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File types in a long list (ls -l)...

Here is a small description of what you find in the first field while typing ‘ls -l’. Symbol Meaning ============= - Regular file d Directory l Link c Special file s Socket p Named pipe b Block device
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Login for webstats on Plesk...

You wanted to see stats of a domain in Plesk. It is asking for the password and you don’t have it . What can you do?. Here are the steps that can be used to create a new login to see the stats. Open domain’s httpd.include (HTTPD_VHOSTS_D/domain/conf/httpd.include) file and search for something like: <Directory “/var/www/vhosts/domain/statistics”> AuthType Basic AuthName “Domain statistics” AuthUserFile...
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Repairing Webmail Error: "A fatal error has o...

If you receive the following error during attempting to login into Webmail: A fatal error has occurred DB Error: connect failed Details have been logged for the administrator. please make sure that the following line exists in the directory /etc/my.conf: socket=/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock Also check that Mysql service is running and that the /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock socket exists. Make sure that the Horde user is able...
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Why are my Files Being Renamed file.1 and file.2 i...

Sometimes you may need to update old file or replace it with the new one while uploading. If during an upload, Pure FTP renames your files file.1 and file.2, do the following: 1. Edit the Pure FTP configuration file: /etc/pure-ftpd.conf with the command # vi /etc/pure-ftpd.conf 2. Modify value of the variable AutoRename by changing the value from yes to no. 3. Restart your FTP service by entering the following command:...
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How to Password Protect your Web Pages...

If you want to provide password protection for your webpages, follow the steps below: Create a .htaccess file under the directory (which you want to protect): To protect the entire directory AuthName “Restricted Area” AuthType Basic AuthUserFile /docroot/<username>/.htpasswd AuthGroupFile /dev/null require valid-user To protect individual files like test.html, testing.html: AuthName “Restricted...
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Introduction to .htaccess...

.htaccess Definition. Apache provides distributed, directory-level, configuration via Hypertext Access files. These .htaccess files enable localized fine-tuning of Apache’s universal system-configuration directives. Localized .htaccess directives must operate from within a file named .htaccess. The user must have appropriate file permissions to access and/or edit the .htaccess file. Further, .htaccess file permissions...
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/etc/skel directory: Do something special for all ...

I was wondering how can I run few programs for every users while they are logging in & logging out. After a bit of searching I reached at /etc/skel/ directory. Yes, it was the perfect match for my requirement !. You might have seen few files like .bashrc, .bash_profile (.profile), .bash_logout in every users home directory. Do you know how these files are being generated for the first time?. Yes, it is from /etc/skel/...
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Configure SQL Server 2005 to accept SQL Authentica...

There are 2 methods of authentication to loggin to SQL Server 2005. These are: * Windows authentication * SQL Server authentication (or mixed authentication). By default, windows authentication mode is used. In order to use SQL Server authentication you must first configure your server using the steps below. 1. Loggin to SQL server using windows authentication mode. 2. Right-click on the server node and select ‘Properties’. 3....
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Enable webstatistics on plesk...

You can follow the steps below if you want to enable web-statistics for a domain. 1. Log into your Plesk control panel 2. Select “Domains” (under the section “General”) 3. Select the domain for which you want to enable the web-statistics. 3. Select “Setup” (under the section “Hosting”) 4. Select the kind of web-statistics you need(under the section “Services”) 5....
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DNS – zone files on windows machine...

We all know how we can find/edit zone file on Linux machines. The location of zone files will be specified in named.conf file. Do the steps below if you want to view or edit zone files on windows machines, 1. Start –> Run 2. type “dnsmgmt.msc” 3. You can see all the zone files here.
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