into your BIOS and disable USB. That worked. Solution 2: if you don't have a ps2 keyboard slot and you have to use USB. Well unplug it everytime you boot up.
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2 suggested options for freebsd

portupgrade for an easy and interactive way to update the packages and the ports As the superuser root, run: cd /usr/ports/ports-mgmt/portupgrade and then make install clean to build and install the port
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Apache 1.3 / Mod ssl / PHP5 / FreeBSD 6.2

To start and stop you have to use the shell script located in /usr/local/etc/rc.d You don't use httpd.conf - you use httpsd.conf to make changes.   hostname="media.mhc.ab.ca"  ifconfig_sis0="inet 192.168.22.75  netm
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Port Audit

portaudit  FreeBSD 6.2 which shows the published vulnerabilities affecting the packages installed on your system As the superuser root, run: cd /usr/ports/ports-mgmt/portaudit and then make install clean to build and install the por
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Apache install why 1.3

why ports install 1.3 because it is the most widely used version for FreeBSD. Apache HTTP ServerContributed by Murray Stokely. 27.7.1 Overview FreeBSD is used to run some of the busiest web sites in the world. The majority of web servers on th
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pkg_version -v

pkg_version -v
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New Features FreeBSD 6.2 (updating)

Freebsd-update For core software (i.e. not in FreeBSD ports), look at the freebsd-update package (see pkg_info freebsd-update) Updating the Server install cvsup and update stable-supfile # cd /usr/src # make buildworld # make buildkernel # m
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Installing Free BSD 6.0

Make sure /usr has at least 4500000 1K blocks otherwise you will run out of room #1. Download 2 IOS image FreeBSD OS and the Fixit CD  Only the FreeBSD Image is needed  ( FreeBSD.org ) #2. Make sure BIOS has the CD rom as Bootable befor
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Enabling sshd in freebsd 6.0 (ssh)

SSH is installed by default in freebsd 5.0 and 6.0. If you choose not to enable it you have to edit your rc.conf file. Enabling sshd The sshd is an option presented during a Standard install of FreeBSD. To see if sshd is enabled, check the rc.
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Find out Free BSD Specs

How do I get more information about CPU and other Hardware spect using FreeBSD? A. You can use the dmesg utility displays the contents of the system message buffer when FreeBSD comes up. For accuracy I recommend querying /var/run/dmesg.boot file. Us
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CVSUP - INSTALL Ports from scratch

Make sure your DNS is working. Type in pkg_add -r cvsup-without-gui cd /usr/share/examples/cvsup ee ports-supfile Read Instructions edit CHANGE_THIS -> cvsup4 and save rehash cvsup ports-supfile wait and hour and you are done updating
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Need FTP using FREEBSD 6.0

Remember, you have to edit ftpuser if you are using root. But I wouldn\'t recomend using root for anything but administrative tasks. Also, you have to manual add  usbd_enable="YES" in your rc.conf. Also don\'t forget to reboot.
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