October 30, 2008 · Server · 7 comments

If you want to use service command in ubuntu intrepid install sysvinit-utils package.This package contains the important System-V-like utilities.Specifically, this package includes: killall5, last, lastb, mesg, pidof, service, sulogin.

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October 6, 2008 · Server · 46 comments

The Apache HTTP Server Project is an effort to develop and maintain an open-source HTTP server for modern operating systems including UNIX and Windows NT. The goal of this project is to provide a secure, efficient and extensible server that provides HTTP services in sync with the current HTTP standards.Apache v2 is the next generation of the omnipresent Apache web server. This version -- a total rewrite -- introduces many new improvements, such as threading, a new API, IPv6 support, request/response filtering, and more.

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September 18, 2008 · Security, Server · 17 comments

The magic SysRq keys are key combinations within the Linux kernel that allows the user to perform various low level commands regardless of the system's state, except during kernel panics or freezes. It is often used to recover from X-Server freezes, or to reboot a computer without corrupting the filesystem.

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September 6, 2008 · Server · (No comments)

When a program in Ubuntu such as crontab -e or dch -i, is used to edit a file, it uses a helper program called sensible-editor.

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September 3, 2008 · Server · 9 comments

The contents of /etc/motd are displayed by login after a successful login but just before it executes the login shell.
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