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This is a faster, scripted method of configuring a new Ubuntu Linux 20.04 LTS server as outlined in my detailed post Ubuntu Linux Cloud Install

SFTP is considered more a secure alternative to FTP and FTPS. The FTP server is needed as the native SSH server is used instead, and SSH does not require an SSL certificate. One drawback is the default configuration of SFTP does not restrict access to the user’s home directory. A chroot’ed setup can easily be

Journald is a system service for collecting and storing log data, introduced with systemd. It tries to make it easier for system administrators to find interesting and relevant information among an ever-increasing amount of log messages. One of the main differences in journald was to replace simple plain text log files with a special file

Keeping your Windows PC running at its best can be accomplished in three simple steps once a month: Keep Windows and all your software updated Clean the system of unused files and settings Scan for malware that may have slipped by your antivirus. This article will focus on step 2, using a program called CCleaner. Piriform’s CCleaner

… version 2.0. that is. This is my second attempt at this site. My first attempt went great… until a hard drive crash took down my new server before I had a chance to get the first backup. My goal with this site to share advice and information various things dealing with computer & Internet