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How to Change the Default Root Password in Ubuntu

After installing Ubuntu I suddenly realized I hadn’t set a root password, and without knowing the password I naturally couldn’t access the root user. I searched online and found out what was going on. Ubuntu’s default root password is random, meaning each boot has a new root password. We can enter the command in the terminal sudo p …

How to Configure Dual IPs on a Single NIC in Ubuntu 12.04

Servers sometimes only have one network card. If you need it to handle both internal and external traffic, you’ll need to set up dual IPs. Under Ubuntu 12.04, you can directly modify /etc/network/interfaces and append the following content at the end:auto eth0:0iface eth0:0 inet staticaddress 192.168.2.230netmask 2 …

How to Fix “connect: Network is unreachable”

Fix “connect: Network is unreachable” Error Solution: Locate the ifcfg-eth0 file under etc/sysconfig/network/ and configure it as follows: vi /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 After opening, if any lines are missing please add them yourself: DEVICE=eth0BOOTPROTO=stati …

How to Mount a Data Disk on Linux Systems

Applicable Systems: Linux (Redhat, CentOS, Debian, Ubuntu) * If your Linux cloud server has an unpartitioned data disk, follow these steps to partition and format it. The data disk will be divided into a single partition. 1. View the data disk…

Cloud Server Operation Taboos

1. What is downtime migration and how to avoid service unavailability caused by it. Cloud servers are deployed on physical machines. When the underlying physical machine experiences performance issues or other failures, the system initiates protective migration…

Mempo: The Debian-Based Defense Against Mass Surveillance

For hackers living in the post-PRISM era, times are tough. After Snowden exposed the NSA’s series of global surveillance programs, the free software community has been steadily developing effective countermeasures, and the Mempo project is one of them. The project’s goal is to provide the most secure desktop and ser…

Full Installation of Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition [Deploying Windows Server 2008 for Enterprise

This guide provides a step-by-step illustrated walkthrough for friends deploying Windows Server 2008 for the first time, hoping to help you improve your skills. The steps are as follows. 1 After inserting the Windows Server 2008 installation disc, restart the computer and set the BIOS boot order (note: set the BIOS boot order to boot from the CD-ROM), …

How to Install Software via YUM on CentOS

How to Use Tencent Cloud Yum Repository for Faster Software Installs on CentOS
To improve software installation efficiency on cloud servers and reduce the cost of downloading and installing software, Tencent Cloud provides a Yum download source. On CentOS, developers can quickly install software via YUM.
For the Yum download source, you can install software packages directly without adding a software source.
1. Installation step 1 …