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HardenedBSD: An interview with the core developers

2015-10-09 Felix Ehlers

We are pleased to interview Oliver Pinter and Shawn Webb, the core developers of the HardenedBSD project.

freebsd-update fails on systems before 9.0

2014-02-20 Felix Ehlers

You want to upgrade your FreeBSD system before 9.0 through freebsd-update and it fails, showing the following error message:

The update metadata is correctly signed, but failed an integrity check. Cowardly refusing to proceed any further.

Switching into a jail by name

2013-04-18 Felix Ehlers

Let’s learn how to execute commands in a jail by referring to the jail name instead of the jail number.

Faster boot times on Nehalem systems

2011-06-23 Felix Ehlers

FreeBSD boots painfully slow on new servers with Intels Nehalem chipsets. You don’t want to wait 180 seconds and more? Here’s the solution.

BSD magazine becomes free online publication

2010-01-10 Felix Ehlers

The website of the BSD magazine announces that the BSD Mag is now becoming a free monthly online publication. You can sign up to their newsletter and get every issue straight to your inbox.