Debian GNU/Linux its one of the oldest and more popular Linux distributions. The Debian project was started in 1993 by Ian Murdock (the name Debian is a junction of Debra + Ian, his girlfriend at the time). Debian strongest points are the portability, stability and commitment to the free software ...
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debian apache config
Update, ok so this is my new sites-available config file Apache will fail to start.
#
#Document root
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<VirtualHost *:80>
DocumentRoot "/var/www"
<Directory "/var/www">
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Debian supported Dell Servers [closed]
I'm looking to buy a Dell server, I was ready to pick the Dell Poweredge 510, though I didn't find any resource saying that it supported Debian. One of my requirements is that Debian is supported, ...
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How to limit Apache response timeout?
I have an apache server, and there are lots of connection opened by a user, and it never ends.
Already ran for 4886 seconds and keeps counting. There are 80 such requests.
The page is simple, and ...
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Delete RAID 1 from Debian
i've Debian installed RAID 1 2x 160GB HD, i want to delete it but i'm totally noob in linux, i don't want to install fresh image and start from scratch again, i cannot do backup because i've nearly ...
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Installing LILO to software-RAID1 with failed item
Item /dev/sda1 of software RAID1 /dev/md0 has gone to a better world. md0 is mounted to a root / directory, and it contains /boot directory.
My lilo.conf configure is
boot=/dev/md0
root=/dev/md0
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2answers
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adduser and addgroup in $PATH with apt-get install
After upgrading a server from Debian Lenny to Squeeze, I have a problem with the updates of dbus and vsftpd.
I get the following error message (translated from German by Google Translate):
dbus ...
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Apache2 (debian) virtualhost not working properly
I'm trying to add another virtualhost to an existing list of hosts (/etc/apache2/sites-availible/default). Here is a partial copy of the current setting:
<VirtualHost *> (<-- currently ...
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The server is losing connection. Is it a hardware issue or a software issue?
I have a proxy server (with Squid3) setup in an old machine.
Recently, while downloading, I lose the connection. At that time, I can't even SSH into the proxy. When I press a key in the keyboard (of ...
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smtp auth with postfix
I have some kind of a problem with a mail server :
I installed postfix + dovecot + roundcube on a debian sqeeze.
sending and receiving mail from roundcube work perfectly but i cant't send mail from ...
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Amavis collect_results mail error
When I have checked my mail.err log I have a number of:
Feb 8 07:25:46 user amavis[8094]: (08094-04) (!!)collect_results
from [8404] (/usr/bin/altermime): DIED, signal 11 (000b)
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Access restricted domain from server
I live outside the US, but have a server in the US to access domains which are limited to US citizens via ssh dynamic port forwarding.
It is somewhat troublesome though, to always log into the server ...
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vsftpd won't start with ssl_enable=YES. Why or where can i find logs about why?
I just configured vsftpd but if try enable ssl in the config file, my server doesn't start.
vsftpd won't start with ssl_enable=YES
What can I do about this? I thought there should some information ...
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Debian 6. What would be a good UFW initial firewall configuration?
I opened ports 22 25 80 443 993 995
The output of ufw status is...
Status: active
To Action From
-- ------ ----
22 ALLOW Anywhere
25 ALLOW ...
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How can I list my open ports on Debian?
What is the command to display a list of open ports on a Debian server?
I tried netstat -a | egrep 'Proto|LISTEN' but I would like something more specific that actually lists the port number.
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Firewall recommendation for Debian 6
What would you recommend to a firewall newbie for a firewall solution that can be handled remotely, maybe either by ssh or the browser?
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Debian Squeeze: how to find out if RabbitMQ is installed?
According to the RabbitMQ docs, the RabbitMQ server is already installed on Debian 6 Squeeze.
rabbitmq-server is included in Debian since 6.0 (squeeze) and in Ubuntu since 9.04.
I tried to start ...
