Change Root Password

You should change your server root password occasionally to maximize your site security. You should always change this password if you think someone else has access to your WebHost Manager account. NOTE: Do not give out your root password to anyone that does not absolutely need it. If you are

How to Change Exim SMTP IP Address on Linux Server

How to Change Exim SMTP IP Address on Linux Server: You can change the IP address that exim uses to send mail by changing the following in my exim.conf a follows: remote_smtp: driver = smtp to: remote_smtp: driver = smtp interface = 123.123.123.123 Resolution : In WHM on Exim Configuration

Invalid Hostname error. (This account is currently not available.)

getting error as “Invalid Hostname. (This account is currently not available.). Hostnames must be fully…..” at login to WHM You need to set the hostname fully in your server. Follow these 3 steps: 1. Type “hostname HOSTNAMEHERE” 2. Type “vi /etc/hosts” and edit your hostname there 3. Type “vi /etc/sysconfig/network”

Configure Backup

Overview You can specify how often backups occur and where backups are placed – either on the same server or on a separate backup drive. You can also specify the specific parts of the backup process that are enabled.   NOTE: The backup interval options work in the following fashion:

Apache status is not showing up in WHM.

Solution This is usually due to the server-status directive being commented out. 1. Back up your current httpd.conf root@cpanel [~]# cd /usr/local/apache/conf root@cpanel [/usr/local/apache/conf]# cp httpd.conf httpd.conf.save.`date +%s` root@cpanel [/usr/local/apache/conf]# ls -la httpd.conf* -rw——- 1 root root 45279 Oct 28 18:44 httpd.conf -rw——- 1 root root 45279 Nov 10 01:27

What are Preinst, Postinst, Prerm, and Postrm Script?

Collectively, preinst, postinst, prerm, and postrm files are all executable scripts which Debian automatically runs before or after package installation. Along with a file named control, all of these files are part of the “control” section of a Debian archive file. The individual files are: preinst This script executes before

Install Perl Module

On a server with CPanel, you can log into the WHM and install it there. If that for some reason doesn’t work for you, you can log into the shell as root and install it via the command line. Once logged in, from any directory, type: echo “HTML::Template” | /usr/local/cpanel/whostmgr/bin/perlmod

What is Udev?

Udev provides users with a dynamic device directory containing only the files for actually present devices. It creates and removes device node files usually located in the /dev/ directory, and renames network interfaces. As part of the hotplug subsystem, udev is executed if a kernel device is added or removed

Change Access Permissions from the Command Line

Need to change your access permissions using only the command line? Thankfully, a utility called CACLS.EXE comes standard with Windows, and can be used from the command prompt to do just that. For more information check the help documentation included with the CACLS.EXE program (cacls /?).   Using the Command

How to Schedule a Task in Windows Server 2003

What is Task Scheduler? Task Scheduler is a service that is enabled automatically when you first install your Windows Server 2003 family operating system. With Task Scheduler, users are able to schedule any script, program, or document to run automatically at a specified time. So, how do you schedule a