I am considering hiring an administrator for a couple servers. I have Plesk and Cpanel on Linux Redhat. My question is one of security. Does hiring a server admin mean submission of my root passwords? Or is there some other way to allow them the access to some lower admin level without having root access?
View 7 RepliesHas anyone used Attacker.net for server admin work, especially on FreeBSD? My other Admin team bailed on me, so I am looking for a new team to Secure and Harden my box. I have searched the boards, and have not found a review on them yet.
View 7 Replies View RelatedI run a web hosting company and one of my servers is a LAMP server running CentOs 5. A user of mine has a Joomla installation running to manage his website and he has run into the following problem that I am puzzled by.
When Joomla adds a component or module to itself, or when a user uses the Joomla upload functionality, Joomla will add the new files under the user name "apache". This makes sense as it is the apache service running PHP that is actually creating the files.
However, when he FTP's into the account to modify these files, he doesn't have the appropriate permissions to do so as he doesn't have a root level login, just permissions on his home directory which is the site. Any help would be much appreciated.
Also, does anyone know how to change the owner/group of a directory and all of its sub directories in Linux without changing the actual permissions? I.e. some of the files in the folder have different permissions (0644 as apposed to 0755) than its parent but if I do a top down user/group change on the folder it will change everything in that folder to 0755.
I've recently picked up a position that is *mostly* web development, but they would also like me to learn how to admin their server, which is a VPS running the latest stable v. of Apache.
The kicker is that there is no web-based control panel. It all has to be done via SSH.
I've been given the server IP address, my own login credentials, and su root password (with an admonition that root login is not permitted).
I have a number of questions:
a. how do I determine what software - and what version of that software - is on the VPS (e.g. php, etc...)?
b. how do I set up web hosting accounts on the VPS?
c. once a web hosting account is set up, how do I set up FTP user accounts?
d. how do I set up mysql databases?
e. how do I set up e-mail accounts?
All of this has to be done using SSH only.
i just got a vps, is there any websites that teaches almost everything in server administration etc?
View 2 Replies View RelatedWell what i can i say that direct admin is really pain in the ass, twice i asked in their forum but it was queued for moderation then not published. i'm having a problem setting up my domain 100% correctly.
let me explain more:
Before 1 or 2 weeks, i re-build the server and installed direct admin, but its really harder than other panels and i couldn't figure it 100% how to do,
my website now is running but i have the following problems
1- domain name can not be solved by all people. when i try to ping it it says its not resolvable, while the domain opens for most of users except for very few which gives an error saying can not connect to server
2- i get this error when using intodns.com
[url]
while everything else is ok
3- some of users in some countries access home/admin/domains/sharedip/... while others access home/admin/domains/mydomain.com/... which is the correct one, this causes problems but i temporary solved the problem by uploading files into both folders
I am trying to install Direct Admin on Cent OS 4.5 ( 64 bit ), but i am constantly getting library files error, one after another,
Example -
./directadmin: error while loading shared libraries: libstdc++.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
then
./directadmin: error while loading shared libraries: libssl.so.4: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
then
./directadmin: error while loading shared libraries: libz.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
goes on .........
But if i install 32 Bit library files (RPM), for them, they vanish and next error comes, with new file missing
I have tried loading 10 RPM's of 32 bit, but i cant go now forever...
Is there anyway to install Direct Admin on 64 Bit Cent OS?
Is there any 1 RPM file, which i can install and then Direct Admin wont give library problems.. ?
I am just thinking about getting back into the business since they always say, once your in you can never get out. I am just looking for a little bit of opinions here.
My first question is that I would like to make a shared/reseller hosting site where I can sell LxAdmin Hosting. I beleive that this would be one of the first in the industry, but if you know any sites that specify in LxAdmin Hosting, if you could let me know, i would like to take a check at them. Next, do you think this would have any success. The reason I beleive it would be good is because it would be a cheaper cost for the server, therefore it would be cheaper to purchase on the users end, and they would get more for their money.
As in recent threads i have posted about getting a DA lifetime licence within the next month. I currently get my domains from 123-reg but i am just wondering if someone could help me or if they have an answer to my question!
If i bought a domain from 123-reg and then got a lifetime licence from DA and had it installed onto my server what happens to the nameservers? Like when DA install it onto my box would they sort out the nameservers for my domain aswell like ns1.mydomain.com, ns2.mydomain.com or would i have to pay extra for them?
I am using putty to get SSH access to my server. What I need to do is create a backup of a directory on my server and then get that file on my computer somehow.
I do not have FTP access and don't know how to set this up.
I do have HTTP on the server but i get a 403 forbidden error when I try to access the file via my browser. I need help ASAP. If you can help I may be able to reward you.
Name your price if you can't do it for free or want some incentive
The faster the better. If you can get on AIM or MSN right now please get a hold of me. My aim is bikerjeg and MSN is bikerjeg -at- sbcglobal.net
When I introduce myself as a newbie, I do not exaggerate. Hope to slowly change that, thought.
I have recently rented a dedicated server from worldstream and have paid for a lifetime usage of Directadmin. My goal is just to host my own site.
