Category Archives: linux

Linux is a family of free and open-source software operating systems based on the Linux kernelan operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short). Myrandomtips.com is dedicated to documenting Tips I have found.

Changing Your Shell Prompt

I’m still setting up my Linux systems at work, and one of the things that I like to change is the BASH shell’s prompt. I’ve found when I’m rolling back through shell commands to see the output of past commands, there’s not a good way to separate one command from another with the standard prompt. You end up… Read More »

FreeNAS default password – How to reset

Having issues logging onto Freenas using the default password? You may find it a pain when your password to logon does not work, this guide will provide simple tip on how to figure out the freenas default password, rather than seeing the dreaded: Please enter a correct Username and password. Note that both fields may be case-sensitive.

linux directory size

This guide will teach you several commands I use frequently on how to show the linux directory size in Centos or Redhat and what folders are using the most space all listed in MB. Here is a list of common commands I use that you may find helpful. Search current Centos or RedHat Folder You search the current… Read More »

VIM Cheat Sheet

This guide will teach you the basics of VIM and how to get going quickly, and offer you a VIM cheat sheet and other useful resources on where you can learn more. While VIM can appear hard, it is a really powerful text editor and worth the effort as will save you time in editing large amounts of… Read More »

Sonarr Error occurred while executing task ApplicationUpdate

Got this error when attempting to update Sonnarr installed on my FreeNas as a Jail to the latest version: Error occurred while executing task ApplicationUpdate: ApplicationName=’mono’, CommandLine=’–debug /tmp/nzbdrone_update/NzbDrone.Update.exe 88519 /tmp/nzbdrone_update /usr/pbi/sonarr-amd64/share/sonarr/NzbDrone.exe /data=/var/db/sonarr /nobrowser’, CurrentDirectory=”, Native error= Cannot find the specified file How to Fix and Update Sonarr Log onto FreeNas Gui Click Plugins Click Sonarr Jail Open Shell… Read More »

FreeNAS 11.2 – How to Setup New Hard Drives

I just purchased 4 x 4TB drives for my second NAS, so i created a tutorial that will walk you through using FreeNAS 11.2, creating the pool, datasets, user permissions and SAMBA windows share, I purposely show it not working so you can get an understanding how permissions work. Video Guide Hardware I Used I use the HP… Read More »