Author Archives: Nick

Clean-up Pacman
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Posted on August 2, 2011 by

In Arch when ever you install a package it is downloaded to your system. This make perfect sense because how else are you going to install it… What most people don’t realize is that those packages stay on the system … Continue reading →

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Apache’s Built in Server-Status Screen
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Posted on August 1, 2011 by

Apache has a built in server-status screen.  This gives you a run down of what is going on with your apache server.  This can be very useful but it can also be dangerous if the wrong person was able to … Continue reading →

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Working with ISO from the Linux Command Line
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Posted on August 1, 2011 by

If you have wondered how to create an iso from the command line, it is very simple.  You just need to use the following commands: mkisofs -o <name of iso>.iso <directory to be iso> To burn an ISO from the … Continue reading →

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Unlock An Account
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Posted on August 1, 2011 by

To unlock a user in Linux is quite easy you just need to run the following command: passwd -u <account> This will unlock the account which has expired, but if you have turned on the advanced PAM Account Auditing you will also need … Continue reading →

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Tight IP Controls Added
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Posted on July 20, 2011 by

I added tighter IP Controls which limit the number of connections allowed from the same IP at the same time.  This is to address the issue of certain people trying to download the entire site and to try and limit … Continue reading →

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