Putty tool get a new release
I am always using putty to connect my VPS and generate ssh keys. It has a new release two weeks ago. Putty v7.4 was released on June 27, 2020. PuTTY 0.74, released today, is a bug-fix and security release. It...
Tag: ssh
Failed to Read the contents of XML Resource: IDD_SSH_KEY_CHANGE_DIALOG
Dreamweaver 2019 does not connect to SFTP server and you see the “Failed to Read the contents of XML Resource: IDD_SSH_KEY_CHANGE_DIALOG” error. 1) Close the Dreamweaver application. 2) Go to the following location: Windows: C:\Users\[user name]\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Dreamweaver CC xxxx\en_US\Configuration macOS: ~/Library/Application...
Hot to fix the problem on the new installation MariaDB
After the installation of MySQL server or MariaDB on Ubuntu, I would like to use phpMyAdmin or Adminer to access the MySQL server. But the first time the error comes like below. Access denied for user ‘root’@’localhost’ mysqli_real_connect(): (HY000/1698): Access...
How to SFTP your Google Computer Engine in Dreamweaver 2017
It is very strange that I can not use my private/public key pair to connect my VPS on Google Computer Engine. Although I can SFTP to the same VPS with same keys in Filezilla client, and PuTTY client. I did...
Bashrc is not loading? (Fixed)
I have the .bashrc file, but it is not loading when I connect my VPS through SSH. The content of .bashrc looks like below: It provides a colorful terminal look. How to fix the problem of .bashrc not loading?
How to enable SSH server in DD-WRT router
The router is Buffalo WZR-HP-G300NH2, flashed with DD-WRT v24-sp2 build 21676. The SSH server settings is under Tab Services, Services. The section is called Secure Shell Select Enable for SSHd, keep the others as is. Then click Save and Apply...
Stop mt-comments.cgi to save memory
I can not publish new post in this blog. So many 500 error when I click publish, some times when I click signin. The 500 internal error is because my blog, MovableType ate a lot of memory when it running....
How to block SSH connection per IP address
I have any VPS which is hosted on Burst.net. The openssh server running on it. When I checked the error log. I saw a lot of log in errors as below. It is clear that the hacker want to connect...
OpenSSH server Security Top 6
OpenSSH is very popular SSH server. Widely used on different Linux distribution. I used it for many years on my VPS server. It is easy to use, but security is the top issue for any server. Here is the top...
How to Synchonize files between two Dreamhost accounts
If you have two Dreamhost ftp account with SSH permission, and you want to transfer the content from account A to Account B, you need following script to do it. It is simply one line shell command. I save it...
Large mySQL database transferring
To transfer the the large mySQL database, you need to learn how to use command to do it. Large, means the database is bigger than 8 MB after compressing. phpmyadmin, is a wonderful web tool for mySQL. But the limitation...
The results of PAM-abl
Web, as a wild place, is not a safe playground to me. I have a server, got so many attacking everyday. It is only two small sites running on it. What can I do? I have to protect myself by...
Secure SSH with PAM-abl
It is Automatic Black-List with PAM module, which can help you to protect SSH server. I have Centos 5.5 linux server on Butstnet. From log file, I saw a lot of fail login on my SSH server every day. To...
How to Upgrade Lxadmin through SSH
To upgrade Lxadmin through SSH, logon server via SSH with your root user first. The command is shown as below: Upgrade lxadmin Restart lxadmin
How to reset your webmin password
If you forgot your webmin password, you may need read following instruction which will show you how to reset it. Because I did it yesterday afternoon. First, logon to the server via ssh and sudo as root user, or just...