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How To Set Up Apache Virtual Hosts on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

We’re going back to basics with this post. How To Set Up Apache Virtual Hosts on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Everyone had to start somewhere as a beginner. This tutorial will guide you through installing Apache...

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Bash Bug (Shellshock) and how to patch it.

There’s been a huge uproar about the bug that was found in bash recently. The bug has gone unnoticed since 1989. So it gets a little difficult to patch on legacy systems which I found on our network....

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Installing Cacti on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

You’ve got a couple servers that you want to monitor using a graphical representation. There are a few options but my favourite is Cacti, it’s pretty straight-forward to work with and most changes can...

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Create Self-Signed SSL Certificates in Ubuntu for Apache

You will need to be able to create self-signed SSL certificates in order to host a secure website. I needed this for setting up a few externally accessible Cacti and Nagios servers in the past. Most...

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Install ownCloud on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Firstly this step-by-step guide will help you install ownCloud on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and should also work on 12.04. With all the iCloud security problems lately, most people don’t feel they can trust...

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Installing Sentry on Ubuntu 12.04.5 LTS

**This post is no longer valid – I will make an updated post to replace this one** Sentry makes life so much easier for a Sys Admin. It will tell you when there are errors on a web server. Everyone has...

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Basic Linux document viewing

Quick commands to view config files or just plain text files… or any file really. First in the list of basic linux document viewing would be cat. If we want to view the network config file on a...

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Resetting a User password in Linux

Resetting a user password in Linux is pretty simple and is only a one word command: passwd Login to as the root user or switch to the root user. $ sudo su or $ su root Now we can change the password....

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Installing Puppet on Debian 7 “Wheezy”

Installing Puppet on Debian 7 “Wheezy” For this install I will be using two virtual machines. One as the puppet master (and CA for signing node certificates) and one as a node. Also instead of my usual...

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Creating, formatting and mounting partitions

Adding disks to servers and you just cant remember all the steps when you’re just having one of those days? This will be a basic reference guide to setting up a primary partition, making it active and...

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