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###Nginx multi-host combined access log format

Log multiple hosts with gzip compression and request time data.

From /etc/nginx/nginx.conf:

log_format timed_combined '$remote_addr - $remote_user [$time_local]  '
	'$host "$request" $status $body_bytes_sent '
	'"$http_referer" "$http_user_agent" "$gzip_ratio" ($request_time)';

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###Flush and Reset All DNS Caches in OS X Yosemite

Quickly clear all dns caches in OS X Yosemite with this bash alias.

1. Edit your local ~/.bash_profile and add the following alias:

alias cleardns="sudo discoveryutil mdnsflushcache; sudo discoveryutil udnsflushcaches; sudo discoveryutil udnscachestats; sudo discoveryutil mdnscachestats;"

2. Make sure to reload your bash profile (or restart your terminal):

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Install / Update VMware Tools on CentOS

1. Create yum repo config file

   sudo vi /etc/yum.repos.d/vmware-tools.repo
   

   Add these config settings, and save file.

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#!/usr/bin/env python
import os
import grp
import pwd
import subprocess

# update these settings to match your server settings
vhost_directory 	= '/home/'	# cpanel uses /home - most linux servers use a variation of /var/www/vhosts
git_pull_command 	= 'git pull origin dev --quiet'		# set to your preferred git pull command, and what branch to pull
show_all_output		= True

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###Passwordless SSH logins with private key authentication

1. On local machine, create your ssh key files

   Run ssh-keygen -t rsa as your local user, and allow all defaults and no password. This will create your private key associated with your computer and a public key (~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub) file to be shared later.

2. Login to remote server and make sure RSA Authentication and Public Key Authentication is on

$ ssh user@remotehost