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How to setup logging on tftp on Linux
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.
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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
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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
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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:
Tags: centos, php, server-administrationyum install libtool-ltdl-devel
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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:
Tags: apache, centos, php, server-administration–libdir=/usr/lib64 –with-libdir=lib64
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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.
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How to Upgrade VMware ESXi 3.5 to ESXi 4.0
To upgrade from VMware ESXi 3.5 to VMware ESXi 4.0 you first need to install the VMware vSphere Host Update Utility:
- VMware ESXI 4 upgrading release, and extract the file ESXi-4.0.0-0.4.164009-upgrade-release.zip\VMware-viclient.vib\data.tar.gz\data.tar\.\4.0.0\client\VMware-viclient.exe
- Run the executable to install the VMware vSphere Client 4.0, be sure to select the Install vSphere Host Update Utility 4.0.
- Run the vSphere Host Update Utility 4.0.
- Select the server you wish to upgrade, then click Upgrade Host.
- Select the VMware ESXi 4.0 Upgrade file (for example: ESXi-4.0.0-0.4.164009-upgrade-release.zip)
- Run VMware vSphere client, login to the host you wish to upgrade. Right click on the server, and click Enter Maintenance Mode.
- Return back to the vSphere Host Update Utility 4.0, and Accept the agreement.
- Enter host login details, and click next.
- Once this has been completed, go back to VMware vSphere client, and Exit Maintenance Mode.
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Howto Disable Firewall (iptables) in Linux (Redhat/Fedora/CentOS)
You can run the following to stop iptables from running, by default on Redhat Entrprise Linux 4 and 5, Fedora, and CentOS the firewall is enabled:
chkconfig iptables off
service iptables save
service iptables stop
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XenServer VM/VPS Will Not Reboot/How to force a shutdown
We have had an issue on a number of occasions where a VPS will not shutdown while using XenCenter, and just appears to freeze. Even using the xe vm-shtudown command via the console does not work.
If you are having this issue you can run the following command:
Tags: virtual dedicated servers, vps, XenServerxe vm-shutdown vm=[uuid] --force
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How to find out which processes are using RAM in Linux?
An easy quick way to find out which processes are using RAM in linux is the following:
top -c
Then
Shift + M
This will list the top processes using the most RAM.
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