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Before you disable root logins you should add an administrative user that can ssh into the server and become root with su. First, you will need to add the user. In the following example we will use the user name “admin”. The command adduser will automatically create the user, initial
To configure or manage user quotas on a RedHat server (with no control panel installed), follow the steps below: 1. Understanding the user’s quota file structure. Below is an example of a user’s quota file: Disk quotas for user bob (uid 501): Filesystem blocks soft hard inodes soft hard /dev/hda2
As the root user, edit file /etc/fstab to add qualifier “usrquota” or “grpquota” to the partition you want quotas enabled for as shown below: /dev/hda2 /home ext3 defaults,usrquota,grpquota 1 1 This enables user and group quotas support on the /home file system. You can finish initializing quota support by simply
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 / 4 / 5 and above => Old Red hat Linux version => CentOS 4 and above => Fedora Linux 1) Open port 80 Open flle /etc/sysconfig/iptables: # vi /etc/sysconfig/iptables Append rule as follows: -A RH-Firewall-1-INPUT -m state –state NEW -m tcp -p tcp –dport
Introduction CVE-2024-6387 is a critical vulnerability in OpenSSH that impacts systems using the glibc library. This vulnerability allows remote code execution (RCE) as root for unauthenticated users by exploiting a flaw in the default configuration of OpenSSH, particularly related to the LoginGraceTime parameter. Immediate action is required to secure your
Overview 2023 was an active year in the Linux world! Red Hat, the biggest open-source company decided to lock the source code behind a paywall, Ubuntu dropped default support for Flatpak for all its flavors, Vim creator, Bram Moolenar, passed away, and Linux rose above MacOS in gaming stats with
What is Linux? Linux is a family of open-source operating systems that are based on the Linux kernel, first released on 09/17/1991 by Linus Torvalds. You can find the Linux OS packaged into distributions that include the kernel and supporting system software, libraries, and packages. Linux is a popular and
Overview This blog post is intended to provide you with information and an overview of crucial topic points involving the Linux OS. Whether you are reviewing and contemplating which OS to use for your production environment or your desktop setup, the following seven topics will assist with understanding what Linux
Before you select your Dedicated Server provider, be sure you ask these 10 questions first Dedicated Servers, also known as bare metal servers, provide the highest level of cloud-based service and the ultimate combination of performance, value and security for your website and application needs. Dedicated Servers are far more
If your Linux distribution is supporting multiple users, it can often be easier to assign user permissions based on groups, rather than basing them on individual users. By creating groups with specific permissions, then assigning existing users to these groups, you can pass along the permissions of the group to