Now I am trying to transfer the my domain to this server. From what I can tell, I need to change the DNS for the domain from it's current DNS.
In the Directadmin control panel under "DNS Administration", I see "Add Zone" which I assume is the step to take. Under "Add zone", it asks for
(1) Domain name (what format would I enter this)
(2) IP Address (I was supplied with three IP's when I signed up with worldstream. Do I just pick one of these?)
(3) Name Server 1 (Unsure of what to enter here)
(4) Name Server 2 (Ditto as above)
I realize this is quite basic for most.
Just been thinking and currently i host all my services with other hosting companies like my web hosting accounts etc...but was thinking of buying a DA licence and installing it onto one of my linux servers.
On DA's website it says one licence per IP or something along them lines...does this mean if i was to install a licence on say 99.99.99.999 and it was working ok etc but then if i changed my IP range to 99.99.99.998 would that mean the DA licence would no longer be valid?
First install , so i went to DirectAdmin ,
1- Sigend to User Level and Add Another Domain , i added my domain name
2- signed to Reseller panel , then NameServer and created as
ns1.xxx.com
ns2.xxx.com
3- singed to Admin control panel then to Administrator Settings , the second Tabel where it says 'Server Settings (will restart DirectAdmin)
Server's Hostname : kept it as it the name of the company that provided the server
NS1 : ns1.xxx.com
NS2 : ns2.xxx.com
Now i'm waiting 24 hours for the DNS ..
i'm still not too sure how to put all this together,
And im starting to feel stressed out
I think i need a dedicated server with cpanel/whm installed on it
before i can install whmsonic and start selling radio streams with hosting right?
How much is this gonna set me back if i want to create a lot of accounts on one sever,
I am aware that you should only put so many accounts on one server.
I want to be able to offer the extras to the users so if they
are not using their account for live shows they can use the auto
dj features plus they'd have their web space for uploading audio.
And all the good stuff that comes with those features.
An example of what i'd like to offer is on sleepy engineers.
I just don't know if i have to get all this seperate and put it
on a dedicated server mysellf or if there's servers ready with
all this installed and ready to use.
And i don't have a lot of cash to start out
Im thinking 100$ per month to start with.
I like cast control's features, but i've only used whm/cpanel before, for setting up web hosting accounts.
Most reseller packages put me off it's never really my own service.
I'm having some serious issues.. I moved to a new dedicated server company and found out that the IP block I was on was blacklisted with 5 anti-spam lists.
However, the company is great and they have managed to get the IP block out of every single black list.
However, I am still having issues. My server does not seem to be listed on any blacklists but emails sent out to various places, get bounced back with the following types of errors.
Any suggestions or advice? Any server administrators who think they can fix this? Please PM me with your quote.
Code:
SMTP error from remote mail server after initial connection:
host umip1.um.edu.my [202.185.111.224]: 554 umip1.um.edu.my
Code:
SMTP error from remote mail server after initial connection:
host mailfilter.hi-light.com.tw [210.71.187.212]:
554-IP650-02.hibox.hinet.net
554 Your access to this mail system has been rejected due to the
sending MTA's poor reputation.
Code:
SMTP error from remote mail server after initial connection:
host gateway.kaf.com.my [203.109.48.229]: 554-gateway.kaf.com.my
554 Connections from your server *ip removed* are being refused due to poor reputation.
Which free server admin tool do you prefer? As far as I can tell Webmin and DirectAdmin are the major players (correct me if I am wrong). I am the only one with access, so their is no need for other accounts or hosting sites from others.
View 5 Replies View RelatedI don't start a CPanel vs DA war, but need to get a "what might be different" list re a VPS.
When I got my present VPS (moved from shared hosting) I had it initially set up with DA. All my previous experience had been with CP on my shared hosting account, but I had read about CP being a bit of a resource hog.
When I tried to set up my VPS, I got it wrong. I ended up with 2 instances of "mymainsite.com" on the server. I got so confused talking with support and their UNIX lingo, that I had them switch to CPanel.
I'm probably going to move to another host and thinking of using DA to save RAM.
I'm not a reseller of hosting, just have 20+ small to very small sites. I have a number of mySQL databases that get a fair number of queries. I have 1 vBulletin app but the traffic on that site is VERY low.
So what will I need to learn differently in DA?
-cron jobs
-parked domains
-migrating sites
-backing up sites
I did some searching but didn't find a ton of reliable information. Is there an easy way to move cpanel accounts over to a direct admin box?
View 3 Replies View RelatedHow do i forward requests to [url] to [url]?
I have usermin control panel running at https port 10000, but hosted customers have trouble rememembering the port address, hence i want to provide simplified url to all hosted customer so that whenever a customer types [url]or [url]he is forwarded to [url].
I have a number of domains hosted and need a global mod_rewrite rule or whatever that can be specified once in my apache httpd.conf file and it should work for all hosted domains on my server.
I already mapped my IP address to a domain but when I tried to access http://myipaddress it still show the LX Admin Default page instead of my site. How can i fix that?
