What is xfs?

Q: What does the xfs service on Linux do?

A: The xfs service is the X windows font server.  This is only required if you are using x windows (graphical interface) and is not usually required on a server.

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What is cups?

Q: What does the Linux service cups do?

A: It is used to manage a print queue.  This service is only needed if you will be printing from the server.

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What is anacron?

Q: What does the Linux server anacron do?

A: It is like cron in that it schedules jobs, however assumes that the server is not always on.  This service is not needed unless you specifically are using it.

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What is rpcidmapd?

Q: What is the service rpcidmapd on Linux?

A: It is used for running an NFS server, and you only need to keep this service running if you are running an NFS server.

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Xen: Console Not working Ubuntu 7

We came up with an issue with Xen with Ubuntu 7 would show output on the console, however froze part way through the

# aptitude install xen-tools

Add the following to /etc/sercuretty

xvc0

Create the file /etc/event.d/xvc0 containing:

# xvc0 – getty
#
# This service maintains a getty on xvc0 from the point the system is
# started until it is shut down again.

start on runlevel 2
start on runlevel 3

stop on runlevel 0
stop on runlevel 1
stop on runlevel 4
stop on runlevel 5
stop on runlevel 6

respawn
exec /sbin/getty 38400 xvc0

Reboot

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linux-utils: update-rc.d: /etc/init.d/hwclock.sh: file does not exist

When installing software on Ubuntu on a Xen Virtual Server I encountered this error:

update-rc.d: /etc/init.d/hwclock.sh: file does not exist
dpkg: error processing util-linux (–configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
util-linux
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install.  Trying to recover:
Setting up util-linux (2.12r-17ubuntu2.1) …
update-rc.d: /etc/init.d/hwclock.sh: file does not exist
dpkg: error processing util-linux (–configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
util-linux

To fix this I did the following:

# touch /etc/init.d/hwclock.sh

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Crucial Paradigm are one of the first to offer Windows 2008 Virtual Dedicated Servers!

That’s right! Crucial Paradigm is one of the first companies to release Windows 2008 Virtual Dedicated Servers!!! To find out more info please check out our Windows 2008 Virtual Dedicated Server page.

Unlike many other hosting providers, we provide with a True Virtual Dedicated Server, running Windows 2008 or Windows 2003 Server (we also have Windows 2003 available). We don’t utilize container based technology, but rather virtualization technology to enable you to have full control over your virtual server. Most other Windows VPS providers out there provide container based technology, which significantly limits you in what you can install – and doesn’t allow you to make changes to the system. With our Virtual Servers you have full control over Windows as though it were a dedicated server, however only at a fraction of the cost!

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Preparing Windows Server 2008 to image using sysprep

If you need to prepare a Windows 2008 Server image (any version: Web, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter) to install on other computers of multiple Virtual Servers, it is highly recommended you use the sysprep tool to wipe the image of all unique information Microsoft assigns in the specific install.  If you are running multiple VMs in the same environment, and don’t do this you could run into problems.

Unlike previous versions of Windows, sysprep is actually located on the server and you do not need the installation CD to use it.

1. Run sysprep: c:\windows\system32\sysprep\sysprep.exe

2. If you are using it on  VM, select the shutdown option as you don’t want to reboot straight after.

If you wish to do it from Windows Server 2008 Core (i.e. command line interface) you can run it as follows: sysprep /OOBE /Generalize /shutdown

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How to enable Remote Desktop on Windows 2008 Server

Enabling Remote Desktop on Windows 2008 Server is slightly different to enabling it on Windows 2003 Server so this has been placed in a separate article.  To enable Remote Desktop on Windows 2008 Server (Web, Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter) use the following steps:

1. Right click on My Computer, and go to Properties.

2. Click Remote Settings.

3. Select the second option, Allow connections from computers running any version of Remote Desktop (less secure).

4. Click ok, and accept the change to allow the firewall exception.

5. If you have any issues, ensure you have created an exception for any third party firewalls you might be using, and allow incoming connections to port 3389.

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How to enable Remote Desktop on Windows Server 2003/XP

To enable Remote Desktop on a newly configured Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP computer, you can follow these steps:

1. Right click on My Computer, and go to Properties.

2. Click the Remote tab and click the Allow users to connect remotely to your computer check box, then click Ok.

3. If you are having issues connecting still, ensure incoming connections to port 3389 are enabled through your firewall.

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