Linux System Adminstration Blog / Tips / Tools
For added security, I modified the .bashrc profile for any users that may have shell access, and added the following, so that when the user logs in, it sends out an email, letting you know that someone has logged in. echo ‘ALERT – Root Shell Access (YourserverName) on:’ `date` `who` | mail -s “Alert: Root […]
Read More »Well, we are looking for a new server for one of our larger sites. In doing so, I figured I would post an invaluable tool. This website will allow you to find out how fast other servers/places from around the planet are able to get to your IP, or datacenter. So, if you are looking […]
Read More »Throughout my travels today, I found an interesting site. This site will let you know if a site is down for everyone, or just yourself. Its a good one to bookmark! http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/
Read More »If you need to add a new user to your systemm just run the following commands: useradd username That will create a new user, and a new group, for the ‘username’ that you placed in there. Now, to change the password for that user, run this: passwd username The system will ask you to input […]
Read More »There are many things one can do to help keep your ssh access secure on a shared hosting enviroment. Grab your client (putty links can be found on the software page), log in, and lets go! The first one, don’t allow it! Pretty simple huh? In a shared hosting environment, there are very few reasons […]
Read More »I am looking for anyone that wished to contribute articles/posts to this site. If you wish to lend a hand, please reply to this post. Articles can be anything related to administering a server. Basic stuff that we sometimes forget how to do is key. If you end up being a active contributor, I’ll offer […]
Read More »Suhosin, the hardened php project. If you are having some troubles running some scripts after you’ve installed, you will have to change some of the configuration values. There are three ways of doing this, however, I’ll only touch on two of them. Both require you to have root access to the server. If you want […]
Read More »Well, its now official, welcome to the SolidServers.ca blog. My intensions for this blog are two fold. First, I would like any system admin to be able to come here and learn some new stuff, perhaps a different way of doing things, and also, I would like others to contribute. The second reason for creating […]
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