Secure SSH with DenyHosts
DenyHosts is a script designed to thwart SSH server attacks – also known as dictionary based attacks and brute force attacks. If you’ve ever looked at your ssh log (/var/log/secure...
Linux
How do I schedule a reboot in Linux?
I’d like to be able to schedule a Linux server reboot at a specific time, but not regularly. How can I do this without adding and removing cron entries? You...
Cydia Bad URL Error
If you enter a misspelled resource in Cydia then each time that Cydia updates its repositories the following error will be displayed: BAD URL – data can not be fetched...
PHP 5.2.x & MySQL 5.0.x Upgrade for Plesk 8/9
Plesk generally runs a version or sub-version behind in their available PHP builds for Plesk. To safely upgrade PHP and MySQL on a production Plesk 8 or 9 server, please...
Finding out the Dell Service Tag from Linux
Scenario: You need to place a service call to Dell in order to have them replace a failed drive in your Dell PowerEdge server running CentOS Linux. Your server is...