Server is a computer program running to serve the requests of other programs or a physical computer dedicated to running one or more such services.
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/etc/hosts in debian resets itself on reboot
I've been having a problem where when our vps provider decides to restart the server (running Debian 5.0.8), the server fails to remember changes to /etc/hosts. All I need is an database alias that ...
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Grub2 Error Loading Kernel
I have been trying to start a small home server, using Ubuntu 10.04 Server edition. The installation process finished, and I got an error from Grub saying that it was "out of disk". After a bit of ...
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How do I start my service at boot-time?
I'm trying to run a CherryPy app on my NetBSD 5.1 box. To have it start automatically, I've added this line to my /etc/rc.local:
/bin/httpd &
When I boot the machine, some of the output of the ...
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How to config Vino to let vncviewer show the hostname of server instead of “LibVNCServer ”?
When vncviewer connected a vncserver which is on Windows, the title of vncviewer will be the hostname of windows server.
But when vncviewer connected to vino vnc server on Linux, the title of ...
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In my Dell R310 server, i would like to install CentOS, but for RAID1 what special care i need?
I have my Dell R310 server to install CentOS latest version, it has 2 hot plug disk drive, about 250GB of each.
- But i need to install RAID1 on it.
My question is for RAID1 installation with ...
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Building a home file server using Arch Linux
I want to create a home file server using my old desktop. I plan on using Arch Linux for this as I'm familiar with it. The desktop has 2 hard drives - the old 20gb one & a new 1TB hdd. I plan on ...
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How to properly prepare a server for power outages?
I have a personal Debian server set up, that I'm able to access in person and remotely, but normally I'm away from it and it's remote. It's on a battery-backup surge protector, but sometimes that ...
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BSD Virtual Private Servers
I know of a couple of VPS providers that support BSD distros (rootbsd and prgmr), but I'm wondering if anyone has any other solutions they'd recommend? Moreover, I'm very curious why BSD support in ...
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Which is better for product level web server: RHEL/Ubuntu Server/Debian/CentOS
We are planning to setup a linux based web hosting solution, which should include an HTTP server, SMTP server, mongoDB and Java. We want to understand which distribution is better for this purpose.
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Working DNS-DHCP combo for LAN
Can anyone recommend a working DNS-DHCP combo for a small mixed-platform LAN? Preferably one where hosts can be assigned IP addresses and/or names with a web-GUI. The typical DHCP package on Linux ...
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How to setup a local POP3 server?
I'm developing a Thunderbird extension and I would like to setup a fake POP3 account to play with. What's the easiest way to setup a local POP3 server? It doesn't need to be particularly ...
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What could cause network latency on a fresh Ubuntu Server 10.10 install?
I have recently purchased a machine to run an online game server. I put the machine together and have installed a fresh copy of Ubuntu Server 10.10. I have noticed that the game server produces a ...
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How do I set up a BitTornado tracker?
As the title suggests I would like to setup a BitTornado tracker for a local network. At the moment I am using OpenBitTorrent as my tracker but this seems strange as I don't want to do this over the ...
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Setting a Multi-Terminal Linux Server
So Im a complete newb when it comes to enterprise level linux distros, and linux servers in general.
I know my way around Most Linux Desktops, but Im going to be setting up a small Linux Server that ...
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Permissions issues for shared directory on a server
The setup is we have a VPS running Debian Squeeze, and I've set up a shared directory for us to share files. So far I've followed this guide:
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Does SELinux provide enough extra security to be worth the hassle of learning/setting it up?
I recently installed Fedora 14 on my home pc and have been working on setting up different server related features such as apache, mysql, ftp, vpn, ssh, etc. I ran extremely quickly in to a barrier ...
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Does LVM impact performance?
I have to migrate a few servers to Linux, and one important aspect that I need to evaluate is that my new host system must have elastic storage capacity. Naturally, doing some basic research, I came ...
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Local Apache Not Recognizing New Folder [closed]
I'm running OpenSuse 11.3 X64. I have installed apache2, PHP5 and MySQL in order to do some web-design offline - that is internal network use only. phpMyAdmin is also installed. The default directory ...
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What makes CentOS “enterprisey” compared to “generic” distributions like Ubuntu?
What makes CentOS "enterprisey" compared to "generic" distributions like Ubuntu?
When I say "enterprisey" I actually mean "better for server deployments". Just a general question, because I was ...
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If there's no /dev/md* and not /proc/mdstat, is it safe to use a second disk as a second disk?
There's two HDs in this server. I don't see an md device (see title) or an mdstat file. So, can I be safe that the second disk is currently unused?
Yes, I do want/need the second disk as space much ...
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PHP interface to manage linux user accounts
I have a linux web & samba server. I need to give administrators access to manage minor accounts & groups. Is there a secure php web interface that can do this? I don't want to give them shell ...
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A small challenge to familiarize myself with Linux
I would like to learn more about Linux. I briefly went through a few books and quite a few articles online, but the only way to learn something is to actually start using it.
I would like to jump in ...
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How do I choose between Unix / Linux and Windows in a Server environment?
I need a server, and I'm used to windows at home and in the office, but it seems that Unix / Linux is an option, but I don't really know what it is. I don't know which one to get, how do I choose? ...
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Trying to set up a server/workstation SLED environment
I'm considering a number of desktop distros for use in our office. It seems like SLED matches what I want more than any other distro, especially home user focused distros. In an attempt to learn more ...
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How to upgrade PHP to 5.3 on Debian 5.0 (Lenny)?
I currently have PHP 5.0 installed on my Debian VPS and was wondering how I would be able to upgrade it to PHP 5.3 and keep all of my installed modules running.
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Good Introductory resources for linux
Are there any good tutorials or resources I can read so that I am not confused by basic things like 'how to search all files in a directory and below for a given string', or 'how to find out how much ...
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Debian server on a Intel Core i3 and Intel Q57 Chipset - will it work?
I want to build a Debian server (running samba, postfix, apache - without X11) on a Intel Core i3 / Intel Q57 Chipset system. I'm relativly new to the Linux-World but had driver issues already within ...
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Best way to handle lots of mail on server?
Due to some bad cron jobs I now have ~1600 mail messages, most of them containing the same error log. I would like to quickly group them by subject and delete them, while limiting the chances of ...
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Setting up a development environment in Ubuntu
I'm a long time Window user. Recently, I learned JavaScript/PHP/mySql and considered that Ubuntu Server will be the choice. I'll still work on Windows XP/7, though. Here's my idea
Development ...
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Evolution and Exchange Server 2007 without MAPI
My organization is running an exchange server 2007 with MAPI disabled for security reasons. How do I connect with evolution? When I connect using the Microsoft Exchange option I get the error
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Create services in Linux (Start up in linux)
I need one process run before log in to system. how to run it like services?(how do I make services in Linux?)
in Ubuntu and Fedora ?
the service is customized tomcat
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Trying to use an old PC for home theater PC
I'm trying to use some fairly old hardware (purchased ~2000) to have hooked up to my tv full time and I'm looking for advice on which distro to use.
Hardware Specs:
Pentium 4 1.9 GHz
765 mB RAM
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Setting up a unix powered network
I want to set up several computers on a LAN, all connecting to one unix server.
The primary goal being that the user accounts should only exist on the server. So that any user could access his normal ...
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Lightweight outgoing SMTP server
What do you use as a lightweight SMTP for outgoing e-mails only?
I am running an app that sends e-mails via SMTP when events occur once in a while, and I don't need a fully featured e-mail server.
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