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Linux prevent unprivileged users from viewing dmesg command output

last updated July 31, 2018 in CentOS, Debian / Ubuntu, Linux, RedHat and Friends, Security, Suse

I want to restrict both normal users and root user inside LXD container “hypervisor” from viewing and using dmesg command output. How do I prevent non-root (unprivileged) Linux users from viewing the Linux kernel’s log buffer? Can Linux prevent unprivileged users from viewing dmesg command output?

How to reload sysctl.conf variables on Linux

last updated February 8, 2016 in BASH Shell, CentOS, Debian / Ubuntu, Linux, Troubleshooting

I am new Linux system user. How do I reload all sysctl variables without rebooting my server?

FreeBSD find CPU (processor) temperature command

last updated July 11, 2018 in FreeBSD, FreeBSD Jails (VPS), Hardware, UNIX

I am a new FreeBSD Unix user. How do I get the temperature of an Intel or AMD processor (CPU) in FreeBSD using command line option? Is there a command line option for determining CPU temperature on FreeBSD Unix operating system?

Linux: Log Suspicious Martian Packets / Un-routable Source Addresses

last updated July 11, 2018 in Linux, Networking, Security

I run a web-server, and I would like to log packets with un-routable source addresses on Linux operating system. How can I log spoofed packets on a Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS/RHEL or any Linux based server? How can I log a Martian packet (packet from Mars) on Linux operating systems?

Ubuntu Linux: Turn On Exec-Shield Buffer Overflow Protection

last updated June 4, 2013 in Security, Ubuntu Linux

I am trying to set exec-shield protection on Linux as described here but getting the following error on Ubuntu Linux server version 12.04 LTS:

sysctl -w kernel.exec-shield=1
error: “kernel.exec-shield” is an unknown key

How do I fix this problem and make sure exec-shield buffer overflow protection security feature turned on Ubuntu Linux?

Linux: Turn On TCP SYN Cookie Protection

last updated April 14, 2013 in Linux, Networking, Security

I am under DoS attack. My cloud based server hosting company asked me to enable TCP SYN cookie protection to save my domain from SYN Attack. How do I turn on TCP Syn cookie protection under Ubuntu or CentOS Linux based server?

FreeBSD Laptop: Find Out Battery Life Status Command

last updated March 13, 2013 in BASH Shell, FreeBSD

I know how to find out battery life status using Linux operating system. How do I monitor battery status on a laptop running FreeBSD version 9.x?