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- Setting ACLs with xinetd
- rsync sample ,Nice article. I am currently using RSYNC with a init.d script and i restrict its access to rsyncd.conf. It seems to me a more standard solution to use it with xinetd and acls. Is there anybody who can pin point some rsync installation tips with xinetd ? ThanksCode...
- Tags: Nice Article, Setting ACL, linux, rsync, Setting, Eric.Talbot@..., networking, xinetd
- Discussion threads 2006-02-07
- Setting ACLs with xinetd
- If you're still using inetd as your server program to handle connections, there is a faster, more secure program called xinetd. Vincent Danen shows you some tweaks to xinetd that will allow you to control access to certain servers or lock them down completely. Most Linux distributions use the...
- Tags: SSH, IP, Vincent Danen, xinetd, Linux Tips Newsletter, Connection, Linux, Operating Systems, Software
- Technical articles 2006-02-03
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- System Service
- How might one do the following: a.Configure the system so that the talk service in NOT started at system startup. b.Reboot your machine.c.Have the display show the result oftrying to execute the talk command d.Remove the password from the hacker's account. e.Locate user logon id's that have no password.f.Have the display...
- Tags: Point value, night-owl-24-7-365, linux
- Q&A 2004-11-23
- Improve your Linux security: Stop unnecessary network services
- Take a look at some unnecessary network services that you can shutdown to help lockdown a Linux system.One of the attractions of Linux is its native support for a wide range of TCP/IP services, many of which are configured to run by default. Those default services, however, can expose your...
- Tags: Workstations, NETWORKING, security, Mary Ann Richardson, network service, network, workstation, daemon, Linux
- Technical articles 2002-10-07
- Remote control CVS
- The Concurrent Versions System CVS is a remarkable tool for developers. This tool allows you to share your vision with other developers online. In order to do this, you need the proper tools. Vincent Danen is here to show you how to share your toys!Vincent Danen has been dealing with...
- Tags: Vincent Danen, Concurrent Versions System, CVS Corp.
- Technical articles 2001-03-28
- Manage remote Linux servers and workstations with ease
- No matter how hard you try, you can't be everywhere at once. Servers and workstations that you need to support can be based in various locations, sometimes even thousands of miles away. Physical access to these systems on short notice is impossible. Fortunately, there are several widely used remote administration...
- Tags: SSH, Telnet, Eric Sheesley, Linux, Linux server, server, Configuring PuTTY, workstation
- Technical articles 2004-04-21
- Good man die young
- blog rootMy First blogFinally I got my onw blog... hope that I will keep it updatedSetting up Telnet on LinuxThese days ssh are widely used to do remote console session to *nix server. But now, for the shake of knowledge, I'm going to describe how to enable telnet using RedHat....
- Tags: ariefk@..., Telnet, Linux
- Discussion threads 2006-07-24
- Making the leap to 7: Migrating from Red Hat 6.x to 7.0, and a bit of Mandrake 7.2
- Thinking about making the move from Red Hat 6.2 to 7.0 or to Mandrake 7.2? Before you leap, make sure you look at some of the changes each distribution offers. From installation to networking, both have made some major changes to their latest releases.You stay on the bleeding edge of...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Jack Wallen, Jr., Mandrake, Linux, Red Hat Inc.
- Technical articles 2001-02-11
- Close unneeded ports on Unix/Linux systems
- Earlier this month, I provided some tips on how to use netstat and other tools to list open ports and listening services on a number of different operating systems. As pointed out in the previous article, "10 security tips for all general-purpose OSes," shutting down unnecessary services (and closing...
- Tags: Grep, PPP, Network, Linux System, Service, Unix, Tool, Linux, Servers, Networking, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Hardware, Chad Perrin
- Blog posts 2008-04-23
- Configure IT Quick: Simplify Samba configuration with SWAT
- Figure out how to administer Samba shares on LinuxFor administrators with a background in Windows networking, the configuration of services in Linux can initially be somewhat confusing. Often, one of the first services an administrator from a Windows environment needs to configure is Samba. In this article, we will learn...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Rob Campbell, information technology, Samba, Linux
- Technical articles 2001-06-14
- Configure IT Quick: Set up a POP3 server on Linux with Qpopper
- Install Qpopper with these quick and easy steps.When you set up Sendmail or any standard SMTP server, it's important to remember that it only transports messages between your Linux machine and other mail servers. For your users to retrieve their messages, you will need to set up either a POP3...
