Server setup with owncloud
In this tutorial, we will learn how to install web server, database server along with php for owncloud.
Linux
GNU/Linux System Administration Fundamentals
“Linux system administration is all about working with text files, checking log files and making sure permissions are set correctly !”
Extend LVM by adding new disk
1. Locate new physical disk.
2. Create new LVM physical volume in the newly added disk.
3. Extend the existing volume group by adding the new LVM physical volume.
4. Extend the concerned logical volume.
5. Resize the filesystem of the logical volume.
Configure BIND as a forwarding, caching and local domain resolving DNS Server in Ubuntu
This documentation is about configuring bind as a DNS server in Ubuntu. The DNS server is expected to achieve following tasks:
1. Resolve a local FQDN web.ddc to its private IP, 192.168.0.105.
2. Resolve global domains by forwarding the query to google's Public DNS servers at 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4
3. Cache the query results for faster access in the future.
Linux Permissions
Everything in Linux revolves around permissions. It is utmost important to understand this concept if we are to excel in Linux. Most of the issues associated with server configuration in Linux has to do something with wrongly configured permissions. This article covers the practical aspect of the Linux permissions rather than the dull definitions.
Linux Installation basics
Note: This article does not cover installing Linux alongside Windows.
There are basically two ways you can install Linux in you computer.
1. Erase everything on the hard disk and install Linux
2. Manual partition scheme
Options 1 is an easy and hassle free way to install Linux as it will configure necessary partitions for you. Whereas, Option 2 will require manual configuration of the partitions and mount points. Before we proceed with option 2 we need to understand the basic requirement for Linux Installation.