Ubuntu Linux is a Debian derivative that aims to bring Linux mainstream. Ubuntu is named after the South African philosophy of "humanity towards others," and the community observes a Code of Conduct in an effort to keep the project civil and appealing to novices. Ubuntu versions are released every ...
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Blocking request to port 80 on gateway on Ubuntu
I want to block access to the gateway (192.168.1.1) on port 80, to prevent network user from trying to access the router setup. I'm using Ubuntu 9.10
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How do I allow users to have access to only a specific subset of folders on my Ubuntu server?
I need freelancers to be able to download and upload files to some of my websites on my Ubuntu server, but not all.
How do I set it up so that each freelancer is a user who has access to only the ...
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apt-get update 404
apt-get update yields a 404 error.
I'm using the default mirrors for for Ubuntu 9.10. That version hasn't reached end of life yet so I don't see why this would be happening.
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Ubuntu Server 9.10 Karmic Koala and Squid Proxy server installation errors
This is what I get. Could someone please point me as to how to fix this?
root@thinkcode:~# apt-get install squid
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state ...
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How do I create a new linode and move my current websites and data to it?
I am a relative newby to managing my own server. I set up a Linode a while ago, installed Ubuntu 9.1 (Karmic) followed by Apache, MySQL, my websites, some mods etc.
What I didn't realise was that, ...
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How to configure SSL certificate (Apache & Ubuntu)
I created a SSL certificate for my site and tried to configure it with Apache2, but it's not working. I modified default-ssl as follows:
<VirtualHost www.mysitename.com:443>
SSLEngine on
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LDAP with multiple domains(.net & .com)
I have LDAP service running on Ubuntu server. I use webmin to administer ldap service of the base dn mydomain.net. Is it possible runnig LDAP on multiple domains?, like I want to create one more ...
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Ubuntu: Problem upgrading from Jaunty to Karmic
When i try to upgrade from jaunty to karmic i get this problem:
root@server:~# sudo do-release-upgrade
Checking for a new ubuntu release
Done Upgrade tool signature
Done Upgrade tool
Done downloading
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Upgrade ubuntu 9.10 to 10.04
I have a bunch of old machines in production all running uBuntu 9.10. I want to now upgrade this to 10.04 distributions but I am getting the following error (because the repositories have expired I ...
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Why won't Ubuntu Server 9.04 won't upgrade to 9.10?
I have a server running 9.04 and I'd like to upgrade it to 9.10 (on the way to getting to the latest version). However, despite following the nice documentation, I am unable to.
Specifically, sudo ...
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Ramdisc for two directories sharing the same memory space?
I need to put two directories into a ramdisc. They share the same parent directory but I can't make that parent directory part of the ram disc. How would I go about doing this?
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How to change the mail domain server so it's not displaying IP? Changing example@127.0.0.1.com to example@domainname.com
I'm kinda a noob as a server admin so please bear with me. I've installed postfix mail server and everything is working fine but the 'from' box is displaying name@IPaddress.com. I want to set it up so ...
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apache2 installation
i have just installed apache2 on my ubuntu shell,..but when i'm trying to test apache on my server with a command
http://localhost/apache2-default/
it's showing server not found...
what should i ...
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PHP 5.2 to 5.3 not upgrading, no errors
I'm following this guide: http://atik97.wordpress.com/2010/06/12/how-to-upgrade-to-php-5-3-in-ubuntu-9-10/
I've done all the steps, but it's still showing php 5.2.6 - any ideas?
I have also tried ...
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apache2 tomcat6 single instance or multiple instances
I have apache tomcat servers(ubuntu 9.10) hosting jsp pages. Each server has two virtual hosting and is setup in apache and tomcat configuration files. Developers are in a plan to add two more jsp ...
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Apache restart on Ubuntu - error “could not bind to address 0.0.0.0:80”
I'm a n00b - trying to get apache2 set up on Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) on Rackspace Cloud. I have set up/configured OpenSSL and installed Apache, but Apache won't start. I assume its a ...