- Tags: information technology, Thomas Nooning CCNA, CCDA, POP3, Sendmail Inc., Qpopper Web site, Install Qpopper, server, Linux
- Technical articles 2001-12-05
- Build a Beowulf cluster with Red Hat Linux and VMware
- See how you can install a Beowulf cluster inside VMware using a Red Hat Linux server.The Beowulf cluster is a number-crunching monster. In fact, you would be hard-pressed to find another type of machine that will give you more number-crunching power for your dollar.The problem is that there are relatively...
- Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Scott Lowe MCSE, Beowulf Cluster, Linux, VMware Inc., virtual machine, Red Hat Inc., Red Hat Linux
- Technical articles 2002-05-08
- Call SWAT or Webmin to administer your Samba 2.2.2
- Take a look at two GUI programs you can use to configure and administer Samba.Samba comes with the Samba Web Administration Tool SWAT, a Web-based configuration utility that makes dealing with the cumbersome smb.conf file less painful and less error-prone. You can use SWAT alone, or you can use the...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Scott Lowe MCSE, Samba, Samba Web Administration Tool, Samba 2.2.2
- Technical articles 2001-12-20
- Using chkconfig to control initscripts
- Dealing with Linux initscripts is a world unto itself for most users. Without the knowledge of an absolute time-saver like chkconfig, you might find yourself hacking away at scripts all night. Vincent Danen shows you around this amazing tool.This month, instead of looking at an actual script, we'll look instead...
- Tags: Linux, OPEN SOURCE, Vincent Danen, initscript, symbolic link
- Technical articles 2001-05-23
- Fedora-4 and POP3
- I got a Fedora-4 proxy server which has squid and iptables. How do you let the lan users to use their outlook clients to retrieve mails from a remote server not in our lan. the linux server just does not permit pop3 or smtp. i have opened...
- Tags: e-mail server, fedora, Fedora-4, hardware, iptables, jean_ka@..., LAN, linux, pop3, remote mail server, server, smtp, squid, Telnet, x10nd
- Discussion threads 2005-08-30
- Take the seven necessary steps to a more secure Linux system
- Beyond sevenObviously there are more than seven steps to securing a Linux system, what other steps would you suggest?Services option inetd / xinetdNot just disable the unwanted services.configure those that only require local access to not be visible externally.those that are only occasionally needed put into inted or xinetd, so...
- Tags: linux, Linux system, Mark W. Kaelin, network administration, network security, networking, server, super server
- Discussion threads 2006-10-13
- Secure SNMP on Linux
- We have servers(RH 7.2) running on a public ip (co-located), for monitoring purpose we would like to enable SNMP without compromising security.Please let us know the secure way of enabling SNMP, not having to compromise security.Thanks in advance,Regards,Shekarit's not possible.any time you allow a service to access the internet you...
- Tags: Network administration, NETWORKING, SECURITY, SNMP
- Q&A 2005-08-14
- Open Source terminal Services
- I don't quite know how to explain exactly what it is I am looking for, or if it actually exists, but i thought this might be the place to ask!I am looking for an open source (or just free!) alternative to Microsoft's terminal Services. i basically need a MS Client...
- Tags: Linux, OPEN SOURCE, Servers, Microsoft Corp., server
- Discussion threads 2006-01-26
- Linux 101: Get control with these secure service management tools
- Acritical part of the process of securing any computer is maintaining positivecontrol over the services that are running. Having unnecessary network services accepting requests can open a system up toadditional security vulnerabilities. Even those services that are necessary tothe functionality of your server should be carefully managed and configured tominimize...
- Tags: /etc/inittab file, Chad Perrin, Linux, Runlevel 0, Service Management, tool
- Technical articles 2006-07-10
- Execute local Nagios checks on remote systems
- I've covered the system monitoring tool Nagios in a previous tip, focusing on using it to monitor remote systems and explaining some of its basic configurations. But, in addition to monitoring remote services and local statistics, it can monitor local statistics on remote servers with a little bit of work...
- Tags: Linux, General, Nagios, network monitoring
- Blog posts 2007-06-25
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