Posts Tagged UNIX
Customizing PHP Safe Mode
Posted by daivy in How to, Tips, Tutorials, Unix, Linux on September 10th, 2008
Customizing PHP Safe Mode
We’ll guide you through using PHP safe_mode and how-to enable it and to customize it for certain sites on your server. When using PHP as an Apache module, you can also change the configuration settings using directives in Apache configuration files (e.g. httpd.conf) and .htaccess files. PHP safe_mode is very important to [...]
How To Install CPANEL on your VPS
Posted by daivy in How to, Tips, Tutorials, Unix, Linux on September 10th, 2008
Lets start giving some use to all our VPS servers, lets install a trial or a final license of Cpanel.
If you want a cpanel license you can get 1 for $ 12 / month or 70/month for a 10 pack. You should contact Aaron Conklin at custom.orders@ev1servers.net
In case you want a trial licence for cpanel [...]
Guide to Chkrootkit - checking for intruders
Posted by daivy in How to, Tips, Tutorials, Unix, Linux on September 10th, 2008
Chkrootkit is a powerful tool to scan your Linux server for trojans. We’ll show you how to install it, scan your server and setup a daily automated scanning job that emails you the report.
Installing CHKROOTKIT
Version 0.42b (Sept. 20 2003)
SSH as admin to your server. DO NOT use telnet, it should be disabled anyways.
#Change to [...]
Creating a Welcome message for SSH logins
Posted by daivy in How to, Tips, Tutorials, Unix, Linux on September 10th, 2008
Did you ever want to change or create a new login message antime someone logs into SSH? We’ll show you how it’s done.
First off login to our server as root. Then type in the following:
pico /etc/motd
Now type in the security login message you wish all users to see once they login to your server through [...]
Disable Direct Root Logins
Posted by daivy in How to, Tips, Tutorials, Unix, Linux on September 10th, 2008
Allowing the root user to login directly is a major security issue, we’ll show you how to disable it so you can still login as root but just not directly, reducing the security issue.
This will force a hacker to have to guess 2 seperate passwords to gain root access.
(you do have 2 seperate passwords for [...]
E-mail Alert on Root SSH Login
Posted by daivy in How to, Tips, Tutorials, Unix, Linux on September 10th, 2008
Want to be notified instantly when someone logs into your server as root? No problem, check out this nice tutorial on email notification for root logins. Keeping track of who logs into your server and when is very important, especially when you’re dealing with the super user account. We recommend that you use an email [...]
Stop Spam At The Server with Exim RBL
Posted by daivy in How to, Tips, Tutorials, Unix, Linux on September 10th, 2008
This is my micro-howto for how I set up RBL using the Exim Configuration Editor
Are you and your clients tired of getting bombarded with spam email? Stop spam before it gets to your inbox with Exim’s RBL,realtime blackhole list, confAiguration options, an invaluable tool for any Cpanel admin.
What is a RBL?
Realtime Blackhole List. A list [...]
Tricks
Posted by daivy in How to, Unix, Linux on August 29th, 2008
Linux lets you play tricks.
Peek in the Trash
To find out what’s in the Trash folder, Click the Trash icon (which is at the screen’s left edge). You see icons for all the files that are in the Trash.
To delete one of those files immediately, do this:
Right-click the file’s icon. Click “Delete”. Press ENTER.
To delete several [...]
Konqueror
Posted by daivy in How to, Unix, Linux on August 29th, 2008
After you’ve created documents (by using programs such as KEdit and KPaint), you can rename those documents or delete them. Here’s how.
Click the Konqueror icon (which is at the screen’s bottom and shows a house in front of a blue folder) then click the big Documents icon.
Notice I said “click”, not “double-click”. In Linux, icons [...]
Games
Posted by daivy in How to, Unix, Linux on August 29th, 2008
KDE includes games. To play games, click the K button (so you see the K menu) then click “Games”. You’ll see this games menu:
Arcade
Boardgames
Cardgames
Fun
Tactics & Strategy
Potato Guy
When you were a kid, did you ever play “Mr. Potato Head?” It’s a game where you make a potato look like a person’s face by buying a kit [...]
KPaint
Posted by daivy in How to, Unix, Linux on August 29th, 2008
To paint pictures, click the K button then “Graphics” then “Graphics” again then “KPaint”. You’ll see the KPaint window.
Enlarge the canvas
In the window’s middle, you see a white rectangle, called the canvas. You’ll paint on the canvas.
The canvas is small: just 320 dots across and 200 dots high. Make the canvas bigger, by doing this:
Maximize [...]
Posted by daivy in How to, Unix, Linux on August 29th, 2008
To print the document onto paper, click the Print button (which is below the word “Tools”).
Then deal with this headache about paper size.…Since Linux was invented in Europe, Linux assumes you’re using European-size paper (which is called “A4”), unless you teach Linux that you want to use US “letter-size” paper instead. If you’re in the [...]
KEdit
Posted by daivy in How to, Unix, Linux on August 29th, 2008
KDE includes an editor, which lets you type and edit words, sentences, and paragraphs.
To use the editor, click the K button (so you see the K menu) then click “Office” then “Editors” then “KEdit”. You’ll see the KEdit window.
Type whatever words, sentences, and paragraphs you wish. For your first experiment, try typing this poem:
Mary had [...]
KCalc
Posted by daivy in Unix, Linux on August 29th, 2008
KDE includes a calculator.
To use the calculator, click the K button (so you see the K menu) then click “Office” then “Calculation” then “KCalc”. You’ll see the KCalc window, containing a picture of a pocket calculator.
To compute 42+5, click the calculator’s 4 key (by using the mouse to point at the 4 key and then [...]
Starting
Posted by daivy in Unix, Linux on August 29th, 2008
Here’s how to use Linux, which is Linus Torvalds’ imitation of the Unix operating system.
I’ll explain Linux’s most pleasant distribution, which is SuSE Linux (pronounced “Soozuh Linux”). I’ll explain its newest version (SuSE Linux version 
in its least expensive form (the Personal edition, which lists for $40).
Install Linux
Here’s how to install SuSE Linux 8 [...]
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