The Terminal will display your serial number as shown below: This command in macOS will also show you more details about your machine. These include Model, Chip, Memory, Total number of cores and more. Contact me if you have any questions. You can also check out my ITPro Helper shop. I make my own T-shirts …
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Start Tomcat at boot time in Red Hat 8
The other day I installed a Tomcat server in Red Hat 8 for a client. The client had to reboot the server and couldn’t find a way to start it. I found a way to start Tomcat at boot time in Red Hat 8. As usual, I needed to go for a walk around New …
How to Configure SSH Server in Ubuntu
A client called me asking me to setup and configure SSH on a new Ubuntu server they got for a project. They needed the server to be accessed by a remote Web Developer they hired. After having a great cup of coffee Villa Sarchi varietal I decided to take on this one. Install SSH Server …
Open VS Code from macOS Terminal
A client called me the other day asking me how to open VS code from macOS terminal. The user started doing some Web Development and wanted to make his environment run smoothly. After I finished my meeting with my friend coffee farmer from Finca Perseverancia in Honduras I decided to put together this brief tutorial …
Windows 11 not Accepting File Names Over 260 Characters
The new Windows 11 is another Microsoft release. As usual, I’m not impressed at all. Anyways, a client was having issues when trying to clone a git repo on her new Windows 11 machine. the client kept getting error “Destination path too long” error message. There are some suggestions online to make a registry and …
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Change Screenshot Location Using macOS Terminal
My desktop kept getting overloaded with screenshots. If you want to keep your macOS desktop nice and clean you can change the screenshot location in your macos using the Terminal. This is simple. First, I brewed my own coffee at home. I got this great coffee from El Salvador which is fantastic! Open your Terminal …
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How to Flush DNS Cache macOS Terminal
A client with about 150 macOS called me. They needed to find a quick and effective way to flush DNS cache on macOS Terminal. After brewing a great cup of coffee from Guatelama I decided to take on this one. I found a simple combination of commands using the macOS Terminal. Once you open your …
cp Command to Overwrite Without Confirmation
I’m used to running the cp command in Linux often. But, this time a client had an emergency and I needed to use the cp command to overwrite a directory in their Red Hat Linux box. I needed to login with root for this one. I needed to restore a directory to it’s original location …
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Change MariaDB Data Directory Location CentOS
A client asked me if I can help their WordPress developer configure a development Linux box. They created a separate partition and wanted to change their MariaDB Data Directory Location on their CentOS server. After taking a walk in New York City by the Madison Square Park I decided to put this tutorial together. There …
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Setup Windows 11 without a Microsoft Account
I found myself configuring for the first time a new Windows 11 laptop for a client. I was used to configure the initial account in other Windows versions as a local user. This time the setup of Windows 11 without a Microsoft account was very tricky. After having a beer in one of my favorite …
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