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My debian server is sending spam, and I don't know why :(
I got my first dedicated server a couple of months ago, using it to learn Linux and server admin, and to host a couple personal sites. I'm very new to Linux, so I used examples and tutorials found ...
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How can I apt-pin stable?
I changed my mind some time after install, and would prefer stable to testing for this particular system. Unfortunately, I currently have packages at old testing versions. I need to force a downgrade ...
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APT: Public Key is missing? How to fix?
I updated my sources.list with
deb http://repo.percona.com/apt squeeze main
deb-src http://repo.percona.com/apt squeeze main
and called
gpg --keyserver subkeys.pgp.net --recv-keys ...
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Clock is 10% faster than normal
I'm having some strange problem with the clock on my server – it's about 10% faster than normal.
The problem started 2 days ago and I've not done anything special with the server.
I tried to turn of ...
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installing rsync stops with error in subprocess
I tried to install rsync on my vserver which is running on Debian Squeeze.
After calling apt-get install rsync the installer stops working with the following output:
$ apt-get install rsync
Reading ...
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.htaccess redirect works for IP, but not for domain name
I have the following .htaccess file:
RewriteEngine on
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^(/?)dir/?$ $1dir/subdir [L]
RewriteRule ^(/?)subdir2/?$ ...
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3answers
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Why doesn't sudo -E actually preserve my environment?
I'm trying to sudo some binaries that lies in a custom path. That custom path is removed when I run sudo though, but sudo -E should preserve my path. Why doesn't it work?
$ env | egrep ^PATH
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My server doesn't seem to be caching anything well
I have a VPS from tocici (via BuildYourVPS). It's got 4 GB of RAM (2 GB of it "burst" RAM).
This server has some severe performance issues, however. First, a quick explanation of what this server ...
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OSSEC: Unblock an IP and increase tresshold
I just set up OSSEC, but I accidentally shut myself out already from my home ip.
So does OSSEC have a function to unblock an IP after it is blocked or do I need to do this manually in iptables ?
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Software RAID on Debian 6 VM
I was thinking of setting up a software RAID on my VMs running Debian OS 6.
I found a guide:
"http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Software-RAID-HOWTO-5.html"
, but it seems like my system lacks a "/proc/mdstat" ...
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0answers
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Problems installing Gitorious on Debian 6.0.4
i am trying to install Gitorious on latest Debian 6.0.4 but i am running into some problems and hope there is somebody out here who might be able to help.
I followed this article: ...
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Debian installation on software RAID (lilo.conf configuration)
Debian installation program has created lilo.conf:
boot=/dev/md1
root=/dev/md1
raid-extra-boot=mbr-only
But when i configure lilo i usually put these lines
disk=/dev/md1
sectors=63
heads=255
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2
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1answer
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How can I privately distribute an Ubuntu (Debian) package that overrides any official release?
I occasionally need to make minor source modifications to standard Ubuntu packages for use on a collection of servers that I manage. I would like to publish these on a PPA (such as launchpad.net) so ...
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2answers
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Is there a tool available to pull down a debian package and all of the packages it depends on?
I manage a few apps that depend on specific versions of some packages. To make sure that I always have the correct versions, I created my own Apt repository. Now, I'm concerned that some of the ...
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Use authentication with Dante Socks
I just set up my dante socks proxy and it works just fine without authentication. Now I want only certain users to be able to use it tho. Preferably only those users that are in the passwd. What would ...
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squid configuration issue
I'm trying to configure squid in order to have 30 differents anonymous proxies with differents ips protected by username/password.
Here is my config file : http://pastebin.com/0nYX7kR7
Right now ...
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Different possible formats for the Bind9 statistics file
I'm trying to add some performance monitoring for our DNS servers using the Appaloosa templates however it seems that the format of the statistics file created by bind9 ( with statistics-file ...
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Setup ActiveMQ on Debian
I am trying to setup ActiveMQ on Debian using this guide http://www.jmkg.co.uk/2010/08/31/installing-activemq-on-ubuntu/
I created the user using sudo adduser --system --no-create-home --home ...
