Security
OpenSUSE 11.1 and Plesk 9.2.1 update
After more than three years of using Suse 9.3 with Plesk 8.1 on one of my VPS, I decided that it is time to update to OpenSUSE 11.1 with Plesk 9.2.1 control panel. The update process went very well, here are the steps involved:
1. create a full backup of your vps (databases, websites, accounts, emails, [...]
Encrypting External HDD with LUKS
I am using OpenSUSE on my main computers, so LUKS is a good option to encrypt my external hdd. I can use Truecrypt if I want to use the hdd with mac or windows, but here is not the case. You can also use LUKS under windows with FreeOTFE.
Here are the steps to encrypt [...]
Truecrypt and ext2ifs on Vista
When I built my USB Memory Stick Companion I could not mount the encrypted volume with Truecrypt on Vista, every time I got a “nice” blue screen. So, after some search on google I found that the problem is a compatibility issue between Truecrypt and Ext2ifs, but a simple update for Ext2ifs to the latest [...]
My USB Memory Stick Companion
I have a Kingston Data Traveler 4 GB USB Drive, and a few days ago I decided to use it also as a rescue boot device (to be bootable in order to recover data when needed), as storage device (to move around some files, used on windows, mac, linux, freebsd), to have on it some [...]
Acronis 10 Personal for FREE
Acronis is giving away for download copies of Acronis True Image 10 Personal Edition because a new version is out. That means you get whole disk image backups from a friendly interface. You may use free utility to clone your hard drive but it may not have many features as compared to paid hard drive [...]
Quick configuration for Munin
From project website:
“Munin the monitoring tool surveys all your computers and remembers what it saw. It presents all the information in graphs through a web interface. Its emphasis is on plug and play capabilities. After completing a installation a high number of monitoring plugins will be playing with no more effort.
Using Munin you can easily [...]
Wiping computer data before sale on linux
If you are thinking to sell your computer or only its hard disk then maybe it would be nice to know how to wipe your computer data.
After you followed this procedure there will be no way to recover your data.
The magic command is here, you can use LiveCD (for example Knoppix):
#shred -vz /dev/sda
or
# shred -u [...]
SOCKS proxy with SSH
Today, I tried to connect to irc network but I realized that the ports are blocked. Using ssh -X you can forward programs on your computer but if you have a slow connection it doesn’t work very well. Reading the manual for ssh I found that it is possible to use -D option to [...]
Truecrypt 5.0 on OpenSuse 10.3
I tried a few days ago to install the new version of truecrypt, 5.0, on my system. So, I downloaded the sources and I compiled them. It didn’t work. Today I asked for help on #suse irc channel, there are nice guys ready to help you if you need. A link where is [...]
