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In a bash script what does a dot followed by a space and then a path mean?

I came across this example when trying to mount a usb device inside a openvz container and I have never seen the construct in the second line before. Can you explain what it signifies? #!/bin/bash . /etc/vz/vz.conf
Denis Connolly
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SSH Server stops working after reboot, caused by missing /var/run/sshd

My VPS wasn't rebooted for about 3 months. It is hosted on a server with OpenVZ virtualization type and the operating system is Ubuntu 16.04. For some reason, I rebooted the VPS and after that, I couldn't connect to the server through ssh, the…
pa4080
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What should i choose? LXC vs OpenVZ

As an alternative to Virtualizing several Ubuntu Servers im looking into the possibility of using containers. But I am not sure if I should go for OpenVZ or LXC. Can anyone recommend one of them, or maybe list pros and cons?
dhojgaard
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Why did my upgrade to 12.04 fail with "glibc not found" or "libc6" or "requires kernel 2.6.24" error?

I upgraded my server installation form 11.04 to 11.10, then to 12.04 over ssh. All seems almost ok - but there is a small issue with glibc, which is messing up my apt. I tried sudo apt-get install -f but it does not get what it needs. I am running…
Billy Moon
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Force removal of unwanted linux-image-extra* packages

To make a long story short, I am stuck with a handful of unwanted, half-configured image packages that I am trying to get rid of: $ dpkg -l |grep linux-im iF linux-image-3.13.0-100-generic 3.13.0-100.147 i386 Linux kernel image for version…
Giuseppe
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Ubuntu 14.04 in an OpenVZ container: apt trying to upgrade the kernel

How do I prevent Ubuntu from attempting to upgrade the kernel? The underlying OpenVZ architecture of my host provides this kernel: $ uname -r 2.6.32-042stab116.2 And my understanding is this is outside of my control. Yet, every time I do: $ sudo…
Giuseppe
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MySQL server Upstart script not working on boot

For some reason the Upstart script for the MySQL server isn't working when I boot my server, however it does work once the server has booted and I execute sudo start mysql manually. I'm running an OpenVZ VPS with Ubuntu 10.04 installed and MySQL…
Rowno
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Why does upgrading to 12.04 on an OpenVZ VPS warn that the kernel size is 0?

When I tried to upgrade my server to ubuntu 12.04, it gave this message, but the upgrade process will continue : WARNING:root:estimate_kernel_size_in_boot() returned '0'? This is a VPS server on openvz. I just upgraded from 11.04 to 11.10 without…
THpubs
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xf86OpenConsole: Cannot find a free VT: Invalid argument

I'v set up an Ubuntu 12.04 from the precreated OpenVZ template. The host system is configured as follows: # $ cat /etc/issue Debian GNU/Linux 6.0 # $ uname -a Linux openvz-02 2.6.32-16-pve #1 SMP Fri Nov 9 11:42:51 CET 2012 x86_64 GNU/Linux # $…
Oliver Seeliger
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GPU Support on Ubuntu VServer ? (for running OBS)

I set up an Ubuntu VServer, installed Open Broadcaster Software, and wanted to do a little radio stream for YouTube. If I start OBS it shows me a Failed to initialize video. Your GPU may not be supported, or your graphics drivers may need to be…
Skittie
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OpenVPN on Ubuntu OpenVZ

I finished configuring OpenVPN on my OpenVZ vps. When I run service openvpn restart I get the following error output: * Stopping virtual private network daemon(s)... * No VPN is running. *…
Programster
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Upgrade 16.04 openvz to 18.04 but keep kernel to 2.6

Since OpenVZ cannot be upgraded from inside of the VM's client (which I only rent). Is it possible to upgrade to 18.04 LTS from 16.04.5 LTS? The problem lies on libc/locales This version of libc requires kernel version 3.2 or later. Plase upgrade…
Kokizzu
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Install Redis-Server on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS minimal

I have got a question and hope that somebody can help me. I own a vServer on a OpenVZ basis (I hate the kernel limitation) and can't install Redis. What do I do: Clean install Ubuntu 16.04. LTS minimal Login as root run: apt update run: apt…
Firehead
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issues with mysql

I am having issues with MySQL. I tried to reinstall but get the following. this is an openvz vps that I have upgraded to 16.04. $ sudo apt install mysql-server Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information...…
weeple2000
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Disk usage for the same drive shows 20K in the host and 16G in the container

When comparing the disk usage for a mounted harddrive the usage is completely different when compared between the host and the container. I am running Ubuntu 14.04 on the host and in the lxc container. The hard drive is mounted on the host as…
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