View 2 Replies View RelatedI've currently got a couple VPS's running a handful of really small sites (most are just a few things for friends, my own site, and a few non-profit sites).
I want to consolidate them in to one VPS, and I don't know who I should go with, I'm looking for some opinions.
Needs:
- I'd like all the security features of the OS to be handled for me. If this is done through some type of control panel, that would be okay - or if it's done by the company, that would be fine as well.
- I'd like to be able to host Django sites (this is a python framework). I'd prefer if it had some scripts setup to make setting up Django sites fairly simple (Media Temple does this fairly well, it's basically a "one click" and you're good to go system).
- I'd like some form of admin panel. It doesn't need to be as fancy as cPanel, but I'd like something for my emails, domains, DNS, and that type of thing.
- I'd like it to be located in North America.
Budget:
I would like to spend less than ~100/month on this. Obviously the lower the better, but I don't want something so cheap that my server is being oversold.
Server Requirements:
As I said, I use very little resources and bandwidth. I just need something that is reliable, and isn't going to be overloaded or go up/go down all the time.
I have installed openvpn in my vps.
OS:Centos
CP:Virtuozzo
Now the main problem is that I was never able to login to admin after installation/configuration i.e
[url]
This is admin url,
I have contact the openvpn but they have not yet supported much they say I have to enter root password. But I dont know what are default login for that.
One more thing I guess root is the username and should I need to enter my Virtuozzo password or what?
How to install perl with Direct Admin?
How to install perl with Direct Admin?
we have a server that was breeched and is being used to send ddos attacks to another website and we need to stop it permanently and secure our server to avoid it from happening again.
My tech has already been able to track down the bot/script that was sending it and seemed to stop it for about a week, but they have gained access to the server again.
He is not an expert at security issues so I'm looking to hire someone for a one time job to correct this issue.
Can someone offer me some referrals of someone to take care of this. Please do not recommend Rack911 as I waited nearly a week for their assistance and had no luck.
my previous experience has been shared, all operations are done by panels and ftp.
as some budget unmanaged vps is in my budget range (sub $10), i would really like to give it a go. but as i have no experience at all, i m not sure if i can manage it well. so i m here to ask, what do i need to know, what is the skill set to be an unmanage linux vps admin.
i am not a linux expert, but i've been using suse at work for java development, and trying out ubuntu at home. i know some basic skills like getting packages and install them. use pico to edit configurations files.
what i don't know is: what packages to get, and what config files to edit and how.
but as long as there's some tutorial for me to follow, i think i should be able to do it.
there seems to be some debate over which admin panel is the best.
I not looking for anything amaazing in sence of features and add on scrpts. I want it to put hardly any stran on the server and just provide and easy interface for setting up domains, emails databases and ftp accounts.
THe three that have been suggested are
lxadmin
directadmn
plesk
I've just had a quote for a VPS that seemed good value for money until the cost of a Direct Admin license was added ($15 extra).
Looking at DA's pricing the cheapest license you can buy is an internal license (in bulk) which is available to server providers only at 9$ a month.
If that is the case why is it that quite a few providers in the offers forum are providing DA for 5$ or 6$?
As these licenses are being offered on low end VPS with tight margins anyway, I can't understand how they can afford to make a loss on the control panel (if they are in fact).
I'm Running (just) Direct Admin On a Centos 4.3
Due to a typo at the comand line as Root, ive manages to change the owner ship of unknown mounts of files.
The command that was processed (Before it was complete)
chown -R reseller:reseller /
I managed to stop the process ctr+c
and these were the last files to see fly past.
The last one in the list is where it stopped at.
Code:
chown: changing ownership of `/proc/11566/task/11566': Operation not permitted
chown: changing ownership of `/proc/11566/task/11566/fd/0': No such device or address
chown: changing ownership of `/proc/11566/fd/0': No such device or address
chown: changing ownership of `/proc/11572': Operation not permitted
chown: changing ownership of `/proc/11572/task/11572': Operation not permitted
chown: changing ownership of `/proc/11572/task/11572/fd/4': No such file or directory
chown: changing ownership of `/proc/11572/task/11572/cwd': Operation not permitted
chown: changing ownership of `/proc/11572/fd/4': No such file or directory
chown: changing ownership of `/proc/11572/cwd': Operation not permitted
chown: changing ownership of `/etc/X11/X': No such file or directory
chown: changing ownership of `/dev/core': Operation not permitted
chown: changing ownership of `/usr/local/include/libpng/libpng12':
Too many levels of symbolic links
At the moment the server is still running and it seems only to be log in issues with Direct admin. All user / reseller / Admin accounts can no longer log in.
Error after logging in : Unable to determine Usertype user.conf needs to be repaired
No images or nothing
does anyone know about control panel written in Java so I can run it in Tomcat (I don't wont to mix apache and php as I'll be hosting only a java site) ? so far I had a look at direct admin, webmin and lxmin.
View 6 Replies View Relatedi can`t remember my whmcs password, please let me know how to change the admin password through phpmyadmin, i have found the table of password but don`t know how to change,
i think my user also has been locked