Create a strong CSR and private keyopenssl req -new -nodes -newkey rsa:2048 -out server.crt -keyout server.key Parsing out the data within a certificateopenssl asn1parse -in server.crt Checking a certificate/key modulus to see if they correspondopenssl rsa -in server.key -modulus -noout | openssl md5openssl x509 -in server.crt -modulus -noout | openssl md5 Convert a key… Continue reading OpenSSL Tricks
Month: July 2011
Rebuilding the initial ram disk (initrd)
Installing new hardware may mean that new kernel need to be loaded when your server boots up. There’s a two step process to making a new initrd file: First, add the appropriate line to your /etc/modules.conf or /etc/modprobe.conf which corresponds to your new kernel module. Next, rebuild the initial ram disk after making a… Continue reading Rebuilding the initial ram disk (initrd)
Register to Red Hat Network
rhn_register that will register your server over at RHN. Well if you want to upgrade your kernel… you’ll have to edit the config to NOT skip the kernel up2date –configuretype 24and then type C and hit enterand then hit enter again Type:up2date -pthat will update the packages your server to reflect the packages available… Continue reading Register to Red Hat Network
Adding IP aliases in FreeBSD
One question I hear quite often is “how do I add IP aliases in FreeBSD?” It’s not terribly intuitive, but you can follow these steps: Example:Server’s primary IP: 192.168.1.11 Additional IP’s to add: 192.168.1.12, 192.168.1.13, and 192.168.1.14 Boot-time configuration:Add it to /etc/rc.conf first (so you don’t forget). In this example, we have a Realtek… Continue reading Adding IP aliases in FreeBSD
DirectAdmin : Apache won’t start after update on FreeBSD
An issue with php/apache is causing apache not to start in FreeBSD. It segfaults and core dumps, logged in the /var/log/httpd/error_log. Try removing –with-openssl from your configure.php file and recompile php. cd /usr/local/directadmin/customapache vi configure.php #remove –with-openssl from the file, save, exit. ./build clean ./build php n Possibly a mod_perl issue. Edit the /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf change:… Continue reading DirectAdmin : Apache won’t start after update on FreeBSD
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How To Find What Version of PEAR Is Installed in your Linux Apache Server
if you want to know what version of PEAR you have, or simply just want to know if you have PEAR installed, simply run the following command in your linux box shell prompt: pear list Once you execute the command above, you should see something like this: Installed packages =================== Package Version State Archive_Tar 1.1… Continue reading How To Find What Version of PEAR Is Installed in your Linux Apache Server
Enable Root Password in Leopard
You got a Mac running on Leopard (probably out of the box). You created your account, add in some personal info, and an admin password. Later in life (8 hours gap), you would open your terminal and simply type “su -” for purposes of scripting etc. just root stuff. This reminds you, “Did i ever… Continue reading Enable Root Password in Leopard
How to track which site is using the apache processes.
For apache 1.3, edit your /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf and add ExtendedStatus On <Location /httpd-status> SetHandler server-status Order deny,allow Deny from all Allow from 127.0.0.1 </Location> just after the code that says “ServerSignature On”. Save, exit, then restart apache. You can access the stats page by going to http://1.2.3.4/httpd-status where 1.2.3.4 is your server’s IP.… Continue reading How to track which site is using the apache processes.
cPanel : Rvsitebuilder installation
cPanel : Rvsitebuilder installation 1. If the server has RVSkin installed, update RVSkin to v6.75 up. (Skip this step if you don’t have it). perl /root/rvadmin/auto_rvskin.pl 2. After getting the license confirmation, SSH to the cPanel server as root, download the installer using the command below: cd /usr/local/cpanel/whostmgr/docroot/cgi/ rm -f rvsitebuilderinstaller.tar wget http://download.rvglobalsoft.com/rvsitebuilderinstaller.tar tar -xvf… Continue reading cPanel : Rvsitebuilder installation