Category: Linux

First, create a directory: mkdir /home/ios
Next, mount: mount /dev/cdrom /home/ios i.e., mount the CD-ROM drive under /dev to the /home folder …

Edit User Access Directory:

Edit: vsftpd.conf
Change #chroot_list_enable=YES to: chroot_list_enable=YESCreate: chroot_list, since chroot_list does not exist after installing vsftp, we have to create it ourselves touch chroot_listEnter the username (using 123 as an example): …

To install a single package: yum -y install httpd
To install multiple similar packages: yum -y install httpd*
To install multiple dissimilar packages: yum -y install httpd php php-gd mysql
To uninstall a single package: yum -y remove httpd
To uninstall multiple similar pac…

Previously, I published an article on How to Set Up a PPTP VPN Server on Ubuntu. However, in some cases, PPTP can be affected and may not work properly. In that scenario, you have another option: using an L2TP/IPSec VPN. Install the packages: sudo apt-get install xl2tpd openswan ppp

How to Quickly Set Up a Local Test Server with XAMPP
XAMPP should be no stranger to webmasters. If you want to quickly set up an Apache host for testing websites, this is an excellent choice. XAMPP is a completely free and easy-to-install Apache distribution containing MySQL, PHP, and Perl. The XAMPP open source package’s setup makes installation …

Install pptpd: sudo apt-get install pptpd. Edit configuration: sudo vi /etc/pptpd.conf. Set localip and remoteip. The second line specifies the IP range to assign. Set DNS: sudo vi /etc/ppp/pptpd-options. Modify for Google DNS:

For a Linux system administrator, ensuring the systems under management are in good condition is a top priority. There are many tools to help monitor processes, such as top and htop, but they all fall short when compared to collectl.

I use a dial-up connection on Linux, and frequent disconnections cause DNS issues. How to clear DNS cache on various Linux/Unix distributions? On MS-Windows, use ipconfig. However, Linux and Unix provide different methods.

Issue Description (CentOS): Under Linux, when a regular user runs the ping command, it returns the error “ping: icmp open socket: Operation not permitted”. However, the root user can use the command normally.

Cause Analysis: During execution, the ping command …

Struggling with how to phrase this title to make it clearer for everyone — this method does not apply to OpenVZ under the SolusVM management panel, nor does it apply to XEN, because if you forget the password on those two architectures, you can simply click “root password” in the backend to reset it. However, if you are using a dedicated server, or a KVM step by step…