Creating a user in Linux is a simple task. Well, kinda. You can quickly create a user without specifying much of it’s characteristics, or you can get much more in depth with security, default shells and other customizations. I recommend taking the time to learn beyond the basics or you may find yourself making a [...]
Although I no longer install FTP servers on any of my Linux servers, as I favour the user of SFTP, I wanted to update my instructions for the newest version of Ubuntu Server. I’m sure these instructions are very similar for most distributions, but I thought I’d specifically target Ubuntu 9.04 Server since that is what [...]
I’ve always been somewhat skeptical about doing my distro upgrades, as I’ve ended up with quirks afterwards. Instead, I always set up my installs with a separate /home and /var partition so I can just reinstall the main file system. So naturally, when upgrading to Jaunty Jackalope from Intrepid Ibex on my virtualized session of [...]
