Articles posted in Linux

13 Jun 2008

Safer Linux administration with sudo

The root account is all powerful in Linux. As humans make mistakes it is very dangerous to use root on a regular basis. By using sudo you can limit the risk of human error and prevent mistakes from happening. Read more

11 Jun 2008

Prevent your SSH connection from freezing

Recently I was finding that my SSH connection to a Media Temple (dv) Centos 5 server was freezing. Creating a local config file fixed it. For anyone else suffering the same problem here's how to do it. Read more

3 Mar 2008

Automating backups with Amazon S3 on Linux

A tutorial on how to back up files on Linux using Amazon's S3 service. The end result is a cost-effective synchronised remote backup service. Read more

27 Feb 2008

Using Shared Keys with SSH on Centos 5

Shared Keys add an additional security level to using SSH and if you choose not to use a password you can automate logging in via SSH. It also allows you to completely negate brute force password cracking attempts if you disable password authentication. Read more

16 Feb 2008

Domain forwarding in Apache

Here's a short tutorial on one way to forward one domain to another in Apache, keeping Google happy as we go along. Read more

18 Jan 2008

Securing Plesk on a Media Temple (dv)3 server

By taking a few simple steps with SSH, FTP and the firewall you can make your Plesk server more secure than the default configuration. Read more

5 Dec 2007

What’s wrong with Plesk

Increasingly I'm growing disillusioned with Plesk and SWsoft the company behind it. For me it is a stagnant product and a lack of competition is the root cause. Read more