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Why are ACLs not loading on ec2 instance from saved image?
I am doing a nightly backup of an Ubuntu (9.10) server instance I have running on Amazon's EC2. This morning I started a new instance from the most recent saved image. When I ssh into the instance ...
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Loading a snapshot on a live instance to replace the root volume without terminating or stopping
I have a small EC2 instance running Ubuntu 9.10. I cannot stop or terminate it because it's a production server and we cannot lose our IP.
I have an Amazon EBS volume that is our root drive and I ...
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apache2 won't start on ubuntu 9.10 server — why?
My question is threefold:
1) how can I figure out what actually happened here,
2) how do I prevent it from happening again, and
3) can I configure Monit to detect and restart the server if it happens ...
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How can I manually install pecl_http on Ubuntu 9.10?
This is essentially a repost of http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4159369/ubuntu-9-04-pecl-extension-downloads-but-does-not-install. Hoping maybe someone can help me here.
I've done this:
sudo ...
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I can't boot Win7 OR Ubuntu after installing Ubuntu 9.10
i made a partition on my new computer because i decided that i wanted to have both Win7 and Ubuntu 9.10. I made a disc image on my usb driver, and restarted my computer as to run Ubuntu without making ...
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Cherokee : force http over to https error
I'm trying to get Cherokee to force all http:// over to https:// for one of my virtual servers.
Right now I've used the configuration suggested at the cookbook.
Here is the part in the ...
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Recovering Ubuntu 9.10 /Windows 7 dual boot with Wubi
I had installed Ubuntu 9.10 /Windows 7 dual boot with Wubi. I had no issues for about 9 months, and then after having to do a force reboot after ubuntu got hunng, and never goes past boot-up.
On ...
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Internet connection problem after new wireless network created Ubuntu 9.10
I want to share internet connection from my ubuntu box with my smartphone. The problem is when I try create new wireless network via GUI, I have problems with my internet connection. I guess that my ...
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Upgrade from Ubuntu Server 9.10 to 10.04
Is there a best practice, meaning a particular script or procedure, that should be used to update from one version of Ubuntu Server to another? This would have to be without overwriting files/Apache ...
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Increase size of root directory / on ubuntu
How to increase the size of the root directory / on ubuntu 9.10?.
Please need instructions...
Disk /dev/sda: 8589 MB, 8589934592 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 1044 cylinders
Units = cylinders ...
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Ifconfig eth0:x 192.198.6.x up
I typed in the following
ifconfig eth0:0 192.198.6.1 up
ifconfig eth0:1 192.198.6.2 up
ifconfig eth0:2 192.198.6.3 up
Now there were no errors for either of ...
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sFTP access issues on Ubuntu
I've setup sFTP access on an Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic server but i'm having what i think are permission issues.
With the sFTP account i've created it logs in automatically to:
/srv/www/domain.com/
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Nginx Config: Front-End Reverse Proxy to Another Port
I have a small web server that serves requests on port 5010 rather than 80.
I would like to use nginx as a front end proxy to receive requests on port 80 and then let those requests be handle by port ...
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What is the best way for two remote sites to connect, and allow single users to connect
So this is kind of more than one question.
We have two office's, in different locations as well as at least one person (Potentially more) that work from outside the office, in another country.
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Why is port 20 still blocked when I have added it to Accept in iptables
I am trying to open the FTP Ports on my server. I have vsftpd installed on the server already. However I am unable to reach the server on ports 20 and 21
Somehow it is allowing me to access port 21 ...
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karmic and jaunty compatibilty [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I install a package from Ubuntu Karmic onto Jaunty?
are karmic packages compatible with jaunty?
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How to activate eth0 / eth1 earlier in ubuntu boot process
Let's see if I can explain this right:
I have servers with two ethernet interfaces - one external and one internal facing.
I have a DB (pg) on one server and accessible from other machines on the ...
