Slice Administration
Latest Article:
Secure FTP transfers
Getting images, files and folders onto and off a Slice can cause difficulties with concerns about security.
This article takes a look at SFTP - part of the SSH package - as a way of securely transferring files to your Slice.
Basic administration is a skill that should be mastered if you are to have a happy Slice.
As with all aspects of administering a server, try to learn the basics before using web based applications - there may come the day when the web server is not working.
Slice Admin:
Memory Management with Free: Monitoring of memory gives an easy and instant overview of the state of your Slice. Use 'free' to give you basic details of RAM usage.
System monitoring with top: Using top gives a real-time overview of system processes and shows precisely what is using system resources.
Scanning:
Scanning for rootkits with chkrootkit: Regular scanning of your Slice is an important part of being a sysadmin. Automated scans are even better.
Scanning for rootkits with rkhunter: Continuing the rootkit scan of our Slice, we can get even stronger results by using rkhunter as well as chkrootkit.
FTP:
Secure FTP Transfers: Using FTP to transfer files to and from your Slice can cause issues with security - let's look at SFTP as a safe and secure method.
DNS Records
Introduction to dig: Creating new DNS records is one thing, but what if you want to check them before they are fully propagated?
Please feel free to request articles or comment with any suggestions or ideas of your own.
PickledOnion