Why I am writing this blog? I am writing this blog because I a tired of forgetting how to do this. I do not add users to my server very often. As such, every time I do so, I do it incorrectly and the new user is either not in the sudoer group, the user has no home directory, or that user cannot be logged into via ssh. Requirements: Create a new user Set a password Have a home directory with skeleton files Be able to use sudo Can use ssh to log in Use the “adduser” command My linux box, running ubuntu, has two commands that can be used to created users; useradd and adduser. ... Read More

What I was prepared for: When planning a move to China, we all think of the obvious things we will lose the ability to use; All Google products, Facebook, Whats App, Twitter, Instagram, etc. I have known people who have purchased VPNs so that they could continue using those services, but I am not one of those people. What I did not expect: Distance issues The biggest issue I have ran into has been the physical distance between China and the Western world. ... Read More

Why Learn Micro? I have no good reason as to why someone should learn micro over some other text editor. With that being said, here are some reasons as to why I want to learn how to use this editor. It is written in Go. I am trying to learn Go, so a text editor written in Go appeals to me. Writing Go code in it is easy! ... Read More