7 FAQ tagged "root_user"
Viewing 1-7 of 7 FAQ -- How to: Turning off SFTP server under Linux / UNIX cpanel server
Q. I’ve CentOS Linux cpanel server. I’d like to turn off SFTP server but only allow SSH for root user. How do I trun off sftp server?
A. OpenSSH / sshd reads configuration data from /etc/ssh/sshd_config. The file contains keyword-argument pairs, one per line. Lines starting with ‘#’ and empty lines are interpreted as comments. [...] - FreeBSD start / stop / restart MySQL Server
Q. I’m using FreeBSD server version 6.2. How do I start / stop MySQL server from a shell prompt over ssh session?
A. First login as the root user. Next make sure MySQL service is enabled. Just open /etc/rc.conf file using vi text editor:
# vi /etc/rc.conf
Append / modify following line to start MySQL service:
mysql_enable=”YES”
Save and close [...] - Can I create another root user account in Linux / UNIX?
Q. I’d like to create my root account in Linux. How do I do it?
A. Root user is superuser on a Unix / Linux system. Root user has all rights or permissions. . The root user can do many things an ordinary user cannot do on system such as start / stop services, grant / [...] - Freebsd changing password
Q. How do I change a password under FreeBSD or Linux (UNIX) operating systems?
A. The FreeBSD passwd utility changes the user’s local, Kerberos, or NIS password. If the user is not the super-user, passwd first prompts for the current password and will not continue unless the correct password is entered.
Choosing a good password
It is [...] - Linux: Openssh (ssh server) deny root user access
Q. How do I block access to root user over ssh session?
A.. sshd (OpenSSH Daemon) is the daemon program for ssh. Server side ssh configuration is defined in /etc/ssh/sshd_config file.
You need to use DenyUsers option to block access to root user.
This option can be followed by a list of user name patterns, separated by [...] - Patch and Update Redhat Enterprise Linux / CentOS 5 server
Q. Can you tell me how do I patch and update everything on my Redhat Enterprise Linux server 5?
A. Both RHEL 5 and CentOS 5 use yum command, which is an interactive, automated update program which can be used for maintaining systems using rpm.
To upgrade server and apply all security patches, pass update option [...] - Linux: Delete user password
Q. How do I delete user Password under Linux? I’d like to disable a password for an account.
A. All user encrypted passwords are stored in /etc/shadow file. The quick way to remove/delete a user password is pass –delete option to passwd command. First, login in as a root user.
Command to delete [...]
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