Computer support articles » Server administration http://www.mycomputeraid.com Free computer support, articles and Guides Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:09:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Starting named: /etc/named.conf:6: change directory to ‘/var/named’ failed: file not found http://www.mycomputeraid.com/linux/server/named-wont-start-plesk/ http://www.mycomputeraid.com/linux/server/named-wont-start-plesk/#comments Sun, 24 Aug 2008 19:18:40 +0000 MyComputerAid http://www.mycomputeraid.com/?p=764 Problem, after updating the server for the BIND server, plese named will not start.

Here is the error in Plesk:
Unable to make action: Unable to manage service by dnsmng: dnsmng: Service named failed to start
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]]> Problem, after updating the server for the BIND server, plese named will not start.

Here is the error in Plesk:
Unable to make action: Unable to manage service by dnsmng: dnsmng: Service named failed to start
0: /usr/local/psa/admin/htdocs/server/restart_services.php:19 psaerror(string “Unable to make action: Unable to manage service by dnsmng: dnsmng: Service named failed < Read full article..>

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Linux has come out with many versions over the years. These versions vary from easy user interfaces to complicated versions where a lot of learning is required to use. Ubuntu, PCLinuxOS and MEPIS are the easiest user friendly versions that can be mastered in little time by novice users.  ON < Read full article..>

]]> What is the most popular version of Linux and the most popular Linux Distribution?

Linux has come out with many versions over the years. These versions vary from easy user interfaces to complicated versions where a lot of learning is required to use. Ubuntu, PCLinuxOS and MEPIS are the easiest user friendly versions that can be mastered in little time by novice users.  ON < Read full article..>

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Linux has been a long time producer of open source, free or low cost, programs, servers, monitoring applications, and operating systems. Linux has come out with a number of commercial grade applications that either meet or exceed the capabilities of applications released by major companies such as Cisco and Micro < Read full article..>

]]> Overview of commercial grade linux network monitoring systems

Linux has been a long time producer of open source, free or low cost, programs, servers, monitoring applications, and operating systems. Linux has come out with a number of commercial grade applications that either meet or exceed the capabilities of applications released by major companies such as Cisco and Micro < Read full article..>

]]> http://www.mycomputeraid.com/linux/server/commercial-grade-linux-monitoring-systems/feed/ 0 Crontab howto crash course http://www.mycomputeraid.com/linux/server/crontab-howto-crash-course/ http://www.mycomputeraid.com/linux/server/crontab-howto-crash-course/#comments Tue, 03 Jun 2008 04:24:53 +0000 MyComputerAid http://www.mycomputeraid.com/?p=18 Crontab in essence is the Linux version of task scheduler for windows.  It is a program that will allow users to create jobs that will run as the user at any given time.  Each user has their own crontab that will run as the user even if the user is not logged into the system (the system will run the cron at the scheduled times).

Basic Crontab commands:
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]]> Crontab in essence is the Linux version of task scheduler for windows.  It is a program that will allow users to create jobs that will run as the user at any given time.  Each user has their own crontab that will run as the user even if the user is not logged into the system (the system will run the cron at the scheduled times).

Basic Crontab commands:
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]]> http://www.mycomputeraid.com/linux/server/crontab-howto-crash-course/feed/ 0 Simple linux FTP backup script http://www.mycomputeraid.com/linux/server/simple-linux-ftp-backup-script/ http://www.mycomputeraid.com/linux/server/simple-linux-ftp-backup-script/#comments Mon, 02 Jun 2008 06:30:27 +0000 MyComputerAid http://www.mycomputeraid.com/?p=17 This is a quick and simple linux FTP backup script we use to run on clients servers that have small backups that need to be shipped off to a remote FTP server somewhere.  You can basically backup anything from here, Mysql, Apache config files, webserver files etc…

Requirments:
Shell access
ncftp
Vi or Pico/Nano editor
Cron

Step < Read full article..>

]]> This is a quick and simple linux FTP backup script we use to run on clients servers that have small backups that need to be shipped off to a remote FTP server somewhere.  You can basically backup anything from here, Mysql, Apache config files, webserver files etc…

Requirments:
Shell access
ncftp
Vi or Pico/Nano editor
Cron

Step < Read full article..>

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