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SSH host key is not regenerated after reboot
I believe this is an error. Every body is telling me that the ssh host key if deleted will be generated by reboot or restart sshd.
I have an ubuntu 9.10 machine (which run on Amazon EC2). This ...
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What is keys inside /etc/ssh/ used for?
Can any body please explain the use of the key put in /etc/ssh/?
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Persisting nf_conntrack_max Across Reboots
In /proc I have two entries for nf_conntrack_max:
/proc/sys/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_max
/proc/sys/net/nf_conntrack_max
The seem to point to the same value as changing one also changes the ...
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apache running but site not accessible
Am pretty new to server administration. So I am not able to get to the root of the problem.
I am running Apache2 with mod_php on a 1GB Rackspace Cloud Server (Ubuntu 9.10). My site goes down often, ...
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Python can't find namedtuple on Linode Ubuntu 9.10
I have a Linode running Ubuntu 9.10 with a Python version of 2.6.4rc2
When I try to import namedtuple I get an ImportError.
What could be going wrong? This is a part of the standard library.
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VM VirtualBox, Ubuntu 9.10: USB memory stick and SD card not detected
I have installed Ubuntu9.10 on VM VirtualBox, on my HP laptop. My laptop has several USB ports and also a SD card port. Unfortunately, I'm unable to access both, my pen-drive on the USB port and my ...
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Ubuntu 9.10 Dowload Speed Very Slow
I'm running Ubuntu 9.10 desktop and I'm new to the Linux world, so bear with me.
I'm on a corporate network of 3 T1s shared across 50-60 users. I typically get about 300 KB/sec for downloads, but for ...
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“error module dav_svn does not exist”
I accidentally deleted the mod_svn on my webserver, and now I am stuck. Everything I try to do anything with it (remove it or reinstall it with apt-get), I get that message and apt fails. I know I ...
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Configuring Mail Relay
I'm running Ubuntu Server 9.10 with Postfix and Webmin.
I have created virtual hosts for 3 domains following this serverfault.com answer.
But the mail isn't relaying out to the world. I have 3 ...
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Hide Parent Directories During FTP Login on Linux
I'm using Ubuntu Server 9.10 with ProFTP and Webmin.
I have things set up such that when the FTP user logs in, the user goes to /var/www/[domain]. The trouble is that I don't want them to see the ...
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How Do I Configure ProFTP for Website Update?
I am running Ubuntu Server 9.10 with ProFTPD, and I also have Webmin.
I have DNS setup for 3 domains, mail setup for 3 domains, as well as Apache2 setup for those domains. They work great.
Now I ...
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How Do I Install a Webmin Module?
I found that my Webmin doesn't come with the vsftpd module to configure vsftpd. I found on their site that that they have a download tarball. I downloaded it, but don't know what the proper steps are ...
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when /etc/modules is used?
"# /etc/modules: kernel modules to load at boot time."
my question is when and where the module loading job done?
my first guess is some init scripts in /etc/init.d/ but grep got none. then i think ...
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Not able to run firefox in a head-less Ubuntu server 9.10
I need to run Firefox in my server in order to execute some Selenium tests from Hudson. I would love no to have to install a complete gui. So I installed Xvfb in order to fake the Gui (I understand it ...
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ubuntu: starting program with sudo on boot
I am trying to start xampp when the ubuntu starts on ubuntu 9.10. I tried going to system->preferences->startup applications adding it there, but it didn't work. I surmised it was because it needs to ...
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Ubuntu 9.10 server requires frequent reboots to free up memory
I'm running Ubuntu 9.10 on my server. It works fine, it's just that over time (usually a couple of days) the memory usage just grows and grows until it invariably runs out and needs to be rebooted.
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Top - what does Virtual memory size mean? …linux/ubuntu
I am running Top to monitor my server performance and 2 of my java processes show virtual memory of upto 800MB-1GB. Is that a bad thing?
What does virtual memory mean? And oh btw, I have swap of 1GB ...
