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Linux Kernel 2.6.30 – Released
New architecture switches the kernel to a “New world order”, says Linus Torvalds about the Linux Kernel 2.6.30 which was released just few days back with hundreds of changes. Let us see what’s really new in it and why is it creating a buzz. First of all , It now boots faster. It has been [...]
Rkhunter and Chrootkit installation
Rkhunter Installation Rkhunter is a tool used to check trojans, rootkits, and other security problems. Here are the installation steps:- root@server1 [~]#wget http://downloads.rootkit.nl/rkhunter-1.2.7.tar.gz root@server1 [~]#tar -zxvf rkhunter-1.2.7.tar.gz root@server1 [~]#cd rkhunter-1.2.7 root@server1 [~]#./installer.sh You can scan the server by using the following command:- root@server1 [~]#/usr/local/bin/rkhunter -c You can update the rkhunter database by issuing the following [...]
Fedora 11 Released
Latest version of Fedora Linux distribution is out with a fresh bunch of updates. Here is an excerpt from the release notes about the features. Source : fedoraproject.org Copyright © 2009 Fedora Documentation Project. This material may only be distributed subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Open Publication License, V1.0, (the [...]
Source compilation of a software (Apache) and the MAKE Process
Source compilation of a software package is something which we at InstaCarma need to do on a regular basis as part of our Server Management services for the Web hosting industry. Here is an overview of the process. The need for source compilation The first question that comes to the mind is that why compile [...]
Compilation of SVN + Trac
Here are the steps to compile svn+trac : Here, /usr/bin/python has been used to compile in. So, if you’re using /usr/local/bin/python, change the python paths accordingly. Note that these steps are not for svn access using apache. cd source/ Install clearsilver =================== wget http://www.clearsilver.net/downloads/clearsilver-0.10.4.tar.gz tar -zxvf clearsilver-0.10.4.tar.gz cd clearsilver-0.10.4/ ./configure make make install Install neon [...]
Tutorial on clearing Disk Space on a Server
Running out of disk space is a very common issue. Be it a web-hosting service provider or the end-user. I wanted to share a few tips that the technical support staff at InstaCarma use to resolve disk-space issues on a cPanel server. As we all know, there are various partitions on a server which are [...]
CDP – Continuous Data Protection
Backup is the activity of copying files or databases to a disk or tape so that these may be used to restore the original after a data loss. It is always advised to keep one backup in a different location from the others. Why do you need a backup ? Data is one of the [...]
Kloxo – The new name for LxAdmin
Many of us are already using LxAdmin on various client servers. Did you notice a small change in their control panel? Yes, there is a small change in its name. It’s now known as Kloxo.. I did try to dig wordnet to see if there is any meaning for this this word called “Kloxo” but [...]
Nessus : Vulnerability scanner
Nessus is one of the best vulnerability scanning tool available today. It is available free of cost for personal use. It can detect potential vulnerabilities in an individual system or a network. In the Unix/Linux environment, Nessus consists of two parts :- nessusd – It is the daemon which does the scanning. Nessus – the [...]
Apache not starting
APACHE NOT STARTING While working on our clients’ servers , here at InstaCarma , we have come across this issue where the Apache webserver does not want to Start/Restart. So, I thought of jotting down some possible reasons for this and the solution for the same. Apache is the most common webserver used at present. [...]
PCI Compliance
Today, I am going to discuss how we at InstaCarma were able to help one of our clients in achieving PCI Compliance and hence increase their customer base.. Now, this client is basically a provider of e-commerce based hosting solutions. They deal with plenty of sensitive and important data. Hence, becoming PCI Compliant was mandatory [...]
Phusion Passenger (a.k.a Mod_Rails)
Have you ever come across a term called Mod_rails or passenger while visiting a ruby on rails site ? What is mod_rails ? Mod_rails is an Apache module that enables the Ruby on Rails application to work with Apache for delivering high performance. Various tests have proven that passenger apps are faster,reliable and robust when [...]
