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Jun/11

Apache 2 Hardening Tips

Filed Under Linux, Security, Software at 26th June 2011 0:01 by

Below are some of the tricks I use or found useful to try to mitigate unwanted attention. Whilst this is not a definitive guide these are simple quick things that can be done. This was written for Ubuntu but it … Continue reading →

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Jun/11

Invalid Command ‘Header’

Filed Under Linux, Software at 21st June 2011 17:11 by
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Another error and same problem as last time: the module was not loaded! Invalid command ‘Header’, perhaps misspelled or defined by a module not included in the server configuration $sudo a2enmod headers to enable the headers module $sudo service apache2 … Continue reading →

21

Jun/11

Invalid Command ‘ExpiresActive’

Filed Under Linux, Software at 21st June 2011 17:10 by

I recently got the error message below when I was trying to reload Apache: Invalid command ‘ExpiresActive’, perhaps misspelled or defined by a module not included in the server configuration …fail! To fix it ensure the “expires” module is loaded: … Continue reading →

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Jun/11

Check For Rootkits In Ubuntu

Filed Under Linux, Security, Software at 18th June 2011 0:01 by

There’s a nice pre-made script which checks your Ubuntu system for Rootkits. Whilst it’s by no means exhaust way of finding out if your system is infected it makes it real simply and easy to do. First thing to do … Continue reading →

9

Jan/11

dvd::rip Debugging (Warning: No libxvidcore API 4 found)

Filed Under Linux at 9th January 2011 21:03 by

I had an issue with dvd::rip failing to transcode videos when using clusters but using the Transcode button worked fine. In the Cluster Control window everything was added fine but when the project started it failed at 0% on all … Continue reading →

5

Nov/10

Ubuntu LVM2 – Smart Storage

Filed Under Linux at 5th November 2010 0:32 by

Overview There are plenty of exceptions where hardware and software abstractions are used to create modular and flexible designs in a modern OS. Examples can be seen from Microsoft’s .Net Framework to Virtualization. Logical Volume Management or LVM is no … Continue reading →

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Aug/10

FreePBX – Common Voicemail Box

Filed Under Linux, PBX at 19th August 2010 0:01 by

Overview I have several extensions on my Asterisk / FreePBX box but currently only one landline. Ring groups solved the problem of one incoming call ringing multiple handsets but there was only one official solution to sharing voicemail. Voicemail Blasting … Continue reading →

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Jul/10

Show Nautilus As Text In Ubuntu 10.04

Filed Under Linux at 17th July 2010 9:57 by

In the new Ubuntu the windows manager Nautilus does not change from an icon to a text when you click on the current directory in the bread crumb. To solve this use the shortcut Ctrl + L