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CharlesA replied to a thread Being hit by DDoS attacks daily - please help in Security Discussions

Have you talked to the provider? It could be that someone is attacking them instead of you. They should know how to deal with a DDoS attack if that...

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10 Hours Ago

CharlesA replied to a thread Proposed: Chromium as Ubuntu's default browser in Ubuntu, Linux and OS Chat

Polls don't do jack, especially polls here, cuz the devs rarely visit forums and prefer to stick to mailing lists. Do any "normal users" actually...

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19 Hours Ago

CharlesA replied to a thread OALD8 in 13.04 in Absolute Beginners Section

We don't support pirated software here.

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1 Day Ago

CharlesA replied to a thread Being hit by DDoS attacks daily - please help in Security Discussions

Agreed. My VPS provider has specfic DDoS protection, but it is pricy. I just use iptables to keep my logs clear of SSH attacks, but so far the only...

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2 Days Ago

CharlesA replied to a thread Getting A New Power Supply in System76 Support

Looking at a picture of it, makes the it seem almost as big as the power port on my HP laptop, so a generic replacement should work, if you are able...

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2 Days Ago

CharlesA replied to a thread Hacked in Security Discussions

You can do that via iptables, denyhosts, or fail2ban but I use iptables. The only thing those are good for are cleaning up your logs. Check this...

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2 Days Ago

CharlesA replied to a thread ssh/scp 'no such identity' missing files? in Ubuntu +1

It looks like they are just throwing messages around in case someone is wondering why pubkey auth isn't working. Just a guess, but it doesn't make...

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2 Days Ago

CharlesA replied to a thread Getting A New Power Supply in System76 Support

Has it broken off inside the power port on the laptop? If you can find another adapter with the same voltage and amps, it should be ok. I've known...

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2 Days Ago

CharlesA replied to a thread Hacked in Security Discussions

It can still be brute-forced depending on how strong your password is.

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2 Days Ago

CharlesA replied to a thread Postfix configuration in Server Platforms

This would probably help: https://library.linode.com/email/postfix/dovecot-mysql-debian-6-squeeze

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2 Days Ago

CharlesA replied to a thread Hacked in Security Discussions

Indeed. It's pretty odd for DHCP to grab a public IP, though, unless they are using that machine as their gateway.

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2 Days Ago

CharlesA replied to a thread Wrong amount of memory displayed by free and kernel in Server Platforms

Looks right for 2GB of ram, but not 6GB. free -m displays the memory free in megabytes, and dmesg is showing in kb. If you have two or three...

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2 Days Ago

CharlesA replied to a thread ssh/scp 'no such identity' missing files? in Ubuntu +1

It's probably checking for them and not finding them. Dunno why it would throw an error though.

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2 Days Ago

CharlesA replied to a thread Hacked in Security Discussions

Define "a bunch of other stuff" 1: Do you have SSH enabled and did you allow access to your server from the internet? 2: Who knows. i found...

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2 Days Ago

CharlesA replied to a thread need help Un able to open port 80 and open my site from other country globally in Server Platforms

You would need to contact your ISP and ask. Generally most residential ISPs block port 80 and usually port 25 as well.

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3 Days Ago

CharlesA replied to a thread Where to locate downloaded programs? in General Help

Hi, We do not support piracy here and saying you want to download stuff off the pirate bay is just asking for trouble. As far as downloading...

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3 Days Ago

CharlesA replied to a thread need help Un able to open port 80 and open my site from other country globally in Server Platforms

If you don't see port 80 open and you have verified the forwarding rules are correct, your ISP might be blocking it.

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4 Days Ago

CharlesA replied to a thread backing up Server automatically in Server Platforms

I have also found this page to be very helpful, and the man page is worth a read if you want to get into some of the different options rsync offers.

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4 Days Ago

CharlesA replied to a thread backing up Server automatically in Server Platforms

Rsync via ssh for the win.

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4 Days Ago

CharlesA replied to a thread Bitdefender appears in login menu in Security Discussions

Glad you got is sorted out. :)

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4 Days Ago

CharlesA replied to a thread Bitdefender appears in login menu in Security Discussions

It's been a while since I had bitdefender installed, but it should have installed as a system user, not with a uid of 1001.

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4 Days Ago

CharlesA replied to a thread Bitdefender appears in login menu in Security Discussions

What what userid the bitdefender user is set for. id bitdefender Only users whose userid is 1000 or above should be visible.

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4 Days Ago

CharlesA replied to a thread Lets Get off topic. in Cafe Games

So messed up. Heh.

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4 Days Ago

CharlesA replied to a thread Lets Get off topic. in Cafe Games

Oh no! At least it didn't go out in flames (or did it?). I am thinking I should bump my VPS up to Wheezy, but I haven't felt like bothering with...

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5 Days Ago

CharlesA replied to a thread Lets Get off topic. in Cafe Games

Yes it is. :) Finding out you need to redo your final paper for a class the day before it is due is just awesome. Oh... when does spring turn...

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