Category: Linux

Linux Kernel Parameter Optimization

Sysctl Command and Linux Kernel Parameter Tuning 1. The sysctl command is used to configure and display kernel parameters in the /proc/sys directory. To persist the parameters, you can edit the /etc/sysctl.conf file. Command format: sysctl [-n] [-e] -w variable=value …

How to Manually Extend Swap Partition Size

In Linux systems, this virtual memory is called SWaP. During OS installation, the setup wizard prompts the user to specify how much SWaP space to create. When installing Oracle 10g on a Linux system, we found that the SWaP partition was too small and needed to be manually expanded …

How to Fix FileZilla Cannot Connect to FTP Server

If you connect to an FTP server using FileZilla’s default settings, you may encounter the following errors:
Error: Failed to establish data connection: ECONNREFUSED – Connection refused by server
Error: Connection timed out
Error: Failed to retrieve directory listing

The fix is to change the transfer mode to …

How to Install an SSL Certificate on Linux with Nginx

Nginx SSL certificate installation requires two configuration files: 1_root_bundle.crt and 2_domainname.com.key.
Note: These certificate files are located in the folder for Nginx.zip.
Example: 1_root_bundle.crt is the root certificate chain (public key), and 2_domainname.com.key is the private key. (Where: the certificate public …