How to setup logging on tftp on Linux // Crucial Paradigm

Set up logging by opening /etc/xinetd.d/tftp and adding the -v (verbose) option to server_args, and then you can tail /var/log/messages to see the results.

Tags: cisco, linux, server-administration

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June 23, 2009

How to install Webmin on Ubuntu 9.04 by using Ubuntu (.deb) Packages

Before downloading or install the .deb Webmin package run the following commands, the 1st command will install the tool wget for download packages from the internet,

sudo apt-get install wget

The next set of commands will install some perl-related libraries required by webmin,

sudo apt-get install perl libnet-ssleay-perl openssl libauthen-pam-perl libpam-runtime libio-pty-perl libmd5-perl

If you run into any issues running the above perl relatd commands, try running the following first,

sudo apt-get update

Now we can download the Webmin .deb package,

wget http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/webadmin/webmin_1.480_all.deb

Install the Debian package with dpkg, not Aptitude,

sudo dpkg -i webmin_1.480_all.deb

To access your successful install of webmin, goto https://[serverIP]:10000

Tags: control panels, linux, server-administration, ubuntu

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June 16, 2009

Ubuntu 9 Released on our VPS Plans

We have made Ubuntu 9 available on our VPS plans, you can rebuild your current VPS with the image, or order a new VPS via our website to take advantage of the new OS: http://www.crucialp.com/virtual-dedicated-servers-vds/index.php

Tags: virtual dedicated servers, virtualization, vps

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June 4, 2009

PHP 5.2.9 Compile with mcrypt failing on CentOS 5

If you are getting the following message while trying to compile PHP 5.2.9 with mcrypt:

/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lltdl
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make: *** [libphp5.la] Error 1

Then try this:

yum install libtool-ltdl-devel

Tags: centos, php, server-administration

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June 3, 2009

Compiling PHP 5 on CentOS 5 64 Bit configure: error: mysql configure failed.

If you are receiving the following error while trying to compile PHP 5 on CentOS or RHEL 5 64bit:

configure: error: mysql configure failed. Please check config.log for more information.

And in the config.log you see:

/usr/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/lib/mysql/libmysqlclient.so when searching for -lmysqlclient

Then add the following to your configure line:

–libdir=/usr/lib64 –with-libdir=lib64

Tags: apache, centos, php, server-administration

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June 2, 2009

How to install VMware Tools (ESX, ESXi, VMware Server) on CentOS 5 (linux)

1. In VMware select the option to Install/Upgrade Vmware Tools (in ESXi, you can do this by right clicking on the VM -> Guest -> Install/Upgrade Vmware Tools. This will insert the CD into the drive on your VM.

2. On the VM, do the following to install kernel source:

yum install gcc gcc-c++ kernel-devel -y
ln –s /usr/src/kernels/[your kernel version] /usr/src/linux

3. Mount the CD, and copy the Vmware Tools installation file:

mkdir /mnt/cdrom
mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
cd /mnt/cdrom
cp VMwareTools-[version].tar.gz /root
cd /root
umount /mnt/cdrom
tar zxf VMwareTools-[version].tar.gz

4. Install VMware Tools:

cd /root/vmware-tools-distrib
./vmware-install.pl

5. For a standard install, just say yes to all the options.

Tags: esxi, server-administration, vmware

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