Category Archives: Tips – Tricks

add delete and switch user in ubuntu by command lines

Posted on April 20, 2008 by Huy Tran

First, I want to add a user. So how to do it? + To add user: sudo adduser <username> to add password for your user sudo passwd <username> + How can i switch from one user to another one? In … Continue reading →

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Ubuntu Linux enable telnet service

Posted on February 5, 2008 by Huy Tran

What is telnet? Telnet is a user command and an underlying TCP/IP protocol for accessing remote computers. Through Telnet, an administrator or another user can access someone else’s computer remotely. On the Web, HTTP and FTP protocols allow you to … Continue reading →

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CVS server on Ubuntu

Posted on February 5, 2008 by Huy Tran

Install CVS files: sudo apt-get install cvs Install the CVS server: sudo apt-get install cvsd When prompted in the cvsd installation process for Repository, type in “/cvsrepo”. Now that the cvsd installation in complete goto /var/lib/cvsd or seeking for a … Continue reading →

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Securing Linux Server with IPKungfu

Posted on October 31, 2007 by Huy Tran

Ipkungfu or linuxkungfu is an iptables firewall script. With ipkungfu, you can easily configure as to which port of the server will be opened for connection, restrict who can access the server plus other security features. You can refer to … Continue reading →

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