Category Archives: linux

Linux is a family of free and open-source software operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an 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.

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 »

create ssh key

In Linux and most other Linux distributions you can use ssh key pairs to easily remote into other systems and run scripts remotely. This is extremely useful when managing multiple Linux hosts and if you wish to gather reports from one central source. What are SSH Key Pairs? SSH key pairs are two cryptographically secure keys that can be… Read More »

How to set the grub password in CentOS 7

Cent OS 7 and most other Linux distributions use the GRUB2 boot loader. This guide shows you How to set the grub password in CentOS 7 and test it. The GRUB Menu can be protected by a password and this guide shows you how to set the grub password in CentOS 7.