Debian & Ubuntu – Recovering MySQL root password
Haven’t needed to reset my MySQL root passwords yet, but I suspect someday…. On a Debian based system this is easy and also demonstrate the importance of…
Debian – Recover lost root password
This might come in handy sometime. I had to use this method earlier today, after changing permissions and cleaning up some users. Accidentally changed the root password,…
Debian – Autostart programs on boot
For the Debian system, we have a directory called /etc/init.d/ where the scripts that the init process runs during startup. And shutdown. So If it your own…
MySQL – Create database and user with permissions
Handy to know when installing WordPress, phpBB or any other fancy web applications requiring a database. First log on to your MySQL server (assuming root user is…
Windows – Enable or disable memory dumps
Laptops with lots of ram and small ssd’s, then your computer crash and windows dumps the ram to your hard drive. To prevent those hungry files to…
Server 2008 – Disable Internet Explorer Enhanced Security
When setting up Server 2008, and something is needed from the Internet, Internet Explorer Enhanced Security can be a real pain. To disable IE ESC open Server…
Debian Wheezy- Gnome won’t start automatically
If you have messed up or removed the Desktop Manager, your system won’t start automaticly into Gnome login screen. You will have to type startx after you…
Debian – Install Webmin
Webmin is a great little tool for admin your server from a web interface. And it’s really easy to install. To download the package (version…
SSH Server (OpenSSH) – Change listening port
Many reasons for changing the listening port of your SSH server. You only have 1 public IP, and a bunch of virtual machines on a virtual network,…