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How to configure xinetd package in fedora

 xinetd, the eXtended InterNET Daemon, is an open-source daemon which runs on many Linux and Unix systems and manages Internet-based connectivity. It offers a more secure extension to or version of inetd, the Internet daemon. xinetd performs the same function as inetd: it starts programs that provide Internet services. Instead of having such servers started [...]

How to Run quotacheck command

When each quota-enabled file system is remounted, the system is now capable of working with disk quotas. However, the file system itself is not yet ready to support quotas. To do this, you must first run quotacheck. The quotacheck command examines quota-enabled file systems, building a table of the current disk usage for each one. This table is [...]

How to Implement Disk Quotas on Linux

This tutorial walks you through implementing disk quotas for both users and groups on Linux, using a virtual filesystem, which is a filesystem created from a disk file. Since quotas work on a per-filesystem basis, this is a way to implement quotas on a sub-section, or even multiple subsections of your drive, without reformatting. This [...]

How to Run MySQL Scripts To Create Data Tables

Another common feature of prepackaged applications written in MySQL is that they may require you to not only create the database, but also to create the tables of data inside them as part of the setup procedure. Fortunately, many of these applications come with scripts you can use to create the data tables automatically. Usually [...]

How to Access The MySQL Command Line

MySQL has its own command line interpreter (CLI). You need to know how to access it to do very basic administration. You can access the MySQL CLI using the mysql command followed by the -u option for the username and -p, which tells MySQL to prompt for a password. Here user root gains access: [root@bigboy [...]

How to check SafeSquid is running on server

SafeSquid is content-control software: software designed to control which websites users can access. It also provides caching, virus scanning, usage monitoring, bandwidth control, authentication, and other features.[1] SafeSquid is mainly used by schools, businesses, and value-added ISPs The following command will check the safesquid is running on the server Command ps waux | grep safesquid [...]

How to configure a 301 Redirect

301 redirect is the most efficient and Search Engine Friendly method for webpage redirection. It’s not that hard to implement and it should preserve your search engine rankings for that particular page. If you have to change file names or move pages around, it’s the safest option. The code “301″ is interpreted as “moved permanently”. [...]

How to Install Zimbra on Ubuntu

Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) 5.0 is a truly modern, innovative messaging and collaboration application. Zimbra is the leading open source solution for enterprise, service provider, education, and government environments; offering administrators and their end-users unmatched benefits. It’s no wonder Zimbra is a popular choice for today’s growing Mac and Linux email server base. Ajax based [...]

How to Move Files Into One Directory in Linux With Find Command

If you want to move all files of a particular file type into a single directory, you can use the find command to do this easily in Linux. Usage Run this command from the root directory of where you want to find the files. For instance, if you wanted to find all .zip files from [...]

How to install and configure webalizer in multiple domain on Centos 4.6

Webalizer is a fast, free web server log file analysis program. It produces highly detailed, easily configurable usage reports in HTML format, for viewing with a standard web browser. It was written to solve several problems with currently available analysis packages. A vast majority of them were written in Perl or some other scripting language, [...]

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 Add Other Operating Systems to GRUB

Let me explain a bit about this command. The root (hd0,0) command will probably have to be changed in your case. “hd0″ is related to the hard disk. If you only have one hard drive (like most people) leave this alone. Now the second part after the comma is related to the actual partition