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How to install LAMP server in Ubuntu

LAMP which stands for Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP and serves the purpose of web development based on Open Source concept. Apache is the Web server, MySQL is the relational database and PHP (Preprocessor Hyper Text) is an object oriented programming language. The simplest and most likely to be used approach is to use the […]

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Live again

This is a test post, we are once again live.  

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Automate your SSH Login using PuTTY

Truth:  day-to-day tasks suck To automate SSH login, do the following: 1. Run PuTTYgen. 2. Select SSH-2 DSA as the Type of Key to generate. 3. Click generate and move your mouse around to generate randomness. 4. Click “Save Private Key” and save it somewhere on your computer. 5. Copy the entire content inside the […]

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What is the difference between Implicit SSL and Explicit SSL?

FTP over SSL (Explicit) Explicit security requires that the FTP client issues a specific command to the FTP server after establishing a connection to establish the SSL link. In explicit SSL (or in TLS) the FTP client needs to send an explicit command ( i.e. “AUTH SSL” or “AUTH TLS”) to FTP server to initiate […]

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Capturing with tcpdump

Capturing with tcpdump There are occasions when you want to capture packets using tcpdump rather than wireshark, especially when you want to do a remote capture. Please note that the default tcpdump parameters result in a capture file where each packet is truncated, because most versions of tcpdump, will, by default, only capture the first […]

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SharePoint 2010 Cumulative Update = Fail

Today I took on the fun task of updating a SharePoint 2010 Server to server Pack 1 followed by cumulative updates.  Everything seemed to go well up until running the Configuration wizard which bombs at the end.    Now the CU update documentation says ‘nothing’ about rebooting the machine.   In the update logs there is an […]