How to get L2TP working from the Linux command line
This article explains how to get xl2tpd, which has PPPtP cababilibies, working on Linux. This is useful where you have a server environment and you
Security
Fail2ban stops working because FirewallD is not running
Observing the fail2ban log file shows that IPs are already banned but still appearing in the list. Closer inspection of the log file shows that
Key based authentication stops if /root permissions are incorrect
On a good server SCP was used to retrieve a remote compressed file. This was saved to the root directory. Thereafter key based authentication stopped
How to test PPTP VPNs from the command line using Ubuntu
Many Windows servers still use Point to Point Tunneling Protocol. It’s tried and tested, but apparently not that secure. MacOS removed it because it’s obsolete.
How to find out why Fail2ban blocked a user
Fail2ban doesn’t have logging to show you that a which “user” gets blocked. The reason is Fail2ban is a low level utility that works across
How to change the password for another user in Linux using passwd
Simply do this logged in as root: passwd other_user
How to access Webmin behind a firewall using an SSH tunnel
At times your Webmin server might be behind a firewall and not accessible via port 10000. If you have SSH access to the server in
How to generate a random password using the command line in Linux
The command below will generate a random password sequence for those times when you’re so tired of thinking of yet another random password: pwgen Reference
My emails stopped working – your system is blocking me – this is so annoying – I am a paying customer
Background From time to time email stops working out of the blue. This is especially pronounced if you have many accounts and all of them
How to impersonate another Linux user using SUDO
sudo -i -u mary You need to use the -i (login) option. Reference https://www.howtogeek.com/447906/how-to-control-sudo-access-on-linux