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solr core reload without an tomcat restart
I want to really often the synonyms_*.txt in the solr server. I have 2 cores. One for the production System and one the staging. I copy with incron and scp the new generated synonymes to the solr ...
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2answers
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After reboot debian box ignore sysctl.conf values
Where is right place for sysctl redefined values?
I have:
> uname -a
Linux note 3.1.0-1-amd64 #1 SMP Tue Jan 10 05:01:58 UTC 2012 x86_64 GNU/Linux
> cat /etc/debian_version
wheezy/sid
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XEN vm disk quota / fstab commented out
In order to enable user quota on a debian system I must edit the /etc/fstab (http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Quota-3.html).
But in my case the whole /etc/fstab on the vm is commented out:
# /etc/fstab: static ...
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Nginx unicorn: firefox is redirected to proxy_pass
I have the following setup to process certain domains with rails via unicorn:
http {
# ...
upstream unicorn_server {
# This is the socket we configured in app's config unicorn.rb
...
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1answer
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Why won't this apt pinning stick?
I'd like to prefer the installation in nginx from squeeze-backports over that in mainline stable. I've got the backports repository enabled. I have this preference file:
# ...
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Limit bandwidth using tc, iptables, and htb
I'm running a Debian server and was wondering if there are good resources out there, to which you can point me, where I can read about traffic limitations.
I have couple users sharing one server. ...
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To dotdeb or not to dotdeb?
I'm considering adding the dotdeb respository to remain as up to date on security issues on particularly vulnerable packages as possible. A previous ServerFault question, however, gives me pause, ...
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Why does this nginx/thin run puppet master interpret paths differently than a lone puppetmasterd?
For the purposes of this question I need to make a distinction between my
Production puppet master and my Development puppet master. In either
case, my /etc/puppet/puppet.conf is:
[main]
...
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1answer
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Why am I getting a GP fault during Debian install; and how can I avoid it?
I am trying to install Debian 6 on a Simics simulator. I "insert" the install DVD 1, and I choose to do a normal installation. However, the installation fails relatively early with Debian repeating an ...
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best practice for debian distribution upgrade - what happens with the rest of the LAMP?
I am planning of upgrading the LAMP stack that I have.
Debian Lenny 5.09 - current version is 6.0
Apache 2.2.9 - current 2.2.21
MySQL 5.0.51a - current 5.5.20
PHP 5.2.6 - current PHP 5.3.9
I am ...
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SSH on Debian: Password prompt hang
Alright so a friend is having an issue on his SSH login prompt where the username prompt responds instantly (right when you connect VIA ssh), but the password prompt (right after you enter the ...
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How can I block a package installation on Debian?
For Debian, I'd like to block packages from installation. For instance, I'd like puppet and superusers to be unable to install ruby1.8, even if a package with ruby1.8 in its dependency list is ...
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Why does this puppet node definition not run on the hostname it matches?
I'm running puppet 2.7.9 on a Debian Squeeze system. The box I'm targeting is named 'puppet'
# hostname
puppet
# facter | grep hostname
hostname => puppet
# cat /etc/hosts | head -n2
127.0.0.1 ...
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lighttpd startup script says /etc/rc.status is missing
I am trying to install the lighttpd startup script. I followed these steps, but when I start it I get
root@debian:~# /etc/init.d/lighttpd start
.: 53: Can't open /etc/rc.status
Seems rc.status does ...
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Anyway to verify updates were installed?
I have vmware workstation installed and there's a bug in the installer that causes it to not use LSB headers for the scripts on Debian (debian run level scripts require lsb headers). This means that ...
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Debian Server: Managing user's quota and bandwidth
I'm going to rent a virtual server with Debian installed on it.
We will be 5 people sharing the server.
Now I'm looking for software to manage these 5 users. Each will have root access.
We obviously ...
