How To Installing XenServer Tools On CentOS 7

AWS doesn’t grant root access by default to EC2 instances. This is an important security best practise. Users are supposed to open a ssh connection using the secure key/pair to login as ec2-user. Users are supposed to use the sudo command as ec2-user to obtain elevated privileges. Problems arise with a number of software packages…

While the mailserver generally requires little interaction for those sending or receiving average volumes of email, there may be times when you wish to manage Exim’s settings. To do so, first log in to your server in a terminal client using secure shell (SSH). Use the following commands to work with Exim. Display the number…

ionCube is a commercial software suite consisting of a PHP encoder, package foundry, bundler, a real time site intrusion detection and error reporting application as well as a loader. PHP encoder is an application for PHP software protection: used to secure, encrypt and license PHP source code. ionCube loader is an extension used to load…

I want to set up an FTP server and FTP user on my Lightsail instance running Amazon Linux 2, CentOS, Ubuntu or Debian. How can I do this? Resolution Note: FTP transmits all data and passwords as plain text. SFTP is a more secure way to connect to your instance and transmit data. For information on…

If you’re on a cPanel server, you’ve probably noticed a sizable folder called ‘virtfs’ sitting in /home, which would appear at first to be using a ton of space. Your first inclination might be to delete it, but don’t! Most likely, the files in that folder are actually just hard links or bind mounts and…