Yeah, I want to know about those details without opening my CPU chassis. Is it possible to check the memory (RAM) details via server CMI (command line interface)? Yes, this would be helpful, if you want to purchase RAM and…
Administrative tools
How to change the default editor for crontab?
Does it work? I really wanna to change the editor from nano to vi!! Crontab is the program used to install, remove or list the tables used to drive the cron daemon. Cronjobs are predefined jobs which are running periodically…
How to disable ‘directory listing’ in Apache web server?
Do you have WHM access to your server? Then it’s simple, do the steps in >> disable directory indexes server wide – cPanel/WHM << Disabling the directory listing option in Apache web server will improve the total server security and…
Some useful KeyBoard shortcuts for Linux CLI
Are you spending a lot of time at your Linux CLI (Command Line Interface)? If you are spending more time with the CLI, please memorize the hotkeys explained below. This will increase the work speed and save a ton of…
Checking Passwd infected Chkrootkit
Many of you have experienced this error when you run chkrootkit scan on your cPanel server. Here is a sample output: root@server [~/chkrootkit]# ./chkrootkit -q | grep -v registry Checking `passwd’… INFECTED INFECTED (PORTS: 465) In most cases, these are…
Some useful “du – disk usage” command usages – Unix/Linux
DU command – The “disk usage” command is used to check the disk usage of files and folder under Unix/Linux system. It has a wide range of options. It’s one of the commonly using command by server/system administrators. A lot of…
DIG command usage with examples
The “dig command” – A detailed view! It’s a well known and commonly using DNS lookup tool under Unix. It has a lot of uses by the help of different switches along with it. Some important dig command usages and examples…