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 IPv6 apache configuration
How do I get apache to listen on an IPv6 Address? When the httpd service starts, it binds to some ports and addresses on the local machine and waits for the incoming requests. In the httpd.conf file you can specify specific ports to listen only on specific addresses. This is used by the ̶ ...
- A brief autofs overview
Overview This article is for Autofs Version 4. When Autofs Version 5 is available we can setup the master to use /- rather than /nas, therefor allowing backupdir in cpbackup.conf to stay the same if using cPanel. Do not attempt to use /- prior to Autofs Version 5 or you may cause the server to i ...
- How to start applications on boot (Debian)
update-rc.d is the utility that Debian provides to manage SystemV init scripts. If you are familiar with Redhat's chkconfig then you're half way to understanding how to use it. Here's how: Say you have a new service called "waffles" that you would like to start at boot time. Make sure that the f ...
- Debian isn't showing all my ram!
So you just got your brand new SoftLayer Debian server, you login for the first time and get to work configuring it the way that you need it to be to serve your customers. But there's a problem; you ordered your system with 4 GB of RAM but you are only able to see 2. Well this may just be an iss ...
- How do I check the health of my Adaptec RAID array? (LINUX)
First, you will need the Linux version of Adaptec Storage Manager on your system. Normally, this will install the agent and the manager. On your SoftLayer server it will only install the agent, as this is all that is needed. Please check http://downloads.service.softlayer.com for the latest 32b ...
- I need to boot my server to a rescue mode! Help!
- In the SoftLayer portal, go to the Support tab. - Click on Reboot - Choose the server that you wish to reboot, click on Reboot - From this page, you can choose to reboot the server, or choose the Rescue Kernel link - This is very helpful when experiencing an issue in which the server cannot b ...
- Can I use KVM/IP to change my password in single user mode?
Yes. KVM/IP allows you to see all parts of a boot process and interact with the server as though you were right in front of it. 1. For instructions on viewing KVM via IPMI, please go to the following link: https://manage.softlayer.com/tutorials/ipmi/ipmi_kvm_ip_linux.swf 2. Once you are viewing ...
- How do I transfer files from one server to another on the same account?
Windows: WinSCP - WinSCP is an open source SFTP client and FTP client for Windows. Its main function is the secure file transfer between a local and a remote computer. Beyond this, WinSCP offers basic file manager functionality. It uses Secure Shell (SSH) and supports, in addition to Secure FT ...
- How to Mount a NAS Volume in Linux.
Method 1 - mount If you have not already done so, create the directory you want the NAS account mapped to Example: mkdir /mnt/test mount -t cifs //Hostname/Username -o username=username,password=password /local/mountpoint Example: mount -t cifs //nas0X.service.softlayer.com/{Username} -o usernam ...
- How to Connect to a LockBox Volume in Linux.
Method 1 - mount If you have not already done so, create the directory you want the NAS account mapped to Example: mkdir /mnt/test mount -t cifs //Hostname/Username -o username=username,password=password /local/mountpoint Example: mount -t cifs //lockbox0X.service.softlayer.com/{Username} -o use ...
- How to Connect to an iSCSI Volume using Open-iscsi in Linux.
Instruction notes: Replace the "ISCSI_USER" token with one of the values in the "username" column above. Replace the "ISCSI_PASS" token with the corresponding value in the "password" column above. Replace the "ISCSI_TARGET_HOST" token with the corresponding value in the "IP Address" column above ...
- How to Connect to an iSCSI Volume using Linux-iscsi in Linux.
Instruction notes: Replace the "ISCSI_USER" token with one of the values in the "username" column above. Replace the "ISCSI_PASS" token with the corresponding value in the "password" column above. Replace the "ISCSI_TARGET_HOST" token with the corresponding value in the "IP Address" column above ...
- The VI Editor
VI is a very verbose and useful text editor. There are litterally hundreds of commands for VI that can further streamline the process of editing text files through the command line. Some of the basic commands are as follows: #vi filename.txt Opens the specified filename in a vi session. If the f ...
- Using chmod and chown
You can use the chown command to change the user:group associated with a file. For example: !# chown root:root testing.txt Will change the user:group permissions to root:root. Anyone other than the root user will have to be under the group "root" to access this file. You can also change the perm ...
- Changing Hostname
Debian based systems use the file /etc/hostname to read the hostname of the system at boot time and set it up using the init script /etc/init.d/hostname.sh /etc/hostname: server So on a Debian based system we can edit the file /etc/hostname and change the name of the system and then run: /etc/in ...
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