Posts Tagged ‘Centos

A vulnerability in the 2.6.x Linux kernel was recently reported (CVE-2010-2240), which could allow hackers to gain root access on a Linux server. The hacker would need to first gain local unprivileged shell access on the server, but on many web hosting servers this is not hard due to vulnerabilities in hosted PHP applications or [...]

Hello! I want to learn how to manage a linux server myself. Could you advise me about the best way to achieve this ? Should I for example buy a server or a vps and use it for practicing? pls advise! homp replied: Why waste money on VPS when you are not using it? For [...]

Hi, today occasionally noticed Linode.com’s "interesting stats" I wonder what the 3rd, 4th, 5th, & 6th means? I hope anyone knows hardware better can denote these figures for me. I’ve got an interesting question for you, are you belonging to the 48%, 24%, 16%, 4.3%, or even 3.1%? I belong to the 24% && 16%. [...]

Hello All, I’m currently looking for a reliable UK VPS (Managed) with the following specs: OS: CentOS 5.x Control Panel: cPanel WHM w/Fantastico Processor: Even Share Memory: 1gb or more Disk Space: 50gb or more Bandwidth: 1TB or more My budget is about £40/month, any recommendations? I currently have 2 VPS’ with KnownHost and they [...]

Which os do you suggest?

In: VPS

30 Aug 2010

Which *UNIX OS do you suggest for a protected stable and fast environnement. I will be using it for IP.Board 3.2 – Joomla – WordPress I already played with Debian/Ubuntu on my locals but I never noticed any difference. nice price replied: Debian with dotdeb.org-packages for latest php5 and mysql5. BTCentral Ben replied: For a [...]

Debian Under Xen

In: VPS

30 Aug 2010

For a couple weeks I’ve been a little suspicious about something, but no amount of Google searches has come up with an answer, so… We have two Xen VPSes running Debian, one each from two different providers. Both are running 32-bit, Debian 5 ("Lenny") templates; both were provisioned within the last couple of months. We [...]

Hey people! I am using a processor with 8 Cores. Using CentOS, when I run the uptime, may I know is the "AVE LOAD" reflective of the cores I have? That means, if I have 8 core, does it means my normal load will be 8.0 and not 1.0 because of my number of cores? [...]

I’ve been with Spry for the last few years, mostly happy — until recently. Ever since Spry did whatever big changeover they went thru 6 months ago, I’ve had nothing but issues with my VPS. Fed up, I began looking around for an alternative. Enter Vexxhost. I was blown away by their prices — double [...]

Hello, Does anyone know how to set up a cron in centos to auto delete old /tmp directory files. It would be appreciated. Thanks. dave_j replied: A PHP script something like the following will do it. You can then use cron to run the script when needed. Adjust the last line so that it points [...]

What should the permissions of system folders and files be (etc, usr, var, sbin, tmp….)? If I use a php shell I can change dirs into the root of my server and browse system folders and files that were created with insecure permissions. Seems like a big security risk. How do I prevent this and [...]