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Mount a Disk and make partitions mount at startup?

mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda mount /dev/sda /backup sudo cp /etc/fstab /etc/fstab.old – Create a backup of the fstab file just in case something unwanted happens. If something happens, you will need a bootable (live) usb. If you do not have one, use the GUI method instead. sudo blkid – Note the UUID of the partition you want to automount…. read more »

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[CentOS] curl#6 or #14 – “Could not resolve host: mirrorlist.centos.org; #72

For that type error: Downloading packages:Delta RPMs disabled because /usr/bin/applydeltarpm not installed.screen-4.1.0-0.26.20120314git3 FAILEDhttp://mirrors.gigenet.com/centos/7.9.2009/os/x86_64/Packages/screen-4.1.0-0.26.20120314git3c2946.el7.x86_64.rpm: [Errno 14] curl#6 – “Could not resolve host: mirrors.gigenet.com; Unknown error”Trying other mirror….. For fix that:  2,824 total views

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Migrate/Transfer Multiple cPanel Accounts without WHM Transfer tools

First of all remove any backup file present under /home directory using the command rm -rf /home/cpmove-* Create the list of accounts you wish to migrate using the below commands. cat /etc/trueuserdomains | awk ‘{print $2}’ > /home/accountlist Now you have the list of account in the file  /home/accountlist Suppose that you have 100 accounts and wish to move… read more »

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How to Restrict SFTP Users to Home Directories Using chroot Jail

Create or Modify Users and Groups Let us restrict the existing user, for example asifnew, to his/her home directory named /home/asifnew. For this, you need to create a new sftpgroup group using groupadd command as shown: # groupadd sftpgroup You can also create a new user using useradd command, for example asifnew and assign the user to sftpusers group. # adduser asifnew -g sftpgroup -s… read more »

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How to Install and Configure FTP Server in Ubuntu

In this tutorial, we will show how to install, configure and secure a FTP server (VSFTPD in full “Very Secure FTP Daemon“) in Ubuntu to have a powerful security against FTP vulnerabilities. Step 1: Installing VsFTP Server in Ubuntu 1. First, we need to update the system package sources list and then install VSFTPD binary package as follows: $ sudo apt-get update $… read more »

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Export/import a MySQL database via SSH

When dealing with large databases over 50Mb it is recommended to manage them via SSH. SiteGround customers can find more information on how to connect to and use SSH in our SSH Tutorial. In this article, we will cover exporting and importing a database via SSH. Make sure that you replace the following variables in the… read more »

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How-to: cPanel to Directadmin migration

To increase it in DA to 16, for example, you can simply run:Code: /usr/local/directadmin/directadmin set max_username_length 16 restart * To make sure your MySQL username/database name is fine, I’d suggest upgrading your MySQL/MariaDB on the server (https://www.directadmin.com/features.php?id=2294), MySQL 5.7+ or MariaDB 10.x is recommended.* I’d suggest trying it with 1 account first, most preferably – the one… read more »

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Installing an SSL certificate for your hostname using LetsEncrypt in directadmin

cd /usr/local/directadmin/scripts./letsencrypt.sh request_single your.hostname.com 4096which will also install the new cert/key/ca files in all respective global places for apache, dovecot, exim, ftp, and DirectAdmin.NOTE The hostname value, eg: your.hostname.com must match the “servername” value set in the directadmin.conf, or it will not be in hostname mode, but User domain mode instead. You must then turn on SSL in DA and… read more »

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Automatically setup LetsEncrypt SSL for *all* domains that do not currently have a certificate in directadmin

The new LetsEncrypt feature is a great way to easily secure your website connections at no cost.  If you already have many website that you want to secure all at once, you can use the autoletsencrypt.sh script to do this. Make sure you’ve already enabled LetsEncrypt on the system: Then you can install certificate for all domains:cd… read more »

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