20 FAQ tagged "configuration file"
Viewing 11-20 of 20 FAQ -- Stop Ubuntu / Debian Linux From Deleting /tmp Files on Boot :
Q. I know /tmp as it named is a temporary dircory, Debian policy is to clean /tmp at boot. However, I’d like to configure my Ubuntu Server to stop deleting files from /tmp on boot due to custom configuration issue. How do I configure behavior of boot scripts to stop deleting files on boot?
- How to: Log connections made by user for any service under Linux :
Q. I’d like to log information about selected incoming and outgoing TCP/IP connections to a log file. For example, log connection made by user “tom” for the service ftp or ssh? How do I configure Linux to log connections?
A. You can write a perl or shell script to monitor and log all connection. [...] - Find subnet mask on UNIX :
Q. How do I find out subnet mask on UNIX operating system? Can you tell us the name of command and configuration file to store subnetmask under UNIX?
A. A subnetwork/ subnet is a range of logical addresses within the address space that is assigned to an organization. Subnetting is a hierarchical partitioning of the [...] - Debian / Ubuntu Linux Setting a Default Gateway :
Q. How do I setup a default gateway on Debian or Ubuntu Linux? My router IP is 192.168.1.254 and I’d like to setup this as a default gateway for Debian Linux.
A. You can use command line tool such as
a] ip command - show / manipulate routing, devices, policy routing and tunnels
b] route command - show [...] - Howto: configure xinetd service under Linux or UNIX systems :
Q. How do I configure xinetd under Fedora Core Linux?
A. xinetd, the eXtended InterNET Daemon, is an open-source daemon which runs on many Linux and Unix systems and manages Internet-based connectivity. It offers a more secure extension to or version of inetd, the Internet daemon.
xinetd performs the same function as inetd: it starts programs [...] - Linux command to remove virtual interfaces or network aliases :
Q. How do I remove virtual interfaces such as eth0:1 or eth1:1?
- Linux Force fsck on the next reboot or boot sequence :
Q. I want to force fsck on the next reboot? How do I force fsck? Is there any configuration file that I need to alter for this purpose.
A. fsck is used to check and optionally repair one or more Linux file systems. You don’t have to create or alter/modify any file. All you [...] - Linux creating or adding new network alias to a network card (NIC) :
Q. I would like to create alias for my network card (NIC). How do I setup 2 IP address on One NIC? How do I add alias?
- How do I rotate log files? :
Q. How do I rotate log files under Linux operating system?
A. You need use tool called logrotate, which is designed to ease administration of systems that generate large numbers of log files. It allows automatic rotation, compression, removal, and mailing of log files.
Each log file may be handled daily, weekly, monthly, or when it [...] - Restrict ssh access using tcpd (TCPWrapper) :
tcpd is use to access control facility for internet services. The tcpd program can be set up to monitor incoming requests for telnet, finger, ftp, exec, rsh, rlogin, tftp, sshd and other services that have a one-to-one mapping onto executable files. Your sshd server must be configuring (compiled [...]
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