Creating FTP users for websites in Virtualmin is similar to creating users. Below are the steps to create ftp account in virtualmin. 1. Log into your virtualmin account. 2. First choose the domain name under which you want to create a new ftp account from top left drop down menu. 3. Click the Edit Users. […]
APF(Advanced Policy Firewall) is a policy based Iptables firewall system designed for ease of use and configuration. The configuration of APF is quite simple and easy. Below are the steps to install APF firewall: 1. Change to tmp folder to download apf. cd /tmp 2. Download the apf tar file using wget. wget http://www.rfxnetworks.com/downloads/apf-current.tar.gz 3. […]
Selinux is an acronym for Security-enhanced Linux. SELinux is a Linux feature that provides the mechanism for supporting access control security policies in the Linux kernel. It is a set of kernel modifications and user-space tools. To disable SELinux temporarily run the following command on shell. $ sudo echo 0 > /selinux/enforce or you can […]
APF is highly powered firewall which helps you in defining Iptable rules on your server. If you are sure to remove the APF from your system, below are the steps: Remove APF # /etc/init.d/apf stop # chkconfig apf off # rm -rf /etc/apf # rm -f /etc/rc.d/init.d/apf # rm -f /etc/logrotate.d/apf # rm -f /etc/cron.daily/apf […]
Mounting refers to logically attaching a device/drive (such as cd drives, usb, floppy drive, hard disk, etc.) to a specified location on currently accessible filesystem(s), so that its content can be accessible. Mounting can be done with the mount command. You need to tell mount command what device or the partition needs to be mount […]
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