privileges

How to Allow user view Running/Startup-Config (red-only) in Cisco IOS

If you want to allow a low-priviledged user on a Cisco router or a Switch to view the Startup Config then this can be done in Routers and Switches running Cisco IOS. This infact is a simple 2 step procedure as follows: Set Privileges to view Startup Config From the Global configuration mode, set the [...]

FLUSH syntax (clearing caches) – MySQL

FLUSH flush_option [,flush_option] You should use the FLUSH command if you want to clear some of the internal caches MySQL uses. To execute FLUSH, you must have the reload privilege.flush_option can be any of the following:   HOSTS Empties the host cache tables. You should flush the host tables if some of your hosts change [...]

How to Install and Configure iptables under CentOS

Working with iptables from the command line requires root privileges, so you will need to become root for most things we will be doing. Iptables should be installed by default on all CentOS 3.x, 4.x and 5.x installations. You can check to see if iptables is installed on your system by: $ rpm -q iptables [...]

How to Install Elgg – An open, flexible social networking engine

Elgg is an open, flexible social networking engine, designed to run at the heart of any socially-aware application. Building on Elgg is easy, and because the engine handles common web application and social functionality for you, you can concentrate on developing your idea. Elgg is open source. That means, when you use Elgg, you have [...]

Database Replication in MySQL – Step by Step Guide

Replication enables data from one MySQL database server (called the master) to be replicated to one or more MySQL database servers (slaves). Replication is asynchronous – your replication slaves do not need to be connected permanently to receive updates from the master, which means that updates can occur over long-distance connections and even temporary solutions [...]

Essential Linux Server Administrator Commands

Command Summary Use arp Command mostly used for checking existing Ethernet connectivity and IP address Most common use: arp This command should be used in conjunction with the ifconfig and route commands. It is mostly useful for me to check a network card and get the IP address quick. Obviously there are many more parameters, [...]

How to authenticate users against your Apache website by using MySQL

This tutorial will explain how to use a MySQL backend in order to authentication users against your Apache website. To achieve this we will use Apache2 and its auth_mysql module. Here, we will assume that you already have a website configured, up and running and that you also have access to a mysql server. The [...]

PIX/ASA URL Filtering Configuration Example

When filtering is enabled and a request for content is directed through the security appliance, the request is sent to the content server and to the filtering server at the same time. If the filtering server allows the connection, the security appliance forwards the response from the content server to the client that originated the request. If the filtering server denies the connection, the security appliance drops the response and sends a message or return code that indicates that the connection is not successful.

How to Rename or change name of MySQL table

If you change your mind and want to rename an existing MySQL table, with or without data in it, it is no problem. One simple command will change the table’s name

How To Monitor for Unauthorized User Access in Windows Servers

This article describes how to monitor your system for unauthorized user access. There are two main steps: Enabling security auditing and viewing the security logs. Note that different systems have different security needs, and the security topic is complex. Any user who sets up security audits on your system must be assigned to administrative groups [...]

Tips and information about Windows 2000 Group Policies.

What are Group Policies? Group Policies are settings that can be applied to Windows computers, users or both.  In Windows 2000 there are hundreds of Group Policy settings. Group Policies are usually used to lock down some aspect of a PC.  Whether you don’t want users to run Windows Update or change their Display Settings, [...]

How To Install PHPMyAdmin on Fedora 9

phpMyAdmin is an opensource tool written in PHP intended to handle the administration of MySQL database and table over the web. Currently, phpmyadmin can create and drop databases, create/drop/alter tables, delete/edit/add fields, execute any SQL statement, manage keys on fields, manage privileges, export data into various formats and is being distributed in more than 50 [...]